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Patent GB-2160505-A (GB)
Title: Bait container
Inventor: JONES BRIAN
IPC: A01K97/04
Filed: 1984-06-19
Abstract: Live bait typically comprising maggots and or worms which an angler collects or purchases prior to a fishing expedition is stored in a bait container comprising a box unit (2) suitable for storage of bait therein, and a cooling or warming unit (6) lying removably against a portion of the exterior of the box unit (2; 2'; 11) so as to be in the thermal communication with the interior of the box unit. The unit (6) comprises a hollow body (7) charged with a hot or cold liquid. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162153-A (GB)
Title: Lined containers for liquids
Inventor: KARPISEK LADISLAV STEPHAN
IPC: B65D77/06
Filed: 1984-07-24
Abstract: Retaining means for the discharge neck 12 of a liner bag housed in a container with the neck 12 extending through an opening in the container wall comprises a catch member 16 slidably mounted relative to the container wall and including a generally inverted "U" shaped notch providing abutment means to engage behind a shoulder 13 on the neck 12 of bag to prevent its withdrawal from said opening. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157147-A (GB)
Title: Process for the production of feedstuffs
Inventor: MCASKIE WILLIAM
IPC: A23K1/175
Filed: 1984-08-01
Abstract: Feedstuffs for ruminants comprising a water insoluble salt of an edible higher fatty acid and optionally a further nutritional material, especially a proteinaceous feed stuff such as soya bean meal, is produced by forming a mixture of a basic oxide such as calcium oxide, a fatty acid, and optionally the further nutritional material under conditions such that the nutritional material when present is impregnated with fatty acid, adding water to the mixture, and allowing the oxide to react with the acid to form the water insoluble salt. The still hot reacting mixture is spread out so that sufficient water evaporates spontaneously to give a friable product. The process may be operated continuously.
Patent GB-2145856-A (GB)
Title: Copyright protection device
Inventor: MALONE JON
IPC: G06F21/12
Filed: 1984-08-31
Abstract: A computer program is protected by an anti-theft arrangement by providing the program with security data which is distributed within the program data. A pre-programmed security device which is interactive with the computer program via the computer receives security data in the form of interrogation data and computer disablement data and is operable in response to the interrogation data to inhibit operation of the computer disablement data.
Patent GB-2164370-A (GB)
Title: Drilling fluid
Inventor: BOL GERARD MARIA
IPC: C09K8/24
Filed: 1984-09-11
Abstract: A drilling fluid comprising:     a) at least one polymeric viscosifier   b) at least one polymeric fluid loss reducer c) at least one high molecular weight organic polycationic polymeric coagulant and/or flocculant.   The objective of the present invention is to assess the possibilities of coagulants or flocculants for the improvement of solids removal from the drilling fluid.
Patent GB-2147130-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft alarm for cassette recorders and for collections of cassettes
Inventor: FRANCIS KEITH
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 1984-09-24
Abstract: An anti-theft alarm for insertion into a video cassette recorder is contained within a body 1 in the form of the shell of a video cassette. The alarm circuit includes a mercury tilt switch and a piezo- electric sounder which produces a continuous alarm signal when the tilt switch detects a disturbance of the cassette recorder until the circuit is de-activated. The alarm is set by removing a code key in the form of a pin from an aperture 5 in the body 1 and can thereafter only be de-activated by the insertion of the correct code key. A timing circuit prevents the alarm from sounding for a predetermined period in which the alarm may be inserted into the cassette recorder. The alarm may also be used for protecting a collection of video cassettes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147908-A (GB)
Title: Bituminous surfacing material
Inventor: PEDEN SAMUEL JAMES
IPC: E01C13/06
Filed: 1984-10-11
Abstract: A bituminous surfacing material for example for tennis courts comprises a mixture including an aggregate of stone of different size gradings varying between 0 and 10 mm and a bituminous binder with a polymer additive and a limestone filler. The playing surface so formed will be of porous open textured form providing a uniformly free drainage characteristic over the entire playing surface, and the surface will provide a highly responsive playing surface.
Patent GB-2150786-A (GB)
Title: Video signal processor
Inventor: PRITCHARD DALTON HAROLD
IPC: H04N9/77
Filed: 1984-11-26
Abstract: In a television receiver, apparatus for non-linearly processing a vertical detail signal includes a plurality of cascaded amplifier stages 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 responsive to an input vertical detail signal and which exhibit linear and limiting operating regions. Vertical detail signals S2 and 23 from the amplifiers 15, 17 are translated 42, 43; 60, 62 and combined A with a linear version S1 of the input vertical detail signal. The combined vertical detail signal exhibits a characteristic output, Fig. 2, wherein small amplitude excursions within a first amplitude range I are cored, moderate amplitude range II are amplified with a given non-zero gain, and large amplitude excursions within a third amplitude range III are pared (attenuated). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161544-A (GB)
Title: Wave power generating apparatus of air-circulating type
Inventor: WATANABE KUNIYA
IPC: F03B13/24
Filed: 1985-04-11
Abstract: Apparatus for generating electrical power from waves comprises a plurality of air pumping chambers (31 to 33) open to the waves, and air lines 37, 41 connected in parallel the chambers (31 to 33) by positive pressure check valves (34 to 36) and negative pressure check valves (38 to 40). A casing 44 is connected between the air passages (37, 41) and houses a turbine (42) and generator (43). The turbine being rotated by air flowing from the first air passage (37) to the second air passage (42). In one embodiment (not shown) the check valves are of the liquid seal type and an accumulator may be disposed in air passage 37. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174345-A (GB)
Title: Restrained overhead food/beverages/goods distribution system for aircraft
Inventor: IRVINE THOMAS RONALD
IPC: B64D11/00
Filed: 1985-05-01
Abstract: A capsule is designed to fit into the space between passengers' heads and the roof of an aircraft at a height suitable for operation by cabin staff. The internal arrangements and components (6) are custom designed and built to meet individual requirements. The capsule is moved, by hand, over the heads of the passengers on a system of runners (1) and tracks (5) which control and support it. There is a "hands-off" braking mechanism (2) and a spill- proof (3) access panel-cum-service counter (4). "Hands-off" braking means that when the grip (2) for moving the capsule is grasped, the brake is released and when the grasped is removed, the brake is applied. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164295-A (GB)
Title: Damping in a multi-color lithographic proofing machine
Inventor: MIZUKAMI HIDEKATSU
IPC: B41F3/32
Filed: 1985-06-20
Abstract: A multi-colour lithographic proofing machine comprises frame 46 and reciprocating holder 48, the frame supporting a damping water supply 66, a plurality of printing tables 41-44, a corresponding number of ink feeders 81-84, and a water distribution plate 68, whilst the holder carries one or more blanket cylinders 50, sets of inking rollers 71-74, and at least one damping roller 61-64 associated with each set, the individual rollers being tripped in the appropriate sequence for printing each of the colours during reciprocation of the holder, Figure 2. Uniform water supply for each colour can thus be obtained without any increase in size, or the reciprocating stroke, of the holder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178319-A (GB)
Title: Dental device for gingival retraction and conditioning
Inventor: SPINELLO RONALD PHILIP
IPC: A61C9/00
Filed: 1985-07-26
Abstract: A device for swiftly performing gingival retraction and conditioning comprises a mass of moldable coherent plastic, preferably thixotropic, which is lightly pressure molded both into and around the gingival trough of a prepared tooth to apply substantially balanced forces across the gingival flap which maintain the gingival trough without distortion. The moldable mass is rendered hydrosorbent at least on its surface by intimately bonded absorbent fiber, enabling it to absorb all the liquids and debris which would normally preclude the material from flowing into the trough. To effect a slight enlargement of the trough and to prevent prolapse in the case of very narrows troughs a preliminary bead of flowable thixotropic material can be injected into the trough to transmit light lateral outward pressure on the flap when pressed into the trough by the moldable absorbent mass. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164299-A (GB)
Title: Detachable vehicle canopy
Inventor: BROWN IVAN ROY
IPC: B60J5/10
Filed: 1985-09-02
Abstract: A base frame, mountable on the load body of a vehicle, has a pair of side frames 11 interconnected at one end by a front frame 12 and at the other end by a tailgate support frame defining a cavity for a tailgate assembly 13 movable between a raised, opened position and a lowered closed position, and a fibreglass canopy top 14 is mounted on the base frame. As shown in Figure 2, the side and front frames are constructed from lengths of frame extrusion 15 interconnected by corner extrusions 16, and the rear tailgate support frame is similarly constructed from frame extrusion, and provides for hingeing of the tailgate 13. The assembly is designed to be knocked down into its component parts for transport etc and reconstructed on site. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170117-A (GB)
Title: Electrical household appliance for culinary purposes
Inventor: WEISS ROGER
IPC: A47J43/044
Filed: 1985-11-27
Abstract: Apparatus for food preparation comprises a bowl, a rotatable tool within this bowl, and an arm which extends over the bowl and which contains a drive device for rotating the tool. The drive device includes a pinion to engage the drive shaft of the tool, and this pinion is fixed to, or preferably integral with, the drive shaft to define a drive assembly for the tool. This drive assembly is detachably mounted within a recess provided in the arm. An opening is formed in the arm through which the recess communicates with the exterior, and this opening is arranged to allow passage of said drive assembly therethrough.
Patent GB-2174543-A (GB)
Title: Improved packaging of semiconductor devices
Inventor: COGNETTI DE MARTIIS CARLO
IPC: H01L23/057
Filed: 1986-04-16
Abstract: In a package (20) containing a semiconductor or an integrated circuit chip (10), an insulating layer (12) is deposited on the chip (10), and a group of electrodes (13) are deposited on the insulating layer (12). The group of electrodes (13) are generally larger than the internal electrodes (11) of the chip (10) and are coupled to selected ones of the internal electrodes (11). The larger electrodes (13) permit the conducting leads (21) of the package (20) to project into the interior of the package (20) and be applied directly to the smaller electrodes (11) when the package (20) is assembled. The electrodes (13) and the package leads (21) are wetted with an appropriate preferably solder type alloy (22) to permit convenient electrical coupling. The electrodes and the package leads are properly shaped, to make the assembly process not dependent on the area. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191280-A (GB)
Title: Flocculation monitor
Inventor: MOLLOY PETER JOHN
IPC: G01N21/51
Filed: 1986-04-28
Abstract: A flocculation monitor which makes use of shearing force applied to a dispersion of free or discrete colloidal particles to distinguish between particles in their flocculated and non-flocculated states. White light from a tungsten-halogen lamp 1 run from stabilised power supply is focused approximately by a lens 2 onto the influx bundle 4 of a bifurcated optical fibre bundle. The incident light can be wavelength- selected by a variable-wavelength intereference filter 3 to give a maximum reflectance change according to the particular type of dispersion being measured. The back-scattering of the dispersion 13 is measured by the light entering the efflux bundle 5. This light is then detected by the silicon photodiode 10, and the optical signal is processed and displayed by the display unit 11. The dispersion 13 is held in a cell 6 with an optically-absorbing base 7. This cell is rotatable by stepping motor 9 either continuously, or in steps in one or in alternate directions to give continuous or time-dependent shears, respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179417-A (GB)
Title: Regulating pumps
Inventor: CHRISTMAS MICHAEL C
IPC: F04B49/02
Filed: 1986-05-16
Abstract: A piston and cylinder air compressor has a connecting member 11 between a crank pin 10 of a crank-shaft 8 and a piston 6 which connecting member comprises a piston 26 and a piston rod 28 connected to the crankpin and a cylinder connected to the compressor piston 6. Lubrication oil is admitted to the cylinder bore 27 to maintain a rigid connection with piston 26 immobile relative to cylinder 27 when the compressor is to operate. When oil is drained from the cylinder via passages 29, 17, 25a and 25b, the piston can "free-wheel" inside the cylinder so no compression occurs. Control may be achieved by supplying a signal pressure at port 19 to move valve 21 to the right for draining the cylinder. In the absence of such a signal spring 20a holds the valve in the illustrated position so that oil pressure may be supplied via port 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2184615-A (GB)
Title: Transparent electrical couplings
Inventor: BRODERICK LAURENCE KIERON
IPC: H01R13/516
Filed: 1986-12-01
Abstract: A low voltage electrical coupling such as a standard RS 232 connector is provided with a series of pins 4 receiving colour coded wires 5 and a transparent detachable housing 7 which protects the interconnections between the wires and pins but allows the interconnection of all the pins to be seen through the housing for inspection during the servicing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199996-A (GB)
Title: An electric socket shutter arrangement
Inventor: WONG KING WAN
IPC: H01R13/453
Filed: 1987-01-20
Abstract: A one-piece shutter is located behind the live and neutral sockets (26, 28) of a three pin outlet, the shutter having camming surfaces (46, 48), which are contacted by live and neutral pins inserted into the sockets, thereby causing the shutter to move towards the earth socket against a pair of springs (50, 52) into its open position. The shutter will open only if both the live and neutral pins are inserted at the same time; if a single pin is inserted, the shutter will tend to rotate about a stud (64) and will jam between guide walls (30, 32). The shutter may be incorporated into a multi-outlet adaptor or a trailing socket. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2189827-A (GB)
Title: Roof space fire stop over dividing walls
Inventor: RAINE JOHN RONALD
IPC: E04D13/16
Filed: 1987-04-29
Abstract: A fire stop for a roof space comprises a non-combustible, plate-like body member 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 for location above a dividing wall 16 between two roof volumes 18, 20, the member (2 Fig. 2) including upper and lower plate portions (4, 6 Fig. 2) and, integral therewith, an upstanding, downwardly-open intermediate channel portion 8 extending transversely of the body member (2 Fig. 2) between the upper and lower plate portions (4, 6 Fig. 2). The fire stop further comprises upper and lower layers (10, 12 Fig. 1) of compressible, non-combustible material secured to the upper and lower surfaces respectively of the upper plate portion (4 Fig. 1), each layer (10, 12 Fig. 1) extending over the height of, and over part at least of the width of, the upper plate portion (4 Fig. 1), and an infill of compressible, non-combustible material within the central regions of the hollow interior of the intermediate channel portion 8 of the body member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197672-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible structure
Inventor: HEYRING CHRISTOPHER BRIAN
IPC: E04H15/28
Filed: 1987-07-17
Abstract: A structure comprises a support 11, a collapsible peripheral frame surrounding the support, and a membrane 15 of flexible material extending between the support and the frame to provide a canopy, which is held in tension by stressing means 33. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199741-A (GB)
Title: Pool cover systems
Inventor: JEFFERY PETER DAVID
IPC: E04H4/10
Filed: 1987-10-26
Abstract: A pool cover system 10 for a swimming pool P comprises a roll-formable pool cover 11, the edges of which carry a laterally-spaced pair of male coupling elements 17a slidably cooperable with female coupling elements 19a. The female coupling elements 19a which are of a channel-like form, extend in substantially parallel array outside but adjacent to the pool surround 20. The elements 19a are substantially flush with the structure 22 forming the pool surround. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212726-A (GB)
Title: Pigeon cage assemblies
Inventor: DEMKO DAVID J
IPC: A01K31/24
Filed: 1987-12-01
Abstract: An automatic pigeon cage assembly comprises stalls arranged in vertical rows, each of the rows having a vertically slidable doors 2 covering all of the stalls in the row, each portion of the door covering a stall being provided with an internally extending stop 6. A solenoid 7 positioned beneath the rows of stalls has an armature 8 against which the stops rest when the solenoid is not energised. An electrical control device causes a brief energisation of the solenoid 7 whereby the armature 8 is withdrawn from beneath a first stop but is immediately pushed by a spring 9 out beneath the next stop, thereby allowing the door 2 to slide by gravity sufficiently for the opening of one stall. The control device provides a timed interval between the opening of one stall and that of the next lower one. In one embodiment, a separate solenoid 7 is provided for each row of stalls. Alternatively, a single solenoid may act through a linkage (12, Fig 8). The control device may allow more than one stall to be opened at a time. In a further embodiment, hinged doors (51, Fig 18) may be allowed to open by gravity or spring action by the withdrawal of a cable (56, Fig 17). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198749-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing blocks or profiled sections by extrusion
Inventor: LINNEMANN VIKTOR
IPC: B22F3/20
Filed: 1987-12-03
Abstract: A molten mass of steel is atomised by means of pressurised water; the irregular steel powder produced is subjected to a reduction annealing to remove the oxide skin surrounding the individual powder grains, plate-shaped compacts produced from the powder and a sheet-metal case is filled with these compacts to a desired level and the resulting preform extruded.
Patent GB-2215148-A (GB)
Title: Motor temperature monitoring system
Inventor: MALLETT DUDLEY CHARLES
IPC: G07C3/00
Filed: 1988-02-18
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB89/00177 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 18, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 18, 1990 PCT Filed Feb. 17, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO89/07852 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 24, 1989.A monitoring system for an electric motor including a temperature sensor (5) for monitoring the operating temperature of a motor, a memory (4) in which is stored the absolute maximum operating temperature and a predetermined maximum permitted operating temperature of the motor, and an indicator (6) for indicating the sensed temperature as lying: a) within a safe operating range, below the predetermined maximum permitted operating temperature; b) within a hazardous operating range, between the predetermined maximum permitted operating temperature and the absolute maximum operating temperature; and c) at or above a dangerous operating range, lying at or above the absolute maximum operating temperature. The monitoring system further includes a recorder (93) for recording the number of times the motor is operating beyond the predetermined maximum permitted operating temperature and the number of times the motor is operated beyond the absolute maximum operating temperature.
Patent GB-2223674-A (GB)
Title: Sinks
Inventor: PIPER MARTIN JOHN
IPC: E03C1/186
Filed: 1988-08-05
Abstract: A divider 1 for a liquid receptacle such as sink 16 comprises a plate-like member having a resilient sealing strips along its sides and bottom edge. The plate-like member may have a hollow space therein containing a toggle mechanism 9 for urging the sealing strip outwardly. The sink may have outlets 17, 18 and slots in opposed walls for receiving the plate-like member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225753-A (GB)
Title: Abandonment systems for structures surrounded by water
Inventor: RAWLINGS RUPERT JAMES
IPC: B63B27/14
Filed: 1988-12-02
Abstract: An abandonment system, for use with a structure surrounded by water, such as an oil rig 10, comprises a safety station comprising a mono-tower or a buoy 22 which is permanently anchored in the water at a distance from the rig 10 and connected to the structure by a walkway 20. The buoy is equipped internally with emergency accommodation for crew members. Cables 42, 43 are permanently connected between the buoy 22 and a housing 17 on the oil rig. Cables 42, 43 normally hang freely but when it is required to evacuate the rig the cables are tensioned and the walkway, which is normally stored in the housing 17, is extended along the cables. The walkway comprises open frames 44 which are spaced along upper and lower inflatable tubes 46, 47 and the walkway is rapidly deployed along the cables 42, 43 by inflating the tubes from bottles of compressed air stored in the housing 17. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227723-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle guidance system
Inventor: LISTER WARREN STEWARD
IPC: B62D1/26
Filed: 1988-12-08
Abstract: A rubber tyred conventionally steered vehicle is fitted with one or more horizontally mounted guide wheels for running against a guidance kerb or kerbs in which are set shaped slots. Pressure of a guide wheel or wheels against a kerb engages shaped hook(s) within the slot in that kerb without touching the slot edges, so that the hook(s) cannot be withdrawn. At the same time the pressure biases the vehicle's steering towards the kerb so that the pressure is maintained and the vehicle then follows the kerb. Removal of the bias and disengagement of the hook are only enabled by the operation of an independent control. When fitted to both sides of a vehicle the hooks and biases are so interlocked as to prevent engagement of both sides of the vehicle to a kerb at the same time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227167-A (GB)
Title: Drying apparatus
Inventor: TRETT JOHN
IPC: A47K10/48
Filed: 1989-01-18
Abstract: A hot air hand or face drier has a source of hot air (fan 2, heater 8) which passes the hot air through a cavity (6). A pivotal flap (10) located in the cavity (6) is movable between an up position (Fig 1), in which it directs the hot air at the hands of the user, and a down position (Fig 2, not shown) in which it directs the hot air to the face of the user. An infra-red detector (16) monitors a vertical monitoring zone (24) immediately in front of the cavity (6), to detect the entry into the zone of a hand (14) which is either placed below the drier for drying or which grasps the flap (10) and pivots it so that air is directed at the face of the user. The monitoring zone is spaced from the locus of the flap so that the detector (16) never responds to movement of the flap. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228038-A (GB)
Title: Carton clip
Inventor: PARKER PAMELA HELEN
IPC: F16B2/22
Filed: 1989-02-08
Abstract: A clip for sealing a milk carton comprises a plastics clip which slides over the top edges of the carton to form a seal. The clip can be written on and made in various colours for easy identification when the sealed cartons are used for storage in a fridge or freezer. <IMAGE>