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Patent GB-2174888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a safety belt guide
Inventor: ANDERSSON TOMMY
IPC: B60R22/24
Filed: 1985-05-10
Abstract: A guide (1) for a safety belt consists of an elongate member over which the belt passes mounted on a nut (9) which, in turn, is rotatably mounted on a threaded stud (8) for rotation about one axis. The stud is rotatably mounted on a bolt (4) for rotation about a second axis. The elongate member may be a roller passing through two apertured plates and supported for rotation by yieldable low friction bearings. When a significant force is applied to the safety belt the elongate member is brought into contact with the walls of the apertures in the apertured plates. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176314-A (GB)
Title: Electrohydraulic servovalve
Inventor: MAYER ENDRE A
IPC: F15B13/043
Filed: 1985-06-13
Abstract: An electrohydraulic servovalve includes a force motor having a drive arm assembly Fig. 2 with mechanical position feedback and without transverse joints along the length thereof subject to bending stress, a cylindrical pivot 74 between the armature 36 and drive arm of the force motor to facilitate mounting of the drive arm in the armature and null adjustment of the servovalve and passages 88, 104 external of the valve spool 48 of the spool valve of the electrohydraulic servovalve for inserting the pressure applied to the opposite ends of the valve spool due to the pressure differential produced by the interaction of the flapper portion 36 of the drive arm of the force motor and the nozzles carried by the valve spool, which passages are preferably in the body member of the spool valve and the method of producing the single piece drive arm, mounting the drive arm on a cylindrical pivot and providing passages external of the valve spool for inverting the pressure in the spool valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162115-A (GB)
Title: Surgical stapling device
Inventor: TAYLOR JAMES
IPC: A61B17/068
Filed: 1985-07-10
Abstract: In a surgical stapler, a row of staples straddling a rail (20a) are advanced toward a metal mandrel (20b) projecting from the front end of the rail into an outlet (19). Each staple has a pair of limbs bridged by a straight crosspiece. The mandrel (20b), which has an arched formation, is flanked by a pair of abutments (29). A plate-like former (12) has a arched recess in its leading edge which generally conforms to the arched mandrel. During actuation, the normally retracted former 12 advances to cooperate with the mandrel (20b). The former (12) slides along the abutments (29) (20a), bending the staple about the mandrel and causing the staple to emerge from the outlet (19). Due to the arch of the mandrel a gap exists between the skin and the staple to allow for post-operative healing and easy removal. Interlocking ribs lock the actuating handle relative to the stapler housing 1 thereby preventing the former 12 from retracting if the handle is released during stapling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179374-A (GB)
Title: Wire tensioner
Inventor: TAYLOR FRANK
IPC: H01F41/06
Filed: 1985-08-15
Abstract: When coil-winding it is desirable to subject the wire to a controllable back-tension to ensure that the coil is properly wound. In the present arrangement, where the coil is for a moving coil microphone using fine wire, the wire is fed through a tube (2). A jet of air is applied in the opposite direction to the wire (4) via a second tube (1) branching in to the first tube. Thus the wire receives back tension due to the influence of the air on it, and to its friction in the tube. An extra tube (8) can be provided if needed to get the right back tension. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180897-A (GB)
Title: Clutch housing
Inventor: LALOR NICHOLAS
IPC: F16M1/026
Filed: 1985-09-19
Abstract: A clutch housing (11), for use in a vehicle transmission, is formed from fibre-reinforced plastics material having a thickness (13), typically about 30 millimetres, such that the natural frequency of the housing is in the order of 5 to 10 kilohertz. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171696-A (GB)
Title: Pyrimidines
Inventor: GRAY GEORGE WILLIAM
IPC: C09K19/34
Filed: 1985-06-13
Abstract: Pyrimidine esters which are suitable for use as liquid crystal materials. The esters have a nucleus comprising a 1.3-pyrimidine ring linked at the 2- or 5- position by an ester linkage to an optionally substituted phenyl, cyclohexyl, bicyclo-octyl or dioxane ring, or to an optionally substituted biphenylyl group. Preferred substituents on the pyrimidine are alkyl or alkoxy. The pyrimidine is preferably linked to a phenyl or biphenylyl group which may carry a lateral fluoro substituent and a terminal alkyl, alkoxy or cyano group. The alkyl or alkoxy group is preferably an n- alkyl or n- alkoxy group with 1 to 12 carbon atoms. The pyrimidine esters of the invention may be mixed with various other liquid crystal materials, suitable mixtures being described. An electro-optical device suitable for use with the pyrimidines of the invention is described. A number of suitable preparative routes for the pyrimidines esters are described.
Patent GB-2171265-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connection
Inventor: STEWART ALEXANDER
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 1986-02-18
Abstract: The earth pin (11) of an electrical appliance (10) having male connections, such as a plug, adaptor or timer, has a slot (16) in which a locking element (17) is rotatable by a handle (24) so that a hook-shaped end (19) of the locking element may engage behind the face plate (13) of a socket in which the pin is inserted to prevent unintended removal of the appliance (10) from the socket. The arrangement is such that the usual safety shutter (14) of the socket is not interfered with, the hook (19) occupying the triangular space left by the depressed, chamfered shutter arm (14). In other embodiments the element (17) rotates with a shaft which may be controlled by an articulated link or is replaced by a locking element moving longitudinally of the earth pin either to extend transversely out of a slot or to expand by riding up cam surfaces of notches in the sides of the pin. Alternatively again, the locking element can be pressed out of its slot by a screw. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178583-A (GB)
Title: Advertising sign for use in cars
Inventor: SULLIVAN BRIAN PETER
IPC: G09F21/04
Filed: 1986-07-25
Abstract: An advertising sign is for use by car dealers, and designed to preferably seat on a car dashboard to be visible through the car windscreen or to seat on or near the rear window. The sign is illuminated by lights 16 powered by the car battery or a power pack and the circuit includes a timer to cause the lights to flash on and off at preset times to attract attention. As shown, the sign is made of a polystyrene box with an open top 12 covered by an acrylic sheet 17 to which messages 18 electrostatically adhere. It is also suggested that the messages may be on a strip wound by rollers and that the sign be connected to the brake circuit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180973-A (GB)
Title: Information retrieval
Inventor: INOUE YOSHINOBU
IPC: G06F17/27
Filed: 1986-08-11
Abstract: An information retrieval device has respective search keys for selecting respective portions of a word in turn. In a Chinese-English electronic dictionary, a forward search key 2 is used to cause a display 7 to cycle through the "pinyin zimu" characters in turn until the required one is reached, then a forward search key 3 causes it to cycle through the Chinese characters corresponding to the latter similarly, then a forward search key 4 causes it to cycle through the Chinese words beginning with the character thus selected. A backward search key 5 is usable at each stage. A translate key 6 causes display of the English equivalent. Translation in the reverse direction is also possible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179589-A (GB)
Title: Moulding apparatus for producing a food product
Inventor: FORREST ALEXANDER
IPC: B30B11/00
Filed: 1986-08-28
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a barrel 5 with a nozzle 8 on one end. Heater 7 is associated with nozzle 8 to heat a food mixture/formulation which is to be fed under pressure therein to a preselected upper temperature and thus form a food paste. A differentially heated mould 9, 10 is associated with nozzle 8 to receive the food paste to be ejected therefrom and then to form a moulded food product from the food paste. The food mixture/formulation contains a heat sensitive binding agent. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2183122-A (GB)
Title: Synchronizing signal generating apparatus for PAL system
Inventor: HIEDA TERUO
IPC: H04N9/44
Filed: 1986-11-14
Abstract: Oscillator 1 develops a 13 &cirf& 375 MHz signal FHS for the horizontal transfer in solid-state imager 8. This signal is divided, 2, to provide the horizontal synch signal FH. It is further divided, 9, to provide the vertical synch signal FV. The output of a second oscillator 4 is divided, 5, to develop the colour sub- carrier FSC. The two oscillators are synchronised by comparing their frequency divided outputs, 3, 6, in a phase-locked loop. Modifications are shown in Figs. 2 and 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197716-A (GB)
Title: Liquid contamination meter
Inventor: BROOKS ALAN
IPC: G01N15/00
Filed: 1986-11-20
Abstract: A liquid contamination meter for determining the degree of contamination of a sample filtered through a membrane 7 has a light source 1 which focuses light through a lens 3 and the membrane 7 onto a light cell 4. An output signal from the cell which is proportional to the degree of modulation of the light 6 determined by the opacity of the membrane 7 is indicated on an indicator 5. A regulated amount of mineral oil from a mining machine may be filtered through a membrane 7 of cellulose acetate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198974-A (GB)
Title: Vices
Inventor: YANG TAI-HER
IPC: B25B1/10
Filed: 1986-12-17
Abstract: In a vice, each of the fixed (102) and movable jaw (103) is provided at both opposite sides in the clamping direction with clamping plates (106); the structure and drive arrangement being such that clamping may be effected in both directions of travel of the movable jaw. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185365-A (GB)
Title: Data multiplexing
Inventor: HUPPER THEODORE F
IPC: H04J3/16
Filed: 1986-12-22
Abstract: A link provides multiplexed channels by means of a sequence of N potentially available slots 38, Fig 2, but each scan of the multiplex including only those slots active in the service of established channels, Fig 3; the slots being preceded by data bytes (deltas) which indicate how many slots are absent preceding the next following active slot, a processor at a switching node receiving such a multiplex using the absent slot data to step through microcode instructions to proceed to a next slot as many times as there are slots absent before the next active slot. By this means the processor identifies the channels corresponding to the active slots and steers incoming data to buffer stores allocated to each channel. Data transmission rate may be increased by increasing the number of bytes in each slot and, in assembling data from the buffer stores for transmission over such a multiplex, data rate may be reduced by employing a six-bit mask so that in each successive sequence of six multiplex cycles the particular slot active for a channel appears in only that one or more marked cycles. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187742-A (GB)
Title: Macrolide compound
Inventor: RAMSAY MICHAEL V J
IPC: A01N43/90
Filed: 1987-03-11
Abstract: The compound of formula (I> <IMAGE> has antiparasitic activity and is a useful intermediate in the preparation of other compounds having antibiotic activity.
Patent GB-2206879-A (GB)
Title: Novel pristinamycin IIB derivatives, their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
Inventor: CHATTERJEE DEVNANDAN
IPC: C07D498/14
Filed: 1987-07-07
Abstract: Novel pristinamycin IIB derivatives have the formula:   <IMAGE> in which R1 denotes a substituted alkylthio radical, a radical of formula Het-S-, a dialkylamino radical, a radical of formula   <IMAGE> where R2 is a substituted alkyl radical or a heterocyclic radical and n is 1 or 2 or an alkylamino radical. These compounds have useful antibacterial activity.
Patent GB-2195218-A (GB)
Title: Loudspeaker diffuser
Inventor: HIROSE ISAMU
IPC: H04R5/00
Filed: 1987-09-11
Abstract: An audio system includes a speaker unit having an opening B in its front surface supporting a speaker 1 and a diffuser 3 (having a reflecting surface 5) detachably attached to the speaker unit and positioned opposite to the speaker and in front of the opening B such that sound waves from the speaker are diffused by the reflecting surface 5 of the diffuser to propagate radially. A multi-channel amplifier for driving the speaker includes a compensating circuit for correcting the output level and frequency characteristic of the system when the diffuser is attached. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212125-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle mounted turntable
Inventor: RANDALL BRYCE ERNEST
IPC: B60S9/205
Filed: 1987-11-12
Abstract: An underslung vehicle lifting turntable has its slewing ring frame equipped with a number of lifting actuators 3 and 4 which may be of different sizes in order to lift offset loads on or in the vehicle and are constrained to extend at identical rates to prevent the turntable frame twisting by constantly monitoring actuator extension and adjusting control means 7,9. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215030-A (GB)
Title: Heating system
Inventor: LAYZELL ALBERT HENRY
IPC: F23D7/00
Filed: 1988-02-10
Abstract: Heating apparatus comprises a chamber (10) containing a horizontal burning surface (12), an electric or gas-fired heater (14) for preheating the burning surface to a given temperature, and nozzles (16, 18) for controllably dispensing fuel droplets and water droplets. The droplets are supplied on to the preheated surface at controlled rates and at a controlled ratio so that the pre-determined minimum temperature of the burning surface is maintained during fuel burning and liquid vapourisation without use of the priming means. A flue allows escape of spent gases and vapours from the chamber. Heat exchangers (24) may be provided in the chamber. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214841-A (GB)
Title: Sectional hydrocyclone body
Inventor: HILL TERENCE
IPC: B04C5/08
Filed: 1988-02-19
Abstract: A hydrocyclone for dewatering oil mixtures has a body made up of three sections (10-12) of cobalt cemented tungsten carbide. The sections are formed with spigot and socket connections which are size for size fits into one another. A stainless steel casing (13) surrounds all but the body section (10) nearest the cyclone inlet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202611-A (GB)
Title: Flow control device
Inventor: WRIGHT KENNETH
IPC: G05D7/01
Filed: 1988-03-01
Abstract: A flow control device for controlling flow through, for example, sensors towed through water consists of a hollow body (10) through which fluid flows. Inside the body (10) is a hollow piston (21) which is moved by pressure of fluid flow against the action of a spring (14). An orifice control needle (15) with a tapered head (16) is attached to the body (10) and movement of the piston (21) causes changes in the size of the orifice (19) created between the piston (21) and the tapered head (16). Under minimum flow conditions the orifice (19) is at its maximum size. As the flow increases the piston (12) is moved against the spring (14), decreasing the size of the orifice (19) and thus restricting the flow through the flow control valve. In this way the device can enable a substantially constant output flow rate to be achieved for a range of input flow rates. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2204104-A (GB)
Title: Brush for track pack cleaning apparatus
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN
IPC: B08B9/04
Filed: 1988-03-11
Abstract: Cleaning apparatus comprises a hand-held motor-driven brush 11 rotating, in use, to spread cleaning fluid on a surface e.g a pipe to be cleaned by the brush 11, and incorporating means formed as a backpack to supply the fluid to the brush head. The brush 11 may be a cylindrical brush whose bristles emerge radially from the longitudinal axis about which the cylinder, defined by the bristle-ends, rotates in use. A motor 15 and optionally the pump 16 form the back-pack unit, with the drive 23 from the motor 15 to the brush 11, and optionally the fluid line 22 from the pump 16 to the brush 11, running from this unit to the brush handle 12 and being sufficiently flexible to allow the user of the apparatus to move the brush 11 about the surface to be cleaned. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222189-A (GB)
Title: Offshore platform and method for installing the platform
Inventor: VAN BEEK ANTONIE WILLEM
IPC: E02B17/00
Filed: 1988-07-01
Abstract: An offshore platform is installed by driving at least three piles 1 into the waterbottom 3, such that the upper ends of the piles extend above the water surface 4. A well is then drilled through at least one of the piles, after at least one of the piles has been driven into the waterbottom and a deck 8 attached to the upper end of the piles. Alternatively, the platform may be attached to the piles before the well is drilled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2208493-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic visual recording media and methods of making the same
Inventor: SAKURAI MASAAKI
IPC: G06K7/08
Filed: 1988-08-05
Abstract: A magnetic visual recording medium includes a magnetic-field sensitive display web layer (12) united with one surface of a transparent substrate (11) and having a multiplicity of microcapsules (14) each containing a multitude of reflective flake-like particles (17), and a magnetic recording layer (13) united with the display web layer (12); the recording layer (13) comprises fine magnetic particles in a binder. The particles (17) are responsive to a magnetic field established across the magnetic recording layer (13) and produce an image on the display web layer (12) which is visible through the transparent substrate (11). …<??>In alternative embodiments Figs 3 to 7 the microcapsules contain differently-coloured magnetic and non-magnetic particles. Coating methods are used for production of the various layers. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2211183-A (GB)
Title: Cement composition
Inventor: KEMPSTER EDWARD
IPC: C04B28/02
Filed: 1988-10-18
Abstract: A foamed cement composition contains cementitious material, reinforcing fibre (such as acrylic fibre) having an Initial Modulus of at least 1100 cN/tex and a water-soluble film-forming polymeric dispersant (such as polyethylene oxide) and has a density of not more than 0.8 g/cm<3>. The composition can be used to make light-weight, water-resistant cement products useful as building blocks, tiles and boards, structural supports and insulation, especially for application in moisture-containing environments. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213832-A (GB)
Title: Sintered alloy and method for manufacturing the same
Inventor: KIKUCHI ISAMU
IPC: C22C9/06
Filed: 1988-11-18
Abstract: A sintered alloy has a chemical composition characterized by a weight analysis having 20-73% copper; 2-13% zinc; 2-9% nickel; 0.5-4% tin; and 10-40% iron and inevitable impurities. It is preferable that the composition further contains by weight 0.1-5% solid lubricant. In manufacturing of the sintered alloy, a 20-40 wt.% bronze powder is mixed with a 20-50 wt.% German-silver powder and a 10-40 wt.% iron powder to prepare a powdery raw-material mixture which is compacted into a green compact. The thus obtained green compact is then housed in a heat-resistant vessel in which the green compact is sintered in a reducing atmosphere to produce a sintered compact which is subjected to a sizing process to have a predetermined size and a predetermined porosity.
Patent GB-2214132-A (GB)
Title: Storage and filing device,storage and filing pouch,suspension bar and labelling means
Inventor: ISSERSTEDT ROBERT K
IPC: B42F15/00
Filed: 1989-01-25
Abstract: A portable filing device comprises a bag which can be opened out to be flat, a hook for suspending the bag, a spine extending across the bag, two straps hanging from the ends of the spine, and a series of hanging pouches spaced along the straps. Each pouch is attached to the straps at the ends of its top edge, and has an aperture along its top edge. The pouches are detachable. For transportation, the pouches are gathered into a stack, with the straps forming concertina folds, and the bag is folded around the stack and fastened shut. The device, among other applications, enables travellers to keep papers and belongings in order. A labelling means comprises an elongate stiffly flexible label or label holder which by bowing can be inserted in or removed from an undercut seating.
Patent GB-2217047-A (GB)
Title: Diagnosis of a vehicle electronic control system
Inventor: ABE KUNIHIRO
IPC: G01M15/04
Filed: 1989-04-03
Abstract: The diagnosis system 25 has a signal transmitter 56 for transmitting a data demand signal and a signal demanding termination of transmission of the data. The electronic control system 2 has a signal receiver 54 for receiving the data demand signal and the transmission terminating demand signal from the diagnosis device, and an interpreter 53 for interpreting the content of the received signals and a signal transmitter 55 for transmitting an output signal to the diagnosis device 25 in accordance with the interpretation. Data transmission from the electronic control system 2 to device 25 can thus be terminated or interrupted without cutting off the power for the control system. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2218903-A (GB)
Title: Sanitary pan
Inventor: BOOTH DEREK
IPC: B29C45/44
Filed: 1989-04-26
Abstract: A sanitary pan (10), primarily for hospital use, comprises an integrally formed injection moulding including an elongate receptacle (11) having a generally planar base (12) and a peripheral wall (13), a seat (16) comprising a pair of side flanges (14) integrally connected to said wall (13) at opposed elongate sides of the receptacle and extending outwardly away from the receptacle, and a return flange (15) linking the side flanges and extending inwardly to partly overlie the receptacle (at 17), the seat (16) being generally parallel to the base (12) of the receptacle. A pair of side walls (19) depend from the side flanges (14) towards the level of the base, to provide stiffness and to stabilise the sanitary pan in use. The internal and external surfaces of the sanitary pan are smooth and devoid of ribs, seams and crevices and all curved surfaces have a radius of greater than 5 millimetres. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233753-A (GB)
Title: Angled driving lamps and activating circuit far vehicles
Inventor: CARTER SIDNEY GEORGE
IPC: B60Q1/38
Filed: 1989-07-01
Abstract: A lighting system for vehicles is activated by the flashing direction indicators, (1) (shown flashing) and (6) (shown "off") being so constructed as to switch "On" associated angled dipped headlights, thereby illuminating the hitherto unlit areas forward to the side/left, (3) (shown "on") when turning left and forward to the side/right when turning right. The system works only when head-lights are lit, see (2) and (5) in either "Main" or "Dipped" beam modes and switches "off" in conjunction with the cancelling of the direction indicators. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221069-A (GB)
Title: Data management method and system
Inventor: TENMA TADASHI
IPC: G06Q40/02
Filed: 1989-07-07
Abstract: In a data management system necessary for management such as a profit management of a shop, it is required to collect and to analyze a great amount of various kinds of data items. In such a data management system, in addition to a data base (5) storing therein all data, there are disposed a data base (6) associated with each data utilization purpose and a data base (9) for the data analysis so as to conduct data-base-oriented processing, which enables an analysis result suitable for a purpose to be easily attained and which simplifies the system configuration. <IMAGE>