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Patent GB-2071918-A (GB)
Title: A reed contact unit
IPC: H01H11/00
Filed: 1981-03-12
Abstract: A sealed magnetic reed contact unit has contact members 2, 3 which overlap within the envelope 4 to be magnetically actuatable into engagment and the contact members have flattened blade portions 5 which taper from their overlapping extremities to form blades of varying thickness, the thickest parts being at the overlapping ends. The damping characteristics allow a wider contact gap with the tapered formation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076201-A (GB)
Title: Time clock for recording the identification of a person
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1981-04-29
Abstract: The work in a factory is controlled by a computer (24). At work stations (26) there are time clocks which can receive, as input, the identity of individual workers and the tasks to be performed by those workers. The computer (24) can then monitor the progress of work in the factory and the performance of each worker. The time clocks can be adapted to deliver congratulatory expressions when a task is completed ahead of schedule. Similarly, a time clock (42) for recordal of the attendance of workers at the factory can be adapted to deliver a welcoming greeting to those workers who report for work before the scheduled starting time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2090675-A (GB)
Title: A land vehicle having automatic steering control
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 1979-01-17
Abstract: A land vehicle such as a tractor has steerable wheels operated by a hydraulic cylinder (25), which is controllable manually by a steering wheel (14) or automatically by a system which includes an accelerometer (110). For negotiating bends, for example at the ends of fields, a function generator (113) generates artificial acceleration signals and a comparator (115) compares the output of the accelerometer (110) and the function generator (113), and delivers an error signal. The hydraulic cylinder (25) is actuated to reduce the error signals, this having the effect of steering the vehicle around the bend. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2081461-A (GB)
Title: Double-sided silver halide material
IPC: G11B7/243
Filed: 1981-06-08
Abstract: A double-sided silver halide material comprises a substrate 13 (e.g. of glass) carrying light sensitive silver halide emulsion layers 21, 23 on opposed parallel major surfaces. The substrate 13 may be transparent or opaque, and the emulsion is a fine grain emulsion with a grain size generally less than 0.05 microns. In a modification, the substrate comprises two layers bonded together. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2080217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to aircraft undercarriage wheels
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 1981-07-22
Abstract: A wheel for use on an aircraft undercarriage has, integrally moulded with the side walls 12 of the tyre 11, a plurality of vanes 13 spaced circumferentially apart around the side walls and projecting laterally therefrom. Each vane is resiliently flexible and extends at an angle to the surface of the tyre in the circumferential direction. The arrangement is such that the airflow over the wheel, when the aircraft is in flight, acts on the vanes to rotate the wheel in the direction of travel of the aircraft. This reduces the differential speed between the peripheral surface of the tyre and the ground 19 upon landing, and thus reduces wear and damage occurring as a result of the impact of landing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2105041-A (GB)
Title: Pipeline traveller detection system
Inventor: KERR ANDREW GUY
IPC: G01M3/00
Filed: 1981-07-25
Abstract: A pipeline traveller detection system comprises a traveller 12 (Fig. 2) in the form of a cylindrical slug of brass containing a pair of magnets 14, 15 disposed along the axis of the traveller with like poles adjacent each other to exert weak fields in the pipe wall in opposite directions with a null between them. The traveller is arranged to be pushed along an under-sea oil pipeline 11 (Fig. 1) of carbon steel by the oil flow and a detector 17, attached to the pipe, comprises a housing 18 of the same carbon steel containing a pick-off coil 20 wound on a high permeability (e.g. ferrite) yoke 21 which has pole pieces adjacent the pipe wall. The coil feeds an amplifier and comparator 27, 28 by which voltages induced in the coil by passage of the traveller are detected. The strength of the magnets 14, 15 are kept small to produce very little field outside the pipe, i.e. it is not saturated, but the flux that is leaked combined with the rapid change of flux due to the opposed magnet arrangement and traveller speed produces a detectable signal without attracting ferromagnetic debris to the pipe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2088488-A (GB)
Title: Holding device for a bearing
IPC: F16H57/021
Filed: 1981-10-01
Abstract: A bearing assembly for a transmission output shaft carrying gears within the transmission comprises a roller bearing engaging the shaft between two such gears and suspended from the transmission housing on a plate which juxtaposed with a surface of the housing. Another bearing at the end of the housing generally also engages this shaft.
Patent GB-2087597-A (GB)
Title: Automatic control of concealed head lamps
IPC: B60Q1/05
Filed: 1981-10-19
Abstract: A vehicle body has head lamps (15, 16) capable of being exposed to and concealed therefrom, said head lamps being driven by means of respective driving motors (M1, M2) and a single operating lever (22) is provided which is capable of driving a light switch (T6) for turning on and off the head lamps and a retractor switch (19, 20) for turning on and off the respective driving motor. In the present construction the head lamps are only concealed after lapse of a predetermined period of time from turning-off the head lamps by means of lever 22 using a delay circuit (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2113103-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for playing a number-forming board game
Inventor: MURPHY PETER
IPC: A63F3/04
Filed: 1981-11-21
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a game board marked with a numbered grid (such as that shown) and two differently coloured sets of numbered pieces, one set for each player. There may be red and black sets each consisting of four pieces numbered 1, four numbered 2, four numbered 3 and four numbered 4. The first player makes any two digit number he can with his pieces and play then continues in turn, the object of the game being to make numbers on the board so that one player has three consecutive numbers in a row, column or diagonal, that player then scoring the sum of the three numbers used. In a further embodiment, a board bears numbers from 1 to 100 and single as well as double digit numbers are formed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2089576-A (GB)
Title: An electrical toggle switch
IPC: H01H23/16
Filed: 1981-12-17
Abstract: A toggle switch (10) has a manually operable operating member pivotal about a first axis and a rocker contact (20) pivoted by the operating member about a second axis that is transverse to the first axis. A slide (18) is interposed between the operating member and the contact (20), the slide being recti-linearly displaceable by the operating member. The contact (20) is pivotally mounted on a resilient conductive arm (42) projecting from a terminal (24.1) and is pivoted by a portion (30) of the slide (18) when the slide is displaced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2116560-A (GB)
Title: Method for the immobilisation of glucose isomerase active microbial cells
Inventor: POPOV MITKO STOYCHEV
IPC: C12P19/24
Filed: 1982-03-12
Abstract: Microbial cells which possess glucose isomerase activity are immobilised by "polymerisation" to join them up in a network structure which is carried out using glutaric aldehyde in the presence of blood serum or blood plasma.
Patent GB-2101118-A (GB)
Title: Technetium (99m)-labeled compound and process for production of said compound
Inventor: KOIZUMI KIYOSHI
IPC: A61K51/04
Filed: 1982-04-29
Abstract: <99m>Tc-labeled isonicotinoylhydrazine, a process for producing said compound, and an agent for use in the diagnosis of malignancy, containing said compound as a major component are described. This compound is prepared by reducing a pertechnetate (99m) with a reducing agent in an isonicotinoylhydrazine-containing solution under acidic, alkaline or neutral conditions.
Patent GB-2104618-A (GB)
Title: Screw and nut mechanism
Inventor: GRUBER KURT
IPC: B65H81/00
Filed: 1982-08-13
Abstract: A worm gear spindle 1 is protected by a cover band 9 wound helically along it. At the point where a member 3, which is linearly movable by rotation of the worm, is located, the cover band is lifted from the spindle by an uncovering device 8 having friction guide surfaces 12, 13 over which the band passes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2111633-A (GB)
Title: Connector
Inventor: OPDAM JOSEPHUS
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 1982-11-10
Abstract: A connector for connecting at least two uprights 1, comprising at least two L-section sheet elements 6 and a coupling element 10. The L-section sheet elements 6 have a first leg 7 arranged to be connected to an upright 1, and a second leg 8 having a portion with teeth 9. The coupling element 10 can be placed around juxtaposed, intermeshing toothed legs 8 of adjacent sheet elements to closely enclose the same, and the element 10 is a sleeve having a slot in its longitudinal direction and it is dimensioned to slide snugly over the aligned first legs 7 of the sheet elements 6. The arrangement is such that the uprights 1 are thus fixed in all directions relative to each other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2133293-A (GB)
Title: Electronic scoring accessory for multi-stage game, e.g. golf
Inventor: CHEESBROUGH JAMES MACFARLANE
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1983-01-08
Abstract: An accessory for use in playing, e.g. golf, comprises portable electronic apparatus having memory means to record, e.g. features of each hole, calculating means to calculate scores and display means. Preferably, the accessory is connectable to a printer so that scores may be printed out to determine the overall winner in a competition. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2123957-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for measuring the content of hydrogen dissolved in molten metal
Inventor: TERAI SHIRO
IPC: G01N27/18
Filed: 1983-01-10
Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the content of hydrogen dissolved in molten metal, comprises an immersion head 2 immersed within a batch 4 of the molten metal to bring circulated inert gas into contact with the molten metal. A hydrogen gas content measuring device 24 connected to the gas passage 10 from the head 2 measures the hydrogen- content of the inert gas flowing through the gas passage, the measuring device comprising a first measuring cell 27 connected to the gas passage 10 and having therein an electric resistance wire exposed to the circulated inert gas containing the hydrogen picked up from the molten metal, and further comprising a second measuring cell 27 filled with atmosphere whose thermal conductivity is substantially equal to that of the inert gas. The measuring device 24 includes a housing block which has portions to define a vacuum chamber surrounding the measuring cells 27 in order to thermally separate the cells from the atmosphere surrounding the measuring device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2114572-A (GB)
Title: Bituminous/plastics insulating material
Inventor: HURST JOHN
IPC: B29C67/20
Filed: 1983-01-20
Abstract: Insulating material comprises expanded plastics beads encapsulated in bitumen or a bituminous compound which is free from solvents, light oils, emulsifiers or other liquifying agents. The expanded beads are encapsulated in the bitumen or compound while the latter is in liquid form in a hot process. The encapsulated beads are subsequently pressed together and distorted to form a body with voids between the beads substantially eliminated. The main advantages of the invention are that the resultant body is stronger and more water resistant than those bodies which have previously been obtained.
Patent GB-2119309-A (GB)
Title: Transportable, automatically operable machining apparatus for large circular workpieces
Inventor: KRIEGER FRIEDRICH
IPC: B23Q9/00
Filed: 1983-01-24
Abstract: An annular guide track (2) is disposable inside the workpiece (1) to be machined and a machining device (7) is movable on the guide track (2). The machining device (7) comprises three guide means (4, 5, 6), one of which guide means (6) is disposed on an arm (9) adjustable with respect to its length and the other two guide means (4, 5) are pivotally disposed. The machining device (7) is further equipped with a tool receiving head (12, 13, 14) which can be shifted in a vertical and a horizontal direction and which can be pivoted about its longitudinal axis. The tool receiving head may be provided with a sawblade 11, a grinding wheel, a milling tool or a drill. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2117236-A (GB)
Title: Lifting devices for use with baths etc.
Inventor: BILLINGTON MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 1983-02-23
Abstract: A self-contained seat assembly is provided for enabling handicapped persons to be lowered into and lifted out of a bath and comprises a seat 1 slidably supported on a frame 2 which is attached to a base 7. Between the base 7 and the seat 1 is a bellows 6 which can be extended by operating a pump within the base 7 using water within the bath. Alternatively a valve can be operated to allow water in the bellows 6 to be exhausted back into the bath so that a person sitting on the seat is lowered gently into the bath. The control handle 3 is connected via a cable 5 to operating controls for the pump and the valve and these are supplied with power through coiled cables 10 from a self-contained battery pack received in the top wall of the seat. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2115481-A (GB)
Title: Strip fastening material with heat-formed hooked heads
Inventor: WOLLMAN SANDFORD LEONARD
IPC: B32B7/08
Filed: 1983-02-25
Abstract: Strip fastener material comprises a backing 12 and lengths of polymeric monofilament 16 or 64 having cross sections defining a plurality of radially projecting lobes 17 or 66, each length including a central bight portion 18 secured in the backing, and two stem portions 20 extending from opposite ends of the bight portion and projecting away from the backing 12. Enlarged heads 22 are formed by heat at the ends of the stem portions opposite the backing, and the heads include hook-like portions 26 spaced from the stem portions and projecting along the stem portions toward the backing that result from heating the ends of the monofilaments because of their lobed cross sections. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2122241-A (GB)
Title: Concrete piles
Inventor: MARCHANT LEONARD DERRICK
IPC: E02D5/44
Filed: 1983-06-20
Abstract: A concrete pile is installed by driving a metal tube 1 closed at its lowermost end 2 downwardly into the ground, the tube having over a part of its length close to but spaced from its lowermost end a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinally extending slots. A charge of wet concrete is introduced into the tube to a depth such that it fills a substantial part of the perforated length of the tube 1 and the charge of wet concrete is hammered downwardly to force wet concrete radially outwardly through the slots to form a bulbous mass 15 of concrete at a position close to but spaced from the lowermost end 2 of the tube. Charges of wet concrete are introduced into the tube and hammered downwardly to compact the concrete and, when the tube is filled with compacted concrete, the concrete is permitted to set. The bulbous mass 15 is of a predictable and repeatable shape. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125276-A (GB)
Title: Water ducting in an electric coffee machine
Inventor: LEUSCHNER UDO
IPC: A47J31/44
Filed: 1983-08-04
Abstract: An electric coffee machine comprises a cold water pipe (22) for conducting water from a freshwater container (16) to a water heater (12), from which a hot water pipe (72) leads to an outlet above a coffee filter (10). At least one of the cold water pipe (22) and the hot water pipe (72) comprises a hose of a relatively stiff synthetic material, which is, for example, manufactured by a blow-moulding process and which has a corrugated tube portion (46 or 74) for increasing flexibility and a deformed portion (42 or 80), preferably generated in the blow-moulding process, serving for fastening of the hose to a part (23 or 78) of the machine housing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2146279-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable wrench
Inventor: CHEN CHAUR-YANG
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 1983-09-12
Abstract: An adjustable pipe wrench comprises a fixed jaw (16) disposed on a body (10) and a movable jaw (23) having a shank (24) slidable in a bore (11), so as to move relative to fixed jaw (16). The shank (24) has a tooth portion (21) which is accessible through an opening (121). A ratchet member (40) is disposed on body (10) and includes a handle body (41); a toothed rotary member (42) received in and rotatable relative to a head portion (411); a pivotally mounted sector shifter (44) for biasing either of two pivotally mounted tongues (434) of a pawl member (43) into contact with rotary member (42) to control it's rotational direction. A driving gear (30) is fixedly mounted on a shaft (422) of the rotary member (42) to mesh with the tooth portion (21) of the shank (24) so as to drive jaw member (20) when driving gear (30) is rotated with rotary member (42). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131574-A (GB)
Title: Visually guided vehicle
Inventor: HIROOKA SHIGERU
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 1983-09-19
Abstract: A visually guided vehicle 1, such as a fork-lift truck, has a camera tube 3, such as an industrial television camera, and a controller 5 for controlling the automatic running apparatus 4 of the vehicle. Two reflectors M1 and M2 are disposed in front of the camera tube 3 so that the camera tube 3 may receive light from remote A and near B visual fields. A guide belt (2) laid on floor for guiding the vehicle 1 is formed with various bar codes representing halt, acceleration, deceleration, and other manoeuvres (Fig. 12, not shown) or the belt defines the desired track (Fig. 2 not shown). It may be of broken form to facilitate speed and distance calculations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130464-A (GB)
Title: Soil-cultivating implement
Inventor: DUTZI FRIEDHELM
IPC: A01B49/06
Filed: 1983-10-31
Abstract: In a soil-cultivating implement for introducing materials, in particular powdered materials, into the soil, for example for depth fertilizing, the materials are conveyed by means of a metering device 8a Fig. 2 into a mixing chamber 11a, where they are mixed with compressed air blown in and are then further passed on to an injection nozzle as a two-phase flow. This injection nozzle is mounted on a blade 3 parting the soil horizontally and is in the form of a fan-shaped nozzle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138280-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning apparatus
Inventor: MIRKOVIC RADIVOJE
IPC: E01H1/08
Filed: 1984-02-27
Abstract: The cleaning apparatus according to the invention is provided for cleaning ground or floor surfaces or footpaths or halls, but in an alternative embodiment it can also be used as a snow clearing apparatus. A fan (1,2) produces a strong air flow which is passed through a delivery duct (3) into the vicinity of the ground or floor and is there deflected by a deflector member (10) so that it impinges on to the ground or floor in a direction which is opposite to the direction of movement of the apparatus, whereafter it flows through a conveyor duct (6), entraining the rubbish or snow. The duct (6) opens either into a rubbish container (7) from which the air returns to the airflow circuit, or at a side wall of the apparatus when the apparatus is a snow clearing apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138325-A (GB)
Title: Coating a running paper web
Inventor: EKLUND DAN
IPC: B05C11/02
Filed: 1984-02-29
Abstract: In the one- or double-sided coating of a running paper web (1) the final evening-out of the coating is made in a smoothing nip (6) including a roll (8) and a counter member (7). The web is fed upwards into the smoothing nip. At a considerable distance before the smoothing nip (6), there is a coating applicator (3) including an applicator chamber (4), where the coating substance is brought into non-pressurized contact with the running web (1). The counter member (7) may be a blade or a further roll (7a). …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2138049-A (GB)
Title: Security device
Inventor: BRADLEY KENNETH JOHN
IPC: E05G1/00
Filed: 1984-04-12
Abstract: A security storage device comprises a sleeve (14) for permanent installation in a wall or the like, a tubular container (10) and a locking assembly (22) for closing one end of the container (10) and selectively securing it within the sleeve (14) against axial withdrawal. Valuables can thus be stored within the container (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141332-A (GB)
Title: Covers for rotary clothes dryers
Inventor: SARGENT BETTY KATHLEEN
IPC: D06F57/04
Filed: 1984-06-08
Abstract: A cover, e.g. of transparent polythene sheeting, for a 3-arm or a 4-arm rotary clothes dryer has dependent skirt sections 23 integrally attached thereto. In another form (Figures 1, 3), the skirt sections are not attached to the top cover portion. The cover includes reinforcement corners<29> for securing to the rotary arms, the corners including elastic loops (9, Fig. 2A) and ties (10); reinforcement corners<30>, for tying one skirt section to the opposite section; the corners including ties (19, Fig. 5); and a drainage hole<28>. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160182-A (GB)
Title: Liquid supply apparatus
Inventor: SKINNER EDWARD ALBERT
IPC: B65B37/00
Filed: 1984-06-11
Abstract: An apparatus for supplying liquid (20) intermittently and substantially without drips comprises a valve (2, 3) operably intermittently to allow dosages of the liquid (20) to flow from the valve (2, 3), ducting (5) extending downwardly to the valve (2, 3) for leading the liquid (20), thereto, and a vacuum pump arranged to produce suction in the ducting (5) in order to reduce the hydrostatic pressure which the liquid (20) would otherwise produce at the valve (2, 3). The apparatus may form part of a system for producing milk or other liquid-filled cartons. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143732-A (GB)
Title: Homocarnosine for antitumor formulation
Inventor: NAGAI KINESHIRO
IPC: C07D233/64
Filed: 1984-07-05
Abstract: Pharmaceutical or veterinary antitumor formulations comprise homocarnosine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof as an effective ingredient. The formulation may include an immunopotentiator e.g. OK-432 and may be applied internally or externally.
Patent GB-2145313-A (GB)
Title: Tine assemblies for agricultural machines
Inventor: BATKIN PETER ALAN
IPC: A01B35/24
Filed: 1984-07-18
Abstract: The upper end of a tine 1 is located with a spacer 18 in a bracket 9 which is fixed for use to a tine support member 8 on the agricultural machine to provide a socket on the member. Bolts 21, 22 inserted in holes 11, 12 in a wall 10 of the bracket screw into screw-threaded holes 19, 20 in the spacer and engage at their tips in location holes 23 in the upper end of the tine to retain the tine to the bracket. The tine can be secured at different heights in the bracket. Preferably the tine is a flexible tine and it and the spacer can be replaced by a rigid tine (25) which is secured in the bracket by a pin (28) engaged in registering holes in the bracket and upper end of the rigid tine, Figures 4,5, not shown. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162173-A (GB)
Title: Ergoline derivatives
Inventor: BERNARDI LUIGI
IPC: C07D457/02
Filed: 1984-07-27
Abstract: Ergoline derivatives I   <IMAGE> (R1 = H or CH3, R2 = C1 - C4 hydrocarbon, R5 = H or OCH3, either R3 + R4 = O or one of R3 and R4 = formyl, 2-oxoethyl or 3-oxopropyl and the other = H, R3 + R4  NOTEQUAL  O if R5 = OCH3) are prepared by oxidising ergoline derivatives II   <IMAGE> (R1, R2, R5 as above defined, W = hydroxy, hydroxymethyl, 2-hydroxyethyl or 3-hydroxypropyl, W  NOTEQUAL  OH if R5 =OCH3) with a triethylamine:sulphur trioxide complex.
Patent GB-2148353-A (GB)
Title: Mining picks
Inventor: HOLDEN FREDERICK GEORGE
IPC: E21C35/183
Filed: 1984-09-06
Abstract: A mining pick has a steel body 10 and a cylindrical diamond compact 13 as a cutting tip. The compact 13 is embedded lengthwise in a recess in a backing 12 made of cemented tungsten carbide. <IMAGE>