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Patent GB-2129078-A (GB)
Title: Brake master cylinder reservoir
Inventor: REINARTZ HANS-DIETER
IPC: G09F9/30
Filed: 1983-08-25
Abstract: A mouldable compensating reservoir (1) for a hydraulic brake system, in particular for the brake system of an automotive vehicle, is provided with two interconnected brake fluid chambers (2, 3) which are each in communication with a port (8, 9) for connection to a respective pressure chamber of a tandem master cylinder. To enable manufacture of such a compensating reservoir by a single injection moulding process, there is provided a tube (12) which extends transversely to the reservoir's vertical axis and which projects from one of the brake fluid chambers (2, 3), the projecting end being adapted to be closed. One of the ports may be branched-off the tube 12 (Fig. 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2128040-A (GB)
Title: Heat recoverable coupling assembly
Inventor: MCMILLS COREY JOHN
IPC: F16L47/22
Filed: 1983-09-29
Abstract: A heat recoverable coupling assembly for a substrate (16) having a relatively rigid outer wall (28), which includes a connector body (12) and a driver member (14) made from a band of heat recoverable material (e.g. engineering plastics). The connector body includes a mating area (18) for engaging a mating area on the rigid wall (28) of the substrate. The connector body (12) is positioned inside or outside the substrate (16) and the driver member (14) is positioned around the outside over at least part of the mating areas. Upon heat recovery the driver member (14) deforms the outside member and itself plastically deforms to a shape suitable for retaining the substrate (16) and the connector body (12) together. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2128577-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for packaging objects
Inventor: WALZ THEO
IPC: B65B11/42
Filed: 1983-10-13
Abstract: A group of objects e.g. biscuits, G1 to be packaged are moved to a position in front of a wrapping foil 3 and are pushed through folding elements 6, 7 by means of a conveyor slide 9 into a chamber 12, 13 which is transversely displaceable from the receiving station B into a station C at which a longitudinal seam is formed. For the purpose of holding the biscuits standing on their edges, support plates 20, 21 at opposite ends of the chamber are moved laterally inwards towards each other and folding plates 11c, 24 are moved between the support plates 20, 21 to fold the wrapping foil at opposite ends of the biscuit group. When a next biscuit group G1 is displaced, the folding plates 11c, 24 are pushed forward by the slide 9 between the support plates 20, 21. In this way packages having a neat block or cylindrical shape can be produced with no "ears" projecting at the end-faces. The end-faces can be tightly sealed and a neat appearance can be imparted to them without the use of labels attached to the ends of the packages. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152769-A (GB)
Title: Electrical subsea connector
Inventor: SLATER BRIAN GEORGE
IPC: H01R13/523
Filed: 1984-01-12
Abstract: An electrical subsea connector capable of being connected and disconnected underwater comprises at least two connectable/disconnectable insulating bodies (1, 2) each provided with at least one electrical conductor (5, 6, 9, 10), the conductors in the two bodies facing each other in use. A porous non-corroding material (e.g. tissue paper, glassfibre or microporous polymer) is located between the conducing surfaces allowing the passage of electrolyte (sea water) therebetween. The connector is resistant to corrosion. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152818-A (GB)
Title: Fluid injector for injecting medicaments
Inventor: SMITH FRANK
IPC: A61M5/34
Filed: 1984-01-18
Abstract: A fluid injector suitable for injecting medicaments into the human body comprises a tube (1) having a piston (3) slidable therein and a slidable sealing member (6) in one end thereof. A cap (10) is located over the one end and has a tubular needle (17) extending from it inwardly of the tube (1), the needle communicating via a fluid passage through the cap to an injector outlet (19) outside the tube. The cap and sealing member are provided with co- operating screw threads whereby rotation of the cap relative to the tube draws the sealing member along the tube and into engagement with the needle, which pierces a thin portion (8) of the sealing member, thereby establishing fluid communication between the interior of the tube and the injector outlet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2134401-A (GB)
Title: Fluid diffuser for gases and liquids
Inventor: WEBER RICHARD B
IPC: C02F1/24
Filed: 1984-01-20
Abstract: A fluid diffuser for dispersing a gas or liquid into a body of receiving liquid in which it is immersed. The diffuser includes a rotatable shaft, a thin disk-like member mounted for rotation on the shaft, and an annular ring positioned adjacent the outer perimeter of the disk-like member. At least one of the top and bottom walls of the annular ring is porous. These top and bottom walls define a fluid plenum, into which gas or liquid under pressure is introduced to be emitted from the plenum as small, nascent fluid spheroids on the surface of the annular ring. The boundary layer flow from rotation of the disk-like member within the body of receiving liquid shears fine gas bubbles or liquid particles from the foraminous surface or surfaces of the annular ring. The annular ring may be fixed, or rotatable in the opposite annular direction from the rotation of the disk. Impeller blades may be mounted on the top and/or bottom surfaces of the rotatable disk. The fluid diffuser is disclosed immersed in a flotation tank with a system of baffles to define a mixing zone at the bottom of the tank and a flotation zone at the top of the tank. Preferred embodiments of the diffuser include features to improve the mixing as well as diffusing action of the device.
Patent GB-2154019-A (GB)
Title: Double-beam interferometer arrangement particularly for fourier-transform spectrometers
Inventor: KORNER KLAUS
IPC: G01J3/453
Filed: 1984-02-10
Abstract: A double-beam interferometer arrangement, particularly for use in Fourier transform spectrometry having an angular reflector unit (2,3,4) and a double reflector unit (7), both arranged in an elongate rectangular housing, with the reflecting faces (5,6) of the double reflector unit (7) disposed in opposition to the respective reflecting faces (2,3) of the angular reflector unit. The double reflector unit (7) is mounted for rotation for varying the path lengths of the beams. A beam splitter (1) is inserted between the units (2,3,4 and 7) for splitting a beam into two portions which are brought into interference after reflection at the opposing reflecting faces. The beam splitter is disposed parallel to the bisecting plane of the angular reflector unit (2,3,4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162711-A (GB)
Title: Solid state switch
Inventor: JENKINS JAMES OLIVER MICHAEL
IPC: H04M1/00
Filed: 1984-07-18
Abstract: A two pole solid state switch has a pair of series-connected switching transistors (5 and 6) in each pole. Input lines (7 and 8) are isolated from output lines (9 and 10) by making the switching transistors (5 and 6) non-conducting. Additional switches which are preferably additional switching transistors (12 and 13) are arranged between the interconnection points (P) of the switching transistors of each pair in the respective poles of the switch. The additional switching transistors (12 and 13) are put into a highly conducting state whenever the pairs of switching transistors (5 and 6) in the two poles of the switch are in a non conducting state. As a result the effective isolation provided by the switch is greatly enhanced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144245-A (GB)
Title: A digital data processor for matrix/matrix multiplication
Inventor: MCCANNY JOHN VINCENT
IPC: G06F15/80
Filed: 1984-07-23
Abstract: In a systolic array 70 of nearest neighbour connected gated full adders, the adders are arranged to multiply two input data bits and to add their product to an input cumulative sum bit and a carry bit from a lower order bit computation. The result and input data bits are output to respective neighbouring cells, a new carry bit being recirculated for later addition to a higher order bit computation. Column elements of one matrix and row elements of the other are input to either side of the array bit-serially, least significant bit leading for mutual counterpropagation therethrough with a cumulative time delay between input of adjacent columns or rows. Bit-level matrix interactions for product matrix computation occur at individual cells. Pairs of intercalated adder trees are connected switchably to the array to accumulate bit-level contributions to product matrix elements. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2163478-A (GB)
Title: Positioning device for a carriage assembly
Inventor: HUANG SEINO
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 1984-08-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning device for a carriage assembly which may position the seat assembly of the carriage assembly to face either toward the front or rear of the carriage assembly, or selectively, position the seat assembly between an upright or substantially horizontally inclined position. The positioning device comprises a first connector 31 and a second connector 41 having interengaging frictional faces such as 48. The second connector 41 has pins 7 which extend through slots 34, 35 in the first connector to limit the rotation. Outer casings 8, 9 of the connectors are attached to the framework 1, 21 respectively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2149758-A (GB)
Title: Carrying case
Inventor: IKUTA TAMAO
IPC: A45C5/00
Filed: 1984-10-31
Abstract: A carrying case e.g. for a typewriter has upper and lower lid members 11,12 and a cover member 21, the members 11,21 having interlocking means 11B,21B whereby the carrying case is maintained locked during transportation by the holding force exerted on handle members defined by apertures 31,32. The member 21 in its open condition defines palm rests for the hands of the typist or other operator. 
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Patent GB-2150514-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel
Inventor: KOYAMA TOORU
IPC: B62D1/04
Filed: 1984-11-20
Abstract: An automotive steering wheel having a ring core metal, spoke core metals welded to the ring core metal, and a soft plastic layer covering the core metals. At least the portions of the ring core metal other than the portions to which the spoke core metals are welded are constituted by hollow pipes having a polygonal cross-section. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147727-A (GB)
Title: Method for use primarily at information panels and arrangement for carrying out the method
Inventor: BRUHN OTTO
IPC: G09F9/37
Filed: 1984-03-26
Abstract: A method of producing indication points (10) or the like primarily at information panels or the like, where each point (10) is produced by an individually actuated indication element (11), which in a predetermined way assumes a state of indication (9) constituting one of at least two different states (9, 9'), and where signs, such as letters or the like, are formed in that predetermined elements of a panel assume said indication state. The method according to the invention is especially characterized in that an indication point (10) on the panel is produced in that an indication plate (11) or the like is transferred to a predetermined position (9) on the panel (1, 4) from a corresponding position (9'), which at least at the transfer is located adjacent the position (9) on the panel (1, 4), on a plate magazine (5, 6) corresponding to the panel (1, 4), or vice versa, by at least one electromagnetic (12, 13), pneumatic or mechanical device and is retained in said position (9, 9'), for example, by magnetic devices (17, 1, 5). The invention also relates to an arrangement for carrying out the method.
Patent GB-2172039-A (GB)
Title: Venetian blind operating mechanism
Inventor: NAKAMURA TOSHIHIRO
IPC: E06B9/305
Filed: 1985-03-08
Abstract: In a venetian blind operating mechanism (a) the slats of the blind are tiltable by twisting a hollow operating rod 24 connected via universal joint 22 over smaller and larger bevel gears 54, 56 and internally meshing pinion 64 on the elongate tilt shaft 30 supporting front and back ladder cords and (b) the slats are raisable by lift cords 20 passing from a bottom bar, over guide rollers 32, through the hollow axis of gear 54, through a central bore in the joint 22, down inside the hollow rod 24 to the space between a spring-biassed plug 40 in a socket 36 within gripping handle 28 slidable on hollow rod 24, and out from the end of the tube, being thus capable (on movement of the handle to separate the plug 40 and socket 36) of selective positioning and immobilisation to move and fix the blind position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175775-A (GB)
Title: Data transmission system
Inventor: UNITT BRIAN MICHAEL
IPC: H04L12/437
Filed: 1985-05-28
Abstract: In a data transmission system, e.g. a local area network, each station is connected to the next adjacent station via two fibre optic links, one of which terminates at an auxiliary receiver in the station. The other fibre link terminates at an optical splitter (OS) with two output paths. One such path goes to the station's own normally active receiver and the other to the auxiliary receiver at the next downstream station. If a station fails, the next downstream station detects this, and switches out its normally effective receiver, and switches in its own auxiliary receiver, thus bypassing the failed station. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161778-A (GB)
Title: Storing and transferring ammunition shells
Inventor: BONE JAMES
IPC: F41A9/07
Filed: 1985-06-11
Abstract: 57 There is disclosed article handling apparatus (10) which is primarily intended for transferring ammunition shells to and rom a storage magazine in a mobile weapons system, such as i tank or warship. The apparatus comprises a storage maga- :ine having a storage rack (14, 15, 16, 17) on which the articles (1, 11) can be stored, and a conveying means for travers- ng the articles along the storage rack and taking the form of in- lexing means (2, 12). The indexing means moves through an ndexing cycle in which it has a starting position in which it is engageable with a first batch of articles, causes one increment of traversing movement of the batch, releases itself from the engaged first batch, returns to the starting position and en- <sub>l</sub>ages with a second batch of articles. Restraining means is proviled including a cam bar (13) which operates to locate any articles which may be present on the storage rack against up nd down movement and also against traveising movement vhile the apparatus is in its storage mode. In addition, the cam par (13) retains the articles in position in the storage rack while he indexing means (2, 12) is returning to its starting position luring operation of the apparatus in the transfer mode.
Patent GB-2160365-A (GB)
Title: Electric switching device
Inventor: MAENISHI KOZO
IPC: H01P1/12
Filed: 1985-07-29
Abstract: An electrical contact switching device capable of switching high-frequency signals comprises a housing 1, first conductor means including first external connecting means 15, 16, 17 and three internal contact members 15a, 16a, 17a disposed in alignment, a first contact blade 21 movable between a position in which an electric connection between two 15a, 16a of the internal contact members is established and a position in which the electric connection does not exist, a second conductor means including a surface on the housing and a second external connecting means 12, 13, and a second and movable contact blade 22 which contacts the electrically conducting surface of the second conductor means, which is supported on a non-electrically conducting portion of the housing 1, when the first blade 21 is interconnecting the contact members 15a, 16a. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169895-A (GB)
Title: A process for the pre-esterification of free fatty acids in crude fats and/or oils
Inventor: JEROMIN LUTZ
IPC: C11B3/02
Filed: 1986-01-09
Abstract: A process for reducing the free fatty acid content of fats and oils by esterifying the free fatty acids with a lower monoalcohol in the presence of an acidic cation exchange resin as a solid esterification catalyst.
Patent GB-2170835-A (GB)
Title: Fish plate for connecting lengths of rolled steel joist end to end to form an arch
Inventor: OATES KEITH
IPC: E21D11/22
Filed: 1986-02-04
Abstract: A fish plate 14 for connecting lengths of rolled steel joist end to end to form an arch, the fish plate being pre-shaped complementary to the cross sectional shape of the particular R.S.J. section, having a central section with bolt holes 18 through which, in use, bolts will extend to pass through similar holes in the webs of the adjacent ends of the R.S.J. sections, and having substantially U-shaped configurations (26 Fig. 5) at each side of said central section forming parallel flange slots in which the flanges of the R.S.J. sections can be located. So that the effective depth of section of the material of the fish plate is increased in the region of the return bend portions forming the flange slots, the return bend portions are formed with ripples or corrugations 30 Fig. 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191860-A (GB)
Title: Method of detecting an obstruction or a discontinuity in a tube
Inventor: MORGAN ERIC SIDNEY
IPC: G01N29/34
Filed: 1986-06-19
Abstract: The method comprises applying an acoustic pulse signal including a predetermined wide range of frequencies to the tube 10 and analysing the frequency spectrum of the signal reflected from any obstruction 11 or discontinuity 12 in the tube thereby to characterise that obstruction or discontinuity. The method can be carried out automatically and can distinguish between holes and simple increases in diameter in the tube and can provide an indication of the shape of any obstruction discovered. The apparatus required includes a signal generator 16, a loudspeaker 14, microphone 15, a filter 18 and a computer 17 for analysing the spectrum of the reflections. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180548-A (GB)
Title: Mudguards for vehicles
Inventor: YAMAOKA NOBORU
IPC: C08F210/02
Filed: 1986-08-18
Abstract: The mudguard is made of an ethylene/ alpha -olefin copolymer which may be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene and an  alpha -olefin having from 3 to 12 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst preferably comprising a solid material containing at least magnesium and titanium and an organic aluminium compound. The copolymer has a melt index of from 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, a density of from 0.860 to 0.910 g/cm<3>, a maximum peak temperature determined by differential scanning calorimetry of not lower than 100 DEG C, and not less than 10 wt% of an insoluble content in boiling n-hexane.
Patent GB-2199756-A (GB)
Title: Board game
Inventor: REYNOLDS DEREK
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1987-01-15
Abstract: A board game comprises a playing board, the playing board defining at least one path to be followed by playing pieces, the path defining a plurality of adjacent areas, each area being provided with a recess or protrusion, the board game further comprising a plurality of first playing pieces (9), each first playing piece being provided with a protrusion (10) or recess respectively to engage the recess or protrusion provided in each said area, so that the playing piece may be mounted in position in each area, the game further comprising additional pieces (11), each additional piece being adapted to co-operate with a said first playing piece, with the additional piece substantially surrounding the first piece, the additional piece having at least a protrusion or recess respectively to cooperate with the recess or protrusion of an area adjacent the area occupied by the said playing piece so that the further playing piece restricts ready movement of the first playing piece. The game simulates travel in a metropolitan area whereby first playing piece (9) is a motor car and additional playing piece (11) is a "clamp". <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or related to food packaging
Inventor: IVES DONALD CHARLES ALFRED
IPC: B65D81/20
Filed: 1987-02-19
Abstract: Meat or fish products are packaged by vacuum sealing in a gas permeable plastics film with the film tightly enclosing the product to form an inner package, enclosing the package within an outer package made of a gas impermeable clear transparent plastics film, and filling the space between the packages with a controlled gas which is selected to give desired storage and/or appearance qualities for the meat product. The gas may be carbon dioxide or an oxygen/carbon dioxide mix.
Patent GB-2211126-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the continuous extruding of metals
Inventor: ENGLISH CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: B21C29/00
Filed: 1987-05-10
Abstract: A cooling wheel 1 is mounted above an extruding wheel 2 of a continuous extrusion machine so that it forms an arc of contact with the surface of molten metal 3 fed into the peripheral groove 4 in the extrusion wheel 2. Heat is extracted from the molten metal through the arc of contact so formed and the molten metal solidifies and forms a solid bar conforming to the groove 4. The bar is carried around by the extrusion wheel and is finally extruded through die orifice 7. The cooling wheel 1 may be actively cooled by a fluid (Fig. 2, not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218826-A (GB)
Title: Fluidic devices
Inventor: TIPPETTS JOHN RUSSELL
IPC: F15C1/16
Filed: 1988-05-19
Abstract: A bistable fluidic amplifier 11 has its output 20 connected in one state directly to tangential passage 26 leading to control port 25 of vortex amplifier 13 and in another state directly to the input of a jet pump 12 having outlet 34 and operably connected at 38 to an input port 21 of the vortex amplifier. Direct connection avoids losses in connecting pipework. In a modification the jet pump is connected to pipework to the amplifier output chamber 20. (Fig 2, not shown) <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212304-A (GB)
Title: Electronic timepiece with printing function
Inventor: NAKAMURA CHIAKI
IPC: G04G9/00
Filed: 1988-11-03
Abstract: An electronic timepiece whose printing function comprises an oscillation circuit (1) for generating a standard signal, a timing signal generating circuit (2) responsive to the oscillation circuit for generating timing signals and processing means (4) responsive to the timing signal generating circuit for calculating timekeeping information comprising a plurality of timekeeping data. External operation means (8) is responsive to a manual operation to designate timekeeping data to be printed for generating print select signals. Memory means (6) store the timekeeping information and comprises a plurality of pairs of data register means for storing the timekeeping data and print select register means for storing print select information according to the print select signals. A printing means (7) is responsive to the memory means (6) for printing the timekeeping data stored in the data register means when the corresponding print select register means stores the print select information therein. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227536-A (GB)
Title: Gas distribution tube
Inventor: DUNCAN MICHAEL
IPC: B21C37/29
Filed: 1988-11-22
Abstract: A gas distribution tube has an outlet port formed by flow drilling to produce a circumferential raised boss around the periphery of the port. The boss forms a location for both a gas tap and an annular gas seal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210942-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular transmission speed change mechanism
Inventor: OKUBO KIYOKAZU
IPC: F16H63/30
Filed: 1989-01-25
Abstract: A vehicular transmission with a main speed change mechanism (36) that has plural speeds and a sub speed change mechanism (37) for establishing a very low speed, for cross country travel in four wheel drive. Shift forks 98, 101, 104 for selectively changing gear trains are mounted on shift fork shafts 116, 120, 121 with the sub speed shift fork head 123 mounted on the same shaft 116 as the shift fork 98 (122) for the lowest speed of the main speed change mechanism. The shift fork shafts are supported on one end by the transmission case (33) and the other end by the clutch case 32. A lever 159 forms part of the sub speed change mechanism and is pivotally mounted on the transmission case by a pivot pin 164 installed from the outside of the transmission case. <IMAGE>