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Patent GB-2216245-A (GB)
Title: Condensation device for a combined machine for washing and drying laundry
Inventor: DURAZZANI PIERO
IPC: D06F58/24
Filed: 1989-02-15
Abstract: A condensation device for a combined machine for washing and drying laundry, comprising an air trap which is provided on the outside surface of the device and a spray nozzle connected to the water supply by means of a conduit which is bent in a double U configuration and which is inserted through the air trap to spray cold water onto the water vapour flowing through the condensation device during drying of the laundry. The air trap and the conduit define a column of air capable of preventing penetration of the water contained in the condensation device to the interior of the trap in such a way as not to close off the nozzle and to produce a high level of efficiency in respect of condensation of the water vapour. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220084-A (GB)
Title: Ophthalmoscopic device
Inventor: FREEMAN MICHAEL HAROLD
IPC: A61B3/12
Filed: 1989-06-27
Abstract: An adaptor or attachment for a direct ophthalmoscope comprises a housing (22) having sight holes (25) in use aligned with a sight hole (14) in the ophthalmoscope (12) and with a reflector arrangement (15 and 18) to intercept about half of the light from the ophthalmoscope's sight hole and deflecting it to the user's second eye. An afocal optical system (16 and 17) can be disposed between the reflectors. The device can be adapted for use by a one-eyed user by deflecting all the light from the ophthalmoscopes sight hole.
Patent GB-2228928-A (GB)
Title: Superconductivity in square-planar compound systems
Inventor: CHU CHING-WU
IPC: C01G33/00
Filed: 1987-11-09
Abstract: Described is a superconducting composition comprising an oxide complex of the formula [L1-xMx]aAbOy wherien L is scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, or a combination thereof; "M" is barium, strontium, calcium, magnesium, mercury, or a combination thereof provided that when "L" is lanthanum "M" is not barium; "A" is copper, bismuth, titanium, tungsten, zirconium, tantalum, niobium, vanadium or a combination thereof "x" is from about 0.01 to about 1.0; "a" is 1 to 2; "b" is 1; and "y" is about 2 to about 4. The oxide complexes of the invention are prepared by a solid-state reaction procedure which produce oxide complexes having enhanced superconducting transition temperatures compared to an oxide complex of like empirical composition prepared by a co-precipitation - high temperature decomposition procedure. With a solid-state reaction prepared oxide complex of the invention a transition temperature as high as 100 DEG K has been observed even under atmospheric pressure. There is also disclosed a method for conducting an electrical current using an oxide complex described above as conductor material.
Patent GB-2235930-A (GB)
Title: Soap composition
Inventor: SAHNI SUNIL MANOHARLAL
IPC: C11D9/00
Filed: 1989-09-12
Abstract: A soap composition in solid or paste form contains 35 to 90 wt% of an alkali metal soap mixture, the soap mixture comprising 0.5 to 30wt% of a soap fraction including C8, C10, C12 and C14 soaps with a weight ratio of C8 and C10 soaps to C12 and C14 soaps between 30:70 and 100:0, and 99.5 to 70wt% of a soap fraction including C16 and C18 soaps. The present soap compositions can have rather properties similar to conventional soap compositions and yet have reduced or no whole coconut oil soap content provided that the soap mixture contains at least some C8 and C10 soaps.
Patent GB-2229776-A (GB)
Title: O-ring seal assembly
Inventor: DAVIES JOHN KYFFIN
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 1989-09-21
Abstract: A seal assembly comprising one or more O-ring type seals 3 for sealingly engaging the periphery of a shaft 2 the O-ring seal(s) being sealingly received between a pair of axially opposed seal faces, and clamping means 13 surrounding the O-ring seal(s) for radially compressing the O-ring seal(s) to sealingly engage said shaft and said opposed seal faces. Preferably the axially opposed seal faces are provided by plates 4, 5 or by one plate and or face of pump housing 1. The seal may be solid or hollow, and split, and of P.T.F.E. acetal or polyether sulphane. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223389-A (GB)
Title: Combine harvester
Inventor: KERSTING HERMANN
IPC: A01F12/30
Filed: 1989-10-06
Abstract: The present invention provides a self-propelled combine harvester comprising a threshing means 2, 3 which operates in a tangential flow mode, straw walkers 4 adjoining the threshing means and a threshing and separating means 11 which is disposed in the region of the straw walker discharge and which operates on the axial flow system. Adjoining the two lateral outlet openings of the threshing and separating means are passages which throw the straw which has been subjected to post-threshing above a chaff cutting unit 16 onto same. The post-threshed straw is consequently chopped up and deposited on the field in a single swathe. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2225775-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of cartons
Inventor: RANDALL ROBERT CHARLES
IPC: B65D5/28
Filed: 1989-12-06
Abstract: In order to reduce the incidence of ply separation in cardboard blanks of the kind in which a panel (20) is defined in part by a crease (19) which extends away from a free edge (16a) of the blank in a direction substantially non-perpendicular thereto, a cut (22) is formed in the panel (20) to extend away from the free edge (16a) thereof towards the crease (19) and across the direction in which ply separation initiated at the crease would be propagated. Typically, the cut (22) extends across between about 1/3 and 2/3 of the distance between the free edge (16a) and the crease (19) in the direction of the cut, the cut extending through the full thickness of the board or through a major portion of its thickness. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227183-A (GB)
Title: Animated display apparatus
Inventor: SATOH YASUTA
IPC: A63J19/00
Filed: 1990-01-02
Abstract: The apparatus includes at least one article (e.g. figure 106A) having movable parts (e.g. eyes, mouth, limbs), a recording medium bearing at least sound information relating to the article, and means for playing back the medium and, as a result, causing movement of the parts and reproduction of the sound information. The medium may be a video tape 192, having two audio tracks associated with respective figures 106A, 106B, and having video information reproduced on screen 188 and including a figure 194. The respective figures may appear to communicate with each other. Part of the screen may display information which is detected by a sensor and used to control the programme of movement and sound. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243814-A (GB)
Title: Clutch immobilisation vehicle anti theft system
Inventor: CHRISTIAN GARY
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 1990-03-20
Abstract: A vehicle immobilisation system, interacting with the mechanical operation of the vehicle's clutch to prevent unauthorised driving of the vehicle, consists of a high security cylinder mechanism remotely connected to a mechanical latching mechanism fitted integrally to the vehicle engine or chassis and forming a mechanical break within the conventional action of a vehicle clutch operating cable. Activation of the security cylinder mechanism 28 via a high security key relaxes the tension in remote cable 16 causing cam mechanism in latching device 27 to retreat allowing a catchment device to adopt standby status. Depression of the clutch pedal causes a sliding latch, attached via a cable to the clutch operating lever to become entrapped within the latching device 27 thereby trapping the clutch assembly in its separated state preventing transmission between engine and gearbox. Reversal of the security key reverts the system to normal operation allowing free use of the clutch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244743-A (GB)
Title: Water recirculation system for a cleaning vehicle
Inventor: BRADLEY RICHARD MAURICE
IPC: E01H1/10
Filed: 1990-06-08
Abstract: A self-propelled cleaning vehicle has a recirculation system for water collected in the matter storage tank. Water separated by a screen (212) is re-injected into the air stream in a suction duct or suction nozzle. Screened water passes to a tank (214) therefor, for temporary storage. The mesh size of the screen is relatively coarse by a factor of up to about 5 times as compared with previous proposals. The storage tank for the screened water is of relatively low volume and is provided with a topping-up system comprising a relatively large tank (226) of clean water which maintains a predetermined minimum volume in the tank (214) of screened water. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234946-A (GB)
Title: System for controlling active suspensions of a vehicle
Inventor: KAMIMURA KATSUYOSHI
IPC: B60G17/005
Filed: 1990-06-14
Abstract: In a system for controlling active suspensions of a motor vehicle, having fluid suspensions for the respective wheels, a lateral acceleration sensor, control valves for the respective suspensions, and a controller for adjusting the control valves to charge and discharge a fluid into and out of the fluid suspensions so as to control the vehicle attitude, a shut-off valve is provided between each control valve and each fluid suspension. The shut-off valve is normally open to enable the control of the vehicle attitude in an active state. When the detected lateral acceleration of the vehicle during a turn exceeds a set reference lateral acceleration, an active-passive changeover circuit delivers a shut-off signal to each shut-off valve thereby to close the shut-off valve, whereby all the fluid suspensions are sealed so that the suspension system becomes a passive state. This enables the elimination of the excessive performance of the active suspension system and makes the suspension units smaller and less costly, reducing energy consumption. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236153-A (GB)
Title: Master cylinder assembly
Inventor: LEIGH-MONSTEVENS KEITH VERNON
IPC: F16D66/00
Filed: 1990-08-01
Abstract: A master cylinder assembly 30 for actuating a vehicle clutch 12 or brake includes a push rod 40 operable by a control pedal 20 to apply a direct pushing force on a piston 38 and further includes power means in the form of an electric motor 46 driving a ball nut 80 to cause axial movement of a hollow ball screw 82 to exert a pushing force on the piston 38 independently of the push rod 40. A mode select switch 104 selects either manual operation by the pedal or, by enabling a logic module 102, automatic control by the motor 46 in response to movement of the gear lever 28 or clutch pedal or of the brake pedal as the case may be. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-907132-A (GB)
Abstract: 907,132. Electric meters. SANGAMO WESTON Ltd. May 5, 1961 [May 5, 1960], No. 16429/61. Class 37. A moving-coil meter comprises a permanent magnet 16, Fig. 1, having pole pieces 17 embracing a cylindrical core 43, e.g. of soft iron, which is radially adjustable to vary the usual flux gaps between core and pole pieces. The core 43, Fig. 2, is rigidly supported in a non- magnetic bracket by a screw 51 and is positioned therein by an axially disposed key 44 on the bracket engaging a slot 45 in the core. The bracket also carries bearing screws 36, 37 for the moving coil and also has the dial plate 13 secured thereto. The moving-coil assembly including the core, pointer 61 and dial plate is secured in position by screws 27 which secure the bracket to the pole pieces 17, the bracket holes through which the screws 27 pass being sufficiently large to permit of any necessary radial adjustment of the core. A magnetic shunt 54, Fig. 3, is adjustably secured to the movement bracket 28 by a screw 57.
Patent GB-2251540-A (GB)
Title: "Packaging and preserving food"
Inventor: JONES ARTHUR NEVILLE
IPC: B65B25/00
Filed: 1991-01-08
Abstract: A process for preserving a food product 8 comprises introducing the food product into a tray 1 having side walls 3 stepped to form a first support surface 4 extending round the tray. The side walls 3 also provide a second support surface 6 extending round the tray 1, the first support surface 4 being nearer to the base 2 of the tray than the second support surface. A microporous inner lid 5 is affixed to the first support surface 4, the food product 8 is heated in the tray 1 and then allowed to cool, and the tray is sealed by affixing an outer lid 7 to the second support surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253221-A (GB)
Title: Panel walling
Inventor: ECCLESHALL DAVID JOHN
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 1991-02-09
Abstract: A partition comprising panels (10, 12) arranged back-to-back and attached to each other by an elongated connector (18) adjacent to corresponding edges of the panels. Each panel has a row of headed studs (21) projecting towards the other panel and the connector has slotted limbs (24) to engage over the studs when the connector is driven downwards relative to the panels. The panels can be released by driving the connector upwards. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241417-A (GB)
Title: Electric element assembly
Inventor: HUNT ANDREW
IPC: H05B3/82
Filed: 1991-02-12
Abstract: An electric element (20) for liquid heating purposes is sealingly joined to a metal backplate (22) adjacent each end, and also at a location intermediate its ends to provide adequate heat transfer to actuate a temperature sensitive cut out (not shown). To facilitate use of stainless steel, avoid the need for brazing, and obtain adequate contact area (X), the element (20) is formed intermediate its ends, usually centrally, with at least one substantially planar face, which is then connected to the backplate by welding. Spot welding is preferred along with application of pressure, and, again to facilitate heat transfer, use of an electrode (24) with a notch (25) which fits over the remainder of the element surface is advantageous. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242312-A (GB)
Title: Laminated displacement device
Inventor: JOMURA SHIGERU
IPC: H01L41/083
Filed: 1991-02-26
Abstract: A laminated displacement device comprises: a laminate 5 which is formed by alternately laminating thin plate 1 made of an electromechanical converting material and internal electrodes 2a, 2b made of a conductive material; and external electrodes 3a, 3b which are provided in the side portions of the laminate 5 and are connected to the internal electrodes 2a, 2b. In the laminated displacement device, a plane projection area which is obtained by overlapping the internal electrodes 2a, 2b in the laminating direction is set to be smaller than a plane projection area which is obtained by overlapping the thin plates l in the laminating direction. A relation of B/A >/= 0.5 is satisfied between the width dimension A of a displacement portion which is formed by overlapping the projections of the internal electrodes in the laminating direction and the width dimension B of a non-displacement portion which is formed between the edge of the displacement portion and the side surface of the laminate. The internal electrodes may be rectangular or square (Figs 3A-3E), circular (Fig 3F) or octagonal (Fig 3G) and may be connected to the external electrodes on adjacent sides (Figs 3A and 3D), opposite sides (Figs 3B, 3F and 3G) or on the same side (Figs 3C and 3E). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246446-A (GB)
Title: Draught shield for analytical balances
Inventor: THACKER ROBERT FRANCIS
IPC: G01G21/28
Filed: 1991-03-04
Abstract: The invention concerns analytical balances of the kind having a transparent front plate (13), and respective top and side doors (14, 15 & 16), the top and side doors (14, 15 & 16) being individually slidable between a closed condition and an open condition. The top door (14) has a tab (17) which an operator can grip when opening the door, the tab carrying a pair of slidable members each associated with an individual side door (15, 16) and movable by the operator to engage its associated side door so that on movement of the top door (14) the associated side door (15, 16) is moved as well. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254640-A (GB)
Title: A control system for controlling a collection of mine roof supports
Inventor: HARRIS ROBERT GRAHAM
IPC: E21D23/12
Filed: 1991-04-11
Abstract: A control system is disclosed for controlling a collection of mine roof supports 10 each of which comprises a roof engageable canopy 11, a ground engaging base 14, hydraulic props 15, 16 for raising and lowering the canopy relative to the base, and means 18 for advancing the roof support relative to a conveyor 20 and for advancing the conveyor relative to the roof support. The control system comprises a plurality of control units 31 each associated with a respective roof support. Each control unit 31 includes a control panel 32 provided with a mimic diagram 33 of a roof support and a plurality of control buttons 34 disposed around the mimic diagram. The position of each control button 34 in relation to the mimic diagram, together with any legend provided on the control button, is clearly indicative of the function which the control is to perform. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255693-A (GB)
Title: A digital data decoder
Inventor: RITCHIE JAMES KENNETH ALEXANDE
IPC: H04L1/20
Filed: 1991-05-02
Abstract: A digital data decoder which checks for errors in data which it receives and signals when there are more than a set number of errors found during a set period. The decoder and an associated demodulator use the error information to select one of a plurality of available data transmissions for decoding. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244565-A (GB)
Title: Remote control apparatus of camera
Inventor: SUZUKA SHINYA
IPC: G03B17/38
Filed: 1991-05-16
Abstract: A remote control apparatus of a camera is disclosed including a signal emitter (30) for emitting remote release signal light, and a camera body (20) having a view finder and an electromagnetic shutter. A half mirror is provided in the optical path of the view finder to partly transmit the remote release signal light therethrough and partly reflect the same. A light receiving element is provided behind the half mirror on the transmission side thereof, and a releasing device (28) releases the electromagnetic shutter of the camera body (20) when the light receiving element receives the remote release signal light from the signal emitter (30). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261672-A (GB)
Title: The use of biomaterials for tissue repair
Inventor: BRADEN MICHAEL
IPC: A61L26/00
Filed: 1991-11-18
Abstract: A curable composition of a monomeric heterocyclic acrylic or methacrylic ester and an acrylate or methacrylate polymer is used to promote tissue repair, especially cartilage repair. The monomer has the formula:   <IMAGE>   where   R  = H or CH3 X  = 3 to 6 membered heterocyclic ring @@m  = 0, 1 or 2.
Patent GB-2262553-A (GB)
Title: Packers
Inventor: PELTIER BERTRAND PIERRE JOSEPH
IPC: E21B33/127
Filed: 1991-12-13
Abstract: In an inflatable packer of the type having a sleeve reinforced by wires 32, the deformability of the region 31 containing the wires 32 is matched to that of the bulk material 33o, 33i making up the rest of the sleeve 50 that when the sleeve is elastically deformed the tendency for the reinforcing wires to de-bond is reduced or eliminated. The region 31 may have a foamed structure or may be provided with slits or holes in order to match its deformability to that of the layers 33o, 33i. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251681-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a ventilator fan speed and heater output
Inventor: NICHOLLS PAUL
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 1992-01-10
Abstract: A roof void ventilation unit has a motor-driven fan (26a) for drawing air from the roof void and delivering it to an outlet duct (15) adapted for fitting to the ceiling aperture, a heater (40) located in the flow path of the air from the roof void to the outlet duct (15), means (36) for detecting the temperature of the airflow in the outlet duct (15), and means (34, 35, 36, 37) for controlling the operation of the fan motor (26b) and of the heater (40) whereby to adjust the air flow rate and the heat supplied respectively, in dependence on the temperature of 34 the air. If the temperature of the delivered air falls below 20 DEG C the flow rate reduces (to 50% at 15 DEG C). Any further fall activates the heater, which is fully on at 8 DEG C. If the temperature falls still further the flow rate reduces further (to 10% at 0 DEG C). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252945-A (GB)
Title: Sun visors
Inventor: JENKINS RONALD JOHN
IPC: B60J3/02
Filed: 1992-02-05
Abstract: A sun visor for an automobile can be enlarged by an add-on extension. A telescopic body (1, 7) with spring loaded (9) hooks (6) at opposite ends can clip onto an existing visor V by engagement with opposite edges. A shield (16) is hinged to this body at 19 and can be swung down to increase the vertical shading, or folded flat against the existing visor. The shield (16) can also be slid transversely on slider 18, effectively to give the existing visor more width. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250984-A (GB)
Title: Disposal of nitrate waste cake
Inventor: KRAMER LARRY JOHN
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 1992-02-05
Abstract: A process for disposal of nitrate waste cake comprises passing the nitrate waste cake through a drier to remove a substantial part of the water and other volatile constituents thereof and using the resultant dried product as landfill. Alternatively, the dried product may be sold to a minerals broker.
Patent GB-2252663-A (GB)
Title: Data transfer head
Inventor: OLIVER ALAN
IPC: G06K7/08
Filed: 1992-02-13
Abstract: A magnetic data transfer head for reading from or writing a substantially rigid magnetic medium comprises a support (15); a pair of pole pieces between which an elongate gap is defined, the pole pieces being mounted to the support; and a contact area (11', 12') including the pole piece faces along which the magnetic medium passes in use. The faces of the pole pieces define the contact area, the length of the gap constituting the largest dimension at the contact area.
Patent GB-2258595-A (GB)
Title: Spinning reel having a device for preventing backward rotation of a rotor.
Inventor: HITOMI YASUHIRO
IPC: A01K89/01
Filed: 1992-07-03
Abstract: A spinning reel includes a rotor 5 rotatable relative to a reel body 2 and supporting a bail 4. The rotor 5 defines a plurality of teeth 8 on an inner peripheral wall thereof. The reel body 2 has a pawl 9 mounted in a forward position thereof for engaging the teeth 8. The pawl 9 is controllable by a cam 11 rotatable through a wire spring 10 interlocked to a rotor drive shaft 6. The cam 11 retracts the pawl 9 from the teeth 8 when the drive shaft 6 rotates in a line winding direction, and allows the pawl 9 under a spring load to engage one of the teeth 8 when the drive shaft 6 rotates in a line unwinding direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262018-A (GB)
Title: Adjusting the depth of fade of a signal
Inventor: LUMSDEN JOHN L
IPC: G11B20/02
Filed: 1992-10-21
Abstract: Voice over circuitry comprises a comparator C1 for comparing a fader signal S3 to a predetermined threshold level S4 which may be determined during a rehearsal. The output of the comparator is connected to a two part display DY1, DY2. When the fader signal is greater than the threshold level, the first pant of the display is activated and when the fader level is less than the threshold level the second part of the display is activated. Neither of the two parts of the display are activated when the fader signal equals the threshold level. Based on the state of the display, the fader signal is adjusted as necessary to equal the threshold level. Thus, the mixing fader may be set quickly, accurately and consistently to the desired depth of fade during a mixing session. <IMAGE>