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Patent GB-2109881-A (GB)
Title: Emergency braking system
Inventor: MIDGLEY JOHN BACKHOUSE
IPC: B60T17/22
Filed: 1982-04-02
Abstract: A manually operated emergency braking system for a motor vehicle comprises a power source such as a compressed air reservoir connectable to an air actuated cylinder capable of actuating through a cable 20 the vehicle brake pedal 18 and applying the vehicle's brakes. The power source is actuated by a control situated in a conspicuous and easily accessible position within the vehicle cab. The vehicle's emergency warning lights and an engine cut out switch may also be operated by actuation of the control. An optional second air actuated cylinder disengages a clutch simultaneously with the brake. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2103682-A (GB)
Title: Injection process for solidifying a soft ground
Inventor: SHIMADA SHUNSUKE
IPC: C09K103/00
Filed: 1982-04-20
Abstract: An injection process for solidifying a soft ground by injecting a merged liquid, comprising an acidic aqueous solution of water glass having a pH value of 3 or under together with an alkaline liquid compound having either alkali or water glass as an essential component, such injection liquid being of high concentration of water glass, yet injectable without depositing blocks of silica.
Patent GB-2103399-A (GB)
Title: Selectively complementing data store and method of operation
Inventor: CANEL JULES EUGENE
IPC: G11C7/10
Filed: 1982-07-16
Abstract: A selectively complementing data store 12 expedites and simplifies execution of arithmetic or logic functions by causing stored data bits to be read, selectively complemented, and rewritten as part of a single memory cycle. The store is particularly advantageous when used with small, special purpose state sequencing data processing systems, which can utilize the capability of the store in lieu of special arithmetic processing circuits. In the disclosed embodiment, the store is a small core memory having its own loadable address counter. The store generates a data available signal as read data becomes valid and write data is accepted and an address overflow signal after the address counter reaches a terminal count. The address overflow signal inhibits further data store operating cycles until reset by an address enable signal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125197-A (GB)
Title: Encoding chinese characters
Inventor: ZHI PINGYI
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 1982-07-22
Abstract: A method of encoding a Chinese character comprises dissembling the character into four constituent radicals each of which represents a pronounciable sound, as many radicals as possible, subject to the formation of a total of four radicals, being combined into the first radical and, again subject to the formation of four radicals, a succeeding radical is incorporated into a preceding radical, and in the event that there are less than four resulting constituent parts, after the constituent parts, the final stroke of the character as normally written is used as one of the constituent parts and in the event that there are still not enough total constituent parts to complete the four required, the whole character is repeated as a final constituent part, and thereafter representing the four constituent parts by the initial four Roman alphabet letters of the transliterations of each constituent part if the part is a character or its link character which the part closely resembles, the code for the Chinese character having therefore the resulting four Roman letter code. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125303-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to shuttlecocks
Inventor: VAN RIJSWIJK JACOB
IPC: A63B67/00
Filed: 1982-08-13
Abstract: A shuttlecock (1) has a head (3), a skirt (2) secured to the head, and a weighting element (10) releasably securable to a part (8) of the shuttlecock at the rear of its head without disturbing the securement of the head to the skirt. A plurality of interchangeable weighting elements of different weights may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2105588-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions containing non-steroidal anti- inflammatory agents
Inventor: BRITTAIN ROY THOMAS
IPC: A61K31/445
Filed: 1982-09-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug together with the histamine H2-antagonist 1-methyl- 5-[[3-[3-(1-piperidinylmethyl)phenoxy] propyl]amino]-1H- 1,2,4-triazole-3-methanol or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. The histamine H2-antagonist reduces gastric mucosal lesions caused by the anti-inflammatory drug.
Patent GB-2126673-A (GB)
Title: Anti-lock braking system
Inventor: FARR GLYN PHILIP REGINALD
IPC: B60T8/42
Filed: 1982-09-09
Abstract: An anti-lock braking system (1) comprises a master cylinder (2), a booster 8 supplying fluid from outlet (12) at the same pressure as master cylinder outlet 6, a plurality of modulator assemblies (4) and a detector (5) for detecting an impending wheel lock condition. Normally first inlet (13) of the modulator (4) communicates with the first outlet (16) to a brake through valve (19) and bore (23) with reservoir (11) through port (14), valve (15) and vent (26). When an impending wheel lock is detected an electrical signal is sent via lines (30, 31) to open a normally closed solenoid valve (33) and to shift a valve head (34) of valve (15) to a position to isolate inlet (14) from vent outlet (26) and connect it to booster outlet (12) to move piston 22 to the left. This allows valve (19) to close and permits fluid to flow from brake actuators to reservoir via ports (16) and (17), thereby releasing the brakes. On cessation of the wheel lock signal the valve (33) closes, raising the pressure in the bore (23) and supplying the brake actuators with fluid from booster outlet (12) at the service braking pressure through inlet 14 and passages 37 and 20 to outlet port 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131528-A (GB)
Title: Improved method of operating a DC arc furnace and an improved furnace for use in the method
Inventor: STENKVIST SVEN-EINAR
IPC: C21C5/52
Filed: 1982-11-29
Abstract: A method of operating a DC arc furnace, which comprises a furnace vessel (1) having a bottom of refractory material (8) which, over a central portion, includes electrically conducting elements (7) electrically connected (e.g. via graphite bricks (10)) to a hearth electrode (11), involves leaving a melt residue (17) covering the central portion to protect the elements (7) from slag attack. The invention also extends to a DC arc furnace of the kind described in which a sump of solidified melt is left on the central portion of the vessel bottom from the preceding charge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2132429-A (GB)
Title: An electrical failure alarm
Inventor: BROWN SIMON GRANT
IPC: G01R19/15
Filed: 1982-12-07
Abstract: An electrical failure alarm for providing warning of the failure of an electrical appliance (30) such as a refrigerator, freezer or incubator, which normally takes an intermittent supply, comprises a detector (10) arranged to detect when the appliance (30) is not taking current from the main supply (25) and then to produce an output, e.g. from a rechargeable battery, which is not dependent on the mains supply, electrical charge storage means, such as a resistance- capacitance network or a timer circuit (200) incorporating a capacitor (220), arranged to receive the output (if any) from the detector (10) and to produce a signal if the output from the detector has continued for more than a predetermined time, thus indicating a fault, and at least one alarm device, e.g. an audible alarm (450) and a visual alarm (490), arranged to be activated by such a signal. A second timer circuit (300) may be fed with the inverted output from the detector (10) so as to produce an alarm signal if the appliance has continued to take current for more than a predetermined time, which would also indicate a fault. Where the appliance (30) is, say, a freezer the predetermined time may be varied as a function of ambient temperature, to reflect the expected variations in the freezer operations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2116185-A (GB)
Title: Structural adhesive formulations
Inventor: DAWDY TERENCE HARRIS
IPC: C08F220/00
Filed: 1983-02-09
Abstract: Novel structural adhesives for bonding metals and plastics are disclosed. The adhesives, comprising a solution or dispersion of a polymeric material, a monomer which is copolymerizable with such polymeric material and phosphorous-containing compounds are characterized by improved performance at elevated temperatures and excellent resistance to thermal degradation.
Patent GB-2117791-A (GB)
Title: Platinum alloy catalysts
Inventor: SUDHANGSHU BOSE
IPC: C07C67/00
Filed: 1983-03-02
Abstract: A method is disclosed for improving the performance of noble metal catalysts such as platinum in catalyzed chemical reactions where the reduction of oxygen is a rate limiting step. The catalytic activity of the catalyst and thus, the rate of reaction is increased by increasing the electron density of state at the Fermi level of the catalyst. This can be accomplished, for example, by alloying the noble metal catalyst with materials which increase the electron density of state; i.e. by solid solution alloying. Among the elements which may be used are W,V,Mo,Co and Cr.
Patent GB-2116038-A (GB)
Title: Dibenzocycloheptenylidene compounds for use in modulating the immune response in mammals
Inventor: CARLSON RICHARD PATRICK
IPC: C07C69/618
Filed: 1983-03-04
Abstract: A compound for use in modulating the immune response in mammals has the general formula: 
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 where R is hydrogen or alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms, R<1> is hydrogen or an alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms or is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and is formulated into pharmaceutical compositions suitable for therapeutic administration.
Patent GB-2138034-A (GB)
Title: Reeds for weaving
Inventor: JAMES BARRY JOHN
IPC: D03D49/62
Filed: 1983-04-15
Abstract: A reed for weaving comprises two spaced, general parallel members (1, 2), dent means (7) extending between the members. and means for releasably securing the dent means to the members. The dent means (7) may be of modular construction. Thus reeds of given sizes and dentages are readily assembled using a minimum of components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120605-A (GB)
Title: Artificial-flower-forming ribbon
Inventor: AOYAMA RYUJI
IPC: D04D7/04
Filed: 1983-05-18
Abstract: An artificial-flower-forming ribbon having an overlapped pair of strips and strings placed longitudinally in the middle of strips and therebetween. One end of the string is joined to those of the strips, and both strips are adhered to each other at a plurality of line areas spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the strips so as to permit relative movements of the strips and the strings. The line areas are inclined with respect to the widthwise direction of the strips, the inclinations being alternately reverse.
Patent GB-2123955-A (GB)
Title: Measuring tape
Inventor: FISHER JOHN RICHARD
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 1983-06-03
Abstract: A measuring tape and a method of forming same in which glass yarn is used to form a longitudinal reinforcement layer and give dimensional stability to the tape and natural or artificial fibres in random order are overlaid with respect to the glass yarn layer to give resistance to tearing and maintain flexibility.
Patent GB-2143280-A (GB)
Title: Propulsion device
Inventor: ATTKINS JOHN BERNARD
IPC: B60V1/00
Filed: 1983-06-24
Abstract: The device is formed by a chamber 11 having an open mouth 12. A fluid curtain is formed across the open mouth and causes increased pressure within the chamber 11, thus driving the chamber by reaction away from the direction of the open mouth. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2122616-A (GB)
Title: Pesticidal haloallyl benzyl esters
Inventor: ELLIOT MICHAEL
IPC: C07C29/14
Filed: 1983-06-27
Abstract: Pesticidal compounds have the formula:   <IMAGE>  wherein D represents hydrogen or a cyano group     X represents chlorine or bromine     A represents an alkyl group     n is 0 or an integer of 1-4 and RCOO is the residue of an acid RCOOH whose ???-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl ester has pesticidal properties. They are prepared by esterification methods.
Patent GB-2124006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to coin dispensers
Inventor: OSBORNE RICHARD NEIL
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 1983-07-20
Abstract: A coin despenser for a gaming machine has a finger (3) which pushes coins one by one from the bottom of stack (4) to a delivery position from which they can drop as the finger is withdrawn. Immediately above this position is a sensor (8), preferably a short range infra- red one, which signals each coin as it transiently pauses before dropping away. The count of coins actually delivered is comparable with the intended payout by actuation of a key in the possession of the proprietor. Any discrepancy is indicated, for example on the credit display. This check can be for a single most recent use of the machine, or with another type of key operation for total discrepancies over a number of preceding games. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127969-A (GB)
Title: Compensating for environmental influences in instruments for measuring length
Inventor: STEINBACH MANFRED
IPC: G01B9/02
Filed: 1983-09-30
Abstract: An apparatus equipped with interferometric measuring systems comprises auxiliary scales (10, 11) made from graduation marked materials having different thermal expansion and which are disposed on a carriage (7) of the measuring instrument (1) preferably parallel to the test object (6) or to the directions in which the carriage (7) is displaced.The auxiliary scales (10, 11) may be rigidly interconnected at one end and are measured for the purposes of determining the influence of environmental factors and correcting a distance (I4) be measured on the object (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2132098-A (GB)
Title: Puzzle
Inventor: BROOKS DAVID PHILIP
IPC: A63F9/08
Filed: 1983-12-19
Abstract: The puzzle comprises a frame having an aperture 2 in a side wall 3 thereof; a first element 4 which can be positioned in the frame and which can be removed from the frame through said aperture; and a plurality of further elements 5 which can be positioned within the frame but cannot be removed from the frame through said aperture; wherein all the elements can be simultaneously positioned in the frame to fill substantially the frame but to leave a space at least double in area to the smallest in area of said further elements so that the elements can be moved at least one at a time to a plurality of positional states. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2133733-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for cutting carpet
Inventor: AXFORD ROBIN
IPC: D06H7/00
Filed: 1984-01-05
Abstract: A piece of carpet 17 is placed in a press equipped with a cutting tool 16 and with a plate (128, Figure 2) through which pattern on the carpet can be viewed when the plate overlies the carpet. The position of the plate relative to the cutting tool is accurately controlled and the plate can be moved away from the piece of carpet prior to cutting of the latter. The plate has indicating means which can be aligned visually with selected elements of the pattern of the carpet by manual adjustment of the latter to enable the carpet to be cut at predetermined positions with respect to the pattern. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2153155-A (GB)
Title: Improvements on or relating to microwave filters
Inventor: EDWARDS TERENCE CHARLES
IPC: H01P1/203
Filed: 1984-01-24
Abstract: A microwave spur-line band-pass filter is constituted by a strip transmission line including one or more longitudinal portions 2 separated by gaps 7 from the adjacent portions 3,4 at either end, the portions having finger-portions 6 extending from their ends to effect coupling between their spaced- apart parallel edges 5. The portions 6 are preferably approximately a quarter-wavelength long at the pass-band centre frequency and, unless a known band-stop filter (Fig. 4, not shown) is incorporated therein, the length of the longitudinal portion between the inner ends of the portions 6 is preferably likewise approximately a quarter-wavelength. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2153612-A (GB)
Title: Current-to-voltage converters
Inventor: PITT GILLIES DAVID
IPC: H04M1/74
Filed: 1984-01-31
Abstract: A current-to-voltage converter, particularly a speech coupler for a telephone subscriber line, comprises a coil (15) through which the speech current is passed and a Hall effect element (8) disposed within the coil such that the magnetic field generated by the speech current can be sensed by the Hall element. When the Hall element carries a d.c. current it produces a voltage output corresponding to the speech current, with complete isolation between the subscriber line and the circuitry following the converter in the case of mains crosses or lightning strikes. Metallic glass flux concentrators (6,7) serve to concentrate the magnetic field to the Hall element. The following circuitry cannot be overloaded since the flux concentrators saturate, giving a maximum value to the Hall element voltage output. The converter may be comprised as a DIL compatible package. An alternative use of the current-to-voltage converter is as a fault indicator and/or protection device in the subscriber line. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141822-A (GB)
Title: Void detection in cast metal
Inventor: BHATTACHARYA SABYASACHI
IPC: G01N23/18
Filed: 1984-06-20
Abstract: A method of, and apparatus for, detecting voids 5 in or on the surface of cast metal comprises passing a substantially collimated beam of photons eg gamma rays or X-rays from source 6 through the cast metal, detecting the photon flux emerging from the cast metal with a photon detector 7, and estimating the size and location of any void present in or on the cast metal from the output of the photon detector with calculating means 10. As shown, the metal 1 eg a copper bar emerging from the casting machine 2 passes through a high pressure wash 3 before passing the photon source and detector, after which it passes to a rolling mill 4. The calculating means 10 is a microcomputer programmed to estimate the size of any void in the metal and also receives information from a width measuring device 11 so that variations in width can be compensated for in the estimates. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143718-A (GB)
Title: Composite confection products
Inventor: BUTCHER IAN
IPC: A23G3/00
Filed: 1984-07-31
Abstract: Composite confection products comprise a multiplicity (e.g. at least 4) of superimposed extruded thin (e.g. less than about 5 mm thick) layers of extrudable e.g. aerated frozen confection, optionally separated by interleaved very thin second confection layers such as couverture thin enough to be at least partly discontinuous. Apparatus and processing for their production involve use of slotted extrusion outlets for example in multiple or reciprocating arrangements, provided with intermediate spray or secondary feed devices.
Patent GB-2148337-A (GB)
Title: Industrial fabric
Inventor: GISBOURNE BRYAN JAMES
IPC: D06N7/00
Filed: 1984-10-11
Abstract: An industrial fabric, and particularly a papermakers dryer fabric, is proposed wherein the permeability thereof is reduced by the inclusion of a continuous layer of an elastomeric open-cell foam therein which extends to and is contiguous with at least one surface of the base structure, the base structure comprising a link belt or a woven or knitted fabric.
Patent GB-2150151-A (GB)
Title: Triple-layer steel
Inventor: WEBER GUNTER
IPC: B26D1/00
Filed: 1984-11-01
Abstract: A triple-layer steel comprises an inner layer of a first material rolled together and connected at both sides with two outer layers of a second material without other intermediate layers. One of the materials is a hard steel having the composition C = 0.4 to 1.2%, Si/Mn</=1%, Cr</=20%, Mo</=3%, V</=3%, Co</=2% and Ni</=1.5%, the remainder being iron with the usual impurities. The other material is a ductile corrosion-resistant steel with the composition C</=0.4%. Si/Mn</=1%, Cr</=30%, Ni</=30%, Ti = 0-12.0%, Nb = 0-15.0% and Cu</=5%, the remainder being iron with the usual impurities.
Patent GB-2150301-A (GB)
Title: Length measuring probe for computer
Inventor: POYNDER COLIN LESLIE
IPC: B43K29/08
Filed: 1984-11-14
Abstract: A linear measurement apparatus is in the form of a portable and manipulable hand-held pen which can be linked by an interface to a computer running a spreadsheet program. The pen comprises a sensing tip in the form of a ball (4), at one end of a rotary shaft (5), running along the axis of the pen. The shaft (5) may be driven in rotation, its rotation being detected by a photo-electric sensor (11, 12, 13) which can provide a count indicative of the amount of rotation of the ball (4) and thus of the length of a line the ball (4) traverses. The line length can be entered in the spreadsheet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2150933-A (GB)
Title: Pentosan-degrading enzyme
Inventor: DEHNUGARA ADIL PADAMJI
IPC: A23L7/104
Filed: 1984-11-27
Abstract: A pentosan-degrading enzyme and a composition containing it which has pentosanase activity, particularly at higher temperatures e.g. around 90 DEG C. The enzyme and composition may be prepared by fermentation of Talaromyces emersonii, particularly strain IMI 116815 and means for enriching the fermentation broth with pentosanase activity relative to other enzyme activity which may also be present is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2160501-A (GB)
Title: Maps, charts and the like
Inventor: RENNIE JOHN MARSHALL
IPC: A47B97/02
Filed: 1985-06-19
Abstract: An improved map, chart or the like apparatus together with a replaceable cartridge for use therein. The apparatus is of the kind in which two half-casings biased to close towards each other to form a complete casing for a map, chart or the like in scroll form are openable against this bias to reveal the map, chart or the like. The cartridge comprises a pair of supports and a flexible substrate, on which the map, chart or the like is depicted, wound theron in scroll form. The said supports are provided with a locking arrangement which is automatically rendered inoperative by the act of mounting the cartridge in the casing. The locking arrangement prevents the scroll from inadvertently unwinding while outside the casing. In the improved apparatus, the respective half-casings are provided with an arrangement effective to disable this locking arrangement so that when the said cartridge is mounted within the apparatus, the two half-casings are openable against the bias to reveal the map, chart or the like on a selected portion of the flexible substrate.
Patent GB-2164221-A (GB)
Title: Optical distance measuring system
Inventor: RUTT DR NICHOLAS HARVEY
IPC: G01S17/10
Filed: 1985-08-16
Abstract: A laser ranging system in which a tunable pulsed laser (1) has its frequency locked to, but offset from, that of a frequency stable c.w. reference laser (8) by a feed back loop. The reference laser (8) is used to produce a heterodyne signal from the echo signal. The tunable laser (1) comprises a mirror (4) moved by a piezoelectric element (5) under the control of a frequency offset lock system (11), fed by the detected (10) product (beam splitter 9) of the outputs of the pulsed and reference lasers. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2166168-A (GB)
Title: Looped core and effect yarn
Inventor: GREENBERG NEVILLE GEOFFREY
IPC: D02G3/46
Filed: 1985-08-30
Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a yarn or sewing thread from core and effect yarns. The effect yarn which is multi filamentary is drawn at no higher than a normal drawing ratio for material from which the effect yarn is made and the effect yarn is softened by sufficient heating, in order to prevent rupturing of the effect yarn during drawing. The core or effect yarn is passed through a wetting device to aid aspiration and entanglement of the core and effect yarns in a fluid jet device. The effect yarn is overfed to the jet device to aid in the formation, together with the core yarn, of a highly entangled looped yarn which is subsequently set by a heated roller while contraction of the yarn is prevented. The core yarn can also be drawn at or below its normal drawing ratio in order to aid in developing thread tenacity and ensure an acceptable elongation at break after dyeing or subsequent wet processing.