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Patent GB-2032088-A (GB)
Title: A display panel
IPC: F21V23/06
Filed: 1978-10-03
Abstract: A display panel comprises a substrate (10) having a recess (16) therein, a component (21) having an illuminating device (29) and electrical connecting means (20, 27 and 28) on the substrate and the component for connecting the illuminating device to an electric power source so that when the component (21) is located on the substrate (10) with the illuminating device (29) contained within the recess (16), the recess is illuminated by the device (29) when electric power is supplied from the power source to the device (29) by the connecting means (20, 27 and 28). The component is easily removable from the substrate if the device (29) becomes defective. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2008621-A (GB)
Title: Masking a Substrate During Pack Aluminising
IPC: C23C10/04
Filed: 1978-11-23
Abstract: A mixture for the partial masking of a metal surface during pack aluminising comprises a particulate material, such as zirconium silicate, which will form a non-gaseous reaction product with halides and sinter at aluminising temperatures to provide a barrier impervious to molten aluminum. The particulate material is carried by an organic resin binder, such as polyvinyl alcohol, which will vapourise at aluminising temperatures leaving minimal residue. When particulate material used may be Ni or NiO with inert fillers such as ZrO2 or Al2O3. The preferred binder is polyvinyl alcohol.
Patent GB-2013314-A (GB)
Title: Furnace with implosion relief device
IPC: F23M11/00
Filed: 1979-01-25
Abstract: The invention provides implosion relief devices 36 in combustion air duct means 16 for a furnace 10. Devices 36 are downstream of any dampers and can move to an open position 38. They comprise a releasable mechanism for holding a door 40 hinged at 42, secured movably to the duct means 16, in sealed engagement with the duct means 16. The mechanism comprises a stud 64 having a shear-pin 70 and retaining means 88, 92, 100, for the shear-pin 70, pivotally mounted on the duct means 16. A knurled screw 116, engaging retaining means 88, 92, 100 and door 40, varies the sealing force applied to door 40.   The location of devices 36 allows, positive pressure combustion air to assist sealing; immediate relief of damaging conditions in the combustion chamber; relatively high pressure differentials for actuation; actuation when combustion air dampers are closed. The devices are particularly suitable for corner-fired furnaces <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2017886-A (GB)
Title: Drying coated granules
IPC: A23G3/26
Filed: 1979-02-12
Abstract: An apparatus for coating granules, such as pill cores, and for drying the coated granules with a gaseous drying medium, e.g. air. A drum 1 is rotatably mounted about its drum axis 2 in a frame 4 which may be inclined about a bearing axis transversely to the drum axis 2. Penta-shaped ventilating projections 18 having perforated wall sections 19 are internally provided on cylindrical supporting wall 7 of the drum. Hollow blades 23 are mounted on conical side walls 8, 9, which blades, in the direction of movement, at the front have a sieve-like ventilating area 25. One ventilating projection 18 and a hollow blade 23 and each of the two side walls are connected to a distributor 30 via a connecting passage 21, which distributor constantly supplies drying air into three lower of the nine connecting passages 21. The air may reach the outer atmosphere through upper connecting passages or through hollow boss 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2014534-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for forming and placing a shrinkable film hood over an article to be shrink-wrapped.
IPC: B65B9/13
Filed: 1979-02-14
Abstract: A film tube (1) of shrink film material is drawn upwards from a supply through an unfolding device where the leading end of the tube (1) is unfolded to form an open mouth. The tube (1) is then sealed at a distance from the open mouth to form a hood (43) which is separated from the remainder of the tube (1) at a location adjacent the seal. A covering device (22) then turns the hood (43) through 180 DEG  to a position over an article to be wrapped and pulls the hood (43) downwards over the article. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2021333-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connectors
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1979-04-19
Abstract: A connector for connecting leads 58 to units transmitting or receiving information has a plug upper element 2 which is pushed onto a plug lower element 1. The plug lower element 1 carries the leads 58 and, as the plug upper element 2 is pushed onto the lower element 1, cutting edges 19, 20 of plug contacts 12 cut through the insulation of the leads 58 to establish electrical contact. A cap 3 supports a printed circuit board 4 which carries a unit transmitting or receiving information. When the cap 3 is pushed onto the plug upper element 2, the printed circuit board 4 passes between two limbs 17, 18 of the plug contacts 12, and electrical connection is made between a section 7 of the printed circuit board 4 and the plug contacts 12 via contacting faces 15, 16. Hence, electrical contact is formed between the printed circuit board 4 and the leads 58. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2019720-A (GB)
Title: S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine and salts thereof for use in therapy
IPC: A61K31/70
Filed: 1979-04-30
Abstract: S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are used in a method of treatment of the human or animal body by therapy. These compounds may be used as sedatives, to induce sleep or as anti-convulsive agents, for example in the treatment of epilepsy (petit mal). The compounds may be administered in the form of a pharmaceutical composition also comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
Patent GB-2031309-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a machine tool
IPC: B23Q16/00
Filed: 1979-07-18
Abstract: A machine tool (10) such as a gun drill has a trip bar (14) which carries at least one trip (14A, B, C) for use in a drilling operation and has a trip bar (14) that is slidable and is adapted to be locked into a setting position for a predetermined drilling depth by using the drill to be employed (D) as a length gauge; which setting may be changed to maintain said predetermined drilling depth by subsequent appeal to the reduced length of the drill (D) if re- sharpened. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2028078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to boom assemblies
IPC: A01M7/00
Filed: 1979-08-13
Abstract: The invention provides a boom assembly in which the boom 10 is suspended from a boom support (12, 14) by inclined links (16, 18) with a spacer (30) arranged to space the middle of the boom from the support (12, 14). The links (16, 18) transmit to the boom (10) the effects of any long term forces acting on the boom support (12, 14) and provide stabilising or restoring forces on the boom whenever the effect of any horizontal or vertical short term forces acting on the boom is such as to urge or hold the boom away from a predetermined desired disposition relative to the boom support. In some embodiments, the boom is suspended by links from an intermediate member which is itself suspended by links from the boom support. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2058654-A (GB)
Title: Trash compactor with cover mounted packing blade
IPC: B30B9/30
Filed: 1979-09-18
Abstract: A refuse compactor having a packing blade 18 hinged under the cover 16 of a container and movable through an automatic refuse packing cycle involving initial downward swinging of the blade through a packing stroke by atmospheric pressure and gravity on evacuation of the container by a pump and valve means 20, to effectively compact refuse within the container, and upward return of the blade by air pressure to a normal retracted position against the underside of the cover each time the cover is locked in closed position. The packing blade is securely latched in the retracted position and positively inactivated against movement through its packing stroke except when the compactor cover is locked in closed position. When retracted, the packing blade swings upwardly with the cover 16 when the latter is opened to place refuse in the container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2046238-A (GB)
Title: Process for the production of a refractory material
IPC: C04B28/34
Filed: 1980-03-19
Abstract: A process for the production of a refractory material comprises mixing a composition of one or more of granular burnt bauxite, corundum and fireclay and an aggregate, and clay and an acid phosphate solution as a binding agent, the aggregate containing compounds containing sulphur and/or phosphorus, adding 0.3 to 3% by weight of hydrogen peroxide and optionally 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of potassium permanganate and mixing until oxidation is complete.
Patent GB-2064292-A (GB)
Title: Whey drainage apparatus
IPC: A01J25/00
Filed: 1980-03-20
Abstract: Apparatus for draining whey from a slurry of curd and whey to form a mat of curd on a moving conveyor in a cheese making installation. The apparatus comprises a reservoir 11, Fig. 1, having a weir 13 for overflow of the slurry from the reservoir, and a downwardly inclined drainage screen 14 for receiving slurry from the weir. The screen is curved with the upper end of the screen lying at a steep angle and the lower end at a shallow angle. The reservoir and screen form a single unit which is adjustable by screw-threaded rods 17 to vary the angle of inclination of the screen. The drainage apertures 52 in the screen are flared in the direction of flow of whey therethrough (see Fig. 3), to cause a reduction of pressure at the surface of the screen and thereby draw the whey into the apertures. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2073479-A (GB)
Title: Magnet wire
IPC: H01B3/30
Filed: 1980-03-31
Abstract: A self-bonding magnet wire is provided comprising a copper or aluminum conductor 2, a basecoat 3 consisting of at least one layer of insulating material around and along the length of the conductor and a polyundecaneamide (Nylon 11) or polydodecaneamide (Nylon 12) topcoat 4 around and along the length of the basecoat, wherein the topcoat comprises from approximately 5 to 95% of the total coating thickness. The basecoat may be a polyester based on terephthalic acid trishydroxyethyl isocyanurate and glycerol. The wire has a low coefficient of friction, is moisture resistant and stable at 180 DEG C. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2055989-A (GB)
Title: Self-lubricating fluid bearing assembly
IPC: F16C32/06
Filed: 1980-05-02
Abstract: A bearing assembly for a shaft (12) extending within a shaft housing (14) comprises two fluid bearings (56, 58) arranged within the shaft housing in spaced apart relation along the shaft, a pump (40) having a rotor (50) formed upon the periphery of the shaft for delivering fluid under pressure to the bearings, and a recirculation circuit for collecting the fluid from the bearings and returning it to the pump. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2050507-A (GB)
Title: A Low-noise Level, Internal Combustion Engine
IPC: F02F7/00
Filed: 1980-05-15
Abstract: The parts mainly responsible for vibration such as the crankshaft (3), cylinder block and cylinder head (35) form a power unit (1) supported in a crankcase (4) on elastic anti-vibration mountings (2), the sidewalls of the crankcase (4) extending above the crankshaft axis (3). The crankcase (4) is thus free from direct vibrations leaving other engine parts mounted above the crankcase (4) which require means to suppress radiated noise. The induction manifold (7) and U- shaped mountings (13, 14) and the rocker cover (20) are insulated from the cylinder head (35) by vibration absorbing elements (8, 15, 16, 21, 26) and are shaped and arranged to provide a screen for noise radiated from the cylinder head (35). Thus essential parts of the engine have the secondary function of reducing the level of noise emitted by the engine. In a supercharged engine one of the U-shaped mounting parts is hollow and conducts air from a turbo-charger to the induction manifold (7), Fig. 5 (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2078834-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation stop for windows
IPC: E05C17/50
Filed: 1980-06-02
Abstract: A ventilation stop, mounted on a side rail 13, of the upper sash 10 of a double-hung window, comprises a hinged plate 23 with a wedge member 26 capable of being swung into the path of the upper horizontal rail 16 of the lower sash 11 to permit only limited relative opening movement of the upper and lower sashes. The plate may be pivoted up and over the part 20b of the mounting plate 20 into an inoperative position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2052416-A (GB)
Title: A railway goods truck for transporting heavy rolls and bales
IPC: B61D45/00
Filed: 1980-06-03
Abstract: The truck has a plurality of pivotal flaps 7 which, when they are all in their lowered (horizontal) positions, constitute a flat load-carrying surface. Each flap can be raised into and locked in a vertical attitude by catches which engage a holding device 11 which itself carries crank levers which keep the holding device raised. The holding devices can be lowered when not needed. The flaps, when raised, reveal transverse load-accommodating troughs which can be of different sizes. Each trough has arms 14 which are movable transversely of the truck from the outside towards the truck centre-line in order to engage racks such as will maintain the arms in selected angular settings to the horizontal. The arms, when erected, prevent the load in a trough from moving transversely of the truck. The holding devices and the arms when lowered all lie below the flaps when the flaps are horizontal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2078954-A (GB)
Title: A liquid crystal temperature indicator
IPC: G01K11/16
Filed: 1980-07-01
Abstract: A liquid crystal temperature indicator comprises a solution of a mesomorphic material displaying a crystalline-to-liquid phase transition at or in the region of its inherent clearing temperature e.g. decylcyanobiphenyl, whereby the clearing temperature is determined by the ratio of material to solvent. The solvent may be cyclohexane. The solution may be contained within a translucent cell whereby the transition can be optically detected by the eye or by a photo-sensitive device connected, for example, to a recording means.
Patent GB-2056790-A (GB)
Title: High-voltage composite insulator
IPC: B29C65/66
Filed: 1979-01-27
Abstract: A high-voltage composite insulator is substantially comprised of a rod (2) of synthetic material reinforced with fiber glass, screen forming bodies (3) and connection armatures (4). The outer cylindrical surfaces of the rod (2) of synthetic material reinforced with fiber glass are coded with a first layer (5) of silicon rubber and with a second layer (6) of synthetic plastic grease. The screen forming bodies (3) are crimped on said outer layer of the rod (2) of synthetic material. These screen forming bodies are made of polytetrafluoroethylen. They present in the direction of the longitudinal axis thereof smooth cylindrical bores (7). The diameter of these bores (7) is very slightly smaller than the diameter of the rod (2) covered by said layers. The screen forming bodies (3) supported by the synthetic material rod (2) are heated before their mounting and then set on the rod (2). In order to prevent water or dirt from penetrating inside the screen forming bodies (3) threaded onto the synthetic material rod (2), these bodies are preferably assembled by a tongue and groove joint (9a and 9b).
Patent GB-2073590-A (GB)
Title: Harvesting pretreatment
IPC: A01N25/24
Filed: 1980-08-15
Abstract: An improved method of desiccating crops of oil-seed rape with diquat, wherein the diquat is applied in admixture with di-l-p-menthene, resulting in reduced losses of seed from the desiccated seed-heeds of the crop.
Patent GB-2057695-A (GB)
Title: Method and Apparatus for Measuring the Oxygen Potential of an Ionic Conducting Melt
IPC: G01N27/416
Filed: 1980-08-28
Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the oxygen potential of ionic melts such as sodium silicate and soda-lime glasses are described wherein a reference electrode 10 and an indicator electrode 11 are coupled by a potentiometer and inserted into the melt with the reference and indicator electrodes 10, 11 separated by a distance of at least 3 mm and the indicator electrode 11 insulated 13, 14 at its point of entry into the melt to prevent the formation of a three phase boundary between the melt, the electrode and the gas atmosphere above the melt. The method and apparatus avoid the problem of oxygen transfer through the solid electrolyte of the reference electrode which prevented previously known oxygen probes from measuring the oxygen potential of ionic melts. The reference electrode may be a conventional solid electrolyte reference electrode and the indicator electrode 11 comprises a platinum or molybdenum wire 12 which extends through alumina isolator 13 cemented into alumina tube 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2057734-A (GB)
Title: Thermal array protection
IPC: G01D15/10
Filed: 1980-09-01
Abstract: In a thermal array protection apparatus, data to be printed within a given line of data are compared to data printed within one or more previous lines of data. Whether data will or will not be printed in the given line of data is a function of the previous data printed. Since the apparatus prevents data from being printed for the same position in successive lines of data, the temperature of the individual thermal imaging styli will be kept within acceptable limits. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2061440-A (GB)
Title: Fastener Device
IPC: F16B35/04
Filed: 1979-06-11
Abstract: The fastener device comprises a tubular member (30) which is taken through aligned holes in two parts (31, 32) which are to be fastened together, and which is slotted so as to be radially expandible by an externally threaded core member (38) which extends through the tubular member (30) and engages an internally threaded core head (37) to draw the latter into the tubular member (30) when the core member (38) is rotated. Lugs project from the core head (37) to engage in the slots in the tubular member (30) to prevent rotation of the core head (37). A resilient retaining ring (40) engages the outer periphery of the tubular member (30) and the lugs to hold the core head (37) in assembly with the tubular member (30) prior to use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2072761-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic control means
IPC: B62L3/02
Filed: 1981-03-10
Abstract: An hydraulic control device for hand operation comprises a reservoir (13) for hydraulic fluid and a pressure chamber (16) in which fluid supplied from the reservoir can be pressurised by a piston (6) operated by a lever (2). The pressure generated in the chamber (6) is communicated to a second chamber (19, 21) having a plurality of outlets (22, Figure 2) controlled via respective valve stems (30). A "joystick" control member (35) is provided which can be used to tilt a platform (43) to selectively lift the valve stems (30) and thereby communicate the fluid pressure from the distribution chamber (19, 21) to selected outlets (22) and pressure lines (25). The pressures in the lines (25) can be used as signal pressures to operate pilot valves which control, for example, the movements of a fire-fighting monitor or like device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076236-A (GB)
Title: Controller for AC electrical apparatus
IPC: F24H9/20
Filed: 1981-05-13
Abstract: A controller is provided for controlling the energisation of electrical apparatus (3) from an a.c. supply, the apparatus (3) being of the type including a control device (7) having a first state in which it enables energisation of the apparatus from the supply and a second state in which it inhibits energisation of the apparatus. The controller includes a switch device (51) for connection into one line (15) of the supply circuit of the apparatus (3) and switchable between non-conducting and conducting states. The controller further includes indicator means (5) for providing an indication of the state of the control device (7) of the apparatus when the switch device (51) of the controller is in its non-conducting state. The controller is particularly suited to the control of a domestic immersion heater unit (3), the indicator means (5) being arranged to provide an indication of the state of the heater-unit thermostat (7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2100798-A (GB)
Title: Radiation shielding and gas diffusion apparatus
Inventor: MILLER ROBERT CHARLES
IPC: F02K1/82
Filed: 1981-06-19
Abstract: A device for shielding a heated surface 22 from infra-red detection through an opening adjacent to the heated surface includes a gas- conducting member 12, which is adapted to receive heated gases, ejector pump means to draw cooling air over the exterior surface of the gas- conducting member, cooling air being then mixed with the heated gases within the said member. This provides cooling of the gas-conducting member to prevent the member from being visible to infra-red detection and may also provide cooling of the gases which are discharged from the outlet of the gas-conducting member by mixing of the heated gases with the cooling air. The gas-conducting member has a configuration which blocks the inlet to the member from line-of-sight view through the outlet to the member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280078-A (GB)
Title: Thermal imaging and rangefinding apparatus
Inventor: BERRY PETER JOHN
IPC: G01S17/89
Filed: 1981-06-23
Abstract: Integrated thermal imaging and laser rangefinding apparatus comprises a laser rangefinder (LRF) transmitter (12) collimated with the principal line of sight (PQ) of the imager which is formed by a first scan mechanism (2) and a second scan mechanism (1). Radiation from the field of view first encounters the second scan mechanism (1) the scan rate of which is slower than that of the first scan mechanism (2) and the scan cycle of which includes a part where the pointing direction of the imager is not along the principal line of sight (PQ) and the change in the pointing direction is less than a predetermined amount during a predetermined time interval. The apparatus further includes a trigger means (13) providing a trigger signal to the LRF transmitter (12) during the aforesaid scan cycle part and received laser radiation is received during the aforesaid time interval along the line of sight (PQ) of the imager and is directed by the second scan mechanism (1) to a LRF receiver (9), Fig. 2 (not shown), without being incident on the first scan mechanism (2). The imager includes a radiation detector (5) which may be the same as or different from the detector (9) forming the LRF receiver. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2106433-A (GB)
Title: Squeeze casting of pistons
Inventor: DAY ROGER ANTHONY
IPC: B22D19/00
Filed: 1981-09-22
Abstract: A light metal alloy piston (2) has a reinforced crown comprising a layer or mat (1) of whiskers or fibres of reinforcing material embedded in and having its interstices filled by the light metal alloy. The piston is formed in a mould or die in the crown-down position by disposing a mat of whiskers or fibres of reinforcing material in the bottom of the mould, and introducing the metal alloy by a squeeze casting technique so that the whiskers are embedded in the metal alloy. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2107072-A (GB)
Title: Force transducers
Inventor: OORTGIJSEN JAN FERDINAND
IPC: G01L1/22
Filed: 1981-10-02
Abstract: A guided-beam transducer comprises a pair of beams 11, 12 extending between end members 13, 14 in a parallelogram configuration. The beams 11, 12 are of constant width along their length and carry strain gauges 16 on the distal surfaces, which are planar. The proximal surfaces of the beams are profiled in a predetermined manner to provide a constant strain characteristic. The profiling is in opposite directions from the mid-point 18 of the beam 11, 12 occurring in two portions separated by a portion 19 of constant thickness and is according to the equation   <IMAGE> where y is the thickness of the beam 11, 12 at distance x from the pertaining mid-point 18; L is the length of the beam 11, 12 between the two end members 13, 14; and h is the thickness of the beam 11, 12 at its junction with each of the end members 13, 14. <IMAGE>