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Patent GB-2191750-A (GB)
Title: Sling grip
Inventor: BAILEY MALCOLM JOHN
IPC: B66C1/12
Filed: 1986-06-16
Abstract: A sling grip for a loop of chain or the like comprising first and second components (1,2) capable of relative sliding movement in opposite directions, an anchorage for one end of the loop mounted the first component, and a rotatable profiled wheel (11) also so mounted, the other end of the loop engaging with the wheel. At one extreme of the relative movement of the two components eg farthest apart, the wheel is free to rotate and so release the chain, while at the other extreme, closest together, the wheel and chain are both engaged by a recess 16 on the second component (2) and the chain loop is therefore secured. When a load contained within a secured loop of chain is lowered onto the ground, the two components slide to the relative position in which the wheel becomes disengaged, thus releasing the loop so that the load may be released from it. Catch means are described for insuring that once the wheel is so released, it does not become engaged again - for instance, if the grip is hauled up by a crane - unless the catch means have first been reset. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connecting frangible and/or friable articles
Inventor: JAMES BARRY DAVID
IPC: A47G7/02
Filed: 1986-12-12
Abstract: A method of and apparatus for interconnecting frangible and/or friable articles such as floral foam and for connectling object to such frangible or friable articles, the connecting means comprising a helical spring (60) one end (61) of which is threadedly engaged in one of the frangible articles and the other end (62) of which is engaged with the other of said articles. A flange (63) may be provided to limit the amount of threaded engagement between the helical spring and any one of said articles. The connecting means may be adapted to connect an object other than a frangible article to a frangible or friable article.
Patent GB-2185712-A (GB)
Title: Moulding of solid bodies
Inventor: CASSIDY STEPHEN MICHAEL
IPC: B29C45/16
Filed: 1986-12-17
Abstract: To eliminate the risk of the occurrence of voids therein during the moulding of a solid plastics body, which voids may result in subsequent change in the shape of the body, an inner body (28) whose configuration corresponds to the desired finished product but whose dimensions are smaller than the latter is moulded on a core pin in a first mould (not shown). The resultant aperture (30) in the inner body (28) is then employed with a core pin (32, 34), or a succession of such core pins, to locate the inner body (28) in a larger mould (40) (or a succession of progressively larger moulds) to enable a surrounding layer or a succession of surrounding layers to be moulded around the body (28) to achieve the desired eventual configuration and dimensions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185581-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for and method of pressure testing gas cylinders
Inventor: EWART RICHARD
IPC: F17C13/00
Filed: 1986-12-29
Abstract: Apparatus for hydraulic volumetric expansion testing of a gas cylinder 1 by the water jacket or non-water jacket techniques comprises two constant cross-section upright tubes 20, 21, the cross-sectional area of tube 20 being a predetermined fraction of that of the tube 21. The tubes are interconnected by a duct 22 with a shut-off valve 23 and an adjustable overflow device 27,28 is connected to the bottoms of the tubes through a duct 24 having a second shut-off valve 25. A sensor 29 indicates whether water in the larger tube 21 is at or above, or below a predetermined level. For the water jacket technique the larger tube 21 is connected to the water jacket 2 by a duct 30, the apparatus is filled with water to the predetermined level set by the overflow device 27; the shut-off valve 25 is closed and the hydraulic test pressure is applied by a pump 3 to the inside of the cylinder 1, expansion of which expels water from the jacket and raises the water level in both the tubes 20 and 21; the valve 23 is then closed and the test pressure is released from the cylinder which contracts and draws water back into the jacket 2 from the larger tube 21 only, thus lowering the water level in this tube; finally the indication of the sensing device 29 is noted to check whether the water level in the tube 21 is above, or at or below the predetermined level. Since the water volume trapped in the narrow tube 20 represents the permitted permanent volumetric expansion of the cylinder 1, should the water in tube 21 fall to or below the sensor a pass indication will be given for cylinder 1 whereas if the water level fails to fall to the sensor a reject indication is given. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2208152-A (GB)
Title: "Airport" board game
Inventor: LEACH ROBERT MELVIN
IPC: A63F9/00
Filed: 1987-02-13
Abstract: The boardgame, relates to passenger aircraft ariving and departing to and from four separate major international airports. Each player (up to four) operates an airport. The game consists of a playing board, playing pieces, instructions and rules variations of which are envisaged. The board has four playing areas each representing an airport, each airport, comprising three taxi paths. The playing pieces include seventeen aircraft including one "Presidential" Aircraft, twelve taxi path/airport maintenance vehicles, seventy-three taxi path instruction cards, twenty-one control tower cards, and a dice. Each player must first clear all three taxi paths using the maintenance vehicles and may then move aircraft therealong. The first player to removal all aircraft from his airport is deemed the winner.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185833-A (GB)
Title: Service tender signalling system
Inventor: LATTION ANDRE
IPC: B65H54/26
Filed: 1987-02-24
Abstract: A machine (10) comprises a plurality of operating stations 12 and a service tender 16 movable past said stations on a predetermined path. Signal directing means 42 at each station are operable to direct at least one signal towards a respective predetermined zone on the path, this signal representing a predetermined operating state at the station. Signal receiving means 146, 148 on the tender are adapted to pass through said zones successively as the tender 16 moves along said path and to receive a signal from a particular station while in the zone associated with that station. Further, a plurality of positional reference markers 162 are spaced along the path and associated with respective stations, and sensor means 164, 166 are provided on the tender responsive to these markers 162. The signal directing means indicate that an operating station requires servicing and may indicate the nature of the service required. Reflectors, 150, 152, co-operating with source detector pairs 154-160 indicate the positions of certain elements at the station. The position reference markers indicate a braking sequence to stop the tender at a particular station, the final positioning using interacting locating means on the station and tender. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212030-A (GB)
Title: Cellular telephone apparatus
Inventor: SHARPE ROBIN
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 1987-11-02
Abstract: A cellular telephone apparatus in which several functions such as decoding and encoding data signals, detecting the busy/idle bit and transponding the SAT signal, are carried out by a CMOS data processor (20) which is separate from a CMOS micro-controller (34). The data processor (20) can be operated at a lower clock frequency (1.2 MHz) than the micro-controller (34) which enables current to be saved compared to processing these functions in software using the micro-controller.
Patent GB-2200161-A (GB)
Title: Press fastener
Inventor: FILDAN GERHARD
IPC: A47F5/00
Filed: 1987-11-12
Abstract: A fastener of resilient plastics material comprises a first plate (6) provided with an opening (7) and a plurality of projections (8) extending inwardly from the circumference of the opening to define a smallest diameter of the opening, and a second plate (1) connected to the first plate by a flexible band (3) and provided with a pin (9) insertable into the opening (7) when the band (3) is bent to bring the first plate over the second plate. The pin (9) consists of three spaced apart webs carrying a head larger in diameter than the smallest diameter of the opening (7) and when the pin (9) is inserted into the opening the projections (9) engage in the spaces between the webs, these spaces being formed by passages through the pin. A suspension lock may be integrally connected with the second plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210018-A (GB)
Title: Bag
Inventor: POSNER BRIAN
IPC: A45C3/04
Filed: 1988-08-10
Abstract: There is disclosed a bag (10) of thermally insulating sheet material whose opening can be sealed by pressing the upper edges of the front (11) and rear (12) walls of the bag (10) together and unsealed by pulling them apart.
Patent GB-2223653-A (GB)
Title: Fishing reel
Inventor: FRISBY MATTHEW ANDREW
IPC: A01K89/016
Filed: 1988-09-19
Abstract: A method of making a fishing reel by assembling a frontplate member (1) having a rearward facing pillar (10) with a blind hole (1), a pin (8), bearings (4, 6) and retention means (3, 7) and a backplate (2) fixable to a fishing rod. The bearings (4, 6) and retention means (3, 7) are first assembled to the pin (8). and the assembly, is inserted in the blind hole (11) of the frontplate member (1). The pin and frontplate assembly is then fixed to said backplate (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211109-A (GB)
Title: Method for regenerating a metal oxide/promoter methane oxidation catalyst system
Inventor: FONT FREIDE JOSEPHUS JOHANNES
IPC: C07C2/84
Filed: 1988-10-11
Abstract: An at least partially deactivated catalyst system for the oxidative conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons comprising (i) a metal oxide component, and (ii) a promoter MX wherein M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal and X is an anion thermally decomposable to produce a gas Y is regenerated by the method comprising contacting an at least partially deactivated catalyst system with the gas Y obtained from the component (ii) during conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (i) a metal oxide component and (ii) a promoter M<1>X wherein M<1>, which may be the same or different to M, is an alkali or alkaline earth metal and X is an anion thermally decomposable to produce a gas Y, thereby to reactivate the at least partially deactivated catalyst system. The component (i) may be Mn3O4 and component (ii) may be NaCl. Other halide ions or nitrate may also be used.
Patent GB-2213276-A (GB)
Title: Simulating conditions encountered in welding an underwater pipeline in which fluid is flowing
Inventor: ANCENYS JEAN-CLAUDE
IPC: G09B19/24
Filed: 1988-12-15
Abstract: A method and apparatus for reproducing the conditions required for performing a welding operation on an underwater pipeline which is in service with a fluid flowing therealong wherein a test rig (1) is disposed inside a hyperbaric chamber (2), the rig comprising two coaxial pipelines (16, 17) delimiting an annular space (18) in which a helical wall 19 is wound at a constant pitch, and a turbulent flow of a fluid is established in the space (18) with the temperature, the pressure, and the flow rate of the fluid being selected to obtain a transfer of heat through the outer wall (16) which has the same characteristics as the underwater pipeline which is comparable to the heat transfer which would be obtained due to the flow of the said fluid in the said underwater pipeline which is in service. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230150-A (GB)
Title: Power adaptor with battery-shaped housing
Inventor: LISTER MARTIN BOYNTON
IPC: G04C10/00
Filed: 1989-03-03
Abstract: A power-converter adaptor (14) for use with battery operated quartz clock movements (10) or other low voltage battery operated appliances, has a housing (16) corresponding in shape and dimensions to the standard battery and provided with output terminals (18, 20) matching those of the battery so that it can be simply fitted as a replacement therefor, the adaptor operating from a higher voltage external power source e.g. a 12v supply of a vehicle so enabling a standard clock or other appliance to be utilised readily e.g. in a caravan. Circuitry within the housing (fig. 3) converts the input voltage and includes protection against incorrect input polarity. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226494-A (GB)
Title: Po-man's photosynthesis in mens blood to cure cancer and Poon's production function synthesis
Inventor: POON THEODORE PO MAN
IPC: A61K51/12
Filed: 1989-06-01
Abstract: An anti-cancer composition comprises various specified cooked vegetables or herbs. The composition is preferably administered together with a carbonated drink and the patient is simultaneously irradiated with UV or X-rays or treated with radio isotopes. Poon's production function synthesis is represented by the equation Pm = f( 2ROOT GAB> where f = function, G = coefficient, A and B are factors of production and Pm = Po-Man Poon definition of invention.
Patent GB-2221899-A (GB)
Title: Sliding ejector for goods in vending machines
Inventor: WOLSTENCROFT ADRIAN
IPC: G07F11/22
Filed: 1989-08-15
Abstract: There is disclosed a mechanism for dispensing packets (24) of cigarettes from a vending machine which includes an articulated slider (11) which serves to support a stack (23) of packets and to dispense the same one-by-one upon slider reciprocation. The outermost part of the slider is in the form of a downwardly pivotable flap (17) having an upstanding lip (20) at the forward extremity thereof, the flap (20) being supported in generally coplanar relationship with the remainder of the slider during the initial part of the dispense movement but being free to pivot thereafter. Conveniently, the flap (17) includes an aperture (21) to receive an upstanding element (25) into engagement therewith on pivotal motion of the flap (17), to facilitate packet discharge. A step (22) between surfaces (14) and (17) ensures ejection of packets (24). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225031-A (GB)
Title: Colouring fibres (e.g. dolls hair) with indicators
Inventor: BRECHIN ROBERT
IPC: D06P1/00
Filed: 1989-10-13
Abstract: A method of colouring fibrous materials (e.g. artificial dolls hair) comprises applying a solution of an indicator (e.g. phenolphthalein) in a volatile solvent to the material; allowing the solvent to evaporate and subsequently spraying the fibrous material with an appropriate solution so as to cause the indicator to change colour. The indicator solution may be applied in liquid or gel form or via a fibre-tipped pen.
Patent GB-2240024-A (GB)
Title: Pet house
Inventor: CHANG FU PEING
IPC: A01K1/03
Filed: 1990-01-19
Abstract: A pet house includes a front wall (1) having an entrance (16) formed in a centre portion, a rear wall (2), two side walls (3), two roof sheets (4), a floor (5) and a tray (7). One or more protrusions (14, 24, 31) are formed on a top surface of the front wall (1) and the rear wall (2) and on each side surface of the vertical side edges of the side walls (3). One or more dents (23) are formed in the front wall (1), the rear wall (2) and the roof sheets (4) for receiving the protrusions (14, 24, 31). The walls, roof and floor slot together and are held in place by the protrusions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230918-A (GB)
Title: Compatible television system with companding of auxiliary signal encoding information
Inventor: FUHRER JACK SELIG
IPC: H04N11/20
Filed: 1990-02-06
Abstract: An NTSC compatible, single channel widescreen EDTV system encodes and decodes a television signal comprising (1) a main, standard format NTSC signal (N) with auxiliary low frequency side panel image information compressed into a overscan region thereof; (2) auxiliary high frequency side panel image information (X); and (3) auxiliary high frequency horizontal luminance information (Z). High frequency components (2) and (3) are subjected to non-linear amplitude companding (2410, 1412), with large amplitude compression at an encoder and inverse amplitude expansion (1326) at a decoder.
Patent GB-2234312-A (GB)
Title: Oval or elliptical flexible ducting
Inventor: EAGLETON ANTHONY CECIL
IPC: F16L25/14
Filed: 1990-07-13
Abstract: Flexible ducting is provided with a substantially oval and/or elliptical cross-section to allow ventilation in mines using ducting with minimum width. Two ducts 11, 12 separated along their length by a web 15 may be provided. A supporting means 17 is provided along an intermediate section 14 for engagement with a suspension means, and spigot/socket coupling means 13 is provided around the ducting at the ends of the intermediate section 14. The coupling means 13 are capable of being retracted into the intermediate section 14 to form a female end (Fig 5) or extending beyond the end of the intermediate section 14 to form a male end (Fig 4) of the ducting. The supporting means 17 may comprise apertured tabs 19, or a continuous strip or hem with spaced eyelets therealong. The spigot/socket connections may be joined using lacing through circumferential eyelets (Figs 4-6). The web 15 may be perforated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236571-A (GB)
Title: Self-centering clutch bearing device
Inventor: CARON FABRICE
IPC: F16D23/14
Filed: 1990-10-01
Abstract: A clutch bearing device of the traction type comprises a rolling bearing (2); a guide sleeve (3) having a tubular part (15) capable of sliding on a guide tube (16), and a radial collar (17) in frictional contact with self-centring means exerting an axial force on the rolling bearing held by a supporting element; and means of axial connection (4, 20) between the rolling bearing and the clutch diaphragm (23). The self-centring means comprise a self-centring bracket (19) having a fastening part (29) capable of interacting with the non-rotating ring (7) of the rolling bearing, and a resilient part (32) capable of exerting an axial force between the radial collar (17) of the guide sleeve (3) and the rolling bearing (2). A seal may be formed or mounted between the bracket (19) and either one of the rings (6, 7) of the rolling bearing (2) (Figs 3-5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249183-A (GB)
Title: Video signal measurement system
Inventor: HODGES PETER
IPC: G01R13/28
Filed: 1990-10-23
Abstract: A system for measuring video signal levels involves a visual comparison between the signal to be measured (2) and a specially generated Bar (4) of variable known level. The Bar is inserted (1) into the video and the comparison is carried out on a standard picture monitor (3). The incoming video at (2) is passed to a busbar (7) (Fig 2 not shown) onto which are switched calibrated DC levels corresponding to Black, variable level Grey, and White. The DC level switches are controlled by a Timing Pulse Generator to form a Bar, or sequence of Bars, on the monitor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249958-A (GB)
Title: Scent generating device
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1990-11-20
Abstract: A round box with a vent 15 contains four sections, three of which contain different fragrance impregnated wicks 14 which are rechargeable and adequately isolated from each other. The rotatable box slides on and off its base for recharging purposes. A switch may be connected to the device's electrical power supply making it possible for the user to select one of three fragrances from a distance. The device may be installed in a car's ventilation inlet, with the switch being placed on the car's dashboard. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250020-A (GB)
Title: Preparing pigments by coating inorganic particles with monomers polymerised in the presence of a dye
Inventor: SOLOMON TREVOR
IPC: C08F292/00
Filed: 1990-11-26
Abstract: Coloured inorganic pigments are prepared by a process in which particles of inorganic powders are coated with a polymer containing a dye whereby an ethylenically unsaturated monomer is polymerised in the presence of a dye and a dispersed inorganic powder having a cationic charge on the surface of the particles thereof. The process is generally carried out as an aqueous emulsion polymerisation and preferred monomers are unsaturated carboxylic acids or esters. Preferably the inorganic powder is titanium dioxide.   The process provides a pigment which is readily dispersed in organic media and which provides a primary opacifying effect due to the inorganic powder combined with a colouring effect due to the dye.
Patent GB-2251347-A (GB)
Title: Short circuit protection apparatus
Inventor: SCOTT GRAHAM NORMAN
IPC: H02M7/519
Filed: 1990-12-19
Abstract: Electrical supply apparatus, such as an inverter or modulator, includes switches 12, 13 serially coupled via inductors 10, 11 to a power source A, B. The switches are operated alternately or sequentially to supply power from the source to a load. A protection circuit comprises amplifiers 24, 25 responsive to the voltage developed across each of the switches 12, 13 for opening a circuit breaker 41 which is effective to decouple the apparatus from the power source if the switches 12, 13 are operated contemporaneously so as to short circuit the power source. Circuit breaker 41 may be a thyristor, transistor, insulated gate bipolar transistor or gate turn off thyristor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242634-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball
Inventor: WOO YOUNG-KYU
IPC: A63B37/00
Filed: 1990-12-21
Abstract: This invention relates to a golf ball, in which a dimple distribution pattern is designed to secure the greatest possible number of lines of symmetry and shifting lines of symmetry on the surface of a regular spherical polyhedron based on the surfaces of a regular dodecahedron, a regular icosahedron, or a dodecaicosahedron, one of the lines 4 with the least number of intersecting dimples being used as the mold-parting line. The dimples 13 that intersect said mold-parting line are removed and equivalent dimples 33 with the aerodynamic characteristics equal to those of the dimples that are removed may be arranged in a symmetrical manner with respect to the line 4 in their place. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248743-A (GB)
Title: Videodisc scanning standards conversion apparatus
Inventor: FINNEY ANDREW BRANDON
IPC: G11B27/026
Filed: 1991-02-14
Abstract: With a videodisc containing single-frame pictures, exact correspondance is ensured between frames when changing standards between 50 Hz and 59.94 Hz (60 Hz nominal) field rates. An input master tape is played at 50 Hz, in a player 10, converted by a 6/5 ratio in a standards converter 12, and recorded at 60 Hz in a recorder 14. The 50 Hz and 60 Hz stages are maintained in precise synchronism by circuits 16, 18, 20. Subsequently the 60 Hz generated output can be replayed at the proper field rate of 59.94 Hz. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242782-A (GB)
Title: Process and structure for a transistor-capacitor cell
Inventor: KIM JEONG-GYOO
IPC: H01L27/108
Filed: 1991-04-04
Abstract: A process is disclosed for forming a DRAM cell having a self-aligned capacitor contact. Instead of forming an n+ region within the n- region 205a, connected to the stacked capacitor 209-211, the polysilicon layer 209 contacts the n- region 205a directly, aligned by virtue of first side wall 208. Subsequently, a further side wall 208a is separately formed in such a manner that the regions forming the p-n junctions of the capacitor section and the bit line contact can be n- and n+ respectively, with an n+ ion implantation being carried out thereafter to form contact region 212. The first side wall 208 is thus formed, and at the same time an n- contact region for the capacitor is formed, in such a manner that the contact between the node electrode and the n- region is self-aligned. <IMAGE>