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Patent GB-2159845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to fibre reinforcing tape
Inventor: JONSON AKE
IPC: B29B15/08
Filed: 1985-05-01
Abstract: In the manufacture of a fibre- reinforced plastics object, at least part of the fibre material is used in the form of a tape (11a) consisting of longitudinal, mutually parallel yarns (12a) and of transverse, mutually parallel yarns, the latter yarns making an oblique angle (17) with the longitudinal yarns. The tape (11a) is produced from a tape consisting of longitudinal mutually parallel warp yarns (12) and of weft yarns (13) which are at least substantially perpendicular thereto by passing this tape into the nip between driven rollers of a roll pair (14) and, upon its exit from the nip, while being held under tension in its longitudinal direction, by displacing it in a direction which makes an oblique angle (15) with the direction of the warp yarns (12) before their entry into the nip, and by winding the tape onto a winding-up device (16) with the parallel warp yarns (12a) directed at least substantially perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the winding- up device or by drawing the tape into a tool (not shown in Fig. 1) for drawing profiles of reinforced plastics material. The material may be embedded in a mass of hardenable plastics material which is allowed to harden to provide a fibre-reinforced product. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2158687-A (GB)
Title: Harvester
Inventor: MCLAIN DR HENRY DUNCAN
IPC: A01D45/00
Filed: 1985-05-10
Abstract: Harvester for cutting stems and tying cut stems or sticks of willows or similar biomass material into bundles comprises a frame (10) adapted mechanically to be progressed along a row of biomass material to be cut. The frame has an upwardly open horizontal passage extending initially rearwardly from the leading end of the frame, the passage having mounted sequentially therein means for guiding the stems, means for cutting the stem, means for bundling the stems, and means for discharging the stems. The frame (10) has bundling means comprising a pair of needle/knotter units (30) which operate in conjunction with a crusher/separater unit (31). The units (30), (31) are actuated by a common vertical crankshaft (32). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167815-A (GB)
Title: A bearing assembly
Inventor: WALTER LOTHAR
IPC: F16C31/06
Filed: 1985-11-29
Abstract: A bearing assembly comprises a bearing 10 having an axis of rotation and axially spaced recesses 19 in the radially outer circumferential surface, which recesses extend circumferentially. Two radially resiliently expansible locating elements 24 are adapted to be removably engaged in the axially spaced recesses to enable a support ring 21, surrounding the bearing, to be axially located therebetween.   So that a support ring 21 can be mounted on the bearing 10 and have one of a plurality of axial lengths without having to modify the bearing 10 or locating elements 24, the bearing 10 has three or more recesses 19 in the circumferential surface and each locating element 24 can be removably engaged in any one recess 19. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171502-A (GB)
Title: Film drying apparatus
Inventor: ROSS JEFFREY GRAHAM
IPC: F26B11/18
Filed: 1986-02-26
Abstract: A method of and apparatus for drying films comprising a rotary support means (23,24) adapted to support a photographic film (28) to be dried in the form of a spiral, and fan means (12) for blowing filtered warm air over the surfaces of the film, which air also causes rotation of the support means (23,24) to ensure even drying of the film and decreases the chances of the film becoming contaminated from contact with dust or other foreign matter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174780-A (GB)
Title: Clutch control in automatic transmission apparatus for vehicle
Inventor: TATENO TOSHIAKI
IPC: B60W10/10
Filed: 1986-04-03
Abstract: A friction clutch (15) is controlled so as to go to a standby state, when vehicle conditions, such as vehicle speed engine speed and gear ratio appropriate, and is then half-engaged when a load sensor (85), detecting accelerator pedal movement, detects an increase in engine load. 
<??>The above control procedure operates in a vehicle start mode and may also operate in a hill-start mode wherein a wheel brake (107) is held engaged, with the clutch (15) half engaged, until engine speed has reached a high target value. 
<??>The system may have warning lights for low air pressure (115) and clutch wear (117) and transmission ratio indicator (67). An exhaust brake (121) is disabled before clutch control commences. The system can adjust engine speed by actuator 25 operating on the fuel injection pump. 
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Patent GB-2193308-A (GB)
Title: Humidity and pollutant control plant for museum cases
Inventor: EATON-WILLIAMS RAYMOND HERBERT
IPC: F24F8/158
Filed: 1986-05-09
Abstract: A humidity and pollutant control plant for museum cases comprising an air conditioning unit (14) for bringing air passing through it to a temperature corresponding to that of the air already in a display case (10) and in the gallery or hall where the display case is located, and a small-bore pipe (12) or other air passage for supplying conditioned air from the unit (14) to the display case (10) in such a low quantity as to keep the display case very slightly pressurised and to keep the humidity of the air therein at a required level. The conditioning plant may include a filter and humidity control <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179126-A (GB)
Title: Primer for spike-forming explosive charge
Inventor: BARTEL DR HANS HORST
IPC: F42B1/024
Filed: 1986-07-11
Abstract: An explosive charge with a spike or projectile forming liner or coating 3, a primer detonation point 11, a priming charge 12 and a main charge 4 has an insert of inert material formed as parts 6 to 10 by which the primer charge is subdivided into a number of axially spaced zones 19 to 23 concentric with the collapse axis 5 and serving to cause the detonation wave to enter the main charge 4. As a result the path of the entire detonation wave front to the liner can be determined by selection of distances a1, a5, b1-b4 and c1-c5, e.g. to obtain a wave front parallel to the liner and consequently a spike without velocity gradient, and a charge of relatively small length-to- diameter ratio can be produced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200387-A (GB)
Title: Twin-spout giant hydraulic pulser
Inventor: LENENKO STANISLAV ANTONOVICH
IPC: E21C25/60
Filed: 1987-01-21
Abstract: A two-spout hydraulic pulsating monitor comprises a housing (1) with seats (2, 3) forming spaces (4, 5, 6) inside the housing (1). Located in spaces (6) and (5) and forming chambers (11, 12, 13, 14) are pistons (10) and (9) interconnected by a rod (15), the cross-sectional area of piston (9) being K times larger than the cross-sectional area of the piston (10) where K ranges from 1.2 to 1.5. The chamber (11) communicates with the space (4) connected to the inlet pipe (24), the chambers (12, 13) are connected to the nozzle-carrying spouts (16, 17) and the chamber (14) is connected by the pipe (21) to the nozzle-carrying spout (17) and is vented to the atmosphere through a valve (23). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186873-A (GB)
Title: Waste reclamation system
Inventor: MOORE RICHARD SUGDEN
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 1987-02-17
Abstract: A system is proposed for the treatment of essentially all the wastes arising in a community, and for recovering marketable products therefrom, based on a combination of pre-sorting and mechanical and manual separation. Clean dry secondary organic wastes such as paper and textiles are separately baled for re-use, contaminated secondary organic wastes are prepared for re-use as fuel; primary organic waste such as wood and other vegetable matter is prepared, as appropriate, as fuel, as compost or for re-use as wood chips. Mixed wastes are separated by size and by density according to the ease of separation and the increased re-use potential of the separated as opposed to the mixed materials. The invention claims the principle of converting waste of differing categories into the marketable products in conversion lines, and transferring contaminated waste of one category to the conversion line for the or another category.
Patent GB-2202001-A (GB)
Title: I.C. engine inlet valve timing control
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI-HEI
IPC: F02B29/08
Filed: 1987-03-12
Abstract: Fixed profile inlet cams 22a to d have a long event duration (e.g. 300 DEG ) and under low load conditions achieve a small exhaust overlap and a closing time sufficiently delayed to reduce the intake charge into the cylinder by permitting partial expulsion of the charge during the early part of the compression stroke thereby limiting the maximum output of the engine under full throttle. A first mechanism (layshaft 16) is provided for phase shifting the inlet cams to advance the closing and opening times by equal amounts so as to provide a first increase in maximum power output by increasing the valve overlap and increasing the trapped charge, and a second mechanism (harmonic drive 20) is provided for varying the event duration so as to provide a further increase in maximum power output by further advancing the closing times of the inlet valves to increase the intake charge without a corresponding advance in the opening times of the valves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203408-A (GB)
Title: Egg trays
Inventor: TELFORD SAMUEL GILLIES
IPC: B65D85/32
Filed: 1987-03-24
Abstract: An egg tray in which eggs are located in pockets (10) has projections (11) around the pockets (10) for spacing adjacent trays in a stack. Each of said projections (11) has four discrete egg supporting faces, one directed to each of four surrounding pockets (10), each of said egg supporting faces having a generally dished portion (21) centrally thereof and a generally flat portion (22) adjacent the bottom (20) of the pocket (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2192512-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic devices
Inventor: RAWSON FRANCIS FREDERICK HAMIL
IPC: B06B1/02
Filed: 1987-05-12
Abstract: To ensure that an ultrasonic tool 16 is driven at an optimum frequency, the phases of the voltage applied to the transducer 14 and the current flowing through the transducer are compared, and an error signal is generated dependent upon the divergence of the phase difference from a desired difference, which may be zero phase difference. The error signal is used to vary the frequency at which the ultrasonic device is driven, in the direction to reduce the error signal, so that the ultrasonic device can be driven at zero error signal (i.e. the desired current/voltage phase relationship) and thus at maximum efficiency. The method may be used in tuning a horn or testing a transducer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209420-A (GB)
Title: Coin-freed lock mechanism
Inventor: TAYLOR MICHAEL
IPC: G07F17/14
Filed: 1987-09-03
Abstract: A coin-freed lock mechanism comprising a key operated patron lock 9, a bolt 42 operated by the turning of a key in the lock, a substantially vertical coin chute having inlet and outlet openings at its respective ends and being dimensioned to allow coins to pass edgewise therethrough and security means to prevent turning of the key in the absence of a correctly dimensioned coin in the chute; the security means comprising a pivotally mounted arm 27 which detects the presence of a coin in the chute by engaging a face thereof and which, in the absence of a coin, prevents operation of the lock, and a slidably mounted plate 18 which detects the presence of a coin in the chute by engaging the edge thereof and which, in the absence of a coin, prevents operation of the lock. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198058-A (GB)
Title: Filter
Inventor: SOMMER ROLAND
IPC: B01D46/10
Filed: 1987-11-18
Abstract: Flue gas is filtered by upward flow through a generally flat pleated metal filter mesh 7, with apertures 20-500 microns in width, and fitter cake is removed therefrom by compressed air directed downwards through the mesh from an elongated nozzle 20 which is reciprocated across the mesh (arrow 19). A filter cake suction nozzle 22 may move similarly on the upstream side of the mesh. The width of the slot 21 in nozzle 20 is adjustable between 0.1 and 2 mms. The compressed air and mesh 7 may be heated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199568-A (GB)
Title: Sheet folding
Inventor: EHLSCHEID GUNTER
IPC: B65H45/28
Filed: 1987-11-26
Abstract: Folded articles, such as paper napkins, handkerchiefs, and the like are produced of an intially continuous web or sheet material which is moved into a folding machine in a feed advance direction at a controllable feed-in speed. The sheet material may be folded once lengthwise around the feed advance direction before it is cut by a cutter operating at equal time intervals. The cut sheet material sections are then accelerated and after the acceleration they are folded at least once crosswise around a direction perpendicularly to the feed advance direction, whereby the cut sections travel at a constant speed during the crosswise folding and subsequent stacking. The feed-in speed is kept constant as long as articles of a given size are being produced. When the article size is to be changed, the feed-in speed is accordingly changed. The folding machine is equipped with a speed controllable sheet feeding device upstream of the cutter and with a sheet accelerating device downstream of the cutter as viewed in the feed advance direction.
Patent GB-2199449-A (GB)
Title: Radio transmitter arrangements
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN JACK KEEBLE
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 1987-12-10
Abstract: In a cordless telephone arrangement in which a plurality of radio transmitters 5-7 are required to transmit modulated radio-frequency signals by way of a common antenna, each transmitter has its output connected to a common path to the antenna by way of a respective directional coupler 8-10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215421-A (GB)
Title: Safety device
Inventor: GOURLEY JOHN EAMON
IPC: F16P3/14
Filed: 1988-03-02
Abstract: A device for controlling a machine comprises a monitor means operative to monitor the position of a person relative to the machine. The monitor means comprises a controller 3 and a marker 7, the controller being associated with the machine and controlling the switching on and off of the machine. The marker is associated with the person operating the machine and interacts with the controller whereby, in use, the position of the marker is monitored by the controller which results in the machine being switched on or off depending on the position of the marker relative to the machine. In use, the marker 7 may be attached to protective equipment, such as goggles 8, so that the controller is induced to switch the power on to the machine when a beam from the marker impinges on it, thereby ensuring that the safety equipment is always worn by the person.
Patent GB-2215174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a support device for plants and/or a method of supporting plants
Inventor: BARCLAY WILLIAM MATHIESON
IPC: A01G9/10
Filed: 1988-03-09
Abstract: A method and device for supporting a plant in which a flexible walled sachet is filled with a medium, the wall of said sachet being formed of a material which will resist accidental tearing or puncturing, yet enable the wall to be punctured at a selected time, puncturing the wall of said sachet and inserting plant material through the puncture in a manner such that the material defining the puncture substantially seals to said plant material. The medium is preferably a moisturised gel and the sachet wall includes a puncturable panel of foam plastics material. The sachet wall may be an uncoated nylon/ polythene laminate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209424-A (GB)
Title: Scroll
Inventor: RENNIE JOHN MARSHALL
IPC: G09B29/06
Filed: 1988-09-25
Abstract: A scroll has an elongate casing (1) within which a tubular core (3) support is mounted. A longitudinal key slot (4) of the tubular core support receives and keys with a complementary edge member extending along a marginal edge of a flexible substrate (120) bearing a map, or other illustration or information, thereby enabling the flexible substrate to be mounted to the support for winding thereabout. The casing is closed at one end and the tubular support is coupled to that end of the casing in a manner allowing rotation of the tubular support about its axis relative to the casing. Means associated with the tubular support serves as an anchor for one end of a spring mounted within the tubular support. The other end of the tubular support is coupled to the casing in a manner allowing the above said rotation, and provided with an end member to which the other end of the spring is coupled.
Patent GB-2221881-A (GB)
Title: Security device
Inventor: STOKES GRAHAM
IPC: B60D1/60
Filed: 1988-07-06
Abstract: A security device comprising a rigid metal housing 15 open at one face 16 to permit introduction into the housing of the coupling hitch component 11 of a towable unit, such that while the component is retained within the housing 15 access to the component for coupling to a mating component is prevented, releasable locking means (25) for preventing withdrawal of the coupling component from the housing, and internal guide means (23, 24) in the housing for co-operation with the coupling hitch component introduced therein to achieve a predetermined alignment of the housing relative to the coupling component. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223681-A (GB)
Title: Ostomy attachment
Inventor: GREENSMITH THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 1988-07-08
Abstract: An attachment made of a combination of ridged polythene screws and nuts and flexible polythene tubing enables an ostomy bag to be continually discharged into a suitable container. The container is changeable if required without the need to remove the attachment from the ostomy bag, whilst the attachment can be removed from the ostomy bag to enable the ostomy bag to be used in the normal way. This appliance can be used for both Hospital and home use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221538-A (GB)
Title: Detector for detecting filler in vehicle bodywork
Inventor: BYRNE RICHARD EDWIN
IPC: G01D21/00
Filed: 1988-08-06
Abstract: A detector for detecting non-metallic filler in a vehicle's bodywork, working in a similar manner to a metal detector and using an electrically generated and/or electrically monitored field or beam, incorporates means (6) for a user of the apparatus to vary the effective operating width of the field or beam. The width of the beam is indicated by an LED array on the top surface of the detector. Trigger(s) operates the detector and when filler is detected an LED on the top surface of the detector lights and a buzzer sounds. The detector includes rechargeable batteries and is provided with sockets 11a, 11b which co-operate with recharging pins on a storage rack. There may be a plurality of fields or beams whose combined effective operating width is varied by selectively activating individual ones or combinations thereof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222546-A (GB)
Title: Stapler
Inventor: MITSUHASHI YOSHIO
IPC: B25C5/02
Filed: 1989-08-29
Abstract: A hand-operated stapler has a staple magazine (6) in which a staple pusher (12) is disposed slidably. The staple pusher (12) has lower stapler pushing parts (15) and higher engaging lugs (13) extending laterally. The staplor pusher parts (15) are in sliding engagement with positioning guide ridges (11) of the magazine to prevent bars of staples from lifting up, and the lugs (13) are in sliding engagement with motion guide grooves (14) of the magazine. The parts (15) and lugs (13) are concurrently in sliding engagement with ridges (11) and grooves (14) respectively when the pusher is between the ridges (11) and the grooves (14). When the staple pusher (12) retracts to the rearmost position in the magazine, the stapler pusher parts (15) are no longer in engagement with the ridges (11), and a relatively large space is provided in the rear part of the magazine for loading a plurality of bars of staples (2) from above. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247219-A (GB)
Title: Floating oil/gas production terminal
Inventor: WORLEY MARVIN STEVE
IPC: B63B21/50
Filed: 1990-08-14
Abstract: A floating oil/gas production terminal comprises a multi-hull vessel having a plurality of vertically spaced barge form hulls (10, 11) interconnocted together to form a unitary structure including an upper hull which floats the vessel and a lower hull which provides gas/oil/other liquid storage space. A vertical throughway (13, 14) extends through the hulls towards one end thereof and a manifold system (4) is disposed in the free space between the hulls and is mounted for rotation on upper and/or lower hulls about a vertical axis extending through the throughway to receive a plurality of pipelines (42) connected directly or indirectly to seabed wellheads. A rotary fluid coupling (50) having two elements is relatively rotatable about said vertical axis. One element has means (51) for connection to conduit means mounted on the upper hull and a second element is connected by a conduit (44) to the manifold system between the hulls whereby the vessel may swing about said vertical axis leaving said manifold moans and pipe line(s) connected thereto stationary with respect to the seabed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252221-A (GB)
Title: An equaliser for a digital radio communication system.
Inventor: WATERS PATRICK HUGH
IPC: H04L25/02
Filed: 1991-01-24
Abstract: An equaliser of the kind using a Viterbi algorithm for signal processing to reduce the effects of multipath interference, comprising means for measuring multipath interference duration, signal processor means operative in accordance with a Viterbi algorithm having a selected number of states, and means for adapting the number of states in dependence upon multipath interference duration as measured.
Patent GB-2242182-A (GB)
Title: Package having a tear-open portion
Inventor: PALUMBO GIANFRANCO
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 1991-03-18
Abstract: A package for sanitary products (P) comprises a wrapper (2) which houses the products (P) and can be torn so as to form at least one hole for the removal of the products by means of a portion (7) defined by a tear line (5) and including lobes (6) defining pull tabs. The hole facilitates the removal of the products (P) whilst ensuring that the wrapper (2) remains unimpaired and retains its shape and size over a longer period. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243418-A (GB)
Title: Bearings
Inventor: TANAKA TADASHI
IPC: F16C33/12
Filed: 1991-04-10
Abstract: An aluminium alloy bearing for use in a low-rigidity housing comprises a bearing aluminium alloy which is bonded to a steel backing metal containing from 0.16 to 0.35% by weight of carbon. The steel has a hardness of Hv 200 to 280 and an elastic limit of not less than 40 kgf/mm<2>. In producing the bearing, the backing metal is pressure-bonded to the aluminium alloy in such a manner that the rolling reduction of the backing metal is from 38 to 50%. The backing metal may carry a plating layer of tin or lead.
Patent GB-2253811-A (GB)
Title: Constructional composite resin impregnated fibrous material
Inventor: TREVINO MARTINEZ JOSE L
IPC: B29C70/24
Filed: 1991-05-24
Abstract: Resin impregnated fabrics are made from reinforcement fibres of e.g. glass, carbon or polyaramides. The fabrics are produced by the superposition of the fibres, in preferred orientations, to form a complete unit using a single multidirectional weaving process, and are used in the manufacture of beams, sectional elements and structural frames. The fibres of the layers are arranged in three or more different directions and the layers are joined together to form a compact system using a small chain of binding stitches formed from thread of similar or different composition, applied by a general warp stitch method. <IMAGE>