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Patent GB-2170461-A (GB)
Title: A two-loading floor railway car
Inventor: MALUTA SANDRO
IPC: B61D3/04
Filed: 1986-01-31
Abstract: A two-loading floor railway car includes two walls (5) for supporting an upper loading floor (22). The floor (22) is removably coupled to the walls (5) by extensible screw-threaded means (16, 17), and the floor (22) is prevented from displacing axially of the car by releasable locking means acting between the floor (22) and the walls (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188555-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball holder
Inventor: GILLESPIE RAYMOND BRIAN
IPC: A63B47/00
Filed: 1986-04-03
Abstract: A protective golf ball holder (10) has an outer casing (12) which houses a resilient material (22). The resilient material includes a cavity (24) which snugly receives a golf ball, the ball being loaded into and ejected from the cavity by a passageway (32). Preferably the ball is an interference fit either in the cavity or through the passageway so that the ball is cleaned during loading and discharge from the holder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178217-A (GB)
Title: Electronic musical instrument
Inventor: RYAN PAUL
IPC: G10H1/34
Filed: 1986-07-08
Abstract: A guitar synthesiser has electrically conductive frets (15) and strings (14, 28). Electronic circuitry connected to the frets and strings identifies any electrical contacts between strings and frets during playing of the instrument and controls synthesiser circuits to generate tones accordingly. Each fret has a contact resistance with a string (28) which is high relative to the longitudinal resistance of the fret from end to end. The fret can comprise an isulating substrate (23), a first conductive layer (26) providing a relatively low resistance from end to end of the fret, and a second surface layer (27) providing a relatively high resistance between the under layer (26) and any string (28) in contact with the surface layer (27). This design of fret permits individual string/fret contacts to be identified in all circumstances, and also permits note ''bending'' to be measured.
Patent GB-2184295-A (GB)
Title: Anti-vibration mount assembly
Inventor: BICKNELL RONALD WILLIAM
IPC: G12B17/08
Filed: 1986-12-03
Abstract: An assembly (Figure l) including an electronic device (3) and package body (9) mounted upon a block (l5). Bending effects are minimised by locating the package body (9) and block (l5) upon a suspension system (l7,l9) that is located symmetrically with respect to the body centre and that lies within the body periphery. Point, bar hollow rectangle or ring suspension may be adopted. Where ring suspension is used, the ring radius can be chosen to minimise bending effect in the plane of the device (3). An array of devices can be substituted for the single device mentioned. The device (3) is preferably located at or near the neutral bending plane of the assembly. To this end the lid (2l) of the package (9) may be of significantly large mass.
Patent GB-2203321-A (GB)
Title: Gardening aid
Inventor: HALL ALLAN MARCUS
IPC: A01G9/28
Filed: 1987-04-07
Abstract: A plurality of cylinders 1 are arranged in substantially longitudinally parallel relationship with one another, each cylinder 1 being connected (5) to at least one laterally adjoining or adjacent cylinder 1. The cylinders 1 may contain soil, compost or flower pots and may be of varying lengths, cross-sectional shapes and sizes and colours. The inter-connections may be rigid or flexible, e.g. interengaging ribs and grooves, split pins, spring clips, lengths of string or the like, connectors apertured or recessed to receive the cylinders, adhesive. The cylinders may be arranged to provide a lawnedging. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203581-A (GB)
Title: Fire and/or burglar alarm system
Inventor: CHEN JACK Y C
IPC: G08B17/12
Filed: 1987-04-15
Abstract: The system includes a timer controller IC-7, S2, S3, S4 to enable, in addition to time control of external appliances, temporary disarming of the alarm system at a preset time, eg to warn a user to disarm the alarm after waking up in the morning, and disarming automatically at the end of a period set by the user. The system also includes various time delay circuits to ensure that the alarm sounds for a preset period after initial energization, to provide a high volume alarm for a preset period followed by a lower level alarm and to provide alarm inhibit periods to allow for initial energization, arming and disarming respectively. A thermo-electric infra-red sensor and filter and amplifier circuits are provided to detect intrusion or fire. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212686-A (GB)
Title: Phase adjustment circuit
Inventor: CORNFORTH JOHN ANTHONY
IPC: G01S7/28
Filed: 1987-11-16
Abstract: In a closed loop interference cancellation system for a signal receiver channel, main (6 Fig. 1) and auxiliary (7) signal paths are connected to a vector modulator 13 and correlator 14 combination such that output limbs from the correlator 14 carry feedback information for automatically controlling the vector modulator 13. The auxiliary channel 7 contains a representation of the interference which after modulation 13 is combined (8) with the main path 6 to reduce the interference to a minimum residue. One of the inphase and quadrature input limbs of said vector modulator 13 is connected to a generator 19 for applying a test signal to said limb, a phase sensitive detector 21 being connected to the opposite limb from said correlator 14 effective to produce a phase error signal, said error signal being applied to a counter 23 controlling the setting of a phase shifter 26 connected such that the phasing of signals entering said correlator 14 is adjusted to minimise said error signal. The system can be incorporated in a circuit module which thus becomes self- adjusting and it can be used and replaced in a radar receiver without demanding separate phase adjustments of the whole receiver. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213734-A (GB)
Title: Invalid lifting device
Inventor: HATCHER HENRY MORGAN
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 1987-12-22
Abstract: A lifting aid for an incapacitated person has a wide portion 1 to spread the load across the back of that person 6, fitted with handles 2 and adjustable strap 3 to enable a helper 7 to apply body weight and arm strength in raising and lowering the incapacitated person from and to a sitting position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201648-A (GB)
Title: Feeding objects
Inventor: LEATON TIMOTHY HOWARD
IPC: B65G69/16
Filed: 1988-02-26
Abstract: In order to improve the accuracy of spacing, direction and velocity, a feeder for feeding discrete objects 16 one by one has a belt 1 which circulates at a controlled speed. The belt 1 carries a series of buckets 14. The objects 16 are inserted one by one in the buckets 14 adjacent the top of their vertical descent, and are discharged at the bottom of the vertical path. In this way, the buckets 14 define the spacing and velocity of the objects 16. The buckets 14 may be formed by cooperating elements on two adjacent belts, or by cooperating pivoting flaps on a single bolt, which, pivoted flaps can be opened by a can. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220067-A (GB)
Title: Bubble level for ladders
Inventor: KEEN JOHN
IPC: G01C9/34
Filed: 1988-06-23
Abstract: A level to achieve correct placement of a ladder against a wall comprises a body member (1) having at least one side (2) sloped such that in conjunction with the top plate (3) the angle of slope corresponds to the normally correct ladder angle (1 in 4). The upper part of the body (1) incorporates a fluid filled tube (4) having an air bubble (5) which is approximately 50% of the length of the tube. The top of body (6) incorporates two adjacent triangular shaped apertures (7 and 8). When the ladder (9) is too close to a wall (10), for example, the bubble (5) adopts a position in which it is viewable in window (8) whereas the fluid in the tube is viewable in window (7). When in the correct position the bubble will be viewable in both apertures. The fluid may be coloured, e.g. red. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209118-A (GB)
Title: Bed with mechanism for adjusting height & inclination
Inventor: GORE PETER GEOFFREY
IPC: A61G7/012
Filed: 1988-08-26
Abstract: A bed is provided having means for adjusting its height and attitude, the bed comprising:-     (a) a ground-engaging frame (b) a bed frame supported from the ground-engaging frame and having means for raising the bed frame and tilting the bed frame about an axis generally at right angles to the length of the bed, (c) said actuating means comprising a motor drivably connected to a shaft mounted transversely of the ground- engaging frame and linked via actuating arms to the bed frame, whereby rotation of the shaft is translated by said actuating arms to raising of the adjacent bed frame.
Patent GB-2210444-A (GB)
Title: Lamp standard
Inventor: TOVEY ALFRED
IPC: E04H12/00
Filed: 1988-10-03
Abstract: The lamp standard has an elongate shaft 2 having a base 4 secured in the ground 5, and an upper end 6 having an electrical lamp mounted thereon; the base 4 has an aperture 7 for permitting access to electrical wiring within the base, the aperture being covered by a continuous rigid tubular sheath 8 which closely surrounds the base, the sheath being secured to the shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226749-A (GB)
Title: Bakeware
Inventor: CAMPION WILLIAM IAN
IPC: A21B3/13
Filed: 1989-01-05
Abstract: A baking tin is painted and then embellished by decoration applied as transfers (decalcomanias) of heat resistant dyes, lacquers and the like. This is on the non-food contacting side.
Patent GB-2216545-A (GB)
Title: Sintered alloy for oil-retaining bearing and method for manufacturing the sintered alloy
Inventor: KIKUCHI ISAMU
IPC: B22F5/10
Filed: 1989-02-28
Abstract: A sintered alloy suitable as a material for an oil-retaining bearing is characterized in that the sintered alloy: is produced by sintering a green compact in which the entire peripheral surface of each of particles of iron is coated with non-ferrous metals; essentially consists of 45 - 82% by weight of the iron and predetermined percentages by weight of the non-ferrous metals; and has an open porosity ranging from 15% by volume to 28% by volume. The sintered alloy preferably contains 0.3 - 4.5% by weight of at least one of solid lubricants including graphite or molybdenum disulfide. The non-ferrous metals are copper or copper-base alloys.
Patent GB-2231646-A (GB)
Title: Melting metals
Inventor: WARR STEPHEN
IPC: F27D13/00
Filed: 1989-05-18
Abstract: Ingots e.g. of aluminium are heated in two stages to melt the ingots. In the first stage, energy which has previously been converted to thermal energy from some other form and then stored in a heat storage mass (18) is transferred to the ingots in a housing (10). The ingots are then transferred to a melting furnace as and when they are required. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238547-A (GB)
Title: Resistant materials
Inventor: PATERSON JOHN RICHARD
IPC: C08K3/34
Filed: 1989-11-22
Abstract: Thermally resistant materials comprise an elastomer, particulate iron oxide, and at least one other particulate additive selected from aluminium silicate and silicon carbide. The material may be in the form of a self-supporting element e.g. a bushing, grommet or sheet, or in the form of a coating, e.g. an electrically insulating coating for an electrical cable. The elastomer is preferably an addition-curing polydimethylsiloxane, which may be cured with Pt-based curing catalysts.
Patent GB-897881-A (GB)
Abstract: 897,881. Check draught dampers. CLARK, I. M. (Kozak, J. P.). June 20, 1958, No. 19921/58. Class 51 (1). [Also in Group XI] A check draught regulator comprises a circular frame C including a rear flange 15 and a damper D, the flange 15 closely conforming with, but being slightly spaced from, the edge of the damper and the damper being mounted, for pivotal movement within the frame C, on a rod E secured to the flange E and passing freely through holes 75 in rearward extensions 40 of hinge plates 37 mounted on the rear face of the damper. Lateral extensions 39 of the plates 37 abut against the frame 15 in the closed position and the extensions 40 abut the lower portion of the frame in the open position. A shaft 56, Fig. 2, carries a fixed weight G and an adjustable weight H. In an alternative embodiment, Fig. 11, short hinge pins U, held in loops 130, 131 stamped out of the flange 116, extend freely through holes (not shown) in rearward extensions 143 of hinge plates R into recessed portions 129 of the damper P. The recess may extend the entire width of the damper P.
Patent GB-2229127-A (GB)
Title: Separating apparatus
Inventor: WHEELEN PETER DAVID
IPC: B21D43/09
Filed: 1990-01-19
Abstract: A separating apparatus comprises a supply means to supply two separate strip elements, feed means to feed each strip element independently to a separating means whereby a blank of a first desired length can be separated from one strip element and a blank of a second desired length, which may be different to the first length, can be separated from the other strip element. A strip element may comprise more than one strip. The separating means may be a shear, particularly a guillotine. The preferred feed means are two pairs of independently driven rollers 30a, b and 31a, b mounted in bearings 32, 34 at their outer ends. At their inner ends, rollers 31a, b each have a stub shaft with an extension passing through rollers 30a, b respectively into bearings on stub shafts 37 of those rollers. Inner ends of rollers 30a, b have bale or roller bearings between them and the stub shafts of rollers 31a, b. The roller carriage (21, Fig 3) is movable transversely of base 20 to align the rollers with the strips fed via a looping pit (14 Fig 1). Back up rolls 46-49 are adjustable, by wedges (58, 59, Fig 3) towards and away from the rollers, rolls 46, 48 and 49 also being adjustable transversely of the apparatus. Alternative feed means are pairs of cooperating feed tracks. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240698-A (GB)
Title: Fishing floats
Inventor: DRENNAN PETER JOHN
IPC: A01K93/00
Filed: 1990-02-09
Abstract: A line connector is provided for attaching a fishing float to a fishing line and can either be formed integral with the float body or as a separate element for attachment to conventional floats. The connector has two rigid ends (13, 14) linked by a flexible element (15). The free end (14) is secured to the line by means of elastomeric tubing through which the line is threaded. The flexible element allows the float to turn over during the action of striking a fish so as to have minimal braking effect on the line movement as it is pulled through the water. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245245-A (GB)
Title: Suction gripper apparatus for use in the manufacture of composite articles
Inventor: JARVIS SIMON DEREK HENWOOD
IPC: B65G47/91
Filed: 1990-04-04
Abstract: Apparatus for use in the manufacture of multilayer composite articles includes a gripper mounted on a manoeuvrable arm, and including a gripping surface (2) having a number of nozzles (6) which are laid out in a pattern adapted to lifting layers of a particular shape between certain size requirements so that no nozzle is redundant during the lifting of such layers, a framework into which the gripping surface (2) is mounted, and a manifold which communicates individual lines from the nozzles (6) with a common vacuum line (15).   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242286-A (GB)
Title: Sewing data preparation for embroidering machine
Inventor: HAYAKAWA ATSUYA
IPC: D05C5/06
Filed: 1990-05-22
Abstract: When automatically embroidering an area A0 within a complex boundary, problems arise if the direction of stitches within the area is such that any stitch line intersects the boundary at more than two points. This is overcome by dividing the area A0 into a plurality of sub-areas A1 and A2. The present invention replaces manual division by automatic division. TV camera (30, Fig 1) or image sensor (33) views a pattern which is displayed on CRT (35) and points Ti on the boundary are input using light pen (37). The boundary is rotated until the longest possible chord ToTn across the pattern is horizontal and then the points Ti are searched for local and global maxima and minima of x-coordinate, on the basis of which the boundary and hence the area are divided. The subareas can then be embroidered automatically in a conventional manner. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247038-A (GB)
Title: Shock absorber for the leg structure of offshore jack-up rig
Inventor: GOLDMAN JEROME LEE
IPC: E02B17/02
Filed: 1990-08-16
Abstract: A shock absorber mechanism and method for use on the leg structure of a jack-up offshore drilling rig is mounted on the bottom of each existing leg (14) of a drilling rig (10) and comprises a pointed piston member (30) which is positioned on the bottom of the leg structure and projects downwardly through the can/footing (18) of the rig leg. The piston member (30) being held in place by a resilient tension member (54) which is designed to absorb shock forces during vertical/axial impact of the leg structure when contact is made with the ocean floor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247522-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine engine combustor
Inventor: RICHARDSON JOHN STANLEY
IPC: F23R3/50
Filed: 1990-09-01
Abstract: A gas turbine engine annular combustor (16) has a bulkhead (19) at its upstream end which is protected by an annular array of heatshields (32). Each of the heatshields (32) is spaced apart from the bulkhead (19) by flanges (37, 38, 39, 40) on the upstream heatshield face. Cooling air entry apertures (47) provided in the bulkhead (19) direct cooling air into the space (36) between the bulkhead (19) and each heatshield (32). The flanges (37, 38, 39, 40) direct the cooling air so that some flows towards a fuel burner aperture (35) in the centre of each heatshield (32) while the remainder flows towards the heatshield (32) edges. Bulkhead deflectors (48, 49) direct cooling air from the edges inwardly over the downstream face of the heatshield and integral pedestals (46) enhance the cooling efficiency of the heatshield. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248035-A (GB)
Title: Template for use in electrical socket or switch box installation
Inventor: KNOX GEORGE WILLIAM
IPC: H02G1/00
Filed: 1990-09-20
Abstract: A template for use in marking the position at which an electrical socket box or the like is to be located on a wall comprises a member formed with apertures which correspond in size to single and double boxes and which are used to mark on the wall the position of the box to be fitted. In use, the member may be placed on the floor to locate one or other of the apertures at a prescribed height above the floor. The member is provided with spirit levels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238312-A (GB)
Title: Enzyme production from plant cell cultures
Inventor: BROBY HALDANE ALEXANDER PONTOP
IPC: C12N9/00
Filed: 1990-11-21
Abstract: A process for preparing enzymes comprises introducing a suspension of enzyme producing plant cells into a liquid nutrient medium, agitating the cells whilst incubating them in the medium, and harvesting the enzyme produced by the plant cells. The suspension of plant cells is obtained from plant callus material using cell dissociating agents.
Patent GB-2243150-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for synthesizing diamond by combustion
Inventor: SUZUKI TOMIO
IPC: C01B31/06
Filed: 1991-03-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a process and apparatus for synthesizing diamond by a combustion technique, which comprises mixing a hydrocarbon fuel gas and oxygen, burning the mixed gas with a burner (1), contacting the resulting flame (7) with a surface of a substrate (6) provided in face-to-face relation with the burner, and cooling the substrate to synthesize diamond. The diamond-synthesizing conditions on the surface of the substrate are intermittently or continuously controlled towards a lower growth rate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257435-A (GB)
Title: Aluminum-lithium alloys and method of making the same
Inventor: RIOJA ROBERTO J
IPC: C22F1/057
Filed: 1991-07-11
Abstract: An aluminium base alloy wrought product having an isotropic texture and a process for preparing the same is disclosed. The product has the ability to develop improved properties in the 45 DEG  direction or more uniform properties throughout the thickness and in the short transverse direction in response to an aging treatment and is comprised of 0.2 to 5.0 wt.% Li, 0.05 to 6.0 wt.% Mg, at least 2.45 wt.% Cu, 0.1 to 1.0 wt.% Mn, 0.05 to 6 wt.% Zn, with preferably at least one of Cr, V, Hf, Zr, Ti Sc and Ge and the ratio Mg/Zn being 0.1-1, 0.5 wt.% max. Fe, 0.5 wt.% max. Si, the balance aluminum and incidental impurities. The product has imparted thereto, prior to a hot rolling step, a recrystallization effect to provide therein after hot rolling a metallurgical structure generally lacking intense work texture characteristics. After an aging step, the product has improved levels of properties in the 45 DEG  direction or more uniform properties throughout the thickness and in the short transverse direction.
Patent GB-2249167-A (GB)
Title: Thermal insulating system and method
Inventor: HORSLEY WILLIAM JOSEPH
IPC: B64C1/40
Filed: 1991-09-17
Abstract: A passive insulating system 11 which can provide highly effective protection to an element, body or apparatus 10 in the presence of transient high temperatures comprises a porous body forming a multiplicity of fine cells 20 with a material having low thermal conductivity, a thermally absorptive liquid, providing an endothermic reaction in the presence of a catalyst, and a finely divided catalyst for the reaction uniformly distributed in the porous body. In preferred systems, the thermally absorptive liquid is para-hydrogen, the catalyst is granulated ferric oxide, and the liquid para-hydrogen changes to gaseous para-hydrogen, and from para-hydrogen to ortho-hydrogen in the presence of the ferric oxide catalyst, absorbing heat by its heat of vaporization and endothermic catalytic reaction and reducing heat transfer through the porous body, eg during transient heating of a hypersonic vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251563-A (GB)
Title: Line jointing structure for electrostatic spray coating apparatus
Inventor: KUBOTA TOSHIO
IPC: B05B5/16
Filed: 1992-01-02
Abstract: A line jointing structure suitable for use in an electrostatic spray painting apparatus used to connect to a device, an insulating line serving as a path for transportation of electrically conductive paint to which a high voltage is applied. The line jointing structure basically comprises a jointing member having a connecting portion capable of being inserted into an end of the insulating line, a sleeve disposed to cover an outer peripheral surface of the line, a nut for pressing the sleeve toward the connecting portion so as to connect the line to the connecting portion, the nut being fixedly mounted on the jointing member, and insulating seals disposed in both sides of the nut. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264574-A (GB)
Title: External data storage device and connection therefor.
Inventor: LOK ALBERT CHENG THAM
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 1992-02-21
Abstract: A microcomputer 2 having a normally-write-only interface (e.g printer port) 3 is connected to an external data storage device (e.g disk drive) 1, by means of the interface. When connected, the arrangement serves to adapt the interface 3 to allow bi-directional data transfer, e.g as multiplexed bytes or half-bytes, between the data storage device 1 and the microcomputer 2. <IMAGE>