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Patent GB-2151487-A (GB)
Title: Replacements for ligaments and tendons
Inventor: STROVER ANGUS EVERETT
IPC: A61F2/08
Filed: 1984-12-13
Abstract: A surgical element for use as a replacement or agumentation for a damaged ligament or tendon comprises a muliplicity of flexible filaments (e,g., carbon fibres) held together in substantially parallel array, characterised in that these filaments form a core (11) with braided sheathing (12) over at least one portion. The sheathing filaments may have a more open weave over an intermediate portion of the core, or not braided over a "window" (1 6), or omitted completely from an intermediate portion, for encouraging penetration and ingrowth of healing tissue between the core filaments. Tails (13) may be formed into eyes (18) by looping and secured to bones (19) by attachment devices (20), with the "window" located where it is desired to encourage the ingrowth of healing tissue. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172192-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat belt system
Inventor: PATTERSON MICHAEL
IPC: B60R22/06
Filed: 1985-03-15
Abstract: A passive seat belt system comprises a seat belt (15) secured to one part (14) of a two-part buckle releasably connected to a co-operating buckle part (10) carried by a carriage (2) movable along a track to a first anchorage (16,24) at which the carriage is releasably connected to a vehicle body portion. A second co-operating buckle part (35) is pivotably anchored (37) to the vehicle body at or adjacent the first anchorage, for movement from a rest position to a position of use, preferably in response to the operation of a switch to de-energise the system, whereby the part (14) may be connected, thus converting the passive system to an active system. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2156193-A (GB)
Title: Boom assemblies
Inventor: FROST ANDREW RICHARD
IPC: A01M7/00
Filed: 1985-03-27
Abstract: A suspension to carry a boom on a vehicle such as a tractor and support agricultural spray heads includes passive elements 28 to maintain the boom in set relation to the vehicle. The suspension also includes an active part which can act to alter a dimension 16, 18 of the passive suspension. A control circuit for the active part derives information from sensors 51-54 of the height of the boom above the ground and forces the alteration of the dimension to maintain a substantially uniform and constant height for the boom. The active part operates for lower frequencies than the passive part so that when the vehicle tilts, for example on its suspension on uneven ground, the relation set by the passive part is altered to maintain the desired height while the passive part is still effective at the higher frequencies to stabilise the boom. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2158025-A (GB)
Title: Detachable gooseneck of trailer
Inventor: ENGLAND PETER
IPC: B62D53/06
Filed: 1985-04-12
Abstract: The detachable gooseneck (13) of a trailer is pivoted to two laterally spaced towers (14) about forwardly mounted pivot points (21) and can be moved up and down by two rearwardly attached upright rams (23). The pivotal connections of the gooseneck and of the ram (21) and (22) are each generally symmetrical and lie on a common longitudinal plane through the trailer. Each pivot (21), (22) is symmetrically loaded and torsional and lateral loads of damage or seizing in use under heavy load or on rough terrain. The towers (14) are detachably secured to the trailer platform (11) by projections (41) engaging apertures (42), and by an air operated locking pin. When the gooseneck has been removed from the trailer platform, it can be tilted relative to the tractor by a power cylinder within the gooseneck acting on a member engageable with the tractor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2177050-A (GB)
Title: Wed-fed printing press
Inventor: WITTY FRANK REGINALD
IPC: B41F11/00
Filed: 1985-07-05
Abstract: A printing press incorporates a unit comprising a plate cylinder 3, a blanket cylinder 6 and an impression cylinder 11 with mechanism which can move the blanket and impression cylinders relative to the plate cylinder with corresponding alteration to the web path so that the unit will print on one or the other side of the web. For example, web 37 may receive impressions from two opposed blanket cylinders 6 with impression cylinders 11 tripped out of action (Figure 9). In other embodiments, Figures 5 to 8, the units may operate in conjunction with a common impression cylinder for multi-colour printing on a single side of a web, or provide perfecting functions using the impression cylinder of the unit. The unit is preferably in the form of a cassette containing interlinked eccentrics for the cylinder trips, the cassette being independent of inking and damping mechanisms and being exchangeable for others of different print repeat length. Necessarily, the drive to the cassette should be reversible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161899-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a roll
Inventor: ATKINS JAMES EARL
IPC: F16C13/00
Filed: 1985-07-18
Abstract: A rubber covered roll is made of three parts (8, 6, 10). The center rubber part (6) has a lesser durometer reading than the two end rubber parts (8, 10). The three rubber parts of the roll are placed on an arbor (2) and maintained under pressure while the two end parts are vulcanized to the center part; at the same time the composite vulcanized three-part rubber structure is bonded to the arbor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190492-A (GB)
Title: Angular rate sensors
Inventor: MAUNDER LEONARD
IPC: G01C19/5691
Filed: 1985-12-16
Abstract: In a vibratory angular rate sensor of the kind comprising a hollow cylinder (3) secured at one end to a base (5) and free at the other end and transducers (9) on the cylinder (3) for exciting and detecting radial vibrations in the cylinder wall, the transducers (9) are positioned near the end of the cylinder (3) secured to the base (5), and the base (5) rigidly fixes the adjacent end of the cylinder (3) thereby to maximise coupling of the transducers (9) to vibrations produced in the cylinder (3) in operation of the sensor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2184661-A (GB)
Title: Balance and coordination exercise device
Inventor: BUXTON IAN GEOFFREY
IPC: A63B21/055
Filed: 1985-12-30
Abstract: The device comprises a convex track formed by rails 1 and cross-members 2, a spindle 3 carrying two drums 4 secured to both rails at the apex of the track, a platform 6 having wheels 7 (which are contoured to fit the rail profile) mounted on the track, and elastic restraining members 5 secured to the underside of the platform, wound around the drums (to adjust the tension therein) and secured to adjustable anchor points on a longitudinal member 11 of the track. Hooks 10 may additionally be provided to prevent the platform from coming off the rails. A user of the device stands on the platform and causes it to move either side of an equilibrium point, against the forces exerted by the restraining member, by movement of his own body weight. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172889-A (GB)
Title: Phosphoric esters
Inventor: WAKATSUKI JUNYA
IPC: C07F9/09
Filed: 1986-03-18
Abstract: Phosphoric esters of the following general formula   <IMAGE> in which R' represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R represents a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a linear or branched fluoroalkyl group at least one hydrogen atom of which is substituted with a fluorine atom and which has from 1 to 36 carbon atoms, and M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium, or a salt of an alkylamine or an alkanolamine, have good surface activity, self-organizability and polymerizability, and are highly safe to the human body. When polymerized, the resulting polymers have wide utility in the engineering and medical fields.
Patent GB-2192225-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine with fuel vaporisation
Inventor: GREENHOUGH JOHN H
IPC: F02B75/12
Filed: 1986-07-02
Abstract: At least part of a charge of fuel is introduced by means of an injector 11, 11a and caused to impinge, as a liquid, upon a hot surface such as an exhaust valve 12 or a part of the cylinder head 14 or of the piston 16 at a temperature which is sufficiently high to cause the fuel to heat-up rapidly through its cool-flame combustion range without significant formation of cool flame by-products, and at a pressure which is at or near atmospheric. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185545-A (GB)
Title: Sealing device for piston rod of piston and cylinder unit
Inventor: STOLL KURT
IPC: F16J15/00
Filed: 1987-01-06
Abstract: A piston and cylinder unit comprises a cylinder barrel (6) closed at both its ends by end caps (7) and has a piston (8) sliding axially within it connected with a piston rod (9) extending through at least one of the end caps (7) so that the piston rod (9) may move through a packing in the cap in the longitudinal direction (19). The cylinder end (7 and 21) having the piston rod (9) extending through it, has a sealing device (22), which comprises a gas-tight peripheral wall (23) which surrounds at least part of the length of the piston rod portion (24) extending out of the cylinder barrel (6) with play. The wall defines a header space (29) since it is connected at one of its ends (25) hermetically with cylinder (5) and furthermore at the other end (26) it is joined hermetically to the piston rod (9). The header space (29) has a port (30) to be connected with a venting duct (32). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185394-A (GB)
Title: Fire extinguishant
Inventor: THACKER DEREK AUBREY
IPC: A62D1/00
Filed: 1987-01-14
Abstract: A firefighting composition comprises one or more of Halons 11, 12, 1 13 and 114 together with 1% to 14% by weight of an extinguishant base including a sesquiterpene and preferably one or more essential oils. Solvents and dispersing agents may also be provided.
Patent GB-2204076-A (GB)
Title: Manhole cover plates
Inventor: SAINS DENNIS WILLIAM
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 1987-04-24
Abstract: Cover plate, e.g. a triangular anti-rocking cast metal plate (10) for below ground services, manholes etc, has one or more hook-shaped coupling formations (18) for mutual interengagement with a like formation or formations of a further said cover plate (12). The formations engage by relative movement of the two plates on assembly longitudinally of the joint or interface therebetween but once the plates are located in the associated aperture they cannot separate through a degree of articulation is still possible. Preferably the formations (18) are cast integrally with the remainder of the plates.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190341-A (GB)
Title: Portal washing apparatus for motor vehicles
Inventor: WEIGELE GEBHARD
IPC: B60S3/06
Filed: 1987-05-07
Abstract: The portal, which can be moved back and forth on rails 1 comprises four vertical axis washing brushes 5,8, 5',8 and two horizontal axis washing brushes 4, 7 which can be raised and lowered. The brushes on each side of the vehicle 2 and the horizontal brushes contra-rotate. Blowing nozzles 14, 15, 15, 16 16', 17 provide vehicle drying. The washing only takes place in one portal movement in direction A and drying only in one portal movement in direction B. The portal may be a single unit or two portal units 3,6 connected by rods 9, 9'. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2207856-A (GB)
Title: Bar carrying handle
Inventor: ALECK NICHOLAS
IPC: A45F5/10
Filed: 1987-08-11
Abstract: A bag carrying handle for spreading the load of a bag on the fingers of the hand, comprises an open-ended tubular member having an entry slot running the length thereof. A closure member may be engaged over the entry slot after a bag handle has been introduced into the handle, whereby to close the slot. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209806-A (GB)
Title: Blade pitch change mechanism
Inventor: DEAN PETER R
IPC: F03D7/02
Filed: 1987-08-28
Abstract: A blade pitch control mechanism comprises a spider 2 (Figure 1) with arms 3a to 3c to which are respectively hinged triangular plates 4. Each triangular plate 4 is secured at a universal joint to the inner race 7 of a bearing by means of which the blade pitch is altered. Axial movement of an actuating member 1 which is also free to rotate about its axis, causes rotation of the race 7 and hence an alteration in pitch. In an alternative arrangement (Figure 2) member 2'b is axially and rotatably fast with the actuating member while the member 2'a is axially fast bit rotatable relative to the actuating member. The triangular plates may be hinged at their bases by means of respective pairs of bearings (Figs. 3B and 4). The incorporation of the pitch control mechanism in a wind driven rotor is disclosed in detail (Figs 4 to 6) together with details of a mechanism for controlling angular movement ("teeter") of the rotor hub in response to centrifugal force. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201459-A (GB)
Title: Farebox security device -
Inventor: GIEBELHAUSEN CHARLES WARREN
IPC: G07B15/00
Filed: 1987-11-10
Abstract: A farebox has two chambers separated by a security plate or dividing wall (26) except for a communicating passageway (28) between the chambers, a fare receiving and detecting module (22) being located in the upper chamber for receiving deposited fares, detecting the deposited value, and, transporting the fare to the communicating passageway, and a removable cashbox (32) for storing deposited fares being located in the lower chamber and having a deposit opening (34) communicating with the passageway (28) for receiving deposited fares from the fare receiving module. Both the fare receiving module and the cashbox are removably locked in their respective chambers, and a device for unlocking the fare receiving module is associated with a security shutter (40) which is movable between a position closing and locking the communicating passageway and a position in which the communicating passageway is unblocked. Unlocking of the fare receiving module automatically moves the security shutter into a position blocking the communicating passageway. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214495-A (GB)
Title: Sheet separation; preventing double feed
Inventor: TROUP PETER JAMIESON
IPC: B65H3/12
Filed: 1988-01-15
Abstract: Apparatus for extracting sheets singly from the bottom of a stack 2 and feeding them to a sheet-using apparatus, prevents mis-feed of the sheets by means of at least one closed loop 26 of elastomeric material the bight of which is positioned to be contacted by any second other sheet blown down and fed with the bottom (first) sheet, the contact stopping longitudinal movement of the 'shingled' sheet unit after the first sheet has been completely extracted. The apparatus includes a vacuum corrugation feeder having an air chamber 10, perforated belts 16 and an air knife 22. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198599-A (GB)
Title: Insulation displacement connector
Inventor: CLEWES ANTONY BRASHER
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1988-01-20
Abstract: An insulation displacement connector comprises housing (12) having two generally parallel side walls and two opposed end walls (22, 24); and a cover (14) is saddle-shaped and is configured to fit over the side walls wherein the end walls (22, 24) of the housing extend beyond the side walls 50 as to prevent sliding of the cover (14) longitudinally of the side walls. An insulation displacement contact member (16) attached to the cover is provided with a formation (90, 92) configured to bite into a wall (55) within the housing thereby to position the cover in the open and closed positions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to pipe connecting tools
Inventor: TURNER WILLIAM ALAN
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 1988-02-04
Abstract: A pipe connecting tool (5) for connecting pipe sections (1, 2) of the type provided with connection means (3, 4) which are engaged together by relative telescopic movement of end portions of the pipe sections, comprises a central support shaft (8) carrying two bodies (6, 7) each provided with a plurality of engagement pins (18, 19) arranged in radial recesses and movable radially between radially retracted inoperative positions and radially extended engagement positions in which they engage the pipe sections. The engagement pins are held in their radially extended engagement positions by elongate camming members (22, 23) slidable in guideways (26, 27) in the bodies. In use, the tool is positioned within the juxtaposed end portions of the pipe sections, the pins are extended radially outwardly by operation of the camming members to engage behind shoulders (20, 21) on the end portion of the pipe sections and the bodies (6, 7) are then moved together to engage the pipe sections. The bodies are moved relatively by cylinder and piston assemblies supplied with pressurised fluid either from a local source or remotely via a duct in the central support shaft (8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2205327-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sweetening natural gas
Inventor: BAIZE THOMAS H
IPC: B01D53/14
Filed: 1988-02-15
Abstract: In a method and apparatus for sweetening natural gas from one or more wells, the gas, after being subjected to conventional treatments for dehydration and/or separation of petroleum condensates, is treated with a sweetening solution having a pH of 6 - 14 and comprising a low molecular weight aldehyde or ketone and water, methanol, isopropanol, and an amine buffer or inhibitor. The solution is passed by a conduit 61 to a pump 62 which is connected to an injector / atomizer 64 extending laterally into the pipe 16 at a point or points between the well head to sales line. The injector / atomizer sprays the sweetening liquid into the flowing stream of gas in an amount sufficient to react with the hydrogen sulfide to convert it into a hydroxymethyl (or other lower molecular weight hydroxyalkyl) mercaptan and other sulfur bearing compounds. The sweetening reaction takes place in-line without the need for a holding tank or reaction vessel. The reaction is complete and effective to completely sweeten a sour gas. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215883-A (GB)
Title: Data processing system
Inventor: BALDWIN DAVID ROBERT
IPC: G06F12/0886
Filed: 1988-03-23
Abstract: A processing sub-system of the system includes concurrently asynchronously operable processors including a numerical processor, 130, and a cable memory 140 having a storage capacity of at least one megabyte and which is more than sixty-four bits wide. The interface between processor and cache includes a set of multiple registers in parallel, each one word wide. The registers provide parallel interface to cache and serial to a respective processor. Each register connects to a respective processor. Each register connects to a respective enable line. The architective allow processors to conduct parallel read write operations to cache. The separate enable line allow selectable masking of parallel write operations so that read-modify-write cycles are not necessary. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2204529-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for applying a plastic film on a support of a material such as paper
Inventor: FANFONI ADELIA
IPC: B32B37/00
Filed: 1988-05-05
Abstract: Apparatus for laminating a plastic film and a support constituted by discontinuous paper sheets, or by a continuous paper sheet comprise 5 a calender with superimposed rolls, supported on a framework, with the plastic film and the support being fed to the interior of the superimposed-roll calender, which comprises means for the continuous transportation of the support along an essentially straight, horizontal path, through at least two superimposed-roll calenders (15, 16) and (12, 13), with said two calenders being positioned lined-up along said path. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218194-A (GB)
Title: Air Heater
Inventor: CROCHET RENE
IPC: F24H3/06
Filed: 1988-05-05
Abstract: An air heater comprises a combustion chamber (1) around which a plate heat exchanger 2 is mounted, the air being blown from one side to pass between and around them and to issue on the other side through a perforated plate (9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218631-A (GB)
Title: Folding screens
Inventor: TIERNEY PAUL
IPC: A47G5/00
Filed: 1988-05-20
Abstract: Folding screen assembly e.g. for display purposes comprises two or more panel sections (A, B, C) of uniform width connected by hinges formed from flexible bands (20, 22) which extend across front and rear faces of the sections alternately, crossing each other between the immediately adjacent side edges of the sections so that the sections are articulated for selective arrangement in a variety of angular relationships including translation to reverse each section so that it faces the opposite way while remaining at the same position in the sequence of sections and disposition of the sections to radiate from a common centre. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2219845-A (GB)
Title: Parallel drive hydraulic motor system
Inventor: SATO HIROSHI
IPC: F16H39/02
Filed: 1988-06-14
Abstract: A parallel drive hydraulic motor system has at least one oil supply device (10), and a plurality of hydraulic motors (21 - 24) which receive oil pressure in parallel from the oil pressure supply device, the load of the output of the hydraulic motors being mechanically connected. The connection may be by way of gear wheels (31-34), an endless belt or chain (FIGS 3 and 4), material being rolled (FIG 6), or by the road engaged by wheels driven by the motors (FIG 9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223158-A (GB)
Title: Disposable napkin for infants
Inventor: MOON NEIL JOHN
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 1988-07-28
Abstract: A napkin has a liquid-permeable layer, a liquid-impermeable layer and an absorbent layer between them, tapes attached at one end to a first zone of the impermeable layer and having a pressure-sensitive adhesive at their free ends, and a continuous elongated strip attached to a second zone of the impermeable layer and having a Ra value from 0.8 to 50 micrometers. Adhesion of the free ends of the tapes to the strip secures the napkin about an infant's body.
Patent GB-2209841-A (GB)
Title: Microwave network analyser
Inventor: GRIFFIN ERIC JAMES
IPC: G01R27/28
Filed: 1988-08-10
Abstract: A microwave network analyser (10) has two couplers (11, 12) connecting a source (14) to a device under test (16), the couplers (11, 12) being connected to two detectors (17, 19) and to a three state reflector (18). Power transmitted by the device under test (16) is coupled to a third detector (21) and to a four state reflector (23). Power measurements at the detectors (17, 19) are taken for each position of the first reflector (18) corresponding to a first position of the second reflector (23). This is repeated for all four states of the second reflector (23), and the set of power measurements at the three detectors (17, 19, 21) determines the scattering parameters of the device under test (16). Calibratable is effected without assumptions regarding lossless standards. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209958-A (GB)
Title: Game based on rules of American football
Inventor: DOLLIVE TREVOR LESLIE
IPC: A63F7/20
Filed: 1988-09-14
Abstract: The game comprises a playing surface 1 marked as an American football pitch with goal posts 5 located, one at each end, a ball 23, disc or other projectile used for throwing, catching, kicking, flicking, flipping or otherwise playing with and a plurality of models 10, 19 formed to represent two teams of American football players and used to interact with the projectile to imitate a live football game. Player models are moved by finger action - push, tap, flick. The model 19 has a ledge 22 which forms a throwing platform for the projectile - ledge 22 projects from back of player portion (20, Figure 9) or from a sleeve or hood. To imitate catching a projectile catching means 24 is utilised (see Figures 10, 11 for details of construction). Kicking of the ball is imitated using a model and launching pad (32, Figures 13, 15) Playing surface 1 may be solid board, flexible mat or fabric - preferably made from nonwoven polyester fabric on which pitch marking 1A - 1K have been made by heat transfers. Further details of construction of pieces are given. Set of rules is disclosed. <IMAGE>