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Patent GB-2138704-A (GB)
Title: Impact Drive Sprinkler
Inventor: BROWN RICHARD DEAN
IPC: B05B3/04
Filed: 1983-04-29
Abstract: An impact drive sprinkler is provided for projecting a water stream in a generally upward and outward direction from a water supply riser. The sprinkler includes a sprinkler body formed from a length of tubing (12) mounted for rotation on the riser (16) wherein the tubing is bent at a selected angle to define a smooth, substantially uninterrupted flow path (14) from the riser (16) to a discharge nozzle (18). An impact drive assembly (20) is mounted on the tubing (12) and includes a spring-biased drive arm (22) formed preferably from inexpensive stamped metal parts for interrupting the projected water stream at regular intervals and for impacting the tubing (12) to rotate the tubing in increments about the riser (16). The drive assembly is mounted on the tubing (12) at a position downstream from the tubing bend (28) such that the construction and operation of the drive assembly (20) is unaffected by the magnitude of the angular bend in the tubing. The connection between the riser and tubing includes a turned-over flange (54) in the tubing which is spring-biased against seals (52) of a bearing assembly (30). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2122109-A (GB)
Title: Fusible interlining
Inventor: BUCHWALD HOLGER
IPC: A41D27/06
Filed: 1983-04-29
Abstract: A fusible interlining comprises a soft foam layer (1) coated on one face with an adhesive composition (2) distributed in a pattern, whereas its rear face carries a covering layer consisting essentially of short fibres (3) projecting substantially at right angles from the surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2121421-A (GB)
Title: Method of obtaining a polymeric material for the manufacture of soft contact lenses
Inventor: JEDLINSKI ZBIGNIEW
IPC: C08F2/50
Filed: 1983-05-03
Abstract: The method according to the invention comprises the photopolymerization of 2- hydroxyethyl methacrylate with polyvinyl pyrrolidone and/or ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, optionally with the addition of methacrylic acid, in the presence of riboflavin and its derivatives as initiators which are well tolerated by the human organism and do not exert any detrimental effect on tissue metabolism.
Patent GB-2125347-A (GB)
Title: Load-bearing frame structure for super-market push carts and the like
Inventor: PELI ROMANO
IPC: B62B3/14
Filed: 1983-05-13
Abstract: The structure comprises a central support bar (1) sloping downwards from its rear end to front end, and attached to the rear end of the central bar (1) are a crosspiece (4) providing support for the cart basket (6) and side members (7) to which are connected the rear wheels (9). At the front end of the central bar (1), there is attached a cross arm (20) which carried the front casters (21); the sloping surface provided by bar 1 is intended to prevent shopping being placed there and possibly overlooked by the cashier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2123772-A (GB)
Title: Mirror base for an internal rear view mirror
Inventor: ZIPPERLE WOLFGANG
IPC: B60R1/04
Filed: 1983-07-04
Abstract: A mirror base for a vehicle internal rear view mirror has a support arm (1) projecting from a mounting plate (2) and a preset breaking line (8) which is in the region of the mounting plate (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124712-A (GB)
Title: D.C. motor and diaphragm-pump assembly
Inventor: JOHNSON LAWRENCE E
IPC: F04B9/02
Filed: 1983-08-01
Abstract: An assembly for reducing load- induced torque ripple of a diaphragm pump 20 driven by a D.C. motor 12 and operated by a plunger rod 38 that is coupled to the diaphragm at one end and to an eccentric mounting post 18 coupled to the shaft 16 of the motor at the other end comprises a coiled spring 56 coupled at one end 58 to a fixed point relative to the frame of the motor and at the other end to the end 40 of the rod. Thus as the pump operates the spring will be stretched and will gain energy as the plunger is pulled upwardly to expand the pump chamber. In this manner the load-induced torque ripple which would occur without the presence of the spring is greatly reduced, and the load on the D.C. motor approaches a constant torque load. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130517-A (GB)
Title: Razors and shaving units for razors
Inventor: MCGREADY ANGUS JOHN
IPC: B26B21/40
Filed: 1983-08-23
Abstract: A razor blade assembly which comprises a double-edge blade 313 secured to a blade platform 312, a top cap 311 covering the blade, a handle 310 and guardbars 316. The top cap 311 is slidably movable relative to the blade 313 and blade platform 312 between two shaving positions in which one or other blade edge is exposed, and an intermediate position in which the top cap covers each blade edge to protect the user. A pinion 317, fixed to the handle, engages a rack 319 on the underside of the top cap, so that tilting of the head of the razor relative to the handle moves the top cap from a central blade-covering position to expose one or other blade edge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2136014-A (GB)
Title: Smoke point raising additive
Inventor: FUKAZAWA REIJI
IPC: C10L1/00
Filed: 1983-09-16
Abstract: Fruit, product obtained by processing fruit, residuum obtained by pressing the juice from fruit, fermented liquid obtained by fermenting each of them or residuum obtained from the fermented liquid is heated or heated under reflux and extracted with an organic solvent. The resulting solvent layer has the effect of raising the smoke point of fuel.
Patent GB-2128882-A (GB)
Title: Drip-feed supply apparatus
Inventor: OVERALL TERENCE ALBERT
IPC: A61M5/168
Filed: 1983-10-24
Abstract: A drip-feed apparatus comprises a liquid container suspended from a support and having an outlet for gravitational supply of a drip feed liquid to a patient and a valve for adjusting the rate of supply, the apparatus having (a) for linking the container with the support, a weight-deformable linkage 16 having transducers, 28, 30, to provide an electrical output parameter which changes with deformation of the linkage, the weight-deformability of the linkage and the consequent changes of the output parameter both being continuously variable, as the weight of liquid in the container diminishes over the range from that required to fill the container, to zero and (b) electrical means for sensing the weight of liquid in the container. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152248-A (GB)
Title: Control arrangement for central heating or cooling system
Inventor: HALL GRAHAM HAROLD
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1983-12-30
Abstract: There is disclosed a central heating or cooling system having a microprocessor (30) for control purposes. The microprocessor is programmed to sum energy consumption of the system over a predetermined period, and in a preferred arrangement to modify the control function to maintain energy consumption within a user chosen budget. Control and cost parameters can be entered via a keypad (50) and displayed (52, 53). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2153214-A (GB)
Title: Stool
Inventor: BALLAMY LESLIE MARK
IPC: A47C5/04
Filed: 1984-01-31
Abstract: A stool comprises a pair of spaced tubular frames 1. One side 7 is formed by tucking the swaged end 3 of the tube into the other open end 2. The adjacent sides 5 and 6 are interconnected by a strut 4 located close to but spaced from and parallel to the jointed side 7. The struts 4 are interconnected by load-bearing frame-spacing tubes 8, as are the sides 6. The struts reinforce the jointed sides so that the joints need not be welded. Preferably, the connections between struts 4 and sides 5, or between members 8 and struts 4 or sides 5, are by means of a female plug 10 fitted into the end of one tube and a male plug with external taper 19 fitting into plug 10 and having its body shaped at 20 to fit around the side of a second tube. Screw 17 is passed through aperture 22 into these plugs. Plug 10 has radial slots 18 allowing expansion on insertion of the male plug. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138898-A (GB)
Title: Friction lining for brakes
Inventor: MOLLER HANS
IPC: F16D69/02
Filed: 1984-02-21
Abstract: The lining particularly for bicycle rim-brakes but also for disc- and drum-brakes consists at least in part of cork. The lining may consist entirely of compacted cork or may additionally comprise a binding agent (mixture) conveniently in proportion of from 1 to 80% by weight e.g. synthetic resin, elastomers. Filler materials may also be used such as organic and/or inorganic fibrous materials. In the illustrated embodiment, grains 1 of coarse-grained cork powder are embedded into a binding agent mixture 2 and arrive continuously at front face 3. The lining is said to provide improved braking under wet conditions for bicycle rim-brakes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2137819-A (GB)
Title: A memory capsule for a computer system
Inventor: LINDAHL JOHN ROBERT
IPC: H05K5/00
Filed: 1984-04-06
Abstract: A memory capsule (14) for a computer system comprises a casing (16) which is adapted to fit into a slot (12) in a computer system unit and an elongate extractor (18) pivotally connected to the casing (16) for extracting the casing from the slot. A hinge end (156) of the extractor (18) extends beyond the casing (16) to a location adjacent to the rim of the slot so that when the other end (154) of the extractor is lifted, the hinge end anchors on the rim of the slot so that the extractor, acting as a lever, lifts the capsule (14) out of the slot. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143648-A (GB)
Title: A device for inspecting value symbols
Inventor: KLIPPERT HANS ULRICH
IPC: G07D7/128
Filed: 1984-04-18
Abstract: An authenticity checking device for value symbols, e.g. in postage stamps, banknotes, cheques and credit cards, chips, tokens or the like comprises a transversely transilluminated pane 15 against which the material to be checked 14 is pressed e.g. by a thrust plate 13 in which the material to be checked is placed and moved against a thrust-receiving element 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142019-A (GB)
Title: Novel azetidinone intermediates and their use in the synthesis of 2-(substituted methyl) penem-3-carboxylates
Inventor: PERRONE ETTORE
IPC: C07D205/09
Filed: 1984-06-18
Abstract: 5R-2-(substituted methyl)penem-3-carboxylates are prepared from corresponding penicillanic acid S-oxide esters by a multistep process proceeding through a 3-methylenecepham 1-oxide ester and certain novel azetidinones of formulae   <IMAGE>  wherein W = SR<4> (R<4> = alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl),   <IMAGE> (R<5>, R<6> independently = alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl), phthalimido, succimimido, SO2R<4>;R<1> = organic group; W = SR<4> if R<1> = amino or substituted amino; R<12> = carboxylate protecting group; Y = a large range of substituents.
Patent GB-2140597-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive domain partitioning of cache memory space
Inventor: COULSON RICHARD L
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 1983-11-14
Abstract: A method of operation of a memory array for storage of records of differing predetermined sizes (Fig. 4) which features division of the array into domains which are substantially integral multiples of the predetermined record sizes. In a preferred embodiment the domain allocation may be varied adaptively in accordance with usage so as to enable more efficient use of the array (Fig. 3).
Patent GB-2144948-A (GB)
Title: Method and circuit for the TDM-transmission of binary signals
Inventor: WOLFGANG JOHANN
IPC: H04L5/22
Filed: 1984-07-25
Abstract: A method of TDM-transmission of binary signals in which the first mark-bit of a word is always transmitted as a mark-bit with a first polarity and the word to be transmitted is tested to see whether its number of mark-bits is even or odd. If odd, the first mark-bit following the first space-bit of the word is transmitted with a first polarity and all following mark-bits of the word are transmitted alternating between second and first polarity. A circuit arrangement (Fig. 6) for carrying out the invention comprises a binary shift register (7), a parity generator (8), a clocking circuit (9), a flip-flop (10), AND gates (11, 12, 15, 18), a flip- flop (12), a NAND gate (13) and a decoder (19). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144705-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for bundling elongate articles
Inventor: WATANABE KOZO
IPC: B29C65/08
Filed: 1984-08-03
Abstract: Elongate articles (F), such as slide fasteners, are bundled by feeding a length of bonding web (T) which is held at its free end in a gripper (32), onto a tray (11) by a driven roller (14), dropping the articles (F) onto the length of web, holding down the articles (F) by a member (24) advanced thereabove as a second end of the web length is inserted by an arm (20) in the gripper (32) to be held thereby with its free end, welding end portions of the web length together using an ultrasonic horn (40) and cooperating anvil (23), separating said second end of the web length from the supply using a cutter (39), disengaging the web length which now encircles the articles, from the gripper by advancing a pushing member (42) and discharging the banded articles by tilting the tray (11). The band may be heat-shrinkable material and nozzles are provided for directing hot air onto the band. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2153434-A (GB)
Title: Cooling centrifugal pumps
Inventor: GORNER AXEL
IPC: F04D15/02
Filed: 1985-01-17
Abstract: To obviate jamming of the rotor of a multistage centrifugal pump (2) for hot media, such as a feed pump in a power station and in which the shaft seal of the pump has cooling system, the cooling system (7, 8, 9, 10,11) is shutdown by closing a valve (13) in the event of the pump stopping. Stoppage of the pump may be detected, for example, by a control (14) detecting the current drawn by the drive motor (1), by tachometers associated with the pump (2) or the driving motor for the pump, or by detection of the delivery pressure of the pump. The pump may be driven by an electric motor or a turbine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2153067-A (GB)
Title: Ventilator for ventilating the roof space of an extension building
Inventor: BOTTOMORE DAVID
IPC: E04D13/143
Filed: 1985-01-21
Abstract: A ventilator 1 for ventilating a roof space of an extension building disposed adjacent to the wall 117 of a main building, comprises a portion 2b to which portions 2a, 4 are hinged. The portion 2a is secured to the wall 7 and the portion 4 is secured to a batten 23 in the roof space of the extension building. An air flow A from the roof space of the extension building passes into the ventilator and then to the outside via slots 8 in the portion 4. A weather shield 10 extends from the portion 4. The ventilator is made of vacuum formed plastics and the extension roof may be flat or sloping. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170475-A (GB)
Title: A fire-escape apparatus
Inventor: SHEU POR JIY
IPC: B66B9/00
Filed: 1985-01-31
Abstract: A fire-escape apparatus includes a horizontal shaft (1) rotatably mounted on the top (1001) of a building (100), which has an empty space (1002) right beneath the horizontal shaft (1), with at least one of the two ends being connected to a rotation retarding device (5) two rope-like members (3) which have their first ends securely attached to the horizontal shaft (1) separately and are capable of being wound on the shaft (1) in different directions with respect to each other and two casing (9) which are securely attached to the second ends of the rope-like members (3) so that should the building (100) catch fire a number of fire refugees can escape the fire from one of the casings (9) and when the one casing (9) descends from the top (1001) of the building (100) to the ground surface (1010) by gravity, the other casing (9) will be ascended automatically to the top (1001) to be ready for rescuing another group of fire refugees. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155812-A (GB)
Title: A rubber material laminated with nylon resin
Inventor: KURAMOCHI HIROSHI
IPC: C08J7/048
Filed: 1985-03-04
Abstract: A rubber material laminated with nylon resin is produced in combination with a rubber material layer, an adhesive reinforced layer and a nylon resin layer, thereby enabling a very strong adhesion between the rubber material layer and the nylon resin layer. The rubber material comprises a rubber material layer mainly made of acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer rubber, an adhesive reinforced layer which is formed by treating a surface of the said rubber material layer with a chromic acid etching; and a nylon resin layer coated upon the adhesive reinforced layer.
Patent GB-2156653-A (GB)
Title: Stiffening formation for athletic shoes
Inventor: CORRAO ANTHONY J
IPC: A43B5/06
Filed: 1985-03-05
Abstract: An athletic running shoe has a polymeric foamed midsole 33 and a special stiffening formation formed separately of the midsole 33 and received between two layers 44,46 (Fig. 2, not shown) of the midsole to stiffen the midsole 33 along a pre-selected region. The stiffening formation comprises a stiffening board 37, thin and stiff or non-stretchable in relation to midsole 33, extending over substantially the whole heel region to no further than the first metatarsal head 50 on the inside edge and the cuboid on the outside edge 54. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176079-A (GB)
Title: Direction-adaptive repeaters for guided radio systems
Inventor: MARTIN DAVID JAMES REGINALD
IPC: H04L5/14
Filed: 1985-05-23
Abstract: A repeater for use in a two-way guided radio system such as a leaky-feeder system is basically a simple one-way device but adapts itself automatically to suit the direction of propagation of a signal appearing at either of its terminals 1 and 2 and remains in that steady directional mode for the duration of such signal. Its main application is for direct two-way communication between mobile radio sets on a single frequency. The presence of an incoming signal is detected by detectors 8, 9 and a logic circuit 10 selects the appropriate switches 4-7 such as PIN diodes so as to connect the amplifier 3 for passing the detected signal. In a further embodiment (Figure 2) two oppositely connected amplifiers (11 and 12) are alternately switched to be operative by an oscillator (16) which also controls sampling of an incoming signal by means of a switch (14). When the presence of an incoming signal is detected the amplifier for passing that signal remains operative. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181685-A (GB)
Title: Can stripper having biassed stripping fingers
Inventor: PORUCZNIK PAUL
IPC: B21D45/06
Filed: 1985-10-18
Abstract: A stripping device (10) has a ring of stripping fingers (30) carried in an annular housing comprising two shells (24,26). Cam-engaging ends (32) of the fingers are radially inwardly loaded by a polyurethane O-ring (58) trapped compressively between the fingers and the inner wall (56) of the downstream housing shell (26). Abutments (64) limit radially inward movement of ends (32). The fingers have pivotal bearing means comprising spaced arcuate bearing surfaces (38,40) which engage linear, parallel bearing surfaces (42,44) of the shell (24). Each finger is biassed in an axially downstream direction by a large polyurethane O-ring (48) trapped between the fingers and the shell (24). The fingers are spaced circumferentially by radial needle bearings (68), and are thus capable of swivelling about a radial axis. Each finger is thus capable of axial and pivotal displacement in a radial plane, and swivel movement about a radial axis. The shell (24) has coolant passages (74). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190884-A (GB)
Title: Drawing aid
Inventor: BROMAGE DENNIS BERNARD
IPC: B43L13/18
Filed: 1986-05-14
Abstract: A drawing aid comprises a frame 1 having a base 4 which can be supported on a fixed surface (either directly supported thereon or with a separate support), an imaging mirror 2 and a viewing mirror 3. The imaging mirror is inclined relative to the viewing mirror such that when the drawing aid is aligned with an object 10 to be drawn, an image of the object is reflected from the imaging mirror on to the viewing mirror to be visible to a person 16 using the drawing aid. Either the imaging mirror or the viewing mirror has a grid pattern 3a such that in use the grid pattern appears to be superimposed on the image viewed by the artist. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179804-A (GB)
Title: Connector for joining incompatibly wired cables
Inventor: HUDSON TONY
IPC: H01R12/67
Filed: 1986-06-13
Abstract: A multi-core flat ribbon cable connector has a main body (21) with two sets (22, 23) of connector pins projecting on one side for making I.D.C. connections (25, 26) with conductors of respective cable parts (1a, 1b Fig. 1 not shown) and projecting on the other side for receiving free wiring (24) whereby rearrangements of connections between terminal blocks attached to remoted ends of respective cables can be readily effected. Cables are laid on a base (27) and the main body (21) is urged onto the base thereby making I.D.C. connection and severing the ends of the cables by cutters (31). Lugs (42,43) locate the base (27) and body (21) for connection to the cables in a jig. Free wiring within the body (21) is guided between protrusions (38). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2194015-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum insulated pipe
Inventor: PAGE MARTIN ROY THOMAS
IPC: F16L59/065
Filed: 1986-07-10
Abstract: The vacuum insulated pipe is a pipe within a pipe, the inner pipe being separated from the outer pipe by intermittent seals. The space between each seal and inner and outer pipes being a vacuum. The vacuum having the effect of creating increased thermal insulation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197551-A (GB)
Title: Miniature battery re-charger
Inventor: WILSON WILLIAM
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 1986-08-11
Abstract: The recharger enables the miniature batteries or cells commonly used in hearing aids, watches and calculators to recharged by the AC mains supply and has a housing 1, 2 similar in size and shape to a 13 amp plug. A cell to be recharged is located in the appropriate one of variously sized holes in a cell holder 6 which is then located in a cut-out 5 in the housing 1, 2 so that the cell (8), (Fig. B) is engaged between spring contacts (7) therein to be charged via a circuit comprising a series-connected capacitor (C1), (Fig. C), acting as a voltage dropper and an LED acting as both a charging initiator and as a charging current rectifier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181138-A (GB)
Title: Recombinant alveolar surfactant protein
Inventor: SCHILLING JR JAMES W
IPC: A61K9/127
Filed: 1985-12-10
Abstract: The complete coding sequences and amino acid sequences for both canine and human alveolar surfactant protein (ASP) are disclosed. Methods and vectors for obtaining these proteins in recombinant form are described. The availability of large amounts of these proteins through recombinant techniques permits the use of ASP in suitable pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of respiratory deficiency syndromes.
Patent GB-2180243-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of pre-cast elements for contact lenses
Inventor: WICHTERLE OTTO
IPC: C08J7/02
Filed: 1986-09-03
Abstract: Method for the preparation of precast elements for the production of contact lenses by mechanical working consists of the polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of radical initiators, where the precast element in a swollen state is subjected to extraction with a swelling agent and then is preferably dried.
Patent GB-2195910-A (GB)
Title: Fishtank filter
Inventor: TONG CHI-LOK
IPC: B01D35/26
Filed: 1986-09-22
Abstract: Rising air bubbles from nozzle 51 induce a flow of water up a central tube 46 of a filter 40, the air leaving by outlets 47 while the water flow outwards through filter material 43 to outlets 48. In Fig. 9 several filters 40 are stacked to operate in parallel with a single air supply. Each filter 40 also has a lower compartment wherein water is drawn inwards through upstream filter material before entering tube 46. Instead of a nozzle 51, the filter may utilise rising air bubbles from a conventional filter below. <IMAGE>