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Patent GB-1464376-A (GB)
Title: Foodstuffs containing vegetable protein
IPC: A23L1/275
Filed: 1973-02-26
Abstract: 1464376 Colouring extruded vegetable protein UNILEVER Ltd 22 Feb 1974 [26 Feb 1973] 9235/73 Heading A2B A brown colour is imparted to textured extruded vegetable protein by adding a C 5  sugar or a phosphate ester of a C 5  sugar to the proteinaceous dough or mixture before it is fed to the extruder. The sugar or ester is not more than 10% of the protein present. Further colourings may also be incorporated to simulate the colours of different meats, in an amount of not more than 60% of the sugar or ester. An amino acid, e.g. lycine, arginine, histidine, may also be incorporated in an amount of 1/10 to 10 times the amount of sugar or ester. The dough may be made from defatted soya meal with a protein content of 50 to 60%.
Patent GB-901488-A (GB)
Title: Improved winding mechanism for mines
Inventor: BARTON GEORGE FRANCIS
IPC: B66B15/08
Filed: 1960-03-16
Abstract: 901,488. Disc brakes. WALMSLEYS (WIGAN) Ltd. March 15, 1961 [March 16, 1960; Sept. 17, 1960], Nos. 9245/60 and 32046/60. Class 103 (1). [Also in Groups XXVIII and XXX] The drum 11, Figs. 1, 2 of the first Provisional Specification, in mine winding gear is braked by a series of disc brake units 24 in arcuate arrangements on opposite sides of the drum 11 and engaging annular wearing surfaces 25 attached to each side of the drum. The units 24 may be selectively actuated in opposed pairs to control the braking.
Patent GB-1090037-A (GB)
Title: Poling method of ferroelectric ceramic bodies
Inventor: KUMADA AKIO
IPC: H01G7/02
Filed: 1965-03-04
Abstract: 1,090,037. Piezoelectric elements. HITACHI SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI KAISHA. March 4, 1965, No. 9251/65. Heading H1E. The polarizing voltage applied to a ferroelectric body is periodically inverted. In the embodiment described, the ferroelectric sample is immersed in oil at a temperature of 100 C. and a voltage of 80 kV/cm. applied, the voltage being reversed every 2 minutes or every 5 minutes for a period of 45 minutes. A final application of the voltage for a period of 10 minutes is made after the sample has been cooled to room temperature. A voltage which steadily increases during the period of application may be used. Alternating voltages of sine, triangular, or rectangular waveform, and voltages at mains frequency (50 cycles) may be used. The method may be applied to PZT compositions which may contain Sr, Ba, La, Na and K as additives or substituents. It is also applicable to BaTiO 3  and to (K 0À5 Na 0À5 )NbO 3 . For the latter compositions a voltage of 40 kV. reversed every 5 minutes for a period of 30 minutes at a temperature of 80 C. may be used. Where the resistance of the sample is too low at room temperature, poling may be carried out at a lower temperature.
Patent GB-418585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in furnaces for steam generating boilers and the like
IPC: F23H3/02
Filed: 1933-03-28
Abstract: 418,585. Furnace grates. JONES, N., 19, Moorside Avenue, and BROUGHTON, J. R., 40, Bromwich Street, both in Bolton. March 28, 1933, No. 9278. [Class 51 (i).] In a furnace grate formed by a plurality of transverse bars 3 each having a series of lateral openings 3<a> which when the bars are assembled are in alignment with the corresponding openings of the other bars to form a series of longitudinal air supply passages extending throughout the length of the grate, the surface of each opening 3<a> is cylindrical at its lower half and at its upper half is conical, the conicity increasing from zero at one side f<1> to a maximum at the other side f. Each bar is formed with a lateral flange 3b having a series of semi-circular grooves c. Air and steam are supplied to each longitudinal passage by means of an injector 7 and Venturi tube 6 formed with spiral ribs 6<a>. The upper scroll-like surface of each individual opening 3<a> serves to deflect or distribute the steam and air through the grooves c into the fuel on the grate. The supply through the grate may be controlled by a damper 8. A gutter g formed along the bottom of each passage allows dust to collect without interfering with the air flow. The passages may be cleaned with a cylindrical brush.
Patent GB-705402-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to apparatus containing ion-exchange or other beds of granularmaterial
Inventor: MILTON JOHN GEORGE
IPC: B01J47/02
Filed: 1951-04-20
Abstract: 705,402. Filters ; water purifying. PERMUTIT CO., Ltd. April 9, 1952 [April 20, 1951], No. 9287/51. Class 46 Liquid is collected from or is distributed to a tank 1, Fig. 1, containing granular material, e.g. a filter bed or ion exchange beds 2, 3 by means of a plate 10 or a series of pipes 18 having openings 11, 19, Fig. 7, respectively covered by rigid strips 12, 20 but spaced therefrom, e.g. by washers 14, 27 to form narrow gaps 16, Fig. 4, through, which liquid but not granular material may pass. The openings 11 in the plate 10 are arranged in rows each covered by a strip 12 having a concave undersurface 13 and held by screw bolts 15 surrounded by washers 14. The pipes 18 project from a manifold 17 and have upwardly directed openings 19 covered by the strips 20. During normal operation liquid being treated enters through a conduit 4, traverses the beds 2, 3 and the plate 10 before leaving by a conduit 7 and during regeneration the beds 2, 3 are first traversed by a reverse flow of water, then by caustic soda from a distributing plate 26 similar to plate 10 but inverted ; the caustic soda being discharged through the pipes 18, mani'old 17 and a conduit 8. Acid then enters the conduit 8 and passes down the bed 3 to the conduit 7, the beds are then mixed by upwardly flowing air from the conduit 7 and finally the beds are washed with water entering the conduit 4.
Patent GB-1045434-A (GB)
Title: Camera chronometer
IPC: G04C17/02
Filed: 1964-03-05
Abstract: 1,045,434. Photographic timing devices; photo-finishes. SOC. ANON. OMEGA, LOUIS BRANDT & FRERE. March 5, 1964 [March 6, 1963], No. 9297/64. Heading G2A. In a camera chronometer, a time base is photographically marked on a continuously moving film 6 by means of an electronic scaler whose periodic impulses trigger gas discharge tubes 15, 19, 20 which expose the film from behind mirror 14 and lens 13. The moving objects to be timed are photographed through slit 3 in mask 2, an initial exposure of the entire scene being made through the larger aperture 4 before the film motion commences. The tubes 15 are of the NIXI kind in which luminious numerals 0-9 may be displayed and are used to expose minutes and seconds on to the film, while tubes 19, 20 are periodically fired to produce subdivision marks. The rate of firing tubes 15 may be varied if the film speed is changed to preserve adequate spacing of the minerals. Slits 3, 17, 18 lie in the same vertical plane.
Patent GB-923137-A (GB)
Title: Process for the continuous polymerisation of lactams
IPC: C08G69/18
Filed: 1961-03-14
Abstract: <PICT:0923137/III/1> <PICT:0923137/III/2> <PICT:0923137/III/3> <PICT:0923137/III/4> <PICT:0923137/III/5> The Specification describes apparatus suitable for the polymerization of lactams (see Group IV(a)).  In the Figures, the polymerization chambers comprise:-(1) two coaxial cylinders 7 and 8 between which are fitted deflecting plates, the outer cylinder being surrounded by three heating zones 9, 10 and 11; (2) a coiled tube 3 in an enclosed chamber; (3) a worm press 3 in a cylinder; (4) a heated tube 2 in an enclosed zone and (5) a worm press 2 in a cylinder.  Means for the introduction of reactants and the withdrawal of polymer are described.ALSO:A method for the continuous polymerization of lactams having more than six members in the ring, comprises passing a freshly prepared mixture of the lactam, an anionic catalyst and a viscosity-stabilizing co-catalyst comprising a monoacylamino carboxylic acid ester of the general formula R1-CO-NH-R-COOR11 where R and R11 are aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic radicals and R is a carbocyclic or divalent aliphatic radical through a polymerization tube heated to a temperature between 200 DEG  and 280 DEG C.  The polymerization tube may be a heated tube containing baffle plates or a heated worm-press. Specified catalysts are sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium and barium and oxides, carbonates, hydroxides and hydrides thereof, sodium benzylate, alkali metal monoalkyl esters of carbonic acid, sodium salts of lactams, Grignard reagents and zinc alkyls. Examples (1), (2), (4) and (5) describe the polymerization of e -caprolactam in the presence of:-(1) sodium caprolactam and benzoyl-e -amino caproic and methyl ester; (2) methyl magnesium bromide and acetyl-d -amino valeric acid methyl ester; (4) potassium ethylate and acetyl-d -aminovaleric acid ethyl ester and (5) titanium dioxide, sodium valerolactam and acetyl-S -aminocaproic acid methyl ester whilst in Example (3) o -oenantholactam and S -caprolactam are copolymerized in the presence of zinc diethyl and acetyl-g -aminobutyric acid methyl ester.
Patent GB-1428767-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle-mounted bumper assemblies
IPC: B60R19/40
Filed: 1973-02-26
Abstract: 1428767 Vehicle bumpers J BAYA PENA 26 Feb 1973 [26 Feb 1972] 9360/73 Heading B7J [Also in Division F2] A vehicle-mounted bumper assembly comprises a bumper 1 supported by at least two telescopic bumper supports, each including a piston-and-cylinder shock absorber 2 of which the piston-rod 3 is movable outwardly so as to space the bumper 1 from the vehicle prior to a collision, and movable inwardly upon impact against the action of fluid within the shock absorber so that pressure builds up therein to open one or more exhaust valves 5<SP>1</SP> axially spaced along the cylinder and each operable at a predetermined pressure, Outward movement of the rod 3 may be effected by fluid pressure actuated by driver operation of an electromagnet 18 operating an inlet valve 5. Such outward movement is limited by a plate 11 closing the shock absorber cylinder, and the rod 3 may be retracted (on re-opening of the valve 5 as an exhaust outlet) by mechanical means such as return springs (not shown) when no collision occurs. The piston-rod 3 is joined to the bumper 1 at a lost motion connection such that movement of the bumper towards the rod 3 opens a bleed valve 14 to release fluid from the hollow interior of the rod.
Patent GB-985281-A (GB)
Title: Composite products for soldering and the like and method of their manufacture
IPC: B23K35/02
Filed: 1961-03-14
Abstract: A composite strip for use in brazing comprises adhered components of at least two different materials, one of the components being a metal selected from gold and nickel and another being a frangible material selected from silicon, boron and germanium, the weight ratio of the components corresponding to that of an alloy of the materials, having a melting point below that of at least one of the components. In an example silicon powder is bonded to a gold strip to provide a gold: silicon weight ratio of 94:6, bonding being effected by rolling.  The composite body will melt at the eutectic temperature of 370  DEG C. when heated between parts to be brazed.  In another example two such composite bodies are assembled with silicon layers bonded. Alternatively a layer of gold may be bonded to a silicon-gold composite body.  A backing sheet of molybdenum may be roll bonded to the silicon layer of the gold-silicon composite body or the backing sheet may be roll bonded to the gold layer.  The ratios of the gold:silicon may be 90:10 or 96:4. Gold; germanium or nickel; boron composite bodies may be produced having weight ratios of 88:12 and 96:4 respectively, the eutectic alloy ratios.  Specification 930,005 is referred to.
Patent GB-802572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to apparatus for viewing and/or photographing a cathode ray tube screen
Inventor: BENTLEY LAWRENCE CRANMER
IPC: G02B27/32
Filed: 1954-03-31
Abstract: 802,572. Photographing and viewing a cathode-ray tube trace and a separate graticule. RANK CINTEL, Ltd. [formerly CINEMA-TELEVISION, Ltd.]. March 31, 1955 [March 31, 1954], No. 9431/54. Addition to 671,851. Class 97(1) In the viewing and photographing arrangement of the parent Specification the semi-reflecting plate is tapered so that the images of the object viewed or photographed by reflection in the front and back surfaces of the plate are united. As shown, a blue trace on a cathode ray tube 4 is viewed by transmission by the eye 3 and a graticule 4, illuminated by a tungsten filament lamp, is viewed by reflection in glass plate 1. A camera having a lens 7 receives the blue light from tube 4 by reflection since the film is more sensitive to this light than the eye, and the yellow light, to which the eye is more sensitive than the film, passes directly through the plate 1 to the camera. It is found that the different sensitivities of the eye and camera enable a polished but otherwise untreated glass plate to be used. Specification 310,323 and 443,744 are referred to.
Patent GB-709381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to flexible hose fittings
IPC: F16L35/00
Filed: 1952-04-15
Abstract: 709,381. Hose fittings. AEROQUIP CORPORATION. April 15, 1952 [June 27, 1951], No. 9433/52. Classes 99 (1) and 99 (2). To support a flexible hose where it is necessary to bend it a part of the hose fits closely within a rigid bend which may be in two parts 34, Fig. V, applied around the hose and secured together by flanges 36, and having lugs 38 for attachment to a fixture. The bend may be undivided and have a slight flare at each end. The bend may be combined with a hose end fitting of the type in which the hose end is gripped between an insert 18, Fig. II, and an external sleeve. As shown, the sleeve comprises a straight portion 16 of the bend 14 which is sweated at its end to a collar 22 screwed on to the insert. A left-hand helical groove 26 is rolled into the sleeve portion 16. Alternatively the bend is sweated on to the sleeve of a known fitting.
Patent GB-470655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in vehicle wheels and hubs
IPC: B60B3/18
Filed: 1936-03-31
Abstract: 470,655. Vehicle wheels. DUNLOP RUBBER CO., Ltd., GOODYEAR, C. E., and SHARP, G. E. March 31, 1936, No. 9488. [Class 144 (i)] A detachable wheel is formed with a conical central portion 8, the larger-diameter face of which is clamped against the lesser diameter face of a conical portion 5 on the brake-drum 4. A driving-ring 11 having a keying engagement with the permanent hub 1 may be welded to the wheel, Fig. 1, or may be formed integral with the wheel-hub, Fig. 4. The incurved centre-portion of the wheel-disc 7, Fig. 1, may be closed by a fairing-disc 20 also secured by the nut 9.
Patent GB-181859-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to automatic electric circuit interrupting apparatus
IPC: H02H3/06
Filed: 1921-03-31
Abstract: 181,859. Cheetham, G. A., and Metropolitan - Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd. March 31, 1921. Drawings to Specification. Cut-out arrangements for opening a circuit on overload and automatically closing it when normal conditions are restored by means of a Wheatstonebridge connection as described in Specification 162,267, include in the restoring circuit a timeelement device adapted to delay the re-connection for a predetermined interval after the removal of the overload. The time-element device may be a dash-pot attached to the tripping plunger of the auxiliary switch which when closed energizes the closing coil of the main switch. The coil of the tripping plunger is connected across two diagonally-opposite points of the Wheatstone bridge, and across the other two similar points a resistance may be connected.
Patent GB-552418-A (GB)
Title: Operating mechanism for closures or windows
IPC: E05F11/38
Filed: 1941-07-29
Abstract: 552,418. Door &c. operating appliances. TRICO PRODUCTS CORPORATION. July 29, 1941, Nos. 9615 and 9616. Convention dates, July 29, 1940 and Nov. 5, 1940. [Class 65 (i)] [Also in Groups X, XXIV and XXIX] In a motor operated closure especially a window for vehicles, means are provided for locking the window in its adjusted position and for freeing the window from the motor and locking means so that it may be moved by hand. The front and rear windows 1, 2 are operated by fluid actuated motors 3 through bell crank levers 5, 6 the motors being of the type described in Specifications 552,288 and 552,417, [both in Group X]. The cylinders 7 each contains a piston 8 secured to a rod 9, and a floating piston 10 which carries a pair of brake shoes 11 pressed against the cylinder wall by movement tending to separate the piston members. The piston moves freely if pressure or suction is applied to either side, but is locked if a pull is exerted on the rod 9 as by a manual effort to lower a window. The window control unit is mounted on the instrument panel 18 and comprises a tubular casing 19 having ports 20, 22 connected to conduits 21, 23 leading to the fluid motors. A cylindrical valve plug 24 has an axial bore 25 connected to a source of suction, and communicating with a radial duct 27 which, by rotation of the plug and sliding it axially may be caused to register with any port. A spring detent 29 co-operates with grooves 30, 31 to retain the plug in position when moved by knob 28. While the conduit 26 and duct 27 communicate with one side of the piston, atmospheric air is admitted to the other side, through groove 47 or 50. Means are provided to disconnect the arms 5, 6 and move the windows manually, consisting of a handle 40 which is pivoted so as to be swung over and caused to depress a shaft 39, Fig. 5 which uncouples arm 6 from a clutch tooth 34 on arm 5 which is then caused to rotate by engagement of a pinion 38 with gear 37 on hub 35. In Fig. 7, window 101 is raised or lowered by bell crank lever 103, 104 rocked by fluid motor 106. The arms 103, 104 are detachably locked together and are disengaged by pressure on a button 121 which presses on a spring plate 117 carrying the locking means This enables a spring 122 to move a yoke 125 secured to arm 103 so as to draw the arm downwardly and open the window to an extent allowing of the insertion of the fingers over its upper edge and manual lowering of the window. When the motor is next in operation the locking means are again brought into action and the arms are locked together against the action of the spring 122.
Patent GB-791982-A (GB)
Title: An improved carrying handle
IPC: A45C13/26
Filed: 1954-04-02
Abstract: 791,982. Suitcase &c. handles. GRIFFITHS, F., GRIFFITHS, H. G., and TURNER, H. P. Dec. 28, 1954 [April 2, 1954], No. 9657 /54. Class 133. A carrying handle 1 secured to a part 2 of the case has a longitudinal metal reinforcing member 3, the part 2 also having a longitudinal metal reinforcing member 6. The member 3 is doubled around the D's 5 which are held in indentations 7 in the member 6 by bridging parts 9.
Patent GB-711998-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for bringing a gas into contact with a fragmentary material, in particular for drying the material
IPC: F26B17/02
Filed: 1952-04-17
Abstract: 711,998. Distilling solid carbonaceous materials. COMTE, J. H. April 17, 1952, No. 9666/52. Class 55 (1). [Also in Groups XIII and XXX] Apparatus for drying coal fines or producing combustible gas by the partial combustion of pulverized coal in a current of air comprises an endless chain 6 having scraper blades 6a and carried on drums 7, the upper run sliding on a horizontal wall 5 upon which coal is regularly discharged from a hopper 1 while the lower run slides on a screen 10 below which air is admitted. The material is scraped along wall 5 where it is preheated and falls on to screen 10 along which it is scraped to a container 29. The gas passes into an enclosure, the top of which is formed by wall 5 and which has an oblique partition 19, the chamber being in communication through orifices 23 with a space 24 in which the pressure is lower than that of the gases so that chamber 22 forms an expansion chamber and separation of entrained dust takes place, the dust falling onto partition 19 and thence to a screw conveyer 25. The bars 10a of the screen 10 are inclined in the direction of travel of the material so that entering gas prevents material falling between the bars.
Patent GB-216993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to match boxes
IPC: A24F27/00
Filed: 1923-04-10
Abstract: 216,993. Carline, D. J. April 10, 1923. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Drawer - and - shell boxes; match - striking surfaces.-A striking surface A, C is provided on the top E, G of the shell of a drawer-andshell matchbox instead of, or in addition to, on the sides H, J. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 126,164.
Patent GB-1500482-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft safety device for an automobile vehicle
IPC: B60R25/04
Filed: 1976-03-11
Abstract: 1500482 Vehicle lock NEIMAN SA 11 March 1976 [2 May 1975] 09749/76 Heading E2A A lock comprises a body 1 in which is journalled a cylindrical barrel 2 provided with an axial cylindrical key passage 3. The barrel has a row of radial bores each provided with a piston 4 and the body has a corresponding row of radial bores provided with pistons 5 biassed by springs 6. The key has a cylindrical body 7 and is extended by a driver 9 having a non-circular crosssection and cooperating with a corresponding cavity 10 in the barrel 2. The face of the body 1 carries a fixed part 12 of a rotary switch whose movable part 13 has a centre opening 14 of the same section as that of driver 9. The driver 9 has such length that when the key is fully introduced into the barrel 2 (Fig. 1) the opening 14 is closed by driver 9 so that both the barrel and the moving part of the switch may be rotated. When the barrel reaches the "vehicle stop" position (Fig. 2) the pistons 4 and 5 are aligned and as soon as the key starts to be extracted these pistons cooperate and lock the barrel 2 with the body 1. If the key is extracted partially until the driver 9 is fully disengaged from the cavity 10 while still cooperating with opening 14 it is possible to rotate the moving part 13 of the switch without moving the barrel 2. The switch may also be mounted at the inner end of the barrel.
Patent GB-1484402-A (GB)
Title: Asbestos dispersions
IPC: C09K23/00
Filed: 1975-03-08
Abstract: 1484402 Asbestos dispersions TBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS Ltd 18 Feb 1976 [8 March 1975] 9751/75 Heading C1A [Also in Division D1] A homogenized dispersion of asbestos fibres, from which a yarn or fibrous strand may be formed, is in an aqueous medium composed of water, soap and up to 100% (preferably not less than 25%) molar excess of free fatty, e.g. oleic, myristic, stearic or lauric, acid, such excess being calculated on the amount of fatty acid combined in the soap. The latter may be the reaction product of a fatty acid with a metal, e.g. sodium or potassium, hydroxide base, or with ammonia or derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxylamine, hydrazene and most saturated amines and quaternary ammonium hydroxides. In preparing a mixture of constituent materials the temperature thereof is maintained above the gel paint of the final dispersion.