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Patent GB-2152397-A (GB)
Title: Water shedding device
Inventor: WALKER RICHARD EUGENE
IPC: C10G33/06
Filed: 1984-01-12
Abstract: A water-shedding funnel 10 has a tubular element 14 with a pervious but hydrophobic screen 20 and an impervious base 16 sealed to the funnel. A sump 24 for water encircles the base 16. Oil poured into the funnel 10 flows down the walls 26 and then has to turn inwards to the pervious screen 20, and centrifugal force enhances shedding of the heavier water droplets from the oil into the sump 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2136456-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for washing textiles
Inventor: HEISSMEIER WALTER
IPC: D06F35/00
Filed: 1984-03-09
Abstract: In a method of washing textiles in a drum-type washing machine, the washing drum (2) of which comprises perforations (3) over its whole generated surface for the passage of water or detergent solution, the drum is so rotated at a speed just sufficient to cause the items of washing to bear against the inner wall of the drum under centrifugal force and the items of washing are sprayed with detergent solution through the perforations in the drum wall until they become saturated a small surplus of free detergent solution is formed in the drum, thus reducing water and energy consumption. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2158749-A (GB)
Title: Abrasive blasting nozzle
Inventor: LINK JOHN
IPC: B05B1/02
Filed: 1984-05-17
Abstract: A blasting nozzle having high-pressure water inlets (11,12) an inlet (15) for abrasive laden water, a barrel (10) to which said inlets lead and an outlet from the barrel, the inlets opening into the barrel in such a way that, in use, while entraining an accelerating the abrasive, the high pressure water forms a curtain to protect the barrel walls from the abrasive action. The jet(s) of high pressure water may comprise two fan-shaped jets, or a single divergent conical jet with the barrel (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142904-A (GB)
Title: Safety brake for vertical lift
Inventor: LOOMER WESTON R
IPC: B66F9/07
Filed: 1984-06-04
Abstract: A stacker-retriever lift carriage 70 is disposed to be raised, lowered and positioned, in selected positions with respect to a pair of spaced support masts 72, 74, by a flexible wire cable 104 one end of which is connected to a lift carriage drive and the other end of which is connected to the lift carriage through a pair of four bar linkages 150, 152 pivotally connected together in spaced parallel relationship to form a safety brake operating mechanism. The upward pull by the cable upon the brake operating mechanism retracts a pair of opposed brake arms 200, 202, pivotally carried by the brake operating mechanism, to a brake deactivated position with the back ends of each brake arm abutting each other (see Fig. 3, not shown). Loss of the pull of the cable on the lift carriage, as would occur if the cable severed or if the lift carriage hung up, permits a spring 232 housed between the brake arms to move the brake operating mechanism and the brake arms to a braking position with brake pads 210, 220 carried by the brake arms in friction engagement with the support masts. A cam actuated switch 254 cuts off power to all the drives for the stacker-retriever upon actuation of the brakes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2146313-A (GB)
Title: Soap powder dispenser
Inventor: ELLIOTT JOHN HERBERT
IPC: A47K5/14
Filed: 1984-06-04
Abstract: A soap powder dispenser having a front wall 1 a back wall 2 and a top plate, is discharged by means of a sliding member 3 carrying a generally T-shaped disturber pin 4, the sliding member having a cut-out portion along its leading edge. A viewing window is disposed in the front wall, and securing slots are provided at the top and bottom for wall fixing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160951-A (GB)
Title: Pressure relief valve
Inventor: DENTON DAVID BARRY
IPC: F16K17/18
Filed: 1984-06-27
Abstract: A pressure relief valve for a cold room and providing a two-way vent valve comprises a moulded plastics body 1 of cylindrical tubular shape and adapted to be mounted in a wall 2. Two oppositely-acting semi-circular valve members 14 and 15 are mounted in the body 1 on a common diametral and vertical hinge pin 12. The valve members 14 and 15 are lightly spring loaded, by a torsion spring 20, to seat against opposite sides of an annular peripheral seating 19 moulded in the body 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161194-A (GB)
Title: Fly screen
Inventor: METAIS PASCAL
IPC: E06B9/52
Filed: 1984-07-04
Abstract: A screen for excluding insects is formed of perforated transparent plastics film. Where the screen is to exclude insects from penetrating a door or window opening 5, it may be put in place using any suitable means such as double-sided adhesive tape 4 and the film 3 may subsequently be heat shrunk in situ. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152340-A (GB)
Title: Portable roentgenographic cephalostat
Inventor: SPOLYAR JOHN LOUIS
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1984-07-06
Abstract: A portable cephalostat comprises a frame-like base subassembly which provides for an area 136 upon which a patient's head is to rest and a support for supporting locating arms 114, 124 which serve to locate the patient's head in a selected position. The base subassembly provides for the placement of a first film (304, 306, Fig. 5) to be exposed, below area 136 and hence below the patient's head and for the placement of additional film 236, also to be exposed, generally to one side of the patient's head and generally parallel to and spaced a first distance from the mid-sagittal plane 342 of the patient's head. Indicator means 164 is provided for, upon attaining the desired location of the patient's head, automatically indicating the elevation of the axis 134 of the patient's auditory canals with respect to the first film. The cephalostat is also provided with structure 184, 186, 294 enabling the detachable attachment thereto of aiming apparatus 462 whereby X-ray exposure can be made at a predetermined angle to the axis 134 of the auditory canals. Provision is made for supporting film cassettes in other positions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144803-A (GB)
Title: Fluid pressure actuator
Inventor: NEAL BRIAN PATRICK
IPC: B60T17/08
Filed: 1984-08-01
Abstract: In a spring brake actuator provided with a wind-off bolt 19 an adjustable stop 17 is provided against which the centre 8 of a piston 3 can engage at the same time as the periphery of the piston engages a stop 15 so as to avoid stresses which may otherwise be produced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2147215-A (GB)
Title: Concrete mixing system
Inventor: MIYAZAKI HIROTAKA
IPC: B28C7/02
Filed: 1984-10-19
Abstract: The system comprises a mixer main body with a rotational-speed controllable driving device and memory means storing various mixer driving conditions, whereby in response to the input of a driving condition selection signal and a quantity of required concrete, a predetermined driving condition is selected and retrieved from the memory means and the mixer is charged and driven accordingly in response. The load torque may be detected while the mortar (cement, sand and water) is being mixed and when the load torque is in excess of a predetermined value, gravel then charged to produce concrete. The mortar may be mixed at a high rotational speed, but when the gravel is charged, the concrete materials may then be mixed at a lower rotational speed. Other memory means may store information regarding various mixture compositions and may activate supply means which supply predetermined quantities of the components to the mixer in a predetermined sequence.
Patent GB-2152345-A (GB)
Title: Plant holder
Inventor: STORR HEATHER
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 1985-01-08
Abstract: A plant holder comprises a backing sheet (2) supported on a rigid frame of rods (3) and is provided with pockets (1) in which the plants and their growth medium are placed. The pockets and/or the backing sheet may be made of a durable, fibrous water-permeable material which allows water to drain from the pockets but retains solids and semi solids such as the growth medium, or of a material which is perforated for drainage. The plant holder can be hung vertically, thus allowing display and growth of the plants under favourable conditions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2158771-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for decurling laminated stock
Inventor: SINGER KARL
IPC: B65H3/08
Filed: 1985-04-24
Abstract: A machine for laminating discrete sheets to a film F includes a heated laminating roller (22) and a back-up roller (26) that are driven at different speeds to produce a controlled reduction in the peripheral surface speed of the back-up roller in relation to the peripheral surface speed of the laminating roller through a brake (90) to control curling in the laminated product. The laminating machine also includes pull rollers (100 and 102) that are driven by the back-up roller and are angularly adjustable to control the path of movement of the product. The machine also includes dewrinkling mechanisms (44) for removing wrinkles from the film as it enters the laminating stations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2173455-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcement device for a trolley
Inventor: WEILL GUY
IPC: B62B3/14
Filed: 1985-06-06
Abstract: This device is intended for trolleys comprising a basket 1, a base 9 supporting this basket and consisting of at least two elements 10, 11 each comprising a pair of parallel wires 10a, 10b; 11a, 11b, each element 10, 11 having a support portion a fixed under the bottom 3 of the basket and at least one extension b, c effecting, under this support portion, the mounting and fastening of a lug 16 supporting a clevis 15 carrying a wheel 14 of the trolley. The present device comprises a crossbar 21 whose horizontal central portion (22, Fig. 3) is parallel to the bottom 3 of the basket between the two elements 10, 11, this crossbar extending outwards beyond each element as an extension 23, (24, Fig. 3) which is bent in relation to its central portion, is folded downwards, and has at its end an open loop 25 which is applied against the wires 10a, 10b or 11a, 11b constituting said element in order to fasten, between the two sides 26, 27 of the loop 25, a support plate 18 bolted against the support lug 16 of the clevis for the corresponding wheel. This device is intended for transport trolleys used in self-service shops. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2177817-A (GB)
Title: Remote control of lighting apparatus
Inventor: BERTOZZI MARCELLO
IPC: F21S8/00
Filed: 1985-07-12
Abstract: Apparatus for remotely controlling position, focusing etc. of theatre lighting apparatus has command input generators (eg. potentiometers) which emit commands proportional to their movement. The commands may be transmitted by radio to the lighting apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172912-A (GB)
Title: Raised-floor panels
Inventor: PAIGE DEREK JOHN
IPC: E04F15/024
Filed: 1985-11-04
Abstract: A hollow raised-floor panel which may be square, or which may have a shape made up of one or more adjacent squares, to enable the panel to be substituted for one or more conventional panels of a raised-floor panel system and so to enable electrically-conductive cables or other electrically-conductive leads to be routed through it, so as to extend in the same general plane as the panel, when the latter is in use.
Patent GB-2168018-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover apparatus
Inventor: LACEY JAMES ALFRED
IPC: A61G5/10
Filed: 1985-11-12
Abstract: Protective cover apparatus principally for a wheeled vehicle such as a wheelchair comprises a framework (2) of cover-supportable members in association with a cover material (3) permitting vision therethrough for releasably securing to the framework which is also releasably securable to the wheelchair. Some of the members can be telescopically extendible to permit the framework to be permanently left on the wheelchair and the cover removed when not required but without restricting normal wheelchair use and movement. The framework can be foldable with the wheelchair and the apparatus can permit freedom of movement for a wheelchair occupant and avoid the need to wear other protective clothing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175533-A (GB)
Title: Injection moulding nozzle filter
Inventor: GRIFFITHS TERRY
IPC: B29C45/24
Filed: 1986-04-21
Abstract: An improved nozzle for a machine for injection moulding very thin rubber articles having a thickness of less than 20 thousandths of an inch, e.g 8 to 12 thousandths of an inch, said nozzle having at least two replaceable screen filters (18, 19) sandwiched between a pair of perforated walls (14, 16) therein, the coarser filter (19) being located downstream of the fine filter (18). As a support for the fine filter (18) against moulding pressure. Conveniently a medium screen filter can be located upstream of the fine filter (18). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2177110-A (GB)
Title: Removal of HCN, NH3 and COS from synthesis gas
Inventor: HEITZ WALTER LEWIS
IPC: B01D53/46
Filed: 1986-06-24
Abstract: A process for the gasification of coal or other carbonaceous matter is disclosed, the process being characterized by scrubbing of HCN, NH3 and COS from the synthesis gas stream with an aqueous solution at 14, stripping of the aqueous solution to release the HCN, NH3 and COS at 20, and consumption of the HCN, NH3 and COS in the gasification step at 4. The gas stream may be cooled prior to scrubbing. Particulate matter may be removed from the gas stream before or during scrubbing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2184384-A (GB)
Title: A punch
Inventor: BARLOW TERENCE
IPC: B26F1/36
Filed: 1986-11-27
Abstract: The main body of the paper punch, namely base portion 20 and support portion 19, is formed as an extruded profile, e.g. of aluminium, or as respective profiles (119, 120, Fig. 12). Respective end plates 11 e.g. of moulded plastics, are preferably fitted thereto to maintain overall strength and rigidity so that the thickness of the extruded material can be reduced. The length of the extruded profile and the positioning of openings 42, 43 for cutting tools 15 can be varied without the need for new production moulds, thereby simplifying and reducing the cost of production of a range of different sizes of punch. A readily removable extruded plastics tray 13 may be fitted to the support portion 19. A press bar 14 may be formed as an extruded aluminium profile. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186647-A (GB)
Title: Brake system with wheel slip control
Inventor: OCVIRK NORBERT
IPC: B60T8/40
Filed: 1987-01-28
Abstract: A brake system with wheel slip control, comprises a pedal-actuated vacuum booster (3) with a master cylinder (2) to which the wheel brakes (31, 32, 33, 34) are connected via pressure fluid conduits, an hydraulic auxiliary-pressure supply system with a hydraulic pump (26), a pressure-compensating and pressure-fluid supply reservoir (20), and wheel sensors (S1, S2, S3, S4) and electronic circuitries (44) for the determination of wheel rotational behaviour and for the generation of electrical braking-pressure control signals serving to govern electromagnetically actuatable pressure-fluid inlet valves and outlet valves (29, 30, 35, 36) inserted into pressure fluid conduits for wheel slip control, one single valve (23) is provided for the control of the pressure of the auxiliary-pressure supply system and for monitoring possible pressure differences in the brake circuits (I and II), the said valve being formed of three pressure chambers (22, 51, 54) with three pistons (24, 52, 55) arranged coaxially relative to one another, as well as a differential- pressure switch (43). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203926-A (GB)
Title: Device for use in making kebab-type food items
Inventor: WILLIAMS JULIE ELIZABETH
IPC: A22C17/00
Filed: 1987-04-24
Abstract: A device for use in the preparation of kebab-type food items comprises a tubular body having two detachable end members, respectively forming a base tray and a top cap for the tubular body. The cap member contains a plurality of spaced apertures through which respective skewers may be passed to impale food matter when placed in the body, the cap or the body being slotted to allow the passage of a blade means along said body to enable the blade means to cut said food matter into a plurality of segments, each of which is impaled upon a respective one of said skewers. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209857-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of integrated circuits
Inventor: LO KWOK YIN
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 1987-09-16
Abstract: An integrated circuit design is constructed from a library of standard cells, at least some of which are available in different sizes having different input requirements, output capabilities and response times. Details of a proposed integrated circuit design are entered into a computer which stores the properties of the standard cells. The computer selects among the standard cells required in the proposed design for compatible sizes of the cells providing the smallest circuit or the fastest circuit. The computer can also check race conditions in the circuit and that input and output criteria are satisfied. When a satisfactory design has been reached its details are produced as an output which is used to produce layout diagrams from which the integrated circuit is manufactured. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2303715-A (GB)
Title: Head-up display device of holographic type
Inventor: BOURGUIGNAT JER ME
IPC: G02B27/00
Filed: 1988-02-26
Abstract: The device allows to compensate for the aberrations of the collimating and combining holographic optics by using a simplified scheme for the relay optics (3). Said relay optics comprises six lenses (31-36) and a window (37); it is terminated at each end by a plane side and is disposed in a case (7). Said relay optics (3) and the holographic optical element (2) are determined taking into account average data for the thickness and curvature of the windshield. The accurate compensation for the windshield deviations is made at a closing glass plate (5) whose thickness is varied. The folding optical element (4) is a simple reflecting plane mirror and has no correcting effect, which permits the translation along the optical axis of said relay optics (3) and the cathode-ray tube (1) generating the luminous image to be collimated.
Patent GB-2217060-A (GB)
Title: Multi-processor system
Inventor: BALDWIN DAVID ROBERT
IPC: G06F15/78
Filed: 1988-03-23
Abstract: A processing subsystem which includes at least four processors, all concurrently operable, including a control processor 110, a data transfer processor 120, and at least two general-purpose numeric processors 130, connected in parallel on a very wide cache bus 144. The numeric processors are commanded by the control processor to execute respective sequences of instructions, but operate asynchronously with the control processor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2208668-A (GB)
Title: Fencing using unwanted barrels or casks
Inventor: SHERRARD KENNETH
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 1988-08-17
Abstract: Barrels or casks made of staves 10, having a concave side and a convex side, in abutting or overlapping arrangement retained together by at least one hoop (16 Fig. 3) and having a base and removable lid are well known. The method comprises the steps of removing the hoop so as to release the staves 10 from each other and the base; treating the staves so as to render them substantially impervious to ambient weather conditions and then using the staves as components of a fence, screen, gate, protector device (15, 17, 18 Figs 2, 344) or other protector means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222818-A (GB)
Title: Sheet feeding
Inventor: BROTHERSTONE COLIN PETER
IPC: G06K13/04
Filed: 1988-09-14
Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus for sequentially feeding bank notes 21 past a magnetic sensor (8) uses a pair of rotating brushes (9 and 10), replacing the usual rollers, laterally offset from the sensor head (8) which urge the sheet against the sensor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225274-A (GB)
Title: Rotary blow moulding apparatus and method
Inventor: FAIRCHILD BRIAN
IPC: B29C49/04
Filed: 1988-11-29
Abstract: A rotary blow moulding machine for moulding thermoplastics articles such as packaging containers has a turret (10) which is driven intermittently for rotation about a horizontal axis (14). The turret has eight mould assemblies (22) which move through eight equally spaced dwell positions (A to H) as the turret rotates. The mould assemblies are controlled by cams to open and close, and each has a blow arm (112) which can be moved longitudinally and rotationally by cam action. Each mould assembly in turn moves, when open, to a dwell position (A) immediately below a stationary extrusion head (44) and then closes onto the tubular parison being extruded by the head as the next indexing movement of the turret begins. A knife (46) severs the parison length held in the mould from the parent parison, so that subsequent acceleration of the mould and parison length away from the parent parison opens a gap into which the blow arm may be introduced to blow mould the parison length in known manner. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211267-A (GB)
Title: Restrained air hose
Inventor: MAY RICHARD JOHN
IPC: F16L11/10
Filed: 1988-12-16
Abstract: A flexible air hose (1) having a pair of permanently attached end connectors (2), provided, internally, with a separate core member (8 or 8') extending along the length of the hose, and a restraint cord (9) running through the hose and fastened to the connectors to prevent elongation of the hose during bending or tensioning. The core member (8 or 8') may comprise a solid or tubular member or a cable having conductors 21. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227308-A (GB)
Title: Glossmeter
Inventor: COULTHARD MARTIN
IPC: G01N21/57
Filed: 1989-01-13
Abstract: A glossmeter comprises a light source-and-detector assembly (15) for directing light towards a surface (19) the gloss of which is to be measured, and detecting light which is reflected back from such a source, and a retro-reflective screen (16) for directing light from the source which has been reflected by the surface (19) back along substantially the same path. The assembly (15) is fixed relative to the screen (16). The return beam may be split into two orthogonally polarised components and each component directed to a respective detector so that when angles of incidence close to Brewster's angle are used, compensation may be made for randomly polarised stray light reaching the detectors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220810-A (GB)
Title: Sense amplifier driver
Inventor: SEO SEUNG-MO
IPC: G11C11/409
Filed: 1989-06-15
Abstract: In a sense amplifier driver 10 or 20 associated with a memory cell 40 and a sense amplifier Ts, and producing signals having multiple slopes, DC transient current paths within the driver 10 or 20 is removed upon cessation of the driver clock signals or when returning to a precharge state to avoid power dissipation due to a delay in turn off of associated transistors. In a sensing clock driver 10, the clock Qs is inverted at Th, further inverted at IV30 and also applied via a delay R3 to the gate of a PMOS transistor Td, the gate voltage of Td is pulled up immediately to supply voltage Vcc by Tg upon disabling of the clock Qs. The clock is also applied to a restoring clock driver 20 via a delay 30. The restoring clock QSD is inverted at IV20 and further inverted at IV40 including a plurality of PMOS transistors Ta-Tc associated with delaying resistances R1, R2 for successively turning them on. At disabling of clock QSD, the gate of at least one of Tb, Tc is forcibly pulled up to supply voltage Vcc by transistors Ti, Tj. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227799-A (GB)
Title: Contoured journal bearing
Inventor: DANSDILL TERENCE JOSEPH
IPC: F16H57/021
Filed: 1989-12-20
Abstract: A journal bearing (12, 13) for use in lubricated gear trains under loads sufficient to bend a rotor (10) of the gear which is rotatably supported in the bearing utilizes a contoured babbitt lining (13) between the bearing shell and rotor, a portion (28) of the babbitt being contoured in a direction along the axis of the rotor to conform substantially to the contour of the rotor under load. The slope and length of the contour are adequate to maintain an acceptable minimum lubrication film thickness (21) of the bearing with the rotor over the load profile of the rotor. 
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