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Patent GB-2104184-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable hydro-pneumatic suspension means for vehicles
Inventor: TAFT PHILLIP AUGUSTUS
IPC: B60G15/12
Filed: 1982-06-10
Abstract: An hydro-pneumatic suspension means comprises a gas pressure chamber 7 and a liquid working chamber 9, 23, 22 which are separated from each other by a first diaphragm 10. Oppositely acting one-way valves or restrictors 4 are provided for damping liquid flow in the working chamber. The working chamber is partly bounded by a diaphragm 11. The side of the second diaphragm 11 remote from the working chamber is subjected to a supply of liquid of which the pressure can be altered to compensate for changes in pressure in the pressure chamber 7 due to changes in the loading on a vehicle, whereby the ride height can be maintained constant. The adjustment may take place automatically. As the height adjusting chamber 21 is in a separate housing it may serve a plurality of suspension units. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2104114-A (GB)
Title: Sewing machine underthread sensing device
Inventor: RAWSON JAMES WALTER
IPC: D05B51/00
Filed: 1982-06-21
Abstract: The device is particularly useful for industrial sewing machines used, for example, for garment manufacture. The device comprises a presser foot for the sewing machine, having a sole portion (41) which contacts the fabric during sewing and a support portion (44) whereby the foot may be secured to the machine. An electrical switch comprising a spaced pair of contact members (82 and 83) is positioned in front of the needle (86) in the direction of travel of the fabric being sewn and above the sole portion (41) of the foot. When absence of the underthread causes the top thread (85) to be drawn forward with the fabric, the top thread directly engages one (83) of the contact members and brings it into contact with the other contact member (82), thus completing an electrical circuit to provide a low voltage and low current signal which can be detected by a suitable detector, to stop the sewing machine, for example. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2107524-A (GB)
Title: Improved magnetic air valve
Inventor: SHEPPARD WILLIAM LEWIS
IPC: F16K31/06
Filed: 1982-09-10
Abstract: A magnetically operated valve has a resilient flat-surfaced valve member 46 cooperating with a valve seat 52, 56. The resilient member 46 is mounted on an armature 48 in a manner to permit relative motion therebetween to allow the armature to gain a predetermined inertia prior to engaging the resilient member 46 so as to aid in overcoming the pressure differential across the resilient member. Additionally, the electromagnet thereof acts unevenly on the armature so as to cause a "prying" movement of the resilient member from the valve seat. The valve may be operated in the normally-opened or the normally- closed mode. The armature is provided with a non-magnetic covering or coating e.g. of Cu and Ni thereby forming a non-magnetic gap thereon and is biassed with a spring 58. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2108332-A (GB)
Title: Thin jack connector
Inventor: KUWABARA MASAMI
IPC: H01R24/58
Filed: 1982-10-06
Abstract: A thin jack connector particularly intended for automatic soldering onto a printed circuit board has conductive terminals (41, 42, 43) which are mounted on the upper portion of the jack body (5) and hang down adjacent the lateral sides of the jack body (5) but out of contact therewith. The lower portions of the jack body are sealingly closed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2119347-A (GB)
Title: Crane safety device
Inventor: CLAYTON PAUL MARK
IPC: B66C23/88
Filed: 1982-10-13
Abstract: A safety device, for shearing through a load-lifting rope or cable of a crane, e.g. on an offshore platform, in the event of an over-load, comprises a body (11) through which the rope or cable (16) is led along through-passage (15) and with interior bore (15) intersecting the through-passage. A piston (17) is a working fit in the bore (18) and can move, in use, towards and away from the rope (16). A blade (21) is carried by the piston (17). The cutting edge (21a) of the blade is held adjacent but not in contact with the rope when the piston is in its retracted non- shearing position in the bore (18). A cartridge (22) is located behind the piston and contains an explosive charge. A charge-detonating pin is located behind the cartridge and is fired, in use, into the cartridge by electrically- operable means (25) to explode the charge; drive the piston toward the rope; and cause the blade to shear the rope to release the overload. In the illustrated embodiment the electrically- operable means is a piston detonator of the kind which uses a chemical reaction to fire the pin into the cartridge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2111811-A (GB)
Title: Fishing light bite detector
Inventor: EDWARDS CHARLES ARTHUR BENJAMI
IPC: A01K97/12
Filed: 1982-10-27
Abstract: An illuminating device comprises a two part housing 10 arranged to receive at least one miniature battery and be attached to a fishing rod, the parts 11, 12 being arranged for relative rotary movement to effect electrical connection between the battery and at least one light emitting diode 17 which may be fixed to the end of a tube 16 extending from the housing and forming a tip of the rod. The two housing parts form a watertight seal when connected together. In an alternative construction the light emitting diode is arranged to shine through a clear portion of the housing rather than be attached to a tube. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2132326-A (GB)
Title: Vapour separator
Inventor: MARTIN RICHARD ELI JAMES
IPC: F25B33/00
Filed: 1982-12-14
Abstract: An absorption type heat pump or chiller includes various heat exchanger and other plant stages. In order to economise on space, it is proposed that the heat exchange stages should be plate heat exchangers mounted in a common frame with a vapour separator also mounted in the frame. In order to provide a suitable vapour separator, there is provided a vapour separator comprising a body 41 and means 53 for suspending the body 41 in a plate heat exchanger frame. A first upper corner port 44 is an inlet for a vapour/liquid stream which is guided by baffles 49 to flow down towards the bottom of a flow zone 42, formed with the frame 41 by facing sheets, then across the bottom and then to turn upwardly to flow to a second upper corner port 45 forming a vapour exit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2114209-A (GB)
Title: Closing and locking system for vehicle doors
Inventor: BARTELS HERMANN
IPC: E05B65/36
Filed: 1982-12-30
Abstract: The system has a separate control unit (2) ad locking unit (3), wherein the control unit has components which are not loaded by lock operating forces and wherein the parts carrying such forces are arranged exclusively on the locking unit. A lock catch member (5) is movable by means of a control member (14) in the control unit, the movement of the control member (14) being selectively prevented by two blocking members (20) (21) which are, in turn movable by control actuating elements. The main control is incorporated in the system installed in the driver's door and is linked by servo means to other systems installed in the other doors of the vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2113870-A (GB)
Title: Water valve
Inventor: LUSTY MARTIN
IPC: F16K31/122
Filed: 1983-01-18
Abstract: A ram (10) comprises a cylinder (14) having end wall (22) a side wall, a piston (28), a leakage gap (42) between the side wall of the cylinder (14) and the periphery of the piston (28), and an inlet (24) to the chamber bounded by the piston (28) and the cylinder end wall (22). The piston (28) is preferably slidable on a piston guide (26). The invention also provides a fluid control mechanism comprising a ram (10) and means (44) movable with the piston (28) for varying the rate or direction of fluid flow according to the position of the piston which position is controlled by a valve (70) bleeding of the control flow (20). This may be float controlled as shown and Fig. 6, (not shown) or pressure responsive, Fig. 5, (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2122819-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector housing
Inventor: COOMBES PHILIP MICHAEL
IPC: H01R13/50
Filed: 1983-05-12
Abstract: An electrical connector housing for use in terminating a multi- conductor cable has a cavity 1 into which or each of the cable is to be inserted, opposed internal walls of the cavity 1 being formed with tapered ribs 5 which guide the conductors of the cable into channels 7 for termination by contacts mounted on the housing. The ribs 5 are symmetrically arranged on either side of the axis of insertion of the conductors into the cavity. The pointed ends 6 of the ribs 5 adjacent the open end of the cavity are staggered in distance from this open end and the longitudinal axes of the ribs 5 not lying on the longitudinal axis of the surface on which they are carried cross the longitudinal axis of the surface between the ends 6 and the open end of the cavity as shown in Fig. 7. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2121660-A (GB)
Title: Electric heating element
Inventor: CARTER BRIAN
IPC: H05B3/16
Filed: 1983-06-03
Abstract: An electric heating element comprises a helix of resistance-wire (1) supported along its length by spaced elongate support members (7, 8, 9) which space and support the helix at each turn. The support members may be flat strips with perforations through which the helix is wound. Alternatively the support members may be twisted strips of heat-resistant material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127418-A (GB)
Title: Lubricating oil containing hydroperoxidized ethylene copolymers and terpolymers as dispersants and v.i. improvers
Inventor: STEMKE JEFFREY E
IPC: C10M143/18
Filed: 1983-09-23
Abstract: Lubricating oil compositions contain a multi-functional additive which is a hydroperoxidized, ethylene copolymer or terpolymer having an excess of carboxylic acid to hydroxy groups and prepared by dissolving in a solvent either a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C18 alpha-olefin or a terpolymer of ethylene, a C3-C18 alpha-olefin and a C5-C12 non-conjugated diolefin, having a molecular weight in the range of 20,000 to 1,000,000, and reacting the copolymer or terpolymer with oxygen in the presence of a free radical initiator, the reaction being carried out at a temperature of from 60 to 250 DEG C and under a pressure of 0 to 1000 psig. The hydroperoxidised product is of lower molecular weight than the starting material.
Patent GB-2151455-A (GB)
Title: Shoes
Inventor: SHIN YOON KI
IPC: A43B5/06
Filed: 1983-12-16
Abstract: A running shoe has a sole structure that includes an outsole (30) extending from the toe to the heel and having a thickened section (44) extending the full width of the sole structure and positioned to underlie the ball of the foot. The thickened section (44) is appreciably thicker than the portions of the outsole that underlie the remainder of the foot. A plurality of parallel slots (50) are cut in the thicker section across the full width of the outsole and extend from the bottom surface or tread, upwardly to just short of the top surface of the outsole to form hinges which allow it to readily flex. The slots may be partially bridged by struts (54) which do not interfere with the hinge action at each of the slots but which provide added strength to the outsole at that region. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155421-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for assisting in the removal of a spare wheel from its housing
Inventor: RENSHAW HUGH THOMAS
IPC: B62D43/00
Filed: 1984-03-10
Abstract: A sling for assisting in the removal of a spare wheel (3) from its housing (2) comprising a Y-shaped strap (5) two limbs of which are attached at their ends to support hooks (6) positioned above the housing (2) and the other end (10) of which is free, the strap (5) being of sufficient length to extend down into one side of the housing (2), across a base of the housing (2) and up out of the opposite side of the housing (2) so that, a wheel (3) located in the housing can be lifted at least part way out of the housing (2) by pulling on the free end (10) of the strap (5) in the direction of arrow A. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138164-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for aligning the cores of optical fibres
Inventor: IWAMOTO YOSHINAO
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 1984-04-02
Abstract: In apparatus for aligning the cores of a pair of optical fibres (27) which are to be spliced together, a laser or other light source (23) which emits a pair of aligned beams in opposite directions, is positioned between the adjacent ends of the fibres to feed light energy into the two fibres. Photo-detectors (28) face the side walls of the fibres close to the laser to produce output signals dependent upon the leakage of light from the side walls. Supports (21 shown schematically), for the fibres are movable in x and y directions, whereby the axis of each fibre can be set relative to the light source axis, to minimise the respective leakage signal. Alternatively, the light source and one fibre may be movable (Fig. 8 not shown). The light source is then removed and the fibres are brought together axially for fusion splicing (22). 
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Patent GB-2138707-A (GB)
Title: Hydro-massage device
Inventor: LOCATI CARLA
IPC: A61H9/00
Filed: 1984-04-13
Abstract: Vertical travel shower-type hydro-massage device in which the holes of the shower are arranged along an arc 22 of about 180 DEG  and have their axes perpendicular and at 45 DEG  to the user. The arc 22 is pivoted on the distribution chamber 18 fixed to the end of the rod of a plunger which travels inside the rectangular cross-section chamber 1 under the effect of the water introduced into the said chamber by a pedal operated valve 14. The water is supplied to the arc 22 by the feed pipe 13 with the vertical pipe 17 and the telescopic coupling 20. The rectangular cross-section chamber 1 has through holes 23 in the upper part to discharge the water while the plunger descends. Concentrated high speed jets can thus be provided, and virtually the whole body can be massaged. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138736-A (GB)
Title: Making Multilayer Hollow Plastics Bodies
Inventor: RYDMANN THEO
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 1984-04-19
Abstract: Multilayer hollow plastics bodies are made by coating a hollow plastics preform 12, and reshaping the coated preform, e.g. by blow moulding. Coating may be effected by injection moulding or spraying. The process may be carried out continuously on turntable 2, Fig. 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144934-A (GB)
Title: Fuel pump electric drive means
Inventor: BURKEL RAINER
IPC: H02K29/00
Filed: 1984-05-24
Abstract: Fuel pump drive means comprises a multi-phase collectorless electric motor comprising four stator windings (W1 -W4) which are exposed to contact with fuel and which are connected to a common star point (2). The windings are individually connectible through respective switching transistors (T1 -T4), preferably in cyclic sequence, to a direct current source (3) and the star point (2) is connected to the negative pole of this source. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160855-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for treating fluids
Inventor: LANGDALE OLIVER CHARLES
IPC: C02F1/00
Filed: 1984-05-30
Abstract: A method is provided for treating industrial fluids, such as water effluents and slurries to assist in preventing formation of scale or fouling of industrial plant or to assist in avoiding their adverse environmental effects and in reducing the tendency for particulate material to settle out. The method comprises producing a laminar flow of the industrial fluid in a conduit; accelerating the laminar flow of industrial fluid; and applying a magnetic field to the accelerated flow of industrial fluid transverse to the direction of flow of the fluid, wherein the product of the velocity of the accelerated industrial fluid (in metres per second) and the magnetic field strength (in Tesla) is at least 8.
Patent GB-2142235-A (GB)
Title: Oral antidiabetic pharmaceutical compositions
Inventor: BRICKL DR ROLF
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 1984-06-07
Abstract: Galenic compositions containing an oral antidiabetic agent and having an improved release of active substance as well as processes for producing these compositions are provided. The pharmaceutical compositions are characterized in that the onset of the activity and the duration of activity are adapted to the particular needs of diabetics with regard to proper control of metabolism and the associated proper release of insulin. A basic or acidic excipient in a solvent is added to the anti-diabetically active substance in a quantity such that the active substance is made soluble, and then a solubilizing agent is added. The solution is applied to a water-insoluble carrier, the solvent is evaporated, and the residue is further processed to yield the various compositions.
Patent GB-2161866-A (GB)
Title: Automatic distilled water fountain
Inventor: LIU HAN-HUN
IPC: C02F1/04
Filed: 1984-07-20
Abstract: An automatic distilled water fountain comprises four sections: The first section consists of a mesh filter 1, a flow control valve 2 and an electromagnetic switch valve 3 for controlling the water-flow into the water fountain. The second section is a still consisting of two heaters. The first heater 4 heats the water instantaneously and the second heater 5 makes the water turn into vapor. The water flow unit and the heaters are operated automatically and controlled by the water level control switch 10 in the distilled water receiver 9. The third section includes a condenser and a receiver. With the pump 8 in the water receiver and Bernoulli's tube 7, the vapor is sucked into the circulating tube and condensed and flows into the receiver 9. The operation of the first, second and third sections is controlled by the water level switch 10 in the receiver. The fourth section is a hot water, cold water and ice water supply unit consisting of a heater 11, a refrigerator 15-17, an ice water tank 12, and three micro-switches for hot, cold and ice water. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2150852-A (GB)
Title: Hydrocarbon hydrotreatment process
Inventor: CAILLOD JACQUES
IPC: B01J35/10
Filed: 1984-12-10
Abstract: The invention concerns a hydrocarbon hydrotreatment process, operated in the presence of a catalyst containing a carrier formed in major part of alumina and an active phase, the alumina carrier being obtained by admixing an alumina binding agent with a charge of alumina base. At least a portion of the active phase or of its precursor is introduced during the manufacture of the carrier, either into the charge, or into the binding agent or during the admixture of the charge with the binding agent.
Patent GB-2164691-A (GB)
Title: Sliding-door partition for a shower
Inventor: STANNEK SIEGFRIED
IPC: E05D15/08
Filed: 1985-02-19
Abstract: The sliding doors (4) of a sliding-door partition, which are suspended from a runway rail (11) and guided at the bottom by guide members (5) engaging under a guide rail (6), can be lowered by a lowering device (16) to such an extent that they come free from the lower guide rail (6) and can be swung from the lower frame portion (2) containing the guide rails, to enable the lower frame portion to be cleaned. The lowering device may comprise compression springs (16) which support the weight of the door or doors and which can be compressed by a downward pull on the door or doors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2173979-A (GB)
Title: Character generating system
Inventor: TUNG PENNY
IPC: G09G5/24
Filed: 1985-04-17
Abstract: A character generating system for use in a computer comprises a keyboard input/output device 110 adapted to be coupled to a keyboard for transposing a keyed-in character signal into a code. A code buffer 120 receives and stores the code and a cathode-ray tube controller 100 scans the code buffer so as to output the code. A multiplexer 140 is coupled to the code buffer 120 and the cathode-ray tube controller 100 for aggregating the code and a scanning line signal from a scanning address port of the cathode-ray tube controller to output an address code to a memory 150 which stores a plurality of Chinese character patterns and outputs a first pattern signal corresponding to the keyed-in character in accordance with the address code, when the keyed-in character is Chinese. A latch 160 receives and latches the first pattern signal for a predetermined span of time; and a shift register 170, coupled to the latch 160, receives the first pattern signal and converts it into a series of video signals in the predetermined span of time, for display at displayer 190. A second memory 135 may provide English/Arabic characters. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159034-A (GB)
Title: A process for the production of a skimmed milk
Inventor: WENNER VALENTIN
IPC: A23C9/146
Filed: 1985-05-08
Abstract: A process for the production of a skimmed milk of reduced phosphate and calcium contents. A skimmed milk is acidified to a pH of from 5.2 to 6.0 and the acidified skimmed milk is passed over an anion exchanger.
Patent GB-2174935-A (GB)
Title: Level drill
Inventor: GREENE RONALD STEPHEN
IPC: B25H1/00
Filed: 1985-05-10
Abstract: An electric drill has a body 3 which has incorporated into it two spirit levels. The top spirit level 1 is straight and is parallel to the drill chuck 4. The rear spirit level 2 is circular and is perpendicular to the drill chuck. Alignment of the spirit level bubbles ensures that the drill chuck is perpendicular to the surface to be drilled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179793-A (GB)
Title: Pulsing capacitors in manufacture
Inventor: CHITTICK ROBERT CARNEGIE
IPC: H01G9/00
Filed: 1985-08-28
Abstract: Dielectric faults in a solid electrolytic, e.g. tantalum, capacitor are healed by applying to the capacitor from a low impedance supply a series of pulses of increasing voltage; the maximum voltage can correspond to the working voltage of the capacitor. An apparatus for effecting treatment includes a pulse and a ramp generator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185305-A (GB)
Title: Hazard warning system for road vehicles
Inventor: ROBERTS MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B60Q1/38
Filed: 1985-09-24
Abstract: Hazard warning lights on motor vehicles that conventionally flash both sides of direction indicator flashes, flash, according to the invention, in a characteristic pattern different from that of the flashing indicators. For example, a hazard warning flash pattern might be three flashes followed by an equal 'silent' period, repeated. An 'I am in trouble' pattern could comprise the Morse code SOS signal.
Patent GB-2183804-A (GB)
Title: Boilers and water heaters for flues
Inventor: HATCH GEORGE ARNOLD
IPC: F28D21/00
Filed: 1985-11-29
Abstract: A water jacket, for a gas or oil-fired boiler, comprises at least one water-tight heating compartment 23 which extends vertically and has laterally spaced apart portions interconnected by at least three pairs of heating tubes 24. The tubes of each pair of heating tubes are spaced apart vertically a greater distance where connected to one portion than the spacing at the other portion to promote water flow therethrough. A water heater for a flue comprises a water jacket 12 and a series of spaced angularly displaced watertight tubes 15 extending thereacross.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187975-A (GB)
Title: Grinding mill
Inventor: MOSS JOHN JAMES
IPC: A47J42/14
Filed: 1986-03-21
Abstract: A manual grinding mill for maize and other hard, brittle grains comprises a hopper 13 for receiving granular material, means 6, 7 for providing relative rotation between grinding plates 16, 17 and a feed roller or axially tapered cracking cone 24 for cracking the grains of material during passage between the hopper 13 and the plates 16, 17. The cracking is achieved in a tapered cracking zone defined between the feed roller 24 and a curved cracking plate 27. The feed roller is provided with flutes 25 to entrain the grains and drive them into the cracking zone. One axial end of the clearance is effectively closed by a deflector plate 26 to prevent the grains by-passing the cracking zone. The feed roller 24 is mounted on a common manual drive shaft 5 with the rotary grinding plate 16. <IMAGE>