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Patent GB-2472079-A (GB)
Title: Downhole apparatus for determining the position of a subterranean interface
Inventor: RUDD WAYNE
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2009-07-24
Abstract: An apparatus comprising a signal emitter and receiver determines a relative distance between the apparatus and a subterranean interface in a formation from a characteristic of the signal reflected from the interface. The apparatus may use signals comprising a plurality of frequencies, which may be selected based on the particular subterranean interfaces being measured. The apparatus may be used at a fixed downhole location, such as a production zone, and be configured to determine the encroachment of an interface, such as water, into the zone. Isolation arrangements may be designed to isolate fluid communication between a production conduit and the formation when a predetermined level of encroachment is detected. Alternatively, the apparatus may form part of a drill assembly and be configured to determine the distance of the drill assembly from the interface during drilling. The distance measurement may be used to steer the drill assembly in order to maintain a specific distance from the interface.
Patent GB-2459989-A (GB)
Title: Updating firmware with a native change management program
Inventor: BROWN MICHAEL E
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2007-07-17
Abstract: An information handling system, such as a personal computer or network server, updates its firmware with a native operating system change management program. The change management program works with the operating system and a firmware update package to update the firmware. The firmware update package may contain a dependency indicating which installation program is required to install it. The program may access a firmware package stored in a repository. The repository may be a computer readable medium or it may be a second information handling system. An inventory program may be used to create a firmware inventory and to identify update package dependencies. The inventory may be used to query the repository to identify related packages. The firmware may be the BIOS or boot ROM of the computer. It may be on an add-on card.
Patent GB-2461657-A (GB)
Title: Convertible vacuum cleaner
Inventor: LEE BYUNG-JO
IPC: A47L5/32
Filed: 2009-10-08
Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body (10, fig 1) having a hose (30, fig 1) which has one side in fluid communication with the body frame 11 and the other side in fluid communication with an extension pipe 50 via a manipulation handle (40, fig 1). A suction path diverting valve 200 is disposed on the body frame (11), and has a valve member 259 resiliently arranged in a suction path. As the extension pipe 50 is inserted into, or withdrawn from, a socket 11a on the body frame 11, the valve member 259 selectively diverts the suction path so that either the nozzle (20, fig 1) or the hose 50 is in communication with the dust-collecting unit (15, 17, fig 1). The valve 200 includes a first suction duct 210, a connection duct 220 and a second suction duct 240, wherein valve member 259 is pivotably disposed thereby selectively allowing fluid communication between the first suction duct 210 and the second suction duct 240 or the nozzle (20, fig 1).
Patent GB-2464606-A (GB)
Title: Brake verification mechanism for an aircraft
Inventor: CORPORATION HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND
IPC: B64C13/28
Filed: 2009-10-19
Abstract: A brake position sensor unit 100 includes a unitary brake shaft 145 that transmits braking torque to an article to be slowed, which preferably connects directly to a brake unit 115, connects to a resolver 105 and has a plurality of planetary gears 180 rotating thereabout to activate a sensor 205 when the brake unit is set. The sensor 205 is preferably activated by movement differential between a ball ramp (185, fig 4) and a translating ball ramp (195, fig 4). The article to be braked may be an aircraft wheel, flap or slat.
Patent GB-2476470-A (GB)
Title: Producing an audible signal representative of the rotational speed and load of a vehicles internal combustion engine
Inventor: MCBRIDE FERGUS
IPC: G10H1/26
Filed: 2009-12-22
Abstract: A method of providing an audible signal, representative of rotational speed and load of an internal combustion engine in a vehicle, comprises the following steps. A first electrical signal indicative of engine speed, such as the ripple voltage of an alternator driven by the engine, is monitored and used to derive an engine speed value. Next, the engine load is monitored by measuring at least one of the acceleration and speed of the vehicle, for example by using an inertial measurement system or GPS device. An audible output signal that varies as a function of the engine speed and load is then synthesized or reproduced, preferably via a vehicle entertainment system or other loudspeaker. The audible output signal ideally mimics the engine, exhaust, tyre or wind sounds of certain types of cars. The method may be performed by running an application on a Smartphone electrically connected to the vehicle.
Patent GB-1362730-A (GB)
Title: Microwave hermetic transistor package
IPC: H01L23/488
Filed: 1972-03-03
Abstract: 1362730 RF transistor housing COMMUNICATIONS TRANSISTOR CORP 3 March 1972 [5 March 1971] 10034/72 Heading H1K The housing has a copper base 6 to the shoulder of which is brazed a ceramic cylinder 22 slotted to allow the passage of input and output strip leads 25, 26, these being hermetically sealed to the cylinder 22 with the aid of metallized areas 27, 28. In the particular embodiment a completely metallized ceramic disc 8 forms the support for a slotted ceramic wafer 11 the lower face of which is metallized to form the common conductor for the input and output conductors 13, 14 of strip lines the dielectric of which is the wafer 11. A transistor die 18 has its collector bonded to conductor 14 and its multi-contact emitter 19 and multi-contact base 21 connected by many wires respectively to the input conductor 13 and a common terminal 17 formed in the slot, the emitter and base connections being interchangeable in dependence on the desired circuit configuration. The base 6 and the ceramic parts have flats (not shown) for relative location during assembly. In the embodiment the brazed-on metal cover 29 is electrically connected to the base 6 by metal tracks running down the outer wall of the cylinder and spaced by 90 degrees from the input and output leads. The part 5 represents the thinned seating area of an optional heat dissipating structure (2) provided with bolt holes to assist attachment to a chassis. In a variant the ceramic disc 8 may be omitted and the common terminal 17 provided by a projecting part of the base 6. The ceramics used are alumina and beryllia.
Patent GB-513323-A (GB)
Title: Production of new azo dyestuffs on cellulosic materials and of intermediates therefor
IPC: C09B31/02
Filed: 1938-04-01
Abstract: 513,323. Dye intermediates ; dyeing and printing. SAUNDERS, K. H., and IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, Ltd. April 1, 1938, No. 10080. [Classes 2 (iii) and 15 (ii)] Ethers of 4-amino-2:5-di-(#-hydroxyethoxy)- benzeneazophenols, of the general formula where R is alkyl, benzyl or phenyl and, together with the phenylene radicle A, may carry one or more methyl or chloro substituents, are manufactured by coupling with 2-5-di-(#- hydroxyethyl)-amiline a diazotized alkyl, benzyl or phenyl aminophenyl ether which may carry one or more methyl or chloro substituents, e.g., diazotized o-or p-aminodiphenyl ether, p - tolyl - o - aminophenol ether, 2 - amino - 4'- chloro-1:1-diphenyl ether, o- or p-aminophenyl benzyl ether, 2- or 3-amino-4-methoxytoluene, o- or p-anisidine or p-phenetidine. Diazonium compounds are manufactured by diazotizing the aminoazo compounds described above and, if desired, reacting the products with a metal salts, especially a zinc halide, e.g., zinc chloride, in order to form a double 'salt therewith. Azo dyes, forming upon the material ; printing.-Cellulosic textile materials, e.g., cotton, are dyed or printed in red shades by'coupling thereon the diazonium compounds described above with acylacetic acid arylamides, e.g., bis-acetoacetic - o - tolidide, terephthaloyl - bis - acetic-5-chloro-2:4-dimethoxyanilide or benzoylacetic-6-chloro-2:4-dimethoxyanilide. Specifications 210,217, [Class 2 (iii)], and 422,417 are referred to.
Patent GB-1160879-A (GB)
Title: Safety Panel
IPC: B60R21/045
Filed: 1967-03-03
Abstract: 1,160,879. Vehicle dashboards. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. 3 March, 1967 [2 May, 1966], No. 10134/67. Heading B7B. A vehicle dashboard 14 is provided with slots or louvres 22 to lessen its resistance to impact by an occupant in the event of a collision. The slots may run longitudinally of the dashboard and may be confined to the area of maximum curvature.
Patent GB-1242196-A (GB)
Title: Fastener assembly
IPC: F16B21/04
Filed: 1970-03-03
Abstract: 1,242,196. Stud-and-socket fasteners. DZUS FASTENER CO., Inc. 3 March, 1970 [21 March, 1969], No. 10186/70. Heading E2B. A bayonet-type fastening consists of a helical cam-slot 21 in a rotatable rod 20 engaging a stiff spring bar 10 and locked in the fastening position by a bolt 30 which may be shot by barrel-lock 32 to engage a hole in a fixed casing 23 to prevent rotation of the fastening to the releasing position. The lock may be protected by a slidable cover 37, and the fastening may be employed on a wheel cover (Fig. 8, not shown) or a bonnet (Fig. 14, not shown). The axial reach of the rod 20 may be adjusted by a screw 61, Fig. 10. (For Figures see next page)
Patent GB-786711-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to press tools
Inventor: SCHMID FRANZ
IPC: B21D28/14
Filed: 1956-04-04
Abstract: 786,711. Punching; stamping. UNION SALES (TOOLS), Ltd. April 4, 1956, No. 10234/56. Class 83 (4). A press tool for cutting out blanks from sheet metal comprises a base 1, a metal female dieplate 2, a metal male die-plate 19 secured to a support 3 and dowels 8 serving to locate the support 3 and the female die-plate 2 relatively to the base 1 whilst permitting movement thereof towards or away from the base 1. The dowels 8 may be secured either to the base 1 or the support 3. The cutting edges of the dieplates 2 and 19 are bevelled to prevent binding. Punching elements 12 may be secured to the base and co-operate with apertures 20 in the male die-plate. Forming dies 13 may be provided on the base 1 and the male die-plate 19. A blade 26 on the male die-plate 19 slits the waste portion of the workpiece to facilitate removal, and the blank is ejected by means of a tool 30, Fig. 6, having projections 31 arranged to be passed through apertures 32 in the base 1, when the press tool is removed from the press.
Patent GB-546606-A (GB)
Title: An improved horseshoe magnet of material of high coercive force
IPC: H01F7/02
Filed: 1941-08-12
Abstract: 546,606. Permanent magnets. LANDIS & GYR SOC. ANON. Aug. 12, 1941, No. 10261. Convention date, Aug. 31, 1940. Drawings to Specification. [Class 35] A horse-shoe permanent magnet of high coercive force (for use, for example, as an electric motor brake) consists of a horse-shoe of cobalt steel with a gap wider than the final gap so that its faces may be ground flat by means of a relatively thick and robust grinding wheel, an additional piece of magnetic material being held magnetically or otherwise to one of the pole pieces to reduce the gap to the size desired. The additional piece may be clamped or bolted to one of the poles and it may be of iron or of high coercive steel like the main magnet itself.
Patent GB-240199-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the control of the relative axial position of members such as the rotor and stator of a turbine
IPC: F01D21/04
Filed: 1924-04-25
Abstract: 240,199. Parsons, Sir C. A., Brackenbury, H. I., and Doughs, L. M. April 25, 1924. Aligning bearings; spring supports.-Apparatus, such as turbines, having relatively-rotatable elements are provided with axially-spaced thrust bearings for automatically determining the relative position of the elements when differential expansion thereof takes place. In one embodiment, thrust collars at. each end of the rotor are held against pads in the thrust housings by the steampressure, and light springs are interposed between the opposite faces of the collars and the opposed stator surfaces to prevent axial movement when the thrust is removed. One or both of the thrustblocks may be made capable of taking axial thrust. in both directions. The thrust-collar c, Fig. 5, is positioned on either side by strong springs s, s<1> and is double-acting, but the rotor is preferably balanced. The collar c<1> may be normally in contact with its abutment, or slightly spaced therefrom. The collar c, Fig. 6, is thrust against the right-hand side of a channelled ring t which is forced to left-hand contact with the stator by strong springs U which hold the bearing c<1> normally in contact with the stator. In a turbine embodiment of the construction shown in Fig. 6, the thrust-collar c, Fig. 7, which is made doubleacting, is held between pads in the housing n, which is packed at o in the stator extension e<1> to determine the minimum internal clearances, and has a clearance therein at the other. The steam thrust is from left to right and strong springs u, surrounding rods v, v<1> between a yoke w and the stator hold the housing n to the left. The rods v, v<1> screw into the housing n and carry collars, v<2> normally out of contact with the stator end e<2>. The initial compression of springs u is obtained by nuts f. Worm-wheels x, x<1> on the rods v, v<1> are operable from a hand-wheel 2. If the rotor lengthens relatively, the collar c<1>, which is single acting, moves to the right: if it shortens relatively, the housing n is moved to the right. The right hand housing n has axial clearance in the stator extension and is positioned by the screwed engagement therewith of a hub 6 on a worm-wheel 3, which is positioned by stator lugs 4, 5. To reduce the internal clearances temporarily, for instance, for grinding the knife edges of blades, the packing o of the left-hand housing is removed and the right-hand housing pad is moved out of action; the collars v<2> then contact with the stator-end e<2> and by rotating the rods v, v<1>, the position of the rotor is altered. With reversed or balanced thrust, light springs u may be used. The thrust block adjusting-means at either end may be adjustably interconnected. Electrical temperature-indicating or other suitable means may be used to indicate which thrust block is in operation.
Patent GB-182892-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to automatic coin separating and counting devices
IPC: G07D9/00
Filed: 1921-04-07
Abstract: 182,892. Roeling, H. W. April 7, 1921. Coins and the like, separating and sorting. - The coins pass by means of a hopper 4 to an inclined distributing-drum 7, and from thence to a coin shoot 20 provided with a guide rail 25 and slots 28 of various sizes corresponding to the coins of the various denominations and such as to permit the coins to overbalance and fall into hoppers 29 beneath the slots 28 and communicating with compartments 30 in which the various coins are separately received. The distributing-drum 7 is provided with a partition 16 dividing it into two portions having spiral ribs 15, 18 which guide the coins to slots located at the peripheral edge of the partition 16 and the upper wall 6 of the drum respectively when the drum is rotated by a handle 13 through gearing 8, 9. To secure an even and uniform distribution of the coins through the outer slots to the coin shoot, the motive mechanism is provided with a two-part clutch 11, 12 which limits the speed of rotation. The lower end of each hopper 29 is provided with a slot 32 for the reception of rotary kickers 33 mounted on a common shaft 34 rotated by the handle 13 through chain mechanism 43. These kickers engage the coins in the lower parts of the hoppers 29 and eject them into the compartments 30 and into engagement with registers 46 which total the number of coins passing. The guide rail 25 is provided with a gap 26 through which mutilated coins of narrow width may slide into a separate compartment 27. In a modification, several interconnected coin shoots 20 may be provided for sorting.
Patent GB-644176-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the suspension of motor vehicles
IPC: B60G3/20
Filed: 1948-04-14
Abstract: 644,176. Vehicle suspensions. BALL, G. D. J. April 14, 1948, No. 10385. [Class 108(ii)] A motor vehicle suspension comprising a transverse rocking axle mounted at its centre on a longitudinallly disposed trunnion, , and independently sprung road wheels mounted on the ends of the axle, is provided with triangulated torque arms which extend from the axle ends to an apex where the torque arms are mounted on a longitudinally disposed trunnion. The invention is applicable to front or rear wheels. The springing may be by rubber bushes, torsion bar, helical compression spring or a combination thereof. The trunnions for the axle beam and the torque arms of the front and rear wheels are preferably all arranged in line, the line being above the centre of gravity of the loaded vehicle, whereby the body tends to lean inwardly on corners. Figs. 1 and 3 show a front axle A centrally pivoted by trunnion B, which may have a rubber bush, to the transverse frame member F. Extending rearwardly from each end of the axle is a pair of wheel-carrying links, C, C<SP>1</SP> mounted in rubber bushes, and a torque arm G or G<SP>1</SP>, the two torque arms meeting at the trunnion J carried by the transverse frame member H. Fig. 7 shows a modified front axle arrangement, the box-form axle A<SP>1</SP> being mounted on the frame by trunnion B<SP>1</SP> with the interposition of two helical springs P. The wheels are mounted independently on the ends of the axle and each is sprung by a torsion bar R anchored to a torque rod R, the two torque rods being pivoted to the frame at J<SP>1</SP>. Shock absorbers S are provided for the wheels. Fig. 8 shows two further modifications in the springing arrangements. On the left-hand side a helical spring and hydraulic shock absorber are disposed between the top wheel link and an abutment T of the frame; on the right-hand side a rubber unit V is employed and is connected with the top wheel link by a ball-jointed arm W. Figs. 4 and 5 show the invention applied to a rear axle. The axle K rocks about the central longitudinally disposed trunnion L, which may be rubber bushed, the ends of the axle having forwardly directed links M. M<SP>1</SP> carrying the wheels. Attached to the ends of the axle K are torque arms N, N<SP>1</SP> which meet and are pivoted to the frame at O, the torque arms being shaped as shown to clear the driving shafts in the case of a rear-driven vehicle.
Patent GB-559063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to vehicle steering mechanisms
IPC: B62D3/06
Filed: 1942-07-25
Abstract: 559,063. Uni-directional brakes. BURMAN & SONS, Ltd., BRIGGS, T. H., and BRIGGS, W. H. July 25, 1942, No. 10422. [Class 103 (i)] [Also in Group XXIV] In non-reactive vehicle steering mechanism a screwed spindle a actuates a nut c and rocker arm d in the usual manner, and has a screwthreaded extension f engaged by a pair of nuts i enclosed by a housing g secured to the steering column h. A key j on the part f enters a wider slot in the nuts thus giving the latter a limited angular movement relative to the spindle. The adjacent ends of the nuts form an inner race for balls n, the outer end faces of the nuts being flat and adapted to co-operate with a friction ring p fixed to the housing g. A light spring r normally separates the nuts and leaves a slight clearance between them and the balls n. Rotation of spind a for normal steering causes one or other of the nuts to bear against the balls n to take end thrust. In the event of a momentary force being transmitted to the spindle a from the wheels, one of the nuts is urged against its friction ring p whereby frictional resistance to rotation of the spindle is increased and the effort required by the driver to counteract it is diminished. In modifications, (1) the inner race for the balls is formed by a grooved collar loose on the thread l and (2) two sets of balls are used, each set bearing against a nut and a central annular shoulder.
Patent GB-309444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a method and device for displacing glass sheets from one roller conveyor to another parallel one
IPC: C03B35/16
Filed: 1929-04-04
Abstract: 309,444. Naamlooze Vennootschap Maatschappij tot Beheer en Exploitatie van Octrooien. April 10, 1928, [Convention date]. Roller-way conveyers. -Glass plates b are delivered from a rolling machine a to a roller conveyer c arranged parallel to a similar conveyer d in a leer f, means being provided for supporting the plates during transfer from one conveyer to the other. The rollers at the end of the conveyer c are enclosed in a chamber g and are adapted to be rotated alternately in opposite directions, this arrangement permitting the plates b to be retained in the chamber g until they are sufficiently rigid to be fed to the leer. The transfer device comprises bars h arranged between the rollers c and supported by wheels k mounted on vertically movable bars i, the latter being raised and lowered by interconnected levers I, Fig. 2, or by eccentrics m, Fig. 3. In operation, the bars h are first raised to lift the sheet off the rollers c, then moved longitudinally by a device n, and finally, after being lowered to deposit the sheet on the leer conveyer d, returned to their original position. A modification is described in which alter. nate rollers c in the chamber g are movable longitudinally, these movable rollers, the fixed rollers c, or those in the first section of the leer f being movable vertically. In a further construction, all the rollers c in the chamber g are movable longitudinally, the rollers d in the first section of the leer being in this case omitted.
Patent GB-1298913-A (GB)
Title: Multi-layer winding for transformers and choke coils
IPC: H01F27/32
Filed: 1971-04-21
Abstract: 1298913 Transformers and inductors TRANSFORMATOREN UNION AG 21 April 1971 [21 April 1970] 10552/71 Heading HIT  A multi-layer winding for a transformer or choke coil comprises a series of layers 1, shown in cross-section in Fig. 5, wound on top of each other and separated by a fixed insulation 4, 6 or 5, 7, which is divided in two by an oil conduit 2 such that the two parts of the insulation have a wedge-shaped configuration over a part of their length, the arrangement being said to increase the electrical strength of the inter-layer insulation. Further oil conduits, 3, may be incorporated between layers for the purpose of aiding the cooling of the layers (Fig. 8). The fixed insulation may be in the form of a series of cylindrical layers, the wedge shape being accomplished by using cylinders of differing lengths. The oil conduits may be formed by providing spaced apart strips (not shown) parallel to the coil axis and an insulating layer of presspanh may be provided between the oil conduits and the wedge-shaped insulation.