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Patent GB-189803600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Polishing Wheels.
Inventor: TAYLOR EDWARD
Filed: 1898-02-14
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 3600. Taylor, E. Feb. 14. Polishing.-A number of pieces of leather or felt e, arranged radially as shown in Fig. 1, are held together by wooden discs a, b. Dovetail tongues f on the pieces of leather fit into grooves c in the discs as shown in Fig. 2. In a modification shown in Fig. 9, the pieces of leather are secured to a wooden boss g by means of flanged metal rings l.
Patent GB-189807566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Systems of Electrical Distribution.
Inventor: BLISS WILLIAM LORD
Filed: 1898-03-29
Granted: 1898-05-20
Abstract: 7566. Bliss, W. L. March 29. Dynamos, regulating. -In systems of electric distribution in which a constant electromotive force in the service leads 5 and 6 is required, and in which the main generator is driven at varying speeds, such as by a railway car, windmill, &c., the main dynamo A has its field coils D as a shunt either direct across the brushes or containing the armature G of an auxiliary dynamo E producing an opposing electromotive force, the low-resistance field coils H of which are either in one main or in the shunt containing the storage cells I. When the field coils D of the main generator are in a separate shunt, the armature coil E, G of the auxiliary generator E is in the direct service line 6. A combination of the two systems is also described in which the auxiliary generator has a doublewound armature, one coil of which is in circuit with the main generator field coil, whilst the other coil is directly connected to one of the service leads. The auxiliary generator may be driven on the same shaft as the main generator, or separate motive power, such as a shunt motor across the leads, may be employed.
Patent GB-189807680-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or appertaining to Steam Boiler or other Furnaces.
Inventor: LOWE WILHELM OTTO AXEL
Filed: 1898-03-30
Granted: 1899-03-04
Abstract: 7680. Lowe, W. O. A. March 30. S t e a m - generator &c. furnaces.-Relates to furnaces for steam generators or heating-appiratus in which the furnace front is modified for the admission and heating of the air supply. The box front F has a shutter E<1> controlling the air supply, and a semicircular group of openings E directing the air into the furnace. The furnace door C' is connected to the shutter by mechanism, not shoa n so that both open together, but the shutter closes slowly. Levers for working the shutter by hand are described. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the furnace front and door are both furnished with grid-like openings which are controlled by shutters. In another modification, a double-fronted furnace has a slotted front plate and a perforated inner plate.
Patent GB-189808999-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Application of "X" Rays.
Inventor: WAGG HENRY JOHN
Filed: 1898-04-18
Granted: 1898-06-25
Abstract: 8999. Wagg, H. J. April 18. R÷ntgen-ray apparatus.-Relates to an apparatus specially adapted for finding the exact position of a foreign body in the object photographed, or examined by the screen. The R÷ntgen lamp J is mounted on transverse horizontal guides H<2> beneath the table A on which the patient or object is placed. A phosphorescent screen G, with crosswires F underneath, is mounted on guides so that it can be adjusted till the image of the foreign body coincides with the intersection of the crosswires. A 'finder' consisting of a short wooden tube with a phosphorescent screen (having a metal ring fixed centrally underneath it) closing the upper end, and a wooden disc (with a lead pellet in its centre) closing the lower end, is placed on the fluorescent screen to ensure that the intersection of the wires is vertically above the active point of the lamp. In order to do this the image of the pellet must be made to coincide with the centre of the ring and with the intersection of the cross-wires, and if possible also with the image of the foreign body. An electric incandescent lamp K is used to heat the R÷ntgen lamp when necessary. The batteries to work the induction coil L are placed in a trolley M underneath the table. The chart, Fig. 3, is used to determine the exact position of the foreign body when the displacement of the lamp and the corresponding displacement of the image have been ascertained as above described. The distance between the two zero lines Y and Y' represents the thickness of the tables A ; the sliding bar P<3> is set at the height of the image on the screen, and the sliding bar P<4> is set at the distance of the active point of the R÷ntgen lamp below the table. The positions of the lamp on P<4> are joined to the corresponding positions of the images on P<3> by stretched threads. The point of intersection of threads shows the true position of the foreign body relatively to the table A.
Patent GB-189809305-A (GB)
Title: An Appliance for Securing Hats and Bonnets in place on the Head, and applicable also as a Hair Ornament.
Inventor: PALMER NATHANIEL
Filed: 1898-04-22
Granted: 1898-06-25
Abstract: 9305. Palmer, N. April 22. Appliances for securing to head.- Consists of a clip for securing hats or bonnets on the head, but which may also be worn separately as a hair ornament. It consists of two curved pointed arms a, Fig. 1, one of which is fixed to a plate b, while the other is screwed into a socket on the same, so that this latter can be turned into the position shown in Fig. 5, to allow of the arms a being passed through an eyelet hole in the hat, after which they are turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, and opened out to engage with the hair. The plates b are pivoted to a pin d on which is a spring which tends to keep the clip closed.
Patent GB-189813137-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus or Holder for Carrying Carbons or Electrodes for Use in Electric Welding, Brazing, and the like purposes.
Inventor: TUNZELMANN GEORGE WILLIAM DE
Filed: 1898-06-11
Granted: 1899-05-13
Abstract: 13,137. Tunzelmann, G. W. de. June 11. Brazing; welding ; working by electricity.-The electrodes a of an electric arc used for brazing, welding, or local heating generally, are mounted in clips b carried by pieces c sliding on guides e secured to parts f of the frame. One clip is pivoted at d on the piece c, and one guide is pivoted at g to the frame, the pivots allowing the angle between the electrodes to be varied. The pieces c are adjusted by screws i, one of which can be moved laterally against a spring k to strike the arc. The parts-of the frame are secured to an insulating-block n with a handle o. This handle, and a second handle o', have shields p. The apparatus may be slung by a link h. When the angle between the electrodes is very acute, a wedge of refractory material may be placed between them, or they may be coated with a refractory material which only melts in the arc, to prevent the arc from creeping up the sides.
Patent GB-189815510-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Preparation of Sand or the like for use in Making Moulds or Cores.
Inventor: ROBINSON THOMAS
Filed: 1898-07-15
Granted: 1898-09-03
Abstract: 15,510. Robinson, T. July 15. Moulding.-Sand, loam, and the like, particularly sand that has been already used, is mixed with sawdust or the like that has been coated with clay by stirring it up in water holding clay in suspension, or by mixing it with clay moistened with water. The clay causes the particles of sand to cohere, and the sawdust renders the addition of coal dust unnecessary.
Patent GB-189816068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Washing Apparatus.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-07-23
Granted: 1899-07-08
Abstract: 16 068. Evans, W. July 23. Cleaning bottles.-Fig.1 shows a side view, and Fig. 2 a plan, of a bottlewashing machine. The bottles are carried in compartments provided with brush surfaces in the boxes n, which are provided with perforations in the covers p for the necks, and openings in the sliding bottoms o for insertion and removal of the bottles. The boxes n are carried between a pair of wheels D, which rotate in the water tank A. Brushes a' for internally cleansing the bottles are secured to spindles a carried in the reciprocating carriage b and rotated by means of the toothed wheels f<1> from the wheel f on the shaft e<1>, which is driven by the bevel-wheel e mounted loosely by means of a slip-feather and groove.
Patent GB-189824507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Ventilation of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: DIXON ALICE NUGENT
Filed: 1898-11-21
Granted: 1899-07-15
Abstract: 24,507. Nixon, A. N. Nov. 21. Ventilating.-Tubes b, which may be telescopic, are arranged in grooves in the soles so as to make - connection between the inside and outside of the boot.
Patent GB-189824533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Converting Electrical Energy into Mechanical Motion.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1898-11-21
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 24,533. Thompson, W. P., [Bradley, C. S.]. Nov. 21. Motors, alternating - current; controlling. - A method of utilizing single-phase currents for operating electric motors, particularly railwayvehicle motors. One element of the motor D is supplied through brushes E, E' with single-phase currents, derived from the trolley conductors 3 and 4, while the other is supplied with polyphase currents obtained from the single-phase currents of the mains by means of a phase transformer 5, 5<a>. The rate of alternation of the polyphase currents is varied by means of a motor-generator C. Condensers F, F<1>, and F<2> are inserted between the motor-generator C and the motor D, for the purpose of varying the speed of the motor. The load of the motor-generator, and consequently the rate of alternation of the currents, may be simultaneously varied by mounting on its arma ture shaft a conducting-disc G, which moves in the field of a magnet H, the excitation of which is controlled by a variable resistance. The invention is also applicable to stationary motors, fixed connections with the mains being then employed.
Patent GB-189826208-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Jointing Pipes.
Inventor: MARK ROBERT
Filed: 1898-12-12
Granted: 1899-02-25
Abstract: 26,208. Mark, R., and Mark, W. Dec. 12. Spigot-and-socket joints.-The spigot end E has projections A on it, which fit into corresponding slots in the socket end. The joint is made by partially rotating the spigot end, after insertion, as in a bayonet-joint, and inserting wedges into the slots. A packing-ring C may be used.
Patent GB-189827621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Gas Heated Smoothing Irons.
Inventor: BEECROFT WALTER
Filed: 1898-12-31
Granted: 1899-11-04
Abstract: 27,621. Beecroft, W. Dec. 31. Ironing.-Relates to gas-heated hand-irons. Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section. The double burner E is supplied with gas through the pipe F, which runs above the web B. Air is admitted through the holes K, and the products of combustion pass through the openings H, G, in the web B, and escape through the orifices L. The upper part of the iron is covered with asbestos M, held in place by the perforated plate N. A modification is described, in which the lower compartment of the iron is subdivided by a central vertical plate, and the products of combustion escape through chimneys.
Patent GB-189901160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Driving Mechanism of Cycles.
Inventor: PRICE WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1899-01-18
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 1160. Price, W. A., and Lewis, S. P. Jan. 18. Driving-mechanism, two-speed, for bicycles &c. The crank axle b is formed with its middle part b<1> of square or other angular cross-section to receive a clutch collar d adapted to slide upon the axle. Loose cones e, f mounted upon ball bearings e<1> f<1>, e<2>, f<2> carry chain-wheels g and h respectively which are connected by chains to sprockets mounted one on each side of the driving-wheel hub. The cones e, f and the collar d are provided with tongues and recesses so that the collar may engage either one or other of the cones and couple that cone to the axle, thereby forming a two-speed gear. When in the central position, as shown, the pedals may remain stationary, while the bicycle is travelling. To shift the collar d, a double-armed bell-crank lever j, pivoted at j<1>, is employed, one member of which passes through a slot in the bottom bracket and carries a roller &c. at its end which engages a groove in the collar d, while the other members j<3> are connected to rods k terminating in foot-plates. The rods k are provided with notches adapted to be drawn by a spring j<5> on to the edges of the guide-holes, and so hold the rods in the required positions. Instead of operating the clutch by the foot, a hand-operated arrangement may be used. The form of the clutch may be modified, and the sliding movement may be imparted by screw, toothed, or like gear &c.
Patent GB-189907089-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Navigable Vessels.
Inventor: MITHOFF MILLARD FILLMORE
Filed: 1899-04-04
Granted: 1899-05-13
Abstract: 7089. Mithoff, M. F. April 4. Ships' hulls; design.-To reduce the resistance of a vessel, its lines are made parabolic. Longitudinal sections of both the forwad and the after part of a vessel, on and below the water line, on planes e, e, Figs. 3 and 4 for example, passing through a central longitudinal axis d, Fig. 2, and the points d', Figs. 3 and 4, are bounded by parabolic curves. A neutral zone c is formed where the lines of the forward and after portions hinge into one another.
Patent GB-189910182-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Colliery Winding Cages, Hoists, and the like.
Inventor: FOSTER WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-05-15
Granted: 1899-06-24
Abstract: 10,182. Foster, W. May 15. Mine-cage fittings; hoists.-To prevent shocks as the winding-rope is m a d e taut, the ring g, to which the chains h are attached, is fitted with a rod and a piston e which works in a pneumatic dash-pot a. As the stress is applied, therefore, and before the chains h are taut, the piston rises in the cylinder a, and forces the air above it through a time passage m, l to the lower end of the cylinder,
Patent GB-189911046-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Playing a New Game.
Inventor: ROYLE JAMES
Filed: 1899-05-26
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 11,046. Royle, J., and Rimer, J H. May 26. Games imitating bagatelle; scoring and marking. -The new game is stated to be a combination of bagatelle and shove-halfpenny. Discs H are propelled by the hand or otherwise so as to strike against the cushions E or another disc and come to rest in the goals B or holes or pockets C. The markers J show the number of goals made. The board has strips G for fitting on to the corner of a table and boxes K for the discs. The upper end of the board may also be cushioned.
Patent GB-189913557-A (GB)
Inventor: KRAUSE ARTHUR
Filed: 1899-06-30
Granted: 1899-09-16
Abstract: 13,557. Krause, A. June 30. Ointments; corpses, treatment of.-To combine the properties of St. John's-wort and birch leaves in an ointment &c., an extract of young birch leaves is prepared by treatment with alcohol for about a week, and an extract of St. Jobn's-wort, gathered when in blossom, is obtained by digestion with a mixture of yolk (the oily secretion of wool), and oil, at about 40‹ C., with frequent stirring, expressing it after about three weeks. The two extracts are mixed, and the alcohol. is driven off, either in a distilliug-apparatus, or in an open boiler, with continual stirring. The residue is used as a salve or ointment for burns, wounds, rough skin, etc.; or it may be mixed with other oils and fatty matters for embalming purposes. The process is applicable to all plants that yield extracts with alcohol, yolk, or oil.
Patent GB-189923786-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Setting Diamonds and like Hard Stones in Cutting Tools and the like.
Inventor: CORRIGAN JOHN
Filed: 1899-11-29
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 23,786. Corrigan, J. Nov. 29. Saws; tools.-Relates to setting diamonds and like hard stones in metal blocks for attachment to rotary or other tools for use in stone cutting or boring, sawing, &c. The block consists of two parts a, e or a', e<1> which are riveted or brazed together to hold the conical diamonds c, d in position. In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, conical holes are formed in the part a, and, in the form shown in Fig. 9, the diamond c is held in grooves in the parts a<1>, e<1>.
Patent GB-190000839-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Incandescence Electric Lamps.
Inventor: SHEARMAN THOMAS
Filed: 1900-01-13
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 839. Lake, H. H., [Shearman, T.]. Jan. 13. Switches for electric incandescent lamps. A switch drum 42 is carried in the lamp holder 22 by a shaft 40, which is rotatable by a handle, and three parallel contact-springs 15 are connected respectively with a terminal 39, one end of the incandescence rod, and one end of a heating-wire 6. The incandescence rod is of material requiring preliminary heating by the wire 6 to be conductive. In one position of the drum, it connects all three springs, and the heater and rod are both in circuit, in parallel. In another position, the spring leading to the heater rests on an insulating-part of the drum, the incandescence rod remaining in circuit through the other springs. In the third position of the drum, all the springs rest on insulating-parts of the drum, both rod and heater being disconnected.
Patent GB-190011572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reply Envelopes Post Cards and the like.
Inventor: MAY GEORGE EDMUND
Filed: 1900-06-26
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 11,572. May, G. E. June 26. Envelopes; p o s tcards; letter-sheets.- Relates to a reply envelope, part of which may be detached to form a postcard. The enclosure is put in the pocket formed by the parts A, C, a<1>, a<2>, the flap B is turned down, and the edge b<1> secured over the front. By pulling the string F, the flap is torn along the line of perforations b<2>. The gummed edge b<3> serves to secure the flap when the envelope is used a second time. The part B may be detached for use as a postcard. Short communications may be written on the inner side of the part C. In a modification, a second row of perforations is made near the edge of the flap B adjacent to the part A, with a narrow layer of gum next it for use in closing the envelope the second time.
Patent GB-190014187-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Metallic Packing for Stuffing Boxes.
Inventor: PERKINS ELIJAH
Filed: 1900-08-08
Granted: 1900-10-13
Abstract: 14,187. Perkins, E. Aug. 8. Stuffing - boxes.- Any number of easilycompressible soft-metal r i n g s A, A in half segments are held in position o n the piston-rod or valve spindle by means of retaining rings B of gunmetal or similar alloy as shown.
Patent GB-190020405-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance or Holder for Cigarrettes Cigars and the like.
Inventor: FERGUSON WILLIAM KENNEDY
Filed: 1900-11-13
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 20,405. Ferguson, W. K. Nov. 13. Cigar and cigarette holders.-Holders are made telescopic, to reduce their length when out of use, and to allow the ejection of the fag end of the cigarette &c. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, a tube A, with a flared mouth B to receive the cigarette, slides on a cylinder F in which the mouthpiece C is fitted. The cylinder F is perforated at the end G, and encloses porous medicated material. The mouthpiece is oval in section towards its end, and terminates in a disc E to allow the holder to stand vertically on a table &c. In a simpler form, the cylinder F and the mouthpiece C are made in one piece, the cavity for the porous material being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190022887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Oxidation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons and their Derivatives
Inventor: WILLCOX Benjamin
Filed: 1900-12-14
Granted: 1901-11-16
Abstract: 22,887. Willcox, B., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Dec. 14. Aromatic aldehydes and acids are produced by acting upon aromatic hydrocarbons, or their derivatives, such as toluene, xylene, o-nitrotoluene, and chloronitrotoluene, with oxide of nickel or oxide of cobalt at or below the boiling point of water for several hours. The unattacked initial material is separated from the nickel compound by filtration or by distillation, and the aldehyde in either case is isolated by conversion into its bisulphite compound. Another method consists in distilling the hydrocarbon and oxide with steam and separating the aldehyde from the unattacked initial material in the distillate. The aromatic acids produced are recovered by filtering off that part of the mixture which cannot be distilled off by steam, concentrating it to dryness, and adding hydrochloric acid. The amount of aromatic acid produced may be lessened by adding a nickel salt or a small quantity of an acid, such as sulphuric acid, which will form a nickel salt. The nickel oxide used in the process is that obtained by acting upon nickel salts with an alkali and chlorine or bromine, or with a hypochlorite, and the lower oxide of nickel resulting from the reaction with the aromatic compound may be reconverted into the higher oxide in the same manner. This regeneration of the higher oxide may be combined with the oxidizing process. Examples are given in which toluene is oxidized to benzaldehyde, and o-nitrotoluene is oxidized to o-nitrobenzaldehyde and o-nitrobenzoic acid.
Patent GB-190112861-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Sulphuryl Chloride
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1901-06-24
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 12,861. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. June 24. Sulphuryl chloride. - Sulphur dioxide and chlorine are caused to react upon one another while in the liquid condition, and in the presence of bodies which promote their union. For example, camphor may be dissolved in liquid sulphur dioxide, and the calculated quantity of liquid chlorine passed in through a jet. The formation of sulphuryl chloride is almost instantaneous. It may be isolated and purified in any manner.
Patent GB-190117853-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or Applicable to Paper Making Machinery.
Inventor: MASSON ANDREW
Filed: 1901-09-06
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 17,853. Masson, A. Sept. 6. Paper machines. -The shake frame a carries a "breast "box" c, which receives the pulp from the pulp box by a flexible connection d, and discharges it over a board or apron e to the breast roll b. The box is deepest at about the centre of its length, where it is connected with the inlet d, its bottom inclining upwards from this point to the ends, and is wider at its bottom than at its upper open end. The box may be adjustable in length according to the width of the paper, and in width at the mouth according to the rate of flow of the pulp &c.
Patent GB-190124763-A (GB)
Title: A Preservative for India Rubber
Inventor: TRUSS THOMAS EYTON
Filed: 1901-12-30
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 24 763. Truss, T. E., and Moore, G. H. Dec. 30. Preservative compositions.-A. mixture of 95 parts of soda-ash and 5 parts of commercial carbonate of ammonia is dissolved in hot water and applied to india-rubber articles to preserve or restore them.
Patent GB-190202986-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Drawing Apparatus of Spinning Combing and like Machinery.
Inventor: WEELE FREDERIC TER
Filed: 1902-02-05
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 2986. Ter Weele, F. Feb. 5. Rollers and roller heads for spinning and combing machines &c. The axles of the top roller C are passed loosely into sockets d, which are rotated by the gearing f, g from the bottom roller and are supported, in the usual manner, in the frame B of the machine. When the top roller is provided with loose bosses or sleeves, its axles may be square and fit into square sockets d, which are rotated as before.