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Patent GB-742826-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in bedpans
IPC: A61G9/00
Filed: 1953-09-22
Abstract: 742,826. Bed pans. LOW, A. M. Sept. 20, 1954 [Sept. 22, 1953], No. 26079/53. Class 26. A bed pan A is provided with a bar B extending across its opening to support parts of the body and prevent their contacting matter in the pan. The bar may rest on top, or be secured as by clips to the pan, and it may be bent to fit the pan at the required position.
Patent GB-448770-A (GB)
Title: An improved method of preparing muscone
IPC: C07C45/42
Filed: 1934-09-11
Abstract: Muscone (1-methyl-cyclopentadecane-3-one) is prepared by reacting 2-methyl-1 : 14-dicyantetradecane with a disubstituted lithium amide and hydrolyzing the resulting a -cyanketimide. According to the example, lithium methylaniline is dissolved with methylaniline in ether and to the boiling solution an ethereal solution of 2 - methyl - 1 : 14 - dicyantetradecane is slowly added; after distilling off the ether, the base is extracted with dilute hydrochloric acid and hydrolyzed to muscone with sulphuric acid.  Its semicarbazone is referred to.
Patent GB-699940-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for continuously milling plastics
IPC: B29B7/46
Filed: 1951-11-07
Abstract: 699,940. Mixing apuliances. UNION CARBIDE & CARBON CORPORATION. Nov. 7, 1951, [Nov. 17, 1950], No. 26110/51. Class 86 Plastic material is milled by passing it between a pair of intermeshing inclined vane-shaped rotors revolving at different speeds within a closed chamber of substantially figure-eight cross-section formed by a pair of intersecting cylinders, the material being continuously fed into one end of the chamber and interchanged from one rotor to the other through the intersection of the cylinders and moved axially towards a discharge at the opposite end of the chamber. In Figs. 1 and 2 a housing 10 has upper and lower chambers 15, 25, each comprising parallel; intersecting bores 12, 14, and each containing a pair of intermeshing rotors 22, 24 and 26; 28, respectively. An inlet 16 for plastic material opens into the chamber 15 and additional feed tubes 17, 18 for liquid ingredients open into the tube 16 and chamber 15, the chambers 15 and 25 communicate through an opening 32, and an outlet 33 leads from the chamber 25. Each rotor has a pair of longitudinally continuous blades a, b, and c, d, inclined at an acute angle to the axial plane of the rotor and the rotors are driven by gearing so that the rotors 22 and 26 rotate in the opposite direction to, and at twice the speed of, the rotors, 24 and 28 respectively. Material under treatment passes along the chambers from the inlet 16 to the outlet 33 and is subjected to the actions of compression, extrusion, stretching and shear, as first one side and then the other side of a faster rotor are opposed to and cooperate with one side of the intermeshing slower rotor. In a modification, Fig. 3, the upper chamber 15 has double-bladed rotors 42, 44, having threaded portions 47, 48 beneath the inlet 16 which cause positive feeding of the material through the machine, the pitch of the thread 48 on the slower rotor 44 being twice the pitch of the thread 47 on the faster rotor 42. Specification 440,794 is referred to.
Patent GB-885326-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to snap fastener assemblies
Inventor: JONES WALTER IRVING
IPC: A44B17/00
Filed: 1958-08-14
Abstract: 885,326. Stud and socket fastenings. CARR FASTENER CO. Ltd. Aug. 14, 1958, No. 26167/58. Class 44. A snap fastener assembly includes a stud or socket member, at least the base portion of, which is formed of thermoplastic synthetic resinous material secured to a support formed of fabric, leather, wood or other material free from synthetic plastic material and having pores or apertures on at least one surface, the thermoplastic base portion of the fastener member being fused to the support surface so as to cause portions of the base to flow into the pores or apertures of the surface. As shown, the stud and socket members 4, 7 are wholly of thermoplastic material and the base portion 6 and 9 of each is fused to a textile layer 2 at the edge portions of a garment. Specification 854,550 is referred to.
Patent GB-399311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to gas tight vessels particularly electron discharge tubes with indirectly heated cathodes
IPC: H01J17/06
Filed: 1932-09-21
Abstract: 399,311. Thermionic valves. IGRANIC ELECTRIC CO., Ltd., 147, Queen Victoria Street, London.-(Giard, E. A. ; North 12th Street, and Fritz, E. A. ; 12th Street, both in St. Paul's Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) Sept. 21, 1932, No. 26234. [Class 39 (i).] In a gas-tight vessel having non-communicating com - partments, for example a discharge tube having an indirectly-heated cathode 3 containing a space 4 not communicating with the outer space 2, the two spaces are evacuated by exhaust tubes 14, 15 in the stem and formed of a material e.g. nickel which is rigid at the melting temperature of the glass. In manufacturing the device the cathode 3 is sealed to a glass tube at 19, and the heater and exhaust tubes are placed in position. The glass is then softened and the pinch formed. The space 4 may contain inert gas at such pressure that a discharge between heater 6 and cathode 3 cannot occur. The exhaust tubes 14, 15 have glass tubes 16, 17 sealed to themf or connection to pumps and the tube 15 may serve as the grid lead through a connection 12. The compartments may, though non-communicating in respect of the main filling, be communicating in respect of some additional gas which may be employed.
Patent GB-1469784-A (GB)
Title: Elastomeric railway level crossing structure
IPC: E01C9/04
Filed: 1974-06-13
Abstract: 1469784 Railway level crossings GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO 13 June 1974 [7 Sept 1973] 26332/74 Heading E1G In a railway level crossing for straight or curved track the spaces between and outside the rails 12 are filled by load-bearing elastomeric roadway slabs 20, 22 spanning adjacent sleepers 14, each slab comprising an elastomeric body 24 bonded to a flanged non- elastomeric arch 26-28 reinforced by tie rods 32, the flanges 28 being secured to the sleepers 14, as by screws 30 in plugged bores 40, with the arch axis parallel to the sleepers. The upper surface of each slab may have antislip grooves 36 and may have flexure cavities (42, Figs. 2, 3 not shown). The central slab 20 has water channel lips 39. The outer slabs have rail-engaging shoulders 46 and outer arch-closure walls (not shown). Height-adjusting pads 44 of reinforced elastomer may be provided. The outer ends of the arch 26 in slab 20 may be bevelled (reference 50 in Fig. 3, not shown) to increase the edge thickness of elastomer adjacent the rails 12.
Patent GB-279071-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in stroboscopic speed indicators
IPC: G01P3/40
Filed: 1927-10-05
Abstract: 279,071. Seguin, L., and Seguin, A. Oct. 13, 1926, [Convention date]. Stroboscopic apparatus. - Apparatus for the production of electric flashes at a constant rate, by means of which a moving object can be viewed stroboscopically comprises an electric motor M, the speed of which is regulated by a governor R, and measured by an indicator N and a magneto P connnected to a neon tube T. The speed of the electric motor is controlled by a centrifugal governor, Fig. 2, in which a dished plate 5 is moved by balls in recesses 4 against a thrust ball bearing 9 to operate a lever 6 whereby the feeding and/or field current is cut off or reduced at the switch 12, 13. The lever 6 is pivoted at 7, and is attached to a spring 10 with an adjusting screw 11 to load the governor. A condenser or resistance 14 may be placed across the contacts 12, 13 of the switch. In a modification the switch contact is broken by the flexing of a spring due to an eccentric weight on the strip, the whole being rotated with the flywheel. Alternatively a speed indicator may be arranged to control contacts for regulating the speed of the motor. The governor may control the main or excitation circuit or both. Specifications 272,515, and 291,466, [Class 57, Governors &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-1214207-A (GB)
Title: Ventilating apparatus
Inventor: MAGI HUGO
IPC: B63J2/10
Filed: 1968-05-31
Abstract: 1,214,207. Pipe joints. AQUA-MARINE MFG. Ltd. 31 May, 1968, No. 26361/68. Heading F2G. [Also in Division F4] A deck ventilator comprises a cowl 10, a base-plate 36 having an integral cylinder 44 defining an opening 38 and an externally threaded duct 46 threadably inserted in the cylinder by engagement with projections 48, 50 and abutting at is upper end one or more stops 54, 56, 58 formed by the plate 36. The plate 36 and cowl 10 are provided with interlocking portions at 68 on both sides of the ventilator, those of the cowl being formed by a flange 20 which engages recessed walls 60 of the plate 36, or by the side walls of the cowl. The cylinder 44 may be replaced by a series of downwardly projecting tongues. The interlocking portions 68 comprise slidably interengaging wedge-shaped tongues and grooves.
Patent GB-1106434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to nozzles
Inventor: ROGERS JAMES
IPC: B67C3/26
Filed: 1965-06-22
Abstract: 1,106,434. Caps for bottles &c. STADIUM Ltd. 21 June, 1966 [22 June, 1965], No. 26380/65. Heading B8T. A cap 10 for a bottle, &c., has a tubular nozzle 12, and a stem 14 sliding within the nozzle carries a valve member 16 which engages sealingly with a valve seat 28 at the inner end of the nozzle 12. A spring 22 acting between an annular surface 26 in the nozzle and a surface 24 on the stem 14, urges the valve member 16 upwardly into its closed position. Longitudinal radially extending flutes 20 on the stem 14 locate it centrally but loosely within the nozzle 12. The upper end of the nozzle 12 is castellated, the depth of the castellations being greater than the thickness of a plate 30 on the upper end of the stem. The whole cap may be formed of plastics material. In operation the bottle carrying the cap is inverted into a container to be filled, e.g. a car battery, and the plate 30 is pushed against a surface within the container, e.g. the top of the battery plates. The valve is thus opened, allowing liquid to flow through the nozzle 12 until the level in the container reaches the castellations on the nozzle end, when the air flow back into the bottle is cut off and the flow is stopped.
Patent GB-481815-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in continuous vacuum filters
IPC: B01D33/09
Filed: 1936-09-29
Abstract: 481,815. Filters. MAUSS, W. Sept. 29, 1936, No. 26433. [Class 46] A vacuum filter having a moving filtering- medium is provided with means for building up the cake so that the solid particles are stratified with the heavier particles in contact with the medium. As shown in the Figure, material under treatment is delivered to a cellular filter drum through a fan-shaped nozzle 14 which extends the width of the drum and is provided with superposed vanes 16, slotted or broken as at 17, so that the solid particles arrange themselves in strata, the heaviest being delivered first to form a lower layer on the filtering-medium 10 of the drum as it rises past the nozzle and the lighter particles forming outer layers. Aprons 27, 28 are provided above and below the nozzle. The cake may be washed as it passes through a bath 31 and is detached by air pressure on to the lip 32 of a hopper. A scraper 33, nozzles 34 and a brush 35 may be provided for cleaning the filtering-medium. The application of the invention to a travelling-band filter moving horizontally over suction cells is described.
Patent GB-235454-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to golf bags
IPC: A63B55/00
Filed: 1924-11-06
Abstract: 235,454. Goudie, A. N., and Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co., Ltd. Nov. 6,1924. Bags for golf clubs. - In a golf bag in which the hood and/or pocket is or are adapted to be closed by a fastening of the type comprising strips carrying a series of hooks and eyes adapted to be engaged when traversed by a sliding clasp, as described for instance in Specification 18528/08, [Class 44, Fastenings, Lock &c.], a stiffening strip or strips is or are incorporated in the fabric on one or both sides of the gap, such strip or strips extending beyond the end of the gap. The arrangement is shown as applied to the hood of the golf bag and comprises strips 1 carrying a series of hooks and eyes adapted to be engaged by traversing thereon a sliding clasp 2. At each side of the gap there is incorporated in the fabric a stiffening strip 3 extending beyond the end of the gap so as to prevent unauthorized disengagement of the fastening by bending the fabric.
Patent GB-1304666-A (GB)
IPC: C08F2/18
Filed: 1971-04-19
Abstract: 1304666 Polymerizing vinyl chloride SHINETSU CHEMICAL CO 19 April 1971 [13 April 1970] 26513/71 Heading C3P Vinyl chloride is polymerized in suspension with reflux cooling in which the condenser is operated and exposed to the reactants only after at least 5% polymerization has been completed.
Patent GB-689900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in machines for scrubbing, polishing or dressing flat surfaces such as floors
IPC: A47L11/16
Filed: 1949-10-17
Abstract: 689,900. Floor-polishing machines. FRASER-TUSON PRODUCTS, Ltd., FRASER, R., and TUSON, V. H. Sept. 11, 1950 [Oct. 17, 1949], No. 26647/49. Classes 60 and 138 (i). ' A floor scrubbing, polishing or grinding machine has a vertical driving shaft, a carrier freely rotatable about the driving shaft and having a number of brushes, pads or the like mounted for rotation on the carrier about vertical axes; each brush being rotated through a reduction gear from the driving shaft. As shown, the electric motor 2 drives the shaft 4 and shaft extension 4<SP>1</SP> having a pinion 5 fixed to its lower end. The driving shaft is surrounded by a fixed sleeve. 3 on which is freely mounted by ball bearings 9, 10 a carrier member 8. Freely mounted in the carrier member are three equally spaced vertical hollow spindles 13, by means of ball bearings 11; 12. Fixed to each hollow spindle is a gear 14 meshing with the driving pinion 5. A circular brush 17 is drivingly connected to each gear 14 by a pair of pins 20 projecting from the gear wheel, and is retained in position by a spring ring 13B which enters an annular groove in the top of a vertical pin 13A fixed to the brush by nut 18. The brush may be withdrawn by an axial pull, which compresses the spring ring 13B sufficiently for it to pass through the hollow spindle 13. In use, the brushes are each rotated in the opposite direction to the motor shaft; whilst the carrier 8 tends to rotate in the same direction as the motor shart. A flat plate 21 is secured to the carrier 8 by screws 22 and rotates therewith. The machine is guided by a handle 24 carried, by a socket 32 which is connected to a bracket 23 with the interposition of a rubber bush 33. A pair of wheels 26 carried by swinging arms 25 may be lowered into contact with the ground for transportation. Such lowering may be effected by rotating the knob 31 which bears against a fixed cross-member 30 and is internally threaded to engage the screwed rod 29 connected to the wheel axle 27. Specification 687,107 is referred to.
Patent GB-711379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to card index system
IPC: B42F19/00
Filed: 1951-11-14
Abstract: 711,379. Filing papers; index tabs. WASSELL, G. P. Nov. 14, 1951 [Nov. 15, 1950], No. 26675/51. Classes 16 and 146(1) [Also in Group XVI] A filing card indexing device comprises an index tab, having an extension from which a number of tongues are pressed out and bent into a plane parallel to the plane of. the extension, adapted to be secured to a filing card by apertures formed in the card through which the tongues may project when the extension is face to face with the card, face plate being slidably mounted on the tab independently of the tongues so as to be engageable beneath the tongues to lock the tab to the card. The filing card 10, which may have removable index tabs 11, has two rows of holes 12, 13 equally spaced and parallel to the edge 14 of the card, the two rows being staggered. The index tab 15 shown in Figs. 1 and 3 comprises a plate 16 on which raised characters 17 are embossed and having an extension arm 18 formed with three tongues 19 pressed out from the arm to leave a shallow groove facing inwardly, the tongues being passed through two holes in row 12 and the intermediate hole in row 13 of the card 10. A transparent cover plate 21 has turned over edges 22 and 23 for engagement over the side edgs of plate 16 and an extension arm 24 adapted to slide into the shallow grooves under the tongues 19. A card 25 is slid under the cover plate 21 to show index markings on the front of the tab 15, while the embossed rear plate serves as a printing plate, for use in addressing machines. An adjustable pointer 26 may also be inserted under the plate 21. As shown in Fig. 1, the tabs on successive cards 10 are staggered to form an index. A modified tab is shown in Fig. 7 in which a plate 27 has embossed characters and is formed with tongues 33, the plate 27 being formed with turned over edges 29 for a card 30 and transparent plate 31 having an extension 32 to fit beneath tongues 33. The cover plate 31 may have cut away portions 34, 35 at the sides and a cut away. portion 38 at the end which co-operates with a retaining tongue 37 on the plate 27. The edges 29 are cut away or flattened in the extension of the plate to facilitate attachment to the card 10. A rotary file for cards with attached tabs is described, comprising a horizontal rotatable member on which sector-shaped compartments are fitted, the compartments having a peripheral rib to retain the cards, the outer edge of the sector affording the extra room required for the tabs.
Patent GB-1467545-A (GB)
Title: Process for growing bean sprouts
IPC: A01G9/00
Filed: 1975-06-24
Abstract: 1467545 Growing bean sprouts HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO Ltd 24 June 1975 [29 June 1974] 26747/75 Heading A1E Bean seeds are impregnated with water incorporating calcium peroxide in the range of 0.5 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the bean seeds to promote germination. Subsequently oxygen may be supplied to a bed of the germinated bean sprouts to promote growth, e.g. by supplying oxygen directly or by the use of hydrogen or calcium peroxide. In one example the beans seeds are immersed in water incorporating the calcium peroxide, are then washed and then allowed to grow under requisite conditions of temperature and humid darkness. Alternatively the germinated bean seeds are placed in a vessel on a perforated draining board or net, calcium peroxide and water being placed in the space between the bottom of the vessel and draining board. Interaction between the calcium peroxide and water produces oxygen to promote growth.
Patent GB-674917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to flap-supporting and actuating means for aircraft wings
Inventor: SCOTT ALAN RITSON
IPC: B64C21/08
Filed: 1950-11-02
Abstract: 674,917. Controlling aircraft. BLACKBURN & GENERAL AIRCRAFT, Ltd. Nov. 2, 1950, No. 26807/50. Class 4. The flap of an aircraft wing is carried by a pair of members connected respectively to the parts of an articulated carriage which is supported in a. guide-way which is linear throughout the greater part of its length and terminates rearwardly in a downwardly inclined section such that on displacing the carriage along the guide-way the flap is carried rearwardly from its retracted position in substantially the same plane until one portion of the carriage enters the bent portion of the guide-way, when the member connected to that portion brings about angular movement of the flap. The wing 1 is provided with tracks 3 each enclosed within a housing 20 and formed at its rear end with a downward extension 3<SP>1</SP>. A carriage 4, provided with rollers 5, 6 and an articulated portion 7 having rollers 9, is mounted on each track and supports a flap 2 by means of an arm 10, fast with the flap and pivoted to the carriage and a link 12 pivoted to the flap and the carriage portion 7. The flap is lowered from the position A by rearward movement of the carriage along the tracks until it reaches position B when the rollers 9 enter the portion 3' of the track to cause the link 12 to depress the flap to the position C.
Patent GB-719226-A (GB)
Title: Process of reducing a ketone grouping in a keto-substituted steroid compound
IPC: C07J75/00
Filed: 1951-11-16
Abstract: A ketone grouping in a keto-substituted steroid compound containing at least one unsaturated carbon-nitrogen linkage is reduced, without substantially affecting said linkage, by reacting said keto-substituted steroid compound with an alkali metal borohydride thereby forming the corresponding hydroxy-substituted steroid compound.  As alkali metal borohydride there may be used sodium or lithium borohydrides.  The reaction may be effected in an organic solvent, e.g. tetrahydrofuran, in the temperature range 0 DEG  to 70 DEG  C.  As starting materials there may be used D 17-11-keto-20-cyano - pregnene; D 17 - 3,11 - diketo - 20 - cyano - pregnene; D 17 - 3 - hydroxy - 11 - keto - 20 - cyano - pregnene; D 17 - 3,11 - diketo - 20 - cyano - 21 - hydroxy - pregnene; D 17 - 3,21 - dihydroxy - 11 - keto - 20 - cyano - pregnene; D 17 - 3 - hydroxy - 11 - keto - 20 - cyano - 21 - acyloxy - pregnenes; D 17 - 3,11 - diketo - 20 - cyano - 21 - acetoxy - pregnene; D 17 - 3,11 - diketo - 20 - cyano - 21 - acyloxy - pregnenes as well as D 17-11-keto-20-cyano compounds containing additional unsaturation such as D 17-3-(oximino, semicarbazido or arylhydrazino)-11-keto - 20 - cyano - pregnenes; D 17 - 3 - (oximino, semicarbazido or arylhydrazino)-11-keto-20 - cyano - 21 - hydroxy - pregnene; or D 17-3-(oximino, semicarbazido or arylhydrazino)-11-keto - 20 - cyano - 21 - acyloxy - pregnene. More generally the starting materials are 11-keto steroids containing at least one unsaturated carbon-nitrogen linkage, e.g. an oximino, semi-carbazido or arylhydrazino group.
Patent GB-957392-A (GB)
Title: 16ª-hydroxy-steroids
IPC: C12P33/00
Filed: 1962-07-12
Abstract: The invention comprises steroids of the general formula: <FORM:0957392/C2/1> wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl and R1 represents the acyl radical of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic acid having from 1 to 9 carbon atoms, and a process for the preparation of 16a -hydroxy-steroids by treating steroid compounds having a methylenic group at the 16-position with a culture produced by growing the microorganisms Nocardia italica or a mutant thereof in a sterilized liquid nutritional medium containing assimilable sources of carbon and nitrogen at from 24 to 30 DEG C. at a pH of from 6 to 7.5.  Therapeutic compositions having anticancer activity contain as the active ingredient steroids of the above general formula and a therapeutically acceptable carrier for example, an injectable carrier, or contain as the active ingredient 16a -hydroxy-17a -methyl-19-nor-testosterone and a therapeutically acceptable injectable carrier.  Specifications 848,288 and 888,665 are referred to.