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Patent GB-2149686-A (GB)
Title: Gas filters and apparatus
Inventor: TINGAY ROGER MELBOURNE
IPC: B01D39/16
Filed: 1983-10-26
Abstract: A gas filter, suitable for use in air purifying apparatus, is of laminar construction and comprises two outer layers (1, 3) of filter material, one of which may also have a deodorizing function, which are secured together over their peripheral regions (4) and envelope a further layer (2) which is electrostatically charged. The filter may be incorporated in air purifying apparatus which, to facilitate assembly, is fabricated from sheet metal panels. The filter is mounted on one panel secured to a sub-assembly of two further panels housing a fan which draws air into the apparatus through the filter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131079-A (GB)
Title: Furniture hinge
Inventor: WILKE JURGEN
IPC: E05D7/04
Filed: 1983-10-27
Abstract: The furniture hinge for connecting a door 3 or a flap to the body 7 of an article of furniture is provided with a mounting plate 6 which can be fixed to the body of the article of furniture, and a hinge arm 1 which is releasably secured to the mounting plate. The hinge arm has detent teeth 4 which co-operate with respective rows of teeth 8 which are provided on laterally projecting bar portions 9 of the mounting plate. The hinge arm 1 is also provided with an eccentric 10 which has an actuating bar portion 12 and an eccentrically extending, resilient tongue portion 13 which, in an intermediate position of the eccentric, co-operates with a resilient tongue portion of the mounting plate so that there is partial engagement of the detent teeth 4 into the gaps between the teeth of the row 8, while however the hinge arm can be displaced relative to the mounting plate, into the final mounting position. In that final position, the eccentric 10 is moved into its clamping position in which clamping surfaces of the eccentric bear against the upper surfaces of the bar portions 9 of the mounting plate. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2154451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in baby feed bottles
Inventor: ATKIN EDWARD
IPC: A61J11/02
Filed: 1984-02-01
Abstract: The invention provides a baby feed bottle and combination thereof with a screw fitting annular cap to which a teat, preferably moulded of liquid silicone rubber may be assembled before the cap is fitted to the bottle. The bottle is dimensioned with a large capacity per cm height, giving it an unusually large diameter, and the externally threaded neck (12) in particularly wide mouthed as it also has a large diameter of the order of three-quarters the diameter of the main portion (10) of the bottle. The teat is moulded with shape and dimensions such that, when the annular captteat sub-assembly is fitted to the bottle and screwed down, a flap valve arrangement is produced by a depending lip (35) on the teat which seals against the interior of the bottle neck. The flap valve arrangement is operative when the bottle is used to prevent collapse of the teat mouthpiece.
Patent GB-2134727-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connectors of the insulation displacement type
Inventor: CUNLIFFE ROBERT LEONARD
IPC: H01R4/24
Filed: 1984-02-08
Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises a housing (2) of electrically insulating material and at least one elongate electric contact (3, 3') movably mounted between first and second positions in a slot (4) in the housing. The contact has at least one aperture which, when the contact is in a first position, aligns with a corresponding aperture (8) in the housing, and which has conductor insulation displacement means such that, when the contact is moved to the second position, the insulation displacement means pierces the insulation of an insulated electrical conductor (7) inserted in the aligned apertures in the housing and contact, to make an electrical connection between the contact and the conductor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155215-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in analog clocks
Inventor: LOOSE PETER WILLIAM
IPC: G04C13/02
Filed: 1984-03-02
Abstract: The invention relates to an analog clock which is remotely controlled by means of a digitally encoded signal via a servo loop. The positions of the hands of the clock 20 are sensed by shaft encoders 22 and compared in a comparator 26 with a digital time signal received over the line 10 and decoded by a decoder 12. An error signal is produced by the comparator 26 which energises a stepper motor 28 driving the hands in such a manner that the displayed time should correspond to the encoded time. Alternatively an analog control loop may be used, the time signal being passed through a D/A converter. The signal on line 10 may be a radio timer signal or may be from a master clock either by wire or by radio. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2137718-A (GB)
Title: Flow-stopping system
Inventor: MCEACHRAN HUGH ERIC
IPC: F16K7/10
Filed: 1984-03-26
Abstract: The present invention provides a bag tube system incorporating a telescopically mounted support tube 18 of adequate length fully to support inflatable bags 28 in a wide range of pipe sizes for use in a flow-stopping system for a live gas pipe 2. The system comprises a valve means 4 securable to the gas pipe, and having a coupling means 10 for connection of a canopy 11 which is provided with a vent valve 12 and opening 14 for supporting a reciprocably displacable casing tube 15 towards and away from an opening 7 in said gas pipe, a support tube 18 telescopically mounted inside said casing tube 15 for displacement between a retracted position in which its distal end is clear of the valve means 4 and an extended position (Figs. 2, 3) in engagement with or proximity to the interior of the pipe 2 opposite said opening 7, and a bag inflation tube 23 telescopically mounted inside said support tube 18 with a bag coupling means 24 at one end and a pressurized fluid supply connection means 27 at its other end. The support tube 18 has an opening 20 at its distal end for receiving therethrough, in use of the system, an inflatable bag 28 connected to said inflation tube 23 via said bag coupling means 24, said bag 28 being retractable into the interior of said support tube 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141149-A (GB)
Title: Supporting system for screen pipe
Inventor: BOTHAS ARTO
IPC: B07B1/22
Filed: 1984-06-05
Abstract: A supporting system for the support of a screen pipe (1) to be used for the formation of a weblike stuff track. In order to prevent the screen pipe from deflecting and so that the support does not influence the stuff track to be formed, it is fundamentally characteristic to the system according to the invention that the rotating screen pipe (1) is supported from its inner side by supporting elements (7) that are essentially isolated from the finely separated materials in the screen drum and are fixed to the known fibre separating equipment in the axial direction of the pipe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161965-A (GB)
Title: Error-change counting
Inventor: PROUDLER GRAEME JOHN
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 1984-07-19
Abstract: A serial data word (e.g. sync preamble) is recognised by comparing with a predetermined datum word. The bits of the presented data are fed into the stages A to L of a shift register 6 which correspond to respective bits of the datum word. A monitoring unit 16 monitors the states of only those stages (stages D,G,I and K) corresponding to positions where transitions (0 to 1, or 1 to 0) occur in the bit sequence of the datum word, together with the start and final stages A,M, to measure the change in the error (between the presented data word and the datum word) which will occur in response to the next data shift. An error counting unit 14 algebraically sums the error change values with an initialised count value (corresponding to a predetermined initial state of the register 6) to produce a total error signal on line 22. A comparator 24 compares this with a minimum acceptable error threshold so as to produce a recognition output on line 28. Multiplexing and table look-up can be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164258-A (GB)
Title: Formaldehyde sterilizers
Inventor: SEAGARS TREVOR ANTHONY
IPC: A61L2/20
Filed: 1984-08-23
Abstract: A method of metering sterilent e.g. formaldehyde into a sterilizer comprises creating a vacuum in a chamber and opening that chamber to a source of sterilent whereby sterilent is drawn into the chamber by the vacuum. The chamber is closed to the source of sterilent when a predetermined pressure is reached such that a fixed metered amount of sterilent may be subsequently released to the sterilizer. Since a known fixed amount of sterilent is released, the concentration of sterilent in the sterilizer can be controlled to effect a maximum sterilizing efficiency with minimum contamination within the sterilizer.
Patent GB-2155002-A (GB)
Title: Flocculating agent
Inventor: WASE DONALD ARTHUR JOHN
IPC: C02F1/52
Filed: 1985-01-03
Abstract: A flocculating agent is produced by growing a micro-organism, e.g. a strain of pseudomonas, in continuous or batch culture under controlled conditions, and the micro-organism thus cultured is allowed or caused to undergo controlled lysis naturally or artificially using heat or a chemical lysing agent. The extent of the lysis is controlled to optimise the production rate and quality of the product agent which may then be stored for use in industrial applications such as water treatment and paper production.
Patent GB-2162791-A (GB)
Title: Exposing fibrous reinforcements of fiber reinforced resin body
Inventor: NISHINO YOSHINORI
IPC: B29C53/06
Filed: 1985-01-10
Abstract: An apparatus for exposing the fibrous reinforcements of a fiber reinforced resin body comprises at least one stage in which a portion of the resin body is brought into contact with a heated resin removing liquid while the resin body is vibrated. According to this apparatus subsequent processing of the resin body, e.g., connecting to another similarly treated resin body, can be advantageously conducted by utilizing the exposed fibrous reinforcement.
Patent GB-2153723-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for supporting a polygonal cross-section cast bar of a continuous casting plant
Inventor: VAUBEL GERT
IPC: B22D11/128
Filed: 1985-01-14
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a plurality of support rollers (11) for supporting a cast bar (10). The support rollers (11) are arranged in pairs which are offset both angularly and along the length of the bar (10), the two rollers (11) of each pair being disposed opposite one another. Each roller (11) has a cross-sectional area which varies along the length thereof so that each roller is in the form of a grooved profile roller having a groove angle corresponding to the vertex angle of the bar (10) so that each support roller (11) can be pressed onto two contiguous faces of a bar (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157968-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst rejuvenation process
Inventor: GANGULI PARTHA S
IPC: B01J23/94
Filed: 1985-03-13
Abstract: Spent catalysts removed from a catalytic hydrogenation process for hydrocarbon feedstocks, and containing undesired metals contaminants deposits, are rejuvenated. Following solvent washing to remove process oils, the catalyst is treated either with chemicals which form sulphate or oxysulphate compounds with the metals contaminants, or with acids which remove the metal contaminants, such as 5-50 W % sulphuric acid in aqueous solution and 0-10 W % ammonium ion solutions to substantially remove the metals deposits. The acid-treating occurs within the temperature range of 60-250 DEG F (15-121 DEG C) for 5-120 minutes at substantially atmospheric pressure, after which the rejuvenated catalyst can be effectively reused in the catalytic process.
Patent GB-851186-A (GB)
Abstract: 851,186. Temperature-responsive actuating elements. MAIN WATER HEATERS Ltd. Oct. 28, 1958 [Nov. 20, 1957], No. 36212/57. Class 64(2)  For igniting gas from nozzles 11 of a burner 10, there is a horizontal flame from a hole 22 in a pilot tube 21, directed on to a guard 23 of nickel-chromium alloy welded to the bend of a U-shaped bimetal 20. The guard 23 has a curved top 24 overlying the pilot flame. When the pilot jet is ignited the upper limb of the bimetal 20 moves a stem 13 to open. a valve in a housing 12 so that gas supplied to the housing flows to the nozzles 11. The top 24 of the guard is arranged near one nozzle so that gas is thereby directed to the pilot flame. Specification 680,240 is referred to.
Patent GB-2160735-A (GB)
Title: Direction of lightning ground strikes
Inventor: SCOTT LAURA JANET
IPC: H01Q21/20
Filed: 1985-05-16
Abstract: A radio direction finding station for locating lightning strikes has three vertical antenna loops (10, 11, 12) in an equiangular trigonal arrangement. The vertical loops are positioned to minimise magnetic coupling between them and with a fourth horizontal loop (14). Filters (25-28) pass only signals from the loops with frequencies below about 2.6 kHz to eliminate most horizontally polarized components of the received radio waves, this value corresponding to the frequency at which the earth and ionosphere form a waveguide. Comparison of the signal strength gives the direction of the lightning strike; three mutually displaced such stations will give its position. The signal from the horizontal loop represents any residual horizontally polarized component and is used in a central control station to correct for residual polarization error in the measured bearings. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176179-A (GB)
Title: Porous ceramic body formed by extrusion process
Inventor: COOPER CHARLES FRANK
IPC: B28B1/50
Filed: 1985-06-06
Abstract: A porous ceramic body is composed of filamentary ceramic material, formed by extrusion, and regularly or randomly layed into convolutions closely spaced, mutually contacting and bonded together at their contact points to constitute a self-supporting body having a stereo-reticulated porous structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178778-A (GB)
Title: Trawl device
Inventor: IBBETSON STANLEY FRANCIS
IPC: A01K80/00
Filed: 1985-08-03
Abstract: A trawl device, suitable for collecting worms, shellfish and other such products from beneath a sand surface, comprises at least one elongated skid or skid assembly (5, 6), a grid member (4) fixed at a level below the surface of the skid or skid assembly and inclined upwardly in the direction of the length of the skid or skid assembly, and a collector bag (13) to receive material from the upper end of the grid member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180383-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated display panel
Inventor: BAKER PAUL WILLIAM
IPC: G09F13/22
Filed: 1985-09-14
Abstract: An illuminated display panel consisting of light emitting diodes 3, arranged on a circuit board 2 in the form of patterns, letters, symbols or a combination of each of these. The light emitting diodes 3 are connected together in an electrical circuit which in turn is connected to an electrical bus system 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 by which each panel is interconnected. Each panel may contain a number of smaller dedicated panels which are interconnected on an electrical bus system 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, to form a complete display panel in themselves. The sequence of switching of the electrical bus system may be controlled to produce a static or animated display. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164897-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing polyethylene films having a high tensile strength and a high modulus
Inventor: LEMSTRA PIETER JAN
IPC: B29C55/04
Filed: 1985-09-27
Abstract: Smooth, glossy, polyethylene films with a high strength and modulus and a low creep, opacity and porosity are prepared by converting at high temperature a 1-40%(wt) solution of a polyethylene with Mw>/=4 x 10<5> in a volatile solvent into a film, converting this film via thermoreversible gelling into a gel film and subjecting this gel film at a temperature above 75 DEG C to ultra-high, uni-axial stretching. Using this process it is possible to prepare films with moduli higher than 50 GPa, opacities lower than 10% and water vapour transmissions lower than 0.5, showing hardly any creep and having a smooth and glossy surface.
Patent GB-2186238-A (GB)
Title: Trailer
Inventor: PATTERSON GERRARD PATRICK
IPC: B60R11/04
Filed: 1986-02-11
Abstract: A trailer comprises a load carrying platform 11 on which, in use, a load 27 is carried, four wheels 14, 15 arranged in pairs on axles, each axle being mounted on a frame 12, 13 which frames are secured at or adjacent one end of the load carrying platform, the wheels of each pair being spaced apart a distance less than the maximum width of the load carrying platform. Preferably both frames 12, 13 are articulated relative to the platform 11 for relative pivotal movement about horizontal axes to enable the platform to be raised and lowered relative to the frames by power means 40, 42. The trailer is used for transporting a vehicle to a filming location where the platform is lowered and the filmed vehicle can then be moved at a level close to the ground. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172041-A (GB)
Title: Door with spring lifting mechanism
Inventor: DORING ERICH
IPC: E05D15/42
Filed: 1986-03-05
Abstract: An up-and-over garage door is assisted by springs (15) disposed side by side at either side of the door panel (1), their length in relaxed condition equalling at least the height of the door aperture, one end being fastened at the bottom or top edge of the door panel (1) and passed around at least one guide pulley (23) in the area of the lintel (13). The other end is fixed at guide members (7) for the door panel (1) or at the ceiling (10) or bottom (11) of the garage or at the door frame (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180290-A (GB)
Title: Security bolt
Inventor: DUNPHY GERALD FRANCIS
IPC: E05C1/04
Filed: 1986-08-22
Abstract: A security bolt (1) includes a bolt rod (3) slidably mounted in a housing (2) for relative movement between operative and inoperative positions, the rod having a section (3) of reduced cross-section so as to form two opposed shoulders (31,49). Key operated locking mechanism (5), having a rotatable barrel (28) is attached to the housing, and a detent member (25) is rotatably mounted on an end portion of that barrel. The detent member is rotatable to a position at which it engages one of the rod shoulders (31) and thereby prevents movement of the rod (3) out of the operative position. Rotation of the detent member (25) is caused by rotation of the barrel (28), but a lost motion connection (33,34,35) enables the barrel to rotate to a limited extent in either direction without causing corresponding rotation of the detent member. The locking mechanism can be removed from the housing through a rearside (7) and releasable securing means (21,23) controls that removal. A floating member (38) located between the rod shoulders (31,49) is arranged to be trapped between one of those shoulders (31) and an opposed surface (45) of the housing so as to prevent separation of the rod (3) from the housing (2) in one direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196321-A (GB)
Title: Tool carrier
Inventor: FAIRBURN JAMES EDWIN
IPC: B25H3/02
Filed: 1986-10-16
Abstract: A tool carrier comprises a shallow rectangular bin (1), two vertically mountable bulkheads (2) capable of being fixed in the bin with both bulkheads being spaced from the bin ends thereof, and a handle (4) located between the said bulkheads to provide means for lifting the carrier. This provides a lightweight carrier which can be moulded from a plastics material with relatively inexpensive moulding tools.
Patent GB-2184028-A (GB)
Title: A board game simulating cricket
Inventor: HOOPER MAURICE
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1986-10-20
Abstract: A board based on the game of cricket utilizes a board having an area (1) which is laid out similar to that of a cricket pitch; at least two sets of distinguishable playing pieces each of which represents a player of a different team; and means for randomly selecting numbers and plays, the arrangement being such that during play different playing pieces which represent different classes of batsmen and bowler are used so that each person playing the game and using the means for randomly selecting numbers and plays and using the playing pieces scores an innings against the other person playing the game who then has an innings against the first persons team until in accordance with the rules a winner is declared. The board can provide means for storing bowling (9) and batting statistics (6) and details of the current state of play of the game. The preferred random number generators are dice. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197000-A (GB)
Title: Panel fixing device
Inventor: GANDY EDWARD
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 1986-11-01
Abstract: A device to facilitate the fixing and removal of panels from a wall. A panel fixing device 10 intended for location between adjacent wall panels 16, 18 comprises an arm 12 rotatably mounted on a member 14 fixed in the wall surface 24. The arm is rotatable from a first, locking condition in which both ends of the arm are housed in opposing slots 20, 22 in adjacent panels 16, 18, to a second, removal condition in which one side of the arm 12 extends into the slot in one of the panels and the other side of the arm terminates in a gap between the two panels. This allows one panel to be held leaving the other panel free for removal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2184943-A (GB)
Title: Offertory candle table
Inventor: HASSLER VOLKER
IPC: A47G33/00
Filed: 1986-12-24
Abstract: The table comprises a frame (2) which has at least one support (4) on which is provided a plurality of holders (5) for the offertory candles (1). Each candle (1) comprises an electric lamp (13) and a contact base (20, 34) which can be fitted into any one of the holders (5) which are provided with electrical contact surfaces (32, 25, 26, 40). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2184390-A (GB)
Title: Debossed and perforated film materials
Inventor: CURRO JOHN JOSEPH
IPC: B29C59/00
Filed: 1987-02-02
Abstract: The present invention provides for a process for transforming a substantially continuous web of substantially planar, deformable material having an indefinite length, a first surface, and a second surface into a formed material. The material has a transofrmation temperature range. The process comprises the following steps:(a) The web of material is provided on a forming structure with the first surface of the web of material proximate a forming surface of the forming structure. The forming surface moves in a direction of the length of the web of material and carries the web of material in that direction.(b) A liquid stream is applied to the second surface of the web of material. The liquid stream has sufficient force and mass flux to cause the web of material to be deformed toward the forming surface, such that the material acquires a substantial three-dimensional conformation.(c) The temperature of the web of material is controlled such that it remains below the transformation temperature range of the material throughout the process.
Patent GB-2187328-A (GB)
Title: Ionization detector
Inventor: STEELE DOUGLAS SCOTT
IPC: A61B6/03
Filed: 1987-02-16
Abstract: An ionization detector having an array of detectors has, for example, grounding pads 33 positioned in the spaces 24 between some detectors (data detectors) 3A-3K and other detectors (reference detectors) 21A-21G. The grounding pads are kept at zero electric potential, i.e. grounded. The grounding serves to 1) drain away electrons and thereby prevent an unwanted accumulation of charge in the spaces, and 2) cause the electric field lines to be more perpendicular to the detectors in regions near the grounding pads. Alternatively, Fig. 3 not shown, no empty space 24 is provided there being additional, grounded, detectors (39) provided between the data and reference detectors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188244-A (GB)
Title: Carrying case for a protective respiratory apparatus
Inventor: PASTERNACK ADALBERT
IPC: A62B25/00
Filed: 1987-03-16
Abstract: A carrying case for a protective respiratory apparatus, with mounting supports for straps, consisting of two portions (1, 2) which are attachable to each other by a releasable closure (6) and of which the first (2) is attached to the protective respiratory apparatus, is improved in that the mounting supports are arranged on the second portion (1) of the case and are in the form of belt fastenings (9). <IMAGE>