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Patent GB-347917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in water cooling systems for internal combustion engines
IPC: F01P5/10
Filed: 1930-05-26
Abstract: 347,917. Cooling cylinders. STEYRWERKE AKT.-GES., Steyr, Upper Austria. May 26, 1930, No. 16116. Convention date, July 15, 1929. [Class 7 (ii).] A water-circulating pump 16 mounted on the cylinder head has three passages 9, 10, 12 for the suction and delivery of the pump, and the connection 14 to the radiator respectively. When the engine is cold, a thermally-operated valve 23 closes the connection 14 and opens a byepass 24, so that the radiator is then cut out of the circuit; as the engine heats up, water circulates from the radiator, through a connection 6 and a part 5 of the cylinder jacket, which is partitioned off by ribs 2, to the passage 9 ; the pump then forces the water through the remainder of the cylinder jacket and the head jacket to the passages 12, 14, the valve 23 closing the byepass 24. The pump 16 and the radiator fan 19 are mounted on a common shaft which is driven by a belt 21.
Patent GB-120426-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Heating and Cooking Apparatus.
Inventor: BENNETT WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: F24C7/06
Filed: 1917-11-07
Abstract: 120,426. Bennett, W. H. Nov. 7, 1917. Resistances for heating. The base of an electric heater is composed of a number of sections so shaped that, when placed together, grooves are formed for the reception of the heating-wires b as shown in section in Fig. 2. Each section is formed at intervals with notched webs w which with the webs of the adjacent sections form supports for the wires which are thereby kept from contacting with the base. In order to lower the temperature of the wires at the points where they pass through the webs, the wires may be given a lower resistance at these points by surrounding them with a sheath of the same material as the wires. The sections are held together by bolts A and side-plates D.
Patent GB-237085-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in artificial limbs
IPC: A61F2/58
Filed: 1924-07-07
Abstract: 237,085. Marks, E. C. R., (Livingston Artificial Limb Co.). July 7, 1924. Limbs, artificial.-An artificial hand comprises jointed fingers and thumb with mechanism for bending the hand and rotating the wrist. The hand is connected to an artificial arm 1, 5 which is secured to the stump 2 by a socket or cuff 3 fastened by lacing 4 the members 1, 5 of the arm being pivoted together by a pin 6. The cuff 3 is also connected by straps 7 to a saddle 8 which is held in position by a strap 9 passing round the wearers' chest under the opposite arm. A strap 10 is connected to the front and rear portions of the strap 9 and passes over the corresponding shoulder. Finger and thumb operating mechanism. Each finger comprises three pivoted sections connected together by links 29, 32. The inner sections of all four fingers are pivoted on a rod 20 which comprises four sections slightly out of alignment with each other whereby the fingers radiate slightly as in the natural hand. The bending of the rod 20 to form the sections may be accomplished by means of notches 20<a>. The inner section of each finger is provided with a pivoted link 39 having a notch at its lower end which engages the flange of a cam 34 connected to a drum 37. The cams may be rotated to open and close the fingers by means of cords or lines 43. 44 passing round and fixed to the. drums 37. The cords from all the fingers are connected to a single pair of operating lines 49, 51, the closing lines being connected indirectly to the line 51 through pulleys 52, 54 and a cord 53 as shown in Fig. 11 whereby the movement of any one finger is arrested on contact with an object. The lines 49, 51 pass over pulleys 50, 55 on the saddle 8 and are connected to a band 56 secured to the sound arm, movement of which causes the fingers to open and close. The thumb is operated by mechanism similar to the finger mechanism and comprises cords 68, 69 passing round a drum attached to a cam 62 engaged by a link 64. The thumb sections are connected by a link 59. Hand-bending and wrist-turning mechanism. The hand is pivoted at 18 to the wrist 16 which is rotatable about a conical extension 70 on the arm, two rows of ball bearings being provided at 72, 75. The hand can be bent forwards by a sliding bar 79 jointed to the hand at 80, guided in a loop 81 on the wrist and slidable in a channel-shaped lever 82 pivoted at 83 to the wrist. The bar 79 is held in any position by a fixed pin 86 which engages notches in the bar and the wrist is held in any position by means of a pin 87 on the lever 82 which can be made to engage any one of a series of holes 89 in the extension 70. The bar 79 is provided with an operating knob 90 covered with a rubber &c. strap 91.
Patent GB-221888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the construction of variable air condensers and like instruments and appliances particularly for use in wireless telephone and telegraph apparatus
IPC: H01G5/06
Filed: 1923-06-23
Abstract: 221,888. Burndept, Ltd., and Phillips, C. F. June 23, 1923. Inductances.-The rotatable spindle 6 of a variometer or like instrument is supported at one end on an end-thrust or ball bearing 15, while the other end carries a sleeve 7 having a conical or convex bearing surface 8 which engages a recess of similar shape in a bearing plate 9.
Patent GB-560340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to wall constructions
IPC: E04B2/56
Filed: 1942-11-19
Abstract: 560,340. Walls. MACGREGOR, J. E. M. Nov. 19, 1942, No. 16386. [Classes 20 (iv) and 87 (i)] A column of a brickwork wall is formed of C-shaped blocks a placed one upon another with their openings facing first in one direction and then in the other to receive the brick courses b on either side and to accommodate reinforcing rods c. Grooves d in the blocks receive wall pannelling e.
Patent GB-179843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to driving mechanism for motor vehicles or the like
IPC: B60K17/04
Filed: 1921-06-14
Abstract: 179,843. White, A. E., (Mercury Manufacturing Co.). June 14, 1921. Axles and axle structures.-The road wheels rotate on sleeves 14 of the axle housing, and are driven through reducing gearing enclosed in the wheels. A carrier plate 23 for idle pinions of the reducing gear is integral with a sleeve 22 which fits within the end sleeve of the axle housing and is secured therein by a cotter pin 24. A plate 28 is bolted to the carrier plate 23 and carries the outer ends of the pins 33. The wheel bearings are secured between an axle flange 13 and the plate 23, so that after the plate 36 and the gear-carrier 23 and its sleeve 22 have been removed the wheel also can be taken off.
Patent GB-1389782-A (GB)
Title: Timer
IPC: H01H43/10
Filed: 1973-04-06
Abstract: 1389782 Cam mechanisms; linkwork TAMURA ELECTRIC WORKS Ltd 6 April 1973 [7 April 1972] 16480/73 Heading F2K [Also in Division H1] The time-setting mechanism for operating a switch 15 of a set-time display device (Fig. 5, not shown) comprises a generally "T"-shaped lever 5 pivoted at 6 and having pins 7a, 7b, 7c at its extremities, a spring 12 urged cam latch 10 acting via the pin 7c, against a compression spring 8, to maintain the pins 7a, 7b in peripheral contact with notched discs 3, 4 mounted on relatively fast and slow intermittently rotated shafts 1, 2 driven by a synchronous motor (not shown), the shafts 1, 2 being rotated in accordance with time, and each completing one revolution in 1 hour and 12 (as shown) or 24 hours respectively. The notched discs 3, 4 may be pre-set on the shafts 1, 2 by a pair of timesetting discs 16 which are connected to adjustably rotate and set the discs 3, 4 on the shafts 1, 2 by a pair of planetary gear mechanisms each of which comprise a pair of sun gears 21, 20 secured to the discs 16 and 3 (or 4) respectively, a stepped planet wheel 18, 19 meshing the suns 21, 20 and being carried by a stub shaft 17 fast with disc 16. The arrangement is such that at any pre-set timing of the device when the notched plates 3, 4 jointly are aligned to receive the pins 7a, 7b, the cam latch 10 rocks the lever 5 to enter the pins 7a, 7b in the notched plates 3, 4, whereby the cam latch 10 is further spring urged at 12 to then operate the switch 15 at which point the compression spring 8 acts to disengage the lever 5 from the discs 3, 4 whereby the timing device drive continues uninterrupted.
Patent GB-830802-A (GB)
IPC: H03M7/08
Filed: 1957-05-24
Abstract: 830,802. Electronic counting-apparatus. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES Ltd. May 24, 1957 [May 30, 1956], No. 16530/57. Class 106 (1). In multi-stages electronic switching equipment comprising tandem-connected switches each having at least one output lead connected via a transistor control circuit to an output terminal, and means for applying switching pulses thereto, these' pulses or pulses derived therefrom are applied to some or all of the transistor control circuits so as to suppress output signals during switching. As shown, positive pulses from generator 11 are applied to a binary decimal counter 12 comprising bi-stable stages 13-16 whose outputs are connected to a transistor decoder 17. Each pulse is applied also the base of transistor T1 whereby the current supply to all the decoding transistors is blocked while the pulse lasts.
Patent GB-1214104-A (GB)
Title: Suspension polymerisation of vinyl chloride
Inventor: MEYER GUENTHER
IPC: C08F259/04
Filed: 1969-03-28
Abstract: 1,214,104. Polymerizing vinyl chloride. DYNAMIT NOBEL A.G. 28 March, 1969 [30 March, 1968], No. 16553/69. Heading C3P. Vinyl chloride is polymerized in suspension in the presence of 1-20% by weight of monomer of a vinyl chloride emulsion polymer and a salt of a bi- or tri-valent metal to precipitate any emulsifier. The emulsion polymer may be a latex containing 20-60% solids or a dried polymer. The salt added is a chloride, sulphate, nitrate or acetate of calcium, magnesium, aluminium, strontium, barium, tin or zinc. Monomer soluble catalyst is preferred with the usual protective colloids and a regulator if desired.
Patent GB-675435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to magnetic sound recording methods
IPC: G11B5/265
Filed: 1950-07-03
Abstract: 675,435. Magnetic sound recording apparatus. ROHLING, H., (trading as ROHLING PHYSIKALISCHES LABORATORIUM, H.). July 3, 1950. [July 4, 1949] No. 16585/50. Class 40 (ii). In a magnetic sound recording apparatus the means producing the speech frequency magnetic field is spaced away from the core or head so that the speech frequency field is induced in the part of the core adjacent to the record carrier, and in the part of the carrier adjacent to the core, means being also provided for a bias magnetisation field. In the embodiments described the core is on one side of the record carrier and the speech frequency field is produced on the other side. In the embodiment described with reference to Fig. 3, a core 2 is surrounded by a coil 3 producing the bias field, which may be A.C. or D.C. The gap 5 of the magnetic core is displaced and a pair of pole-pieces 6 rest on the record carrier 1, forming a recording gap 7. The speech frequency field is generated by an air cored coil 4 which induces a speech field in the part of the record carrier 1 lying between the pole-pieces 6. In a modification, Fig. 4, the bias field is produced by a separate iron-cored magnet 10. In a further modification, Fig. 5 (not shown), both the biassing current and speech current are applied to the terminals of the air-cored coil. In another embodiment, Fig. 6 (not shown), bias magnetisation is provided by the coil 3 on the core 2, and speech magnetisation by a pair of air-cored coils, which may be coupled with a U-shaped core.
Patent GB-571923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in surgical trusses
IPC: A61F5/24
Filed: 1943-10-12
Abstract: 571,923. Surgical trusses. WALES, G: H. Oct. 12, 1943, No. 16700. [Class 81 (ii)] A truss comprises an unitary spring band 10, e.g., malleable steel, having one or both of its ends 11 turned inwardly and downwardly at an obtuse angle, e.g., 135 degrees, and slotted longitudinally to receive pads 13 attached adjustably along the slots 12. In use the torsional flexing of the ends provide upward as well as inward pressure. The ends may be linked by an extensible strap, with holes engaging studs on the pads. In the free state the truss is preferably so shaped that its ends cross over each other.
Patent GB-151740-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to fastening devices suitable for casement and like windows
IPC: E05C3/00
Filed: 1919-07-04
Abstract: 151,740. Crowther, H. July 4, 1919. Cupboard-turns. - The handle portion of a reversible casement fastener is pivotally assembled on an integral boss of the latch portion, and is retained in the assembled position by an additional member, which embraces both the handle pivot and the latch pivot, and also constitutes a stop for preventing the handle from being swung towards the window beyond the vertical position. The latch a, provided with a tail-piece a<2>, has an outstanding lip portion a<3>, which constitutes a flat shoulder against which one side face of the handle c bears. The tail-piece a<2>, carrying the handle c, is passed through an aperture d<1> in one arm of an L-shaped additional member d and riveted over. The other arm of the member d has an aperture d<3>, capable of alinement with an aperture a<1> in the latch a, a pivot pin, provided with a head b<1>, being passed through these apertures and riveted over on the rear side of an attachment plate e.
Patent GB-840432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in lids for milk cans or the like
Inventor: HAINES ALAN GORDON
IPC: B65D39/16
Filed: 1957-05-27
Abstract: 840,432. Container closures. REFLEX MANUFACTURING CO. Ltd. April 30, 1958 [May 27, 1957], No. 16798/57. Class 125(3). A lid for a milk can comprises plates 1, 2 which can be clamped together, by nuts 3 engaging bolts 4 projecting from plate 2, to compress axially a rubber ring 7 sandwiched between a recess 5 in plate 2 and a bearing surface 6 on plate 1 and cause radial expansion of the ring to form a seal. Handles 8 bear on the rim 10 of the can to prevent the lid falling thereinto and retaining legs 14, Fig. 1 (not shown), depending from plate 2 prevent the lid lifting under pressure. When the lid has been placed in position the neck of the can above it is filled with chlorinated water to prevent ingress of air. The milk in the can may be innoculated with bacteria for cheese-making by means of a hyperdermic needle passed through a diaphragm 13 at the bottom of a hollow bung 12 in the bared boss 11.
Patent GB-1344338-A (GB)
Title: Assemblies of envelopes and the like
IPC: B65D27/10
Filed: 1971-05-25
Abstract: 1344338 Continuous envelope assemblies PAK-WELL CORP 25 May 1971 [18 June 1970] 16813/71 Heading B6A A continuous envelope assembly is made of envelope blanks having marginal perforated portions 10, Fig. 5, and folded about a median line to produce the envelopes which are severable along lines of weakness 14 and are attached to one another in overlapping relationship at locations of the marginal portions outwardly of the lines of weakness and the thus produced envelope assembly is folded zig-zag fashion into a plurality of overlying pairs of sets one of which has an odd number of envelopes and the other also has an odd number of envelopes less two. To effect the folding the last envelope C, Fig. 3, the first set containing three envelopes A, B, C, is provided with slits 16 extending along the lines of weakness 14 and terminating adjacent the lower edge 20 of a preceding envelope 3, to provide transversely extending hinge lines 28 about which the single envelope D contained in the other set may be hinged, the first envelope A<SP>1</SP> of the next underlying set being provided with slits 22 also extending along the lines of weakness 14 and terminating adjacent the lower edge 24 of the immediately preceding envelope D to produce hinge lines 30 about which the next underlying set may be folded such that the edge 26 of the envelope A<SP>1</SP> underlies the top edge of the first envelope A in the first set.
Patent GB-338925-A (GB)
Title: New or improved ferrous metal or alloy
IPC: C21C7/00
Filed: 1929-05-31
Abstract: 338,925. Burgess, A. F., (Link-Belt Co.). May 31, 1929. Drawings to Specification. Annealing; case-hardening.-A granular ferrous metal or alloy having high resistance to abrasion, and having about the individual grains a structure consisting mostly of iron carbide with greater resistance to abrasion than the main body of the metal, is made from malleablized cast iron by the process described in Specifica.- tion 338,924.
Patent GB-1458375-A (GB)
Title: Hydroformylation
IPC: C07C45/50
Filed: 1973-04-09
Abstract: 1458375 Oxo process IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd 9 April 1974 [9 April 1973] 16877/73 Heading C2C In a process for producing an aldehyde having 3 to 6 carbon atoms by reacting an olefine having one less carbon atom than the aldehyde with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a cobalt catalyst dissolved in an organic solvent which is more volatile than the aldehyde in which there is recovered a crude product which comprises aldehyde, solvent and dissolved catalyst, the aldehyde is separated from the crude product in the presence of a partial pressure of carbon monoxide in the range 10 to 500 bars, and solvent and dissolved catalyst returned to the reaction. Excess olefine may be recovered from the crude before the aldehyde as may solvent if more volatile. Recovery may be effected by stripping with a gaseous stream comprising carbon monoxide at an appropriate temperature. Hydrogen may be present and the carbon monoxide used may then be fed to the reactor or recycled to the stripper.
Patent GB-1147758-A (GB)
Title: Process and apparatus for making cereal products
IPC: A23L1/164
Filed: 1966-04-18
Abstract: 1,147,758. Moulding dough. GENERAL MILLS Inc. 18 April, 1966 [20 April, 1965], No. 16891/66. Addition to 1,092,423. Heading B5A. [Also in Division A2] Puffed cereal products having a hollow conical shape are made by feeding two strips of cooled dough 32, 34 between counter-rotating wheels 22 each of which is furnished with a blunt zig-zag peripheral cutting blade (20) {see Figs. 5 and 6, not shown). Between adjacent limbs of the blade on each wheel is a semipyrimidal cavity 26 which cavity co-operates, during the rotation of the wheels, with a corresponding cavity in the other wheel thus forming a series of full pyrimidal cavities, alternate cavities opening in opposite directions. As the sheets are passed between the rotating wheels they are cut transversely by the blades (the sheets being united along the cut) and are deformed into the cavities to form a series of hollow conical pieces, alternate ones of which also open in opposite directions. The pieces thus formed are then dried and subsequently puffed.
Patent GB-606877-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in power transmission systems particularly applicable to the fire control of guns
IPC: F15B9/14
Filed: 1939-06-09
Abstract: 606,877. Telecontrol. VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS, Ltd., and CLARKE, T. F., and COLE, P. W., [Representatives of INGOLDBY, M. K.], and SPAINK, J. H. ABBINK-. June 9, 1939, No. 16962. [Class 40 (i)] In a servo-control system for guns, the rotors of fine sending and receiving magslips 2, 6, of which the stators are excited by 3-phase current, are coupled to a pair of A.C.-excited thyratrons V1, V2, the arrangement being such that one or other of the tubes fires according as the receiving magslip is ahead of or behind the transmitter. The portion of each halfcycle of the exciting A.C. for which the tube is conducting depends on the extent of the error. These tubes render conducting for corresponding periods, further oppositely directed thyratrons V5, V6, to feed to the armature of the servomotor 12, which drives the gun through a hydraulic power amplifier, the half-cycles in one or other direction from one of the phases of the supply. The field circuit is supplied with current which depends on the speed (measured photo-electrically as described in Specification 606,876 or otherwise) of the fine sending or receiving magslip. When the coarse magslips 1, 5 which are geared to the fine magslips are sufficiently misaligned, one or other of the anode relays CF, CR of associated thyratrons effectively interrupts the grid circuit of one of the tubes V5, V6 to render it conducting to the maximum extent irrespective of the condition of the fine magslips. Compensation for lag in the hydraulic power amplifier is given by rotating the stator of the fine magslip receiver as shown or by shifting the relative positions of the rotors of the servomotor and the fine receiver, Fig. 2 (not shown), or by driving the magslips from the output of the hydraulic power amplifier instead of directly from the servomotor, Fig. 3 (not shown). Specification 606,877 also is referred to.
Patent GB-1377453-A (GB)
Title: Geochemical surveying apparatus
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 1973-04-10
Abstract: 1377453 Dust collector BARRINGER RESEARCH Ltd 10 April 1973 [12 May 1972] 17019/73 Heading BIT [Also in Divisions El and G1] Apparatus for use in locating oil of other deposits in the Earth's crust comprises a device 10 for collecting air samples and concentrating any particulates entrained by the air, a device 30 for depositing the concentrated particulates onto a movable strip 32 and an arrangement 35 for hermetically sealing the particulates on the strip 32 for subsequent investigation. As shown, the apparatus which is attached to an aircraft or similar vehicle moving over an area of land containing probable deposits of interest receives air at an inlet 11 and a louvred and tapered baffle 13 of pyramidal or conical shape concentrates airborne particulates into a stream which passes along a conduit 15, excess air escaping through the louvres 14. The particulates pass by way of a counter 24 to a jet pump 17 which boosts the movement, of the particulates towards a nozzle 30 immediately adjacent to the movable strip 32. The jet pump 17 may comprise a nozzle (19) (Fig. 2, not shown) which directs an airstream in the direction -of particle flow and towards a conical sieve (21) which concentrates the particulates and speeds their flow through an outlet (22) connected to the nozzle 30, excess air being able to vent through side apertures (23). One surface of the strip 32 is coated with adhesive to trap the particulates from the nozzle 30 and the strip 32 on being moved to a take-up spool 34 is covered, on its adhesive surface, with a cover strip 35 coated with a release agent. The particulates enclosed by the strips 32, 35 may be subsequently investigated. Instead of an adhesive the strip 32 may be coated with a silicone or paraffin grease.