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Patent GB-2255620-A (GB)
Title: Armoured vehicle
Inventor: ZONAK ARMIN
IPC: F41A23/24
Filed: 1986-10-26
Abstract: In an armoured vehicle e.g. a tank, with a weapon turret 7, the turret ring 3 is mounted beneath the hull roof 2, and the diameter of the turret ring 3 corresponds approximately to the width of the weapon turret 7, viewed in the firing direction of the main weapon 11, in order to make it possible to obtain an asymmetric weapon arrangement and good seating possibilities for the turret crew (Fig. 1). The ammunition supply 14 from a bunker 13 into a turret magazine 15 is on one side of the vehicle opposite to the side housing the crew members (8). The main viewing means 17 is also on said one side with an auxiliary aiming means 18 above the main weapon 11. Turret armouring 4 drawn down into the hull roof 2 protects the crew space (23). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185254-A (GB)
Title: Benzamide and nicotinamide radiosensitizers
Inventor: LEE WILLIAM W
IPC: A61K31/455
Filed: 1986-04-30
Abstract: Method for sensitizing hypoxic tumor cells to radiation using dervatives of benzamide and nicotinamide. Some of the compounds useful in the method of the invention are novel.
Patent GB-2200097-A (GB)
Title: Self dumping hopper
Inventor: MCGOWAN JAMES
IPC: B65D88/56
Filed: 1987-01-23
Abstract: A self dumping hopper has a container (10) mounted on a base (11) and tiltable longitudinally relative thereto in a constant plans between a loading position in which a load-can be contained in the container and a discharge position in which the load is discharged gravitationally. The container has a pair of side plates (23) which have a curved lower surface (25) for rolling on the base (11). Restraining means is provided to limit the tipping movement of the container relative to the base and to restrain the container to movement in said constant plane and comprises at each side of the hopper, in combination, an upstanding bracket (34) mounted on the base (11) and having a vertically disposed slot (31) and a transverse pin (30) mounted on the adjacent curved plate (23) and located in the vertical slot (31). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2205284-A (GB)
Title: A spring loaded attachment for invalid chairs
Inventor: GAUDEN WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: A61G5/10
Filed: 1987-06-05
Abstract: An attachment for invalid chairs which has the effect of changing the rigid mounting of the rear wheels to a form of independent suspension. The attachment can be adjusted and comprises a spring-loaded pivoting arm which can be attached to the mounting originally occupied by the rear wheels after these have been removed.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2194043-A (GB)
Title: Measuring spatial profiles of energy beams
Inventor: AUSTIN RICHARD L
IPC: G01J1/42
Filed: 1987-08-07
Abstract: The apparatus is designed for measuring the convergence of color CRTs and operates by scanning of an image of a white vertical line 54 with a knife edge aperture 112 and integrating the intensity values of the three colour components at each position of the knife edge. The centroids of the beams of the CRT are found by determining the X coordinates of the 50% points of the Y axis of the integral data, and the spatial line profiles are determined by differentiating the integral data. The integral data may be fitted to a Gaussian curve prior to analysis. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2195613-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft baggage container
Inventor: KIRKHAM JOHN LEIGH
IPC: B65D88/14
Filed: 1987-10-07
Abstract: An aircraft baggage container comprises a base 11, an inboard side wall 12, an outboard side wall 13 which extends upwardly and outwardly from the base 11 to conform to the aircraft cross-section, a top 14 and end walls 15, 16 of which one has a closable opening 15a for loading and unloading of baggage. The side walls 12, 13, end walls 15, 16 and top 14 are made from a rigid plastics material, e.g. polyvinyl chloride. The side walls 12, 13 and top wall 14 may be formed from a single sheet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238112-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of distortion
Inventor: MALVERN ALAN RICHARD
IPC: F41G5/20
Filed: 1987-10-12
Abstract: The invention relates to detecting distortion in large engineering structures using one or more fibre cables 12, 14 bonded to or in the structure. An optical signal is transmitted along the cable and information is obtained from the received signal regarding the length and/or change in length of the cable. Change of cable length is detected by determining phase charge of one or more modulating frequencies, or by interferometry or pulse timing. A ship's hull or submarine may be monitored for hogging, sagging, bending or twisting (Figs 4-8) and correction signals supplied for a weapons control computer. Railway rails (Figs 2, 3) or spar or for a spacecraft (Fig 9) may be monitored. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200514-A (GB)
Title: An ear-phone assembly for the hard-of-hearing
Inventor: KLEINE PETER
IPC: H04M1/215
Filed: 1988-01-25
Abstract: An ear-phone assembly has a transducer plate 3 which is clamped between housing components 1, 2 of the transducer. A piezo-electric layer 6, provided with electrodes 4, 5, is bonded to one side of the transducer plate 3. The outwardly-facing housing component 2 of the transducer is provided with an annular holder 15 for a coil 16, whose electrical terminals 17 are connected to the same signal-supplying terminals of the assembly as are connected to the electrodes 4, 5 of the transducer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2433307-A (GB)
Title: Missile control system
Inventor: BENSON ANTHONY JOHN
IPC: F41G7/28
Filed: 1988-03-09
Abstract: An anti-radar missile control system which is required to impose a glide phase and a terminal phase on the missile flight. The glide phase produces a constant angle of look and is required to pass smoothly into the terminal phase which has a circular or near circular path descending vertically or near vertically on the target. This basic form is subject to substantial error resulting from the large angle of look that obtains for a considerable part of the terminal phase. The terminal phase could be improved, sharpening up the curve and reducing the dwell at high look angle, by increasing the navigation gain. This, however, tends to increase the instability significantly. The invention effectively simulates a high gain trajectory by adding a bias to the look angle so inducing the glide phase to remain operative longer. This in effect determines a larger intercept angle on impact. By removing the bias during the terminal phase the intercept angle is brought back to the vertical (or other predetermined value) and a sharper curve results so gaining the benefit of a high gain system without lessening the stability.
Patent GB-2202980-A (GB)
Title: Flight path indicator
Inventor: SMITH GERALD VICTOR GREGORY
IPC: B64F1/20
Filed: 1988-03-09
Abstract: Colour signals representative of different angular sectors in which an approaching observer is situated, are generated by a plurality of individual light sources 3, beam-forming means 4 for directing light from each of the light sources through a respective colour filter 9 and lens system 5 to produce a plurality of differently coloured diverging light beams and means for directing the beams at different inclinations to define the different sectors. Such an arrangement is capable of producing higher light intensities combined with more satisfactory signal colours and more precisely defined colour sector boundaries than the single optic systems as used hitherto. The filters 9 and output mirrors 1 are adjustable to allow for movement of the assembly due for example to ship's movement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203539-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for monitoring infra-red emissions
Inventor: EDWARDS STANLEY ALFRED
IPC: G01J5/00
Filed: 1986-01-30
Abstract: In a safety system for a laser-beam utilising facility incorporating a safety enclosure, an infra-red monitoring apparatus for detecting the development of hot spots at internal surfaces of the enclosure walls and ceiling which may occur as a result of stray laser radiation impinging on such surfaces. The development of a hot spot leads to shutting off the laser source or interruption of the laser beam by means of a shutter. The monitoring apparatus comprises a support 70, 72 a scanning head 74 mounted on the support for rotation about an axis 86, a motor 76 for effecting continuous rotation of the scanning head, and an anamorphic lens 90 mounted on the scanning head so that its wide field of view extends in a plane which contains or is parallel to the axis 86. Beam focussing and deflecting optical components 92, 94 direct the infra-red radiation from the lens 90 to a sensor 88. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203735-A (GB)
Title: Tetracosahedral siliceous particles and process for preparation thereof
Inventor: NAKAZAWA TADAHISA
IPC: A61K8/25
Filed: 1988-03-31
Abstract: Active analcime having a chemical composition comprising 60 to 95% by weight of SiO2, 0.3 to 20% by weight of Al2O3 and 0.02 to 11% by weight of Na2O based on the three components, an X-ray diffraction pattern inherent to analcime and a moisture adsorption of 5 to 30% by weight as determined under conditions of a relative humidity of 90%, an ambient temperature of 25 DEG C and a standing time of 24 hours, wherein individual particles a tetracosahedral or angle-rounded tetracosahedral particulate shape and the primary particle size is 0.1 to 50  mu m as determined according to the electron microscope method and silica are obtained by acid-treating a zeolite by using an acid in an amount of 0.1 to 1.2 molar equivalents per mole of the sum of Al2O3 and Na2O components in the zeolite so that the crystal structure of analcime or silica is left.
Patent GB-2206902-A (GB)
Title: Softening-detergent compositions
Inventor: CALLAGHAN IAN CHARLES
IPC: C11D3/37
Filed: 1988-05-12
Abstract: Built laundry detergents having fabric softening properties contain a defined polyether siloxane containing dimethyl siloxane groups, polyether siloxane groups and methyl alkyl siloxane groups.
Patent GB-2212059-A (GB)
Title: Support arrangement for pictures
Inventor: MAY MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: A47G1/14
Filed: 1988-08-03
Abstract: A support element to be utilised to mount a supporting leg on a framed picture or photograph comprises one channel 8 which can receive a backing sheet for the picture or photograph and another channel 9 which receives one end of the leg. The support element can be fabricated either as a moulding of plastics material or from bent sheet metal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209723-A (GB)
Title: Bow-facing rowing arrangement with pivotally mounted inboard end of oar
Inventor: WITCHELL STANLEY PAUL
IPC: B63H16/10
Filed: 1988-09-09
Abstract: Rowing equipment is provided that allows the oarsman to face the direction of travel and to row from the rear thwart of a dinghy to maximise the seating capacity and in the case of a racing shell to dispense with the need for a coxswain. Each oar 1 is arranged so as to be flexibly affixed at its inboard extremity to the centre of the boat in the case of a dinghy and to an outrigger (6) (Fig. 3 not shown) in the case of a racing shell employing in both cases a coupling 2 as the means of attachment acting as a pivot and allowing oar 1 to slide along the gunwhale 3 causing the blade of oar 1 to provide a sweep of water, when pulled by the oarsman at a position intermediate the inboard extremity and the gunwhale engaging part. The blade can conveniently be arranged to automatically feather on the return stroke. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2224453-A (GB)
Title: Fantasy house toy
Inventor: BONE PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: A61C19/00
Filed: 1988-11-08
Abstract: Two fantasy toy houses, e.g. in the form of toadstools, are connected by a path of soft modelling clay, in which footsteps can be imprinted to give the impression that the occupant (fairy) of one house has visited the other, e.g. to replace a child's tooth by a coin. The houses have hinged lids. The larger house may include a battery-powered light. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226345-A (GB)
Title: Structural cam cladding
Inventor: MANIATT PAUL
IPC: E04B1/94
Filed: 1988-12-23
Abstract: There is disclosed a method of applying fire proof cladding around a structural beam (10), in which the cladding comprises a pair of elongate pre-formed components (11) which are capable of being snap-fitted together to form a cladding enclosure around the beam (10), and which is a self-supporting and free standing structure which does not rely upon the structural beam for support, and which defines an air gap between the cladding and the structural beam to provide additional fire retarding properties. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215690-A (GB)
Title: Trailer anti-theft device
Inventor: BEARDS MICHAEL DUNCAN
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 1989-02-06
Abstract: In one embodiment the device comprises a housing 70 mounted on the sleeve around the extendible leg of a lorry trailer. A bolt 62 within the housing 70 is retractable against the action of a spring 68, from a position in which it extends into a bore in the leg, to lock the leg, to a position in which the leg is free to extend or retract. A pin 64 and a slot 66 and a plate 78 form a latch mechanism to retain the bolt 62 in its retracted position. The bolt 62 can only be advanced or retracted from within the chamber 74 to which access is restricted by a lockable door (not shown). The device may be used to lock a trailer leg in a position which prevents the trailer being towed away. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228603-A (GB)
Title: Secure data communication system
Inventor: SCHOFIELD ROY ALAN
IPC: G08B26/00
Filed: 1989-02-27
Abstract: In a secure data communication system for a security system including a control panel 10 linked to a plurality of information gathering devices 12, 14, 16, each of these devices 12, 14, 16 receives information from e.g. an associated security loop and is identifiable by the control panel 10 by a unique address code. In order to prevent substitution of any one of the devices 12, 14, 16 by a non-functional alien device, provided by an intruder, each device 12, 14, 16 has a predetermined identity code (or password) which is known only to the control panel 10. This code can be predetermined for each device 12, 14, 16 during manufacture thereof or loaded into the devices from a portable instrument during the setting up of the system. The control panel 10 includes means to request the identity code from each device and store same for future reference and comparison to ensure validity of information received by the panel 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218242-A (GB)
Title: Liquid sensor
Inventor: LEWIS ARTHUR LEONARD
IPC: G01M3/16
Filed: 1989-04-17
Abstract: The liquid sensor 10 comprises upper and lower sheet electrodes 12, 14 attached to upper and lower sheets 16, 18 of insulating material. The insulating sheets are attached together to insulate the sheet electrodes. The upper electrode and the insulating sheets have perforations which are aligned to allow electrically conducting fluid to form an electrical connection between the electrodes, through the perforations. The insulating sheets are attached only along attachment lines 20 around the periphery of the perforations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234652-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for generating digital wideband frequency modulated signals
Inventor: SAUL PETER HENRY
IPC: H04L27/12
Filed: 1989-08-01
Abstract: The apparatus comprising a converter arranged to convert the analog signal into a digital signal. Deviation means is arranged to subject the digital signals to a scaling factor, and an adder/subtractor means is arranged to modify the digital signal. A frequency synthesiser is arranged to generate a digital wideband frequency modulated signal in accordance with the modified digital signal under control of frequency setting signal applied to the synthesiser by way of the adder/subtractor circuit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237993-A (GB)
Title: Ostomy coupling
Inventor: STEER PETER LESLIE
IPC: A61F5/448
Filed: 1989-11-17
Abstract: An ostomy coupling has first and second coupling elements 10, 30 of which one has a flange carrying a first annular wall 14 upstanding therefrom. The free end of this wall has a radially outwardly extending sealing and latching member 16. The second coupling element 30 has an annular wall 34 (herein called a second annular wall) surrounding a stomal orifice and, radially outwardly therefrom, a third annular wall 36 of lesser height than the second annular wall. The third wall carries an inwardly extending projection 37 to cooperate with the sealing and latching member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230853-A (GB)
Title: Photoelectric smoke sensor
Inventor: SUZUKI TAKASHI
IPC: G08B17/107
Filed: 1990-03-01
Abstract: A photoelectric smoke sensor using light scattering or attenuating effects to detect smoke caused by a fire comprises a source (1) radiating light into a smoke detection space (3), a detector (4) receiving light attenuated or scattered by smoke in the smoke detection space, and detection circuitry (5, 6) for detecting a change in output of the light detection element, the detection circuitry including a device (6) for compensating the detector output for any change in an ambient temperature. The compensating device (6) may comprise a thermistor (Th) and amplification system having a temperature characteristic which balances that of the source (1) and detector (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2236740-A (GB)
Title: Bill receiving and dispensing machine
Inventor: UCHIDA SHINYA
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 1990-05-04
Abstract: A bill receiving and dispensing machine passes received bills to a discriminating route 7 and a part of the bills discriminated as "genuine" are held in a circulating-bill pooling section 22 for subsequent dispensation and the other bills are transferred via a received-bill route to a received-bill container 25 mounted on the front door and directly dropped into the container 25 through its top opening from the received-bill route. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244396-A (GB)
Title: Power supply for residual current protective device
Inventor: SIKKA JOGINDER
IPC: H02H3/33
Filed: 1990-05-25
Abstract: A residual current operated device (10) includes a d.c. power supply (36, 38, 40) and means (82) for inhibiting the supply of d.c. power to the operational part of the device until the magnitude of the d.c. voltage is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The inhibiting means comprises a serial electronic switch (84) coupled between the d.c. source and the device, the switch being arranged to close when the d.c. voltage applied to it is equal to or exceeds the predetermined value. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242142-A (GB)
Title: Filter
Inventor: HOPPITT BERNARD
IPC: B01D39/14
Filed: 1991-03-19
Abstract: Filter means is disclosed comprising the combination of a layer of filter material having electrostatic properties and a layer of filter medium without electrostatic properties. The medium is a lofted material arranged to retain particles in the sub-micron and lower micron ranges and, in use, is located upstream of the material.
Patent GB-2254470-A (GB)
Title: Presenting information on domestic appliances.
Inventor: CRATHORNE JOHN ROGER
IPC: G09F23/00
Filed: 1991-04-04
Abstract: A cooker has an eye level grill with a front panel of heat resistant glass 17 which carries information describing the features of the cooker. The information is applied to the rear surface of the panel by a screen printing process, and is therefore visible through the panel and also protected from damage. The strips 18, 19 which carry the information are of elongate shape, strip 18 carrying the makers name, and strip 19 carrying information setting out feature of the cooker. In an alternative arrangement, with a lidded oven, the information may be carried on the lid. Information carrying strips of the above type may be applied to other domestic appliances such as washing machines. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246950-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning devices and methods
Inventor: YOUNG RONALD ALEXANDER
IPC: A47L13/16
Filed: 1991-05-22
Abstract: A device or method provides, or utilises, a sheet 5 of material which when used with a damp backing 4 for wiping of a surface to be cleaned collects dust and grit from that surface in a smear-free fashion. The material of the sheet 5 is non-absorbent, at least over a portion of its thickness providing the wiping surface 5b, and is porous with the property that dampness from the backing 4 permeates the material only so as to provide a vapour state at the surface being wiped. As a result of the vapour state the wiped surface is not damped or wetted in a manner which leaves smears. So far as the surface is concerned the effect is as with a dry wipe whereas so far as the dirt collection is concerned dust and grit adheres to the sheet more in the manner of a wet wipe material. As shown, the sheet 5 may be laminated with the layers 7 and 8 being spunbond polypropylene of 20gm/M<2> and 14gm/M<2> respectively and the intermediate layer being meltblown polypropylene of 10gm/M<2>. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256743-A (GB)
Title: A semiconductor component for transient voltage limiting
Inventor: BYATT STEPHEN WILTON
IPC: H01L27/08
Filed: 1991-06-11
Abstract: A semiconductor component for limiting transient voltages on the signal or other supply lines of a system, includes, in a common semiconductor body 4, a plurality of multi-junction diodes 1,2,3 connected in the same sense between a common terminal and respective input means which are for connection to the respective supply lines of the system, and a respective further diode connected in shunt with each multi-junction diode with the opposite sense 10 the multi-junction diode. The degree of penetration of n+ lager 14 by a p type lager 13 determines the holding current of the multi-junction diodes at which the impedance value changes. The component is particularly suitable for use in telephone systems with three signal lines to be protected. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the radio-labelling of proteins
Inventor: FOXWELL BRIAN MAURICE JOHN
IPC: C07K16/00
Filed: 1991-09-11
Abstract: Nucleoside thiotriphosphates carrying <32>P in the gamma-thiophosphate group, prepared by reaction between a nucleoside diphosphate and a <32>P labelled thiophosphate salt, are used as thiophosphorylating agents for antibodies that bind to tumour-associated antigens. The labelled thiotriphosphates can be used to introduce a therapeutically useful <32>P atom into an antibody that has been modified by the incorporation into its structure of a peptide region capable of acting as a substrate for a phosphokinase. The resulting labelled antibody can then be used for injection in anti-tumour therapy and has clinical advantages over the corresponding phosphorylated analogue.
Patent GB-2248987-A (GB)
Title: Overload protection of duty-cycled load in housing
Inventor: KLEINMANN ARMIN
IPC: H02H7/085
Filed: 1991-09-30
Abstract: Overload protection of duty-cycled load in housing. To protect duty-cycled loads without costly direct device temperature measurement, the load 1, e.g. a pump motor, is contained within a housing 2 and the temperature there sensed by PTG resistor 4.2. The circuit 4 adjusts load duty cycle on the basis of stored device-specific characteristics accessed in dependence on the sensed temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253929-A (GB)
Title: Disk drive emulation
Inventor: MOTTRAM DAVID
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 1992-02-26
Abstract: An electronic data storage arrangement 10 for use with a computer 12 comprises control moans including modified BIOS software 14 operable to receive instructions and data from a data processing device 16, in conventional form for reading or writing from or to a disc. Solid state RAM memory 20 has a data portion 22 allocated to store data received from the control means, and an identifying portion 24 allocated to store identifying data which identifies the data stored at a plurality of locations within the data portion 22. The control board 15 can interrogate the portion 24 to find a location within the data portion 22 for data to be written or read, and can access the data portion 22 to read or write. The modified BIOS converts data from conventional form for disc storage to a form suitable for storage in the memory means 18. <IMAGE>