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Patent GB-2246165-A (GB)
Title: I.C. engine fuel injection nozzle
Inventor: LANCEFIELD TIMOTHY MARK
IPC: F02M69/14
Filed: 1990-05-31
Abstract: An atomising nozzle 3 injects fuel into an air intake manifold. Fuel is supplied into the nozzle under pressure through a pressure maintaining valve 15 and flows to a fuel delivery capillary tube 45. The capillary tube 45 extends into an air chamber 49, which has in lets 55 for unthrottled air. The end of the capillary tube 45 is closely surrounded by a convergent nozzle element 51 connecting the air chamber 49 to a throttled portion of the manifold. Air is drawn through the nozzle element 51 by air pressure reduction in the throttled portion of the manifold, the flow of air through the nozzle element 51 reducing the air pressure at the end of the capillary tube 45 and drawing fuel therefrom. The nozzle fuel supply is via a pulse width modulated solenoid valve (106, Figs. 3 and 4) and an analogue metering valve (108). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234692-A (GB)
Title: Electrotsatic spray head.
Inventor: MILLER PAUL CHARLES HARVEY
IPC: B05B5/053
Filed: 1990-08-08
Abstract: An electrostatic spray charging head includes means (20) to support a spray-charging electrode (30) forward of a hydraulic spray nozzle (50) arranged to spray in a horizontal direction, in which the support means (20) includes upright surface features (22, 23) to trap incident spray liquid for dispersal with gravity assisted flow while the electrode (30) is of uprightly elongated form. Conveniently the electrode is embedded in an upright housing basally formed as a knife edge (34). The electrode and any housing may be open at the base.
Patent GB-2235161-A (GB)
Title: Driving circuit for solenoid head of a printer
Inventor: MURAKAMI ATSUSHI
IPC: B41J2/30
Filed: 1990-08-09
Abstract: In a printing head, which is employable in a printer, having a predetermined number of printing pins respectively connected to solenoids (1-24) circularly disposed along a predetermined circle, the solenoids being arranged to be connected to another predetermined number of transistor arrays (70a-70f) respectively including third predetermined number of transistor; the improvement in that two solenoids adjacently located with each other along the predetermined circle are respectively connected to separate transistor arrays. Thus, the current flowed through the solenoids can be prevented from undesirably increasing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249667-A (GB)
Title: A pull switch
Inventor: LIU YEW-TANG
IPC: H01H17/16
Filed: 1990-11-07
Abstract: A pull switch comprises a resilient conductor 1, a base 2 and a lead wire 3, wherein resilient conductor 1 is secured on base 2, base 2 including two conducting surfaces 21, 22, and a through hole 23 to provide free pulling of the lead wire 3 secured to the resilient conductor 1 at a top end and with a knob 32 at the bottom end. When lead wire 3 is pulled down resilient conductor 1 touches conducting surfaces 21, 22 on the base 2 to close a circuit. On release of lead wire 3 resilient conductor 1 reverts to its original open circuit position due to its resilience. Resilient conductor materials are exemplified. An alternative embodiment is detailed (Fig. 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239504-A (GB)
Title: Strap-tensioning buckle
Inventor: CLARKE ADRIAN
IPC: A44B11/12
Filed: 1990-11-09
Abstract: A fastener comprising a lover pivotally mounted on a frame with a pair of side walls incorporating a latch to hold the lover temporarily in its locking position; characterised by the feature that the latch comprises an extension of the lever and/ or the frame and is allowed its latching action by virtue of the inherent torsional resilience of that portion of material which demarcates the latch region from the remainder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-908752-A (GB)
IPC: C07H19/20
Abstract: 908,752. Sodium inosinate. AJINOMOTO CO. Inc. Dec. 5, 1960 [Dec. 28, 1959], No. 41806/60. Class 2(3). Sodium inosinate is obtained from crude inosinic acid solutions containing colour bodies and other impurities by adjusting the pH to between 2 and 7, passing the solution through one or more columns charged with a decolourising resin, eluting at least that portion of the resin which has adsorbed mainly inosinic acid with 0.1-0.3N NaOH, neutralising and concentrating the - eluate, and allowing sodium inosinate to crystallise therefrom. The decolourising resins are defined as neutral resinous materials containing one or more polar substituents in the form of hydroxyl or amino groups but having no substantial ionexchange activity; they can be obtained by condensing phenol, resorcinol or m-phenylene diamine with formaldehyde. The starting solution may be an aqueous extract of muscular tissue; protein may first be removed by precipitation with hydrochloric acid at pH below 5 or by means of a proteolytic enzyme, Two or more resin columns may be used, the initial one or two serving to adsorb mainly the colour bodies, and the next column serving to adsorb inosinic acid. Methods for recovering inosinic acid from the primarily decolourising column are described.
Patent GB-2251805-A (GB)
Title: Word making game
Inventor: KEENAN JAMES
IPC: A63F3/04
Filed: 1991-01-15
Abstract: A board game apparatus is described which comprises a playing surface (2) having a plurality of columns (6) and rows (8) of playing zones (4). A consonant letter is provided at the beginning of each row, a first set of playing pieces (14) being provided with representations of consonants and a second set of playing pieces (18) with representations of vowels. Pieces (14) may be selected unseen from a bag for play. The purpose of the game is to obtain the highest possible score for words or sentences formed in the rows (8) by the players in turn. A supplementary board portion may be used to increase the number of columns (6), i.e. lengthen the rows. In one variation of the rules, playing pieces from previously played rows may be moved into rows currently being played. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241462-A (GB)
Title: Bar clamp
Inventor: SORENSEN JOSEPH
IPC: B25B1/24
Filed: 1991-02-15
Abstract: A hold down clamp system (801) comprises a slide bar (814) engaged to a substrate (895), a clamp jaw (822), support means (818) slidably engaging said slide bar and supporting said clamp jaw so that said clamp jaw is substantially parallel to a surface of said substrate, and one-way drive means for releasably engaging and when engaged, for imparting motion to said clamp jaw relative to said substrate along said slide bar, said one-way drive means having a driving lever (832), and a braking lever (846) normally engaging said slide bar, said braking lever when engaging said slide bar preventing motion of said clamp jaw opposite to said predetermined direction. In a modification, the clamp jaw faces away from the substrate. There is also disclosed a hand tool having a second clamp jaw secured to the slide bar, the two jaws facing either towards or away from each other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253552-A (GB)
Title: Garment and stranded wire for use in garment
Inventor: YUASA MASARU
IPC: D07B1/16
Filed: 1991-03-11
Abstract: A garment includes a garment body (4) yieldable in all directions, and a stranded wire (3) formed by amorphous metal fibers (1, 2, 2a) twisted together. The stranded wire is sewn to a given portion of the garment body, and the stranded wire imparts a shape retaining force to the garment body in a longitudinal direction of the stranded wire. The stranded wire is capable of following the movement of the garment body in other directions than the above longitudinal direction without applying any substantial resistance force. There is also disclosed a stranded wire for use in a garment which wire is formed by a plurality of very fine amorphous metal fibers twisted together. The amorphous metal fibres are formed by extremely rapidly quenching and solidifying a liquid alloy. A typical composition comprises 45% cobalt, 12% iron, 10% chromium, 9% silicon and 13% boron. Specified garments are bras and other foundation garments. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-910550-A (GB)
IPC: A01K5/02
Abstract: 910,550. Animal feeding devices. ANDERSEN, C. I. June 21, 1961, No. 22374/61. Class 5(2). In a pig feeding device feed is conveyed along a shoot 1 by an endless conveyer 4 and falls through a channel 3 into the trough 2. A side wall 5 of the channel is adjustable to vary the cross-section of the channel and therefore the amount of feed supplied to the trough. The channel is closed by a pivoted flap 7 opened by a clockwork mechanism to allow the feed to fall into the trough at set times. The walls of the channel 3 may be of a transparent material and water may be supplied to the trough by means of a synchronized timing mechanism.
Patent GB-2248125-A (GB)
Title: Lattice scheduler method for reducing the impact of covert-channel counter-measures
Inventor: HU WEI-MING
IPC: G06F21/00
Filed: 1991-05-03
Abstract: A method for scheduling processes for execution in a computer system organizes the processes into run queues in accordance with the respective secrecy classes of the processes. A CPU time slot is assigned to each run queue. If all processes in a run queue give up the CPU before the expiration of the run queues assigned time slot, the leftover time is given to a run queue whose secrecy class dominates that of the previous run queue. Covert-channel countermeasures are not taken in between two run queues if the secrecy class of the second run queue dominates the secrecy class of the first run queue. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246977-A (GB)
Title: Baling apparatus
Inventor: DENNIS CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
IPC: A01F15/07
Filed: 1991-07-17
Abstract: Apparatus for forming cylindrical bales includes a baling chamber 4, 6, an endless belt 14 located within said chamber and passing around a series of rolls which includes a lower gate roll 18 which together with a starter roll 16 defines a throat 20 through which a crop being baled passes to enter said baling chamber, means such as roller 32 being provided to restrict the size of said throat. Alternative means is in the form of a plate (34, Fig 2) located between the starter roll and the lower gate roll. The roller or plate may be adjustable to vary the restrictive effect. A scraper may be associated with the roller. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259071-A (GB)
Title: A packaging sleeve
Inventor: FISHER GARY AUSTIN
IPC: B65D71/42
Filed: 1991-08-24
Abstract: A blank (11) for a sleeve for packaging frustoconical containers comprises a central rectangular panel (12) having side panels (13, 14, 15, 16) foldably connected to each side of the central panel through fold lines (17). Shaped recesses (19) are located along the fold lines for receiving respective outer flanges at the upper portions of the containers, and locking flaps (21) in a centre portion of the central panel (12) engage inner portions of container flanges to hold the containers to the sleeve. The sleeve thus serves as a carrier for, as shown, four containers, held by their upper portions in side-by-side relation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251939-A (GB)
Title: Portable spectrophotometer using a doublet dispersive element formed by a transmissive grating and a focusing lens
Inventor: CONSTANT DANIEL
IPC: G01J3/04
Filed: 1992-01-14
Abstract: A portable spectrophotometer, for on site study of the absorption spectrum of a substance, uses a doublet (D) formed by a transmissive grating (R) and a focusing lens (L3) as a dispersive element. The dispersed light is detected by a multiple solid state detector system (M, 2, p1-pn), sensing the multiple spectrum elements (F1-fn). This spectrophotometer arrangement is less sensitive to an aggressive or corrosive atmosphere. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265837-A (GB)
Title: Propulsion mechanism for toys
Inventor: CHAN HOK-MING
IPC: A63H29/04
Filed: 1992-03-18
Abstract: A toy car, airplane or other craft (1, Figure 1) is propelled forwardly by applying downward pressure to the craft (1) thereby pivoting a lever (4) which projects downwardly from the craft and tensioning a spring (6) connected to the lever, and then releasing the downward pressure thereby allowing the spring to relax and in so doing to drive a drive shaft (14) and associated drive wheels (3). The drive transmission of the craft includes a gear wheel (11) whose axis is mounted in elongate slots (15), so that when downward pressure is applied, gear wheel (11) is pushed upwardly along slots (15), to disengage from gear wheel (12), but when downward pressure is released, gear wheel (11) moves downwards in slots (15) to drive gear wheel (12), and, through the gear train, ground engaging wheels (3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255600-A (GB)
Title: A shock-absorber for washing machines
Inventor: DURAZZANI PIERO
IPC: F16F7/09
Filed: 1992-05-06
Abstract: A shock-absorber for washing machines, particularly washing machines or combined washing and drying machines for laundry, is adapted to damp the vibrations of the tank-drum unit which occur during the washing cycles. The shock-absorber includes a tubular metal casing (4, Fig. 2) and a rod 9 which can slide to and fro therein, the free ends of the casing (4) and the rod 9 being connected, respectively, to the base of the housing of the machine and to the lower portion of the washing tank. The rod 9 has a plurality of annular braking elements 12 of antifriction material which act by friction against the inner surface of the tubular casing (4) to damp the vibrations, and each of which has a through-hole 14 the diameter of which is larger than the outside diameter of its seat 13 so as to leave a clearance. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2269296-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications switch architecture
Inventor: CROSSLAND WILLIAM ALDEN
IPC: H04B10/27
Filed: 1992-08-01
Abstract: Telecommunications switch architectures and switching methods based on the principle of replication/broadcasting some or all of the incoming data from each input switch port to all output switch ports. The replicated data is transferred to the output ports either by the respective output port reading directly from a relevant address in an input memory, or by transferring the content of all or part of the input memory data simultaneously en bloc and in parallel to a plurality of output memories, with each output port then taking the data intended therefor. The input and output data is in serial form but transferred in parallel form. The data can be replicated optically as shown or electronically (Fig 12). In particular, the input data can be formatted as spatially arranged pages in the optical domain by spatial light modulators (SLM) and switched by an image replicating optical switch, such as a matrix-matrix switch, to an output plane at which a second SLM device converts the data back to serial form. The SLMs may be based on FELC/VLSI technology. A mixture of ATM and STM data can be switched in a single arrangement.
Patent GB-2263637-A (GB)
Title: Substituted imidazo-fused 6-membered carbocycle or heterocycle as neurotensin antagonists
Inventor: CHAKRAVARTY PRASUN K
IPC: A61K31/535
Filed: 1993-01-20
Abstract: Treating disease states mediated by neurotensin by administering to a patient in need of treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a neurotensin antagonist which is useful against GI and CNS disorders which is a substituted imidazo- fused 6-membered carbocycle or heterocycle of structural formula I as disclosed in EP-0400974-A2 and EP-0400835-A2:   <IMAGE> wherein A, B, C, and D are independently carbon atoms or nitrogen atoms. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to spatial light modulators
Inventor: BLAXTAN PETER WILLIAM
IPC: G02B26/08
Filed: 1991-11-18
Abstract: A spatial light modulator of the so-called deformable mirror device (DMD) type has an array of individual mirror elements (20) arranged in lines. The elements are individually driven to change their orientations. Portions (30) of the mirror elements are non-reflecting such as to divide the mirror elements into substantially equal portions forming a greater number of lines of narrower width, with a view to reducing the subjectively visible line structuring.
Patent GB-2279818-A (GB)
Title: Stator winding design of single-phase induction motors
Inventor: SEE CHOW YING
IPC: H02K3/16
Filed: 1993-06-18
Abstract: In a winding for a single-phase induction motor, the product of the total number of turns multiplied by the wire area of the main winding, divided by the product of the total number of turns multiplied by the wire area of the auxiliary winding, is in the range between 0.75 and 1.333.
Patent GB-2280397-A (GB)
Title: Pivoted hand instrument
Inventor: HAMPSHIRE EDWARD
IPC: A61B17/28
Filed: 1993-07-16
Abstract: A hard instrument 10 comprises first and second limbs 11 and 12 which are readily separable by moving the limbs to an open configuration (fig 3). The limbs are pivotally connected by pivot peg 13 on limb 11 which passes through a hole 14 (Fig 5) in limb 12. The two limbs 11 and 12 are able to move pivotally relative to each other to close jaws 11a and 12a of the respective limbs. The peg 13 purely serves as a pivotal bearing for limb 12 and in no way retains limb 12 in contact with limb 11, this being achieved by integrally formed retaining lugs 15 and 16 on limb 11 which in use extend over a flat portion 17 of limb 12. The lugs 15 and 16 therefore maintain the limb 12 in pivotal connection with the limb 11. The hand instrument may be forceps. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271088-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle convertible top.
Inventor: VARNER DONALD R
IPC: B60J5/06
Filed: 1993-07-30
Abstract: A retractable convertible top (22, fig. 6) for a vehicle 10 incorporates one-piece header and side rails 32 forming part of a linkage mechanism 30 allowing the top to pivot at the rear rail for compact storage of the top rearward of the passenger seats for maximum interior comfort. Rigid rear quarter windows 40 are included to add strength and rigidity to the top. The windows pivot into the side panels of the vehicle body as the top is folded rearward. The single piece side rails of the top require only a single pivot allowing all the bows 28 supporting the top material 26 to store behind the rear passenger seat. As an additional feature, the rear-most bow 52 can be lifted to expose the luggage area behind the passenger seat. The tonneau (24, fig. 2) used to cover the lowered top may be used to cover the luggage area when the top is raised. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270886-A (GB)
Title: Cover for vehicle air bag
Inventor: SATO IZUMI
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1993-09-22
Abstract: The cover comprises a container 24 with side walls joined to a base wall 26. Tear lines 36, 42, 44, 54, 56, 58, 60 are formed on the base wall so as to define a pair of tongues 70, 72 forcibly separable from the container 24 and a pair of flaps 74, 74 integrally hinged to the tongues and forcibly separable from the container for movement from a normally closed position to an open position upon inflation and deployment of the cushion. The tongues 70, 72 and flaps 74, 76 are located substantially entirely within the container base wall 26 and are separable from the container and movable open position, the tongues serving as integral hinges, so as to permit deployment of the cushion through the base wall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271184-A (GB)
Title: Drive system e.g. for chart recorder.
Inventor: BROTIER MARC
IPC: G01D15/24
Filed: 1993-10-04
Abstract: A drive system 1 far a chart recorder has a drive motor 2 on which is mounted a pinion 3 to engage with capstans 7 and 9 each holding one end of cable 10. The relative positions of the capstans and the pinion ensures that reaction forces R1, R2 on the drive, particularly on start-up or halt, are cancelled, thereby avoiding cumulative damage to the motor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-938122-A (GB)
IPC: F22B1/06
Abstract: 938,122. Forced flow steam boilers; superheaters. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. April 6, 1961, No. 12482/60. Classes 123 (2) and 123 (3). A heat-exchanger for use, particularly as a steam generating and reheating unit, comprises a containnment vessel through which a heat transfer fluid, especially hot liquid sodium, is passed in circuit from a heat source and banks of tubes in the vessel, the banks being divided into two groups, one for vapour generation and superheating and the other for reheating, the number of banks in the first group being reduced at an overlap of the two groups by bends which bring the tubes of each of certain selected banks into the plane of an adjacent bank and the banks of the second group extending in parallel planes to the first group within the spaces left. vacant by the bending of the selected banks of the first group. In the form shown, -the containment vessel is an upright cylindrical shell 1 with domed ends and contains an inner concentric shell which is open at its upper end whilst its lower domed end has an opening 40 therein from which a pipe 17 extends to pass through the lower end of the outer shell. The inner shell is divided by an arcuate partition 41 into a tube entry space 44 and a space for housing the tube banks. From inlet manifolds 46 . . . 48 tubes 50 pass down through the space 44 to enter the bottom of the tube bank space wherein they are sinuously bent in nested groups of three tubes to form a series of vertical platens constituting an economizer section 27, an evaporator section 26 and a superheater section 25, steam passing to the point of use via a header 49. Steam to be reheated enters a header 51 from which tubes 53 pass downwardly in the entry space and enter the tube bank space near the lower end of the superheater section. The tubes 53 are sinuously bent in nested groups of twelve tubes to form a series of vertical platens alternating with the superheater platens, reheated steam leaving the unit via a header 52. To provide the spaces for the reheat platens the tubes of alternate platens of the evaporator section have bends such as 54, Fig. 4, which bring them into the plane of adjacent platens. The heat transfer liquid is introduced through an inlet pipe 45 which opens into the inner shell 11 at a depth determining a level well below the upper rim of the shell, the liquid leaving the unit through the pipe 17. The unoccupied space within the shell 1 is filled with an inert gas under pressure, preferably nitrogen.
Patent GB-2275063-A (GB)
Title: A building system
Inventor: SIHRA KIRPAL SINGH
IPC: A63H33/06
Filed: 1994-01-18
Abstract: A building system has interlocking frame members which interengage to form a rectilinear frame. To prevent the interengaged frame members from disengaging, a locking element (12) is associated with a joint between frame members. This element is a rotary lock with a neck (20) in the form of a trilobal locking surface. Additional locking capability can be provided by a lock ring or collar which surrounds a joint between two frame members and prevents unintentional disengagement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275138-A (GB)
Title: Earth clamps
Inventor: WELSH JOHN
IPC: H01R4/64
Filed: 1994-02-02
Abstract: An earth clamp for attachment to a waterpipe 16 includes a hollow generally closed body 10 having rectangular openings 11 in a pair of opposite side walls and a base wall connecting the two side walls. The base wall carries a securing screw 13 having a pressure plate 17 and the wall opposite the base wall carries pressure pads 15 on its exterior surface for engagement with a pipe. The clamp includes a flexible strip 18 e.g. of stainless steel which extends about the pipe and has its ends extending through the openings 11 respectively so that within the body 10 portions of the strip overlap. When the screw 13 is tightened the overlapping portions of the strip are urged towards the pipe so that the strip and the pressure pads 15 are urged into tight engagement with the pipe. An extension of the base wall is provided with a threaded aperture receiving a screw for making electrical connections. <IMAGE>