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Patent GB-2138546-A (GB)
Title: Decoy systems
Inventor: HUNTER JAMES IAN
IPC: F42B5/15
Filed: 1982-09-03
Abstract: A decoy system for aircraft effective to provide alternative targets for missiles which may be directed at the aircraft comprises a carrier 3 in which is detachably fixed a replaceable magazine 4 comprising an array of pyrotechnic cartridges 5 each having an electrical detonator and a load consisting of radar chaff and/or infrared flare material. A plug and socket connection 11, 12 enables a micro processor 14 to selectively fire the cartridges. The sequence of firing may be pre-set by switches 15. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2112687-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus comprising welding and/or cutting burner with an associated retaining device
Inventor: KLEIN WOLFGANG
IPC: B23K5/24
Filed: 1982-11-16
Abstract: To protect a welding and/or cutting burner (10) against damage resulting from its striking against obstacles, the burner is provided with a sleeve (24) having a flange 26 engaging an abutment (28) of a burner retaining device (12) and is rendered, on the one hand, elastically pivotally deflectable about the retaining device (12) and, on the other hand, elastically displaceable along its longitudinal axis (42) by means of a helical spring (36) attached to the retaining device (12) and a ring (34) of the sleeve (24); and moreover the burner (10) is secured against rotation about its longitudinal axis (42) by means of a peg (32) which is fast with the sleeve (24) and disposed between two pegs (30) fast with the retaining device (12). Switches in a gap (40) between the retaining device (12) and the sleeve (24) provide for braking of burner drive motors in the event of large deflection. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2112130-A (GB)
Title: Component identification systems
Inventor: MOTT DAVID HUGH
IPC: G06V30/194
Filed: 1982-11-25
Abstract: A component 2 to be identifled is placed on a rotating turntable 1. An electronic line scan camera 4 is directed onto turntable 1 and scans along radial lines to obtain a digitised video signal having a multiplicity of levels. Points on each radial line at a predetermined radius are selected to generate an identification signal for the component which is compared with a database of such signals held in a store. When a match is obtained the component is identified. There may be a relatively coarse initial scan covering a full 360 DEG rotation followed by a finer scan over 30 DEG  to determine the angular displacement required to orientate component 2 at a required position to enable it to be picked up by an arm 8 or a robot 7. The lighting contrast may be enhanced by suitably positioned lighting 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2117763-A (GB)
Title: A41030 antibiotics and their production
Inventor: KASTNER RALPH EMIL
IPC: A23K20/195
Filed: 1983-03-22
Abstract: Antibiotic A41030, a complex of 7 individual factors, is produced by submerged, aerobic fermentation of new Streptomyces virginiae NRRL 12525, and Streptomyces virginiae NRRL 15156. The antibiotic factors are separated and possess antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus and Streptococcus species which are penicillin resistant. The complex and the individual factors also enhance feed efficiency in ruminant animals, and are growth promoters in chickens and swine, and are especially valuable in milk production in dairy cattle.
Patent GB-2119093-A (GB)
Title: Gauging moving strip material
Inventor: KOHLER MANFRED
IPC: G01B5/00
Filed: 1983-03-30
Abstract: A frame for a gauge (10), e.g. for measuring the thickness of moving strip material such as paper has horizontal arms (1 and 2) each joined by connectors such as 27 to respective portions (13 and 14) of an upright, to form a U-shape. Each connector comprises a block provided with a spigot (20) protruding from one of its faces, with a bolted connection (28) (30), and an abutment web (31) as shown. Similar connectors (22), (23) connect portions of the arm (1). Strip material to be measured is passed between the arms (1) and (2) and is penetrated by rays (12) from a source (11), actual measurement being made by an ionization chamber in a housing (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138960-A (GB)
Title: Photographic diffusion transfer processes
Inventor: BENOY A R
IPC: G03C8/52
Filed: 1983-04-29
Abstract: A method of forming a photographic diffusion transfer image comprising exposing a photosensitive silver halide transfer, processing it so that an image diffuses to an adjacent image-receiving element and separating the image-receiving element from the photosensitive layer characterised in that the silver halide emulsion layer is coated on one side of a paper support that is coated on the same side with an underlayer containing light-absorbing pigment so that its reflection density is greater than 1.0 and which layer is chemically isolated from the silver halide layer. this invention can provide lithographic printing plates with improved dot quality and exposure latitude.
Patent GB-2153737-A (GB)
Title: Heat setting method and apparatus
Inventor: APPLEYARD JOHN ALBERT
IPC: B29C33/02
Filed: 1984-02-06
Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for orientation blow molding and heat setting of a thermally crystallizable polymer wherein the orientation blow molding is effected in a relatively low mass blow mold which is enclosed within a heated, high mass mold for transferring heat to the hollow article for heat setting; thereafter the outer mold is opened and the blow mold is cooled in a variety of methods in order to cool the heat set hollow article.
Patent GB-2156605-A (GB)
Title: Telephone connector block
Inventor: FASANO MICHAEL
IPC: H01H27/04
Filed: 1984-03-22
Abstract: Means for preventing premature interconnection of individual circuits wired to a telephone connector block 10) using so-called quick clip connectors (14, 15) comprises an elongate member (34) of insulative which is positioned beneath a flexible contact (20) normally resiliently engaging a surface (25) of an individual quick clip (14). The elongate member (34) is of sufficient length to enable the engagement of a plurality of quick clip connectors (14) disposed in a single line on the connector block (10), and has a manually engageable end (37) which projects outwardly of a channel (31) in the block (10) to permit withdrawal when required to allow each associated flexible contact (20) to contact the surface (25) of the respective quick clip (14) to complete a circuit therethrough. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2139768-A (GB)
Title: Weighing system
Inventor: LEE SHIH-YING
IPC: G01G7/06
Filed: 1984-05-08
Abstract: A weighing system includes a weighing pan 212 connected to a rigid armature 226 by a mechanical filter constraining the armature to motion along a reference axis 216 with respect to a housing and damping out transient forces along this axis resulting from the placement of objects on the pan. The mechanical filter includes spring and damping 218 elements that provide a low-pass filter, that is, one that efficiently and quickly eliminates high-frequency oscillations. In one form, the mechanical filter couples the pan to the armature. Because of this connection, friction in the mechanical filter does not result in frictional errors in the weighing measurement. In another form, a mechanical linkage couples the armature to the housing. A force transducer 10, comprising a pair of complementary opposed surfaces having a mutual separation which is related to the force across the transducer, is coupled between the armature and the housing. Coupled to the transducer is a position sensor 244 which generates a signal representative of the separation between the complementary opposed surfaces of the transducer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142562-A (GB)
Title: Pivoting device for the locking and unlocking of tools
Inventor: MAHON LOUIS
IPC: B23B31/00
Filed: 1984-05-24
Abstract: The device comprises a base plate 1 having four holes 2 carrying two posts 9, 3. Each post comprises a hole 4 in which are pivoted two shafts 5, 10, which are screwed on either side in a sleeve 5. The device is locked by a screwing action on the shaft 5 by means of a lever 7. A stud 13 prevents rotation of a tool in the sleeve. Retaining means 12 maintain the tool in the sleeve. A groove 6 machined in the post limits the pivotment in cooperating with a pin fast with the sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to foundation piles
Inventor: LEMAITRE GEORGES
IPC: E02D5/44
Filed: 1984-05-24
Abstract: A foundation pile is produced using a tube (1) which is radially outwardly deformable in one or more regions along its length, eg having longitudinal slits (4) in such regions defining tongues (6) therebetween. The or each such region deforms outwardly during filling of the tube with concrete or analogous material, producing one or more anchoring swellings (20) which provide the pile with improved resistance to compression and tension as compared with conventional piles. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141828-A (GB)
Title: Flow measuring apparatus
Inventor: DYHR-MIKKELSEN POUL CHRISTIAN
IPC: G01F1/72
Filed: 1984-06-15
Abstract: To measure very low flow rates fluid is stored and passed periodically through a flow meter (4). A storage chamber (9) of variable volume includes a movable wall (11) and closes a stop valve (10) when in position (A) and opens it when in position (B). The wall (11) also moves a throttling valve (23) whereby stored fluid is discharged relatively slowly to reduce effects of starting and stopping the meter. However when higher flows occur the wall moves to position (C) and moves the throttle valve (23) from the flow path. The throttle and stop valves may be combined. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2146627-A (GB)
Title: Machine for stacking bags formed from webs
Inventor: HALL ARTHUR
IPC: B31B50/98
Filed: 1984-08-23
Abstract: Bags are cut from a continuously moving web (10) to form a stack 11L, and, when the stack is complete, it is transferred to a removal conveyor (30). During transfer of the stack, the stack is clamped by a leading-end clamp (20), and pressed by a low mass, low drag wire (33). Clamp (20) provides an initial brief, sharp movement, followed by a less brief less sharp stroke to bring the stack to position 11R on the conveyor during which transfer, one or more bags provide an air shield to the stack. The wire (33) moves with bags stacked above it to give a stroking action to the lowermost of these bags whilst clamping bags in a stack being removed. In a modification there are two wires which rotate about a common axis and respectively act as drag member for successive stacks. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2163784-A (GB)
Title: Wet laid friction facing material
Inventor: BAKER RALPH
IPC: F16D69/02
Filed: 1984-08-30
Abstract: In a method of making asbestos-free friction facing material in the form of a water-laid sheet of cellulosic fibres, in which are distributed friction-imparting particles and particles of friction-modifier, the sheet containing a thermosetting phenolic resin which after curing binds the ingredients firmly together, the thermosetting phenolic resin is included in emulsified form in the aqueous suspension of ingredients from which the water-laid sheet is prepared. This leads to a product of more consistent friction performance than is obtained by post-sheeting impregnation with thermosetting phenolic resin.
Patent GB-2167258-A (GB)
Title: Optical communications system
Inventor: WRIGHT STEPHEN
IPC: H04B10/64
Filed: 1984-11-15
Abstract: In an optical heterodyne communications system a transmitter (master) gas laser oscillator 11 is stabilised by feedback 12,13 to the "Lamb dip". At the receiver the output of a local laser oscillator 17 is mixed with the master oscillator signal to derive a beat frequency. This beat frequency is compared at 20 with a reference signal to provide an error signal whereby the local oscillator frequency is stabilised. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152001-A (GB)
Title: Mineral deflector
Inventor: NELSON JAMES
IPC: B65G47/44
Filed: 1984-12-21
Abstract: A mineral deflector 1 is provided for transferring material from a face conveyor 2 to a stage loader 3. The deflector 1 has a casing 4 which houses three vertically-spaced deflector devices, each of which is constituted by an endless chain 6 which carries a plurality of outwardly-extending picks. The deflector 1 is positioned at the delivery end of the face conveyor 2, and is fixed to the stage loader 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152448-A (GB)
Title: Gull-wing door trailer
Inventor: STINSON DONALD B
IPC: B60J7/08
Filed: 1984-12-21
Abstract: Provision of gull-wing doors as well as conventional rear swing doors 50 permits unhindered access to the interior of a trailer 10 along the full length of the trailer. Each gull-wing door 40 or 42 is pivoted longitudinally at the approximate centre of the roof 46 and includes a roof portion which extends outwardly from the pivot axis and an integral sidewall portion which extends downwardly. A pair of hydraulic cylinders 58 are pivotally secured between the roof portion of each door 40 or 42 and a fixed trailer frame element and are oriented substantially horizontally when the door is in its closed position. Torsion bar spring assemblies 60 disposed colinearly with the axis of pivoting provide a force which initially opens the doors, so offsetting the hydraulic cylinders 58 from their substantially horizontal positions that they are capable of providing sufficient torque to raise the doors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157226-A (GB)
Title: Changing synthetic plastics materials for casting
Inventor: FRASER MICHAEL
IPC: B29C39/24
Filed: 1985-04-11
Abstract: The invention relates to the moulding of synthetic plastics material, for example, nylon. The problem of voids and cavities occuring in moulded materials is avoided by placing within a vessel containing the liquid material or its mixed constituents an inlet of a mould member having a cavity consisting at least in part of an elongate passage. A piston in the passage is drawn therealong in a direction away from the liquid material by a vacuum device and the liquid is thus drawn into the mould cavity.
Patent GB-2157093-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic vibrator
Inventor: METREVELI VALERIAN IOSIFOVICH
IPC: H02K33/12
Filed: 1983-09-30
Abstract: The electromagnetic vibrator comprises a stator (3) provided with an alternating current winding, which is arranged on two pairs of salient poles disposed symmetrically circle-wise. inside the stator (3) a salient-pole armature (7) is mounted so that the poles are displaced by means of an articulation in relation to a symmetry axis at a distance equal to the half-width of the pole, and the pole pitch of the armature (7) coincides with the pole pitch of the stator (3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2161402-A (GB)
Title: Coating sheets
Inventor: CORRADI GABRIEL
IPC: B05C3/18
Filed: 1985-07-08
Abstract: An applicator for depositing a film (12) of liquid or pasty product upon one face (11) of a sheet (2) comprises a reserve (15) of the product which is directly in contact with the sheet (2) through the intermediary of a window (16) formed in one wall of the reservoir (17), and a pressing device (18) applying the window (16) upon the through-passing sheet (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167626-A (GB)
Title: Self-adaptive array repeater and electronically steered directional transponder
Inventor: MEADOWS LEE ALVIN
IPC: H04B7/00
Filed: 1985-11-19
Abstract: A radio frequency transponder/repeater has an array 12 of receiving antenna elements 14a-14n coupled to an array 16 of transmitting antenna elements 18a-18n to provide a directional Van Atta antenna system, and includes additionally an internal radio frequency source 34 which can be also coupled to the array of transmitting antenna elements. An internally generated signal provided by the radio frequency source 34 may be transmitted using the transmitting array 16 of the Van Atta system, the source 34 being controlled by a receiver and logic section 30 coupled to one of the receiving antenna elements 14a. In a further embodiment (Figure 2) each receiving antenna element 14a-14n is coupled via a beam forming network (31) to receivers (40a-40n) and by measuring the relative amounts of energy received at feed points (38a-38n) the direction or angle of arrival of a source of radio frequency energy may be determined. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169527-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing an electrode for spark plug
Inventor: CLARK RONNIE W
IPC: H01T13/20
Filed: 1986-01-14
Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved method for producing a composite spark plug electrode 58. Initially, a cup (15, Fig. 2), is formed from a corrosion resistant first metal and is partially filled with a billet (20) to form a composite billet (22). The composite billet (22) is partially extruded to form an electrode blank (30, Fig. 4). A cup opening (39, Fig. 8) is formed in the end of the electrode blank which was formed from the open end of the cup (15). An end of a terminal wire 40 is positioned within the cup opening (39) and the electrode blank walls adjacent the cup opening (30) are deformed inwardly to interconnect the electrode blank 30 with the terminal wire 40. The method may be used to attach a wire to a solid electrode. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171339-A (GB)
Title: Method for joining at least one pipe to a pipe flange or pipe plate
Inventor: BROODMAN JOHANNES JACOBUS
IPC: B23K9/028
Filed: 1986-01-27
Abstract: Method for joining at least one pipe 2 to a pipe flange 8, or plate, in which the pipe is in a bore which has a conical widening 6. The pipe is slid into said bore until the pipe end is situated over a certain distance beyond the start of the conical widening. Hereafter a plug 3 is pressed into said pipe end, and said pipe end, said flange or plate and said plug are welded together, filling said conical widening with weld material. After this welding the plug is drilled out. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2173517-A (GB)
Title: An accessory for a domestic knitting machine
Inventor: WILSON TREVOR ERNEST
IPC: D04B15/44
Filed: 1986-02-21
Abstract: A yarn brake for a domestic knitting machine consists of a plurality of pairs of discs (22, 24) spaced apart along a straight rigid rod (20) of uniform non-circular section so that yarn to be knitted passes between the discs of a pair. The discs have central holes of the same shape as the rod so that they cannot rotate, but at least one of each pair can slide on the rod. A biassing compression spring is housed in a spacing sleeve freely mounted on the rod between adjacent pairs of discs. One or more pegs on one disc can freely enter a complementary socket on the other disc to act as retainers for the yarn to guard against its displacement from between the discs. The rod is carried in brackets at each end which engage the needle bed or an adjacent fixture. Each disc pair may tension a single yarn as for intarsia work or two yarns which are to be combined. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193347-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for adding water to fuel oil
Inventor: GOBEN STEPHEN
IPC: F23K5/12
Filed: 1986-07-15
Abstract: Apparatus for adding water to fuel oil comprises five flow control valves (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d and 6e each comprising a needle valve (7) and a solenoid (8) operative to move the needle valve between open and closed positions. The flow control valves (6a to 6d) are each operative, when open, to deliver water at different flow rates in the ratio 1:2:4:8, specifically 5, 10, 20 and 40 litres per hour, whilst the flow control valves (6e) is operative to deliver water at a low flow rate of 5 litres per hour. The apparatus comprises an output device operative to generate an output signal proportional to the rate of flow of fuel oil in the burner system, the output signal being delivered to a flow control device (16, 18, 20, 22) which controls the solenoid (8) of the five flow control valves in accordance with the output signal.
Patent GB-2194853-A (GB)
Title: Music box
Inventor: AIZAWA OSAMU
IPC: G10H1/26
Filed: 1986-09-04
Abstract: A music box has a panel of wood, for example the lid 9, with a cavity 12 enclosed in the panel. A sound making device 6 is set inside the cavity. The device 6 is preferably a music making device switched by a certain level of illumination. The wall 13 of the cavity 12 is thinner than the wall 14, light entering the cavity via the thinner wall 13 and activating the sound making device. The cavity 12 functions as an amplifier/resonator combination. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203873-A (GB)
Title: Control apparatus
Inventor: GEMMELL DAVID
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 1987-04-07
Abstract: A microprocessor-based control unit 17 includes EPROM stored programs for controlling two input stations 11 and 12, loudspeaking telephones 18 and 19, and a plurality of switching devices 22 included on a serial link 21 with input stations 11 and 12. Each station 11 or 12 has a television type monitor 15 on the screen 23 of which, when an input switching device 13, which is operable by a disabled person, is actuated, a main menu is presented in the form of a list of those of the devices 22 and the telephones 18 and 19 which can be controlled from that station 11 or 12. By use of the input switching device 15 and the menu display, a device 22 or the telephone can be selected for control. If control involves more than power on or off, a new menu appears listing the various functions to be chosen, e.g. television channel, volume control. The menus are presented in colour determined on a pixel-by-pixel basis. Figs. 14, 15 show a battery-charging circuit with a plurality of cyclically-enabled charging paths with feedback adjustment of enabling timing in dependence on current and ripple. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211906-A (GB)
Title: Panel holder
Inventor: BAZELEY TIMOTHY WILLIAM
IPC: A47B47/00
Filed: 1987-10-31
Abstract: The panel holder consists of one or more extrusions which rigidly hold one or more panels of various materials such as glass or perspex. The inwards slope of the extrusion's outer flanges exerts a spring load against the material when it is forced between the inner and outer flanges and the inner flanges may be locally deformed to accommodate thinner materials and lessen the total amount of spring load applied against the material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213416-A (GB)
Title: Blade-carriers for retractable bladeknives
Inventor: GILBERT RICHARD
IPC: B26B5/00
Filed: 1987-12-11
Abstract: A blade-carrier 12A for a retractable blade knife (11A Fig 1) has a close-coiled helical tension spring 21A arranged to act in a cantilever fashion, on a button member 20A to move teeth (32B, Fig 12b) into interlocking engagement with teeth (22A, Fig 1) on the knife handle, to lock the blade-carrier in selected position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214428-A (GB)
Title: Surgical device
Inventor: MAJEED ALI WAQAR
IPC: A61B17/02
Filed: 1988-01-09
Abstract: A surgical device comprises two hollow elongate tubular elements (6, 8) sealed at one end by an annular wall (10) but being open at the opposite, forward end to provide an annular space (12). At the rearward end a pipe (16) extends through the member (8) enabling air to be withdrawn from the space between the members (6 and 8). In the use of the device, the device may be inserted into the body cavity into contact with an organ such as the gall bladder (22), and air withdrawn from the space between the two annular members (6 and 8), causing the device to be firmly clamped by suction against the gall bladder. The surgeon is thus presented, through the central opening (20), with a positionally stable area upon which he may operate. <IMAGE>