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Patent GB-2188394-A (GB)
Title: Subsea pipeline bundle
Inventor: JEE TREVOR PETER
IPC: F16L9/18
Filed: 1987-03-24
Abstract: A subsea tube bundle comprises an external casing 1 and a plurality of inner tubes 2 mounted in the form of helices. The tubes 2 may be flowlines taken from subsea wellheads to a central collection point for export. The helices compensate for thermal expansion of the tubes 2 during the initial stages of production. Supports 3 having radial expansion slots 4 for the tubes 2 are provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203712-A (GB)
Title: Combined fire-emergency escape and closure means for aircraft and method of preserving or prolonging survivability in an aircraft interior in a fire emergency
Inventor: BIRCH NEVILLE HAMILTON
IPC: B64D25/14
Filed: 1987-04-22
Abstract: To prolong the air supply in the interior of an aircraft in a fire emergency in which a door or hatch of the aircraft has been opened to enable people to escape a flexible tubular passageway is fastened at one of its ends around the periphery of the doorway or hatchway, which passageway is deployed when the door or hatch is opened in a fire emergency so that the passageway normally lies flattened at its other end 4 so as substantially to prevent or reduce ingress of fire, smoke or noxious fumes into the aircraft interior, but which is temporarily opened by passage therethrough of people escaping from the aircraft. The passageway may have transparent panels 5 and may surround or be integral with an inflated escape chute 2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191311-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injection system for an air-compressing internal combustion engine
Inventor: BURCKHARDT CHRISTOPH
IPC: F02D11/10
Filed: 1987-05-22
Abstract: A fuel injection system for an air-compressing internal combustion engine has an electronic control system 2,3 and an emergency mechanical governor 7 both permanently connected to the accelerator pedal 8 via link 6. Switching element 13 can be triggered by system 2 and, with the aid of an electric motor 13, causes a switchover to electronic control upon the insertion of a control element 15 acting as a lock. A switch to mechanical occurs control after an electronic error signal and after the control element 15 is disabled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191535-A (GB)
Title: Lock
Inventor: ERP JOANNES WILHELMUS VAN
IPC: E05B47/08
Filed: 1987-05-29
Abstract: The lock has a dead bolt 9 normally key-operated through a runner 11; for remote control release in an emergency an emergency release lever 22 is provided, the lever 22 being normally held inoperative by a second, detent lever 25 which is releasable by pulsing a solenoid 29, to drive the runner 11 and bolt 9 under the influence of a spring 24. Only a short pulse of electrical energy is required in order to trigger release of the lever 22 and the force for emergency withdrawal of the bolt comes from the spring 24, so power-consumption is very low. The lever 22 is reset after emergency operation by a reset member 38, the next time the bolt is thrown out again by the key, as a thrower of a locking cylinder operated by the key drives runner 11 back, a runner pin 14 upstanding from runner 11 moves lever 22 to reengage head 32 in a notch 31 of lever 25 - during the final part of the throwing movement of the cylinder, the thrower engages belly 42 of the member 38 to pivot the latter a few degrees to take the lever 22 to its interlocked position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210560-A (GB)
Title: Laser surgical instruments
Inventor: MICHAELS JONATHAN A
IPC: A61M1/00
Filed: 1987-10-07
Abstract: Instrument comprises an optic fibre which may carry a balloon catheter and is provided at one end with a connector for connection to a laser and at the other with a bead of a material transparent to the laser light. The end of the fibre is secured within an opening in the bead in such a way that the fibre passes through the bead and light emerging from the end of the fibre is not obstructed. The end of the fibre may be flush with the surface of the bead, and if the fibre is surrounded by a sheath, this may be cut back and the annular space between the fibre and the sheath filled with an adhesive transparent to the laser light.
Patent GB-2210903-A (GB)
Title: Yarn stripper device
Inventor: PATCHETT ERNEST
IPC: B65H73/00
Filed: 1987-10-10
Abstract: A yarn stripper device (10) comprises a housing (11), a power driven rotary saw (12), a slide (13) adapted to carry a yarn holder (14) bearing unused yarn (15) and movable to and fro with respect to the housing (11) in order to advance the yarn holder (14) to the saw (12) so that yarn stripping can take place and then to retract the stripped yarn holder, drive means (16) coupled with the slide (13), and switching means arranged to initiate operation of the drive means to cause the latter to drive the slide towards the saw, and to operate the saw as the yarn holder is advanced thereto. The yarn holders may be supplied from a magazine. In further form the saw is moved relative to the holder. In Fig 3 not shown a knife (32) is driven by cams to sever waste on a bobbin having end flanges. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198812-A (GB)
Title: Angle valve
Inventor: JOHNCOX RONALD L
IPC: F16K5/04
Filed: 1987-10-20
Abstract: A valve for regulating fluid flow between a pair of angularly disposed passages 12, 38 comprises a valve body A which closely receives a valve member 8 therein. Both components are preferably formed of a polymeric material for corrosion protection. The valve member includes first and second grooves 76, 92 spaced therealong, and has a handle 60 disposed at one end thereof. The first groove 76 is of a generally elliptical formation having a pair of arcuate portions disposed axially and approximately 180 DEG circumferentially from each other. A pair of interconnecting portions extend between the arcuate portions. A stiffener 130 is included in the valve member for limiting deformation and deflection thereof during high fluid pressure conditions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196737-A (GB)
Title: Length measuring device
Inventor: THOMAS JOHN MEIRION
IPC: G01B3/02
Filed: 1987-10-23
Abstract: A portable length/height measuring device, eg for measuring children, comprising a base plate 4, an elongate flexible measuring strip 6 which is hingedly attached to an edge of the base plate so that the base plate can be disposed at an end of an article whose length is to be measured and at an angle with respect to the attached portion of the measuring strip, and a sleeve 8 which is slidably mounted on the measuring strip, so that the sleeve can be slid along the measuring strip and disposed against another end of the article, the sleeve being employed to bend the flexible measuring strip so that the sleeve is disposed at an angle with respect to the adjacent portion of that part of the measuring strip which is between the base plate and the sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199771-A (GB)
Title: Shower head
Inventor: WASS ANTHONY CHARLES LAMMOND
IPC: B05B15/52
Filed: 1988-01-05
Abstract: A shower head comprises four concentric spray rings (27, 40, 50, 61) disposed one within another, the outermost spray ring (61) being engaged with a casing of the shower head and the remaining spray rings (27, 40, 50) being connected together to form a single composite inner ring, which is engageable in the outermost spray ring in two alternative orientations, one of which is inverted relative to the other (see the two sides of figure 5). The outermost spray ring (61) provides a water discharge outlet by means of flow grooves in its outer surface in both orientations of the composite ring, whilst the composite ring provides three discharge outlets by means of three sets of flow grooves in one orientation, and by means of one set of flow grooves (35) in its other orientation. The shower head can thus be changed between a winter and a summer setting by inversion of the inner ring. The "rings" may be other than circular, e.g. square or triangular. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202641-A (GB)
Title: Recording medium
Inventor: SAKAI JUN
IPC: G03F7/00
Filed: 1988-03-21
Abstract: A recording medium 1 comprises a thermally fusible and transferable developing layer 3 including a binder 4, a developer 5 which reacts with a dye precursor released from microcapsules to generate a colour, and a low melting material 6 such as a wax. The recording medium may also contain the dye-precursor in photosensitive microcapsules so that an imagewise exposure and development or coloured image is produced (Fig 4). Alternatively, a separate material containing the microcapsules is exposed and then pressed into contact with the recording medium to form an image thereon (Fig 2). The recording medium may be used to form images on substrates such as paper or cloth which have not been specially treated by transferring layer 3 by heating onto the substrate either before or after an image has been formed in layer 3 (Figs 2-4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2216856-A (GB)
Title: A device to aid drivers in estimating distance from a vehicle ahead
Inventor: DEMPSEY COLIN
IPC: G01C3/00
Filed: 1988-04-08
Abstract: Vertical lines are marked on the windscreen of a vehicle to act as a datum in estimating the distance to be allowed between vehicles travelling at a given speed. By comparing the apparent width of the image of a vehicle ahead to the distance between the datum lines, the driver can assess whether he is driving too close for that speed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222801-A (GB)
Title: Nondiaphanous nonwoven fabric
Inventor: CHEN CHING-LONG
IPC: B32B7/027
Filed: 1988-09-20
Abstract: A kind of highly nondiaphanous nonwoven laminate consists of an inner black nontransparent lamina of nonthermoplastic long staple fibers and two outer laminae of thermoplastic fiber. It is processed through heating, press and bonding of the three laminae of fiber web together. Therefore, it possesses the properties of high nondiaphaneity, wrinkle resistance, good appearance and touch to hands and is very suitable for uses as window blinds and screens.
Patent GB-2224208-A (GB)
Title: Fungicidal pyrazolyl aryl ketones
Inventor: BROUGH DEREK GILKERSON
IPC: C07D231/16
Filed: 1988-10-20
Abstract: A method of combating fungus at a locus, characterised by treating the locus with a fungicidally effective amount of a compound of general formula   <IMAGE>  [in which R<1> represents an alkyl group; R<2> represents a halogen atom, or an optionally substituted amino group (including alkylamino, alylamino and acylamino> R<3> represents an alkyl group; and  R<4> represents an optionally substituted aryl group; including any such compounds in the form of N-oxides and acid addition salts) and compositions containing such compounds in combination with a surface-active agent are disclosed. Compounds of formula I wherein R<1> and R<3> are both methyl, R<2> is NH2 and R<4> is either 2, 4-dichlorophenyl or 2,6- dichlorophenyl (and acid addition salts thereof) and processes for their preparation are novel.
Patent GB-2215231-A (GB)
Title: Testing pulp by filtration
Inventor: LEHTIKOSKI OLAVI
IPC: G01N15/00
Filed: 1989-01-11
Abstract: The solids content, wire retention and filtration flow rate of a pulp sample are measured automatically in a single apparatus. The sample is first weighed in container 2 and possibly diluted with water, then a proportion of the sample is transferred to container 3 and filtered through a wire screen 4 into container 6. The resulting fibrous disc on screen 4 is transferred to heater 8 where it is dried, then weighed on balance 9. A paper disc from store 7 is placed on screen 4, and the filtrate from container 6 is recycled to container 3 and filtered through the paper to seperate the finer solids. The resulting solids sample is also dried and weighed as before. During filtering the time taken for various fractions of the contents of container 3 to pass the screen 4 is noted, to determine filtration flow rate. Keyboard 10 and display screen 11 record the various results. 
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Patent GB-2233334-A (GB)
Title: Surface treatment of polymer materials by the action of pulses of UV radiation
Inventor: RUMSBY P T
IPC: B29C59/16
Filed: 1989-06-29
Abstract: The uses and applications of polymer films and other materials that have had their surfaces modified chemically or structurally by the action of one or more pulses of high power ultra violet radiation from both incoherent and coherent pulsed excimer lasers are disclosed. The applications of such surface treatment include surface cleaning, generation of free electrical charges, adhesive bonding, increasing friction, reducing light reflection, making micro particle filters, marking, making field emission cathodes, catalyst substrates, and making hydrophobic surfaces hydrophilic.
Patent GB-2221723-A (GB)
Title: Pump shaft drive pulley adjustment arrangement
Inventor: KUNKEL HEINRICH
IPC: F16D1/06
Filed: 1989-07-20
Abstract: The drive device for pumps or the like consists of a pump impeller (1) disposed in a pump chamber (2), of a pump cover (5) and of a shaft (3) which is taken through the pump cover (5) and carries the pump impeller (1). The pump shaft (3) is mounted in a bearing (1) disposed in the bore of the pump cover (5) and comprises, at the end remote from the pump impeller (1), a coupling member (11) which is in operational communication with a driving pulley (10) mounted on a further bearing (9). …<??>In order to achieve an adjustment of the driving pulley (10) for the purpose of tensioning the drive belt to a greater extent and without adjustment the shaft (3) carrying the pump impeller (1), the driving pulley (10) is supported for rotation on a plate (7) which is constructed separately from the pump cover (5) and can be located in various positions on the housing or the like. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2375833-A (GB)
Title: Servo actuation systems
Inventor: BUGGE JOHN F
IPC: G05D3/12
Filed: 1989-10-11
Abstract: A dual servo system for a seeker actuator comprises a seeker head 46 gimballed on a platform 18 and driven in the pitch and yaw senses by respective fast, i.e. high bandwidth low ambit, servo drives 52, the platform being pivotally mounted with respect to a base 14 and driven in the pitch and yaw senses by respective slow, i.e. low bandwidth high ambit, servo drives 22, 35. The pivotal mounting between the platform and the base is configured to provide a spherical bearing of relatively large area (typically about 85{ solid angle) to provide good resistance to high acceleration loads.
Patent GB-2260665-A (GB)
Title: Communications using fibre optics and radio
Inventor: MASTERTON JOHN
IPC: H04B10/25
Filed: 1989-11-09
Abstract: A personal communications terminal is usable with signals in the radio and in the optical regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The terminal has a 3-part modular structure comprising a front end module 1 provided with radio 7 and optical 6 communications interfaces; a processor/controller module 2 connected to the front end module and a user interface module 3 connected to the processor/controller module. Fibre optic communication is used where possible with radio available as an alternative (Figs 2a-2e). Typical, possibly hybrid deployment configurations are shown (Figs 3, 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227125-A (GB)
Title: C-Cores
Inventor: HOWELLS MICHAEL
IPC: H01F27/25
Filed: 1989-12-11
Abstract: The invention provides an improved C-core and method for producing same by removing the burrs present on the cut faces of two C-core sections 12, 14 arranged to form a loop or toroid. The de-burring is preferably achieved by use of chemical means, advantageously nitric acid or a solution thereof, causing etching of the ferro-magnetic laminations present in the C-core. The etching is effective to cause electrical and magnetic separation of adjacent layers leading to an improvement in performance of 25% in an impedance bond 10 employing C-cores 12, 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227330-A (GB)
Title: Lens-fitted photographic film package with hinged opening
Inventor: MOCHIDA MITSUYOSHI
IPC: G03C3/00
Filed: 1990-01-30
Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package having at least exposure members for effecting an exposure includes a light- tight film case 50, 51, 52 with a taking lens 86 fitted thereto, an empty film container 20 enclosed in the light-tight film case, and a rolled film 21 with its one end retained in the empty film container enclosed in the light-tight film case. The light-tight film case is provided with a flexibly hinged 104 member 100 openable to form an opening in said light-tight film case through which the film container is taken out longitudinally. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231254-A (GB)
Title: Backpack with integral garment
Inventor: DE LAGARDE ANGEL VARGAS
IPC: A41D15/04
Filed: 1990-03-28
Abstract: A combined backpack and garment (2) provides integral heavy object carrying ability and environmental protection in several modes of use. An invertible pouch (3) strap (12) and reinforcing webbing (20) are attached to a common panel segment (5) of the backpack and garment to provide significant weight carrying ability in several modes of use. When worn in the attached backpack/jacket mode, the reinforcing webbing (20) is attached across the user's back, and is also attached to the load bearing straps (12). The backpack/integral jacket pouch is inverted i.e. turned inside out to function in the backpack mode. The remaining jacket portions 6 are turned within the pouch to fully enclose and protect them in this mode see Fig. 5. The pouch straps support the weight of the object being carried on the user's back by placing the straps over both of the user's shoulders when worn in either mode. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243526-A (GB)
Title: Mushroom harvesting.
Inventor: RUSSELL TONY ALBERT
IPC: A01D46/00
Filed: 1990-05-04
Abstract: An automated mushroom harvester has a carriage 19 adapted to be moved over a mushroom-growing area, a picking head assembly being mounted on the carriage. The assembly includes a pneumatic ram 10 mounted for rotation about its own axis, the ram piston rod 14 being non-rotatable with respect to the ram cylinder 12. A suction cap 26 is mounted on the lower end of the rod 14, and control means 24 is provided for the supply of air to and from the ram 10. The control means is operated to drive the ram in such a way as to maintain substantially constant the speed of the suction cap 26 as it approaches a mushroom to be harvested, and to ensure the maximum energy of the moving parts of the picking head assembly is below 0.25 Joules, during that constant speed approach. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232282-A (GB)
Title: Contract law management system
Inventor: KILTY BRENDAN JAMES
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 1990-05-23
Abstract: A portable contract law management device allows a user immediate access to any selected category of contract data each category being stored in a separate portion (4(a) to 4(f)) of a fixed disk (4). A processor (2) passes the required contract data a portion at a time via an output read/write memory (7) to a display (9). The processor (2) stores in the output read/write memory (7), and updates, an initialisation element for each portion of the fixed disk (4), which initialisation element indicates where the processor (2) should begin reading from the fixed disk (4) for immediate access of a user to desired contract data. This allows the user immediate analysis and interpretation of part of a contract on-site without the need to consult a central office. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249291-A (GB)
Title: Workbin handling apparatus
Inventor: WILTSHIRE ROBERT ROULSTON
IPC: B66C13/04
Filed: 1990-11-01
Abstract: A workbin handling apparatus has an overhead track (1), a carriage (2) for travelling on the track, a frame (3) suspended from the carriage, means (4) for gripping a workbin (7) with means for raising and lowering the workbin, the frame being pivotally mounted to the carriage so that it will deflect upon engagement of the workbin with an obstacle during travel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258730-A (GB)
Title: A pumping system with level control and radio transmitter
Inventor: SEAH KHEN HEE
IPC: G05D9/12
Filed: 1991-06-20
Abstract: A system for pumping water to ships comprises a pump (3) having an inlet (4) and an outlet (5), a level sensor (7) for 7 insertion into a water tank connectable to the outlet, control means (6) which de-activate the pump in response to a signal from the level sensor so as to avoid over-filling of the tank and radio transmitting means (8) which transmit a signal when the pump is deactivated. Such a signal is transmitted to, for example, a paging unit. Several pumping arrangements may be used at once with several ships, the paging unit being adapted to inform the operator when a given pumping arrangement has filled a water tank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252144-A (GB)
Title: Constant velocity universal joint
Inventor: GIRGUIS SOBHY LABIB
IPC: F16D3/205
Filed: 1992-01-17
Abstract: A constant velocity joint comprises a hollow outer member (1) provided in its interior with three spaced-apart tracks 10 extending axially in a principal direction of the joint, and an inner member (2) which extends in the outer member and is provided with three spigots (21) directed radially outwards. A roller (3) is mounted on each spigot to be rotatable about its axis and is guided to travel along and be pivotable in an associated one of the tracks (10) of the outer member. Each roller (3) is constructed in one part, engages by a line contact into the associated track (10) and is constructed in the region of its crown pane with a concave, straight or convex flattening of its profile. Alternatively, each track 10 can be provided in its base region with a recess. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250468-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming module cover of air bag device
Inventor: SAWADA MASAMI
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1992-01-16
Abstract: A method of forming a module cover (1) high in strength and easily torn open along a tear line (1A), in which gates (13A, 13B, 13C, and 13D) are provided in at least two of a plurality of sectioned zones in the cavity each defined by ridge- like projections (12a, 12b, and 12c) of a metallic mold (11) for formation of the tear line, whereby resin is injected through these gates (13A, 13B, 13C, and 13D) into the cavity in parallel rows. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253470-A (GB)
Title: Charging furnaces with particulate ceramic materials
Inventor: KASPRZYK MARTIN R
IPC: C04B35/573
Filed: 1992-03-23
Abstract: Apparatus for producing tubular articles of silicon carbide and silicon consists of supply hoppers (11, 13, 15) for holding the particulate feed material, a loading means comprised of spaced, concentrically arranged, tubular forms (19, 21). The loading means is positioned within a vertically positioned electrical induction furnace (23). Particulate feed materials are dry cast into the spaces between and around the forms. The loading means is then removed leaving separate vertical, hollow columns of particulate feed materials concentrically arranged within the furnace. The furnace is then heated from top to bottom to a siliciding temperature. The silicon component infiltrates the column containing silicon carbide, carbon or mixtures thereof to form a dense, tubular silicon-silicon carbide product. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267798-A (GB)
Title: Network data flow rate detecting device
Inventor: LEE CHUNG-WANG
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 1992-05-18
Abstract: A network data flow rate detecting device comprising a high impedance buffer for increasing an input impedance, an integrated circuit connected to said the high impedance buffer for detecting the busy or idle condition of a network system, a pro-counter for receiving busy signals from said integrated circuit, a micro processor for calculating and recording data signals from said pre-counter, a memory for storing traffic flow rate data, a display connected to said micro processor for output data display, a key-function sub-program for selecting data to be processed or displayed, and an alarm. The network data flow rate detecting device can be directly connected to the transmission line in a network system permitting a network user or a MIS manager to check the data flow rate of the network system at any node. <IMAGE>