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Patent GB-748905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to lubricating composition for hot forging
Filed: 1953-06-30
Abstract: A lubricating composition comprises 0.5-2 per cent of an aluminium soap of a C14 to C22 saturated fatty acid, 24.5 to 48 per cent of powdered graphite and a mixture of asphalt with a mineral lubricating oil, which mixture has a viscosity of 1000 to 2500 S.S.U. at 100 DEG F.  Soaps specified are those of stearic and hydrogenated fish oil acids.  The composition preferably contains 20-25 per cent mineral lubricating oil and 30-50 per cent asphalt.  The lubricating oil may be a naphthenic oil.  Antioxidants and E.P. additives may be added to the composition.ALSO:A lubricating composition comprises 0.5-2 per cent of an aluminium soap of a C14 to C22 saturated fatty acid, 24.5 to 48 per cent of powdered graphite and a mixture of asphalt with a mineral lubricating oil, which mixture has a viscosity of 1000 to 2500 S.S.U. at 100 DEG F.  Soaps specified are those of stearic and hydrogenated fish oil acids.  The composition preferably contains 20-25 per cent mineral lubricating oil and 30-50 per cent asphalt. The lubricating oil may be a naphthenic oil.  Anti-oxidants and E.P. additives may be added to the composition.
Patent GB-702483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to work table constructions
IPC: B23Q1/28
Filed: 1951-07-31
Abstract: 702,483. Drilling. VICTORIA MACHINE TOOL CO., Ltd., FRYE, J.; and SEIDEL, A. July 22, 1952 [July 31, 1951], No. 18105/51. Class 83 (3) A machine comprises a work-table 4 adjustable in one direction on a saddle 3, the saddle being adjustable in a direction at right-angles to the first on a base 1, a single clamping handle 5 for clamping the table relative to the base, and means 35 for securing the table to the saddle in a selected position. The saddle 3 is mounted by roller-bearings 9 and guide rollers 13 on the arm 1 of a drilling-machine, the rollers 13 being mounted on eccentric supports for adjustment. The table 4 is similarly mounted on the saddle and may be moved by grasping a fixed handle 6. The saddle carries an oppositely threaded nut 27 engaging threaded members 28, 29 projecting from dove-tailed clamping plates 26, 24 engaging the work-table and the arm 1 respectively. Rotation of the nut by handle 5 and levers 32, 33 clamps the table to the arm. For maintaining the table in a fixed position relative to the saddle, when the members are unclamped, a catch 35, pivoted to the table, is engaged on each side by adjustable dogs 36. Similarly the saddle may be positioned relatively to the arm 1 by dogs 39 and a catch. The arm 1 may be adjusted vertically by manually-operated worm and rack gearing 49, 50.
Patent GB-1514231-A (GB)
Title: Data processing system
IPC: G06F17/16
Filed: 1975-05-01
Abstract: 1514231 Digital data processors TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 1 May 1975 [13 May 1974] 18169/75 Heading G4A  A digital data processor, especially suitable for processing strings of data which may represent seismic data samples, comprises a main memory 11, a buffer memory 40 having two independent sections 41, 42, and an arithmetic unit 50, the arrangement being such that when either one of the sections 41, 42 is assigned to the arithmetic unit 50, the other section is assigned to the main memory 11. Thus while data from the one section is being processed, data for the other section is being fetched from the main memory 11. Microprogrammed controllers 60, 70 and 80 are assigned to the fetching and routing of data and to the processing of the fetched data. A flag control unit 90 synchronizes the operation of the controllers 60, 70 and 80 and controls the selection of the sections 41, 42 of the buffer memory 40. The arithmetic unit 50, shown in detail in figure 2 (not shown) performs inter alia, fixed and floating point operations, Fourier transform operations and convolution (filter) operations. The program instructions employed by the processor are described in some detail.
Patent GB-1344274-A (GB)
Title: Spray apparatus
IPC: B05B5/053
Filed: 1971-05-28
Abstract: 1344274 Nozzle holder RANSBURG CORP 28 May 1971 [1 June 1970] 18171/71 Heading B2F  A nozzle holder for electrostatic spray apparatus comprises a body of electrically insulating material having an aperture with respect to which a nozzle is located and a projecting member of electrically insulating material on the body to one side of the aperture, an electrode being mounted in the projecting member, such that only a portion is exposed behind the forward extremity of the projecting member, to charge the spray. In the figure, body 19 has an aperture 18 in which nozzle 22 is located, and two projecting ears 12, 13. Electrode 17 mounted in ear 12 is exposed at 16 behind the forward extremity of the ears. The electrode may be flush with a recessed in the ear, but for maintaining the extremity free from sprayed coating material, it is preferred that it projects slightly.
Patent GB-1343751-A (GB)
Title: Compositions and process
IPC: C08F8/34
Filed: 1972-04-19
Abstract: 1343751 Chloro- and azidosulphonyl phthalic anhydrides UPJOHN CO 19 April 1972 [10 May 1971] 18187/72 Heading C2C [Also in Divisions C3 and G2] The preparation of 4-chlorosulphonyl-phthalic anhydride (I) and 4-azidosulphonylphthalic anhydride (II) is described. I is prepared by reacting PCl 5  with 4-sulphophthalic anhydride in acetonitrile suspension. II is obtained by subsequent reaction of I with sodium azide.
Patent GB-402510-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to electrical burglar or like alarms
IPC: G08B13/12
Filed: 1932-06-28
Abstract: 402,510. Burglar alarms. BLAKEMORE, H. G. G. and BENNETT, R., 36, Victoria Street, London. June 28, 1932, No. 18253. [Class 118 (i).] A burglar-alarm, for the protection of a shop window or other space comprises a removable frame 1 having wood blocks 3, 31 arranged within the side limbs, between which are stretched a number of wires 4, the tension of each wire being adjustable by turning a screw 17 at one end of the wire. The other end of each tensioned wire is connected to a spring contact 5 disposed between the two contacts 6, 7 of a U-shaped contact strip, so that fracture or disturbance of any wire closes a relay circuit and actuates a horn, lights a red lamp, closes a telephone connection, and operates a photographic camera, which may be of the kind described in Specification 402,511, [Group XX]. The contacts 5, 8 may be disposed on the other side of the block 3 within the channel of frame 1.
Patent GB-392760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in anode protecting grids of metallic vapour rectifiers
IPC: H01J13/20
Filed: 1932-06-28
Abstract: 392,760. Metallic-vapour rectifiers. SIEMENS-SCHUCKERTWERKE AKT.- GES., Siemensstadt, Berlin. June 28, 1932, No. 18261. Convention date, Sept. 19, 1931. [Class 39 (i).] The grid within a tubular anode shield 3 consists of a number of separate perfor. ated tubes 5 which are distributed over the path of the arc and are arranged parallel to the axis of the shield, and are not encircled by an outer grid tube. The ratio of the axial length of each tube to the width of the path of the arc therethrough may be greater than unity, and the area of the perforations may be approximately equal to the area of the rest of the grid. The tubes may be formed of perforated sheet or of plaited or reticulated material. Specification 363,258 is referred to.
Patent GB-184960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to sound amplifiers
IPC: G10K11/28
Filed: 1921-07-06
Abstract: 184,960. Stebbing, A. E. July 6, 1921. Sound magnifying and directing appliances.- Horns are fitted with one or more internal rings carrying stretched wires which are substantially at right-angles to the main axis. When more than one ring is used, the wires in different planes are inclined to one another. Fig. 2 shows such a ring B in which the wire C is threaded .through eyebolts D and tightened by means of nuts D<1>. Alternatively, the wire may be placed in notches in the ring, or pass round distance-pieces between two rings. Fig. 3 shows an amplifier in two parts A<3>, A<4> fitted with the wire device B<1> for use in conjunction with a telephone receiver E.
Patent GB-779007-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to pipe joints
IPC: F16L19/02
Filed: 1952-07-21
Abstract: 779,007. Pipe couplings; indicating leakages in pipe couplings. GRESSEL, E. July 21, 1952 [Nov. 22, 1951], No. 18319/52. Classes 99(1) and 99(2) Pipes 1, 2 having plain end faces 12, 13 are formed at a distance from the ends thereof with seats 3, 4, e.g. annular grooves, for annular bearings 5, 6, such as steel spring rings, and the end faces are pressed sealingly together by nuts 7, 8 connectible by screwthreads and engaging behind the rings. As shown, the faces 12, 13 are turned or ground, and the nuts 7, 8 have internal bores terminating in shoulders 9, 10 and of diameters which prevent the rings 5, 6 slipping from the grooves 3, 4. A sleeve 11 is disposed over the ends of the pipes, and the nut 8 includes holes 14 so that fluid tightness of the joint can be ascertained.
Patent GB-839779-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in positive displacement pumps
Inventor: AUDSLEY ALAN KEITH
IPC: F04B1/14
Filed: 1957-06-11
Abstract: 839,779. Diaphragm pumps. CANDY FILTER CO. Ltd. Sept. 11, 1958 [June 11, 1957], No. 18407/57. Class 102(1). A member 2 has formed therein an annular pump chamber 6 and four equally spaced recesses 7 containing spring-loaded members 9, two diagonally opposite recesses 7 being connected respectively to inlet and outlet passages the associated members 9 constituting inlet and outlet valves. The chamber 6 is closed by a diaphragm 10 clamped between the member 2 and a member 1 having pockets 14 housing balls 16 which on the one hand engage the diaphragm 10 and on the other are engaged by a face cam 17 on a rotatable shaft 18. The form of the cam is such that during rotation one ball 16 is permitted to move to the left under the action of the associated spring-loaded member 9 and subsequently is moved to the right while the next ball in succession is permitted to move to the left. Under such conditions no pumping is effected. To cause the pump to deliver a stop member 23 is adjusted so that the leftward movement of the ball 16 succeeding the ball 16 controlled by the member 9 constituting the outlet valve, is restricted. The output may be reversed by reversing the direction of rotation of the shaft 18 or by providing an alternative stop member 23 which acts on the other ball intermediate the inlet and outlet members 9.
Patent GB-395154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to operating means for gate valves
IPC: F16K31/122
Filed: 1932-06-29
Abstract: 395,154. Pistons. HARALSON, C. C., Box 384, Olney, Texas, U.S.A. June 29, 1932, No. 18423. [Class 122 (i).] For operating gate valves from a distance each valve is fitted with a double-acting piston working in a cylinder connected to a pressure supply 21 and exhaust 26 by piping fitted with pressure gauges 20 and a series of independently actuated valves. The piston is in two parts connected by a short rod 5 each part being fitted with a packing ring 8 and a pair of opposed hat-leathers 10 held in place by detachable plates 13. The closed end of the cylinder is hemispherical in shape and is provided with an internal flange 15 to act as a stop. The lower detachable end is correspondingly shaped and has a tubular stop projection 17 steadied by a spider 16.
Patent GB-442350-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in electric lamp holders
IPC: H01R33/46
Filed: 1935-06-27
Abstract: 442,350. Couplings. KNIVETON, F., 29, Fyfield Road, Enfield. June 27, 1935, No. 18458. [Class 38 (i)] A lamp-holder b having a base a with a channel d therein for the reception of an insulated twin lead i has a pair of knife-edges e, e' at opposite sides of the channel in electrical connection with the lampholder contacts. The knife-edges may be opposite to one another or may be staggered. The lead i is pressed down by a central protuberance h on a cap f that screws on to the base a and has lugs g for securing the lamp holder to a support. An insulating skirt k screws on to the holder and may be made of rubber or other resilient material to form a watertight joint with a lamp inserted in the holder.
Patent GB-940426-A (GB)
Title: An improved electric junction box
Inventor: FORSTER NEVILLE ADDISON
IPC: H02G15/113
Filed: 1960-05-25
Abstract: 940,426. Junction boxes. BRITISH INSULATED CALLENDER'S CABLES Ltd. Mav 25,1961 [May 25, 1960], No. 18487/60. Heading H2E. A junction box for joining one or more lead-sheathed cables to one or more plasticsinsulated and/or plastics-sheathed cables comprises two similarly shaped parts namely a lower half 7 and an upper half 11 which is formed of two or more parts namely a major part 14 having one or more portions in the shape of half a truncated cone and a minor part or parts 19 which, or each of which is also in the shape of half a truncated cone, the assembled box in the embodiment shown being in the form of a T- junction box. The minor part is solder seamed along its longitudinal edges to the sides of a correspondingly shaped portion of the lower half 7 to form with that portion a funnel 6 at the smaller end of which is mounted a sealing gland for the entry of a plastics-sheathed cable 37, and the major part 14 is adapted to be solder seamed at a lip 12 on its edges to an upstanding wall 9 on a lip 8 on the edges of the lower half 7, that lie clear of the minor part 19. The major part 14 which has a filling opening 25, is solder seamed to the lower half 7 and to the minor part at 22 when the respective cables have been joined together. Thus there are no solder joints made after jointing which are in close proximity to the entry point of the plastic-sheathed cables. Specification 614,477 is referred to.
Patent GB-727863-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to fuel atomizers for internal combustion engines
IPC: F02D9/00
Filed: 1953-07-03
Abstract: 727,863. Spray carburetters. SAATY, T. N. July 3, 1953, No. 18518/53. Class 7(3). In a carburetter comprising a fuel nozzle 45, Fig. 9, fed with fuel under pressure, the fuel supply is controlled by a valve actuated by a spring-loaded pivoted vane 86 responsive to the air flow, which vane is connected to the throttle valve 29 by means of a lostmotion connection 96 which permits a pre-determined amount of movement of the vane relative to the throttle valve, but causes the vane 86 to be moved positively to a partly open position when the throttle valve is moved from its closed position. The air flow conduit 22 is rectangular, Fig. 13, and the vane 86 is fixed to a shaft 87, Fig. 9, carrying one arm 89 connected by a link 92 to the throttle valve 29 and a second arm 90, Fig. 3, which actuates a fuel control valve in the nozzle 45 through links 104, 102, 110 and 67. The link 67 actuates a shaft 64 passing through the nozzle 45 and carrying a cam 63, Fig. 14, which raises or lowers the fuel valve 58 which controls the nozzle spraying orifice 52 and the link 102, Fig. 3, is pivoted on an adjustable roller 116 carried by a lever 114 which is adjusted by a control wire 118 actuated by a thermostatic device responsive to engine temperature. The idling fuel supply is varied by adjustment through a screw 123 of the effective length of the link 110, Fig. 3, which consists of two pivoted parts 120, 121, and at any given position of the throttle valve 29, Fig. 9, the vane 86 is movable to adjust the fuel supply within the limits of the lost-motion slot 96. The nozzle 45 is bolted to, and forms a removable unit with, a fuel reservoir 125, Fig. 13, from which fuel under pressure is fed through a passage 69 into a chamber 48, Fig. 14, in the nozzle from which it flows through orifices 50 to inclined passages 56 which cause whirling in a chamber 57 adjacent the orifice 52 through which the fuel is sprayed into a whirl chamber 71 where it is mixed with air and the mixture sprayed into the intake passage through an orifice 73 controlled by an extension 124 of the valve 58. Air is drawn into the chamber 71 through whirl passages 75 connected to passage 79, 80 leading to atmosphere. The pressure in the reservoir 125, Figs. 7 and 8, fed by a supply pump through a valve 131, is controlled by a diaphragm 148 which closes the valve 131 through a lever 153 at a predetermined pressure. A float 159, Fig. 7, controls a vapour release valve 160 co-operating with an escape orifice 155 and a pump 128 is actuated from the throttle valve through a resilient connection to pressurise the reservoir 125 prior to starting.
Patent GB-580811-A (GB)
Title: Improved artificial limb
IPC: A61F2/80
Filed: 1943-11-10
Abstract: 580,811. Artificial limbs. HAMON, J., and NELSON, E. M. Nov. 10, 1943, No. 18651. Convention date, Nov. 9, 1942. [Class 81 (ii)] An artificial leg or arm comprises a substantially central shank 19 made for example of tubular light metal, a hand or foot member 10, which may be hollow and made of aluminium or plastic material, hinged at one end of the shank, a socket member 23 at the other end for the limb stump, and rubber 35, 36 surrounding the shank and hinged member in the shape of a leg and foot or of an arm and hand. In the leg shown, a U-bracket 20 carries a pivot pin 29, mounted in a metal framework 26, 27, and springs 30, 31 keep the parts of the limb in alignment. Resilient pads or springs 17 are interposed between an ankle plate 14 and the foot member. In a modification the socket member is below the knee, and is rigidly connected to the shank. Artificial arms of similar construction are also described.
Patent GB-205164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the vending of railway and like tickets
IPC: A47F3/026
Filed: 1922-07-07
Abstract: 205,164. Nudl Safety Cabinet Ticket Tube Co. Proprietary, Ltd., and Nudl, L. July 7,1922. Tickets., holding and issuing; registering number of.-Railway tickets are stacked in a pile in a receptacle 2 and are delivered between the operator's thumb and forefinger by pressure against a spring-controlled push member 24 pivotally mounted at its lower end on a pivot 26 disposed transversely to the direction of the ejector 14. The upper end of the member 24 is disposed beneath and adjacent to the ticketdelivery aperture 31 at the forward end of the platform support 9, and it is operatively connected to the ticket ejector 14 by links 18, 23 and a lever 21. A spring 34 coiled round the pivot 26 is wound up by the inward movement of the member 24, and then returns the parts for the next operation. A pin 13 of the slide 14 engages a slot 12 in the base of the ticket compartment. The pin 26 is mounted in side cheeks of the member 24 and in socket members formed on the lower part of a detachable front plate 28. A spring-pressed pawl 41 serves as a non-return device for the ticket delivery aperture: it is protected by flanges 44 on the plate 28. The tickets are pressed down by a weight 51 provided with a pointer 52 projecting through a graduated slot on the front of the receptacle. Instead of a pointer, observation holes may be provided.
Patent GB-521831-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the production of ascorbic acids
IPC: C07D307/62
Filed: 1939-06-28
Abstract: 521,831. Ascorbic acids. PFIZER & CO., C. June 28, 1939, Nos. 18822 and 18823. Convention dates, July 15, 1938, and Aug. 31, 1938. [Class 2 (iii)] Esters of 2-keto-l-gulonic acid and 2-keto-lgluconic acid are converted into the corresponding ascorbic acids by treating in aqueous solution with magnesium, iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, zinc or cadmium without the addition of acid or alkaline substances. Magnesium is particularly effective, optionally in the presence of a water-miscible solvent such as alcohol or dioxane. Examples describe the process in the presence of each of the metals mentioned above. In example 5, in which iron is used, the iron is removed by adding calcium ferrocyanide and the calcium by oxalic acid. Manganese, zinc, nickel and cobalt when used are removed as ferrocyanides, and magnesium as oxalate. Specification 428,815 is referred to.
Patent GB-1022665-A (GB)
Title: Tunable cavity resonator
Inventor: ASH ERIC ALBERT
IPC: H01P7/06
Filed: 1963-05-13
Abstract: 1,022,665. Cavity resonators; reflex klystrons. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES Ltd. May 13, 1963, No. 18875/63. Headings H1D and H1W.  A resonant cavity 6a is defined by two dielectric slugs 3a, 4a longitudinally movable within a waveguide la. The cavity shown lies partly within the waveguide 1aand partly within the block 12 of a reflex klystron, the two parts of the cavity being separated by a window 17. The slugs may be completely separate or may be joined by a narrow bridge 10a of the same material as the slugs, e.g. titania. Alternatively, the bridge may have the same cross-section as the slugs and be made of a material having a low dielectric constant. The slugs are preferably one-quarter wavelength long at mid-band frequency and are spaced by a quarter wavelength. The tuning of the cavity is mainly determined by the slug 3a and the matching of the cavity by the slug 4a. They may be adjusted by means of a pair of coaxial rods 22, 23, Fig. 4, fixedly secured respectively to screws 31, 32 located within nuts 26, 27. The nut 27 carries a collar 33 which can be slid longitudinally into and out of engagement with the nut 26 whereby the nuts 26, 27 may be rotated independently or in unison.
Patent GB-1521786-A (GB)
Title: Ice-crushing device and ice-breaker therefor
IPC: F25C5/04
Filed: 1976-05-07
Abstract: 1521786 Pulverizing ice JUPITER GmbH KUCHENMASCHINENFABRIK 7 May 1976 [13 May 1975] 18929/76 Heading A4C An ice pulverizer consists of a cylindrical housing 2 containing a shaft 9 formed with teeth 10 arranged in a helix, the shaft being rotated by a hand crank or an electric motor via a plastics gear 11 located by a square section 12, the opposite end of the shaft retaining a pin 14 on which is non- rotatably mounted a cutter plate 6 and which is journalled in a perforated plate 4 retained by a cap 5 screwed on to the housing. The teeth each have a side edge extending along a radial plane of the shaft and a leading edge in a plane at 70 to 80 degrees thereto. The envelope of all the teeth is a truncated core and longitudinal ridges 22 are formed on the inner surface of the housing.
Patent GB-476121-A (GB)
Title: Shower bath receptor
IPC: E03C1/22
Filed: 1936-07-08
Abstract: 476,121. Shower baths; waste fittings. GOSS, H. E. July 8, 1936, No. 18967. Convention date, July 8, 1935. [Class 26] A receptor for a shower-bath stall consists of a rubber tray 10 with upstanding sides 13 lipped at their upper edges to engage beneath the tiled lining 44 of the stall and having an aperture to receive the head of a waste fitting 31 which screws into a sleeve 24 fixed in a waste water pipe. On removing the waste fitting, the tray can be removed by lifting at the centre.
Patent GB-194995-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to machines for making paper and like bags
IPC: B31B37/00
Filed: 1922-07-11
Abstract: 194,995. Rolland, R. July 11, 1922. Paper bags, making.- In machines for making paper bags of the block bottom type, the adjoining bottom edges of the bag are made to overlap by a horizontally reciprocating block having depending parts of unequal depth and length which comes into operation immediately after the diamond fold has been formed in known manner. The longer part P of the block N first comes into contact with the front triangular part R of the bag and presses the edge S flat on to the former plate thus ensuring that the edge U overlaps it. An inwardly projecting part Y may be attached to the part P.