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Patent GB-2154310-A (GB)
Title: Low-profile modular lightbar assembly
Inventor: FERENC ROBERT A
IPC: B60Q1/26
Filed: 1985-02-13
Abstract: A warning light assembly suitable for vehicle roof mounting is built around an I-beam structural member and includes lens elements 22 which engage and are readily positionable on the beam so as to span the flanges at both sides thereof. The light assembly may include lights having a wide angle radiation pattern which are comprised of intersecting linear parabolic reflector sections and flash tubes formed to follow the contour of the intersecting focal lines, the tubes being supported with their axes coincident with the reflector focal lines. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155892-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for filling containers with a plurality of different objects
Inventor: CHENEVARD ALEXIS
IPC: B65B5/12
Filed: 1985-02-25
Abstract: An apparatus capable of adjustment to change the positions in which objects (2) are deposited in containers (7) comprises a plurality of extensible and pivotally mounted conveyor means (4) which advance the objects to respective filling stations (5) whereat an associated depositing means (10) which can grasp a supplied object and place it into a container, is carried by an extensible and pivotal arm (11). The conveyor means and the depositing means are connected by a coupling piece (16). The adjustment is effected by pivoting and extending the conveyor means (4) and arms (11). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172463-A (GB)
Title: Display for an image of normal or inverse polarity
Inventor: TORRANO MICHAEL ANGELO
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1985-03-13
Abstract: A control circuit for a video display produces a normal or inverted polarity image and clamps the video signal at a set reference level during photographing of the image. The video signal may originate from a medical imager such as a radiographic, ultrasonic or NMR device which may produce oppositely polarised signals. The contrast and brightness controls 27, 29 of the display are adjusted by an operator during display of white and black signals respectively. The signal being selected by switch 39. The controls are adjusted until the display matches a predetermined characteristic of the photographic film as detected by a photodetector/meter circuit 40-43. Switch 38 controls whether the video signal is to be inverted or not.   The video signal is clamped to a reference at the end of each line. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157584-A (GB)
Title: Removing sludge from settling tank
Inventor: BRADE COLIN EDWARD
IPC: B01D21/00
Filed: 1985-04-09
Abstract: Settled sludge 20 is drawn from the bottom of a settling tank 10 by a pump 18, which is controlled by pressure sensing means 26, which effectively monitors the viscosity, and therefore the solids content, of sludge passing through pipe 16, and either stops the pump or diverts the sludge flow when the viscosity falls to a predetermined level. If the level in tank 10 is constant, then a single pressure sensor 26 is sufficient; otherwise two sensors monitor the pressure drop along pipe 16. Only the peak pressure is monitored if pressure varies over the pump cycle. Timers may control the restarting of the pump after it has been stopped. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164042-A (GB)
Title: Artificial bone forming composition
Inventor: TAKAOKA KUNIO
IPC: A61K6/00
Filed: 1985-05-28
Abstract: An artificial bone-forming biomaterial comprising a mixture of a bone-forming factor and a first carrier selected from collagen, its derivatives and denatured substances and a method of making the biomaterial.
Patent GB-2162355-A (GB)
Title: Electro-optic unit
Inventor: FEY RAINER
IPC: G06F15/02
Filed: 1985-06-14
Abstract: The optoelectronic structural unit includes a liquid crystal indicating element whose base plate projects laterally beyond a transparent cover plate that forms the view field and keyboard contacts printed on the surface of the base plate facing the cover plate and projecting beyond the cover plate. An elastic keying membrane carrying printed counter- contacts in the area of the printed contacts covers the printed contacts as well as the cover plate and is sealed to the base plate around the keyboard contacts and the cover plate to achieve a sealed indicating keyboard unit. In one embodiment, additional electronic components are mounted directly on the base plate between the membrane and the base plate 5 and connected to the keyboard contacts. Preferably the electronic components are microprocessor chips and/or solar cells which are connected to a pocket calculator module by means of conducting paths attached on the base plate of the indicating element. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180715-A (GB)
Title: Storing colour image
Inventor: YEOMANS DAVID CHARLES
IPC: G06K15/00
Filed: 1985-09-17
Abstract: A method of storing a colour image in digital form, the image being derived from a plurality of identical frames of video data each comprising colour pixels supplied line-by-line for use by a raster-scan refresh display device comprises providing a source (20) of clock signals having a frequency substantially higher than the pixel rate in the video data, counting the clock signals by means of a counter (29) from the start of each line containing pixels required to form the stored image, entering successive pixels of each said line in digital form into a pixel register (25 to 27) under control of the clock signals, and reading out into a digital store the pixel currently in the register (25 to 27) when the counter (29) has counted a predetermined number of clock signals. The predetermined number of clock signals for each line is set at a different value in respect of successive frames, the different values being selected as a function of the pixel rate such that a different pixel is read out to the store during each frame. The result is that the stored image comprises the accumulation of different pixels read out from the register (25 to 27) into the store during a plurality of frames of the video data. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167770-A (GB)
Title: Cathodic protection system
Inventor: MUIRHEAD ALLEN DAVID
IPC: C23F13/04
Filed: 1985-09-19
Abstract: A cathodic protection system for protecting a metallic body such as a reinforcing steel bar from corrosion as a result of contact with an electrolyte comprises a probe formed from a material which is electronegative relative to the bar 2 positioned adjacent the bar so as to contact the electrolyte, and anode 4 positioned to contact the electrolyte, the probe and bar being connected to an electrical circuit arranged such that in the absence of anode current the probe is at a lower electrical potential than the bar. Current is supplied to the anode so as to minimise the probe current. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2168140-A (GB)
Title: A heater
Inventor: SCHABOS MARCELLINUS BERNARDUS
IPC: F24C3/00
Filed: 1985-10-22
Abstract: A heater comprises a heat exchanger housing 1 adjacent the bottom of which there is arranged a burner tube 6, an air case 2 communicating with said housing 1 and a wall-traversing tube 4 for discharging combustion gases, and an outer tube 3 for air supply surrounding said discharge tube 4, as well as a gas control block 8 arranged in a gas supply duct 7 to said burner tube. The connection between the air case 2 and the heat exchanger housing 1 includes one or more stub tubes 16 adapted to receive a ring 17 for limiting the quantity of air supplied. A finned heat exchanger block 12 is arranged in at least one wall of the heat exchanger housing. The fins 13 have longitudinal discontinuities to prevent the build-up of a barrier layer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171539-A (GB)
Title: Storage heater control apparatus
Inventor: CLARK ALLAN EDWARD
IPC: G05D23/24
Filed: 1986-01-31
Abstract: Control apparatus controls the supply of electrical energy to a storage heater during a charge period which represents part of a 24 hour period, has a manually operable variable resistor (14), for setting a desired temperature. A thermistor 12 senses an ambient temperature. A control circuit (11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22 and 23) is connected to receive the outputs of the variable resistor (14) and the thermistor (13) and controls a relay (25) through which electrical energy is supplied to the storage heater. The control circuit is arranged to begin the supply of energy to the storage heater when a time period after the beginning of the charge period has elapsed so that the energisation of the storage heater from the end of the time period until the end of the charge period stores a quantity of energy in the storage heater approximately equal to that required to maintain the temperature at the desired temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190078-A (GB)
Title: Porous glass rod as fibre preform
Inventor: KAWAZEO HIDEYO
IPC: C03B37/018
Filed: 1986-05-10
Abstract: A porous glass rod 23 is fabricated using a reaction vessel 11 which includes an elevational passage between an exhaust port 12 in the vessel side and the top of the vessel over its interior and a burner 14 mounted in the vessel for forming glass fine particles, and a target 15 which is elevationally movable and rotatable and is inserted from the passage 13 into the vessel, wherein a downward gas stream is produced along the outer periphery of the passage 13 in the vessel. This can stabilize the fluid flow in the reaction vessel to stabilize the outer diameter and the refractive index distribution of the glass rod in the longitudinal direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193685-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for controlling the position of a printing plate on a printing cylinder
Inventor: WAINWRIGHT BASIL EARLE
IPC: B41F27/00
Filed: 1986-07-17
Abstract: Apparatus (2) for controlling the position of a printing plate (4) on a printing cylinder, which apparatus (2) comprises means for moving the printing plate (4) from side to side on the printing cylinder and means (32,34) for moving the printing plate (4) backwards or forwards around the printing cylinder and for slewing the printing plate (4) with respect to the printing cylinder so that the printing plate (4) moves over an angular path with respect to the printing cylinder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180849-A (GB)
Title: Producing clean gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide
Inventor: SANTEN SVEN
IPC: C10J1/207
Filed: 1986-09-23
Abstract: In a method of producing a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which method the gas does not need to be subjected to energy-consuming and costly scrubbing steps before being used as reduction gas, combustion gas or synthesis gas, the gas is produced from material containing carbon and/or hydrocarbon and oxidant and is supplied to a reaction chamber (2) simultaneously with a gas heated by plasma generator (at 3), in order to crack the hydrocarbon in the gas. The gas may be passed through a limestone or dolomite filling to the remove sulphur therefrom. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188548-A (GB)
Title: Oral hygiene compositions
Inventor: DOBBS ROGER CLIVE
IPC: A61K8/19
Filed: 1987-04-01
Abstract: An oral hygiene composition comprises from 0.01 to 2.0% of a water soluble ionic fluorine-containing compound, an ionic calcium containing abrasive material, at least 1.8% by weight of the composition of a dialkali metal or tetra-alkali metal pyrophosphate salt or a mixture thereof, from 0.01% to 9% by weight of a water-soluble ionic agent containing the anionic counter ions of the ionic abrasive together with metal cations capable of forming a water-soluble fluoride, and a dentally acceptable excipient. The excess of abrasive anions from the water-soluble ionic agent suppresses the formation of free calcium ions, which thereby permits maximum availability of pyrophosphate anions for anti calculus benefits.
Patent GB-2205577-A (GB)
Title: Perfumed paint
Inventor: MORITZ PAUL
IPC: C09D7/63
Filed: 1987-06-08
Abstract: A paint composition includes at least one perfume agent.
Patent GB-2206245-A (GB)
Title: Integrated circuit package with triplate lines
Inventor: JARVIS CHARLES RICHARD
IPC: H01L23/66
Filed: 1987-06-24
Abstract: An integrated circuit package includes a semiconductor chip 1 mounted upon a triplate structure 10 whose planes extend generally perpendicular to the plane of the chip mounting surface. The triplates each comprise conductive ground plane sheets 13 either side of a central signal track 14 extending from the chip to a connection point at the base of the package, with dielectric spacing sheets 12. The package allows for a high density of broad bandwidth input/output connections to the semiconductor chip. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2192818-A (GB)
Title: Tool for inserting spiral members in holes
Inventor: HENRY HUGH RICHARD
IPC: B25B27/14
Filed: 1987-06-30
Abstract: A tool for inserting a tapered spiral member in a threaded hole in a receptive substrate (e.g. a railway sleeper) comprises a tapered shaft 162 provided with a spiral thread 164 to receive the spiral member, the tool having an drive shoulder 167 to engage an axial end of the spiral member, a rectangular wrenching head 160, and a circular stop shoulder 161 to prevent penetration of the shaft 162 beyond the bottom of the receiving hole. The tool is formed by cutting away portions of the rail spike. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212044-A (GB)
Title: Cat harness
Inventor: WILLIAMS FREDA CUMPSTY
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 1987-11-09
Abstract: A safety cat harness has an adjustable breast plate and may be made in various colours. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2212259-A (GB)
Title: A modular stove system
Inventor: GREENALL JONATHAN LESLIE
IPC: F24B7/00
Filed: 1987-11-12
Abstract: A wood and/or coal, solid fuel or bio-fuel stove system comprises a standard stove body A onto which can be fitted various top C and intermediate B sections. These tops and intermediate sections have various heating purposes i.e. water heating, warm air ducting and or improved combustion efficiency. These components are interchangeable, and could be fitted to appliances of the same type at a future date. A corded, gasketed or cemented channel or flange provides a smoke tight seal between the sections. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213388-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for providing ventilation to a region of a bed intended to accommodate a human being
Inventor: SHORT RODERICK DOUGLAS VICTOR
IPC: A47C21/04
Filed: 1987-12-14
Abstract: An apparatus suitable for providing ventilation to a region of a bed intended to accommodate a human being, comprises an inlet, a means for propelling air, and a remote outlet intended to be located in the region of the bed, with the means for propelling air and the remote outlet being connected by a length of flexible tubing, the arrangement being such that, in use, air is propelled from the inlet through the length of flexible tubing to the outlet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215270-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced bitumen felts
Inventor: SWIFT RICHARD RUSSELL
IPC: D06N5/00
Filed: 1988-02-22
Abstract: A reinforced bitumen underslating felt comprising a bitumen saturated and coated fibre base felt sheet combined with a layer of jute hessian embedded in the coating on one side of the felt so as to reinforce and strengthen the sheet, modified by the incorporation of an additional layer of non-woven plastics sheet material. The composite material of a fibre layer, a hessian layer and a non-woven plastic sheet layer completely impregnated with and encapsulated in bitumen, performs better than conventional underslating with respect to its resistance to weathering.
Patent GB-2206087-A (GB)
Title: Improved tandem axle leaf spring suspension
Inventor: THOMPSON FREDERICK
IPC: B60G5/047
Filed: 1988-06-03
Abstract: Vehicle multi-axle mechanical suspensions use leaf springs having sliding bearing contact with a hanger bracket at one end and with a pivotally mounted equaliser at the other end. Load equalisation between the axles is difficult to achieve satisfactorily because of the friction forces involved. A suspension unit comprises a front hanger bracket (4), an equaliser (6) pivotally carried by an equaliser mounting bracket (8), a leaf spring (5) and an air bag (9). Spring (5) has sliding bearing contact on bracket (4) and on equaliser (6). Equaliser (6) has a laterally and forwardly extending platform (11) on which air bag (9) is mounted. An axle (12) is secured to spring (5) by U-bolts and a torque arm (17) extends between torque arm mounting bracket (13) and bracket (4). Air bag (9) is connected to the air bag(s) of succeeding suspension units for axle load equalisation. The assembly of equaliser (6) and equaliser mounting bracket (8) includes elastomeric bushes having greater vertical stiffness than torsional stiffness. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210225-A (GB)
Title: Dielectric filter of solid mold type
Inventor: YORITA TADAHIRO
IPC: H01P1/205
Filed: 1988-09-16
Abstract: A filter comprises a dielectric block 2 having a plurality of through-holes 3 coated with a conductive film, an outer conductive film 5 being provided on the side faces of the block and a short-circuit conductive film being located on the bottom face of the block. Electrodes 11a-11d for adjustment use are formed on a dielectric base plate 9, which is a separate unit from the dielectric block, and are connected with respective resonators formed in the block through coupling members 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227363-A (GB)
Title: Push button switch
Inventor: FEWELL GEORGE
IPC: H02B1/044
Filed: 1988-11-28
Abstract: A push button switch 2 comprises a body part 4 with a bore 6 (Fig. 2), a push button member 8 slidably mounted in bore 6, a spring loaded switch device 10 which connects to body part 4 and biases push button member 8 to return to a set outer position after manual depression, and a self-locking washer 12, body part 4 having a plain outer surface 14 over which the self-locking washer 12 slides in order to secure the switch in a mounting panel 18. Rubber washer 52, or a flat 56 (Figs. 7, 8) counters rotation of the switch. Washer 52 also inhibits moisture ingress and pushbutton 8 fitting flush with face 26 (Fig. 4) of part 4 inhibits corrosion and vandalism. Pushbutton 8 inner/outer positions are determined by pin 20 engaging opposite sides of aperture 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223962-A (GB)
Title: Shower hand set
Inventor: BRUETON JOHN THEOPHILUS
IPC: B05B1/34
Filed: 1988-12-13
Abstract: The hand set includes an elongate cast or moulded body 1 having a threaded spigot (3) at one end for attachment to a flexible water supply hose. The body contains a water passageway 2 leading from the spigot (3) to a lateral opening 7 adjacent to the opposite end of the body and which contains an insert 35. The insert contains a swirler device 21 for subdividing the main water stream into a plurality of smaller streams which are each inclined with respect to the axis of a duct 17, 18, 20 thereby imparting a swirling motion to the water flow causing it to diverge into a spray as it leaves a discharge orifice 20. The insert may be fixed in the opening 7 in a variety of ways, e.g. by co-operating screw threads of the insert and the body or adhesive. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228139-A (GB)
Title: Ion mobility detectors
Inventor: TURNER ROBERT BRIAN
IPC: G01N27/64
Filed: 1989-02-09
Abstract: An ion mobility detector comprises a sample inlet membrane 24 for flowing a sample passing through the membrane over an ionisation source 26 which is offset from an ion reaction region 27, with which two or more ion drift regions 10A, 10B communicate, means for impressing a potential gradient on each drift region, an ion injection shutter 28A, 28B at the entrance to each drift region whereby the drift region can be made accessible or inaccessible to ions of a particular sign located in the reaction region, an ion detector 32A, 32B in each drift region means 34A, 34B for passing drift gas down each drift region to the reaction region and exit means 22 in the reaction region remote from the ionisation source for venting drift gas from the reaction region. In a method of using the detector, the time delay between the start of one half cycle of an alternating potential applied to the ionisation source 26 and the application of an opening pulse to the shutter 28A, 28B is varied in a number of preliminary steps and an optimum time delay for subsequent use is selected at the end of the preliminary steps. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230759-A (GB)
Title: Supplying auxiliary laminar parts of boxes in box assembly machines
Inventor: BOIX JAEN JOSE
IPC: B31B7/00
Filed: 1989-02-13
Abstract: Auxiliary parts 3 are introduced into cardboard boxes during the assembly operation by apparatus comprising two symmetrical parts (Fig.1), each one of which comprises an inclined loader 1 facing the other, and angled towards an assembly countermold 18, piles of accessory laminae 3 being located in loaders 1 and removed one at a time by suction mechanisms 10 on arms 8 which then swing to a position, Fig.2, in which the laminae are facing each other for introduction into the assembly countermold 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222358-A (GB)
Title: Cages and dividers
Inventor: SHARPE STANLEY RAYMOND
IPC: A01K1/02
Filed: 1989-08-31
Abstract: A cage in one embodiment comprises a number of panels including a front panel 14 to be positioned behind a backrest 6 of a seat of a vehicle and a rear panel 15 which lies adjacent a rear opening door 5 of the vehicle. The first panel 14 includes fold down doors 17, 18 which act as alternative exits for animals in the cage in the event that doors 24 in the rear panel 15 cannot be opened. A divider 80 having spaced apart doors 16, 17 is also provided to give access to compartments in the rear of a vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238227-A (GB)
Title: Heated table mat
Inventor: WAYTE RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: A47G23/03
Filed: 1989-10-26
Abstract: A heated table mat comprising a battery (2) driven heating element (4), manual switch (5) and indicator light (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227689-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of plastics insulated wire
Inventor: MURPHY RICHARD JOHN
IPC: H01B13/00
Filed: 1989-12-08
Abstract: Plastics-coated wire is passed through a beam of X-radiation which simultaneously cross-links the plastics material and produces in an X-ray receiver an image of the internal structure of the plastics coating, for the purpose of quality control.
Patent GB-2240095-A (GB)
Title: Tamper evident package
Inventor: COX PAUL R
IPC: B65D17/50
Filed: 1990-01-18
Abstract: A tamper evident package comprises a container for a product, the container having at least one dispensing opening (5) e.g in a cap (4). A label (6) prevents dispensing of the product through the opening. The label is preferably circular and includes a first part, such as a pair of diametrically opposed segments (7), which is permanently secured to the container eg by suitable adhesive, and a second part, such as the central portion of the label (9) lying between the segments, frangibly connected to the first pert and covering the dispensing opening(s), which is readily removable from the container by tearing the frangible connection to permit dispensing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240843-A (GB)
Title: Reel cutting machine with dust extractor
Inventor: ASSELBORN PETER
IPC: B26D7/18
Filed: 1990-02-13
Abstract: A reel cutting machine longitudinal cuts continuous webs of material (1) by means of cutters (4, 5) mounted on carriages (6) which are transportable on guides (7) transversally to the direction of motion of the web of material to be cut and which each bear at least for each cutter a suction nozzle (9) on a suction pipe. A suction slit (15) of a suction box (14) is directed parallel to said guide (7). Each suction tube takes the form of a tube (8) having a connecting sleeve (11). A connection head (10) of each connecting sleeve (11) has a shuttle-shaped cross section of which the longitudinal axis is directed parallel to the suction slit (15). The suction slit (15) is closed by mutually opposite and mutually prestressed flexible lips (17) which are urged to press against the side wall periphery of the connection head (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241638-A (GB)
Title: A reservoir for a motor vehicle
Inventor: PALMER ANDREW C
IPC: B60S1/48
Filed: 1990-02-27
Abstract: A reservoir 10 for a motor vehicle comprises reservoir 12 contained within and surrounded by reservoir 11. Reservoir 12 is an expansion tank for engine coolant and reservoir 11 is for the storage of window or headlight cleaning liquid. <IMAGE>