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Patent GB-2164116-A (GB)
Title: Suspension system with hydraulic bump stop
Inventor: TZUR MENASHE
IPC: F16F9/20
Filed: 1985-05-16
Abstract: In a suspension for an armoured vehicle, as a hydraulic shock absorber 12 approaches the end of its stroke, a hydraulic bump stop 10 comes into operation. An element 20,22 moving with the shock absorber 12 engages the plunger 18 of the bump stop 10. The internal construction of the bump stop is shown in Fig. 2, and includes a reservoir 78 in communication with one of the working chambers 50 to compensate for effects of temperature change. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176777-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxopiperidine
Inventor: PARAMONOV VLADIMIR IVANOVICH
IPC: C07D211/74
Filed: 1985-06-20
Abstract: 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-oxo-piperidine is prepared by reacting acetone with ammonia in the presence of   (1) a cation exchanger and (2) ethylenediaminotetraacetic acid, its disodium salt, and/or dimethylglyoxime.   (2) is employed amount of from 0.001 to 1% by weight of (1). a
Patent GB-2180860-A (GB)
Title: Constructional kits using building boards
Inventor: TERRY JOHN DAVID
IPC: E04B1/10
Filed: 1985-09-07
Abstract: A constructional kit for buildings or other structures includes standard rectangular boards, each comprising a core of cork agglomerate sandwiched between plywood cladding sheets. Some boards have rabbets 3 along one pair or both pairs of opposing edges for engaging cooperating rabbeted edges of adjoining parallel boards or forming walls, floors or ceilings, and some boards have a pair of slots 7 extending from one edge, perpendicular thereto, for engaging the slotted portions of other boards at right angles to form corners. Shorter slotted boards (14 Figure 5) can be engaged with slotted boards to form buttresses for supporting them in vertical planes, and pre-formed plywood jointing elements (8 Figure 5) are provided for strengthening joints between boards in one horizontal building course and for tying them to boards in underlying or overlying courses. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180963-A (GB)
Title: Wireless control of temperature
Inventor: TSUNODA HIDEO
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1985-09-26
Abstract: A temperature control apparatus for a heating or cooling apparatus with a temperature sensor 15, a computer 2 producing a control signal in response to temperature during an operation period and thereafter entering a halt period, a transmitter 21 for sending the control signal to the heating or cooling apparatus and a timer 23 for controlling the computer. The timer 23 is activated by commencement of the operation period to reactivate the computer after a predetermined time. A desired temperature is set at 11. The CPU 3 produces a ramp voltage by circuit 17 for comparison with the measured temperature; a high or low signal is sent from 19 to CPU 3 according to whether the instant temperature is above or below the ramp level. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2166516-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulically damped rubber mounting
Inventor: MEINDL HERMANN
IPC: F16F13/18
Filed: 1985-10-31
Abstract: A rubber mounting (1) with a hydraulic damping action, particularly for use as an engine bearing for motor vehicles, has two chambers (14, 17) containing a damping fluid, one chamber (17) having a limiting wall in the form of an elastic rubber spring element (7). The chambers are connected to one another by a throttle (19,18,20) and the mounting further comprises a compensating space (12) separated from the other chamber (14) by a bellows (11). To reduce the overall height of the rubber bearing the compensating space (12) and the chamber (14) which is adjacent thereto are each in the form of an annular space and the two chambers (14, 17) and the compensating space (12) are arranged in tandem in the radial direction of the rubber bearing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171682-A (GB)
Title: Feeding discrete objects by suction
Inventor: TURNER WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: B65G47/14
Filed: 1985-12-02
Abstract: In order to feed small objects, e.g. diamonds, one by one, there is a rotary bowl 2 with a highly resilient foam plastic insert 12 providing a V-shaped annular trough to which the objects are fed. There is a rotary feeder head whose axis is inclined to the axis of the bowl 2, and which carries a nozzle wheel 4 with a number of suction nozzles 47, arranged so that the nozzles 47 pick up successive objects from the bowl 2. As the nozzle wheel 4 rotates, ports 52, 53 on the nozzle wheel 4 register with stationary ports 58, 59 to which compressed air is supplied. The ports 52, 58 cause the suction to be released and the ports 53, 59 cause a blast of compressed air to be blown through an annular array of discharge openings 49. The insert 12 enables the relatively delicate nozzles 47 to be used and the porting arrangement 52, 53, 58, 59 causes precise release and ejection of the objects after pick-up. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2189874-A (GB)
Title: Cocoa dryer
Inventor: NG CHEE TEE
IPC: F26B11/02
Filed: 1986-03-24
Abstract: Cocoa beans are dried and/or fermented in apparatus comprising a hollow rotary drum (1) for receiving a quantity of beans and having a plurality of perforated tubes (6) which extend axially therethrough. Heated air is blown through the tubes (6) as the drum (1) rotates, the tubes also serving to agitate the beans. The heated air may be recirculated to the tubes from the drum. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193087-A (GB)
Title: A portable, collapsible, support assembly for reading or writing matter
Inventor: LEWIS SIAN CAROLINE SCOTT
IPC: A47B23/04
Filed: 1986-05-08
Abstract: A portable, collapsible, support assembly is provided for reading or writing matter such as a book, magazine or letter (2), including a support surface (3) on which an article (2) to be read or written on can be placed, elongated arm means (4,5) to one end of which the support surface (3) is releasably attachable, and a base (11) to which the other end of the arm means (4,5) can be releasably secured, said base (11) being in the form of a portable container into which liquid or particulate material such as water, earth, sand or the like can removably be placed to provide a counter weight for the extended arm means (4,5) and assembled support surface (3), and into which, when the counter weight material has been removed, the collapsed arm means (4,5) and disassembled support surface (3) can removably be placed for carrying purposes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2194178-A (GB)
Title: Coating surfaces
Inventor: LANDON-BROWNE GEOFFREY JOHN
IPC: B05D1/36
Filed: 1986-12-11
Abstract: A surface of a material such as a smooth plastics material or a ceramic is painted with a coating material such as an epoxy or polyester resin. This material normally has poor adhesion to such surfaces. The coating material in dry powder form is mixed with fine consistency abrasive such as aluminium oxide powder, the aluminium oxide comprising preferably 1 DIVIDED 2%-2% by volume of the mixture. This is then directed in a jet of air at the surface by means of an air gun using a pressurized air source at e.g. 30 to 90 lbs/square inch. The abrasive material makes a mechanical key to which the paint adheres.
Patent GB-2190481-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger
Inventor: MCKIRDY IAN DONALD
IPC: F28D9/00
Filed: 1987-05-13
Abstract: A method of producing a heat exchanger, comprises providing a corrugated sheet, forming the corrugations into passageways for fluid flow along the corrugations so that adjacent passageways have a common wall, providing a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet for the passageways, so that, in use, fluid flowing along each passageway is in heat-exchange communication through said common wall with fluid flowing along an adjacent passageway, the mouths of the recesses of the corrugated sheet being closed or partially so by a sheet (10, 11) of material continuous with the corrugated sheet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2192097-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic actuator
Inventor: LOGIE FRANK MCLEAN
IPC: H01F7/08
Filed: 1987-06-11
Abstract: The actuator has a "C" or "E" core, and an armature plate 13; the outer limbs 12 of the core having extensions 14 with faces 15 which define air gaps with the edges 16 of the armature. This arrangement increases pull with only a small increase in mass. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2206089-A (GB)
Title: Automobile parking apparatus
Inventor: LAM KENNETH
IPC: B60R1/00
Filed: 1987-06-11
Abstract: One or more mirrors are mounted to enable the driver (7) to see one or more extremities of his vehicle such as the rear bumper (5) or a front nearside wing (6). A single mirror can serve to allow the driver to observe both sides of the vehicle or can simply show only one extremity of the vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199860-A (GB)
Title: Roof ventilation tile
Inventor: GIBSON COLIN FREDERICK
IPC: E04D1/30
Filed: 1987-11-05
Abstract: A roof ventilation tile 10 comprising a tile member adapted to be arranged between roof covering elements in a row of roof covering elements in a roof structure, said tile member having an external surface 11a adapted to be disposed substantially in the plane of said row of roof tiles, and said tile member being provided with at least one first aperture 13 for providing an air flow therethrough, the or each first aperture being disposed in the external surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199040-A (GB)
Title: Adhesives, their preparation and use
Inventor: ANSELL CHRISTOPHER WILSON GUY
IPC: A61L15/16
Filed: 1987-12-03
Abstract: Skin friendly pressure sensitive adhesives in the form of inherently tacky polyurethane-containing gells may be prepared by reacting an isocyanate prepolymer, which is itself the reaction product of poly-functional isocyanate and polyoxyalkylene diol monoalkyl ether, with a hydroxyl-containing ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid and optionally other hydroxyl containing compounds and then cross-linking the polymer so formed by means of irradiation. The proportion of acrylate chosen is such that it will react with at least 15 to 25% of the free isocyanate groups in the prepolymer and the remainder react with the other hydroxyl containing compound. The adhesives are capable of absorbing up to 95%, typically from 35 to 95% by weight of water when hydrated. The use of the adhesive in highly moisture vapour permeable dressings is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2202115-A (GB)
Title: Planes of image memory have respective viewport controllers
Inventor: PHILLIPS DAVID JOHN
IPC: G06T11/00
Filed: 1988-02-29
Abstract: A multi-tasking, multiple windowing computer graphics facility which does not place undue burdens upon the processing power of its host computer comprises a multi-planar memory to which data defining windows to be displayed in viewports on a display screen can be written, and a plurality of viewport controllers each individually associated with a respective one of the memory planes and capable of extracting data from each of a plurality of windows defined in its respective memory plane for effecting a corresponding display in any desired viewport location on the display screen. For the management of overlapping viewports, the window-viewport assignments which determine the display locations of viewports on the display screen include viewport priority indications which are taken into account in the reading out of data from the several planes of the multi-planar memory so that overlapping viewports are handled automatically and can appear transparent or opaque relative to one another as required. Windows can be created of any size and any number of planes deep (up to the available depth of the display memory), and opaque or transparent images can be moved freely around the display screen without requiring modification of the data in the memory by flexibly mapping windows in the display memory to viewports on the screen. A VRAM (video RAM) multi-planar memory is used and the viewport controllers are configured as modular VLSI components which can be cascaded for addressing any number of memory planes.
Patent GB-2215753-A (GB)
Title: Bracket for joining gutter lengths
Inventor: HEELAN JOHN
IPC: E04D13/068
Filed: 1988-03-26
Abstract: A gutter assembly comprises a bracket including an arcuate strip 10 having the profile of a gutter provided at each end with at least one inwardly directed projection 11, said projection having steps. A first gutter length having an end resting in and supported by said strip with its upper edges retained adjacent a first step at a low level, and a second gutter length having an end overlapping the end of the first gutter length with the upper edges of the second gutter end retained by the adjacent second step which is at a higher level than that of the first step. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220005-A (GB)
Title: Process for removing oxide layer and scale from metals and metal alloys
Inventor: BORDAS ZOLTAN
IPC: C23G1/08
Filed: 1988-06-28
Abstract: A process for removing oxide layer and scale from the surface of metals and metal alloys comprises treating the metal at 20-80 DEG C, for 5-40 minutes in an aqueous solution of iron (III) chloride sulphate iron (III) chloride, iron (III) sulphate or a mixture of iron (III) chloride or iron (III) sulphate containing 150-200 g/l of iron (III)-ion and said solution being free of acid or containing up to 30% by weight. The process can be used to treat individual metal articles or continuous metal material in a continuous length.
Patent GB-2220124-A (GB)
Title: Spent grain-based animal feed material and method for its production
Inventor: PENROSE JOHN DENNIS FITZGERALD
IPC: A23K10/38
Filed: 1988-06-30
Abstract: A process for the preparation of animal feed material comprises the treatment of spent grains containing water- insoluble carbohydrate with one or more carbohydrate lyase enzymes to increase the content of available carbohydrate therein, said grains containing or being subsequently contacted with lactic acid producing microorganisms. An animal feed material may comprise spent grains having an overall dry-matter content of 23-30% by weight and containing at least one carbohydrate lyase enzyme.
Patent GB-2220735-A (GB)
Title: Light emitting diode torch
Inventor: BEASTALL GEOFFREY PHILIP
IPC: F21L4/02
Filed: 1988-07-04
Abstract: The torch uses a light emitting diode (LED) in place of a bulb and produces a light which may be red, green or yellow. The LED may be wired directly into the torch or fitted into a screw, bayonet or other bulb fitting in place of the bulb. The LED in such a fitting may also be used with a limiting resistor.
Patent GB-2209820-A (GB)
Title: Body-protection shield
Inventor: MEDWELL ROGER TERENCE ARTHUR
IPC: F41H5/08
Filed: 1988-09-13
Abstract: A combination shield (1) for protecting a user against impact by projectiles, eg. for use in riot control has a relatively large main shield (2) and a relatively small auxiliary shield (3) removably secured thereto. The main shield can be of transparent plastics material and the auxiliary shield can be made from a bullet-proof material to act as a ballistic shield. Quick- release couplings (6, 7, 11, 14) are provided, and handles (8, 9) are formed as part of the auxiliary shield (3) which can be used attached to the main shield (2) or separately when needed in a confined space. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210261-A (GB)
Title: A snooker table
Inventor: BURKE MICHAEL
IPC: A63D15/00
Filed: 1988-09-30
Abstract: A snooker table comprises a snooker playing surface 10 pivotally mounted on a cabinet 20. The playing surface 10 may be moved between a horizontal playing mode and a substantially upright storage mode. In the playing mode the cabinet 20 is provided underneath the playing surface 10 at one side thereof. A pair of foldable legs 40 is provided at the other side thereof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2220805-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector with fixing tab
Inventor: FUJIURA YOSHITSUGU
IPC: H01R13/73
Filed: 1989-05-22
Abstract: An electrical connector (10) for electrical and mechanical connection to conductive and metal areas of a printed circuit board (100) comprises a dielectric housing (12) having passageways (14) in which contact sections of electrical contacts (11) are secured. Post sections (17) of the contacts (11) extend outwardly from a rear surface of the housing (12) for electrical connection to conductive areas of the hoard (100). Profiled recesses (19) extend inwardly from a bottom surface (12a ) of the housing (12) and receive metal securing members (20) with profiles corresponding to the recesses (19), secured with an outer exposed surface located in a plane containing the bottom surface (12a) of the housing (12). The members (20) can be soldered to the board (100) to reduce stress and deformation during electrical coupling and uncoupling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223732-A (GB)
Title: Towing eye for a towing rope
Inventor: HYSTAD PER H
IPC: B63B21/56
Filed: 1989-10-05
Abstract: The eye eg mounted on a vessel comprises a shank (7) having upper (A) and lower (B) portions hingedly interconnected at respective ends thereof. An end of the lower portion (B) of the shank (7) remote from the hinge is for attachment to towing vessel (1) and the upper portion (A) of the shank (7) is provided with an eye (8) for the passage of a towing rope (9). The eye (8) includes a pulley (11) a circumferential surface of which provides a movable contact surface to guide the towing rope (9) while also reducing its wear. The towing eye has a centre of gravity such that the upper portion (A) hangs generally vertically on the towing rope (9) with the circumferential surface of the pulley (11) maintained in contact with the towing rope (9) when the towing rope (9) is untensioned. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238964-A (GB)
Title: Pressing oil from vegetable matter
Inventor: YAMAMOTO-SEISAKUSHO KABUSHIKI
IPC: B30B9/06
Filed: 1989-11-28
Abstract: Oil is pressed from soybeans, sesame seeds or rice bran in two stages, using an annular press chamber and a single hydraulic ram 16. Firstly the ram piston rod 20 is raised (Fig. 5) and a platen 48 screwed on it its end. Matter to be pressed is poured into the chamber between outer cylinder 28 and rod 20, and the rod is lowered (Fig. 6) to compress the matter at relatively low pressure, the expressed oil passing through a filter which lines cylinder 28 into drainage grooves. Further quantities of matter are added to the chamber and similarly pressed, on top of the first batch, until the chamber is full. Then platen 48 is unscrewed and rod 20 is lowered to allow a platen 56 to be inserted beneath annular plate 36 (Fig. 7), and an inner filter and oil drainage assembly 58 is inserted in the central void (Fig. 8) through an upper closure plate 68 which is clamped in place. Finally the rod 20, platen 56 and plate 36 are raised (Fig. 9) to compress the matter at higher pressure. The press is enclosed by a skirt (78) into which hot gas is fed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239161-A (GB)
Title: Item of jewellery
Inventor: WINN CARL GEORGE
IPC: A44C7/00
Filed: 1989-12-22
Abstract: An item of jewellery such as a hollow earring comprises first 1 and second 2 parts which each comprise a shell affording convex and concave faces, each of the parts affording, at their edges 4, 5 formations which interfit with one another. The pans 1, 2 are joined by means of a joining material such as solder applied to the item in the region of the formations at the edges 4, 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240006-A (GB)
Title: A process for preparing a substantially wholly carbonaceous diaphragm for use in acoustic equipment
Inventor: ODAJIMA HIDEO
IPC: H04R7/02
Filed: 1990-01-15
Abstract: A process for preparing a substantially wholly carbonaceous integrated diaphragm for use in acoustic equipment comprises blending 90 - 10 wt. % of organic high polymer which can be carbonized by baking with 10 - 90 wt. % of graphite powder having crystals of high elastic modulus; kneading the blend by applying high shearing forces; producing a perforated core from the blended material; producing from the blended material a skin in which the graphite powder is oriented substantially parallel to the surface of the skin: assembling the diaphragm by bonding the skin to the perforated sides of the core by using an organic liquid composition which has a high carbon residue after baking; and baking the diaphragm in an inert atmospheres
Patent GB-2236140-A (GB)
Title: Sliding patio door dual point latch and lock
Inventor: PAULSON GARY FRANK
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 1990-03-06
Abstract: A latch mechanism for a patio door having a narrow rectangular frame surrounding a window and slidable in a casing so that a vertical frame side abuts the casing when the door is closed. A pair of vertically spaced keepers on the casing are engagable by a pair of spaced latches on the door frame. The latches are biased toward an open position, and are moved by the keepers to a latching position when the door is closed. Catches secure the latches in the latching position, and the door handles are operably connected to the catches by a pair of longitudinally movable tie bars and pivoting links. A locking cam gear is movable by a sliding rack actuator between an unlocked position clear of the tie bars and a locked position with a raised cam surface engaging the tie bars to prevent longitudinal movement of the tie bars.
Patent GB-2244358-A (GB)
Title: Lighting control system
Inventor: GOMOLUCH MARK STEPHEN
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 1990-05-25
Abstract: A lighting controller comprises a series of data storage elements S1.1 - Sn.2 for controlling light sources LED connected to each element. The data storage elements S1.1 - Sn.2 are connected in series on a data wire 35 to a microprocessor 10 which outputs a series of data bits to control the light sources. By advancing the data bits along the data wire 35 through successive storage elements S1.1 - Sn.2, the lighting pattern can be changed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237380-A (GB)
Title: Laser alignment system
Inventor: HAMAR MARTIN R
IPC: G01B11/27
Filed: 1990-08-10
Abstract: A laser alignment system comprises a method and apparatus wherein an operating member such as a spindle can be properly aligned with a workpiece for manufacturing operations thereon. The system comprises a laser (2) whose beam (3) impinges on a target (8), with the laser and target being interchangeably mounted on a spindle (14) and a "master part" (13). Information from the target (8) is fed through interface circuitry (9) to a computer (10) which calculates an "effective target" relative to shim feet (18) under the movable "master part" (13) or spindle (14). This "effective target" gives the system capability for aligning the operating member both as to coincidence of location and appropriate incident angle with points within the workpiece which are physically inaccessible. The computer (10) outputs information onto a multiplicity of display screens e.g. (11) whereby an operator can align the spindle with the "master part" axis (23) by a series of shimming movements. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240460-A (GB)
Title: Watch band
Inventor: TAKAGI AKIYOSHI
IPC: A44C5/10
Filed: 1991-01-16
Abstract: A watch band has a plurality of link units connected with each other by a connecting pin 9. Each of the link units comprises a link 1 and a connecting member in the form of a projection 3. The connecting member is engaged with a recess 2 formed at a side of an adjacent link and connected thereto. An ornamental plate 4 having a different color from the link is mounted on the connecting member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253236-A (GB)
Title: Locking device
Inventor: SMART MICHAEL EDWARD
IPC: E05C3/04
Filed: 1991-02-28
Abstract: A locking device for a display case has a locking member 54 rotatable in a C-section housing. A C-shaped frame member has a projection 38 which when inserted in the housing engages the locking member to cause it to rotate so that a part of the locking member engages with the frame member (fig 2) to prevent the projection being withdrawn from the housing. <IMAGE>