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Patent GB-1372700-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control assemblies
IPC: B60N2/52
Filed: 1970-12-31
Abstract: 1372700 Controlling vehicles UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS CO 29 Dec 1971 [31 Dec 1970] 61960/70 Headings B7H and B7B A vehicle control assembly comprises a seat rigidly connected to a support on which the vehicle controls are mounted so that the seat and controls are mounted relative to a base part through a spring suspension. As shown in Fig. 1 the support in the form of a platform 13 is supported above a base part 19, bolted to the vehicle cab floor, by a spring suspension comprising scissor-type linkages and either a torsion bar spring or a hydropneumatic or coil spring 20. A pleated skirt member 23 is provided between the platform and base part for safety reasons. In a modification, Fig. 2 (not shown), the platform is stepped for the seat and steering column, a separate scissor-linkage suspension assembly being mounted under each step and a coil spring located below the seat. It is envisaged that the steering can be controlled via a mechanical linkage including a splined sliding coupling and universal joints and the remainder of the controls can be operated electrically, hydraulically or pneumatically.
Patent GB-1283240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in rotary electrical machines
Inventor: RONNEVIG CARL
IPC: H02K3/48
Filed: 1969-12-22
Abstract: 1283240 Electrical machine conductor arrangements ALLMANNA SVENSKA ELEKTRISKA AB 22 Dec 1969 [23 Dec 1968] 62280/69 Heading H2A In a rotary electrical machine comprising a magnetic core, e.g. of the stator of a synchronous generator, having in a plurality of axially directed winding slots a plurality of coil sides 4, 5 upon which radial forces are exerted by slot welding means, at least one such coil side is disposed in the slot in such an elastically deformed state that its centre line has a shape which in a predetermined manner deviates from that in the unstressed condition. The invention is to reduce coil side movement due to fluctuating magnetic forces, and as shown varying and uniform thickness insulating inserts 9, 10, cause the originally straight coil sides to have a sinusoidal shape when short wedges 12 are driven in. In other embodiments the opposite, or both, inserts are of varying thickness, varying thickness layers are provided between the coil sides and the sides of the slots, or pockets of core laminations are angularly displaced to cause the slots to have a wave-shape.
Patent GB-684103-A (GB)
Abstract: 684,103. Books. MAYOL, P. M. March 21, 1950. [March 21, 1949] No. 7062/50. Class 16. An illustration for a book comprises a sheet 1 folded at its centre 2 and having a picture thereon, and a second sheet 4 hinged to the sheet 1 by strips 3, 5 so that the sheet 4 and strips 3, 5 lie flat on the sheet 1 when the latter is folded, and the sheet 4 is spaced from the sheet 1 as shown, Fig. 2, when the latter is opened flat, a suitablyshaped aperture or apertures being provided in the sheet 4 through which the picture is viewed when the sheet 1 is opened. Intermediate apertured sheets 7 may be attached to the strips 3, 5 to give a relief impression when the picture is viewed. Parts 8<SP>1</SP>, Fig. 4, which move into exposed position when the sheet 1 is opened are pivoted at 10 to the sheets 4 or 7 adjacent to the apertures therein and are connected at points 11, 12 on opposite sides of the pivot 10 to the hinge line 2 or to the hinge line between a strip 5 and the sheet 1 by an inextensible string and a resilient cord 13 respectively which cause the desired movement.
Patent GB-1481510-A (GB)
Title: Ion selective electrodes and in methods of measuring the concentrations of ions
IPC: G01N27/333
Filed: 1974-07-10
Abstract: 1481510 Ion selective electrode NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP 10 July 1974 [18 June 1973] 00743/77 Divided out of 1481509 Heading GIN An ion selective electrode comprises a metal or metal alloy capable of forming a "hydride" and containing a concentration of hydrogen, and a mixture of an acid and the salt of the acid with the ion to be measured, the mixture partially coating the "hydride". The acid and salt must be substantially insoluble in the liquid(s) to be measured. The term "hydrides" covers non-stoichiometric "alloys" of metals with dissolved hydrogen. Preferably the metal or alloy comprises one or more of palladium, yttrium, zirconium, titanium and vanadium and the mixture comprises steoric acid and a steorate of divalent calcium, magnesium, borium, yttrium, strontium or lanthanum. As shown, a PTFE body 55 has longitudinal grooves 56 and threads 57 in a portion of reduced diameter 58. A steoric acid/calcium steorate mixture is coated over body 55 and a palladium wire is wound from screw 61 down groove 56, along the screw threads, back diagonally across the threads and up groove 62 to terminal 62. Extra coating of the mixture is applied where the wires cross.
Patent GB-2000688-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for dividing a flowing mixture of a liquid and gas into a plurality of sub-flows
IPC: F25B39/02
Filed: 1978-07-04
Abstract: A flowing mixture containing liquid and gas components is divided into a plurality of sub-flows by introducing the mixture into a separation tank 11 having a lower liquid 16 space and an upper gas space 17 in which there are symmetrically arranged upwardly extending elongate duct portions 19 respectively communicating with outlets for the sub-flows. Each elongate duct portion has an inlet 22 for gas at its upper end and an inlet 23 for liquid at its lower end. Means are provided within the tank for promoting the division of the inlet flow into its liquid and gas components and in two of the embodiments and in two of the embodiments described take the form of a transverse wall at the end of an inlet stub pipe. In a third embodiment the means comprises a central inlet stub pipe termianting below the liquid surface. All the embodiments are symmetrically arranged. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2028614-A (GB)
Title: Data storage systems
IPC: H03M1/00
Filed: 1978-08-17
Abstract: A device for recording and storing information in respect of the variation of a predetermined parameter over a period of time comprises a first oscillator (1) arranged to oscillate at a frequency providing a reference standard, a second oscillator (2) of which the frequency of oscillation varies with the variation of said parameter, a counter (5) connected to the output of the second oscillator by way of a sampling gate (4), a memory (6) connected to the output of said counter, and a monostable (3) arranged to control operation of the sampling gate (4) and a means (7) for causing the output of the counter (5) to be read into addresses of the memory (6). The counter (5) receives a count from the oscillator (2) in accordance with the period of the monostable (3) and this count is read into selected addresses of the memory at intervals, to provide a record of the variation in frequency of the oscillator (2). The information stored in the memory can be recovered by a decoding unit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2005830-A (GB)
Title: Isoenzyme determination
IPC: C12Q1/00
Filed: 1978-08-13
Abstract: A method for determining the presence of isoenzymes of different net electrical charges comprising chromatographically separating the isoenzymes on an anion-exchange column, separately eluting and collecting fractions containing the isoenzymes to be determined, using each fraction to reconstitute a dry reagent for the isoenzyme in the absence of a substrate for the isoenzyme, adding to the reconstituted reagent a substrate for the enzyme, and analyzing the reconstituted reagent and substrate spectrophotometrically.
Patent GB-2031641-A (GB)
Title: Rotating-scale chord logger
IPC: G10G1/02
Filed: 1978-09-22
Abstract: A musical chord-logger, intended to replace the traditional chord book, comprises a number of elongate tubular scales each individually rotatably mounted in a common frame. A longitudinal succession of representations of the stringed neck of a guitar is marked around the outside surface of each scale. Each such marking bears chord notations. A band is rotatable around said surface and is also slidable along the surface. The band is marked with a circumferential succession of fret numbers. The tubular scale is marked with a circumferential succession of musical keys. A chord book may be slotted between sets of scales mounted back- to-back in the frame. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2009688-A (GB)
Title: Hovercraft skirts
IPC: B60V1/16
Filed: 1978-10-27
Abstract: Fingers of a hovercraft skirt are made in at least two mutually separable sub-sections. The subsection 12 defining a portion of the finger which will be lowermost in use is separably attached to subsections 8, 10 which will be uppermost in use. These may be separably or permanently attached to each other. A preferred mode of attachment (for each subsection) is the application of attachment pieces 18, 28, 64, 66 over the edge of each face of adjacent subsections. Each subsection is cut from one width of a roll of elastomer-coated fabric material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2014358-A (GB)
Title: Discharge lamp
IPC: H01J61/18
Filed: 1979-02-12
Abstract: A low pressure electrical discharge lamp contains one or more copper halides as source of ultra-violet emission. Preferred lamps contain 0.1 to 0.5 mg per cc cuprous chloride and argon or neon to a pressure of 2 to 12 torr. A fluorescent material may be present as a coating (16) on an outer envelope (15) surrounding the discharge tube (11) or as a coating on the discharge tube itself. In the latter case, an outer envelope may have an infra-red reflecting coating to maintain the preferred discharge tube operating temperature of 200 to 400 DEG C. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2017639-A (GB)
Title: A Stackable Transport Container
IPC: B65D5/00
Filed: 1979-02-19
Abstract: A stackable transport container, particularly for fruit, vegetable or dairy products, is erected from a one-piece container blank 1 and has, at each of four corners, stack supports 13 formed of container blank portions, said stack supports serving the purpose of stiffening the container and having their upper edges 25 located at a lower level than the upper edges 36 of the adjacent portions of the walls of the container, so that when stacking two containers with one container being put into the other, the bottom of the upper container is resting on the stack supports of the lower container. Each stack support 13 may be pushed back into the planes of the corresponding outwardly inclined walls 3-6 so that empty containers can be rested in a space saving manner. Corner inserts 16 may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2016617-A (GB)
Title: Disc brake
IPC: F16D65/02
Filed: 1979-02-23
Abstract: The invention provides a disc brake that overcomes rigidity problems encountered with prior art the brake being constructed within a specific combination of housing (e.g. a caliper), pad and piston dimensions by which the profile of the housing is circumferentially lengthened and reduced in height, the centre of effort of the piston is raised with respect to the axis of rotation of the disc, and the disc pad ratio is reduced. The disc brake comprises in combination a housing made of aluminium alloy having a specific gravity of less than 3.0 and having an outer bridge ratio (W:H) greater than 9:1 and an arc length piston height ratio (W:C) greater than 4.5:1 and a pad whose pad area ratio (A:B) is less than 0.75:1. Anchor bracket of brake (see Figure 4) may have a tie bar between outboard abutments <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2016287-A (GB)
Title: Games
IPC: A63H33/20
Filed: 1979-02-28
Abstract: Device for a game, and in particular for carrying out a test for releasing a solid object onto a target which essentially comprises the following:  firstly,  a first playing board 11 which defines a target area 12, 13,  secondly, a second playing board 17 which defines an operating course for certain movable playing pieces 20, which board is located above and at a certain distance from the first board,  and also, at least one movable playing piece 20, for example a vehicle, which can be moved on the operating course formed by the second board, this movable piece carrying a solid object 22 which can be released by the said movable piece so that, on the command of a player, the solid object can be released so as to reach, as a result of gravity, any point whatsoever of the target area which is constituted by the said first board. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2029620-A (GB)
Title: Visual aid
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 1979-04-27
Abstract: A visual aid for instruction concerning the light and sound circuits of a motor vehicle. The aid is in the form of a carrying case with a sub-divided panel with indicators showing front, dash and rear illumination. The aid has a selector switch for selecting which parts of the panel shall be powered to represent specific vehicle illumination, cancel switches to show fault conditions and at least one hold switch so that one represented illumination can be held whilst another is presented. Sound effects, such as representative of a motor engine, can be included. Fused and "flashing" circuits can be presented. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2024962-A (GB)
Title: Friction clutch
IPC: F16D21/08
Filed: 1979-06-06
Abstract: A diaphragm friction clutch 1 includes a clutch disc 3 fixed to the crankshaft K of an internal combustion engine and first and second pressure plates 6 and 7 which are movable simultaneously towards or away from the clutch disc 3 by a diaphragm spring 8. The first pressure plate 6 carries a cage-like extension 15 extending axially around the outside of the disc 3 and having a flange 26 forming an annular seating 6a for the diaphragm spring 8 which is held between radially spaced fulcrum surfaces 7a, 9a on the second pressure plate 7 and a flywheel element 9 which is axially displaceable relative to a flywheel 11. A central traction rod 20 acts on a disengager 21, 22, 23 for the diaphragm spring 8. An additional diaphragm actuated friction clutch 2 may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2030708-A (GB)
Title: Determining frequency response using frequency bursts
IPC: H04N17/02
Filed: 1979-06-15
Abstract: A signal generator for determining the frequency response of television circuits 200 provides in each line period a number (six) of bursts of sine waves of successively increasing frequency, the last burst having a variable frequency. The frequency of sine wave generator 10 is determined by the currents supplied from sources 40-90 switched in successively 45-95 under control of a ROM 30. In a calibrate mode the ROM 30 is disabled 115 and the variable frequency is applied continuously, the circuit output being monitored on a frequency counter 20. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2028539-A (GB)
Title: Sequence controller with microprocessor
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1979-07-20
Abstract: A microprocessor based sequence controller is for a soup and beverage vending machine 10. The microprocessor has two storage sections, one of which is not alterable and contains the basic program for the vending machine. The other section is alterable and contains modifications of the basic program entered from a separate service module, which is not normally connected with the controller during normal vending operations. The start and stop times of each function of the sequence are independently modifiable, and an interlock is provided to prevent unintentional modification of the start and stop times. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2056682-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the measurement of the electrical conductivity of liquor samples
IPC: G01N27/07
Filed: 1979-08-16
Abstract: A measuring cell for use in measuring and monitoring the electrical conductivity of a liquid comprises an outer electrode (24) having a circular aperture and an inner electrode (16a) located centrally of the aperture in the outer electrode. In order to simplify the construction of the cell, intermediate electrodes (18a, 20a) which lie between the inner and outer electrodes (16a, 24) are in the form of point electrodes, or at least non-annular electrodes, disposed in or on a surface (12) and mutually separated by areas of electrically non- conductive material. The inner electrode (16a) can also be in the form of a point electrode. The point electrodes are formed by respective metallic wires embedded in a block of electrically non-conductive material whose one end forms the surface (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2058603-A (GB)
Title: Air cleaner
IPC: B01D45/08
Filed: 1979-09-13
Abstract: The cleaner comprises a container 10 into which an elongated inlet tube 16 is arranged to pass through a separating means in the form of stacked conical discs 21 having passages between them and having openings 22 non-aligned with the openings 22 of adjacent discs 21. The container 10 is divided by a perforated partition 11 into an air chamber 12 for contaminated air and a substance chamber 13, the partition 11 serving as a primary separation means arranged to permit flow of substance or contaminant into the substance chamber 13 under influence of pressure from the contaminated air within the air chamber 12, said air thereafter being passed through the passages between the discs 21 and leaving the container 10 at the top. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2031107-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of tubular laminates
IPC: B29C53/36
Filed: 1979-09-20
Abstract: A tubular lining for lining passages is formed from a laminate comprising a resin absorbent layer and an impermeable skin. The laminate is wrapped to tubular form with the skin outermost and the free edges are butted together and are connected in this condition by a sewing operation. A sealing ribbon is applied over the sewing to seal the seam and stitching to prevent the flow of liquid or synthetic resin through the seam when the lining is used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2061989-A (GB)
Title: Insulating boards for printed circuits
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 1979-10-26
Abstract: An insulating board for producing printed circuits comprises one or more layers of polymeric fibrous material having a predetermined dielectric constant impregnated with a thermoset polymer having a dielectric constant which is close to that of the dielectric constant of said fibrous material. The board exhibits isotropic dielectric and loss tangent properties and a preselected dielectric constant or loss tangent value can be built into the board by incorporation of selected fillers into said layer(s) without detracting from desired mechanical properties of the board. The fibrous material is preferably formed of polypropylene and the impregnated polymer is suitably a butadiene polymer prepared by in situ polymerisation in the layer(s) of fibrous material.
Patent GB-2035599-A (GB)
Title: Electric power cables incorporating optical transmission elements
IPC: H01B9/00
Filed: 1979-11-02
Abstract: In an electric power cable including a plurality of insulated conducting cores and one or more optical transmission elements, each optical transmission element consists of one or more optical fibre waveguide units 56 helically coiled around a mandrel 57 which may be an additional insulated conducting core. Each optical fibre unit consists of a single optical fibre with a protective resin coating and contained within a tube 58 of high tensile modulus polymeric material such as amorphous nylon, polyester, or a fluoropolymer, the tube being either loosely fitting around a coated fibre, or tightly fitting over a buffer coated fibre. Optical transmission elements of this form are especially suitable for power cables designed for use in arduous environments, such as mine trailing cables, the helical winding of the fibre units allowing the cable to be strained to a considerable extent without the fibres being subjected to strain. Several mine cable constructions are described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2063361-A (GB)
Title: Internal combustion engine induction passages
IPC: F02B29/02
Filed: 1979-11-10
Abstract: In an I.C. engine cylinder head, two bores 5 and 6 open into an induction passage near to an intake valve 4 to admit air to the passage while both intake valve 4 and an exhaust valve (not shown) are open to prevent air fuel mixture passing from the induction passage to the exhaust valve. The bores may open directly to the ambient air or be connected to a turbo charger manifold. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2064367-A (GB)
Title: Semi-permeable Composite Membrane
IPC: B01D71/60
Filed: 1979-12-04
Abstract: A high performance semipermeable composite membrane containing a microporous substrate. An intermediate transport polymeric layer comprising a feed cross-linked water-soluble polymer formed thereof and an ultrathin solute barrier layer comprising (1) an inner portion affixed to the transport layer and comprising a cross-linked polymer and linear polymer which comprises the reaction product of the polymer and the monomer used in the transport layer and an outer portion comprising the reaction product of the transport layer with a cross-linking agent.
Patent GB-2064286-A (GB)
Title: Lamb adopters
IPC: A01K1/06
Filed: 1979-12-05
Abstract: A lamb adopter comprises an enclosure for a ewe and lambs having a yoke 8 adopted to receive and retain the ewe's neck when the device is in use and includes means for varying the width of the yoke in order to accommodate ewes of different size or breed. The width of the yoke may be varied by means of an attachment comprising a member 11 provided with fitments 12, 14 enabling it to be attached to the lamb adopter in a position at one side of the yoke so as to reduce the width of the opening. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2048844-A (GB)
Title: Production of Particulate Nutrient Material
IPC: A23K1/00
Filed: 1980-02-21
Abstract: Particulate nutrient material for use as fertiliser or animal feedstock is produced from absorbent paper shreds or particles, for example of newsprint, impregnated with animal manure - for example as a result of use of the paper as bedding for chickens. The impregnated paper shreds or particles are compacted and pelleted, and may be mixed with superphosphate and/or fishmeal before pelleting. In the figure, the nutrient material is mixed in a mixing chamber 1 before passing by an elevating conveyor 9 to a mincer- extruder unit 10, which has a circular outlet plate 12 with orifices 13 and a rotary knife 14. It is then transferred by a conveyor 15 to a comminuting chamber 16 having a rotating vaned impeller 17, before passing to a cyclone separator 22, followed by packing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2050105-A (GB)
Title: Automatic chroma gain control circuit for S.E.C.A.M. coder
IPC: H04N9/68
Filed: 1980-03-27
Abstract: In a method and apparatus for ensuring that the frequency deviation of the colour sub-carrier in a S.E.C.A.M. encoder are within tolerance, automatic gain control is applied to the output signals from the matrix 12, 18,..., before they enter the frequency modulator via resistors 30a, 30b and 32a, 32b, by applying, during the vertical blanking interval (Fig. 5, not shown) two reference signals R<+> and R<-> in succession from a generator 58, and so controlling the impedance of an FET 74 such that the frequency difference, as determined by a circuit 62, between the modulator outputs for the two reference signals R<+> and R<-> is brought to a reference value. A detailed circuit (Fig. 7, not shown) using digital counting techniques, is described for circuit 62. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2044661-A (GB)
Title: Device for attaching seal
IPC: B65B51/05
Filed: 1979-09-03
Abstract: A device for attaching a seal for sealing the flaps of a corrugated box. This seal is applied for bridging over the bonded edges of at least two flaps of the box and sealing the flaps by piercing each flap with horn-like piercing pawls of a pair of rotatable pieces provided thereat. This device advantageously drives cutting edges (17) by the motion of two reciprocating slides (12, 13) to thereby separate the connecting piece of a plurality of the seals, subsequently drives rotary members (29a, 29b) to thereby push down the rotatable pieces of the seal, and causes the pawls to pierce the flaps of the box so as to simply attach the seal to the box in a reliable manner. <IMAGE>