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Patent GB-438158-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in apparatus for indicating and/or recording the height of a spirally guided gas holder
IPC: F17B1/007
Filed: 1934-09-06
Abstract: 438,158. Gas holders. WIDLAKE, H. C., 51, Headland Park, Plymouth. Sept. 6, 1934, No. 25633. [Class 54] The height of a spirally guided gas holder is indicated by rotary movement of a shaft F operated by a rope a which passes from a fixed point A on the upper lift over sheaves B, B<1>, C, C<1>, D, D<1> on the lift curbs and sheaves E, E1 on the top of the tank to a wheel G on the shaft F and then over a tensioning device to an anchoring point J on the tank. The tensioning device may consist of a pair of multiple sheave blocks. the upper block H being attached to the tank and the lower block I carrying a weight. The shaft F may operate an indicating dial or scale, the pen mechanism of a recorder, or an electrical mechanism indicating or recording its displacement at a distance. The apparatus may be used for holders of the unidirectional type.
Patent GB-828270-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary safety lubricating and hot box alarm means for vehicle bearing assembly
IPC: B61K9/06
Filed: 1957-08-14
Abstract: 828,270. Bearings; lubricating. TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING CO. Aug. 14, 1957 [Oct. 31, 1956], No. 25647/57. Classes 12 (1) and 12(3). A railway vehicle axle 5 is mounted in tapered roller bearings 31, 33 in an axle-box 9, a mounting-member 45 having pockets 51 filled with high melting-point lubricant being located between the outer race 39 of the bearings and the top of the box 9. If the bearing overheats, the grease in the pockets 51 melts and supplies lubricant to the outer surface of the outer race 39 which then acts as a plain bearing. Smoke and odour is given off by the melting grease. which gives a warning that the assembly is overheated.
Patent GB-1049276-A (GB)
Title: Improved counter and method of assembly thereof
IPC: G06M1/14
Filed: 1965-06-17
Abstract: 1,049,276. Counters. VEEDER INDUSTRIES Inc. June 17, 1965 [June 22, 1964], No. 25666/65. Heading G4D. Digit wheels 14-19 of ascending order are mounted on a shaft 12 with a cam 64 and a set of recesses 62 to each wheel. A spring pawl 52 integral with each wheel co-operates with recesses 62 to prevent unwanted rotation. A sprung pawl 54 is pushed outwards at transfer by cam 64 to engage an inwardly directed tooth 72 on the next higher wheel to step that wheel. The counter may be zeroized by rotating the shaft 12 in forward direction, with manual restraint of the numeral wheels, the wheels being carried along by the engagement of the drop side of cam 64 with the radial face of pawl 54. The wheels may be threaded on to rods holding pawls 52, 54 in outward position to enable rapid assembly on to the shaft 12. The counter may be used as an odometer.
Patent GB-1033297-A (GB)
Title: The inhibition of fungal attack on fruits and vegetables
IPC: A23L3/3517
Filed: 1963-06-27
Abstract: 1,033,297. Preserving fruits and vegetables. W. CRAWSHAW, W. J. ROSENFELDER, H. R. SOPER and R. G. TOMKINS. June 15, 1964 [June 27, 1963], No. 25694/63. Heading A2D. Fungal attack on fruits and vegetables, e.g. oranges, lemons, grapefruits, tomatoes, peaches, apples, cherries, strawberries, grapes, is inhibited by contact with a carboxylic ester of o-phenyl phenol. The fruit or vegetables may be stored in an atmosphere conteaining the vapour of the ester, preferably below 10‹C., or they may be surface coated with the ester or wrapped in paper impregnated therewith. Preferred carboxylic acid residues in the ester have 6 or less carbon atoms, e.g. an acetyl, propionyl, n-butyryl or isobutyryl group, and the residue is preferably an alkanoyl, alkenoyl or halogen-substituted alkanyoyl group. The fruit or vegetable may be wrapped in a paper wrap impregnated with 0.125-0.25mg. per square inch of an ester of o-phenyl phenol with an alkanoic acid of 2-4 carbon atoms.
Patent GB-601489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to fusible electric cut-outs
IPC: H01H85/38
Filed: 1945-10-03
Abstract: 601,489. Fusible cut-outs. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Ltd., ENGLISH ELECTRIC CO., Ltd., BIGNELL, G. J. H., and GIBSON, J. W. Oct. 3, 1945, No. 25699. [Class 38 (i)] A cartridge fuse comprises an insulating body 1 having a longitudinal bore 2 fitted at each end with metallic end caps 3, the centres of which are cut away over the ends of the bore 2 to form one or more inwardly directed notched projections 4, 5 arranged to space a fuse element 6 and an indicator wire 8 away from the bore wall and to permit arcquenching filling material to surround the element. The ends of the bore may be closed by plugs of insulating material 10, shaped similarly to the cut-away part of the end caps. The cut-out may have more than one fuse wire, and the wire or wires are soldered in radial grooves in the end caps to which are soldered metallic end tags 11.
Patent GB-1173914-A (GB)
Title: Force Transducers
Inventor: GILES ALAN FREDERICK
IPC: G01G3/08
Filed: 1966-06-09
Abstract: 1,173,914. Measuring weight electrically. UNILEVER Ltd. June 8, 1967 [June 9, 1966], No. 25719/66. Heading G1N. A weighing apparatus comprises a member 12, Fig. 4, to which the load is applied and which causes, through a flexible rod 19, the bending of a bar 20, detected by strain gauges attached to its upper and lower surfaces. During loading, the rod 19 is flexed, Fig. 2 (not shown), in converting the linear movement of the member 12 into arcuate movement of the end of the bar 20. The rod 19 is guided in a cylinder 13, attached to the member 12, which is supported for vertical movement by phosphor bronze diaphragms 17, 18. The strain gauges may be connected in a bridge with balancing resistors.
Patent GB-1479891-A (GB)
Title: Adjustment of dies
IPC: B29C48/08
Filed: 1974-06-11
Abstract: 1479891 Die gap adjustment using simulation TORAY INDUSTRIES Inc 11 June 1974 [12 June 1973] 25747/74 Heading B5A [Also in Division G4] Apparatus for approximating a desired distribution of the gap width between the lips 3 of a die controllable by traversely spaced bolts 1 includes a calculator device having setting means adjustable to simulate the settings X 1 X 2  ... of the bolts K 1 K 2  ..., means for generating from the setting means y outputs [Y 1 ,Y 2  ... representing the cumulative effect of the settings X 1 X 2  ... and approximating the gap width at each bolt K, means for generating, from the setting means, either a z output of the contributions at a bolt K from the settings X k+1 , X k+2 , X k+3  or a t output of the contributions at bolt K from settings X k-3 , X k-2 , X k-1 , X k , and means for measuring the gap width. Corresponding to each bolt is a potentiometer 7 adjustable to represent the rotation of the bolt. These are connected to a terminal board with switch contacts 8, each group of which is connected through weighting resistors 9 to addition means 10 giving y outputs to cathode-ray tube 11. Similar circuits for giving z and t outputs to tube 11 are given in Figs. 5 (not shown) and 6 (not shown) respectively. By switching at high speeds graphs representing gap widths against bolt position resulting from simulated adjustment of each, some or all of the bolts may be obtained.
Patent GB-589068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to automatic relief valves
IPC: F16K15/16
Filed: 1944-12-22
Abstract: 589,068. Valves. VENNING. J. D. E. Dec. 22, 1944, No. 25758. [Class 135] A relief valve which allows unwanted gases in pipes &c. containing liquid to automatically escape whilst the liquid is retained, is located at the highest point in the pipe from which the gas passes through the port 9, Fig. 1, in the plug 4 secured in the body 1 and lifts the free end 13, Fig. 4, of the valve arm 12 held in position by the annular washer 15, sufficient to permit of its escape through the port 10. When the liquid rises in the port 9, the valve arm 12 is further flexed to completely close the port 10.
Patent GB-1283267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to cigarette lighters
IPC: F23Q2/16
Filed: 1970-06-18
Abstract: 1283267 Cigarette lighters VAN POPPEL NV GEB 18 June 1970 [24 June 1969] 29579/70 Heading F4F A cigarette lighter comprises a base member 1 for housing a fuel reservoir 21 and a flint holder 5, a head member 2 comprising a flame guard 33 and an ignition mechanism 6, 25 and an intermediate member 3 having the flint holder 5 formed integrally therewith and interconnecting the head and base members. The intermediate member 3 has a pilot section 12 with two depending spaced tongues 13, 14, at least one of which is resilient, provided at their free ends with outwardly extending dogs 15, 16 which engage in recesses formed adjacent ridges 17 and 18 provided on the inside wall of the sleeve 1. The top of the member 3 has two undercut lugs 29, 30, which engage beads 31, 32 provided on the flame guard, and also two webs 22 (23) journalled to receive a common shaft 24 for the spark wheel 25 and a closure cap 26. The head of the reservoir 21 projects through an aperture 4 in member 3, projections 34 formed on member 3 co-operating with stops 35 on the reservoir to prevent rotation of the latter. The member 3 is preferably formed from a resilient plastics material which may be injection moulded.
Patent GB-394305-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in method of forming gofferated film
IPC: G03C7/14
Filed: 1931-09-16
Abstract: 394,305. Lenticular films. KISLYN CORPORATION, 14, Wall Street, New York, U.S.A.-(Assignees of Soc. Francaise Cinechromatique Procedes R. Berthon ; Paris.) Sept. 16, 1931, No. 25990. Convention date, Sept. 1'8, 1930. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Acts]. Drawings to Specification. [Class 98 (ii).] Lenticular elements are formed on one surface of a film band, with the application of heat, as for example by means of a heated impression roller. After cooling the film is perforated with marginal feed perforations and coated with emulsion on the opposite side. The lenticular elements may be confined to the picture area between the perforations.
Patent GB-1157635-A (GB)
Title: Photographic Type Composing Machine
Inventor: MOYROUD LOUIS M
IPC: B41B17/10
Filed: 1966-06-10
Abstract: 1,157,635. Photographic type-composing. INTERNATIONAL PHOTON CORP. 6 Sept., 1967 [10 June, 1966], No. 25997/66. Heading B6W. A matrix disc 6, Fig. 1, carrying, for example, two rings of characters of different styles, is continuously rotated so that all characters in the selected ring pass through a projection position 10, a light source illuminates a selected character for projection to a film 2 movable only for line spacing, a lens system 4 comprising a plurality of selectively used lenses or a zoom lens determines the point size, and the disc is mounted on a carriage displaceable after the composition of each character in the direction y<SP>1</SP> to y by the width of said character so as to displace the image of the characters in succession from 12 towards 14 on the film. If the point size is altered, the displacement of the image is correspondingly altered by optical leverage with constant carriage displacement. The carriage is moved along rails 42, 44 by a stepping motor driving a pinion 54. To select a different ring of characters, a shutter 74 is moved by a solenoid 72, and the carriage is moved in the opposite direction relative to the optical system by a back-space mechanism. The film is also moved vertically to compensate for change of point size.
Patent GB-1134726-A (GB)
Title: An improved machine for flattening strip metal by alternate flexing
IPC: B21D1/05
Filed: 1967-06-06
Abstract: 1,134,726. Straightening. COMPAGNIE DES ATELIERS ET FORGES DE LA LOIRE, (St. Chamond, Firminy, St. Etienne, Jacob Holtzer). 6 June, 1967 [7 June, 1966], No. 26086/67. Heading B3E. Apparatus for flattening metal strip by alternate flexing under tension by means of work rollers at least one of which rests on a plurality of short, axially-aligned, backing-up rollers, the bearings of the backing-up rollers being carried by a beam, an hydraulic ram being provided on the beam to deform the beam and thus the corresponding work roller. Strip F is flattened by passage over successive rollers 2, 2<SP>1</SP> backed by rollers 3, 3<SP>1</SP>. Two parallel rows of sheet axially aligned backing-up rollers 3 are carried by a beam 4 deformable by a double acting ram 5 so that the associated work roller 2 may be given the desired concavity or convexity in relation to the strip passing thereover according to the location of the distortions in the strip to be flattened.
Patent GB-1398552-A (GB)
Title: Rubber articles having slip coating
IPC: C08J7/046
Filed: 1972-06-06
Abstract: 1398552 Moulding slip-coated rubber articles SUTURES Inc 6 June 1972 [25 Jan 1972] 26315/72 Heading B5A [Also in Division B2] An article has a rubber surface coated with a slip coating consisting of a vinyl chloridealkylacrylate copolymer or a vinylidene chloridealkylacrylate copolymer. The term "alkylacrylate" includes alkylmethacrylate. The article may be made of rubber and may be a girdle or surgeon's glove. A glove may be made by dipping a former first into a rubber latex composition. then gelling the latex by dipping into a gelling agent and repeating the process, or by dipping a preheated former into a slurry of gelling agent, drying, dipping in rubber latex composition, then leaching. The rubber may be natural rubber, polychloroprene, synthetic polyisoprene, SBR or mixtures thereof. The rubber coated former is then dipped into a slip coat resin latex composition, and dried and the glove is stripped in hot water, then leached and dried. The alkyl group of the slip coat resin may be methyl, ethyl, propyl or, more preferably, butyl, and the copolymer may contain up to 5%, based on the total weight of vinyl or vinylidene chloride and alkyl acrylate, of acrylic or methacrylic acid units. Plasticizers may be present in an amount of up to 5 mole per cent and many examples of them are listed.
Patent GB-751452-A (GB)
Title: Expansion joint filler
IPC: E01C11/12
Filed: 1954-09-13
Abstract: 751,452. Expansion joint fillers. ELSHOUT, J. VAN DEN. Sept. 13, 1954, No. 26399/54. Class 20(4). A filler for an expansion joint 3 consisting e.g. of a strip of fibrous wood 4 between layers of concrete 1 on a base of paper 2 comprises an inverted U-shaped rubber strip 10 vulcanised to the vertical legs of angle irons 6 the horizontal legs 7 of which are secured to the underlayers 2 by U anchors 8 before an upper concrete layer 12 is poured in the usual manner to adhere firmly to the angle irons 6 and to the anchors 8. To increase the adherence of the concrete to the angle irons 6 the latter may be provided with a rough surface, or with one, or more, projections. If desired, the space 11 within the strip 10 may be filled with sponge rubber.
Patent GB-1393458-A (GB)
Title: Hay bale collectors
IPC: A01D85/00
Filed: 1972-06-07
Abstract: 1393458 Bale accumulators S H SCOTT and G R SCOTT 5 June 1973 [7 June 1972] 26550/72 Heading B5F A bale accumulator comprises guides 9 for guiding bales lying on the ground into a position lengthwise of the accumulator, a member 17 to deflect bales to one side or other of the collector to be accumulated with the bales aligned transversely of the accumulator, and a gate 21 to release accumulated bales. The guides 7 may be pivoted to the side 1 of the accumulator with their other ends being adjustably mounted to provide a throat 7 for different size bales. Feelers 26 may be arranged to switch a light on when the accumulator is full so that a trip rope 23 may be pulled to release the gate. There are skids 25 and optionally wheels 30 mounted on pivoted levers 32 having handles 31 to raise or lower the wheels. In a modification the rearmost part (9a) of the guides is hinged and mounted on a lever system.
Patent GB-312033-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to installations for the dry cooling of incandescent coke
IPC: C10B39/02
Filed: 1928-09-17
Abstract: 312,033. Sulzer FrÚres Soc. Anon. May 18, 1928, [Convention date]. Discharging; cooling discharged materials.- Incandescent coke is discharged from retorts or ovens a into receivers c mounted on trucks d which are then run into separate cooling chambers e each adapted to contain one receiver and provided, in or adjacent the walls, with conduits f, Fig. 5, through which a cooling medium circulates. Fig. 2 shows the chambers e arranged side by side along a track on which runs a platform h adapted to receive the trucks d from a track b disposed in front of the retorts a. A modification is described in which the chambers e are arranged on both sides of an extension of the track b, the trucks d being provided with turntables which enable the receivers c to be turned with their length parallel to that of the chambers e.
Patent GB-670701-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing waterproofing emulsions
IPC: D21H21/36
Filed: 1948-10-13
Abstract: An aqueous paraffin wax emulsion for the waterproofing of paper (see Group VIII) includes a fungicidal substance constituted by a chlorinated derivative of phenol, e.g. pentachlorophenol or sodium pentachlorophenate, and a water-soluble resinous soap and/or an alkali metal salt of carboxy methyl cellulose, the soap and/or the carboxymethyl cellulose salt being adapted to precipitate an insoluble aluminium salt on the paper pulp in the presence of a solution of a water-soluble aluminium salt, e.g. the formate or acetate.  To the emulsion may be added urea, a wetting agent, e.g. sodium dodecyl-benzyl sulphonate, and a protective colloid, e.g. gelatine.  The emulsion is preferably prepared by adding molten paraffin wax and the chlorinated phenol to water containing the resinous soap or salt of carboxymethyl cellulose.
Patent GB-260976-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in projecting lamps
IPC: F21V7/00
Filed: 1926-10-25
Abstract: 260,976. Cushing, G. H. Nov. 5, 1925, [Convention date]. Vehicle and like lamps; projectors.-An antiglare headlight or other projecting lamp comprises a parabolic reflector 5 with a modified cylindrical extension 9 for concentrating the light rays into a beam and a secondary reflector R having a plurality of reflecting planes for dividing the beam into pencils of rays and adapted to distribute said rays exclusively upon any area to be illuminated. In one form, the reflector R is mounted on a visor-shaped casing 8, and the reflector 5 is carried by a cup-shaped housing 6. The reflecting planes on the reflector R may blend into a smooth curve. Specification 241,543 is referred to.
Patent GB-1046252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to surface active agents
IPC: C11D1/94
Filed: 1963-07-05
Abstract: The invention comprises washing, cleaning, wetting and foaming agents comprising synthetic organic detergent compounds of the sulphate or sulphonate type and containing at least 0-5% by weight of surface-active sulphobetaines but in amounts not greater than 50% by weight of the amount of detergent sulphates or sulphonates in which the surface-active sulphobetaines have the formulae <FORM:1046252/C4-C5/1> <FORM:1046252/C4-C5/2> in each of which Q and according to one alternative R2 represent hydrophobic residues as defined below which may be linked with the nitrogen atom directly or via aromatic groups or via chains containing carbon atoms and atoms other than carbon, and R1 and, according to the second alternative R2, represent straight or branched-chain, aliphatic, cycloapliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon residues with not more than 7 carbon atoms, which may be linked together directly or via an intermediate member which may also be a hetero-atom or a hetero-atom group, while in the case when Q and R2 represent hydrophobic residues, the sum of the carbon atoms contained in R2 and Q does not exceed 20.  The term "hydrophobic residue" is defined as being a residue with at least 8 carbon atoms which may have a straight or branched chain, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic residue and may be substituted and/or may contain atoms other than carbon.  The detergent compositions preferably contain fatty alcohol sulphates in amounts up to 50% by weight of the total organic detergent substance of the sulphate or sulphonate type, the amounts preferably being at least equal to that of the sulphobetaine.  Other detergent substances used include alkyl sulphonates, sulpho-fatty acid salts or esters, and olefine sulphonates, e.g. alkylbenzene sulphonates, esters of sulphosuccinic acid or other sulphodicarboxylic acids, tetrapropylenephenyl-ethyl sulphates, alkylphenoxy-ethyl-or alkylphenoxy-polyalkyleneglycol sulphates, fatty acohol glycerine ether sulphonates containing 1-10 polyethylene glycol residue per molecule, fatty acid mono or diglyceride sulphates and fatty acid alkylolamide sulphates.  Other additives referred to are sodium sulphate, alkali metal carbonates and bicarbonates, water-soluble alkali metal silicates and alkali metal phosphates, e.g. ortho-, pyro-, meta-, tri- and tetra-polyphosphates; boric, citric, oxalic, lactic, glycollic tartaric acids and sodium bisulphate; water-soluble salts of polymeric carboxylic acids, glue, gelatine, salts of ether carboxylic or ether sulphonic acids, starch, cellulose and salts and sulphuric acid esters of starch and cellulose.
Patent GB-478836-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in straight bar knitting machines and in the manufacture of knitted goods thereon
IPC: D04B11/00
Filed: 1936-10-01
Abstract: 478,836. Knitting. NEBEL, M. Oct. 1, 1936, No. 26701. [Class 74 (ii)] In a straight-bar knitting-machine for working the double top of a stocking &c., the meshes of the initial course 20, formed on all frame needles 33, 33x, are kept on the needle stems, being held thereon by the knocking-over bits 9, while all succeeding top courses 21 et seq., are worked out with only every other needle 33x forming loops during these courses, the top being closed by all needles 33, 33x again forming loops which are cast off with the first course, thereafter the stocking &c. leg 19 can be worked in known manner. The needles 33 excluded from knitting, after the initial course, are closed by closing needles 34 disposed in a bar, moved according to pattern, the closing needles 34 causing the corresponding sink and divided loops to be thrown off their needles 33 after dividing, these latter needles being repressed at the closing operation, the meshes thrown being brought under the needle hooks and worked out with the other loops to close the top.
Patent GB-386688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to means for effecting discharge of explosive charges such as those of blasting cartridges
IPC: F42B3/06
Filed: 1931-05-13
Abstract: 386,688. Blasting cartridges and fuzes. HODGE, D., 24, Tudor Gardens, West Acton, and CARDOX (GREAT BRITAIN), Ltd., 20, Copthall Avenue, both in London. May 13, 1931, No. 26853/32. Divided on 386,311. [Class 9 (i).] Relates to blasting-cartridges 1 of the kind comprising a charge of condensed gas which disrupts the cartridge when heated to above its critical temperature by means of a heating composition 6, and consists in arranging within such a cartridge means for initiating the ignition of the heating composition under control from outside. In the Figure, the ignition is initiated by a pyrophorous body 8 rubbed by a friction member 9, which is cocked about a pivot 12 against a spring by a pull from outside on a cord 30 or the like and is suddenly released by the escape of a stud 14 on the member 9 from a pawl 15 on the spring- loaded rod 16 to which the cord 30 is attached. The sparks thus produced ignite a primary charge 31, which transmits ignition to the heating composition 6. The ignition mechanism may be pre-set and operated by an electromagnetic trigger. The pyrophorous material may be replaced by a match composition, and the primary charge 31 by an ignition capsule such as described in Specification 345,284, but without its match head. Specification 6222/86, [Class 9, Ammunition &c.], also is referred to.