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Patent GB-2167083-A (GB)
Title: Hard surface cleaning composition
Inventor: SIKLOSI MICHAEL PETER
IPC: C11D3/43
Filed: 1985-11-15
Abstract: Compositions for cleaning hard surfaces, requiring no rinsing, comprise a low boiling solvent (e.g. isopropanol), a high boiling solvent (benzyl alcohol), a surfactant, a fugitive alkaline material and water.
Patent GB-2169241-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the manufacture of polyurethane coated materials by the transfer coating particularly imitation leather materials
Inventor: MAGRANS AROLA JUAN
IPC: D06N3/14
Filed: 1985-11-20
Abstract: Apparatus for the manufacture of polyurethane coated materials by transfer coating, includes means 11, 13, 15 for successively applying layers of polyurethane material 101, 102, 103 to a laminar support material, 100, eg release paper, means 18 for calendering the coated support material 100 with a second material 200, eg fabric, means for subsequently separating the support material 100 from the calendered second material 200 and polyurethane layers 101, 102, 103 and a plurality of drying furnaces 12', 14', 16', 19' for at least partially drying the material after each process stage. At least one of the furnaces (preferably the furnaces 16' and 19') include short-wave infra-red heating means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172185-A (GB)
Title: A food product
Inventor: PRIESTLEY RAYMOND JOHN
IPC: A23L19/18
Filed: 1986-03-07
Abstract: A food product (10) of sheet-like form, characterised in that the food product has a smooth surface on one side and a corrugated surface (14) on the other side. The food product may comprise a potato chip prepared by cooking a slice of potato. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188078-A (GB)
Title: A cavity wall of two leaves, the outer masonry and the inner of a timber framework
Inventor: DAWSON CHRISTOPHER HARRAWAY
IPC: E04B2/70
Filed: 1986-03-18
Abstract: A wall of a building comprises a masonry outer leaf (11) and a structural inner leaf (12). The inner leaf may contain a body of thermally insulating material which is thicker than is the outer leaf, and which occupies a space defined by a timber framework of the inner leaf. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174574-A (GB)
Title: Interference signal suppression in radio receivers
Inventor: RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER KEITH
IPC: H03D7/16
Filed: 1986-04-24
Abstract: An RF interference suppressor which facilitates the reception of a weak wanted AM or FM signal in the presence of a stronger RF interference signal comprises - a tracking oscillator 4, the tracking oscillator 4 being fed with a received signal comprising the wanted signal plus the interference signal and being arranged to track the stronger interfering signal, a phase quadrature demodulator comprising including a splitter 6 and a pair of mixers 8, 10 fed from the tracking oscillator with phase quadrature related signals corresponding to the interference, and with the received signals thereby to produce a pair of baseband signals. The baseband signals are fed to a pair of further mixers 20, 22 which are also fed in phase quadrature from the tracking oscillator 4 thereby to provide a pair of RF signals. The RF signals are combined to afford an output signal corresponding to the wanted signal in which the interference is suppressed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178824-A (GB)
Title: Divided flywheel with an interchangeable torsion damping device
Inventor: HARTIG FRANZ
IPC: F16F15/131
Filed: 1986-07-21
Abstract: In a divided flywheel in which the first flywheel 1 is mounted directly on the crankshaft 3, the second flywheel 2 being disposed for rotation in respect of the first flywheel, via a bearing 4, on that side of the second flywheel which is remote from the first flywheel, there is an easily interchangeable torsion damping device 7 which is bolted on the one hand to the second flywheel while on the other, via a sleeve 11 having externally cut teeth, it is connected to the crankshaft 3. This arrangement permits on the one hand of easy interchange ability of the complete torsion damping device 7 and on the other a radially very compact construction of this damping device which means that it can be constructed to suffer a low rate of wear. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202762-A (GB)
Title: Hydrophilic coating and substrate coated therewith
Inventor: KLIMENT CHARLES K
IPC: C08J7/056
Filed: 1987-03-27
Abstract: An article having increased coefficient of friction in the wet state is produced by applying to a substrate an adherent isocyanate coating followed by a second coating of polyvinylpyrrolidone copolymerized with a minor amount of an ethylenic monomer having active hydrogens and curing the so-coated substrate to effect reaction between the active hydrogens and isocyanate groups. The article is useful in the manufacture of medical devices for insertion in the body.
Patent GB-2207060-A (GB)
Title: Boat for zone refining
Inventor: HUKIN DAVID AINSWORTH
IPC: C30B13/14
Filed: 1987-07-20
Abstract: A water cooled metal boat for use in horizontal zone refining of conductive materials having a rectangular or square cross-section, at least one of the sides of the boat being demountable. The sides and the base of the boat are preferably made from flat arrays (1,2) of rectangular or square sectional tubes of a high conductivity metal or metal alloy with a thin layer of electric insulating material (4) inserted between adjacent faces of the tubes. The tubes in the side arrays and the base array are joined at each end to interconnecting manifolds (5) having internal channels (6) for supply of cooling water to the tubes. Such a boat allows the production of ingots of cross section at least 225 cm<2> and avoids damage to either ingot or boat when the former is removed from the latter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210012-A (GB)
Title: Portable conveyor
Inventor: CHEN MING-CHI
IPC: B65G21/02
Filed: 1987-09-22
Abstract: A compact portable conveyor for use with a truck has a conveyor body formed of two channel members 1 joined by upper and lower cross-members 141, 142 with a flat and smooth support surface 15 on the lower members 142. At both the top and bottom ends of the conveyor body, there are provided respectively an adjustment plate 4 for adjusting the tension of the driving chains 16 which are wound on the sprockets 48 of the driving shafts 47. The driving chains 16 are provided with evenly distributed latitudinal pushing boards 18. The fore section of the conveyor body is provided with a telescopic 3, 31 for height adjustment. A resilient U-shaped bracing strip 33 at the ground end of the support is utilised for locking the support on the two sides of the conveyor body, when not used, for storage purpose. At the lower end of the conveyor is a frame mounting the drive motor 2 and provided with wheels 13. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214695-A (GB)
Title: Electronic musical instrument
Inventor: HENNIG PETER PHILIP
IPC: G10H1/00
Filed: 1988-01-12
Abstract: An electronic musical instrument stores and replays music in a plurality of voices simultaneously. A memory 3 holds both instructions and the music data in digital form. The music data are read out and allocated to the voice channels, and are converted by a D/A converter 4 and a demultiplexer 5, followed by a sample-and-hold circuit for each voice channel, all this being under the control of a CPU 2. A WAIT control 15 allows for instructions which require an extended time for their execution. The memory 3 may comprise ROM and RAM, the ROM being paged with the RAM. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2201516-A (GB)
Title: Process and apparatus for testing a lambda measuring probe
Inventor: DICKERS GUIDO
IPC: G01N27/417
Filed: 1988-02-18
Abstract: The readiness for operation of a lambda measuring probe 10 is determined from the probe resistance which is a measure of probe temperature by applying a voltage U0 (5V) across the probe and resistors R1, R2 and comparing the voltage across the probe with a first threshold voltage (N2V), which is significantly greater than the probe output voltage. When the voltage across the probe becomes lower than the first threshold voltage, that threshold voltage is changed to a second threshold value (N3V) to detect a cold state being reattained. The applied voltage U0 is removed at intervals and the probe output compared with a third voltage (N 400mV) for rich/lean mixture measured. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202667-A (GB)
Title: Voice recognition
Inventor: FUJIMOTO JUNICHIROH
IPC: G10L15/00
Filed: 1987-07-30
Abstract: Voice signals are picked up through a microphone (31) and voice sections are detected by a voice section detector (32). The voice signals are then processed with every predetermined time interval by a frequency analyser (33) having a predetermined number of channels, and the voice signal portions core corresponding to respective channels are quantised. The quantised data obtained from these channels are converted into binary data (34) to form frames each composed of a series of binary data. Each data of the frame corresponds to a channel and is preferably set to an integer number of times of the operation unit of a c computer. When a synthetic frame is to be formed by superposing two or more of such frames, the synthetic frame is divided into hierarchies so that each bit may be displayed by binary notation in each hierarchy. It is further possible to divide a frame into a number of subframes in order to effect preparatory comparison using the subframes.
Patent GB-2215486-A (GB)
Title: Improved spotlight and control system therefor
Inventor: MARDON PAUL FRANCIS
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1988-04-19
Abstract: A multifunction spotlight and control system therefor; the spotlight functions each being adjustable by a bipolar stepper motor, a control means such as a dimmer unit for enabling analogue control of the rotational positions of the motors, and a second control means such as a microprocessor 72 which enables a multichannel serial datastream to be supplied for selectively controlling the motors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214296-A (GB)
Title: Purification of polymorphic components of complex genomes
Inventor: STODOLSKY MARVIN
IPC: C12Q1/6809
Filed: 1989-01-09
Abstract: A method for processing related subject and reference macromolecule composed of complementary strands into their respective subject and reference populations of representative fragments and effectuating purification of unique polymorphic subject fragments. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2215211-A (GB)
Title: Urine leg bag assembly
Inventor: BRIGGS PETER JAMES
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 1989-01-20
Abstract: A urine leg bag (1) is made of two flexible sheets (10, 11) welded together at their edges and along two vertical lines (16, 17) to divide the bag into three vertical chambers (18 to 20). Two pairs of mounting apertures (21, 22, 23 and 24) receive respective straps (2 and 3) by which the bag is secured around the leg (4). The strap (2 and 3) pass behind the bag (1) between the bag and the leg where they have portions (32) of increased width that are stiffened by folding back at their ends (33 and 34). A part (35) of each strap (2 and 3) is elastic and they have press-to-close loop and hook fabric fasteners. The portions (32) of greater width limit the extend by which the edges of the bag can slide together along the strap as the bag fills with urine, thereby reducing bunching. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218528-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle
Inventor: KNIGHT DAVID JOHN
IPC: G01G19/08
Filed: 1988-10-14
Abstract: A vehicle (10) of the type having wheels (15,16) such as road wheels or wheels for guiding/driving tracks, and means (26) to sense a load such as the weight of the vehicle (10) transmitted through a load carrying part (23), to the wheels (15,16), the load sensing means (26) being mounted at a position closer to the wheels (15,16) than to a central longitudinal axis (25) of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2219803-A (GB)
Title: Gellan/K-carrageenan/mannan blends
Inventor: SANDERSON GEORGE R
IPC: A23L29/269
Filed: 1989-06-13
Abstract: A gelling composition comprises a blend selected from the group consisting of gellan (A)/K-carrageenan (B)/mannan (C) in weight ratios of about 80:20 to 10:90 of (B):(C); and about 95:5 to 20:80 of (A):((B)+(C)). A gelled food product comprises a matrix having 0.1 to 5.0 wt% of the above blend with respect to the weight of the product and at least one food ingredient dispersed therewithin. A method of preparing a high-modulus, low-brittleness gelled food product comprises dispersing at least one food product in a solution containing a gelling amount of the above blend and allowing for said composition to form a gelled matrix with the product dispersed therewithin.
Patent GB-2222084-A (GB)
Title: Pesticidal compositions comprising oxolinic acid or salts thereof
Inventor: OGAWA MASAO
IPC: A01N43/90
Filed: 1989-07-28
Abstract: Oxolinic acid (1 mole) or an alkali metal or ammonium salt thereof is mixed with a condensed phosphate of an alkali- metal (e.g. Na, K or Li) (suitably 0.2-300 moles) and when the free acid is used it may also be mixed with at least one of an oxide, hydroxide, carbonate or tribasic phosphate of an alkali metal and aqueous ammonia. Tolclofos-methyl may be added, suitably in an amount of 0.05-20 parts by wt. per part by wt of free oxolinic acid. The resultant pesticidal composition may be mixed with carriers, surfactants or other adjuvants to make powders, dusts, granules or aqueous solutions. The compositions are effective to prevent or cure various bacterial diseases e.g. Pseudomonas glumae of rice or Erwinia atroseptica of potato, and also fungal diseases when tolclofos-methyl is included, by application to the leaves, seeds or soil. Aqueous solutions thereof have good stability.
Patent GB-2235708-A (GB)
Title: Double siphon fluid regulator for W.C.
Inventor: PRICE EDWARD ERNEST
IPC: E03D1/14
Filed: 1989-08-31
Abstract: A conventional flush syphon (1) for use in the cistern of a water closet, has a secondary syphon tube (3) to which can be fitted, either a fixed flush U bend (10) or a flexible syphon breaker pipe (9) with a control mechanism, which enables its user to terminate the flush manually at a selected level, thus giving a choice of flush. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229488-A (GB)
Title: Multipoint lock
Inventor: DOGGETT KEVIN WILLIAM
IPC: E05C9/18
Filed: 1989-11-20
Abstract: A multipoint lock has a main unit and at least one auxiliary unit (11, 61, 91) illustrated in three embodiments in figures (1, 5a, 6a) coupled by an actuating member (10, 60, 90) which is operated by an operating member of the main unit to cause a locking element (13, 63, 93) of the auxiliary unit (11, 61, 91) to move between unlocked and locked positions, the auxiliary unit (11, 61, 91) comprising an actuating mechanism including a drive transmission element (48, 68, 94) to transmit drive from the actuating member (10, 60, 90) to the locking element (13, 63, 93), the drive transmission element (48, 68, 94) being engaged by the actuating member (10, 60, 90) such that with the locking element (13, 63, 93) in an unlocked position, upon an initial movement of the actuating member (10, 60, 90) to an intermediate position, the drive transmission element (48, 68, 94) moves from a first to a second position driving the locking element (13, 63, 93) to its locked position, and upon further movement of the actuating member (10, 60, 90) the drive transmission element (48, 68, 94) is locked in its second position until the actuating member (10, 60, 90) is moved back to the intermediate position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229560-A (GB)
Title: A status and control multiplex communications system
Inventor: ROSE JR GEORGE DANIEL
IPC: H04B17/00
Filed: 1989-12-05
Abstract: Status and control information is exchanged between at least one remote site A1-3 and a control point C. A multiplexer (SMUX) at each remote site A operates to scan the remote site status points to be monitored to generate one equivalent voice bandwidth transmission channel which services a large number of status/control circuits. The multiplexer (SMUX) at each remote site comprises a hardware universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) chip (SMOX). This chip accepts, for example, 8 parallel input bits and produces a continuous string of serial ASCII format output signals for transmission to a control point. The multiplexer utilizes at least one TTL 16-to-1 multiplex chip, whose inputs are sequentially scanned by 4 address lines, and whose data output is connected to one of the parallel data inputs of the UART. These address lines are also connected to 4 other parallel data inputs of the UART. The UART transmits a serial ASCII format character for each sequential address of the 16-to-1 multiplex chip. Each character contains the address of the 16- to-1 multiplex input line being scanned and the corresponding data in 5 of the available 8 data bits. 16 sequential serial ASCII characters constitute one complete scan of all status/control input lines. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225896-A (GB)
Title: Piezo-electric device
Inventor: YOKOYAMA KATSUNORI
IPC: B06B1/06
Filed: 1989-12-07
Abstract: A piezo-electric device such as a piezo bimorph device includes an intermediate plate (1), a plate-shaped first piezo ceramic element (2) fixed on one surface of the intermediate plate, a plate-shaped second piezo ceramic element (2') fixed on the other surface of the intermediate plate, and lead wires (7', 8') for connecting the first piezo ceramic element with the second piezo ceramic element. The intermediate plate is made of a fine ceramic material which preferably has a porosity of 5% or less. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227524-A (GB)
Title: Carburettor idling fuel filter arrangement
Inventor: VENTURI PAOLO
IPC: F02M37/32
Filed: 1989-12-14
Abstract: A filter cartridge 14 is located in a duct 13 supplying idling fuel to a chamber 11 where it is mixed with air from a duct 22, 23, 25. The cartridge 14 includes a mesh 42 supported at one end by a head 43 located by the blind end of the duct 13 and at the other by a tubular head 41 located and sealed by bushes 56, 62. The bush 56 has a hole (57, Fig. 2) for fuel flow into the chamber 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230947-A (GB)
Title: A concealment trolley for transport of deceased persons
Inventor: STANLEY WRIGHT HORWARD
IPC: A61G19/00
Filed: 1990-05-04
Abstract: For the transportation of deceased persons, a trolley comprises a bogie (11) supporting an enclosure (10), which has an overall outward appearance resembling a piece of mobile hospital equipment. In the enclosure there are support means (20) whereby a deceased person can be loaded on a litter or platform (21) into the enclosure (10) and fully concealed therewithin, the support means preferably being movable so as to be able to raise and lower the litter or platform relative to said enclosure. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2240832-A (GB)
Title: Pipe-handling and laying apparatus
Inventor: MOORE DAVID
IPC: F16L1/09
Filed: 1990-06-08
Abstract: Pipe handling and laying apparatus 1 supports a pipe on holding and support means 2, 3 and includes extendible and retractable gripping means 4 having gripping head 4a. The pipe, supported generally within area A, is brought in end-to-end relationship with another pipe to be joined thereto. Gripper head 4a is introduced into the open end of the second pipe and ram piston P of hydraulic ram H is retracted causing legs L of gripper head 4 to pivot into extended positions to grip the interior wall of the second pipe by means of gripper feet F. Further retraction of ram piston P pulls the first pipe into close relationship with the second. The apparatus may comprise releasable retainers 108 for a seal 107. Fig. 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232399-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for handling rolled articles
Inventor: ROBINSON PETER JOHN
IPC: A01D90/10
Filed: 1990-07-20
Abstract: To handle rolled material, e.g. hay bales, device (1) is attached via brackets (9) to the three point linkage of a tractor. With the device in the pick-up position shown, the tractor is reversed to impale a bale on tyne (17). The linkage is then lifted to transport the bale. To carry the bale over rough terrain the spring-loaded (27) catch (23) is released which allows swinging of the load, under its own weight, about angled axis (X-X) to a position with the free end of the tyne (17) angled upwardly. Further pivoting about axis (X-X) occurs when the linkage is lowered with the tractor moving forward; this will cause unrolling of the bale due to its contact with the ground. The stop (35) contacts arm (13) to prevent over-pivoting of the tyne. Contact of foot (30) with the ground when the tractor is reversed, with the three point linkage lowered, will return the unloaded device to the pick-up position.
Patent GB-2236277-A (GB)
Title: Producing laminated sheet glass
Inventor: MORTIMORE CHARLES ROGER
IPC: B32B17/10
Filed: 1990-08-01
Abstract: A process for producing laminated sheet glass and in which a suitable interlayer disposed between two sheets of glass material is fed through one or more sets of pinch rollers and heated, as it moves, to cause the interlayer to bond to each sheet; characterised by the features: (a) that both sheets and the interlayer are initially unbonded to one another and are heated and rolled simultaneously throughout the process; and (b) that the interlayer is heated at least to and preferably above its plastic temperature.
Patent GB-2246752-A (GB)
Title: Solar powered vehicle
Inventor: GARSIDE ROBERT MARTIN
IPC: F24S23/74
Filed: 1990-08-11
Abstract: The vehicle is powered by a source of electromagnetic radiation directed towards it. It has a segmented parabolic shaped mirror composed of a parabolic shaped frame (1) (figure 1) which is used to support individual, flat mirror elements (figure 3). A central tower supports, at the focus of the mirror, a means of converting the energy of electromagnetic radiation to mechanical energy to propel the craft. This may be done directly by trapping the radiation and using it to heat air which propels the craft by means of a turbojet principle (figure 8/1), or indirectly by using radiation collectors to first convert the energy of the radiation to electrical energy which is then used to power an electric motor which drives a propeller (figures 5 to 7 inclusive). Alternatively, the craft is propelled by the neutrons released when pellets of deuterium/ tritium placed at the focus of the mirror are imploded by pulsed laser radiation. The mirror frame (1) is built up of carbon fibre reinforced resin rods, and mirror elements of polyester sheet of trapezoidal shape are supported by a mesh of strands (2/4) tensioned across the frame elements (figs. 2-4). The mirror is surrounded by an annular wing and covered by a transparent domed cover to reduce drag.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2235985-A (GB)
Title: Electrophotographic photoreceptor
Inventor: SUZUKI TAKAHIRO
IPC: G03G5/14
Filed: 1990-08-15
Abstract: An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising an electrically conductive support 1 having thereon a subbing layer 2, a charge-generating layer 3 and optionally a charge-transporting layer 4, wherein said subbing layer is a layer having a degree of cure of 3.0 or more which is obtained by coating a mixed solution of a zirconium chelate compound or a zirconium alkoxide and a silane coupling agent, followed by curing. The photoreceptor exhibits excellent electrophotographic characteristics, particularly reduced dark decay and reduced residual potential, and durability and provides defect-free images irrespective of environmental changes. <IMAGE>