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Patent GB-2138191-A (GB)
Title: Alarm system
Inventor: DAVIES PHILIP
IPC: G08B1/08
Filed: 1984-04-16
Abstract: An alarm system for the indication of fire or unauthorised entry to a property, particularly a remotely situated property, comprises one or more detectors which when activated cause a lamp to direct a light beam in a direction away from the property. The light beam, which may be intermittent and/or coloured may be directed upwardly or towards another property or properties which could be beyond the range of an audible alarm system.
Patent GB-2141384-A (GB)
Title: Decalcomanias
Inventor: ROBERTS WILFRED
IPC: B65C9/36
Filed: 1984-06-08
Abstract: Articles (38) of ceramic ware are heated and then a portion of a sheet of thermo-plastics material carrying a design motif is pressed into engagement with the article by a silicone rubber pad (33), to apply the design to the ware. In order to facilitate handling of a strip of the thermo-plastics material, during printing of the motifs and subsequent unrolling of the strip, the strip is initially provided with a paper backing (3). An automatic machine is described in which the paper is stripped off by a blade, and the plastics strip is carried to an application station (5) by a reciprocable carriage (12). A reciprocable carrier (26) is movable transversely of the carriage through the application station for alternately bringing a perforating assembly (6a, 6b) and a transfer application assembly (7a, 7b) into position at the application station. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144320-A (GB)
Title: Food processing apparatus
Inventor: MACDONALD BRIAN GALE
IPC: A22C7/00
Filed: 1984-06-25
Abstract: A food processing apparatus (10), primarily for fast food restaurants, comprises a cylinder (17) which can be extruded by a power driven plunger (16) to form a processed food product. Extrusion may be through a spigot (19) threaded with sausage skin to form sausages or through a slide mechanism (22, Fig. 2) having a mould recess (26) to form the food into a hamburger. The build up of pressure in the cylinder may be arranged to operate a pressure sensitive switch means to interrupt the power transmission to the piston. The spigots, slide mechanisms pistons and cylinders are readily interchangeable to provide a versatile apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159863-A (GB)
Title: Flexible wall dams
Inventor: HOYECK RALPH HABER
IPC: E02B7/00
Filed: 1984-11-19
Abstract: The present invention deals with flexible wall dams comprising an upstanding, flexible, impermeable, inextensible, reinforced flexible wall having elongated upper 16 and lower peripheral edges, with the lower edge, positively and substantially sealingly secured to the base of the waterbed, the riverbed, the seabed or the like and the rest of the flexible wall supported directly or indirectly by contained fluid media 7 or by loose solid substance, shielded by the front flexible wall receiving the upstream water pressure 8. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159595-A (GB)
Title: Blind rivets
Inventor: SIEBOL GEORGE
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 1985-02-18
Abstract: A tubular blind rivet assembly includes a rivet (10) having an enlarged head (24) and a shank (12) and a locking pin (39) having a flared skirt (42) for clamping workpieces (16, 18) together and expanding the blind end of the rivet (10). Spaced apart locking rings (80) are provided on the locking pin for locking the rivet (10) and workpieces (16, 18) together. The spaced rings (80) to enable the rivet (10) to be used with differing thicknesses of workpieces (16, 18) and the leading faces (83) of these are inclined at 45 DEG -75 DEG  to the axis of the pin. The flared skirt (42) is elbow-shaped in cross-section with an annular ridge (46) and is formed in the region of the breakneck (96). The trailing faces (87) are inclined at 75 DEG -90 DEG to the axis of the pin (39). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2154592-A (GB)
Title: Cloning of a malarial gene
Inventor: HOLDER ANTHONY ARTHUR
IPC: A61K/
Filed: 1985-02-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to the cloning of the P.195 gene of Plasmodium falciparum, its use in expressing the P.195 protein and the use of P.195 in vaccines for the treatment or prophylaxis of malaria.
Patent GB-2168790-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in taps for gas burners
Inventor: ECHAVARRI ROS BONIFACIO
IPC: F16K5/04
Filed: 1985-11-22
Abstract: A tap for gas burners in cookers and like appliances comprises a body (1) containing a gas inlet aperture (9) and a through outlet aperture (2) containing a rotary cylindrical plug (19) with a front chamber (23) and a side port (22). A bore (5) provided with a minimum-regulating needle valve and intersected by the inlet aperture (9) near the zone where the tip of the needle of the valve is located ends in the middle zone of another bore (6) whose inlet may be closed by means of a ball (29), this second bore being intersected at its end by the through aperture (2) in the zone thereof where the side port (22) of the plug (19) is situated, in order to form a minimum flow bypass separate from the main admission of gas to the tap. An elastic liner (12) has longitudinal ribs which can seal off the bypass and main-inlet (17, 18) and preferably also annular ribs which act as O-rings. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185820-A (GB)
Title: Measuring diesel engine operating conditions
Inventor: EROSS ING ATTILA
IPC: F02D41/14
Filed: 1986-01-23
Abstract: A quantizing flowmeter 2 for the indication of forward and backward flows of the fluid by means of different pulses and a quick-acting pressure gauge 3 converting pressure fluctuations and oscillations of fluid into electric pulses by analog or digital methods are connected at the same point in the fuel pipe 1 of a diesel engine. A forward-backward counter 21 connected to outputs of the flowmeter 2 determines the net forward flow of the fluid and a peak rectifier 31 and a rectifier filter circuit 32 connected to a first and a second output of the pressure gauge 3 provide value of peak and average pressure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191511-A (GB)
Title: Fabricating an electro-photographic photosensor
Inventor: HATA YASHUHIKO
IPC: G03G5/14
Filed: 1986-06-10
Abstract: An electro-photographic photosensor comprises amorphous silicon as a photoconductive layer on the surface of an aluminum base (10) which has been treated (anodised) to form an alumite layer consisting of a porous layer (21) and barrier layer (22). Amorphous silicon (30) is formed directly on the surface of the porous layer (21) which is not sealed. The thickness of the barrier layer (22) and the porous layer (21) are appropriately set to provide good adhesive strength of amorphous silicon (30) to the aluminum base (10) and good electrostatic characteristics by adjusting respectively the voltage and duration of the anodising. 
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Patent GB-2191952-A (GB)
Title: Chess set
Inventor: WANG CHENG-LIAN
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 1986-06-24
Abstract: A "Generalissimo" Chess Set is composed of a checkered chessboard marked with 9 x 10 lines, two set of chessmen in two different colors which including 16 chessmen composed of seven different chessmen-a Generalissimo Chessman bearing a symbol of generalissimo (22), two General Staff Chessmen each bearing a symbol of an officer (24); two Marshal Chessmen each bearing a symbol of an officer driving a jeep (26); two Air Force chessmen each bearing a symbol of fighter (28); two Navy chessmen each bearing a symbol of warship (30); two Army chessmen each bearing a symbol of tank (32), and five Soldier chessmen each bearing a symbol of sniper (34). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179924-A (GB)
Title: Device for rearranging a pile of sheet
Inventor: ACKERET PETER
IPC: G03B23/02
Filed: 1985-11-12
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/EP85/00610 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 11, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 11, 1986 PCT Filed Nov. 12, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO86/03024 PCT Pub. Date May 22, 1986.The invention relates to a device for a cyclic rearrangement of a pile (182) of sheets having a housing (12) with a viewing window (35) and a slider member (14) that can be pulled out of the housing (12) and pushed back into the housing again parallel to the latter, and having a sheet-changing mechanism by means of which one sheet in the pile (182) is retained in the housing while the slider member (14) transports the remainder of the pile out of the housing (12), means being provided for removing the sheet remaining in the housing (12) from the housing (12) through the opening provided in the housing for the slider member (14).
Patent GB-2183191-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical cutting
Inventor: BROWN DEREK JAMES
IPC: B23H7/12
Filed: 1986-10-24
Abstract: Metal workpieces 10 which are wholly or partially immersed in electrolyte solution, e.g. seawater, are cut by electrochemical action. A plate electrode 16, which has wear resistant particles spacing the conducting material thereof from the workpiece, is biased towards the workpiece 10 into engagement therewith and an electrical potential difference is applied between the tool electrode and the workpiece to remove material electrochemically from the workpiece. The electrode 16 is moved relative to the workpiece so that at least a major proportion of the part of the tool electrode at any one time in contact with the workpiece is moved out of such contact and into the surrounding electrolyte solution to be cooled thereby. The movement of the tool electrode also induces fresh electrolyte solution to flow between the tool electrode and the workpiece. As material is removed from the workpiece, the tool electrode is advanced relative thereto. The tool electrode may be of strip form (116, Fig. 3) and the workpiece may be a plate (110). Alternatively, a circular plate electrode is continuously rotated in use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185389-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable width support cradle
Inventor: WALKER ALEXANDER WILLIAM
IPC: A47B45/00
Filed: 1986-10-28
Abstract: A cradle 10 (Fig. 2) for supporting tall unstable articles or dimensionally unstable ones, such as books, comprises a pair of base parts from which extend upstanding, and conveniently upright, members 11, 12 and forming sub-units 16, 17. Each base part has an integral extending base limb 19, 21 which operatively extends to, and rest upon, a surface portion 23 of the cooperating base part of the other sub-unit so that the limbs extending side by side form at least a portion of the cradle base. The lower tip 22 of each limb and upper surface portion 23 have engaging projections and recesses which enable the distance between upstanding members to be defined and prevent separation of sub-units by lateral forces of a supported article bearing on the upstanding members. The weight of the article maintains the interengagement of projections with recesses. The base may extend outwardly to increase lateral support (Fig. 3) and a cradle with more than two sub-units may be formed (Fig. 8) or a wider cradle with additional base parts intermediate the sub-units (Fig. 9). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197236-A (GB)
Title: Lead clinching tools
Inventor: GRANT STEPHEN
IPC: H05K13/04
Filed: 1986-11-10
Abstract: A lead clinching tool 10' comprises a pair of bases 12A ,12B and a fixed cutter 18' which is secured in place between the bases and has a pair of cutting edges 20'. The tool 10' further comprises a pair of movable cutters (24'-Fig. 11, not shown) which have respective cutting edges (26') and which are movable such that the cutting edges (26') thereof approach the cutting edges 20' of the fixed cutter 18' and cooperate therewith to cut a pair of leads L of a component C that extend, in a use position of the anvil 10', downwardly into the anvil, after which the cut leads are bent by movement of the movable cutters (24'). The positions of both the fixed cutter 18' and the movable cutters (24') can be adjusted in vertical directions. The cutting edges 20' and (26') are formed on tungsten carbide inserts (42 and 44, Figs. 10, 11, not shown) respectively and the cutter (18') can be reversed to bring a further pair of cutting edges 20' into a working position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188015-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable tow bar
Inventor: RODGERS PETER
IPC: B60D1/155
Filed: 1987-03-17
Abstract: A towbar comprises a towing hitch (10), an attachment (7) whereby the towbar may be attached to a vehicle to be towed, the hitch and attachment being connected together by two consecutive members (2, 3) joined at a linkage (14, 15), the linkage being arranged so that said members may be joined together immovably at any of a plurality of angular dispositions so that the towbar can pass under a spoiler. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188579-A (GB)
Title: Shearing machine
Inventor: HIRATA TADASHI
IPC: B30B15/04
Filed: 1987-04-01
Abstract: A shearing machine (1) comprises a frame, a work-table (13) fixed to the frame a back gauge 77 adjustable in the plane of the worktable towards and away from blades 15, 17 and adjustable cam means 95, for swinging the gauge out of that plane. The machine also comprises a lower blade (15) detachably mounted on the work-table (13), a vertically movable ram (19) for holding an upper blade (17), upper and lower rear guide means (27, 29) for the ram (19), front guide means (37) for the ram (19), and drive means (55) for the ram (19), the drive means (55) being connected to the rear of the ram (19) at a point above the lower rear guide means (29). Variable fluid pressure hold down members 103 may be provided and the work may rest on vertically movable and/or tiltable fluid-biassed 149. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200479-A (GB)
Title: Central heating control centre
Inventor: NICHOLLS CLIFFORD FREDERICK
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 1987-05-05
Abstract: A central heating control centre 9 has a time switch 13 and a relay, 10. It operates with room thermostat 8 and hot water cylinder thermostat 23 to control operation of boiler 1 and pump 3 in a heating system where there is gravity circulation to the hot water cylinder and pumped 12 circulation to radiators. When room thermostat 8 is closed both pump 3 and boiler 1 operate. When room thermostat 8 is open and cylinder thermostat 23 closed the pump 3 no longer operates and the boiler 1 operates until thermostat 23 opens. When the thermostat 8 is closed and thermostat 23 open the boiler is energised via the relay 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191157-A (GB)
Title: Control valve with damping means
Inventor: RAFFELS PETER JOHN
IPC: B60G17/048
Filed: 1987-06-08
Abstract: A hydraulic pressure regulator 10 for an automobile suspension system comprises a pilot-operated control valve having damping means 40 to damp movement of the valve member in the direction for fluid pressure dumping, whereby audible clicks produced by sudden dumping of high pressure fluid to tank are reduced or eliminated. The damping means is preferably a piston 40 and cylinder 44 arrangement which allows progressive rather than sudden opening or closing of the main valve 26. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2205943-A (GB)
Title: Fluid sampling device
Inventor: SIBBALD ALASTAIR
IPC: G01N1/00
Filed: 1987-06-13
Abstract: A fluid sampling device is particularly suitable for transfer of blood for testing. A plunger disc 3 fits slidably into a sampling vessel 1. The disc 3 is provided with a fluid flow passage 4 so that when the disc 3 is moved the fluid 2 is transferred via the flow passage 4 and a coupled duct 5 from one site to another. One site or the duct 5 can include a sensor assembly 8. If the duct 5 includes the sensor assembly 8 the second site can be a waste fluid depot. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-871857-A (GB)
Abstract: 871,857. Sparking plugs. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. Jan. 26,1960 [March 23, 1959], No. 2785/60. Class 7(4). [Also in Group XXXVI] A semi-conductor body for use in low voltage sparking plugs is produced by heating a pressed powder preform in nitrogen, the preform comprising 50-75 % of silicon carbide most of the particles of which are less than 37 microns in size and 50-25% of silicon, until substantially all the silicon has been converted into silicon nitride. Various examples are described having different proportions of silicon carbide and silicon. The components may be mixed with an organic binder such as a wax emulsion or oil which volatilizes at about 535‹C. After drying and powdering the material may be pressed into washers and fired for 3-5 hours in a flow of pure nitrogen at about 560‹C., and then at 1315‹C. for 16-19 hours, to 1400‹C. for 24 hours, and 1430‹C. for a further 24 hours. The Figure shows a spark plug comprising a conducting shell 3 with the semi-conductor body 17 clamped between the end of insulator 15 and end 23 of central electrode 11. The end 25 of shell 3 contacts the outer edge of the semi-conductor body 17, the spark occurring in the surface region 27. Glaze or enamel insulating coatings 33 and 35 insulate the side faces of the body 17 from the electrodes. Soft metal washers of for example nickel, are inserted between ends 23, 25 and the semi-conductor body. The spark region is sealed off by a gas tight joint 7.
Patent GB-2195679-A (GB)
Title: A cill for use with a cavity wall
Inventor: ROWLANDS WILLIAM MALDWYN
IPC: E06B1/70
Filed: 1987-09-30
Abstract: A cill arrangement 10 for mounting a door or window frame 21 on a support surface 11 of an outer skin 12 of a cavity wall comprises an upright plate 17 for insertion with the cavity, a first support 15 extending laterally from said plate on one side and a second support 19 extending laterally from the other side of the plate at a lower level than the first support. The first support 15 is vertically spaced from the upper edge of the upright plate so as to form a cill upstand 18, and the lower edge of the frame is placed on top of support 15 and adjacent the cill upstand 18. Capillary channels 28 may be provided on the upstand 18 and second support 19 to further impede the ingress of water. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2211452-A (GB)
Title: Wrench
Inventor: YANG TAI-HER
IPC: B25B13/14
Filed: 1987-10-21
Abstract: A wrench has a handle 101, 201 with ajaw 102, 202 at one end, and a pivoted element 103, 204 carrying a jaw 111, 212, the pivoted element being spring biassed to a closed condition of the jaws and one of the jaws 102, 212 being adjustable. Opening of the jaws is effected by the user pressing in a projection 109, 213 on the pivoted element. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2205129-A (GB)
Title: Pump
Inventor: MCMASTER-CHRISTIE COLIN
IPC: F04D13/12
Filed: 1988-05-24
Abstract: A water pump for pumping hot and cold water, eg. in showers, has a centrifugal pump (13, 14, 15) mounted at one end of a housing (12) of an electric motor (10) having a double ended drive shaft (11) and a regenerative-type pump (16, 17, 19, 20) mounted at the other end. Alternatively, both pumps may be located at one end of the drive shaft. The centrifugal pump is for pumping cold water, whilst the regenerative-type pump is for pumping hot water. The regenerative-type pump has front and back chambers and an impeller (19), the latter comprising a disk having blades on the front and back faces. A flow guide ring (20) serves to ensure that water in the back chamber is only affected by the blades on the back face of the impeller (19), whilst water in the front chamber is only affected by the blades on the front face of the impeller (19). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223565-A (GB)
Title: Wall-mounted luminaire for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder
Inventor: FERENCZI MICHAEL ALAN
IPC: F21V9/02
Filed: 1988-10-04
Abstract: A wall-mounted luminaire with a front-frame 1 and an opal diffuser 3 giving the appearance of a sun-lit window with sufficient light intensity to provide the therapeutic dose for the treatment of Seasonal Affective Disorder by phototherapy. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2217147-A (GB)
Title: Earphone
Inventor: TANAKA MASAMICHI
IPC: H04R1/10
Filed: 1989-03-13
Abstract: The earphone for use with audio reproduction devices includes a housing (30), shaped to be retained in the concha cavity of the human ear, having an elongated portion (36) shaped to fit between the tragus and antitragus of the ear, an audio transducer (42) contained within the housing (30), a lead (38) for supplying an electric signal to the audio transducer (42) and a hollow tubular guide member (40) attached to the housing (30) such that when the elongated portion (36) of the housing (30) is inserted between the tragus and the antitragus of the human ear, the hollow tubular guide member (40) extends into the external auditory meatus of the ear. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218363-A (GB)
Title: Small diameter metal conduit bending machine
Inventor: KIMURA SADAO
IPC: B21D7/022
Filed: 1989-04-26
Abstract: The machine includes a stationary frame 1, 1', made of bar stock or pipe stock, shaped so as to substantially conform to the bent conduit. The frame includes at least one bending section which has in its lengthwise direction a curvature smaller than the bend radius of the metallic conduit and in its width-wise direction a guide surface orthogonal to the bend plane or a section with a surface parallel to the bend plane and an orthogonal guide member of smaller curvature radius. A bending member 5 at each section whose outer peripheral surface faces the guide surface is disposed movably by pivoting or straight line motion toward the frame so that the conduit can be bent so as to lie along the guide surface. The bending member 5 is moved by an actuator 7 when the actuator is in its pulling stroke. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2219634-A (GB)
Title: A seal for a bearing
Inventor: SCHURGER RAINER
IPC: F16C33/78
Filed: 1989-05-02
Abstract: A seal (13) is disclosed having one or more lips (18, 19) which are in rubbing contact with a surface of a journal (10), the lips being inclined to the contact surface. 
<??>To prevent the lips (18, 19) from being turned over during assembly and so damaging the seal, the seal (13) includes means (24, 25) which stiffen the lip to resist turning over of the lip. The stiffening means may either take the form of an integrally formed, axially directed, annular projection (24) or support ribs (25) which are arranged to connect the main body (17) of the seal to the sealing lip (18). 
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Patent GB-2234067-A (GB)
Title: Plumb bob and line
Inventor: DOYLE RICHARD ALBERT
IPC: G01C15/10
Filed: 1989-07-07
Abstract: The assembly includes the plumb bob and line, and a cylindrical rotor 52 having a cylindrical surface of rotation formed about an axis 53 angled relative to the axis of rotation 54 to cause eccentric rotation of the rotor, which distributes the line along the rotor. Means are provided for rotating the rotor in the two senses to pay out and retract or wind in the line. Means are provided for receiving and storing the bob within the casing. Side walls of the casing perpendicular to the axis of rotation closely confine the space radially of the axis of rotation beyond the rotor surface to confine the line to that space as it is winding in. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2235863-A (GB)
Title: Curtain hanging device
Inventor: GRECH VICTORIA THERESA
IPC: A47H13/04
Filed: 1989-09-05
Abstract: A curtain hanging device for removing the problem of sagging which occurs at the ends of hanging curtains due to lack of proper support to the curtain rail resulting also in the curtain heading at these points leaning or tilting and generally being out of line with the rest of the heading. The general effect is to give the curtains an unsightly and unprofessional appearance. The curtain hanging device of the invention is composed of a rigid plate (1) provided with hooks (2) for insertion in the usual certain heading material, either Buckram or taped heading, at the curtain ends, and preferably a series of holes (5) for engaging 'S' shaped hooks attached to the pulleys of the curtain rail or other support. By this means the plane of the plate is held vertically which has the effect of holding the heading vertically erect along the length of the plate to bring it into line with the rest of the heading and prevent sagging at the curtain ends by increasing support at these weak areas.