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Patent GB-2186176-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacture of food product
Inventor: VINCENT MAURICE WILLIAM
IPC: A23P1/14
Filed: 1986-02-11
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a food product by extrusion cooking comprises the steps of introducing a blend of amylaceous material with selected other ingredients into a cooker extruder, allowing the blend to enter the melt phase within the cooker, and then injecting under pressure into the melt at least one further substance to impart a change in a characteristic to the final food product. The method can be used to produce an expanded food product, such as a cornflake, or a non-expanded snack food.
Patent GB-2284720-A (GB)
Title: Centroid tracker
Inventor: BLACKMORE KEVIN DARYL
IPC: G01S3/786
Filed: 1986-05-29
Abstract: A video image is windowed and intensity data on one field of the image is used to calculate 2, 3 a threshold value, which is applied to a subsequently received image. Points of a target having intensity greater than the threshold value are selected 7 and their centroid co-ordinates calculated 8. The window may be centered upon the calculated centroid and the target tracked. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2182126-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft weapon suspension means
Inventor: KERLE NORBERT
IPC: B64D1/04
Filed: 1986-10-15
Abstract: Aircraft weapon suspension means comprises a mechanism 3 capable of automatic pick-up and delivery of different types of weapons 1 which have recognition features 2 detectable by corresponding sensors 4 provided on the mechanism 3, and a computer 5 for activation of the suspension means. The pick-up members 11 include claws, straps and suspension hooks, with or without thrust-off pistons. The recognition features 2 and sensors 4 can be optically, acoustically, electromagnetically or purely mechanically effective. Instead of or in addition to the sensors 4, mechanical feelers 8 can be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-867868-A (GB)
Abstract: 867,868. Gyroscopic apparatus. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO. Ltd. March 25, 1958 [Feb. 7, 1957], No. 9627/58. Divided out of 867,867. Drawings to Specification. Class 97(3) [Also in Group XXXIV] In a gyroscope having a rotor casing supported in mercury within an outer container, the rotor casing is centralised inside the container by a pump-maintained flow of mercury. In addition, rotation of the rotor casing, about the axis of rotation of the rotor, is prevented by a vane, attached to the casing, and immersed in mercury circulated by the pump. Magnetic pick-off supply error signals corresponding to the relative displacement of the casing and container. The surfaces of the rotor casing and container are prevented from contacting by spacers mounted on the container, to maintain the mercury filling of the interspace. The mercury flow passes from the pump, through passages in the container, to open chambers on the container inner surface. From the chambers mercury passes into the space between the container and rotor casing and back to the pump. Movement of the rotor casing towards one of the chambers, restricts mercury flow therefrom and the resultant local rise in pressure, at the chamber, urges the rotor casing back towards the centre position. Specifications 817,570, 867,866 and 3683/57 also are referred to.
Patent GB-2206857-A (GB)
Title: Furnace conveyor
Inventor: LODGE REGINALD
IPC: F27B9/24
Filed: 1987-07-08
Abstract: A furnace conveyor system for items of crockery in which a conveyor passes through a furnace, comprises an endless series of transverse ceramic slats 25 on supports 26 which in turn are supported by interconnected wheel structures 30. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193262-A (GB)
Title: Valve assembly
Inventor: ABINETT RAYMOND EDWARD
IPC: F02M63/00
Filed: 1987-07-22
Abstract: A valve assembly for a fuel injection system of a compression ignition engine includes a snubber valve member 22 biased towards a seating member 18 by a spring 23. The seating member is retained against a flange 15 which is machined during the production of a tubular body 10 housing the snubber valve member 22 and a delivery valve member 27. The snubber valve allows substantially unrestricted flow to the injection nozzle 14 of the engine but restricts the return flow to damp pressure pulsations occurring in the line 13 when the nozzle 14 closes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285549-A (GB)
Title: Method for extracting targets from a radar signal and radar capable of implementing this method
Inventor: DESODT GUY
IPC: G01S13/42
Filed: 1988-06-08
Abstract: The invention relates to a radar including a plurality of antenna arrays (B, ..., J), for example linear arrays, the reception of electromagnetic waves being coherent for each antenna element in each array. The extraction according to the invention consists in comparing the signals received by the various arrays. A statistical processing allows to eliminate the responses corresponding to the array sidelobes by the comparison of amplitude and apparent direction of targets detected by each array. The invention is mainly applicable to radars including a plurality of linear lacunary antenna arrays with an isotropic disposition in space. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2219621-A (GB)
Title: Methane removal
Inventor: RADMALL PAUL
IPC: C12N1/30
Filed: 1988-06-09
Abstract: A method of reducing the level of methane in mines, underground installations and other localities, comprises contacting the methane with a methanotrophic bacteria. The bacteria may be provided in a nutritionally adequate medium and may be sprayed on to a porous substrate.
Patent GB-2210406-A (GB)
Title: improvements relating to keys
Inventor: PIPER MARTIN JOHN
IPC: E05B19/00
Filed: 1988-09-30
Abstract: A key (5, 7,) can be inserted into a cylinder lock (1), turned to the bolt-retracted position and held there against the spring return, enabling the same hand subsequently to open the door by another handle. The key head may carry a finger (6), lug (10) or shoulder enterable in a recess (4) in the lock face (1), or the head may be arranged to wedge against that face, requiring no special adaptation of the lock. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213183-A (GB)
Title: Fish-plates
Inventor: BARKER REX
IPC: E01B11/08
Filed: 1988-10-05
Abstract: A fish-plate (14) for connecting together the adjacent ends of lengths of rolled steel joists (10,12) at an angle to each other, has adjoining portions at angles to each other for reception between the flanges of the respective R.S.J. sections, said portions having U-shaped configurations at opposite sides of a central section so that, in use of the fish-plate, the mutually remote side walls of the U-shaped configurations contact the internal surfaces of the flanges of the R.S.J. section whereby as the connection comes under load the fish-plate takes the stress and saves the bolts (16) from shear stresses. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2224160-A (GB)
Title: Integrated semiconductor circuits
Inventor: EDWARDS MALCOLM ERIC
IPC: H03D7/12
Filed: 1988-10-24
Abstract: The circuit for use as a frequency mixer comprises semiconductor devices such as F.E.T.'s formed in a substrate in which treated areas of the substrate act simultaneously as a region for at least two semiconductor devices. The construction enables the size of the circuit and the conductor tracks to be reduced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2224413-A (GB)
Title: Electronic hearing aid
Inventor: GODFREY ANDREW DAVID PATRICK
IPC: H03G7/00
Filed: 1988-10-28
Abstract: The hearing aid enhances human hearing, counteracting defects or aiding normal human hearing in difficult environments. Sound waves are converted into an electrical information signal in Stage 1. The amplitude of the information signal is monitored in Stage 3 and Stage 6, and adjusted in Stage 2 as required. The amplitude of an electronically generated signal, Stage 4, at a frequency above the highest audible frequencies is adjusted in Stage 5. These two signals are then mixed in Stage 7 and subjected to compression in Stage 8. The amount of compression experienced by the information signal is dependant on the amplitude of the electronically generated signal. Filtering of the information signal takes place in Stage 9 and the resultant information signal is supplied to transducers in Stage 10 which convert it back into sound waves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2224539-A (GB)
Title: Lockable I.C. exhaust pipe closure
Inventor: KORNAU KURT CARL
IPC: B60R25/043
Filed: 1988-11-02
Abstract: The key lock 20 may be depressed and locked to retain the formations 14 on the pivoted members 16 in pipe groove 12 and the cap seal 30 engaging the pipe end. A second groove 36, an inward shoulder (46, Figs. 3 and 4 or a circlip (52, Figs. 5 to 8) may temporarily retain the cap 18 in a partially removed condition, permitting gas escape past the seal 30, when engaged by the formations 14 or other formations (40, Fig. 2) on the members 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210765-A (GB)
Title: Method of plant culture
Inventor: SIDAWAY GERALD HUGH
IPC: A01G7/04
Filed: 1988-12-12
Abstract: Plant growth is influenced by placing the plants at an electrical potential different from natural or ambient potential. This may be applied to the container or a lining therefor in which the plants are grown, and/or to a lightweight element spread over the growing plants. Different effects are obtainable by the timing of the potential appliance: it may be continuous or for periods during the day or night. The light for the plant may be daylight or artificial, and when natural daylight is used it could be artificially extended. In most cases stimulation of growth is achieved, but in some circumstances it is possible to retard.
Patent GB-2211982-A (GB)
Title: Cell holder
Inventor: ASO HIDEO
IPC: H01M50/202
Filed: 1988-12-12
Abstract: A cell holder comprising a frame (1); a magazine (2) which is adapted to be slidably introduced into and withdrawn from the frame (1), the magazine (2) having a pair of resilient arms (5) which extend in the direction of sliding movement of the magazine (2) in the frame (1) and which are respectively provided with cell-retaining portions (5a) for retaining an electric cell (4); electrical contact means (8) disposed within the frame (1) for effecting electrical contact with a cell retained by said cell-retaining portions (5a); and members (6) which are arranged to deform the resilient arms (5) towards each other, so as to force them against a cell (4) held thereby, during at least the initial portion of the withdrawal of the magazine (2) from the frame (1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2332037-A (GB)
Title: A projectile-forming insert for a hollow charge
Inventor: LINDSTADT KLAUS
IPC: F42B1/036
Filed: 1989-01-12
Abstract: A rotationally-symmetrical projectile-forming hollow-charge insert (12) more especially for armour-piercing seeker-fuze submunition, has a central dome (24) of substantially constant material thickness (26) is surrounded by an peripheral region (25) having a material thickness decreasing somewhat towards the periphery (19). An intermediate portion decreases in thickness from a maximum adjacent the dome (24) to a minimum adjoining the peripheral portion (25). The insert is transformed into a projectile having a stub-wing tail (22) which protrudes in a radially-annular manner at the end of the projectile (11) and which is thereby flight-stabilising.
Patent GB-2228516-A (GB)
Title: Secondary security door
Inventor: CHRISTODOULIDES MICHAEL
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 1989-02-28
Abstract: A secondary security door for fitting to the door frame externally of an existing door to cover said door includes a box section (4) extending along one edge thereof in which a lock (15) is mounted. The lock is key operated from the outside and manually operated from the inside by, for example, a lever (17) which extends laterally from the lock and protrudes from the box section (4) and is housed in a recess (18b) formed in a central section of the door. A mail box (11) is attached to a recess (10) in this central section thereby reducing the amount that the box (11) protrudes from the front of the door. The door is preferably made of metal and has solid panels 19, 20 or grills. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2217428-A (GB)
Title: Working piston for a brake booster
Inventor: TOEPPERWIEN BERND
IPC: F16D65/28
Filed: 1989-04-12
Abstract: A working piston 3 has a curled rim 10 engaging narrow annular supporting surfaces 11, 12 on the housing 1, thus reducing the risk of fracture under pressure. 
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Patent GB-2223037-A (GB)
Title: Altering fabric finishes
Inventor: BRASINGTON MITCHELL R
IPC: D06B11/00
Filed: 1989-07-20
Abstract: Fabric finishes on a garment are altered to give the garment a "lived-in" or worn appearance before the garment is actually worn by the user, by washing preferably stone-washing to generally fade and abrade the entire garment. The garment is then inflated by passing air through an inlet port in the garment and by substantially sealing one or more exit ports in the garment to create a greater than atmospheric pressure within the garment. The inflated garment is then sprayed with a low-strength bleaching solution 60 on selected exterior portions to provide an additional fading or worn appearance on those portions of the garment. Thereafter, the garment is placed in a neutralizing liquid to chemically counteract the sprayed bleaching solution. A plurality of garments may be each suspended from a common air duct 34 interconnected with a blower for providing air to inflate the garments. The garment is preferably rotatable with respect to the air duct so that the garment may be easily rotated by an operator to a selective position for the spraying operation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227659-A (GB)
Title: Nicotine-containing lozenge
Inventor: SHAW ALEC STANLEY WALTER
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 1989-12-06
Abstract: A lozenge is formed by compression of at least two mixed components, one component comprising a filler, and the other component comprising a fat or an essential oil with nicotine dissolved therein, the solution being dispersed on a carrier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2235809-A (GB)
Title: Tape tensioning device for tape recorder
Inventor: TANAKA SHINSAKU
IPC: G11B15/44
Filed: 1989-12-18
Abstract: The device tensions a tape before the tape recorder starts an operating action. The device comprises a detector (5) for tape slack, a tape tensioning rotation transmitting device (20) for transmitting rotation of a tape feeding motor (2) (see Fig. 2) to a specific one (4a) of a pair of reel spindles (4a, 4b), a brake (6) for braking the other reel spindle (4b), and a pinch roller contact inhibiting device (41) for inhibiting contact of a pair of pinch rollers (16a, 16b) with corresponding capstans (17a, 17b). After starting of the motor (5) rotation of the motor (5) is transmitted to the reel spindle (4a) by way of the tape tensioning rotation transmitting device (20), and then, in response to detection of tensioned tape (T) (see Fig. 11) between the reel spindles (4a, 4b), the tape tensioning rotation transmitting device (20), the brake (6) and the pinch roller contact inhibiting device (41) are rendered inoperative thereby to permit subsequent operation of the tape recorder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232526-A (GB)
Title: Laser mirror head
Inventor: GIESEN ADOLF
IPC: G02B7/18
Filed: 1989-12-19
Abstract: Fluid pressure applied to a power laser mirror 23 controls mirror geometry and offsets thermal deformations. Cooling 83 is provided, and display 81 shows concave/ convex bending values (eg focal length). Pressure control may be manual via wheel 80, or by feedback. Mirror thickness may vary (Fig 3). Laser beams may be controlled outside the resonator, and the focussing area changed. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2228107-A (GB)
Title: Safety device for gear-change control system
Inventor: KIRSTEIN GERHARD
IPC: G05B9/02
Filed: 1990-01-17
Abstract: The device comprises a microcomputer (1), a pulse processor (2) with integrated watchdog timer,a retriggerable monostable (3), a non-inverting power amplifier (4), and an inverting power amplifier (5): an electromagnetic control element (15), e.g. a valve, of the gear-change system being held in a first or a second stroke depending on the outputs (13, 14) of the amplifiers (4, 5). 
<??>As described, one or both of the outputs (13, 17) varies and thereby alters the state of the element (15) in response to: (a) failure of the microcomputer to trigger the monostable (3); (b) an external fault as diagnosed by the microcomputer (1) over lines (31, 32); (c) failure of the microcomputer to set the watchdog timer; or (d) failure to produce the desired voltages at outputs (13, 17) - as monitored by Schmitt triggers (6, 7) in feedback lines (25, 26). 
<??>The circuit may include a voltage indicator (40). 
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Patent GB-2236239-A (GB)
Title: Tobacco smoke filters
Inventor: CHARLTON JOHN
IPC: A24D3/02
Filed: 1990-09-05
Abstract: A smoke filter consists of substrate threads and/or strips each pro-coated with adhering particulate sorbent (e.g. activated carbon granules), and then gathered together in solid or tubular rod form e.g. within a containing sleeve. When the gathered threads and/or strips form a tubular body, this may be provided with a core.
Patent GB-2242303-A (GB)
Title: Sound reproducing apparatus
Inventor: KANEKO MASUMI
IPC: G11B3/095
Filed: 1991-01-29
Abstract: A sound reproducing apparatus includes a turntable 2 having a cylindrical rib 4 and an annular member 5 having a flange 5a extending parallel to the lower surface of the turntable 2. A plurality of selection levers 8, equal in number to the number of modulated grooves of a record disk 7, are pivotably disposed below the turntable 2. Each selection lever 8 has a draw-down arm 8c and a holding arm 8d respectively engageable with the flange 5a and the rib 4. When one of the selection levers 8 is turned, the turntable 2 is lowered through the operation of the draw-down arm 8c which presses down the flange 5a and at the same time, the holding arm 8d rides over the lower edge of the rib 4 and enters the inside of the rib. Thus, the record disk 7 is maintained at its lowered position, and the pickup 14 restored to the start position. With rotation of the turntable 2, when a cut-out 4a provided in the rib 4 reaches the position of the holding arm 8d, the holding arm is allowed to pass through the cut-out thereby releasing the selection lever 8. Thus, the turntable 2 is raised by a return spring 6 and the stylus force is applied to the desired groove on the record disk 7. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241669-A (GB)
Title: Ozone removing device for image forming equipment
Inventor: SOGA SETSUO
IPC: B01D53/66
Filed: 1991-02-13
Abstract: A device disposed in an exhaust section of image forming equipment for removing ozone generated in the equipment. An ozone filter 12 and an agent container 42 containing an ozone decomposing agent 20 therein are constructed into a single unit. The agent contained in the body of the container is prevented from blocking small openings 26 which allow the volatile matter of the agent to pass therethrough. A seal member 22a and flanges 16a surrounding the open end of the container body are adhered to each other by a layer of adhesive and a two-sided adhesive tape, whereby the open end is closed before the device is used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243266-A (GB)
Title: Image comparison
Inventor: JASPER HOWARD
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 1991-04-09
Abstract: In an arrangement for distinguishing between two images, signals 11, 13 corresponding to the two images are applied alternately 15 to a monochrome monitor 5 every pixel of which emits at least two colours, say red and green. Superimposed on the monitor is a liquid crystal shutter 7 which is controllable 19, 21 to transmit either red or green. The input images are switched in synchronism with the shutter so that one image appears red and the other green. If the images are identical the composite image will appear red/green i.e. yellow. Portions exclusive to either image will appear green and red respectively. Thus any changes are immediately detected. One image signal may be derived from a camera 1, and the other image from a camera or a store 3, i.e. corresponding to a reference image. The invention has applications in surveillance systems, manufacturing testing procedures, metrology and many other fields. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256457-A (GB)
Title: I.c.engine exhaust flow restriction.
Inventor: BHARTI IQBAL KRISHNA
IPC: F01N3/26
Filed: 1991-05-13
Abstract: A plate 1 between the cylinder head 3 and the exhaust manifold 4 provides between the head and manifold exhaust passages a respective port 9 or ports (10, Fig. 3) of smaller cross-sectional area than the head port. A passage (15, Fig. 4) for the introduction of air may extend to the port (14) in a plate (13) in a pipe (12) connected to the common exhaust outlet pipe 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259541-A (GB)
Title: Constructing cavity wall openings
Inventor: GLOVER JOHN EDWARD SAMPSON
IPC: E04F21/00
Filed: 1991-09-05
Abstract: Forming an opening in a cavity wall using a polygonal template formed from lengths 3, 4, 5, 6 of cavity closer strip and built into the wall during its construction. The template is formed from a plurality of straight lengths of cavity closer strip joined by corner brackets 10, which are formed from pairs of clamping plates which engage flanged elements of the cavity closer strip to retain adjacent pairs of sides of the template at a predetermined angle one to another. Length 3 may be omitted, but, if present, cross-brace 7 attached to corner brackets may be provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261357-A (GB)
Title: Food material coated with minced vegetables
Inventor: PERRETT BRIAN IVOR
IPC: A23L19/00
Filed: 1991-11-08
Abstract: There is disclosed a food product which comprises an edible filling (2) and a layer (1) containing minced vegetable which is folded about the filling (2) so as to enclose it. The food product is unsupported and may be baked without a dish, in a manner typically employed to a pastry. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256295-A (GB)
Title: Data storage buffering.
Inventor: RUSHTON NIGEL
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 1992-05-07
Abstract: A data storage device for reading and/or writing data to a storage medium includes a buffer memory (15) for smoothing the flow of data to/from the storage medium. Activation of the storage apparatus (9) to read/write data from/to the storage medium is generally controlled in dependence upon the amount of data held in the buffer (13). In order to optimise utilisation of the buffer (15), it is proposed to adaptively set the threshold level at which such activation is effected. To this end, the utilisation of the buffer (13) during a previous data transfer is monitored and a new threshold value is set in dependence on the monitored utilisation parameter. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257876-A (GB)
Title: Device for displaying multiple teletext pages
Inventor: KIM JAE WOOK
IPC: H04N5/445
Filed: 1992-06-17
Abstract: A device for displaying teletext data comprises a teletext decoder 13, a sync separator 14, a memory 18 and first and second counters 15, 16. Decoded teletext data is stored in the memory 18. The addressing of the memory is determined by the output of the second counter 16. The output of the first counter 15 defines a region of the memory 18 and the count of the second counter 16 defines a location within that region. The clock input of the second counter 16 is supplied with pulse signals from the sync separator 14 which separates the horizontal synchronization pulses from an input video signal. Using this arrangement it is possible for a plurality of teletext pages to be simultaneously displayed on a single screen. <IMAGE>