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Patent GB-2147976-A (GB)
Title: Clamp
Inventor: HOPPER HANS PAUL
IPC: F16L3/06
Filed: 1984-10-11
Abstract: A double acting clamp comprises two matching half plates 1, 2 of S-shaped configuration adjustably connected at one end and having claws 6, 7 at the other end. The claws intermesh in such manner that two areas may be enclosed. The plates pivot about the axis of intermesh so that adjustment at the adjustable end cause a corresponding adjustment at the other. The plates may be adjustably connected by means of a slotted plate 3 attached to a part of one plate engaging with a screw drive 4 attached to the other, for example in the manner of a flexible rack and pinion. The clamp is particularly suitable for clamping umbilicals to supporting cables. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2150373-A (GB)
Title: Electrical power supply unit with a failsafe shutdown capability
Inventor: GLEDHILL GEOFFREY PETER
IPC: B61L1/20
Filed: 1984-10-29
Abstract: An electrical power supply unit includes a cyclically-operating input stage (15) which when fed with one or more periodic control waveforms is operative to produce a d.c. voltage of opposite polarity to that used to power the supply unit as a whole. This d.c. voltage powers a control circuit (16) which generates a cyclically-varying drive signal used to drive a dynamic output circuit (17) of the supply unit. In the absence of said control waveforms, the input stage (15) fails to produce said d.c. voltage and the control circuit (16) is therefore unable to generate the drive signal; as a result, the output circuit (17) ceases to function. The nature of the circuitry used in the supply unit is such that shutdown of the unit is guaranteed upon removal of the control waveforms, regardless of possible faults within the unit. Various ways are described of ensuring failsafe removal of the control waveforms when shutdown of the unit is controlled by a duplicated, cross-checking processor system (A, B). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2155469-A (GB)
Title: Nitrodiaryl sulfoxide derivatives
Inventor: KREIDL JANOS
IPC: A61K31/10
Filed: 1985-02-28
Abstract: Nitrodiaryl sulfoxides of the formula (I),   <IMAGE>  wherein  R<1> is halogen or C1-6 alkoxy, R<2> is hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, or phenyl or phenylthio optionally substituted by one or more identical or different halogen(s) and/or nitro group(s), show pesticidal activity and are of particular use in human and veterinary therapy, preferably as anthelmintics.
Patent GB-2172253-A (GB)
Title: A suspension system for a vehicle
Inventor: HOLDEN JAMES LESLIE
IPC: B60G5/047
Filed: 1985-03-13
Abstract: The invention is concerned with suspension devices for vehicles. The primary aspect of the invention relates to vehicles of the kind in which there are two vehicle supports, usually road wheels, but possibly tracks or skids, one behind the other, and there is provision whereby when one support rises relatively to the chassis (for instance if it rides over an obstacle) the other support is pressed down. This may be achieved by two transmission levers connected respectively to the two supports for turning when the respective support rises, and a linkage connecting the two transmission levers together. According to a secondary aspect of the invention in a suspension system for a vehicle which has a torsion rod connected between a suspension lever and a reaction member, there is provision for varying the effective length, and therefore the compliance of the torsion rod. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157592-A (GB)
Title: Flat jet spray nozzle for spraying plant protection agents
Inventor: NIEUKAMP WOLFGANG
IPC: B05B1/04
Filed: 1985-04-12
Abstract: A flat jet spray nozzle (10), giving uniform liquid distribution over the spray jet from each individual nozzle, with relatively large drop sizes to eliminate wind deflection of the spray jet, more particularly for the spraying of plant protection agents and for use at relatively low nozzle pressures, has a cylindrical inner space (11) extending axially in the direction of flow and passing from an inlet zone (14) of larger diameter into an outlet zone (16) of smaller diameter leading to the nozzle outlet (12) proper. At the junction between the two zones (14, 16) there is provided a widening (20) which is not symmetrical about its own rotation axis but is nevertheless of axially symmetrical form and disposition relative to a common longitudinal mid-plane of the two zones. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2174045-A (GB)
Title: Parachute with anti-spin device
Inventor: KIRBY-SMITH TREVOR
IPC: B64D17/00
Filed: 1985-04-18
Abstract: An anti-spin device for a parachute is intended to prevent or at least reduce the rate at which a parachute spins about its longitudinal axis, and is suitable for resisting spinning in either direction and for use with most forms of known parachute including circular, square and cruciform designs. The device comprises a line 4 attached to the store 3 or confluence point of the rigging lines 2, the line being about three times the length of the rigging line and being ballasted either by a ballast ball 5 which may be slidably attached to the line or a distributed mass ballast. The ballast line passes slideably through a loop 7 of a line attached to the canopy 1, the ballast being outside the canopy and taking up a position to provide a spin resisting torque. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185700-A (GB)
Title: Cooling bed
Inventor: HATTON RAYMOND
IPC: B21B1/02
Filed: 1986-01-29
Abstract: A cooling bed or skid bank for sections 7 comprises a series of parallel spaced rails 1 and a plurality of u-shaped metal shoes 2 mounted closely adjacent and in line with one another extending over the upper surface of each rail. In order to reduce the noise level in the processing plant, the shoes are resiliently and captively supported on the rail and are coupled together such that adjacent shoes are independently movable within the constraint imposed by their resilient supports. The resilient supports may constitute rubber bushes or steel springs. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176058-A (GB)
Title: Transformer tank with cooling by concentric and radial radiators and with reduced capacity
Inventor: PIOCH RENE
IPC: F25D1/00
Filed: 1985-10-23
Abstract: The cooling of tanks by means of concentric and radial radiators (1) comprised of vanes (2) arranged about a cylinder (3) occluded in its central portion by a torpedo (6) forcing all the fluid to be cooled to pass integrally through the vanes. The device is completed by solid and coated elements, made of cork or glass, intended to reduce the volume of the required dielectric. The invention concerns more particularly power transformers and heating or refrigerating installations as well as air conditioning systems.
Patent GB-2177306-A (GB)
Title: Bone fixation plates
Inventor: MCMINN DEREK JAMES WALLACE
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 1986-06-18
Abstract: Fracture healing is beneficially influenced by using a bone fixation plate (10) formed of stainless steel with holes (11) for fixing screws and coated with flexible electrically insulating material (13) at least over one face (14) intended to be placed against the bone, the coating preferably and conveniently also extending over all the other surfaces (16, 17, 18) of the plate, except for those surfaces within the screw holes (11) that will be contacted by fixing screws, which surfaces remain as bare metal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2177510-A (GB)
Title: Detecting the presence or absence of a liquid
Inventor: GLASGOW GEOFFREY
IPC: G01F23/296
Filed: 1986-06-27
Abstract: An ultrasonic signal is passed through a pipe D in a liquid (e.g. beer) dispensing system to determine the presence or absence of liquid within the pipe according to the attenuation of the soundwaves. The attenuation level of the received ultrasonic signal is compared (at F) with a predetermined reference level, and if the attenuation is low a "no liquid" indication (at K) is provided.This indication signal can be used to shut down the pump in the dispensing system or to shut a valve to prevent drainage of the system. The indication signal may be temporarily delayed (at H) in order to obviate spurious operation of the "No liquid" detector to prevent it tripping when a gas or foam pocket passes through the ultrasonic beam. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190918-A (GB)
Title: Polyanhydride-siloxanes and polyimide-siloxanes obtained therefrom
Inventor: RICH JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: C08G77/48
Filed: 1986-08-15
Abstract: Polyimide-siloxanes are provided resulting from the intercondensation of organic diamine with organosiloxane having terminal silyl-substituted aromatic organic anhydride groups.
Patent GB-2180751-A (GB)
Title: Pesticidal composition containing synthetic pyrethroid for atmospheric diffusion
Inventor: CARLE PIERRE REGIS
IPC: A01N53/06
Filed: 1986-09-22
Abstract: Pesticidal compositions suitable for atmospheric diffusion comprise as active ingredient, pentafluorophenyl-methyl, (1R, cis, E)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[2-fluoro-3-oxo-3-methoxy-1 -propenyl]cyclopropane carboxylate with an appropriate support and/or an appropriate vehicle.
Patent GB-2196263-A (GB)
Title: Board game
Inventor: CUFFLIN EDWARD GUY
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1986-09-22
Abstract: A board game based on the acquisition of financial assets such as stocks, shares or commodities comprises a playing board 10, player tokens 12, asset cards 14 describing and valuing assets to be acquired by the players, and instruction cards 16 to 20. The game into includes dice 22 and imitation money 24. The playing board depicts a number of different playing areas defining areas of progressively higher risk for a player, and a path 32,34 for progressing from each playing area to the next. Each playing area comprises a cyclic path for a player comprising a number of player positions 36 each labelled with an instruction on what is expected of a player at that position. Instructions can authorise the acquisition of the asset cards in exchange for the imitation money; or the turning up of one or other of the instruction cards and following the instruction contained thereon. Progression from one playing area to the next, or back, is governed by rules referring to the value of the asset cards owned by the respective players. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2184993-A (GB)
Title: Automatic tie gun
Inventor: AVISON GERALD
IPC: B65B13/02
Filed: 1984-09-19
Abstract: A gun for applying cable ties includes a drives pinch wheel 46 for acting on the flat tail of the tie to drive the tie from the gun, the tie 10a being guided (as it advanced, tail-first) around a nose loop guide 57, 58. When the head 16 of the tie reaches the pinch wheel, a cam wheel 48 rotates to bear on the head and push the tie through its final travel. The tie finishes with its head 16 engaged with a threader 56 which is then lifted to lift the tie head and thus cause the tail to pass through the head aperture, become interlocked therein and project from the lower side of the head. Then the threader is lowered to lower the head and engage the projecting end of the tail with a pinch wheel 61 which serves to tension the tie. The ties are fed from a bandolier of side-by-side ties in which they are interconnected at their heads and tail tips by continuous strips running along the edges of the bandolier, successive ties being cut from the bandolier whilst leaving the two strips intact. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185469-A (GB)
Title: Tap heads
Inventor: TERPSTRA WILLEM
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 1987-01-20
Abstract: A tap head for coupling thereof to a tap rod assembly mounted in a keg, said tap head comprising a housing 1 with an inlet connection 5 for the supply of CO2 to the keg, a slide 6 being movable in said housing and being provided with an outlet connection for the discharge of liquid from the keg when by means of the slide the tap rod is pressed into the keg. In the housing a sealing ring 24 of resilient material is positioned near the coupling means and is cooperating with an outwardly directed circumferential collar 33 of the slide so that the sealing ring is taken back by said collar when the slide is moved towards the position in which the connections are closed. The sealing surface 26 of the sealing ring is provided with grooves 34 so that when the sealing ring is deformed by the collar pressurized gas can be removed via the grooves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200663-A (GB)
Title: Toilet seat warmer
Inventor: ELLIS KEITH
IPC: A47K13/30
Filed: 1987-02-06
Abstract: &cirf& A toilet seat warming device comprises piping or hollow ducts encased inside or attached to the underside of the seat enabling heating liquid to pass therethrough. The piping/ducts may be connected to any source of heating liquid and may be controlled by a regulator and/or on/off switch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to adjustable bracket systems
Inventor: COOK DAVID ROGER
IPC: A47B57/52
Filed: 1987-02-11
Abstract: An adjustable self-locking bracket system for a shop display or similar includes a channel- shaped member 10 and a shelf bracket member. The channel shaped member comprises an elongate channel having a C-shaped cross section and having on an internal rear face of the channel a series of holes 14, 16 at predetermined spaced intervals. The shelf bracket member comprises a plate 200 having at a first end, a spigot 208 for cooperation with one of the holes 14, 16 in the first member 10 and first locking means 210 for preventing the plate from being removed from the C-shaped channel and a second locking means 204 engageable with the C-shaped channel for preventing rotation 216, 218 of the plate. The shelf support may be provided by a screw inserted in hole 220 of the plate 200 or by bending the second end of the plate 200 to the position 224. The shelf bracket member can be inserted in a rotational manner into the C-shaped channel and locked in a first direction against movement in a vertical direction and also locked against rotational movement 216, 218 without any tools or keys being required and leaving a substantially flush finish with no jagged protrusions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188181-A (GB)
Title: Speech recognition
Inventor: OKA RYUICHI
IPC: G10L15/12
Filed: 1987-03-18
Abstract: Comparatively macroscopic phonemic units consisting of continuous sounds are used as standard patterns in continuous dynamic programming. In matching intervals between these standard patterns and input patterns, a sampled pattern is labeled according to the phonemes and phonemic particles which form the standard patterns. In the matching intervals, the labeled pattern is called a matching history. The matching history of a standard pattern when the continuous dynamic programming value is below a certain threshold value is used to recognize the phonemes of the input patterns.
Patent GB-2191204-A (GB)
Title: Smoke suppressant additive for halogenated polymer compositions
Inventor: MICHELL ERNEST WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: C08K3/22
Filed: 1987-05-28
Abstract: A smoke suppressant additive for halogenated polymer compositions consists of a mixture of from 30 to 70% by weight of zinc oxide and from 70 to 30% by weight of caustic calcined magnesium oxide with the addition thereto of up to 20% by weight of finely divided silica based upon the total weight of the zinc oxide and magnesium oxide, the mixture having being subjected to calcination at a temperature in the range of from 700 DEG  to 1100 DEG C for a period of time of from 1 to 6 hours. The additive is incorporated into halogenated polymers in an amount of from 0.5 to 10% by weight, preferably about 2.5% by weight.
Patent GB-2205771-A (GB)
Title: Forge hearth
Inventor: WALKER ROBERT
IPC: B21J17/00
Filed: 1987-06-18
Abstract: A forge hearth 10 includes an air distribution chamber 16 connected to an air supply via inlet duct 18 and inlet tube 22. A gas fuel inlet tube 24 is located coaxially with the air inlet tube 22 and connects with a hollow body 26 having arm members 30, 34 projecting radially from a central zone. Hearth base 12 surrounding the hollow body 26 defines a peripheral aperture 40 immediately above air distribution chamber 16 and the hollow body 26 supports a burner insert 42. Air is fed through tube 22 to fill chamber 16 and flows up through aperture 40. Gas fuel, fed through tube 24, fills the body 26 and issues from holes 38 to mix with the air and thence passes to the hearth base surface for ignition and combustion. The described construction ensures even heating without producing a cold or unheated central zone. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196218-A (GB)
Title: Rotating plate for microwave ovens
Inventor: ORBE LUIS GARATE
IPC: H05B6/80
Filed: 1987-09-28
Abstract: A rotating plate (3) for a microwave oven (1) of the type including a temperature sensor (5) on a conductor (6) connected by a plug (7) to a socket in the oven (1) comprises drive means providing alternating movement having an alternating movement of approximately 360??? such that the conductor (6) is subjected only to a slight alternating torsion. A plurality of metal fins extend from the lower surface of the plate (3) to act as field agitators. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197340-A (GB)
Title: Liquid laundry detergent compositions
Inventor: JACOBSEN RONALD LOWELL
IPC: C11D3/43
Filed: 1987-11-16
Abstract: Heavy-duty liquid detergent compositions contain sulfonate surfactant, ethoxylated nonionic surfactant, alkyl or alkenyl succinate and citrate builders, potassium and sodium ions, an absence or a low level of alkanolamine, and a solvent system comprising propylene glycol and water. The compositions are isotropic liquids providing a high level of detergency performance and chlorine bleach compatibility. The compositions may also contain an alkyl amine-anionic surfactant ion-pair complex as a fabric care agent, in the form of a stable homogeneous suspension.
Patent GB-2218935-A (GB)
Title: Protective cover for a shave hook
Inventor: STONE HENRY
IPC: B26B29/00
Filed: 1989-05-08
Abstract: The invention provides a plastics material guard 40 for a shave hook blade. The guard is of pliable plastics material and is shaped to the shape of the shave hook blade. It may be flexed and sprung into position covering the shave hook blade point and edges at 4 and 4 respectively and can be removed by a reverse procedure. Alternatively it may be a simple sheath (20, Fig 2A). A further form (50, Fig 4) is flexed and slipped onto two edges, the third edge being sprung on and retained at (58). A complete cover (60, Fig 5) has a hinged flap (62) retained by tabs (68). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222232-A (GB)
Title: Viscous shear couplings and plates therefor
Inventor: KWOKA GEORG
IPC: F16D35/00
Filed: 1989-07-05
Abstract: A plate (22) for a viscous shear coupling has inner and outer peripheries (23 and 24) and slots (25) which extend partly across the radial dimension between the peripheries. Between each adjacent pair of slots is a land (26) and this is deformed out of the general plane of the disc to provide oppositely inclined surfaces joined by an arcuate surface 29 or forming a V-shape (Fig 4). The coupling may be used in combination with a mechanical differential gear (Fig 8), or may replace two differential gears (Fig 11). …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2221876-A (GB)
Title: Floatable structure
Inventor: WILLIAMS JOHN STUART
IPC: A01K61/00
Filed: 1989-08-16
Abstract: A floatable structure for offshore fish farming apparatus has a walkway (13, 30) supported by a flexible elongate support (11) such as a pair of flexible hoses (12a, 12b), the walkway being substantially transversely rigid but substantially free to flex along its length so as not to inhibit the ability of the flexible elongate support (11) to flex in conformity with wave patterns.
Patent GB-2222590-A (GB)
Title: Therapeutic polyamine- amides
Inventor: USHERWOOD PETER NORMAN RUSSELL
IPC: C07C235/50
Filed: 1989-08-30
Abstract: A compound of formula I optionally in the form of an acid addition salt <CHEM>  in which formula:  A represents a substituent which is: hydroxyl, O-alkyl, O-cycloalkyl, O-alkenyl, O-aryl, O-aralkyl, O-carbamate, O-carbonate, O-acyl or halogen  a is O-5;  the substituents A are identical or different when a is more than 1; B represents a C1-C6 aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally carrying one or more of the substituents: hydroxyl, amino, halogen, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkyl, aryloxy or carboalkoxy and optionally comprising one or more sites of unsaturatlon and/or one or more carbonyl groups or ketal derivatives thereof;  b is O or 1; c, d, f and h, which may be identical or different, are 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6;  and i is 0 or 1 D, E and F, which may be identical or different, represent hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl or cycloalkyl, and G and J which may be identical or different represent hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl or G and J together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a saturated heterocyclic ring system.
Patent GB-2225427-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic acoustic transducer
Inventor: DEWHURST RICHARD JAMES
IPC: G01N29/24
Filed: 1989-10-11
Abstract: A transducer assembly for the non-destructive examination of objects comprises a magnet 10 and a detecting coil 14. Laser pulses are directed into the vicinity of the coil by means of a bore, passageway or optical fibre 18 extending through, or adjacent to, the magnet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238049-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing inhibitor for influenza virus neuraminidase
Inventor: FROLOV ARKADY FEDOROVICH
IPC: A61K35/74
Filed: 1989-11-10
Abstract: The method for preparing an inhibitor of influenza virus neuraminidase comprises growing Staphylococcus aureus on a nutrient medium containing sources of carbon, nitrogen, mineral salts, growth stimulants, followed by separation of the culture liquid and isolation and purification of the desired product. The thus-produced inhibitor of influenza virus neuraminidase can be useful for diagnosis of influenza, for studying into antigenous structure of viruses and for the production of vaccines.
Patent GB-2227097-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to movement detectors
Inventor: GRIFFITHS ERIC LESLIE
IPC: G01P15/09
Filed: 1989-12-05
Abstract: A movement detector has a freely movable element such as a ball (8) which can roll on a platform provided by separate sections (3) bridged by a piezo-electric device (5). As the ball (8) transfers from one section to another, the device (5) responds and indicates movement. An unbroken diaphragm could also provide the platform. Alternatively, a ball (12) may be confined in a cage (11) resiliently mounted on the member (16) whose movement is to be detected, and a piezo-electric device (17) is then mounted between the member (16) and the cage (11). The devices may be used to detect disturbance by an intruder. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2227379-A (GB)
Title: Clamp type connection device
Inventor: TAKANO TSUNESUKE
IPC: H01H85/20
Filed: 1989-12-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a clamp type connection device having connectors 2 mounted on an insulating substrate 1 having a connector mounting portion 12 including confronting lugs 13, 13 formed thereon, and the connectors 2 each integrally provided with both a pair of clamping jaws 22, 22 made of resilient conductive plate and a socket 23, wherein each of the connectors is mounted on the connector mounting portion 12 by mounting holes 27, 27 defined on the base of the clamping jaws 22, 22 and engaged by the lugs 13, 13. The socket 23 is formed from plate bent to a variety of shapes to receive a male connector from a variety of angles. Ribs 28 provide cooling spaces. With this arrangement, the clamp type connection device can be realized using less resources at a low cost, and a straight tube lamp, a glass tube fuse or the like can be clamped by being tightly held by the pair of the clamping pieces 22, 22. 
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