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Patent GB-8522480-D0 (GB)
Title: Fluid valve
IPC: F16K1/44
Filed: 1985-09-11
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB86/00539 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 21, 1987 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 21, 1987 PCT Filed Sep. 11, 1986 PCT Pub. No. WO87/01785 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 26, 1987.A fluid valve (3) for incorporation in a container (1) for storing a fluid under pressure and arranged for charging the container therethrough with, and dispensing therethrough from the container, a pressurized fluid, has a chamber (4) having at one end an inlet (15) and at the other end an outlet (9) for the fluid; a valve piston (5) sealingly guided and movable within the chamber (4); and a valve member (10) which is also movable within the chamber (4); the piston (5) having a valve seat (7) and the valve piston having a valve seal (12) arranged for sealingly cooperating with the seat (7) which is disposed towards the inlet (15). A passageway (8) leads from the seat (7) to the outlet (9). The valve member (10) is biased by a spring (13) against the seat (7) to close the passageway (8), and has an extension (11) passing through the passageway (8) and the outlet (9). The construction of the valve is such as to permit duly authorized operators to refill the container while tending to prevent unauthorized operators from doing so.
Patent GB-8524852-D0 (GB)
Title: Diffusing device
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 1985-10-09
Abstract: This invention relates to a diffusing device for volatile liquids to affect the immediate environment, or perfume or deodorize a room; such device comprising a bottle (1) containing the liquid for diffusion (2), in which a wick (M) is partially immersed; a cover cap (3) fitted to the said bottle by means of a snap-on system (3a), capable of being rotated but not moved in a vertical direction, and provided with slits or ports (F) for the passage of the air; a wick-holder (11-13) fitted to the neck (6) of the said bottle by means of a snap-on system and prevented from rotating, and taking the form of a sleeve provided with slits or ports (V) for the passage of air and with an external screw thread; and an internal cap (10) consisting of an internally-threaded skirt (15) designed to engage with external thread (16) of the said wick holder, and having in addition vertical grooves on the outside (14) designed slidably to engage with a vertical sleeve (9) which forms an integral part of the upper portion of the aforesaid cap (3), and of an internal sleeve (12) forming a sealing-cap for aforesaid wick.
Patent GB-8802507-D0 (GB)
Title: Influenza vaccine
IPC: C12N7/02
Filed: 1988-02-04
Abstract: A strain of influenza virus, especially human influenza type A or B, for use in formulating a vaccine is selected by a process which comprises isolating candidate influenza viruses in embryonated hens eggs, determining whether they have antigenic similarities to strains which are the same except that they have been isolated and grown exclusively in animal cells, that is to say whether they are "cell-like", and selecting at least one such cell-like strain or a reassortant thereof having its HA and NA genes for the vaccine.
Patent GB-8812893-D0 (GB)
Title: Apparatus for sensing sheets
IPC: G01B7/06
Filed: 1988-05-31
Abstract: Apparatus for sensing the passage of sheets through a nip formed by rollers (5 and 6), includes a core (14), moving with the shaft (1) of one of the rollers (5), and a flat coil (15) connected to an oscillator circuit (18) for sensing the deflection of one roller (5) relative to the other (6). The oscillator circuit (18) provides a train of signals the frequency of which varies with the amount of the relative deflection of the rollers, and a counter (19) counts the signals from the oscillator (18) in a fixed time interval. A store (23) stores counts representing the relative deflections of the rollers (5, 6) in a cycle of movement of the rollers (5, 6) when no sheet is present. The difference between a subsequent count and a stored count for a corresponding position in the cycle of rotation of the rollers (5, 6) is compared with a predetermined threshold (55), to establish the presence or absence of a sheet between the rollers (5, 6).
Patent GB-8920501-D0 (GB)
Title: Strip ventilator
IPC: F24F13/18
Filed: 1989-09-11
Abstract: A ventilator comprises an elongate strip (10) formed as a single component including an integral formation (19,23) extending adjacent an intermediate portion (13), the formation defining an opening (24,33) which is below openings (22) in the intermediate portion (13) thereby ensuring that there is no direct passage to and from the said openings (22) in the intermediate portion (13) in a direction normal thereto.
Patent GB-9104557-D0 (GB)
Title: Apparatus for automatically guiding a flying machine just above the sea
IPC: G01S13/935
Filed: 1991-03-05
Abstract: The apparatus comprises altimetric means (8);inertial navigation means (9);a Kalman filter or the like (10) delivering at least an altitude error value, a vertical speed error valueand a measurement signal;first calculating means (14) delivering an altitude datumand a vertical speed datum;means (11) for analysing the said measurement signaland extracting from the latter the characteristics of the surface (3) of the sea;second calculating means (12) calculating a flying altitude level ZCOA for the said flying machine (1);means (15) for vertically guiding the said flying machine (1) receiving the said flying altitude level ZCOA and the said altitude datumand the vertical speed datumand delivering a vertical acceleration instructionfor the said flying machine (1); andmeans (20, 21, 6) for applying the said vertical acceleration instructionto the vertical flying controls (7) of the said flying machine (1).
Patent GB-9122727-D0 (GB)
Title: Improvements in entrance matting
IPC: A47L23/26
Filed: 1991-10-25
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB92/01965 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 24, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 24, 1994 PCT Filed Oct. 26, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/07789 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 29, 1993.Entrance matting includes a flexible base layer (12) and a flexible upper layer (14) comprising spaced, upstanding strips (16) and defining slots (18) therebetween. Strips of carpet and the like (20) are fixed in the slots (18). The matting is located on a floor at a building entrance with the strips (16, 20) perpendicular to the direction of traffic over the matting for use in scraping dirt and taking moisture from the feet of people entering the building.
Patent GB-9213322-D0 (GB)
Title: Antioxidant compositions
IPC: C09K15/06
Filed: 1992-06-23
Abstract: Method of stabilising polyunsaturates by adding thereto (i) ascorbic acid or an ester or salt thereof, and (ii) a phosphorylated mono- or di-fatty acyl glyceride or a salt thereof, and optionally a tocopherol or tocotrienol antioxidant, and a method of preparing stable pharmaceutical, nutritional or veterinary compositions.
Patent GB-9221706-D0 (GB)
Title: Repair of damaged electrode in impressed current corrosion protection system
IPC: C23F13/00
Filed: 1992-10-15
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB93/02094 Sec. 371 Date May 25, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date May 25, 1995 PCT Filed Oct. 11, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/09184 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 28, 1994.A elongate electrode of an impressed current protection system comprises a polymeric jacket sleeve (10) that contains a particulate carbonrich filler (12) around a central elongate conductive core (4,6). The invention provides a method of repairing such an electrode that has a damaged jacket section (14), and involves securing the jacket (14) to the core (4,6) on each side of the damaged section (14), which can then be removed together with the associated filler (12). A wraparound repair sleeve (18, 20, FIG. 3) is secured to the jacket (10) on each side of the damaged section (14) and filled with a carbon-rich particulate filler (12) effect the repair.
Patent GB-9324504-D0 (GB)
Title: Joining of hollow elongate members
IPC: F16L47/03
Filed: 1993-11-30
Abstract: A heat fusion coupling element 1 comprises: a hollow sleeve member 2 formed from a fusible polymeric material  having at least one electrical heating element disposed about its inner and outer surfaces and 3, 4 and electrical terminals 10, 11 mounted on its outer surface, the terminals being connected to the or each electrical heating element and disposed at or adjacent an end of the sleeve member. The element may be used in conjunction with reducing fittings 37, 38 as shown or with one such fitting butt-welded to a pipe end. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9421734-D0 (GB)
Title: Hydrocarbon conversion process
IPC: C10G11/22
Filed: 1994-10-28
Abstract: A process for the conversion of a liquid paraffin-containing hydrocarbon which comprises the steps of (a) partially combusting a mixture of the liquid hydrocarbon and a molecular oxygen-containing gas in a reaction chamber with a catalyst capable of supporting combustion beyond the normal fuel rich limit of flammability, the mixture having a stoichiometric ratio of hydrocarbon to oxygen of greater than the stoichiometric ratio required for complete combustion to carbon dioxide and water, to produce a product stream and a carbon deposit in the reaction chamber. (b) periodically replacing the liquid hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen-containing gas mixture in step(a) with a fuel-rich carbon containing gas stream for a period of time sufficient to effect substantial removal of the carbon deposit from the reaction chamber.
Patent GB-9503668-D0 (GB)
Title: Data processing systems
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 1995-02-23
Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided for generating an interrupt signal in a data processing system, the interrupt signal being supplied to a control processor of the system to indicate the occurrence of any of a plurality of predetermined events in the system. The method and apparatus operate by: writing data to at least one memory location of a plurality of pairs of memory locations A,B of the system in dependence upon the event to be indicated, the pairs of memory locations A,B being predefined in the system for respective ones of the events; reading data from the pairs of memory locations A,B; processing the data read from each pair of memory locations A,B to generate interrupt data indicative of whether the associated event has occurred, and if so transmitting an interrupt signal to the control processor; and writing the interrupt data corresponding to the events to respective third memory locations C, the third memory locations C being predefined in the control processor for the events. On receipt of an interrupt signal, the control processor reads the interrupt data in the third memory locations C to determine the event indicated by the interrupt signal.
Patent GB-9519268-D0 (GB)
Title: Preparation of alkaloids
IPC: A61K36/896
Filed: 1995-09-21
Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a process for preparing a compound having a formula (4) or (5), in either optically-enriched or racemic form, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl and acyl groups. In one embodiment, the process of the invention comprises mixing with a plant extract obtained from crushed daffodil bulbs or crushed snowdrop bulbs an oxidative cyclisation precursor of the compound.
Patent GB-9700574-D0 (GB)
Title: Methods and means relating to retrotransposon and retroviral integration
IPC: G01N33/15
Filed: 1997-01-13
Abstract: Ku(Ku70 and Ku80) of yeast and mammalian cells and other components of the Ku-associated DNA repair pathway are involved in retrotransposon and retroviral integration into cellular nucleic acids. Agents which inhibit activity of the pathway are useful for inhibition of retroviruses. Such agents are obtainable using assays involving the Ku-associated DNA repair pathway and one or more components thereof.
Patent GB-9706069-D0 (GB)
Title: Application of differential voltage to a printhead
IPC: B41J2/06
Filed: 1997-03-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of ejecting material from a liquid within a chamber (5), comprising: controlling the application of first voltage pulses (A) to a first electrode (9) associated with the chamber and second voltage pulses (B) to a second electrode (19) associated with the chamber, such that when a voltage pulse (A) is applied to the first electrode (9) a voltage pulse (B), inverted with respect to the pulse (A) applied to the ejection electrode (9), is applied to the second electrode (19).
Patent GB-9716879-D0 (GB)
Title: Treatment of attention deficit disorders
IPC: A61K31/55
Filed: 1997-08-08
Abstract: The invention provides the use of cholinesterase inhibitors, particularly acetylcholinesterase inhibitors such as galantamine, in the manufacture of a medicament for combatting attention deficit disorders.
Patent GB-9725943-D0 (GB)
Title: A clutch mechanism
IPC: F16H55/36
Filed: 1997-12-08
Abstract: The invention provides a clutch mechanism (200) having a driven pulley (32) and a drive pulley (34) to which a load is applied, the clutch mechanism (200) having an engaged position in which torque applied in use to the driven pulley (32) is transmitted to the drive pulley (34), and a disengaged position in which torque applied in use to the driven pulley (32) is not transmitted to the drive pulley (34), wherein the clutch mechanism (200) also has override means (238, 242) by which at least a proportion of the torque applied to the driven pulley (32) is absorbed when the load applied to the drive pulley (34) exceeds a predetermined value. The override means comprising a pair of detent plates (238, 242), and at least one ball-bearing (248) being held captive between the detent plates (248, 242).
Patent GB-9805019-D0 (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for detecting cable oversheath faults and installations in which they are used
IPC: G01R31/02
Filed: 1998-03-11
Abstract: A method of detecting oversheath faults in a metal-sheathed power cable installation without taking the cables out of service comprising continuously or frequently making measurements representative of the current at at least one point in the earth circuit. These are compared with measurements elsewhere or predicted values to isolate the effect of a possible oversheath fault from the effect of system load and other complicating factors. Preferably the measurements are of the temperature of (or current in) earth connecting leads and preferably they are measure passively, most especially by optical fibre sensors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9806027-D0 (GB)
Title: Coated substrate with high reflectance
IPC: C03C17/34
Filed: 1998-03-20
Abstract: A transparent coated substrate with high reflectance, especially for use as in exterior glazing panels for buildings, is provided by a substrate carrying a coating stack comprising a pyrolytically-formed main layer containing oxides of tin and antimony, in which the main layer has a geometric thickness of at least 250 nm and the stack includes an outer reflective layer comprising titanium oxide having a refractive index in the range 2.0 to 2.8, whereby the so-coated substrate has a reflectance (RL) of more than 10%.
Patent GB-9814371-D0 (GB)
Title: Toilet apparatus
IPC: A47K11/04
Filed: 1998-07-02
Abstract: Toilet apparatus (2) for use by young children, which toilet apparatus (2) comprises a potty (4), sound generating means (6) for giving sounds of praise when the toilet apparatus (2) is used by a young child thereby to encourage the young child to use the toilet apparatus (2), and sensor means (8) for automatically causing operation of the sound generating means (6) consequent upon the young child using the toilet apparatus (2), the potty (4) being a one-piece moulded potty (4), and the sound generating means (6) being such that it is part of a battery-operated electronic circuit (10) which is attached to the potty (4).
Patent GB-9905538-D0 (GB)
Title: A device
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 1999-03-10
Abstract: A dose protector for use in an inhaler comprising a housing (40) defining an airway; a dose of medicament optionally retained in a dose container (20, 30); and covering means (10) for said dose wherein said covering means for the dose only opens in response to airflow though and/or pressure drop across the airway in a first direction but not in a second, opposite direction.
Patent GB-9911588-D0 (GB)
Title: Thermal pack incorporating a temperature indicator
IPC: A61F7/00
Filed: 1999-05-19
Abstract: A thermal pack (1) comprises a flexible pouch (2) containing a fluid/gel-like material (3) and is used for transferring heat from/to an object, for example, a part of the human body to relieve pain or reduce swelling. A portion, at least, of the pouch is transparent, and a flexible liquid crystal temperature indicator (7) is secured to the inside surface of the transparent portion so that it is visible and is in thermal contact with the fluid/gel-like material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9926369-D0 (GB)
Title: Locking mechanism
IPC: F16B7/04
Filed: 1999-11-09
Abstract: A system for securing interlocking tubular components comprises first and second tubular components (1,2) to be secured and a locking apparatus (3) located within the first tubular component (1). The first tubular component (1) has a smaller diameter than the second component (2) and contains slits (5) that permit expansion of the outer diameter of the first tubular component (1) under the action of the locking apparatus (3). Each of the first and second tubular components (1,2) has an aperture (22,4) therein, the locking apparatus (3) having a spring-loaded button member (6) that protrudes from the aperture (22) of the first component (1). When the first component (1) is inserted into the end of the second component (2), the apertures (22,4) are aligned and the button (6) rises through the second aperture (4), thus holding the components (1,2) together. An adjustment tool is then inserted through a bore (17) in the button (6) into the locking apparatus (3). The turning of the adjustment tool pushes apart clamping members (8,9) in the apparatus (3) which in turn increases the diameter of the first component (1), thereby firmly holding the two components (1,2) together. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9928855-D0 (GB)
Title: Apparatus
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 1999-12-07
Abstract: A combustion engine silencer containing two or more modules, each module comprising a tubular body member 1, containing a treatment element 2, such as a ceramic frit core carrying a rhodium/platinum catalyst or a ceramic filter, is surrounded by a sleeve 3. Each end of the tubular body member 1 is formed with an in-folded portion 5, an intermediate axial portion 6 and an out-folded angled flange 7. The in-folded portion 5 forms an annular shoulder 8 within the tubular body member 1, and axially engages an annular gasket 9 and bears against the end of the treatment element 10 so as to retain the treatment element 2 against axial movement within the tubular body member 1. The silencer modules are secured together by a strap 20 having an internal V section around and upon the crown of opposed flanges 7. When the strap 20 is tightened by circumferentially acting clamps (not shown), the straps 20 tighten radially upon flanges 7 and draws them together axially upon gasket 21 to form a gas tight joint between the modules. Also disclosed is a method for forming the in-folded portion 5, the intermediate axial portion 6 and the out-folded angled flange 7.
Patent HU-0202113-D0 (HU)
IPC: C08J3/22
Filed: 2002-06-27
Abstract: Finely-divided, free-running rubber powder production from carbon black filler (I) and rubber (II) obtained by solution polymerization in organic solvent (III) comprises suspending (I) in water; separating 0.5-20% of (I) as suspension; heating rest to boiling point of (III); adding (II) solution and distilling (III) off; adding retained (I) suspension, 1-15 parts (II) emulsion and acid to pH 2-7 to form (I) coat around each rubber particle; and drying. Production of finely-divided, free-running rubber powder containing carbon black filler (I) and a rubber (II) produced by solution polymerization in an organic solvent (III) comprises: (a) suspending (I) in water, without other additives, by shear-intensive stirring to give a suspension density of 0.5-15%, according to the degree of filling; (b) separating 0.5-20% of (I) as suspension from the rest with respect to the total amount in the finished product; (c) heating the remaining suspension to a temperature corresponding approximately to the boiling point of (III); (d) stirring the (II) solution into the (I) suspension and, in parallel, distilling (III) off at atmospheric pressure or in vacuo, with heating to maintain the temperature at which (III) can vaporize, so that the (II)/(I) composite is changed from a 2-phase to a 1-phase system; (II) is transferred to the aqueous (I) suspension, the composite is formed by removing the organic phase by distillation and the product is a composite in an aqueous 1-phase system; (e) treating the suspension containing the product with the retained (I) suspension, with stirring; (f) treating the suspension from (d) and (e) with a further 1-15 parts (II) emulsion with respect to total (II); (g) adjusting the suspension to pH 2-7 with a Bronsted or Lewis acid, so that an effective separating layer of (I), anchored mechanically, forms around each rubber powder particle; (h) freeing the product from most of the water; and (i) drying the moist product to ≤ 2% residual moisture. An Independent claim is also included for the resultant free-running rubber/filler batches, which contain (II), (I) and optionally other fillers and components.
Patent HU-9502086-D0 (HU)
Title: Reversible, thermally gelling water-base medicinal compositions
Inventor: GOTO MASAYOSHI
IPC: A61K47/38
Filed: 1993-11-10
Abstract: A heat-reversible water-base medicinal composition for ophthalmology, dermatology and the body cavity, which comprises an effective dose of a medicine for pharmacological therapy or diagnosis, methyl-cellulose, citric acid and polyethylene glycol and has the pH of 3 to 10. The composition is highly flowable before administration or application, but gels rapidly by the effect of the body temperature at the affected part after administration or application.   <MATH>
Patent HU-9801267-D0 (HU)
Title: Reclamation of tungsten values from tungsten-thoria
Inventor: MILLER MICHAEL J
IPC: C22B60/02
Filed: 1998-05-29
Abstract: Tungsten-thoria (I) and sodium hydroxide are charged to a crucible and heated to melt the NaOH for reaction with (I) to provide water soluble sodium tungstate (II) and a water insoluble thoria residue (III). The crucible is then cooled and (II) and (III) separated.
Patent IT-8021565-D0 (IT)
Inventor: HANS SCHALLER
IPC: G04C17/00
Filed: 1980-04-22
Abstract: A construction of an electronic wrist-watch has a greatly reduced overall thickness constituted by the super-position of the case back 1, at least two time indicating discs 4, 5 and the crystal 8. The remaining elements such as the motor 9, oscillator 14, battery 13 and gear train 10 are placed outside the periphery of the discs. The discs carry respective minute and hour hand marks 6, 7 (the minutes disc 5 being transparent) and are pivoted on a stud 3 on the case back 1. To reduce as far as possible the watch thickness while at the same time maintaining rigidity of the discs, they are supported at their peripheries, which are toothed and driven by the gearing, by rollers 18, 33. <IMAGE>
Patent IT-8221971-D0 (IT)
Inventor: TAKAHASHI YOSHIKAZU
IPC: H03K19/0185
Filed: 1982-06-21
Abstract: Herein disclosed is a semiconductor integrated circuit device which includes a unit cell for forming such an input/output circuit portion as is made capable of selecting any of a plurality of different input and output functions by changing a wiring pattern. The semiconductor integrated circuit is constructed such that there are formed in a manner to correspond to the unit cell a plurality of bonding pad regions which can be separated from one another so that any of the plural input and output functions can be arbitrarily selected through those bonding pad regions.