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Patent GB-2148350-A (GB)
Title: Lapped roof sheeting
Inventor: SUZOR YVES
IPC: E04D3/24
Filed: 1984-10-18
Abstract: Corrugated strip L for supporting successive rows of corrugated roofing sheets 5-8 with upper sheets 7,8 overlapping lower sheets 5,6 and the sheets of the same horizontal row 7,8 and 5,6 overlapping each other at their lateral ends has an undulation of the same modulus as that of the roofing sheets 5-8, has the same thickness as the latter and is placed on each upper end of a lower sheet 5-6, in order to serve as a support for the lower end of a corrugated sheet of the upper row 7,8. The strips are narrower than the associated roofing sheets to permit even overlap of the latter at lateral edges - Fig. 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2148719-A (GB)
Title: Ecg electrode, fixed and stabilised by vacuum
Inventor: LUNDBACK STIG
IPC: A61B5/296
Filed: 1984-10-26
Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode intended, for example, for electrocardiogram examinations, and capable of being held in position by suction. Vacuum conditions are created through a hose or tube (8), through which a measuring conductor (7) is drawn. The electrode comprises an inflexible backpiece (3), an intermediate component (2) made of an elastomeric material, and an electrode plate (1), preferably made of a silver-coated plastics. The intermediate component (2) includes a relatively inflexible sealing ring (9) which, in the operative state of the electrode, supports against the skin of a patient via a sealing lip (13) and against the opposing side of the backpiece (3). The electrode plate (1) is firmly connected to the backpiece, while the sealing ring carried by the intermediate component (2) is movable and can be readily sprung away from the backpiece (via resilient means 17). When no load is exerted on the lip-side of the ring and the ring is thus urged outwardly, a vacuum valve is closed automatically through the intermediate component (2), and is re-opened when the electrode is pressed against the surface of the skin, whereupon the electrode is held firmly by suction.
Patent GB-2153891-A (GB)
Title: Glazing for a curtain wall
Inventor: TANIKAWA SHINJI
IPC: E06B3/54
Filed: 1984-12-20
Abstract: A glazing arrangement for a curtain wall comprises two glass panels (48) fixedly secured to an outside surface of a member (278, 298) by means of adhesive layers (302) having a high modulus and a small expansibility/contractibility, another adhesive layer (310) having a low modulus and a large expansibility/contractibility is filled in the space between opposed end surfaces (308) of the two glass panels (48) to form an expansion joint, and a non-adhesive back-up member (312) is disposed in the space surrounded by the first-mentioned adhesive layers (302), the second-mentioned adhesive layer (310) and the outside surface of the shaped-section (298). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2152025-A (GB)
Title: Basic refractory compositions
Inventor: DASGUPTA NARESH BIKASH
IPC: C04B35/20
Filed: 1984-12-28
Abstract: A basic refractory brick or composition based on a mixture of olivine and magnesia, or on magnesium aluminium spine, contains celsian (or components capable of forming celsian) when fired in an amount of 1 to 20 weight-%, calculated as barium oxide. The composition may be used for lining a rotary tubular cement furnace or the regenerator of a glass tank furnace.
Patent GB-2156764-A (GB)
Title: Mailing machines and envelopes therefor
Inventor: GREENWOOD FRANK
IPC: B43M5/04
Filed: 1985-02-20
Abstract: A drive unit 20 comprising two pairs of opposed rollers 24 and 26 pull a strip 12 of plastics envelopes off a roll 10. The strip passes through a control box 14, a document feeding station 16 and a heat-sealing station 18. The strip 12 includes a succession of individual envelopes 28 defined in a longitudinally folded web by transverse weld lines which do not extend to the edges of the web and having transverse lines of perforations to facilitate envelope strip separation. The lower layer of the envelope adjacent to one side is held down by suction means (not shown) and the upper layer on that side is held away from the lower layer at the feeding station 16 by fingers (not shown) to allow a document to be inserted. Subsequent to the document being inserted, the opposed layers are heat-sealed along that side at the sealing station 18. A release unit 22 is provided downstream of the drive unit 20 and comprises a pair of rollers 54 and 56. The axes of the rollers are offset from a line perpendicular to the direction of travel of the strip and the rollers attempt to pull the strip at a faster rate than do the rollers of the drive unit 22 to cause the strip to tear across the perforations to separate succession sealed envelopes from the strip. The machine may be located adjacent a conventional paper envelope mailing machine, the feedbands 42,44 of the first machine receiving its document from the second, or another source. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159164-A (GB)
Title: Copolymers of trifluoromethylacrylates with styrene or a derivative thereof and method of preparing same
Inventor: KOISHI TOSHIO
IPC: C08F220/22
Filed: 1985-05-22
Abstract: An  alpha -trifluoromethylacrylate, which does not undergo radical homopolymerization, is easily and efficiently copolymerized with styrene or a ring-substituted derivative thereof by using radical polymerization initiator. The composition of the resultant copolymer does not greatly vary with the proportions of the monomers subjected to copolymerization and usually is close to a 1:1 molar alternating copolymer.
Patent GB-2176286-A (GB)
Title: Food samples in human sensitivity testing
Inventor: BLAU CYRIL AARON
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 1985-06-06
Abstract: A method of preparing food samples from selected foods for use in a test for human sensitivity to the food comprises the steps of:    extracting the water-soluble protein fraction from the food, depositing an aqueous solution of the fraction in a well formed in a test plate, and dehydrating the fraction in vacuuo to deposit the fraction in the well. The dehydrating step is preferably carried out by freeze-drying the test plate. A suitable test plate includes a plurality of wells, in which a similar plurality of different food samples are placed. The test plates of the invention are used in a test in which there is examined the effect of the food samples on white cells or platelets.
Patent GB-2164414-A (GB)
Title: Connector for chain ends, especially for use in chain conveyors
Inventor: STROMBERG WILFRIED
IPC: B65G19/24
Filed: 1985-07-19
Abstract: A connector for connecting two chains together, e.g. in a chain conveyor used in mining, consists of two blocks (2, 3) each of which is adapted to clamp the end link of one of the two chains (6, 7) to be joined. The two blocks are themselves connected together by links (4, 5). The links (4, 5) connecting the blocks together allow play enabling the connector to pass smoothly over chain drive wheels and through curved conveyor sections. The forward or leading one of the two blocks (2) may have lateral extensions (9', 10') which are guided in the walls of a chute or channel along which material e.g. broken coal or ore is conveyed. Each block (2, 3) consists of an upper (10) and lower (8) half, which can be bolted together (22, 23). The construction is advantageous as it can be assembled and disassembled with the chain conveyor still in its chute or channel, and only those parts which need replacement need to be replaced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180792-A (GB)
Title: Bubble packaging material
Inventor: SIMS GEOFFREY LEONARD ARTHUR
IPC: B32B3/28
Filed: 1985-08-09
Abstract: A bubble packaging material comprises a front layer (12) and a rear layer (14) of respective plastics films, the front and rear layers being sealed together at zones (16), except for regions (17) at which individual sacs for bubble (18) are provided which contain air. The bubble packaging material comprises an additional rear layer (20), an electrically conductive metal grid (22) being provided between the layers (14) and (20), the grid (22) extending throughout the material. In particular the grid (22) is produced from continuous copper monofilaments which are regularly interwoven during manufacture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164362-A (GB)
Title: Device on stitch-bonding machines for intensive fleece consolidation
Inventor: OFFERMANN PETER
IPC: D04H1/44
Filed: 1985-09-10
Abstract: A stitch bonding machine is provided with a device for intensive fleece consolidation during the production of light textile fabric consisting of loose fibre and/or monofilament fleece, by the formation of perpendicular rows of stitches with fibres of the fleece. The machine is provided with knitting needles (1) adapted to be closed by sliders (2), a knocking-over comb (3) disposed behind the fibre and/or monofilament fleece, and a backing device (9) and a support means (5). At a distance from the knitting needles (1) there are disposed comb-like on a bar, means (6) which engage between the knitting needles (1) and thereby perform a lifting and/or oscillating movement in the direction of the unconsolidated fibres (7) of the fleece knit (8). The means (6) may be mounted on the bar of the backing device (9) intermediate of elements (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2165806-A (GB)
Title: Pantograph for electrically operated vehicles, such as locomotives
Inventor: PFIZENMAIER EBERHARD
IPC: B60L5/20
Filed: 1985-09-13
Abstract: The pantograph contact pan includes parallel contact strips 1 extending, in use, transverse to the direction of travel and contacting a contact wire. So that reliable operation is ensured even at high traveling speeds of over 350 km/h, connecting elements 7 are arranged between the contact strips 1. The arrangement is such that it acts to minimize lift forces acting on the pan to prevent extreme loading which would cause either greater contact pressure (rapid wear on contacts) or pantograph pan/contact wire separation. The arrangement also reduces air-flow induced oscillations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167187-A (GB)
Title: Device for driving a measuring sleeve in a tailstock-type length measuring device
Inventor: TANZER WILFRIED
IPC: G01B3/00
Filed: 1985-09-27
Abstract: A device for driving a measuring tailstock sleeve in a length measuring apparatus, comprises a motor-driven drive (7) for the controlled displacement of the measuring sleeve (5) relative to a test object (3) to be measured. The drive (7) is coupled to the sleeve (5) by way of a carrier (8) on the drive, a first arm (9) connected to the sleeve (5), a second arm (11) pivotally mounted on the first arm (9) by means of a pivot (10), and a stop (12) carried by the second arm (11). A weighted cable (14) is arranged to urge the stop (12) into engagement with the carrier (8). Thus, when the measuring sleeve is driven into contact with the test object 3 the pressure of contact is limited to that generated by the weight 13 acting by way of the cable 14 on the second arm 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2168738-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcing and stabilising an earth formation
Inventor: TUCKER MICHAEL CHARLES
IPC: E02D17/20
Filed: 1985-10-21
Abstract: Sprayed concrete is applied to an earth formation in the form of a mesh- like array of intersecting concrete members defining apertures (5) therebetween. The concrete may be sprayed onto tensile, L shaped reinforcement members (a) which are anchored to the earth through bores (1). The apertures (5) may be of any desired shape and may be formed by spraying the concrete around frames (9, Fig. 3) which comprise a container filed with a propagating medium (11, Fig. 3) containing seeds, grass etc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167003-A (GB)
Title: Shaping and feeding sheaths onto vessels
Inventor: FRESNEL JACQUES
IPC: B29C63/18
Filed: 1985-11-05
Abstract: In a method for placing sheaths, such as heat shrinkable sheaths, on vessels (14) of non circular section, a sheath is drawn down a circular sectioned, upper mandrel part (10a) by rollers (12), then drawn over a progressively changing section, lower mandrel part (10b) by caterpillers (20, 22) and cut by cutters (16, 18), and when in the desired shape imparted by mandrel part (10b) is ejected onto a vessel (14) by rollers (26). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172425-A (GB)
Title: Klystron
Inventor: ESTERSON MAURICE
IPC: H01J23/00
Filed: 1985-11-06
Abstract: An external cavity klystron vacuum tube has a ceramic cylindrical wall surrounded by an external cavity within which is an output probe. The cylindrical wall section 1 is sealed at its ends to other components of the tube to enable the interior to be evacuated by sealing means such as to avoid a sharp edge projecting inwardly towards the interior of the cavity. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169486-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for forming a layer of smokeable material
Inventor: HOOPER JOHN DAVID
IPC: A24C5/18
Filed: 1985-12-19
Abstract: A layer of two demarcated types of tobacco or other smokeable material is provided on a conveyor band by (a) forming longitudinally spaced discrete slugs of a first type of smokeable material on a moving conveyor band and (b) forming discrete slugs of a second type of smokeable material on said conveyor band in the spaces between the slugs of the first type. A first embodiment, Fig 1, involves applying spaced slugs 16 of a first type of tobacco on a first suction conveyor band 10, applying spaced slugs 26 of a second type of tobacco on a second suction conveyor band 22, bringing the bands into face-to-face abutment over a portion of their run, and transferring the slugs of the first type of tobacco from the first band into the spaces on the second band between the slugs of the second type of tobacco. The layer so formed is then made into cigarettes by known techniques. In a second embodiment, the slugs of the second type of tobacco are deposited onto the conveyor band between the slugs of the first type of tobacco by means of a pulsed tobacco feed means. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172642-A (GB)
Title: Sealing strip
Inventor: TUCKLEY TREVOR ROYSTON
IPC: B60J10/00
Filed: 1985-12-24
Abstract: The strip structure (10) is intended for clamping on a flange and has a channel defined by a base (12) and two opposed side walls (13, 14); wherein one (14) of the side walls has two or more projections (17 and 18) each having, a head region (21, 22) having an arcuate surface (23, 24), and a neck region (19, 20), in such that an attempt to remove the strip structure from the flange causes each projection (17, 18) to roll into greater interference with the flange, thereby increasing resistance to the removal of the flange; and wherein the other side wall (13) is provided with an elongate limb (27> and an inward projection (32) which can be accommodated within a recess (30) of limb (27), again to resist removal of the strip from the flange. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178736-A (GB)
Title: Sensitized emulsion explosive
Inventor: MCNAMARA HELEN
IPC: C06B47/00
Filed: 1986-03-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of an emulsion explosive of the water-in-fuel type having as its discontinuous phase an oxidizing salt-containing component and as its continuous phase a fuel component which is immiscible with the discontinuous phase. In accordance with the method, the explosive is sensitized to detonation by admixing and dispersing in the emulsion a finely divided particulate metal and an acid, the metal and acid being selected to react together in the emulsion to produce gas bubbles therein.
Patent GB-2174698-A (GB)
Title: Compounds with antiinflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activity, their preparation and drugs which contain them
Inventor: STRADI RICCARDO
IPC: A61K31/415
Filed: 1986-04-11
Abstract: This invention deals with imidazolium salts of arylalkanoid acids variously substituted. These salts have been found to possess anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic activity and are devoid of gastric toxicity. The invention includes also the procedures for their preparation and the pharmacological compounds which contain them as the active principle.
Patent GB-2190635-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with spherical wheels
Inventor: THORNE PHILIP JOHN
IPC: B62K9/02
Filed: 1986-05-23
Abstract: A vehicle (2) comprises a body (4), spherical wheels (6), and steering apparatus (8), and may be in the form of a bicycle or tricycle. The vehicle may be pedal or motor petrol, diesel or electric driven, or may be propelled by the feet. Specific uses include golf buggies, children's amusement vehicles, vehicles for use on sand dunes, and "fun" vehicles. Two or more vehicles may be connected together by peg and slot members 36, 38. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2177940-A (GB)
Title: Discharging drops or a jet of a fluid medium
Inventor: SITTKUS RAINER
IPC: B05B12/06
Filed: 1986-07-02
Abstract: In a method of intermittently discharging a liquid medium, e.g. an adhesive, the medium is supplied from an inlet (46) under constant pressure to a prechamber (40). A compressed gas is supplied both to an outlet chamber (38) adjacent the pre-chamber via duct (66), annular path (70), and passage (72), and to a chamber below a diaphragm (28). The gas pressure is varied between a lower pressure enabling the medium to flow from pre-chamber (40) into the outlet chamber (38), and a higher working pressure which closes the diaphragm against the nozzle and prevents the medium from thus flowing and expels it from the outlet chamber (38) through the nozzle (32). An alternative embodiment (Figure 3 not shown) dispenses with the diaphragm but employs a liquid reservoir and an associated overflow wall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197742-A (GB)
Title: Indentifying instrumental sounds
Inventor: BROOKES DR ANDREW JOHN
IPC: G09B15/00
Filed: 1986-11-21
Abstract: Method and apparatus for indentifying instrumental sounds, especially for teaching the playing of musical instruments. A microphone (2) attached to the instrument (1) provides signals which are squared in a signal processor (3) and applied to a computer (4). The squared signals strobe clock pulses to provide frequency counts related to pitch. These are processed to obtain best estimate values and applied to a state table to recognise notes and breaks. Attack and decay periods of notes are recognised and allowed for. Instead of a musical instrument, a cyclically operating machine or an electric motor may be monitored using the microphone (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186817-A (GB)
Title: Expanded perlite for lightweight joint compound
Inventor: STRUSS ARTHUR WILLIAM
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 1987-02-20
Abstract: Expanded perlite coated with a composition to render the perlite impervious to water, and a joint compound incorporating the same. The perlite is ground prior to expansion to provide subsequently expanded perlite having a mean particle size from about from about 50 to about 70 microns, the joint compound formed from the perlite having greater uniformity in paint gloss appearance between the painted surface of the joint compound and the painted surface of the gypsum wallboard on which the joint compound is applied.
Patent GB-2192576-A (GB)
Title: Screwdriver
Inventor: ROBINSON JOHN FREDERICK
IPC: B25B15/02
Filed: 1987-07-20
Abstract: A screwdriver comprises a shaft with, at one end, a handle movable between a position in alignment with the shaft and a position at right angles to the shaft. At its other end, the screwdriver has a screw- engaging blade engageable end-on or laterally with a screw head. The blade has to one side thereof a fork arrangement adapted to embrace and locate a screw when the latter is engaged laterally by the screw head and the handle is disposed normally to the shaft.
Patent GB-2207834-A (GB)
Title: Telephone paging system
Inventor: KURSAR IVAN
IPC: H04M19/04
Filed: 1987-07-30
Abstract: The system comprises a base unit preferably housed in a socket replicating box having a socket replicator (3), the base unit detecting (5) a ringing signal on a telephone line (1) and transmitting a coded signal indicating the presence of the ringing signal. A pager receives the signal, decodes it and produces an indication of the presence of the signal.
Patent GB-2208822-A (GB)
Title: Moulding of plastics materials
Inventor: MASON DAVID
IPC: B29C45/00
Filed: 1988-01-15
Abstract: An article of moulded plastics material is described in which an abutment (10, 12) extending from a surface of the article is provided by a flap moulded integrally with the article and connected thereto by a thinner portion (11) of plastics material to provide a hinge, the flap being folded back after moulding so that it lies along the surface. The article may be a female pipe fitting, the abutment providing the axially outward wall of a seal retaining groove (8) or providing a retaining ridge for an annular snap-fitted member (60, Fig 23) which provides the groove wall. The article may also be a rainwater gutter locking clip (40) in which the flap (42) is folded back and secured by adhesive. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214748-A (GB)
Title: Bearing measurement
Inventor: SHEPHERD JOHN TEASDALE
IPC: G01S13/87
Filed: 1988-01-22
Abstract: A bearing measurement system measures the distances to an object from two physically separated radar systems 2, 3 and then calculates the bearing of the object by triangulation. The two radar systems may be on the wing tips of an aeroplane, the object being on the ground. The transmitted pulses are pseudo-random code bi-phase modulated (4, 8) enabling demodulation of the echo signals (32, 34, 31) to effect pulse compression. The two ranges are fed to a logic and bearing calculation 38. Gates 17, 22, 24 in the transmission and reception paths determine the particular range band being investigated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202223-A (GB)
Title: Sulfonylcarboxamides
Inventor: KREFT III ANTHONY FRANK
IPC: A61K31/47
Filed: 1988-03-17
Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of formula (I), wherein W is -O-, -S-,  alpha  or -CH2-; X is O, S, NR<2>, CH=CH, CH=N or N=CH; Y is -CH2O-, -CH2S-,  beta , -O-, -S-,  psi ,  delta ,  epsilon  or  phi ; R<1> is lower alkyl, perfluoroloweralkyl or phenyl substituted with R<5>; R<2> is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R<3>, R<4> and R<5> are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, nitro, trifluoromethyl, halo, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl or lower alkanoyloxy; n is 0-1; m is 0-10; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and their use in the treatment of leukotriene-mediated naso-bronchial obstructive airpassageway conditions, such as allergic rhinitis, allergic bronchial asthma and the like, in psoriasis, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis as well as in other immediate hypersensitivity reactions.
Patent GB-2218983-A (GB)
Title: Spiro-substituted glutaramides as diuretics
Inventor: DANILEWICZ R JOHN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: C07C233/63
Filed: 1988-05-27
Abstract: Compounds of the formula:   <IMAGE> wherein A completes a 4 to 7 membered carbocyclic ring which may be saturated or mono-unsaturated and which may optionally be fused to a further saturated or unsaturated 5 or 6 membered carbocyclic ring;  x is a bridged cyclic group of the formula:-   <IMAGE> wherein Y is O, CH2 or (CH2)2, or a bicyclic group of the formula:-   <IMAGE> wherein each of n and m is independently 1 or 2 and q is an integer of from 3 to 5; each of R and R<4> is independently H, C1-C6 alkyl, benzyl or an alternative biolabile ester-forming group;  R<1> is H or C1-C4 alkyl; R<2> and R<3> are each independently H, OH, C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 alkoxy;  and R<5> is a substituent; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and bioprecursors therefor. The compounds are diuretic agents having utility in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension and heart failure.