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Patent GB-2222849-A (GB)
Title: Espagnolette fastening for windows or doors
Inventor: FIELDING LEONARD JOHN
IPC: E05C9/12
Filed: 1988-09-14
Abstract: An espagnolette gearbox housing (3) comprises a die-cast housing shell (4) and a sheet metal plate 5 secured thereto, the housing (3) being formed along one edge with a guide flange (23) which is received in a corner recess of a rack (12) bounded by rack faces (26, 27). The rack is slidable within the housing and is secured to an espagnolette strip 1 by longitudinally spaced lugs (7) on the rack, and the trapping of the guide flange (23) between recess face (26) and the confronting face (28) on the espagnolette strip (1) holds captive the rack and housing to the strip (1), without the need for any formations on the housing (3) which wrap around the strip. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210868-A (GB)
Title: Osmoprotectant particles for enhancing fungus growth
Inventor: HOLTZ R BARRY
IPC: A01G1/04
Filed: 1988-09-16
Abstract: An osmoprotectant particle for use in enhancing fungus growth and particularly for use with edible mushrooms. The osmoprotectant particle includes a carrier particle (12), either a protein or a neutral material and a plurality of osmoprotectant microdroplets (14) containing a water soluble phosphoglyceride (such as hydroxy lecithin) and betain or choline which are attached to a plurality of recesses (16) formed about the carrier particle. Denaturation of the protein and/or control of a surface-to-volume ratio restricts access to the microdroplets such that only mushroom mycelia occuring in the later flushes will be able to utilise the phospholipid droplets. A method is provided for producing the osmoprotectant particles utilising either the protein carrier particle or the neutral carrier particle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210363-A (GB)
Title: Ceramics composites and production process thereof
Inventor: OJIMA SATOSHI
IPC: B32B18/00
Filed: 1988-09-28
Abstract: Ceramic composite comprising a porous ceramic body having directly fitted thereon a dense ceramic body, the composite is produced by a process which comprises the steps of: separately producing the porous ceramic body and the dense ceramic body, inserting a projecting portion of the dense body into a bore portion of the porous body, and simultaneously sintering both the dense and porous bodies at a sintering temperature. The ceramic composite has excellent properties such as heat resistance, resistance to thermal cycle, water resistance and in vivo compatibility, and therefore is particularly useful as an implant material such as an artificial tooth root, an artificial bone and a percutaneous device.
Patent GB-2210410-A (GB)
Title: Safety device for engine power take off shafts
Inventor: DONNAN JOHN
IPC: F02B77/08
Filed: 1988-09-30
Abstract: The power take off shaft 24 from a tractor is stopped by an actuator 28 which operates to lift a lever and close a valve in the fuel pump 12 of the diesel engine to cut off the flow of fuel to the combustion chamber. The actuator 28 comprises a line 29 connected at one end to the valve lever and at the other end to a pull handle 34 mounted adjacent the power take off shaft 24. The pull handle is mounted for easy access by anyone caught up in the power take off shaft 24 by main and L-shaped brackets 30 and 32. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223787-A (GB)
Title: Security glazing gasket
Inventor: TURNER CHRISTOPHER PETER
IPC: E06B3/62
Filed: 1988-10-11
Abstract: A security gasket 10 for forming a water resistant seal between a frame and a window pane comprises a strip-like sealing portion 12 and a rib-bed root portion 14 joined by a weakened zone consisting of a score line 21 terminating in a hole 22. If an attempt is made by an unauthorised person to remove the gasket 10 by applying a force to the sealing portion 12 the gasket will separate along the score line 21 such that the rib portion 14 remains seated in the frame unit thus still holding the glass securely in place. An extrusion die mould for forming such a security gasket is also disclosed, <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228401-A (GB)
Title: Support for a curtain or the like
Inventor: FRASER THOMAS ANTHONY
IPC: A47H1/10
Filed: 1989-02-09
Abstract: A support for hanging fabric has a straight portion (14) and a curved portion (12). These define a close loop shape. The straight portion (14) may be of strip form and in two parts connectable and disconnectable by a connection means. The two parts (16, 18) forming the joint are supported by a bracket fixable to a substantially vertical surface. The bracket has upper and lower opposed U-shape channel portions, the bracket being constructed and arranged to be capable of retaining the said two parts within the bracket. The connection means may be a dovetail joint.
Patent GB-2237187-A (GB)
Title: Handles
Inventor: MURPHY RONALD JOSEPH
IPC: A45F5/10
Filed: 1989-02-24
Abstract: A preformed handle has loops at either end that enable the handles of plastic bags and other similar packages to be carried more comfortable in the hand. The closeness of the loops to the main body serves to keep the handles of the bags carried within the loops even when the bags are at rest. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229699-A (GB)
Title: Disposable chamber-pot liners
Inventor: HARRISON IAN ALEXANDER
IPC: B65D33/00
Filed: 1989-03-31
Abstract: A disposable chamber-pot liner comprises a waterproof translucent plastics wall. The plastics wall (1) has folded sides (2 and 3) and a closed end (4). A soft padded lining (5) is adhered to the inner surface of the liner and is impregnated with a colour changing means which changes colour on contact with urine. Self adhesive tabs (6) are provided for securing the liner (1) to the chamber-pot.
Patent GB-2230524-A (GB)
Title: Alpha-piperidine-2-yl- and alpha-pyrrolidin-2-yl benzyl alcohol derivatives
Inventor: BAYS DAVID EDMUND
IPC: C07D207/09
Filed: 1989-04-14
Abstract: Compounds are disclosed of formula (I> <IMAGE> and physiologically acceptable salts and solvates (e.g. hydrates) thereof, wherein Ar represents the group   <IMAGE> (where Q<1> represents C1-3 alkylene), <IMAGE> (where Q<2> represents R<3>CO-, R<3>NHCO-, R<3>R<4>NSO2- or R<5>SO2-, where R<3> and R<4> are hydrogen or C1-3 alkyl, and R<5> is C1-3 alkyl),   <IMAGE> X represents a bond, or a C1-7 alkylene, C2-7 alkenylene or C2-7 alkynylene chain, and Y represents a bond, or a C1-6 alkylene, C2-6 alkenylene or C2-6 alkynylene chain with the proviso that the sum total of carbon atoms in the chains X and Y is not more than 10;  Z represents a bond or a -CH2- group; and  Q represents an optionally substituted phenyl or pyridyl group. The compounds (i) have stimulant action at B2-adrenoreceptors and may be used in the treatment of conditions associated with reversible airways obstruction, such as asthma and bronchitis, and in the treatment of inflammatory and allergic skin diseases, congestive heart failure, depression, premature labour, glaucoma and gastric and peptic ulceration. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds (I) as active ingredient are disclosed and also processes for the production of the compounds.
Patent GB-2221521-A (GB)
Title: Tandem warheads
Inventor: WILLIAMS NORMAN
IPC: F42C11/00
Filed: 1989-05-30
Abstract: In a system for controlling the detonation of a tandem warhead constituted by an electrical or electronic circuit, energy from capacitor 7 is upon closure of switch 5 due to impact or proximity diverted firstly into the primary winding of transformer 20 to fire a first detonator 2, and then via the transformer to activate a RC time delay 13, 14 and eventually to fire a second detonator is fired by a thyristor 16 or field effect transistor (19) discharging capacitor 12 which has been charged via inductor 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221885-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor mechanism
Inventor: HOPE VICTOR DAVID
IPC: B65G17/00
Filed: 1989-05-30
Abstract: A conveyor mechanism includes a series of support rollers (16) for progressing a plurality of articles through a chamber or zone. So that the plurality of articles can be transported on the rollers (16) both inwardly and outwardly of the chamber or zone, despite the rollers having passed around a return bend and carriers (24) therefor having been inverted, the mechanism includes means (28) for effecting the transposition of the articles in turn as the spacing between the support rollers widens during the passage of links (18) of a pair of roller chains around conveyor sprockets. In passage from an upper run to a lower run a notched wheel (30) supports the article until the rollers (16) return to their normal spacing. Means may be provided to rotate the articles during passage through the zone when the articles are for example clay pipes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233304-A (GB)
Title: Stretch wrapping bundles of articles
Inventor: CIARROCCA ADELCHI
IPC: B65B5/02
Filed: 1989-11-01
Abstract: The device for bundle packaging groups of articles, like for instance canned beverages, by means of a cold stretching plastic film which moves from a feeding roll 1 to a collecting roll 8, includes a vertically displaceable platform 14, 15 bearing the articles to be bundle packaged for pushing a curtain of film downwards while the latter is retained at laterally spaced positions by two pairs of oppositely rotating rollers 5, 5' and 66', and stretching said film. The platform bottom can be opened, by pivoting sections 14 & 15 downwardly, and withdrawn upwardly whereby the articles to be bundle packaged are transferred onto the stretched film. The film is transversely sealed at upper and lower spaced locations to complete the bundle and severed just above the lower seal to separate the bundle from the film supply and rejoin the film supply. In addition, an intermediate seal is formed and an opening punched between the upper and intermediate seals to provide a handhole on the finished package (Fig. 7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233089-A (GB)
Title: Particle aggregation
Inventor: GRUNDY MARTIN ALAN
IPC: G01N33/576
Filed: 1990-03-14
Abstract: Monitoring the aggregation of cells in e.g. an immuno-agglutination assay, comprises promoting agglutination sonically in a capillary and inverting the capillary to cause agglutinated particles to settle at a meniscus. The granular appearance of agglutinated cells can be distinguished visually from the smooth distribution of non-aggregated cells. Blood cells or erythrocytes coated with antibodies to hepatitis B antigen may be used in the process for detection of the said antigen.
Patent GB-2229484-A (GB)
Title: A builder's square and line attachment
Inventor: JONES WILLIAM GLYNDWR
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 1990-03-15
Abstract: A builder's square comprises a pair of arms 1, 2, each of which has a depending lip 3 which will rest against a respective edge of the two rows of brickwork 4, 5 at a corner. A pin 6 projects upwardly directly at the corner point and strings 7 from this pin are aligned with direction marking grooves 8 formed in the top faces of the arms 1 and 2. The other ends of the lines 7 can be fixed by pegs and these lines then define the boundary edge of each wall section 4 or 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237402-A (GB)
Title: Optical pulse compressor having a single diffraction grating or prism
Inventor: SZATMARI SANDOR
IPC: G02B27/42
Filed: 1990-09-26
Abstract: An optical pulse compressor having a single deflecting dispersive optical element in the form of a diffraction grating 10 or prism for temporal compression of an optical pulse, the frequency of which changes during the pulse duration. An elongated target T for receiving the compressed pulse is arranged in parallel with an output surface of the grating or prism. To increase the inclination of the pulse front for effective synchronous travelling wave excitation of the target the output surface of the diffraction grating or prism can be interlaced by an immersion medium (12, Fig. 2) or the beam path can be made to converge in the plane containing the target by a cylindrical lens (14, Fig. 3) or a reducing imaging optical system (OS, Fig. 4) can be arranged between the grating or prism and the target. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238160-A (GB)
Title: Lead accumulator
Inventor: SAITO SHINJI
IPC: H01M10/06
Filed: 1990-12-06
Abstract: A lead accumulator comprises a grid substrate formed of a Pb-Sb alloy containing one of Na, Li and K and Sn, and an electrolyte containing alkaline earth metal ions. As the grid substrate, use may be made of a lead alloy containing Ca and Sn or Ca, Sn and Sb or Ca, Sn, Sb and Al. Grids substrates obtained from a plate piece formed by making a Pb-Ca base alloy plate integral with a Pb-Sn base alloy plate may be used in combination with an electrolyte containing alkaline metal ions, alkaline earth metal ions or phosphoric acid ions. An electrode obtained by plating a Sb-free Pb-Ca alloy substrate with Sn or a Pb-Sn alloy may be used in combination with an electrolyte containing at least one of alkaline metal ions and alkaline earth metal ions. The electrode may further be immersed in dilute sulfuric acid for the achievement of more improved effects. The electrolyte may contain alkaline metal ions in a concentration of at least 500 ppm and, at the same time, ions of an alkaline earth metal having no water and/or crystallized water.
Patent GB-2252351-A (GB)
Title: Operating mechanism for espagnolette fastening systems
Inventor: SEARL ARTHUR NORMAN
IPC: E05C9/04
Filed: 1991-01-15
Abstract: An operating mechanism for an espagnolette fastening system comprises a housing containing sliders 23, 24 which can be thrown in opposite directions by rotation of a handle. Each slider is for connection to a drive bar which carries a locking device such as a roller, pin or retractable beak. The drive from the rotatable handle is transmitted to one of the sliders eg via a pinion 37 and rack 36 and then the movement is transitted from that slider to the other slider via two spaced pinions 33 engaging in respective toothed racks 32 on the sliders. The use of two pinions allows the throw to be increased. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252230-A (GB)
Title: Food processing apparatus
Inventor: SLATER DEREK
IPC: A23L3/22
Filed: 1991-01-30
Abstract: In a method and apparatus for cooling a pressurised food processing stream e.g. which has been sterilized, cooler liquor 14, which may form part of the finished product, is injected into the centre of the stream. A cooling jacket 6, 8 surrounds the stream, as is conventional. The rate of cooling can be significantly enhanced to avoid over cooking of the stream during the cooling process. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243310-A (GB)
Title: Catalytic burner
Inventor: BROWNE PAUL A
IPC: F23C13/00
Filed: 1991-04-02
Abstract: A natural draft, catalytic heater (10) comprises a tubular body (16) which defines an elongated fluid flow passage (24) having an air/fuel mixture inlet (26) at one end and a combustion product outlet (34) at the other end thereof. A secondary catalytic burner (52) is disposed within the passage (32) downstream of the primary catalytic burner (50) for completing combustion of any un-oxidised fuel in the exhaust from the primary catalytic burner (50). Low pressure drop through the primary burner (50) is achieved by a tubular burner construction held against the passage wall and combustion of most of the reactants is achieved by providing an appropriate catalyst surface area. A stirring element (76) may be placed within the burner (50) for gently urging reactants outwardly towards the catalyst. A low pressure drop through the secondary burner (52) is achieved by providing a plurality of axial passages which present relatively little resistance to gas flow. The surfaces of the passages are coated with a catalyst material to ensure that any un-oxidized reactants are oxidised. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254979-A (GB)
Title: Active enchancement of recurring sounds
Inventor: SHILLINGTON STEFAN AVERELL CAR
IPC: H03G3/32
Filed: 1991-04-20
Abstract: A method and apparatus for actively enhancing the sound from a recurring source of noise 11 such as a vehicle engine. An engine speed sensor 16 and load sensor 17 are used to identify the front order frequency of the engine noise and produce a number of independent pairs of components of that frequency. Each of the separate pairs of component frequencies is modified to attenuate it or amplify it in accordance with a predetermined relationship to the fundamental or first order frequency, and used to control output from a loudspeaker 15. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255943-A (GB)
Title: Carrier for fixing to a tow bar to a vehicle.
Inventor: SMITH RAYMOND BRACEWELL
IPC: B60R9/10
Filed: 1991-05-22
Abstract: The carrier comprises two hollow tubular support members 41 and 42 which are releasably engaged with a mounting member 43 which is arranged to be secured to a tow bar of a vehicle. The support members 41 and 42 pass through two channels 44 and 45 in the mounting member 43 with lower portions of the support members being held in co-operation with narrowed ends 46a and 47a of tube portions 46 and 47. A single locking pin 48 passes through holes in each of the support members 41 and 42 and holes 60 in each of the tube portions 46 and 47 to secure both of the support members in the required rotational and axial position. Transversely extending support arms 52, 53 may be provided on the support members for support of one or more bicycles. These may be provided with protective sleeves. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258371-A (GB)
Title: A proximity data transfer method and device
Inventor: HALPERN JOHN WOLFGANG
IPC: G07B15/00
Filed: 1991-07-17
Abstract: Digital data is transferred by inductive or capacitive proximity between two systems A and B, e.g. a handheld portable data carrier or card 3 and a card reader 1, with transmission of a data bit occurring by suppression of one in a group of three clock pulses, by lowering the reactive impedance in one of the systems and synchronization of the triple pulse cycles occurs automatically by transmission of the first data bit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247231-A (GB)
Title: Tamper-proof seals
Inventor: BROWNBILL THOMAS DUNCAN
IPC: B65D55/08
Filed: 1991-08-23
Abstract: An injection moulded tamper proof seal for a container having a dispensing opening defined by a neck portion with a circumferential rim, the seal comprising a crown portion 11 adapted to overlay said opening, a skirt 12 depending from the crown adapted to cover said rim, tear means (21 with frangible ribs 23, Fig 2) provided about the skirt intermediate the crown and an extremity of the skirt to provide a detachable skirt portion 20 and rim engaging means 18 comprising a plurality of re-entrant barb elements extending upwardly and inwardly provided on the internal surface of said skirt portion adapted to engage the under surface of the rim. The seal may have arcuate openings 30 in the crown to aid the moulding of the re-entrant barb elements, the seal being moulded in polyethylene. The crown may have depending ribs 28 to aid centering of the seal on the neck opening of keg. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247491-A (GB)
Title: Seals for vehicle parts
Inventor: ONO TOMOHISA
IPC: B60R13/04
Filed: 1991-08-30
Abstract: A seal for a door of a vehicle comprises a frame member 10 formed of a resin extending along a lengthwise direction of a body flange to grip the flange in the frame member, an additional layer 15 formed of co-extrudable material with said frame member and laid on a surface of the frame member at a position which is exposed to the outside, and a sealing member 20 adhered to the surface thereof to contact the door system for establishing a sealing between the body flange and the door system. An edge line B of the sealing member lies on the additional layer 15 and the sealing member is colored the same as the layer to enhance an outer appearance of the edge line. The edge line A of the additional layer is thus perceived as the edge of the seal and is less likely to be wrinkled. The additional layer 15 may be co-extruded with the frame member 10, and the sealing member 2a adhered to the additional layer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258670-A (GB)
Title: Improving ground
Inventor: NAKANISHI WATARU
IPC: E21B7/20
Filed: 1991-10-15
Abstract: A boring-injection device for improving ground comprises a hollow outer casing (10) with an outer metal bit (14) at its tip end and a casing connecting section (11) at its rear end, a casing advancer (12) with an inner bit (15) at its tip end and an arrowhead-shaped section (13) at its rear end, a recovery device which has at its tip end an engaging section to catch the arrowhead-shaped section (13), and a hardening agent injection rod (38) having a suction hole (30) for removing air and grout, a hardening agent jet nozzle (33), a pressure sensor, and a small metal bit (34). With the said device it becomes possible to provide an all-round formation of an improved ground body at a great depth and under various conditions and aspects. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261298-A (GB)
Title: Zoom lens mount having openended slots
Inventor: CHIOU YEE-HAUR
IPC: G02B7/10
Filed: 1991-11-08
Abstract: A zoom lens mount comprises a fixing sleeve 12, a cam sleeve 11, a front lens holder 13, a rear lens holder 14, a back cover 17, and four rollers 18, 19, 20, 21. The fixing sleeve 12 has a cam slot 121 and three longitudinal slots 124 and the cam sleeve 11 has a longitudinal slot 111 and three cam slots 112, 114. The rollers are fitted into screw holes 15, 16 in the front and rear lens holder first, then the rollers are placed in the longitudinal slots and the cam slots by way of notches 101, 102 and finally the back cover 17 is fitted to the fixing sleeve 12 by means of pins so that the front and rear lens holders are prevented from falling out of the fixing sleeve and the cam sleeve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252594-A (GB)
Title: Bolt action harness fitting release
Inventor: ARONNE ARMAND J
IPC: E05B51/02
Filed: 1992-02-05
Abstract: An aviator harness fitting includes a releasable member 12 secured to a buckle member 14 by means of a bolt 16 movable in a bore of member 14 and having ends engaged in legs 28, 30 of member 12. A pressure fluid acts on one end of the bolt 16 to release that end from leg 28 and to move a reduced diameter portion 68 of the bolt into alignment with slot 82 in leg 30 to allow release from that leg (fig 4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265808-A (GB)
Title: Fish bait thrower.
Inventor: ELSTON DAVID RICHARD
IPC: A01K97/02
Filed: 1992-04-07
Abstract: A fish bait thrower comprises a mechanical bait thrower adapted to be secured to a fishing box (16) (Figure 3) or other support. More particularly, the improved bait thrower comprises a resilient arm (13) which comprises a cup (14) for holding bait and which is releasably mounted on a fishing box (16) through a bracket (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258215-A (GB)
Title: Elevator with a governor.
Inventor: NAKAGAWA TOSHIAKI
IPC: B66B11/04
Filed: 1992-06-11
Abstract: An elevator includes a cab (1) supported and guided by guide rails (12a) for travel along the guide rails. Emergency stop devices for frictionally stopping the travel of the cab are fixed to the cab. Mounted on the cab is a governor (20) for actuating the stop devices on excessive speed of the cab. The governor includes a roller (23) mounted on the cab and in rolling contact with one of the guide rail. A governor pulley (22) is rotatably mounted on the cab and connected to the roller through a belt (25) so as to rotate in interlock with the roller. A safety link mechanism 30 is mounted on the cab and actuates the stop devices when the governor is actuated. <IMAGE>