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Patent GB-191216494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Submarine Mines.
Inventor: STOCKUM ABRAHAM JOHANNES VAN
IPC: F42B22/18
Filed: 1912-07-15
Granted: 1913-07-03
Abstract: 16,494. Stockum, A. J. van. July 15. Mines, marine.-Relates to automatically - anchored submarine mines provided with a winding-gear actuated by water currents and controlled by a hydrostatic device for maintaining the mine at a given depth, and consists in various improvements in the anchoring, depth-keeping, and firing devices. The anchor f, provided with a drum b' mounted on rollers 3, is shaped as shown, and the cable 1 is made to enter it at the side, so that the anchor takes a vertical position while falling until it touches bottom, then falls flat on the bottom, a weighted catch 7 unlocking the cable drum when the anchor takes the vertical position, thus allowing the paying out of the cable, and the catch locking the drum again when the anchor falls flat on the bottom. The depth-regulating winding-gear is carried by the stem 12 of a hydrostatic diaphragm 10, which is thus subjected to the pull of the anchor cable as well as to atmospheric pressure within the mine and hydrostatic pressure outside. Below a given depth, the diaphragm yields inwards and clutches a bevel-wheel 16 to a disk 20 fixed to the stem 12, and the gear unwinds the cable; above the given depth, the diaphragm yields outwards and clutches the opposite bevel-wheel 15 to a disk 19 on the stem 12, and the gear winds up the cable. The gear is worked by the rotation of the mine about its axis produced by the action of water currents on fixed or hinged blades 9 mounted on the mine, the winding-gear being prevented from following the rotation of the mine by the eccentric position of the drum a, Fig. 2, which position causes the mine to lean on that side and the weight of the drum thus to resist rotation about the axis of the mine. The firing of the mine is brought about by impact on ' feelers ' 47 pivoted at 48, which work bell-crank levers 44 and a rod 40 to pull out a trigger 38 balanced by a weight 52 and a spring 51. The firing-hammer 29 is then thrown against the fuse 31 by the hydrostatic pressure on a piston 35. A spring 37 ensures that firing will not take place unless the mine is immersed below a given depth.
Patent GB-191218925-A (GB)
Title: A Process for the Production of Translucent Uniformly Coloured Paraffin.
Inventor: ALKEMADE JACOB VAN RIJN VAN
IPC: C10G73/42
Filed: 1912-08-19
Granted: 1913-08-14
Abstract: 18,925. Alkemade, J. van R. van. Aug. 24, 1911, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Paraffin, purifying; candles.-Paraffin wax is obtained in a uniformly-coloured translucent form by melting it, removing the dissolved air, then cooling nearly to its melting-point, and casting it into blocks, candles, or other desired forms. The air may be removed either by evacuating the container in which the paraffin is placed, or by blowing steam through the paraffin, and then closing the vessel during the cooling operation, the resulting vacuum being broken only when the melting-point has been nearly reached.
Patent GB-191220579-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Control of Change Speed Gears and Clutches for Motor Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: WILLIS FRANK BOSTON
IPC: G05G7/02
Filed: 1912-09-10
Granted: 1913-07-31
Abstract: 20,579. Willis, F. B., and Willis, N. Sept. 10. Controlling - apparatus, arrangements of transmission gear in conjunction with; flexible transmitters. - Clutch or change-speed gear operating-mechanism, of the kind in which cams are employed to effect a longitudinal movement of an operating-member, is actuated from the handle-bar of a motor-cycle, the steering hand-wheel of a motor-car, or from a pedal. The cams or eccentric rollers a are mounted on a spindle b carried in bearings on a sliding sleeve or rods c, which are connected to a gear member in the non-rotating member d. Rotation of the spindle b causes the cams to bear against the non-rotating member d and withdraw the rods c. The spindle is rotated by a lever connected to the inner member of a Bowden-wire mechanism, the upward pull of the wire being balanced by a thrust upon the non- rotating member d of the gear from the outer member e and rod g.
Patent GB-191226003-A (GB)
Title: Draught Regulator for Water Heaters.
Inventor: SCHLEIT WILLIS ADAM
IPC: F23N1/10
Filed: 1912-11-12
Granted: 1913-03-27
Abstract: 26,003. Schleit, W. A. Nov. 12. Draught, regulating.-Relates to a construction of draught-regulator for hot-water heaters, of the class having a check valve and a draught valve, the latter being opened when the check valve is closed, and vice versa. The opening 7 at the upper end of the combustion chamber is controlled by a disk valve 16 which is suspended by means of a rod 19 and bar 23 from the forked end of a lever 27 pivoted at 28. At the other end of the lever is a plate 32 carrying an antifriction wheel 37 which bears against the check-draught damper 12, so that as the latter is opened the valve 16 is lowered. After contacting with the edge of the opening 7, the valve 16 slides on the rod 19. The damper 12 is shown as operated by a thermostatic regulator 38 in the outflow pipe having a metal bellows 42, containing volatile liquid ; this through a member 43 actuates a rocking piece 45 to which is secured a rod 49 connected to the damper 12 by a link 52.
Patent GB-191303588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Railway or like Signalling or Indicating Systems and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: STUART KENNETH EMMONS
IPC: B61L13/04
Filed: 1912-02-05
Granted: 1913-05-05
Abstract: 3588. Stuart, K. E. Feb. 5, 1912. Track apparatus actuating signals other than on trains.-The approach of a car to a selected station at which it is to stop is indicated by the closure of a circuit to an indicator in the cabin by an adjustable member on the car set to engage one of a series of stationary members which are placed at different positions relatively to the car at each station. In the example shown, the track conductors R<47> are arranged at different heights at each station and the arm A<4> is set in one of its five positions, in which it is held by the pawl D<4> and rack-segment R<45>. At the first station passed, the contact R<47> is set to engage the roller R<44> in its lowest position 96, and each successive contact is set one step higher. Arms A<5> at each side of the engine are connected to a gear segment G<12> which meshes with a segment G<11> engaging a lug on the arm A<4> and with a pinion G<13> connected to the rack R<45>. Suitable stops are provided for the extreme positions of the arms. The arm A<4> is thus free to move upwards against the action of a spring S<35> connected to the arms A<4>, A<5> except when in the highest position 92. The contacts R<47> are carried by insulators 106 on bolts B'‹, which may be curved or straight, adjustable in brackets C<33> clamped to the rail T<3>. A car passing the contact R<47> completes the circuit of the solenoid S" controlling the circuit of the lamp L<88>, which remains lighted until the solenoid R<41> is energized as the car passes the insulated lengths of rail I<73>. The invention is described as applied to the electric traction system described in Specification 2957/12, but is not confined thereto.
Patent GB-191306279-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture and Production of New Basic Azodyestuffs.
Inventor: NEWTON PHILIP ARTHUR
IPC: C09B43/14
Filed: 1913-03-13
Granted: 1913-10-30
Abstract: 6279. Newton, P. A., [Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co.]. March 13. Disazo dyes, which are symmetrical diarylureas, are obtained by treating with phosgene the aminoazo dyes produced from diazotized basic compounds, such as m-aminophenyltriatkylammonium chlorides or p-aminobenzylpyridonium chloride, and amines, such as cresidine, p-xylidine, m-toluidine, m-anisidine, or a-naphthylamine. The products are basic dyes, and dye cotton directly or artificial silk. The products from p-aminobenzylpyridonium chloride or m-aminophenyltrimethylammonium chloride and cresidine dye yellow shades, and the product from p-aminobenzylpyridonium chloride and o-naphthylamine dyes orange-red shades.
Patent GB-191306910-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Coal Briquettes.
Inventor: GRAETZ BERNHARD
IPC: C10L5/12
Filed: 1913-03-20
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 6910. Grõtz, B. Nov. 19, 1912, [Convention date]. Composition fuel.-In making coal briquettes, a chemical compound is added to the briquette mass or to its constituents, the compound exerting a sintering action on the ashes and rendering them heavy and compact. The added compounds may be salts of potassium, sodium, lime, magnesium, aluminium, carbonates, sulphates, chlorides, fluor compounds, &c. In an example, coal nuts are mixed with aluminium sulphate and a binding-agent. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 819/73, 4650/78, 11,218/01, 13,675/01, 25,853/02, 9136/07, and 3189/08.
Patent GB-191310573-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dressmaker's Measuring Apparatus.
Inventor: ROGATI AGOSTINO
IPC: A41H1/06
Filed: 1913-05-05
Granted: 1913-10-30
Abstract: 10,573. Rogati, A., and Santis, G. de. May 5. Measuring for.-A pattern-harness is made of sections detachably connected and composed of adjustable members. The half of the front of an upper garment pattern shown in Fig. 3 consists of two skeleton sections a, b, the adjacent members 6, 8 being connected by the coupling- device 50, 54 shown in Fig. 11. Each of the vertical strips 6, 7, 8, &c. and the horizontal strips 23 are composed of sections to permit adjustability. The parts of the vertical strips are held in guides 32, but the transverse strips are held in guides provided with a clamp with a cam 39, Fig. 9, attached to the handle to grip the ends of the strip sections. The skirt portion of the pattern is made in the same way as the upper portion. The sleeve part is shown in Fig. 5, and is provided with inner parts 30 pivoted together at their ends. Scales are provided on the pattern to facilitate the taking of measurements. A slide with projecting parts may be added at the back of the waist when measuring for a coat with a full back.
Patent GB-191310638-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Syphon Cleaning Apparatus.
IPC: B08B9/32
Filed: 1913-05-06
Granted: 1914-03-19
Abstract: 10,638. Meadowcroft, J., Meadowcroft, W., and Meadowcroft & Son, W. May 6. Bottles, jars, and like vessels, washing.- Comprises apparatus for rinsing, steaming, and sterilizing the spouts of siphon bottles. Fig. 1 shows one construction in which the placing of a siphon on the forked end of the lever B raises a member b<5> into the path of a rotary cam b<6> and transmits the movement of the cam to the stem d of a valve D, which admits water or steam from a heater F to a nozzle C at the base of a support which receives the siphon spout. The used fluid escapes by a pipe C<2>. The heater comprises a cylinder provided with a steam-coil f<1>, a cold-water supply f, and a safety-valve f<4>. In some cases, each nozzle C is connected by separate valves to separate hotwater and steam supplies, and the valves are operated to supply hot water and steam in turn to each spout. In a modified construction, the lever B is arranged to contact directly with and depress a valve-rod arranged vertically so that the valve remains open during the whole time a bottle is placed thereon. Fig..3 shows a construction in which the valve D is secured to a stem d<6> secured rigidly to the support for the spout. An adjustable support b<10> on a cam-operated spring lever b' engages the siphon head and depresses the support to open the valve. The lever B is fixed.
Patent GB-191311517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney and Ventilating-shaft Tops or Terminals.
Inventor: LYON ALBERT
IPC: F23L17/10
Filed: 1913-05-17
Granted: 1914-04-23
Abstract: 11,517. Lyon, A., and Sanderson, W. May 17. Chimney and ventilating-shaft tops.-Horizontal cylindrical branches b, fixed to or integral with the vertical part a, have their ends inclined, and hinged valves d, which are closed by adverse winds, are hung from the upper projecting edges.
Patent GB-191320411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Platen Carriages of Typewriters.
Inventor: RICHARDSON WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: B41J19/74
Filed: 1913-09-09
Granted: 1914-07-02
Abstract: 20,411. Richardson, W. J., and Etheridge, H. Sept.9. Paper-carriages.-Relates to detachable carriageholders of the kind in which, (1) the carriage-holder engages registering-stops on the machine frame and is withdrawn or inserted by sliding it in a plane parallel to that of the adjacent machine frame, (2) the carriage-bolder consists of longitudinal runners joined by short end-pieces. According to the invention, the carriage-holder is provided with recessed lugs to receive the registering-stops, and latches are provided to draw the carriage-holder hard against the stops. Springs may be provided to hold the latches in locking position and the latches or the registering-stops may be formed with bevelled parts arranged to draw the carriagebolder hard against the adjacent machine frame. In the arrangement shown each end-piece B of the carriage-holder is formed with a recessed lug B<2> adapted to engage closely a registering-stop A<2> on the machine frame A. The end-pieces each carry a pivoted latch C' formed with a hook C<2> adapted to engage over the registering-stop. The latches may be held in locking position by means of springs B<4> arranged on the pivots C of the latches. The ends C<5> of the hook are bevelled and a stop B<5> is provided to limit the movement of the latch into the locking position. The registering-pins are provided with heads A<2> which are bevelled at the bottom and are adapted to force the carriageholder against the frame A. To detach the carriage-holder, the latches ara pushed inwards by means of the finger-pieces C<3> and the carriageholder is moved backwards on the frame A until it is c'ear of obstructions such as the ribbonvibrator.
Patent GB-191323515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Supporting Means for Scrapers for Fuel Economisers, Superheaters, or the like.
Inventor: JOSEPH WILLIAM HARDY
IPC: F28G1/08
Filed: 1913-10-17
Abstract: 23,515. Hardy, J. W., and Hardy, [nÚe Meysonnier], A. Oct. 25, 1912, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Cleaning externally; cleaning, fluid-pressure processes for.-Scrapers for fuel-economizer tubes are supported by plates 1, 2, between which projections on the scrapers 5 are held, and by a rod 14 detachably connected to the plates and to the operating- chain 15. The upper plate 2 has an inclined tenon 10 at one end engaging a corresponding mortise in the lower plate 1. The other ends of the plates are held by a bolt 12. The centre parts of the plates have oppositely-disposed openings 7 engaging the rnd 14, which carries a pin 16 supporting the plates and resting in a recess in the lower plate. The parts are then secured by a rod 18 passing through a hole in the rod and fixed by an eyelet 19 at the outer end taking over the bolt 12. Channels may be provided between the plates 1, 2, to which air, steam, &c. under pressure may be supplied through a flexible tube and discharged against the tubes as jets ; or a member provided with similar channels and jets may be added to existing scraper supports.
Patent GB-191329666-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Charging and Discharging Furnaces.
IPC: C21C3/00
Filed: 1913-01-02
Granted: 1914-03-02
Abstract: 29,666. Ferman, L., and Ferman & Co. Jan. 2. Plants.-A swinging arm A for conveying a mould or die between the heating furnace and the casting-table is provided with a rotatable table K having rails P which carry the mould and are adjustable in gauge. The table has a sleeve J fitting in a socket M in the arm, and is adjustable vertically by screws L. The clamping-bolts 0 for the rails are adjustable in T-slots in the table. The arm A turns on ball bearings G, and may be operated by power or by a hand-wheel U through a toothed pinion S and a quadrant R.
Patent GB-191329814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Starters for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BENDIX VINCENT
IPC: F02N15/04
Filed: 1913-12-27
Granted: 1914-12-24
Abstract: 29,814. Bendix, V. Dec. 30,1912, [Convention date]. Turning-gear.-An electric motor 3 turns the engine fly-wheel 2 through a spur pinion or worm 6 mounted on a screwed extension 5 of the armature shaft. The worm 6 is normally held in the disengaged position by a spring catch 19 engaging .with a plate 15, which is gripped between collars on the worm. When the motor starts to turn, the inertia of the worm and the friction between the plate and collars prevent rotation of the worm, which then moves endways on the screw into gear with the fly-wheel. When the engine speeds up, the worm is thrown out of engagement by screwing back on the armature-shaft extension. The circuit from the battery to the electric motor is first closed by a push-button 11 and is held closed by a switch 18 carried by the plate 15. The switch 18 is opened when the wheel is disengaged.
Patent GB-191401136-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Printing Processes.
IPC: G03F7/00
Filed: 1914-01-15
Granted: 1915-04-15
Abstract: 1136. Farmer, E. H., and Whitehead, Morris, & Co. Jan. 15. Printing processes. -Relates to means for producing a printed impression or pictorial effect which cannot be traced or copied by hand or machine, especially applicable for use on cheques, securities, &c., and consists in utilizing a tone picture in conjunction with a characteristic design made up of well-defined lines or elements in black, white, or colours, for example a bank-note design, in such a manner that each affects the other and the design is modified into a representation of the picture without being itself rendered visibly inconspicuous. The pictorial effect may be employed in conjunction with other safety devices for preventing forgery by camera, contact printing, or transfer methods, for example with the safety base described in Specification 29,491/12. In one method of producing an intaglio printing- surface, a surface coated with a sensitized etching resist, preferably of fish glue, receives first an image of the design described above, and after developing and washing, a carbon photograph or other tone picture resist is superposed thereon, the surface being then etched through both resists. In another method, images of both the tone picture and the design are produced by double printing on one resist, such as a carbontissue resist, which is subsequently developed. The etching-baths can be modified to give various effects in the tones of the resulting print. A relief printing-surface is prepared by exposing a picture through the design in the form of a tracing or suitable reproduction, as on glass, employed as a screen in a camera, and producing from the negative so obtained a print on a sensitized printing-surface. For printing in colours, surfaces prepared by any method described above can be fine-etched in known manner and used for printing a second colour, a further fine etching preparing it for printing a third colour, and so on; or a tone colour picture may be employed to obtain colour negatives and resists to prepare colour-printing blocks, each colour block, if desired, being prepared with a different design.
Patent GB-191403012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Sound Producing Horns for Motor Road Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: LUCAS HARRY
IPC: G10K9/10
Filed: 1914-02-05
Granted: 1914-11-05
Abstract: 3012. Lucas, H., and Edwards, W. H. Feb. 5. Diaphragm horns.-In a diaphragm horn of the type having a rotary striker which operates the diaphragm through a spring-controlled transmitting-lever, the hammer is adapted to be moved relatively to the lever in order to vary the intensity of the sound produced. In the construction shown, the operating electric motor e is adapted to screw into the casing g of the. horn, whereby the cam-hammer d can be adjusted along the striking-lever c. The striking-lever is mounted in a channel h within the body of the horn and is maintained in contact with the cam-hammer by a spring f.
Patent GB-191404700-A (GB)
Title: Combustion Motor.
Inventor: IGNAZ KNOEPFELMACHER
IPC: F02B9/10
Filed: 1913-02-23
Abstract: 4700. Kn÷pfelmacher, I. Feb. 23, 1913, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Cylinders receiving liquid fuel.-In engines in which the liquid fuel is injected into a vaporizing-chamber b connected with the cylinder a by a narrow neck c, the part of the chamber next to the cylinder is hopper-shaped towards the cylinder and is water-cooled. The outer part is uncooled and the fuel-nozzle is so arranged that drops of fuel pass through a layer of dead gases near the inner surface of the chamber without disturbing them and moisten the walls of the chamber, thus keeping down the temperature. An outer space i connected to the chamber by a narrow passage h is not used when the engine is at full load, but at light load, when the walls of the chamber b are cooler, the combustion reaches it and the temperature is therefore effective. The limits of combustion at full load are indicated at k, and at low load at k<1>.
Patent GB-191406527-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing Acetaldehyde from Acetylene.
Filed: 1914-03-14
Abstract: 6527. Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co. March 15, 1913, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Mercuric naphtalene-#-sulphonate is prepared from mercuric, oxide and the .free sulphonic acid.
Patent GB-191408556-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dampers.
Inventor: ROSENBERG HEYMAN
Filed: 1914-04-04
Granted: 1914-10-22
Abstract: 8556. Rosenberg, H. April 4. Dampers. - A damper is provided with a spindle and handle so constructed as to readily hold the damper in any desired position and such that the spindle can readily be withdrawn. The spindle 8 forming one of the bearings of the damper is mounted loosely in lugs secured to the damper, and a key 14 on it normally engages in a recess in one of the lugs 16. The hub 10 of the handle has a squared part fitting a corresponding part of the spindle, and within a bored-out part is a spring under compression between the shoulder 23 of the hub and a wing-nut 21 on the end of the spindle. The effect of the spring is to hold the damper and the hub in frictional contact with opposite sides of the wall 26 of the duct controlled by the damper, and by screwing the nut 21 home, these parts can be tightly gripped together, thus locking the damper. A slot 25 in the lug 16 and a slot 27 in the wall 26 allow the withdrawal of the spindle after detaching the handle.
Patent GB-191411993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Magnetic Chucks and like Holding Devices.
IPC: B23Q3/154
Filed: 1914-05-15
Granted: 1915-08-05
Abstract: 11,993. Norma Cie. May 17, 1913, [Convention date]. Electro-magnetic chucks and work-holders.- In a magnetic chuck or other holding-device, opposite magnetic poles are formed in a common homogeneous plate h. In the form shown, a bell-shaped electro-magnet b is mounted on a shaft a and supplied with current from sliprings d, c, the poles f, g of the electro-magnet being covered by the steel plate h, the outer surface i of which may be hardened. The plate h is provided with a circular cut-away portion k extending almost to the front working surface and bounding the poles. In a modification, the cut-away portions k are of tooth-like form, the core f of the electro-magnet being similarly shaped.