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Patent GB-2060357-A (GB)
Title: Passive three-point seat-belt system for a vehicle
IPC: B60R22/06
Filed: 1980-09-24
Abstract: A passive three-point seat-belt system for a motor vehicle includes a tube set into the roof frame of the bodywork of the vehicle for guiding a runner 9 of a shoulder strap 7 whose forward or release position and rearward or restraining position are both shown. The runner 9 is carried by a flexible shaft driven by an electric motor 10 and wound onto and off a reel 13. The system further includes a tube set into the door of the vehicle for a runner 11 of a lap strap 8, also shown in its forward or release position and rearward or restraining position between which it is displaceable by way of a respective flexible shaft wound onto and off a respective reel 13 by a drive motor 12. The other, not illustrated, ends of the two straps 7 and 8 wind onto a double roller disposed at the middle of the vehicle. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2066412-A (GB)
Title: Punch Press Assembly Including a Preloaded Encapsulated Spring and Method of Manufacture
IPC: B21D45/00
Filed: 1980-12-19
Abstract: A preloaded spring assembly 10 is disclosed having a compression coil spring received interior of a housing. The housing is made of opposed cup- shaped housing members, one having a smaller diameter and having its open end projecting into the open end of the second housing member. The respective open ends are configured to provide a lock abutment preventing separation of the housing members beyond a certain dimension whereby the spring positioned interior of the housing members having its opposite ends in contact with the bottoms of the respective cup-shaped housing members is provided with a compressive pre-load. Also, disclosed is a method of manufacturing the pre- loaded spring assembly which configures the open ends to provide a mechanical interlock during assembly such that the spring is pre-loaded at the time of assembly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2068311-A (GB)
Title: A jet reaction propelled flying body
IPC: F02K9/90
Filed: 1980-12-22
Abstract: For improved control of motion about its pitching or yaw axis, a flying body has two or more nozzles (10, 12) with their axes (X%, X%) on a circle concentric with the longitudinal axis (X) of the body and convergent and inclined to the longitudinal axis at equal angles (a). A rotatable spoiler plate (18), (Fig. 3, not shown) with holes may be arranged behind the nozzles, so that the plate can interrupt and deflect the propellant gas jets to generate rolling control moments. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2067820-A (GB)
Title: Disc Reproducing System for Compensating Mechanical Imperfections
IPC: G11B3/10
Filed: 1978-12-12
Abstract: A tone arm 76 is vertically servo- controlled to cause a reference stylus 78b to follow a reference path, such as a reference land between the disc grooves. The signal stylus 78a therefore provides a pure signal representing the modulating information. The error signal controlling the servo is a Reference Path Information signal z (output 86). z is formed by subtracting y, the signal provided by a sensor 82 reponsive to the stylus 78b, from x, the signal provided by a tone arm sensor 80. In an alternative the signal z is provided directly by a vertically fixed sensor which tracks with the cartridge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2067958-A (GB)
Title: Etching composition
IPC: C23F1/36
Filed: 1981-01-26
Abstract: Alkaline aluminium etch baths contain alkali, chelating agents such as gluconate, and alkali metal dithionite. The etched aluminium articles have improved etch over those without dithionite with increased bath life.
Patent GB-2073500-A (GB)
Title: Methods of making choke coils or the like
IPC: H01F17/04
Filed: 1981-03-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making choke coils or the like with a magnetically permeable rod core and relatively thick wire, comprising providing a core 2 with a thermoplastics, e.g. polyamide, coating, providing a wire coil 1 on the core, and then heat treating the coil and core whereby a firm connection between the pretreated core and the winding wire is obtained. The invention also relates to a choke coil or the like made according to the method of the invention. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2095259-A (GB)
Title: Protein curd product and process of preparation
IPC: A23C20/02
Filed: 1981-03-24
Abstract: A high protein, low fat foodstuff which is comprised of a protein curd product and the process for its preparation are described. The protein curd product is prepared under carefully controlled process conditions. It is light in color, bland in flavor and has an elastic body which provides a smooth texture, tender and rich mouth feel. These properties render it extremely suitable as a supplement to or substitute for a meat, cheese, egg or other type of foodstuff. The process for preparing the protein curd product of this invention includes extracting protein from a defatted soy bean material such as a defatted soy bean flake with water. After an aqueous protein extract containing at least 2.0 weight percent protein is separated from the residual defatted soy bean material, protein is coagulated from the aqueous extract to produce a protein curd product and a whey. The coagulation is accomplished by adjusting the pH to within the range from 5.4 to 8.0 and heating the aqueous protein extract to within a temperature range from 80 DEG C to 170 DEG C. The protein curd is separated from the whey, washed and prepared for consumption.
Patent GB-2076294-A (GB)
Title: Hypodermic syringe
IPC: A61M5/20
Filed: 1981-05-21
Abstract: A fitting for a syringe 10 to enable someone to anaesthetise an animal safely, even if the animal is savage or frightened, comprises a tubular plastics barrel 1 about 1 metre long and about @ centimetres in diameter, and an internal rod plunger 2 which is normally flush with the lower end of the tube but protrudes at the upper end by the stroke of the plunger 3 of a hypodermic syringe 4, the rod plunger 2 being spring-loaded in that position by a helical compression spring 5. A cap at the upper end of the tube defines a bearing for the rod 2. At the lower end a second cap 7 acts through a sealing washer 8 to hold the barrel of the syringe against the lower end of the tube 1 and has a hole through which the syringe projects as shown at 9. The rod 2 bears against the plunger of the syringe as shown at 11. It will be clear that the syringe can be used on an animal by someone a metre distant from the animal, merely by pressing on a knob 12 at the upper end of the rod 2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2079312-A (GB)
Title: Fermentation process and apparatus
IPC: C12P7/06
Filed: 1981-06-26
Abstract: A method for fermentation in which carbohydrate solution is discontinuously fed to a fermentation zone containing yeast whereby the carbohydrate is fermented to ethanol, a proportion of the fermenting liquid passing to a pressurised settling tank, yeast depleted liquid being withdrawn from the upper part of the settling tank and yeast enriched liquid being withdrawn from the lower part of said tank and returned to the fermentation zone, a proportion of yeast being withdrawn without being returned to the fermentation zone, said proportion being such that the concentration of yeast in the fermentation zone is substantially constant, and the pressure within the settling tank is sufficient to prevent the formation of gaseous carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 1.3 x 10<5> Nm<-2>. The method enables rapid continuous fermentation to take place using high concentrations of yeast. Apparatus for operating the method is described. Settling may take place in a settling zone within the fermenting vessel, the fermenting and settling zones being separated by a common wall. GB 2059988A is referred to.
Patent GB-2087639-A (GB)
Title: Flash discharge lamp
IPC: H01J61/36
Filed: 1981-09-18
Abstract: A metal cap 3 having a somewhat spreading out open end portion 4 is attached at each end of a flash discharge lamp. The metal cap 3 has a metal chip 6 mounted on the outside of its base 5 centrally thereof, and an electrode member 2 mounted on the inside of the base 5 centrally thereof. The end face 7a of one end portion 7 of a bulb 1 of the flash discharge lamp is fusion welded to the inside of the base 5 of the metal cap 3 about the periphery thereof. A glass frit 9 is filled in a gap between the inside 4a of the open end portion 4 of the metal cap 3 and the outer surface of the bulb 1 .The flash discharge lamp has a large arc length I2 relative to its total length L, and hence it emits a large quantity of light though small in size.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2095242-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of monochloro- olefins by oxychlorination of alkanes
IPC: C07C17/154
Filed: 1982-03-11
Abstract: A process for the production of monochlorinated olefin comprises bringing into reaction at an elevated temperature a gaseous mixture comprising an alkane, a source of chlorine and molecular oxygen in the presence of a solid particulate catalyst composition comprising (1) metallic silver and/or a compound thereof and (2) one or more compounds of manganese, cobalt or nickel. It is useful for the production of vinyl chloride from ethane.
Patent GB-2108452-A (GB)
Title: Upthrust stabiliser for a craft
Inventor: WHITE RAYMOND
IPC: B63B41/00
Filed: 1982-04-05
Abstract: The upthrust stabiliser includes two floats (4) depending from a hull (1) of the craft, one on either side of the hull, the floats being connected to means (5) which, in reaction to wind or water pressure acting to cause tilting of the hull from a substantially balanced position in water, causes one or other float to be depressed in the water to increase the buoyancy on that side of the hull thereby tending to counteract the tilting effect of the wind or water pressure. The means (5) which may be pulleys and lines or hydraulic piston-cylinder circuits may be connected to transmit a tilting movement of a mast (2) in response to wind pressure on the sail and/or the means (5) can be connected to a tiltable keel which tilts in response to leeward water pressure. The floats may be provided within chambers in the hull open to the water or may be provided on the sides of the hull. Two floats on each side may be used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2123989-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for controlling a tablet press
Inventor: ORMANDY JOHN KEITH
IPC: B30B11/00
Filed: 1982-05-17
Abstract: Apparatus for controlling a tablet press comprises units (11-16) shown. A balance (12), fed with single tablets from the compressing machine via a sampling mechanism (11), is interfaced with an electronic computer (14) programmed according to the product required, to handle this weight data and subject it to acceptance checks. Repeated samples of single tablets are intercepted by the tablet sample mechanism (11) and guided to the balance (12) and when sufficient samples have been weighed action is taken to either accept or reject (13) all tablets made during the sampling period. At the end of each sampling period, if significant error is detected, a correction signal is output from the computer (14) to adjust the amount of material loaded into the dies of the press. Elements (1-10) relate to a known system for keeping compaction force constant; the weight error of (11-16) adjusts the reference value for the compaction control system (1-10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120927-A (GB)
Title: Carrier for windscreen wiper blade
Inventor: BLACKBOROW MALCOLM HENRY
IPC: B60S1/38
Filed: 1982-05-21
Abstract: A windscreen wiper blade carrier which is adjustable at each end so as to permit the attachment to the carrier of refill wiper blades of a plurality of different lengths comprises, a main stem member 10 having extendable end portions 13 each of which is pivotally connected to a blade gripping member 25 provided with clairs 28 at its ends. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2103340-A (GB)
Title: Projectile fuze with heat-responsive safety element
Inventor: WEIDNER PETER
IPC: F42C15/38
Filed: 1982-07-02
Abstract: A projectile fuze is provided with an unlocking element which, when a specific temperature is reached, suddenly experiences a specific predetermined change in shape. The unlocking element may be a 'memory' metal which shrinks, or a snap-action bimetallic strip. The heating is caused by dynamic air pressure or is derived from an after burner of the projectile. In one embodiment, Figure 2, inertia bolts 17 & 20 set back upon firing the projectile and enable a sleeve 15 and the parts of the fuze forward of surface 28 to be lifted by a spring 24. Air passages 30 are thus unblocked and an unlocking element 38 is heated by the flow of air, whereupon it shrinks and enables a firing pin 16 to be lifted out of blocking engagement with a detonator-carrying rotor 14. In another embodiment, Figure 7, air passages 54 are unblocked by the set back of an inertia member 51 whereupon a rod 41 of 'memory' metal shrinks to withdraw a firing pin 16 from rotor 8. A self-destruction mechanism, comprises a second element 64 of 'memory' metal which shrinks out of blocking engagement beneath a spring- loaded striker 66 if the fuze fails to fire within a predetermined time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2103057-A (GB)
Title: Modular high speed color switch
Inventor: KALMANASH MICHAEL HOWARD
IPC: H04N9/27
Filed: 1982-07-02
Abstract: A modular high speed color switch for a beam penetration CRT includes a plurality of voltage blocks (20) which are connected in a stacked configuration. Each end of an individual voltage block has a pair of electronic switches which can be selectively enabled to connect that particular end with adjacent voltage blocks. Each voltage block also includes a regulated floating DC power supply having a positive side connected to one switch of each pair and a negative side connected to the other switch of each pair. By actuating one of the switches of each pair in a preselected manner, the voltage level of the DC power supply can be added to, or subtracted from, or not change, the voltage level of adjacent voltage blocks. Each block may take power from its own secondary winding on a step-up mains transformer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2104219-A (GB)
Title: Measuring sizes by means of ultrasonic waves
Inventor: SUGIYAMA SAKAE
IPC: G01B17/02
Filed: 1982-07-14
Abstract: A method of measuring a size of an object (1), such as the thickness of the object or the depth of an internal defect (C, D), is disclosed in which a surface of the object (1) is scanned by an ultrasonic probe (2), an ultrasonic beam is emitted from the probe at a plurality of positions (P1, P2, P3) on the surface to receive an ultrasonic echo at each of these positions, received echoes are employed obtain an echo propagation distance at each position, thereby obtaining a plurality of circular arcs (M11, M21, M22, M31, M1, M2, M3) which have the center thereof at each of the above positions and have a radius equal to the associated propagation distance, and then the point (C) of intersection of the circular arcs is judged to be the position of an echo source when the point of intersection (C) lies in an area where ultrasonic beams emitted at the above positions would overlap each other. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2105127-A (GB)
Title: Energy regulator for a household set the duty cycle. heating appliance
Inventor: GRASSO ALFIE LUCRETIUS
IPC: F24C15/10
Filed: 1982-07-29
Abstract: An energy regulator for a household heating appliance such as an electric cooker comprises an electronic controller C for the cyclical control of the supply of electrical energy to a heating element H and a switch SW2 for increasing the electrical energy supplied to the heating element to a preselected level and for a preselected time. The preselected time may be variable in dependence on the duty cycle of the controller, the duration decreasing from about thirteen minutes at low duty cycle to one minute or less at high duty cycle. Actuation of the switch may cause the electrical energy to be increased to substantially 30% of full heating power at low duty cycle rising to substantially 100% of full heating power at high duty cycle. The switch SW2 may have a push button disposed within a control knob which adjusts a variable resistor RV1 to set the duty cycle. To indicate when a cooking surface is above a safe cooking temperature a warning light may be turned on 20 secs after the regulator is switched on, and turned off 45 mins after the regulator is turned off. Alternatively the light may be turned on for a time dependent on the amount of energy dissipated by the heater H between switching on and off the regulator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2112985-A (GB)
Title: Money operated machine
Inventor: BELLIS ROBERT DAVID
IPC: G07F9/08
Filed: 1982-11-09
Abstract: A money operated machine, such as a video game, gaming machine, amusement machine with payout, vending or change giving machine, provided with a memory (10) for recording the amount of money fed thereto and paid out or removed therefrom. In one embodiment, the money can be removed by opening a door (8, 16) in the secure cabinet (1) housing the game, the opening of the door being recorded in the memory to give an indication of the amount of money made available for removal. In another embodiment, a motorised payout (13) is used whereby all or some of the money in the machine can be paid out to an authorised person on activation of a key, code or card operated security means without said person needing to obtain access to the money inside the machine. Preferably, a printer is included in the machine to provide a printed record of money removed from the machine at the time of removal and a historic record at a later date of the money throughput of the machine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2115285-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous phenoxy-emulsion
Inventor: LEITNER HARALD
IPC: A01N25/04
Filed: 1983-02-22
Abstract: Storage-stable, herbicidally- active compositions in the form of a concentrating aqueous emulsion comprising 30 to 75% by weight of one or more herbicidally-active phenoxyalkanecarboxylic acid esters, 0.1 to 5 parts by weight referred to the completed emulsion of one or more oil-soluble emulsifiers which are soluble in the esters and have an HLB value of 9 to 16, and 0.1 to 3 parts by weight referred to the completed emulsion of one or more alkali metal salts of single or multiple unsaturated fatty acid taurides or fatty acid alkyl taurides as watersoluble dispersants, the emulsion having a viscosity of 50 to 3,000 mPa.s., a droplet size of 1 to 5  mu m and a pH value of 6 to 9 and a process for the preparation of such emulsion which comprises forming a solution of the active ester and emulsifier and mixing it with an aqueous solution of the dispersant to form a homogeneous mixture.
Patent GB-2118050-A (GB)
Title: Target having spin direction detecting means
Inventor: GRABEL IRWIN JOHN
IPC: A63F/
Filed: 1983-04-05
Abstract: The target, which spins when struck by a projectile 14 moving across a playfield 12, has means sensing the number of rotations and the direction of rotation in order to assign a player a score. The target has wings 22 extending outwardly from a shaft 20 and a detectable member 26 mounted eccentrically on the shaft. A pair of spaced-apart sensing means, e.g. 28, are disposed adjacent the sweep of the detectable means for sensing passage of the detectable member, and means associated with the sensing means interpret the number of rotations of the shaft and the direction of rotation, according to the number of times the detectable member passes by the sensing means and the order in which it passes, and provide a score. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120559-A (GB)
Title: Billiard table cushions
Inventor: CASSIDY JOSEPH GREGORY
IPC: A63D15/06
Filed: 1983-04-13
Abstract: The cushion comprises a on substantially rectangular sectional wooden strip 10 having along one edge a resilient quarter-round profile member 12 secured in place by staples 16 through flange 14. The combined strip 10 and member 12 are enclosed in a sheath 22 in the form of a seamed (or seamless) tube drawn over from one end and fitted (e.g. by staples) at the other end, any extra hem thickness arising from seaming being accommodated within a longitudinal slot or recess 18 along the strip 10 at the side remote from the profile member 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124367-A (GB)
Title: Precious metal testing
Inventor: DAVIS EDWARD ERNEST
IPC: G01N33/20
Filed: 1983-06-15
Abstract: A method of testing the purity of precious metals when alloyed with base metals requires stroking the alloy with a mildly abrasive dark-coloured acid resistant stone of MOH hardness from 7 to 8, in order to transfer a sample of the alloy to the stone, then either addition of nitric acid of a concentration appropriate to dissolve the expected base metal content of a 9 carat sample or addition of a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acid for samples greater than 9 carat and equating persistence of the sample colour with purity as warranted or disappearance of the sample colour with the need to test further. A test kit is disclosed containing a sample taking stone and a series of acid reagents.
Patent GB-2151175-A (GB)
Title: Staple driving apparatus and magazines therefor
Inventor: MONACELLI UMBERTO
IPC: B25C5/16
Filed: 1983-11-07
Abstract: A staple magazine having a guide rail (29) has a staple forming block (23) and a mounting element (28) on said rail for aligning the magazine in staple driving apparatus so that a front surface of said block can form a wall of a staple driving throat when the magazine is in the apparatus. The magazine has a cover which is operable to reload staples without removal of the magazine from the apparatus. The magazine can be removed from the apparatus without opening the cover. A staple feed arrangement on the rail 29 is adapted to advance a formed staple from the block (23) to a driving throat whilst an unformed staple is advanced onto the block (23). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2134881-A (GB)
Title: Container for a hook and loop fastener
Inventor: VALKENBURG ARIE
IPC: B65D85/672
Filed: 1984-01-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a container for a hook and loop fastener 8, wherein the two tape-shaped component parts of the fastener 8 are each received in the form of a roll 3, 4. According to the invention the container comprises two compartments 5, 6 which each receive one of the rolls 3, 4, the cross-section of each compartment 5, 6 having the form of at least a portion of a circle, while the compartment 5, 6 are provided with a common outlet 9' through which the co-operating tape- shaped component parts 1, 2 may be dispensed as a coupled hook and loop fastener 8. Two embodiments are disclosed with the rolls in side-by-side relationship (Fig. 1) or coaxial (Fig. 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2136219-A (GB)
Title: Mounting terminals in an electrical connector
Inventor: HAYES ALAN
IPC: H01R13/42
Filed: 1984-02-22
Abstract: A connector includes a first moulded electrically insulating body part 24 having extending therethrough a plurality of parallel passages 33 each of which is arranged to receive an end region of a respective electrical terminal (not shown) such that the remainder of the terminal projects from one end of the respective passage, and second and optional third moulded, electrically insulating body parts 25, 26 detachably engageable with said first body part, said first, second and third body parts when inter-engaged defining extensions of said passages 33 for receiving said remainder of said terminals, the walls of said passages having surfaces preventing passage of said terminals, in use, through said passages in a direction away from said second body part, and said second body part having surfaces which in use can coact with said terminals to prevent withdrawal of the terminals from said passages in a direction towards said second body part. <IMAGE>