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Patent GB-191125879-A (GB)
Title: Process of Producing Digestive Ferment.
Inventor: YENJO HANUEMON
IPC: A61K45/06
Filed: 1911-11-20
Granted: 1912-11-20
Abstract: 25,879. Yenjo, H. Dec. 5, 1910, [Convention date]. Enzymes.-An enzyme which is proteolytic, saccharifies starch, and saponifies fats, is obtained by the following series of operations: powdered soy bean is boiled under pressure with water, sodium phosphate, potassium nitrate, and magnesium sulphate; wheat or rice-bran is moistened with the resulting liquid, and steamed until the starch is converted into dextrin; a mixture of aspergillus oryzae and " orange monilia " is grown on the steamed bran; bran is mixed with powdered soy bean, moistened with the liquid mentioned above, and strained to convert the starch into dextrine and to destroy any fungi present; it is then cooled, and the fungus grown as described above is mixed with it, the whole being left to develop for several days. The mass is then extracted with alcohol, powdered germinated soy bean is added, and, after stirring and filtering, dilute alcohol is added to precipitate impurities, the clear liquid is siphoned off, and the enzyme is precipitated by strong alcohol, washed, filtered, pressed, and dried. The " orange monilia " referred to above is a species of monilia found in rice-bran, and having orange conidia; it grows on gelatine, agar-agar, steamed rice, bran, especially rice-bran, or bean cakes, and secretes peptase, cytase, diastase, invertase, and other enzymes. Phosphorus compounds.-An organic magnesium phosphate is obtained as a by-product by treating the filtered culture liquid with ammonia; this body is suitable for use in the treatment of nervous prostration, cardiac weakness, constipation, beri-beri, &c.
Patent GB-191128939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typographical Line-casting Machines.
Inventor: WALKER ARTHUR HENRY
IPC: B41B11/52
Filed: 1911-12-22
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 28,939. Walker, A. H., [Mergenthaler Linotype Co.]. Dec. 22. Assembling matrices; driving-mechanism.-(1) The mechanism described in Specification 14,582/90 for stopping the machine when the first elevator does not descend to the proper level, is modified to permit of the use in the machine of matrices having a common alinement at the foot or at the top of the characters. The mechanism comprises the usual clutch-bar a<12> connected to a bar a<22> engaging a rod a<23> which can rock and move vertically, the rod being held up by a spring a<24> and being adapted to be depressed by the elevator N. According to the present invention, the rod is controlled by a device carried by the elevator and actuated by the mould or a part fixed thereto. In the arrangement shown the rod is held down by a lever B pivoted on the vice frame A and provided with a stud b<1> engaging the eccentric end of a lever b<2> secured to a stud b<3> which is journaled in the elevator and is provided with a finger b<4> adapted to engage a part c on the mould. When the elevator descends to the proper level, the part c engages the finger b<4> and swings the lever B away, the rod then rising to carry a lug a<25> thereon above the level of a slide a<26> which is actuated by the advancing mould-wheel 0. When the elevator does not descend to the proper level, the finger b<4> does not reach the part c and the rod is held down so that when the mould-wheel advances, the slide a<26> engages the lug a<25> and stops the machine. The rod is restored by means of a lever E arranged in the path of a cam e on the elevator. The lever E holds the rod depressed when the mould is in the ejecting position, the arrangement thus preventing improper actuation of the slide a<26> by the bottom mould when the mould-wheel carries two or more moulds. (2) The elevator is arrested by contact of a plate F thereon with a plate C, which is fixed to the mould or the mould - wheel and may be adjusted vertically, or replaced for the purpose of adjusting the descent of the elevator. In the arrangement shown, the plate C is attached to the keeper-plate o<2> of the mould, and the height of the plate C is adjusted by moving the keeper O. The plate C is formed with a shoulder c to engage the arm b<4>.
Patent GB-191202467-A (GB)
Title: Sparking Plug for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: STEVENS CHARLES HENRY
IPC: H01T13/14
Filed: 1912-01-30
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 2467. Stevens, C. H. Jan. 30. Sparking-plugs.-In order to clean the sparking terminal and to facilitate starting, a light oil is squirted through the removable cock d and hollow central terminal a on to all the earthed terminals f of the plug, a hole e being made in the central terminal opposite each earthed terminal.
Patent GB-191203613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Material for use in Destroying the Swelling Disease of Cabbages Root Plants and the like.
Inventor: STEINER AUGUST
Filed: 1912-02-13
Granted: 1912-09-05
Abstract: 3613. Steiner, A. Feb. 13. Manures ; refuse, dust-bin, treating.-A manure serving also to treat diseases of plants, and as an insecticide, consists of a mixture of dry calcined lime with house refuse containing ashes from coal, coke, or brown coal. The mixture is left until the lime is slaked by gradually absorbing moisture, and is then dug into the soil.
Patent GB-191207682-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Forcing Viscous Fluids.
Inventor: DEWRANCE JOHN
IPC: F16N13/20
Filed: 1912-03-29
Granted: 1913-03-27
Abstract: 7682. Dewrance, J. March 29. Worm pumps.-An apparatus for pumping viscous fluids comprises a rotary body a having helical grooves b of such depth that the limits within which capillary force is operative are not exceeded. The body is preferably conical as shown, and is held up to the casing c by a spring plunger f. It is rotated by a sleeve g. The fluid is supplied at d and delivered at d<2>, flow taking place from both ends to reduce end thrust. The grooves may be arranged in the casing, or the casing may be rotated. Specification 3080/10 is referred to and, according to the Provisional Specification, the grooves may be arranged spirally on one of two facing disks.
Patent GB-191209949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tramway and like Point Operating Devices.
Inventor: MCDANIELS DAVID HARRY
IPC: B61L11/02
Filed: 1912-04-26
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 9949. McDaniels, D. H. April 26. Mechanically operated from vehicle; spring control.-Tramway and like point tongues are provided with a pivoted extension member 12 controlled by an internal spring 10 and operated by a wheel 18 on the vehicle. The wheel 18, if depressed, acts on one or other of the sides of the member 12, according to the position of the tongue, and forces it over, the spring ensuring the complete movement of the tongue 5 and member 12 into the reverse position.
Patent GB-191213925-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves for Radiators or Heating Installations and such like.
Inventor: SAUNDERS SAMUEL
IPC: F16K1/52
Filed: 1912-06-15
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 13,925. Saunders, S. June 15. Lift valves; plug cocks; connecting to radiators; regulating rate of flow.-A valve of the rotary-plug or screw-down lift type is detachably secured to a radiator &c. as a complete unit, including valve member, seating, and operating- means, by means of two flanges 3, 6 which make joint against a nipple or other interior part of and against the exterior surface of a radiator section respectively. A screwed part 2 adjacent to the outer flange 6 serves as the securing means, and packing-rings 5, 7 are interposed. The amount of opening of the plug 9 is determined by a projection 17, on a plate 16 adjustably secured by the heads of screw pins 18, in conjunction with a finger 15 projecting from the operating-handle 14. In the closed position, the finger 15 contacts with the head of one of the pins 18.
Patent GB-191215963-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Free Piston Compressors or Pumps.
Filed: 1912-07-08
Granted: 1913-10-08
Abstract: 15,963. Akt. - Ges. Brown, Boverie, et Cie. July 7, 1911, [Convention date]. Direct explosion apparatus.-In a free-piston pump for elastic or non-elastic fluids, part of the energy of an ignited combustible mixture is consumed in effecting the working stroke of the pump, and part in accelerating a mass of liquid which, without reversal of movement, returns its acquired kinetic energy to the piston on the same side as that upon which the combustible mixture acts and thus helps to complete the working stroke. When operating as a compressor, the apparatus is particularly applicable for use with gas turbines. Fig. 1 shows a compressor or pump with an annular combustion chamber b separated from a similar pumping-chamber e by a stepped piston, the kinetic energy of the mass of liquid i being imparted to the piston head a. In a modification, the combustion chamber is arranged behind the head a and the energy of the liquid is imparted to the annular head c of the piston. To effect the return stroke of the piston, energy may be stored up in an auxiliary cylinder h, or the piston may be arranged to be of less specific gravity than that of the liquid, or an external force may be applied to an auxiliary piston such as g acting directly on the free piston or on another piston immersed in the liquid. Auxiliary cylinders such as h may be employed for compressing the air or fuel for the combustible mixture, or for pumping other elastic or non- elastic fluids, which may or may not pass from thence to the pump chamber e. The apparatus may be controlled from the piston, or from the column of liquid, or by means of the pressure in the combustion cbamber or pumping-chamber. The liquid column is preferably provided with means such as an air-vessel or spring-controlled piston to compensate for or balance any variation in the volume. The column may be kept cool by the addition of fresh liquid.
Patent GB-191219979-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Placing the Runners or Travellers on the Rings in Ring Spinning Machines.
Inventor: SCHUETTEL GOTTLIEB
IPC: D01H17/02
Filed: 1911-09-02
Granted: 1913-02-06
Abstract: 19,979. Sch³ttel, G. Sept. 2, 1911, [Convention date]. Hand tools; ring travellers, holding and storing.-Ring travellers are placed on the ring by a device comprising a spring wire 11, which carries the travellers, and two bars 1, 2, of which one is placed over the ring, as shown, and the other moved relatively thereto so that the recess 10 engages one of the travellers and forces it over the edge of the ring.
Patent GB-191220035-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Supporting and Jointing in a Watertight Manner Plates and Sheets of Material used for Roofing and similar purposes.
Inventor: PRICE FRANCIS GEORGE SYMMONDS
IPC: E04D3/08
Filed: 1912-09-03
Granted: 1913-07-03
Abstract: 20,035. Price, F. G. S. Sept. 3. Roofing.-Roofing and glazing-sheets are supported and jointed by means of trough-shaped metal, wooden, or other bars, a cement filling, and means to hold the sheets to the bars. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the cement 3 extends between and above the sheets and forms a cope 4; bolts 5 and clips 7 may also be used, or a hook-shaped bolt to engage over one sheet only. Fig. 4 shows a lead covering 9, with or without a metallic core 10; the core may be retained and the metal covering replaced by putty in which are embedded pins passed through the core. Fig. 6 shows a channelled covering secured to bridge-pieces 12 by screws and thimbles 16; a flat covering-strip may be used instead of the channelled covering. Fig. 9 shows a flashing combined with bridge-pieces 12, and Fig. 12 shows a bulb-bar 11 embedded in the cement and slitted and bent over alternately on the sheets 2.
Patent GB-191227563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling Devices for Electric Motors.
Filed: 1912-11-30
Granted: 1913-12-01
Abstract: 27,563. Curtis, A. H., Mackley, A. H., and Adams Manufacturing Co. Nov.30. Dash-pots.-The Specification describes a dashpot for retarding the movement of a switch arm 8 and having a perforated d piston 84 mounted on a tubular sleeve 87, which is connected to an extension of the arm. A plate 86 mounted on a rod 90 and controlled by a repetting-coil 26 for the arm, covers the perforations and provides a maximum retardation for anv positive movement of the arm in a clockwise sense. or when the rod 90 is pulled by the coil 26. When both the arm and the rod 90 are free, the perforations are uncovered, and free movement of the switch arm to the 'off ' position is permitted. Another form of dashnot has a by-pass tube closed by a valve under the control of an auxiliary solenoid.
Patent GB-191228601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Preparation of Intaglio Printing Plates.
Inventor: COREY JAMES ALBERT
IPC: B41C3/08
Filed: 1912-12-11
Granted: 1914-01-12
Abstract: 28,601. Carey, J. A. Dec. 11. Electrotype.-In the production of intaglio electrotypes, particularly for use in rotary machines where the plate may extend considerably beyond the edges of the design, the lead or other matrix, while being made by pressing on to the original, is backed by a resilient sheet or lay which decreases in thickness towards and beyond the edges of the design so as to avoid the formation of lines or unevenness in the unimpressed parts of the matrix. A thin plate is then made, using a high current density to obtain a hard deposit. The plate preferably consists of a thin deposit of nickel backed by a further deposit of copper. The plates may be curved to fit the plate cylinder of a rotary machine, on which they may be secured either singly or in series, in any suitable way.
Patent GB-191304599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carburetters of the Internal Combustion Engine Type.
Inventor: GOWER ARTHUR
IPC: F02M23/04
Filed: 1913-02-22
Granted: 1914-02-19
Abstract: 4599. Gower, A. Feb. 22. Spray carburettors.-A carburettor comprises a casing a, b having a pipe f made in one therewith and extending diametrically across the interior thereof, a fuel-nozzle g being formed in the pipe and a pin valve h being located therein to regulate the outlet of fuel. A main valve 5, actuated by the suction of the engine, is located in the casing and has a stem 6 with a hollow part 7 having mounted therein a slide 8 formed with a needle valve 10, a spring 9 pressing this valve against the seating at the end of the nozzle g. The main valve is pressed down by a spring 12 bearing against a cap 11 on the valve spindle. Perforated baffles 13, 14 are provided in the casing, and a perforated partition p and rotatable perforated disk r are adapted to govern the air-inlet ; the disk is actuated by a lever and the perforations in the partition and in the disk may be of elongated form with pointed ends. The air may be heated by passing over the exhaust-pipe before it reaches the carburettor casing.
Patent GB-191306543-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hydraulic Motors.
IPC: F03B15/20
Filed: 1913-03-17
Granted: 1913-08-21
Abstract: 6543. Brotherhood, Ltd., P., and Bryant, C. W. March 17. Exhaust, disposing of.-Hydraulic motors of the Pelton-wheel and other types are provided with an injector adapted to operate under the pressure of the supply water and to withdraw the water from the discharge side of the motor and more particularly from a tank receiving the discharge. The Figure shows a Pelton wheel a discharging through an aperture c to the tank d. A valve h at the side of the tank operated through the action of the float g controls the flow of high - pressure water to the injector m, the low-pressure supply to which is fed from the tank d. The high-pressure water is led to the injector from the pressure pipe b. When the float rises, the valve h opens to start the injector.
Patent GB-191307894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Cleaning or Scaling Tubes or Pipes.
IPC: B08B9/04
Filed: 1913-04-03
Granted: 1913-08-07
Abstract: 7894. Ges. f³r Rohrenreinigung. Nov. 18, 1912, [Convention date]. Cleaning internally, rotary appliances for.- A turbine-driven tubecleaner, applicable for use with tubes of small bore, has the turbine rotor 11 enclosed in the casing 8 and the ports 12, 14 arranged to give space for the bearing 15. The turbine follows thecleaning-tool through the tube. A hose nipple 6 is connected to the turbine casing by a ball joint, and the tool 18 is connected to the turbine by the coupling 17. The tool comprises pieces 19 which are radially displaceable and in which the cutting - wheels 20 are mounted. In a modi- 6ed construction, the tool portion 18 is provided with swivelling arms which carry the cutters, or the portion 18 may be forked and carry swinging cutters or knives.
Patent GB-191309448-A (GB)
Title: Coal Cutting Machine.
Inventor: SCHARF AUGUST
IPC: E21C25/16
Filed: 1913-04-22
Granted: 1913-10-09
Abstract: 9448. Scharf, A. April 22, 1912, [Convention date]. Coal-cutting machines. - A slotting-machine, of the type comprising two cutting-disks driven by a shaft between them, is provided with milling-cutters g arranged between the disks f on either side of the main shaft t revolubly mounted on shafts perpendicular to the main shaft. The gearing is protected by a close-fitting casing (not shown). The hollow shaft t is driven by compressed air, and dust is blown out of the slot by air forced through the shaft. A handle k is grasped by the miner to prevent the machine from twisting round the shaft.
Patent GB-191316212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Preparation of Paper or other Substances for use in Writing or Lettering or in the Production of Pictures or Designs.
Inventor: MITCHELL HARRY CECIL
IPC: B41M5/124
Filed: 1913-07-14
Granted: 1914-07-14
Abstract: 16,212. Mitchell, H. C., and Chaplin, W. July 14. Letter-paper.-A writing or drawing material for producing light lettering or designs on a dark ground by erasure, and applicable also for making labels, tickets, &c., consists of paper or like sheet material provided with a more or less fixed or permanent and uniform deposit of carbon removable only on the application of an india-rubber or the like. The deposit is produced by means of a flame, the surface and the flame being moved relatively to each other; surplus deposit may be removed by means of a brush, felt roller, &c. The surface may be tinted, coloured, or decorated before the application of the carbon deposit.
Patent GB-191316396-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Porcelain Articles.
Inventor: JEFFERY JOSEPH ARTHUR
IPC: B28B11/08
Filed: 1913-07-16
Granted: 1914-03-12
Abstract: 16,396. Jeffery, J. A., and Jeffery, B. A. July 16. Pottery; pottery, turning.-Porcelain articles, such as insulators and sparking - plugs, are shaped from blanks in a bone-dry condition by grinding-wheels of carborundum or other material. In one form of machine, the blank B is mounted on an horizontal shaft 18, which is rotated by a pulley 19 from any suitable source of power and carried in bearings 16 supported by rods 15 working in guides in the base 10, the weight of the bearings being normally supported by springs 17 on the rods 15. The blank is brought into contact with the grinding-wheel 14, having the desired configuration, by a handoperated lever 20, connected to the bearings 16 and to a link 22 pivoted to the base, the movement of the bearings being limited by screw stops 24. In a modification, the blanks are mounted on shafts 30, Fig. 4, in a revolving head 31. In another form of machine, the blank is mounted on a vertical shaft 42 and is shaped by grinding-wheels 45, 46, while abrading-wheels 44 of different sizes are employed to shape the bore of the blank. If desired, the blanks are bored and roughly shaped while in the soft condition, and are finished when in the drv condition.
Patent GB-191322222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Electrodes for Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: LEWIS FRANK MICHAEL
IPC: H05B31/06
Filed: 1913-10-02
Granted: 1914-07-16
Abstract: 22,222. Lewis, F. M. July 2, [Convention date]. Arc - lamp electrodes.-Chromates are added to flame - producing mixtures, consisting mainly of tungstates and fluorides, used as coatings on carbons for improving the colour and steadiness of the light. Calcium and sodium fluorides, in about equal proportions, may be mixed with sodium tungstate, which acts as a solvent for the fluorides, and with any small proportion up to 20 per cent of chromium compounds, such as potassium chromate.
Patent GB-191323156-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Rolls for use in Rolling Metal Tyres and other Hoops or Rings.
Inventor: SIDDLE WILLIAM HUNTER
IPC: B21H1/06
Filed: 1913-10-14
Granted: 1914-08-27
Abstract: 23,156. Siddle, W. H. Oct. 14. Rolling. - Rolls for annular bodies, such as railway tyres, are built up of two portions A, B to facilitate re-turning when worn and chilling in manufacture. The portion B has a square bung b<2> fitting in a corresponding recess a<4> in the lower portion to take the torque off the clamping-bolts C. The bore a<3>, b<4> is conical.
Patent GB-191325793-A (GB)
Title: Wave-motor.
Inventor: GIFFHORN ERNST R
IPC: F03B13/16
Filed: 1913-11-11
Granted: 1914-03-12
Abstract: 25,793. Giffhorn, E. R. Feb. 21, [Convention date]. Weight water - wheels; working-fluid supply.- Apparatus for utilizing wave energy comprises a water-wbeel 19 provided with hinged buckets 33, Fig. 3, mounted within a casing 11, Fig. 2, supported by floats 10. The whole apparatus rises and falls with the tide and is guided by standards 14. On the approach of a wave, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3, a portion runs up an inclined shoot formed by plates 41, 42, and, passing through a slit 44, operates the wheel. The upper portion of each wave passes along the upper surface of the plate 41 and is entrapped in a catch-basin 39, whence it flows to the wheel through a slit 40. The undertow current acts on the lower buckets, which are submerged, upon the recession of each wave. Each bucket is turned into the operative position as it rises by pinions 47 on the bucket spindles engaging fixed segmental gears 46 carried by the casing. The shaft 20 of the bucket-wheel carries a crank 23, which drives the pump, compressor, or other motion-utilizing device 25.
Patent GB-191400862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Merry-go-rounds and Skating Rinks.
Inventor: JENSEN SOPHUS PEDER
IPC: A63G1/28
Filed: 1914-01-12
Granted: 1914-07-30
Abstract: 862. Jensen, S. P. Jan. 12. Roundabouts; skating, appliances for aiding - Relates to a combined roundabout and skating-rink. The roundabout consists of a vertical shaft 4 rotated by friction gear 7 and provided with passenger cars 19 suspended from radial arms 15. Passengers enter the cars from an elevated platform 24, to which access is obtained by means of a stairway 23. The cars 19 carry horizontal bars 21 by means of flexible members 20, so that persons grasping these rods may be supported while skating on the floor 10. Balconies 27 are provided for spectators.
Patent GB-191401059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Injection of Liquid Fuel in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MCKECHNIE JAMES
Filed: 1914-01-14
Granted: 1914-12-10
Abstract: 1059. McKechnie, J. Jan, 14.. Cylinders receiving liquid fuel.-The fuel is ejected without the use of air in the form of a disk or flat cone through a narrow space A between two lips which have sharp edges and surround a cavity, so that the velocity of the fuel is low on its way to the spraying-orifice compared with what it is during its escape. In Fig. 1, the two lips d, e are shown permanently spaced, and in Fig. 6, one of the lips is shown formed on the undercut head of the valve C, which has a limited lift equal to the spraying-orifice. The valve may be closed by a coiled wire or dished plate spring and opened mechanically or by fluid pressure. A modified form of the nozzle shown in Fig. 1 is described.