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Patent GB-2185340-A (GB)
Title: A device for releasably locking an object
Inventor: PAYRAUDEAU HENRI-ANDRE
IPC: G07F7/06
Filed: 1984-10-04
Abstract: A device for locking and releasing objects intended for public use, such as luggage carts is characterized in that it comprises an elongate casing; attachment means 42, 43 for affixing the device to an object; a connecting lock, within the casing, for lockably connecting the object to another objector to a fixed point, the connecting lock having a male part 38 and a female part, the female part being a clamp formed by first and second asymetric jaws 19, 20, the male part being a connecting bar formed by a hollow cylindrical part 38a integral with a cylindrical shoulder 38b, the male part being mounted on a removable support 46, the male and female parts being such that the hollow cylindrical part fits within the first jaw and the cylindrical shoulder bears upon the second jaw, whereby removal of the support from the male part permits the male part to be separated from the remainder of the device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185398-A (GB)
Title: Use of fructose-1,6-diphosphate to protect against the toxic effects of antitumour drugs
Inventor: LAZZARINO GIUSEPPE
IPC: C07H11/04
Filed: 1987-01-16
Abstract: Fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) is used to achieve a protective action towards the toxicity caused to the metabolism and the cellular integrity by the prolonged administration of anthracyclinic antitumour drugs. The invention relates as well to preparations based on FDP having the above mentioned antitoxic action.
Patent GB-2200991-A (GB)
Title: Detection of cavitation in pumps
Inventor: PREECE GEORGE EDWARD
IPC: F04D15/00
Filed: 1987-02-10
Abstract: Cavitation is detected in a pump, particularly a liquid sodium pump, by using the pump drive shaft (14) as an acoustic wave guide. The signal is picked up by means of an accelerometer (16) contacting the pump shaft (14) externally of the pump housing and the signal may then be transmitted to recording/display equipment via a radio link including a radio transmitter (20) mounted on the pump shaft (14). Application is to a liquid sodium cooled fast fission nuclear reactor or to water feed pumps for steam generating plant. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210190-A (GB)
Title: Ticketing
Inventor: FOWERS STANLEY WILLIAM
IPC: G07B1/00
Filed: 1987-09-25
Abstract: A ticket blank has a magnetic track (2) for recording information in machine-readable form, the information defines the action authorised by the ticket and the person so authorised, and the information is printed on a visual display area in human-readable form.
Patent GB-2200116-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing benzimidazoles and intermediates used therein
Inventor: SHEPHERD ROBIN GERALD
IPC: C07D513/04
Filed: 1988-01-20
Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing a thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazole of formula I <CHEM> in which formula n is 1 or 2, and R1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or halo, or a salt thereof which comprises dehydrating a compound of formula II, <CHEM> or a salt thereof wherein n and R, are as defined above, and COOR is an acid or ester function in the presence of an acid selected from sulphuric, sulphonic and phosphoric acid or mixtures thereof and if desired or required an inert solvent provided that if water is present then the amount of water is less than about 15% by volume of the acid, the reaction being carried out with heating if necessary.
Patent GB-2219710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in sports coverage
Inventor: MOORE GILLIAN A
IPC: G08B13/18
Filed: 1988-06-07
Abstract: Method and apparatus for coverage of a game, eg football, which includes mounting a camera in the framework of one of the goals.
Patent GB-2227156-A (GB)
Title: Load bearing pelvic girdle harness
Inventor: NICKSON JACK
IPC: B62B5/06
Filed: 1989-01-06
Abstract: A harness for transferring, directly to the pelvic girdle of a human wearer, loads due, for example, to lifting, carrying or pulling which would otherwise be transmitted to the pelvis via the spine. The harness comprises a belt having load transfer attachments through which the loads are transmitted to the belt, the belt being of such material, and of such dimensions, that loads transmitted through the attachments are then effectively distributed over the pelvis. The harness snugly fits around the wearer's pelvic region and may be knitted, woven and of any natural or synthetic fibre or combination thereof. The harness has just enough resilience to fit snugly around the pelvic region without being significantly deformed by externally applied forces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2216413-A (GB)
Title: Medicaments containing sufotidine
Inventor: STABLES ROGER
IPC: A61K31/445
Filed: 1989-03-03
Abstract: An anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions comprises a systematic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and sufotidine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof. The two active ingredients, may be administered separately or may be combined in a single preparation. Suitable non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are aspirin, indomethacin, ibuprofen, piroxicam, fenoprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, meferamic acid, diflurisal, benorylate, azapropazone, diclofenac, fenbufen, feprazone, fenclofenac, flufenamic acid, flurbiprofen, oxyphenbutazone, phenylbutazone, sulindac and tolmetin.
Patent GB-2226424-A (GB)
Title: Automatic illumination switching device
Inventor: HASHIMOTO KAZUO
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1989-09-20
Abstract: An automatic illumination switch device for turning an illuminator ON and OFF by a sensor or in response to a voice or manual switch, turns the illuminator ON instantly and OFF when a predetermined period of time has been elapsed after the OFF instruction, so that the illuminator can be kept lit during the predetermined period so as to go out of the room safely. Discrimination against noise (e.g. of an opening or closing door) is possible. A new ON instruction switches the illuminator back ON. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240477-A (GB)
Title: Needle protector.
Inventor: STEER ANDREW WILLIAM
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 1989-12-21
Abstract: A needle protector includes a central part hingedly connected to two elongate housing parts (10, 20) for pivoting between respective open positions and a mutually closed position. In the latter they substantially encase an injection needle. The central part is constructed to interfit with a standard Luer syringe nozzle. The two housing parts are closable by a clip (400) which is moulded in one piece with the protector and joined to one housing part by an integral plastics hinge (408).
Patent GB-2230917-A (GB)
Title: Extended definition widescreen television signal processing system
Inventor: ISNARDI MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: H04N11/02
Filed: 1990-02-06
Abstract: An NTSC compatible, single broadcast channel, widescreen EDTV system encodes and decodes a television signal comprising four components: (1) a main, standard format NTSC signal (N) with low frequency side panel image information compressed into the overscan regions thereof; (2) time expanded high frequency side panel image information (X); (3) extended high frequency horizontal luminance image information (Z); and (4) vertical-temporal luminance image information (YTN). Components (2) (X) and (3) (Z) are intraframe averaged (64, 76) and quadrature modulate (80) an alternate subcarrier (ASC), e.g., at 3.108 MHz, to produce a modulated signal (M). The modulated signal is summed (40) with component (1) after intraframe averaging to produce an NTSC compatible 4.2 MHz baseband signal (NTSCF). This signal and component (4) quadrature modulate (57) an RF picture carrier to produce an NTSC compatible RF broadcast signal for transmission via a single broadcast channel.
Patent GB-2230536-A (GB)
Title: A corrosion and wear resistant cobalt-base alloy
Inventor: CROOK PAUL
IPC: C22C32/00
Filed: 1990-04-11
Abstract: A cobalt-base alloy that has a valuable combination of both corrosion and wear-resistance properties contains, in percent by weight, 22 to 30 chromium, 4 to 16 nickel, up to 7 iron, 3 to 10 molybdenum, up to 5 tungsten, 0.05 to 2 silicon, .05 to 2 manganese, 0.02 to 0.11 carbon, 0.03 to 0.12 nitrogen with C + N in the range 0.06 to 0.2 and the balance cobalt plus normal impurities normally found in alloys of this class. The alloy may also contain copper up to 3 and certain "carbide formers" up to 8 to tie up excess carbon and/or nitrogen that may be present.
Patent GB-2234783-A (GB)
Title: Jet units for whirlpool-bath systems
Inventor: GAPE ALAN FREDERICK
IPC: A61H33/02
Filed: 1990-08-02
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB90/01208 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 31, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 31, 1992 PCT Filed Aug. 2, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO91/01675 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 21, 1991.The fixed-direction jet units (1) of a whirlpool-bath system each include a nozzle (18) for supplying water under pressure from a tube-section (17) to an outlet (12) across an air gap (20) within a chamber (19). The unit (1) is clamped to the bath-wall (14) between a flange (16) of the outlet (12) and the unit housing (15). The flow of water from the nozzle (18) across the gap (20) into the axially-aligned stem (13) of the outlet (12) draws air into the chamber (19) from an inlet pipe (21) that is coupled to a distribution manifold (7) of an air-supply controller (9) by an individual supply tube (8). A circumferential skirt (22) projects backwardly from the stem (13) to shroud the gap (20) over a frusto-conical nose-part (23) of the nozzle (18), so that air is constricted to enter the gap (20) through the annular space (24) between them. The constriction evens out air flow around the stream of water from the nozzle (18), enhancing small-bubble distribution in the stream and the consequent foaming and turbulence of the jet discharged from the outlet (12). The cross-sectional area of the pathway for air between the nozzle nose-part (23) and the skirt (22) increases towards the gap (20), but may be substantially uniform.
Patent GB-2251105-A (GB)
Title: An identification component
Inventor: LLOYD DAVID RODERICK
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 1990-12-11
Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) 13 can be identified by identification means mounted on a body 11, 12 which is itself soldered on the PCB. The means is preferably machine readable, e.g. bar-code and/or resistance. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257684-A (GB)
Title: Handling device.
Inventor: YOUNG STEPHEN
IPC: B62B3/10
Filed: 1991-07-11
Abstract: A handling device (1) for picking-up and moving an article, such as a reel, has interconnected support bars (15, 16). The bars are gravity-biased towards each other and can be freely displaced away from each other. The article can therefore be picked up by dropping the bars from above onto the article so that the bars move apart to pass around the article and then move together into a supporting position beneath the article. The bars (15, 16) may be mounted transversely between pairs of swinging front and rear arms (13, 14). The handling device (1) may be mounted on a wheeled trolley (2) provided with a lifting unit (7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250282-A (GB)
Title: Fiber-reinforced slag-gypsum-cement products
Inventor: IMAIZUMI SHOKICHI
IPC: C04B28/04
Filed: 1991-07-16
Abstract: Fiber-reinforced slag-gypsum-cement lightweight hardened products useful as wall material of buildings and having good resistance to fire and water and good durability are made by adding from 5 to 140 parts by weight of aggregates having a maximum size of 2000  mu m to 100 parts by weight of a mixture which comprises 100 parts by weight of Portland cement, from 20 to 350 parts of slag fine powder, from 0 to 20 parts of lime, and from 20 to 100 parts of calcium aluminate and gypsum fine powder in total provided that a ratio by weight of the gypsum fine powder and the calcium aluminate is in the range of 0.5 to 2.0 : 1, further adding from 0.01 to 1.5 parts by weight of a setting regulator 10 the mixture, mixing water, foams and reinforcing fibers with the mixture 10 obtain a slurry, subjecting the slurry to molding, removing the resultant molded product, and curing the removed product with steam. The slurry sets and hardens within a short lime, permitting the hardened product to be immediately removed from a mold. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247512-A (GB)
Title: Fluid friction clutch
Inventor: ONO YUICHI
IPC: F01P7/08
Filed: 1991-08-30
Abstract: A fluid friction clutch comprises a driving section 1, a rotational shaft 2 rotated by the driving section 1, a driving 10 disc 5 rotationally driven by the rotational shaft, a casing 4 in which the driving disc is incorporated and which is rotatable about the rotational shaft, a fan 15 attached to the casing, and an oil-filled torque transmission gap defined between the driving disc 5 and the casing 4 for transmitting the driving 4 torque of the driving disc to the casing, wherein an oil supply 6 means is arranged for supplying oil from the outside to the inside of the casing and the oil supply means is connected by way of an oil supply pipe 16 to either side of the casing. The supply means is operated by a control unit receiving 6 information concerning the speeds of the shaft and the fan, and the temperature of cooling water. The casing may include a breather (30, Fig. 6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249174-A (GB)
Title: Rate of rotation sensor
Inventor: ZABLER ERICH
IPC: G01C19/56
Filed: 1991-09-19
Abstract: A rate-of-rotation sensor 10 is proposed with a sensor element of layered construction which has at least one vibrator 13 formed in a layer. Furthermore, means are present for exciting the vibrator 13 in a first direction 1 of vibration. One layer of the sensor element is formed by a lamellar base. Constructed in this base is at least one vibrator 13 as a link which is suspended on one side or two sides and whose first direction of vibration is oriented parallel to the main surfaces of the base. Applied to a surface, oriented parallel to the main surfaces of the base, of the vibrator, 13 is at least one acceleration-sensitive structural element 21 which can be deflected perpendicularly to the main surfaces of the base. In addition, means are present for capacitively or piezoresistively measuring the deflections of the structural element 21 perpendicular to the main surfaces of the base. In a further embodiment Fig 3 (not shown) the vibrator is formed as a bridge-like structure (30) which is connected to the substrate 10. This structure can be excited in direction (1) e.g. by electrostatic means. The deflection of this structure in direction 2 gives a measure of the angular velocity of rotation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2255216-A (GB)
Title: Elapsed event display
Inventor: SPAVIN MARK
IPC: G04F10/00
Filed: 1992-04-03
Abstract: The display comprises a plurality of indicators, respectively so disposed and configured that any one or more of them may indicate a time elapse since a zero time. A sensor determines a condition which is desired to be monitored substantially continuously, and when the sensed condition is outside predetermined limits, a signal of the existence of such an aberrant condition is sent to an appropriate one or more of said indicators, depending on the time the condition occurred. The signalled one or more indicators become and remain in an indicative condition for a predetermined period after said signal or said zero time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267706-A (GB)
Title: Production of ultra-white N,N'-ethylene-bis (tetrabromophalmide)
Inventor: TARBIT BRIAN
IPC: C08K5/3417
Filed: 1992-06-08
Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing an ultra-white N,N'-ethylene-bis(tetrabromophthalimide) product useful as a flame retardant which comprises reacting ethylene diamine and tetrabromophthalic anhydride in aqueous acetic acid to produce a precipitate of the product compound and drying the precipitate to form a N,N'-ethylene-bis (tetrabromophthalimide) product with a yellowness index of 5 or less. Also disclosed is a flame retardant composition predominantly comprised of N,N'-ethylene-bis(tetrabromophthalimide) of above characteristic and having unprecedented color and high purity.
Patent GB-2256158-A (GB)
Title: Laboratory bench system
Inventor: LAVERY PETER
IPC: B01L9/02
Filed: 1992-06-19
Abstract: A laboratory bench system (10) comprises a base member (12) with raised edge portions (24, 26, 28, 30) surrounding a safe working area (13). At least one edge portion (24, 26, 28) is profiled along its length to receive at any location therealong a support member (18) carrying an upstanding rod (19) to which laboratory equipment may be attached for use in or to shield the working area (13). Member (18) includes a shaped carrier (36) which mates with the profile shape of the edge portion (24, 26, 28) to interengage therewith in a physically stable manner. A screw fastener (44) is also provided to clamp carrier (36) to base member (12) at a desired location.
Patent GB-2261019-A (GB)
Title: Fixing tie
Inventor: HAYWARD PHILIP FIELDS
IPC: F16B2/08
Filed: 1992-11-02
Abstract: A fixing tie (10) for use in securing the ends of a protective gaiter around a constant velocity joint comprises a flexible plastic strap (11) and an adjustment clip (12). The flexible strap (11) is passed round the end of the gaiter and the free ends pass through an aperture (23) into the clip. One end (27) of the strap (11) is secured in the clip by crimping of integral tabs (17) into contact with the strap. The other end (28) of the strap is received in a split pin (22) which is rotated in a mounting (21) to tighten the strap around the gaiter end. The other end (28) is then secured in position once again by crimping of further integral tabs (18) into contact with the strap and the split pin (22) is removed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272719-A (GB)
Title: Demountable support frame system for trench covers in concrete floors
Inventor: RUDD PETER GARY
IPC: E04F19/10
Filed: 1992-11-04
Abstract: A frame system for supporting cover plates to the perimeter edges of trenches in concrete floors comprises a first component 1 for casting in the concrete and a cover support component 4 which is subsequently attachable to the first component. The first component may comprise a metal strip having a number of holes positioned along its length. Grouting tangs 2 may be attached to the metal strip adjacent the holes. The tangs incorporate captive nuts 3 which enable the strip to be secured to shuttering boards during pouring of the concrete and the subsequent attachment of the cover support component. The metal strip 1 and the cover support component 4 may be supplied in standard lengths and cut to size at the site. The cover support component may be provided in a variety of sizes and profiles to suit various trench cover depths. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275208-A (GB)
Title: Oil-collecting boom
Inventor: DAVIS ROBERT CHARLES WILLIAM
IPC: E02B15/06
Filed: 1993-02-16
Abstract: A boom for enclosing an oil spill and collecting the oil comprises an upright wall 6 with lower weights 11, a buoyant inflated tube 7 and an upper tube 1, with oil inlet openings, to which suction is applied. Lengths of boom are coupled together as required. Oil-water mixture drawn into tube 1 is directed into two storage tanks alternately and therefrom into an oil-water separator, from which oil is directed to a further storage tank, for collection by tanker, and water back into the sea. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266173-A (GB)
Title: Power control monitoring system for underwater cable communications system
Inventor: INOUE YOSHIYUKI
IPC: H04B17/40
Filed: 1993-04-14
Abstract: In a power control monitoring system for monitoring a power feed for a cable communications system including n cable landing stations where n is an integer, a network connects m cable landing stations among the n cable landing stations to each other by communications lines other than power feed cables where m is an integer equal to or smaller than n. A sender/receiver, provided in each of the m cable landing stations, transfers information concerning the power feed with respect to the m cable landing stations to each other. A control and output unit, provided in each of the m cable landing stations, gathers the information concerning the power feed with respect to the m cable landing stations and outputs the information so that the information is simultaneously output (Figure 8) in each of the m cable landing stations. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273848-A (GB)
Title: Speaker system with controlled directivity
Inventor: ZHANG ZIQING
IPC: H03H17/00
Filed: 1993-08-10
Abstract: Speaker units SP1' - SPm; SP1' - SPn of a speaker system are arranged in a two-dimensional array and supplied via digital filters DF1 - DFm, DF1 - DFn to control the directivity of the units. The speaker units are divided and arranged in accordance with frequency reproduction range to form a plurality of loudspeaker groups 28, 36 each having a plurality of speaker units SP1 - SPm; SP1 - SPn. The digital filters are separated into a plurality of digital filter groups 24, 32 connected to the respective loudspeaker groups 28, 36, and each digital filter 24, 32 group has a plurality of digital filters DF1 - DFm; DF1 - DFn respectively connected to the speaker units SP1 - SPm; SP1 - SPn of the associated loudspeaker groups 28, 36. The digital filter groups 24, 32 are driven at sampling frequencies corresponding to the frequency reproduction ranges of the associated loudspeaker groups 28, 36. The system allows control of the directivity over a wide frequency range. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270975-A (GB)
Title: Spacecraft thermal panels & make-break thermal joints
Inventor: MACKEY ROBERT JOSEPH
IPC: F28D15/02
Filed: 1993-09-17
Abstract: Equipment support and thermal radiation panels for a spacecraft include a transverse header heat pipe and a set of a plurality of "spreader" heat pipes each including an elongated longitudinal portion and an "L" portion lying in thermal contact with the header heat pipe. The elongated longitudinal portions of the spreader heat pipes are spaced apart and mutually parallel. A further set of spreader heat pipes, similar to the first set, is provided. At least part of the elongated longitudinal portion of each further heat pipe is physically parallel, and in thermal contact, with a heat pipe of the first set, and the "L" portions of the further heat pipes are in thermal contact with a second header heat pipe. A make-break thermal joint juxtaposes a header heat pipe of each of two panels lying in different planes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272059-A (GB)
Title: Surface-roughness measuring apparatus
Inventor: ZHANG YU-WU
IPC: G01B7/34
Filed: 1993-10-08
Abstract: A pickup 11 for scanning the surface of an object to be measured outputs an electric signal corresponding to an unfiltered surface profile curve. This signal is filtered in low-pass filter 14 for extracting low-frequency components corresponding to a waviness profile curve. The low-pass filter comprises two cascade-connected filters 151, 152 expressed by transfer function G(s) having an adjusting coefficient  zeta  which ranges from 0.7134 to 1.1083:  G(s)=1/{( alpha s/ omega c)<2>+2 zeta ( alpha s/ omega c)+1}  where s = j omega ,  omega c is a cutoff frequency, and  alpha  is a constant. The filtered signal is then subtracted from the original signal to obtain a roughness curve. Use of digital and/or analogue filters is disclosed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2284292-A (GB)
Title: Detection of counterfeit articles
Inventor: BEALE MARC IVOR JOHN
IPC: G07D7/12
Filed: 1993-11-25
Abstract: For identification and authentication purposes, especially in the retail trade, articles 1 or their packaging, are labelled with a mark 2 which is only discernible as such with the aid of suitable infrared imaging equipment. As described the mark 2 comprises a combination of carbon black ink visible under normal and infrared illumination, and dye based black ink which is transparent to infrared. The mark is illuminated by a tungsten lamp 6 with a filter 7 blocking visible light, and is read by a CCD television camera 3 with an optical filter 5. <IMAGE>