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Patent GB-2204364-A (GB)
Title: Mounting members in casings
Inventor: LANGLEY NIGEL BRIAN THOMAS
IPC: F01D17/16
Filed: 1987-05-02
Abstract: A compressor inlet of a gas turbine engine has movable guide vanes 3 mounted by an arrangement which permits the vanes to be mounted in a one piece casing 2. The vanes each carry a shaft 5 which is passed through a relatively wide bore in the casing 2, at an angle to the bore axis (Fig. 2), and which is wider at the inner end where a recess is formed to receive a locating collar 14 loosely fitted on the shaft 5. The collar and shaft are located transversely by a bush 15 and the vane is held in place by a spring lever 7 pivotally attached to a circumferential unison ring 16 which controls the angle of the vanes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2204472-A (GB)
Title: A decorated hardfruit
Inventor: GODDEN RODNEY
IPC: A01G7/00
Filed: 1987-05-16
Abstract: The hardfruit is decorated by the action upon its skin of sunlight through a sun filter. The sun filter is affixed to the growing hardfruit at the beginning of the ripening process and, after harvesting, is removed to display upon the skin of the hardfruit the desired representation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2205513-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of form cutting tool tip
Inventor: RIACH ALAN B
IPC: B23P15/30
Filed: 1987-06-12
Abstract: The method comprises a rough forming stage by moulding and a fine finishing stage using computer controlled electric discharge machining or grinding. The final finishing method produces a tool tip with a cutting form 5 to 7 accurately placed with respect to accurate location datum feature(s) 9, 10 to enable the tip to be accurately mounted on a carrying base or tip holder. The features are apertures, as shown, or recesses in the sides and rear of the tip. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2192938-A (GB)
Title: Rotary pump
Inventor: THISTLETON JOHN S
IPC: F04C18/40
Filed: 1987-07-21
Abstract: A rotary vacuum pump adapted for engine mounting has inner and outer rotors arranged eccentrically one within the other. The space between the rotors is divided into intake and exhaust chambers A,B by a swinging link 3 pivotally secured to both rotors and transmitting the rotary motion of the driven, outer rotor to the inner rotor. The pump can be driven continuously by the vehicle engine, e.g. via a pulley, without the need for an external oil supply. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196649-A (GB)
Title: Smelting complex sulphidic materials containing lead, zinc and optionally copper
Inventor: CASTLE JOHN FREDERICK
IPC: C22B13/02
Filed: 1987-10-30
Abstract: The complex sulphidic materials are treated in a molten slag-bath smelting furnace to produce lead and a zinc oxide/lead oxide slag which is passed to the hearth or shaft of a zinc/lead blast furnace for reduction and separate recovery of metal values. Where copper is present it may be tapped with the lead bullion or treated in a flash-fuming furnace, the fume from which is passed to the molten slag-bath furnace.
Patent GB-2214282-A (GB)
Title: Lamp apparatus to be worn on persons head
Inventor: JONES NORMAN
IPC: A42B1/00
Filed: 1988-01-09
Abstract: Lighting apparatus which may be worn on a person's head comprising a flexible band 10 with a lamp arrangement 12 mounted thereon. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200722-A (GB)
Title: Constant velocity universal joints
Inventor: WELSCHOF HANS-HEINRICH
IPC: F16D3/227
Filed: 1988-01-29
Abstract: A constant velocity ratio universal joint has one of its joint members connected to a shaft part by a torque transmitting connection which is also axially resilient to permit relative axial movement between the joint member and shaft part. The axially resilient connection may be provided either by one or two resilient diaphragms 14, (107a 108a), Figure 11 or by a perforated resilient sleeve (22) (Figure 6). Various forms of stop elements or guide elements may be provided to limit undesired relative articulation or other misalignment between the joint member and shaft part. The axial resilience of the connection has the effect of preventing transmission of axial vibration, particularly at high frequency, through the universal joint. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200613-A (GB)
Title: A conveyor system
Inventor: JENKINS JOHN PHILIP
IPC: B65G21/14
Filed: 1988-02-05
Abstract: A telescopic boom conveyor includes an elongate main conveyor 1 with a cantilevered conveyor section 6 extending from the end thereof, the conveyor section being pivotally connected to the main conveyor so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis 7 to enable the section to be inclined relative to the main conveyor, the system including means to pivot the cantilevered-conveyor section from a working position to a stored position, in which it is preferably vertical. The means to pivot the cantilevered conveyor section preferably comprises a hydraulic ram and cylinder device 12 operatively connected to a lever arrangement 16 secured to the conveyor section 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2215885-A (GB)
Title: Microcoded computer
Inventor: BALDWIN DAVID ROBERT
IPC: G06F9/26
Filed: 1988-03-23
Abstract: An improved microcoded computer architecture, wherein the propagation delays of an unregistered microcode bit are avoided when the bit is not changing. The unregistered bit, A6, is applied via modification logic 2010 to multiplexer 1730, the output of which is registered at 1740 and fed back as the second input to the multiplexer. A second microcode bit, USEOLDA6, is registered at 1720 and used as the 'select' signal for the multiplexer. Propagation delays in logic 2010 are thus avoided by using the old A6 value from register 1740 when A6 is unchanging. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210283-A (GB)
Title: Water filter
Inventor: KOSTER PETER BRIAN
IPC: B01D35/04
Filed: 1988-09-30
Abstract: A domestic water filter comprises a filter medium 2 in a cannister 1 which is mounted on a valve body 3 connected by a coupling member 8 to the fixed base of a household tap 13, replacing the movable parts thereof. The member 8 and body 3 provide respective paths, controlled by valve members 6,7, enabling water from tap 13 to flow through or bypass the filter medium. As shown filtered or unfiltered water is delivered to the tap spout, but filtered water could be delivered to a separate outlet in the cannister 1 or coupling member 8. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233780-A (GB)
Title: Spyhole device
Inventor: STONE WILLIAM FRANCIS
IPC: G02B25/04
Filed: 1989-07-13
Abstract: A spyhole device (10) comprising: tubular support means (15) to extend through a partition and provided at one end with a flange (16) for abutment against a surface partition and containing; a first concave lens (11) overlying said flange (16) such as to project therefrom, and having a forward facing surface (11a) which is convex, and a rearward facing surface whose central region (11b) is concave (of smaller radius of curvature than that of said forward facing surface) and in a peripheral region (11c) is planar; a second, concave, lens (12), having a forward facing surface (12a) which is concave, and a rearward facing surface whose central region (12b) is concave and in a peripheral region (12c) is planar; a third, concave lens (13), having a forward facing surface which in a central region (13a) is concave and in a peripheral region (13c) is planar, and a rearward facing surface (13b) which is concave; a fourth lens (14), having its forward facing surface (14a) of convex form, and its rearward facing surface (14b), of convex form; and wherein said second and third lenses (12, 13) have their respective planar peripheral regions (12c, 13c) in abutment with one another. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221375-A (GB)
Title: Use of konjak in baked products
Inventor: NOZAKI HISASHI
IPC: A21D13/00
Filed: 1989-07-19
Abstract: Baked products, especially sponge cake and bread are prepared by a method comprising the addition of konjak jelly to the mixture and then baking. The product is resistant to dryness and is capable of retaining moistness for a long period. …<??>In an example konjak jelly is prepared by adding 0.5% sodium carbonate to konjak powder, heating at 70 DEG C for 30 minutes then cooling.
Patent GB-2231120-A (GB)
Title: Resilient bush
Inventor: MURRAY MARC RICHARD
IPC: F16F1/371
Filed: 1989-11-30
Abstract: In a resilient bush of the kind having an elastomeric interlayer (13) positioned between inner and outer rigid members (11, 12) the interlayer is reinforced by a tubular sleeve (14) of substantially non-rigid form. The sleeve (14) preferably is semi-rigid and preferably is formed from a material having a flexural strength in the range 600 to 2,500 Kgf/ cm<2>, such that the sleeve (14) deforms in response to compressive forces arising in a radially inner or outer tubular portion of the interlayer (13). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2239416-A (GB)
Title: Metal bonding method
Inventor: COLLIER JOHN COVELL
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 1989-12-29
Abstract: In a metal bonding method such as for bonding electrical contacts 26 the metal contact-attachment pads 3 by a solder reflow step, self-alignment between the contacts and their respective pads during solder reflow is improved by providing the contacts with a convexly-shaped underside. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229420-A (GB)
Title: Power operated device
Inventor: ARCHER ALAN
IPC: B66F1/02
Filed: 1990-03-06
Abstract: A power operated device for moving a rail mounted vehicle, and which is capable of being mounted on one of the rails and of acting against the vehicle, includes a hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly (10) and clamping means (16 and 18) for clamping the cylinder and piston rod with respect to the rail, alternately, and enabling the device to inch itself along the rail to act against one of the vehicle wheels. The device may be used for pushing a mine car out of a mine-shaft cage. Wedges may be used for the clamping means, or spring-loaded sprags, pivotting about vertical axes, and the front end of the device may carry a freely rotatable pusher wheel (26). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232714-A (GB)
Title: A handle set for window and door wings with espagnolette
Inventor: NONNEN HERBERT
IPC: E05B1/00
Filed: 1990-05-11
Abstract: The handle set comprises a bearing (box) 4 which is attachable to the frame of the window or door wing and screwable to the housing 3 of the espagnolette. A square mandrel 5 is supported in bearing 4 and is rotatable about an axis 11. The longitudinal centre-line 13 of a handle 6 attached to mandrel 5 in closed position aligns with the longitudinal centre-line 12 of the bearing 4 and the handle and bearing box 4 are formed symmetrically with respect to the respective longitudinal centre- line 13 or 12. In the bearing box 4 screw holes 7, 8 for fastening screws, are positioned equal distance from axis 11, the axes 9, 10 of the holes aligning with axis 11 but the plane of the three axes 9, 10, 11 being misaligned parallel from the longitudinal symmetric axis of the bearing box 4 and the handle 6 towards the rebate side by side to 12%, preferably 10% of the width of the bearing 4. Thus, as shown the handle set does not hit against frame when sash (1, Figure 1) is opened. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244570-A (GB)
Title: Controllable drive apparatus
Inventor: DUDDEN CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: F15B9/14
Filed: 1990-05-29
Abstract: The speed of a fluid motor 1 is controlled as a function of the speed of a controllable electric motor 7. Differential gearing 9 has two inputs 11, 14 which are respectively connected to rotary outputs 8, 3 of the motors 7, 11 and has an output 16 which moves when the actual value of the ratio between the speeds of the outputs 8, 3 departs from a preset value. The output 16 controls a valve member 29 so that the supply of fluid to the motor 1 is varied to counteract any departure from the said preset value. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234283-A (GB)
Title: Child safety barrier
Inventor: OSBORN DAVID RICHARD
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 1990-06-26
Abstract: A child safety barrier for placing across a staircase, doorway or other opening, has a frame adapted to be secured so as to extend across the opening and an openable gate hingedly mounted on the frame. The frame comprises two L-shaped members 10 and 12 each having a vertical limb 14, 24 adjacent to a side of the opening and a horizontal limb 16, 32 projecting across the floor of the opening, one horizontal limb 32 telescoping in the other 24. Each vertical limb of each L-shaped member has an upper attachment unit 16, 26, providing a screw-threaded connection to the wall, and a lower attachment unit 18, 28 which resists horizontal movement perpendicular to the plane of the barrier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234182-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for practising snooker strokes
Inventor: CLAROS-BOLIVAR ANTONIO
IPC: A63D15/00
Filed: 1990-07-10
Abstract: Apparatus for practising snooker strokes comprises a horizontal guide member 10 positioned at the height of a standard snooker table, a tethered ball 11 mounted at one end of the guide member and spring-loaded by a compression spring 12 towards the other end of the guide member, a flat hand rest 15 mounted on the guide member at the level of the bottom of the ball, and a hand guide rail 21 to guide the player's cue hand towards the ball. The hemispherical surface of the captive ball 11 which faces the player is marked with targeting such as a central spot 22 and an outer ring 23. A tension spring 18 is anchored at the end of the guide member 10 for attachment to the wrist of the (vertical) lower arm of the player to resist forward movements during the stroke. Further apparatus for practising snooker strokes, Figs 4 & 5 (not shown) comprises a straight, horizontal guide member (40) having an end cushion (42), the guide member provides a channel-like track or rail (41) along which snooker balls (46, 47) can be driven by means of a snooker cue, and a flat hand-rest (43) is located at or towards the other end of the guide member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240406-A (GB)
Title: Automatic vehicle assembly
Inventor: KOTAKE KATUO
IPC: B25J9/18
Filed: 1990-12-17
Abstract: In apparatus for assembling exterior parts of a motorcar onto a body, assembling accuracy errors of the body are determined by measuring positions of a plurality of reference points of said motorcar body, correction data is calculated which updates assembling positions of the exterior parts which form the external shape of the motorcar which maintains the relative positions of the parts, to eliminate misalignment among the parts due to the assembling accuracy errors of the motorcar body. Each of the parts is then assembled by respective assembling robots to a respective assembling position which has been corrected in accordance with the calculated correction data. The assembling apparatus is described in detail. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252659-A (GB)
Title: Loader mechanism for tape cartridge systems
Inventor: BRYER PHILIP STUART
IPC: G11B15/675
Filed: 1991-01-16
Abstract: A data transfer system using cassettes with a tape drive (26) is configured with a number of removable cassettes (24) stored in front to rear alignment adjacent one side (e.g. the bottom) of the tape drive. Cassettes in a removable cassette tray in a magazine are disposed in two levels, and shifted between entry and exit regions of the cassette tray after each successive cassette is derived from the tape drive and a new one is supplied. A transporter moves the individual cassette between the cassette tray and the tape drive. Advantageously. this system is configured to fit into the form factor of a standard height enclosure, with a high density DAT format tape drive occupying the upper half and the cassette tray and magazine occupying the lower half. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243543-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose article of furniture
Inventor: MILES JOHN RADWAY
IPC: A47C13/00
Filed: 1991-04-29
Abstract: An article of furniture which can take many forms is disclosed. it comprises five panels (A, B, C, D, and E) with each panel comprising a plurality of slats or battens (10) extending between six transverse rods (11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16). Rods (12, 13, 14 and 15) form articulation hinges for the respective adjacent pairs of panels. Each rod has associated locking means so that the angular relationship between adjacent panels may be set. The article of furniture can thus form a bed (fig 5a), a bench (fig 5b), a chair (fig 5c), a stool or table (fig 5d), a dining chair (fig 5e), a sun lounger (fig 5f) or a high backed chair (fig 5g). The article of furniture can be completely folded up for storage or transport (fig 5h). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258185-A (GB)
Title: Glass fibre reinforced plastics vehicle window frame with integral rubber window seal and extended door attachment sides
Inventor: WILMES GUNTHER JOSEF
IPC: B60J10/00
Filed: 1991-08-01
Abstract: A window frame (6) for the window opening (8) in the upper part of a vehicle door is moulded from glass-fibre-reinforced plastics material, and includes door attachment sides extending downwardly from the window opening (8). Thereafter, the moulded frame is transferred to a vulcanising press and rubber pans (28) defining glass sealing and guiding lips and channels are vulcanised directly into position on the glass-fibre-reinforced plastics material. A waist band (26) can also be formed from the glass-fibre-reinforced plastics material, integrally with the remainder of that material. The resultant frame is coloured if required, no bending or joining or finishing operations being necessary. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260270-A (GB)
Title: An abdominal and lower back support device for a pregnant woman
Inventor: CHIN SIAT-YOON
IPC: A61F5/03
Filed: 1991-10-09
Abstract: The support comprises:   an abdominal support 2 capable of supporting the underpart of a pregnant abdomen; a back support 18 capable of being worn in use around the lower back and of connection with the abdominal support; and at least one shoulder strap 5a, 5b capable in use of transferring weight from the abdomen to the shoulder of a wearer.   The support device may also comprise an underpart piece 3 capable of passing in use from the abdominal support through the wearer's legs to the back support. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246893-A (GB)
Title: An accelerometer arrangement
Inventor: OLSSON JAN
IPC: B60R21/16
Filed: 1991-10-11
Abstract: An accelerometer arrangement adapted to provide signals representative of the acceleration or deceleration of a vehicle comprises an accelerometer (1), signal processing means (2) to integrate or differentiate the signal, a threshold discriminator (3) to compare the process signal with reference signals, an output of the discriminator initiating a timer (5) which controls a gate (4) passing the processed signal to an integrator (6) which integrates about a level extracted from an integration level memory (7), the integrated signal being fed to a comparator (8) which compares the integrated signal with a value from a comparator level memory (9), an output of the comparator serving to operate a trigger (10) for an air-bag or the like. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249859-A (GB)
Title: Display containers
Inventor: GARRETT DAVID JOHN
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 1991-11-06
Abstract: A container 30 for a machine-readable data carrier has a cover incorporating one or more leaves 42 which may be used to display information. The leaves 42 are attached to the outside of the cover 30 at an edge of a spine 34 of the container 30 and may be turned like the pages of a book to display information presented thereon. The leaves may be turned without opening the container. The hinge 40 which connects the leaves to the rest of the cover may be a living hinge formed integrally with the cover. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2250436-A (GB)
Title: Compositions extracted from genus Phellodendron and Croton
Inventor: HAN YOUNG BOK
IPC: A61P1/16
Filed: 1991-11-20
Abstract: Compositions with antineoplastic and antiviral activity and useful in treating thyroid and liver diseases and osteoporosis are extracted from a mixture of the bark of the genus Phellodendron and the defatted seed of the genus Croton.
Patent GB-2262157-A (GB)
Title: A burner
Inventor: BURGESS JOHN JAMES
IPC: F23D11/44
Filed: 1991-12-04
Abstract: A burner for a stove has a burner head 6. A support 1 supports a gas cartridge 2 in an inverted position and incorporates a gas control 3 operated by means of a control tap 4. A pipe 5 leads from the control 3 to the head 6 and has a straight portion leading to a complex form at the head 6 which partially surrounds the head 6. In operation liquid fuel flow along the pipe 5 on its way to the head is vaporised by heat transferred to it from the surroundings. Once ignited heat from the burner is transferred to the pipe thus further promoting vaporisation. The arrangement promotes ignition, burning and safety as the burner is displaced from the cartridge. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263713-A (GB)
Title: Roofing system
Inventor: HARPER ALAN ROGER
IPC: E04D1/26
Filed: 1992-01-31
Abstract: A roofing component comprises: a sheet of plastics material, the shoot being in plan substantially parallelogram or rhomboidal; the sheet having a side formed by a moulding process to simulate a plurality of slate or other generally flat individual roofing elements laid in broken bond as shown. A method of roofing comprises the steps of cutting the sheet to provide a substantially rectangular end to the sheet as at c or c' and leaving a substantially triangular off-cut; locating the sheet on a roof with the rectangular end aligned with one end, or a rectangular boundary, of the roof; locating at least one further sheet of similar form to overlap the non-rectangular end of the first sheet; and using the off-cut from the first sheet to provide a closure for a generally triangular section of roof uncovered beyond a further sheet thereby making up the aligned row across the roof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272734-A (GB)
Title: Disengaging torque overload module
Inventor: GREY JOHN CONSTANTINE
IPC: F16D43/206
Filed: 1992-11-18
Abstract: A torque overload limiting module for incorporation in the driving and driven members of a clutch comprises a pair of contacting balls or rollers 1 located in a pin 2 and loaded by a split cylindrical spring 4 designed to apply balanced forces on the balls to oppose the axial force arising from torque. Excessive torque disengages the clutch by moving the balls etc. into recesses within the cylindrical spring (FIG 7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266738-A (GB)
Title: Ground treatment
Inventor: PACKMAN RONALD KEITH
IPC: E21B10/32
Filed: 1992-11-20
Abstract: A method of preventing subsidence in buildings comprises reducing dissipation of moisture from the clay layer in which the footings of the building are founded. The method employed may be used to replace dissipated moisture and may result in some rehydration of a dehydrated foundation clay layer thus correcting subsidence which might already have occurred. The method primarily comprises locating in or above said clay layer water irrigation means within an area extending from a side surface of a wall supported by footings founded in the clay layer wherein said water irrigation means is connected to a water supply. A membrane may be placed over the clay layer to aid the retention of moisture in the clay layer.
Patent GB-2279331-A (GB)
Title: Container formed from a blank
Inventor: MURFITT ALAN
IPC: B65D5/00
Filed: 1992-12-24
Abstract: A container formed by folding a blank cut from sheet material has along an upper edge of one wall a pair of locating formations (33, 34) which can be received in corresponding recesses (37 - 40) provided at the underside of a superposed, like container. Adjacent to the locating formations (33, 34), the wall has a substantially flat, upwardly facing surface (27) which bears the super-posed container. The locating formations have relatively narrow crests and are downwardly divergent. <IMAGE>