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Patent GB-2156517-A (GB)
Title: Device for use in the determination of micro-organisms
Inventor: BRUSEWITZ GERHARD
IPC: C12M1/28
Filed: 1985-02-07
Abstract: The present invention provides a device for the determination of micro-organisms, comprising a vessel (1) closable with a cover (3) in which vessel is housed a nutrient medium carrier in the form of a longitudinal carrier body (2, 40) which has a plurality of troughs (10, 11, 12, 13, 41, 42, 45, 46) for the reception of nutrient substrate substances, the upper surfaces of which are provided with a removable cover, wherein at least one closable filler connection (19, 20, 43, 44), formed on the carrier body (2, 40) opens into each trough (10, 11, 12, 13, 41, 42, 45, 46).
Patent GB-2159347-A (GB)
Title: Leads for portable telephones
Inventor: PARKER TERENCE WILLIAM
IPC: H01R13/72
Filed: 1985-05-03
Abstract: An extension telephone lead comprises a length of telephone line cord 14 having an extension jack unit socket 16 fitted to it at one end and a standard modular telephone plug 15 fitted to its other end. The line cord 14 is wound on a recoil hub 12 which is mounted for rotation within a portable casing 10 having a handle 11. The jack unit socket 16 is mounted on the hub 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2165136-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the treatment of tobacco fibres in the distributor of a cigarette-rod machine
Inventor: STEINIGER WOLFGANG
IPC: A24C5/39
Filed: 1985-10-10
Abstract: In a distributor for sifting and forming a tobacco rod from a supply, the tobacco is removed from the supply (1) by means of a removal roller (12) and guided by a beater roller (13) preferably vertically downwards directly to a sifting air stream (17) directed at right angles thereto. The light tobacco fibres (20) deflected by the latter advantageously pass by way of a fluidized bed to a rod-forming region (S), to which further light tobacco fibres (34) are separated from the heavier tobacco fibres (33) are also supplied. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181768-A (GB)
Title: A mobile surface-marking machine
Inventor: WILLIAMS MICHAEL P
IPC: E01C23/22
Filed: 1985-10-18
Abstract: A mobile surface-marking machine comprises a low-pressure spray head (13) for applying a marking material, such as paint, to the surface to be marked, an air blower (7), for delivering air to the spray head (13) at low pressure and at a high flow rate, and a container (11) supplying the marking material to the spray head (13) substantially under gravity. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170744-A (GB)
Title: Screwing guide pilot
Inventor: CROFT WILLIAM GRAEME
IPC: B25B23/08
Filed: 1986-01-30
Abstract: A pilot for screws comprising four telescopically interconnected sleeve members 10, 12, 14, 16 and an annular base plate 18 each of these sleeve members having axially extending cut-outs 44, 46, 48, 50 to receive the shanks of screws. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172070-A (GB)
Title: Railway vehicle braking system
Inventor: LATHAM JOSEPH
IPC: B61H1/00
Filed: 1986-02-17
Abstract: The braking system incorporates a resistance 6 acting against the brake applying force, said resistance being insufficient to prevent partial braking of the vehicle in the tare condition but being sufficient to allow on increase the gross:tare ratio of the vehicle. A shown, the resistance is a spring 6 associated with tread brake system having brake levers 4. The system may comprise a distributor, a brake cylinder, and a variable load valve. The specification contains a mathematical discussion regarding the value of resistance necessary to achieve the desired objects. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171876-A (GB)
Title: Artwork editing, archiving and production system
Inventor: BRUNSTEIN MICHAEL
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 1986-02-21
Abstract: Printed circuit board designs are stored in archive unit ARU in vector format and can be read out to a laser plotter (IFUB) 130 with conversion into raster format in converter (FVR) 126. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196521-A (GB)
Title: Plant containers
Inventor: ECKERSLEY HELEN ROYLE
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 1986-10-23
Abstract: A plant container comprises a substantially flat base with drainage apertures formed therein, and peripheral wall along opposed sides of the base, at least one said side being re-entrant such that its wall at least partially surrounds a recess for a further plant. The container may be endless, for example annular, or may have open ends for use either in conjunction with other such containers or against a wall or other vertical surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199883-A (GB)
Title: Plastics fasteners
Inventor: MAYNARD IAN
IPC: F16B21/02
Filed: 1987-01-20
Abstract: A plastics fastener 10 comprises a generally planar clamping surface 12, a locating portion 14 extending axially from the clamping surface 12 and a generally planar anchor member 16 extending axially from the locating portion 14. The anchor member 16 lies generally perpendicularly to the clamping surface 12, being resiliently deformable and presenting a pair of radially opposed inclined clamping edges 18, each of which extends away from the clamping surface 12 whilst extending radially outwardly beyond a respective axially aligned part X of an outline of the locating portion 14. The anchor member 16 must be joined to the locating portion 14 radially inwardly of the outline of the locating portion 14 so that the parts X are spaced from the respective axially aligned parts Y of the clamping edges 18. The result is that the clamping edges 18 are sufficiently resiliently deformable at the parts Y to be secured to a large range of workpiece thicknesses even when the locating portion 14 is exactly complementary in shape to the workpiece aperture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188142-A (GB)
Title: Combustion device for solid fuel
Inventor: MURASE DAIHACHIRO
IPC: F23H13/06
Filed: 1987-02-23
Abstract: A combustion device for solid fuel comprises a base stand 1 with an opening therein, an imperforate board 5' locatable to close the opening, a combustion chamber 3 standing on the stand 1 with the board 5' constituting the bottom of the chamber 3, and means for moving the board 5' to and away from the opening for removal of ash. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187613-A (GB)
Title: Transversal equaliser arrangements
Inventor: DUDEK MICHAEL THOMAS
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 1987-03-06
Abstract: In a digital radio transmission system, in which "multipath" interference is countered at a receiver station of the system by means of adaptive equalisation, an adaptive equaliser arrangement comprises two or more transversal equalisers in cascade. In the example shown, three symbol-period delays 6 are effectively arranged as two equalisers in cascade. Other examples of ways of grouping a given number of delay circuits into subsystems requiring fewer tap circuits are also described and both forward and feedback equalisers (to remove post-cursors) are arranged for quadrature channels in a QAM radio link. The delays may progress in either arithmetic or geometric progression. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190218-A (GB)
Title: Electronic timepiece
Inventor: KAMOI KAZUMI
IPC: G04G3/02
Filed: 1987-05-05
Abstract: An electronic timekeeping apparatus includes a temperature value generating circuit for generating a temperature value, a temperature value converting circuit including a slope adjusting circuit which provides a slope corrected output in accordance with a frequency versus temperature characteristic of the apparatus in response to the temperature value, a pace compensation data circuit for producing pace compensation data corresponding to the slope corrected output, and a pace compensating circuit for compensating pace of the apparatus in accordance with the pace compensation data. An offset adjustment circuit may operate on said temperature value or said slope corrected output. A method for compensating pace of an electronic timekeeping apparatus includes the steps of generating a temperature value corresponding to temperature of the apparatus, correcting the temperature value in accordance with slope of a frequency versus temperature characteristic of the apparatus to produce a slope corrected value, producing pace compensation data in response to the slope corrected value, and adjusting the pace in accordance with the pace compensation data.
Patent GB-2192891-A (GB)
Title: Crosslinkable silyl polymer composition
Inventor: SCHOMBOURG JACQUES
IPC: C08F8/42
Filed: 1987-06-29
Abstract: A granular composition capable of being crosslinked by the action of water in the presence of a silanol condensation catalyst comprises (A) a silyl polymer, (B) as a water scavenger, from 0.2 to 5.0 wt % of a hydrolysable unsaturated silane compound and, optionally, a silanol condensation catalyst. The composition exhibits a reduced tendency to undergo premature crosslinking during the fabrication of articles e.g. by extrusion. The unsaturated silane may be ungrafted silane present after extruding a mixture of ethylene polymer and unsaturated silane to form a grafted ethylene polymer.
Patent GB-2194755-A (GB)
Title: Envelope
Inventor: SUGAWARA TOSHIO
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 1987-07-13
Abstract: A double-postcard size card (20) can be folded along a fold line (2) to define a front page (3) and a back page (4). Notepaper (6) is stuck onto an inside surface of one of the pages (3) and double-sided adhesive tapes (8) with their upper surfaces covered with protective papers (7) are provided on the margins of one page. A pocket (40) for receiving souvenir articles is stuck onto the inside surface of the other page (4). The card, notepapers, the double-sided adhesive tapes and the pocket package are joined together, so there is no risk of losing any of the various parts. To close the envelope the protective papers (7) are removed and the pages folded together to envelope the pocket (40) and the notepaper (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196494-A (GB)
Title: Valve actuator control mechanism
Inventor: HARDWICK STEWART
IPC: H02K17/30
Filed: 1987-08-27
Abstract: A control mechanism for an electric actuator used to control valves using an electric motor drive (4) comprises electronic means for setting, monitoring and controlling the operation of the actuator. An electronic control unit (11) forming part of the electronic means is contained within the cover of the actuator and a monitoring and setting unit (20) operating using e.g. infra- red is provided outside the cover (1) of the actuator and communicates with the electronic control unit via an interface (19). A battery power supply for the control unit may be contained within the cover of the actuator and this is provided with a power saving arrangement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202196-A (GB)
Title: A wheel for a pneumatic tyre
Inventor: WILLIAMS FRANK
IPC: B60B19/10
Filed: 1988-03-11
Abstract: A wheel (11) for a pneumatic tyre, has rim flanges (26, 27) forming tyre bead seats separated by a circumferential well (21), and comprises a one piece cup-shaped body having a substantially planar bottom wall (15), a frusto-conical side wall (20), a rim (27) of which constitutes one of the rim flanges of the wheel, and a projecting annular frusto-conical flange (25) which extends from the side wall (20) to define the other rim flange (26). The flange (25) is reinforced by ribs (28) lying in respective diametral axial planes interconnecting the flange (25) and the portion (22) of the side wall (20) of the wheel body. Cooling apertures (30), Fig 1, are provided between alternate pairs of ribs (28). The wheel is a unitary casting of aluminium or aluminium alloy. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223161-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable towel
Inventor: MORRIS NORMAN
IPC: A47K10/12
Filed: 1988-05-09
Abstract: A rotatable towel apparatus with the means to ensure the retention and rotation of individually shaped or 'off the shelf' towels 17 comprises:-  a bracket 10 fixed to a firm surface; a rotatable disc rotatably retained by a pivot 16 on the bracket 10; and a retainer 18. To install a towel, a towel 17 is draped over the retainer 18. The lugs 15 on the rotatable disc 12 are aligned with the cut-outs 19 on the retainer 18. Whilst the rotatable disc 12 is prevented from rotating, the retainer and the towel 17 are pushed up inside the rotatable disc 12 and rotated clear of the lugs 15 by means of the finger grip 20, thereby retaining the towel. The reverse action will enable the towel to be removed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231303-A (GB)
Title: Take-out device for a moulded article
Inventor: CABUCHE ROY FRANCIS
IPC: B29C45/42
Filed: 1989-05-13
Abstract: The device comprises an arm (28) which is mounted to a rail (22) for movement along wheels (30) to between the separated mould parts (14a, 14b), to displace a formed article from the mould parts and is drivingly coupled for the movement with opening and closing movement of one of the mould parts (14a). The coupling is effected by an endless belt (38) which passes around pulleys (34, 36) on the moved mould part (14a), one run of the belt being attached by a tie bar (42) to a fixed carriage frame (10) and the other run by a tie bar (40) to a wheeled carriage (24) which is thereby displaced in the same direction as the moving mould part (14a), but by twice the amount, and causes the movement of the arm (28), via a tie bar (60) connection of the arm (28) to a cable (52) which is fixed at its opposite ends to opposite ends of the carriage (24), and between passes around pulleys (50) along a path parallel with the movement of the arm (28). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222350-A (GB)
Title: Selectively using alternative telephone networks with phonecard
Inventor: CURRAH STEPHEN THOMAS
IPC: H04M1/677
Filed: 1989-08-23
Abstract: An automatic telephone dialling system routes dialled number selectively through a first telephone network or a second telephone network, for example according to whether the first network can handle the call or if it cannot handle the call with cost saving. This can be for BT or Mercury networks and comprises a unit, between telephone and wall socket, with a microcomputer which receives a Mercury card with a PIN on it. In the absence of the right card, all calls go via BT. With the right card, appropriate calls are automatically directed via Mercury. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226596-A (GB)
Title: Regulating two-stroke engine intake and exhaust
Inventor: MORIKAWA KOJI
IPC: F02B33/38
Filed: 1989-12-13
Abstract: An engine having a fuel and compressed air injector 10, a scavenge port 16 and an exhaust port 11 is provided with a scavenge pump 33 for supplying scavenging air into a cylinder 2. An exhaust rotary valve 41 is connected to the piston- controlled exhaust port 11 to control flow through the port. Similarly, a scavenge rotary valve 43 is connected to the piston- controlled scavenge port 16 to control flow through the port. Engine speed N and degree o of depressing the accelerator pedal 50 are inputted to a control unit 55, which variably controls the timings of opening and closing the exhaust and scavenge rotary valves. 
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Patent GB-2229301-A (GB)
Title: Electronic personal organisor
Inventor: RANDALL STEPHEN
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 1990-02-20
Abstract: This invention describes an electronic personal organisor with a display providing graphics representing a conventional personal organisor and further having a translucent Indium Tin Oxide graphics tablet overlying the display.
Patent GB-2241796-A (GB)
Title: Fluidic mixers
Inventor: BOWE MICHAEL JOSEPH
IPC: F15C1/16
Filed: 1990-03-10
Abstract: In spiralling through a vortex chamber 6 a liquid flow experiences high resistance to achieve thorough mixing and blending. A particular application is the homogenisation of milk, the constituents of which are thoroughly mixed and blended into a homogenous and stable mixture in spiralling through the vortex chamber. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240246-A (GB)
Title: A semi-trailer rotating plough with variable setting of working width
Inventor: MEURS WILHELM
IPC: A01B3/46
Filed: 1991-01-09
Abstract: A semi-trailer rotating plough has a plough frame (2) equipped with plough shares (3) which can be pivoted jointly by a linkage (4). A rotating device (5) connects the front end of the plough frame (2) and a stabilizer (8). The stabilizer (8) guides a support wheel (7) with a pivot bearing (11) being associated with the stabilizer (8) or with the support wheel (7). The pivot bearing (11) is articulated by a connection arm (14) to the plough frame (2) about an axis which is substantially vertical in the working position. The arm (14) is acted upon by the steering mechanism (16) which control the plough shares, so that when the plough shares are pivoted, the support wheel (7) is at the same time brought into the parallel position and always retains at a short distance from the plough frame (2). When the steering mechanism (16) is actuated, an automatic adaptation of the front furrow width also takes place. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240334-A (GB)
Title: Spraying concrete compositions
Inventor: DRS JOSEF FRANZ
IPC: C04B24/18
Filed: 1991-01-25
Abstract: The storage and processing times of sprayed concrete can be significantly extended by the addition of a retarder which is a chemical compound which is capable of chelating with calcium ions. Preferred retarders are phosphonic acid derivatives which have at least one amino and/or hydroxyl group. The retarder can be used for both wet- and dry-sprayed concrete, the usual accelerators can be used for activation, and the strength is not adversely affected. A dry mixture spraying concrete composition contains specified amounts of cement, mineral additive, aggregate, said retarder and water.
Patent GB-2242389-A (GB)
Title: Cellular structural component
Inventor: WILSON ROBERT SAMUEL
IPC: B29C70/46
Filed: 1991-03-20
Abstract: A structural component including a structural cellular core for use in highly loaded structures such as those required on aircraft is constructed by (i) providing a plurality of mandrels, (ii) wrapping those mandrels in fibre reinforced thermosetting or thermoplastic material, (iii) arranging the wrapped mandrels in such a manner as to produce a charged mandrel assembly in which no two opposed faces of any two adjacent mandrels are without an intervening layer or layers of core material, (iv) subjecting the charged assembly to a consolidation treatment to bring the core material into a consolidated state and (v) removing the mandrels to produce the structural cellular core. A skin or skins can be bonded to the core so as to close off the core at one or both ends either by attaching skins to the consolidated core or including skin material in the consolidation treatment.
Patent GB-2254331-A (GB)
Title: Antimicrobial material for breeding or keeping fish and process for producing the same.
Inventor: SUGO ETSUKO
IPC: C02F1/50
Filed: 1991-05-01
Abstract: An antimicrobial material for fish breeding or keeping comprises a formed article of a pulp and/or polyolefin base material, in which said formed article contains a functional group having a function of removing harmful ions combined with an antimicrobial activity. The material is produced by graft polymerizing a reactive monomer (e.g. acrylonitrile, glycidyl methacrylate or glycidyl acrylate) on a formed article of a pulp and/or polyolefin base material and introducing a functional group (e.g. from hydroxylamine, glycine or phenylalanine) having a function of removing harmful ions combined with an antimicrobial activity into the grafted chain of the graft polymer. By the use of the material, fish keeping including transportation can be carried out stably and efficiently.
Patent GB-2262630-A (GB)
Title: Indirect addressing of menu-selected functions.
Inventor: GRIMMETT ALAN
IPC: H04M1/72469
Filed: 1991-12-14
Abstract: Electronic apparatus, such as a mobile telephone, under control of a microprocessor (7) has a set of menu-selectable functions. Each function has an address associated therewith. The user can enter a particular address using a keyboard (3) to select one of the functions. A look-up table (10) is used to convert the user-input address to a function address. For example, the look-up table may correlate input address 03 with function address 08 so that when the user enters 03 the function at location 08 is actually selected. The look-up table can easily be reconfigured to provide different sets of menu-selectable functions for different product variants without having to modify the operating software (or associated hardware) in each case. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267116-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door handle lock
Inventor: CRAWLEY GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1992-05-14
Abstract: A safety device for a vehicle door lock to prevent theft comprises a mechanism in which an interlock button (3) which is part of a cantilevered lever (2), projects from a bezel (4) mounted on the door structure. A lever (1) which has an arm (5) linked to a cable (6) for unlatching the door lock is arranged to lie against the rear wall of a cavity (7) in the locked state. An interlink mechanism consisting of a projection (12) on an arm (11) of the lever (1) cooperates with a profiled slot (13) in the lever (2). As the lever (1) is recessed within the cavity (7) it is virtually impossible for the lever to be snagged by a bent wire or the like inserted through the door from the outside of the vehicle. As the button (3), which releases the lever (2), is projecting in the locked state it requires a pushing action rather than a pull with bent wire for release. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267142-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic rail launcher armatures
Inventor: JAMES TREVOR EVANS
IPC: F41B6/00
Filed: 1992-05-22
Abstract: This invention is concerned with improvements in the efficiency of Electromagnetic Rail Launcher armatures. The armature has two or more electrically conducting solid parts 10 in contact with the rails 11. Electric current flows from the rails to and from the armature between the adjacent rail and armature surfaces 14 and across the or each gap 12 by electric arcing between the conducting solid parts 10. The resulting electromagnetic forces on the armature accelerate it and any attached projectile along the rails. A member of insulating or high resistivity material located forward of the armature closes the or each gap 12 to confine the electric arcing across the smallest gap spacing to minimise the arc voltage and armature resistive losses. Exhaust chambers for the confinement and/or cooling of arcing erosion products are provided at the rear of the armature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2256947-A (GB)
Title: Fountain water clock.
Inventor: LEDBETTER GORDON TREVOR
IPC: G04B45/00
Filed: 1992-06-15
Abstract: A fountain water clock comprises a central standpipe 6 supplied with water from a pond, having two separately rotatable hub members 4, 5 mounted thereon, being driven by a clock mechanism such that the first hub member makes one revolution in one hour and the second hub member makes one revolution in twelve or twenty-four hours. Fountain jets 7, 8 emit from pointer members extending from the hubs, preferably embodied as ornamental sculptures, such that a first longer pointer/fountain jet 7 defines a minute hand and a second shorter pointer/fountain jet 8 defines an hour hand. The clock is powered by hydrostatic or hydrodynamic pressure acting on rotor means with a stepping motor escapement. <IMAGE>