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Patent GB-666703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to launching and lowering gear for ships' lifeboats and the like
IPC: B63B23/04
Filed: 1949-01-14
Abstract: 666,703. Davits. MOORE, W. G.. and ROUSE, W. C. Jan. 11, 1950 [Jan. 14, 1949], No. 1044/49. Class 115. The davit arm has two pivots 14, 21, the former carrying a roller 12 running on the frame 13 in the inboard position and having attached to it the pivoted link.- 15, 16. The other pivot 21 is attached to the outer end of the lever 18, the inboard end of which is pivotally attached to an intermediate point on the lever 16. Outward movement of the davit thus forces the pivot 21 outward, but its downward movement is limited by the stop 25. Stop 24 engages the arm 16 to limit the outboard movement of the davit. In a modification an intermediate stop on the lever 18 engages the frame to limit downward movement. Specifications 595,791 and 622,310 are referred to.
Patent GB-1533321-A (GB)
Title: Multiple copy writing pad and compendium therefor
IPC: B41L1/24
Filed: 1977-01-12
Abstract: 1533321 Multiple-copy writing pad H N WIGAN 12 Jan 1977 [12 Jan 1976] 01087/76 Heading B6A A writing pad is made up of pairs of sheets, so constituted that writing on the upper sheet produces a copy on the lower sheet. A barrier sheet may be inserted below the lower sheet of a pair to prevent pressure being transmitted to the next pair. The pad is held in a folding compendium, with the barrier sheet hinged to one edge of a backing sheet integral with the pad and held in a slot in one side of the compendium.
Patent GB-980736-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for treating textile material
Inventor: BOGOSLOVSKY VSEVOLOD SERGEEVIC
IPC: D06B5/00
Filed: 1964-01-09
Abstract: 980,736. Treating textiles. PROEKTNO-KONSTRUKTORSKOE BUREAU. Jan. 9,1964, No. 1110/64. Headings D1A and D1L. Apparatus for treating e.g. washing, starching, blueing, dyeing or bleaching textile material comprises perforated drums 7 into which the material is placed, articulated shafts 9 for rotating the drums about their own axes and at port-circular trough 1 of treatment liquid into which the drums may be immersed, the drums being so arranged that their axes pass through the vertical axis of the trough 1. In the form shown in which soiled clothing is washed, the shafts 9 which lie in articulated casings 10 are driven from a motor 17 through a gearbox 18, a gear 19, a shaft 12 and gears 20, 22, 21, 23. The casings 10 are fixed at their inner ends to a rotatable hollow shaft 11 driveable from a motor 13, each casing having a roller 25 lying in a track 26 so that the assembly of shafts 9, casings 10 and drums 7 may rotate. The treatment bath 1 which is divided by partitions 2 into a moistening section 3, a preparatory washing section 4,a main washing section 5 and a rinsing section 6 extends through 330 degrees thus leaving a loading and unloading station between the ends of the bath. The shaft 11 is intermittently driven (e.g. at 5 minute intervals to index the drums through one station (i.e. drum A to position of drum B), the track 26 being raised at appropriate positions to lift the drums over the partitions 2 or over the ends of the trough. As each drum moves to the loading and unloading position a lever 28 on the casing 10 is operated by a projection 29 to disengage a clutch 27 in the shaft 9 and so suspend drive to the drum 7. A secondary drive to a pair of rollers 38, 39 supporting a disc 30 mounted on the shaft 9 is then automatically switched in to rotate the drum 7 to a position wherein a pair of doors 48 in the drum lie over one of a number of spin dryers 36 mounted on a turntable 35; mechanism is then automatically operated by abutments to unlock and open the doors 48 and allow the clothing to fall into the spin dryer. The secondary drive is again switched in to bring the open doors beneath a chute 33 so that the drum may be reloaded. At the next indexing of the drums the reloaded drum 7 moves into section 3, its doors 48 being automatically closed as it does so. A casing 64 having observation windows 64 and a hood 65 for removing vapours are provided.
Patent GB-101167-A (GB)
Title: New Toy or Appliance for Playing a Game.
Inventor: HAIGH ROBERT WALLACE
IPC: A63B67/00
Filed: 1916-01-26
Abstract: 101,167. Haigh, R. W. Jan: 26, 1916. Outdoor games; table games. - A device for playing games consists of a pair of vertical posts a fixed at a distance apart from each other, a cord, wire, or rod e secured to and stretched between the posts at a suitable distance below their upper ends, and a ring f located on the cord and adapted to be propelled from one post to the other with the object of causing it to pass over and down the opposite post. The posts are provided with numbered projections g upon which the ring can rest in passing down the pillar, the number of the projection on which the ring comes to rest being scored by the player. The posts may be made in sizes suitable for use on a lawn or for clamping to the edges of a table.
Patent GB-157336-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in centrifugal separators
IPC: B04B7/14
Filed: 1921-01-10
Abstract: 157,336. Salenius, E. G. N. Dec. 6, 1917, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act]. Driving.-The bowl 1 of a centrifugal creamseparator has a loose conical bottom 3 which rests on the tapering end of the driving shaft 2. A number of pins 4 attached to the bottom 3 pass through openings in a curved plate 6 held by a spring 8 against a disc 7 fixed to the shaft. When the spindle, rotates, arms 9 carried by the pins 4 are thrown out to engage the flange 10 of the bowl.
Patent GB-1293272-A (GB)
Title: Method for the conversion of hydrocarbons
Inventor: BORST WILLIAM BEVERIDGE
IPC: C10G49/22
Filed: 1970-01-12
Abstract: 1293272 Hydrotreating oils UNIVERSAL OIL PRODUCTS CO 12 Jan 1970 1375/70 Heading C5E A hydrocarbon oil feed 1 is catalytically reacted with hydrogen at 8 and a quench stream 35 is introduced into the reaction effluent in an amount responsive to the measured temperature of the vapour stream 12 so as to maintain the stream 12 at a predetermined temperature. The quenched effluent 9 is separated at 10 into a first liquid stream 11 and a first vapour stream 12 which is cooled to 50-150‹ F. and separated at 15 into a second vapour stream 16 comprising hydrogen and which is recycled to the reaction and a second liquid stream 18. At least a portion 4 of the second vapour stream is heated by indirect heat exchange at 38 with a portion 35 of the first liquid stream before being recycled to the reactor and the stream 35, after being cooled at 38, is used as the quench stream. A stream of water 3 can be included in the feed to the reactor and a portion 7 of the first liquid stream 11 can be recycled to the reactor via lines 7 and/or 40. The reaction is carried out at a feed inlet temperature of 700-800‹ F. and a pressure of 1000-3500 p.s.i.g. using a catalyst comprising a Group VIa and/or a Group VIII metal on an oxidic support, e.g. a composite of 2 wt. per cent nickel and 16% molybdenum on a carrier comprising 68% alumina, 22% boron trifluoride and 10% silica to remove S and N and to convert a portion of the feed into lower boiling products. Suitable feeds are heavy residual petroleum, coal tar, tar sand or shale oils having initial boiling points above 400‹ F. and end boiling points above 1100‹ F. The quench stream 35 is suitably cooled to 200- 450‹ F. so that the stream 9 is cooled from 900‹ to 700-800‹ F. prior to entering the hot separator 10. The remainder of the first liquid stream 11 enters the hot flash zone 24 at a pressure of 100-500 p.s.i.g. and is separated into a third liquid stream 27 and a third vapour stream 25 which is cooled at 26. The second liquid stream 18 is washed with water to remove ammonia, combined with the vapour stream 25 and separated at 20 into a stream 21, consisting mainly of propane and lighter gases, and a fourth liquid stream 22 of which a portion 23 can be recycled to the cold separator 15. The remainder of stream 22 can be combined with the liquid stream 27 and fractionated at 30 to provide a gasoline stream 31, a middle distillate 32 and a main stream 33 of fuel oil with less than 1% sulphur.
Patent GB-1010365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to anti-static agents
Inventor: HENRY PHILIP SIDNEY HILLARD
IPC: D06M11/13
Filed: 1962-01-15
Abstract: Textiles, e.g. synthetic polyester fibres, are rendered antistatic by treating them with a composition comprising a nonionic amphipathic, antistatic agent, i.e. a non-ionic surface-active compound whose molecule contains a polar portion and a hydrocarbon chain containing light for more carbon atoms, and a compound which produces any univalent ions and which is deliquescent at a relative humidity of 40%, e.g. lithium chloride and potassium acetate.  The non-ionic amphipathic, antistatic agent may be a condensation product of ethylene oxide with an alkyl phenol or fatty alcohol.  The composition may contain 5-50% by weight of the deliquescent compound 0.02-0.1% by weight of the composition may be applied to the textile materials.
Patent GB-427463-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a device for putting so-called facing disks or spots into bottle caps
IPC: B21D51/46
Filed: 1934-02-23
Abstract: 427,463. Fixing facing-discs and crown-corks. JONSSON, A. J., Link÷ping, Sweden. Feb. 23, 1934, No. 1406/35. Divided application of which a Specification was laid open to inspection under Sect. 91 of the Acts, Aug. 27, 1934. [Class 125 (iii)] Relates to machines for fixing facing - spots and sealing - discs in bottle caps. According to the invention the cap making tools, the punching instrument, the tool for applying the sealing-disc to the cap and the conveyer for transferring the facing-disc from the punching instrument to the sealing-disc are mounted on a frame plate 30 which is arranged to be detachably secured to the machine table 31. On the frame plate 31 is a supply pipe 4<a> for sealing discs a, one or more conveyers, and a storing tube 4 for discs. The discs are moved stepwise from the pipe 4<a> to the pipe 4 and the facing discs are fed laterally from a punch to the heating plungers 46, 47, and pressing and cooling plungers 48, 49. A conveyer 5 is given a to-and-fro motion from a toothed gear 6 and transfers the completed discs to the cap punching device.
Patent GB-160985-A (GB)
Title: A device for use in connection with the washing and cleansing of clothes and the like
IPC: D06F39/00
Filed: 1920-01-16
Abstract: 160,985. Owen, F. Jan. 16, 1920. Hand-rubbers for washing clothes of the kind in which two rollers 5, 6 are mounted in side frames 4 connected together by end cross-members 8, 9 are provided with an additional centrallyplaced cross frame member 7 to maintain the roller pins in the side frames. The cross-frame members are rounded as shown, and a handle 10 is provided.
Patent GB-1195003-A (GB)
Title: Laminated Vortex Fluid Amplifier
IPC: F15C1/16
Filed: 1969-01-09
Abstract: 1,195,003. Fluid regulation. BENDIX CORP. Jan. 9, 1969 [Feb. 15, 1968], No.1435/69. Heading G3H. A vortex fluid amplifier 10 constructed of laminae 14, 16, 20, 22, 24, 26 secured together in surface engagement, comprises a cylindrical vortex chamber 28 having a supply fluid inlet 30 at pressure P s , a control fluid inlet 32 tangential of the vortex chamber at pressure P c , and an exit passage 34 axial of the chamber. Lamina 20 of critical thickness defines a vent 36, and adjacent lamina 22 is drilled with a pick-off aperture 38 coaxial with exit passage 34 while laminae 24, 26 define discharge passage 39. In operation, fluid issues from exit passage 34 in conical configuration; the divergence being determined by P c  so that the flow through the pick-off aperture and the pressure P 0  in the discharge is inversely dependent on P c  .
Patent GB-116238-A (GB)
Title: An Agricultural Machine for Collecting, Seeding and Cocking Hay.
Inventor: MALSON EUGENE
IPC: A01D85/00
Filed: 1918-01-26
Abstract: 116,238. Malson, E. Jan. 26, 1918. Thrashing-machines.-A hay collecting and cocking machine may be provided with a feed roller 32 and thrashing drum 30 in which the seeds are removed from the hay to fall into boxes 35. The drum 30 which is provided with a large upper opening for the introduction and the removal of the hay and a small lower opening through which the seeds fall contains beating devices formed by bars extending between disks mounted on the central shaft. An independent beating device is arranged for each half of the elevator.
Patent GB-965941-A (GB)
Title: Improved liquid sprinkler
IPC: B05B3/16
Filed: 1962-01-16
Abstract: 965,941. Oscillating sprinklers. MOIST O'MATIC Inc. Jan. 16, 1962 [Jan. 31, 1961], No. 1548/62. Heading B2F. [Also in Division F2] A sprinkler in which the nozzles are oscillated in an arc by means of a water turbine acting through reduction and reversing gearing comprises a housing structure 1 enclosing a turbine 18, Fig. 1, in a compartment 4 having water inlet ports 14 and an outlet 15 to a flow chamber 12. The turbine is coupled through speed reducing gears to a driven gear member 36 in a final gear chamber above the reduction gear and flow chambers, to effect rotation of the sprinkler head, the driven gear 36 having a tubular hub 37 coaxially surrounding a flow passage extending axially through the final gear chamber from the flow chamber to the nozzle head. The initial drive gear 22, Fig. 1 (and Fig. 10, not shown), on turbine shaft 17 acts through idler gear 24 and reduction gear unit 27, Fig. 12 (not shown) to rotate a drive gear 46 on the upper end of shaft 26. This gear 46 forms part of an oscillatory drive 42, Figs. 4 and 6 (and Fig. 5, not shown) which can be rocked so that the outer gears 49, 51 alternately engage the internal toothed driven gear 36. The rocking is effected by a trip member 52 having a collar journalled on the hub 37 and a trip arm 54 which can move arcuately between two stops 55, the arm being urged to an extreme position by overcentre springs 56. The trip arm 54 engages one or other of the arms 44 of drive 42 before it engages a stop 55 and moves the drive to bring either the terminal gear 49 or the terminal gear 51 into engagement with gear 36 so as to drive the nozzles arcuately until either the non-adjustable stop 62 on gear 36, Fig. 8 (not shown) or the adjustable stop 63 on the overlying arc setting shell 59, which is attached to the gear 36, engages the trip arm 54 to force the springs 56 past centre. The other terminal is then brought into operation and reverses the rotation of the gear 36 and hence the nozzles. The spacing between stops 62, 63 determines the arc of movement which is adjustable. The nozzle unit is retractable and rises to the operating position, shown dotted in Fig. 1, under the force of the water therethrough.
Patent GB-1262252-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust recirculation system for motor vehicles
IPC: F02M25/07
Filed: 1970-01-13
Abstract: 1,262,252. Treating charge; preventing atmospheric pollution. NISSAN MOTOR CO. Ltd. Jan. 13, 1970 [Jan. 20, 1969; March 22, 1969], No.1552/70. Heading F1B. An I.C. engine exhaust recirculation system comprises an exhaust manifold communicating with an inlet valve through a passage having a normally-closed recirculation valve 16, Fig. 2  opened by cam means which is only brought into an operative condition when the intake manifold vacuum is below a predetermined level, the cam then being rotatable in response to throttle valve movement to open the recirculation valve in a predetermined range of throttle valve positions. A cam 20, rotating with the throttle valve 2 is moved axially into chamber (25) Fig. 4 (not shown) when the inlet manifold vacuum is sufficient to overcome spring (26) thereby aligning cam surface (20b) with the valve 16. The latter is closed by its spring 18 to cut off the flow of exhaust gas to the inlet manifold. The cam is in the Fig.4 position when the vacuum is decreased below a predetermined level and valve 16 is opened when the projection 20a is aligned with the valve stem. In another embodiment the valve 16 is replaced by a solenoid actuated valve (30) Fig. 6 (not shown) which has switches (31) and (32) in its supply circuit which are respectively actuated by the inlet manifold vacuum and the throttle valve setting. In a modification an ignition switch may be arranged in series with switch (31) and (32). The exhaust gases may pass through a filter (54) before entering the valve (30).
Patent GB-765852-A (GB)
Title: Improved process for the preparation of tertiary methylalkylamines
Filed: 1954-01-19
Abstract: Tertiary methylalkylamines are prepared by reacting at elevated temperature and in presence of a dehydration catalyst consisting of alumina, thoria and/or silica, methanol and a primary alkylamine containing from 8 to 22 carbon atoms and/or a secondary alkylamine in which one alkyl group contains from 1 to 22 carbon atoms and the other alkyl group contains from 1 to 22 carbon atoms.  Primary alkylamine reactants are preferably those derived from fats and oils and preferably those containing from 12 to 18 carbon atoms. Secondary alkylamine reactants are preferably those in which one alkyl group contains from 12 to 18 carbon atoms and the other contains from 1 to 18 carbon atoms.  Specified reactants are primary tallow and coconut oil amines, dodecylamine and dioctylamine.  The reaction may be conducted by passing a mixture of the reactants through a zone containing a bed of dehydration catalyst at a temperature of 200-400 DEG  C. (preferably 225-275 DEG  C.).  In a modification of this method heated methanol vapour is passed through a pool of alkylamine maintained at 150-250 DEG  C. and the resulting vaporous mixture of methanol and alkylamine is passed through a bed of dehydration catalyst in a reaction zone maintained at 250-350 DEG C.  Crude reaction products containing secondary methylalkylamines and unconverted alkylamines may be submitted to one or more further treatments with methanol according to the above process.  Reaction products may be purified by neutralizing with formic acid and stripping hydrocarbon by-products by vacuum distillation, the residue being heated under a blanket of carbon dioxide to decompose the tertiary amine formate.  The examples describe the preparation of methylated and dimethylated tallow amines, methyl and dimethyl dodecylamines and methyldioctylamine.  Specification 765,851 is referred to.
Patent GB-911194-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the manufacture of fuel elements for nuclear reactors
IPC: G21C3/36
Filed: 1961-01-16
Abstract: 911,194. Fuel elements. UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION. Jan. 16, 1961 [March 24, 1960], No. 1738/61. Class 39 (4). [Also in Group XXII] In a nuclear fuel element consisting of parallel fuel plates 1 secured at their edges into recesses 3 in a pair of side members 2, the plates have dove-tailed edges 4 which are fitted into the recesses and secured therein by longitudinal compression of the side members. The plate edges 4 may be undercut at one or both faces by pressing, machining or preferably rolling, Fig. 5 (not shown), or they may have thickenings on one or both faces, Figs. 2-4 (not shown). The plates and side members, both of which may be of aluminium, are assembled and compressed in a heated jig, Fig. 12 (not shown), which heats the side members more than the plates to provide a stronger joint upon subsequent cooling. Straight plates may be used instead of curved, Figs. 9-11 (not shown).
Patent GB-177624-A (GB)
Title: Improved type of swivelling shoe collector for the collecting of electric power from overhead conductor
IPC: B60L5/08
Filed: 1921-01-11
Abstract: 177,624. Briggs, F. H. Jan. 11, 1921. Shoe collectors. - A trollv head comprises a contact shoe A, a swivelling holder B, and a socket C, the parts being held in position by a bolt D provided with a head N and a square neck M fitting within a flat-sided slot L in the shoe A. The stem E of the holder B projects through the socket C so that the nut G can only lock the shoe to the holder. A hole K is provided in the holder B for attachment of the trolly rope. The shoe A may be made of cast iron and the holder and socket of brass.
Patent GB-253023-A (GB)
Title: Improved knife
IPC: B26B1/04
Filed: 1926-01-21
Abstract: 253,023. Courroux, G. F., Littlejohns. A. S., and Littlejohns, S. I. Jan. 21, 1926. Pocket and like knives of the kind which open automatically on release of a locking device have the handle provided with off-set portions capable of being operated to release the blade. The side plates 1, 2 are connected by rivets 6, 7, the latter serving as a pivot for the blade which tends to open under the action of a spring 9 but is retained in the closed position by projecting ribs 4, 5 on the plates 2, 1 which engage over the end of the blade. The plates 1, 2 have offset end-portions 12, 13 which cross or interengage, each having a slot through which the other passes. Pressing the parts 12, 13 together separates the ribs 4, 5 and releases the blade.
Patent GB-1517371-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic wave devices
IPC: H03D3/16
Filed: 1976-01-06
Abstract: 1517371 Acoustic wave devices; frequency discriminators DEFENCE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 6 Jan 1976 [15 Jan 1975] 1813/75 Headings H3U and H3A An acoustic wave device employing surface waves or surface skimming bulk waves comprises input and output transducer means at least one of which comprises a plurality of spaced transducers connected to an electromagnetic delay line so that acoustic waves are launched from different parts of the transducer means at different times. As shown in Fig. I transducer T, comprises spaced groups of fingers 3 1-6  interconnected by delay line elements 6 1-5  constituted by coaxial cables, which may be terminated by a resistance 7. The effect of the delay line is that acoustic waves of respective frequencies f 2 ,f 3 , both slightly shifted from the centre frequency f 0  of the device, are directed towards output transducers T 2 ,T 3 ; thus an input signal containing two binary-coded trains may be split into two binary outputs. In a modification the delay line is constituted by two spaced strips (21, 22, Fig. 4 not shown) on the substrate 1 with fingers (23) in the space between the strips; alternatively the delay line may be provided on another substrate, e.g. of a ferroelectric medium in the vicinity of a phase transition. In a further modification the delay line is formed by the bus-bars (26, 27 Fig. 5 not shown) of the transducer T 1  itself; the inductance of the line can be varied by adjusting the bus-bar thickness or printing flat coils and the capacitance can be varied by means of the transducer aperture. A variable delay may be obtained by providing PIN diodes or varactors between the groups of fingers. An oscillator incorporating the device connected to an amplifier 40 is shown in Fig. 7. By varying the electromagnetic delay, the acoustic phase shift is also varied and hence the frequency is shifted. Both transducers may have an associated electromagnetic delay line. Fig. 8 shows a discriminator circuit in which the outputs from the extreme finger-groups 3 of transducer 47 are fed via detector circuits 49, 55 to a differential amplifier 52 and output terminals 54, 58. The application of a swept frequency signal to transducer 46, produces responses at f2, f3 (Fig. 9 not shown). Specification 1,451,326 is referred to.
Patent GB-438919-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to doors and other parts of vehicle bodies
IPC: B60J10/04
Filed: 1935-01-19
Abstract: 438,919. Vehicle bodies and doors. MORRIS MOTORS, Ltd., and SMITH, S. V., Cowley, Oxford. Jan. 19, 1935, No. 1877. [Classes 103 (ii) and 108 (i)] In doors and other parts of motor vehicle bodies in which slidable windows are provided and in which covering sheets for the window receptacles are used for attachment to the inner sides of the framework, a rail a, b is adapted to abut against the inner side of the covering sheet h and to provide a groove m, n with which the upper edge of the sheet can be engaged, the rail being secured at its ends to the frame members. Two rails may be arranged as shown in Figs. 1, 2, on the front and rear doors of a vehicle. Each rail is in the form of a frame comprising upper and lower parts a, b and ends c, d of rolled or drawn metal strips, secured together by brazing, &c.