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No. 22958.—5th June, 1907.—JORGEN GEORG MAARDT, of A. N. Hansen’s Allé No. 25, Hellerup, near Copenhagen, Denmark, Engineer. A process for the manufacture of beer-wort in a dry or nearly dry state.

Claims.—(1.) A process for the manufacture of beer-wort in a dry or nearly dry state, characterized thereby that a complete extract of ground malt, from which only the hulls being removed, and heated to about 30° C. is mixed with pure starch, which is free from hulls, chaff, and the like, whereupon the mixture is heated to about 70° C., whereby the mass is converted into maltose and dextrin. (2.) A modification of the process stated in claim 1, characterized thereby that the malt-extract is divided into two parts, one of which is added to the pure starch, whereupon the mixture is heated to about boiling-point until the starch has become converted into starch-paste, then cooling to about 50° C., after which the second part of the malt-extract is added and the said temperature maintained for a certain time, whereupon the temperature is raised to about 70° C., so that the mass is converted into maltose and dextrin. (3.) In a process as stated in claims 1 and 2, finally evaporating the produced product at a temperature of more than 100° C. (preferably about 160° C.) until it is substantially free from water, thereby converting into maltose and dextrin the last remainders of starch which are possibly still not converted. (4.) A modification of the process stated in claims 1 and 2, characterized thereby that the dry pure starch only is moistened with the extract of malt until it has a consistency like frumenty or dough, upon which it is heated to about 100° C. until the starch has become converted into starch-paste, then cooling to about 50° C. and again moistening with extract of malt until a consistency like frumenty or dough again is attained, whereupon the temperature is raised to about 70° C., so that the mass is converted into sugar, dextrin, and maltose, and finally evaporating the produced product at a temperature of more than 100° C. (preferably about 160° C.). (5.) A process for the manufacture of a dry mixture of living yeast and beer-wort, characterized thereby that dry beer-wort is pulverised and mixed with powdered yeast, or thereby that dry wort and yeast are ground together and the mixture then dried at a low temperature.
(Specification, 4s.)

No. 22959.—5th June, 1907.—QUINTIN MARINO, Engineer, of 28 Montague Street, Russell Square, London, W.C., England, and EDWARD WILLIAM BARTON-WRIGHT, Engineer, of 1 Albermarle Street, London, W., England. Improvements in the construction of electric accumulators.

Claims.—(1.) The improvements in electric accumulators consisting in arranging the positive plates alternately in a horizontal position, serrating or cutting the faces of the said plates, placing specially treated wooden plates between the latter, and connecting up the terminals of each nature to a leaden bar or plate on each side of the accumulator, substantially as described. (2.) In electric accumulators, the combination of horizontally placed positive and negative plates formed with serrated or roughened surfaces and raised edges, and having a hole or holes in which is placed a screw-rod passing through all the plates, leaden bars, or plates to which the terminals of the positive and negative plates are connected, and specially treated wooden plates placed between each positive and negative plate, and provided with cross ribs of specially treated fibres, substantially as described and shown. (3.) The improvements in electric accumulator batteries combined and arranged, substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
(Specification, 4s. 3d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 22966.—7th June, 1907.—ROBERT GLENDINING, Merchant, and GEORGE BEAUMONT, Loom-tuner, both of Dunedin, New Zealand. Improvements in looms.

Claims.—(1.) In looms of the class described, a clutch whereby the lag cylinder spindle may be run loose so that the harness may be pulled back or forward without reversing the loom, substantially as described and illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings. (2.) In looms of the class described, a yielding support for the lag cylinder spindle whereby breakage in the event of a peg in the harness jamming is prevented, substantially as described and illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. (3.) Improvements in looms, consisting of the parts combined, arranged, and operating, substantially as described or illustrated in the drawings.
(Specification, 4s. 9d.; drawing, 2s.)

No. 22973.—1st October, 1906.—WILLIAM EDWARD MARTIN of Torkington House, Stamford, Lincoln, England, Agricultural Engineer. Improvements in side-delivery rakes, swath-turners, and other like implements or machines.

[NOTE.—This is an application under section 106 of the Act, the date given being the official date of the application in Great Britain.]

Claims.—(1.) In a side-delivery rake, swath-turner, or the like, in which the rake teeth or tines are controlled when revolving in a hanging vertical position, and in which each rake is made deeper by the addition of a bar fixed above and to the rake-head, the construction of said bar with a concave face, substantially as shown and described. (2.) In an implement as claimed in claim 1, the construction of the concave-faced bar so that it projects beyond the rearward bearings of the rake-heads, substantially as shown and described. (3.) The concave-faced bar claimed in claim 1, built up from angle iron and sheet iron, substantially as shown and described. (4.) In a side-delivery rake, swath-turner, or the like of the type described, the construction of the shaft or rod carrying the rakes with a depressed central portion bent downwards below the ends on which the discs, radial arms, or the like carrying the rake-heads are mounted, substantially as shown and described. (5.) A side delivery rake, swath-turner, or the like of the type described, in which one end of the shaft or rod carrying the rakes is mounted in a carrier supported by the main axle, means for fixing such carrier in any suitable position, and suitable gearing for driving the discs, radial arms, or the like on the end of the said shaft or rod, substantially as set forth. (6.) A side-delivery rake, swath-turner, or the like of the type described, in which one end of the shaft or rod carrying the rakes is mounted on a socket carried at the outer end of an arm or arms pivotally connected to a bracket mounted on the main axle or hung on the main axle, means for fixing the arm or arms in any desired position, and suitable gearing for driving the discs, radial arms, or the like on the end of the said shaft or rod, substantially as set forth.
(Specification, 7s.; drawing, 3s.)

No. 23059.—24th June, 1907.—JAMES HUTCHINSON, of Hobsonville, Auckland, New Zealand, Teacher. A parlour game.

Claims.—(1.) The structure specified having holes bored or made in the top thereof, with projectors hinged therein at opposite sides so as to be respectively immediately under one hole each, being two of said holes, and over springs placed beneath said projectors, said two holes having their upper edges sloped inwardly, and having two sets of recording-holes fitted to top of said structure for the purpose set forth as described and illustrated. (2.) In combination with the structure specified, the bobbin or peg having its lower end weighted and shaped to fit into holes bored or made in top of said structure, and to be projected from two of said holes, having their upper edges sloped inwardly by projectors hinged to within said structure and over springs fitted therein for the purpose set forth as described and illustrated.
(Specification, 4s. 6d.; drawing, 1s.)

No. 23103.—9th July, 1907.—JOHN ALFRED MERRETT, of Levin, Wellington, New Zealand, Engineer. Improvements in flax-dressing apparatus.

Claims.—(1.) For the purpose indicated, tumbler-tables consisting of rotatable vanes of perforated plates mounted side by side upon axles, substantially as set forth. (2.) Means for rotating the tumbler-tables described in claim 1, comprising a ratchet wheel, a pawl gearing with the ratchet wheel and operated by the lift of the stripper-roller, a pin projecting from the ratchet wheel, a spring-operated bell-crank lever, ratchet wheels on the axles of the tumbler-tables, pawls pivoted to arms mounted on the said axles, rods and bell-crank levers transmitting the motion of the bell-crank lever to the said pawls, substantially as set forth. (3.) Trip mechanism for operating an endless belt comprising an extension of one of the arms described in claim 2, a trip-lever pivoted on the end of the arm, another trip-lever contacting with the first trip-lever, a rod to which the second trip-lever is pivoted, a wedge upon which the second trip-lever falls, rods and bell-cranks connecting the said rod to a sliding rod, a lever operable by holders fixed to an endless belt, rods and a bell-crank connecting the lever to said sliding rod, a belt-fork fixed to the sliding rod, a fast and loose pulley operated by the belt and mounted on the shaft