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Patent GB-2478606-A (GB)
Title: Drive unit for attachment to a manual operated wheelchair
Inventor: STONE DANIEL TOBY
IPC: A61G5/04
Filed: 2010-03-31
Abstract: A wheelchair drive unit 10 attachable to a wheelchair for assisting the propulsion thereof comprises: a gearbox 11 having opposed side faces 15 each provided with an axle 30 for carrying a ground-engaging wheel, a motor mounting means 35 by which an electric motor 12 may be coupled to the gearbox to drive the ground engaging wheels, and a battery support 13 for carrying a battery adapted to power the electric motor. The battery support may be made of plastics material and may be unitary molded. The battery support may also be releasably connected to the gearbox. The battery support may include a locating region 42 for housing an electrical unit interfacing the battery, the motor and a controller. The gearbox may house a worm drive.
Patent GB-2481017-A (GB)
Title: Buprenorphine sustained release delivery system
Inventor: NORTON RICHARD
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2010-06-08
Abstract: A buprenorphine formulation comprises a suspension of 5-20 wt% of buprenorphine in water, wherein the buprenorphie is in particulate form with an average particle size of less than 200Âµ, preferably less than 20Âµ. The formulation may further comprise a water soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol (PEG), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinyl acetate (PVA) and dextran, preferably PEG. The composition may also comprise: a non-ionic surfactant selected from the group including Tween 20(RTM), Tween 80(RTM), poloxamers and phospholipids; pharmaceutically acceptable salts or sugars to adjust the tonicity of the formulation and/or preservatives, preferably selected from the group consisting of methylparaben, propylparaben and benzyl alcohol. A formulation comprising a buprenophine free base suspension in PEG3350, Tween 80(RTM) and sodium chloride aqueous solution is exemplified. The composition is preferably useful in treatment of opioid dependence or pain relief. Also outlined are methods for formulating the composition.
Patent GB-2471760-A (GB)
Title: Method for performing cutting and sealing operations in a borehole
Inventor: TUNGET BRUCE ARNOLD
IPC: E21B29/06
Filed: 2010-07-05
Abstract: A method of sealing a subterranean borehole in which one or more cuts made with cutting assembly in one or more conduits to remove at least a portion of a conduit and concrete or other settable material is deposited in the resulting space. In a variant the space is created with a downhole crushing apparatus 18, 19 in the form of a packer or milling apparatus. Anti rotation equipment may also be provided. The apparatus may include a downhole assembly comprising at least one of a rotary tool 18, 19, 21 coupled to an electric motor or fluid motor 39, a rotary tool 22, 23, 24, 161, 180 coupled to fluid motor 39, or an axial cutting tool 20 coupled to a piston. The fluid motor or piston 64 is operated by differential fluid pressure created within the bore.
Patent GB-2473105-A (GB)
Title: A receptacle comprising a wiper
Inventor: CHEVALIER MARC
IPC: A45D34/04
Filed: 2010-08-16
Abstract: A receptacle 21 comprises a neck 18 provided with an opening 16 intended for the passage of an applicator head 20. A container 10 houses a liquid product, and a wiping member 38. The wiping member 38 includes an annular sleeve 40 fitted into the neck 18 of the receptacle, and a wiping lip 44. The wiping lip 44 is connected to the annular sleeve 40 and allows the applicator head 20 to be wiped thereon. It is fixed immovably to the annular sleeve 40 while being arranged inside the annular sleeve close to the opening 16. The wiping lip 44 is separated from the annular sleeve by an annular space 46 provided with slots 48 opening axially towards the inside of the sleeve and the container 10, and any excess fluid flow through the slots 48 back into the container 10.
Patent GB-2486175-A (GB)
Title: Separating rare earth magnetic materials from electronic devices
Inventor: WILLIAMS ANDREW
IPC: B22F9/02
Filed: 2010-12-02
Abstract: A method of recovering rare earth particulate material from an assembly comprising a rare earth magnet by opening the assembly, exposing the opened assembly to hydrogen gas to effect hydrogen decrepitation of the rare earth magnet, thus producing rare earth particulate material which is then separated from the rest of the assembly, e.g. by shaking, vibration, sieving, tumbling or centrifugally. The magnet, which can be NdFeB or SmCo is demagnetised by heating or reversing the magnetic field during decrepitation. Apparatus for performing the method comprises a reaction vessel 12 with an opening which can be closed to form a gas-tight lid 20, means for separating particulate material from the rest of the assembly and means 24 for collecting the particulate material, the apparatus further comprising a shredder and a conveyor for conveying shredded assemblies into the reaction vessel 12. The separating means can be a vibratable porous container 14.
Patent GB-2486677-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic injection needle for analysis system
Inventor: WAGNER JOACHIM
IPC: B01L3/02
Filed: 2010-12-22
Abstract: A needle 300 for handling a fluid in an analysis system (10; fig 1), the needle 300 comprising a needle body 302 of ceramic material with a fluid conduit 304 extending between a fitting end 306 and a seat end 308, the fitting end 306 being connectable to a fitting (402; fig 4) of the system and the seat end (308) being insertable into a seat or injection port (602; fig6) of the system, wherein the needle body 302 is tapered towards the fitting 306 and seat 308 ends, a fixing body 310 is arranged on the needle body 302 next to the fitting end 306 for exerting an axial force when the needle body 302 is connected to the fitting (402; fig 4), and a slide-on element 312 which is slid over the needle body 302 to push the fixing body 310 towards the fitting end 306. The analysis system may be a HPLC or liquid chromatography system. The slide-on element 312 may comprise an external thread which connects to the internal thread of the fitting (402;fig 4) to secure the needle wherein the fixing body 310 ensures that the needle body 302 is not compressed during attachment to the fitting (402; fig 4).
Patent GB-2474383-A (GB)
Title: Conductive polymer foams, method of manufacture, and articles thereof
Inventor: SIMPSON SCOTT
IPC: B29C44/12
Filed: 2008-08-05
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polymer foam composite is described, the method comprising forming an article having a first surface and an opposite second surface from a precursor composition, the precursor composition comprising a polymer foam precursor composition, and a filler composition comprising a plurality of magnetic, electrically conductive particles; foaming the precursor composition to form a plurality of cells in precursor composition; applying a magnetic field to the foamed precursor composition, wherein the magnetic field is of a strength and applied for a time effective to align the electrically conductive, magnetic particles into mutually isolated chains between the first surface and the opposite second surface of the article; and solidifying the polymer foam precursor composition to provide a polymer foam composite having a density of about 1 to about 125 pounds per cubic foot and a volume resistivity of about 10-3ohm-cm to about 103ohm-cm at a pressure of 60 pounds per square inch. Polymer foam composites made by this method are also described, as well as articles formed therefrom.
Patent GB-2491870-A (GB)
Title: Peer to Peer Communication Link Monitoring in Unlicensed band or Cluster Network
Inventor: HAKOLA SAMI
IPC: H04L1/20
Filed: 2011-06-15
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to facilitate the selection of a monitoring device for a communication link in device-to-device communications, such as non-cellular communications or cellular communications in a licensed exempt band, such as Industrial, Scientific or Medical (ISM) or Television White Space (TVWS). A method and apparatus determine the reception resources available for use by a first telecommunications device (14), and a second telecommunications device (16). The method and apparatus then select either the first telecommunications device (14) or the second telecommunications device (16) as a monitoring device to monitor the direct (peer-to-peer) communications link. The method and apparatus may also change the monitoring device to the other telecommunications device (14 or16) based upon a change in the balance of reception resources of the first telecommunications device (14) or the second telecommunications device (16). The devices may be in a cluster network and the monitoring changes may occur after a failure notification or resignation of a cluster head (see fig 8).
Patent GB-2482243-A (GB)
Title: Indicia identifying system having varying-intensity pulsed illumination
Inventor: BILLINGTON PETER ERIC
IPC: G06V10/145
Filed: 2011-07-20
Abstract: The system comprises at least one image sensor 100 for imaging an indicium; an illuminator 102 for illuminating the indicium; and a processor 104 adapted to receive images of the indicium from the sensor and process the image to determine the indicium. The illuminator is adapted to emit a series of light pulses of varying intensity. The pulses may consist of high- or low-power pulses, which may be interspersed. The system may find application in identifying vehicle registration or license plates. The system may also comprise a means of detecting a moving object, and this can be used to trigger the illuminator. A proximity detector 112 could also be included so that the illumination is stopped when a human head is detected in the field of view. The system may be powered by a renewable energy source 106 such as solar or wind energy, and may also comprise a GPS device.
Patent GB-2486299-A (GB)
Title: Bone plate and screw with serrated thread to allow fixing at an angle
Inventor: HUEBNER RANDALL JOSEPH
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 2011-10-04
Abstract: A bone plate system 20 for attaching a fastener 24 to a bone plate 22 at a selectable angle. The fastener (figures 5, 9 & 10) is a screw having an intermittent or serrated thread 28 at its head end. The head tapers conically at an angle of about 1   5 degrees. It can be inserted into an aperture in the bone plate without cross   threading for a perpendicular fastening, or with cross   threading for an inclined fastening. The aperture may have a counterbore 32 to receive the head of the screw. The screw may have a second, lower thread to engage with the bone 31. The serrated thread comprises teeth 66 separated by lower regions 68, with the teeth accounting for less than half of the length of the thread. The threads may deform to accommodate a change in angle of the screw.
Patent GB-2497914-A (GB)
Title: Transmitting a Current List of Reference Frames with Intermediate Frames in Video Encoding / Decoding
Inventor: CARLSSON PONTUS
IPC: H04N7/36
Filed: 2011-10-20
Abstract: Video data is encoded (and subsequently decoded) as a plurality of frames (20), including intermediate frames, each of which is encoded based on at least one reference frame and at least some of which are encoded based on multiple reference frames. A current list of reference frames (10) for each intermediate frame is maintained at the encoder. The plurality of intermediate frames (K, N) are transmitted, each intermediate frame being transmitted in association with a current list (10k, 10N...) of reference frames for that frame. Thereby, undefined situations in the decoder and subsequent failure is avoided if memory management control operation (MMCO) commands are lost. At least one of the reference frames in the list may be marked (e.g. appending to the marked frame a MMCO to be transmitted indicating frame status) as a long term reference frame in the encoder, thereby indicating that the reference frame is to be stored until subject to an update command. At least one of the reference frames in the list may also be marked as a short term reference frame thereby indicating that the reference frame can be overwritten without being subject to an update command.
Patent GB-2485079-A (GB)
Title: Improved metal detector target discrimination in mineralised soils
Inventor: CANDY BRUCE HALCRO
IPC: G01V3/08
Filed: 2010-07-28
Abstract: This invention relates to receive electronics of a metal detector for processing a received signal from a target in a soil, the receive electronics including: processing electronics for synchronous demodulating or sampling the received signal to produce at least two substantially ground balanced signals; processing electronics for processing the at least two substantially ground balanced signals to produce at least two substantially ground balanced processed signals, a first substantially ground balanced processed signal being more indicative of a spread of a time constant density spectrum of the received signal than a second substantially ground balanced processed signal, and the second substantially ground balanced processed signal being more indicative of an average time constant of the received signal than the first substantially ground balanced processed signal; and processing electronics for processing the at least two substantially ground balanced processed signals to produce an output signal indicative of at least the spread of the time constant density spectrum.
Patent GB-2498193-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for calculating the costs of installing an optical fibre network
Inventor: FRANCE PAUL WILLIAM
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2012-01-04
Abstract: The present invention relates to capital costs of optical fibre based networks which are determined, and by modeling the network, the impact of the variation of physical parameters can be assessed, prior to the detailed planning phase. A particular building layout or geotype (type and location of buildings) is formed by using satellite, or other imagery, of a real location, embedded into a worksheet, and suitable values entered into cells in the worksheet, such that the dimensions match the scale of the imagery. The scales within the worksheet may be varied in both the horizontal and vertical directions independently, such that a variant of the geotype is produced, altering cable and trench distances. The number of tenancies served from a street node, may be altered through the use of a Node Tolerance factor allowing for the fact that the actual number of tenancies served by a particular size of node, may be flexed. The cable layout may be varied as either single or double lay, though the use of a % road crossings factor. Finally, a number of multi-dwelling units (MDUs) may be incorporated within the geotype, though the use of an MDU parameter, which substitutes one or more tenancies in each branch of the cable layout, for one or more MDUs.
Patent GB-2484444-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerating assembly
Inventor: LACHANCE YVES
IPC: B65D81/18
Filed: 2010-07-02
Abstract: There is provided a refrigerating assembly for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature. The refrigerating assembly comprises a container for receiving the item and a shell adapted for removably receiving the container therein. The container comprises a sidewall having therein defined a cavity containing an amount of a refrigerant medium having a second temperature lower than the ambient temperature for temporarily maintaining the item received in the container at the first temperature. The shell has an outer surface which is at the ambient temperature and an inner surface which has a layer of thermally insulating material mounted thereon for thermally insulating the shell from the container, thereby maintaining the outer surface at the ambient temperature. There is further provided a method for temporarily storing an item at a first temperature lower than an ambient temperature.
Patent GB-2493047-A (GB)
Title: Checkpoint-based high availability with network packet buffering in hardware.
Inventor: NORTH GERAINT
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 2012-05-11
Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system of operating a data processing system with a virtualization management component generating a plurality of operating system partitions. The method includes receiving at a physical network adapter configuration information including an indication that at least one of the virtual machines employs checkpointing technology. Receiving at the adapter outgoing network packets from a virtual machine. In response to receipt by the adapter of the outgoing packets the adapter determines if the virtual machine sending the packet employs checkpointing and if the VM does then buffering the packets. Receiving a notification the a checkpointing operation has successfully completed then triggering transmission of the buffered network packet from the network adapter to its destination. The method may include facilitating a checkpointing operation of the state information of the VM to a second VM on a secondary host, by forwarding memory and CPU state information of the first VM to the second VM and providing to the secondary host an indication of an expected transmission of the outgoing network packets.
Patent GB-2488939-A (GB)
Title: Segmented current controlling method of current controlling filter pipe column for oil-gas well and structure of oil-gas well
Inventor: PEI BAILIN
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2010-12-10
Abstract: An oil-gas well structure and a segmented current controlling method of a current controlling filter pipe column (5) used on it are provided. The oil-gas well comprises a well wall (1) and a sand control pipe (2) tripped in the well wall (1), at least a clearance exists partly between the sand control pipe (2) and the well wall (1). A current controlling filter pipe column (5) is tripped in the sand control pipe (2), and a current controlling filter (6) is set on the current controlling filter pipe column (5). An annulus is formed between the current controlling filter (6) and sand control pipe (2), anti-breakthrough flow packer particles (7) are filled in the clearance and annulus. The segmented current controlling method of a current controlling filter pipe column (5) comprises the steps: 1) establishing a channel (2-1); 2) tripping in the current controlling filter pipe column (5); 3) filling in the anti-breakthrough flow packer particles (7); 4) enclosing; 5) disconnecting the tripped-in column which is connected with the current controlling filter pipe column (5). By using the packing effect of the anti-breakthrough flow packer particles (7), the segmented current controlling of the current controlling filter pipe column (5) is achieved.
Patent GB-2488088-A (GB)
Title: Magnetically geared generator used in water current power applications
Inventor: POWELL DAVID JAMES
IPC: H02K7/18
Filed: 2010-11-17
Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical machine for use in marine generation comprising a marine turbine, a first rotor mechanically connected to the marine turbine, a second rotor and a stator. The first rotor is configured to transfer torque to the second rotor in a magnetically geared manner, and the second rotor is configured to induce an AC voltage in the stator.
Patent GB-2505657-A (GB)
Title: Digital watermarking and fingerprinting of source data
Inventor: ROE ADRIAN
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2012-09-05
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating and transmitting a fingerprinted version of source data M (such as a video data stream) to a consumer device comprises the generation of a version of source data, consisting of portions selected from a plurality of watermarked copies of the source data. The watermarked copies of the source data are associated with an index and the indices are combined to create a key K for a consumer device (5). This enables every distributed copy of the source data to be uniquely identified, which may prevent illegal copying or downloading of the source data. The watermarked copies may be generated in parallel, for example following a request from a consumer device (5) for paid-for content, by applying different watermarks to each copy. New watermarked copes may be generated after a predefined time or frequency of use. Watermarked copies may be stored at a cache of a distribution data network. Claims to a key generation module are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2490846-A (GB)
Title: Detection of nucleic acid lesions and adducts using nanopores
Inventor: BURROWS CYNTHIA J
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2011-03-07
Abstract: Methods, systems, and compounds for detecting modified nucleic acid bases are disclosed and described. In one example, a method of detecting a nucleic acid lesion can include directing a nucleic acid adduct into a channel, the nucleic acid adduct including a nucleic acid having a lesion and a current modulating compound coupled to the nucleic acid at the lesion (110), and measuring changes in current through the channel in response to the current modulating compound to detect the lesion (112). In some cases the method can include forming the nucleic acid adduct.
Patent GB-2496719-A (GB)
Title: Golf club head set with support or weighting bars of varying characteristics across the set
Inventor: JERTSON MARTY R
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 2012-09-27
Abstract: A golf club head set comprising two or more clubs with different loft angles, characterised by each club head having two or more stabilisation bars 32011 wherein a characteristic of the stabilisation bars varies incrementally across the club heads. The characteristic might be width, thickness, quantity or reference angle with respect to a vertical axis 32007. The stabilisation bars 32011 may protrude from the back face 32008 of the head. There may be a toe stabilisation bar 32014 at the toe region 32009 and a heel stabilisation bar 32015 at the heel region 32010, each diverging from the vertical axis 32007 by reference angles 32017 and 32020, respectively. The back 32006 may comprise tuning ports 32025 which can be configured to receive one or more inserts. The stabilisation bars may extend from tuning port 32025 to perimeter weight 32012. The head set preferably comprises 2-iron to 9-iron a wedge head.
Patent GB-2508211-A (GB)
Title: Cap for protection of post during driving into the ground.
Inventor: O'NEILL J
IPC: E02D7/04
Filed: 2012-11-24
Abstract: The cap comprises a base 2 providing an engagement mechanism for a post. The base has on it a body 1, which is preferably a peripheral wall that exists on the edge or near the edge of the base. The base also has on it a collar 3, which may be a tube, that extends in a direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of a post the cap may be mounted upon. The cap is arranged such that an impulse from a tool, such as a rotary hammer or hammer, is transmitted along the longitudinal axis after striking. The cap is designed to be used if it is located in, around or onto the post top. The cap may have a square, circle or other multisided cross section to fit a similar shaped post. The cap acts as a protective helmet head for the post during pounding of the pole/column as it is driven into the ground
Patent GB-2511556-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasound imaging
Inventor: BROWN CHRISTOPHER JAMES
IPC: B81B7/04
Filed: 2013-03-07
Abstract: An ultrasound sensor element for use in a two dimensional array for ultrasonic imaging; the sensor element comprising a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer 102 for emitting and receiving an ultrasonic signal, a transmit circuit 104 to drive the ultrasound transmitters electrostatically and a receive circuit 106 to receive and amplify the reflected signal detected by the transducer. The transmit and receive circuits comprise at least one thin film transistor (TFT). The device may be flexible so that it can conform to the contours of a surface on which it is placed (such as a human patient) and it may have a display positioned on a non-emitting side of the array. The transmit and receive signals may be delayed so the array can be configured to undertake one-dimensional orthogonal beam steering and a scan may be performed using a sub-aperture of sensor elements that is then shifted across the array.