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Patent GB-2441500-A (GB)
Title: Autoclaves
Inventor: GOLDER ROGER FRANCIS
IPC: B01J3/04
Filed: 2006-07-28
Abstract: An autoclave comprises an enclosure 10 defining a chamber 12, steam supply means 20, 22 arranged to supply steam to the chamber, steam venting means 34, 40, 58, 60 arranged to vent steam from the chamber, and control means (100, 102, Fig. 2) arranged to control operation of the autoclave. The control means comprises a first controller (100, Fig. 2) and a second controller (102, Fig. 2), each controller being arranged to define a respective set of conditions required for a change of state of the autoclave, to monitor a parameter of the autoclave and determine therefrom whether its respective conditions have been met, and the control means is arranged to allow the change of state only if both sets of conditions have been met. The change of state may be locking and unlocking the closure of the autoclave. The autoclave may comprise two locking mechanisms, each controlled by a respective one of the control means and monitoring means. The parameters monitored may be internal temperature, internal pressure and time. Also claimed is an autoclave comprises an enclosure defining a chamber, steam supply means, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor and control means arranged to receive the signals from the temperature sensor and pressure sensor, to determine whether the relationship between the two signals meets a predetermined condition, and produce an error output if the condition is not met.
Patent GB-2440515-A (GB)
Title: A filter assembly
Inventor: FREDERICKSON JACQUI
IPC: B01D29/01
Filed: 2006-08-01
Abstract: A filter assembly 10 for use in a cleaning appliance comprises a first filter portion 14 and a deformable rim 12, the first filter portion being surrounded by the deformable rim. Preferably the first filter portion 14 consists of a non-woven medium and the filter assembly may further comprise a second filter portion 16 located downstream of the first filter portion 14. Preferably the first filter portion 14 and the second filter portion 16 are held directly adjacent one another by means of the deformable rim 12. The filter assembly 10 may further comprise a third filter portion 18 located upstream of the first filter portion 14 and consisting of a mesh material. The first filter portion 14 and the third filter portion 18 may be held directly adjacent one another by means of the deformable rim. Advantageously the filter assembly 10 has a tab 28 located on a surface thereof, to facilitate removal of the filter assembly 10 from a filter housing or a vacuum cleaner.
Patent GB-2430632-A (GB)
Title: Height adjustable exersice stepper
Inventor: LIAO HSUEH-HU
IPC: A63B23/04
Filed: 2006-08-30
Abstract: An exercise stepper which allows for a variable elevation of the front or rear portion of the stepper and in that way allows for a variable degree of calf muscle stretching while exercising. The elevation adjustment means comprises a pair of blocks 31 mounted off-centre to an axle 312. Rotation of the blocks 31 allows different surfaces 311 to be placed in contact with the support surface thus varying the height of the axle 312 above the support surface.
Patent GB-2441548-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: ROWE JAMES JOHN
IPC: F16K11/18
Filed: 2006-09-11
Abstract: A valve comprises first and second valve elements 22, 40 operable by a common control element 50. Rotation of the control element 50 causes displacement of the first valve element 22 towards and away from a first valve seat 28 by means of a cam surface on a cam portion 36. Depression of the control element 50 displaces the second valve element 40 towards and away from a second valve seat 46. The control element 50 cooperates with the body 2 of the valve so that it can be depressed only when in the rotational position corresponding to the opening of the first valve element 22. A bladder connected to an outlet spigot 8 can be inflated by a pump attached to an inlet spigot 4 which is provided with a non-return valve 66, when the first valve element 22 is open and the second valve element 40 is closed. Release of air from the bladder can be achieved by rotating the control element 50 to open the valve element 22, and then depressing the control element 50 to open the valve element 40.
Patent GB-2430317-A (GB)
Title: AC motor decelerating method and inverter
Inventor: IURA HIDEAKI
IPC: H02P27/08
Filed: 2005-03-28
Abstract: An AC motor can be decelerated in as a short time as possible by means of an inverter and the current is controlled below a predetermined value so that the inverter does not stop because of an overcurrent or the AC motor does not fail due to burnout even if the AC motor is liable to be magnetically saturated. A method and device for driving an AC motor by means of a voltage inverter having therein a voltage correcting section for correcting a given voltage command by using the value obtained by passing a DC bus voltage detected value through a primary delay filter. The AC motor is decelerated in an overexcited state by increasing the time constant of the primary delay filter above the time constant in the normal control state. The current flowing through the AC motor is monitored and the time constant is adjusted according to the current flowing through the AC motor. Therefore, the AC motor is decelerated without causing a failure and the deceleration time can be shortened.
Patent GB-2427899-A (GB)
Title: Cooling device
Inventor: TSUBOTA HARUHIRO
IPC: F04D29/56
Filed: 2005-03-31
Abstract: A cooling device enabling the easy assembling thereof and an increase in cooling efficiency by securely preventing reverse flow, conprising an axial fan having a plurality of vanes, a power source driving the axial fan, a cylindrical fan ring formed at the outer edge parts of die vanes, projected parts projected in the around peripheral direction approximately all around the fan ring, a shroud disposed between the axial fan and a cooled object, and an adjusting plate fixed to the shroud while allowing the distance thereof from the outer peripheral surface of the fan ring to vary and divided into multiple parts in the circumferential direction.
Patent GB-2435532-A (GB)
Title: Internet access portal program
Inventor: DUFFY BRYAN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2006-10-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing internet users with a more rapid access to web pages within an internet website, comprising the steps of: creating a structured directory of deep links, the deep links grouped according to a plurality of predetermined categories, each deep link representing an address of a specific webpage within a website; storing the directory of deep links in a memory local to a user: whereby a user can activate said selected deep link to gain direct access to the webpage directly without navigating through the website from a home page to the webpage.
Patent GB-2432945-A (GB)
Title: Command controlling different operations in different chips
Inventor: BAINS KULJIT
IPC: G11C5/06
Filed: 2005-11-10
Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure In some embodiments, the invention includes a chip having a register to include an operation type signal. The chip also includes control circuitry to receive a first command and in response to the first command to cause the chip to perform a first operation if the operation type signal has a first value and to cause the chip to perform a second operation if the operation type signal has a second value. The chip may be a memory chip in a memory system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2442288-A (GB)
Title: Two-part glass ionomer composition
Inventor: ORLOWSKI JAN A
IPC: A61K6/884
Filed: 2007-04-13
Abstract: A glass ionomer type dental cement composition comprises a first component comprising an aqueous solution of polymers, where the polymers are made from monomers including acrylic acid, and a second, preferably substantially anhydrous, component comprising alkaline glass flux in a medium comprising water soluble/miscible monomers or pre-polymers, of such monomers, having at least one -OH group per molecule (e.g. hydroxyethyl methacrylate or hydroxypropyl methacrylate). The compositions offer more convenient handling, excellent reproducibility of desired properties of the cured material, improved strength, and extended shelf life. The composition may be dispensed via a 2-compartment dispenser.
Patent GB-2449272-A (GB)
Title: Selective tone mapper
Inventor: ARTUSI ALESSANDRO
IPC: H04N1/407
Filed: 2007-05-15
Abstract: A method and system, is described for enabling fast computation of single and/or sequence of video frames, It reduces the overall computation time, necessary to apply either a pre-existing or further local tone mapping filter operator. The system exploits future graphic processor unit (GPU) in conjunction with the use of either an early Z buffer test or stencil, depth tests. First a method to identify the perceptual important regions is applied to the frame to output a map that localizes these regions which are marked in order to properly make use either of an early Z buffer, stencil or depth buffer tests. A filtering technique may be applied to make the map more robust. A local tone mapping operator is used for these parts, while a global operator handles the remainder of the scene. The outputs of the local and global operators are recombined and a blending technique may be applied to remove possible artifacts.
Patent GB-2449702-A (GB)
Title: Setting cement using electromagnetic or magnetic fields
Inventor: SAASEN ARILD
IPC: C04B14/36
Filed: 2007-06-01
Abstract: The invention provides a method for cementing in a lining tube in a bore hole, said method comprising placing said lining tube at a distal end of said bore hole, introducing a liquid hydraulic cement containing a setting retarder into said distal end of said bore hole, and applying a fluctuating electromagnetic or magnetic field from within said lining tube whereby to heat cement outside said lining tube directly or via a electromagnetic radiation transmitter positioned on the outside of said lining tube. Also claimed is an unset hydraulic cement having an additive selected from metal fines, ferromagnetic, ferrimagnetic and superparamagnetic particles.
Patent GB-2438969-A (GB)
Title: Method of initiating formation of a film formed by peeling from a material block
Inventor: POETZSCH ROLF
IPC: B27L5/02
Filed: 2007-06-07
Abstract: A method of initiating peeling of a film (4) from a substantially cylindrical material block 1, which is borne on a shaft 2, by a knife arranged below the block and integrated in a stationary knife carrier 3, in which the block is adjusted relative to the knife bar 3 by way of the shaft 2, comprises the steps of lowering the block until directly above the knife bar 3, and causing the block to be rotationally driven mechanically and adjusted by a predetermined amount towards the knife bar. After a predetermined peeling angle, the desired thickness of the film 4 is set by adjustment of the shaft 2, and after at most one revolution of the material block 1 the desired thickness of the film is achieved. The knife is preferably a circulating knife. First and second drives 7, 10 may be brought into engagement with the block, the second being in the region of carrier 3. The drives may be position or pressure regulated. The block is preferably a foam material and the method is used to produce a foam film.
Patent GB-2436777-A (GB)
Title: Power converters with limited operation to conserve power and with adjustments that overcome ringing
Inventor: KERNAHAN KENT
IPC: G05F1/62
Filed: 2007-08-03
Abstract: To conserve power when regulating the output voltage (Vo) of a power converter, no adjustment is made to the converter's pulse width modulation times (Tp, Ts) even if the output voltage is off target (Vtar) , provided that the output voltage does not change or is moving towards the target voltage. In some embodiments, the output voltage is not allowed to stay off target for more than a predetermined length of time. In some embodiments, the minimal adjustments are always large enough to overcome ringing.
Patent GB-2451901-A (GB)
Title: A beverage infusion device
Inventor: NORTON JAMES RICHARD
IPC: A47G19/16
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: A beverage infusion device, for making coffee, tea or herbal infusions for example, comprising a handle, a spoon portion 3, a canopy 4 to the spoon portion that is operable between a closed and an open position, when the canopy is in the closed position, the canopy and spoon portion form an infusion chamber, where the spoon portion and/or canopy has one or more porous sections 5 suitable for enabling liquid to pass through into the infusion chamber. One or more vanes/baffles are located within the chamber to assist the mixing of the infusion chambers contents with a liquid such as hot water when the device is agitated in the liquid by the user, e.g. in a cup. The canopy/cover may be detachable, or slidably (fig 3) or pivotally (fig 4) attached to the handle. The vanes/baffles are preferably substantially the same length as the infusion chamber, with a curved cross section that may be removable from the chamber. The vanes/baffles may protrude externally from the infusion chamber (fig 10), preferably, adjacent to a porous section thereby directing liquid into the infusion chamber when the device is agitated or rotated by the user. To assist in the cleaning of the device, the device may have a conduit (15a, fig 6) between the canopy and the handle to direct liquid over the internal surface of the infusion chamber that may also have scalloped shaping. The device may have a pump element operable by the user to pump liquid through the infusion chamber (fig 18). The device may also allow the user to regulate the volume of the spoon portion (fig 19), and have a hollow handle to store the coffee beans/powder or tea for example.
Patent GB-2453110-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic storage system
Inventor: BUTLER TIM
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 2007-09-25
Abstract: One or more temporary attachment points are provided for attaching an accessory to the interior trim of a vehicle. Each attachment point comprises magnetic attachment means and means for selectively activating the magnetic attachment means. The attachment points may be located on the dashboard 15 and/or on a central console 17, for example at positions 11-14. The magnetic attachment means may be located within the interior trim of the vehicle; it may comprise a permanent magnet (21, Figure 2) or an electromagnet (31, Figure 3). The means for selectively activating the magnetic means may be a mechanism including a spring for moving a permanent magnet relative to the interior trim, or alternatively a circuit for selectively supplying power to an electromagnet. The attachment point may further comprise a switch for controlling the activation of the magnetic means, and one or more lights identifying its location or the location of the switch.
Patent GB-2438811-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic generator for measuring distances by echoes
Inventor: GUION WALTER FRANKLIN
IPC: G01V1/133
Filed: 2006-03-31
Abstract: An acoustic generator, a device that generates sound by opening a pressurized gas chamber (80) to a gaseous void, comprising a chamber having at least one valve (84) that opens to a void, a pressure system (90s) linked to the chamber to set the chamber's gas pressure to a different pressure than the void's gas pressure when the valve is in the closed position, an actuator (20) that continues to apply an actuating force to the valve (84) after the valve is cracked open and the unequal gas pressures begin to equilibrate, said actuating force being other than the force created by the unequal gas pressures equilibrating, and an offset system (45) linked to the valve that opposes the effects of the equilibrating force upon the valve.
Patent GB-2439259-A (GB)
Title: Vaccine against burkholderia infections
Inventor: HARLAND DAVID NEIL
IPC: C07K14/21
Filed: 2006-04-13
Abstract: This invention relates to proteins expressed by ABC system genes of Burkholderia pseudomallei. The proteins (or protective fragments or protective variants thereof) are protective against Burkholderia pseudomallei infection. Use of the proteins in treating Burkholderia mallei or Burkholderia pseudomallei infection and uses in the preparation of vaccines against melioidosis and glanders are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2440886-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus to facilitate communications using surrogate and care of internet protocol addresses
Inventor: BEDEKAR ANAND S
IPC: H04W80/04
Filed: 2006-06-19
Abstract: A wireless access point (300A, 300B, 300C) provides (101) a surrogate Internet Protocol address to use on behalf of a mobile station (401). The wireless access point then uses (102) that surrogate Internet Protocol address along with its own Internet Protocol address to facilitate establishing one or more data tunnels as necessary to support the communication needs of the mobile station.
Patent GB-2455709-A (GB)
Title: Method of locating a mobile communication device using short range radio links from location indicator beacons which communicate with a proxy location server.
Inventor: EDWARDS MARK
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2007-12-14
Abstract: A communication system (100) comprises a plurality of mobile stations (118, 124) each operable to communicate with other communication stations by a wireless communications network, at least one location indicator (116) operable to detect by a short range wireless link a location of at least one (118) of the mobile stations when the at least one mobile station is within a communication range of the location indicator, at least one proxy location server (110) operably coupled to at least one associated location indicator (116), and a location server (108) operable to communicate with the at least one proxy location server to receive a notification of the location of the at least one mobile station (118) when detected to be within communication range of the associated location indicator (116). Location data may be sent to the mobile station, or another mobile station can request the location of the mobile station. An emergency message may be conveyed to a mobile station or a location query may be sent.
Patent GB-2455780-A (GB)
Title: Nucleic acid separation
Inventor: SAIYED ZAINULABEDIN MOHAMEDALI
IPC: B03C1/00
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of reversibly binding a nucleic acid molecule to a non-coated magnetic particle. The method comprises combining non-coated magnetic particles with a solution containing at least one nucleic acid molecule. An adsorption buffer is provided to the solution in a concentration sufficient to bind the nucleic acid to the surface of magnetic particle, wherein the adsorption buffer comprises a polyethylene glycol and a monovalent salt, thereby binding the nucleic acid to the magnetic particle. Also mentioned is the method comprising the following further steps: separating the magnetic particles having nucleic acid bound to the surface and eluting the bound nucleic acid from the magnetic particles.
Patent GB-2455810-A (GB)
Title: Electrical contacts and a mounting sleeve
Inventor: HORNER SCOTT
IPC: H01R13/04
Filed: 2007-12-22
Abstract: A contact 46 for an item of electrical equipment comprises a cable connector 76, 77, preferably comprising a screw clamp, and an upstanding blade 90 against which a contact is to be made, the blade comprising a strip of metal including a fold line 86 thereby to form a two-layer section. Such a contact therefore has a more rigid upstand yet can be formed more easily. Typically, the fold line will be at a tip of the upstanding blade, allowing the two free ends at the base to be bent so as to anchor the contact in place securely without the need for joins in the contact piece. Two cable connectors may be provided. In an alternative, an electrical distribution box comprises a tray supporting at least one contact 42, the contact being in the form of a flat conductor having an angle formed therein and a sleeve 74 around at least the angled part thereof, the tray having a recess in which the sleeve is supported thereby to support the contact. This allows the same tray to be used for a variety of electrical ratings. As the rating increases, the contact will generally become of greater thickness, so the sleeve can become correspondingly thinner or be omitted entirely. The same tray can be used for connectors of different ratings. In either of the above aspects, the contact is preferably one of three such contacts in an array for using in conveying a three-phase electrical supply. The distribution box may include contacts 46 and removable bridge 44.
Patent GB-2458895-A (GB)
Title: Combing device
Inventor: WANG HUO-PIA
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: A combing device comprises a combing member 2 and a flexible member 2. The combing member has a row of flexibly interconnected comb teeth 21, each having a combing portion 211 and a butt portion 212 opposite to the combing portion. The butt portions of an adjacent pair of the comb teeth are spaced apart from each other. The flexible member encloses the butt portions of the comb teeth of the combing member, and is formed with a plurality of hollow portions 31. Each of the hollow portions is disposed between the butt portions of a corresponding adjacent pair of the comb teeth. The combing portions of the comb teeth are exposed from the flexible member. A biasing member 5, such as a curved spring plate or plurality of coil springs may be provided that restores the flexible member to its original shape after use. In use, the flexible member allows the grooming device to be readily used on animals, such as horses, dogs or cats, of different sizes and with bodies that have rapidly varying curves.
Patent GB-2453871-A (GB)
Title: A water temperature indicating device for bath, shower and the like
Inventor: TSAI PI KUANG
IPC: B05B1/18
Filed: 2008-11-11
Abstract: A water temperature indicating device 1 which may be attached to various kinds of shower devices without changing their structure includes a tube 10 having a port 14 which includes a compartment 22 formed by a bottom wall (23, fig.4), a housing 40 attached to a coupler 20, a circuit board 50 disposed in the housing 40 and has a light element 53, wherein a processor device 51 is attached to the circuit board 50 for actuating the light element53. A sensor 57 is attached to the bottom wall of the coupler 20 for detecting the water temperature and for sending the detected water temperature to the processor 51 and to operate the light element 53 and a speaker or buzzer. Additionally a water operated switching device 34, 35 is used for actuating the processor device to operate the light element with the water flowing through the chamber 11of the tube 10.
Patent GB-2458545-A (GB)
Title: Gas electron multiplier detector for a mass spectrometer device
Inventor: PRINGLE STEVEN DEREK
IPC: H01J43/04
Filed: 2008-12-01
Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a gas electron multiplier ion detector. The ion detector comprises three gas electron multiplier stages GEM1, GEM2, GEM3 wherein a counter electrode 12 is arranged adjacent the first electron multiplier stage GEM1. This counter electrode 12 allows low energy positive ions to be detected in the gas electron multiplier detector by overcoming the problems of positive ions being repelled by the electron multiplier stages.