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Patent GB-2413902-A (GB)
Title: Cable box selectively mounted on fuse box
Inventor: WOOD ROGER JOHN
IPC: H02G3/08
Filed: 2005-04-22
Abstract: A heavy duty electrical cable box assembly includes a fuse box 2 into which at least one cable enters to be connected to at least one fuse, and a cable box 4 which serves to support and locate at least one cable with respect to the fuse box. The cable box 4 is selectively located in position with respect to the fuse box via location means in the form of spaced rails 34, 36 provided on either of the fuse box or the cable box, with which engagement means on the other of the fuse box or the cable box locates. The other of the fuse box or the cable box includes two or more engagement means of differing dimensions so as to allow the selective location of one of the flanges on the rails to locate the cable box with the fuse box.
Patent GB-2426181-A (GB)
Title: Foldable wardrobe
Inventor: ASHCROFT ROBERT
IPC: A47B43/00
Filed: 2005-05-17
Abstract: A foldable wardrobe with fold down shelves and locking bars. The sides, shelves and doors are hinged together. The wardrobe can be flat packed and may be manufactured from wood, plastic or metal or any combination thereof. No tools are required for the assembly of the finished wardrobe.
Patent GB-2427081-A (GB)
Title: Backshell adpator
Inventor: ANDREWS DEREK
IPC: H01R13/506
Filed: 2005-06-09
Abstract: A backshell adaptor 10 maintains electrical continuity between cable screening material (not shown) and a circular electrical connector of a connector shell. The adaptor 10 comprises a spin nut 12 for screw-threaded engagement with a circular electrical connector, a screen trap 14 which engages the screening material and which is engagable with the spin nut 12, and means for preventing or limiting unintentional rotation of the spin nut 12 when engaged with screen trap 14. The unintentional rotation means includes first and second parts 18, 46, preferably in the form of teeth 20 and recesses 44, integrally formed on the spin nut 12 and the screen trap 14, respectively, which, in use, cooperate to prevent or limit unintentional rotation of the spin nut element 12. The teeth may alternatively extend axially. Features of the unintentional rotation means on the adaptor and spin nut may be reversed.
Patent GB-2414984-A (GB)
Title: Protective packaging case
Inventor: PITT JEFFREY GRAHAM
IPC: B65D81/02
Filed: 2005-06-13
Abstract: A packaging case C for enclosing memory cards A,B;D,E is of one-piece vacuum-formed moulded sheet and comprises two rectangular shells 1,2 of open-trough form hinged individually to a spine 3. The cavity 8,9 of each shell 1;2 contains a row of upstanding posts 15;19 centrally located between rows of stepped buttresses 17, 18;21,22, Closing of the case C inverts the shells 1;2 on one another about the hinged spine 3, bringing the two rows of posts 15;19 into register with one another and establishing a closed compartment. Each card A;B;D,E is retained in the compartment by distributed-point contact within upper and lower, elongate channels or slots which are of divergent cross-section defined between frusto-conical bases 26;30 of the posts 15;19 and backwardly-sloping bases 23;24;27;28 of the buttresses 17;18;21;22.
Patent GB-2428643-A (GB)
Title: A shopping trolley
Inventor: COUGHLAN DEIRDRE ANNE
IPC: B62B3/00
Filed: 2005-07-28
Abstract: A shopping trolley (2) which is constructed for use by a person who does not use a private car and who travels with their shopping trolley to and from shops by walking and/or public transport, the shopping trolley (2) being such that it comprises an outer container (4), a handle (6), four wheels (8) positioned one at each of four corner parts (10) of the shopping trolley (2), and a brake (12) for preventing unwanted movement of the shopping trolley (2), the outer container (4) being made of sheet material which is rigid or semi-rigid for durability and security purposes, and which has an outer surface (14) which is designed for being wiped clean for aesthetic purposes. The trolley may further include sub-compartments, a lockable lid, internal or external illumination, an overload warning device, and/or an electronic entertainment of communications device.
Patent GB-2428825-A (GB)
Title: Watch with changing colours
Inventor: DENVER BERNARD JOHN
IPC: G04B47/00
Filed: 2005-08-06
Abstract: A wrist watch has an outer casing and a face. The outer casing has a light sensor and the casing changes colour according to artificial or natural light. The face has a heat sensor, the face changing colour according to the wearer's body temperature.
Patent GB-2432899-A (GB)
Title: Masonry chimney stack construction incorporating a damp migration limiter system
Inventor: RUSSELL BARRY
IPC: F23J13/04
Filed: 2005-11-30
Abstract: A chimney stack in accordance with the invention has a damp course formed from a multiplicity of lapped watertight segments 13 each composed of a robust, firm, and durable, water-impermeable plastic sheet material. The several lapped segments which lie between adjacent brick courses each have a brick-platform portion 15 and at least one, inner, longitudinal side flange portion 15a. The majority of the segments are of channel cross-section, having a second, outer, longitudinal side flange 15b. Damp migrating through the stack from above through porosities in bricks seated upon the brick-platform portions makes wetting contact with the damp course segments, further movement of migratory damp being thereafter prevented, otherwise than by capillary action along the wetted continuous uninterrupted surface of the brick-platform portions of the several segments in a direction toward a place or places 17 of escape for such damp. The place or places of escape is/are provided by a segment, or a sequence of lapped segments, devoid of an outer side flange portion or portions 15b the brick-platform portion or portions of which are between two adjacent brick course portions provided at a stack frontal wall or walls. The invention extends, also, to a set of parts adapted to be integrated with one another such as to constitute a damp course as stated.
Patent GB-2435729-A (GB)
Title: A slot-loaded loudspeaker enclosure with curved walls
Inventor: TREANOR MARK
IPC: H04R1/02
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: The loudspeaker 2 comprises a body 4 having an inlet and an outlet formed by a curved front wall 14, a curved rear wall 12 and two mutually parallel sidewalls. The outlet opens at the slot 30 and the inlet accommodates a loudspeaker driver mounted within an acoustic low-pass filtering housing 32. Discs 20 may be mounted within the enclosure to affect standing waves. A further embodiment (figs 3 and 4) makes use of two such bodies. The pressure and the velocity of the sound waves within the enclosure are affected by both the low-pass filtering housing 32 and the loading slot 30.
Patent GB-2428649-A (GB)
Title: Wheelchair movable on a staircase
Inventor: HSU LUNG-HO
IPC: A61G5/06
Filed: 2006-04-21
Abstract: A wheelchair includes a chair body (1), two opposite track units (3) each pivotally mounted on the chair body, and two opposite support units (2) each pivotally mounted between the chair body and a respective one of the track units. Thus, the wheelchair is movable on a staircase by operation of the track units, thereby facilitating a user operating the wheelchair to move on a staircase.
Patent GB-2428246-A (GB)
Title: Detergent tablet with specific surface area
Inventor: GERET LAURENCE
IPC: C11D17/00
Filed: 2006-06-29
Abstract: A cleaning tablets, preferably a dishwashing tablet is by a surface area of between 800mm<2> and 4000mm<2>. It may be used singularly or with one or more other like tablets depending upon a required washing performance/level of soiling. The tablet may contain or be substantially free fro water-softener or rinse aid. Also provided are cleaning methods which use the tablets and packaged products which comprise the tablets.
Patent GB-2434049-A (GB)
Title: Rate smoothing a context based adaptive entropy decoding scheme using a FIFO
Inventor: FENNEY SIMON
IPC: H03M7/40
Filed: 2006-12-07
Abstract: Incoming decoded data 1, for example from an H264 decoder, is fed to an encoder unit 2 that entropy encodes the decoded data using a parallel encoding scheme that includes context based arithmetic encoding. The syntax is chosen so that the context does not depend on the immediately previously encoded symbol. The output of the encoder 2 is fed to a FIFO memory whose output is fed to a complementary decoder 4 whose output produces a delayed copy of the incoming decoded data 1.
Patent GB-2445621-A (GB)
Title: Container made from two components
Inventor: REARDON DAVID
IPC: A47G7/06
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: A container component <B>6</B> comprises a base wall portion <B>8</B>, at least one side wall portion <B>5</B> and at least one connector <B>1, 2</B> associated with the base <B>8</B> and/or side wall portion <B>5</B>, the connector/s <B>1, 2</B> being adapted to permit two like container components <B>6</B> to be clipped together to form a container. The container components <B>6</B> may be injection moulded and may be identical. The container components <B>6</B> may further comprise a waterproof liner or a seal between the interface between the container components. Also disclosed is a container made from the above container components and a container comprising two or more sections which when assembled together allow for the display, storage and transportation of a decorative item or items. The assembled container may form a vase for flowers.
Patent GB-2435556-A (GB)
Title: Motor control with dynamic braking and direct current braking
Inventor: RAUPP HENRY F
IPC: H02P3/24
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: A machine for inspecting a glass bottle includes a carriage (12) displaceable by a 3-phase servo motor (10) having three power supply lines (16). The rotation of the servo motor is stopped when power has been removed, for example by activation of an emergency stop (33), by connecting braking resistors (26) across the three supply lines (16). The servo motor is then held at its stopped position by connecting a direct current power supply (20) to two of the three supply lines (16). Solid state relays (22, 28) may be used to set up the braking modes. The system is applicable to glass machinery.
Patent GB-2432835-A (GB)
Title: Culturing human embryonic stem cells
Inventor: THOMSON JAMES A
IPC: C12N5/02
Filed: 2005-09-08
Abstract: Previous methods for culturing human embryonic stem cells have required either fibroblast feeder cells or a medium, which has been exposed to fibroblast feeder cells in order to maintain the stem cells in an undifferentiated state. It has now been found that if high levels of fibroblast growth factor are used in a medium with gamma amino butyric acid, pipecholic acid, lithium and lipids, the stem cells will remain undifferentiated indefinitely through multiple passages, even without feeder cells or conditioned medium. A humanized matrix of human proteins can be used as a basement matrix to culture the cells. New lines of human embryonic stem cells made using these culture conditions, the medium and the matrix, will never have been exposed to animal cells, animal products, feeder cells or conditioned medium.
Patent GB-2450095-A (GB)
Title: A connection device for connecting a bicycle rack to a connection member on a vehicle
Inventor: WANG CHIU-KUEI
IPC: B60D1/06
Filed: 2007-06-11
Abstract: A connection device (A) for connecting a bicycle rack to a connection member (61), such as a tow ball on a vehicle includes a clamping unit (20) composed of four quarters (20a), each quarter (20a) having a protrusion (211) extending from a top thereof. A resilient ring (25) is mounted to the four protrusions (20a). The connection member (61) on the vehicle is accommodated in the clamping unit (20). A bolt (10) includes a polygonal head (11) and a shank (12), the head (11) being clamped by the protrusions (211) of the four quarters (20a) and the shank (12) extending through a top of the clamping unit (20) . A mounting member (30) is mounted to the clamping unit and a nut (40) is rested on the mounting member (30) and threadedly connected to the shank (12). A cap (50) is threadedly connected to the shank (12) and includes a lock (52) which locks the cap (50) and an extension (32) of the mounting member (30).
Patent GB-2451476-A (GB)
Title: Frequency locked loop with fractional division function in forward path
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H03L7/197
Filed: 2007-07-31
Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit for receiving an input signal having a first frequency and generating an output signal having a second frequency. The circuit comprises a forward branch for receiving the input signal and generating the output signal and a return branch for generating a feedback signal from the output signal. The forward branch comprises a frequency ratio detector 52 (fig.5) for receiving the input signal and the feedback signal and outputting a value based on a ratio of a frequency of the feedback signal to the first frequency; a word length reduction block 54, such as a sigma delta modulator, for receiving a fractional component k of a first division factor and generating a modulated output; an adder 56 for forming a sum of an integer component M of the first division factor and the modulated output of the word length reduction block; a subtracting element 58 for subtracting the output value of the frequency detector from the sum; and an oscillator 62 controlled by an output from the subtracting element. The advantage of the invention is that the 'resolution' of the system is not thrown away until after the frequency detecting stage.
Patent GB-2437876-A (GB)
Title: Device for a loading and unloading system
Inventor: MUNCK FREDRIK
IPC: B66C1/66
Filed: 2006-01-16
Abstract: A device is described for carrying out loading and unloading operations of cargo with the help of cranes where the cargo or the cargo-bearing unit is coupled to a fastening body in a wire, chain or the like via a yoke, a hook, fork or the like. The device is characterised in that the fastening body comprises a grabbing body (20) that can be connected to a coupling body (30) connected to the cargo, and the device comprises means for bringing together*/centring and subsequent coupling of the arrangement and the coupling body, and appliances to release the coupling between the means.
Patent GB-2444804-A (GB)
Title: Sports garment
Inventor: RANCE JASON
IPC: A41D7/00
Filed: 2007-08-10
Abstract: A sports garments (2), for example swim suits or other sports is provided in which a plurality of panels are laminated on the outer surface of a base layer (4) of stretchable elasticated fabric to offer (in the case of a swim suit) improved performance for competitive swimmers through a reduction in surface drag, a reduction in form drag and/or improved stability in the water.
Patent GB-2451840-A (GB)
Title: Lancing device
Inventor: NICHOLLS CLIVE
IPC: A61B5/151
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: A lancing device comprises a main body having a drive spring, hammer, trigger mechanism and a lancet holder 22. A lancet 36 may be pushed to engage in snap fit with forwardly extending arms 28 of the lancet holder. Whilst free to move axially, the lancet 36 is held against rotation and, following use, is released from the lancet holder by rotating the lancet holder using release means 20, (76) to disengage the lancet from the forwardly extending arms 28 thus freeing the lancet.
Patent GB-2452573-A (GB)
Title: Door closer having a spacer to adjust the pre-load of a biasing member
Inventor: REID ALISTER PETER
IPC: E05F1/10
Filed: 2007-09-10
Abstract: A door closer for mounting between a door leaf and a door frame, the door closer comprising: an elongate housing 2 for mounting in one of the door leaf or door frame, a plunger 6 disposed in and movable along the housing 2, a biasing element 4 , which may be a helical compression spring, disposed in the housing 2 and biasing the plunger 6 inwardly of the housing 2, a spacer 11 mounted between an end of the biasing element 4 and an opposing end of the plunger 6, the spacer 11 separating the opposing ends of biasing element 4 and the plunger 6 by a predetermined distance, and a tension member 14 having a first end pivotally connected at a first pivot to the plunger and a second end, and an anchor element assembly 26 to which the second end is pivotally connected at a second pivot, the anchor element assembly comprising a mounting member for mounting in the other of the door leaf or door frame. A kit of parts may be provided which includes a plurality of spacers 11. The plurality of spacers may be of different sizes to apply different pre-loads to the spring 4 to suit different doors. Alternatively the plurality of spacers may be of the same length and multiple spacers can be installed to create a larger pre-load. The kit of parts may also include a plurality of biasing elements of different biasing strengths to accommodate different doors.
Patent GB-2453159-A (GB)
Title: Estimating mass air flow rates for multiple intake internal combustion engines
Inventor: RAI HARJIT SINGH
IPC: F02D41/18
Filed: 2007-09-28
Abstract: An engine having twin air intakes 1, 2 (fig. 1) is provided with mass air flow sensors 5, 6 (fig. 1) for providing an estimate of air flow into the throttle body 3 (fig. 1). During periods of engine operation where the sensor measurements are determined to be inaccurate, an estimate of air flow is provided by a look up table 9 (fig. 1). Accuracy of the sensors is determined by a comparison of their respective outputs.
Patent GB-2445646-A (GB)
Title: Golf bag stand with legs having a compound bend
Inventor: QUARTARONE FRANK A III
IPC: A63B55/57
Filed: 2007-12-04
Abstract: A golf bag includes an extensible stand comprising first and second legs 46, 48, moveable by an actuator rod, 34, 38, 40, between a retracted and deployed position, each leg having an upper 54, 54a, intermediate (66, Fig 4) and lower segment 56, where the longitudinal axes of the upper and lower segments are parallel but radially offset from each other. The intermediate segments join the respective upper and lower segments together and may be curvilinear and/or rigid. The upper segment of each leg may be radially and pivotally secured, at spaced apart locations, to the body of the bag. The body of the bag may be tubular and made from a flexible fabric sleeve. It may also have a substantially rigid spine and a partially collapsible side opposite the spine. The legs provide increased stability when deployed, without increasing the splay angle and also permits the legs to fold compactly against the golf bag body.
Patent GB-2442925-A (GB)
Title: Keyboard with extended connection
Inventor: CHOO POO DEE
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 2006-08-16
Abstract: A keyboard (116) for use with a host computer has a main portion (132) with a processor and a driver; and an auxiliary portion (134) releasable connected to the main portion and being operatively connected to the processor by a cable (146). The processor and the driver of the main portion are used for operation of the auxiliary portion.
Patent GB-2460837-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling the temperature within a room of a building
Inventor: RUSSELL-SMITH GEOFFREY
IPC: E04B5/48
Filed: 2008-06-10
Abstract: A method of controlling the temperature of a thermal load 53, 54 within a structure 50 (objects 54 and air 53 within a room of a building 50) comprises a structural member 10 (a wall, floor or ceiling of a building) having a thermal mass, the temperature of the thermal load 53, 54 being controlled by thermal energy transfer between the structural member 10 and the thermal load 53, 54, the structural member 10 having at least one duct 18a - 18e communicating a flow of air that is supplied to the thermal load 53, 54 and permits convective thermal energy transfer between the air passed along the at least one duct 18a- 18e and the thermal load53, 54, and a conduit 32 located in the at least one duct 18a - 18e communicating a fluid and permits thermal transfer with the air passing through the at least one duct 18a - 18e. The at least one duct 18a - 18e may be separated by ribs (20, fig 1a) and communicate with each other through openings 30 drilled in a face 12 of the structural member 10 thereby creating a serpentine passage. Conduit 32 may be flexible and comprise of a first part (32a) and a second part 32a connected together by a connector (38). Fluid communicating through the conduit 32 may be water or a refrigerant.
Patent GB-2461516-A (GB)
Title: A method of predicting traffic in a wireless network
Inventor: KULKARNI PARAG GOPAL
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2008-06-30
Abstract: A method of predicting traffic in a wireless network having a plurality of wireless devices, is carried out at at least one of the wireless devices in communication with at least one further wireless device, and comprises determining a measure of traffic on the network over a preceding time interval and predicting its value for a forward time interval based on the determined measure.
Patent GB-2448845-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for generating electrical power
Inventor: CLUNAS ROBERT
IPC: F03B3/06
Filed: 2007-11-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus for generating electrical power from a flow of fluid and an associated method. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a main body to which there are coupled blades to impart rotation of the main body in response to the flow of fluid such that angular momentum of the main body is conserved upon a change of direction of fluid flow. Accordingly, electricity can be generated while the main body is rotating, and while the direction of fluid changes, such as during a slack water period in a tidal flow.
Patent GB-2455168-A (GB)
Title: A method for adding filler to a fibre suspension
Inventor: SELIN JUKKA
IPC: D21H17/67
Filed: 2007-08-30
Abstract: A method for adding filler to a fibre suspension, in which method at least one aluminium salt is dissolved into the fibre suspension, and aluminium hydroxide acting as filler is precipitated onto the surface of the fibre by means of the pH conditions of the fibre suspension.
Patent GB-2453031-A (GB)
Title: Dual pawl reversible ratchet mechanism
Inventor: HOPPER RICHARD
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 2008-03-18
Abstract: The ratchet 10 includes a body 14 with a cavity 16 receiving pawls 20, 22 and ratchet gear 24. A cover plate 50 closes the cavity. A reversing lever 70 is operably coupled with the pawls for selecting the drive direction. The lever has a first recess for receiving a spring-biased ball 156 in a first lever position corresponding to a first drive direction. A second recess receives the spring-biased ball in a second lever position corresponding to a second drive direction. The ratchet also includes a through bore 150 with a first bore opening 154 proximate to the reversing lever and a second bore opening 152 distal to the lever. The ball is inserted through the second bore opening to be disposed in biased contact with the reversing lever at the first bore opening. The spring is inserted into the second bore opening after the ball is inserted therein.