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Patent GB-2448007-A (GB)
Title: Braking System having braking demand signal generators
Inventor: POTTER LAURENCE JOHN
IPC: B60T7/04
Filed: 2007-10-29
Abstract: A vehicle braking system comprising first and second electrical braking demand signal generators 14b and 14b', at least two modulators 16a-d, each of which is connected to a source of pressurised fluid 20 and 20', the first modulator having being electrically connected to and having an input for receipt of an electrical braking demand signal from the first electrical braking demand signal generator 14b and the second modulator being electrically connected to and having an input for receipt of an electrical braking demand signal from the second electrical braking demand signal generator 14b', each modulator being adapted, on receipt of an electrical braking demand signal, to generate an appropriate pneumatic or hydraulic fluid brake actuation signal for transmission to a fluid operable brake actuator 25a-d, wherein the electrical connection between the first electrical braking demand signal generator and the first modulator is entirely separate from the electrical connection between the second electrical braking demand signal generator and the second modulator. The modulator 16a-d may be mounted adjacent or integral with the brake actuator 25a-d.
Patent GB-2454260-A (GB)
Title: Water driven turbine power generation device
Inventor: LIN HSIEN-MING
IPC: F03B13/00
Filed: 2007-11-05
Abstract: A power generation device includes a tower 1 comprising top and bottom reservoirs 11, 12 and at least one compartment 15 there between. The, or each, compartment 15 is separated from the next lower compartment 15, or bottom reservoir 12, by a partition 16 that defines a discharge opening 161. A turbine 2 is arranged in the, or each, compartment 15, a shall 22 thereof being coupled to an electric generator. Water in the top reservoir 11 and is allowed to flow down into the next lower compartment 15 through a discharge opening so as to rotate turbine 2, which in turn drives the generator to generate electrical power. Water collected in the bottom reservoir 12 can be selectively pumped back to the top reservoir by a pump 13 for maintaining cyclic operation of the power generation device. Each partition 16 may have a concave profile to guide water into the opening 161 therein. A water conduit 17 external to the tower 1 may provide water from an external source into the, or each, compartment 17. The generator may be a dynamo.
Patent GB-2443132-A (GB)
Title: Latchable hanger assembly for liner drilling and completion
Inventor: MILLER TROY A
IPC: E21B7/20
Filed: 2006-07-19
Abstract: Methods and systems for conducting liner drilling and subsequent completion of the drilled section by cementing and anchoring the liner (32) into place. The methods and systems prevent the liner from being cemented in a bent or corkscrewed configuration. Additionally, there are no exterior components associated with the liner during drilling so as to allow relatively unrestricted return of drilling mud and cuttings.
Patent GB-2461120-A (GB)
Title: Disposable overall for a baby or young child
Inventor: HAMMOND LESLEY MORETTE
IPC: A41B13/00
Filed: 2008-06-24
Abstract: A disposable overall; providing protection for clothes worn by babies and young children, is disclosed. The overall may have legs or a skirt design (figure 2). The overall may have an optional water-proof bib (figure 4) which may be attached by Velcro (RTM) fastenings 2. The overall may be formed of anti-static material.
Patent GB-2450629-A (GB)
Title: Creating a high pressure fluid seal for wireline operations
Inventor: MCCORRY MARK
IPC: E21B33/068
Filed: 2008-06-27
Abstract: A method and apparatus for containing fluid in an area of a wellbore annulus, such as around a wireline 130 being introduced into a wellbore, involves energising fluid to create a fluid flow which is at least partially obstructed and is directed to form in the annulus a localised area of high pressure to contain fluid in an area of the annulus of lower pressure. Fluid is introduced through port 22 and is deflected off deflector insert 20, impact surfaces 28 which produces a large back pressure thereby creating an are of high pressure, that acts as a pressure plug, around a wireline 130 or slickline.
Patent GB-2451570-A (GB)
Title: A cable duct attachment for use with a pole retention system
Inventor: MCCARTHY HENRY P
IPC: E01F9/011
Filed: 2008-07-28
Abstract: An attachment for a pole retention system is described wherein the attachment has a plurality of access channels 20a, 20b, allowing the routing of different cable ducts through the internal chamber of the attachment and where the access channels are arranged in pairs where the access channels of the pair are arranged adjacent one another on one side of the housing. The attachment comprises an engaging collar 24 which enables rotation relative to the pole retention system. The attachment may comprise two pairs of access channels located on opposite sides of the housing and the housing may comprise two identical halves which may be secured together in use. The engaging collar may comprise a circular collar with an engaging shoulder. The access channels may comprise a releasable sealing means which may be frangible. The attachment is used to accommodate both the passage of cable ducting into the interior of a pole housed in the retention system, as well as to allow the transit of cable ducting through the housing when there is reduced surface depth within which to operate, e.g. bridges.
Patent GB-2448642-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for using an umbilical
Inventor: BAYKO TIM
IPC: E21B15/02
Filed: 2007-03-01
Abstract: A subsea well system comprising a vessel located in a body of water; a blowout preventer connected to said vessel, the blowout preventer defining a top of the system; a riser comprising a first end connected to said blowout preventer at the top of the system, and a second end connected to a wellhead of a wellbore at the bottom of the system; a seal located within the riser below the blowout preventer and above the wellhead; and an umbilical within the riser connected to the vessel at a first end, and connected to the seal at a second end.
Patent GB-2464998-A (GB)
Title: Bacterial process for the preparation metal-doped magnetite nanoparticles
Inventor: COKER VICTORIA S
IPC: B01J35/00
Filed: 2008-09-04
Abstract: A process for preparing magnetite nanoparticles incorporating one of more transition elements comprising exposing a ferric iron source to a culture of dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria (DIRB) and/or a sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) in the presence of a redox mediator. The preferred ferric iron source is ferrihydrite, the preferred bacterium is G. sulfurreducens, the preferred redox mediator is an electron shuttle such as anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonate (AQDS). The preferred source of the metal dopant is sodium tetrachloropalladate (Na2PdCl4). The resultant metal-doped magnetite nanoparticles may be coated with a biomolecular coating derived from the bacterium. The metal-doped magnetite nanoparticles are useful catalytically, especially in the Heck reaction between iodobenzene and either styrene or ethyl acrylate. For this reaction, the metal-doped magnetite nanoparticles are more effective catylysts than commercially available colloidal palladium catalysts.
Patent GB-2461584-A (GB)
Title: Hot beverage making apparatus
Inventor: GABRIELE PAUL GAETANO
IPC: A47J31/00
Filed: 2008-11-25
Abstract: Apparatus for brewing hot beverages, eg tea and coffee, and supplying hot and cold water to a separate tap or taps is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pump 20 fed by a cold water supply which may be a mains supply or a storage tank. The pump increases the pressure of the cold water to a level suitable for brewing coffee which water is then supplied to a boiler 34 via a connector 28 which redirects some of the cold water to mixer tap 12. The heated water is supplied to brewing means 44 via a connector 38 which redirects some of the heated water to mixer tap 12. Alternatively, separate cold and hot water taps can be attached to the hot and cold water feeds 40 and 30. A sink 14 may also be provided. An alternative arrangement which can supply constant hot water supply when coffee is not being brewed is also disclosed. The apparatus is particularly suitable for remote use, ie when mains electricity and water supplies are unavailable, and may be mounted on a vehicle.
Patent GB-2465753-A (GB)
Title: Copper based bearing alloy comprising tin, nickel, bismuth and alumina
Inventor: JOHNSTON JANETTE
IPC: C22C9/00
Filed: 2008-11-26
Abstract: A bearing material which comprises (by weight): 4-12 % tin; 0.1-2 °% nickel, 1-6 % bismuth, 0.01 — less than 0.10 % alumina in the form of particles, with the balance being copper and incidental impurities. The alumina particles have a size of 8-19 microns. A bearing is made by mixing a powder comprising (by weight): 4-12 % tin and 0.1-2 % nickel, with the balance being copper and impurities, with bismuth powder and alumina powder to give a powder mixture with the composition defined above, spreading the powder mixture on a backing, sintering, consolidating the sintered material, re-sintering and then forming a bearing.
Patent GB-2465762-A (GB)
Title: Fluid purification
Inventor: MILLER PETER ANTHONY
IPC: B01D29/09
Filed: 2008-11-27
Abstract: A fluid purification apparatus and system comprises a movable filter band arranged to intermittently move over a plane, pervious support member, an element movable with respect to the pervious support member, peripherally engages and seals a section of the filter band when the filter band is stationary, to form a space into which fluid is delivered and allowed to exit through the sealed section of filter band by means of a pressure differential. Also provided is at least one more separately located planer support member enabling further operational procedures to be carried out. A fluid purification member preferably in the form of a packed bed unit or an extended filter surface is provided.
Patent GB-2469877-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing ceramic catalysts
Inventor: HAMIDZADEH MARZIEH
IPC: B01J21/06
Filed: 2009-05-01
Abstract: A ceramic catalyst of formula AA'MM'X prepared using sol-gel and ceramic methodologies comprises preparing a sol or slurry in an organic acid, alcohol or water of an alkaline earth metal component (A) preferably barium or strontium; a powdered or liquid transition metal component (M') selected from germanium, lead, silicon, tin, aluminium, gallium, antimony, bismuth or niobium; a powdered metal component (M) wherein M is selected from titanium or zirconium; and X is oxygen/s. The formula may optionally comprise A' selected from samarium or indium; The components are refluxed or mixed together, and the powder is dried and heated with a temperature program to calcination temperatures. The catalyst is for converting methane to higher hydrocarbons by oxidative condensation (or coupling) of methane (OCM). The OCM catalyst may be mixed with a second catalyst of formula NBC/S, for CO2-reforming of methane or dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene, wherein N is a metal selected from Group IA or IIA, B is a metal from Group VB, VIB, VIIB and S is selected from silica, alumina, silica-gel, zirconia, titania, zeolite.
Patent GB-2470192-A (GB)
Title: Controlling an active vehicle subsystem
Inventor: ESSAILI ALI EL
IPC: B60G17/016
Filed: 2009-05-12
Abstract: A method for controlling at least one active subsystem in a motor vehicle comprises the steps of (a) repeatedly collecting vehicle motion data (ai, vi, i=1,_) , (b) selecting (S9-S11) a setting for at least one operating parameter of the active subsystem based on the collected vehicle motion data, (c) judging (S4, S6), based on said collected vehicle motion data, whether the vehicle is in an urban environment or not. When selecting said setting, vehicle motion data (ai, v1, i=1,_ ) collected while the vehicle is judged to be in an urban environment are disregarded (S7).
Patent GB-2471304-A (GB)
Title: Pre-filled syringe or autoinjector comprising an inner gas permeable container, filled with a drug, and an outer gas permeable container.
Inventor: YOUNG MATTHEW
IPC: A61M5/178
Filed: 2009-06-24
Abstract: The invention provides a syringe for dispensing a drug. The drug is housed in a gas permeable inner container 2, which preferably includes a cyclic olefin polymer. This is enclosed in a second gas impermeable container 3 made of EVOH or polyamide. The second container is less gas permeable than the first container. The second container partially or fully forms the rigid syringe body or is held within the rigid syringe body. The inner container 2 is sealed with a gas permeable seal 4 in contact with the drug and preferably includes a cyclic olefin polymer. Both the inner and outer containers are held within a rigid body which includes an outer housing, needle shield 7, locking arm 8 and a needle holding hub 13. Activation of the syringe results in the piercing of the seals 4 and 5 by the combined action of spring 10 and back end of the needle 12. This in turn causes the plunger 14 to be driven axially through the inner container 2 expelling the drug 1 through the needle 11 and into the patient. In another embodiment (fig 15) the inner and outer containers have additional seals 23 and 24 to enable a dispensing button 21 to pierce the seals and push the plunger into the container. The invention preserves the drug, without the need to use a glass container. It allows the drug to be easily accessed, without the need for a user to remove a gas barrier structure as a separate action. Figure 1 shows an auto injector embodiment, whilst figure 15 shows a manual syringe embodiment.
Patent GB-2472233-A (GB)
Title: Power connector system
Inventor: HADFIELD ROBERT HENRY
IPC: H01R13/00
Filed: 2009-07-29
Abstract: A power connector for a domestic appliance (e.g. cordless appliance) comprises a central terminal and at least three peripheral terminals distributed around the central terminal, the peripheral terminals being substantially equally spaced from the central terminal. At least one of the peripheral terminals may be a low voltage signal terminal. Additional terminals may be arranged further from the central terminal than the peripheral terminals. The terminals may comprise a projecting pin that is substantially free of insulating material and sealed within a housing by a sideways compression seal. The connector may include an adapter comprising a contact portion connected to a resilient contact provided on, or around, a distal end of the pin, and an adapter terminal electrically connected to, or integrated with, the contact portion. A rotatable shutter, or a seal with apertures or slits through which pin pass, may be included to waterproof the connector. A plurality of fixing points may be unevenly distributed around the periphery of the connector for fixing the connector to an appliance part. Corresponding terminals of plug and socket parts may be arranged to make electrical contact at a plurality of different relative orientations.
Patent GB-2461188-A (GB)
Title: Level ride vehicle freight lift
Inventor: ABLABUTYAN KARAPET
IPC: B60P1/44
Filed: 2006-03-31
Abstract: A lift comprises first and second arms 110, 120 coupled to a shackle 140 by first and second pins 142, 144 and a platform 160 rotatable about the second pin 144 between stowed and unstowed positions, which platform has a platform support 170 which stops against the first pin 142 to maintain the platform substantially level in the unstowed postion. The first pin 142 may slide along a channel (172 fig. 5B) in platform support 170. The stop for the platform is preferably formed at or above the axis of rotation of the platform. The arms 110, 120 and shackle 140 may form a parallelogram linkage used to raise and lower the platform 160.
Patent GB-2471530-A (GB)
Title: A reciprocating two stroke engine
Inventor: MERRITT DAN
IPC: F01M11/02
Filed: 2009-09-07
Abstract: A reciprocating two stroke engine is presented which uses a method of lubrication for the cylinder bore 2 by the delivery and extraction of oil to and from intercommunicating grooves 14, 114, 214 in the piston's skirt, through small delivery and extraction holes 25, 125 in the cylinder bore trapping oil between an upper oil scraping ring 41 and a lower oil scraping ring 42 positioned around the piston 1. This method avoids contamination of air pumped through the crankcase with lubricating oil which in turn reduces exhaust emissions.
Patent GB-2475085-A (GB)
Title: Pivoting deck vessel for allowing transfer to a fixed structure
Inventor: ARMSTRONG DAVID
IPC: B63B3/48
Filed: 2009-11-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to a vessel 1 comprising a deck (6, Fig 1a) including a pivoting portion 8. The pivoting portion has a pivot end 10 connected to the deck by a pivot having its axis transverse to the bow to stern axis of the vessel. The pivoting portion also has a docking end 12, at or projecting beyond either the bow or the stern of the vessel, the docking end is distal to the pivot end, and is formed and arranged for connecting to a structure 18 in use of the vessel. The pivoting portion of the deck allows the vessel of the invention to connect with or dock to a structure, such as, for example the mast of an offshore wind turbine device and can allow safer transfer of personnel or equipment from the vessel to the structure.
Patent GB-2476472-A (GB)
Title: Combining unacknowledged and queued packets to form ARQ retransmission packet such that queued packet can be recovered from other packets and not sent
Inventor: SEVIN JULIEN
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2009-12-22
Abstract: In an automatic repeat request (ARQ) retransmission scheme packets may arrive out of order, triggering an ACKnowledgement or NACK (negative acknowledgement) that results in a retransmission packet being sent (Fig. 14a). The invention XORs the unacknowledged packet P1 with unsent packet P5 from the transmission queue, to form an anticipation packet AP. Which is then transmitted (Fig. 14b). If P1 arrives out of sequence it is XORed with AP to recover P5 (Fig. 14c), this is acknowledged and the original P5 is not transmitted (Fig. 14d). Thereby avoiding duplicated redundant transmission. If P1 is not received it is recovered by XORing AP and P5 (not shown). The invention is useful where TCP is tunnelled through UDP channels (eg. Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP)). The system may also use retransmission packets formed using multiple unacknowledged packets.
Patent GB-527301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in receivers or amplifiers for radio and like signals
IPC: H01J43/30
Filed: 1939-03-30
Abstract: 527,301. Circuits for electron multipliers. BOSCH, F. J. G. VAN DEN., and VACUUM-SCIENCE PRODUCTS, Ltd. March 30, 1939, No. 10026. [Class 40 (v)] A circuit for the reception of wave bands, such as the adjacent carriers of television and associated sound signals, comprises a broadly-tuned input circuit feeding two electron-multipliers 10, 11 connected in cascade through circuits 29, 30 tuned to the vision carrier frequency, the carrier for the associated sound signals being taken off from the final secondary cathode 16 of the first multiplier through tuned circuits 38, 39 connected to a further multiplier. Specifications 516,621 and 516,664 are referred to.
Patent GB-1204401-A (GB)
Title: Focusing arrangement for photographic cameras
Inventor: KONIG GOTTFRIED
IPC: G02B7/36
Filed: 1968-03-01
Abstract: 1,204,401. Automatic focusing. PENTACON DRESDEN KAMERAUND KINOWERKE VEB. 1 March, 1968, No. 10032/68. Heading H4D. An automatic focusing arrangement in a photographic camera includes a photo-cell having a non-linear relationship between the emitted photo-current and the area of the cell illuminated when a subject being taken is imaged thereupon, this photo-current depending on the degree of defocusing and being used to effect a displacement of the objective lens of the camera, e.g. by a servomotor. The non- linearity may be achieved by providing a graduated filter of varying density in front of the sensitive area of the cell, or the sensitive area may have different partial sensitivities. With the non-linearity established as above by external means, photo-electric elements having a linear relationship between the photo-current and the illumination intensity (e.g. photoelectric diodes) may be used.
Patent GB-1510571-A (GB)
Title: Aminoglycosidic antibiotic
IPC: C12P1/04
Filed: 1976-03-12
Abstract: 1510571 Antibiotic 32,999 RP RHONE POULENC INDUSTRIES 12 March 1976 13 March 1975 1 July 1975 3 Feb 1976] 10045/76 Heading C2C Novel antibiotic 32,999 RP of the formula and acid addition salts thereof, are prepared (a) by microbiological reduction of carminomycin of the formula or an acid addition salt thereof, (b) by aerobically cultivating Streptomyces coeruleorubidus DS 8,899(NRRL 3046), DS 31,723(NRRL 3045) or DS7,126 (NRRL 8098) or Streptomyces bifurcus DS23,219 (NRRL 3539) or a mutant thereof capable of producing the antibiotic, in an aqueous nutrient medium containing assimilable sources of C,N and inorganic substances, and an adjuvant selected from barbital, phenobarbital, butobarbital, penthiobarbital and alkali metal salts of said barbitals, amethopterin, sulphanilamide, sulphathiazole and sulphapyridazine, and isolating the desired product from the medium ; and (c) by aerobically cultivating Streptomyces atroviolaceus DS 8,938 (NRRL 8148) or a mutant thereof capable of producing the antibiotic, using an aqueous nutrient medium containing assimilable sources of C, N and inorganic substances, and isolating the desired product from the medium hydrolysis. Pharmaceutical compositions having antitumour activity comprise, as active ingredient, antibiotic 32,999RP or a non-toxic acid addition salt thereof, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 32,999RP may be converted to its aglycone by acid hydrolysis.
Patent GB-269552-A (GB)
Title: Sorting device for machines for the manufacture of wafers and like articles
IPC: A21B5/02
Filed: 1927-04-12
Abstract: 269,552. Anciens Etablissements A. Savy, Jeanjean, et Cie, and Baker Perkins, Ltd., (Assignees of Rimeur, G. J. C.). April 12, 1926, [Convention date]. Discharging devices for endless chain conveyers.-In a wafer baking machine wherein all the moulds are not designed to produce the same type of wafer, the wafers are automatically sorted when leaving the moulds. This is effected by discharging the wafers on to a number of pivoted flaps which, when aligned, form a continuous inclined surface. but, when displaced, allow the wafers to slide into any one of a number of receivers. As shown in Fig. 1, the invention is applied to a machine of the type having baking-moulds in the form of a chain, and the air-jet apparatus described in Specification 269,551, [Class 28 (i), Bread-making &c.], is employed for removing the wafers from the lower plates of the moulds. The moulds are arranged in groups, each group making a particular type of wafer. The wafers are discharged at the position A on to plates 13, 14 which are substantially balanced on pivots 15, 16, and when aligned allow the wafers to drop into a receiver 36, but when displaced allow the wafers to drop into the receiver 34 or the receiver 35. The displacement is effected by air jets 21, 22 which act on troughs 19, 20, and the jets are controlled by rotary cocks 29 having spindles carrying star-wheels 30, 31, Fig. 4, which are acted on by tappets 11. 12 carried, preferably in a removable manner, on the covers of certain of the moulds. The tappets are arranged to actuate one, or both, or neither of the moulds, so that the flaps are positioned to discharge the wafers from one group of moulds into the appropriate receptacle, whereupon the tappets rotate one or both cocks 29 to readjust the flaps to direct the wafers from the next group of moulds into another receptacle. More than two flaps may be used, the apparatus being capable of sorting kinds of articles numbering one more than the number of flaps used. The machine may, or may not, be provided with automatic means for detaching the wafers from the moulds. The air may be supplied from any independent source or from a compressor driven from the machine.