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Patent GB-2405799-A (GB)
Title: Dry powder inhaler incorporating a valve which is opened and closed by pressurized gas
Inventor: SARKAR MATTHEW NEIL
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2003-09-15
Abstract: A dry powder inhaler for delivering a dose of medicament for inhalation by a user includes a drug entrainment device and a valve. The valve is actuatable by the user to cause pressurized gas to flow through a dose of medicament disposed in the drug entrainment device to entrain said dose in the gas. The valve comprises a valve member <B>28</B> which is configured such that, in a first mode, pressurized gas biases the valve member <B>28</B> into an open state to allow the flow of gas through the valve and, in a second mode, pressurized gas biases the valve member <B>28</B> into a closed state to prevent flow of gas through the valve.
Patent GB-2398484-A (GB)
Title: Dust-collecting container for vacuum cleaner
Inventor: LEE HYUN-JU
IPC: B01D46/10
Filed: 2003-10-30
Abstract: A dust-collecting container 200 for a vacuum cleaner is removably mountable in a suction chamber (10a, FIG 1) of a cleaner body to filter dust from dust-laden air drawn into the suction chamber through an air suction hole (10b) that is connected with the outside. The dust-collecting container 200 has a dust-collecting casing 210 having a connecting hole 210b connected with the air suction hole (10b) and a discharge portion for discharging the drawn-in air. A filter assembly, having at least three filters 221, 222, 223, is removably mounted at the discharge portion. The filters 221, 222, 223 respectively and consecutively filter dust particles from the largest to the most minute particles from the dust-laden air drawn into the dust-collecting chamber (20a). The first filter 221 is preferably a net member, the second filter 222 is preferably a sponge and the third filter 223 is preferably a non-woven fabric. Consequently, the dust-collecting container 200 is rarely blocked even after a long period of use.
Patent GB-2409159-A (GB)
Title: A preparation for treating mud fever in horses
Inventor: YATES DONALD HENRY
IPC: A61K47/06
Filed: 2003-12-15
Abstract: A composition comprising petroleum jelly, silicone, phenoxy ethanol, chlorhexidine diglucomate, triclosan, lanolin, calendula, allantoin, alpha bisabolol and at least one branched chain ester and which is suitable for treating equine mud fever. Preferably the branched chain ester is crodamol CAP (cetearyl octanoate and isopropyl myristate). The preparation may also contain panthenol, tee tree oil, zinc oxide or monopropylene glycol. The preparation may be used to treat mud fever, cracked heel, rain scald or rain rot.
Patent GB-2398721-A (GB)
Title: The use of polyphosphate in beverages to provide colour stability
Inventor: BEARDMORE CRAIG
IPC: A23L5/41
Filed: 2004-01-27
Abstract: A beverage comprises a colour agent and sufficient polyphosphate to provide improved colour stability over time. The polyphosphate may be a sodium, potassium or calcium polyphosphate, in particular sodium hexametaphosphate. The polyphosphate may be present at up to 3000 mg/l. The beverage may comprise fruit juice, preferably between 0.1 and 50%. The colour agent may be a natural colour agent derived from a plant or fruit, such as anthocyanin,   b  -carotene or betaine.
Patent GB-2411182-A (GB)
Title: Anti-bacterial yarn
Inventor: KWON ERIC
IPC: D02G3/44
Filed: 2004-02-18
Abstract: A yarn (10) for a textile, wherein the yarn (10) is 1000 to 3000 denier in size and comprises a multiplicity of fibres (12, 14, 16) including anti-bacterial fibres (16) and micro-fibres (14). The fibres (12) may be either polyester fibres or spun fibres. The anti-bacterial fibres (16) may be polyester fibres carrying ionic silver. The micro-fibres (14) may be a combination of polyester and polyamide. The yarn may be used for towels.
Patent GB-2413350-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic Pile Cap Removal
Inventor: FRENCH PHILIP FRANK
IPC: E02D9/00
Filed: 2004-04-14
Abstract: A pile cage (2) has a reinforcement structure (4) having a first part (8) adapted to remain in a pile, the first part terminating at a predefined cut-off level (20), and a second part (10) that is protected in order to debond it from concrete cast around it. A split-walled annular tube (30) is located at the cut-off level (20) and is connected to a supply of pressurised fluid after the concrete has been poured and set. The tube (30) expands under pressure initiating a crack that is propagated by the escape of fluid from the slit (32) towards a centre of the pile at the cut-off level (20). The entire cracked central surface of the cast pile acts as a hydraulic jack separating the pile cap (104) from the remainder of the pile (102).
Patent GB-2403586-A (GB)
Title: Selectively storing data on a storage device (solid state) and a removable storage medium (disc)
Inventor: ADAMS GUY DE WARRENNE BRUCE
IPC: G11B25/04
Filed: 2004-07-02
Abstract: Data storage apparatus has a data storage device 14 and a data transfer device 18 for receiving a removable data storage medium. The data storage device can be a solid state memory and the removable data storage medium can be an optical or magnetic disc. The apparatus may be housed in a casing 12 having the same physical dimensions as a conventional solid state memory device for ease of use with existing host devices such as digital cameras. The apparatus can be used in a digital camera to store still photographs on the expensive, low capacity data storage device 14 and video on the cheap, high capacity removable data storage medium.
Patent GB-2403794-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle air conditioner device and method of preventing a window from fogging by controlling the air temperature and humidity within the vehicle
Inventor: YONEKURA MITSURU
IPC: B60H1/32
Filed: 2004-07-07
Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner device and method of preventing a window from fogging by controlling the air temperature and humidity within the vehicle by controlling the cooling and heating ability of a cooling and heating device of an air conditioning unit. The air conditioner and method includes a device for acquiring a temperature of the interior of a window (Tg), a device for acquiring a dew point absolute humidity of the window (Xrmax), a device for acquiring a temporary interior set absolute humidity of a compartment (Temp Xset) with respect to an upper limit relative humidity at a set temperature of the compartment (Tset), a device for setting a compartment set absolute humidity (Xset) as a function of the temporary interior set absolute humidity (Temp Xset) to prevent fogging and a device for acquiring the absolute humidity in the compartment (Xr). Furthermore, a required outlet air temperature (Tao) to obtain the set temperature of the compartment (Tset) as a function of solar radiation (Ts), compartment interior temperature (Tr) and exterior temperature (Tam) is calculated, a required outlet air absolute humidity (Xao) to obtain the interior set absolute humidity of the compartment (Xset) is calculated, and a control temperature for the air to be cooled (Tea) based on the required outlet air temperature (Tao) and absolute humidity (Xao) is calculated.
Patent GB-2418645-A (GB)
Title: A safety arrangement for a vehicle foot-well
Inventor: ERIKSSON MAGNUS
IPC: B60N3/06
Filed: 2004-09-30
Abstract: A safety arrangement is provided in a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle has a floor pan (1) terminating at its forward end with an inclined splash-wall (3, 4, 5). There is a moveable floor element (10) which has regions (12, 13, 14) which initially conform to and lie adjacent the splash-wall. There is a drive arrangement (15) associated with an accident sensor (16) to drive the moveable floor element rearwardly (figure 3) to a predetermined position. There is a fixed platform (17) located above a horizontal part of the floor pan to be located beneath the foot of a vehicle occupant and to provide a secure point for operation of a pedal. The movement of the moveable floor element (10) is restricted so that no part of the movable floor element impedes movement of a foot pedal (6) to the fully depressed condition. The drive arrangement may comprise a motor driven rack and pinion mechanism (figure 2), a biasing spring and moveable retaining element (figures 4 and 5), or a gas driven piston and cylinder unit (figure 6).
Patent GB-2406848-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible stillage
Inventor: HANCOCK KEITH
IPC: B65D19/12
Filed: 2004-10-01
Abstract: A stillage comprises a rectangular base <B>1</B> bounded by panels <B>2, 3, 4</B> on at least three sides. The panels <B>2, 3, 4</B> are each hinged to the base <B>1</B> in such a way that they may be folded from an upright position into a position facing the base <B>1</B> with the panels <B>2, 3, 4</B> folded one above another. In the upright position, edges of the panels <B>2, 3, 4</B> which are adjacent to one another are provided with linkages <B>23, 24</B> capable of being interengaged with another in a direction generally parallel to the adjacent edges, whereby the panels <B>2, 3, 4</B> are held together by the corners. The hinge of at least one of the panels <B>2, 3, 4</B> incorporates a lost motion coupling effective in a direction perpendicular to the base to allow engagement and disengagement of the linkages <B>23, 24</B>. The stillage may have three sides, two opposite panels <B>2, 3</B> being joined by an intermediate panel <B>4,</B> there being an opening opposite the intermediate panel <B>4</B>. The two opposite panels <B>2, 3</B> bounding the opening are linked to the base by stays <B>15</B>, which are foldable, to prevent outward displacement. The width of the base <B>1</B> is greater than the depth, the two opposite panels <B>2, 3</B> being of a height corresponding to the width of the base and the intermediate panel <B>4</B> is hinged horizontally to enable folding of two halves across the base.
Patent GB-2419692-A (GB)
Title: Organisation of task groups for a grid application
Inventor: SILVA FABRICIO ALVES DA
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 2004-10-29
Abstract: A method of organising tasks into groups for dispatch to nodes in a grid computing environment wherein the organisation step comprises aggregating a number of tasks into one or more groups and allocating them to a computational unit or node such that tasks which share a common input file are allocated to the same group. Preferably the number of groups is equal to the number of nodes. The tasks may also be aggregated such that the time taken to complete the tasks in a group is substantially the same. The aggregation step may also include determining the file affinity between pairs of tasks in respect of their input files. The allocation method may involve listing the tasks in increasing size and allocating the smallest to the group with the largest number of tasks as part of an iterative process until no task remain unallocated. The size of a task may be determined by the byte size of the associated input file.
Patent GB-2408307-A (GB)
Title: Insulated pipeline comprising three coaxial pipes for the transportation of liquefied natural gas
Inventor: OFFREDI MICHAEL
IPC: F16L9/14
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A pipeline for the transportation of a cryogenic liquid, especially liquefied natural gas thermally insulated and comprising three coaxial pipes formed of sections, one inner pipe (2) made of a material having a low thermal dilation coefficient, a middle pipe (3), and an outer pipe (4) made of steel, the annulus space (11) between the inner pipe (2) and the middle pipe (3) being provided with thermal insulation (7, 8), <B>wherein:</B> ```the pipes (2, 3, 4) are linked two by two using linking parts (5, 6) so as firstly to join the sections (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b) of each respective pipe and secondly to take up the loads produced by thermal contraction when the pipes change temperature, and ```the section (3b) of the middle pipe (3) is of a sufficient length such that when assembled, in cooperation with the linking parts (5, 6), it prevents the formation of a thermal bridge between the inner (2) and outer pipes (4). The annulus space (10) between the middle (3) and outer (4) pipes may be provided with thermal insulation and/or filled with a gas that is pressurized or depressurized with respect to the pressure of the surrounding sub-marine environment.
Patent GB-2410346-A (GB)
Title: Multi-state status reporting for high-availability cluster nodes
Inventor: POMARANSKI KEN GARY
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 2005-01-19
Abstract: One embodiment disclosed relates to a node system (100) of a high-availability cluster. The node system (100) includes at least a first register (110) and an output port (116). The first register (110) stores multi-state status data of the node, and the output port (116) sends signals representing this multi-state status data. The multi-state status data includes at least one degraded state. The node system (100) may also include a second register (120) and an input port (118). The input port (118) receives signals representing the multi-state status data of another node. The second register (120) stores this multi-state status data from the other node. Another embodiment disclosed relates to a method (200) of status reporting for a node of a cluster. A set of rules is applied (202) to determine current multi-state status of the node. The states of the multi-state status including a good state, a bad state, and at least one degraded state.
Patent GB-2423329-A (GB)
Title: Double panelled plastic scaffold guard
Inventor: WRAGG NEIL PHILLIP
IPC: E04G5/14
Filed: 2005-02-09
Abstract: A safety guard for fitting to a building scaffold structure comprising a durable flexible plastic sheet folded to form two panels, allowing the device to be draped over a horizontal scaffold bar. Each guard has two laterally arranged wing structures which allow for adjacent panels to overlap each other in use. Such a feature also allows for guard panels to be arranged around any vertical scaffold poles. They may also be fitted to scaffold loading bay gates. The guards may be made in any colour and may incorporate logos or safety decals.
Patent GB-2417106-A (GB)
Title: Keeping track of memory usage for tasks in a shared heap
Inventor: OLEG A PLISS
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: The present invention provides a system that keeps track of the memory usage of tasks in a shared heap without performing a full garbage-collection operation. The system determines a memory usage by each task in a young generation 201 of the shared heap 200. The system then adds the memory usage for each task in the young generation of the shared heap to a global memory usage for each task (obtained during a preceding full garbage-collection operation) to produce an actual memory usage for each task. In order to keep track of which objects are owned by which tasks, the invention may either use boundary objects (302, 312, 322, 332, Fig. 3) or attach an identifier to an object's header or maintain a separate card table for each task. The invention may be applied to a memory-constrained computing device with a Java (RTM) Virtual Machine 104, such as a cell phone or portable computing device.
Patent GB-2420773-A (GB)
Title: Slip sheets for palletised loads of containers
Inventor: FACEY HUGH DAVID
IPC: B65D57/00
Filed: 2005-06-15
Abstract: A slip sheet (62) for use between layers (L) of containers, especially bottles (20), in a palletised load may comprise a rectangular board (63) having marginal portions (34) formed with corrugations (65, 66) extending perpendicular from their edges and merging into the general plane of the board (63), whereby, in use, a 'throat' is formed between the upward corrugations (66) on a lower slip sheet (62) and the downward corrugations (65) on an upper slip sheet (62) which prevents 'walking' of the outermost rows of bottles (20) in the intervening layer. Curved corners of the board (63) are provided with diverging corrugations (65X, 66X) to prevent 'walking' of bottles (20) from the corners of layers (L). A plurality of such slip sheets (62) can be stacked compactly and with great stability by virtue of the corrugations (65, 66) nesting in the corrugations of neighbouring slip sheets. Alternatively, the board (33) may have two sets of fingers (34, 35) which alternately diverge upwardly and downwardly, with interdigitated projections (37, 38). Further, alternatively, diverging leaves or a diverging beaded edge may be provided on the edge of the board.
Patent GB-2428128-A (GB)
Title: A display having a holographic privacy device
Inventor: GASS PAUL ANTONY
IPC: G02B5/32
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: A display comprises an image display device (2) for displaying an image into at least a first viewing zone (zone B) and a second viewing zone (zone A, zone C) and a holographic optical element (1) which, when illuminated with light of a pre-determined wavelength, directs light into the second viewing zone (zone A, zone C) but directs substantially no light into the first viewing zone (zone B). Illuminating the holographic optical element (1) with light of the pre-determined wavelength thus provides a narrow display mode in which an observer in the second viewing zone cannot make out an image displayed on the display device (2). The transmission spectrum of the holographic optical element, for light propagating along at least one direction in the first viewing zone, is such that no minima occur in the spectrum at wavelengths at which the image displayed on the image display device has an intensity significantly different from zero. This can be arranged, for example, by suitable choice of the predetermined wavelength.
Patent GB-2416669-A (GB)
Title: Food template for placing on a plate
Inventor: WATSON TRENT
IPC: A47G23/00
Filed: 2005-07-29
Abstract: A food template (10) is adapted to be removably applied to a food bearing surface of a food holder, such as a plate (20). The food template (10) physically defines a plurality of areas, each signifying the allowable quantity of food to be placed in the respective area. In one embodiment, the template (10) comprises an outer raised ring (11) and a plurality of raised radial arms (12) within the ring. Each of the food areas is defined between the ring and an adjacent pair of the arms. The template (10) includes indicia thereon indicating the type of food for each area.
Patent GB-2415726-A (GB)
Title: A disconnection device for a wireline
Inventor: FJELDE OLE GUNNAR
IPC: E21B17/05
Filed: 2004-03-26
Abstract: A device for connection of a wireline (2) provided with a conductor (10), the wireline (2) being intended particularly for a wireline tool (4), wherein the wireline is provided with a wireline connector (6) in which each wireline strand layer (12, 14) is biased and clamped between an inner sleeve (16, 26) and an outer sleeve (18, 28), and wherein the tensile load of the wireline (2) is transmitted to a fastening element (38) via the outer sleeves (18, 28), the wireline connector (6) being connected to the wireline tool (4) by means of a releasable disconnection device (8).
Patent GB-2420490-A (GB)
Title: A stackable watering can
Inventor: MANNING PETER ANTHONY
IPC: A01G25/14
Filed: 2005-11-25
Abstract: A stackable watering can with a tapered body 1 that has a top 2 and handle 4 that allows the top of the tapered body to be open thereby allowing another stackable watering can to nest inside it. Preferably the top of the watering can is formed in two pieces 2 that are hinged 3 to the body of the watering can where the two central joining edges 6 have a connecting mechanism such as a tongue and groove. The handle 4 may be split in half longitudinally with each half having one end attached via a hinge to each of the tops. When the tops are closed the handle 4 may be clipped together and secured to the rear of the body 7. The tops may also have a raised edge 8 (Fig.2) to act as a guide to direct rain fall into the body of the watering can. The watering can may have a removable rose sprinkler 5 that may be easily stacked.
Patent GB-2433403-A (GB)
Title: Displaying selected phrases in a translated text
Inventor: LAWSON-TANCRED HUGH
IPC: G06F17/28
Filed: 2005-12-16
Abstract: Two sets of texts from a first and second language are displayed. A user may edit a part of the first text or choose to translate it. Further, a part of the first text may be distinguished (e.g. highlighted or underlined) from the rest of the text, which causes the corresponding part of the second text to also be distinguished from the rest of the second text. A profile management system based on rules for translation is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2436174-A (GB)
Title: Connection arrangement for optical transceiver
Inventor: GUJA VICTOR BOGDAN
IPC: H01R12/79
Filed: 2006-03-15
Abstract: An arrangement for connecting an electronic subassembly 106 and an optical subassembly 104 in a communication device such as a transceiver includes a socket 1220 on one of the subassemblies and a flexible circuit 130 on the other which plugs into the socket. This compensates for vibration in the module and allows the assemblies to be separated if one of them fails.
Patent GB-2437958-A (GB)
Title: Operating ferrous and non-ferrous bast furnaces
Inventor: GAMMON MICHAEL WILLIAM
IPC: C21B5/00
Filed: 2006-05-13
Abstract: A method of operating a metal producing blast furnace 1 by charging carbon containing material 3 and oxidic materials 2 into the top of the furnace 1 and introducing blast air 4, commercial oxygen 8 and directly preheated gases from the direct combustion of solid, liquid or gaseous fuel 9 and 22 into the bottom of the furnace 1. The fuel may be at least in part recycled furnace gas 9. The fuel 9 and 22 is burnt in a combustion chamber 21 external to the furnace 1 with part of the blast air 4 which may be either cold or indirectly heated. These gases are then mixed with further blast air 4 before entry into the furnace 1. Water or steam 24 may also be added to the combusted gases before entry into the furnace 1.
Patent GB-2427266-A (GB)
Title: Fibre mass determination in a spinning preparation machine
Inventor: DUDA GUENTER
IPC: G01B21/12
Filed: 2006-05-16
Abstract: An apparatus on a spinning preparation machine for ascertaining the mass and/or detecting fluctuations in the mass of a fibre material, such as a fibre sliver, fibre web or the like, in which the fibre material is engaged by a mechanical element such as a feeler 76 or pair of rollers 65, 66 and the position of the feeler or one of the rollers 65, which varies with the thickness or diameter of the sliver or web, is detected by, for example, an optical or acoustic distance sensor 22.
Patent GB-2438234-A (GB)
Title: Portable translation device
Inventor: STROUD SEAN
IPC: H04M1/05
Filed: 2006-05-17
Abstract: A portable device includes a screen 10 for displaying text translated to a second language from a user's first language spoken through earpieces 12. The earpieces 12 are ejectable from the device itself. The device may be a mobile phone with a translating screen on the rear of the phone. The keypad of the phone can be rotated 90 degrees allowing a user to type text in a first language which is then textually displayed on the rear display in a second language.
Patent GB-2423897-A (GB)
Title: Base station interference control using timeslot resource management
Inventor: SCHEINERT STEFAN
IPC: H04W88/08
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A personal base station configured to connect to the Internet and establish a small area of wireless coverage including means for controlling interference with neighboring personal base stations using a timeslot management mechanism. Timeslot management mechanisms include timeslot interference detection, timeslot power reduction, timeslot allocation, timeslot offset calibration, and timeslot synchronization management that minimizes the number of frequencies required to control inter-cell interference between neighboring personal base stations.