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Patent GB-2478349-A (GB)
Title: Injection device having projections reducing the diameter of the syringe passage
Inventor: BICKNELL STEPHEN
IPC: A61M5/20
Filed: 2010-03-05
Abstract: An injection device comprises a body (10); a syringe (12) with a needle (50); one or more walls defining an elongate passage (16) relative to which said syringe (12) moves between a rearward, retracted, position in which the needle (50) is shrouded by said passage and a forward, extended position in which the needle (50) projects from the passage, wherein said passage includes a plurality of transverse projections (26, 28, 34) projecting inwardly from the wall of the passage reducing the cross-section of the passage, and some of the projections include resiliently deflectable portions (28) inclined inwardly towards the forward end of the passage. The injection device may include a cap (38) which is withdrawn from the device before use to remove a boot (52) from the needle (50). The cap (52) has fingers (46) which grip the boot and which pass down the passage (16). The fingers (46) on the cap (38) may alternate with the projections (26) in an angular position about the longitudinal axis of the passage. The projections (26, 28, 34) allow the boot to be withdrawn forwardly through the passage but prevent a finger being poked into the passage.
Patent GB-2478722-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable toothbrush
Inventor: MCCONNELL GEORGE
IPC: A46B7/02
Filed: 2010-03-15
Abstract: An adjustable toothbrush where the firmness of the bristle may be varied by compressing the bristles. This toothbrush is designed to give the user three grades of bristle firmness which may be altered moving a thumb lever in the head. The thumb lever is attached to an internal spring in the head which pushes and pulls the platform holding the bristles.
Patent GB-2465324-A (GB)
Title: Compact two-element infrared objective lens and IR or thermal sight for weapon having viewing optics
Inventor: BAKER ALLIE M
IPC: G02B9/04
Filed: 2008-07-31
Abstract: A compact objective lens is disclosed which is particularly suitable for infrared optical systems. The lens features a simple design with only two lens elements, namely a first lens element receiving incident radiation and having front and rear surfaces, and a second lens element receiving incident radiation from the first element and having front and rear surfaces. The lens forms an image of a scene on a focal plane. At least three of the four surfaces of the elements are aspheric surfaces. The lens has an f-number less than about 2, a field-of-view less than about 30 degrees, and an effective focal length less than about 6 inches. The elements are made from a material selected to pass radiation in the infrared band of the electromagnetic spectrum, e.g., germanium. The lens is suitable for use as an objective lens for a long-wave infrared sight for small arms.
Patent GB-2480814-A (GB)
Title: Compounds for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated disease
Inventor: VICKERS RICHARD
IPC: A61K31/444
Filed: 2010-06-01
Abstract: Compounds for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated diseaseCompounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable N-oxide, salt, hydrate, solvate, complex, bioisostere, metabolite or prodrug thereof wherein X and A1-A5are independently selected from N and CR5, one of Y and Z is N, the other being C, such that rings a and b are 6- and 5-membered aromatic systems, respectively; R1and R2are independently selected from an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl and heterocyclyl group and R5is independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, CN, NO2, R4, OR4, N(R4)2, COR4, CO2R4, C(=O)SR4, SR4, S(=O)R4, SO2R4, NR4C(=O)R4, NR4CO2R4, OC(=O)N(R4)2, NR4SO2R4, C(=NR4)N(R4)2, C(=S)N(R4)2, NR4C(=NR4)N(R4)2, NR4C(=S)N(R4)2, NR4C(=O)N(R4)2, CON(R4)2and SO2N(R4)2, where R4is selected from hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl and C3- C7carbocyclyl optionally substituted with one or more halo atoms. Compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment of a clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD), preferably colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, diarrhoea and antibiotic associated diseases is also outlined. The preparation and use of 2-(pyridin-4-yl)-5-(2-(pyridin-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl-lH-benzo[d]imidazole and 2-(pyridin-4-yl)-6-(2-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-5-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine in the treatment of a clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is outlined.
Patent GB-2472136-A (GB)
Title: Foliage cutting apparatus
Inventor: COLLINS ROBERT E
IPC: A01G3/04
Filed: 2010-07-16
Abstract: Foliage cutting apparatus incorporates at least first6and second5separately operable foliage cutter units that are so interconnected as to be selectively settable in line, or to be selectively set at an angle relative to each other for the purposes of cutting foliage, the cutter units each comprising an elongate toothed cutter blade mounted for reciprocation relative to an elongate cutter blade guide support. The second cutter unit is pivotally mounted to the first unit. The second cutter unit5may be carried by a support which includes a main column and a linkage system11pivotally mounting the second cutter to the main column10and a hydraulic jack16arrangement acting on the linkage so that the second cutter can be set angularly relative to the first cutter. The apparatus may be used for cutting hedges and may be mounted to a tractor.
Patent GB-2469420-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communications systems using multiple radios
Inventor: BECK JAMES C
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2009-02-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication system and methods of use thereof. The system includes sets of complementary radios for transmitting and receiving signals to achieve high reliability and reduced costs. The sets of complementary radios are in wireless communication with each other. A new connection is made by selecting from amongst the complementary radios. Switching between complementary radios during a connection is also permitted. Optimized protocols and hardware for implementing the system are disclosed.
Patent GB-2483111-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring connections to servers and memory management
Inventor: CONLON DECLAN SEAN
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2010-08-27
Abstract: A traffic manager 120 for processing requests 601 from a plurality of connected clients 101 for data 602 stored by a plurality of connected servers 111, 112, 113, 114 includes a processor CPU (201), memory, storage archive 604 and a network Interface (207). Traffic manager 120 receives requests from the clients, selects a server (e.g. by load balancing) to route requests to, creates a connection 603 to its selected server, routes requests to their selected servers using the connections, and monitors the connections whilst the selected servers service the requests to create monitored connection data. Monitored connection data is stored in data structures (901) that are referenced by a buffer 605 containing references (902) indicating locations in memory of data structures. Upon creation of a data structure for a most recently created connection, reference to the oldest data structure in the buffer is removed. A garbage collection service may alert kernel (402) and any memory management services that memory allocated to the oldest reference is no longer used. The contents of the buffer may be copied to a snapshot so a debugging process can recreate a request that caused a server error.
Patent GB-2473352-A (GB)
Title: Dual packaging system with child resistance and senior friendly features
Inventor: JONES STEVE
IPC: B65D5/38
Filed: 2009-05-01
Abstract: A two-piece package for housing and dispensing a unit dose product. The product to be dispensed is contained on an internal slide card that is removably and lockably engaged within an outer sleeve. The package provides a child resistant and user-friendly dosing means that can be opened and closed numerous times while in use, then disposed of when all the unit doses are exhausted.
Patent GB-2484542-A (GB)
Title: Antenna arrangement for MIMO or diversity communication systems
Inventor: IELLICI DEVIS
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 2010-10-15
Abstract: A multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) antenna system 10 comprises first and second elongate loop antennas 12, 12â   mounted substantially parallel to each other on a dielectric substrate 3. The said substrate 3 has a conductive ground plane 11. The said ground plane 11 is absent from the antenna mounting locations but has a portion which extends between the antennas 12, 12â  . The antennas 12, 12â  , when in use, generate first and second radiation patterns causing currents in the ground plane 11 between the antennas which skew the first and second radiation patterns relative to one another by an angle greater than zero. The loop antennas 12, 12â   may be folded or compacted formations. The loop antennas 12, 12â   may be of the same or different construction and/or performance. The first and second connection points of each antenna element may be respectively connected to an RF feed and a ground point, or both points may be connected to ground and a further antenna may be used to drive the antenna in a parasitic manner. Various inductance values may be switched in between an antenna connection point and a ground point. The antenna system may be used in a computer dongle or a mobile phone handset.
Patent GB-2482361-A (GB)
Title: System and method for multi-resolution routing
Inventor: WHITE DANE
IPC: G01C21/20
Filed: 2010-11-18
Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for efficiently generating on- and off-road travel routes using multi-resolution maps including a map generator (108     figure 1), map database (106), route generator (100), heuristic generator (102), and search envelope factor generator (104). The map generator (108) converts input raster and vector map data into output multi-resolution raster map data suitable for routing and stores it in the map database (106). The route generator (100) uses the map database (106) to produce a route at a coarse zoom level 304 and then regenerate the route at progressively higher zoom levels 312 using the previous route as a bias route. The heuristic generator (102) penalizes high resolution routes that deviate too far from one or more low resolution routes. The search envelope factor generator (104) computes this penalty based on the distance from a given search graph node to the low resolution routes.
Patent GB-2478854-A (GB)
Title: Fabric for personal protection garments
Inventor: FISHER MICHAEL
IPC: A41D31/00
Filed: 2011-03-17
Abstract: A flame retardant yarn capable of being dyed and a non-fusible fibre yarn are combined into a double faced, preferably woven, fabric so as to provide a fabric which not only has heat and flame resistance but can also be dyed to high visibility colours. Polyester may be used as the flame retardant yarn and an aramid as the non-fusible. A major part of the fabric face may be formed from the flame retardant yarn and a major part of the fabric back may be formed from the non-fusible. The fabric may comprise a twill weave face and a plain weave back. The fabric face may be died so that it passes EN471. The fabric preferably passes the flame spread, convective heat and radiant heat requirements of clauses 6.3.2, 7.2 and 7.3 of EN ISO 11612:2008. The warp yarn of the woven fabric may be shrunk after weaving. The fabric may have a weft density of 30-50 threads/cm, a warp density of 40-60 threads/cm and a weight of 200-400gms/m2. The fabric may be used to produce personal protection garment or a protection cover for items such as bags, rucksacks and work-boxes.
Patent GB-2491862-A (GB)
Title: Displaying information behind a goal net
Inventor: CHEETHAM IAN ANDREW
IPC: A63B63/00
Filed: 2011-06-14
Abstract: Apparatus for displaying graphical information behind a goal net, e.g. a football goal net, comprises first and second posts 106A, 106B, and a display part 108 which has a surface displaying graphical information. The display part is spaced from the back part by a small gap. The gap is sufficiently small that a portion of the net can be moved and brought into contact with the display part, e.g. by a football 802 hitting the back of the net. Alternatively the gap may be sized so that a camera 110 can capture an image in which both the net and the display part are in focus. The display provides advertising when goals are replayed on television.
Patent GB-2481334-A (GB)
Title: Method of improving oil recovery from an oil reservoir using an enriched anaerobic state microbial consortium
Inventor: HENDRICKSON EDWIN R
IPC: C09K8/582
Filed: 2010-02-18
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to developing an enriched steady state microbial consortium capable of modifying crude oil components of an oil reservoir under anaerobic denitrifying conditions. The steady state consortium may be used to improve oil recovery.
Patent GB-2498565-A (GB)
Title: Methods for forming joints between magnesium diboride conductors
Inventor: LAKRIMI M HAMED
IPC: H01R4/68
Filed: 2012-01-20
Abstract: A method for forming joints between MgB2 filaments of superconductive wires comprises the steps of exposing MgB2 filaments from the wires to be joined; exposing the MgB2 filaments to a mixture of magnesium powder and boron powder in a furnace; and pressing the MgB2 filaments and the magnesium and boron powders together at a temperature in excess of or of order 540Â°C. Titanium is provided within the furnace and preferentially traps oxygen present within the furnace, preventing the formation of magnesium oxide. The titanium may in the form of pellets, and the furnace may be evacuated by a vacuum pump.
Patent GB-2484866-A (GB)
Title: Test connector apparatus for look-both-ways testing
Inventor: MITCHELL MATTHEW
IPC: H04M1/24
Filed: 2010-07-15
Abstract: Test connector apparatus having an elongate tubular body housing a rotary switch, a cord extending from one end of the body to terminate with an adapter head, a rotary knob at the other end of the body to actuate the rotary switch, a plurality of terminals in the rotary knob electrically connected to the adapter head by the rotary switch and the cord, and a plurality of test heads having differently configured test probes electrically connectable to differently configured test access points electrically connected between conductor pairs, wherein the plurality of test heads are interchangeably electrically connectable to the adapter head.
Patent GB-2499631-A (GB)
Title: A portable collapsible sign having a housing for storage which also forms in part a frame for the sign
Inventor: BARRY SUZANNE
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: A portable temporary sign comprises a deformable sheet material banner and a collapsible frame. The frame includes a pair of spaced apart support elements 13, 14 for the banner. The support elements comprise cooperating elongate half shells 13, 14 which together form a hollow container for storing the sign. The frame is formed with a lower half shell 14 having a socket 19 supporting a vertical pole 15 upon which a socket 21 of an upper half shell 13 is mounted. The sockets 19, 21 fit together when the half shells are formed into the container. The pole is preferably telescopic and may include biasing means to bias the half shells apart to tension the banner.
Patent GB-2491268-A (GB)
Title: A bearing with a tin-aluminium bearing layer
Inventor: INAMI SHIGERU
IPC: F16C33/12
Filed: 2012-05-23
Abstract: A bearing which comprises a base and a bearing layer on the base. The bearing alloy layer includes a surface layer comprising aluminium and 30-70 % by mass of tin which forms a microstructure of aluminium-phase grains 12 and elongate tin-phase grains 13 which have an average aspect ratio at least four, with the centres of adjacent tin-phase grains 13 being separated by 10 microns or less. The surface layer can be formed on an exposed surface of a bearing layer comprising and aluminium-tin alloy by applying a laser to melt the aluminium and tin and then cooling to a temperature in the range 350-500 0C where the aluminium is a solid-liquid state and the tin molten, and then cooling to a lower temperature where the tin and remaining aluminium solidify. Alternatively tin powder or Al-Sn powder can be supplied to the surface of a bearing layer comprising aluminium, with the powder and surface being irradiated with a laser to melt them. After laser treatment the bearing can be annealed.
Patent GB-2489131-A (GB)
Title: Providing on a display at least one electronic detection mark relating to an underground facility
Inventor: NIELSEN STEVEN
IPC: G01V3/08
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: A method for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a locate operation to detect a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. At least one electronic detection mark 910, 912, 914, 916 is displayed on the display device, based at least in part on locate information. The locate information includes magnetic field information based on the detected magnetic field, geographic information indicating the location of locate devices during the locate operation and ticket information relating to a locate ticket, wherein the ticket information comprises location information for a work site at which the locate operation is performed. At least one characteristic of the detection mark(s) is based on the magnetic field information, and at least one position in the display field at which the at least one detection mark is displayed is based on the geographic information. In another aspect, the detection mark is overlaid on an aerial image of the area in which the locate operation is performed.
Patent GB-2505870-A (GB)
Title: Microwave oven liner
Inventor: BRAY PATRICK LEON
IPC: A47J36/02
Filed: 2012-07-17
Abstract: A microwave oven liner has a roof 12, a floor (14), a back (15) and two sides 16. It also includes a shelf 2 , attachable to upwardly angled runners along the sides of the liner. The shelf has downturned lips 27 on its sides to connect to the runners. The liner may be made from an injection moulded plastics material which may be transparent or translucent, and which is microwave safe, dishwasher safe, food safe and has a high flashpoint. The roof, sides and floor may be angled outwards from the back to ease removal from the mould. The roof may be shorter 17 at the front than the floor to allow air circulation. A lip 19 may be provided across the front of the floor to retain any spilt liquid.
Patent GB-2504115-A (GB)
Title: A manual drive mechanism positionable on either side of the blind
Inventor: SOPER BENJAMIN
IPC: E06B9/76
Filed: 2012-07-19
Abstract: A raising/lowering mechanism for a roller blind comprising a main body portion (40 Fig 1), a rotatable output member 52 preferably a hollow annular gear, to which a roller-engaging stub axle (14 Fig 1) can be connected to effect rotation of an attached roller, a rotatable input shaft 56 geared to the rotatable output member and when rotated causes the rotatable output member 52 to rotate, wherein the rotatable output member is accessible from opposite sides of the main body portion (40 Fig 1) to allow the roller-engaging stub axle (14 Fig 1) to be connected from either side. The stub axle comprises a roller-engaging end (24 Fig 1) and a drive member-engaging end, and radially resilient features (20 Fig 1) to provide a friction fit or gripping connection between it and the roller. The roller-engaging end (22 Fig 1) and the output member-engaging end of the stub axle are suitably separate components interconnected by a clutch arrangement (28, 30, 32 Fig 4). Accessing the rotatable output member from either side allows the raising mechanism to be mounted on either side of the window.
Patent GB-2505959-A (GB)
Title: Textile Treatment Compounds and Compositions
Inventor: CHATTOPADHYAY SUBRATA
IPC: C07D487/10
Filed: 2012-09-18
Abstract: A cationic polymer represented by: wherein P1 and P2 represent portions of the cationic polymer to which the first functional group shown in A is bonded, or wherein P represents the remainder of the cationic polymer to which the second functional group shown in B is bonded, or the cationic polymer may comprise one or more of the first functional groups as shown in A and/or one or more of the second functional groups as shown in B where X represents an anion, typically chlorine. The cationic polymer is capable of maintaining azetidinium groups present as part of the functional groups under a broad range of conditions. The polymer backbone may be a polyether, polyester, polyamide or the like, with the functional group present as mid-chain or terminal functional group(s). A process for forming the cationic polymer involves the reaction of a coupling compound with a pre-polymer comprising primary and/or secondary amine groups. The coupling compound:
Patent GB-2495213-A (GB)
Title: A connector having a sliding closure portion
Inventor: BARRETT MICHAEL
IPC: A61M5/14
Filed: 2012-09-27
Abstract: A connector 1 for releasably connecting a post 2 such as an infusion drip post to a fixed or mobile support structure 3 such as wall, walking frame, wheelchair or wheeled stand includes a body 4 formed of opposite end walls 5 defining a body axis, and one or more side walls 6 extending therebetween. The body 4 includes a means for connection 7 to said fixed or mobile support structure 3, wherein the body 4 further has at least one connection mechanism in the form of a receiving aperture 8, fig 4 for a post, the receiving aperture 8, fig 4 comprising an open-ended bore extending through the body substantially transversely to the body axis. The bore is accessible on one open side between the open ends thereof and the connection mechanism further includes a retention means, wherein the bore is adapted to wholly receive a cross-section of said post and the retention means 9 is in the form of a closure sleeve 9a, fig4 for said open side, the closure member being slidable along said body between an open position and a closed position.
Patent GB-2498628-A (GB)
Title: Multi-chip card
Inventor: RODRIGUEZ JEAN-MICHEL
IPC: G06K19/07
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: A multi-chip card comprises a plurality of sub-cards 230a-g, with each sub-card including an integrated circuit chip. Each chip comprises electrical contacts and each of the sub-cards may be moved to occupy an active position 240a of the card. A method of manufacturing the multi-chip card comprises providing a cutaway portion 220 in the body of the card and spaced from the edges, and a plurality of sub-cards with integrated circuit chips, the sub-cards comprising edges which can slideably engage with an edge of the card cutaway portion and an edge of an adjacent sub-card. The slideable engagement may be by a tongue and groove mechanism. At least one of the sub-cards may have a discrete function relative to a second of the sub-cards.
Patent GB-2497221-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive media content scrubbing on a remote device
Inventor: ALSINA THOMAS
IPC: H04N21/41
Filed: 2011-08-26
Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.