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Patent GB-2422493-A (GB)
Title: Electronics cooling fan having a clutch
Inventor: BARSUN STEPHEN KARL
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2006-01-11
Abstract: An electronics cooling fan (102) comprises a clutch (104) adapted to disengage and freewheel upon failure.
Patent GB-2434787-A (GB)
Title: Protecting the mouth of a record cover and cleaning a record inserted therethrough
Inventor: TIPLADY SAM
IPC: B65D85/57
Filed: 2006-02-06
Abstract: A device is adapted to protect the inner and outer surfaces of the mouth region of a cover for a vinyl record and to clean a record as it passes through the mouth in use. The device may wrap over the rim of the mouth of the cover so that parts 10.1 line its inner surfaces and parts 10.2 cover its outer surfaces. It may be formed by a strip 9 folded at its mid-length so that each half is fitted on one side of the mouth. It may comprise material having a brush-like or textured surface which can wipe clean the surfaces of the record. The inner parts 10.1 may also substantially seal the mouth so as to protect the record within the cover from the entry of debris. The device may be made in sizes corresponding to the standard sizes of vinyl gramophone records.
Patent GB-2424388-A (GB)
Title: Pan-handle covers
Inventor: PIKE DAVID THOMAS
IPC: A47J45/10
Filed: 2006-03-23
Abstract: A pan-handle cover-element 1 of heat-resistant material, preferably silicone rubber, is generally of a longitudinally-split tubular configuration with its two longitudinal flanks 2 and 3 bending in resiliently preferably with one inside the other in overlap. The resilience of the element 1 enables the flanks 2 and 3 to be opened out and when released while straddling the handle of a pan, to close up on one another again, wrapping round the handle. The flexibility of the cover to adapt to the handle with conformity to the handle-configuration and tight nesting round the handle may be enhanced by longitudinally-extending grooves 4 in the inside surface 5 of the element 1. The outside surface 6 may also be ridged for enhanced grip. A segmental web(7, fig 3) may be provided at one end of the element 1 for partially capping the free end (10, fig 3) of the handle (8 fig 3) saucepan (9,fig 3) so as to restrain the cover from movement down the handle.
Patent GB-2424868-A (GB)
Title: A cooking bag
Inventor: PEPLINSKI MARK
IPC: B65D77/22
Filed: 2006-03-30
Abstract: A cooking container in the form of a bag or pouch 2a,2b, formed of plastics film material with the bottom and sides of the container being sealed together or closed and the top or upper portion thereof being provided with sealing means 4a,4b, for enabling sealing of the container after foodstuffs have been inserted into the container body, such sealing means 4a,4b being adapted to or being such as to remain sealed when the product is cooked, such container containing venting means to enable the pressure within the container to be controlled when cooking takes place. The sealing means 4a,4b can include a free end 6 which in use, urges the sealing means 4a,4b together to maintain the seal. The sealing means 4a,4b may be a bead 5b and groove 5a type arrangement.
Patent GB-2437732-A (GB)
Title: Ventilated rainscreen system
Inventor: NEWELL BRIAN GEOFFREY
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2006-05-04
Abstract: An aluminium support structure for mounting a plurality of ceramic panels <B>G</B> in a configuration which provides ventilated pressure equalised rainscreen is provided. The ceramic panels <B>G</B> are secured with gaps of 10mm between panels on to vertically aligned horizontally fixed aluminium profile rails <B>8</B> mounted directly onto rigid foam insulation board <B>6</B>. The ceramic cladding panels <B>G</B> have affixed to their back face interlocking profiles <B>C</B>, <B>D</B> by anchors <B>E</B>. The profile <B>C</B> is inserted into the upwardly open channel of a lower rail <B>8</B>, then swung upwardly and the upper end of rail <B>C</B> is fixed to the lower part of an upper rail <B>8</B> by a fixing <B>5</B> as shown, accessible between panels <B>G</B>. The system permits prefabrication and removal of individual panels after installation. The fixings for the rails may pass through the insulation board <B>6</B> and into an underlying support structure <B>1</B>.
Patent GB-2437920-A (GB)
Title: Sleeping aid
Inventor: NEWTON ANTHONY VAN JEFFREY
IPC: A61F5/56
Filed: 2006-05-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to sleeping aids. A device is provided comprising: sound detection means; processing means; and disturbance means suitable for disturbing a sleep cycle of a person, wherein the processing means is adapted to determine whether a sound detected by the detection means corresponds to a sound of a snore or to an ambient non-snore sound, the device being configured to activate the disturbance means when said detected sound corresponds to a sound of a snore and not when said detected sound corresponds to an ambient non-snore sound.
Patent GB-2427274-A (GB)
Title: Method of characterizing a fractured reservoir using seismic reflection amplitudes
Inventor: SAYERS COLIN M
IPC: G01V1/30
Filed: 2006-05-26
Abstract: A method of characterizing a fractured reservoir in a field includes measuring seismic reflection coefficient of the fractured reservoir as a function of angle of incidence and azimuth, predicting seismic reflection coefficient of the fractured reservoir as a function of angle of incidence and azimuth using an elastic stiffness tensor and an elastic compliance tensor of the fractured reservoir, determining components of an excess compliance tensor due to the presence of fractures in the fractured reservoir by matching the predicted seismic reflection coefficient to the measured seismic reflection coefficient, and characterizing one or more properties of the fractured reservoir using the excess compliance tensor.
Patent GB-2441358-A (GB)
Title: Split rail dc-dc converter circuit
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H02M3/155
Filed: 2006-08-31
Abstract: In a dc-dc converter circuit for generating a split rail (dual polarity) supply, electrical power from an input voltage supply V1 is converted to first and second output voltages V2+, V2- of opposite polarities using a single inductor L and only four principal switches S1, S2, S4, S6. In contrast to known circuits, none of the switches S1, S2, S4, S6 is exposed to voltages greater than the input voltage V1. In a first type of charging cycle (Fig. 5(a)-(c)), the first output voltage V2+ is obtained from the input voltage supply V1 through the inductor L. In a second type of charging cycle (Fig. 5 (d)-(f)), the second output voltage V2- is obtained from the first output voltage V1 via the intermediate step of storing energy in the same inductor L as is used in the first type of charging cycle. Auxiliary switches S7a, S7b can be operated in wait states between cycles of the first and second type. The invention is of particular use in an audio amplifier.
Patent GB-2428667-A (GB)
Title: Portable storage container
Inventor: HASSELL JON P
IPC: B65D21/06
Filed: 2005-05-25
Abstract: A portable storage container (10) that both stacks and nests with similar containers includes a plurality of walls (14, 16) extending upwardly from a floor. At least one bail member (18) is moveable between a plurality of positions for supporting the similar containers at varying heights. The bail member (12) is moveable between a low nest position and a high nest position. In the low nest position, minimal clearance between the floors of the stacked containers is provided, and the stacked containers have the lowest overall height. In the high nest position, a ledge protruding outwardly from an outer surface of a wall of the upper container is supported on a support portion of the bail arm (21).
Patent GB-2432260-A (GB)
Title: A resin-impregnated superconducting magnet coil and its method of manufacture which comprises a cooling layer and a filler layer.
Inventor: GILGRASS GRAHAM
IPC: H01F6/06
Filed: 2006-11-14
Abstract: A superconducting coil comprises superconductive wire turns 14 embedded within a resin 16 with an outer layer 18 of resin 16 filled with filler material 20. The coil includes a thermally conductive cooling layer 22 interposed between the outer surface of superconductive wire turns 14 and the filler layer 18. The cooling layer 22 is thermally connected to a block 24 cooled to a temperature below that of the superconductive wire critical temperature. The block 24 may be integrally formed, possibly by a single extrusion process, with the thermally conductive layer 22. The block 24 may include a tube 26 through which cryogenic fluids may pass. The cooling block 24 may also be embedded in the resin 16. The thermally conductive layer 22 may be perforated and formed of anodised aluminium material. The filler material 20 may be glass fibre or glass beads. Alternatively a cold finger of a refrigeration unit may extend to make direct thermal contact with a solid thermally conductive block member 24. Also disclosed is a method of making coils with a cooling layer comprising winding a superconductive wire into a mould, applying a cooling layer over at least part of the circumference of the superconductive wire wound coil, wrapping a filler layer over the cooling layer and impregnating the whole structure, formed within the mould, with a resin. The superconducting coil may be used in magnetic resonance imaging MRI or nuclear magnetic resonance NMR systems.
Patent GB-2444487-A (GB)
Title: Folding personal vehicle
Inventor: SCRAGG FREDERICK
IPC: B62K5/027
Filed: 2006-12-04
Abstract: An electric scooter 1 comprises a collapsible chassis 2, and wheels 4,5 at the chassis extremities An upright column 6 is supported on the chassis 2 and a foldable seat 3 is supported on the column 6. The chassis 2 may comprise a pair of cross-members that make up an X-frame, such that the chassis 2 may readily be folded. The wheels may comprise a pair of driven wheels 4 at the front of the chassis 2 and a pair of casters 5 at the rear. The back of the sear 3 may fold down onto the base of the seat and they may together be pivoted downwardly and rotated through 90{, so that they fall within the plan area of the folded chassis. The height of the seat 3 on the column 6 may be adjustable, to facilitate transfer of a user to and from the seat 3.
Patent GB-2446184-A (GB)
Title: Micro-fabricated electrostatic quadrupole lens
Inventor: SYMS RICHARD
IPC: H01J3/18
Filed: 2007-01-31
Abstract: The invention provides a method of aligning sets of cylindrical electrodes 200 in the geometry of a miniature quadrupole electrostatic lens, which can act as a mass filter in a quadrupole mass spectrometer. The electrodes 200 are mounted in pairs on micro-fabricated supports, which are formed from conducting parts 101 on an insulating substrate 100. Complete segmentation (Fig. 1, 103) of the conducting parts provides low capacitative coupling between co-planar cylindrical electrodes 200, and allows incorporation of a Brubaker pre-filter (Fig. 4) to improve sensitivity at a given mass resolution. A complete quadrupole is constructed from two such micro-fabricated supports, which are spaced apart by further conducting spacers. The spacers are continued around the electrodes to provide a conducting screen.
Patent GB-2441308-A (GB)
Title: Iron-type golf club heads with variable forward wall thickness
Inventor: NICOLETTE MICHAEL R
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2007-03-08
Abstract: A set of iron-type golf club heads 10 where each golf club head comprises a forward ball impacting wall 12, a generally parallel rearward wall 18 spaced from the forward wall 12, and a pocket 20 defined between the back surface of the forward wall and an inner surface of the rearward wall. A weight member 22 may be disposed in the pocket 20. The forward wall 12 thickness dimension T of a first golf club head with a medium loft angle such as a six iron is greater than the forward wall 12 thickness dimension T of a second golf club head with a low loft angle such as a three iron but less than the forward wall thickness dimension T of a third golf club head with a high loft angle such as a nine iron.
Patent GB-2434605-A (GB)
Title: Downhole freewheel
Inventor: SWIETLIK GEORGE
IPC: E21B31/00
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A downhole drilling tool comprises a drillstring, a drilling head, and a freewheel for transferring drive from the drillstring to the drilling head. The freewheel is positioned between the drillstring and the drilling head and comprises a first race 68, a second race 70, a locking ring 72 interposed between the first race 68 and the second race 70, and at least one locking element 84 retained partly in a recess of the first race 68 and partly in a recess of the locking ring 72. In use, the locking element 84 moves between a locked position in which the locking ring 84 is forced into engagement with the second race 70 and a release position in which the locking ring 84 is released from the second race 70. In a second embodiment, a guide ring is interposed between the first race and the second race.
Patent GB-2438726-A (GB)
Title: Pulse width modulation control of RF signal power attenuation
Inventor: GHABRA RIAD
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 2007-05-30
Abstract: Attenuating signal power levels of RF signals, e.g. for a universal garage door opener (UGDO), remote keyless entry <B>(RKE)</B> unit, tyre pressure monitor and/or a passive entry element. The attenuation of the RF signals is achieved with pulse-width modulation (PWM) control, preferably as a function of transmission frequencies and/or data protocols. In one embodiment, a desired output power level is ascertained 54 based upon a determined programming code 52, which may specify a UGDO vendor or may be determined as a function of inputs received by a vehicle system controller. A PWM duty cycle is subsequently determined 58 to ensure that an input power level 56 is sufficiently attenuated 60 to achieve the desired output power level 54. Thus, appropriate output power levels for particular transmission frequencies and data protocols may be determined in line with FCC regulations.
Patent GB-2451879-A (GB)
Title: Wave energy converter with hydraulically compressed pump chamber
Inventor: PALMER BRUCE WILLIAM
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 2007-08-16
Abstract: A wave energy converter 1 comprises a flexible container 2 attached to a buoyant float 3. There is a resistance or drag plate 6 which is relatively stationary in the water. Hydraulic rams 17 are connected between the float 3 and the resistance plate 6, and coupled to lateral hydraulic rams 15, which compress the chamber 2 when the float 3 and resistance plate 6 move apart. The float 3 includes a buoyant chamber 13 and a header tank 4 which receives water pumped from the compressible chamber 2. Water drains from the header tank 4 via channel 7 and drives a turbine 8.
Patent GB-2452309-A (GB)
Title: Circuit for sample rate conversion
Inventor: SANDE FRANK VAN DE
IPC: H03H17/06
Filed: 2007-08-31
Abstract: A circuit for converting the sample rate of a digital signal, comprises an input for applying the digital signal X(z), a conversion filter having either a symmetrical or anti-symmetrical impulse response and implemented as a plurality of subfilters in parallel, each subfilter having a symmetrical or anti-symmetrical response derived from components of a polyphase decomposition of said impulse response, combining means for deriving, from said applied digital signal, input signals of said plurality of subfilters, or for combining output signals of said plurality of subfilters into a digital signal with converted sample rate, and an output for outputting said digital signal with converted sample rate Y(z).
Patent GB-2453136-A (GB)
Title: Paint roller cleaning device
Inventor: TURNER ALAN ROY
IPC: A46B17/06
Filed: 2007-09-27
Abstract: A roller rotating device is disclosed for cleaning and drying paint rollers. The device comprises a roller housing 3 and a gearbox 2. The gearbox 2 comprises a drive gear 5, at least one idler gear 12, a driven gear 11 and a drive shaft 7 which extends between the gearbox 2 and the housing for rotating a roller 22 disposed within the housing 3. The gearbox 2 further comprises drive means 9 for rotating the drive shaft 7 wherein the drive gear 5, the at least one idler gear 12 and the driven gear 11 are rotatably coupled, such that rotation of the drive gear 5 at a first rotational rate causes the drive shaft 7 to rotate at a second rotational rate. The second rotational rate is preferably greater than the first rotational rate.
Patent GB-2453750-A (GB)
Title: Protective inflatable bladder with fingers for container
Inventor: BEETGE ROBIN JOHN
IPC: A45C13/02
Filed: 2007-10-17
Abstract: A protective container 2 includes an inflatable bladder 4 having a plurality of inflatable fingers 10 that are constructed and arranged in use to extend into the interior of the container. A vent 11 is provided for inflating and deflating the bladder 4. Preferably the fingers 10 are constructed to increase in diameter and/ or length when inflated. The fingers 10 may extend from a base which includes first and second portions that are connected by a hinge element. The protective container 2 may have an outer shell element for protecting the external surface of the bladder 4. A pump may be provided for inflating the bladder 4.
Patent GB-2455540-A (GB)
Title: Proximity sensing system to control electricity supply
Inventor: HODGETTS PHILIP
IPC: G08B13/26
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: System to automatically switch on/off the electricity supply to a monitored area comprising a dipole aerial system, preferably comprising two parallel wires provided about one foot apart and about one inch below the floor of the monitored area, where the dipole aerial is an extension of the capacitor plates of an LC oscillator circuit (figure 2) and is such that the proximity of a person (electrical conductor) alters the frequency of the oscillator circuit. This frequency change is converted by a phase locked loop (PLL) into a voltage change which is fed into an operational amplifier wired as a Schmitt trigger. The output of this controls a transistor and relay to switch the electricity supply, e.g. lighting, on when a person is present and off when a person is not present. Electricity is conserved when the monitored area is unoccupied by switching off lighting and/or devices such as television sets, radios, etc. An independent power supply may be provided for devices requiring a permanent electricity supply, e.g. tropical fish aquarium and the system may also be used in public spaces to control street lighting.
Patent GB-2456553-A (GB)
Title: An adjustable carrying rack for bicycles
Inventor: BENNISON ANDREW
IPC: B62J7/02
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: A bicycle carrying frame 2 for mounting on a bicycle front fork comprises a first frame member 4 and a second frame member 6 having a top member 8 and a bottom member 10, wherein the bottom member 8 preferably provides a location for attachment of panniers or the like. When mounting the carrying frame 2 on a bicycle, initially the first and second frame portions 4, 6 are secured at the lower ends of the forks 32, 34 using the lower attachment fixture 26 with corresponding bolt 44 accommodated in braze-ons 38 and 40. At this stage the carrying frame 2 can pivot about the bolts 44. The carrying frame is then arranged so that the top members 8 of the first and second frame members 4, 6 are at least nominally horizontal. The mounting fixture 30, comprising a rotatable element including one or more fixing points, is then rotated until one of the bores (Figure 2, 52) is aligned with the bore of the underlying braze-on or, as appropriate, with the bore of formation (Figure 3, 70) of an alternative attachment means. Bolt 60 is then inserted into the selected bore 52 and secured in the bore of the braze-on or of formation (Figure 3, 70).
Patent GB-2457916-A (GB)
Title: Portable driving aid
Inventor: TINSLEY TOM
IPC: G01D7/00
Filed: 2008-02-28
Abstract: The stand alone portable driving aid requires no set-up and operates without the need of external signal inputs from, or direct connectivity to, a vehicles ECU, on-board computer or sensors. Information relating to a drivers 'driving style', made up from acceleration data of the vehicle is displayed using a multicolour display and/or heard as an audible tone. The display is updated in real time, and the use of colour requires no concentration or interpretation by the driver. The aid can be located anywhere in the user's field of vision. The aid attempts to not cause undue distraction to the user. The device incorporates an accelerometer and microprocessor, and requires no calibration. The aid can be placed in any orientation and still function correctly.
Patent GB-2459831-A (GB)
Title: A coupling for connecting a plastic pipe to a metal pipe
Inventor: JARDINE ROBERT WILLIAM
IPC: F16L47/00
Filed: 2008-03-07
Abstract: A coupling for connecting a pipe such as a polyethylene gas pipe 1 to a metal pipe fitting such as a steel riser 3 in a service head connection. The pipe 1 extends within a protective tube 5. The coupling comprises a transition tube 9 which has a first end adapted for connection to the pipe 1 and a second end 13 adapted for welding to the metal pipe fitting 3. An annular connection skirt structure 12 extends radially from the transition tube and is adapted to sealingly connect 12a to the open end of the protective tube. The skirt may have screw plugs 14 which seal apertures in the skirt 12. The apertures facilitate the filling of cavity 15 with grout. The skirt may be attached to the transition tube 9 by welding or a screwed union (22, 23 figure 3 not shown). The transition from the transition tube 9 and the polyethylene pipe 1 may be via a crimp joint.
Patent GB-2444669-A (GB)
Title: Measurement while drilling apparatus and method of using the same
Inventor: GOPALAN MANOJ
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2006-09-12
Abstract: A method and apparatus used to transmit information to the surface from a subsurface location during the process of drilling a bore hole is described. A novel pressure pulse generator or "pulser" is coupled to a sensor package, a controller and a battery power source all of which reside inside a short section of drill pipe close to the bit at the bottom of the bore hole being drilled. The assembled apparatus or "MWD Tool" can be commanded from the surface to make a measurement of desired parameters and transmit this information to the surface by encoding data in pressure pulses generated by a pulser valve that includes a stator and a rotor which may be open and closed to create pressure pulses.
Patent GB-2449173-A (GB)
Title: Resource management in a wireless access network
Inventor: KIKUCHI TSUNEYUKI
IPC: H04W24/00
Filed: 2008-05-08
Abstract: A wireless access network system that includes a wireless access network device and a management device. A resource of the wireless access network device is shared by a plurality of common carriers. The management device stores shared information defining a common carrier authorized to use a resource in shared information memory, and determines whether or not a call requesting to capture a resource is permitted to use the resource by referring to the shared information in the shared information memory.