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Patent GB-2404002-A (GB)
Title: Heating means for a drying apparatus
Inventor: FREESE HEINZ WERNER
IPC: D06F58/26
Filed: 2004-06-24
Abstract: Heating means for a drier comprising a first heating channel 3 and a second heating channel 4 each having an inlet portion with an inlet opening 6, 10 and an outlet portion with an outlet opening 7, 11, and a burner 1 projecting into the first heating channel 3 via the inlet opening 6 thereof and having a burner head 2 disposed in the first heating channel 3. The cross-sectional area of the second heating channel 4 is greater than that of the first heating channel 3 and the outlet portion of the first heating channel 3 projects into the inlet portion of the second heating channel 4, wherein a flow guide means 15 is provided in an upper part of the first heating channel 3 to downwardly deflect gases flowing in a direction from the burner head 2 towards the outlet opening 7. The flow guide means 15 may be formed by an inwardly deformed portion 16 of the wall of the first heating channel 3. The first heating channel 3 may be offset towards a lower side of the second heating channel 4. The burner head 2 may be arranged in a lower part of the first heating channel 3. There may be a deflecting channel 5, comprising an inclined surface, connected with the outlet opening 11 of the second heating channel 4 arranged to upwardly deflect gases. There may be an air conveying means 22 provided downstream of the outlet opening 11 of the second heating channel 4.
Patent GB-2405644-A (GB)
Title: Water treatment system
Inventor: ARMFIELD IAN PETER
IPC: C02F5/00
Filed: 2004-08-20
Abstract: A water treatment system particularly suitable to combat hard water comprises a container (1) through which water flows, the container (1) comprising or containing a first metallic component (2) (e.g. copper) and comprising or containing a second metallic component (3) (e.g. zinc) which second metallic component is higher in the electrochemical series than the first metallic component, the first and second metallic components defining a path through which the water flows (8), an electrical supply means for providing a DC current through the water, an adjustment means (9,10, Fig 2) whereby said DC current can be varied in power magnitude, and a constant current amplifier for detecting the electrical conductivity of the water within the container and for automatically varying the power magnitude of the DC current in response to changes in the electrical conductivity of said water.
Patent GB-2423986-A (GB)
Title: Fragrance Compound
Inventor: SCHROEDER FRIDTJOF
IPC: C07D313/00
Filed: 2004-12-24
Abstract: The compound 3-methyl-6-oxa-bicyclo[13.1.0]hexadecane-7-one and it uses in fragrance applications.
Patent GB-2415417-A (GB)
Title: Multiple use convertible trolley
Inventor: SCOTT WILLIAM NEVILLE
IPC: B62B19/02
Filed: 2005-02-03
Abstract: A trolley is formed by a frame containing a waterproof fabric lining 22, and supported by tubular legs 2 terminating in wheels 17. Legs 2 may fold up through 180 degrees around hinge plate 4. In this configuration the frame may be inverted to form a wheeled travel case. The case may also be fitted with skis and a steering mechanism to form a sledge or snowmobile (Fig 5/8).
Patent GB-2410773-A (GB)
Title: Roller bearing assembly having roller biasing means
Inventor: DE WILDE MARCEL
IPC: F16C25/08
Filed: 2005-02-03
Abstract: A roller bearing assembly 10 comprises a plurality of bearing rollers 12 located between confronting bearing surfaces 14 15, said bearing surfaces 14, 15 being rotatable one relative to the other about the rotational axis of the bearing. At least one of said bearing surfaces 14, 15 includes an annular abutment surface 18 which restricts movement of the rollers 12 in an axial direction parallel with the rotational axis of each roller 12, and biasing means 19 which act in a direction parallel with said axis of rotation of the rollers 12 are provided to urge the bearing rollers 12 against said annular abutment surface (18). The assembly reduces the risk of the rollers 12 slipping resulting in bearing failure and the assembly is of particular use in a wind turbine gear unit.
Patent GB-2412675-A (GB)
Title: Ground injection apparatus
Inventor: DAVIDSON BRETT CHARLES
IPC: B09C1/00
Filed: 2005-03-31
Abstract: Drive-point injection apparatus is provided with a packer 58 to prevent leakage of liquid towards the surface during cyclic pulsing of the liquid, e.g. during out and back surge pulsing.
Patent GB-2425693-A (GB)
Title: 3GPP E-DCH ARQ retransmission wherein control channel uses all available slots while data channel uses same number of slots as original transmission
Inventor: CHAPMAN THOMAS MALCOLM
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2005-04-25
Abstract: The invention can be applied to the enhanced uplink channel (E-DCH) of a 3<rd> Generation Project Partnership (3GPP) frequency division duplex system. An original compressed frame (10) may have discontinuous transmission slots (11) and used slots (12) for the enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH) (13) and the enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) (14). If the HARQ scheme requires the frame to be repeated the E-DPDCH (13) still uses the original number of slots, however the E-DPCCH (14) uses all of the available slots in the frame. This may be all of the slots or may be only a portion of all the slots in the frame (see Fig. 3). The E-DPCCH power may be scaled to keep the total average power of the retransmission frame the same as the original frame. Power and resulting interference and coverage performance can be optimised.
Patent GB-2410762-A (GB)
Title: Flow control apparatus for use in a wellbore
Inventor: HILL THOMAS G
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2002-04-16
Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling the flow of hydrocarbons into and/or out of a string of tubing disposed in a wellbore. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a tubular member 122 having at least one aperture 124 formed therein and a fixed ring 127 and a rotatable ring 126 disposed radially outward of the tubing member 122. The rings have voids formed on their outer surfaces and the rotatable ring 126 is movable to align the voids of the fixed and rotatable ring to create a passage 129 along the outer surface of the fixed ring 127 and the rotatable ring 126. A chamber 125 is provided in communication with the passage 129 and the aperture 124 of the tubular member 122. Also disclosed are a method and system for controlling the flow in wellbore operations, comprising a plurality of flow control apparatuses coupled to a string of tubing.
Patent GB-2426538-A (GB)
Title: A base unit for a road stud
Inventor: BOWN LOU
IPC: E01F9/07
Filed: 2005-05-23
Abstract: The base unit 100, for use with the depressible type of road stud, is made of plastic and has a recess 110 with a number of projections 121A,121B,122A,122B which extend over the floor 160 of the recess to retain a resilient insert, wherein the base unit comprises a first portion representing the body of the base unit and one or more additional portions 161,162 that fit with the first portion. The one or more additional portions may be fitted by adhesive bonding, a snap or press fit or acoustic welding. The projections may be formed as part of the body portion with the one or more additional portions comprising a single piece of the recess floor which extends from one side of the recess to the other or alternatively comprising two pieces of the recess floor, one located adjacent each of the opposing sides. Alternatively, the projections may be formed as part of the one or more additional portions, which may take the form of a tray incorporating the projections that fits into, and provides at least part of the floor of, the recess. Also claimed is a method of making a base unit for a road stud, a base unit which includes ribbing to improve its strength, a base unit with cavities formed in its side walls, a base unit with projections formed as planar elements, a base unit where the top of the unit includes an anti-skid pattern and a base unit formed from a plastic which includes a colourant.
Patent GB-2427486-A (GB)
Title: SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) interface system with a fast data access function, also expansion, connection, control and memory modules
Inventor: LIAO TSE-HSINE
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2005-06-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a SATA (serial advanced technology attachment) interface system having a fast data access function. The system comprises expansion, connection, control and memory modules. The expansion module is provided with a plurality of SATA connections for more than one SATA device. The connection module, receives and transmits data from/to a south-bridge chip. The control module is used to determine the storage destination of received data based on a degree of occupancy of a central processing unit, and the data transmission speed of the SATA device. The memory module is usable as a buffer or cache memory between said SATA devices and said south-bridge chip, or is used as a virtual disk capable of fast access to the data. The memory module may have a plurality of DDR-RAM connections and it may have a battery coupled to it. The interface may have a SATAI or SATAII version bus. Also disclosed are methods of reading and writing data to/from the CPU.
Patent GB-2428377-A (GB)
Title: Support panel
Inventor: LEWIS IAN REID
IPC: E04H4/14
Filed: 2005-07-15
Abstract: A support panel (10) for use to support swimming pool apparatus for use in a swimming pool (40) having at least one wall (42) and a base (41) covered by a lining. The support panel (10) is adapted to be located between the at least one wall and the lining. The support panel and the at least one wall define a void therebetween which permits swimming pool related apparatus to be mounted on a back surface of support panel (10).
Patent GB-2418732-A (GB)
Title: System for acoustic position logging ahead of the bit
Inventor: MATHISZIK HOLGER
IPC: G01V1/44
Filed: 2004-08-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for determining a property of an earth formation using an acoustic logging tool on a bottomhole assembly (BHA) in a borehole within the earth formation 200, 201. The system comprises at least one source array S in the acoustic logging tool for emitting preselected acoustic signals 1 and a plurality of receivers H, G, A on the logging tool for receiving acoustic signals 2, 3, 4, 5 indicative of the parameter of interest. The emitted preselected acoustic signal differs in spectrum and/or wave mode from the acoustic energy of a rotating drillstring.
Patent GB-2414012-A (GB)
Title: Tea bag with inner tag
Inventor: CASEY ROBERT
IPC: B65D81/00
Filed: 2003-03-19
Abstract: A tea bag (1) including a sealed pouch (30) having an internal tag (50) disposed inside the sealed pouch or nestled between the lobes (31a, 31b) of a multi-lobed pouch (3). The internal tag containing text (60), or other message comprised of letters, words, images, symbols or other indicia imprinted thereon or created using a cut-out technique. When the sealed pouch becomes wet and translucent, the text, or other message, is revealed to a user.
Patent GB-2430062-A (GB)
Title: Marine crew security system using message passing between base station and personal safety transceivers.
Inventor: CLARK CECIL
IPC: B63C9/00
Filed: 2005-09-09
Abstract: The system has a local communications link where a base station 180 on a vessel 20 communicates via wireless transponders 70 with one or more remote personal safety units 170 carried by crew members 160 of the vessel. Status messages are sent on the communications link and acknowledgement messages are sent in reply. Either the base station or a remote unit may initiate the message passing (see fig. 13). If the system fails to successfully transmit either type of message, the system can trigger an alarm (see fig. 14). Preferably, the system triggers an alarm only after a number of failed messages are detected. The system can thus detect if a crew member is out of range of the communications system by being overboard. The system is able to detect and trigger an alarm response at both the remote unit and at the base station.
Patent GB-2430076-A (GB)
Title: Switch arrangement
Inventor: PARKER CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E05F15/16
Filed: 2005-09-12
Abstract: A switch arrangement 10 for controlling the operation of a plurality of electrically operable devices, the switch arrangement 10 comprising an array of controls 16a, 16b, 16c and 16d for controlling the operation of each of the devices and a device selection switch 20 operable between a plurality of switch states, each state being associated with a selected device, wherein the device selection switch 20 is superimposed on the control array 16a, 16b, 16c and 16d such that only those controls in the array relating to the device selected are accessible.
Patent GB-2419427-A (GB)
Title: Mountant solution for a microscope
Inventor: DAVIDSON ROBERT STEPHEN
IPC: G02B21/33
Filed: 2005-10-17
Abstract: A microscope has a microscope slide supporting a biological specimen mounted in a mountant solution. The same solution acts as an immersion oil between the slide and a lens of the microscope. The solution has a refractive index within 5% of that of the lens and the slide and optionally that of a cover slip. A liquid mountant solution comprises a water miscible polyol or polymer or a buffer solution, and sufficient water soluble additives to increase the refractive index of the solution to 1.50 - 1.75 measured at 22{ on the sodium D line.
Patent GB-2431911-A (GB)
Title: Label presser
Inventor: FLETCHER MALCOLM
IPC: B65C9/30
Filed: 2005-11-08
Abstract: A label presser apparatus features a label presser consisting of at least one resilient roller 22. A significant embodiment of the invention may comprise a series of such rollers 22 in a spring biased 32 arrangement, presenting a shallow arced path of rollers 22 to a rotating bottle 3 to apply pressure across a label 16 as the bottle rotates. The resilient surface of each roller may be constituted by a foam rubber sleeve.
Patent GB-2432406-A (GB)
Title: Aerosol valve
Inventor: LAIDLER KEITH
IPC: F16K1/30
Filed: 2005-11-18
Abstract: A valve for a pressurised dispenser has a valve housing defining a chamber 102, an inlet 142 through which fluid can enter the chamber from outside the housing and a valve member in the chamber. The valve member is movable between a valve open position and a valve closed position and is biased by a resilient means 122 towards the valve closed position. A valve stem 118 has a bore 120 which forms at least part of an outlet passage of the valve. A transfer passage 126 fluidly connects the bore of the stem with the chamber, at least when the valve member is in the valve open position. The valve also has a seal 128 operative to prohibit fluid flowing from the inlet to the transfer passage when the valve member is in the valve closed position.
Patent GB-2421260-A (GB)
Title: Treatment agent adsorbed on water insoluble particles
Inventor: GUPTA SATYANARAYANA D V
IPC: C09K8/524
Filed: 2005-12-15
Abstract: A composite of a well treatment agent adsorbed onto a water-insoluble adsorbent is useful in the treatment of oil and gas wells and may be introduced, as a well treatment fluid, with a carrier fluid. The water-insoluble adsorbent may be activated carbon, silica particulate, precipitated silica, zeolite, diatomaceous earth, ground walnut shells, fuller's earth and organic synthetic high molecular weight water-insoluble adsorbents. Suitable as the well treatment agent are scale inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, paraffin inhibitors, salt inhibitors, gas hydrate inhibitors, asphaltene inhibitors, oxygen scavengers, biocides, foaming agent, emulsion breakers and surfactants.
Patent GB-2433647-A (GB)
Title: Phase change memory materials
Inventor: HEWARK DANIEL WILLIAM
IPC: G11B7/258
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: An optical or electronic phase change memory material comprises gallium, a lanthanide, and a chalcogenide including compounds of gallium, lanthanum and sulphur (GLS) as well as other compounds in which there is substitution of sulphur with oxygen, selenium and/or tellurium. Moreover, lanthanum can be substituted with any other lanthanide series element.
Patent GB-2434712-A (GB)
Title: Barring calls from a first network to a second network
Inventor: ANSON COLIN I
IPC: H04M1/663
Filed: 2006-01-30
Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, in a communication gateway, of forwarding a call establishment request from a caller of a first network to a subscriber of a second network, comprising: receiving from a caller a call establishment request intended for a subscriber; obtaining the identities of the caller and the subscriber, the identities being in a format of the first network; converting the extracted subscriber identity into a format of the second network; determining whether to forward the call establishment request to the subscriber; and where it is so determined, converting the call establishment request into a format suitable for the second network, and forwarding the converted call establishment request to the subscriber using the converted identity. The first network maybe a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) type network and the second network maybe a public switched telephone (PSTN) type network.
Patent GB-2420891-A (GB)
Title: Non-volatile memory initialisation by a controller loading firmware from the non-volatile memory to volatile memory attached to a processor
Inventor: SINCLAIR ALAN WELSH
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2002-09-27
Abstract: A memory system and a method of initialisation said memory is disclosed. Firmware for starting up and for operating the system is stored in non-volatile memory 24. A controller 10 attached to the non-volatile memory loads the firmware into volatile memory 12 attached to a processor 18 at the start up of the system during initialisation or configuration of the system. The controller halts the processor while the firmware is being loaded and starts up the processor after completing the loading, so that the firmware can be executed by the processor. The volatile memory could be large enough to hold only a part of the firmware, the size being sufficient to hold the start up firmware. The controller could after start up load further firmware into the volatile memory for the processor to execute. The non-volatile memory could be flash memory with firmware and a controller programmed to make the memory logically appear as a disc drive.
Patent GB-2436849-A (GB)
Title: Attaching scaffolding to a structure
Inventor: CARDEN ANTHONY JAMES PETER
IPC: E04G5/04
Filed: 2006-02-28
Abstract: A scaffolding tie for connection to a structure having a first skin and to permit a second skin comprising a plurality of building elements to be constructed adjacent thereto, the scaffolding comprising an attachment device for attachment to the first skin and a scaffolding connection device for connection to a scaffolding structure, the scaffolding tie further comprising a cavity spanning part extending between the attachment device and the scaffolding connection device, the scaffolding connection device being releasably connectable to the attachment device, wherein the cavity spanning part is dimensioned to extend through a joint between adjacent building elements of the second skin.
Patent GB-2425949-A (GB)
Title: Sill assembly for shower installations
Inventor: ENGLEFIELD DEREK JOHN
IPC: A47K3/00
Filed: 2004-12-06
Abstract: A pre-formed threshold sill assembly (20) for use in tiled shower installations allows water to be routed to water delivery devices (27) such as body spray jets (68) positioned in columns (60) mounted on the sill (20). Specific connection pieces, in conjunction with a locking cam and engaging ring arrangement allow pre-plumbed columns to be quickly connected to the tiled sill assembly. Tiling (43) of the threshold sill assembly (20) can be accomplished according to existing practice.
Patent GB-2443873-A (GB)
Title: Electronic mail filter
Inventor: KEABLE LAWRENCE JAMES ROBERT
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2006-11-14
Abstract: An electronic mail filter (e.g. filtering spam, junk mail) comprises: <SL> <LI>a. a receiver to receive an electronic message and parsing that message as a received image; <LI>b. a rejectable message library recorded in or convertible to an image form consistent with the received image; <LI>c. an image window specifier to select a part of an image from the rejectable image library; and, <LI>d. a comparer to compare sequentially the part of the image from the rejectable image library with the received image to identify as an overlay matches indicative of consistency between the electronic message and one of the library of rejectable messages. </SL> The image form may comprise text and/or HTML messaging. The image window may be variable. The electronic mail filter can filter a spam message in the form of text embedded in a graphical image.
Patent GB-2444237-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible strectcher
Inventor: SALEEM SHAHID
IPC: A61G1/06
Filed: 2006-12-01
Abstract: Legs 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D of a stretcher have their upper end pivotally connected to the frame and transporting wheels 24,25,26,27 located at their lower end. The legs are curved such that when they abut an ambulance upon moving into the ambulance they collapse with minimum stress being exerted about their pivotal connection to the frame. The wheels 24 and 25, in the extended position, are located forwardly of a line bending vertically downwardly from the pivot connection to the stretcher to bias the legs forwardly or in an over centre direction. When the legs are folded the wheels 24 and 25 are located between the pivotal connection of the two leg assemblies to the frame.
Patent GB-2437313-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable attachment for spirit levels
Inventor: MCALLISTER KARL
IPC: G01B5/24
Filed: 2007-01-02
Abstract: An attachment, eg a corner gauge, is attached to the spirit level by an insertable end plug the size of which can be adjusted to fit different sizes of end apertures of box-section spirit levels. The end plug may consist of a wedge member (3, fig.3) which is movable by a threaded mechanism longitudinally of the spirit level between a fixed part (1) and a laterally slidable part (2). Alternatively (fig.8), the threaded mechanism may act directly between the fixed and movable parts. Plastic or rubber inserts of various thicknesses may be attached to the end plug to adjust the width of the plug. The corner gauge attachment may have an extension arm that rotates around an axis and is then secured in position by means of a spring-loaded trigger forcing a protrusion into engagement with radial tines (figs. 4,5).
Patent GB-2445743-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle security device
Inventor: BROOKS KRAIG
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 2007-01-17
Abstract: A vehicle security shutter device for immobilising a vehicle prevents the vehicle being moved without the consent of the owner or keeper. The shutter retracts into the vehicle body when not in use and moves down to cover all the pedals to prevent their use. The device can be fitted to the vehicle upon production, it can also be modified to fit any vehicle after production. A lock can enable the device to be opened manually as a failsafe.
Patent GB-2434168-A (GB)
Title: A coring tubular and method for reducing contamination and processing speed of a core sample
Inventor: ZASTRESEK JIRI
IPC: E21B25/00
Filed: 2005-08-18
Abstract: The coring tubular has a body, at least one opening hole (14) radially oriented in the tubular body and a parting line (12) in the tubular body. Further disclosed herein is a method for reducing contamination of a core sample. The method includes installing a coring tubular having features set forth in the foregoing paragraph in a coring tubular, running the tubular to obtain a sample and retrieving the bore by prying the tubular open at an opening hole along the parting line.