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Patent GB-2437177-A (GB)
Title: Electronically readable forms
Inventor: WITHUM TIMOTHY O
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2007-04-12
Abstract: Electronically readable forms include radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices enabling automated processing of the forms to obtain indicated responses to questions as well as entered information. In one embodiment, an electronically readable form 10 includes a substrate 12, a plurality of response areas 14A-14G thereon, and a plurality of separate radio frequency identification (RFID) devices 20A-20G thereon that are associated with the response areas 14A-14G. The response areas 14A-14G may correspond with answers 16A-16G to questions 18A-18C. Upon appropriate indication of a response within its associated response area 14A-14G, each RFID device (20A-20G) is enabled to transmit a code 22 in response to an activation signal 30 from an RFID reader unit 32. Each code 22 is different permitting a determination of which response areas 14A-14G have responses indicated therein based on the codes 22 that are received by the RFID reader unit 32. In an alternative embodiment an appropriate indication of a response within its associated response area 14A-14G will disable its respective RFID device 20A-20G. An array of RFID devices may also be provided for a response area.
Patent GB-2439638-A (GB)
Title: Saw-tooth wire clothing produced using a laser
Inventor: ROSEMANN HANS
IPC: B23D65/02
Filed: 2007-06-25
Abstract: A saw-tooth wire for producing a saw-tooth, preferably all steel, clothing for a roller or a carding element of a spinning room machine, comprises an elongate base or foot region and an adjoining toothed or blade region in which teeth 27 are formed by cutting. The teeth comprise a front, a back and two side flanks. Between the back and front of two successive teeth there is a gullet 28. The teeth of the saw-tooth wire are made by treating a wire (preferably profiled) with a laser device 56. The laser treatment may comprise the cutting or scoring and/or hardening of the teeth. The cutting may be laser fusion or laser gas cutting. One laser for cutting and a further laser for hardening may be provided. The hardening may be localized to edge regions in engagement with fibre material in use. The wire and/or the laser may be movable via electronic open or closed loop control.
Patent GB-2436260-A (GB)
Title: Controlling sequence of clock distribution to clock distribution domains
Inventor: RIFANI MICHAEL
IPC: G06F1/10
Filed: 2006-02-13
Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to control clock distribution to a circuit. A scheduler schedules a sequence of a clock distribution of clock signals to a plurality of clock distribution domains (CKDOMs) in the circuit according to a state status of the circuit. A controller controls enabling the clock distribution to the CKDOMs according to the scheduled sequence.
Patent GB-2451900-A (GB)
Title: Flow apparatus
Inventor: BENALI OTMAN
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: A heat-transfer device 101 comprises an element 103 to effect a change in temperature of at least one tubular reaction vessel 107, the device further comprising at least one support means 105 detachably disposed about a surface of the heat-transfer element, the at least one support means being configured to support the at least one tubular reaction vessel. The present invention is characterised in that the support means is adapted to detachably maintain the tubular reaction vessel in optimised thermal contact with the support means and at least one of the support means and the element substantially surrounds at least a portion of the other. Preferably the reaction vessel comprises capillary tubing which is wound around the support means in a coil for continuous flow reactions. The heat transfer element further may have a slot 109 and channel 113 to allow for contraction and expansion and may comprise adjustment means 111 to effect a change in diameter of the element. Preferably, the support means is comprised of a material having a coefficient of expansion that is equal to or lower than that of the reaction vessel.
Patent GB-2440484-A (GB)
Title: Group 3-5 nitride semiconductor multilayer substrate, method for manufacturing group 3-5 nitride semiconductor free-standing substrate
Inventor: HIRAMATSU KAZUMASA
IPC: H01S5/323
Filed: 2007-11-16
Abstract: A group 3-5 nitride semiconductor multilayer substrate (1) and a method for manufacturing such substrate are provided. A semiconductor layer (12) is formed on a base substrate (11), and a mask (13) is formed on the semiconductor layer (12). Then, after forming a group 3-5 nitride semiconductor crystalline layer (14) by selective growing, the group 3-5 nitride semiconductor crystalline layer (14) and the base substrate (11) are separated. The crystallinity of the semiconductor layer (12) is lower than that of the group 3-5 nitride semiconductor crystalline layer (14).
Patent GB-2450947-A (GB)
Title: Modular shelf system
Inventor: TSAI RITTER
IPC: A47B45/00
Filed: 2007-12-06
Abstract: An expandable modular shelf system comprises at least one shelf 2 which has a plurality of engaging portions 203 adapted to be engaged with a plurality of joint assemblies 1 correspondingly. Each joint assembly includes two cap members 10 mated together to receive one engaging portion therebetween, a rod 20 connected to one of the cap members, and a connecting member 30 joining the two cap members and the rod in a way to retrain the cap members from detachment. The joint assembly is adapted to further receive at least one shelf, thereby increasing the number of shelves horizontally. The rod is adapted to further receive a joint assembly, whereby the number of shelves can be increased vertically. Each cap member may comprise a through hole (12, Fig. 4) and cavity (13, Fig. 4) through which the connecting member passes. The cap members may be connected to one another by connections (14, Fig. 4), and may comprise substantially L-shaped grooves (15, Fig. 4) to receive the engaging portions of the shelf or shelves.
Patent GB-2455510-A (GB)
Title: Power semiconductor device
Inventor: BURKE HUGO R G
IPC: H01L29/06
Filed: 2007-12-10
Abstract: A power semiconductor device that includes a plurality of gate structure each having a gate insulation of a first thickness, and a termination region, the termination including a field insulation body surrounding the active region and having a recess that includes a bottom insulation thicker than the first thickness.
Patent GB-2445285-A (GB)
Title: Use of an alkali swellable polymer for thickening a cement slurry
Inventor: DROCHON BRUNO
IPC: C04B24/26
Filed: 2007-12-24
Abstract: A cement slurry for use in a wellbore is disclosed which comprises a hydraulic cement and an alkali swell able polymer as a thickening additive. The thickening polymer rheology modifier) may be a latex such as a carboxylated acrylic copolymer and specifically a styrene-butadiene copolymer. The viscosity may be further modified by the presence of a surfactant associated with the polymer latex, whereby the surfactant may bridge the latices to alter the viscosity. Also disclosed is a method of cementing a well.
Patent GB-2446275-A (GB)
Title: Devices for sealing fireplaces
Inventor: BAKER GEORGE
IPC: A47G5/04
Filed: 2008-01-29
Abstract: A device which can be used to seal off or minimise airflow through the opening of a fireplace whilst accommodating the presence of an appliance in the fireplace has a frame or edge that can be adjacent to the opening in use, and has a panel (28, fig 2a-c) or door 34,36 extending from the frame 22a or edge in a direction away from the opening in use. The doors 34,36 may be hinged to the frame 22a. Ventilation apertures 40 can be provided, and a seal to a wall, hearth or surround (figs 4a-5) may be achieved. The device may be acrylonitrile or styrene plastic. Another version has an L shaped device sealed to a hearth and surround (figs 6a-b) for use when an appliance does not protrude. Versions of the device can seal off a fireplace temporarily or permanently.
Patent GB-2445483-A (GB)
Title: Seal for a pharmaceutical dispensing device
Inventor: OHBI DALJIT S
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2004-01-29
Abstract: A seal, for a valve for a pharmaceutical dispensing device, is formed from a thermoplastic alloy comprising (a) an elastomeric component, such as one or more of ethylene/alkene copolymers, polyisoprene, nitrile rubbers, butyl rubbers, EPDM, EPR; (b) a thermoplastic component, such as one or more of styrene-ethylene-butylene terpolymer, styrene-ethylene-butadiene terpolymer, styrene-propylene-styrene terpolymer, polyether block polyamide, polyether-polyester copolymer; and (c) a sensitisor, such as one or more of trially cyanurate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylol propane triacrylate, high vinyl 1,2-polybutadiene. Also disclosed is a process for the preparation of the seal. The seal may further comprise additional additives such as fillers, plasticizers, antioxidants, antiozonants, lubricants and pigments.
Patent GB-2459842-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone screen
Inventor: BURKE GAIL
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2008-05-03
Abstract: A magnifier with sun filtering to enlarge a mobile phone screen and allow users to also view the screen whilst in sunlight. Sun filtering means that the sun will reflect off the material that will be used to magnify the screen. The screen is the object that displays the software of a mobile communication device. Magnifying means that the contents on the mobile communication device screen will be made larger. The fitting of the invention will either slide onto the mobile device or connect with small fittings either side of the magnifying screen.
Patent GB-2447831-A (GB)
Title: Stored value gift card with voice recording and playback
Inventor: STERN GEOFFREY S
IPC: B42D15/04
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: A gift card is provided which integrally combines a voice storage/playback unit with a stored value card and on two separate portions of a base substrate, with the two portions separated by a releasable connection portion. Upon purchasing the gift card, a gift giver records a personal voice message and provides the gift card to the recipient. Upon receiving the gift card, a recipient may immediately playback the recorded personal voice message through simple manipulation of the card. Thereafter, the two parts of the card may be separated by manipulation of the connection portion, and the stored value portion may be used in the matter of the conventional stored value cards. The voice storage/playback portion may be stored for safekeeping and played back by the gift recipient at will.
Patent GB-2450026-A (GB)
Title: A standoff iris recognition system
Inventor: HAMZA RIDA M
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2007-03-01
Abstract: An iris recognition system having pupil and iris border conditioning prior to iris mapping and analysis. The system may obtain and filter an image of an eye. A pupil of the mage may be selected and segmented. Portions of the pupil border can be evaluated and pruned. A curve may be fitted on at least the invalid portions of the pupil border. The iris of the eye with an acceptable border of the pupil as an inside border of the iris may be selected from the image. The iris outside border having sclera and eyelash/lid boundaries may be grouped using a cluster angular range based on eye symmetry. The sclera boundaries may be fitted with a curve. The eyelash/lid boundaries may be extracted or masked. The iris may be segmented, mapped and analyzed.
Patent GB-2450847-A (GB)
Title: Continuous casting of reactionary metals using a glass covering
Inventor: JACQUES MICHAEL P
IPC: B22D11/07
Filed: 2007-05-08
Abstract: A seal for a continuous casting furnace having a melting chamber with a mold therein for producing a metal cast includes a passage between the melting chamber and external atmosphere. As the cast moves though the passage, the cast outer surface and the passage inner surface define therebetween a reservoir for containing liquid glass or other molten material to prevent the external atmosphere from entering the melting chamber. Particulate material fed into the reservoir is melted by heat from the cast to form the molten material. The molten material coats the cast as it moves through the passage and solidifies to form a coating to protect the hot cast from reacting with the external atmosphere. Preferably, the mold has an inner surface with a cross-sectional shape to define a cross-sectional shape of the cast outer surface whereby these cross-sectional shapes are substantially the same as a cross-sectional shape of the passage inner surface.
Patent GB-2453895-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to security systems
Inventor: SIMPSON ROBERT DAVID
IPC: E05C17/36
Filed: 2008-04-25
Abstract: A security device for a closure leaf such as a door or window comprises: a link member extending between a portion of said security device located on said closure leaf to which said link member is attached, in use, and a portion of said security device located adjacent to said closure leaf to which said link member is attached, in use; whereby said link member restrains the opening of said closure leaf beyond a predetermined degree; a canister of pressurised substance; a canister holder for securing said canister on a support structure; whereby said canister is in a position for spraying a subject in the vicinity of said closure leaf; and an actuator which engages said link member and which applies pressure to said canister when pressure is exerted on said closure leaf beyond a predetermined level; whereby said canister sprays.
Patent GB-2454411-A (GB)
Title: Friction loss reduction in viscoelastic surfactant fracturing fluids using low molecular weight water-soluble polymers
Inventor: WOOD WILLIAM RUSSELL
IPC: C09K8/60
Filed: 2007-07-23
Abstract: Adding relatively low molecular weight water-soluble friction loss reduction polymers to an aqueous fluid gelled with a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) increases the critical generalized Reynold's number at which the Fanning friction factor increases and friction pressure starts to increase rapidly. The water-soluble polymeric friction loss reduction additives lower surface pumping pressure in VES- gelled fracturing fluids for a given pump rate, thus lowering hydraulic horsepower (HHP) requirements for pumping fluids downhole, e.g. for hydraulic fracturing or frac packing treatments of subterranean formations.
Patent GB-2458754-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle power line supporting structure
Inventor: ABE TAKAHIDE
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2009-02-25
Abstract: A vehicle which is connected to an external power supply system through a power line 12 has a supporting structure for the power line. This includes a connection portion where the power line and the vehicle are connected, and a supporting member, projecting outwards from an external surface of the vehicle in the vicinity of the connection portion, which is configured to support the power line. The supporting structure may be a door 16 with a hook 19 to hold the power line, or it may be a telescopic tube (21, Fig 4). The door hinge 20 may be vertical or horizontal (Figs 2, 8). The connection portion may be mounted on the vehicle or may be mounted on a cable so that it can be pulled out. The structure holds the cable away from the vehicle's bodywork to stop it getting scratched or dirty from the cable.
Patent GB-2459390-A (GB)
Title: Providing a sensor array
Inventor: HOWARD PETE
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 2007-10-02
Abstract: To assemble a sensor array having plural sections, the sections of the sensor array are sealably attached, where the sections include sensors and cable segments. An inert gas is flowed through at least one inner fluid path inside the sensor array when the sections of the sensor array are being sealably attached.
Patent GB-2456277-A (GB)
Title: Time segmentation of frequencies in controlled source electromagnetic (csem) applications
Inventor: CAMPBELL TRACY
IPC: G01V3/12
Filed: 2009-05-18
Abstract: A method for measuring a resistivity of a subsurface formation (24a, b) that includes transmitting continuously a signal at a first fundamental frequency at full power for a first period of time within a single window of time causing electromagnetic energy to propagate in the subsurface formations (24a, b), transmitting continuously the signal at a second fundamental frequency at full power for a second period of time within the single window of time causing electromagnetic energy to propagate in the subsurface formations (24a, b), measuring variations in the electromagnetic energy propagated through the subsurface formations (24a, b) at receivers (20) at the first and the second fundamental frequencies, and determining the resistivity of the subsurface formations (24a, b) using the measurements of the variations in electromagnetic energy at the receivers (20).
Patent GB-2461389-A (GB)
Title: Modelling nonlinear hysteresis response of reservoir media
Inventor: LUKYANOV ALEXANDER
IPC: G01N15/08
Filed: 2009-06-30
Abstract: A method of modelling a nonlinear hysteresis response of reservoir media involves obtaining measurements of core samples from the reservoir to generate a multitude of bounding curves representing primary drainage and primary imbibition characteristics 504.2, 504.1 of a reservoir. A plurality of constitutive equations are generated based on the bounding curves and a multitude of material functions, the multitude of material functions determined based on material properties associated with the reservoir. An output is generated in the form of capillary-pressure scanning curves based on the multitude of constitutive equations, the capillary-pressure scanning curves 504.3 representing drainage and imbibition behaviours of the reservoir during an oilfield operation. The scanning curves may be derived from analytical or numerical solutions of the constitutive equations.
Patent GB-2472607-A (GB)
Title: The Cup Holder
Inventor: SNEDDON RICHARD
IPC: A47G25/02
Filed: 2009-08-12
Abstract: A cup holder unit consists of four components (1,3,5,6), component 1 is used to rotate component 3 in a clockwise or anti clockwise movement, and when component 1 is rotated the internal design [4] of component 1 allows attachment to component 3, the underlying design of component 3 enables component 3 to be locked or unlocked to component 6 [3.1], and as component 1 is rotated releasing component 3 from component 6, component 3 can be elevated from component 6 as a complete unit, this movement can be reversed so that components 3,5 and 6 become a complete unit as before, with component 5 acting as a separator within the complete unit, component 5 also acts as a funnel with the cup holder unit.
Patent GB-2473294-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with dynamics controller which receives inputs from a user interface
Inventor: VINNELS RICHARD
IPC: B60W50/08
Filed: 2009-09-08
Abstract: A vehicle has a dynamics control unit DCU (16, fig 1) that receives inputs from a dynamics driver/user interface (17) which may comprise two rotary three-position knobs 30, 31 and five push buttons 32-36. The vehicle has a number of different sub-systems, e.g. engine, suspension, gearbox, brakes, aerodynamic element etc, and the DCU may set independent operating modes of the sub-systems in accordance with the inputs from the interface (17). Knob 30 sets powertrain characteristics of the vehicle independently from knob 31 which sets handling characteristics of the vehicle. Each knob 30, 31 have normal, sport and track settings. The DCU is enabled/disabled by button 32 and button 33 selects manual or automatic transmission mode. Button 34 enables/disables winter driving mode, button 35 enables/disables launch control and button 36 modifies an operation of an air brake.
Patent GB-2461828-A (GB)
Title: Multi-barrier water purification system and method
Inventor: BUTTERS BRIAN E
IPC: C02F1/32
Filed: 2009-11-17
Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for decontaminating a contaminated fluid that integrate ultraviolet radiation in an advanced decontamination process, and a honing material, along with a cross-flow membrane filter, into a single closed-loop system. This approach combines the advantages of chemical-free advanced decontamination technology, long-life wiper-free UV disinfections, and maintenance-free ceramic MF/UF membranes to provide multi- barrier protection. Such technique provides a 100% fluid recovery system (zero reject stream). In one embodiment, the system comprises a filtration membrane and a honing material located in the contaminated fluid that is sufficient to scrub foulants from the membrane, as well as any other components that honing material comes in contact with, while forming a dynamic filtration coating on the membrane as the contaminated fluid pass through the membrane. The system may also comprise an advanced decontamination process sufficient to destroy, by oxidation or reduction, biological and organic contaminants from the contaminated fluid.
Patent GB-648383-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to tableting and briqueting machines
IPC: B30B11/08
Filed: 1947-04-15
Abstract: 648,383. Tableting and briquetting machines. SKODA WORKS, NATIONAL CORPORATION. April 15, 1947, No. 10033. Convention date, April 27, 1946. [Class 87 (ii)] A tableting machine comprises a horizontal stationary disc or table containing a plurality of moulds or dies arranged in a circle about a vertical axis, a pair of upper and lower mandrels movable in a vertical direction only and cooperating with each mould, and cam means rotating about the vertical axis to actuate successively all the pairs of mandrels. A rotor 7 is provided on its outside with upper and lower circumferential cam grooves 28 and with circumferential cam surfaces 25, 26, on upper and lower flanges respectively, and is driven by an electric motor 2 through a safety coupling 4, a worm shaft 3, and a worm wheel 5. Upper spindles 14 carrying mandrels 15, and lower spindles 9 carrying mandrels 16, are guided in carrier plates 13, 8, and perform pressing and ejecting operations respectively in a vertical direction according to the rise or fall of rollers 12 and ball-shaped pulleys 27 engaging the cam grooves and surfaces respectively of the rotor. A rotary filling arm 21 attached to the rotor, and having a feeding device 22, extends through an aperture in the rotor to discharge material from a fixed hopper 20 into stationary exchangeable dies or moulds 17. In operation the material is introduced into the hopper 20 where it is mixed by the device 22 and is advanced by gravity and centrifugal force into the arm 21. The discharge mouth of the arm is aligned with the die openings, passing over them when the mandrel 15 is lifted and the lower mandrel is in its lowered position, so that the die 17 is filled. During its rotary motion the filling arm fills successively one die after another. When the space 17 has been filled the continuous rotation of the rotor 7 results in a downward pressing motion of the spindle 14, and on further rotation of the rotor the spindle 14 rises together with the mandrel 16, the surface of the latter coming into alignment with the plane of the disc 18, lifting the pressed tablet to the level of the surface of the disc to be swept into a shoot 24 by a rotary arm 23. The press may be provided with any suitable number of dies and co-operating mandrels.