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Patent GB-2450456-A (GB)
Title: Methods of enhancing media content narrative
Inventor: BAILEY CHRISTOPHER A
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2007-03-20
Abstract: In a method of enhancing a viewer's experience of a video program, a plurality of selectable alternative video program scenes are provided for a video program being viewed on a display. The selectable alternative program versions are pre-rendered video scenes. A user is prompted to select at least one of the selectable alternative video program scenes for viewing.
Patent GB-2464764-A (GB)
Title: Domestic hot water alarm
Inventor: PRICE NORMAN PETER PONTIFIX
IPC: F24D17/00
Filed: 2008-10-30
Abstract: A domestic hot water system comprises detecting excessive temperature of the hot water and triggering an alarm to warn people/individuals of the excessive hot water temperature. The alarm may be audible 4 or visual (strobe lighting). The visual alarm is advantageous to the hard of hearing. Excessive temperature of the hot water is detected by temperature sensor 6 that may be fitted externally to the hot water storage cylinder/tank or hot water delivery pipe close to the cylinder or fitted at the point of supply such as taps on sinks, baths washbasins. The alarm may be powered by a battery 1 or mains electricity and have a test button 5 to check operation of the alarm. A battery powered alarm may be fitted by the occupant of the house or unskilled person and may incorporate a low battery alarm/warning 2. The mains electric powered alarm may be combined with other alarms in the building, and may be operated/armed/controlled by connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) or Wide Area Network (WAN).
Patent GB-2455487-A (GB)
Title: A Ni-Fe-Cr-Al-Ti-Si-Mn alloy
Inventor: KLARSTROM DWAINE LEROY
IPC: C22C19/05
Filed: 2008-12-11
Abstract: A weldable, high temperature oxidation resistant alloy with low solidification crack sensitivity and good resistance to strain age cracking comprises (by weight): 25-32 % iron, 18-25 % chromium, 3.0-4.5 % aluminium, 0.2-0.6 % titanium, 0.2-0.4 % silicon, 0.2-0.5 % manganese, 0-2.0 % cobalt, 0-0.5 % molybdenum, 0-0.5 % tungsten, 0-0.01 % magnesium, 0.0.25 % carbon, 0-0.025 % zirconium, 0-0.01 % yttrium, 0-0.01 % cerium, 0-0.01 % lanthanum, 0-0.004 % boron and the balance nickel plus impurities. The Al + Ti content lies between 3.4-4.2 %, and the Cr/Al ratio is 4.5-8.
Patent GB-2452898-A (GB)
Title: Door threshold vacuum
Inventor: JUNELL COREY
IPC: A47L5/38
Filed: 2007-05-23
Abstract: An apparatus for automatically cleaning dirt and debris from a pedestrian's footwear. The apparatus can be an integral portion of the entryway door's threshold or else can be made portable. The pedestrian steps upon a removable tray and activates a vacuum source. The vacuum source pulls the dirt and debris from the pedestrian's footwear through a multitude of openings in the removable tray. The dirt and debris is captured within the tray (large particles) and debris collection container (smaller particles) for later disposal. The apparatus cleans the welts and also provides a means for drying wet footwear. The apparatus can be either AC or DC powered and can be automated to only operate when a pedestrian is standing upon the tray, can operate continuously, or can be manually switched on and off.
Patent GB-2454847-A (GB)
Title: Opening means for a closing unit
Inventor: ZINN JURGEN
IPC: E05B17/00
Filed: 2007-10-05
Abstract: The present invention relates to an opening means (1) for a closing unit (14), having a bearing (2) which can be fastened on a closing unit (14), and having two pivotable lever-arm parts (3, 4), of which one circle-sector-like pivoting plane is perpendicular, and a further pivoting plane is essentially parallel, to the plane of the closing unit (14), wherein one lever-arm part is a force arm (4) and one lever-arm part is a load arm (3). In order to provide an opening means (1) which has been improved in relation to the conventional opening means, the invention proposes that, when the force arm (4) is pivoted in its circle-sector-like plane which is perpendicular to the plane of the closing unit (14), the load arm (3) is simultaneously pivoted via a coupling, in the opposite direction to the force arm (4), in its circle-sector-like plane perpendicular to the plane of the closing unit (14).
Patent GB-2468684-A (GB)
Title: Hanger system for neckties and other items
Inventor: STANLEY KENNETH ERNEST
IPC: A47G25/74
Filed: 2009-03-18
Abstract: A hanger system includes at least one rack 12 having a spine portion 22 which, in use, is supported vertically, arm portions 38 extending from the spine portion so that, in use, the arm portions are horizontal and items can be hung over them, and an upper connector portion 24. The rack also has a complementary lower connector portion 26 at the other end of the spine so that two such racks can be connected together end-to-end. In this case, the ratio of the vertical pitch of the racks to the vertical pitch of the arm portions is substantially equal to a whole number. The connector portions have a latching arrangement 30,34 which needs to be manually released before the connector portions can be separated. The system may also include a hook 14 or eye 16 having connector portions which complement the upper or lower connector portions of the rack. The system may include at least one stand-off 18 which can be used, when the rack is secured to a vertical surface, to space the spine portion from the Surface.
Patent GB-2470048-A (GB)
Title: Washing bowl with inclined base
Inventor: PERRIN LUKE
IPC: A47L17/00
Filed: 2009-05-07
Abstract: A bowl 2, in particular for use in a domestic sink, comprises a base 4; a side wall 6 having a first portion "R" and a second portion "S" opposite the first portion, the side wall extending from the base and having a rim 12 extending around the free edge of the side wall; The base is inclined and extends at an angle to the rim, generally between 10 and 50 degrees, such that the depth of the first region R of the interior being greater than the depth of the second region S of the interior. The bowl may be provided with hollow legs 22 and feet (20, fig.2) and be designed in such a way as to be stackable and nestable. The junctions between the base and the side walls may be curved and in particular at the first portion, the junction (16, Fig.2) may be curved with a greater radius than the other junctions. The base may terminate at the level of the rim in the second region.
Patent GB-2473004-A (GB)
Title: Luggage item with separable shells
Inventor: CHIANG HSI-WU
IPC: A45C5/00
Filed: 2009-08-26
Abstract: A luggage item that may be readily disassembled comprises a top shell 20 having a face wall and a peripheral wall extending from the face wall and a bottom shell 30 having a base wall and a peripheral wall extending from the base wall, a zipper fastener which has an upper zipper tape 41 affixed to the peripheral wall of the top shell and a bottom zipper tape 43 affixed to the peripheral wall of the bottom shell. Two retainer boxes 43 are affixed to two respective distal ends of the bottom zipper tape and two insertion pins 44 are affixed to two respective distal ends of the upper zipper tape for insertion into one of the retainer boxes. Two zipper slides 45 are coupled between the upper zipper tape and the bottom zipper tape for joining the upper zipper tape and the bottom zipper tape. In use the luggage item functions as a conventional suitcase-type item of luggage and may be opened by unfastening the zipper fastener around three sides of the two shells. When the zipper fastener is unfastened all the way, the top shell is detached from the bottom shell. The top and bottom shell may be detached as required so as to reduce the storage space necessary when it is not in use (see figure 5, not shown), to allow a soiled shell to be replaced or to allow a shell of one size to be exchanged for one of another so as to allow the capacity of the luggage item to be changed as desired at the user's convenience.
Patent GB-2476084-A (GB)
Title: Emergency response service for mobile telephone users
Inventor: SALAD MAHDI
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2009-12-10
Abstract: An emergency response service is provided whereby a mobile telephone uses a dedicated communication channel to communicate with a service provider. The service provider is in communication with an emergency services provider. In response to an instruction from a user, the mobile telephone sends a first predefined alert signal over the dedicated communication channel to the service provider who then sends a second predefined alert signal to the emergency services, following which assistance is dispatched to the mobile telephone user. The mobile telephone may transmit GPS location data and may also transmit multimedia data such as video, photos or audio which may be evaluated by the service provider before deciding whether to send the second alert signal. The multimedia data may be recorded at a remote server for later retrieval (eg for crime investigation).
Patent GB-896420-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to curtain walling
Inventor: JENNINGS ROBERT GEORGE
IPC: E04B2/96
Filed: 1959-03-23
Abstract: 896,420. Curtain walls; glazing. ROWLEY. & PARTNERS (ENGINEERS) Ltd., A. June 23, 1960 [March 23, 1959], No. 10058/59. Classes 20( 3) and 20(4) A curtain wall comprises mullions divided to form front and rear longitudinal sections 6, 7 having a space 5 therebetween through or into which space the transom members 14 may extend, and holding means for securing the transom members in determined positions relative to the mullion sections. The holding means comprises spigot members 3 to which the sections 6 and 7 are secured by screws 13. Glazing beads A and B are secured by screws engaging the mullions or spigots and glazing beads C are secured by screwing to the transoms. In a modification the spigot 3C, Fig. 10, may be formed with a plurality of recesses 4 each capable of receiving a self-tapping screw, in order to facilitate securing the beads in different positions corresponding to various thicknesses of glazing or infil sections. At the upper and lower ends the mullion sections 7 are screwed or bolted to head and sill spigots, Figs. 4 and 7 (not shown) which are bolted to the building structure with head- and sill sections.
Patent GB-963538-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the construction of windows
Inventor: WYNMALEN HENRY
IPC: E06B7/084
Filed: 1960-03-22
Abstract: 963,538. Windows. BUCKCHURCH Ltd. March 1, 1961 [March 22, 1960], No. 10063/60. Heading E1J. A building unit providing an opening for a window comprises an apertured metal panel A hooked at C for attachment to a rail 1 of the building skeleton and a channel section head member E welded to A at E1 and having side flanges E4 attached to side stile members R of the panel A. A sill member F with an extension G rests on a lower cladding panel H hooked at J to a rail 2 and is secured to an undersill K resting on the hook J. A wood lining L comprising head, sill and side members abuts the head channel E and sill trough F and overlaps wings P which are attached by screws P1 to the side stile members R of the outer surround, and trims S, T are screwed to the lining by screws U. A Z-section window frame a for a casement or sliding sash window may be fixed to the members E, F or a frame suitable for Conver type windows may be used (Fig. 2, not shown). Specification 702,408 is referred to.
Patent GB-255157-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to high frequency induction furnaces
IPC: H05B6/04
Filed: 1925-04-17
Abstract: 255,157. Burch, C. R., Davis, N. R., and Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co., Ltd. April 17, 1925. Induction furnaces. -In a high frequency induction furnace of the type wherein the indicator 10 is shunted by a capacity to form an oscillatory circuit, a condenser 11 forming at least the major portion of the capacity is located immediately adjacent to the inductor and is preferably mounted on a common base 19 therewith. The inductor is pivotally mounted in brackets 18 and is coupled to the condenser by short thick conductors 12, 13. The base 19 is mounted on rollers 20. The high frequency generating means includes a thermionic valve 15 which is arranged to produce oscillations at substantially the resonant frequency of the circuit 10, 12, 11, 13. This latter circuit is coupled to the valve by light leads 14, 16 and a blocking condenser 9. If desired the lead 16 may be replaced by earth connections. With frequencies of two million cycles the earth connection of the furnace circuit is unnecesary in view of the electrostatic capacity of the furnace to earth which is indicated by the condenser 17.
Patent GB-540066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in methods of constructing concrete floorings and like surfaces
IPC: E04F15/12
Filed: 1940-06-10
Abstract: 540,066. Concrete paving and flooring. CONCRETE CASEHARDENING CO., Ltd., and BOULT, L. G. June 10, 1940, No. 10071. [Class 20 (iv)] In the construction of concrete floorings with a top granolithic stratum, a topping layer is applied as a wet mix including cement and an aggregate such as granite chips, and, before this layer is set the surface is wetted with a liquid hardener. Dry cement with or without aggregate may be added to the hardened surface prior to its setting. The topping layer of 1¢ inches is applied to a base concrete layer of firm 6 to 8 inches while the latter is still green or prior to its setting. Specification 516,401 is referred to.
Patent GB-942835-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connectors
IPC: H01R4/48
Filed: 1961-03-20
Abstract: 942,835. Electric couplings. E. H. TAYLOR, and OTTER CONTROLS Ltd. June 20, 1962 [March 20, 1961], No. 10078/61. Heading H2E. An electrical coupiing consists of a coil of wire 3 into which the end of an electrical conductor 1, which is bent back over its insulation 2, is inserted, the coil 3 then being crimped round the conductor as at 3a. The free end of the coil is then pushed on to a pin or tag 4, screwed on to a bolt, Fig. 5 (not shown), on to a smaller diameter coil, into a larger diameter coil, or through a hole in a panel, Fig. 7 (not shown), or the last two turns may be bent at right angles to form a collar through which a bolt is passed, Fig. 4 (not shown). The coil may have half its length of reduced diameter, this preventing the conductor 1 from being inserted more than half way. The connector may be covered by an insulating sleeve.
Patent GB-742321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to pressure actuated blast guns
Inventor: MILLER JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: F28G1/16
Filed: 1953-04-13
Abstract: 742,321. Soot-blowers. AIRNESCO PRODUCTS, Ltd. April 13, 1954 [April 13, 1953], No. 10089/53. Addition to 733,165. Class 99(2). [Also in Group XXIX] In the portable blast gun described in the parent Specification wherein blasts of pressure air or steam are emitted from the gun when a valve V is opened by a piston 111 working in a cylinder A, the cylinder is divided by the piston, or other differentially-operated member, into chambers C<SP>1</SP>, C2, and the piston is moved against the action of a spring 10 due to a drop in pressure in the chamber C<SP>2</SP>. The chambers are interconnected by a balance pressure duct, e.g. a duct 22 in the piston, and means, e.g. comprising a piston 102 working in a cylinder 100 and held on a seating by a spring 104, is responsive to a predetermined pressure in the chamber C<SP>2</SP> for opening that chamber to atmosphere to cause a spontaneous drop in pressure in the chamber. As shown, the chamber C<SP>2</SP> is exhausted through ports 105 uncovered by the piston 102, and the piston 111 is rigidly fixed to the valve V. A reduced diameter portion 103 of the piston 102 projects through an opening 101 connecting the cylinder 100 and the chamber C<SP>2</SP> so that an increased area is subjected to the pressure within the chamber C<SP>1</SP> when the piston is moved off the seating thus ensuring that the force acting against the return spring 104 is in excess of the initial unseating pressure of the piston. A cap 106 screwed onto the cylinder 100 allows the thrust of the spring 104 to be varied to give different pressures against which the piston 102 is displaced to open the ports 105 ; the cap is also used to start and stop operation of the gun as an alternative to closing or opening the inlet 41 of the chamber C<SP>1</SP>. In operation, the cap 106 is unscrewed to give a setting of the spring 104 that fails to counterbalance the pressure in the chamber C<SP>2</SP> and the piston 102 is moved to uncover the ports 105, the piston 111 being moved by the pressure in the chamber C<SP>1</SP> to open the valve V. The pressure on each side of the piston 111 becomes equalised and the spring 10 returns the piston to a position whereby the valve is closed, the pressure in the chamber C<SP>2</SP> being such that the spring 104 restores the piston 102 to a position in which the ports 105 are closed. When the pressure in the chamber C<SP>2</SP> has built up by the flow of air through the duct 22 the cycle of operations is repeated until the cap 106 is screwed down to prevent operation of the piston 102, or the inlet 4<SP>1</SP> is closed. In a modification, the valve V, Fig. 3, is operated by a diaphragm 112 of rubber or other resilient material secured to the wall of the cylinder A ; alternatively, the diaphragm is held by a liner inserted in the cylinder, or annular locking sleeves.
Patent GB-289397-A (GB)
Title: Centrifugal pulp strainer
IPC: D21D5/06
Filed: 1928-04-04
Abstract: 289,397. Erkens, P. April 26, 1927, [Convention date]. Strainer separators. - In a centrifugal pulp strainer the material is drawn off in a direction opposite to that in which the centrifugal force acts. The separator consists of two drums T<1>, T<2> closed at the top, as shown, by a rim r; the inner drum T<2> is provided with ordinary pulp straining slits s and the outer drum T<1> is imperforate. The slits s are tapered and their wide ends are at the inner face of the drum T<2>. Continuously working spraying tubes Sp are used to keep the slits clear. The material is fed through the central tube M and passes to the space between the drums T', T<2>. The pulp is forced through the slits s and passes upwards over the rim r and falls into the gutter A. The impurities are thrown to the wall of the drum T<1> and remain there. The separating action is assisted by projections m on the outer face of the drum T<2>. The relative motion between the drums and the material causes local compressions in the material as it passes through the apparatus. The drums may be of conical form instead of cylindrical.
Patent GB-832547-A (GB)
Title: Combined potentiometer and switch
Inventor: KENNY ERNEST
IPC: H01C10/34
Filed: 1957-03-28
Abstract: 832,547. Improvement in potentiometers. MORGANITE RESISTORS Ltd. March 28, 1958 [March 28, 1957], No. 10259/57. Class 37. [Also in Group XL (c)] A potentiometer comprises a resistance track, a shaft rotatable with respect to said track and a slider arm mounted upon said shaft, wherein the shaft is adapted to operate a switch at a predetermined position in its travel. The resistance track is provided with an insulating surface coating at said predetermined position whereby the slider arm is electrically insulated from the resistance track at that position. The resistance track 1, Fig. 1, which may be wire wound on an insulating former or a layer of electrically conducting material, such as carbon, metal or metal oxide deposited on to an insulating base member, has a portion of the track adjacent to terminal 3 covered with a coating 4 which may be for example an insulating tape provided on one side with a layer of adhesive whereby it is caused to adhere to the surface of the resistance track. An on-off switch is arranged to be operated by rotation of the shaft as the contact 5 passes on to the insulated part 4. The potentiometer may form part of the brilliance control circuit for a cathode-ray tube as described in Group XL (c).
Patent GB-101951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Movements of Striking Hammers, and Dampers in Pianoforte Actions, and the like.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM
IPC: G10C3/16
Filed: 1916-07-21
Abstract: 101,951. Evans, W. July 21, 1916. Actions.-The damper wire A is connected by a flexible tie E to the hammer-butt G. The damper wires may be fixed to a separate rail H movable by the pedal. Specifications 3683/76 and 2938/82 are referred to.
Patent GB-1384877-A (GB)
Title: Devices responsive to electromagnetic energy
IPC: H01L31/16
Filed: 1971-04-21
Abstract: 1384877 Semi-conductor devices EMI Ltd 20 April 1972 [21 April 1971] 10339/71 Heading H1K. A device sensitive to EM radiation comprises a first semi-conductor region of one conductivity type within a surface of which is a second region of the opposite conductivity type forming a junction therewith, a third region of the first conductivity type in a surface of the second region and forming a junction therewith, a pair of terminals in ohmic contact with the third region, one terminal also being in contact with the first region, and a further terminal in ohmic contact with the second region. As shown, Fig. 1, a potential divider controlled by the position of an incident light beam is produced by diffusing B into an N type Si wafer 1 to produce a P type curved strip 2, and P is then diffused-in to form an N type strip 3 within strip 2. Ohmic contacts 4, 5 and 6 are applied to the two ends of strip 3 and to one end of strip 2 respectively and contact 4 is also connected to the substrate 1. Contacts 4 and 5 are connected to a bias supply, contact 5 being the more positive terminal, and a small spot of light is projected on to a location along the strip 3 to produce an output at contact 6 depending on the location of the light spot. As shown, Fig. 3, the equivalent circuit comprises two resistive lines 7 and 9, corresponding to strips 3 and 2 respectively, joined by distributed diodes 8 corresponding to the PN junction between these strips. When a location is illuminated the corresponding diode conducts and the increased potential on strip 9 causes the diodes to the right of this point to become forward biased so that the right hand portions of strips 7 and 9 are effectively connected in parallel and form a potential divider with the remaining portion of strip 7 producing the output potential at contact 6. Formulae are given for arranging the resistance distribution of the strips 2 and 3 to achieve a linear variation of output potential with light spot position. The required resistance distributions may be achieved by suitably shaping the photolithographic masks used for diffusing these regions. The semi-conductor material may also be Ge and the regions may be reversed in conductivity type.
Patent GB-225769-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in electric heating elements for boiling and grilling apparatus
IPC: H05B3/16
Filed: 1924-04-28
Abstract: 225,769. Falkirk Iron Co., Ltd., and Wood, A. R. April 28, 1924. Wire resistances, mounted on grooved surfaces. - A combined boiling and grilling apparatus comprises a number of bars A, B of refractory material disposed side by side in a single layer and connected together by bolts C, a resistance B<2> being arranged on one side of the laver for throwing heat upwardly for boiling and a resistance or resistances A<3>, A<4> being arranged on the other side for throwing heat downwardly for grilling. The bars A, B are provided with holes A<2> and slots B<1> respectively for supporting the resistance wires, the bolt holes in the bars A being slotted. In assembling, adjacent bars of the same kind are reversed longitudinally so that the slots B<2> in adjacent bars B are arranged at an angle to one another.