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Patent GB-2426036-A (GB)
Title: Vertical Northey compressor
Inventor: CARAO JORGE
IPC: F04C18/12
Filed: 2005-05-10
Abstract: A positive displacement rotary compressor of the hook and claw or Northey type is intended for use in a vertical orientation (i.e. vertical rotor shafts 1, 2). Shafts 1, 2 are supported in bearings 3 through a main plate 4 with rotors 17 above the plate to provide access and timing gears 5 below. Drive is via a magnetic coupling of coaxial or radial (Fig. 3) type to enable the compressor to be hermetic whilst involving ceramic materials to avoid needing a cooling system. The rotors and wear plates 15, 16 may be of carbon graphite to eliminate rotor seizing and allow high speed operation. Outer wear plate 15 has inlet and delivery ports and is replaceable to modify pressure ratios and flow rates.
Patent GB-2413979-A (GB)
Title: Foot unit for supporting an abrasive cutting off machine in an inoperative position
Inventor: WOLFGANG JAENSCH
IPC: B24B27/08
Filed: 2005-05-13
Abstract: A work device, especially an abrasive cutting-off machine 1, is provided with a support 7 on which the device can be set in an inoperative position on a floor space 6. The device can be shifted from the inoperative position into an operative position by tilting about the support. The device is provided with at least one roller 12, 14 arranged between the support and a cutting disk 4a, 4b, 4c. The roller contacts the floor space in the operative position and is raised from the floor by a distance h in the inoperative position. The roller and support are arranged on a foot unit 10.
Patent GB-2428659-A (GB)
Title: Printed can end for a drinks can
Inventor: BONNER ANN
IPC: B21D51/38
Filed: 2005-07-13
Abstract: A can is described having a can body comprising a side wall and a base and defining an interior region for containing a product. The can includes an end having a centre panel. A printing is applied over a substantial area extent of the centre panel, the printing comprising an illustration of head and facial features of a character. In preferred embodiments, the end may further comprise a scored portion in the centre panel for defining an opening in the end and a manually manipulable tab secured to the end. The tab forms the nose of the character. The character may include the face and head of a real person, or, alternatively, may depict a fictional character or a cartoon character.
Patent GB-2415217-A (GB)
Title: Gravel packing method
Inventor: WANG DAVID WEI
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 2004-08-24
Abstract: A method usable with a subterranean well comprises providing a shunt tube and a packing tube connected to the shunt tube to communicate a slurry through the shunt tube and the packing tube to gravel pack a well, and providing a valve in the packing tube.
Patent GB-2421310-A (GB)
Title: Steering a marine seismic streamer by ejecting water through outlet ports
Inventor: TENGHAMN STIG RUNE LENNART
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2005-11-03
Abstract: A marine seismic streamer steering device comprises a body 15 connected between two adjacent sections 16 of the seismic streamer, at least one inlet port 17 on the body, a plurality of outlet ports 18 on the body and a control unit which controls water flow through the outlet ports. The steering device may include a roll sensor for determining the rotational orientation of the body, a lateral position sensor and a depth sensor. The control unit control the water flow through the outlet ports based on the information from the roll sensor, lateral position sensor and depth sensor.
Patent GB-2433162-A (GB)
Title: An electrical pull cord switch
Inventor: SMALE DAVID ROBERT
IPC: H01H17/02
Filed: 2005-12-08
Abstract: An electrical pull cord switch 1 is provided, the pull cord comprising at least one open hook 2 on the pull cord 3. The hook 2 may be substantially C shaped and have an opening sufficiently large to allow a user's wrist to pass through the opening. The switch 1 may be arranged to be mounted on a ceiling.
Patent GB-2424393-A (GB)
Title: A process for operating a printing machine
Inventor: JOHN THOMAS
IPC: B41F33/10
Filed: 2006-03-21
Abstract: In a process for operating a printing machine the roller frame 10-16 of an inking unit 9, which is associated with a plate cylinder 5, is pre-inked with a predetermined ink quantity profile before an inking roller 10, 11 is first set against the plate cylinder 5. In order to attain operational conditions as far as possible the entire roller frame 10-16 is pre-inked with a constant ink quantity over its width, the value 45 of which is a machine-specific experimental value which, for a given printing machine, depends only on the materials used for production. The ink quantity is at least partially controlled by the speed 68; 78 of the ink ductor 18. The experimental value of the ink quantity for a given material combination is a statistical mean value of the ink quantity profiles in a printing operation for standard production runs; this statistical mean value can be obtained from tests. The ink quantity can also be additionally controlled by the gap between the doctor blades 19 and the ink ductor 18 and/or by the duration of the ink supply. All the parameters for pre-inking are deposited in the form of a table in the system control unit of the printing machine.
Patent GB-2422530-A (GB)
Title: Recycling bin
Inventor: ALGAR DAVID
IPC: B65F1/06
Filed: 2004-11-08
Abstract: There is provided a multi-drawer recycling bin comprising a housing (10); provided to said housing, plural drawers (20a, 20b, 20c) arranged in stacked configuration; and provided to one or more drawers, liner bag positioning means for positioning a liner bag within each said one or more drawers such that material for recycling is readily receivable by a liner bag positioned in the one or more drawers. In one embodiment, the one or more drawers are provided with a bag feeder for feeding a liner bag into the drawer, suitably located at the rear of the drawer.
Patent GB-2427012-A (GB)
Title: Retaining device for axial fixing of an underground pipe
Inventor: JENNE DIETMAR
IPC: F16L1/06
Filed: 2006-05-25
Abstract: A device for holding an underground pipe 10 which is to be split into a plurality of pipe sections 58 by means of a cutting tool 16 moved through the pipe 10 parallel to its pipe axis, is characterised by connecting means 26, 40, 42, 48 for connecting the pipe 10 or at least a pipe section 58 formed during the splitting of the pipe 10 to an abutment 26. Preferably, the pipe section 58 is clamped between a plate 40 and the abutment, also in the form of a plate 26, thereby preventing the pipe 10 from moving as it is split by the cutting tool 16. In alternative embodiments, the fixing plate 40 is replaced by individual clamping claws (60, figure 3) or the end of the unsplit pipe 10 is secured by clamping jaws (62, figures 4 and 5).
Patent GB-2429968-A (GB)
Title: Nesting and stacking tray
Inventor: APPS WILLIAM P
IPC: B65D21/06
Filed: 2006-09-08
Abstract: A nesting and stacking tray 10 includes a floor 12 and a pair of opposed side walls 16a, 16b, each having a cutout 18, 20, one of which is larger to form a dropsied 20. A pair of bail members 22 are pivotably and sildably secured to opposed end walls 14. The bail members 22 are capable of being supported by the end walls 14 at a plurality of selected heights. The bail members 22 are arranged to provide structural support to the dropsied 20 of a similar tray 10 stacked thereon. The stiffness of the support is increased by the design of the bail members 22, which have a support portion 24 with an elongated cross section. The elongated cross section is maintained in a vertical orientation when a bail member 22 is in any of the stacking positions. In this manner, the dropsied 20 can have a large cutout without deflecting substantially during use.
Patent GB-2426493-A (GB)
Title: Electric power assisted steering apparatus
Inventor: FERNANDEZ ANGEL LUIS ANDRES
IPC: B62D6/00
Filed: 2005-03-18
Abstract: An electric power assisted steering apparatus for a vehicle that includes torque limiting means (150), arranged to limit the magnitude of the torque to be applied to the steering mechanism to a maximum of a value that increases in time from a first value to a second value at a rate that is dependent on the speed signal (V). Additionally or alternatively, it may be arranged to limit the maximum torque to a value that increases from a first to a second value at a rate that varies with time.
Patent GB-2446381-A (GB)
Title: Electric nailing mechanism with fan-shaped gear
Inventor: LIN WEN-PIN
IPC: B25C1/06
Filed: 2007-02-09
Abstract: An electric nailing mechanism comprises a striker 22, an elastic member 24 fixed to one end of the striker, and a toothed bar 28 disposed on a surface of the striker. The electric nailing mechanism also comprises a gear assembly including a drive gear wheel 36 and a travel gear 38. The drive gear wheel and the travel gear are coaxially connected together, and the travel gear is fan-shaped and engaged with the toothed bar. A screw 32 is engaged with the drive gear wheel. When the travel gear is engaged with the toothed bar, it drives the striker to move to perform a striking action, and when the travel gear is disengaged from the toothed bar, the striker is released and returned to its original position. Two parallel toothed bars may be provided on the striker, which may each engage a travel gear.
Patent GB-2446660-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated masonry and building materials
Inventor: WORDSWORTH JANE ELIZABETH
IPC: F21S8/00
Filed: 2007-03-21
Abstract: The invention provides an illuminated masonry product or building material which comprises means for intrinsic internal illumination. Typically, the means for intrinsic illumination comprises at least one fibre optic cable and at least one light source. Preferably, the masonry product comprises granite. The invention also provides a method for the manufacture of the product. Typically, the products find use in fireplaces and other interior design products, such as coffee tables, vanity units and the like, and in visual display items for internal or external use.
Patent GB-2433850-A (GB)
Title: Power switches
Inventor: HELFRICH JENS
IPC: H03K17/10
Filed: 2007-04-10
Abstract: A switching device suitable for operation in temperatures over 150{ C comprises first (1) and second (2) transistors, the drain 1D of the first transistor being connected to the source (2S) of the second transistor, the gate (2G) of the second transistor being connected to the source (1S) of the first transistor and the gate (1G) of the first transistor being connected in use to control circuitry (3) such that current flow through the transistors is controlled in use by the application of a control signal from the control circuitry, characterised in that the first and second transistors are both operative at temperatures over 150{ C.
Patent GB-2448915-A (GB)
Title: A collecting chamber for a cleaning appliance
Inventor: WOOD RALPH MICHAEL
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 2007-05-03
Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a cleaning appliance (10, fig 1) comprising a main body 12 and a collecting chamber 100 releasably held on the main body (10, fig 1). The collecting chamber 100 comprises a closure member 106 which is movable between a closed position and an open position in which the collecting chamber 100 can be emptied. The collecting chamber 100 further comprises an actuating member 150 adapted and arranged to release the collecting chamber 100 from the main body (12, fig 4) and, when the collecting chamber 100 is released from the main body (12, fig 4) to release the closure member 106 from the closed position. By providing such an arrangement, a single actuating member 150 can be used to release the collecting chamber 100 from the main body (12, fig 4) of the cleaning appliance (10, fig 4) and also to open the closure member 106 to empty the collecting chamber 100. A single actuating member 150 is less complex, requires less space and is more intuitive for a user to operate.
Patent GB-2450171-A (GB)
Title: Pouch like container for receiving lighted cigarette or ash therein with wire wool
Inventor: CONNORS JAMES
IPC: A24F19/00
Filed: 2007-06-14
Abstract: A container of a substantially bag, pouch or wallet shape, Fig 1, for receiving and storing a lighted cigarette or part thereof may be opened and closed via a zip, press stud or Velcro. When closed said container is substantially airtight and thus extinguishes any burning contents placed therein. The container may be filled with a removable extinguishing agent such as wire or steel wool. The container may be made from a fire retardant material which may a metal or foil. A stone resin liner may be provided. The container may be perfumed.
Patent GB-2437230-A (GB)
Title: Miticidal triazolidine derivatives
Inventor: MCDONALD PAUL T
IPC: A01N43/653
Filed: 2006-03-21
Abstract: A miticidal triazolidine derivative of the formula CO2R (I) wherein R is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, or C1-C6 haloalkyl; R1 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, halogen, phenyl or C1-C6 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen', phenyl, thienyl, pyridyl, or thiazolyl, unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, and C1-C4 haloalkyl; and R3 is C1-C6 alkyl or benzyl, wherein the' alkyl groups can be linear or branched.
Patent GB-2449317-A (GB)
Title: A slide assembly comprising an inverted U shaped slide member
Inventor: WANG CHUN-CHIANG
IPC: A47B88/493
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: A slide assembly which provides a reinforced structure and a steady sliding movement, adapted for an undermount draw slide having an automatic retractable device. The assembly comprises a slide member 1 having a side wall 11, a bottom wall 12 and a track 13, wherein the track 13 has an inverted U shape. The track 13 further comprises a first stopper 14 provided on the top end of the track and a pair of suspension rollers 15 located on the two side walls. The assembly also features a first rail 2 having an inverted U shape, which comprises a pair of bending sections 21 extending from the two side walls, wherein the bending sections 21 with the suspension rollers 15 of the track 13. A bearing carrier 16 is provided between the first rail 2 and the track 13. The slide assembly also comprises an automatic retractable device wherein a retracting base (4, Figure 6) is provided under the track 13 of the slide member 1, and a buffering member (5, Figure 7). The assembly may further include a two-section slide rail (3, Figure 8).
Patent GB-2437890-A (GB)
Title: An optical disc record system and method, and an optical pickup actuator unit for such a system
Inventor: MADAN PUSHPAKATH
IPC: G11B7/09
Filed: 2006-01-18
Abstract: An optical disc record system comprising an optical pickup actuator unit for transferring data to and/or from a rotating optical disc. The optical pickup actuator unit comprises a fixed part (1) and a movable part (2) carrying an objective lens (4) for focusing a light beam on the optical disc. The movable part (2) is connected to the fixed part (1) by a number of substantially parallel elastic suspension wires (5). The movable part (2) is provided with a number of coils (8, 9, 15, 16, 17) of electrically conductive wires, which coils (8, 9, 15, 16, 17) are at least partly present in a magnetic field generated by magnets (10, 11, 18). At least one electrically conductive stranded wire (22, 23) is present between said fixed part (1) and said movable part (2) in order to feed electric current to at least one coil (16, 17).
Patent GB-2441904-A (GB)
Title: Perforating wellbores
Inventor: GROVE BRENDEN M
IPC: E21B43/119
Filed: 2006-05-04
Abstract: A wellbore perforating technique 200 comprises determining a stress tensor in a formation that surrounds a wellbore 202, and, based on the determination of the stress tensor, modelling formation damage near the wellbore 204, the formation damage predicted by the model varying with respect to the wellbore. The technique further includes running a perforating charge into the wellbore to perforate the formation, and orienting the perforating charge based on the model 206.
Patent GB-2441946-A (GB)
Title: Windshield wiper blade assembly with axial translation prevention system
Inventor: WALWORTH VAN T
IPC: B60S1/38
Filed: 2006-07-28
Abstract: A windshield wiper blade assembly is disclosed which comprises a resilient wiper blade having an axial passage through which a flexible support beam is positioned to provide structure. A universal connector element for connecting the blade assembly to a plurality of different wiper arms crimps onto the blade and support beam assembly approximately midway along the wiper blade in a manner which does not puncture nor interfere with the resilient windshield wiper material, while at the same time preventing the relative axial translation of the support beam within the windshield wiper blade as well as translation between the blade and the connector itself.
Patent GB-2442904-A (GB)
Title: Computing system feature activation mechanism
Inventor: MULLA DEAN AHMAD
IPC: G06F21/02
Filed: 2006-07-27
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to apparatuses, methods, and systems for a computing system feature activation mechanism. In an embodiment, a computing system receives a remotely generated feature activation information. The computing system compares the remotely generated feature activation information with a built-in feature activation mechanism. In an embodiment, a feature of the computing system is activated if the remotely generated feature activation information matches the built-in feature activation mechanism. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2459638-A (GB)
Title: Coastal defence system
Inventor: BARNES JULIAN CHRISTIAN
IPC: E02B3/06
Filed: 2008-03-11
Abstract: A wave energy dissipation device comprises a base member having, at its seaward edge, a primary wave impact member and, at its landward edge, a land armour protection member which presents an angled surface to the advancing waves. The device has a gap or cavity between the primary wave impact member and the land armour protection member, to further enhance the dissipation of wave energy. When deployed at ground level the invention reduces wave impact force to a fraction of its original strength which has the effect of slowing coastal land erosion. In time residual erosion is focused into a specific area of elevated land just above the land armour protection member so that a platform area is created for a second layer of devices to become joined to the first. Once the structure gains sufficient height its function alters from reducing erosion to that of a robust coastal defence barrier which is ultimately intended to prevent coastal flooding. The periodic upgrading of the structure as and when required is intended to significantly ease the financial burden of providing coastal barriers at a time when climate change has started to melt quantities of ice that are already causing measurable increases in global sea levels.
Patent GB-2445883-A (GB)
Title: Power tool with separate battery support
Inventor: UEHLEIN-PROCTOR NANCY
IPC: B23D53/12
Filed: 2005-02-21
Abstract: A power tool, such as a band saw, comprises a housing 104, 108, a motor (18, fig 1) supported by the housing and operable to drive a tool element, a battery (46, fig 1) electronically connected to the motor and operable to provide power to the motor, and a battery support 50A for supporting the battery, the battery support being formed separately from the housing and being supportable by the housing. Preferably, the housing defines an opening 112, and the battery support at least partially extends through and outwardly of the opening. The battery may be a slide on power tool battery including a connection structure, and the battery support may include a support structure 116 complementary to the connection structure of the battery for supporting the battery.
Patent GB-2468474-A (GB)
Title: Beta radiation monitor
Inventor: WEBSTER NEIL ANDREW
IPC: G01T1/36
Filed: 2008-12-09
Abstract: A beta radiation monitor 70 comprises a gas flow proportional detector 60 for detecting beta radiation emitted by a beta emitter external to the detector. A fill gas supply 51 is configured to supply a fill gas, e.g. nitrogen, to the detector. A temperature sensor 72 measures temperature and a controller 64 in communication with the temperature sensor adjusts an operational parameter of the monitor, e.g. the voltage applied across the fill gas or a beta radiation detection threshold of the detector, in accordance with the measured temperature. The voltage applied across the fill gas may be thermistor controlled. The fill gas is supplied by a nitrogen generator and the gas flow proportional detector may be a large-area detector.
Patent GB-2466460-A (GB)
Title: Swivel end anchor for fall arrest system
Inventor: TURNEY KEITH MARTIN
IPC: A62B1/06
Filed: 2008-12-22
Abstract: A swivel end anchor to which a cable of a fall arrest system is attached is disclosed. The anchor comprises a first plate 2 mountable to a fixed support structure on a building or scaffold installation and a second plate 2,3 pivotally mounted to the first plate, said second plate having means 5 for attaching an end of a cable of a fall arrest system thereto. A clamp 50 for a scaffold pole having a cable attachment and a structural anchor 140 for attaching a fall arrest system to a structure is also disclosed, wherein the structural anchor 140 comprises a cylindrical body, threaded at one end and pivoted at the other.
Patent GB-2453886-A (GB)
Title: Buried circumferential electrode microcavity plasma device arrays, electrical interconnects, and formation method
Inventor: EDEN GARY J
IPC: H01J17/49
Filed: 2007-07-24
Abstract: A preferred embodiment microcavity plasma device array includes a plurality of first metal circumferential metal electrodes that surround microcavities in the device. The first circumferential electrodes are buried in a metal oxide layer and surround the microcavities in a plane transverse to the microcavity axis. A second electrode is arranged so as to be isolated from said first electrodes by said first metal oxide layer. In some embodiments, the second electrode is in a second layer, and in other embodiments the second electrode is also within the first metal oxide layer. A containing layer seals the discharge medium (plasma) into the microcavities. The electrodes form in a closed circumference around each microcavity in a plane transverse to the microcavity axis, and can be electrically isolated or connected.
Patent GB-2468355-A (GB)
Title: Double-acting synchronizer having both single and nested conical friction surfaces between respective gearwheels
Inventor: SPORLEDER JAN
IPC: F16D23/06
Filed: 2009-03-06
Abstract: A double-acting synchronizer comprises a shaft 31, first and second gearwheels 29, 30 rotatably mounted on said shaft 31, a sleeve 11 which is axially displaceable along said shaft 31 between a position in which it locks the first gearwheel 30 to the shaft 31 and a position in which it locks the second gearwheel 29 to the shaft 31. A single conical friction surface 24 is formed between a first baulk ring 17 and the first gearwheel 30, and multiple nested conical friction surfaces are formed between a second baulk ring 16 and the second gearwheel 29.