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Patent GB-2436599-A (GB)
Title: Wind turbine blade furling system
Inventor: SHARMAN DAVID
IPC: F03D7/02
Filed: 2006-03-30
Abstract: A blade furling system of a small (less than 20kW output) wind turbine adjusts the "angle of attack" all the blades simultaneously, preferably via a linkwork that comprises a crank pin P which is attached to the blade, and is held in contact with a slider L which is acted on by spring(s) M. The force of the wind on the blades automatically changes the angle of the blades and the amount of change is regulated by the spring force and pitch weights F. Bi-stable and Tri-stable positions of the blades are shown in figures 5a and b. The Tri-stable position is achieved by using two springs M0 and M1.
Patent GB-2436867-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid room temperature control system
Inventor: WORMALD BARRY P
IPC: F24F1/0038
Filed: 2006-04-04
Abstract: A method of rapidly controlling room temperature, comprises the steps of: <SL> <LI>a) providing primary heating and cooling means which is or includes a radiant ceiling coil 24 as hereinbefore defined in or on a ceiling 16 of a room 10; and <LI>b) providing secondary heating and cooling means which is or includes supplementary air SA which is dischargeable into the room 10. The supplementary air SA is or includes forced air FA from a forced air supply external of the room 10. The supplementary air SA is selectively pre-heated or pre-cooled to accelerate a heating or cooling effect of the primary heating and cooling means. </SL> A building having a room 10 in which the method is implemented, and a system for rapidly controlling the room temperature are also provided.
Patent GB-2428586-A (GB)
Title: Golf club head for a hybrid golf club
Inventor: SANCHEZ RICHARD R
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 2006-06-19
Abstract: A golf club head includes a heel end, a toe end, a front wall arranged for impacting a golf ball, and a crown extending between the heel and toe ends. The crown has a front portion and a rear portion. A sole extends between the heel and toe ends and extends between the front wall and the crown rear portion. The sole includes a primary portion 28 and a relief portion 38. The sole relief portion extends rearwardly away from the front wall and upwardly toward the crown rear portion when the sole primary portion is positioned on a substantially horizontal surface. The sole relief portion may vary in thickness and may include a weight pad. The golf club head may have a hollow interior cavity with the crown curving inwardly toward the cavity between its front and rear portions.
Patent GB-2446784-A (GB)
Title: Dryer assembly vehicle
Inventor: GRAY STUART
IPC: B01D53/26
Filed: 2006-08-09
Abstract: A dryer assembly vehicle (1) for use with a catalytic reformer unit, the vehicle comprising vessel means (v), the vessel means containing moisture capturing means and in use vapor is conveyed from the catalytic reformer unit and through the vessel means so as to remove moisture from the vapor. The drying apparatus comprises a plurality of interconnected vertical vessels, which are arranged in two rows, each vessel being provided with desiccant material in pellet form. In use the lorry is driven to an oil refinery where a conduit arrangement is connected to the upper openings of the vessel and then a gas compressor urges the moist vapor in the reformer to the vessel. Moisture from the reformer unit is captured by the desiccant and the dried gas is returned to the reformer. The conduit is arranged in parallel to minimize pressure drop across the vessels. In an alternative arrangement two lorries are used which enables the desiccant in one lorry to be regenerated whilst the desiccant in the other is used for drying. The desiccant may be regenerated by heating or passing dry air through the vessel. Multiple caged enclosures support the desiccant in the vessels.
Patent GB-2433860-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically changing the exception handling of display screen definition data according to the communication environment of a portable apparatus
Inventor: MATSUI KAZUKI
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2006-11-15
Abstract: A data communication system, a relay apparatus, and a portable terminal apparatus in which when a mobile portable terminal apparatus (1) such as a mobile telephone displays a screen based on display screen definition data received from a central apparatus (2), the exception handling of the data communication can be dynamically changed according to the communication environment of the portable terminal apparatus (1). The central apparatus (2) adds, to the display screen definition data, 10 communication control data where an exception handling procedure for communication between the portable terminal apparatus and the central apparatus is set. The portable terminal apparatus (1) displays an image based on the display screen definition data received from the central apparatus, and performs data communication with the central apparatus is according to the communication control data extracted from the display screen definition data.
Patent GB-2444074-A (GB)
Title: Electric Simulated Fire having a light source generating multiple colours
Inventor: O'COIMIN AUBREY
IPC: F24C7/00
Filed: 2006-11-24
Abstract: A simulated fire has a light source 190 that generates multiple colours which give a coloured output which is then incident on a fire simulation means. In some embodiments multiple colours are output from one or more multi-coloured LEDs or from an array of LEDs of different colours to generate an image of a fire on a screen (180, fig 1). The height or angle of the light source 190 or the surface onto which it is directed, may be fixed (figs 2a,2b,6) or adjustable (figs 1,2,3). A fuel bed 110 may be illuminated by the light source or an additional light source 170. The screen may have a diffusing surface and a reflecting surface. The flame effect may include ribbons (186, fig 1) and a fan 188; a mask; a rotating foil rotisserie (fig 3); a rotating filter (645, fig 6); or a rotating drum with LEDs (715, fig 7) on its surface. In addition to the epoxy casino encapsulating the LED, a secondary lens or light shaper with ridges (426, fig 4) or an array of micro-lens (fig 5) may be provided.
Patent GB-2433102-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: OCHIAI MASARU
IPC: F16K27/08
Filed: 2006-12-05
Abstract: A direct-acting valve includes a driving section 1 that operates by sensing a primary or a secondary pressure and a valve member 3 is controlled by the driving section to open and close a flow path 2. A cover flange neck portion 17 of the valve body extends upward from the valve body 4 and is formed so as to be interposed between circumferentially adjacent bolts B, B1 situated between pipe flanges (F, F1, Fig. 1).
Patent GB-2445601-A (GB)
Title: Non-synchronised random access preamble content in mobile radio communications
Inventor: IANEV ISKREN
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2007-01-08
Abstract: A mobile radio communications device of a mobile radio communications network arranged for delivering a multi-bit non-synchronised random access preamble message 10 that comprises Cause ID bits 12 and signature bits 14 for collision avoidance. The Cause ID bits 12 may indicate handover, initial access, scheduling requests and uplink synchronisation requirements for the efficient assignment of uplink resources. The additional inclusion of Channel Quality Indication (CQI) bits, either combined with signature bits 14 or as separate bits (26 fig.2b), in the preamble message 10 is determined responsive to signalling received from the network indicative of cell characteristics or parameters.
Patent GB-2435493-A (GB)
Title: Electricallly driven entryway actuation system
Inventor: BROWN CARY L
IPC: E05F15/12
Filed: 2005-09-27
Abstract: An electrically driven entryway activation system for opening and closing two spaced swinging doom hung on spaced rotating parallel door posts comprises a base plate extending between the door posts. Levers attached to each door post rotate in a plane parallel to the base plate. A low profile actuation system spaced between the levers comprises a center post, a sector gear journaled on the center post for rotation parallel to the base plate, and a low profile gearmotor mounted between the base plate and the sector gear. A low profile emergency manual mechanism is provided for unclutching the output pinion gear of the gearmotor.
Patent GB-2449091-A (GB)
Title: A device for restraining the movement of a curtain
Inventor: RACKHAM GUY
IPC: A47H23/00
Filed: 2007-05-09
Abstract: A device for restraining the inward movement of a curtain such as a shower curtain 7 comprises an elongate member 1, a cross bar 2 and a counterweight 3. Two hooks 4 are attached to the elongate member 1 to suspend the device on the curtain rail 8. The elongate member 1 comprises a first part 5 and a flexible second part 6. In use the second pail 6 is urged against the surface 9 of the curtain 7 by virtue of the counterweight 3 applying an outward force against the curtain 7, thus preventing the inward movement of the curtain 7.
Patent GB-2450689-A (GB)
Title: Indicator module for passenger areas in public transport
Inventor: O'CONNOR JOSEPH
IPC: B60R16/037
Filed: 2007-07-02
Abstract: An indicator module for indicating a passenger's entitlement to occupy a region of a vehicle comprises an indicator (9) switchable between a first indicator mode in which the indicator (9) indicates that only an authorised passenger is entitled to occupy a region of the vehicle with which the module is associated, and a second mode in which the indicator (9) indicates that the region is available for occupation by any passenger and a data reader (11) for reading data from passenger data carriers. The data comprises information indicating whether a passenger with whom a given carrier is associated is an authorised passenger that is entitled to occupy the vehicle region associated with the module. Authorised passengers may include those with disabilities, the elderly, wheelchair users or those with pushchairs. The indicator (9) is switched to said first mode in the event that the data read indicates the passenger is an authorised passenger. The indicator module may be used on public transport vehicles such as buses.
Patent GB-2451888-A (GB)
Title: Processing fingerprints to identify sweat pores, i.e. third level information, from ridge structures, i.e. macroscopic first level information.
Inventor: WANG LI
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to feature extraction methods and systems for fingerprint images using third level feature information such as sweat pores and using this information for enrolment, matching, storage of fingerprint templates. The apparatus identifies candidate sweat pore regions from an intensity profile, models the intensity profile in at least one dimension in each candidate pore region and identifies at least one of the centre, the size and the shape of the sweat pore from said modelled intensity profile. In one embodiment the ridge structure images are converted to feature space, also known as canonical representation, to estimate alignment before pattern searching.
Patent GB-2445220-A (GB)
Title: Powder coating on impregnated wood
Inventor: MARTIN JUSTIN
IPC: B05D1/02
Filed: 2007-10-09
Abstract: A powder coating is applied to a heated piece of chemically modified wood. The coating is then at least partially cured. Preferably the timber used is a softwood, especially pine, hemlock, aspen, beach or birch. Preferably the soft wood is sprayed or brushed with, or immersed in a preservative and then heated with infrared as it progresses along a conveyor. The powder coating is preferably an ultraviolet crosslinkable polyester, epoxy resin or acrylic, especially containing a core shell acrylic rubber flexibility modifying additive.
Patent GB-2454231-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for processing red mud
Inventor: PERRY KEVIN PHILIPPE DANIEL
IPC: C04B5/00
Filed: 2007-11-01
Abstract: Red mud is heated to form molten slag. Preferably molten iron is also formed. The slag may be formed into fibres by pouring off molten slag and contacting it with a horizontally directed mist jet. The iron may be cast into blocks or formed into powder. The iron may be converted into ferrosilicon. Silica sand and coke breeze are added to the red mud and this mixture is then dried before heating to form the molten slag. Apparatus for carrying out the above method comprises a chamber 12 for drying a mixture of red mud, silica sand and coke breeze, an electric furnace 14 for melting the dried mixture, a second furnace 40 for holding molten slag before its formation into fibres and a third furnace 44 for holding molten iron for formation into ferrosilicon. The exterior of the drying chamber 12 is heated using waste gas from the electric furnace 14.
Patent GB-2456829-A (GB)
Title: Shading device for a drinking vessel
Inventor: JONES DAMIAN PETER
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 2008-01-28
Abstract: A shading device 10 for shielding the contents of a drinking vessel 20 from external heat sources (e.g. sun) comprises a resilient jacket 30 that is arranged to fit only partially around the drinking vessel 20, and has side regions which define an opening (32, Figure 1b) for receiving part of the drinking vessel 20. Side and/or end regions of the jacket may be biased relative to one another and arranged to grip the drinking vessel 20. The shading device 10 may incorporate a coaster portion (40, Figure 2d) arranged to receive the base of the drinking vessel and/or a lid portion 50 that covers at least partially the mouth of the dinking vessel. Coaster and lid may be folded into position via a hinge (for example 51) and then locked in place. The resilient jacket may be reflective, have its outer and/or inner surfaces conforming to the outer surface of the drinking vessel and cover at least half the perimeter of the drinking vessel.
Patent GB-2458663-A (GB)
Title: Radome for a radar pressurised horn antenna
Inventor: FULLER ANNE
IPC: H01Q1/42
Filed: 2008-03-26
Abstract: A radome for a pressurised horn 4 of a radar antenna comprises a fluoropolymer film 6 whose periphery is supported by a closed cell rigid foam plastics frame 7, 8. The said film 6 may be made of fluronated ethylene propylene FEP and may have a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. The frame 7, 8 may be formed with two flat surfaces between which the periphery of the film 6 may be sandwiched and secured into place by an epoxy resin adhesive. The frame 7, 8 may be made of a closed cell foam plastic material such as polymethacrylimide PMI with good flame-inhibiting properties. The frame 7, 8 may have a polygonal opening which conforms to that of a polyhedral horn. The radome may hermetically seal the mouth of the horn of a radar pressurized horn antenna, typically operating with a transmission power level of 1.5 to 2 kW, which is suitable for aircraft applications.
Patent GB-2448405-A (GB)
Title: Bias assembly for a reversible ratchet tool
Inventor: ROSS DAVID T
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 2008-04-03
Abstract: A bias assembly 12 is provided for a reversible ratchet tool having first and second pawls 16, 18 and a reversing actuator 15 for selecting a drive direction for the ratchet tool by selectively engaging one of the pawls with a ratchet gear 20. The bias assembly comprises a bias member 22 that has a first portion engageable with the first pawl, a second portion engageable with the second pawl, and a third portion engageable with a portion of the ratchet tool. The bias member biases the selectively engaged pawl towards concentric alignment with the ratchet gear. The bias member may be a leaf spring that is generally V-shaped. Preferably, an additional bias member, such as spring 14 is provided, that is engaged with the first and second pawls to separate them. The bias member prevents non-ratcheting initial rotation of the pawl due to counter-rotation prior to the pawl camming out of engagement with the ratchet gear, thus eliminating wasted motion and maximizing the available angular sweep for the wrench.
Patent GB-2459120-A (GB)
Title: Power supply comprising electrical outlet and remote master switch
Inventor: TUCKER ROBERT
IPC: H01R13/70
Filed: 2008-04-11
Abstract: An electricity supply arrangement 10 comprises a dual wall socket 12 including first and second sockets 14, 16. Each of the sockets is connected to electricity supply 18. An on/off socket switch 20 is located between the electricity supply and is connected to an economy switch 22. The economy switch 22 is located on the outer casing of the dual wall socket and is switchable between an on position or an economy position. When in the economy position the socket is controlled by a master switch 32 which may be remote from the dual wall socket.
Patent GB-2459272-A (GB)
Title: Diamond enhanced carbide type materials
Inventor: NILEN ROGER WILLIAM NIGEL
IPC: B01J3/06
Filed: 2008-04-15
Abstract: A method of manufacturing diamond enhanced carbide type materials by forming a green body from super-hard particles (diamond or cubic boron nitride); hard phase particles 1 or precursors therefore; and a binder 2 or precursors therefore. The green body is heated to at least 500°C at pressures below the thermodynamic stability threshold of the super-hard particles for the temperatures used, whereby a low pressure phase 3 (graphite or hexagonal boron nitride) is formed. Super-hard phase material 5 is then re-formed from the low pressure phase 3 by subjecting the heat-treated green body to sufficiently high pressure and temperature. The hard phase is a metal carbide, oxide or nitride, or cubic boron nitride, boron sub-oxide or boron carbide. A super-hard particle critical grain size (D c ) is defined as the super-hard particle size below which the entire particle converts to the low pressure phase. Figures 1-3 respectively show microstructures where the super-hard particles are less than D c , equal to D c and greater than D c .
Patent GB-2447193-A (GB)
Title: Traveltime calculation in three dimensional transversely isotropic (3D TTI) media by the fast marching method
Inventor: LOU MIN
IPC: G01V1/30
Filed: 2007-01-05
Abstract: A technique for calculating traveltime of a seismic wave in three dimensional tilted transversely isotropic (3D TTI) media includes determining a wave vector, defining a unit vector, calculating an angle of the wave vector from an axis and performing a slowness determination. The technique may be practiced as a computer implemented set of instructions, and may be incorporated into measurement equipment.
Patent GB-2471087-A (GB)
Title: A Portable Cathodic Protection Monitoring System
Inventor: HOLT RICHARD
IPC: C23F13/22
Filed: 2009-06-16
Abstract: A portable cathodic protection monitoring system consists of a probe 1 and an electronics module (Figure 3) inside a pressure housing (14, fig 2). The probe 1 holds a number of half cells 11 along a single axis and has a sharp metal tip 12 for possible local contact readings. The probe may be held on a transport mechanism at any fixed orientation. The electronics will convert the local analogue signals to a digital data stream for ease of storage and to improve signal integrity. Data storage may be in the electronics module or an external device. By making a number of readings along a single axis it is possible to account for local noise sources and calculate the external field of the metal structure. Combining the data from contact readings with the 'noise' field values it is possible to calculate the cathodic protection potential of the item under investigation, together with current outputs from anodes and current density of metal surfaces.
Patent GB-2461787-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle lock striker formed by bending a single plate
Inventor: OHASHI MICHIO
IPC: B60J5/00
Filed: 2009-06-29
Abstract: A vehicle lock striker comprises left and right attaching plate portions 3 and left and right engaging portions 4; the one piece striker is formed by bending a single metallic plate such that the striker engaging portion 4 is formed with a double thickness. The strength of the striker is increased by minimizing any weakness caused by the change in contour between the attaching plate portions 3 and the engaging portions 4. To minimize any stresses and strains caused by bending the sheet metal between portions 3 and 4 the radius of the bend 8 is either increased to be at least two times the thickness of the plate or an inclined surface 5 between two smaller bends is used wherein the height and transverse width of the inclined surface is at least two times the thickness of the plate.
Patent GB-2471688-A (GB)
Title: Water tester comprising a magnet
Inventor: ADEY CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B03C1/28
Filed: 2009-07-08
Abstract: A water tester 10 comprises a magnet 12 and a plastics cover member 14, inhere the cover member comprises a handle portion 16 and a testing portion 18. The testing portion includes an aperture for receiving the magnet, and a plug member 24 for sealing the aperture. The testing portion may comprise a thin-walled cylindrical tubular member 22 extending from an end of the handle portion. Preferably, the magnet is also correspondingly cylindrical for insertion into the open end of the tubular member. The magnet may be sealed in place by bonding the plug member into the end aperture of the tubular member with adhesive. The handle portion may be provided with a through hole 20 enabling the tester to be carried on a key ring. In use, the testing portion of the tester, containing the magnet, may be placed in the flow (30, fig.2) from a hosepipe (28, fig.2) connected to the drain valve of a central heating system, to check for the build-up of magnetite (32, fig.2) on the tester, which acts as a visual indication of corrosion in the system water.
Patent GB-2461809-A (GB)
Title: Temporary mesh fence panel
Inventor: BOWMAN MARK
IPC: E01F13/02
Filed: 2009-07-15
Abstract: The temporary fencing panel 10 comprises a frame 20 that defines an opening and a mesh 30 which is located within the opening and is attached to the frame. The frame may comprise two vertical 22, 24 and two horizontal 26, 28 frame members. Two of the vertical members and one of the horizontal members may be formed from a continuous piece and at least one of the corners of the frame may be curved. The mesh may not extend beyond the frame and may be located between the front and rear surfaces of the frame. The mesh may include two vertical 36 and two horizontal 38 end members which define the edges of the mesh and are joined to the mesh at intersection points. The end members may be attached directly to the frame between the intersection points, such as by fuse welding. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the temporary fencing panel.
Patent GB-2474009-A (GB)
Title: Inverter having pair of switching arms with voltage divider
Inventor: GURWICZ DAVID
IPC: H02M1/32
Filed: 2009-08-29
Abstract: A power inverter arranged to receive an input voltage 3 across first and second terminals comprises a pair of switching arms each having a pair of switching elements 5, 7 and 9, 11. The switching arms are connected in series across input terminals of the inverter. A voltage divider is coupled across the input terminals with the output of the voltage divider coupled to a connection between the switching arms. The voltage divider comprises capacitors 17 and 19 connected in series and both coupled to point 21. Drive circuitry is provided for driving the switching elements to produce switching waveforms such that the voltage across each of the switching arms remains below a predetermined proportion of the input voltage. The voltage divider may not be capable of of passing sustained full power to each arm.