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Patent GB-2403251-A (GB)
Title: Security barrier for stopping vehicles
Inventor: BEHAN KEVIN
IPC: E01F13/06
Filed: 2003-06-27
Abstract: The security barrier, primarily designed to stop the passage of a vehicle along a carriageway, comprises a barrier beam 2 mounted for pivotable movement about a non-horizontal axis between a first position in which it extends generally along a first side of the carriageway and a second position where it extends obliquely across the carriageway. The deployment from the first to the second position is preferably at least partly achieved through gravity with the distal end of the beam moving from a first height to a second, lower height as it moves from the first to the second position. A receiving post 8 preferably receives the distal end 10 of the beam when it reaches the second position with the post including a recess for receiving the beam. The beam is preferably held in the first position and released so that it can move to the second position when required. A static barrier may also be positioned so that it forms a convergent path with the barrier beam when the beam is in the second position. The beam is preferably mounted on a pivot support 3 which is mounted on the ground about an axis parallel to or concentric with the pivoting axis. The beam is preferably horizontal when in the second position.
Patent GB-2390387-A (GB)
Title: Wellbore casing repair
Inventor: COOK ROBERT LANCE
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2000-10-31
Abstract: An apparatus for repairing downhole tubulars comprises a support member 315 coupled to an expandable tubular member 370 and housing a pump 325. An expander cone 375 is movably coupled to the support and moves in response to pressurisation of a section of the tubular by the pump. Preferably, the cone has an inclined surface including lubricating grooves that communicate with internal lubricating passages. The expandable tubular may have a narrow portion around which a sealing element 380 is wrapped. Movement of the expander forces the narrow part of the tubular radially outwards so that the sealing element patches a hole in the wellbore.
Patent GB-2396784-A (GB)
Title: Provision of audio-visual content in a mobile environment
Inventor: GORHAM NIGEL PETER
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2003-12-05
Abstract: A system (10) for the distribution and presentation of audio-visual material is disclosed. A headquarters site (12) receives audio-visual media (14). This media (14) is authored into a desired programming form, and encoded to be ready for distribution. The programming information is tagged as being intended for distribution to desired nodes over a private network (18) or, additionally, as being intended for distribution over a radio network (60). The programming information has two components: a playlist/schedule, and programming data in the form of text-based files and/or video-based files. Two bus depots (20, 22) represent nodes on the private network (18). When buses (30l, 40m, and 50n) return to a respective depot (i.e. are non-operational) they announce their presence and request transmission of the stored media to computer apparatus on-board the bus by a wireless local area distribution network When a bus is operational, the stored media is played in accordance with the playlist. The video component is presented on one or more screens located on the bus, and the audio content is made available by a low power radio transmitter within the bus.
Patent GB-2412190-A (GB)
Title: A recovery framework
Inventor: NASH RICHARD JOHN
IPC: G06F11/30
Filed: 2004-03-17
Abstract: A recovery framework for a device. A first recovery component monitors the start up of a first component installed on the device and determines if the first component has started successfully. In response to a successful start up, a request is sent to a second recovery component requesting the second recovery component to start. Recovery control is communicated from the first recovery component to a second recovery component. The second recovery component launches further components based on one or more rules. The second recovery component monitors operational data received from the launched component and determines if the operational data falls outside of an operational boundary. In response to a positive determination step an action is performed to return the operational data to within the operational boundary.
Patent GB-2395691-A (GB)
Title: Offshore fluid transfer system
Inventor: DE BAAN JACOB
IPC: B63B22/02
Filed: 2001-09-24
Abstract: Apparatus (12) for transferring fluid between a first structure and a floating vessel is described, comprising a submerged rigid transfer arm (13) defining a fluid conduit for receiving fluid from a first structure (10), means (17) to attach a first end of the arm (13) to the first structure (10) so as to allow the arm to pivot about at least two axes, and loading means (20) located at the second end of the arm (13) and attachable to a floating vessel (11) for transferring fluid from the fluid conduit to the floating vessel (11). The apparatus (12) is provided with draught regulating means (30) operable to increase and decrease the draught of at least a part of the apparatus (12), and a support structure (32), such as an outrigger arm with a fender system (34) projecting from the rigid arm (13) and adapted to brace the apparatus (12) against the floating vessel (11).
Patent GB-2405416-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic-binder-based board with tapered edges
Inventor: JALLON PAUL
IPC: B28B11/08
Filed: 2004-05-21
Abstract: A board, such as plaster board, comprises hydraulic binder with facing on each side. The board has two first parallel feathered or tapered edges <B>10</B> on one side and two second parallel feathered or tapered edges <B>25</B> on the other side, the second feathered or tapered edges <B>25</B> being perpendicular to the first feathered or tapered edges <B>10</B>. Third feathered or tapered edges may be provided parallel to the second feathered or tapered edges <B>25</B> and on the same side of the board as the first feathered or tapered edges <B>10</B>. Also provided are boards with all the feathered or tapered edges on the same side. Also provided are methods of constructing an interior structure using such boards. Also provided are production lines and processes for forming such boards from a preform <B>5</B>. The preform <B>5</B> is supported by a conveyor belt <B>7</B> comprising at least two forming tapes and the line also comprises a device that produces an impression in the upper part of the preform <B>5</B> before the first forming tape. The preform <B>5</B> may be cut at the impression to form feathered ends. A lath <B>6</B> may be introduced under the preform <B>5</B> and the preform <B>5</B> may be cut at the feathering created by the lath <B>6.</B>
Patent GB-2414393-A (GB)
Title: Obtaining cocoa polyphenol concentrate by extracting blanched unfermented cocoa beans
Inventor: ANDREU JOSE VICENTE PONS
IPC: C07B63/00
Filed: 2004-05-24
Abstract: A process in which cocoa polyphenol concentrate is obtained comprising the steps of a) subjecting unfermented cocoa beans to a blanching step in water at a temperature in the range from 85-100{C for a time period in the range from 3 to 15 minutes to give unfermented cocoa beans with reduced polyphenol oxidase activity; b) drying the unfermented cocoa beans with reduced polyphenol oxidase activity at a temperature of less than 85{C to obtain dried unfermented cocoa beans with a moisture content of no more than 15%; c) subjecting the dried unfermented cocoa beans to a particle size reduction step to obtain dry unfermented cocoa bean intermediate whereby at least 99wt% of the product has a particle size less than or equal to 300m; e) extracting polyphenols from the dry unfermented cocoa bean intermediate to give a cocoa polyphenol extract and extracted solids; d) concentrating the cocoa polyphenol extract to yield a cocoa polyphenol concentrate; and wherein the process further includes a defatting step which is carried out prior to step d). The blanching step minimizes polymerization of the polyphenols, which is catalyzed by polyphenol oxidase. The polyphenols may be extracted using water and/or ethanol.
Patent GB-2415594-A (GB)
Title: Animal ear tag
Inventor: ROBINSON ERIC
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 2004-06-28
Abstract: An animal ear tag has a male part and a female part. The male part comprises a base and an integral shaft formed from a first material and a head 30 formed from a second, harder material, the head being provided at the end of the shaft for pressing through the ear of an animal. The head has a piercing part 40 and an attachment part 42 which is embedded within the shaft such that the material of the shaft covers the attachment part and extends through an opening 46 in the attachment part.
Patent GB-2415859-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone with event notification means.
Inventor: RASTAS TIMO
IPC: H04M1/72451
Filed: 2004-06-29
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for alerting of an event. The method comprises launching in a device a first alerting signal in response to an event. Furthermore, the method comprises starting a timer set to a time. Furthermore, the method comprises outputting a second alerting signal in the device when the time expires. The present invention further relates to a device configured to launch a first alerting signal in response to an event, to start a timer set to a time and to output a second alerting signal in the device when the time expires.
Patent GB-2403775-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine engine exhaust nozzle
Inventor: PETERS DONALD W
IPC: F02K1/00
Filed: 2004-07-06
Abstract: The nozzle comprises a convergent portion and a circumferential array of flaps 142, each of which is pivotally coupled to the first portion and has an upstream interior surface portion having a radius of curvature RC1. In a first aspect, the radius of curvature has a first value (which may be infinite) along a first surface part 190, a second value less than the first value and between 6.4 mm and 25.4 mm along a second surface part 172, and a third value less than the first value and between 127 mm and 0.25 mm along a third surface part 192. In a different aspect, the interior surface portion comprises a convex surface part, having a continuously increasing radius of curvature, located between two straight surface parts. In a further different aspect, the convergent portion also comprises flaps, and the other flaps define a divergent portion having a throat with a radius of curvature that continuously increases in a downstream direction. The curvature of the upstream surface portion of each flap 142, may conform to the segment of a parabola or an ellipse. The entire flap may be curved.
Patent GB-2405564-A (GB)
Title: Creating a spanning tree schematic of a network indicative of security risks
Inventor: CAIN STUART
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A security indication spanning tree system and method is presented. In one embodiment the asset value of a network node is determined (110). The exposure rating of said network node is ascertained (120). The impact risk to a preferred functionality due to an attack from another network node is analyzed (130). A spanning tree schematic of a network including the network node is created, wherein the spanning tree schematic includes an indication of the asset value (140). The asset value may provide an indication of an economic value of functions provided by the network node or an economic impact of a disruption to functionality provided by the network node. The exposure rating of a node may indicate the connectivity of the node to other network nodes or may be based on a distance from a root node - the node closest to an external network.
Patent GB-2417435-A (GB)
Title: MSF desalination system
Inventor: AWERBUCH LEON
IPC: B01D3/10
Filed: 2004-08-27
Abstract: A desalination process for the production of potable water comprising the steps of extracting at least one distillate stream 150 from at least one higher temperature stage 109 of a Multistage flash distillation (MSF) separation process 100 and supplying said at least one distillate stream to at least one stage of a separation process 200 operating at a lower temperature than said higher temperature so as to maximise the use of sensible heat in said distillate stream by heat transfer in said at least one stage, to lower the external heat input of said at least one stage and of the process overall. The distillate stream is used to provide additional heat exchange to a multiple effect distillation (MED) process 200, a reverse osmosis system (not shown) or to preheat the feed stream of the MSF process.
Patent GB-2418344-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible cake stand
Inventor: DICKINSON THOMAS EWART
IPC: A47G23/00
Filed: 2004-09-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a collapsable cake stand comprising at least two substantially flat elongate support members, 12,14, each support member having an upper edge and a lower edge along its longitudinal axis, the support members capable of being connected to one another such that the support members form a free-standing support structure wherein at least part 20 of the lower edge of the support member is capable of resting on a flat surface and the upper edge 19 is capable of holding a cake base 10. The present invention also provides for a kit of parts for producing such a collapsable cake stand. The two support members 12,14, may interlock by means of notches 16,18, or they may be connected by a hinge. The upper edges of the members may be recessed at lips 22 to snugly receive the cake base 10.
Patent GB-2409221-A (GB)
Title: Wellbore tubular connection
Inventor: HARRALL SIMON JOHN
IPC: E21B17/042
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: A wellbore tubular connection 60 comprising a pin member 110, a tubular box member 210 and a friction surface 222 disposed at least partially within the interface area. The connection 60 may be expandable and threaded and the friction surface 222 may be a coating comprising tungsten carbide grit. The box member 210 may incorporate a receptacle 224 adapted to collect extruded material from the pin member 110 during expansion of the connection 60.
Patent GB-2421727-A (GB)
Title: A method for forming a coating material capable of forming a micro-structured surface and the coating material formed thereby
Inventor: HUANG YUAN-CHANG
IPC: C09D7/61
Filed: 2004-12-30
Abstract: A method for forming a coating material capable of forming a micro-structured surface comprises providing micro- or nano-particles and treating the particles with a hydrophobic agent and an additive to form larger particles with the hydrophobic agent bonded thereto. The particles may be particles having -SiR, -TiR, -ZrR or AlR groups where R is OH, COOH, NH2, CO NH2, NCO, SH, vinyl or epoxy in particular the particles may be commercially available silica particles. The additive may comprise hydroxides, alkoxysilanes or amines in particular alkali metal hydroxides, ammonium hydroxide or trialkoxysilanes. The hydrophobic agent may comprise a silicon based agent, in particular siloxane, silane or silicone. A coating material produced by the above method is also claimed.
Patent GB-2412766-A (GB)
Title: Borehole data display
Inventor: TERENTYEV IGOR
IPC: G06F30/00
Filed: 2005-03-24
Abstract: A method for displaying a bottom-hole assembly together with a borehole trajectory includes displaying the borehole trajectory in a display window; and displaying the bottom-hole assembly in the display window such that the borehole trajectory and the bottom-hole assembly are in parallel and a measurement depth of the bottom-hole assembly corresponds to a measurement depth of the borehole trajectory.
Patent GB-2426971-A (GB)
Title: Power-assisted parking
Inventor: HUGHES ROY GRAHAM
IPC: E04H6/06
Filed: 2005-06-08
Abstract: A power-assisted system for moving an unmanned vehicle into and out of a parking garage has a carriage 3 which engages the front or rear wheels of the vehicle. The carriage has rollers 4 which run on tracks 2. A drive motor 7 is connected to the carriage through a drive mechanism 6, e.g. a continuous chain or lead screw. The system allows a car to be parked where there is insufficient free space for the car doors to open enough to allow easy access to it.
Patent GB-2413471-A (GB)
Title: Tomography of a curved surface with correction for expected distortion.
Inventor: HEUMANN JOHN M
IPC: G01N23/04
Filed: 2003-03-07
Abstract: A device for tomography of curved surfaces is disclosed including a source (110,320), an object (120, 310) having a curved surface (122), and a detector (130, 330) having a curved shape (132) corresponding to the curved surface. Also disclosed are a method and apparatus for tomography of a curved surface in an object, that includes determining (520) an expected distortion for each of a plurality of points in a projection of the curved surface, and correcting (540) each of the plurality of points in the projection according to the expected distortion of that point.
Patent GB-2424243-A (GB)
Title: Connecting device for connecting elongate articles
Inventor: ANNISON PETER
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: A connecting device (<B>101</B>) for connecting elongate articles (<B>803</B>, <B>804</B>) such as an animal leash. The connecting device comprises a pair of co-operating members <B>102A</B>, <B>102B</B> having latching means <B>309A</B>, <B>309B</B>, (<B>312A</B>), <B>312B</B> for connecting the co-operating members together. Each one of the co-operating members comprises: an attaching means (<B>104A</B>, <B>104B</B>) for attaching an article thereto; a main body <B>106A</B>, <B>106B</B> defining an open-ended cavity <B>303A</B>; and an outwardly-extending arm <B>308A</B>, <B>308B</B> extending from the main body and configured to be located within the open-ended cavity of the other co-operating member when the co-operating members are connected together. The attaching means are located at opposite ends of the connecting device when the co-operating members are connected together. The latching means is configured to releasably retain the outwardly-extending arms when located within the open-ended cavity of the other co-operating member and include a pair of buttons configured such that simultaneously pressing both buttons releases the latching means. The buttons are located at opposing sides of the device such that the whole of one of the buttons is located nearer to one end of the device than any part of the other one of the buttons, whereby accidental simultaneous operation of both buttons is avoided.
Patent GB-2428138-A (GB)
Title: Controllable shaft coupling including a rotary transformer
Inventor: CULLEN JOHN JAMES ANTHONY
IPC: H01F38/18
Filed: 2005-07-06
Abstract: Shafts 2, 3; 102, 103, are coupled by the interaction of permanent magnets 5, 105 and windings 4, 104a, controlled switching of electrical resistance into the winding being provided relative rotation between the shafts such that induced current flow in the winding proportionate to the difference in rotational speed between the shafts creates electromagnetic torque tending to bring the shafts towards the same rotational speed. The switching may be provided directly in the relevant rotary part or alternatively in a stationary part 107, coupled via a rotary transformed 104b, 1006 to the winding 104a.The system may be applied to concentric shafts in a gas turbine engine and more than two shafts may be so coupled.
Patent GB-2419705-A (GB)
Title: Secure multi-user web hosting
Inventor: GUTMANS ANDI
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2005-09-13
Abstract: A web server (12) is able to host multiple web sites efficiently. The web server spawns 32 a persistent process, e.g. a PHP controller having root or supervisory privileges. A request from a user's browser is received 34 and the persistent process responds by duplicating itself 36 using a fork () call, thus forking a child process. The persistent process (i.e. the parent process) then awaits another browser request. The user identification of the child process is then set 40 with respect to the client for which access to reserved space is being sought with a call to setuid (). Access is then limited to the client's space by a call to chroot (). The child process inherits the ability of the parent process to access shared resources on the server other than reserved memory. Finally, the child process continues to execute in order to service the browser request.
Patent GB-2419734-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell apparatus with double sided flow field board
Inventor: CHANG TSANG-MING
IPC: H01M8/00
Filed: 2005-10-11
Abstract: The present invention is related to a fuel cell apparatus with a double-sided flow field board which comprises a double-sided flow field board 11 and two fuel cell boards 13,15. The double-sided flow field board comprises a board body and the flow field structure respectively placed on both sides of the board body. The two fuel cell boards are located on opposite sides of the flow field board body.
Patent GB-2416774-A (GB)
Title: Process for upgrading fischer-tropsch products using dewaxing and hydrofinishing
Inventor: JOHNSON DAVID R
IPC: C10B57/02
Filed: 2003-05-12
Abstract: A process for producing low pour point diesel and lubricating base oil products by bulk dewaxing a C5 plus F-T syncrude (8), hydrofinishing the dewaxed intermediate (21), and recovering 120 degrees C plus products having improved properties.
Patent GB-2424221-A (GB)
Title: A surface-activated crystalline anatase
Inventor: MENG XIAGUANG
IPC: C02F1/62
Filed: 2003-02-14
Abstract: A surface-activated crystalline anatase product which comprises surface-activated crystalline anatase having an available hydroxyl content of at least 0.2 mmol/g of titanium oxide. The product may be prepared by a process including the steps preparing a titanium oxide precipitate from an aqueous mixture of a titanium compound, drying the precipitate at a temperature of less than 300 {C for less than two hours, wherein the process does not include a calcining step.
Patent GB-2435840-A (GB)
Title: A blade for a paper shredder
Inventor: LO EMILY
IPC: B02C18/16
Filed: 2006-03-07
Abstract: A blade for a paper shredder having auxiliary blades (14a) which are substantially thin, wherein an inner side of each of the auxiliary blades (14a) is provided with a protruding ring (14c) to block up thickness of the auxiliary blade (14a). The auxiliary blades (14a) are arranged in pairs, each pair using a protruding ring (14c) juxtaposed and facing another protruding ring (14c), and joined to form one of a set of cutting disks (14). Hence, fabrication of the cutting disks (14) uses less than half the material compared to prior art, and weight is correspondingly lighter. Furthermore, cutting edges (14b) of each of the auxiliary blades (14a) are formed by folding multi-layer knife edges to increase thickness, which are then flattened to form oblique angles, and finally trimmed to remove excess knife edges. Because the entire cutting edge is thicker than a cutting edge of a prior art paper shredder, the blade does not easily cause paper jamming and achieves smooth shredding of paper.
Patent GB-2436429-A (GB)
Title: Plasma treatment of waste
Inventor: DEEGAN DAVID
IPC: A62D101/06
Filed: 2006-03-20
Abstract: A method comprises treating hazardous waste and a host slag material containing SiO2, CaO, and Al2O3 in a plasma reactor so as to incorporate the non-combustible waste components into the melted slag. Preferably the slag comprises   /  90 wt.% SiO2,   /  40 wt.% CaO, and   /  90 wt.% Al2O3. An oxidant, such as oxygen, as well as steam may be present in the plasma reactor. The waste to be treated may contain radioactive material and/or hazardous material, such as asbestos. An apparatus for the plasma treatment of waste is also disclosed, which comprises a plasma reactor having a crucible comprising SiO2, CaO, Al2O3, and optionally MgO. The reactor may comprise two plasma torches or one or more alumina-coated electrodes. The apparatus may also comprise inlets for steam and oxygen arranged such that, in use, the oxygen and steam may be mixed before or upon entry into the interior of the reactor.