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Patent GB-2428660-A (GB)
Title: A container on a vehicle reciprocated to assist the discharging of fluent material
Inventor: MORTEN JOHN EDWARD
IPC: B60P1/04
Filed: 2005-09-02
Abstract: A vehicle or trailer for transporting a load of, for example, fluent bulk material comprises a chassis 28 and a container 29mounted on said chassis. Said container comprises a base, a plurality of load retaining walls defining a volume for receipt of said load and a discharge opening. The container is mounted to the chassis by at least one connector 46 that permits reciprocal translational movement of the container relative to the chassis between first and second positions with the movement having both a horizontal component and a vertical component so as to agitate the load and encourage it to flow out of the discharge opening. The movement may be generated by hydraulic rams and pneumatic springs. The movement may be faster in one direction than the other to direct the flow of material. Provision of such an arrangement in which the load is discharged by reciprocal translational movement of the container relative to the chassis obviates or at least reduces the need to tip the container to discharge the load. Thus the risk of the container rolling over whilst the load is discharged is greatly reduced. The vehicle may also have a suspension leveling system to further enhance stability.
Patent GB-2446860-A (GB)
Title: A Broom
Inventor: BARKER PAUL DARREN
IPC: A46B15/00
Filed: 2007-02-20
Abstract: A broom comprising a handle 1, a broom head 2 and a plurality of bristles 3 mounted in the broom head 2, characterized in that the broom further comprises an extraction hood 4 located over and partially enclosing the broom head 2, and an air outlet 5 through which air within the extraction hood 4 can be withdrawn. Preferably the handle is a hollow tube, one end of which connects to the air outlet and the other end can be connected to a vacuum source. The handle may also comprise a controller, in the form of an adjustable dampener, to control the air flow and hence control the size of particle and strength of suction.
Patent GB-2446790-A (GB)
Title: Car bodywork protection device
Inventor: BERGUS JOHN JOHNSON
IPC: B60R13/04
Filed: 2007-02-22
Abstract: A car bodywork protection device which is designed to help protect the side bodywork of cars parked in public parking areas has a solid tubular body (1, fig 1) made from dense foam material with neodymium magnets (2, fig 1) set into the body at three points along its length. The body has a flat surface into which the magnets are set, such that they are flush with the surface. The magnets are retained in the body of the device by means of durable weatherproof seal patches (3, fig 1) which also prevent scratching of the bodywork when the device is used. The device can be stored in the car boot when not in use.
Patent GB-2436878-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle Transmission Control System and Method
Inventor: MARTIN DOUGLAS RAYMOND
IPC: F16H61/66
Filed: 2007-04-05
Abstract: A vehicle 10 and a method for controlling a vehicle transmission is provided. The vehicle 10 includes an engine 12 being responsive to the position of the accelerator 24, wherein the engine 12 provides torque to the wheels 22. In one embodiment, a transmission 16 is coupled to the engine 12 and the wheels 22, wherein the transmission provides multiple speed ratios and is configured to operate in a continuously variable mode. The vehicle also includes a controller 20 that communicates with the engine 12 and the transmission 16. The controller senses the position of the accelerator 24, determines a shift schedule based on the position of the accelerator 24, and sets an engine speed limit for the engine 12. The controller 20 also generates signals for the transmission 16 to provide the speed ratio based on the engine speed limit while the transmission 16 operates in the continuously variable mode. The vehicle 10 may be a hybrid, and therefore be provided with an electric motor 14.
Patent GB-2443498-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacture of an identification plate
Inventor: CORDELL MICHAEL
IPC: B60R13/10
Filed: 2007-07-26
Abstract: A method of manufacture of an identification plate, the method comprises; providing a length of transparent plastics panel material 20; attaching an adhesive layer 21 onto a major surface of the plastics panel material; cutting and/or trimming the plastics panel material and adhesive layer to form a blank 22; and securing a sheet material to the adhesive layer of the blank either before or after cutting and/or trimming. Preferably the plastics panel material is 2 metres wide or wider. Optionally the plastics panel member may be trimmed or cut to have beveled edges or radiused corners. Laser cutting apparatus may be used to trim the material and indicia may be applied using printing means prior to the sheet material being secured to the adhesive layer. The sheet material can be reflective or retroreflective.
Patent GB-2442091-A (GB)
Title: A broadcast system and its distribution device capable of assuring sufficient quality and distributing a broadcast signal even in a limited information band
Inventor: OSAKI YOSHIRO
IPC: H04N21/462
Filed: 2007-08-28
Abstract: A broadcast signal received by a broadcast signal reception unit is separated into program contents and program information by a broadcast signal separation unit. The separated program contents is converted into Internet Protocol (IP) packets by a contents transmission unit then distributed to an IP network. A program information transmission unit converts the separated program information into the IP packets then distributes the IP packets by setting an IP connection differing from that of the transmission unit. A terminal device receives the program contents by a contents reception unit to supply it to a program contents reproduction unit. The program information received by a program information reception unit is stored in a program information memory and output to a display in response to an output request.
Patent GB-2444583-A (GB)
Title: A process for manufacturing a bespoke product
Inventor: WRIGHT GRAHAM FOSTER
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2007-09-04
Abstract: A process 1 for manufacturing a bespoke product. From the general specification 3, reference apparatus specifications 7 and component lists are created spanning a limited range of the apparatus attributes. In order to manufacture a bespoke product, various rules are defined to first of all obtain a suitable reference apparatus specification 20 from a memory and thereafter modify 27, 29 the component list of that apparatus specification using a configurator 21 in order to generate a new component list 31 for the bespoke product. This new component list 21 is used in the manufacture of the bespoke product and the component list 21 and the apparatus identifier associated therewith are stored 33 in memory for subsequent use in the manufacture 37 of other bespoke products.
Patent GB-2453601-A (GB)
Title: Cardiac ablation catheter with flexible targetable electrode array
Inventor: DIXON MARTYN WILLIAM
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2007-10-12
Abstract: A radio frequency catheter is suitable for bipolar epicardial ablation of the outer surface of the heart comprising an electrode array 401-412 formed on a planar flexible strip 400. Each electrode of the array has its own a electrical conductors extending along the catheter to a multiple terminal connector. The radio frequency energy may be selectively transmitted along an individual conductors as RF emission may be targeted at a subset of the electrodes. Preferably the flexible electrode array may be wrapped around the heart or around a vein of the heart (fig 13). Coolant may be pumped into serpentine channel within the catheter to cool the ablation electrodes (figs 14, 15). An electric round shield may be provided on the reverse face of the flexible strip. A light source 413, 414 may be provided at the catheter tip.
Patent GB-2453992-A (GB)
Title: Product Authentication
Inventor: SMITH IAN
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 2007-10-25
Abstract: A label 1 is applied to a product. The label 1 includes two windows 7a and 7b, constituting marking means, allowing a portion of the surface micro structure of the product beneath the label to be scanned with a laser. The windows 7a and 7b have a gap 16 between them which extends at an angle other than 0 or 90 degrees to the scanning line. At a subsequent time, a scan of the product is repeated and the repeated scan is compared to an initial master scan to determine the authenticity of the product. The marking means enables the repeated scan to be in the same region as the master scan. The label also includes indicators 3 that locate a stored master scan.
Patent GB-2447548-A (GB)
Title: Printer having first and second media transporting belts
Inventor: HATANO TOMOKI
IPC: B41J13/08
Filed: 2008-03-07
Abstract: A printer includes a plurality of first transporting belts 6 disposed in parallel at predetermined intervals in the direction intersecting the direction of transportation of print media 1, the first transporting belts 6 transporting a print medium 1 while holding the print medium 1 thereto via electrostatic means. A plurality of second transporting belts 7 are disposed in parallel at predetermined intervals in the direction intersecting the direction of transportation of print media 1, the second transporting belts 7 further transporting the print medium 1 separated from the first transporting belts 6, at the downstream part of the first transporting belts 6 in the direction of transportation of print media 1. The printer also includes printheads 2, 3 that print on the print medium 1 transported by the first transporting belts 6 and the second transporting belts 7. The position of separation at which the print medium 1 is separated from the plurality of first transporting belts 6 is different in the direction of transportation of print media 1 between one of the first transporting belts 6 and another one of the first transporting belts 6.
Patent GB-2449528-A (GB)
Title: Producing resin coated metal sliding component, using radiation
Inventor: IWATA HIDEKI
IPC: B05D3/02
Filed: 2008-04-18
Abstract: The optionally porous, back metal 11 substrate is coated 12 or impregnated with a polymeric solution. The solvent is dried 13 using electromagnetic waves. The component is then baked in a furnace 15. The electromagnetic waves are preferably infrared (IR). Disclosed coatings include polyetetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyimide, polyether sulphone (PES), polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) and polyoxymethylene (POM). The disclosed substrate comprises sintered copper alloy powder on steel. The radiation may be produced by a halogen, xenon or mercury lamp. Disclosed solvents include toluene, methyl-pyrrolidone (NMP), xylene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and dimethylacetamide (DMAC). The resin may also contain graphite and molybdenum sulphide.
Patent GB-2450213-A (GB)
Title: A foil seal assembly for a rotary machine
Inventor: WOLFE CHRISTOPHER EDWARD
IPC: F01D11/00
Filed: 2008-05-28
Abstract: A sealing assembly (10) includes a foil (14) disposed circumferentially around a rotating component (12) and configured to provide primary sealing to the rotating component (12) between high pressure and low pressure sides (16, 18) and a spring system (20) disposed adjacent to the foil (14). The spring system (20) includes a plurality of features (44) to facilitate the foil surface to follow excursions of the rotating component (12), wherein the plurality of features (44) provide secondary sealing from the high pressure to the low pressure sides (16, 18) between the foil (14) and a stationary component.
Patent GB-2460718-A (GB)
Title: Drumstick tethering band
Inventor: MACKIE KEVIN
IPC: G10D13/00
Filed: 2008-06-12
Abstract: The drumstick tethering band 1 is a one piece strip of flexible material which loops around a drummer's finger and a drumstick, to prevent accidental loss of grip of the drumstick due to perspiration, fatigue and cramping. The drumstick tethering band 1 preferably includes circular apertures 3, 4 at opposing ends for attachment to a drumstick by inserting one end of the drumstick through each aperture in turn. This gives rise to a loop which is slid along the drumstick to the desired playing position, at which a finger is inserted. When the loop is fitted the material surrounding the apertures 3,4 forms a shouldered loop, which stretches and changes shape according to the profile of the drumstick.
Patent GB-2461693-A (GB)
Title: Requesting permission to transmit selected packets from a plurality of ingress ports and selecting one of the requests at an egress port of a switching device
Inventor: NAVEN FINBAR
IPC: H04L12/54
Filed: 2008-07-07
Abstract: A switching device comprising a plurality of ingress ports and a plurality of egress ports. The switching device is arranged to receive data packets through said ingress ports and to forward received data packets to respective ones of said egress ports. The switching device further comprises an ingress module for each of said ingress ports, each ingress module being arranged to receive data packets from a respective single one of said ingress ports and to store the received data packets in one of a plurality of data structures (queues) provided by the ingress module, each ingress module being further configured to select a data packet from one of said plurality of data structures (queues), and to request permission to transmit the selected data packet to an egress port. The switching device also comprises at least one egress module arranged to receive a plurality of requests for permission to transmit data packets through a particular egress port, the requests being generated by a plurality of ingress modules, and to select one of said plurality of requests. Aspects of the invention include each egress module arranged to provide data indicating whether request for permission to transmit data packets through the respective egress port should be made by the ingress module (e.g. by sending a credit state indicator to the ingress module).
Patent GB-2449209-A (GB)
Title: Beta-galactosidase with transgalactosylating activity
Inventor: TZORTZIS GEORGIOS
IPC: A23L33/00
Filed: 2007-03-27
Abstract: The present invention concerns a new   b  -galactosidase with transgalactosylating activity isolated from Bifidobacterium bifidum. The   b  -galactosidase is capable of converting lactose to a mixture of galactooligosaccharides which are   b  -linked and unexpectedly produces the   a  -linked disaccharide galactobiose. The mixture may be incorporated into numerous food products or animal feeds for improving gut health by promoting the growth of bifidobacteria in the gut, and repressing the growth of the pathogenic microflora.
Patent GB-2464471-A (GB)
Title: Harness and doll combination
Inventor: TSENG MING-FU
IPC: A01K29/00
Filed: 2008-10-15
Abstract: An assembly for allowing an animal to carry a doll on its back comprises a first back sheet 1 capable of covering the back of an animal and straps to secure the sheet to the animal. A doll 3 having an attaching portion at a lower section thereof is provided. The doll attaching portion combines with a corresponding attachment portion on the back sheet thus allowing the doll to ride on the animal. The attachment means may take the form of buttons, press buckles or hook and loop fastening means.
Patent GB-2452430-A (GB)
Title: Ultrashort laser pulse wafer scribing
Inventor: ALBELO JEFFREY A
IPC: H01L21/324
Filed: 2008-11-24
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for scribing wafers (200) with short laser pulses so as to reduce the ablation threshold of target material. In a stack of material layers (202, 204, 206, 208), a minimum laser ablation threshold based on laser pulse width is determined for each of the layers (202, 204, 206, 208). The highest of the minimum laser ablation thresholds is selected and a beam (216) of one or more laser pulses is generated having a fluence in a range between the selected laser ablation threshold and approximately ten times the selected laser ablation threshold. In one embodiment, a laser pulse width in a range of approximately 0.1 picosecond to approximately 1000 picoseconds is used. In addition, or in other embodiments, a high pulse repetition frequency is selected to increase the scribing speed. In one embodiment, the pulse repetition frequency is in a range between approximately 100 kHz and approximately 100 MHz.
Patent GB-2452879-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for verification of personnal imformation
Inventor: STAFFORD GRANT
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2007-05-31
Abstract: In one form, there is disclosed a system (100) for storing, validating and disseminating credential information about an entity. The system (100) generates data representing at least part of the credential information and a data representation of at least part of a document supporting that information and stores the credential information and data representation in a database (120) in an encrypted form.
Patent GB-2457776-A (GB)
Title: Plasterboard marking tool
Inventor: FOSTER ROBERT
IPC: B25H7/04
Filed: 2009-01-06
Abstract: A marking tool 1, is positioned within an electrical back box 2, and accurately marks out the position of the back box 2 onto plasterboard offered up to the back box using four small spikes 3 to enable precise marking and cutting of a hole in the plasterboard to fit either over or around an electrical back box. The tool may be held in position within the back box by a series of magnets 4. The tool may comprise two parts, in order to fit single and double electrical back boxes.
Patent GB-2453082-A (GB)
Title: Fused ring-containing polymer electrolyte and use thereof
Inventor: YAMADA TAKASHI
IPC: C08G61/00
Filed: 2007-06-19
Abstract: Disclosed is a polymer electrolyte containing 1-30% by weight of a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1). (1) (In the formula, ring A and ring B independently represent an optionally substituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring; X1 and X2 independently represent -CO-, -SO- or -SO2-; n and m independently represent 0, 1 or 2 with n + m being not less than 1, when n is 2, two X1's may be the same as or different from each other, and when m is 2, two X2's maybe the same as or different from each other; and X represents a direct bond or a divalent group.) This polymer electrolyte is excellent in water resistence, while having high ion conductivity.
Patent GB-2456695-A (GB)
Title: Multiple response options for incoming communication attempts
Inventor: ERIKSSON GOERAN
IPC: H04L65/1069
Filed: 2006-09-18
Abstract: An arrangement and method in a telecommunication network for providing a called party with multiple real-time options for responding to an incoming call. A called-party user terminal (23) receives the incoming call from a calling party (21) and notifies the called party. A user terminal client (68) provides the called party with a plurality of response options and receives a selected response from the called party. The user terminal client (68) sends the selected response to a network server (14), which implements the selected response and sends it to the calling party. The called party may send predefined responses such as tunes or symbols, or may record and send reai-time voice or video bursts.
Patent GB-2460183-A (GB)
Title: Entertainment machine with matrix displays for symbols
Inventor: GERRARD PETER
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2009-05-22
Abstract: An entertainment machine has a VDU (5, Fig 2), a receiving mechanism (8, Fig 2) for coins, tokens or notes connected to the slot (6, Fig 1), a pay-out or award device (9, Fig 2) connected to the outlet (7, Fig 1), player-operable push buttons (11, Fig 1), and a processor unit (10, Fig 2) with an evaluator (10a, Fig 2) to which these parts are connected. The machine is operable to implement multiple successive game procedures, which may occur automatically after the appropriate stake has been credited. After each such procedure, spaces in each matrix display 14a are preferably coloured-in or blocked to identify corresponding symbols 19 at corresponding positions on the reel display 12. After each symbol-selection procedure, the evaluation device 10a operates to evaluate the content of the matrix displays 14a in relation to predetermined win lines. Any award is indicated by highlighting of the award value in the grid 14. At the end of the symbol-selection procedures the total of all highlighted awards for all matrix displays is shown in the total space and is credited to the player.
Patent GB-2472083-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for determining the location of an interface in a medium
Inventor: RUDD WAYNE
IPC: G01F1/66
Filed: 2009-07-24
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining the location of an interface region such as an interface region defined between first and second layers in a multi-layered medium' for example, an interface region defined between oil and water layers in pipeline. The location is determined by using a time of flight of an interface signal having been communicated across a transmission path of known distance passing through the multi-layered medium having the first layer, second layer and the interface region, together with the speed of the interface signal in the first layer and the speed of the interface signal in the second layer in order to provide for determining the location of the interface region along the transmission path. A conduit 100 forms part of a pipeline, a multi layer medium considered to have laminar flow comprises first layer 110 and second layer 120 separated by interface region 115. Apparatus 200 comprising ultrasonic transmitter 210a and receiver 210b is configured such that interface signal passes through layers 110 and 120 to determine the time of flight of the interface signal travelling across transmission path 50.
Patent GB-2463554-A (GB)
Title: Sliding contact retaining device
Inventor: HOELSCHER PETER
IPC: H01R39/18
Filed: 2009-08-26
Abstract: A sliding contact retaining device (12) for a contacting device (10) of a rotor (11), where the rotor has a plurality of slip rings (16, 17) and an electrical contact can be established between the slip rings of the rotor and sliding contacts of the sliding contact retaining device. The sliding contact retaining device has sliding contact retainers (25, 26) disposed in a first and a second serial arrangement (27, 28) parallel to a rotational axis (13) of the rotor, and adjacently arranged slip rings can be contacted alternately from a sliding contact (or bush) of the first serial arrangement (27) and a sliding contact of the second serial arrangement (28). The sliding contact retaining device has at least one holding device (23, 24) for receiving at least two serial arrangements (27, 28) of sliding contact retainers.
Patent GB-2475900-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming lightweight gypsum products having enhanced water resistance
Inventor: FISHER ROBIN
IPC: C04B11/30
Filed: 2009-12-04
Abstract: A method of producing a gypsum product is disclosed in which the product is produced from a settable aqueous calcium sulphate dispersion which has a water to solids ratio of less than 0.4 to 1, and contains lightweight hollow bodies having water-impervious surfaces (such as expanded polystyrene beads). The dispersion contains a hydratable cement (such as calcium sulphoaluminate) which is capable of hydration in the presence of the calcium sulphate dispersion. The hydratable cement is such that it reacts with excess water in the dispersion thereby enhancing the water resistance of the resulting product.