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Patent GB-2421272-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus to secure equipment against theft
Inventor: WHITTLE MAURICE HENRY
IPC: E05B73/00
Filed: 2004-12-15
Abstract: To prevent theft of box shaped equipment, particularly overhead projectors, security apparatus is provided which comprises first and second elements (10, 20) which are engageable with each other in a slidably adjustable manner with one at least having a series of apertures (16) whereby they are securable to each other, e.g. by a cable (30) or by a bolt, in any selected one of a plurality of adjustment positions. The elements are also securable to a fixed structure, possibly by the same cable (30). Each element (10, 20) is provided with a substantially rigid loop (12, 22) which in use will fit around opposed regions of the equipment and is arranged in a first plane. Each loop is provided with at least one additional substantially rigid strap (18, 28) which extends laterally out of said first plane and which is bent to define with the loop a close fitting cage around the region of said equipment. The cable (30) or bolt has an attachable lock device (32).
Patent GB-2410795-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of atmospheric transmission and determination of visual range
Inventor: ENGEL STEFAN
IPC: G01N21/53
Filed: 2005-02-09
Abstract: Apparatus and method is disclosed for measuring the atmospheric transmission and determining meteorological visual range, these being used in particular on airport runways. A transmitting unit and a receiving unit are each fastened on a vertical tubular structure 1. All the elements responsible for optical alignment measurements are located on a bearing inner tube (5, Fig. 4). A scattered light measuring arrangement 15 is connected to an outer tube (6, Fig.4) and is used to determine a calibration factor. Equipment plates (9, Fig.7), positioned at 90{ to one another in a V-shaped fashion, are arranged in front of the transmitting and receiving unit to protect the components against fouling. The degree of fouling of the equipment plates is determined by a dedicated transmission measuring device and is used to determine a correction factor. An alignment factor is determined from the calibration factor and the correction factor and is used to restore the initial adjustment between receiver and transmitter.
Patent GB-2414523-A (GB)
Title: Radial piston pump with eccentrically driven rolling actuation ring
Inventor: DJORDJEVIC ILIJA
IPC: F04B1/053
Filed: 2005-05-23
Abstract: An hydraulic head 10 of the pump features two (or three) individual radial pumping pistons 26a,26b and associated pumping chambers 32, annularly spaced around a cavity 12 where a rotating eccentric drive member 18 and associated outer rolling actuation ring 20 are situated. Rolling interaction is provided between the ring 20 and the inner ends 28 of the pistons for intermittent actuation, and sliding interaction is provided between the ring 20 and the drive member 18. Inlet and outlet valve trains are also situated in the head, which is attachable to an application or customer specific mounting plate. The outside surface of the ring 20 may be barrel shaped, to compensate for any misalignment of the pistons relative to the drive shaft due, for example, to either tolerance stack up or deflection.
Patent GB-2422733-A (GB)
Title: Video game controller with rechargeable battery system
Inventor: HUSSAINI SAIED
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2005-06-03
Abstract: A wireless computer game controller 100 with rechargeable batteries 130 that may be recharged while the batteries are installed on the controller and/or while the controller is in operation. Disposable batteries may also power the controller. A communication cable 200, may connect the controller with a stand-alone computer game console such that the rechargeable battery pack is recharged directly from the game console through the communication cable. The cable not only establishes a communication link to facilitate the transmission of both command signals and audio/video signals between the controller and computer device, but it also deliver a recharge signal to the battery pack through the game controller. The rechargeable battery pack may also be recharged through a stand-alone cradle that receives either the controller while the batteries are mounted to the controller or the battery pack separate from controller. The cradle may be part of an adapter assembly that converts the game console into a wireless transmitter/receiver.
Patent GB-2426963-A (GB)
Title: Motor control apparatus for pushed or pulled article
Inventor: HEMSLEY CLIVE GEORGE
IPC: B62D11/04
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: The invention relates to control apparatus 10 for an article such as a suitcase 1 with motorised wheel 6,7 and with a handle 2 for pushing or pulling the article by the user. Apparatus 10 has transducers 11A,11B to sense force applied to the handle 2 pushing or pulling the article. Apparatus 10 has control units 12A,12B connected to each transducer 11A,11B for controlling the speed of rotation of each motorised wheel 6,7. Control units 12A, 12B increase the speed of rotation of wheels 6,7 when the handle 2 is pulled, and the control units 12A, 12B decreasing the speed of rotation of the wheels 6,7 when the handle 2 is pushed.
Patent GB-2428408-A (GB)
Title: A curtain airbag module with symmetrical mounting means
Inventor: DAVIES JOHN
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 2005-07-20
Abstract: An airbag system for mounting to a vehicle roof frame 42 is described. Such an airbag system is often known as a curtain airbag system. The airbag system consists of a curtain airbag 30, an airbag housing 70, an inflator means 44 for inflating the curtain airbag, and mounting means 80. The curtain airbag system is mounted in the proximity of the vehicle roof frame and is inflatable in the event of a side vehicle impact, or vehicle rollover event. The mounting means are substantially symmetrical mounting means located along a longitudinal axis of the airbag system to enable mounting of the airbag system to either side of the vehicle roof frame. The inflator means may also be mounted on the roof rail (figure 4), and may comprises a double-ended inflator device (figure 7) with a common ignitor for igniting propellant in first (52) and second (54) chambers.
Patent GB-2429285-A (GB)
Title: Temperature indicators
Inventor: GARVEY VINCENT JOSEPH
IPC: G01K5/62
Filed: 2005-08-19
Abstract: A cooking utensil comprises a base 4 and a thermally sensitive actuator 14 arranged in thermal contact with a peripheral wall 6 of the utensil 2. The actuator 14 is operatively coupled to an indicator 36 which may provide a visual and/or an audible effect. The actuator 14 may comprise a snap acting bimetallic actuator.
Patent GB-2429984-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable gutter bracket
Inventor: ATTRILL JOHN PETER
IPC: E04D13/072
Filed: 2005-09-13
Abstract: A gutter bracket provides two degrees of freedom of adjustment without the need to remove the gutter trough from the fascia board. The height of bracket support 3 relative to fixing 1 which is attached to the fascia board is adjustable by rotation of worm 2, which can be fixed in place by grub screw 5, and the gutter trough can be levelled by sliding the T-section projection beneath bracket 4 in a complementary arcuate slot in bracket 3, followed by fixing using grub screw 6. These adjustments can be used e.g. at new installation or to compensate for distortion of a plastics fascia because of heat to return the gutter to its correct installation position.
Patent GB-2420615-A (GB)
Title: Thermo acoustic pressure rise pulse combustor
Inventor: RAZZELL ANTHONY GORDON
IPC: F23C15/00
Filed: 2005-10-06
Abstract: A thermo acoustic pressure rise pulse combustor comprises injecting fuel 8 in pulses into a combustion chamber 4 so that a cyclical pressure fluctuation is exhibited and induces deflagration of the fuel, and the fuel is injected with a phase relationship with the pressure rise in the combustion chamber 4. Fuel can be pulsed at the same frequency as the pressure fluctuation or at a phase angle delay of between 90 and 210 degrees from the minima of the pressure fluctuation. Combustion chamber 4 pressure can be measured by sensors and a feedback circuit couples the sensors with the fuel injection 8 so that fuel is pulsed in response to the pressure in the combustion chamber 4. The combustor may be a valve-less pulse combustor, a valved pulse combustor, a pulse detonation engine and they all may be used for a gas turbine engine, direct propulsion, pumping, power generation or in a bypass duct of a turbofan engine. The fuel may be solid, liquid or gaseous. Controlling the timing, duration and/or amplitude of the fuel injection permits an increase of converting chemical energy into mechanical energy. The fuel injector may be a car fuel injector.
Patent GB-2426936-A (GB)
Title: Exercise tolerance measurement
Inventor: JUANG JER-NAN
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A method for measuring a patients fitness/exercise tolerance comprises a patient performing an exercise to the rhythm of a tune, step 116, until they can no longer maintain the pace of the tempo, and analysing the patients exercise tolerance from the time they are able to maintain the pace of the exercise and from the level of tempo of the tune, step 118. The patient undergoes an initial test, step 112, to determine a suitable level of tempo of the tune to perform the exercise. The method may utilize wireless communication technology and the internet. The method is particularly aimed at sufferers of chronic obstructive airway disease and may be performed in the patients home with the patients condition monitored immediately via the internet.
Patent GB-2438196-A (GB)
Title: Composition for printing a security image
Inventor: LEWIS DAVID MALCOLM
IPC: C09D11/02
Filed: 2006-05-13
Abstract: A security image printing composition comprises an ink and an infrared-absorbing material wherein said infrared-absorbing material comprises a metal, a metal salt, a metal oxide or a metal nitride. The metal may be preferably titanium, copper, zirconium, molybdenum, indium, tin, lanthanum, neodymium, praseodymium and dysprosium. Also shown are an article comprising a substrate having imaged thereon an infrared absorbing material to form a security image; and a method of manufacture of such an article.
Patent GB-2423725-A (GB)
Title: Target device
Inventor: PLACHE JONATHAN
IPC: F41J5/04
Filed: 2004-11-15
Abstract: A target device (1) has a target disc (2), with a printed circuit board (3) mounted centrally behind a transparent cover (4), rigidly connected to the target disc. The board incorporates control circuitry and an LED display (5), to display the status of the target. The disc and cover together are mounted via a resilient mounting (6) of elastomeric foam on base board (7), configured as a peripheral, lower scoring, secondary target. The base board itself is mounted on a wall (8) by a base mounting (9) the same as the mounting (6). Impact sensors (11,12,13), typically piezoelectric accelerometers, are respectively mounted on the target disc (2), the base board (7) and the wall. In use a player throws a ball at the target, and if the ball strikes the target disc, its sensor (11) will register a larger response than the other two sensors, whose response will be muted be the mountings. If the ball strikes the base board, sensor (12) will register the largest signal. If it strikes the wall or indeed if the player collides with the wall, the sensor (13) will register the largest signal. The target then sends to a scoring unit (21) a signal identifying the sort of strike detected.
Patent GB-2440114-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for supporting a number of containers
Inventor: WRIGHT CARL
IPC: A47G7/04
Filed: 2006-07-19
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for supporting a plurality of containers, preferably plant pots 35, comprises a support structure 12,13; and a plurality of container support means 30, each for supporting a respective container 35, wherein each container support means 30 is connected to the support structure 12 and includes a receiving part 33,34 to receive a part of a container 35, and a holding part, e.g. flexible elongate element 36, connected to the receiving part 34 to hold the container 35 relative to the receiving part 33,34. The support structure preferably comprises two uprights 13 each having an upper part 14 which is movably received in a lower part 15; and a transverse member 12 to which the container support means 30 are mounted. A fluid conduit system 22 may provide the containers with fluid.
Patent GB-2433254-A (GB)
Title: Anti drink spiking seals for drinking vessels
Inventor: DINES DAWN
IPC: B65D43/02
Filed: 2006-09-29
Abstract: This invention relates to foil (or other suitable substance) seals specifically designed to seal drinking vessels to prevent contamination from noxious substances intended to stupefy or render the drinker insensible and liable criminal activity. Throughout the world party goers, clubbers and persons who drink any type of beverage, whether alcoholic or otherwise, are susceptible to what is now termed drink spiking. This may range from the perpetrator inserting drugs such as Rohypnol, GLIB and Ketamines into the victims drink or administering larger amounts of alcohol than expected by the user. This can be prevented effectively sealing the entrance to the vessel, but allowing a method for the user to consume the drink. Vessels come in a large variety of sizes. The invention is readily adaptable to fit any vessel up its maximum diameter and thus is not limited to one specific type of container. To overcome this, the present invention proposes a section of foil or other substance 2 positioned and secured over the vessel with a view to prevent liquids or solids being placed therein without the knowledge of the user. The cover 2 may be secured to the vessel 6 by a layer of glue or adhesive 4 suitable for human consumption, a slit 3 may be provided to allow the passage of a straw 5, and a central embossed area may be provided.
Patent GB-2428119-A (GB)
Title: Referral management method,apparatus and system
Inventor: BALDWIN GREGORY ARTHUR
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2004-12-20
Abstract: A referral information communication and management method, apparatus and system, with related computer-readable media, signals, data-structures and program codes, involving, in response to signals received from respective client computers associated with a referrer and referee of a referral from the referrer to the referee: (1) storing information pertaining to the referral in a database as a collection of linked information units, the information units including a referrer identifier identifying the referrer as originator of the information and a referee identifier identifying the referee as intended recipient of the information, the collection representing the referral and being accessible by the respective client computers; (2) identifying collections of information units that satisfy a criterion, and displaying corresponding identifications at one of the client computers; (3) causing at least one information unit in a collection corresponding to a displayed identification, to be displayed at the client computer; and (4) causing at least one information unit in a collection corresponding to a displayed identification, to be modified.
Patent GB-2434858-A (GB)
Title: Combustor Liner Support Arrangement
Inventor: MANTEIGA JOHN A
IPC: F01D9/02
Filed: 2007-01-08
Abstract: A combustor liner support 44 for a gas turbine engine combustor (16 fig 1) has a first portion 70 and a second portion 72. The first portion has a several circumferentially-spaced recessed areas 76 which channel cooling air 73 through the combustor liner support, and the second portion extends from the first portion and can couple the combustor liner support to a portion of the combustor. The first portion also includes a coupling portion 77 which may be secured with fasteners 45, for example to an inner nozzle support 43. Both the recessed areas and the coupling portions may extend circumferentially round the first portion, and may be orientated such that each recessed area is positioned between a pair of coupling portions. The second portion may also include several circumferentially-spaced apertures 79 which also channel cooling air through the combustor liner support.
Patent GB-2452234-A (GB)
Title: Emergency signalling apparatus to attract the attention of an onlooker comprising a sheet of flexible material
Inventor: LAMBERT TREVOR
IPC: G08B5/00
Filed: 2007-02-23
Abstract: An emergency signalling apparatus 10 to attract the attention of an onlooker comprising a sheet 12 of flexible material having an area greater than 1m2 and a mass per unit area of less than 120gsm. Preferably, the apparatus 10 has a ratio of length to width of at least 2:1 and maybe folded several times with folds A perpendicular to the length. On an attention attracting surface 20, which may be coloured, fluorescent or reflective, the apparatus 10 may display a distress message 30, e.g. "HELP", in large letters. On the reverse side, the apparatus 10 may be camouflaged. The apparatus 10 may include a hollow container (80 fig.6) to be filled with a substance having mass so that the apparatus 10 may be thrown for deployment.
Patent GB-2448118-A (GB)
Title: Error recovery following speculative execution with an instruction processing pipeline
Inventor: OEZER EMRE
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2007-04-03
Abstract: An instruction processing pipeline 6 has error detection and error recovery circuitry (20, Fig. 2) for pipeline stages (16). If an error is detected within a signal value within a pipeline stage then it can be repaired. Error recovery may involve flushing upstream program instructions from instruction pipeline 6 by flush controller 22. Flushing instructions dependent upon an erring instruction may be sufficient. Such dependencies may be data, control, branch, or thread dependencies. For example, when multi-threading, only those instructions from a thread including an instruction which has been lost as a consequence of error recovery are flushed from instruction pipeline 6. The instruction pipeline may also be provided with main storage elements (26, 28, Fig. 7) used in alternating fashion to capture signal values from processing logic (18). Thus, if a signal value has been erroneously captured, and needs to be repaired, then one of the main storage elements 26, 28 remains available to capture a signal value from a following program instruction.
Patent GB-2450139-A (GB)
Title: Inhibiting deformation pulse propagation in composite components such as blades
Inventor: MCMILLAN ALISON JANE
IPC: B64C11/26
Filed: 2007-06-14
Abstract: In order to avoid whiplash effects at the edge of a composite component (such as a gas turbine engine blade) due to impacts (such as bird strikes), in one aspect projections 32 are provided, which act as propagation wave trips. Damping material may be located between the projections. In another aspect, a high intensity reflector 36 (which may be of lead or hafnium) is located at a discontinuity defined between a cladding cap 38 (which may be metal) and the remainder of the component. In a still further aspect, voids 42 may be provided which act as delamination initiation sites the delamination providing flexibility towards the edge and therefore release of energy. The voids may incorporate uncured polymer matrix to act as a binder subsequent to delamination or may form part of a branched network incorporating a reservoir or uncured matrix.
Patent GB-2450489-A (GB)
Title: Crib with arced tubes and inclined corner pieces
Inventor: WANG KUN
IPC: A47D9/00
Filed: 2007-06-25
Abstract: A baby crib, cradle or cot 20 comprises four corner pieces 21, four horizontal top tubes 22, 23, four lower bases 26, a plurality of horizontal bottom tubes 27, and upright tubes 25 connected to each corner piece and base. The top tubes and upright tubes are arced, and each top tube has a straight end portion (221, 231, Fig. 6) inserted into and pivotally connected to a corner piece, and a joint 24 at its centre. Each corner piece is inclined so that a portion (213, Fig. 6) of the corner piece connected to an upright tube is not perpendicular to the floor in use. An inner wall of each corner piece is formed with a track (214, Fig. 8) corresponding to a sliding slot (251, Fig. 8) on each upright tube. The corner piece and upright tube may be secured together by fasteners (216, Fig. 8). The crib may be collapsed by folding the top tubes and bottom tubes (Figs. 12, 13).
Patent GB-2450176-A (GB)
Title: Child seat with adjustable head and back rests
Inventor: BIJL WILLEM MEES VAN DER
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2007-07-13
Abstract: A seat to accommodate a child in a vehicle, the seat being adapted for secure connection to the vehicle (e.g. to a conventional forward facing vehicle seat for an adult) consists of a support portion 10 on which a child may sit, a rear portion 11 configured to restrict movements of the back of the child, and a headrest 12 configured to restrict movements of the back of the head of the child. A first upright member 15 is connected to a rear part of [or a rear extension to] the support portion 10 and a second upright member 16 is connected to a rear part of [or a rear extension to] the headrest 12, the upright members 15 and 16 being parallel to each other, and in which there is adjustment means to adjust the relative position of the headrest 12 with respect to the support portion 10. The adjustment means comprising a rotary member 19 rotatable about a horizontal axis fixed with respect to the rear portion 11, the rotary member 19 having grips 27, 28 at its ends projecting sideways from the support portion 10 within or behind the support portion 10 and projecting detents 21, 22 between the grips. The detents 21, 22 being arranged to engage facing slots 15a and 16a of identical pitch apart in the first and second upright members 15, 16, the arrangement being such that when the rotary member 19 is turned by the grips 27, 28, the rear portion 11 is raised by the pitch of the slots 15a and 16a, and the headrest 12 is raised by twice the pitch of the slots. This arrangement permits the headrest 12 to be raised at twice the rate of the rear portion 11, more accurately reflecting the anatomical changes in growing infant.
Patent GB-2455816-A (GB)
Title: Aerosol generation and liquid-phobic mechanism
Inventor: BIDDLE HOWARD WILLIAM
IPC: B05B1/02
Filed: 2008-02-22
Abstract: An aerosol generation mechanism, includes a nozzle 1 issuing a mass of liquid 2 to be atomised. The liquid mass is arranged to impact a liquid-phobic target 3 at a prescribed angle. Following impact, the mass breaks up into an aerosol cloud 4. Target 3 may more specifically be hydrophobic or oleophobic, and may be flat, convex (fig 2), concave (fig 3) and/or textured (scale 1-50 micrometres), so as to modify the shape of cloud 4 produced. Two nozzle element 1 may be directed towards a single target 3 (fig 4).