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Patent GB-2447505-A (GB)
Title: Footwear with shock absorbing air chambers
Inventor: HOLLIDAY LAYLA
IPC: A43B13/20
Filed: 2007-03-16
Abstract: Footwear, for example trainers or shoes with shock absorbing air chambers incorporating a number of air chambers that are connected via valves and air tubes. Preferably the valves are one way valves, and the air chambers are located between the outer and inner sole of the footwear. The air chambers are preferably positioned in the heel and toe/ball area of the footwear, and the one way valves fig 2, fig 3 and air tubes allow air to be transferred from the air chambers located in the heel to the air chambers in the toe/ball area of the footwear and vice versa when the wearer walks, runs or jumps, thereby softening the impact of the wearer's foot with the ground. A one way valve fig 3, restricts the transfer of air from the air chambers in the heel of the footwear to the air chambers in the toe area of the footwear, while two one way valves fig 2 increases the transfer of air in the opposite direction. An external hand pump with a valve may be used to pump air into the air chambers positioned in the heel of the footwear via an inlet valve fig 4 incorporated into the heel of the footwear.
Patent GB-2447689-A (GB)
Title: Trailer electronic braking system
Inventor: GMBH KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME
IPC: B60T7/20
Filed: 2007-03-22
Abstract: A trailer electronic braking system for a road train comprising a tractor 100,200 and a plurality of trailers 101, 102, 201, 202. The braking system comprises a braking ECU 13a and b on each trailer and communication means 105,204 being provided so that the braking ECU 13a on a first trailer and the braking ECU 13b on a second trailer are able to communicate with one another. In use, the respective braking ECU on the first and second trailer receive an input from a respective sensor on the first and second trailer adapted to detect lateral acceleration and/or wheel speed. In the event that one of said sensors detects lateral acceleration and/or a wheel speed indicative of a loss of stability, the sensor generates a signal for actuating stability control, which signal is passed via the communication means to the braking ECU on the other trailer, so that the other trailer can actuate stability control.
Patent GB-2436708-A (GB)
Title: A gas turbine auxiliary power unit (APU) in an aircraft being supercharged by two different compressed gas streams
Inventor: SHOCKLING MICHAEL
IPC: F02C7/32
Filed: 2007-03-23
Abstract: An auxiliary power unit (APU) 10 of an aircraft comprises a gas turbine engine assembly 12 having the intake 22 of its compressor 20 fluidly connected to the outlet 28 of a mixing damper 14. The mixing damper comprises two inlets 26, 28 receiving a first gas stream 30 and a different second gas stream 32, both gas streams having been compressed by at least one main propulsion gas turbine engine 18. The first gas streams may be bleed air 38 direct from the fan or compressor of a main gas turbine 18, or indirectly in the form of bleed air 50 which has been circulated through the cabin 52, or waste gas of an onboard oxygen generation system, onboard inert gas generation system, or onboard air-cooling environmental control system processing bleed air. The mixing damper may be a plenum, a turbo-expander, a turbo-compressor, or an ejector. Both gas streams may originate from the same gas turbine engine. The APU is thereby supercharged.
Patent GB-2437189-A (GB)
Title: Codec-dependent unit selection for mobile devices
Inventor: EDGINGTON MICHAEL
IPC: G10L13/06
Filed: 2005-10-28
Abstract: A method of extracting a subset of speech units from a larger set of speech units for use by a speech synthesizer in synthesizing speech, wherein the speech units are stored in a compressed encoded representation that was generated by a codec, the method comprising: selecting members of the subset of speech units based on an overall cost associated with using the speech synthesizer to synthesize a test set of speech, wherein the overall cost includes at least one error introduced by using the codec to decode the stored representations of the speech units; and storing the selected subset of speech units on a speech-enabled device.
Patent GB-2438952-A (GB)
Title: Production of proteins using secretory signal peptides
Inventor: INOUYE SATOSHI
IPC: C12N15/62
Filed: 2007-05-29
Abstract: A process to produce a target protein as a soluble protein using a recombinant protein expression system, the process comprising the step of expressing a protein using a polynucleotide containing, in order, a polynucleotide encoding a secretory signal peptide, a polynucleotide encoding a basic amino acid-rich polypeptide, and a polynucleotide encoding the target protein, and also provides an expression vector used for this purpose. The secretory signal peptide may be from a gram-negative bacterium, and may specifically be the secretory signal peptide from the outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of Escherichia coli.
Patent GB-2434364-A (GB)
Title: A novel process for decolorization of colored effluents
Inventor: KUMAR CHANDRALATA RAGHU
IPC: C02F103/28
Filed: 2007-05-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for decolorization of colored effluents. More particularly it relates to a process for decolorization of colored effluents of textile mills, dye-making industries, paper and pulp industries and molasses spent wash from alcohol distilleries using an unidentified marine fungus NIOCC #2a isolated from mangrove wood and deposited in the microbial type culture collection (MTCC) of the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India, under the accession number MTCC 5159. Further, this invention relates to decolorization of these effluents using the fungus directly, its cell-free culture supernatant or immobilized fungus or extracellular polymeric substances produced by the fungus. Furthermore, the decolorization of effluents can be carried out from 3OoC to 6OoC and at pH 3 to 6. The decolorization of various colored effluents occurs in the presence of sea water with 25 parts per thousand salinity. Besides, several synthetic dyes are also decolorized under similar conditions of temperature and pH by using free mycelia or immobilized fungus or extracellular culture fluids or extracellular polymeric substances.
Patent GB-2451138-A (GB)
Title: Battery cell charge balancing system
Inventor: ARMSTRONG WILLIAM
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 2007-07-20
Abstract: A system for balancing charge between cells in a battery uses switches to connect a capacitor across a cell and then to connect the capacitor to a control circuit that measures the charge in the cell. This sequence is repeated for each cell until the charge in each cell has been measured. A high-voltage cell and a low-voltage cell are therefore be determined, and charge is transferred from the high-voltage cell to the low voltage cell using the capacitor. An inductor may be provided in series with the capacitor to allow more efficient charging and discharging of the cells. In this way a substantially uniform change on each cell can be maintained.
Patent GB-2447999-A (GB)
Title: Article hanger comprising at least one pair of article gripping members
Inventor: MASANEK FREDERICK W
IPC: A47F7/16
Filed: 2007-08-02
Abstract: An article hanger 100 comprises a body 106 and at least one pair of article gripping members, one of which is a stationary gripping member 200 affixed to and downwardly depending from the body, the other of which is a mobile gripping member 120 translatable in a first direction 218 at an angle to the vertical, in use, and toward the stationary gripping member to fasten the article between the gripping members. At least one of the gripping members has an article support finger 210, 232 extending parallel to the first direction and toward the other gripping member. One of the gripping members has a fastening arm 216 extending in parallel to the first direction toward the other gripping member and having at least one detent 222. The other gripping member has an arm-receiving channel (228, Fig. 2) and a movable pawl (606, Fig. 6) for engaging at least one detent on the fastening arm. A lever 264 is operatively connected to the pawl for selectively disengaging it from the at least one detent. The hanger may be injection-moulded of plastic, and may be used to display vehicle floor mats (102, 104, Fig. 1).
Patent GB-2443907-A (GB)
Title: Audience response systems,methods and apparatus
Inventor: THIELMAN SCOTT
IPC: H04H20/38
Filed: 2006-03-09
Abstract: In some embodiments of the present invention, a wireless audience response system can have a host unit, presenter device, and a plurality of audience response units with keypads, with the host unit being communicatively coupled to a computer. The audience response units can check-in to the host unit based on adjustable check-in times that are updated and adjusted by the host unit and transmitted to the audience response units.
Patent GB-2443059-A (GB)
Title: Antioxidant compounds for use in lubricant compositions
Inventor: MATHUR NARESH C
IPC: C07C213/08
Filed: 2007-09-27
Abstract: The present application is directed to compounds that are the reaction product of (i) a hydrocarbyl phenol, (ii) a hindered phenol, (iii) a diaryldiamine and (iv) an aldehyde. Suitable hydrocarbyl phenols include polyisobutenyl)phenol and dodecylphenol, suitable hindered phenols include 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, suitable amines include N-phenyl phenylenediamine (NPPDA) and suitable aldehydes include formaldehyde. Methods of making and using the compounds of the present application are disclosed. The compounds can be used as antioxidants in lubricating compositions and in an additive package. Preferred reaction products are of formula V: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=27 WI=80 LX=264 LY=1317 TI=CF> <PC>wherein one of R<1> and R<2> is hydrocarbyl and the other is hydrogen or hydrocarbyl; one of R<3> and R<4> is a branched C3-12alkyl group and the other is either hydrogen or a C1-12alkyl group; 'R<5> is a secondary amine substituent; R<6> and R<7> are hydrogen, C1-18 alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl or aryl; and Ar and Ar' are optionally substituted aryl groups with 6-50 carbon atoms.
Patent GB-2440069-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring simulating device, method, and program
Inventor: OKADA TOSHIRO
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2007-10-24
Abstract: A design data storage section (20) stores design data on constituent elements constituting a computer system to be monitored. A monitoring condition storage section (21) stores a monitoring condition of abnormal detection of the object to be monitored and error information to be outputted when the object meets the monitoring condition. A constituent component false failure setting section (11) makes a setting to cause the constituent elements in the design data to falsely fail one by one. A monitoring condition check section (12) checks if each monitoring condition is met when one constituent element is set in a failed state by instructing a network examining section (14) to examine the design data and extracts all the error information relevant to the met monitoring conditions. According to the results, information on the correspondence between the falsely failed constituent elements and all the extracted error information is stored in a monitoring simulation result storage section (22).
Patent GB-2455141-A (GB)
Title: Earphone optionally providing sound to the environment
Inventor: KAMINSKI DAVID JOHN
IPC: H04R1/10
Filed: 2007-11-30
Abstract: An earphone 2 having an ear speaker 6 for providing sound discretely into the ear of a user and a loudspeaker 14 for selectively providing sound to the surrounding environment. A means 24 of conveniently standing the device on a surface may also be provided. A control switch 16 may be provided to switch between three modes, a first where sound is only produced by the ear speaker 6, a second where sound is produced by both speakers 6, 14 and a third where sound is only produced by the loudspeaker 14. Other features could include a battery-powered amplification means, and a light-producing device.
Patent GB-2448396-A (GB)
Title: Managing user digital identities through a single interface
Inventor: SATISH SOURABH
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2008-03-07
Abstract: The invention relates to managing multiple digital identifies of a user and selecting a relevant user digital identity when communicating with an entity such as a website. An identity manager obtains an identity policy of an entity through an interface and identifies at least one relevant user identity from multiple stored digital identities, each relevant identity including information required by the identity policy. A relevant identity is then obtained, e.g. by user selection, and the identity manager provides a representation of the selected identity that complies with the policy to the entity. The identity manager may translate a first representation of the selected identity to a representation that complies with the policy. It may also create at least one alternative representation to create a plurality of representations. For example, a given identity may include a user profile to be used for form filing and the identity manager may use the profile to create a self managed token-based identity such as a self-managed card in CardSpace. For the case of several representations, the representation designated as the most secure may be provided to the entity.
Patent GB-2458540-A (GB)
Title: Determining a set of relay communication devices for transferring data
Inventor: SEVIN JULIAN
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a set of relay communication devices (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) for transferring data between a source communication device (S) and a plurality of destination communication devices (D1, D2, D3), where the communication devices are connected to one another by communication links, with the source communication device transferring data to each destination communication device according to a number of separate paths (or routes) which is greater than a predetermined number greater than one (i.e. so that every destination device has at least two paths (or routes) for data to be received via relay node(s) from the source device). In further aspects a communication device may detect (E310, Fig 25b) the removal of at least one link in the network, determine (E312, E313, Fig 25b), following the removal of the at least one link, for each destination device, the minimum number of separate paths (or routes) available for transferring data to the destination device, determine (E315, Fig 25b) a new set of relay communication devices if the minimum number of separate paths (or routes) is less than or equal to the predetermined number so that the minimum specified robustness for the network is maintained. Also described is the construction of a graph corresponding to the communication network so as to aid in determining flow calculation from source to destinations (e.g. Figs 7 and 8). Possible communication flow in the network may be determined using the Ford Fulkerson theorem. The arrangement further describes optimizing flow in the network such that excess paths (those being paths over the predetermined minimum required) may be removed such as to minimize the number of relay communication devices used in the network. RSSI measurements may be used to detect broken links in the network (links being determined as broken if RSSI levels detected do not satisfy a threshold minimum) for wireless embodiments. Delay measurements may similarly be used for wired embodiments.
Patent GB-2461579-A (GB)
Title: A container with an anti spill access lid
Inventor: PYNE VAUGHAN RHYS
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2008-07-05
Abstract: A container with an anti spill access lid 10, the container has a dispensing aperture (2, fig 1) defined by the perimeter wall (3, fig 1) of the container, and said lid 10 has an inwardly directed tapered sleeve 11 having one wider end connectable to the containers wall perimeter and the other narrower end extending into the container below the rim of the of the container that allows access to the contents of the container. The lid contains the contents of the container in the void 15 between the wall of the container and the sleeve of the lid should the container be dropped or inverted, the container may have a maximum filling mark to ensure the contents can be contained within the void. Preferably the lid is removable and has a groove 12A around one end of the sleeve to allow the sleeve to engage with the rim of the container. The container may have a handle and the lid may have a cutaway portion (14, fig 1) to accommodate movement of the handle. The container may be in the form of a paint kettle or can. The lid may be attached to the rim of the container via clips, threads or rubber bands for example.
Patent GB-2463295-A (GB)
Title: A food melter
Inventor: REEVELL TONY
IPC: A47J27/10
Filed: 2008-09-09
Abstract: A food melter 2 has an upper food container 4 and a lower water container 6. The food container 4 is a removable attachable lid for the water container 6. The water container 6 is a thermal insulator. The food melter 2 is configured such that, in use, hot water is poured into the water container 6, the food container 4 is connected to the water container 6, food is placed into the food container 4 and heat from the hot water 12 is transferred through the food container 4 to melt the food. The food melter can comprise a package which includes the container arrangement and a first food such as chocolate stored in the food container. A second food such as marshmallows may be stored in the water container along with a skewer.
Patent GB-2459730-A (GB)
Title: Safety socket having pivoting contact acting as a switch
Inventor: WU JUI-HSIUNG
IPC: H01R13/44
Filed: 2008-12-03
Abstract: A safety socket adapted for connecting with a terminal of a plug includes a socket housing with at least one electrode 34 mounted thereon, a socket cover engaged with the socket housing, and a fixing case mounted in the socket housing. The socket cover has a plurality of insertion holes for allowing the terminals to pass therethrough. The fixing case includes an insulating housing and an electrode component. The electrode component has a pivotal portion 531 pivoted on the insulating housing, a contacting portion 532 and a pressing portion 533 respectively extended from two opposite ends of the pivotal portion. The contacting portion is underlain the electrode with a small gap. The pressing portion is located under the corresponding insertion hole for being pressed downwardly by the inserted terminal 201 to make the contacting portion be uplifted to electrically connect with the electrode. Thus the contact is only live after a plug pin has been inserted.
Patent GB-2455642-A (GB)
Title: Gas sensor
Inventor: CUI JUN
IPC: F01N11/00
Filed: 2008-12-11
Abstract: A gas sensor (100) is disclosed. The gas sensor includes a gas sensing layer (118) including doped oxygen deficient tungsten oxide and a dopant selected from the group consisting of Re, Ni, Cr, V, W, and a combination thereof, at least one electrode (112) positioned within/adjacent to a layer of titanium (114), and a response modification layer (116). The at least one electrode (112) is in communication with the gas sensing layer (118) and the gas sensing layer (118) is capable of detecting at least one gas selected from the group consisting of NO, NO2, SOx, 02, H20 and NH3. The response modification layer comprises Ti, Ni, Cr, v, R and/or Re or a combination thereof. A method of fabricating the gas sensor is also disclosed. The gas sensor may be used in a variety of applications, one embodiment disclosed is detecting NOx in exhaust emissions from automobiles.
Patent GB-2468147-A (GB)
Title: Tank filler spout with closure valve
Inventor: BIRAUD DAVID
IPC: F16K31/26
Filed: 2009-02-27
Abstract: A filler spout assembly for fitting to an orifice in a wall of a liquid storage tank is provided. The assembly comprises a tube (18) which extends into the tank (10) from the orifice (14). The tube (18) serves to deliver liquid into the tank during a filling process. The lowermost end of the tube has a ball check valve fitted thereto. The valve comprises a ball (22) which closes the end of the tube (18) when in a closed position. The ball (22) falls under gravity into an open position when not held closed by a closure member (26). The assembly further comprises a float (32) connected to a lever (34) which cause the closure member (26) to force the ball into the closed position when the float (32) rises into a raised position.
Patent GB-2469511-A (GB)
Title: Wiping mitt with fluid reservoir has a wet side and a dry side
Inventor: LIN CHIA-CHING
IPC: A45D34/00
Filed: 2009-04-17
Abstract: A wipe contains a fluid in a container or package 1 to which is attached a releasing or rupturing strip 2. Pulling the strip releases the fluid into the wipe. The wipe is constructed from first 4 and second 5 external wiping layers and a waterproof barrier layer 3 interposed between the fluid container and the second wiping layer. The barrier layer prevents migration of the fluid to the second wiping layer which remains dry whilst the fluid wets the first wiping layer. All three layers are joined together around their edges, preferably by ultrasonic welds. One side of the second and barrier layers is not joined so that a hand or finger can be inserted into the wipe. An aperture 41 allows the strip 2 to pass to the outside. A method for manufacturing the device is disclosed.
Patent GB-2459578-A (GB)
Title: Ground piercing tool with valve negating gas spring
Inventor: RANDA MARK D
IPC: E21B4/14
Filed: 2009-05-05
Abstract: A ground piercing tool (10, fig 1) comprises an elongated tubular body that includes a front anvil (29, fig 1) having a lengthwise bore (23, fig 1), and a striker (16, fig 1) disposed to impart impacts to a rearward impact surface 30 of the anvil. The tool also includes a chisel, which includes a front head assembly mounted on a bit shaft (11, fig 2) slidably disposed in the bore of the anvil, movable between a rearward position (fig 2), and a forwardmost position (fig 4). A distributing mechanism is provided that reciprocates the striker in response to a supply of compressed fluid, where the body and bit cooperate to define a front chamber 13 that decreases in volume as the chisel moves forward and a rear chamber 17, which increases in volume as the chisel moves forward. The distributing mechanism includes one or more passages 15 that conduct compressed fluid to the front chamber, which is configured to form a gas spring. The tool further comprises a valve including a passage (26, fig 5) that permits communication between the front chamber and the rear chamber when the bit shaft is in its forwardmost position where it contacts a front stop (20, fig 5), which valve permits compressed air to pass from the front chamber to the rear chamber, negating the gas spring when the bit shaft is in the forwardmost position.
Patent GB-2457196-A (GB)
Title: Universal serial bus host controller
Inventor: KEYS JOHN S
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 2007-12-05
Abstract: In some embodiments a signal is sent to start a current time frame for a Universal Serial Bus host controller. After the sending, a time period is entered during which a pending transaction may be transmitted by the host controller. If a transaction has been formed, the formed transaction is transmitted during the entered period. When less than a maximum transfer period remains between a current time and a start of a next time frame, there is a refraining from transmitting any additional formed transactions during the current time frame. Other embodiments are described and claimed.