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Patent GB-2506609-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing device
Inventor: PENFOLD TIMOTHY DAVID
IPC: B65D83/00
Filed: 2012-10-02
Abstract: A dispensing device 1 comprising a cylinder 2, a piston 3 disposed in said cylinder 2 and moveable therein in a priming direction A and in a dispensing direction B, a first spring means 4 biasing said piston 3 to move in said priming direction A at a predetermined rate, and an operating plunger 5 operatively connectable to said piston 3 and moveable along a path to move said piston 3 in said dispensing direction B. Said operating plunger 5 comprises engagement means (6, figure 3) and is moveable between an engaged position in which said engagement means 6 are operatively connected to said piston 3 and movement of said operating plunger 5 along said path is transmitted to said piston 3, and a disengaged position in which said engagement means 6 are operatively disconnected from said piston 3 and movement of said operating plunger 5 along said path is independent of said piston 3. The engagement means 6 are arranged such that movement of said operating plunger 5 between said engaged and disengaged positions is of a different kind to movement along said path. This movement may be a rotation about an axis A, which may bring tabs (25,26, figure 4) on the piston 3 into engagement with slots (41 , figure 3) on the plunger 5.
Patent GB-2495819-A (GB)
Title: A method of providing back-up power to a data storage system
Inventor: DAVIS DAVID MICHAEL
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2012-10-04
Abstract: A method of providing back-up power to a data storage systemÂ  A data storage system connected to a primary power source, comprising:Â  one or more data storage media, preferably in a drawer;Â  one or more interfaces, each interface able to connect to at least one of the data storage media so as to couple power from the primary power source to the at least one of the data storage media;Â  one or more energy modules, preferably rechargeable by the primary power supply and sized to correspond to the size of a data storage media so that the energy module can be placed in the drawer, each energy module being able to connect to an interface for providing back-up power to the one or more of the data storage media in the event of a failure of the primary power source.
Patent GB-2496746-A (GB)
Title: Fluid density profile measurement by detecting backscattered gamma radiation with position-sensitive detector
Inventor: KULIK ALEX
IPC: G01N9/24
Filed: 2012-11-14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a density profile of fluid 103, 115 in a process vessel 105 is disclosed. The apparatus includes a gamma ray source 107 for emitting gamma rays into the fluid and a position sensitive detector 109 disposed proximate the vessel for acquiring a backscattered gamma ray counts distribution. The density profile of the fluid is determined based on the backscattered gamma ray counts distribution. The position sensitive detector may comprise an ionization detector or plastic scintillator for example. A process control system including the density profile measuring system is included. The backscatter detector may be used on larger vessels for determining density as the radiation need not pass through the entire vessel.
Patent GB-2508636-A (GB)
Title: Control barrier assembly with lower guard member
Inventor: DAWSON JOHN
IPC: E01F13/02
Filed: 2012-12-06
Abstract: A control barrier 10 comprising a barrier wall 12 and at least one support element 14 connected to said barrier wall such that a bottom edge 12a of the barrier wall is elevated above the ground and a guard element 16 attached to the barrier wall and extending beyond the bottom edge of the barrier wall such that, in use, the guard element limits the passage of work site materials passing between the bottom edge of the barrier wall and the ground. The guard element is preferably releaseably attached to the panel and may be made of flexible plastics or fabric. A pair of barriers may be provided arranged parallel to each other but in different planes with one or more cross-beams 20 removeably attachable to each control barrier to brace the pair and form a rigid arrangement. Preferably the end of the cross beam has a hook which engages with the panel, the hook having unequal ends. Alternatively the ends of the beam may have a plug for engaging with a socket on the barrier. The cross beam may be telescopic.
Patent GB-2508863-A (GB)
Title: Container for liquid antihistamine
Inventor: DEVOY FRANCIS MICHAEL
IPC: A61J1/05
Filed: 2012-12-13
Abstract: A container 20 suitable for housing a single dose of orally administrable liquid antihistamine is described. A kit comprising the container and a single dose of an orally administrable liquid antihistamine contained within the container, as well as use of the kit to treat allergic reactions which may otherwise lead to anaphylaxis, is also described. The container may have a body 22 with a frangible neck (18, see figure 1) or a lid 24 with frangible seals 28a, 28b, 28c, 28d broken by the user upon twisting off the lid. The anti-histamine may be chlorphenamine, cetirizine, levocetirizine or promethazine.
Patent GB-2509514-A (GB)
Title: An extendable leg for a tripod
Inventor: GUEST JAMES EDWARD
IPC: F16B7/14
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: An extendable leg (11, fig 1) for a tripod (10) which supports optical apparatus such as a video camera, the leg (11) being V-shaped and having telescopic side members 15, 16 to enable the length of the leg (11) to be varied with hinge means (21) to connect, via a foot 17 having sockets 19, 20, the side members 15, 16 to each other at an apex of the V. Each side member 15, 16 are secured in caps 23, 24 which have integral upstanding flexures that connect the side members 15, 16 to a head of the tripod which allow the angle of the V to vary with extension and retraction of the members 15, 16. Clamping/locking means 50 clamps the side members 15, 16 at a required length wherein the leg has a mechanism for controlling the extension and retraction of the side members when the clamping/locking means is released whereby the apex of the leg is constrained to move generally linearly in the lengthwise direction of the leg.
Patent GB-2510577-A (GB)
Title: Sheath for hanging gates on posts
Inventor: PUTMAN DAVID
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2013-02-07
Abstract: A sheath for a pillar comprises a unitary body 1 of sheeting having first 5 and second 6 ends and orthogonal sides 7, 8, together defining an interior 4 arranged to receive the pillar, and attachment means 2, 3 to attach the first and second ends. The attachment means may comprise interlocking parts integral with the ends, or separate fixtures such as nuts and bolts. The sheath may further comprise a hinge bracket or a gudgeon and pintle bracket. The body may be composed of flexible material. The sheath may be adjustable so it may fit over pillars that vary slightly in size, or include imperfections.
Patent GB-2495893-A (GB)
Title: Method for improving tobacco stem quality through combining steam explosion and enzyme treatment technology
Inventor: LI DONGLIANG
IPC: A24B3/18
Filed: 2011-05-03
Abstract: A method for improving tobacco stem quality through combining steam explosion and enzyme treatment technology is provided. The method includes the following steps: a) steam exploding tobacco stem with a steam explosion machine, b) adding lignin enzyme and cellulose enzyme into the exploded tobacco stem, c) processing the tobacco stem into which the enzyme is added under condition of constant temperature and humidity, the temperature being 30-35â„ƒ and the relative humidity being 90%, d) processing the tobacco stem treated by enzyme with low temperature dehydration drying treatment to control the moisture rate at about 20-30%, e) shredding the dewatered tobacco stem for cigarette production. The method improves the quality of tobacco stem by reducing lignin and cellulose, increases adding proportion of tobacco stem in the cigarette and reduces production cost of cigarette.
Patent GB-2512639-A (GB)
Title: Building automation control system
Inventor: HINDS EDWARD FRANCIS
IPC: G05B15/02
Filed: 2013-04-04
Abstract: A control system preferably for building automation, the system includes an input device which may be in the form of a unit which can be wall mounted and which will through a single button 36 be able to control multiple functions within the home. The control system may also include feedback e.g. through display 28 of selected lighting 34, to inform the user of the function selected and the action being taken. The manually operable button is a position adjustable element, and may have two directions of position adjustablility such as push/pull and rotational, which is connected to an encoder 12. A controller in connection with the encoder for determining control functions based on the buttons position. Preferably the first mode operates main room lighting and the second mode provides access to functions including one or more of control of further room lighting, room temperature, entertainment systems, curtains, windows, security or household appliances.
Patent GB-2514816-A (GB)
Title: Digital radio communication
Inventor: ENGELIEN-LOPES DAVID ALEXANDRE
IPC: H04W84/18
Filed: 2013-06-05
Abstract: A method of digital radio communication between a first device 2 and a second device 8, where each device comprises a radio transmitter and a radio receiver, the method comprising: a) said first and second devices 2, 8 establishing a connection using a predetermined protocol having at least one predefined message format; and b) said first and second devices 2, 8 agreeing that in the event of said connection being broken a re-connection may be established using a coding scheme in which at least some bits specified in said predefined message format are represented by a plurality of bits transmitted.Â  The first device and second device may be a master and slave respectively and may communicate using Bluetooth (RTM) or Bluetooth Low Energy (RTM) protocol. The coding scheme may comprise a respective fixed sequence of chips to represent each data bit. The reconnection may be established using an advertisement message coded in accordance with the previously agreed coding scheme. The scheme may be utilised in a Bluetooth long range mode.
Patent GB-2508453-A (GB)
Title: Method for provisioning high speed wireless infrastructure
Inventor: CHADHA RAJAN
IPC: H04B7/00
Filed: 2011-03-25
Abstract: Several hundred millions yagi antennas have been installed on roof tops around the world and more than 30 million in the UK. These yagi antennas are currently used to receive television only. The object of the present innovation is a method that uses existing yagi television receive antennas to provide wireless infrastructure; said invention uses each of the millions of yagi antennas as radiating points with an IP address to provide wireless infrastructure for mobile communications, home to home interconnection, home utility services including energy management and social network via the combined internet, mobile and television on television sets; said invention is a method for interfacing homes television with yagi antennas, electric-sub stations and transmitting television sites to form a closed wireless infrastructure; said invention facilitates digital applications that require preservation of latency, synchronisation and time accuracy over the said wireless infrastructure and access to public networks; said invention is a satellite on the ground network creating a wireless blanket over cities to facilitate interactive broadcast emergency and security communications during disasters; said invention eliminates the need of a personal computer; said invention uses mobile phones with built in personal server and infrared as a remote controller for television, web access on television sets and for mobile communications. The said method overcomes the problem of interference and collision when receiving million of simultaneous users of television, mobile and worldwide web wirelessly. Diagram 1 and 2 provides the overview of the method to provide wireless infrastructure.
Patent GB-2510008-A (GB)
Title: Cycled preparation method that uses mixture of sodium-based titanium and boron fluoride salts as intermediate raw material and produces titanium boride
Inventor: CHEN XUEMIN
IPC: C01F7/42
Filed: 2012-04-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a cycled preparation method that uses mixture of sodium-based titanium and boron fluoride salts as intermediate raw material and produces titanium boride and simultaneously sodium cryolite. The method comprises the following steps: A) adding hydrofluoric acid to boric acid or boron anhydride, then adding sodium carbonate solution, and concentrating and crystallizing to obtain sodium fluoborate; adding hydrofluoric acid to titanium iron ore concentrate, and adding sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide to obtain sodium fluorotitanate; B) mixing the sodium fluoborate and sodium fluorotitanate, and reacting with aluminum to obtain titanium boride and sodium cryolite; C) extracting the sodium cryolite, putting into a rotary reactor together with concentrated sulfuric acid to react and produce hydrogen fluoride gas, sodium sulfate, and sodium aluminum sulfate, collecting the hydrogen fluoride gas, and dissolving in water to obtain hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution; D) recycling the obtained hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution for use. The present invention recycles the byproduct, sodium cryolite, simplifies the preparation process for titanium boride, lowers the technical requirements for titanium boride preparation and the comprehensive production cost, enhances production efficiency, and reduces environmental pollution.
Patent GB-2503598-A (GB)
Title: A method for decreasing the viscosity of flour
Inventor: MITCHELL ROWAN
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 2012-04-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decreasing the viscosity of flour by decreasing soluble arabinoxylan content in a wheat grain, the method comprising reducing expression of Ta GT43_2, Ta GT47_2 or Ta GT61_1 in a wheat plant and wheat grains produced by said method.
Patent GB-2508704-A (GB)
Title: Safety Instrumented Process Control Apparatus
Inventor: BURR KENT ALLAN
IPC: G05B9/03
Filed: 2013-10-04
Abstract: A redundant safety apparatus 100 may be used to remove power to a field device in a process control system. The apparatus includes a first processor 102 (e.g. a Micro-processor, a card, an I/O card, an FPGA, an ASIC) and a second processor 104 for controlling the flow of power to a load 106 (e.g. a field device, a valve, an actuator etc). The first processor is coupled to a first element 108 and a second element 110 for controlling the supply of electrical power from a first power supply 112 to the load 106. At least the first and second elements include one or more switching elements (e.g.MOSFET, JFET, BJT). The second element includes a first gate 114 and a second gate 116 that are coupled (electrically connected) in parallel. The second element is coupled in series with the first element. In operation, when the first element and one/both of the gates of the second element are closed, electrical power is supplied from the first power supply to the load. However, when either the first element or both the first and second gates are open, the power to the load is cutoff. Thus, the second element operates as a safety mechanism (e.g., a backup switch).
Patent GB-2510971-A (GB)
Title: A cover member for an ashes collection tray
Inventor: STACK MICHAEL
IPC: F24B1/191
Filed: 2013-12-19
Abstract: A method of removing ashes from a stove 100 comprises placing a cover member 120 in front of the stove, and the cover member being arranged to slideably receive an ashes collection tray 110 when it is removed from the stove thereby covering the ashes and preventing the ashes from becoming airborne. A handle 128 of the cover member permits the ashes within the collection tray that are covered by the cover member to be transported for disposal of the ashes. An elongate rod 130 having a hook member 135 engages with a grip means 112 of the collection tray to permit sliding of the tray into an open mouth at one end of the cover member. The cover member may comprise a canopy 121 and side walls to cover the collection tray, and front walls 126 define stop members at the opposite end of the cover member to the open mouth limit the movement of the collection tray within the cover member.
Patent GB-2516132-A (GB)
Title: Mobile communications system
Inventor: STEPHENS PETER
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 2014-02-12
Abstract: A modulation scheme for use in a digital mobile radio communications system. The modulation scheme uses a four slot time-division multiple access scheme with 12.5 kHz channels. Each 12.5 kHz channel contains plural sub-carriers and each sub-carrier is modulated with a modulation scheme that encodes at least 4 bits per symbol. The modulation scheme can be used in a standalone mobile radio communications system, or in a hybrid mobile radio communications system that also uses standard TETRA modulation schemes. The invention can be used to provide a narrow band digital mobile radio communications system operating in 12.5 kHz channels that has a high degree of compatibility with existing TETRA systems.
Patent GB-2523344-A (GB)
Title: A personal listening device
Inventor: CHURCH JOSHUA ROBERT
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: A personal listening device 300 comprises an over-ear headphone 100 and an in-ear earpiece 200. The in-ear earpieces may be stored on or within the over-the-ear headphones. The headphone 110 and earpiece 200 are releasably connectable whereby an electrical audio input signal to the earpiece 200 forms an electrical audio input signal to the headphone 110 (see figs 4-11). The electrical audio signal may be connected either by a wired connection or a wireless connection.
Patent GB-2524335-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for resisting side channel attack
Inventor: LEA ANDREW CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H04L9/00
Filed: 2014-03-22
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for securing cryptosystems against side channel attacks, such as power analysis, by using an alternative processor for processing alternate data in parallel to a processor operating on valid data, and arranging for the power consumption and other leak vectors of the alternative processor to be substantially greater than that of the valid processor so that leaked information does not disclose keys or similar information but rather discloses spurious (but indistinguishable from valid) information. The alternative processor may perform the same or different cryptographic functions as the valid processor.
Patent GB-2521884-A (GB)
Title: A device for use with a safety harness
Inventor: DAVIS CATH
IPC: B60R22/10
Filed: 2014-05-08
Abstract: A child safety device for use with a safety harness comprising first and second shoulder straps, the device comprising: a belt comprising fastening means located at or adjacent to each end of the belt, and in which each fastening means is arranged in use to fasten an end of the belt in a folded arrangement about a shoulder strap of the harness.
Patent GB-2524597-A (GB)
Title: Scheduling systems and methods for wireless networks
Inventor: LE KHIEM
IPC: H04W72/12
Filed: 2014-05-19
Abstract: A method includes receiving from a user device a request to reconfigure already active uplink semi-persistent scheduling (SPS). The already active uplink SPS grants the user device a resource block allocation (RBA) and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for periodic uplink transmissions. The already active uplink SPS includes a packet size parameter. The request includes information related to a proposed adjustment of the packet size parameter. The method further includes reconfiguring the already active uplink SPS. The reconfiguring includes modifying the packet size parameter based, at least in part, on the information. The reconfiguration may consist of a predefined adjustment which is carried out after a trigger event (for example, the user device transmitting empty packets).
Patent GB-2527061-A (GB)
Title: Support for a computing device
Inventor: NG KAI SUI
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2014-06-10
Abstract: A support, for a touch screen computing device, comprises a keyboard part 14 hingedly coupled to a touch-screen display part 16. The support 10 comprises a base 20 for supporting, in use, the keyboard part 14 of the computing device 12 and a rear support structure 22 for supporting, in use, the touch-screen display part 16 of the computing device 12. The base 20 is coupled to the rear support structure 22 and may be adjustable by sliding it relative to the rear support structure 22 so as to provide a range of angles. The support comprises an opening (46, fig 4) for ventilation of the keyboard part 14 and the rear support structure 22 has a recess 38 to accommodate a protrusion 40 of the keyboard part 14. A non-slip portion 34 is provided on the keyboard part 14 and a rounded contact portion 30, e.g. of a resilient material, is provided to make contact with the touch-screen display part 16. The support may be connected via an attachment interface to further structure such as a tripod or DJ stand.
Patent GB-2528268-A (GB)
Title: Improved spent fuel handling in a molten salt nuclear reactor
Inventor: SCOTT IAN RICHARD
IPC: G21C19/20
Filed: 2014-07-15
Abstract: A method is disclosed to move spent fuel tubes containing molten salt fuel in a molten salt nuclear reactor without lifting the part of the fuel tube containing fuel salt out from the coolant pool. The method can either involve using tubes of asymmetric diameter, i.e. narrower at the top and wider at the bottom, are raised to a level where the part of the fuel tube containing molten fuel salt remains submerged within the coolant but is high enough to move laterally between the upper narrow regions of the fuel tube array or where fuel tubes, or assemblies thereof, are removed from the periphery of the fuel tube array with the resulting gap in the array being migrated in such a way as to allow fresh fuel tubes to be added to the periphery of the array while ensuring an acceptably uniform distribution of fission rate is maintained across the array of fuel tubes.
Patent GB-2534115-A (GB)
Title: Protective material
Inventor: PAUL FRANCIS HOPE
IPC: A01N63/50
Filed: 2014-10-17
Abstract: A protective material comprises a substrate 1 and a receptor binding molecule 2 (e.g. Carrageenan or Galactose oxidase) capable of binding to a filo virus GP glycoprotein (GP) envelope. The substrate may comprise woven or non-woven natural or man made fibres. The material can be made into protective clothing (for example gloves, overalls, goggles, shoes, shoe covers, body suits or masks) for use by people who may come into contact with filo viruses or are infected with filo viruses (e.g. Ebola). The receptor binding molecule may be provided as a solid, gel or foam coating on the substrate.