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Patent GB-2417372-A (GB)
Title: AC induction motor supply circuit having additional DC output
Inventor: CLARK SIMON
IPC: H02P27/06
Filed: 2004-08-19
Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes an induction motor 20 capable of being driven by an alternating current power source, a rectifier 40 or rectifying the alternating current to generate direct current for driving at least one electrical device or component 50, 60 associated with the motor, and a filter for reducing unwanted ripple; the filter including an inductive reactance attributable to the induction motor. This arrangement promotes economy of components and achieves effective reduction or removal of unwanted ripple and other waveforms resulting from the rectification process. Preferably a capacitor 30 is provided, either in series with the inductive reactance or in shunt therewith, to create a tuned filter with the inductive reactance. It is further preferred that the inductive reactance comprises the entire lumped inductive reactance exhibited by the induction motor, and that the reactance of the capacitor is variable, so as to permit trimming of the filter to allow for changes in the inductive reactance attributable to differing operational conditions. The invention also encompasses a domestic electrical appliance incorporating a circuit arrangement of any of the foregoing kinds.
Patent GB-2417297-A (GB)
Title: A spherical bearing arrangement
Inventor: ESSAM STEVE
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 2004-08-20
Abstract: A spherical bearing arrangement comprises a ball 2 having a bearing surface 3 and a housing 5 holding the ball 2. The housing 5 includes a pair of counterface bearing surfaces 7,8 separated from one another by a void 10 in which lubricant is located. The pair of counterface bearing surfaces 7,8 are preferably two annular surfaces, each of which has a radius conforming to the radius of the ball 2. The inner surface 6 of the housing 5 between the counterface bearing surfaces 7,8 may be concave and preferably has a radius which is smaller than the radius of the ball 2. The void 10 preferably provides a reservoir of lubricant to lubricate the interface between the bearing surface of the ball 2 and the pair of counterface bearing surfaces 7,8. Both the ball 2 and the counterface surfaces 7,8 may be metal and the housing 5 is preferably swaged onto the ball 2.
Patent GB-2405873-A (GB)
Title: Human anti-M-CSF antibodies
Inventor: BEDIAN VAHE
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2004-09-09
Abstract: Human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to M-CSF, and methods for their production are disclosed. The antibodies may be used in the treatment of M-CSF mediated diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. An alternative embodiment relates to humanized and chimeric antibodies against M-CSF. Isolated heavy and light chains derived from the human anti-M-CSF antibodies are also provided.
Patent GB-2420265-A (GB)
Title: Biodegradable beverage containers having integral lids
Inventor: PAGE GEOFFREY
IPC: B65D43/16
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A biodegradable beverage container or container for liquids comprising a cup portion 2; and a lid portion 3, wherein the cup portion 2 and the lid portion 3 are both made of a biodegradable material and the lid portion 3 is formed integrally with the cup portion 2. The cup and lid are connected by a hinge 4 formed by a web of the biodegradable material. The container may be moulded from pulped plant fibres, which may be pulped reed or pulped sugar cane. The hinge 4 may be weakened to allow the lid to be torn off. The cup may have a coating to reduce condensation, which may be a biodegradable algae coating.
Patent GB-2421147-A (GB)
Title: Secure profiles for mobile devices
Inventor: EXTON ANDREW
IPC: H04M1/72457
Filed: 2004-12-08
Abstract: A multi-function mobile device (10), such as a mobile telephone or PDA, including a secure storage area (22) for storing one or more context dependent secure profiles (26), each profile (26) being indicative of functionality that is to be enforced or disabled and each being inaccessible to a user. Also provided is a profile manager (18) for determining the context of the device, and selecting and implementing one of the secure profiles (26) based on the determined context, so that one or more functions of the device (10) are disabled or enforced.
Patent GB-2422832-A (GB)
Title: Precursors for chemical vapour deposition comprising metal & ligand with co-ordinating N & O, separated by 2 or 3 carbons, & sterically hindering substituent
Inventor: JONES ANTHONY COPELAND
IPC: C07C31/28
Filed: 2005-02-07
Abstract: Group 3B, 4B and rare earth metal precursors for chemical vapour deposition comprise the metal and at least one ligand having oxygen and nitrogen available for co-ordination with the metal, the oxygen and nitrogen being separated by 2 or 3 carbon atoms in the ligand and having sterically hindering groups on the nitrogen and/or the oxygen and/or a carbon adjacent to nitrogen and/or oxygen. A preferred ligand is the donor functionalised alkoxy ligand 2-(4,4-dimethyloxazolinyl)- propan-2-olate, [NC(CH3)2CH2OCC(CH3)2O] (abbrev.''dmop'').
Patent GB-2409616-A (GB)
Title: Reducing loop effects in a wireless local area network repeater
Inventor: PROCTOR JR JAMES A
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2003-10-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for operating a frequency translating repeater in a wireless local are network (WLAN) having one or more repeaters (200, 204), a network protocol for communicating between one or more base units (100) and one or more client units (104, 105). A first frequency channel may be used for receiving and transmitting, the network protocol defining multiple operating frequencies monitored to detect a transmitted signal. The signal is characterized to determine if associated with the base units. A second frequency channel selected for use by one of the repeaters for retransmission of additional signals based on the characterization.
Patent GB-2427410-A (GB)
Title: High octane lubricants for knock mitigation in flame propagation engines
Inventor: RYAN THOMAS W III
IPC: C10M169/04
Filed: 2004-05-12
Abstract: This invention includes a lubricant composition comprising a base oil and one or more additives, wherein the composition has an elevated pressure auto ignition temperature of at least about 500 K. This invention also includes a lubricant composition comprising a base oil and one or more additives, wherein the composition has an octane number ((R+M)/2) of at least about 80. This invention also includes a lubricant composition for reducing the propensity of end gas knock in a flame propagation engine, comprising: a base oil and one or more additives, wherein the composition has an average boiling point in excess of 200 {C.
Patent GB-2415651-A (GB)
Title: Device for damping vibrations in a shaft
Inventor: STIERLE PETER
IPC: F16F15/173
Filed: 2005-06-30
Abstract: Means for damping oscillations comprises an annular element 24 which is non-positively connected by its central opening to a drive shaft 34 and has at least one chamber 28 filled with a fluid (e.g oil or glycerine) for absorbing vibration energy. The element 24 may comprise a plurality of chambers spaced circumferentially from one another or comprise an annular chamber. A damping element 30, optionally provided with depressions that increase contact with the fluid, may be present in each chamber 28. The element 30 is preferably integrated into a gear wheel 38 for use in the drive train of an electric hand machine tool such as an angle grinder.
Patent GB-2417456-A (GB)
Title: Electric machine tool housing
Inventor: BAUMANN OTTO
IPC: B25F5/02
Filed: 2005-07-26
Abstract: An electric machine tool (figure 1, 10) is described. Said tool comprises; an electric motor in a motor housing, which has mounting means 15 for mounting said motor, a bearing connection 20, (figure 2, 21) constructed between the motor housing 11, and a housing cover 12 that covers at least parts of said motor housing 11. The bearing receiver (figure 2, 21) may be of conical construction. The bearing journal 20 can be arranged eccentrically to the axial position of the motor or the mounting means 15.
Patent GB-2429991-A (GB)
Title: Water powered impulsive unit
Inventor: BARROWS ALAN
IPC: F16J1/01
Filed: 2005-09-07
Abstract: An impulsive unit 12 for a jack hammer 10 or rock drill (80, Figs 2 and 3) is adapted to be powered by water, and comprises a piston 34 slidable within a cylinder 32, and carrying a striker portion 35 thereon. At least a portion of the piston and/or cylinder is coated with ceramic. The ceramic is most suitably an aluminium oxide-titanium dioxide composite, which enables the clearance between the internal diameter of the cylinder and the external diameter of the piston to be reduced to between 8 and 10 micrometres.
Patent GB-2418685-A (GB)
Title: Tool coupling in a well intervention system
Inventor: EDWARDS JEFFREY CHARLES
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 2004-01-16
Abstract: A self-contained well intervention system which can be deployed from a lightweight vessel and coupled directly to a wellhead includes rams 51 for providing a suitable well barrier and sealing the intervention system to allow an emergency disconnect. A tool magazine 50 contains at least one deployable intervention tool 100, a tool selection and deployment means based on a winch located in close proximity to the magazine and a plurality of magazine pockets each of which may have a deployable tool therein. A latching arrangement between upward facing collet fingers 108 on the tool 100 and a mandrel profile 114 on an adaptor head 112 of a wireline 66 uses spring-loaded sleeves 106, 116 which abut the rams 51 to enable coupling of the tool.
Patent GB-2417347-A (GB)
Title: Customer assistance system for stores
Inventor: KRATZENBERG WOLFGANG
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2004-03-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a customer assistance system for stores with an extremely large sales area, in particular hypermarkets, which contain a large number of information output devices distributed over the sales area, for example display panels for providing the customer with targeted information and at least one central computer, the latter controlling the output of information, in particular advertising information, by means of the information output devices, e.g. display panels, using transmission means and predefinable programs. Said customer assistance system comprises at least one touch screen installed at the entrance to the sales area for converting the purchase requests of the customer into a machine-readable language, shopping trolleys or baskets equipped with a passive identification that can be interrogated, a large number of information output devices equipped with transceiver devices, in particular display panels, in addition to a central computer for generating a program to guide the customer using the purchase request of the latter and for controlling the display panels on the information output devices.
Patent GB-2439104-A (GB)
Title: Managing power on a computing device by minimising the number of separately activated timer events such that the device is powering up less often.
Inventor: MCKAY LORIN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2006-06-15
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of managing power resources on a computing device by minimising the number of separately activated timer events, such that the device is powering up less often. This is done by enabling the device to decide which timer events can occur concurrently and adjusting timer events on the device in such a way that those which can safely occur concurrently do occur concurrently. Components on the computing device may make requests for timer events in terms of ranges of acceptable times, in which the timer events are then triggered. The ranges of acceptable times which are passed by the components may be as maximum and minimum durations or minimum and maximum times, with the ranges having an allowable variation which may allow a timer event to be triggered earlier and/or later. The requests may be made for a periodic timer event and the device ensuring that the average period between instances of the timer event are constant. The device may use a default range for timer requests that do not specify a range. The device or any components may conserve power by entering a low power state whilst waiting for a timer event. The device may place the timer events in a first queue based on the earliest trigger time with a second queue of impending events based on latest trigger time.
Patent GB-2441808-A (GB)
Title: MIMO wireless communication apparatus
Inventor: PONNAMPALAM VISHAKAN
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2006-09-12
Abstract: In a lattice-reduction-aided receiver based wireless communications system, outputs are determined on the basis of a received signal, the received signal being modulated onto a plurality of sub-carriers. The method by which this is achieved comprises obtaining an estimate of the channel response for a first of the sub-carriers, applying a lattice reduction transformation to the channel response estimate for the first sub-carrier to derive a reduced basis channel response estimate for the first sub-carrier and, for each further sub-carrier in turn, multiplying the channel response estimate for the further subcarrier by the lattice reduction transformation applied to the channel response estimate for the previously considered subcarrier and applying a lattice reduction transformation to the transformed channel response estimate to derive a reduced basis channel response estimate, equalising the received subcarrier signals in accordance with their respective reduced basis channel response estimates, and determining an estimate of the transmitted signal therefrom.
Patent GB-2445574-A (GB)
Title: Cryostat for transporting cooled equipment at a cryogenic temperature
Inventor: ATKINS ANDREW FARQUHAR
IPC: F16L59/065
Filed: 2007-01-11
Abstract: A cryostat for transporting cooled equipment at an upper cryogenic temperature, where the cryostat is arranged to cool the cooled equipment by a working cryogen 2, such as liquid helium, which boils at a lower cryogenic temperature. The cryostat comprises a vacuum container 4 surrounding the cooled equipment defining an evacuated layer between the vacuum container and the cooled equipment. A getter material 20 is placed within the evacuated layer so as to absorb molecules of a vacuum contaminant, such as hydrogen, which is present in a gaseous form within the evacuated layer at the upper cryogenic temperature but which is retained in a liquid or solid form at the lower cryogenic temperature. The cooled equipment may be housed in a cryogen vessel 1 and cooled by a cooling loop arrangement. Preferably, the getter material is in the form of a flat foil composed of an adhesive backed aluminium carrier sheet coated with a titanium-vanadium alloy overlaid with a palladium layer. The getter material may be attached to an inner surface of the vacuum container, an outer surface of the cryogen vessel, or a thermal shield 5 located within the evacuated layer. Preferably, the getter material is selective to a contaminant gas having a boiling or sublimation point between the lower cryogenic temperature and the upper cryogenic temperature.
Patent GB-2435576-A (GB)
Title: Fireproofed covers for conduit fittings
Inventor: WARD DEREK ALFRED
IPC: A62C3/16
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: A cover for a conduit fitting for location within a wall recess comprises sheets of preformed flexible cellular fire-retardant foam sponge joined together by an intumescent adhesive to form a cover open on one of its sides and dimensioned to define a reasonably snug fit about the external walls of an open-sided conduit fitting. Means are provided for securing the cover to one or more of the walls which define the recess. Each sheet of the cover is coated firstly with a primer solution including a sealant and secondly with a flowable coating of a fire-retardant material. The primer solution operates to close the open pores of the said at least one surface and to provide a bond to which the fire-retardant coating can adhere.
Patent GB-2451832-A (GB)
Title: Cot with transparent sides
Inventor: HARDY INGRID CLAIRE
IPC: A47D7/02
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: A child's cot, crib or cradle is disclosed which comprises transparent sides and ends. The sides and ends may comprise clear plastic panels supported by a framework which may be made of plastic, wood or metal. The panels may have ventilation holes. The cot may comprise drop sides, and may be convertible into a bed as a child grows.
Patent GB-2452032-A (GB)
Title: Feed apparatus
Inventor: POTTS ALAN
IPC: B65G65/18
Filed: 2007-08-20
Abstract: A feed apparatus (10) to receive dug mineral and feed the mineral onto a feed. conveyor (12). The feed apparatus (10) comprises a receptacle (14) defining a mineral deposit zone (16) over its entire surface to receive -dug mineral- and includes a centrally located deflector (18) to deflect deposited mineral onto a moveable support surface (20). The moveable support surface (20) follows an orbital path (A) about the deflector (18) to convey deposited mineral from the mineral deposit zone (16) to a discharge (22), where the mineral is directed onto a mineral deposit end (24) of a feed conveyor (12).
Patent GB-2456875-A (GB)
Title: A seal for a magentic separator
Inventor: MCALLORUM STEVE
IPC: B03C1/10
Filed: 2008-01-31
Abstract: A magnetic separator 10 comprises an annular outer frame member 12; a plurality of parallel magnetic members 14; and an annular seal 16. The annular seal 16 is arranged to locate around the outer frame member 12 and comprises a resilient magnetic detectable material. The resilient magnetic detectable material includes iron filings dispersed in a resilient polymeric material, the polymeric material being of a prominent colour.
Patent GB-2442911-A (GB)
Title: System and method for processing drilling cuttings during offshore drilling
Inventor: HOLLIER CHAD
IPC: B01D33/067
Filed: 2006-07-12
Abstract: A cuttings processing system processes return fluid recovered while drilling a wellbore at an offshore location. The processing system includes a separator having an inlet receiving the return fluid, an accelerator coupled to the inlet that accelerates the return fluid, and a conical spinning member that receives the accelerated return fluid from the accelerator and applies a centrifugal force to the return fluid. The acceleration provides the return fluid with a tangential velocity that substantially matches the rotational speed of the conical spinning member. The separator also has a liquid discharge port that discharging the substantially liquid component to a tank or pipe and a solids discharge opening that discharges the substantially solid component out of the separator. In one embodiment, a conveyance device transports the solids component from the separator to a selected location on the offshore facility.
Patent GB-2444211-A (GB)
Title: Protective barrier for small devices
Inventor: HARRISON CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 2006-09-13
Abstract: Protective barriers for small devices, such as sensors, actuators, flow control devices, among others, protect the devices from erosive and/or corrosive fluids, for example, formation fluids under harsh downhole conditions. The protective barriers include protective coatings and fluid diverting structures in the fluid flow which facilitate use of the small devices in high temperature-high pressure applications with erosive and/or corrosive fluids that are often found in downhole environments.
Patent GB-2460846-A (GB)
Title: Rotary flowmeter for indicating volume of milk supplied during breast feeding
Inventor: ROBERTS STEVEN JOHN
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2008-06-11
Abstract: The apparatus for providing an indication of a volume of breast milk supplied during breast-feeding comprises: an interface element, e.g. a nipple shield (201) defining a dispensing aperture (202), a conduit (203) leading to the dispensing aperture (202) and comprising a rotary element (302) arranged to rotate in response to the flow of breast milk within the conduit (203), a electromagnetic sensing (303) means configured to sense rotation of the rotary element and to output rotation data, data processing means (304) configured to receive the rotation data and to generate data corresponding to a volume of dispensed breast milk, and display means (305) for displaying an indication of a volume of dispensed milk.
Patent GB-2447379-A (GB)
Title: System and method for packaging cotton silver
Inventor: SCHLICHTER STEFAN
IPC: B65D85/07
Filed: 2005-09-28
Abstract: In a system and method for packaging fibre sliver, for example of cotton, synthetic fibre, or a synthetic fibre blend, a pile 12 of the sliver is deposited without the use of a sliver can. The deposited sliver is compressed between a top member 16 and a bottom member 18, and the fibre pile is secured by straps 20 with the top member 16 and the bottom member 18 to form a strapped fibre package.
Patent GB-2461597-A (GB)
Title: Compact video camera comprising multiple stacked circuit boards
Inventor: SPITERI CONRAD CHARLES
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2008-07-07
Abstract: A video camera, such as an Internet Protocol, IP, network video camera is shown, consisting of a video circuit board 10 with a front face 10A and a camera lens 12 extending from the front face. A data processing circuit board 20 has a first aperture 21 configured to receive a first portion of the camera lens 12 so as to allow the video circuit board and the data processing circuit board to be arranged in close proximity. In the preferred embodiment, a light emitting circuit board has a second aperture and light emitting devices. The light emitting circuit board is placed in close proximity to the data processing board with a second portion of the lens 12 arranged to extend through the second aperture. The light emitting circuit board may comprise Infrared, IR, Light Emitting Diodes, LEDs.
Patent GB-2463452-A (GB)
Title: Desmethyl derivatives of tetrabenazine and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
Inventor: DUFFIELD ANDREW JOHN
IPC: A61K31/4745
Filed: 2008-09-08
Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the formula (1):or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and compounds of formula (1) per se or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or tautomers thereof, excluding certain isomers. R1and R2are each hydrogen or methyl, provided at least one of R1and R2is hydrogen, and X is CHOH or C=O. The compounds are 1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydrobenzo(a)quinolizine compounds, more specifically desmethyl derivatives of tetrabenazine, and may be useful in treating various diseases, in particular movement disorders such as Huntington's disease or Tourette's syndrome, depression, inflammatory disease, asthma, multiple sclerosis or an autoimmune myelitis, psychoses, cognitive deficit, schizophrenia, anxiety, dementia or diabetes mellitus.