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Patent GB-2460722-A (GB)
Title: Extension for fence posts
Inventor: HARRISON CARL BRENDAN
IPC: E04H17/00
Filed: 2008-06-13
Abstract: A fence post extender 100 comprising means 1 for engaging a fence post; means 2 for extending the height of a fence post; and a moveable wall portion 110 on the height extension means. The moveable wall portions 110 may be provided by making cuts 112 in the fence post extender to facilitate bending of the moveable wall portions 110. The extender may have a symmetrical C cross-section, an arm of which may carry the moveable wall portion. The moveable wall portion may fill or cover a recess in the fence post, and may inhibit movement of a fence panel relative to the fence post. The moveable wall portion may also be provided at 75mm from the end of the extender, and extend a distance of 75mm along the extender. There may be a plurality of moveable wall portions.
Patent GB-2463027-A (GB)
Title: Interchangeable illuminated signs
Inventor: WADDINGTON SIMON RICHARD
IPC: G09F13/18
Filed: 2008-08-28
Abstract: An interchangeable illuminated sign such as a name plate (15) for a place setting, comprises a holder (12) with a channel (22) to accommodate a lower edge of a removable transparent or translucent plate or sheet (10) carrying indicia (15) and a light source within the channel to illuminate the plate. The plate slots into the channel to project upwardly from the holder. The plate is preferably of transparent material such as polymethylmethacrylate and the indicia are preferably formed as opaque or light scattering marks on the surface of the plate. The holder is preferably made with end fittings so that a plurality of said holders can be fitted together end to end with their respective channels aligned to support a single larger plate or sheet.
Patent GB-2463938-A (GB)
Title: Shoe retention harness
Inventor: MILANA PAUL
IPC: A43C11/00
Filed: 2008-10-03
Abstract: A removable harness, for use in retaining a heeled shoe on the foot of the wearer, comprises two loops A, C, with a connecting strap B. One of the loops A is larger to fit around the ankle, whilst the second loop C is smaller and arranged to fit around the heel of the shoe. All straps A, B, C, are self-adjusting or adjustable, may be formed of an elasticated material, and may be fitted with releasable closure means. The device which may be embellished with ornamentation, enables the wearer to walk comfortably in loose fitting shoes. The application also describes a shoe slip insert comprising a strip of ribbon, with a plastic insert, shaped to fit over the back of a shoe and inside the heel, creating a support for the attachment of decoration; and also a slip insert with a loop to engage with the heel of the shoe.
Patent GB-2465141-A (GB)
Title: Identifying a broadcast source during simulcast transmission through identifying the longest tracking segment of a signature.
Inventor: FALCON FERNANDO DIEGO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-10-31
Abstract: An audience measurement system generates signatures of unknown pieces of content viewed by panel members and generates reference signatures of known pieces of content. The signatures of the unknown pieces of content are stored and transmitted to a central processing site, where they are compared with the reference signatures for their identification. A scanning engine finds matches between the signatures of the unknown and the known contents, and stores matches so as to build "tracking segments", i.e., strings of matches that indicate a coincidence between the unknown content and one or more known pieces of content for a certain period of time, and associates the unknown content to the known piece of content with the longest tracking segment.
Patent GB-2453071-A (GB)
Title: Oral care compositions
Inventor: PROSISE WILLIAM E
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 2007-07-26
Abstract: In accordance with this invention, there is provided an oral care composition comprising a multimodal blend of copolymers of maleic acid or maleic anhydride and an alkyl vinyl ether and a non-cationic antibacterial agent. The compositions feature improved retention of the antibacterial agent on teeth.
Patent GB-2460133-A (GB)
Title: Slider for slide fastener
Inventor: LIN YU-PAU
IPC: A44B19/26
Filed: 2008-12-29
Abstract: A zipper head includes a puller 1, a hook 2, a pulling piece 3, an elastic piece 4 and a cap 5. The puller 1 is formed with guiding grooves 11 therein, and a top of the puller 1 has a through hole 12 communicating with the guiding grooves 11. The hook 2 is disposed on the top of the puller 1, and the hook 2 has a hook portion 22 extending into the through hole 12 of the puller 1. The pulling piece 3 has a positioning portion 31 at its end, and the positioning portion 31 is disposed under the hook 2. The cap 5 covers the top of the hook 2. The elastic piece 4 has a fixing end 41 fixed in the cap 5, and the elastic piece 4 abuts the hook 2.
Patent GB-2466994-A (GB)
Title: Flexible messaging
Inventor: MCGUIRE HENRY
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2009-01-17
Abstract: A method of flexible messaging wherein senders and receivers have more flexibility within and greater control over all their electronic messages and messaging systems directly from the sending and receiving devices, on a message by message basis. The method also allows the sender to provide the receiving party with both standard and non-standard content, features and functions, including those normally carried out by or within the message servers. The flexible messaging system is adaptable so as to enable it to be incorporated within existing, developing and converging electronic messaging systems. The method may be employed by both business and individual users. One embodiment relates to the inclusion of corporate messages (such as advertisements, sales pitches, promotions, or company logos) in standard messages.
Patent GB-2463338-A (GB)
Title: Remotely controllable track lighting system
Inventor: MEYER CORYDON
IPC: F21S2/00
Filed: 2009-03-23
Abstract: A remotely controllable track lighting system 10 includes a track 30 mountable to a support structure, such as a wall or ceiling, with lamps 20 that are supported on the track 30 that are individually controlled by a wireless remote 40. Each lamp 20 on the track 30 may be set to respectively different intensity levels (e.g., high, mid, low, off) or the user can uniformly control the lamps to be set to the same intensity level. In addition, all of the lamps may be set, upon initially turning on the lamps or at another time as desired, to their respective previously set intensity levels. The track system may also be powered via a wall switch 12 where initially turning on the lamps via the wall switch advantageously causes all of the lamps to return to their respective previously set intensity levels or the user can move the wall switch off then on within a short period of time (e.g., 3 seconds) to cause all of the lamps to be set high.
Patent GB-2461161-A (GB)
Title: A rotary connector providing electromagnetic interference shielding features
Inventor: WELSH ROBERT L
IPC: H01Q1/34
Filed: 2009-06-17
Abstract: A rotary connector 192 comprising a longitudinal axis M includes a first metal portion 196 including a groove about the longitudinal axis M, a second metal portion 194 and a spring 210a,210b disposed in the groove and connecting the first portion 196 and the second portion 194, one of either the first 196 or second 194 metal portions are configured to rotate about the longtiudinal axis M and the other is configured to remain substantially rotationally fixed with respect to the longitudinal axis M. The rotary connector may be used for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding with antenna pedestals.
Patent GB-2472644-A (GB)
Title: Marine riser apparatus and method of installation
Inventor: LEGRAS JEAN-LUC BERNARD
IPC: E21B17/01
Filed: 2009-08-14
Abstract: Marine riser apparatus comprising at least one tensioned conduit 300/360 extending substantially vertically from the seabed towards the surface. The riser is supported at its upper end by at least one buoyancy device 340/395. One or more suspended conduits 380 are supported from an upper portion of the riser apparatus. The suspended conduits 380 may be catenaries. The tensioned conduits may be anchored 320/330 o the seabed. The tensioned conduit may be articulated or curved to change direction at the seabed. The apparatus can include a support frame 350 from which the suspended conduits are supported. A flexible line can connect each conduit to a surface facility 390. The suspended conduits may have further buoyancy devices near the top. A plurality of tensioned conduits may be provided in a single bundle.
Patent GB-2472783-A (GB)
Title: Freeform fabrication using a plasma transferred arc welding torch
Inventor: GULDBERG SIGRID
IPC: B23K10/02
Filed: 2009-08-14
Abstract: Apparatus for solid freeform fabricating an object comprises a vessel 1 wherein all its adjacent walls 6 join at obtuse angles and it has a closeable gas inlet 11 at its lowest level and a closeable gas outlet 12 at its highest level. An object support 3 and a plasma transferred arc welding torch 5 are located within the vessel 1. The support 3 is moveable by means of an actuator 2 located substantially below the vessel 1 and which protrudes into the vessel 1 through an opening 7. The welding torch 5 is moveable by means of an actuator 4 located substantially outside the vessel 1 and which protrudes into the vessel 1 through a side opening 9. Said openings 7 and 9 are sealed by elastic gas impermeable membranes 8 and 10. The actuators 2 and 4 and torch 5 are controllable to form said object, control being based upon a virtual model of said object. Fabrication can be performed in an inert atmosphere at a pressure of about 105Pa and with a maximum of 50 ppm oxygen. The object can be made of a metal such as titanium or a polymer.
Patent GB-2463172-A (GB)
Title: Oxygen mask
Inventor: ATKINS IAN EDWARD
IPC: A62B7/04
Filed: 2008-03-18
Abstract: An oxygen mask comprising a mask face piece to cover the nose and mouth of a user, said face piece having at least one one-way inhalation valve, and an one-way exhalation valve, a chamber having an inlet port connectable to an adjustable supply of oxygen, and outlet port, and apertures in the chamber wall connecting the inside of the chamber to ambient air, and a conduit connecting the chamber outlet port to a face piece inhalation valve, in use oxygen enters the chamber displacing ambient air in the chamber through the apertures during the exhalation cycle of the user's lungs, and oxygen is drawn out of the chamber through the conduit and through an inhalation valve during the inhalation of the lungs.
Patent GB-711283-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to fishing vessels
IPC: B63B35/14
Filed: 1951-04-28
Abstract: 711,283. Fishing vessels. LEHMANN, G. April 18, 1952 [April 28, 1951], No. 10006/51. Class 113(2) In a fishing vessel having a main deck with clear deck space 23 close to the water level for handling of the net and a trunk deck 1 (Figs. 1 and 3) or semi-shelter deck above the main deck and adjoining said clear deck space and arranged for receiving and sorting the catch delivered from the net, the trunk or semi-shelter deck constitutes a superstructure above the main deck and has hatchways 2 for delivering sorted fish to a closed fish processing space 3 located below and formed between side walls 14 of the trunk or semi-shelter deck. In a modification (Fig. 6) the semi-shelter deck 24 extends from a side wall 25 to the outer plating 26, giving a clear deck space 28 and a processing space 27. The trunk or semi-shelter deck 1, 24 has a gutter 15, pivotally mounted bulwarks 22, and extensible and retractible scuttles 11. Outriggers 18 carry gallows rolls 16, 17 at the trunk deck level. The arrangement of fore and aft drag lines is described.
Patent GB-714055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the gasification of carbonaceous materials
Inventor: MORLEY RONALD JAMES
IPC: C10J3/46
Filed: 1950-04-24
Abstract: 714,055. Coking and gasifying carbonaceous material. IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, Ltd. April 24, 1951 [April 24, 1950; Dec. 4, 1950], Nos. 10008/50 and 29600/50. Class 55 (1). [Also in Group XIII] In processes for carbonizing or gasifying fluidized particulate carbonaceous material, gases or vapours used are preheated by upward passage through a vessel down which heated pebbles as of alumina or mullite descend under gravity, the pebbles having themselves been heated in another vessel by contact with ascending hot gases obtained from the process. In one embodiment pebbles which have been heated by gases from the carbonization or gasification step pass to a preheater for air &c. for a combustion step, tar &c. which may have been deposited being burnt off in the second vessel. In an example pebbles consisting of mullite balls of A inch diameter are heated by combustion products at 1050‹ C. and pass through a 3 inch bore pipe to an air heating vessel in which the air for combustion is heated thereby to 900‹ C. The hot coke from the combustion vessel is transferred to a gasproducing stage with recovery of 88 per cent of the heat liberated in the combustion stage. Specification 638,511 is referred to.
Patent GB-101024-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Tractor Attachment for Automobiles.
Inventor: OLSON NELS LINEE
IPC: B60P3/42
Filed: 1916-07-18
Abstract: 101,024. Olson, N. L. July 26, 1915, [Convention date]. Vehicles with removable bodies.-For converting a tourist-car into a truck, the ordinary driving wheels are replaced by traction wheels and a new body fitted with springs is supported on the new wheels, the ordinary spring suspension of the car being retained as an auxiliary support. The body 40 is provided with longitudinal springs 39 attached to brackets 37 on the wheel section 24. the car springs 7 serving as an auxiliary support. Brace rods 43 are removably attached to the torque tube. An equalizing-bar 49, provided with holes for attaching a trailer, is detachably carried by the wheel sections 24. The body may be arranged to be tilted.
Patent GB-736305-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to heat exchanging apparatus
Inventor: CLAUSE JEAN
IPC: F25B30/00
Filed: 1952-04-22
Abstract: 736,305. Heat-exchangers. SOC. LE CARBONE-LORRAINE. Oct. 22, 1952 [April 22, 1952], No. 10112/52. Class 64 (3). A heat-exchange device comprises a hollow body 70, preferably a cylinder of graphite, formed with two sets of passages 79, 80, and 82 arranged in the walls transversely to each other, each set 79, 80 being disposed between two adjacent sets 82 and the latter extending from the interior to the exterior of the body. The passages 79, 80 are connected together in pairs by passages 84 in a lower header plate 72, and at the upper ends communicate with passages 74, 75 respectively in an upper header 71. These passages communicate with inlet and outlet passages 19, 22 for one of the heat-exchange liquids. The tube 10, constituting the outer wall of the passage 19, may be provided with a pulley 29 and is secured to the cylinder 70 so that the latter can be rotated and, when immersed in the second heatexchange liquid, cause it to be forced centrifugally through the passages 82, thus ensuring circulation ; othei methods of effecting circulation may, however, be provided.
Patent GB-917757-A (GB)
Title: Process and apparatus for the production of combustible gas
IPC: C01B3/46
Filed: 1959-03-24
Abstract: 917,757. Combustible gas from liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons. STEIN & ROUBAIX. March 24, 1959 [April 3, 1958], No. 10211/59. Class 55 (2). In a cyclic catalytic process for making a combustible gas from liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons a quantity of hydrocarbon and air in an amount sufficient for the complete combustion thereof is fed throughout both phases through lines 9 and 8, respectively, to a nozzle 6 in a chamber 1 containing a bed of catalyst 2 and during a gas-making phase steam and an additional quantity of the same hydrocarbon are admitted through automatic valves 10 and 11 partly to the nozzle 6 and partly to a nozzle 7 just above the catalyst bed 2. Combustion gases are discharged through a stack valve 5 during a heating phase and the gas produced in a gas-making phase leaves by line 12. The heating and gas-making phases may be separated by steam purge phases while continuing the supply of air and hydrocarbon to the nozzle 6. The nozzles 6 and 7 may be tangentially arranged and may be a plurality of nozzles spaced around the wall of the chamber fed by common headers. The supply of steam may be replaced by a spray atomizing water in the vicinity of the nozzle 6. Specification 818,061 and French Specification 1,154,222 are referred to.
Patent GB-675811-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in the fitting of artificial legs
IPC: A61F2/80
Filed: 1950-04-25
Abstract: 675,811. Artificial limbs. HANGER & CO., Ltd., J. E., BROWN, P., and DADSON, A. J. S. April 25, 1950, No. 10217/50. Class 81 (ii). An appliance for use in determining the correct positioning of a thigh bucket comprises a device for temporary fitting to the artificial leg, having means for raising, lowering and tilting the bucket relative to the knee joint. A ring g is secured to the knee attachment and carries two rigid members d, e, secured to an upper frame f, each having a slot in which a screw h is adjustably clamped so as to secure the temporary bucket a, the bucket being held to the screws by ball and socket joints l. A third connection is provided by two slotted members p, p<SP>1</SP> pivoted respectively to the top frame f and attachment ring g. A clamping screw t passes through these slots and is attached to the lower part of the bucket by a ball joint.
Patent GB-679052-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in wrapping machines
IPC: B65B11/22
Filed: 1950-04-26
Abstract: 679,052. Wrapping-machines. SCOTT, A. T., and MARS, Ltd. April 13, 1951 [April 26, 1950], No. 10327/50. Class 94(i). In a machine for wrapping square-angled articles, such as sweetmeat bars, a row of spaced articles is enveloped in a paper tube 3, which is fed by belts 1 and 2 between rollers 4, 5, formed with segments 6, 7, and blades 8, 9, which crimp and sever the tube between adjacent articles, each partially-wrapped article being delivered to a transfer belt 17, driven at a higher speed than the belts 1, 2, and passing between driven rollers 22, 23, provided with rubber facings 24, 25, which accelerate the article to the speed of the transfer belt. The latter rides over a skid 40, under which passes the upper run of a horizontal delivery belt 41 arranged at right-angles to the belt 17, the articles being transferred from the belt 17 to the belt 41 by pairs of fingers 58, 59, pivotally mounted on chain conveyers 49, 50, arranged above and parallel to the belt 41. Each article is fed under resilient blades 73, 74, Fig. 5, urged downwardly by spring- loaded plungers 75, 76, and serving to press the article against the belt which cooperates with the chain conveyers to feed the article between opposed folding boxes 79, 80, whereby the extending crimped end portions of the wrapper are folded against the ends of the article. Each folding box comprises folding strips 85, 86, 95, and 97, or 87, 88, 96 and 98, so arranged that the end portions 93, 94, are flattened, formed with upwardly and downwardly extending folds and finally pressed against the ends of the article. In a modification, Fig. 11, the end portions are flattened and bent downwardly by ploughs 99 or 100 and 101. Spots of adhesive are applied to the inner surfaces of their lower portions by rollers 105 and these portions bent upwardly and inwardly against the lower face of the article by bent-in portions 107 of the ploughs, the wrapped articles being then transferred to a second delivery belt 108 against which they are pressed by resilient strips 110, 111. In a further modification, Fig. 12 (not shown), the ploughs are replaced by pairs of twisted folding belts.
Patent GB-776833-A (GB)
Title: Device for measuring the opacity of a flame
IPC: G01N21/53
Filed: 1954-04-08
Abstract: 776,833. Photo-electric indicating systems. INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE. April 8, 1954 [May 4, 1953], No. 10337/54. Class 40 (3). To determine the time for cutting off the blowing of a Thomas converter a measure is made of the opacity of the flame by means of a light beam and radiation sensitive device on opposite sides of the flame. It is stated that the reddish or green fumes which appear at the end of the operation are caused by very fine particles of iron oxide which modify the opacity of the flame. As shown, the lamp 3 and radiation sensitive device 4 are situated at opposite sides of the flame 1 issuing from the converter. The lamp 3 is a projection lamp having a flat tungsten filament 5 fed by a low alternating voltage through a voltage stabilizing transformer 6 having a saturated core, an autotransformer 7 for varying the applied voltage and a final step-down transformer 8. The lamp is provided with as large a lens as possible and provides an image which is sufficient to fill the diaphragm of the sensitive device 4. The output of the sensitive device is applied across resistors 20 and appears as a graph on a recording potentiometer 21. The peak in the graph gives an indication of when to terminate " blowing." The time constant of the sensitive device may be varied by varying parallel condensers 22. The sensitive device (Fig. 2) comprises a fluidcooled jacket 9 provided with a glass 10 for absorbing heat radiation to protect the cell the glass being protected from particles ejected from the converter by a cylindrical tube 11. Behind the protecting glass &c. is arranged a converging objective lens 12 with a diaphragm, and further diaphragms 13 intended to cut out radiation reflected from the inner walls of the tube. An image of the lamp filament is formed in the aperture of the last diaphragm and behind this diaphragm is a photo-electric cell 14 of the barrier layer type. The cell 14 is mounted on a rotatable disc 18 which may also carry an alignment aperture 18 and other cells. A coloured filter 17 is positioned in front of the cell to which connection is made by brushes 19.
Patent GB-455581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the concentration of liquids
IPC: B01D1/12
Filed: 1936-04-08
Abstract: <PICT:0455581/III/1> Steam-heated apparatus for concentrating liquids comprises a tubular heater 6 combined with one or more tubular pilot heaters 8 and 9, and a vapour separating chamber 1 surrounding the top of heater 6, the liquid streams from all the heaters entering this chamber and impinging on each other.  The streams from heaters 8 and 9 are led in tangentially to the periphery of chamber 1.  A baffle 7 is provided over the tube outlets of heater 6.  An overflow pipe 16 returns liquid from the chamber 1 to the bottom of the heaters.  The chamber 1 is provided with a vapour outlet 21 leading to a condenser 20, the heating steam for heater 6 passes through an injector 5 and entrains some of the vapour in chamber 1.  Heater 9 receives steam through passage 12 from heater 6, while heater 8 receives steam from an ejector 13a which draws off the uncondensible gases from condenser 20.
Patent GB-207471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in "camp beds"
IPC: A47C17/66
Filed: 1923-04-17
Abstract: 207,471. Johnston, R. C., and Estey, J. R. April 17, 1923. Mattresses.-The bed, which is preferably formed of interlaced and stitched fabric strips 2, 3, Fig. 2, is suspended between rods secured by springs 5 to the rails 6. The side members comprise two members 10, 11, Fig. 9, slidably connected by stirrups 12 and extended by a cam lever 16 having a fulcrum entering one of a number of holes 13 in the member 11. A stud 14 engages a hole in the member 10 and one of the holes 13 to lock the members. A strip 15 prevents removal of the stud from the member 10.