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Patent GB-2440313-A (GB)
Title: A walking support incorporating an alarm
Inventor: COWELL EDWARD JOHN
IPC: A45B3/02
Filed: 2006-07-22
Abstract: The invention provides a walking support such as a walking stick comprising a shaft 2 a handle 4 and a ground engaging tip 6. A lamp 10 is mounted on the shaft by means of a bracket 8 having a pivot 12 to enable the position of the lamp to be adjusted. The lamp is powered from a battery pack 16 mounted to the shaft by a bracket 14 and connected to the lamp by means of wires. An alarm 18 accompanies the stick and may be secured to the shaft by a bracket or it may be separate from the stick and held to it by wrapping the strap around the handle (fig 1). The alarm is activated by a release pin 20 which is at the end of a strap 22.
Patent GB-2446793-A (GB)
Title: Wash bowl
Inventor: WEBSTER LESLEY ANN
IPC: B65D1/22
Filed: 2006-07-31
Abstract: An open receptacle such as wash bowl 10 is made from paper pulp and has a base wall 12 and an enclosing wall 14 extending upwardly from the base wall. The enclosing wall has a number of recesses 34, 36 forming grip means for facilitating handling. There may also be inwardly-directed projections, either the said recesses having lips 38, 40 forming shoulders (42, 44, Fig. 1) or other recesses 46, 48, 54 all of which indicate the level of liquid corresponding to predetermined volumes. The container can be recycled by maceration.
Patent GB-2426537-A (GB)
Title: Down hole fluid heating apparatus and method
Inventor: HAY RICHARD T
IPC: E21B21/10
Filed: 2005-01-07
Abstract: An apparatus for providing heat energy to a fluid, including a housing adapted for connection into a working string and for inserting into a borehole, a flow path for the fluid extending within the housing, a pressure drop device positioned within the flow path, and an actuator for actuating the apparatus between a minimum pressure drop position and a maximum pressure drop position. A method for providing heat energy to a fluid, including the steps of providing an apparatus in a borehole, actuating the apparatus to a maximum pressure drop position, and circulating the fluid through a pressure drop device which is positioned within a flow path in the apparatus.
Patent GB-2427612-A (GB)
Title: Organic electroluminescent device
Inventor: UETANI YASUNORI
IPC: C09K11/06
Filed: 2005-01-31
Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device comprising a light-emitting layer arranged between an anode and a cathode, and a layer (L) arranged between the light-emitting layer and the anode and containing a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1). (In the above formula, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3 and Ar4 independently represent an arylene group or a divalent heterocyclic group; E1, E2 and E3 independently represent an aryl group (A) or heterocyclic group (B) specified below; and a and b independently represent 0 or 1 while satisfying 0   &  a + b   &  1. Aryl group (A): an aryl group having three or more substituents selected from alkyl groups, alkoxy groups or the like. Heterocyclic group (B): a monovalent heterocyclic group having one or more substituents selected from alkyl groups, alkoxy groups or the like wherein the sum of the number of substituents and the number of heteroatoms is not less than 3.)
Patent GB-2428139-A (GB)
Title: Coaxial cable connector with improved shielding
Inventor: MCCARTHY SEAN PATRICK
IPC: H01R24/38
Filed: 2005-03-01
Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly (260) includes a coaxial cable (320) comprising a conductive braid (326), and a primary shield (261) coupled to the cable and in electrical contact with the conductive braid. The primary shield defines a three sided enclosure surrounding the cable, and a secondary shield (276) defines at least a portion of a fourth side of said enclosure and is electrically connected to the conductive braid.
Patent GB-2442785-A (GB)
Title: Wireless MIMO/CDMA receiver generates soft bits for plural candidate vectors derived from an initial candidate determined using lattice reduction
Inventor: MCNAMARA DARREN PHILLIP
IPC: H03M13/45
Filed: 2006-10-10
Abstract: The invention is used in wireless system such as MIMO and CDMA with a lattice reduction aided receiver. The system derives an estimate of the channel response matrix, this is then translated into a reduced lattice matrix which is applied to the received signal to equalise it. An initial candidate vector for the transmitted signal is determined in this reduced basis. A group of candidate transmitted signal vectors is then derived by applying multiple mappings to this initial vector. A soft bit LLR value is then derived for the initial candidate vector using the Euclidean distance between the candidate and the received signal vector. The LLRs of the group of candidate vectors is then derived using the Euclidean distance of the initial candidate vector, the norms of column of the reduced lattice matrix and the vector product of the Euclidean distance and columns of the reduced lattice matrix.
Patent GB-2434216-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for correcting a visible light beam using a wire-grid polarizer
Inventor: HANSEN DOUGLAS P
IPC: G02B5/30
Filed: 2007-05-08
Abstract: An optical system (10, 10b, 10c, 10d) and method for providing a light beam (30, 46, 50, 66, 70, 78, 82) with a desired characteristic includes a light source (14) producing a light beam (18, 18b) defining an optical train. An optical element (26, 62) is disposed in the optical train to create a modified beam (30,66,70), and that is capable of introducing an undesired characteristic (34,74) that continously transitions across at least a portion of the modified beam. A wire-grid polarizer (38) is disposed in the optical train, and has a plurality of elongated elements (42) with at least a portion that continuously transitions to a different characteristic. The wire-grid polarizer is positioned and oriented with the different characteristic corresponding to the undesired characteristic of the modified beam to obtain a visible light beam with a desired characteristic of substantially across the visible light beam.
Patent GB-2437452-A (GB)
Title: Sensing input actions
Inventor: LIAU FORREST
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2006-01-17
Abstract: Receiving input from a person includes sensing a manual interaction performed by the person, determining a posture of a portion o the person's body, and generating a signal based on the sensed interaction and the determined posture (see figure 1).
Patent GB-2451495-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of inflammation by modulating catecholamine metabolism
Inventor: MCKENZIE GRAHAME
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 2007-08-01
Abstract: The use of a compound that modulates catecholamine metabolism in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the modulation of an immune response and/or in the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory condition, or condition in which coagulation occurs. The compound may be a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor, a catechol-0-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitor, an aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) inhibitor, a compound that stimulates the production or release of a catecholamine or a compound that mimics the biological activity of a catecholamine. MAO inhibitors include 1-hydrazinophthalazine, R-(-)-deprenyl hydrochloride, N-methyl-N-propargyl-3-(2, 4-dichlorophenoxy)propylamine hydrochloride. The COMT inhibitor may be 2-hydroxy-2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-one. The ALDH inhibitor may be 4',7-dihydroxy-iso-flavone 7-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-4H-1-benzo-pyran-4-one. The inflammatory condition includes septic shock, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, stroke, thrombosis, embolism, arthritis, psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis. Pharmaceuticals and kits are claimed as are methods of determining suitability for such treatment by measuring KLF2 expression.
Patent GB-2439874-A (GB)
Title: Two piece draft gear housing having an intergral yoke
Inventor: MEYER DAVID
IPC: B61G9/22
Filed: 2006-06-29
Abstract: A housing (12) for a railway car draft gear assembly (10) for cushioning buff and draft shocks includes a rear portion (14) engageable with the rear stops of such railway car and a front portion (30) configured for attachment to a coupler arm. Opposed ends of the front and rear portions are provided with complimentary flanges for removable attachment of the front portion to the rear portion with threaded fasteners.
Patent GB-2445065-A (GB)
Title: Establishing a communication event between circuit switched and packet switched networks
Inventor: ORUAAS MART
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2007-11-23
Abstract: A method of establishing a communication event in a communication system from an initiator device to one of a plurality of entities associated with the initiator device comprising the steps of; assigning a calling identity to at least one of said entities at a first network node associated with a packet switched network; providing the assigned identity to the initiator device; storing associated contact information for the entity together with the calling identity assigned to the entity at a second network node associated with the packet switched network, initiating a communication event from the initiator device to the entity via a circuit switched network by transmitting the identity assigned to the entity to a gateway node; sending a message to the second network node with the identity assigned to the entity to determine the contact information for the entity; and routing the communication event from the gateway node to the entity using the determined contact information via one of the circuit switched and packet switched networks without said communication event being routed via said first network node.
Patent GB-2446711-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for removing mercury from combustion flue gas
Inventor: LISSIANSKI VITALI VICTOR
IPC: B01D53/64
Filed: 2008-02-12
Abstract: A method and a device for reducing the emission of Mercury from a fuel combusting device. The method includes injecting the mercury containing fuel to the combusting zone and injecting a mercury oxidizer to the fuel upstream of the combustion device. The combustion device assembly includes a combustion device including a combustion zone (20), the combustion device configured to facilitate an oxidation reaction of mercury, and at least one of a first injection port (23) positioned in the combustion zone, a second injection port (25) positioned downstream of the combustion zone, and a third injection port (16) positioned upstream of the combustion zone, wherein at least one of the injection ports is configured to inject a mixture of mercury oxidizer including MgCl2 and air. Mercury is oxidized and may then be captured in pollution control equipment installed in the gas outlet duct.
Patent GB-2458940-A (GB)
Title: OTFT gate dielectrics
Inventor: HALLS JONATHAN JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: H01L51/30
Filed: 2008-04-03
Abstract: The gate dielectric comprises a cross-linked polymer and a fluorine containing polymer. The gate dielectric may comprise separate layers or a blended layer of cross-linked polymer and fluorine containing polymer material. The gate dielectric constant is in the range of 1.9 to 2.3.
Patent GB-2448607-A (GB)
Title: Fluid Dispensing Apparatus
Inventor: DICKSON GEORGE
IPC: B05B15/62
Filed: 2008-04-17
Abstract: Fluid dispensing apparatus 2 includes a fluid inlet 52 for allowing the flow of a fluid into the apparatus, a fluid outlet 36 for allowing the flow of the fluid from the apparatus and an attachment means 76 to attach the apparatus to a suitable surface or article when in use, wherein the attachment means are independent or separate to the fluid inlet. The fluid dispensing apparatus may be attached to a cement mixer 4 and orientated so that the fluid dispensing apparatus 2 is attached to the frame 6 at the rear of the cement mixer with the fluid outlet 36 directed into the mixing drum 8 of the cement mixer 4. The attachment means are independent of the fluid inlet 52 and outlet 36 and can be a clamp, clip, tie, weld or adhesive. Figure 2c shows a resiliently bias clamp 76 attachment means. The fluid dispensing apparatus also comprises a body portion 16, which may be "T" shaped, and a tap 44 for controlling fluid flow. The hose 22 which connects the body portion 16 to the outlet 36 can be rigid or flexible such that it may be bent to form a desired angle. A mixing apparatus comprising a drum and fluid dispensing apparatus with inlet and outlets is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2459643-A (GB)
Title: Interface to allow user applications to communication with hardware devices
IPC: G06F13/10
Filed: 2008-04-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for registering application programming interfaces (API) for hardware devices and establishing communication channels between client applications (which may be other device drivers) and a hardware device according to the API. The linking may be established dynamically, i.e. when the functionality is required.
Patent GB-2448255-A (GB)
Title: Compositions and methods relating to treatment of cancer and infectious diseases
Inventor: MILLS KINGSTON
IPC: A61K39/00
Filed: 2006-12-01
Abstract: The present invention provides methods for modulating an immune response by administering a composition comprising a Toll-iike receptor agonist and an immune mediator which downregufates the expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 and upregulates the expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-12. The methods can be used to provide therapeutic treatment for cancerous conditions and infectious diseases.
Patent GB-2461718-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft propulsion arrangement having a single fan located within a curved guide path
Inventor: FREEMAN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: F02C7/04
Filed: 2008-07-10
Abstract: A propulsion arrangement of an aircraft comprises a single fan 3 in a guide path for propulsive flow, the guide path 1 having means to vary the propulsive flow rate in circumferential zones of the propulsive flow. Thereby, uniform total inlet pressure, balanced fan loading and equalized uniform exit velocity can be achieved. Ideally the means to vary the propulsive flow rate comprises a curved circular duct with the fan located at or near the axial position of maximum curvature. Alternatively or additionally, stator vanes 6, 7, and splitters may be arranged to reduce the fan inlet area for high velocity air and increase the inlet area for low velocity air flow. Preferably this arrangement is used at the rear of a blended wing body aircraft wherein boundary layer / wake air is ingested by the engines. The figure shows a side-view, with a further duct arrangement 2 behind duct 1, the guide ducts straddling elevator 5.
Patent GB-2453409-A (GB)
Title: Drafting system for textile fibre slivers.
Inventor: SCHMITZ THOMAS
IPC: D01H5/22
Filed: 2008-08-19
Abstract: In a device on a draw frame having a drafting system for textile fibre slivers with weighting of the upper rolls (1, 2, 3, 4) of the drafting system which comprises roll pairs arranged one behind the other, the pairs having lower and upper rolls (III, 4). The rotating journals (4.2) at the ends of the upper roll (4) are mounted by means of bearing elements (22). The bearing elements (22) each have at least one rolling-element bearings having an immovable outer housing (22.1) and an internal rotational body (22.21). In order to provide a structurally simple way in which the bearing housings (22.1) can be mounted on or removed from the presser roll in a simple, quick and reliable manner, the bearing elements (22) are in the form of rolling-element bearings (37) and there is a coupling (43) between the journal (4.2) and the rotational body (22.21)
Patent GB-2459723-A (GB)
Title: Robotic end effector
Inventor: READ ROBIN GREOGORY
IPC: B25J15/00
Filed: 2008-09-17
Abstract: An end effector for robotic arms to effect grip and manipulation of objects, such as in rehabilitation robotics or industries where direct contact between humans and objects is undesirable. Twin pairs of interlinked jaws close belts held in constant tension onto the object being grasped. The length of the belts within the jaws may be varied to improve grip. The belts may be both driven in the salve direction to brush or rotate an object, or contra-rotated to impart opposing turn on an object, for example to remove screw tops from containers. The belts may include angled notches which form claws as they pass end rollers, to enable small objects to be picked up. For heavier duty service, other materials such as chains and sprockets may be used instead of belts and pulleys. Sensors may be incorporated to enable proximity and/or slip sensing and automated control system response.
Patent GB-2464510-A (GB)
Title: An integrated circuit including an array of programmable logic elements divided into regions with separate power control of each region
Inventor: HILL STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 2008-10-17
Abstract: An integrated circuit 8 comprising an array 10 of interconnected configurable logic elements 12, such as an FPGA, is provided. The array is divided into a plurality of regions each of which contains one or more logic elements. Each of the logic elements processes data according to a configuration stored in the logic element. One or more of the logic elements are configured to form a power controller 14 which separately controls the power state of different regions of the array. Each region has a corresponding region controller 16 responsive to one or more power signals generated by the power controller to switch that region into the requested power state. The power states can include a powered state, an unpowered state, a configuration-retention state, a state-retention state, a clocked state, an unclocked state, a divided-clock state and a selected-clock state. Alternatively the power states can include a plurality of voltage states comprising the supply of a given voltage level to logic elements within a region. Clock signals may be provided to the array with a clock tree comprising separate clock tree branches for each region. The power controller may base the power control signals upon power state demands of logic elements within a region or a power requirement signal supplied from the region.
Patent GB-2466933-A (GB)
Title: Tabletop
Inventor: CROCKER RICHARD
IPC: A47B1/10
Filed: 2009-01-12
Abstract: A table 109 for playing table sports, such as pool, table football, air hockey and the like, has folding legs 118 and a friction reducing member, such as a roller or wheels 126 attached to the tabletop, so that the legs can be folded up and the table can be pulled smoothly along the ground on the friction reducing member.
Patent GB-2454136-A (GB)
Title: Eco-friendly process for recovery of pyridine and/or its derivatives
Inventor: KUMAR MAHENDRA
IPC: C07D213/06
Filed: 2006-11-17
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for recovery of pyridine and/or its derivatives from their aqueous mass and/or manufacturing reaction mass by liquid-liquid extraction employing an environmentally non-hazardous organic solvent. The process further comprising effective recovering and recycle of solvents from the aqueous phase and the other waste obtained during the process.
Patent GB-2458026-A (GB)
Title: Ball-shaped cable reel
Inventor: BLACKWELL OLIVER
IPC: B65H75/40
Filed: 2009-03-06
Abstract: A cable reel 2 includes a reel 4, a spindle 6 on which the reel 4 rotates, an electrical cable 8 wound on the reel 4, a slip ring 10, a ball-shaped housing 12 and a carrying handle 14, the slip ring 10 enabling the housing 12 to rotate relative to the reel 4. The handle 14 and a socket 16 may be provided on a support portion 18 extending from the housing 12. The housing 12 may be ventilated by slots 22. A manual winding handle 26 may be provided in a recess 28 in the housing 12 for winding the cable 8 onto the reel 4, a folding winding handle (54 fig. 8) may be provided. A cable grip 29 may be provided to take the strain of a plug in the socket 16.
Patent GB-2455038-A (GB)
Title: Refreshment preparation apparatus
Inventor: ONSTOTT DAVID
IPC: A23L19/00
Filed: 2007-09-04
Abstract: A refreshment preparation apparatus (10) is described. The apparatus comprises a chilled pulveriser assembly for pulverising a frozen ingredient, a chilled storage assembly for storing the pulverised ingredient and dispensing apparatus (16) for dispensing the pulverished ingredient.
Patent GB-2469620-A (GB)
Title: An integrating PWM to analogue voltage converter with low offset and low component sensitivity
Inventor: DARZY SAUL
IPC: H03K9/08
Filed: 2009-04-16
Abstract: A PWM to analogue voltage converter comprises a differential integrator which integrates rectangular PWM input signals in each cycle of the input PWM signal Q1. A sampling capacitor Cs samples the integrated signal at the end of the cycle and transfers it to the output buffer which holds the output in the following cycle. The integrator uses capacitors C3 and C4 in place of C1 and C2 in alternate cycles. The capacitors are discharged between integrations. The inputs to the integrator and the outputs to the sampling capacitor are respectively transposed in alternate pairs of cycles so that the average of the differential output signal over several cycles has no offset caused by the amplifier 110. The output is also insensitive to mismatch of resistors and capacitors in the integrator. The resistors R1 and R2 may be replaced by current sources (figure 3).
Patent GB-2464357-A (GB)
Title: Making a lithium transisiton metal sulfide
Inventor: BARKER JERRY
IPC: C01B17/20
Filed: 2009-04-17
Abstract: A process for making lithium transition metal sulfides involves heating at least one transition metal sulfide with lithium sulfate, or any material that is a precursor for lithium sulfate, under reducing reaction conditions, wherein the oxidation state of the transition metal is not reduced during the reaction process. The reducing conditions preferably comprise a reducing agent such as carbon and/or performing the reaction process in a reducing atmosphere with gases such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen, reforming gas, hydrogen sulfide and methane. The reaction is heated at a temperature of 650°C to 950°C with the molar ratio of transition metal sulfide to lithium sulfate to reducing agent being 1: 0.5-4: 0.25-5. The produced lithium transition metal sulfide is used to form an electrode which is used in a lithium ion battery.
Patent GB-2458390-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic circuit claimed to generate power
Inventor: SHARMAN CARL DEREK
IPC: F03B17/00
Filed: 2009-04-22
Abstract: A device intended to produce electrical power for a house or other user comprises a hydraulic pump 5 and turbine 8 connected in an endless loop 7 so that the pump 5 supplies the turbine 8, which returns fluid to the pump 5. It is claimed that energy supply 1 to the unit is only required for starting, and once running, the output from the turbine generator 8 is sufficient to power the pump 5 and provide a useful power output. It is anticipated tat the unit could be supplied ready assembled and pressurised.
Patent GB-2469872-A (GB)
Title: A transmission unit for relaying drive from a cranksgaft of an internal combustion engine to engine ancillaries
Inventor: HUGHES STEVEN WYNNE
IPC: B60K25/02
Filed: 2009-05-01
Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmission unit for relaying drive from a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to engine ancillaries. The transmission unit 10 comprises: a casing 13 which is mountable on an end face of the internal combustion engine or which is an integral part thereof; an input shaft 12 rotatable in the casing about an axis of rotation, the input shaft being connectable to or an integral part of the crankshaft of the engine; an output pulley 11 for outputting drive from the transmission unit to an engine ancillary; an epicyclic arrangement of sun gear 40, planet gears 19, a planet carrier 20 and an annulus gear 14 via which drive can be relayed from the input shaft to the output pulley; a one-way clutch 30 operable between the output pulley and the input shaft to allow relative rotation therebetween in one direction only; and a hydraulic braking mechanism 44 for selectively braking the epicyclic arrangement of gears.