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Patent GB-2449018-A (GB)
Title: Handheld electronic device and method for disambiguation of text input providing suppression of low probability artificial variants
Inventor: FUX VADIM
IPC: G06F40/00
Filed: 2006-12-28
Abstract: A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to generate artificial variants in certain circumstances. Each artificial variant is compared with N-gram data on the handheld electronic device and is suppressed from being output if the artificial variant is determined to have a low probability of being the input intended by a user.
Patent GB-2454054-A (GB)
Title: Flow control
Inventor: TOMLINSON ANDREW PAUL
IPC: F16K31/00
Filed: 2008-08-21
Abstract: Apparatus 201 for controlling the flow of heated water from a boiler (202, figure 2) to a water outlet (203, figure 2) comprising: a main housing (301, figure 3), an inlet (302, figure 3), an outlet (303, figure 3), a variable opening 601, a permanent opening (602, figure 6) and a temperature sensitive adjustment mechanism 305 configured to adjust the variable opening between a fully closed position and an open position. In a heated water delivery system, the opening of a tap at a water outlet allows water to flow though the boiler. The flow control valve 201 is located between the boiler and the outlet, such that the flow 603 of water is limited during an initial period during which the temperature of the water is relatively low. In this way, the total flow of water 603 and 701 is increased as the temperature of the water increases. A method of supplying heated water from a boiler through a heated water supply to a water outlet is also claimed.
Patent GB-2455892-A (GB)
Title: A combined food processor
Inventor: LEE KUOLIANG
IPC: A47J43/06
Filed: 2008-12-01
Abstract: A combined food processor comprises a housing 1, a motor 2, a cutter 3, a container 4, cover 44 and a switch unit 5. One end of the housing forms a handle 11, the other end forms a connecting portion 12 for the container. Tenon 43 on the container engages slot 122 to open safety switch 51. The processor can then be controlled by the switch 52 with rotary knob 53 controlling the speed of the motor. A mixer can replace the cutter and container and the processor used as a mixer with the handle above the mixer.
Patent GB-2468114-A (GB)
Title: Bread production process and apparatus
Inventor: CUTHBERT JACK
IPC: A21C3/06
Filed: 2008-12-23
Abstract: A process for making bread comprises firstly mixing together all of the ingredients 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 including at least flour, water, yeast, salt and fat to form a bulk dough, leaving the dough to ferment before remixing the dough after fermentation to deaerate the dough. The deperated dough is then separated in a scaler 20 into individual pieces of loaf forming size, and the dough is then rested in a first prover 40. Each dough piece is then compressed into a flat disc, rolled into a cylindrical shape and is then pressed flat. The dough is then rested in an intermediate prover 60, before each dough piece is once again pressed into a flat disc, rolled into a cylindrical shape and then pressed flat. The pressed dough pieces are then placed onto baking trays or into tins, and the dough is proved in the trays or tins in a final prover 90 and finally baked in an oven 100 to form the bread. The invention also relates to a bread production apparatus.
Patent GB-2467320-A (GB)
Title: Two methods of forming carbon nano-materials using filtered acetylene gas
Inventor: JENSEN BEN POUL
IPC: C01B31/02
Filed: 2009-01-28
Abstract: A first method of forming carbon nano-materials involves filtering a supply of acetylene gas to remove volatile hydrocarbon gas, mixing the filtered acetylene with an amount of the volatile hydrocarbon gas to provide a gas mixture having a selected proportion of the volatile hydrocarbon gas, feeding the gas mixture into a chamber 2 and performing CVD in the chamber to form the carbon nano-material using the gas mixture. A second method of forming a carbon nano-material involves passing acetylene gas over active carbon to remove a volatile hydrocarbon gas, feeding the filtered acetylene gas into a chamber 2 and performing CVD in the chamber to form the carbon nano-material using the filtered acetylene gas. The nano-material can be carbon nano-tubes grown on a metal-coated substrate 4 and the volatile hydrocarbon can be acetone or dimethylformamide (CH3)2NC(O)H.
Patent GB-2455021-A (GB)
Title: Splash plate dome assembly for a turbine engine
Inventor: FAULDER LES
IPC: F23R3/00
Filed: 2007-09-14
Abstract: A splash plate dome assembly (16) for a combustion liner of a turbine engine including a splash plate (20) having an outer periphery (26) including a plurality of corners (27). The splash plate also having an inner periphery (28) defining an aperture (24) and an annular flange (30). The splash plate (20) may include a plurality of first flow guides (32) extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery. The splash plate may further include a plurality of second flow guides (34), each extending from one of the corners to a position located radially inward relative to the outer periphery and radially outward relative to the inner periphery.
Patent GB-2474004-A (GB)
Title: Blade unit for wood cutting machine
Inventor: STROTHER MICHAEL JEFFREY
IPC: B27B5/34
Filed: 2009-03-26
Abstract: A movable blade unit for a wood cutting machine comprises an axle in the form of a rotating shaft 31, which has multiple axially defined grooves (311, figure 6). Multiple first blades 32 are provided that are connected to at least one first positioning collar 34 mounted to the rotating shaft. A moveable blade unit 33 is mounted to the rotating shaft and includes a second blade 331. A movable ring 20 is connected to the movable blade unit and has a flange 21, an outer collar 22 and an inner ring (23, figure 6). The flange is connected to the outer collar, which is rotatably connected to the inner ring. The inner ring is mounted to the rotating shaft and a gap is defined between the inner ring and the rotating shaft. Multiple sets of rotating members (40, figure 6) are connected to an inner periphery of the inner ring, and are in contact with the grooves in the rotating shaft. Fans (26, figure 5) may be connected to outside of the inner ring, which rotate when the rotating shaft rotates so as to generate air flow to blow away dust and powder generated during operation of wood cutting machine.
Patent GB-2460732-A (GB)
Title: Garment for a wheelchair user
Inventor: FLANNERY CLODAGH
IPC: A41D3/00
Filed: 2009-04-20
Abstract: A blanket 1 for a wheelchair user comprising; a top panel 2 for fitting over the users lap, an integral lower panel for fitting around the user's lower legs and fastening means for retaining the lower panel in place around the user's lower legs. There may be a gusset 4 between the panels for improved fit. The fastening means may comprise hook-and-loop fastener strips 10 on the front side of the lower panel and a longitudinally-directed strip (11, figure 3) on the rear side. The lower panel may be of smaller width than the top panel.
Patent GB-2470726-A (GB)
Title: Printer with separate sheet printing and book printing capabilities
Inventor: SAPIR-HAIM RONI
IPC: B41J3/28
Filed: 2009-06-01
Abstract: A printing apparatus 10 has capabilities for printing on a separate sheet 12 and for book printing on a block of pre-bound pages 24. The apparatus includes a block support structure 22 with two height-adjustable tables 26a, 26b for supporting the block 24 in two adjacent stacks, so that when a page is turned from one stack to the other, the two adjacent stacks present substantially co-planar printable top surfaces. The apparatus 10 further includes an automatic page-turning mechanism (41, Fig.41D) for redeploying a top page from the first stack to the second stack. The apparatus 10 further includes a holder 12 for separate sheets, a printing head (32, Fig.3C), and a relative motion mechanism (46, 48, Fig.3C) for providing relative motion between the printing head (32, Fig.3C) and a page of the block 24 of printable pages or a sheet 12 of the separate sheets while printing.
Patent GB-2458088-A (GB)
Title: Method for visual field testing
Inventor: DONALDSON BLAIR
IPC: A61B3/024
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: A method of ocular testing is provided using a testing apparatus having a display (2) and a control means (6, 17) for controlling movement of a cursor (7). The method comprises providing a fixation target (T), detecting when an observer (1) moves the cursor (7) over the fixation target, and once the cursor has been moved over, providing a new target on the display (2). The observer (1) is then encouraged to move the cursor (7) over the new target, this then becoming the fixation target. If the observer (1) does not move the cursor (7) over the new target, it is determined that the new target falls outside the observer's visual field. The above is then repeated to build up a visual field of the observer (1) based on the detected and undetected target positions.
Patent GB-2460010-A (GB)
Title: Image sensor with inter-pixel isolation
Inventor: TAY HIOK NAM
IPC: H01L27/146
Filed: 2008-02-29
Abstract: An image sensor with a plurality of photodiodes that each have a first region constructed from a first type of material and a second region constructed from a second type of material. The photodiodes also have an insulating region between the first and second regions. The photodiodes are arranged in an array. In corner regions of the array, the second regions are offset relative to the insulating regions to capture more photons of incoming light.
Patent GB-1181081-A (GB)
Title: Improved FM Demodulator System
IPC: H04N1/405
Filed: 1967-03-03
Abstract: 1,181,081. Frequency discriminators; pulse modulation circuits. MAGNAVOX CO. 3 March, 1967 [18 March, 1966], No. 10151/67. Headings H3A and H4L. A frequency discriminator comprises: a first switching element 20 cross-coupled with a second switching element 40, and coupled to a third switching element 30; and a fourth switching element 100 arranged to be actuated only when the first and third elements are in a predetermined state. Elements 20, 40 form a monostable circuit which resets in the interval between input pulses, and capacitor 72 charges between input pulses to a potential dependent on the length of the interval. Thus each negative input pulse at 16 switches transistor 20 on and switches transistors 30, 40 off. After a period dependent on the charge on capacitor 72, and hence on the frequency, transistor 30 switches on again, and after the reset time of the monostable circuit transistor 20 switches off again. During the time interval that both transistors 20, 30 are on, AND gate 100 is enabled to feed width modulated pulses to output terminal 18. These are then fed to a low-pass filter to extract the modulation signal. The demodulator is used in a facsimile system.
Patent GB-695412-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to feeding devices for lathe carriages
IPC: B23Q5/54
Filed: 1951-05-01
Abstract: 695,412. Lathe details. WERKZEUGMASCHINEN-FABRIK GILDEMEISTER & CO. AKT.-GES. May 1, 1951 [May 2, 1950], No. 10209/51. Class 83 (iii). Feeding means for a lathe carriage adapted for both hand and automatic control and embodying a drop-worm has the movement of the worm effected by a member or members pivoted for operation in a plane radial to the axis of rotation of the worm-wheel, and by a rod longitudinally displaceable thereby along that axis, the said member or members being arranged to move away from the lathe to. engage the worm and wheel. The hand levers 6 of the control wheel are pivotally mounted at 13 in a rotatable drum 5 which is keyed to a hollow shaft 2 mounted in a casing 1 fixed to the lathe bed and carrying at its inner end a pinion 4 for feeding the lathe carriage. The levers 6 have ball-ends 14 engaging a collar on a rod 17 passing through the shaft 2 and connected by a pin 21 at its inner end with a flanged disc 19 slidable on the shaft. The disc 19 bears on one side. against a ball-piece 22 carried by a dropworm box 11, and on its other side against a spring-pressed stud 30 which operates a pivoted latch 25 for holding the drop-worm 9 in engagement with the worm-wheel 3. Automatic disengagement of the drop-worm is effected by the lathe carriage striking a stop 42, Fig. 5, which moves back against spring pressure and rocks a lever 35 in a clockwise direction. A cam surface 37 on the lower end of the lever presses a roller 38 downwardly. The roller is carried on the end of a lever secured to the spindle 26, Fig. 1, of the latch 25 for releasing the worm.
Patent GB-921875-A (GB)
Title: Safety mechanism for use with a press or other machine tool
IPC: F16H21/06
Filed: 1960-03-23
Abstract: 921,875. Machinery safety devices; locking devices. Z. RADWANSKI. March 21, 1961 [March 23, 1960], No. 10243/60. Classes 80 (3) and 80 (4). In a safety device wherein switch and/or valve means automatically arrest a horizontal injection press or other cyclically operating machine should the machine parts commence to move before closure of the starting button, the stop means (not shown) are operated by movement of a slide 16 carrying spring-loaded locking members 18, 19 engaging a ratchettoothed member 12 which is reciprocated by the moving machine parts. In normal operation the members 18, 19 are retracted from the path of the member 12 by electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic devices such as solenoids 20, 23 in the circuit of the starting button. The member 12 is coupled to the machine parts through an adjustable link comprising a ball catch 13 and notched part 11. The composite member 11- 12 slides on a base 15 carrying guide rods (not shown) for the slide 16. The locking member 19, which has a central aperture engaged by a horizontally-slidable cam member 22, is biased towards the teeth 14 by springs 26, 27 acting through cam surface 24 and is retracted by the solenoid 23 acting through cam surface 25. The single starting button may be replaced by a pair of spaced buttons requiring the use of both hands of the operator. Visible or audible signals may indicate the positions of the locking members 18, 19.
Patent GB-1189057-A (GB)
Title: Spinner Device for Turning a Section of Pipe in Well Apparatus
Inventor: BARTOS JOSEF
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 1968-03-04
Abstract: 1,189,057. Positive clutches. ABEGG & REINHOLD CO. 4 March, 1968, No. 10302/68. Heading F2C. [Also in Divisions E1 and F1] A spinner for well pipe (not shown) comprises a tubular part 27 connectible at its lower end to the pipe and having a drilling fluid passage 28, and a fluid motor 35 including a housing 36 retained against rotation and a rotor 37 driven by an actuating fluid to rotate the part. During spinner actuation, the rotor is drivingly connected to the part by clutch levers 141 pivoted to the part and biased by springs 143 to engage the rotor. During drilling, actuation of the spinner is prevented by the pressure of drilling fluid in the bore 28 of the part moving pistons 135 outwardly to disengage the levers from the rotor. In a modification (Fig. 9, not shown), a clutch sleeve having external teeth engaging internal teeth on the rotor is moved axially on the part by pressure of drilling fluid to disengage the teeth.
Patent GB-131631-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Regulating the Gas Supply to Atmospheric Gas Burners.
Filed: 1918-06-22
Abstract: 131,631. Yates, H. J., Howlett & Co., M., and Dolphin, J. June 22, 1918. Gas supply; burners, regulating and control- ling.-To prevent hissing at gas jets or nipples for atmospheric burners such as described in Specification 3868/15. a hollow piston valve 8 having a domed or conical end 9 and preferably axial slits 10 is inserted at the inlet end of the nipple. The gas supply at the nipple can be regu- lated by rotating a spindle 15 acting through a disk and crank-pin device 14. 13 to move the piston valve axially, thereby increasing or diminishing the effective area of the gas pass- ages and capacity of the expansion chamber simultaneously. Specification 6233/14 also is re- ferred to.
Patent GB-712712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to preparation of aromatic hydrocarbons
IPC: C07C5/387
Filed: 1952-04-24
Abstract: A relatively low boiling petroleum fraction containing C6 and C7 naphthenes is catalytically dehydrogenated to convert naphthenes to C6 and C7 aromatics, a higher boiling fraction containing C8 naphthenes but boiling below xylenes is catalytically dehydrogenated to convert naphthenes to xylenes and a xylene-rich product is separated by distillation, C6 and C7 aromatics are separated from the first product by selective adsorption on an aromatic-selective adsorbent, and are subsequently displaced by contacting the adsorbent with the xylene-rich product.  The two naphtha fractions suitably have boiling ranges of 150-225 DEG  and 225-275 DEG  F. respectively. Alternatively, the first fraction may contain substantially only C6 or only C7 naphthenes, boiling range 150-185 DEG  or 185-230 DEG  F. respectively, the product then being benzene or toluene alone.  The catalysts preferably have isomerizing activity for 5 carbon ring naphthenes and may be platinum on acid-treated silica-alumina. Reaction conditions are 800-1000 DEG  F., 150-400 or 300-650 p.s.i. for the lighter and heavier fractions respectively, space velocities 1.5-3 or 1-4 liquid vols./vol. hour, and hydrogen recycle ratio 3-4 or 2-7 mols./mol. naphtha. The first product containing benzene and toluene may be distilled to give a side-stream containing benzene and some toluene for further processing, and a pure toluene as bottoms. A selective adsorbent such as silica gel or active carbon is treated with the side-stream whereby benzene and toluene are retained. Xylene product is then passed to displace these, the effluent being distilled to recover benzene and toluene, xylene being returned. Xylene is in turn displaced by further benzene and toluene and separated from saturateds by distilling.  In a modification, a low boiling paraffin such as butane is introduced into the adsorbent after benzene and toluene have been adsorbed to effect displacement of associated saturateds before xylene is introduced.
Patent GB-173997-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fasteners of the spring hasp kind
IPC: E05B65/48
Filed: 1921-04-09
Abstract: 173,997. Cheney, C. W. April 9, 1921. Hasp locks and fastenings. - In a hasp fastening for bags, trunks, &c. and of the kind in which a pivoted spring- controlled hasp-plate d is recessed at d<2> to engage a projection c on the other part c of the fastening, additional catch-parts d' are formed on the hasp to engage piercings c<2> in the plate c, such parts d<3> also serving to engage the parts f<3> of the bolt of a lockmechanism, Fig. 3. The keyhole e<2> is preferably formed in the boss e with which the hasp-plate primarily engages.
Patent GB-645767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to thread winding and advancing reels
IPC: D01D10/04
Filed: 1948-04-15
Abstract: 645,767. Thread winding and advancing reels. COURTAULDS, Ltd. April 15, 1948, No. 10471. Convention date, April 16, 1947. [Class 120(ii)] A composite thread winding and advancing reel comprises at least three separate reel members each having a series of bars which are so constructed and arranged that they cooperate to form a substantially cylindrical reel assembly, the reel members being individually mounted on axes that are offset and askew to each other and are arranged so that during each revolution of the composite reel, the thread on the reel will be advanced by all but one of the reel members. In one modification, Fig. 3, the reel comprises three members 10, 11, 12 each provided with a set of bars 13, 14 and 15, mutually interdigitating. The member 10 is attached to a shaft 18, driven by a gear wheel 34, and, in turn drives the members 11, 12 which are rotatably mounted on a supporting structure 25 on stationary eccentrically-arranged members 23, 24, whose axes are askew with respect to the axis of the shaft 18. Antifriction bushings 27, 28, 29 may be fitted. In a further modification, Fig. 5, the eccentrically-arranged members 23, 24 form part of a sleeve 40 to which is splined a slidable collar 51 furnished with teeth 53, 54. In the position shown, the driving gear 45 drives the shaft 18 and, also, through the teeth 48, 53, the sleeve 40 and thence the eccentrics 23, 24, the reel assembly therefore rotating as a unit and causing no thread advance per revolution. If, however, the lever 60 is moved to disengage the teeth 48, 53 and engage the teeth 54, 50, the sleeve 40 and hence the eccentrics 23, 24 are kept stationary and, with the rotation of the shaft 18, the reel assembly functions to advance thread twice each revolution. The gear 45 may drive the reel shaft 18 through a one-way slipping clutch so that should it become necessary to drive the reel assembly at a faster speed, a separate faster-rate drive may be arranged to the reel. Specification 622,263 is referred to.
Patent GB-540923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to snap fasteners for securing a hollow member to an apertured support
IPC: F16B5/12
Filed: 1940-06-18
Abstract: 540,923. Snap fasteners. UNITED-CARR FASTENER CORPORATION. June 18, 1940, No. 10520. Convention date, June 21, 1939. [Class 44] A fastener particularly for securing a slotted moulding strip 4 to an apertured support 14 comprises a pair of integrally connected resilient legs 11 with wings 12 formed with shoulders 13 adapted to snap into engagement with the edges of the support aperture, the device being attached to the moulding strip by transverse arms 15 integral with the legs 11, the arms having terminal resilient tongues 16 disposed so as to bear against the inner surfaces of the flanges 5 of the strip and centrally disposed resilient tongues 19 which bear against the inner upper surface of the strip which is shown as having a corrugation 6. The tongues 19 and the ends of tongues 16 are curved as shown to facilitate insertion of the device at one end of the strip and sliding to the desired position.
Patent GB-385502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in structural elements and structures produced thereby
IPC: E04B2/10
Filed: 1932-04-12
Abstract: 385,502. Piles. DEUREN, P. VAN, 361, Avenue de Tervueren, Brussels. April 12, 1932, No. 10522. Convention date, March 25. [Class 68 (ii).] A pile is built up of elements 2, Fig. 1, having holes 2a passing through and opening into grooves 2b. The elements are held together laterally by metal stirrups 5 engaging the holes 2a and having bent ends 5a of a length equal to twice the thickness of an element (as shown for example in Fig. 3). The pile is also reinforced by vertical rods 4 assembled by screwing together as at 4b, the whole being rendered solid by cement grout poured into the holes 2a. The rods in the lower part of the body of the pile, Figs. 6, 7, and 8, are screwed to bolts 7a projecting from a point 7, and the rods projecting at 4a from the top are received in holes 8a of a head-piece 8.
Patent GB-1030313-A (GB)
Title: Hermetically sealed accumulator cell with alkaline electrolyte
IPC: H01M50/423
Filed: 1963-03-18
Abstract: 1,030,313. Batteries. SVENSKA ACKUMULATOR A.B. JUNGNER. March 18, 1963 [April 5, 1962], No. 10662/63. Heading H1B. A hermetically sealed accumulator cell with alkaline electrolyte includes at least one porous separator which adsorbs electrolyte at the surface but does not absorb electrolyte elsewhere by capillary action, the remaining electrolyte being absorbed in the capillaries of the electrodes. The separator comprises a loosely felted material of irregularly orientated fibres of electrolyte-resistant plastic such as polypropylene, polyethylene and polyamide.