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Patent GB-2477137-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle locker
Inventor: PIKE DARREN
IPC: E04H6/00
Filed: 2010-01-25
Abstract: An apparatus for storing a bicycle is disclosed comprising: a cubicle; standardized locking means; personal locking means; and at least one advertisement screen. The arrangement is such that a user must be given access to a standardized locking means to access the locker but when leaving their bike in the locker can lock the locker using a personalized locking means so that no other holders of the standardized access means can gain access to the bike secured therein. The locking means may comprise a key and key hole, a padlock eye, which may be retractable, and aperture, a PIN input keyboard or a card and cardslot. The cubicles can be triangular, and can be arranged in a circle or can be square or rectangular and may be arranged in a line or grid.
Patent GB-2464863-A (GB)
Title: A polycrystalline diamond body whose surface is free of group VIII metals
Inventor: EYRE RONALD K
IPC: B22F7/00
Filed: 2005-09-21
Abstract: A polycrystalline diamond body 57 has a top surface 52, a side surface 58, and a beveled surface 54 therebetween. The body is made from bonded diamond crystals. The body is attached to a substrate 60. There is a region 56 where the gaps between the crystals are free of a group VIII metal. There is another region where the gaps between the crystals contain a group VIII metal. The region free of the metal may extend over various sections of the top, side, and beveled surface of the body; it may be in the region of 0.04-0.08mm deep. The separate regions can be formed by treating only a portion of a body whose gaps initially all contain the metal. Leaching is one such treatment. The group VIII transition metal could be a catalyst for sintering the diamond crystals.
Patent GB-2466759-A (GB)
Title: Method for adjusting the height of a gate electrode in a semiconductor device
Inventor: BERTHOLD HEIKE
IPC: H01L21/28
Filed: 2008-10-28
Abstract: By providing an implantation blocking material (258) on the gate electrode structures (252) of advanced semiconductor devices (200) during high energy implantation processes (203), the required shielding effect with respect to the channel regions (255) of the transistors (250A, 250B) may be accomplished. In a later manufacturing stage, the implantation blocking portion (258) may be removed to reduce the gate electrode height (253H) to a desired level in order to enhance the process conditions during the deposition of an interlayer dielectric material (210), thereby significantly reducing the risk of creating irregularities, such as voids, in the interlayer dielectric material (210), even in densely packed device regions.
Patent GB-2471389-A (GB)
Title: Predicting toxicity of chemicals on developmental pathways
Inventor: TATNELL PETER JAMES
IPC: G01N33/50
Filed: 2010-06-23
Abstract: A method of predicting the toxicity of a chemical on a developmental pathway comprising treating undifferentiated stem cells with an agent to produce a control population of differentiated cells in a first developmental pathway; measuring the levels of at least one early stage and one late stage biomarker; exposing a test populatiom of undifferentiated stem cells to a chemical before or after treating with said agent to produce a test population of differentiated cells in a first developmental pathway; measuring the level of early and late stage biomarkers in the test population and comparing control levels of expression with test levels of expression. The method can be used for predicting changes in a cellular biomap or a developmental pathway during human foetal development.
Patent GB-2483428-A (GB)
Title: A piezoelectric drive assembly
Inventor: ZALM DIEDERIK JOHANNES VAN DER
IPC: H01L41/09
Filed: 2010-08-25
Abstract: A piezoelectric drive assembly 10 or a method of controlling a piezoelectric drive assembly 10 comprising a support for a plurality of piezoelectric actuator stacks 12 arranged to operate on elongate driven member 14 in a â  shearingâ   mode. The support may comprise frame 11 including frame elements 13, 16, 19 wherein frame element 16 reacts forces applied to driven member 14 by actuators 12. Frame element 16 may contain V-shaped groove 17 and driven member 14 may include protrusion 18 of complementary shape to groove 17. Ball bearings (38, fig. 10) in a cage member (39, fig. 5) may be engaged in grooves (36, 37, fig. 6) formed in frame element 16 and driven member 14. Drive assembly 10 may be attached to an additional drive assembly (10â  , fig. 4) to form a multi-drive multi-axial assembly. Driven member 14 and actuators 12 may be coated with aluminum oxide 33, 34. Driven member 14 and groove 17 may be formed of silicon nitride. Drive assembly 10 may comprise protuberances (53, 54, fig. 11) used to form a linear travel limiter and a torque limiter, a resiliently deformable leaf member (23, fig. 2) and a pre-tensioning spring (55, fig. 9).
Patent GB-2473380-A (GB)
Title: System and method for monitoring bending of a flexible riser
Inventor: KACHER AZEDINE
IPC: G01B11/16
Filed: 2009-06-25
Abstract: A system and method for monitoring bending curvature of a flexible pipe structure, including at least one conduit configured to conform to a profile of a bend stiffener of a flexible pipe structure, and the at least one conduit including one or more sensors, wherein each sensor is configured for measuring a bending curvature of the bend stiffener.
Patent GB-2485429-A (GB)
Title: Floor drain T piece comprising an internal deflector
Inventor: BEDDOES DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: E03C1/30
Filed: 2011-05-04
Abstract: The invention relates to a T piece for a floor drainage channel, wherein the channel comprises a deflector D which allows improved flow through the drainage system and allows cameras and or rodding hoses to be more easily directed to either side leg of the T piece. The T piece allows such operations as maintenance and flushing out of perimeter floor drains to be carried out from a chamber lid. The T piece may be part of a perimeter floor drain made from a single section or two sections comprising a lower section and an upper section. The T piece may be separate to the channel section and attached to the channel section by gluing, rivets, screws or suitable fittings. Slots (S figure 8c) may be cut be cut through the T piece wall and the deflector inserted through the slots.
Patent GB-2490727-A (GB)
Title: An arrangement of smoking article additive-containing members for filters
Inventor: SPENCER ALFRED VINCENT
IPC: A24D3/06
Filed: 2011-05-13
Abstract: An arrangement of smoking article additive-containing members comprises an elongate member such as a tape and a plurality of additive-containing members in the form of sealed pockets, each protruding from only one side of the elongate member, wherein a first of said additive-containing members protrudes from a first side of the elongate member and a second of said additive-containing members protrudes from a second, opposite, side of the elongate member (figs. 1 and 5). Alternatively the pockets are arranged on one side of the tape (fig. 8). Each pocket may be provided with a weakened corner region (fig.11). The tape may be provided with strips indicating additive release (fig.13).
Patent GB-2497752-A (GB)
Title: Device-to-device discovery procedure based on a random access channel preamble
Inventor: KOSKELA TIMO KALEVI
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2011-12-19
Abstract: Implementing a cellular oriented mechanism such as Random Access (RA) mechanism to support device-to-device (D2D) discovery procedure and D2D connection setup for a direct D2D communication of cellular devices such as User Equipment (UE), in LTE wireless systems. The network can provide D2D uplink resource(s) to UEs for setting the D2D communication based on a Random Access Channel (RACH) preamble (e.g., mapped according to a predefined procedure from the discovery signal) received by the network from the UE.
Patent GB-2499051-A (GB)
Title: Firing mechanism for firearms
Inventor: TRENDALL SIMON
IPC: F41A19/13
Filed: 2012-02-04
Abstract: A firing mechanism includes a hydraulic system wherein fluid (6) is contained by casing (10), piston (4) and firing pin (7) . Spring (9) acts via firing pin (7) to apply load to fluid (6) and thus to piston (4) . Piston (4) is secured relative to casing (10) by trigger (1) that acts on piston (4) via face (3). Load applied to trigger (1) in the causes trigger (1) to rotate about pivot (2) causing face (3) to disengage from piston (4) . Piston (4) is no longer secured relative to casing (10) therefore spring (9) can cause firing pin (7) to travel relative to casing (10) displacing liquid (6) and piston (4)
Patent GB-2492630-A (GB)
Title: Current regulator
Inventor: BANNISTER DAVE
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2012-06-14
Abstract: A voltage regulator circuit for use in a current regulator circuit comprises a plurality of zener diodes Z11-n connected in parallel. The voltage regulator can provide a regulated voltage to a current driver of a current regulator comprising resistor R1 and transistor T1. The output of a first such regulator circuit can be cross-coupled to a similar second regulator comprising resistor R2, transistor T2 and parallel zener diodes Z21-n . The output of such a regulator can be connected to a resistive summing circuit (fig 7 RSC) which can be plural resistors connected in parallel. The current regulator can form a two-terminal circuit providing current IT, and be programmed by resistors R1 and/or R2. The zener diodes can be silicon diodes having a zener voltage of less than 5.5V and a variation of between 01. And 0.3 V between diodes and be selected so that they operate at a total current where the rate of change of zener voltage with temperature equals the rate of change of the base-emitter voltage of the transistor with temperature. The transistors can be bipolar silicon NPN or PNP types and form a complementary pair. The current regulator can be used to drive one or more LEDs and provides a temperature coefficient of current of substantially zero. .
Patent GB-2491737-A (GB)
Title: Swing apparatus control system and method therefore
Inventor: TUCKEY PETER R
IPC: A47D13/10
Filed: 2011-05-10
Abstract: A swing apparatus is adapted to receive the installation of a variety of detachable infant holding devices (104 figure 1; 204 figure 4A ; 224 figure 4B), such as portable infant seats and bassinets. The infant holding device (104;204;224) can be desirably installed and removed from the swing apparatus. A control system (400, figure 6) includes a motor drive unit (402) having an output coupled with a swing arm 116,118 of the swing apparatus, and a processing unit (408) adapted to adjust the output of the motor drive unit according to information about the installation of an infant holding device with the swing apparatus, for example whether an infant holding device is installed and whether it is installed properly, or information about the type of the infant holding device installed therewith.
Patent GB-2492301-A (GB)
Title: Pixel structure for microbolometer detector
Inventor: HANSON CHARLES M
IPC: G01J5/02
Filed: 2011-04-11
Abstract: Microbolometer pixel structures including membrane material in a current path between at least two spaced electrodes, the membrane material having multiple openings defined in the current path that are configured such that substantially the entire volume of electrically conductive membrane material in at least a portion of the current path contributes to conduction of current between the electrical contacts.
Patent GB-2507324-A (GB)
Title: A portable oil change pump for vehicles
Inventor: AKINPELU VICTOR ADELANKE
IPC: F01M11/04
Filed: 2012-10-25
Abstract: An apparatus for pumping fluids is adapted for use with a vehicle. The apparatus has a housing and a self-priming oil suction pump located within the housing, and means to control the operation of the pump. The oil pump has an inlet and an outlet, a first tube connectable to the inlet of the oil pump and a second tube connectable to the outlet of the pump. The first tube is also connectable to the vehicle oil sump via a dipstick tube. The apparatus may also include a second air pump for use with the vehicle for inflating a vehicle tyre, and the second pump outlet may be connectable to a third tube which connects with the tyre valve. The apparatus may further include a LED light source powered from a power supply means, such as one or more rechargeable batteries or a 100-240V AC mains supply.
Patent GB-2509068-A (GB)
Title: Writing instrument with removable makeup device
Inventor: TUDDENHAM SANDRA
IPC: B43K29/00
Filed: 2012-12-19
Abstract: The invention presents a writing instrument comprising an elongate barrel 100, the barrel having a first distal end and a second proximal end where the first distal end is arranged to provide a writing nib 5 and the second proximal end is arranged to provide a spring-biased nib activation button 2 and the button further comprises a detachable makeup device 1.
Patent GB-2497442-A (GB)
Title: Filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas
Inventor: GREENWELL DAVID ROBERT
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2010-02-26
Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate matter (PM) from exhaust gas emitted from a positive ignition engine comprises a porous substrate 10 having inlet and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores 12 of a first mean pore size. The porous structure is coated with a catalytic washcoat 14 comprising a plurality of solid particles, wherein the porous structure of the washcoated porous substrate contains pores 18 of a second mean pore size. The second mean pore size is less than the first mean pore size. The catalytic washcoat is a three-way catalyst comprising: platinum and rhodium; palladium and rhodium; or platinum, palladium and rhodium as active components supported on a high surface area oxide; and an oxygen storage component. The pores at a surface of the porous structure comprise a pore opening and the washcoat causes a narrowing of substantially all the surface pore openings. Alternatively, the washcoat sits substantially within the porous structure. An exhaust system comprising the filter, a positive ignition engine comprising the exhaust system and a method of trapping particulate matter is also claimed.
Patent GB-2500464-A (GB)
Title: Toaster with transparent removable baffle
Inventor: CHEN ZHENWEI
IPC: A47J37/08
Filed: 2013-02-04
Abstract: A toaster comprises a housing 100, a heating cavity 110, an operation cavity which is connected to the heating cavity, a transparent movable baffle 130 and a positioning mechanism 150. One side of the housing 100 is disposed with a first opening 120 and at least one second opening is disposed at the bottom of the housing. A longitudinal groove is disposed inside the housing, extended upwards from the second opening. The transparent movable baffle 130 is sliding and connected to the longitudinal groove from the bottom of the housing and positioned by the positioning mechanism 150, making it able to be drawn out of the bottom of the housing to clean. The heating status of the toast may be observed through the first opening and the transparent movable baffle.
Patent GB-2512036-A (GB)
Title: Solebar for a railway vehicle
Inventor: GIBNEY RICHARD PETER
IPC: B61D7/00
Filed: 2013-02-19
Abstract: A solebar 10 for a railway vehicle, having an elongate body and an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile, that preferably comprises a first leg 11 and a second leg 12. The first and second legs are preferably configured to meet at a vertex 13 and have the obtuse angle between them. The solebar may be configured to be mounted as an underframe side member in a railway vehicle such that the first leg extends in a downwardly direction towards a floor supporting the railway vehicle and clears a lower sector loading gauge and the second leg inclines upwardly in a direction away from the railway vehicle and clears an upper sector loading gauge. Due to the configuration of the solebar and mounting arrangement of an upper sidewall and/or lower sidewall on the solebar the volumetric capacity of, for example, a hopper wagon body is increased. Also claimed is an underframe of a railway vehicle and a railway vehicle comprising a first solebar arranged to form a first underframe side member with an obtuse L-shaped cross-sectional profile. The railway vehicle may further comprise a second solebar with an obtuse L-shaped cross sectional profile.
Patent GB-2497248-A (GB)
Title: A graphene transistor with a self-aligned gaTE
Inventor: AVOURIS PHAEDON
IPC: H01L29/16
Filed: 2011-07-20
Abstract: A graphene-based field effect transistor includes source and drain electrodes that are self-aligned to a gate electrode. A stack of a seed layer and a dielectric metal oxide layer is deposited over a patterned graphene layer. A conductive material stack of a first metal portion and a second metal portion is formed above the dielectric metal oxide layer. The first metal portion is laterally etched employing the second metal portion, and exposed portions of the dielectric metal oxide layer are removed to form a gate structure in which the second metal portion overhangs the first metal portion. The seed layer is removed and the overhang is employed to shadow proximal regions around the gate structure during a directional deposition process to form source and drain electrodes that are self-aligned and minimally laterally spaced from edges of the gate electrode.
Patent GB-2502885-A (GB)
Title: Depilatory composition
Inventor: ATKIN NEI
IPC: A61K8/23
Filed: 2013-04-26
Abstract: A depilatory composition comprises a depilatory active and at least one material which alters the thermal properties of the composition by either having a higher heat of fusion or a lower thermal conductivity than the bulk. The at least one material may be in the form of a phase changing material, a micro-encapsulated phase changing material, or a silica or silicate-based insulator. The phase changing material may be selected from the group consisting of a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons, fatty acids, fatty alcohols or esters thereof. A method of removing hair from skin comprises the steps of (a) applying heat to a depilatory composition, which comprises a combination of components selected from saturated hydrocarbons, vinylpyrrolidone/hexadecane co-polymer, fatty acids fatty alcohols esters and surfactants which on heating act to enable the composition to have an improved cooling profile; and (b) applying the heated depilatory composition to an area of the skin. The combination of components may include cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth 20 and a copolymer of hexadecane and vinylpyrrolidone.
Patent GB-2516814-A (GB)
Title: Use of phytocannabinoids for increasing radiosensitivity in the treatment of cancer
Inventor: LIU WAI
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2013-06-19
Abstract: Use of the phytocannabinoids tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and/or cannabidiol (CBD) to increase radiosensitivity in the treatment of a brain tumour. Preferably the brain tumour is a glioma tumour, in particular glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The phytocannabinoids may be in the form of an extract or botanical drug substance or may be an isolated or pure form. Use of a combination of the phytocannabinoids tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabinol (CBD) to increase radiosensitivity in the treatment of a brain tumour is also provided.
Patent GB-2521997-A (GB)
Title: Radiopaque polymers
Inventor: HOHN STÃ PHANE
IPC: C08J7/12
Filed: 2013-09-06
Abstract: A hydrogel comprises groups of 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol acetalised with a radiopaque species. In particular, the hydrogel may form microspheres, comprise polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH, PVA), and/or the acetal which is formed may be a cyclic acetal. Preferably radiopacity is achieved by coupling a radiopaque moiety having covalently attached halogens, such.as iodine through a cyclic acetal. Such microspheres can be loaded with drugs or other therapeutic agents to provide an imageable drug delivery system.
Patent GB-2502749-A (GB)
Title: Security element
Inventor: POWER GARY FAIRLESS
IPC: B42D15/10
Filed: 2012-03-20
Abstract: A polarising security element for polarising light of a predetermined wavelength is provided which includes a first dielectric material (30) having a refractive index nb, and at least one polarising region of mutually parallel segments (34) of a second material having a refractive index np which is different to nb, the second material being a dielectric or conducting material. The segments (34) of the second material are in contact with the first material (30) and the segments (34) have a width and/or an average spacing which is less than a predetermined range of wavelengths. A method of manufacturing such a security element is also provided in which a relief structure is embossed in the layer of the first dielectric material (30), the relief structure including a plurality of mutually parallel peaks and troughs (32,33), and the second layer of dielectric or conducting material is applied on the relief structure, preferably by printing, to form the at least one polarising region of mutually parallel segments (34).
Patent GB-2508962-A (GB)
Title: Retention priority based cache replacement policy
Inventor: RAMRAKHYANI PRAKASH SHYAMLAL
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2013-10-14
Abstract: A data processing system includes a cache memory 58 and cache control circuitry 56 for applying a cache replacement policy based upon a retention priority value PV stored with each cache line 66 within the cache memory 58. The initial retention priority value set upon inserting a cache line 66 into the cache memory 58 is dependent upon either or both of which of a plurality of sources issued the access memory request that resulted in the insertion or the privilege level of the memory access request resulting in the insertion. In operation preference is given to evicting low priority lines from the cache rather than lines of high priority. The initial retention priority level of cache lines resulting from instruction fetches may be set differently from cache lines resulting from data accesses.
Patent GB-2520932-A (GB)
Title: Flower foam
Inventor: SPICER JONATHAN
IPC: C08J9/06
Filed: 2013-12-02
Abstract: A method of manufacturing an open-cell flower foam, the method comprising creating a mixture by mixing at least one polymerisable constituent, at least one blowing agent, at least one surfactant, and at least one plant food in granular form; and in which polymerisation of the polymerisable constituent is initiated such that the mixture generates a substantially solid open-cell flower foam. This provides a method of creating flower foam where the plant food is retained in the final foam. The plant food may have a granule size between 0.1mm 5mm. The plant food may be added after polymerization has been initiated but before polymerization is complete.
Patent GB-2522442-A (GB)
Title: Driveline and method of controlling a driveline
Inventor: RICHARDS KARL
IPC: B60W30/186
Filed: 2014-01-24
Abstract: Vehicle 1 controller 40 has first control mode causing net torque reduction at wheel 12, 13 of first / front axle 19F if wheel slip exceeds first threshold. Torque coupling / differential 30 controls torque to second / rear axle 26R. Controller 40 detects split-mu condition where wheel spin on one side of each axle e.g. 12, 14 exceeds spin of opposing wheels e.g. 13, 15 by predetermined amount and, in second control mode, reduces net drive torque of the higher slip wheel of first axle 19F to below a second threshold, which is below the first threshold. Coupling 30 may reduce torque to faster spinning rear wheel via friction clutch 27. Controller 40 may sense terrain type and select corresponding operating mode. Split-mu condition may rely on difference in surface coefficient of friction, and may comprise lateral or diagonal split-mu. Net torque reduction may constitute applying brake torque. Method of use also provided.