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Patent GB-2422048-A (GB)
Title: Formic acid fuel cells and cayalysts
Inventor: MASEL RICHARD I
IPC: H01M8/12
Filed: 2004-11-05
Abstract: An exemplary fuel cell of the invention includes a formic acid fuel solution in communication with an anode (12, 134), an oxidizer in communication with a cathode (16, 135) electrically linked to the anode, and an anode catalyst that includes Pd. An exemplary formic acid fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (130) includes a proton-conducting membrane (131) having opposing first (132) and second surfaces (133), a cathode catalyst on the second membrane surface, and an anode catalyst including Pd on the first surface.
Patent GB-2426213-A (GB)
Title: Toy construction system with jaw components
Inventor: SHOPTAUGH PHILIP LEROY
IPC: A63H33/06
Filed: 2006-05-05
Abstract: A toy construction set includes jaw pieces having jaws that interconnect with the body portions of other jaw pieces as well as interconnecting with other jaws. Ratchet wheel components are embodied in some jaw pieces and connector pieces, and are engageable by the jaws. The connector pieces include pins that interconnect with sockets in the body portions of the jaw pieces. A swivel piece has pivoting arms that each include a socket to interconnect with the connector pieces. A wheel assembly has an axle piece with sockets that also connect to the pins. Also, struts that comprise a series of space apart ratchet wheels, or regular tubular octagonal polyhedrons, have sockets in their ends to engage connector pieces. The jaw pieces interconnect by means of rails 41 on the jaw members (34) engaging with channels 46 on the body portion 32.
Patent GB-2427976-A (GB)
Title: Providing audio-visual content to a mobile device where the conversion module can determine the bit rate
Inventor: BOSWELL JEREMY MAYO
IPC: H04N7/24
Filed: 2004-06-14
Abstract: Content is provided for reproduction on a mobile device by apparatus comprising: an audio-visual content supply arrangement; a source of target device configuration information; a codec; and a conversion module. The conversion module is arranged to use the codec to convert audio-visual content provided by the audio-visual content source according to configuration information provided by the target device configuration information source, the conversion module being arranged to use a) configuration information comprising a maximum volume size for a target storage device, and b) a detected content duration parameter to determine an appropriate bit rate for one or both of audio and video components, and to control the conversion module to provide converted data having the determined bit rate for the audio and/or video components, thereby to supply mobile device consumable.
Patent GB-2447615-A (GB)
Title: Label sheet providing non sticky detachable labels
Inventor: PATTISON DANIEL
IPC: G09F3/00
Filed: 2007-03-17
Abstract: A label sheet 10 has one or more labels 18a attached to a backing sheet 14, with adhesive 16 such that when a label 18a is removed from the backing sheet 14, there is substantially no adhesive, or adhesive effect, remaining on the back of the removed label 18a. This is provided by the provision of an adhesive 16 which has a greater tendency to stick to the backing sheet 14 than the labels 18. The sheet 10 may find application in the provision of non-sticky back shelf display cards, from a sheet, which may also carry data as to which shelves certain products should be displayed on and how they should be labelled, carried in the areas peripheral to the labels.
Patent GB-2453991-A (GB)
Title: Uni-directional turbine
Inventor: LORD PHILIP DOUGLAS
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 2007-10-24
Abstract: Flexible blades 2, on a turbine, allow the turbine to rotate in the same direction, even if the flow is reversed. An example of its use is in a wave generator, where a water wave forces air backwards and forwards through the turbine, rotating it in one direction only. Another example of its use is to affix the blades to a vehicle's wheels. This is stated to have the effect of assisting or driving the vehicle forward with the wind blowing through the wheel from either side of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2440469-A (GB)
Title: Measurement of gaps between valve seats and attachment parts
Inventor: KANISAWA MITSUHIRO
IPC: G01B11/14
Filed: 2007-10-26
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring gaps that form between attachment parts (15) in exhaust ports, of an engine, and valve seats (16) provided to the attachment parts. This apparatus comprises, at one end of a cylinder (21), white light-emitting diodes (25) for emitting light orthogonal to a longitudinal axis (24) of the cylinder. An optical axis (26) from the light-emitting diodes is bent by 90{ by a minor (27). Color images obtained by a CCD camera (28) provided at the other end of the cylinder are binarized by a color image processor (29) with a range of hue, a range of chroma, and a range of brightness.
Patent GB-2443922-A (GB)
Title: A heating, cooling and ventilation system
Inventor: BENNETT MARCUS
IPC: E04C2/52
Filed: 2007-11-05
Abstract: A heating, cooling and ventilation system 1 comprises a heating apparatus 11 installed at a substrate 7, a ventilation device 12 communicating air 13 from outside a building 2 through ducting 15 so that air is communicated round the building 2 to one or more rooms 3, 4 for heating or cooling the or each room 3, 4. The substrate 7 may comprise of a floor and the heating apparatus 11 may be flexible plastics pipes communicating heated water or an electrical tile heating system that may be laid in a screeded floor or on a floor to function as underfloor heating. Ducting 15 may be located in the walls 6 and comprises sound absorbing material. The ventilation device 12 may be a heat recovery unit located in a loft 5 that recovers heat from spent air circulated through the building 2 and exchanges heat with the incoming outside air so it is preheated 19 as forced or passive flow and used in combination with the underfloor heating 11 for winter operation. During summer or hot periods (fig 2) the underfloor heating 11 is switched off and the heat recovery unit 12 is bypassed to provide forced or passive flow cooled air to the building 2.
Patent GB-2450788-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for evaluating audio communications
Inventor: QUADRACCI LEONARD J
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-06-25
Abstract: Audio data is parsed then compared to stored data to identify content that is recognised or indicative as characterizing an interesting conversation. In this way audio data of interest can be easily recognized from a large amount of audio data, e.g. in a call centre or intelligence gathering context, and brought to the attention of a manager. An apparatus for evaluating audio communications includes: (a) a data storage device configured for identifying associative memory relations among information aspects stored in the data storage device, (b) a query device coupled with the data storage device, the query device being configured for posing queries relating to at least one of the information aspects and the associative memory relations to obtain at least one query result, and (c) a communications parsing unit coupled with at least one of the data storage device and the query device. The communications parsing unit is configured to receive the audio communications and is configured to effect identification of features related with the audio communications. The features related with the audio communications are available for inclusion among the information aspects. The data storage device periodically effects evaluation of the associative memory relations.
Patent GB-2460881-A (GB)
Title: A refuse receptacle
Inventor: GORDON MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B65F1/00
Filed: 2008-07-03
Abstract: A refuse receptacle 1 for supporting a refuse bag 10, the receptacle has means 3 to support the refuse bag adjacent to the open face of the receptacle, and a receptacle housing projection 6 adapted to move from a first position away from the supported refuse bag, to a position that deforms the bag 10, below the mouth of the bag, thereby restricting access to the contents at the bottom of the bag. Preferably the protrusion is mounted to a hinged portion of the receptacle house, and the projection forms a downwardly inclined surface to aid the delivery of waste towards the bottom of the bag. A second protrusion (7, Fig 3) may be fixed opposing the first moveable protrusion 6 to further reduce the circumference of the bag 10. Preferably the second protrusion is positioned below the first protrusion resulting in a 'z -bend' in the neck of the bag. Preferably the bag has an annular disc 12 forming the bag mouth which sits a recessed flange 3 of the receptacle's housing.
Patent GB-2451344-A (GB)
Title: Measuring resource usage using a register based elapsed time function
Inventor: GREINER DAN F
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2008-07-24
Abstract: A method of measuring the usage of a resource such as processor time using a register based extract CPU timer instruction run in a non privileged state and does not use any operating system resources. The instruction (616) contains an opcode, a first base field (B1), a first offset value (D1), a second base field (B2), a second offset field (D2) and a third register field (R3). In one embodiment an expected value for a resource is placed in a first register. A timer is then started which decrements the value. When the instruction is executed a current value for the timer is determined (606) and a first operand (602) representing the amount of time allocated to the task is retrieved from storage on the basis of an address constructed form the first base and offset fields. The current value of the timer is then subtracted from retrieved value and stored in a fourth register which records the elapsed time since last dispatch (608). A second operand (612) is then retrieved on the basis of an address constructed from the second base and offset field and stored in a fifth register and represents the accumulated task time (614). The third register is used to fetch a third operand (618) and store information used to adjust the time for purposes of billing a user for the time used (620).
Patent GB-2453635-A (GB)
Title: Simulating the future position of a streamer using predicted currents along the length of the streamer
Inventor: VISSEAUX CLEMENT
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2008-09-26
Abstract: A method for simulating the positioning of at least one streamer (towed acoustic linear antenna) includes current predictions which take into account current variations in time and space along the length of the streamer. The method includes simulating P2 the future position of at least one point on the streamer, such as the head of the streamer and navigation devices. The current is measured or determined P3 at at least two fixed or moving points in the study zone (e.g. on ships, at the head and tail of the streamer) and the future positions of these points is simulated. Temporal and spatial projections of the current are used to predict the future currents at at least two distinct points on the streamer. Having predicted the future currents, the future form of the streamer at the simulated future position is determined by resolution of a hydrodynamic model. The temporal projection phase may include extrapolating current measurements PT2 and using oceanographic predictions PT2. The method may include choosing PT4 the best one of a number of predictions or calculating PT5 a weighted average of a number of predictions.
Patent GB-2455174-A (GB)
Title: Rim cutting tool to remove rim from food or beverage tin or container
Inventor: EVANS GERALD JOHN
IPC: B23P19/04
Filed: 2008-10-11
Abstract: A container or tin can 1 having a rim 4 may be placed in an inverted position of a plinth 3 whereby a concave portion 5 of said rim locates on a convex section 2 of said plinth. Said plinth may be attached to platform or base 6 having a central hole 9 therethrough. Said base may have a plurality of slots 7 therein. A mandrel 12 (fig 3) may have a spindle 17 and may be moved reciprocally in an axial direction with respect to said plinth and can. Said mandrel may have a plurality of sprung loaded knives or blades 8 therein which are arranged to move from a retracted position where said blades are contained within said mandrel and an extended position as in figures 1, 3 and 4. In use a metal container is inverted and placed on said rim. The mandrel moves upwards and the sloping form of the knives causes them to retract inward and pass over the rim. The mandrel is then withdrawn, the knives extend and cut the rim as the mandrel passes through the rim.
Patent GB-2464548-A (GB)
Title: Device for initiating calls to predetermined telephone numbers
Inventor: COATES MARK
IPC: H04M1/272
Filed: 2008-10-22
Abstract: A communications device 10 comprises means for initiating a call to one or more call recipients; communication means for transmitting and receiving communication signals over a wireless communications link, and at least one transducer for receiving as input, communication signals to be transmitted over the communications link, and for generating as output, communication signals received over the communications link. The means for initiating a call is configured to only establish a wireless communications link to one or more predetermined call recipients. In a particular embodiment, the device 10 is a taxi-phone call point comprising a removably secured wireless handset and the transducer comprises the microphone and speaker of the wireless handset. The device has a call button 12 for calling a taxi, a display screen 14 and a printing device 15. Confirmation of a booking is displayed on the screen or printed out as a confirmation receipt 16. The device may also include a button 13 for calling emergency services and may be powered by solar panels and rechargeable batteries (fig.4).
Patent GB-2468675-A (GB)
Title: Calcium-containing calming supplements for horses
Inventor: GREEN MALCOLM GEOFFREY
IPC: A61K33/06
Filed: 2009-03-17
Abstract: The present application relates to a horse calming supplement comprising a calcium coordinated compound. The calcium compound may be a calcium chelate, such as a calcium-amino acid chelate, calcium gluconate and/ or calcium citrate. The supplement is preferably administered orally, as a feed supplement.
Patent GB-2456284-A (GB)
Title: Ion transfer arrangement
Inventor: MAKAROV ALEXANDER
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2007-11-07
Abstract: An ion transfer arrangement for transporting ions between higher and lower pressure regions of the mass spectrometer comprises an ion transfer conduit 60. The conduit 60 has an inlet opening towards a relatively high pressure chamber 40 and an outlet 70 opening towards a relatively low pressure chamber. The conduit 60 also has at least one side wall surrounding an ion transfer channel 115. The side wall includes a plurality of apertures 140 formed in the longitudinal direction of the side wall so as to permit a flow of gas from within the ion transfer channel 115 to a lower pressure region outside of the side wall of the conduit 60.
Patent GB-2474040-A (GB)
Title: Cup Stabiliser
Inventor: ADAMSON JOHN
IPC: A47G23/02
Filed: 2009-10-02
Abstract: A cup holder, e.g. for disposable cups, comprises a body portion 10 having a base 12 of larger diameter than a top 13 and a bevel 15 having a hollow frusto-conical shape and extending from the top 13. The bevel serves to securely hold a cup preventing burns or the cup tipping over. A cup may have a shaped portion corresponding to an engaging means located on the bevel portion of the holder such as a ridge (figure 3), dimples (figure 4), adhesive tape, stepped configurations or a screw thread. The stabiliser may have good insulating properties and may extend 40-80% of the way up the height of the cup. The cup and holder may be made of polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, cardboard or compressed paper. The bottom of the cup may be level with the bottom 13 of the holder, or the holder may hold the cup off any surface on which it is placed. The wall of the holder at edge 13 may be thicker to provide additional stability.
Patent GB-2461462-A (GB)
Title: Flexible I/O connection system and method
Inventor: TRACY MARK
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2008-02-19
Abstract: A flexible input/output (I/O) connection system (12) comprises an electronic device (10) having a housing (20, 24) with at least one I/O window (40) for receiving a connection to an external device (42), and a hub (50) disposed in the housing (20, 24) and having a plurality of I/O connectors (54, 56, 58), the hub (50) movable within the housing (20, 24) to position a select one of the plurality of I/O connectors (54, 56, 58) in the I/O window (40).
Patent GB-2475861-A (GB)
Title: Modular electronic display, in particular for house numbers.
Inventor: SIVAVAKEESAR SIVAPATHALINGHAM
IPC: G09F9/33
Filed: 2009-12-02
Abstract: A modular display assembly comprises a master display element module and one or more slave display element modules. The display element modules are stacked together to form the required sign, in particular for indicating a house number. The master display element module is provided with control buttons to set the correct alphanumeric information to be displayed and a photocell to automatically turn the sign on or off. The display elements may be in the form of NxM LED dot matrix type displays or a segmented display device, e.g. a 16 segment display for forming letters and numbers. The display elements may be held together by dovetail tongue and groove connections. Solar panels may be provided for providing power and these may connect to the display elements and to each other by similar tongue and groove connections. Alternatively the display may be wind powered. Remote control means may be provided for remotely operating the display.
Patent GB-1027750-A (GB)
Title: 7-aminocephalosporanic acids and derivatives thereof
IPC: B41F17/00
Filed: 1964-03-10
Abstract: 7-Amino-cephalosporanic acid or a derivative thereof of formula <FORM:1027750/C2/1> or a 4-ester thereof, in which R represents an esterified OH group, or a corresponding lactone in which R and the OH of the 4-carboxyl group are replaced by a lactone oxygen atom, are prepared by treating a diester of cephalosporin C or a derivative thereof of formula <FORM:1027750/C2/2> in which R represents an esterified OH and both carboxyl groups are esterified, or a corresponding lactone in which R and the OH group of the 4-carboxyl are replaced by a lactone oxygen atom and the side chain carboxyl is esterified; with an inert solvent until the acyl group attached to the 7-amino group is split off and the resulting ester or lactone is isolated and, if desired, the ester group in the 4-position of the resulting ester is split off. The solvent may be a chlorinated hydrocarbon. The reaction time may be reduced by adding to the solvent an acid, e.g. glacial acetic acid with or without the further addition of an organic base, e.g. pyridine.  The ester group of the 7-aminocephalosporanic acid of Formula I may be removed by (a) trifluoracetic acid and anisole or (b) catalytic hydrogenation. Preferred diesters are the benzhydryl, p-methoxybenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl and benzyl diesters.  The diester of cephalosporin C is prepared by blocking the free amino group of cephalosporin C by an amino-protecting group, e.g. trifluoracetyl, tosyl, carbobenzoxy, trityl, o-nitrophenylsulphenyl or t-butyloxy-carbonyl, then esterifying the carboxylic groups and splitting off the amino-protecting groups.  For cephalosporin C dibenzyl ester, cephalosporin C is treated with t-butyl-oxycarbonylazide followed by phenyldiazomethane to give N-t-butyloxycarbonyl - cephalosporin C dibenzyl ester and the t-butyloxycarbonyl group is removed by treatment with trichloroacetic acid.
Patent GB-708691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in apparatus for generating electricity from water power
IPC: F03B17/06
Filed: 1952-04-22
Abstract: 708,691. Driving dynamos. BAYLEY, J. W. April 21, 1953 [April 22, 1952], No. 10050/52. Class 35 A dynamo C is driven through a belt c by a water wheel A mounted on a floating position B which is moved in a waterway. The wheel A has vanes a<SP>1</SP> stiffened by a transverse flange a<SP>2</SP> adjacent their free ends, Fig. 3 (not shown). There may be a plurality of parallel dynamos driven by wheels A the shafts of which are geared together by chain or other gearing.
Patent GB-436443-A (GB)
Title: Improved process and device for the simultaneous manufacture in a rotary furnace of iron or steel and portland cements or hydraulic limes
IPC: C21B13/08
Filed: 1934-04-03
Abstract: 436,443. Cements. BASSET, L. P., 7, Rue Montaigne, Paris. April 3, 1934, No. 10105. Convention date, April 3, 1933. [Class 22] [See also Groups II and XII] In a process for the simultaneous manufacture of iron or steel and Portland cement or hydraulic lime, the charge consisting of ore, chalk for bringing the lime content of the mixture to the required value, coal for reducing the ore and the carbon dioxide of the chalk, carburizing coal and a quantity of additional coal corresponding approximately to 5 per cent of the reducing coal for combating the oxidizing effects of the flame used, is heated in a rotary furnace by means of a flame obtained by the combustion of pulverized coal with the quantity of air to produce chiefly carbon dioxide and little or no carbon monoxide. Water vapour may be supplied to the furnace to assist in removal of sulphur from the clinker produced and air may be introduced into the furnace to burn the combustible gases therein. The process is carried out in the furnace shown in the Figure, which is similar to that described in Specification 423,104 with the addition of a chamber C into which air is blown, said air passing into the furnace F through tuyÞres T, to burn the combustible gases produced by the reduction of the charge. A Portland cement prepared by the process comprises 21 per cent of silica, 6À7 of alumina, 68 of lime and 5 of other ingredients. Specification 368,312 also is referred to.
Patent GB-527099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to wave transmission systems
IPC: H03G7/04
Filed: 1939-03-31
Abstract: 527,099. Valve amplifying circuits. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES, Ltd., and MEERS, R. A. March 31, 1939, No. 10111. [Class 40 (v)] In a wave transmission system wherein signals are compressed before transmission and subsequently expanded, the compression and expansion are effected by varying the feedback ratio in negative feedback amplifiers by deriving the feedback voltages from networks including non-linear impedances. The Figure shows a compressing arrangement embodying amplifying valves V1, V2, and a metal rectifier bridge X1 forming the non-linear impedance in the feedback path to produce compression. The impedance of the bridge X1 is controlled by rectifier X2 over a smoothing circuit L3, C6, C7 and fed from the output through an amplifying valve V3. The sensitivity adjustment of the arrangement may be controlled by varying the feedback of the valve V3 by resistance P1 or by changing the secondary tapping on transformer T6. Relays AR, BR through contacts ar, br enable the control to be rendered inoperative or to be effected at a local point by resistance P1 or at a remote point over lines connected to terminals 12, 13 and to a remote resistance. The expansion amplifier at the receiving station is similar to the compression amplifier except that control voltages are derived from the input and the feedback voltage is taken across the non-linear impedance instead of across the series fixed impedence R2. The expansion amplifier is described in Specifications 503,083, 513,416 and 517,180. Specifications 475,310 and 479,388 also are referred to.