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Patent GB-2399337-A (GB)
Title: A freight container having a removable roof from which goods can be suspended
Inventor: MARKWELL GILES DIXON
IPC: B65D90/00
Filed: 2004-03-12
Abstract: A freight container <B>10</B> has a floor, walls <B>12</B> and a roof module <B>16a</B>. The roof module <B>16a</B> can be lifted off from the walls <B>12</B> and has means by which goods can be suspended therefrom. The goods can be lifted out of the container <B>10</B>, suspended from the roof module <B>16a</B>, when the roof module <B>16a</B> is lifted off. The container <B>10</B> may have ISO standard external dimensions. The roof module <B>16a</B> may incorporate a structural load bearing frame, which may be a rigid support frame, the goods being suspended from the frame. The goods may be suspended by slings or webbing straps <B>72</B>. Drums may be fitted in the roof module <B>16a</B> onto which the slings <B>72</B> can be wound up when they are not required for use. A method of handling freight, wherein a rigid support frame is placed on top of a stack of freight items, slings are passed from the frame beneath the stack and the frame is lifted by a crane is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2396880-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for producing an oil and gas mixture through a well
Inventor: EKEN ADRIAAN NICOLAAS
IPC: E21B43/32
Filed: 2002-09-30
Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling the production of oil and gas in a well such that the well operates at the edge of gas coning. Thereto the flow rate and/or pressure of the produced well effluents are controlled by a dynamically controlled choke such that continously a limited amount of gas is entrained in the produced crude oil, whereas full gas coning and breakthrough of gas from the gas cap is prevented. The choke may be controlled by a control system which includes an algorithm that takes wellhead temperatures, pressures and choke position as measured variables and which maintains the average bulk velocity of the well effluents at a substantially constant and relatively high level. Optionally, the system also maintains an optimal gas-to-liquid ratio of the well effluents.
Patent GB-2413751-A (GB)
Title: Toffee containing tobacco
Inventor: CHAMBERS NORAH
IPC: A23G3/00
Filed: 2004-05-05
Abstract: Tobacco is added to toffee prepared from sugar, butter, treacle, liquorice, water and vinegar.
Patent GB-2403531-A (GB)
Title: A dual motor kitchen range hood with peripheral air inlets in a drainage tray side wall
Inventor: YEUNG PETER
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 2004-06-02
Abstract: A kitchen range hood for exhausting gases comprises an outer hood body 2 within which a motor housing (5, fig 2) is mounted. The motor housing has top, bottom and perimeter side surfaces defining a pair of substantially similar air chambers, a motor and fan being housed in each chamber. An opening in the bottom surface of the housing is aligned below each of the fans. A tray 30 is located abutting the housing below each opening in the bottom surface. The tray has a side wall 32 and a floor (34, fig 2) with air inlet openings 36 in the side wall. The tray has a drainage hole (44, fig 2) and hose (40, fig 2) leading to a grease receptacle 46. A bottom panel 26 is connected to the bottom of the hood body 1 with quick release screws, with the trays 30 extending through openings in the panel 26. Air is drawn into the range hood through the air inlets 36 in the tray wall. The range hood is also equipped with an automatic cleaning system, comprising a spray nozzle (50, fig 2) and hose seated above the floor of the tray.
Patent GB-2401111-A (GB)
Title: Fuel blend for GTL facility comprising tail gas and a C2+ hydrocarbon stream
Inventor: O'REAR DENNIS J
IPC: C10L3/00
Filed: 2003-06-20
Abstract: A fuel blend composition for providing energy to a GTL facility comprising: <SL> <LI>a) a tail gas recovered from a GTL process; and <LI>b) a C2+ hydrocarbon stream; </SL> wherein the Wobbe index of the fuel is greater than 480. Preferably the Wobbe index of the blend is greater than 900. Preferably the blend comprises greater than 25 volume percent LPG and greater than 30 volume percent carbon dioxide.
Patent GB-2417418-A (GB)
Title: Seating aid
Inventor: HADFIELD DIANE
IPC: A47C1/16
Filed: 2004-08-25
Abstract: A seating aid for use with stadium seating. The seating aid comprises a seat cushion 22 and a pouch 28. In use the cushion is secured to the seat 10 by ties 26 and the pouch attached to the front of the cushion where it can be used as a receptacle. The cushion can be folded up and stored in the pouch after use.
Patent GB-2405535-A (GB)
Title: Contact interface between the brush and an associated commutator
Inventor: WIKER JUERGEN
IPC: H01R39/46
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: An electric motor, in particularfor hand tool machines, having at least one electrically conductive brush body 10 having its contact face 16 arranged in contact relative to the stationary commutator (12) such that its leading edge is spaced apart from the corresponding commutator contact face 14. The radius R2 of the contact surface has its axis offset from a plane 24 passing though the axis of rotation and the centre line of the brush such that when the commutator rotates causing brush tilt the leading edge 36 fig 5 comes into contact with the segments. Fig 4 has each half of the contact surface with an offset radius of curvature R2 to allow for rotation in either direction. The leading edge may have a chamfer of 5{ to 35{ with a width of 0.2 to 2 mm.. Planes 18,32,34 indicate the offset and R2 is at least 10% larger than the commutator radius.
Patent GB-2419630-A (GB)
Title: Fluid leak detection system
Inventor: WORROW PETER
IPC: D06F33/47
Filed: 2004-10-26
Abstract: A fluid leak detection system comprises at least one electrical sensor 1, for detecting a leak, which is operatively linked to signal means 3, 9 and a fluid flow shut off means.
Patent GB-2419545-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for removing pollutants from a gas stream
Inventor: KUKLA PETER
IPC: B01D35/147
Filed: 2004-10-28
Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus 1 for removing pollutants from a gas stream. An apparatus 1 according to the invention has a first flow path providing fluid communication between an inlet 5 of the apparatus 1 and an outlet 7 of the apparatus 1, the flow path comprising treatment means 9 including a pollutant collector 11 through which gas is arranged to pass, and wherein the apparatus 1 comprises by-pass means arranged to provide an alternative flow path to the outlet 7 should the flow path through the pollutant collector 11 become obstructed, the by-pass means having an inlet 73 (by-pass inlet) in communication with the first flow path and wherein the by-pass inlet 73 is orientated to face a direction ranging from substantially the same direction as that in which a gas stream flows along the first flow path in normal use and a direction substantially perpendicular thereto.
Patent GB-2420160-A (GB)
Title: Lined bearings
Inventor: SMITH PAUL RAYMOND
IPC: F16C33/04
Filed: 2004-11-12
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bearing comprises providing a bearing housing 1 incorporating a recess (2, fig 1A) therein, the recess (2, fig 1A) comprising a cup section 3 shaped to receive part of a bearing member and a conforming section 4, extending from the cup section 3 and incorporating the open end (5, fig 1A) of the recess, the conforming section 4 meeting the cup section 3 at a transition boundary, inserting a preformed, continuous, liner 6 through the open end (5, fig 1A) to sit in the recess (2, fig 1A), the liner 6 being chosen to approximately conform to the initial shape of the recess (2, fig 1A) when inserted therein, inserting a bearing member 9 into the recess (2, fig 1A) through the open end such that the liner 6 is positioned in between the surfaces of the bearing member 9 and recess (2, fig 1A), deforming the bearing housing, by swaging for example, in such a way that the recess (2, fig 1A) and liner 6 each conform to the shape of the bearing member 9 and the area of the open end (5, fig 1A) of the recess (2, fig 1A) is reduced in size to prevent removal of the bearing member 9 from the housing 1 during normal use of the bearing. The liner 6 can by manufactured by impregnating a mesh (25, fig 3) with an impregnating material, by applying pressure so that the mesh (25, fig 3) is impregnated with the material. The material may be PTFE and the mesh may be phosphor bronze or stainless steel.
Patent GB-2406643-A (GB)
Title: Analysis device
Inventor: MIYAKI TAKASHI
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 2002-09-13
Abstract: An analyzing apparatus 1 has a partition 9 dividing the interior of a housing into a lower space 2b accommodating a power supply/control unit 8 which generates heat and a duct 10 and an upper space 2a accommodating other units. Heat generated by cooling devices 5 is exhaused to the exterior of the housing through the duct while the heat generated by the power supply/control unit is otherwise exhausted to the exterior. This contruction makes it possible to achieve an improved heat exhaust efficiency and efficient cooling of a reaction unit provided in the upper space of the housing. A cover holding mechanism 14 includes at least one each spring cam hinge 15 and friction hinge 16. The spring cam hinge 15 is formed of a cam mechanism and a spring which together produce a force acting on a cover 3 in its opening or closing direction, the direction of the force reversing at a specific angle of the cover halfway between its open and closed positions, while the friction hinge 16 produces a frictional force which works to hold the cover at any position between its open and closed positions. The spring produces an auxiliary force to facilitate cover-opening action, and the force produced by the spring works together with the frictional force to prevent the falling of the cover during its closing motion, enabling smooth cover-opening and closing action.
Patent GB-2422704-A (GB)
Title: Document creation
Inventor: BALINSKY HELEN
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2005-01-31
Abstract: A method of creating a document having an allocated area in which information is placed includes ```combining two selected content-items by a side of common length to reduce the number of content-items in a set by one; ```repeating this until one content-item remains that is a composition of the set of content-items; and ```printing the created document.
Patent GB-2425179-A (GB)
Title: Assessing the quality of rivets by evaluating the complex valued electrical impedance of a piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer
Inventor: STEPINSKI TADEUSZ
IPC: G01N29/04
Filed: 2005-04-14
Abstract: A rivet 10 is inspected by sending an ultrasonic continuous wave to the rivet from a transducer probe 1. The probe 1 comprises a piezoelectric transducer element and a buffer rod (waveguide) which is acoustically coupled to the rivet head. A reference piezoelectric transducer element may also be provided. The rivet quality is evaluated by monitoring 13 variations in the complex valued electrical impedance or admittance of the transducer, which may be measured using a bridge circuit 12. The complex valued impedance, being a phasor in the impedance plane, can be rotated 14 and displayed at a two dimensional display 15 and a signal corresponding to one component of the phasor presented in the display can be fed to a threshold detector 16.. The method may be used to inspect self piercing rivets which join metal sheets on vehicles or aircraft.
Patent GB-2414252-A (GB)
Title: Viscosified treatment fluids comprising scleroglucan or diutan and associated methods
Inventor: ROBB IAN D
IPC: E21B43/25
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: A viscosified treatment fluid for use in fracturing, gravel packing or producing hydrocarbons includes diutan or scleroglucan. The viscosity of the fluid may be reduced using a breaker that comprises a peroxide, e.g. tert-butyl hydroperoxide or tert-amyl hydroperoxide.
Patent GB-2429632-A (GB)
Title: Waste container with tubes for engagement by lifting fork
Inventor: LOWE PETER
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2005-08-31
Abstract: A waste container is rectangular in section and has a base and an upwardly opening mouth 15. Mid-height fork tubes 18 are provided to allow upending by rotation. Additional fork tubes 16 may be provided at the base and orthogonal to the mid-height tubes. The mid-height tubes 18 extend from one side wall to the other and are open at both ends. They may be shaped or provided with fairings to improve the flow of material on emptying. There may be an upper mesh window 19 in an end wall 17 of the container for checking the fullness of the container. There may be longitudinal reinforcements 20 on the side walls.
Patent GB-2430182-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle comprising removable battery housing
Inventor: HSIAO CHEN-CHI
IPC: H01M50/249
Filed: 2005-09-15
Abstract: A motor driven vehicle comprises a chassis 3, a post 32 and a battery housing 4 seated adjacent to the post 32. The post 32 comprises an engaging wall 321 having a hole 52. The housing 4 comprises a coupling device 5 including a pivoting engagement rod 53 having a portion 532 which extends into the hole 52, when the battery housing 4 is installed, the portion 532 being urged into engagement by a biasing member 54. The coupling device 5 and battery housing 4 may be adapted for use in single seater personal mobility vehicles.
Patent GB-2431269-A (GB)
Title: Detector for generating a model representing a form of markings for a pattern
Inventor: PILU MAURIZIO
IPC: G06K9/62
Filed: 2005-10-13
Abstract: A detector for use with a data encoding pattern, the pattern comprising a plurality of markings, wherein the detector is operable to generate pattern data representing a portion of the pattern imaged by an image capture device of the detector, process the pattern data in order to generate a model representing a form of the markings for the pattern, and use at least one of the pattern data and model data representing the generated model to determine a position for the detector, a corresponding method and apparatus.
Patent GB-2431648-A (GB)
Title: Alternative synthesis of aryl-octanoyl amide compounds
Inventor: ACEMOGLU MURAT
IPC: C07C235/12
Filed: 2005-10-25
Abstract: An alternative synthesis of 2(S), 4(S), 5(S), 7(S)-2,7-dialkyl-4-hydroxy-5-amino-8-aryl-octanoyl amide compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Novel intermediates are used in the preparation of the above target compound.
Patent GB-2418020-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic wave transmitter/receiver
Inventor: NISHIMORI YASUSHI
IPC: G01S15/87
Filed: 2004-04-16
Abstract: A trawl net (2) is fixed to the end of a warp (4) extending in the stern direction from a boat (6), e.g., a trawler, and a transponder (5) for transmitting a response signal is fixed to an upper part of the net mouth of the trawl net (2). The boat (6) generates a transmission beam TB of a search signal by means of a transducer (1) on the bottom of the boat (6) and searches its search range. The transponder (5) receives the search signal and generates a transmission beam TPB of a response signal at a different frequency from that of the search signal. The search image and the image indicating the position of the transponder are displayed side by side or superposedly on the display of a scanning sonar.
Patent GB-2420355-A (GB)
Title: Joist with adhered acoustic insulating material
Inventor: HIGGINS NICHOLAS
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 2005-11-18
Abstract: A joist 10 comprises a body having upper and lower surfaces 12, 14 and a layer of acoustic insulating material 18 adhered to at least one of the upper and lower surfaces. Material 18 may be an open- or closed - cell foam: the joist may be an I-joist as shown, or a C- or other section joist, comprising wood, OSB, or metal. The joist may be used in erecting a floor 22, e.g. of chipboard and a ceiling 24 of plasterboard. In another embodiment (Fig 3, not shown) there is a sub floor overlaid with battens with adhered acoustic foam overlaid with a floor; acoustic quilting may be placed between the sub floor and ceiling.
Patent GB-2417793-A (GB)
Title: Working machine having prime mover control device
Inventor: SAWADA HIROSHI
IPC: F02D41/04
Filed: 2004-04-09
Abstract: A working machine having a prime mover control device capable of surely securing fine operability with a rather simple structure and further improving the fine operability, comprising an engine control device controlling the output of an engine according to a plurality of working modes set based on the contents of workings and a working mode selector switch for selecting either of the plurality of working modes. When the working mode in which the set rotational speed of the engine is set rather low is selected from the plurality of working modes by the working mode selector switch, the engine control device performs an isochronous control to maintain the rotational speed of the engine constant irrespective of a load variation.
Patent GB-2434029-A (GB)
Title: Multi-filament light bulb
Inventor: FAULKNER ADRIAN JOHN
IPC: H01K9/02
Filed: 2006-01-07
Abstract: A light bulb 6 has two or more independent filaments 4, 5 arranged electrically in parallel. The light bulb may have additional terminals 15, 16, 19, 20 so that it can be switched between filaments by a simple action such as twisting it within its bulb holder 7. The bulb may also comprise an adaptor 8 within which the bulb can be moved to switch between filaments. The bulb preferably has an internal shield (21, fig 9) to stop debris from a spent filament from contacting a working filament. The multiple filaments improve the life of the bulb.
Patent GB-2418746-A (GB)
Title: Operation checking method for adaptive front lighting system
Inventor: TOOYAMA TADASHI
IPC: G01M11/06
Filed: 2004-12-15
Abstract: An operation checking method for an adaptive front lighting system (AFS), which is applicable to on-line automobile inspections, is disclosed. An operation checking program prepared to activate the AFS in a manner to perform its prescribed headlamp illumination redirecting function is stored in advance in an in-vehicle ECU (15). While a finished vehicle (10) remains stationary at an inspection zone of an automobile production and assembly line, the operation checking program is executed. During a run-time of the program, an inspection is performed to determine whether the headlamp illumination has been redirected by the AFS in leftward, rightward, downward and upward directions in a predetermined sequence as specified by the operation checking program.
Patent GB-2419078-A (GB)
Title: Animal restraint
Inventor: VASQUEZ MIGUEL ANTONIO
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 2004-07-14
Abstract: An animal restraint (10), typically as an animal collar, that encloses a girth of an animal including: -a belt (9) having a first (1) and second (2) belt ends and an elongate linker (3), -the first belt end (1) having an aperture (4), -the elongate linker (3) engaging the second belt end (2) at a first linker end, the elongate linker (3) passing through the aperture (4) to terminate at a stopper (7) at a second linker end; wherein a pulling force directed away from the girth of the animal applied to the stopper (7) when the restraint (10) is in a first larger girth position allows movement of, the elongate linker (3) through the aperture (4) throughout a plurality of second smaller girth positions to a minimum girth position, the minimum girth position being substantially similar to that of the girth of the animal.
Patent GB-2435832-A (GB)
Title: Sample Collection and Testing Device with Swing Arm
Inventor: HANNANT MATTHEW
IPC: A61B10/00
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: Unitary hand-held sample collection and testing device. In one embodiment the sample and testing device comprises an elongate housing (1) with an analytical element (4) retained in the housing and a sample collector assembly extending from the end of the housing. The sample collector (24) is in fluid communication with the analytical element (4). A swing arm (2) is attached to the housing by a pivot fitting (44) and has a cap (40) at the distal end of the swing arm (2). The device comprises a slide to allow limited linear movement of the cap (40) substantially along the longitudinal axis of the housing (1), and wherein the pivot fitting (44) allows the swing arm to rotate about a pivot axis substantially perpendicular to the said longitudinal axis. The swing arm (2) is hereby movable between a sample collection configuration in which the cap (40) is remote from the sample collector (24) and a sample analysis configuration in which the cap (40) encloses the sample collector (24). In one embodiment the swing arm can be pivoted substantially 180 degrees. In another embodiment the slide comprises an elongate opening in the housing or swing arm.
Patent GB-2437907-A (GB)
Title: Device for removing external parasite
Inventor: PABARI ALPA SHANTILAL
IPC: A61B17/50
Filed: 2006-05-09
Abstract: A device 10 for removing an external parasite from a host comprises a substantially rectangular plate 11 having a projection 13 from a minor or major edge thereof. The projection 13 is of a width less than half a length of the edge and comprises two prongs 134, 135 defining a first inward tapering V-shaped notch 131 between the prongs. The V-shaped notch 131 has a longitudinal axis aligned with an axis of the substantially rectangular plate 11. Opposed inner engagement faces of the prongs 134, 135 are chamfered for engaging substantially opposed sides respectively of the external parasite. One or more similar additional V-shaped notches 14, 15, smaller than the first V-shaped notch 131, may be provided on an edge opposed to the edge on which the projection 13 is located.
Patent GB-2426787-A (GB)
Title: Latch mechanism pawl arrangement
Inventor: SPURR NIGEL VICTOR
IPC: E05B65/32
Filed: 2003-12-31
Abstract: A latch mechanism comprises a latch plate 110 associated with a first object such as a vehicle door and a bifurcated bolt 120 pivoted thereon at 124. A first toggle link 130 is pivoted on the latch plate at 134 and pivotally mounts (at 144) a primary pawl 140 to retain the bolt. A second toggle link 1030 is rotatably attached to the latch plate. A further link is pivoted to the first toggle link 1030 and to the second toggle link 1030. A further pawl 1040 engages the second toggle link 1030. The arrangement enables high loads to be retained by the bolt but allows the application of a low pawl release force.
Patent GB-2443669-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone vehicle mounting kit
Inventor: BURY HENRYK
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 2006-11-07
Abstract: The kit is composed of a holder mount 1, permanently fixed within a vehicle, and a replaceable mobile phone holder 2, which is inserted into the mount. The holder mount 1 is equipped with a connector (10, fig 4) and the holder 2, which is fixed in the mount with a snap-in joint (8, fig 4), has a corresponding connector which interlocks with the connector on the holder mount. The connector (10, fig 4) of the holder mount 1 is equipped with only two cables (18, 19, fig 4) providing only a power connection and an RF connection. The power lead (18) connects the connector with a vehicle wiring system, while the other cable (19) provides a connection to the antenna within a vehicle. The connecting part (3, fig 5), to which the connector (6, fig 5) of the holder is fixed, and which interlocks with the connector of the holder mount 1, is equipped only with a voltage stabilizer, which stabilizes the voltage supplied to the mobile phone 5.
Patent GB-2443790-A (GB)
Title: Insulated paper cup
Inventor: GUO TZER-HUANG
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 2006-11-16
Abstract: A paper container includes an inner paper cup 1 and outer paper sleeve 3 between which is a gap occupied by foamed material 2. This material serves as Insulation and laminates the inner cup and outer sleeve together. The material 2 may initially be a coating on the inner surface of the sleeve 3 which is expanded by heating. It may comprise polyethylene. The inner cup includes a base 12 and double bulge rings 11 to stabilize the cup within the sleeve.