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Patent GB-2435879-A (GB)
Title: Removable nozzle shield for fluid dispenser
Inventor: ANHUF MARTIN
IPC: A47K5/12
Filed: 2007-03-07
Abstract: A coupling mechanism for coupling a nozzle shield, or cover 27, to a dispenser housing using interacting hook members and axle members. One of the hook members 71 and axle members 50 is carried by the housing. The member which is carried by the housing is preferably movable between a forward and a rear position as by being slidable relative to the housing and spring biased as to a rear position. In moving the cover from a closed position to a forward position, the hook member and axle member are in engagement with the member which is movable relative to the housing, preferably moved against the spring bias. For removal of the cover, with the cover approximate the closed position, the member which is carded by the housing is moved relative the housing against the spring bias to a forward position in which the hook member may be disengaged from the axle member.
Patent GB-2449106-A (GB)
Title: Multi-threaded in-order superscalar processor with dynamic selection of instruction issuing policy
Inventor: OEZER EMRE
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2007-05-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-threaded in-order superscalar processor 2 which has an instruction issuing stage 12 with issue circuitry 22, 24 for selecting instructions to be issued to the execution units 14, 16 based on a currently selected issue policy. A plurality of different issue policies are provided by different policy circuitry 28, 30, 32 and the selection of which of them is to be the active policy circuitry 28, 30, 32 made by a policy selecting circuitry 34 based on the detected dynamic behavior of the processor 2. Each of the different selection policies corresponds to an algorithm for generating the selection of instructions. The policies may include a policy that only issues instructions for a high priority thread and a policy that issues mostly instruction for the high priority thread and some for the low priority thread. The issue policy selection circuitry may have observation means for detecting the dynamic behavior including attempted instruction issue outcome behavior associated with issue policies. The issue policy selecting circuitry may operate as a state machine which observes which of the instruction slots at least capable of being used by the instructions of the high priority thread.
Patent GB-2447519-A (GB)
Title: Fuel dispensing nozzle with lock to inhibit trigger mechanism and prevent misfuelling
Inventor: THOMSON JACK GALL
IPC: B60S5/02
Filed: 2007-07-04
Abstract: A lock assembly 14 is suitable for incorporation in a fuel dispensing nozzle having a trigger mechanism operable to allow selective dispensing of fuel through the nozzle. A lock member 16 is mountable in a fuel dispensing nozzle 10 for movement between active and inactive positions relative to a trigger mechanism 12 of the nozzle 10. The lock member 16 is coupled to an actuator 24 to effect movement of the lock member 16. The actuator 24 comprises an actuator body (32, fig. 1b) moveably coupled to the fuel dispensing nozzle 10 so as to be moveable between a first position preventing the dispensing of fuel from the dispensing nozzle 10 and a second position allowing the dispensing of fuel from the dispensing nozzle 10. The actuator body (32, fig. 1b) is shaped to abut the filling neck of a petrol fuel tank following insertion of the dispensing nozzle 10 into the filling neck. If the neck is large in diameter (e.g. a diesel fuel tank) then the actuator (32, fig. 1b) will not be pressed inward and the lock member 16 will not be released, thus preventing the misfuelling of a diesel fuel tank with petrol.
Patent GB-2450944-A (GB)
Title: A Parallel Plate Capacitor
Inventor: AGAN TOM ALLEN
IPC: H01G4/38
Filed: 2007-09-06
Abstract: A plurality of parallel plate capacitors comprise a first conductive material 202 having a first upper finger 208 located on an upper plane 212 and a first lower finger 210 located on a lower plane 214. The capacitor also includes a second conductive material 204 having a second upper finger 218 and a second lower finger 220, the second upper finger located on the upper plane such that the second upper finger is next to the first upper finger forming a first interface 226 and on top of the first lower finger forming a second interface 232, the second lower finger located on the lower plane such that the second lower finger is next to the first lower finger forming a third interface 236 and below the first upper finger forming a fourth interface 234. The capacitor includes a dielectric material located in the first interface, the second interface, the third interface, and the fourth interface thus the interfaces producing respective capacitances. Alternatively, additional planes can be added as well as additional fingers 146, 248 as long as the polarity of the respective conductive materials is maintained.
Patent GB-2441671-A (GB)
Title: Fast response eye tracking
Inventor: SAARLOOS PAUL PHILLIP VAN
IPC: A61B3/113
Filed: 2007-11-13
Abstract: An apparatus (10) for monitoring the position of an eye during a laser ablation treatment of the eye is provided. The apparatus includes optic means (110) for directing an incident light beam (102) along an optical path (104) onto the external surface of the eye (35) so as to illuminate a region of said surface that includes a segment of the limbus of the eye, and for directing back along said optical path (104), a return beam (122) comprising light of said incident beam scattered by said surface region; beam separation means (125) for separating the return beam (122) from the incident beam (102). The apparatus also includes at least one detector (120), having one or more detector segments (120a, 120b), for detecting said return beam (122), said detector segment(s) (120a, 120b) recording first and second values for light scattered respectively by the sclera and iris in said illuminated region. Movement of said limbal segment, and therefore of the eye (35), produces a change in at least one of said first and second values allowing such movement of the eye (35) to be monitored. A method corresponding to the apparatus is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2447154-A (GB)
Title: Information processing device, information processing method, and program
Inventor: CHISHIMA HIROSHI
IPC: G06F21/74
Filed: 2006-10-03
Abstract: It is possible to prevent an unauthorized use of a privileged command and a library function by an application process. A concept of a security gate is established. A command requesting OS to enter the security gate is arranged at a head of a library function arranged at a highly reliable memory area which cannot be easily tampered such as a ROM and a command requesting OS to leave the security gate is arranged at the end of the library function, so that the security level is modified to a higher level only when the application process is in the sate of inside the security gate, thereby temporarily executing a privileged command.
Patent GB-2449555-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder lock with blocking tumblers
Inventor: SOUTHALL IAN
IPC: E05B27/00
Filed: 2008-05-22
Abstract: A key operated cylinder lock(1) in the embodiment of a double barrel lock. There is a primary set of differ pins (4) and secondary set of differ pins (7,8) which flank the primary set of differ pins (4). The pins (4,7,9) are each mounted on a spring (10). If the primary set of differ pins (1) is operated illegally by use of a bumper key, the bores of primary differ pins in the barrel (3) are engaged by a set of secondary differ pins and the lock is blocked. The cylinder lock could be operated by a turnable knob on the inside of a closure, and with a key on the outside of a closure, where the cylinder lock has been mounted. A closure using the above mentioned cylinder lock.
Patent GB-2463271-A (GB)
Title: Fold down post
Inventor: MCGREGOR DUNCAN CLIFT
IPC: E01F9/011
Filed: 2008-09-05
Abstract: A post upper section 13 is joined to a post lower section 11 by respective connection portions 23, 21 of bent, preferably curving, configuration so that a main portion of the upper section 13 extends generally parallel to but offset from a main portion of the lower section 11. The bent connection portions have a common axis in central section 14 lying generally perpendicular to the respective main portions. The connection portion 23 of the upper section 13 is rotatably adjustable relative to the connection portion 21 of the lower section 11 about the common axis in order that the upper section 13 of the post may be lowered.
Patent GB-2454992-A (GB)
Title: Playard
Inventor: CHEN HONG-BO
IPC: A47D13/06
Filed: 2008-11-26
Abstract: A playard comprises a frame body that includes a top frame 10, a plurality of standing posts 30 which have a pair of first engagements, a bottom frame 23 and a plurality of enclosures, each enclosure has a pair of second engagements at two sides for detachably engaging with the first engagement of the standing post. The top frame, bottom frame and standing posts pivot to one another so that the playard is foldable. The engagement may comprise a T-shaped protrusion 32 and corresponding groove 42 which can engage by sliding up and down relative to the standing post so that the enclosure is easily attached to or detached from the standing post. A top corner 33 of the standing post, top rails 10, 11 adjacent to the top corner, and the corresponding post body of the standing post form an arc-shaped surface structure. The top corner 33 is mounted above the post body of the standing post by coupling a plug of the top corner to a socket of the post body. The standing post has two first engagements at two sides of its arc shape post body or on the wall of the socket. Each top corner may have a first inclined surface at two sides which abuts an inclined surface at the pivot end of the top rail.
Patent GB-2466296-A (GB)
Title: Terminal Positioning Technique
Inventor: MARKOULIDAKIS YANNIS
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2008-12-22
Abstract: A technique of estimating the location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communications network having a plurality of base stations, including: determining at least one signal parameter measurement for the mobile terminal in relation to each of the plurality of base stations; using the determined signal parameter measurements to obtain a first distance estimation of the location of the mobile terminal from each of the plurality of base stations; and using at least one estimator to obtain a positional estimation of the mobile terminal. The estimators are statistical estimators that can be applied to distance estimation of the mobile terminal from each of the base stations and/or applied to a triangulation estimation of the actual position of the mobile terminal, based upon estimated distances of the mobile terminal from the plurality of base stations. Preferably the signal parameter measured is the Received Signal Strength.
Patent GB-2453891-A (GB)
Title: Pupil color correction device and program
Inventor: KAKIUCHI TAKASHI
IPC: H04N1/46
Filed: 2008-03-12
Abstract: [PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED] It is an object to provide a pupil color correction device that can correct a person's pupil color in the case where possible abnormalities occurring at images of pupil portions, such as red-eye phenomena, take place from a photographed person's image and an original pupil color of the person is deemed not to be completely lost by the phenomena. [MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] A pupil color correction device is provided with a skin color specifying unit (13) for specifying a skin color of an object person in an input image, a skin correcting color calculating unit (14) for seeking a skin correcting color that is a person's pupil color estimated in accordance with the specified skin color, an original pupil color calculating unit (16) for seeking an original pupil color that is a representative pupil color of a surrounding region of the person's pupil from pixel colors included in the surrounding region, a correction standard color determining unit (17) for acquiring the sought skin correcting color and original pupil color to determine either of them to be a pupil correcting standard color, and a correcting unit (19) for correcting the object person's pupil color in accordance with the correcting standard color.
Patent GB-2468352-A (GB)
Title: Tap instalation bracket
Inventor: CORBETT MICHAEL
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 2009-03-05
Abstract: A water tap installation for mounting a water tap 10 having a body with an externally threaded water inlet pipe 13 projecting from the base thereof in a hole 14 in a support member 15. The installation includes an attachment bracket 16 having an aperture 18 through which the inlet pipe passes and the bracket is secured to the base of the tap by a nut 17 which engages the external thread on the inlet pipe 13. A portion 19 of the bracket projects beyond the base of the tap and includes apertures 20 through which fastening means 21 extend to engage a securing member 26 secured beneath the installation surface to secure the tap in place. The tap is secured to a water supply via a flexible pipe 28 having a connector 29 secured to the inlet pipe of the tap. The flexible pipe allowing the tap and connector to be withdrawn from the hole 14 in the support member when the fastening means 21 are disconnected from the securing member so that the connector 29 can be disconnected at a location above the support member and the tap removed.
Patent GB-2468912-A (GB)
Title: Processing seismic data
Inventor: KOSTOV CLEMENT
IPC: G01V1/30
Filed: 2009-03-27
Abstract: A method of monitoring a marine seismic source array comprises, consequent to actuation of a seismic source array (14), making a near-field measurement of seismic energy emitted by the seismic source array (14), using at least one near field sensor (15) and also acquiring seismic data using at least one seismic receiver (18). The far-field signature of the source array at one or more of the receiver location(s) is estimated from the near-field measurements of the emitted seismic energy, and this is compared with seismic data acquired at the receiver(s). This provides an indication of whether the source array and the method for predicting far-field signatures are operating correctly.
Patent GB-2471838-A (GB)
Title: Segmental clamp
Inventor: ZABRANA MICHAEL JOSEPH
IPC: F16L3/08
Filed: 2009-07-13
Abstract: A segmental clamp or assembly made up of three or more segments with one or more joining bolt sections to be used for joining two tubes or pipes where each to be joined has a flange on the end to be linked together with the other. The clamp is made with several visibility sections that allow the user to ensure that the flanges are in correct position to achieve a perfectly sealed join. The clamp can be fully opened beyond straight for applications where access is restricted.
Patent GB-2460985-A (GB)
Title: High peformance, energy efficient system and method for wastewater treatment with resource recovery and reduced residual solids generation
Inventor: SUTTON PAUL M
IPC: C02F3/30
Filed: 2009-10-16
Abstract: A wastewater treatment system (300) is provided including an aerobic membrane bioreactor (302) and an anaerobic digester system (305) connected to receive wasted solids continuously from the aerobic membrane bioreator (302) and also connected to return effluent fro the anaerobic digester system (305) continuously to the aerobic membrane bioreactor (302). Further, a process is provided for treating wastewater including the step of wasting a volume fraction of organic cell mass from an aerobic membrane bioreactor to an anaerobic digester system and maintaining a solids retention time (SRT) in the bioreactor that is (1) greater than a time needed to achieve growth of organisms suitable for converting carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) into cell mass and (2) less than a time at which substantial decay of the organisms occurs. The system and process may further include optional preteatment and/or phosphorus and/or nitrogen removal downstream of the membrane bioreactor system.
Patent GB-2475275-A (GB)
Title: Removable cooker hob cover
Inventor: KIGGUNDU ALI
IPC: F24C15/14
Filed: 2009-11-12
Abstract: A cover removable from a cooker hob (e.g. for washing) comprises a sheet with void regions or holes that correspond in size, position and shape to the heating elements and raised regions on the hob, and has dimensions that correspond to a top surface of the hob. Making the cover may include obtaining dimensions of the hob (from a catalogue or database); selecting a colour and design, pattern or picture to print on the cover; and laser cutting the sheet. The sheet may be flame-retardant polypropylene, and the holes circular or rectangular.
Patent GB-2478268-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic machine with swinging switchable magnet
Inventor: SHIMSHI EZRA
IPC: F03G3/06
Filed: 2009-11-25
Abstract: A switchable magnet B is connected to a pendulum weight 9, which can swing above and about a spindle 10, and another switchable magnet A that can rotate with the spindle is adapted to be drawn inward toward the axis of rotation and to engage the swinging magnet, when "ON", as they ascend together and to be thrown outward and to disengage the swinging magnet, when "OFF", as they descend together. After their disengagement, the rotating magnet continues its rotation and the swinging magnet swings to meet the rotating magnet for another engagement, as they ascend together. Switches 7 activate the magnets.
Patent GB-724085-A (GB)
Title: New or improved means for feeding work-pieces to presses and like machines
Inventor: EVANS FREDERICK ARTHUR
IPC: B21D43/10
Filed: 1951-04-28
Abstract: 724,085. Metal-working presses. PRESS GUARDS, Ltd. April 28, 1952 [April 28, 1951], No. 10011/51. Class 83 (4). Means for feeding individual work-pieces to a press &c. comprises an arm 68 which can be oscillated between limits about a vertical axis and moved angularly about a horizontal axis to raise and lower work-gripping means 69 on the arm, the movement of the arm being synchronized with the operation of the machine by an oscillating disc 31 coupled to a member 20 adapted to be mounted on a continuously rotating part of the machine. The press tools 16, 19 are operated by a fly-wheel 10 and crank 13, which also reciprocate an adjustable rod 23 through the disc 20. The rod 23 oscillates the disc 31 through 90 degrees which in turn, through a rod 40, oscillates a block 35 between the adjustable limit stops 50. The block 35 oscillates on a block 34 which is itself oscillated about the horizontal axis by a cam 60 on the disc 31 and a rod 55. The block 35 carries the work-gripping fingers 69, which are operated by a wedge 71 and an air cylinder 7 2 controlled by a valve actuated by a cam on the disc 31. In operation, the block 35 is oscillated to bring the fingers over a blank on a table 76, the block 34 is then moved angularly and the fingers closed to grip the blank. The arm returns and deposits the blank on to the bottom tool 16 as the ram reaches its upper position. For picking up sheets 81, Fig. 6, the fingers 69 may be replaced by a suction cup 80. The sheets are separated prior to lifting by an air-jet 84. Alternatively, an electromagnet or a permanent magnet and pneumatic releasing means may be used. The blanks may be supplied to a pick-up position by a magazine 90 and a pneumatically-actuated pusher, or by a stack automatically raised by a screwed spindle, or by a rotary table loaded by the operator and fed step-by-step by an airoperated ratchet device. Jets 98 actuated by cams 100 on the disc 20 remove swarf and discharge the work-pieces from the tools.
Patent GB-698132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the continuous manufacture of artificial thread
IPC: D01D10/04
Filed: 1951-04-30
Abstract: 698,132. Drying thread. KULJIAN, H. A. April 30, 1951, No. 10116/51. Class 34 (i) [Also in Group IX] A thread advancing and storing reel on which thread 20 is dried in a section Z has elongated rolls R1-R8 arranged about a hollow central post 21 extending between axially aligned end plates 14, 17, the rolls being individually rotatable to advance the thread in helical windings, and the central post 21 has slots 22 and carries a heat exchanger having tubes 26 with fins 28 supplied with steam for heating air blown through the post 21 and out of the slots 22 to dry the thread in the section Z. The axes of the shafts of the rolls R1-R8 are skewed relative to the central axis so as to cause the thread to advance helically. Steam under pressure is delivered to tubes 26 from a pipe 23 into a passage 36 in header 38 communicating with pipe 40 within the tubes 26 the outer ends of which tubes communicate with a return passage 42 leading through passage 44 to return pipe 24 for removing exhaust steam and condensate. To control the flow of drying air horizontal baffles 46 are secured at their outer ends to header 38 and their inner ends a vertical baffle 48 and taper from their outer to their inner ends to produce an oppositely tapered space 52 so that air flows out through these openings and decreases in volume from left to right to give a larger volume of heated air flowing against the saturated thread as it enters the drying zone.
Patent GB-931319-A (GB)
Title: Marking apparatus
IPC: B41F17/16
Filed: 1962-03-16
Abstract: 931,319. Printing on containers. A. GOTTSCHO Inc. March 16, 1962 [March 24, 1961], No. 10117/62. Class 100 (2). The recessed or concaved bottoms B of containers C are printed with appropriate data as they pass in succession over a printing station which comprises an inked marking element 100. The containers are moved on a conveyer comprising two parallel endless spring belts 14 and the marking element is fixedly mounted on a shaft 72 rotated from the conveyer drive through yieldable means comprising pulleys 82 and 76 connected by an endless spring belt 80. The shaft 72 is mounted in an open-bottomed housing having a top wall 34, side walls 28 and end walls 36 and being vertically adjustable relative to the horizontal plane of the conveyer through actuation of a screw 64 which is carried by the framework associated with the conveyer and threadedly engages a slide 52 rigidly connected to the housing through a block 58 and a spacing member 60. The element 100 is resiliently mounted in a direction radially of the shaft 72 in a sectorally shaped member 84. This member has side cheeks 90 defining a slot 92 in which are located a resilient pad 94, e.g. of sponge rubber, and an arcuate shaped metal block 96 which carries the element 100 and bearer rims 106. The latter engage the bottoms of the containers C to ensure correct registration of conveyer and marking element speeds. The shaft 72 fixedly mounts a collar 110 carrying a notch 114 which is adapted to be engaged by a latch finger 116 secured on a shaft 120 rotatably mounted in the housing between the side walls 28. The shaft 120 also fixedly mounts a pair of normally upwardly spring- biased fingers 124. The housing accommodates an inking device comprising a rotatable ink reservoir 136 having a felt inking pad forming the outer cylindrical surface thereof. Prior to the printing operation as viewed in Fig. 2 the fingers 124 are upstanding in the path of the advancing container C whilst the latch finger 116 is engaging the notch 114 thus preventing rotation of the shaft 72 although the drive thereto via the belt 80 is continuous. On contacting the fingers 124 the container causes the shaft 120 to rotate clockwise thus withdrawing the latch finger 116 from the notch 114. Thereupon the shaft 72 and the marking element 100 rotate through one complete revolution to effect the marking of the bottom of the container and the re-inking of the element. Immediately the marked container moves from the element 100, the fingers 124 spring upwardly, thus positioning the finger 116 in the path of the notch 114 for re-engagement therewith on completion of the revolution. If the containers are to be marked while empty, or with relatively light contents, a resilient hold-down member 140 may be adjustably supported on a post 144.