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Patent GB-2432357-A (GB)
Title: Container and cap assembly for supplying a beverage to consumers
Inventor: FRASER ANTHONY HENRY JOSEPH
IPC: B65D41/17
Filed: 2005-11-16
Abstract: A container comprising a container body (1) with an opening (3) defining an axis (A) passing therethrough and a cap (2) having an upper portion (6) and a skirt portion (7) for closing the opening, the container body (1) having an outwardly projecting lip (4) around the opening (3), the cap having spaced apart inwardly projecting members (8) around an inner circumference of the skirt portion (7) and the lip (4) having recesses (5) in a lower part thereof for receiving the members (8) when the cap (2) is press fitted to the container (1), the cap (2) being arranged so that its circumference is distorted into a substantially polygonal shape as portions of the cap carrying the members (8) are flexed outwards when the cap (2) is pressed over the lip (4) until the members (8) snap fit into respective recesses (5) in the lip (4), the members (8) and recesses (5) being shaped such that subsequent rotation of the cap (2) relative to the container body (1) tightens the cap (2) against the lip (4). Various tamper evident bands connected to the skirt portion (7) by friable bridges (10A, 20A) and/or tether bands (10B, 20B) are also described.
Patent GB-2432334-A (GB)
Title: Power tool, especially hedge trimmer, with three handles
Inventor: KEYTON RICHARD
IPC: B25G1/10
Filed: 2005-11-21
Abstract: The power tool comprises a main body 1, two closed loop handles 3, 5 remote from a working implement 2 and a handle 4 near the working implement 2. Preferably the hedge trimmer, that includes switches 3a, 4a, 5a on each of the three handles 3, 4, 5, is actuated upon operation of two of the switches 3a, 4a, 5a.
Patent GB-2434186-A (GB)
Title: Structural connection having a thermal break
Inventor: ALLEN WILLIAM ALEXANDER
IPC: E04B1/24
Filed: 2006-01-11
Abstract: A structural connection includes two connection plates 8, 9 separated from each other by a gap filled with a thermally insulating material 15. The plates 8, 9 are connected to each other via a number of fins 12 attached to each of the connection plates 8, 9 and joined to each other by a pin 10 having a thermally insulating sleeve 11. The connection insures that there is a thermal break in the connection and does not allow a cold bridge between the connection plates.
Patent GB-2435135-A (GB)
Title: Fault current limiting within electrical generator arrangements
Inventor: TRAINER DAVID REGINALD
IPC: H02P9/10
Filed: 2006-02-11
Abstract: Generator 12a comprises a stator 20a, stator coils 22a around a rotor 24a including field coils 26a, and a field current supply 38, to create an EMF to the network at 28a. The output at 28a is monitored by two feedback loops. Prior to the onset of fault conditions the output monitored at 30a is used by the field current control function 32a to control the field current supply 38 in order to maintain the EMF at 28a. When an onset of fault conditions is monitored at 30b, the current limiting function 42 takes over from the field current control function 32a to control the field current supply 38 so that the field current is controlled as to reduce the current supplied at 28a. Also disclosed is a power electronic converter 48 controlled by the input from the field current supply 38.
Patent GB-2423410-A (GB)
Title: Networked attached storage with external heterogeneous storage devices
Inventor: MATSUNAMI NAOTO
IPC: G06F7/00
Filed: 2004-05-14
Abstract: A networked attached storage (NAS) device 1100 is connected to a host computer and one or more external storage devices 5201-2. The external devices may be of a different type, such as a WORM device, to the storage devices 180-183 within the NAS device. The NAS device can create a file system SFS1-2 on the external storage devices. It can copy or move files or file systems PFS1-2 from an internal storage device 181-2 to an external one or from one external device to another. The file system may be erased from the source device. The file systems on several devices may be viewed as a single file system from the host. The file system on the external device may be marked as read only. A management device may be used to instruct or configure the storage system to copy the data.
Patent GB-2444941-A (GB)
Title: A method of controlling engine speed during a manual gearshift
Inventor: CRISP NICHOLAS DASHWOOD
IPC: B60W10/02
Filed: 2006-11-30
Abstract: An engine (10, fig 1) of a motor vehicle (5) is connected to a manual gearbox (11) by a manual clutch (18). A Method of controlling the engine during a manual gearshift comprises in step 10 monitoring a state of, for example, an ignition switch (17), in step 20 it is determined by a position of a clutch pedal (25) whether a gear change has been initiated, in step 30 the type of gear change is established by using output from an accelerator pedal (24) in combination with a gear position sensor (12), in step 40 a target engine speed NTGT is determined, in step 50 it is ascertained whether the target engine speed NTGT is greater than an engine speed NDEM demanded by a driver, if yes the method moves to step 60 where the engine speed NDEM is driven towards the target engine speed NTGT and in step 70 with the engine speed NDEM at the target engine speed NTGT where it is held until confirmed that a selected gear is engaged. The method uses an electronic controller to assist the driver with gear changes which may be of different types such as accelerating upshift/down shifts and/or decelerating upshifts/downshifts.
Patent GB-2433469-A (GB)
Title: Security substrate incorporating a fibrous apertured tape
Inventor: MARCHANT SIMON DEXTER
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 2006-12-15
Abstract: The invention provides a security substrate (such as a paper) for use in a security document such as banknote, passport, or share certificate, and a method for its manufacture. Security is provided by the incorporation within a fibrous base substrate 10 of a fibrous tape 12 which includes at least one aperture 13 which is indistinct when the substrate is viewed by reflected light but is distinct when viewed in transmission. It is made indistinct by apparent blurring of the edges of the aperture(s) caused by deposition of fibres of the base substrate in region 14 (overlap area) around the perimeter of perforation 13 during the manufacturing/tape incorporation process. The manufacturing method may include a cylinder mould process to form the base substrate or the tape. The tape may be wholly embedded in the base substrate or partially embedded, with a surface exposed. The tape and/or base substrate may include additional security features.
Patent GB-2447887-A (GB)
Title: Radio measurements in cellular telecommunication systems
Inventor: TURK JOHN
IPC: H04W36/30
Filed: 2007-03-14
Abstract: A method of assessing for a mobile terminal the suitability of a cell of a cellular telecommunications network includes measuring the radio signal at the mobile terminal (step A), calculating an average value of the radio signal measurements over a first short time period (step B), and a second average value of the radio signal measurements over a second longer lime period (step D). Each average value is compared to respective thresholds (steps C and E). If either of the average values is below the respective threshold, cell reselection or a cell handover can be triggered (step F). By providing two average values and two different thresholds, it is possible to provide improved sensitivity to variations in the radio signal as a result of the mobile terminal moving quickly within a cell and less sensitivity to fluctuations of the radio signal at a mobile terminal that is substantially stationary, and which are due to "fading". In an alternative arrangement the mobile terminal or network first determines whether the mobile terminal is slow or fast moving and then calculates only one average value of the radio signal, over a long or slow time period respectively.
Patent GB-2448487-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for commemorating an occasion
Inventor: HOLLIS ELIZABETH APRIL
IPC: A47G33/00
Filed: 2007-04-10
Abstract: Apparatus for commemorating an occasion comprises a degradation resistant lined container 12, one or more tags 110 with attachment means sized to fit within the container, and tag marking means 118 adapted to leave a relatively permanent marking on the or each tag, and characterised by the provision of instructions specifying the method of use and dictating that the marking means he used to mark the tags in a manner intended to evoke a memory from a subsequent viewer of the tag; and after marking, that the tags be placed in the container to form a substantially permanent, memory-evoking record of the occasion. The tags may be attached to a tree. The tags may be placed in envelopes 18 in the container. Money as a present or charitable donation may be placed in envelopes 18.
Patent GB-2445215-A (GB)
Title: Integrated digital air flow sensor
Inventor: MOLNAR ZOLTAN ISTVAN
IPC: G01F1/696
Filed: 2007-08-31
Abstract: An air flow sensor 10 includes a sensor element 30 and a microcontroller 11, employing a pulse width modulated signal to drive the sensor element 30. Signals from the sensor element 30 are processed by the microcontroller 11 inside the sensor 10, resulting in readings of air velocity and air temperature. The sensor 10 comprises a voltage comparator. A state of the comparator is monitored by the microcontroller 11 wherein a state counter provides an error measure. The sensor 10 is configured to improve interchangeability between measurement instruments without recalibration.
Patent GB-2455301-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic adjustment of the delivery of digital data from multiple data sources
Inventor: FERGUSON DAVID
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2007-12-03
Abstract: A network has at least two data sources which have copies of the same digital data. The data sources may be caches 312, content servers 402, 403 or peers 102. The data sources can send portions of the data to other devices via the network. When a request for the data is received, one or more of the data sources are selected to supply the data based on a specification supplied by the user. A parameter of the data transfer is monitored and the configuration of the data sources can be modified based on the monitored parameter. The parameter may be transfer rate or cost. The configuration may be changed it the parameter exceeds a minimum bandwidth. The data sources may be chosen to match a bandwidth parameter. Additional data sources may be added during the transfer.
Patent GB-2455565-A (GB)
Title: Method of Joining Metal Pipes
Inventor: HATTON STEPHEN
IPC: F16L23/00
Filed: 2007-12-14
Abstract: A method of joining one metal tubular member inside another metal tubular member such as a metal pipe 10 being joined to another metal component 12 such as a flange coupling by shrinking the outer component onto the external circumference of the pipe. The internal diameter 'B' of the outer component is initially smaller than the external diameter 'A' of the pipe, but the outer component is heated so that it expands to a diameter at which it will fit over the pipe. When the outer component is fitted over the pipe and the temperature of the outer component is allowed to cool, it will contract onto the surface of the pipe to make a permanent strong joint between the two parts. Preferably liquid nitrogen is used to cool the pipe and/or heat is used to expand the component for the pipe to be inserted. Additionally, a locking mechanism as shown in figure 5 may also be included such as a series of ball bearings inserted into a machined groove 20 via an external port 22. Preferably the method is used for to connect couplings onto the end of high pressure pipes used in deep water riser systems used in offshore oil and gas extraction.
Patent GB-2458885-A (GB)
Title: Accepting or rejecting a connection request based upon capability information of a user device
Inventor: SERRAVALLE FRANCESCA
IPC: H04W8/22
Filed: 2008-03-25
Abstract: A base station 5 determines whether to accept a connection request from a user device 3 requesting connection to a communications network 7. The base station 5 receives a connection request from the user device 3, the connection request including a predefined identifier, e.g. indicating the connection request relates to a circuit-switched call. The base station 5 generates a message to request capability information associated with the user device 3 and transmits the message to a gateway component 9 in the communications network 7. In response, the base station 5 receives the capability information, determines whether to permit a connection to the user device 3 and transmits a message to release, reject or establish the connection. Alternatively, the base station 5 may incorporate the message to request capability information into a connection setup message transmitted to the user device 3. Preferably, an alternative communications network to which the user device 3 should connect may be determined based on the capability information.
Patent GB-2459105-A (GB)
Title: A process for reducing the set time of a cementitious slurry
Inventor: WILKES IAN PAUL
IPC: C04B22/00
Filed: 2008-04-09
Abstract: A process for reducing the set time of a cementitious slurry, such as a plaster (gypsum) slurry is disclosed which comprises the steps of, providing a pre-determined amount of water, providing a pre-determined amount of the cementitious material, mixing the water and the cementitious material together at a first time to form a slurry, and, re-directing a portion of the slurry formed at the first time to combine with slurry formed at a second time. Thus particles of partially-set cementitious material are fed back to the setting slurry to act as nucleation points to accelerate the setting process. This may be achieved by use of a reactor with a feedback loop that redirects part of the outlet flow to the inlet of the reactor.
Patent GB-2459467-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle trim seal arrangement
Inventor: MORETON-SMITH PAUL
IPC: B60J10/00
Filed: 2008-04-23
Abstract: A seal arrangement in which a seal has a base 114 which is adhesively 120 fastened to a body structure 2 of a motor vehicle, a tubular portion 115 extends from the base portion 114 for contact with the inner side of the door 4. The seal includes a location feature 116 to interact with a trim assembly 117 on the vehicle to correctly position it on the motor vehicle. The adhesive may be double-sided adhesive tape 120 and a tear bead 120 may be used to assist with bonding of the seal to the body structure 2. The trim location feature 117 may be a hook shaped portion and the base portion 114 may have a recess formed in it to increase the flexibility of the base portion 114 and the adhesive tape 120 is secured in the recess. Also claimed is a seal which interacts with a locating feature on the structure of the vehicle. The seal mail be used for a door, tailgate or boot of a hatchback vehicle, hinged window or glass sunroof.
Patent GB-2450416-A (GB)
Title: Sensor mounted to maintain uninterrupted pipe wall
Inventor: WEBSTER DAVID
IPC: F16K17/10
Filed: 2008-06-19
Abstract: A device 17 is mounted in a conduit so that it is exposed to ambient conditions within the conduit, and is shaped so that it provides a continuous surface with the conduit wall 11. The device may be assembled to a conduit portion and then machined together with the bore 13 to ensure a concentric finish. The device 17 may include a piston 14 of a High Integrity Pipeline Protection System (HIPPS), in which case the smooth, continuous surface helps to prevent wax and hydrate deposits which could prevent the piston 14 from accurately sensing pressure in the pipeline.
Patent GB-2464734-A (GB)
Title: Providing sensor device specific calibration coefficients for sensor based measurements
Inventor: VICKERY PAUL EDWARD
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2008-10-24
Abstract: A method of providing device specific calibration data for a sensor device, comprises providing a sensor device is a region whose environment is to be monitored, the sensor device comprising at least a portion which is responsive to a selected condition of the region, a transmitter portion and a memory portion. Generic calibration data associated with a group of sensors into which the sensor device falls is then stored in a database remote from the sensor device, and at least correction data for use in modifying the generic calibration data to more accurately fit the actual calibration data of the sensor device is stored in the memory portion of the sensor device. The sensor device is interrogated with an interrogator device to obtain the correction data, and the generic calibration data relating to the sensor device is retrieved from the database and modified using the correction data to produce sensor device specific calibration data. An embodiment is described where the sensors are SAW type tyre pressure sensors and temperature sensors.
Patent GB-2455912-A (GB)
Title: Bag dispensing unit
Inventor: DRIVER BRIAN MELVIN
IPC: B65D33/00
Filed: 2008-12-23
Abstract: A container dispensing device/unit comprising an elongate main housing (2) able to accommodate a supply of bags/containers for successive dispensing therefrom, a cover (12) mountable to the main housing for displacement between a position which allows access to the interior of the main housing and a closed position in which it covers-in the interior of the main housing and any container content therein, means (27) for retaining the cover (12) in its closed position, and an elongate slot (32) extending lengthways of the device/unit through which bags/containers can be successively withdrawn from the device/unit. The main housing and cover may be trough-like, and the cover may be hinged to the main housing. A sliding locking member (31) may engage lugs (29) and (28) to lock the device in the closed position, and the ends of the main housing may be belled outwards to provide a bearing surface for a wound rod/roll of bags.
Patent GB-2466505-A (GB)
Title: An exercise pant having cushioning member
Inventor: LIOU SHI MING
IPC: A41D1/084
Filed: 2008-12-24
Abstract: An exercise pant includes a pant body 10 having a carrying portion 14 formed and located between a middle chamber 11 and two tubular members 12, and a cushioning device 20 attached to the carrying portion. The cushioning device 20 includes two cushioning elements 33 attached to the rear portion of a planar member (32, figure 2) for softly engaging with the buttocks of the user, with a slot 35 between the cushioning elements to allow circulation of air. On the front portion of the planar member is a cushioning article 36, with a recess for receiving or supporting and protecting the genitals of the user. The cushioning article 36 may be separate from the planar member and attached to it by stitching or welding. The cushioning device 20 may include flaps (40, figure 7), attached to side portions of the planar member, for engaging with the user's groin.
Patent GB-2461764-A (GB)
Title: Food container with removable water draining means
Inventor: GELL COLIN
IPC: B65D30/00
Filed: 2009-01-30
Abstract: A food container 1 comprising at least one sealing means 5 and a removeable sieving means 9 wherein the or each sealing means 5 is removeable to expose the sieving means 9. Preferably a line of weakness 13 is provided parallel to the sieving means 9 to allow the sieving means 9 to be removed from the container 1. Preferably the container 1 is inwardly tapered. Preferably the container 1 is suited to microwave heating. Preferably the sieving means 9 is a mesh or perforated sheet. The container 1 may be put to cooking rice, pasta, and noodles.
Patent GB-2454149-A (GB)
Title: Refuge chamber and method
Inventor: PATON-ASH GREGORY ROY
IPC: E04H9/12
Filed: 2007-09-20
Abstract: A refuge chamber for miners in a mine includes a skid. The chamber includes a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state which is expandable to a deployed state and extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine including the steps of opening a skid made of metal. There is the step of expanding a tent that is disposed in the skid in an undeployed state to a deployed state that extends from the skid to provide a protected atmosphere for the miners.
Patent GB-2458034-A (GB)
Title: Garment with zips
Inventor: BICKEL JOHN
IPC: A41D13/005
Filed: 2009-04-09
Abstract: A garment 10 is disclosed having a body portion 11; limb portions 12, 12', 15, 15'; and at least one pair of limb zips 13 and 21; 13' and 21'; 16 and 23; 16' and 23' wherein the or each pair of limb zips extends along a limb portion in respective opposite directions from a joint region 20, 20', 22, 22' of that limb portion, and wherein both sides of the or each pair of limb zips 13, 13' remain permanently attached at the joint region and are closed by drawing the limb zips away from the joint portion. In particular the garment has zips extending away from the knee and elbow joints and is arranged to ease dressing. In particular the garment may be a skin-tight garment or a wetsuit.
Patent GB-2461364-A (GB)
Title: Safety cable bracket and slidable clip for lifeline which can bypass bracket without lifeline disconnection
Inventor: ATTWOOD JAMES
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 2009-04-24
Abstract: Safety apparatus comprising a cable 12, a plurality of brackets 14 formed from a single web of folded materiel, preferably steel, which has a tubular tunnel 18 for the cable, and secures the cable to structural parts 15, a clip 13 slidable along and securable to the cable and a tether 10 for attachment of the clip to the harness 11. Preferably the tunnel has chamfered ends and the bracket has a base 19 comprising a main part and a flange with both parts having at least one aperture for securement to a support. Preferably there is a bent limb connected to the bracket base on the opposite side to the flange. In one embodiment 16 the bracket pivots on a box like support, so it can be accessed from both sides of a support 17. Preferably the clip has a fixed jaw and a movable jaw for engagement and disengagement from the cable.
Patent GB-2474264-A (GB)
Title: A door lock component comprising of eutectic material
Inventor: GODDARD PETER
IPC: A01K1/08
Filed: 2009-10-08
Abstract: A door lock component comprising of eutectic material which may therefore melt during a fire to allow a secured door to be released from its securing in the event of a fire. The fusible component of the door lock may be a sliding bolt 40, spring 60, staple 35, barrel, hasp, alternatively an attachment means such as a screw 70 may be of a low melting point eutectic material. In one arrangement the door lock is a sliding latch bolt on a stable door; a door opener may be provider to automatically open the door once the eutectic material has melted thus allowing livestock such as horses to escape a burning stable.
Patent GB-2474662-A (GB)
Title: Solar energy power source comprising moveable solar panels
Inventor: AVIGAD OFER
IPC: F24J2/54
Filed: 2009-10-21
Abstract: A solar energy power source apparatus 20 comprises a beam 22, rotatable about its axis, and at least one solar panel 24 for receiving sunlight. Preferably, the beam comprises an azimuth beam which is oriented substantially along a north-south direction. A rotation coupling 32 for each solar panel connects the solar panel to the beam at a fixed location along the beam so that the panel is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the beam axis. For each solar panel, a slider 40 is mounted to the beam so that it is moveable along the beam. A support arm 42 is provided, rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the beam, which connects each slider to its solar panel. A translatable drive rod 50 is connected to each slider such that movement of the drive rod along the beam changes the tilt or elevation angle that each panel makes with the beam axis. The drive rod may be displaced by a worm drive 52 comprising a threaded rod 53. Preferably, the rotation of the beam about its axis also rotates the drive rod about the beam axis. In use, the apparatus is designed to provide a two-axis solar tracker.