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Patent GB-2452822-A (GB)
Title: Remote control of electric powered vehicle heaters and coolers while engine is off
Inventor: PERKINS WILLIAM PAUL
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2008-09-01
Abstract: A vehicle with electrically powered cabin heaters and coolers receives a remote signal 110 from an operator instructing the vehicle to bring a cabin temperature to a desired temperature before the vehicle engine is running, and in response, the vehicle determines whether a battery state of charge exceeds a threshold 112 and if so, activates the cabin heater or cooler to condition cabin air. The remote signal may be from a key fob, phone, PDA or computer, which may also display climate information such as cabin temperature. The vehicle may be hybrid electric, fuel cell or have a conventional engine (18, fig 1). A timer may turn off the heater or cooler after a time period (e.g. 5 or 6 minutes) to prevent draining the battery; and be programmed with times of the day when remote control is permitted or prevented. Window, seat and steering wheel heaters or coolers may be controlled. An external power supply may provide power to the heaters or coolers.
Patent GB-2463058-A (GB)
Title: Holding device
Inventor: LASSE ARO
IPC: B60N3/10
Filed: 2008-09-01
Abstract: Holding device for fixing articles 10 of daily use, such as handbags or large bottles, inside a vehicle comprises a first fixing element 12 for fixing at least one article 10 of daily use, where the first fixing element 12 is shaped like a pocket. A second fixing element 14 for fixing at least one article 10 of daily use is integrated at the first fixing element 12, where the second fixing element 14 provides a clamp-shaped element 18 or a flexible strap, which at least partly surrounds the article 10 to be fixed.
Patent GB-2464972-A (GB)
Title: Cathodic protection monitoring system
Inventor: HOLT RICHARD
IPC: C23F13/22
Filed: 2008-11-03
Abstract: The cathodic protection monitoring system consists of a mobile unit (1) a command unit (2) and a number of monitor stations (4). The command unit (2) is connected to the monitor stations (4) using a two wire power and communications array (3). The final monitoring unit (4) is connected to the command unit (2) with the return loop (5) to provide redundancy. The command unit will acquire data from the monitoring units and store a number of readings to await retrieval by the mobile unit. The time interval between readings may be commanded. The command unit is self powered. Data exchange and power transfer between the command unit and the mobile unit may be achieved using a non-contact inductive coupling. The monitoring system is employed in an offshore structure and the mobile unit may be a remotely operated vehicle, autonomous underwater vehicle or manned submersible.
Patent GB-2450852-A (GB)
Title: Retainer for use with a corona ground element of an electrostatic precipitator
Inventor: KIERN BRUCE M
IPC: B03C3/86
Filed: 2007-04-12
Abstract: A retainer (604) for use with a corona ground element of an electrostatic precipitator is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The retainer (604) includes a body and a retainer aperture (625) extending at least partially through the body and adapted to receive a projection extending from the corona ground element. The retainer aperture (625) is configured to receive the projection as a press fit.
Patent GB-2466978-A (GB)
Title: Gate for controlling the flow of water through a flood defence
Inventor: WILLIAMS MICHAEL CHARLES
IPC: E02B8/04
Filed: 2009-01-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a self regulating gate or valve 10 for controlling the flow of tidal waters. The gate or valve allows overflow water through a flood defence i.e. a barrage and also allows controlled inundation of defended land behind the flood defence to maintain fragile. The gate or valve 10 comprises a flow housing 12 defining at least one flow aperture, a gate 14 mounted about a pivotal axis 22 and movable across the face of the flow aperture for interrupting the flow of tidal water through the flow aperture. A flotation device 36 is connected to the gate 14 and adapted to rise and fall with tidal waters to control the position of the gate 14. The pivotal axis of the gate 14 is disposed at least substantially perpendicular to the face of the flow aperture such that water flow does not affect the operation of the gate.
Patent GB-2454426-A (GB)
Title: Flow control mechanism for improving pressure resistance and hull vibration
Inventor: HONG CHUN BEOM
IPC: B63B1/32
Filed: 2007-09-03
Abstract: A flow control mechanism, for improving pressure resistance and hull vibration, includes a lower fin and an upper fin. The lower fin is disposed between a second station and a fourth station in a length direction of a ship and between 10% and 20% of a design draft from a bottom of the ship in a height direction of the ship, the lower fin being inclined at an angle of 20 to 40 degrees with respect to a design draught (or base) line. The upper fin is disposed between the second station and the fourth station in the length direction of the ship and between 30% and 60% of the design draft from the bottom of the ship in the height direction of the ship, the upper fin being inclined at an angle of 10 to 30 degrees with respect to the design draught (or base) line. Further, an additional fin is disposed between a first station and a third station in the length direction of the ship and between 5% and 20% of the design draft from the bottom of the ship in the height direction of the ship, the additional fin being inclined at an angle of 10 to 40 degrees with respect to the design draught (or base) line.
Patent GB-2455252-A (GB)
Title: Self-cleaning shaker
Inventor: JONES BRADLEY
IPC: B07B1/28
Filed: 2007-09-25
Abstract: A vibratory separator including a housing having a drilling material inlet and at least one basket, at least one screen assembly configured to be disposed in the at least one basket, an actuator connected to the at least one basket, wherein the actuator provides vibratory motion to the at least one basket, a sump configured to receive drilling material that passes through the at least one screen assembly, and at least one spray nozzle for cleaning the vibratory separator is disclosed. A method for cleaning a vibratory separator including providing instructions to a programmable logic controller to activate at least one spray nozzle disposed on the vibratory separator is also disclosed. A method of retrofitting a vibratory separator including installing at least one spray nozzle in a vibratory separator, installing a programmable logic controller on the vibratory separator, and providing instructions to the programmable logic controller to activate at least one spray nozzle disposed on the vibratory separator is disclosed.
Patent GB-2455957-A (GB)
Title: SSL7 Mutants and uses therefor
Inventor: FRASER JOHN DAVID
IPC: C07K1/14
Filed: 2007-10-18
Abstract: The invention relates to SSL7 mutants which have no, or at least reduced, ability to bind to IgA. The mutants have significant application in the purification or isolation of C5 from samples and in the identification or detection, including quantitation, of C5 in samples. Use of the mutants has the benefit of minimising or preventing simultaneous isolation and/or detection of IgA in a sample, simplifying and improving methods relying on wild type SSL7.
Patent GB-2469800-A (GB)
Title: Communications system
Inventor: SINGH JAGDEEP
IPC: H04W76/04
Filed: 2009-04-27
Abstract: A mobile communications system in which mobile communications devices are arranged to transmit and receive signals from a base station using one or a subset of available sub-bands, with the base station being configured to move the mobile communications devices between the sub-bands. An anchor sub-band is also provided on which idle mobile communications devices camp until they are moved to one or more other sub-bands in addition to or instead of the anchor sub-band.
Patent GB-2456718-A (GB)
Title: Data byte load based network byte-timeslot allocation
Inventor: SANDSTROM MARK HENRIK
IPC: H04J3/16
Filed: 2007-11-06
Abstract: Systems and methods enable maximizing network data throughput via optimizing network capacity allocation. The network throughput maximization system comprises a network transporting data from source nodes to a destination node of the network, buffers for buffering data bytes to be sent from the source nodes to the destination node, and an element at the destination node that cyclically allocates the network capacity among the source nodes according to the amounts of data bytes arrived in the buffers at the source nodes during the previous capacity allocation cycle. The network data transport capacity allocation optimization method comprises steps of buffering at network source nodes data bytes to be transported to a network destination node, and cyclically allocating by the destination node the data transport capacity among the source nodes based on the relative volumes of bytes received in the buffers of the source nodes during the most recent capacity allocation cycle.
Patent GB-2473263-A (GB)
Title: Augmented reality virtual image degraded based on quality of camera image
Inventor: KOCHI MASAMI
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 2009-09-07
Abstract: Image processing comprising an image generator for generating a computer-generated virtual image S200, and an image mixer S205 for combining the computer generated image with at least a part of a camera-captured image to generate a composite augmented reality image. The image generator is operable to apply image degradation S210 to the computer generated image in response to an image attribute of the camera-captured image. The image attribute is indicative of the image quality of the camera-captured image. The image attribute may be the degree of digital zoom or noise in the camera image. The virtual image may be degraded by noise or by applying a degree of pixelation so that the quality of the image is substantially the same as the camera captured image. This improves the illusion that the computer generated image is part of the real environment.
Patent GB-2459621-A (GB)
Title: Double lock override mechanism for vehicular passive entry door latch
Inventor: TOMASZEWSKI KRIS
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 2008-03-03
Abstract: In a particular embodiment, the door latch system includes a ratchet, a pawl, a release lever, a lock link, a double lock lever and a double lock override lever. The ratchet is movable between a closed position for holding a striker, and an open position. The pawl is movable between a ratchet locking position wherein the pawl holds the ratchet in the closed position, and a ratchet release position wherein the pawl permits the ratchet to move to the open position. The release lever is movable between a rest position and a pawl release position. The lock link is movable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. In the engagement position the lock link is positioned to transfer movement of the release lever to the pawl release position into movement of the pawl to the ratchet release position. In the disengagement position the lock link does not transfer movement of the release lever to the pawl release position into movement of the pawl to the ratchet release position. The double lock lever is movable between a double locking position wherein the double lock lever prevents movement of the lock link out of the disengagement position, and an undouble locking position wherein the double lock lever permits movement of the lock link to the engagement position. The double lock override lever is movable between a first position wherein the double lock override lever prevents the double lock lever from being in the double locking position, and a second position wherein the double lock lever is movable to the double locking position. The ratchet has a double lock override control surface thereon that is positioned to move the double lock override lever to the first position when the ratchet moves to the open position.
Patent GB-107825-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electrically Driven Vibratory Apparatus and the like, especially for use in the Treatment of Ear Troubles.
IPC: A61F11/00
Filed: 1916-07-17
Abstract: 107,825. Sterling Telephone & Electric Co., and Bell, F. G. July 17, 1916. Ear instruments and hearing-appliances. - In electric vibratory apparatus for the treatment of ear affections of the kind in which a telephone receiver is placed in the circuit of an electric buzzer, the circuit is so arranged that the telephone receiver is only in circuit when the magnet is de-energized. Attached to the armature 2 of the magnet are two spring contacts, one of which engages the contact 4 controlling the magnet circuit and the other 7 closes the circuit of the telephone receiver 6 when the first is withdrawn on energization of the magnet.
Patent GB-1176376-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Vehicle Bodies
IPC: B60J7/14
Filed: 1967-03-03
Abstract: 1,176,376. Railway vehicle roofs. OFFICINE DI COSTAMASNAGA S.p.A. 3 March, 1967 [4 March, 1966], No. 10049/67. Heading B7L. A vehicle, particularly a railway wagon, having an operable roof is characterized in that the roof is comprised of two longitudinally extending shells 2, 2a, Fig. 2, having arms 21, 21a respectively, pivoted at each end 30 of the vehicle on a pin 7 vertically movable by a driving means 3, 8, the shells also being pivotally connected to the vehicle ends 30 by links 5 and hinge pins 4. Each pin 7 is carried by a slide 33 movable in vertical guides 34 on end wall 30 and is mounted in an eye at the end of a pistonrod 8 movable in a double-acting hydraulic cylinder 3, secured at 32 to the end wall 30. The pin 7 is also secured to a triangular plate 35 welded to a cross-piece 36 which is guidable over the cylinder 3, balancing springs 6 being positioned between the cross-piece and an end wall stiffener 37. The opposed upper edges of the shells are provided with angle sections 9, 9a to coat with a sealing gasket as described with reference to Fig. 4 (not shown). The shell 2a is fitted to the pin 7 by a close fitting circular hole whereas the shell 2 connects with the pin 7 by having an elongated hole, to facilitate making and breaking its seal. The cylinders 3 are connected to a manually operable pump (not shown).
Patent GB-436003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the treatment of artificial threads
IPC: D01D10/04
Filed: 1934-04-03
Abstract: <PICT:0436003/IV/1> Self-supporting hollow windings or packs of artificial thread are washed and treated by sucking water or a treating liquid through a number of packs C threaded in superimposed relationship on a vertical perforated tube A which lies closely against the inner surfaces of the packs and is open at its upper end, a closure being maintained at the upper end of the column by means of an imperforate tube B which is closed at its upper end, fits closely over the tube A and is held with its lower end pressed against the topmost pack owing to the reduced pressure within the perforated tube, so that it follows the contraction of the column.  After being treated with the liquid, the packs may be dried while threaded on the perforated tube.  The outer tube B may be fitted at its upper end with a lightly-fitting lid carrying a manometer. In operation, the tubes A are tightened at the lower ends in openings of the washing tank, using packing plates or rings of soft rubber, and the tank is filled with washing water and, as the process of purification proceeds, with the different after-treating liquids, the liquids being sucked through the packs and perforations of the tube A.  As the length of the columns of packs diminishes the outer tubes B follow this movement and seal the tubes A against entry of the washing and treating liquids except through the packs and perforations.  The tubes are made preferably of lacquered aluminium or artificial resin capable of resisting corrosion or of acid-proof metal.  After the liquid treatment the packs are dried on the tubes by sucking or blowing heated air therethrough.  The packs may be wound round with some threads or wrapped up in permeable cloths prior to threading on the tubes, and they may be separated by permeable or impermeable rings of tissues, rubber, or the like.  The process of treating threads is stated to be particularly useful for packs wound from bottom to top, as described in Specification 434,881, but may also be applied to centrifugal cakes wherein the layers of thread are piled inwardly.
Patent GB-514301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fittings of electric lamps
IPC: F21V23/06
Filed: 1938-04-02
Abstract: 514,301. Junction boxes; lamp chimneys. THORPE, Ltd., F. W., and THORPE, F. W. April 2, 1938, No. 10107. [Class 38 (i)] [Also in Group XI] In an electric lamp fitting comprising a wiring box containing a porcelain wiring block, the latter is inserted through the front of the body and is so shaped that it locates with complementary projections or depressions in the side of the box body, and is thus held in position when the lid of the wiring box is closed. The wiring box 1, Fig. 1, has ribs 4 projecting inwards to coact with grooves 8 in the sides of the porcelain block 6. When the lid 11 is screwed in position it abuts a ridge 10 on the block 6 so that the block is located in position. The block contains tubular connectors 15 linking india-rubber covered supply leads 18 and the asbestos covered lamp leads 19, and is positioned in the centre of the box to leave ample cooling space. The box has a circular flange 20 on which an asbestos ring 21 is placed and the box is passed up through the reflector so that the holes 25, Fig. 3, in the flange 20 are adjacent the gaps 24 in the reflector 26, Fig. 4, and the reflector is then secured in position by the screw 23.
Patent GB-861159-A (GB)
Title: Electrolytic counter cell
Inventor: PETERS FREIMUT
IPC: H01M10/34
Filed: 1958-03-28
Abstract: 861,159. Batteries. ACCUMULATORENFABRIK A.G. March 28, 1958, No. 10142/58. Class 53. A sealed counter E.M.F. cell, Fig. 1, is filled with oxygen at the time of sealing and comprises metal electrodes 6, 7 having no active material, and in which the electrolyte is absorbed in the separator 8 which need not be permeable to gas. Gases evolved when the cell is in use have access to spaces 11 and are absorbed by the exposed surfaces of the electrodes which are roughened or coated with nickel or made of sintered nickel. The casing consists of two metal parts 1, 2 separated by insulation 3. Between the electrodes and the casing are distance piece 4, 5 which may be made of insulating material or metal. In the latter case they help to absorb the gases and also make connection between the electrodes and the two parts of the casing which then form the cell terminals. The members 4, 5 are in the form of a framework having large interstices. In a modification the member 5 is omitted, the electrode 7 being in contact with the bottom of the cell. The cell may be constructed with the electrodes arranged vertically as shown in Fig. 2, and each electrode may be divided into two parts 20, 22 with a metal distance piece 26 between them. In other modifications some of the electrodes are of the normal single kind and some in two parts separated by metal distance pieces. Coiled electrodes may be made by superimposing flat sheets comprising electrodes which may be single or divided with separating metal members, and insulating sheets between electrodes of opposite polarity. The whole assembly is then wound into a coil. Specification 796,849 is referred to.
Patent GB-462214-A (GB)
Title: Alarm clock having an eight-day movement
IPC: G04B23/08
Filed: 1936-04-06
Abstract: 462,214. Alarm clocks. JUNGHANS AKT.-GES., GEB. April 6, 1936, No. 10143. Convention date, April 9, 1935. [Class 139] In an alarm clock having an eight-day time movement 2 and alarm mechanism (10, 18, 16) operating at intervals of twenty-four hours, the mainspring 3 is arranged centrally behind the time movement 2, the setting spindle 7 for the time hands 8 passes through the centre of spring 3, and the winding and setting means 10, 12 for the alarm mechanism is arranged laterally of the time movement. The arm spring 18 is arranged within the frame of the time movement. In the position shown in the Figure the pinion 12 on spindle 10 engages wheel 14 to set the alarm mechanism and the alarm setting hand 16. If spindle 10 be pulled upwards axially, the pinion 12 engages wheel 17 to wind the alarm spring 18.
Patent GB-1035585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the refining of glass
IPC: C03B5/225
Filed: 1965-03-10
Abstract: <PICT:1035585/C1/1> A glass melt 2 is refined by inductively heating a layer-like zone A in the melt and causing the zone to pass upward through the melt.  The melt may be traversed successively by a number of such heated zones.  The container 1 may be held stationary and one or more surrounding coils 3 and 4 moved upward; or the coil 3 may be held stationary and container 1 moved vertically.  The glass in the heated zone has reduced viscosity, and the diameters of bubbles therein increase, and consequently the tendency of the bubbles to rise increases.  The wall of the container 1, of ceramic, may be cooled by air.
Patent GB-376732-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in mountings for piezo electric crystals
IPC: H03H3/04
Filed: 1931-04-07
Abstract: 376,732. Piezo-electric crystal mountings. DIXON, E. J. C., Barnhill, Preston Road, near Harrow, Middlesex. April 7, 1931, Nos. 10248 and 35201. [Class 40 (v).] The gap between a piezo-electric crystal and a co-operating electrode is arranged to be readily adjusted by hand, and in addition the gap is automatically adjusted, with variations in temperature, to compensate for changes in the natural frequency of the crystal itself. As shown in Fig. 1, the crystal 1 rests on a steel electrode 2, and the upper electrode 3 is adjustable by a micrometer head 4, which is supported in a steel bush 5 in an ebonite lid 6 closing the cylindrical ebonite tube 9. In Fig. 2, the micrometer bush is supported on a series of concentric flanged cylinders alternately of steel and aluminium. The crystal rests on an electrode 10 placed in a recess in the marble base 11. The adjusting knob 20 is enclosed by an aluminium lid 21. With the arrangements of Figs. 1 and 2, the materials and dimensions are such that, when the temperature is varied, the gap varies in length just sufficiently to compensate for the frequency change in the crystal itself, thus maintaining the effective frequency constant. In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the gap is varied with temperature changes, by the flexing of a bi-metallic strip 24 on which the lower slidable electrode 2 is supported by a ball 25. The rate of gap adjustment per degree of temperature change is varied by means of a screw 28 which alters the effective length of the strip 24 by sliding the crosshead 26 along guides 27. The upper electrode 3 is adjusted by a micrometer screw 22 running in a split bush 5. An insulating cover 30, locked by a bayonet joint 32, carries an internal metallic ring 31 which makes contact with a spring 3a connected to the upper electrode. In order to prevent damping of the crystal vibrations by the air in the gap, the crystal holder may be evacuated and if desired filled with hydrogen. A suitable construction is shown in Fig. 4, in which the upper electrode 3 is carried in a plate 33 separated from the cylinder 23 by an insulating ring 34. The joints are ground optically flat and are sealed with grease. A further plate 35 covering the plate 33 is channelled as shown, so that it may register with channels 37, 38 for evacuating the holder, and may then be rotated to close the channels. An outer cover 40 may contain bitumen or other sealing composition. Alternatively, a holder such as shown in Fig. 3 may be mounted in a glass envelope which is sealed after evacuation.