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Patent GB-2407342-A (GB)
Title: Multi-cylinder engine electric device mounting construction
Inventor: ITOH KENJI
IPC: F02B67/06
Filed: 2001-09-26
Abstract: A multi-cylinder engine has an electric device, alternator 4, positioned adjacent an engine component, intake manifold 15. An electrode terminal 19 of the alternator 4 is positioned so that it faces an end face of inlet manifold 15, in the direction in which the cylinders are arranged. When the engine is installed transversely, this arrangement allows the inlet manifold to act as a protection barrier in a collision, preventing the electrode terminal from being brought into contact with the vehicle body.
Patent GB-2423311-A (GB)
Title: Device for automatically dispensing a chemical into a toilet cistern
Inventor: TAN TAN HANG MEOW
IPC: E03D9/02
Filed: 2005-02-15
Abstract: A device for automatically dispensing a chemical into a toilet cistern comprises an open-topped container containing a water-soluble solid chemical, a cap member having a fluid retaining depression (25) with a central drain opening (28) and at least one aperture (24) in a side wall, wherein the aperture (24) is positioned at a point which is lower than the lowest part of the depression (25).
Patent GB-2416837-A (GB)
Title: A fluid detector having lateral offset along its emitter to receiver radiation paths
Inventor: CHU ANDREW CHUNG-MING
IPC: G01N21/35
Filed: 2005-02-23
Abstract: A fluid detector comprising: a support (102, Fig. 5); an emitter 4, such as an IR LED, mounted on the support, and adapted to emit radiation along a first axis; a radiation receiver 12 mounted on the support and adapted to receive radiation along a second axis. The first axis and second axis to are substantially parallel, but are laterally offset with respect to each other. A detection zone (46, fig. 1) is located between the emitter and receiver. A tubular conduit 48 that contains fluid e.g. a liquid 56 is located in the detection zone. In use, the radiation from the emitter along the first axis may be received by the receiver along the second axis as a result of a refraction of the radiation by the tubular conduit and the fluid contained in it. Emitter and receiver may have their own respective housing 58, 62. The housings may have transparent end faces 60, 44, which are parallel with each other, and are in contact with the longitudinal sides of conduit. The emitter and receiver, each may be movably mounted on the support. The tubular conduit may comprise a part of an intravenous infusion set. The receiver may activate an alarm (20, 28 fig. 1) when gas bubbles 72 are detected in the liquid flow 56.
Patent GB-2411920-A (GB)
Title: Casing scraper
Inventor: TULLOCH RORY MCCRAE
IPC: E21B/
Filed: 2005-03-10
Abstract: A casing scraper comprises a plurality of blade modules (5,6,7) mounted on a mandrel (2). The blade modules (5,6,7) are identical to each other and have castellated ends which are engaged with the couplers (16,18) to prevent relative rotation between the modules. By manipulation of a thread protector (10) the modules can be operated in a configuration in which they are free to rotate relative to the mandrel or in a configuration in which they are rotationally fast with the mandrel. Each module comprises a housing in which a plurality of scraper blades are mounted. The scraper blades include shoulders which prevent the blades passing completely through mounting windows provided in the housing and are biased radially outwardly relative to the housing by compression springs.
Patent GB-2413837-A (GB)
Title: Means for reducing pressure in a perforating gun
Inventor: GROVE BRENDEN M
IPC: E21B/
Filed: 2005-04-05
Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for reducing the post detonation pressure of a perforating gun. The apparatus includes a perforating gun 10 carrying at least one explosive charge 14, wherein when the explosive charge 14 is detonated, it produces a pressurised detonation gas. The apparatus further comprises a mechanism for reducing the pressure of the detonation gas proximate to the perforating gun 10. The detonation gas pressure is desirably reduced in a time frame sufficient to create a dynamic underbalance condition to facilitate a surge flow of fluid from a reservoir into a wellbore. The pressure reduction mechanism includes singularly or in combination, a heat sink 16 to reduce the temperature of the detonation gas, a reactant 24 to recombine with the reactant gas and reduce the molar density of the detonation gas, and/or a physical compression mechanism 28 to utilise the waste energy of the detonation gas to create work whilst reducing the temperature of the gas and the molar density of the gas.
Patent GB-2416227-A (GB)
Title: Method of determining optimum blade locations
Inventor: HENNING THOMAS RICHARD
IPC: F01D5/02
Filed: 2005-07-07
Abstract: A processor-implemented method (400) of assembling a rotatable machine (10) is provided. The machine includes a plurality of blades that extend radially outwardly from a rotor. The method includes determining (402) a geometric parameter for each blade in a row of blades that is relative to a ratio, R of an inlet area and an outlet area of a predetermined volume defined between each pair of blades, determining (404) an initial sequence map for the row of blades that facilitates minimizing a difference of R between circumferentially adjacent pairs of blades, and iteratively remapping (414) the sequence of the blades to facilitate reducing a moment weight vector sum of the rotor to a value that is less than a predetermined value. The rotatable machine is preferably a gas turbine engine.
Patent GB-2428307-A (GB)
Title: Rear projecton screen
Inventor: ALEXANDER ROY
IPC: B32B27/30
Filed: 2005-07-09
Abstract: A rear projection screen material comprises a layer of transparent film and attached to at least one thereof a layer of a translucent film.
Patent GB-2421359-A (GB)
Title: A gravity reducing/levitation machine
Inventor: TATHAM PAUL RICHARD GRINDLE
IPC: H02N15/02
Filed: 2005-08-26
Abstract: A machine for creating a levitating force on an object 7 comprises a thermally insulated compartment (1), cooled to a low temperature located under the object 7 to be lifted, said compartment containing a coil 3 that may be a horizontal disk-shape, or any other shape arranged at an angle from the vertical such that dc current applied to the coil flows in a direction other than parallel to the direction of gravitational force, the coil(s) being made to rotate sufficiently rapidly in the same direction as the flow of electrons so that the energy flow will achieve the speed of light and produce a moving standing wave. This is said to generates a horizontal, or non-vertical back e. m. f. from the standing wave in the coil(s) that pulls the 'gravity' particles away from the object to be lifted, using the speed of light as the 'anchor' against which to pull thus allegedly reducing the force of gravity.
Patent GB-2420328-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle console with armrest extension
Inventor: RADU BOGDAN
IPC: B60N2/75
Filed: 2005-11-21
Abstract: A console (30) for a vehicle includes a body (32) defining a compartment (42) and an opening therein. The console (30) further includes a lid configured to cover the opening (42). The lid includes an armrest portion (52). A separate armrest extension (31) is movably mounted relative to the body (32) and the lid, wherein the armrest extension (31) is movable between a storage position and a deployed position.
Patent GB-2422690-A (GB)
Title: Valve stack having pattern switching valve
Inventor: SHENOY ANIL KUMAR R
IPC: E02F3/42
Filed: 2005-12-09
Abstract: A valve stack for a work machine has first 78 and second 80 valve bodies, each with respective first mounting surfaces 88, 116, pilot operated valve members 102, 130 associated with a respective actuator 42, 44 and second 90, 118 mounting surfaces. The stack has a further third valve body 82 with a third mounting surface 140 configured to engage the second mounting surfaces of the first and second valve bodies. At least a third valve member 152 lies within the third body and is movable between a first position in which movement of a first operator control device 23 corresponds to movement of the first valve member while a second operator control device 25 operates the second valve member and a second position in which the first controller operates the second valve and the second controller operates the first valve. Enables the operating pattern of a machine to be switched to suit an operator trained on a different class of machine.
Patent GB-2434974-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible laundry stand
Inventor: ROBERTS SIMON
IPC: D06F57/04
Filed: 2005-12-29
Abstract: A laundry stand comprises a base, a support, and a structural member interconnecting the base and the support. The support is adapted to have clothes hung therefrom. The support and the base may be rotatable relative to each other (Figure 4). The support may comprise a number of arms and the base may comprise a number of legs, the arms and the legs being movable between an erected position, in which the arms and the legs extend outwardly from the structural member, and a collapsed position, in which the arms and the legs lie adjacent the structural member. The support may comprise a support extension, the support extension being movable between a retracted position in which it is inoperative and an extended position in which the support extension is adapted to have clothes hung there from (Figure 4 item 11).
Patent GB-2435694-A (GB)
Title: Peak voltage detector circuit
Inventor: BURDETT ALISON
IPC: G01R19/04
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A peak voltage detector circuit comprising a comparator (A1) for comparing an input voltage (VA) against an output voltage (VB) stored by a capacitance (C1); the comparator (A1) switching a charging current (I1), such that the capacitance (C1) is charged so long as the input voltage (VA) exceeds the output voltage (VB). The output voltage (VB) therefore increases to, and remains at, the peak of the input voltage (VA). The accuracy of prior art voltage peak detector circuits is affected by the magnitude of the charging current (I1): too high a charging current (I1) will result in overshoot, with the stored output voltage (VB) exceeding the peak input voltage (VA); too low a charging current (I1) will result in the capacitance (C1) taking too long to reach the point where the output voltage (VB) equals the input voltage (VA). To overcome this problem and to increase accuracy, the present invention is a peak voltage detector circuit in which the charging current (I1) is proportional to the difference between the input voltage (VA) and the output voltage (VB). The circuit also includes means (S1) for discharging the capacitance (C1) and thereby resetting the circuit.
Patent GB-2436293-A (GB)
Title: Spinous processes insertion device
Inventor: GALLEY GEOFFREY HARRISON
IPC: A61B17/70
Filed: 2006-03-24
Abstract: A device 1 for insertion between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae of the human spine comprises a first tapered screw like component 8 dismountably assembled to a second component 9 by means of a centrally located shaped rod 2; the second portion 9 comprises a self locating spacing member, remaining in position between adjacent spinous processes after removal of the tapered screw 8 component. Portions of the shaped rod may differ in dimension, engaging with shaped holes in the device parts. The two parts may be assembled on the shaped rod via removable threaded blind nut 6, rotated by a manual or power tool. The spinous process locating means may form annuli 12, 13 at either end of a central hub 11. Spacer 9 may be provided with slots (16, Figure 3B) for insertion and projection of spring clips (20), providing locating means for the spacing member.
Patent GB-2436554-A (GB)
Title: A wear-protection device for a load fork
Inventor: SYKES MICHAEL
IPC: B66F9/12
Filed: 2006-04-01
Abstract: A wear-protection device (101) for a load fork (401), comprises a wear-plate (102) and a band-element (107). The band-element has opposing ends joined to the wear plate to form a loop configured to be located around a load fork with the wear-plate positioned on the lower face of the fork. The band-element has a thickness substantially smaller than the thickness of the wear plate, and a fastener is located within the wear-plate configured to apply a clamping force to a load fork during use.
Patent GB-2425514-A (GB)
Title: Retractable safety-belt apparatus with means for preventing the ingress of solids and liquids
Inventor: PROCTOR RONALD ALLAN
IPC: B60R22/34
Filed: 2006-04-26
Abstract: Retractable safety-belt apparatus for a vehicle has a belt-retractor 3 that involves an inertia-reel mechanism for reeling the belt 2 in and out of the mouth 6 of the retractor-casing 5. A shoulder 13 of a moulded fitting 12 attached to the belt 2 and incorporating a tongue 10 for releasable engagement with a buckle of the safety-belt installation, abuts the rim 7 of the mouth 6 when the belt 2 is fully retracted. This abutment and the progressive plugging of the mouth 6 and its convergent throat by a convergent nose 14 of the fitting 12 as the fully-retracted condition is established, blocks the mouth 6 against ingress of solids and liquids.
Patent GB-2426342-A (GB)
Title: Measuring Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) using Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT)
Inventor: GARBER YVO
IPC: A61B5/085
Filed: 2006-05-02
Abstract: A combined breathing apparatus and Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) device is used to determine a change in Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) of a subject's lungs. The change in impedance before and after a recruitment manoeuvre is related to the change in FRC. Impedance measurement signals U are detected by electrodes applied to the chest of the subject. A first reference impedance value Uref1 is determined from end-expiratory values of the impedance measurements during a first respiratory phase, and a second reference impedance value Uref3 is determined from end-expiratory values of the impedance measurements during a second respiratory phase. The difference between the first reference value Uref1 and the second reference value Uref3 is a measure of the change in FRC.
Patent GB-2428211-A (GB)
Title: Orbital hole match drilling
Inventor: AMIREHTESHAMI DAVID H
IPC: B23B41/16
Filed: 2006-06-29
Abstract: A method of forming a hole 550 in a work-piece 560 having first 566 and second 568 layers of material includes providing the first layer of material with a through-hole 564 positioned adjacent the second layer of material. An orbital drill 510 is secured to the first layer of material to position a cutting tool 526 of the drill within the through-hole. During operation, when the cutting tool is used to cut a hole in the second layer of material, the alignment keeps the orbital drill stationary. The method may be used to manufacture a multi-layer aircraft component.
Patent GB-2431752-A (GB)
Title: Process controller and wireless transmission of control and process signals
Inventor: BLEVINS TERRENCE L
IPC: G05B17/02
Filed: 2006-10-16
Abstract: A process controller (102) comprises a processor and a control module. The control module responds to a process variable and generates a control signal. The control signal is used to generate a representation of a process response to the control signal. The representation of the process response is held until an update of the process variable is available. A process control system comprises a controller and a field device. The update of the process variable is made available via wireless transmission of the process signal. The field device also transmits the process signal if a refresh time has been exceeded since a last transmission. The field device can transmit the process signal indicative of the process variable non-periodically based on whether the process variable has changed by more than a predetermined threshold.
Patent GB-2432356-A (GB)
Title: Chute for material handling
Inventor: LARRINGTON RICHARD
IPC: B65G47/44
Filed: 2006-11-20
Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the movement of material through a material delivery chute (17) in two stages, including tie bars/rods or like means (54) for producing an initial tapering of the chute (17) from the material inlet thereof to a first level downstream of the inlet so as partially to close the chute to material flow and to offset bulging of the chute as this level, and resiliently loaded elongate pressure members (23) located at a second level downstream of the first level cried by support means (29, 51, 52) and arranged to be displaced against the resilient loading thereof when the weight/volume of the material introduced into the chute attains a predetermined value, the support means for externally supporting each such the pressure members being is located one at each end of the support means (28) which are effectively interconnected by the tie rods/bars 54.
Patent GB-2445015-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic below ice communications
Inventor: RHODES MARK
IPC: H04B13/02
Filed: 2006-12-19
Abstract: A system adapted to allow communication through water and ice, the system comprising a transmitter having an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for transmitting an electromagnetic signal, and a receiver having an electrically insulated magnetic coupled antenna for receiving an electromagnetic signal from the transmitter, wherein one of the transmitter and receiver is below the ice and one is in or above it.
Patent GB-2431016-A (GB)
Title: Projection apparatus and method to minimise the transparency of virtual images
Inventor: O'CONNELL IAN
IPC: H04N13/363
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: A projection apparatus comprising a first projection device 12 arranged to generate a virtual three-dimensional image 5 (also known as a pepper's ghost arrangement), a second projection device 9 arranged to project a background image 3, and a means to minimise the transparency of the virtual three-dimensional image. The transparency minimising means may comprise one or more darkened areas 4 on the background image 3 which coincide with the viewed virtual image 5. Alternatively, the transparency minimising means may comprise a light source (20) arranged to project light onto the virtual three-dimensional image, with the frequency of the projected light corresponding to the light frequency of the background image.
Patent GB-2447020-A (GB)
Title: Transmitting game data from an entertainment device and rendering that data in a virtual environment of a second entertainment device
Inventor: GILLO TOMAS OWEN
IPC: A63F13/12
Filed: 2007-03-05
Abstract: An entertainment system comprises a first gaming device 3100 which executes a game application program 3122 associated with a game, the gaming device including processing means 3120 which generates game action data indicative of graphical content of the game, and transmitting means (not shown) which transmits the game action data such that the game action can be rendered within the virtual environment of a second gaming device 3300 in data communication with the first gaming device. The virtual environment is associated with a virtual environment application program 3324 which is different from the game application program. The data communication between the gaming devices may comprise peer-to-peer or client server communication protocol. The entertainment system allows a user of the second gaming device 3300 to observe, within a virtual environment displayed on the second gaming device, transmitted game action of a game being played on one or more first gaming devices 3100, 3200. The game action data may be transmitted and observed in real-time, or may be stored and transmitted at a selected time. Transmission of the game action data may be dependant upon a payment status of a user of the second gaming device.
Patent GB-2448768-A (GB)
Title: An animal support harness
Inventor: BAILEY KEITH
IPC: A01K29/00
Filed: 2007-04-28
Abstract: An animal support harness comprising attachments means 1 and 2 for fastening to the neck area and the ribcage area respectively of an animal's body. Fitted to the harness is a solid bar type handle 5 attached by fixed loops 4. The rib cage support has girth fastenings 3 to secure the harness to the body. The harness may also be fitted in such a way as to support the rib cage area and the rear quarters.
Patent GB-2441052-A (GB)
Title: Mounted Items of sheet-material
Inventor: TAYLOR CHARLES PROCTER
IPC: A47G1/06
Filed: 2007-08-16
Abstract: A mounted item of sheet material and method of producing the same wherein the item of sheet material is mounted on a base structure which comprises a box having a closed front face and a partially closed rear face for contributing to the rigidity of the base structure. The item of sheet material is carried in face to face contact with the front face of the box overlapping the front face peripherally and extending to the rear face of the box for attachment to the rear face where the rear face is at least partially closed. One embodiment discloses a picture block 1 which is formed by adhering a printed sheet 7 bearing the picture to a base structure made up of two cardboard box-shells 5 and 6 of one-piece folded construction that are nested mutually-inverted tightly one within the other. The sheet 7 overlaps peripherally the front face 16 of the outer box-shell 5 and is wrapped round the sides of the block 1 to be adhered at the rear to the exposed rear face 3 of the inner box-shell 6. The tightly-fitting shell 6 may be replaced by one or more shell-parts 30-35 that only partially close the open rear of the box-shell 5. Alternatively, the base structure may be formed by a single, closed box formed from a blank 40 with a panel 43 that folds across to close the rear face. A further embodiment is directed at a case for a clock body.
Patent GB-2452921-A (GB)
Title: Anti-swivel tow hitch assembly
Inventor: THOMAS EDWARD ANTHONY
IPC: B60R9/06
Filed: 2007-09-19
Abstract: An anti-swivel tow hitch assembly comprises an attachment platform and an actuator to enable the platform to be raised and lowered whilst attached to a tow hitch of a motor vehicle. The assembly can be used to tow a motorbike, scooter or trike.
Patent GB-2440697-A (GB)
Title: Computer security system and method
Inventor: WANG LAN
IPC: G06F21/00
Filed: 2006-04-21
Abstract: A computer security system (10) comprises a secure platform (13) adapted to receive sensitive data (70) from an agent (50). The secure platform (13) is also adapted to cooperate with a trusted platform module (TPM) (16) to encrypt the sensitive data (70) via a TPM storage key (44) associated with the agent (50).
Patent GB-2454897-A (GB)
Title: Cryptographically generated IP addresses
Inventor: HADDAD WASSIM MICHAEL
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2007-11-22
Abstract: A method and apparatus for establishing a cryptographic relationship between a first node and a second node in a communications network. The first node, e.g. mobile node, MN receives at least part of a cryptographic attribute of the second node, e.g. home agent, HA or proxy node, uses the received at least part of the cryptographic attribute to generate an identifier for the first node. In one embodiment, as depicted in Figure 3, a mobile node, MN receives the public key Kp of a Home Agent, HA 301, the mobile node concatenates the received public key with a random or pseudo-random number RAN 302, and the result is hashed 303, from the hashed result the first 128 bits are used as a modifier MD 304, which is used to generate a cryptographically generated address for the mobile node 305. The cryptographic relationship allows the second node to establish with a third node that it is entitled to act on behalf of the first node (or that it has a trust relationship with the first node), for example, as its proxy. The method may be used in a mobile IP network; in sending secure neighbour discovery messages from the proxy node on behalf of the mobile node; and may also be used in providing route optimization to the mobile node via the Home Agent.