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Patent GB-2486259-A (GB)
Title: Punch with specific angular orientation for a tablet press
Inventor: WARDALL LEE
IPC: A61K9/20
Filed: 2010-12-09
Abstract: A punch 20 for a rotary tablet press (10 fig. 1) has a body portion 22 with a longitudinal axis 26 and a key feature 34 fixed to the punch 20 using a screw-less fixing at a predetermined angular location with respect to the longitudinal axis 26. A plurality of key features 34 may be provided at the predetermined angular location, each secured in a cavity 32 by means of a root portion (35 fig 3a) which is shaped to fit tightly inside the volume defined by a respective cavity 32 so it can be held inside that cavity 32 only by friction which may be a shrink fit. The key features 34 may be cooled before being inserted into cavities 32. The key features 34 may be formed from stainless steel. Alternatively the screw-less fixing may use glue. The predetermined angular orientation may ensure that a press or compression surface 30 of the punch 20 maintains a predetermined angular orientation in use, especially if pressing non-circular tablets.
Patent GB-2473785-A (GB)
Title: Intruder detection system
Inventor: VEY DEAN
IPC: G08B13/186
Filed: 2009-12-21
Abstract: An intruder detection system is disclosed including: a light emitting means; a light guide; a light receiving means; the light emitting means is arranged to emit light into the light guide; the light guide is arranged to guide the light to the light receiving means; the impact of an intruder on the light guide causes changes in the characteristics of the light received at the light receiving means.
Patent GB-2480733-A (GB)
Title: Watertight cable connection
Inventor: THOMAS DAFYDD
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2011-05-03
Abstract: A cable connection system that introduces a cable through an opening provided in a water pipe comprises: a connector unit 100 and one or more ferrules 200 which interconnect with the connector unit 100. The connector unit 100 has a torso 101 with an exterior that engages and forms a watertight seal (e.g. via Q-rings 104) with internal edges of the opening, an axial bore 102 extending through the torso 101, and axially projecting passages 110 at either end of the torso 101. The internal edges of the passages 110 and the ends of the torso 101 define ferrule receiving sockets. The ferrule 200 comprises an outer skirt 210 which fits around the exterior of the passages 110, and a projecting plug 220 with an axial bore 221 to carry a cable. The exterior of the plug 220 is adapted to engage and form a watertight seal with the internal edges of the socket defined by the passages 110 of the connector unit 100. The passages 110 may have an outwardly projecting rim 111 which is adapted to engage an inwardly projecting rim 211 of the outer skirt 210 of the ferrule 200. These rims 111, 211 may disengage upon application of an axial force that is lower than the normal axial force required to either remove the cable from the axial bore 221 of the ferrule 200 or to break the cable.
Patent GB-2480155-A (GB)
Title: Offshore replenishment system for fixed and floating offshore structures
Inventor: BONE DAVID
IPC: B63B27/24
Filed: 2011-05-05
Abstract: An offshore replenishment system for an offshore structure has one or more replenishment probes 3 capable of remote operation, one or more probe receivers 2 with connections to fluid or energy storage or consumption devices 5 within the offshore structure, one or more fluid or energy supply conduits 9 or valves connected to the replenishment probe(s) at one end and to a supply vessel 8 at the other end. The offshore structure can be a taut moored buoyant structure 1, or can be fixed to the seabed. A gravity base 6 can be used to anchor the structure and to locate the probe receiver(s). The probe receiver(s) are located externally to or on the offshore structure. The supply conduits 9 can be semi-buoyant, neutrally buoyant, or surface mounted. Replenishment items include diesel fuel, oil, chemicals, lube oil, water, power, gas, electrical power.
Patent GB-2481106-A (GB)
Title: Lawn care apparatus having a grass collector
Inventor: PARK KEITH
IPC: A01D34/00
Filed: 2011-06-02
Abstract: Lawn care apparatus comprises a support deck for supporting a grass cutting device having a grass displacing channel 36 and a grass collector. The grass collector has a grass entrance 64. The grass displacing channel is adapted for communicating with the grass entrance and wherein a lower side of the grass entrance is formed with a gap or cut-out. The grass entrance may have first, second and third edges which are successively joined together. The third edge 649 is located at the forefront of the grass entrance and the first and second edges 645, 647 extend from a point where they are connected to the third edge in the direction away from the forefront respectively and interconnect at an end thereof to form the gap.
Patent GB-2480939-A (GB)
Title: Multilayer armor system for defending against missile-borne and stationary shaped charges
Inventor: JOYNT VERNON P
IPC: F41H5/02
Filed: 2009-01-22
Abstract: An armor system for defeating rocket propelled grenade-type missiles and/or high velocity jets created by shaped charges directed at a vehicle includes a grid layer such as a net and/or an array of slats or bars ("RPG") spaced from an outer surface of the vehicle by support members. The grid layer has a characteristic mesh size or bar/slat spacing to disrupt the missile firing mechanism. The system also has a shaped layer having a plurality of tapered members formed from a fiber- reinforced material, the tapered members positioned between the grid layer and the vehicle outer surface and having respective apex ends proximate the distant the grid layer and base ends, the tapered members defining with adjacent tapered members a plurality of depressions opening in a direction to receive an incoming conical portion of an unexploded RPG-type missile, or a jet emanating from an exploded RPG or other anti-armor device, and a layer of fiber-reinforced material abutting the base ends of the tapered members. The system may further include reactive elements disposed on surfaces of the tapered members defining the depressions to deflect impinging jets. The system may still further include one or more metal armor layers and one or more additional fiber-reinforced material layers disposed between the shaped fiber-reinforced material layer and the vehicle surface.
Patent GB-2480796-A (GB)
Title: System and method for energy consumption management
Inventor: SMITH EDWARD M
IPC: G05D29/00
Filed: 2010-04-09
Abstract: An energy management system and method providing a holistic premise energy optimization and energy efficiency reclamation system comprised of an interconnected system of software, analytics and automated process that optimizes the energy generation and storage technologies, energy consumption, energy demand and energy utilization of energy consuming assets within premise.
Patent GB-2483414-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device and method for producing the same
Inventor: YIN HAIZHOU
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2010-06-11
Abstract: A semiconductor device with dual-contacting holes and a method for producing the same are provided. The method comprises: forming source/drain regions (210) and a dummy gate structure on a semiconductor substrate (200); depositing a first inter-layer dielectric layer (280); planarizing the first inter-layer dielectric layer to expose a dummy gate of the dummy gate structure; removing the dummy gate and depositing a metal gate (220); forming first source/drain contacting holes (240) in the first inter-layer dielectric layer; depositing a second inter-layer dielectric layer (380) on the first inter-layer dielectric layer; forming second source/drain contacting holes (340) and a gate contacting hole (330) in the second inter-layer dielectric layer.
Patent GB-2486148-A (GB)
Title: Analysis of communications in a social network
Inventor: HAGGERTY JOHN
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2010-09-08
Abstract: A computer implemented method for analysing communication between a plurality of individuals. The method comprises reading data representing communications involving a first individual from a data store. A network of the communications between the first individual and a plurality of other individuals is displayed. In the displayed network, each individual is represented by a node and communication between individuals is represented by a link between nodes.
Patent GB-2500940-A (GB)
Title: CCTV camera having a spinning dome housing
Inventor: TOWNSEND WENDY JOAN
IPC: G08B13/196
Filed: 2012-04-07
Abstract: A CCTV camera includes a spinning dome camera housing for removing dust, rain, sleet, snow or ice from the outside of the camera housing thereby keeping the image area that the camera looks through clear. The CCTV camera is provided with a motor driven revolving circular transport for spinning the dome housing. A sensor is located on the outside of the housing for detecting dust, rain, sleet, snow or ice, and accordingly energising the motor.
Patent GB-2503644-A (GB)
Title: Filter
Inventor: LEWIS DAVID
IPC: A24D3/06
Filed: 2012-05-03
Abstract: A filter for a smoking article 1 comprises an adsorbent material 11 dispersed within an absorbent material 10, wherein the amount of adsorbent material in mg, Cw, per mm in length for a regular format smoking article, and the amount of absorbent material in mg, Tw, per mm in length for a filter circumference of about 23 to 25 mm, are in accordance with the range: 10     (Cw + Tw)     20. The adsorbent material may be carbon, coconut, ion exchange resin, zeolite, silica gel, meerschaum, aluminium oxide, carbonaceous resin, magnesium silicate, Sepiolite and the absorbent material may be cellulose acetate. Advantageously the filter exhibits appropriate levels of filter pressure drop and hardness. Also disclosed are filters comprising randomly orientated short length fibres and apparatus for producing a filter for a smoking article.
Patent GB-2505954-A (GB)
Title: Micro lens array with displaced micro-lenses suitable for a light-field colour camera
Inventor: VANDAME BENOIT
IPC: G02B3/00
Filed: 2012-09-18
Abstract: A micro-lens array is provided where the centres of the micro-lenses are slightly displaced versus a regular lattice. The small displacements may be defined by the characteristic parameters of the light-field camera. Micro-lenses are displaced relative to a regular lattice according to a first common pattern such that a sampling step is close to or equal to the sampling step of projected pixel coordinates of a refocused image generated from a set of images obtained through the micro-lens array. Micro-lens subsets NxN, where N is a positive integer, are further displaced relative to the regular lattice according to a second common pattern. The second common pattern operates such that a colour sampling step is close to or equal to the sampling step of projected pixel coordinates of a refocused image generated from a set of images obtained through the micro-lens array.
Patent GB-2508804-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger
Inventor: KUKARD GIDEON ST WAN
IPC: F28D7/00
Filed: 2012-10-27
Abstract: A heat exchanger for exchanging heat between two fluids comprises a first chamber 10 through which a first fluid X flows, a second chamber 20 through which a second fluid Y flows, and a graphene foam structure 40 extending from the inside of the first chamber to the inside of the second chamber to conduct heat from the first fluid to the second fluid. Each chamber may comprise an inlet 11, 21 and an outlet 12, 22. A plastics or rubber common wall 30 may separate the chambers. The chambers may be side by side or one inside the other, i.e. coaxially (Fig 2). The graphene structure may be rings.
Patent GB-2500450-A (GB)
Title: Routing between nodes in a wireless mesh network
Inventor: KERN MATTHEW
IPC: H04W40/24
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: A wireless node (3) is for use in a wireless mesh network (i) in which nodes (2.3) receive and transmit routing broadcasts (5) to acquire routing information (6). The node is configured to transmit a routing broadcast only by retransmitting a routing broadcast received from another node. Within the network, some nodes are of a first type (2) and others of a second type (3). The first type of node is able to generate an initial routing broadcast and transmit it to another node. The second type of node is only able to rebroadcast a routing broadcast it has received from another node. This allows nodes within the network to obtain routing information. while reducing network overhead when compared to a wireless network where any nodes may initiate a routing broadcast. The routing broadcast may further include payload data, further reducing network resource overheads.
Patent GB-2499493-A (GB)
Title: Improving Performance of a Link Between a Mobile Device and a Terminal
Inventor: HAGGETT SIMON JAMES
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2012-12-14
Abstract: A session in which a mobile device is linked to a remote terminal by a data link is improved by defining a performance profile for the device and terminal which include a set of parameters which determine performance of a session when said mobile device is linked to said remote terminal (S400). The performance of a session between the mobile device and the remote terminal is evaluated/estimated (S402) whilst there is no live session, and a change to a parameter from the set of parameters is identified (S404) and changed (S406). The performance is re-evaluated (S408) based on the changed parameter and the identified parameter change is adopted (S410) if performance is improved. If necessary, the evaluating, identifying, changing, re-evaluating and adopting steps are reiterated until termination. The changed set of parameters can be stored. Images may be captured and transmitted between the mobile device and terminal. The set of parameters may comprise an image scaling parameter which may be prioritised. Changes to static parameters may be prioritised above changes to dynamic parameters.
Patent GB-2495873-A (GB)
Title: Wear-Leveling of Cells/Pages/Sub-Pages/Blocks of a Memory
Inventor: CIDECIYAN ROY D
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2011-06-08
Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for wear-leveling cells or pages or sub- pages or blocks of a memory such as a flash memory, the method comprising: - receiving (S10) a chunk of data to be written on a cell or page or sub-page or block of the memory; - counting (S40) in the received chunk of data the number of times a given type of binary data '0' or ÎŠ ' is to be written; and - distributing (S50) the writing of the received chunk of data amongst cells or pages or sub-pages or blocks of the memory such as to wear-level the memory with respect to the number of the given type of binary data '0' or ÎŠ ' counted in the chunk of data to be written.
Patent GB-2495259-A (GB)
Title: Inflatable packer and control valve
Inventor: ROWE CLEMENT JOHN
IPC: E21B33/127
Filed: 2011-06-22
Abstract: An inflatable packer and control valve (10) for use on the outside of a casing (23), as used in wells and boreholes, and is operated by differential pressure against shear pins (126a, 196) and changes operating conditions by axial displacement of generally cylindrical sleeve valve members (84, 88) in a control valve (16). The control valve (16) uses relatively large annular flow passageways (140, 260, 310) for the flow of inflation fluid, especially cementitious slurries, to avoid blockage and allow reliable inflation and thus minimise the risk of under-inflation due to blockage of tubular passageways commonly used in prior art control valves. The control valve (16) also uses a locking mechanism (90, 272) to ensure positive engagement of a shut-in sleeve valve member (88) to ensure shut-in of the valve (88) to maintain inflation of the Inflatable packer (14).
Patent GB-2510844-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible Container
Inventor: MORETON DAVID
IPC: A47G29/12
Filed: 2013-02-14
Abstract: A collapsible box-like container, which may be attached to the wall (21) of a dwelling for the receiving of parcels, the container comprising a front wall (17), opposite side walls (12) and a lid (35), and being moveable between collapsed and erected conditions, the side walls being adapted to be fixed at one upright edge to the wall and being attached at the opposite upright edge to a respective side of the front wall, the side walls being collapsible behind the front wall whilst remaining attached to the front wall to permit the front wall to move rearwardly from the erected conditionto the collapsed condition, and the lid being hinged (36) at the rear of the side walls to hang in front of the front wall in the collapsed condition, and being latchable to said front wall in the erected condition. Preferably the container also comprises a floor (31).
Patent GB-2498879-A (GB)
Title: Electrodeposition methods of gallium and gallium alloy films and related photovoltaic structures
Inventor: AHMED SHAFAAT
IPC: C25D3/54
Filed: 2011-08-05
Abstract: Photovoltaic devices and methods for preparing a p-type semiconductor layer for the photovoltaic devices generally include electroplating a layer of gallium or a gallium alloy onto a conductive layer by contacting the conductive layer with a plating bath free of complexing agents including a gallium salt, methane sulfonic acid or sodium sulfate and an organic additive comprising at least one nitrogen atom and/or at least one sulfur atom, and a solvent; adjusting a pH of the solution to be less than 2.6 or greater than 12.6. The photovoltaic device includes an impurity in the p-type semiconductor layer selected from the group consisting of arsenic, antimony, bismuth, and mixtures thereof. Various photovoltaic precursor layers for forming CIS, CGS and CIGS p-type semiconductor structures can be formed by electroplating the gallium or gallium alloys in this manner. Also disclosed are processes for forming a thermal interface of gallium or a gallium alloy with the electroplating process.
Patent GB-2503311-A (GB)
Title: Lottery game apparatus
Inventor: TOKUE AKIHIKO
IPC: A63F3/06
Filed: 2013-03-22
Abstract: A lottery game apparatus includes a distribution section (discharge section) that discharges a ball that has been discharged in response to an operation input performed using an operation section, a plurality of open areas that receive the ball that has fallen from the distribution section, a plurality of lottery sections that implement a lottery using the ball, a moving path that guides the ball that has fallen into a first open area to a first lottery section, a moving path that guides the ball that has fallen into a second open area to a second lottery section, and a moving path that guides the ball that has fallen into a third open area to a third lottery section. The distribution section changesthe discharge position or the discharge direction of the ball.
Patent GB-2515062-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor
Inventor: FOWLER STEVE
IPC: G01M1/32
Filed: 2013-06-12
Abstract: The method includes the steps of: mounting the rotor 12 in a machine 10 with chucks 14,16 capable of rotating the rotor about its axis and performing calibration for each of first, second and third axial planes. This calibration includes: attaching a calibration weight of known mass to a surface of the rotor in that plane; causing the rotor to rotate about its axis; determining the effect of the balancing weight attached in that plane on the unbalance of the rotor; storing a calibration value indicative of said effect; and causing the rotor to rotate about its axis; determining the unbalance of the rotor; accessing data representative of a set of discrete balancing masses; determining, using the stored calibration values, a selection of one or more balancing weights each to be attached to the rotor in a respective one of the axial planes, the balancing weights being selected from a set of balancing weights having respective masses corresponding to the set of discrete balancing masses, the selection of weights and respective one of the first, second or third axial plane in which each weight is to be placed providing an optimal correction of any unbalance of the rotor from all possible permutations of available balance weights and axial planes, attaching each of the selected balance weights to a surface of the rotor in its selected axial plane.
Patent GB-2505989-A (GB)
Title: Data distribution system for providing data from a plurality of data sources to a broadcast data receiver
Inventor: STAFFORD GARY
IPC: H04B10/118
Filed: 2013-06-28
Abstract: A data distribution system provides data from a plurality of data sources such as satellite sources 2, 4, 6, 8 to a broadcast data receiver. At least one Low Noise Block (LNB) 14 receives data from each of the data sources. Data distribution means are provided from the at least one LNB to at least one broadcast data receiver and at least a portion of the distribution means allows the transmission of data in an optical format. In response to a user selection of a service made via the broadcast data receiver, the required data for the selected service is identified, along with the data source and/or band from which said required data can be obtained and switching means are operated to allow the required data to be supplied to the said broadcast data receive via one of a number of data feeds leading from the switching means to the broadcast data receiver. At least part of the data signal is up converted and then down converted in frequency using processing components such as band pass filters. A diplexer with high and low pass filters may also be used.
Patent GB-2515832-A (GB)
Title: Receptacle
Inventor: WILSON BARRY
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2013-07-05
Abstract: A bin 10 having a hopper 12, a storage container 18, a door 14 on the front; a lock 20 selectively securing the door; a signal receiver connected to the lock and electrical contacts 16 on the front of the bin. A portable power source and a coded transmitter energise the receiver and actuate the lock. Ideally the power source and transmitter are separate. Preferably the transmitter is wireless and lithium ion battery powered. The contacts 16 are ideally non-standard being provided in the depths of two spaced apart recesses configured to receive only a plug of the portable power source. There may be a 1m cable between the plug and the portable power source. The lock 20 can include restraints 22 interlocking with projections 27 on the door 14; releasing when the code is received. Unlocking can be caused by receiving a further coded transmission or by projections 27 deflecting restraints 22 during closing of the door. Contacts 16 are preferably close to the locking mechanism 20. Each dimension of the bin is between 0.2m and 5m; the bin could be constructed from galvanised steel, stainless steel, a glass fibre composite or a plastic.
Patent GB-2504010-A (GB)
Title: Screen, method of expanding a screen and method of conforming a screen to a bore-hole
Inventor: GUEST RANDALL V
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2012-01-13
Abstract: A screen includes, a body having a permeable material with energy stored therein configured to change the body from a first volume to a second volume, and a binder in operable communication with the body configured to retain the body in the first volume until the binder is weakened sufficiently for the energy stored within the body to overcome the binder and allow the body to change from the first volume toward the second volume.