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Patent GB-2396558-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for processing bio-contaminated articles
Inventor: CDG TECHNOLOGY INC
IPC: A61L2/28
Filed: 2002-11-04
Abstract: Method and system for decontaminating letters and packages deposited with, collected by and forwarded by, e.g. the US Postal Service. Letters and packages are collected in a substantially microorganism impermeable but gas permeable receptacle which can be sealed and placed in a sterilizing gas atmosphere consisting of chlorine dioxide a diluent, and optionally water vapor.
Patent GB-2415406-A (GB)
Title: A decorative trim and method of manufacture
Inventor: ROBINS GEOFFREY ALICK
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 2004-06-25
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a moulded article comprises the steps of placing a decorative trim element 26 in a mould, injecting a thermoplastics material into the mould thereby forming an injection moulded element having the decorative trim element attached. The method may include the mould having a recess 24 with a peripheral wall 18 to receive the trim element, where the recess is slightly smaller than the trim element so that there is an interference fit between the trim element and the peripheral wall of the recess. The trim element may be a metal foil with a raised border portion, decorated with a surface texture, graphic or logo and have an adhesive backing. The method may also involve applying a vacuum to retain the trim element in position during the moulding process. A later embodiment relates to the moulded article.
Patent GB-2417376-A (GB)
Title: Voltage control by reactive current control in high-voltage power transformers
Inventor: HISCOCK JONATHAN NICHOLAS
IPC: H02J3/18
Filed: 2004-08-21
Abstract: A voltage control device [1] that uses an enhanced reactive current control method whereby circulating current is calculated from measurements of transformer current [6] and voltage [7] and a bias applied to the voltage measurement such that the circulating current is minimised. The scheme discriminates between circulating current that flows between transformers that are in parallel at a site calculated using the summed load current on the common bus-bar, and that which flows between transformers that are paralleled across a network calculated from the deviation of measured power factor from an assumed network value. The scheme provides for voltage control in the event of network changes such as embedded generation or remotely paralleled transformers where existing reactive current control schemes are not accurate, and also monitors the bus-bar arrangement of the transformer site to allow for the calculation of summed load current.
Patent GB-2417603-A (GB)
Title: Single reed wind instrument
Inventor: GILLIS DUNCAN
IPC: G10D9/02
Filed: 2004-08-23
Abstract: The present invention is a hand-held musical pipe wind instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of a single reed 5 and which replicates the relative scales and tone hole arrangement employed on the Scottish Highland bagpipe chanter. In its most basic embodiment, the instrument consists of an alto saxophone reed 5 and mouthpiece 3 attached to the upper end of an acrylic plexiglass tube 1 and a flaring bell or sole 8 attached to the lower end of the tube 1. The tone holes are covered and uncovered directly by the fingers. Tone holes which are in addition to those normally found on the Highland bagpipe chanter may be provided and these would be covered and uncovered by the use of mechanical keys. Other single reeds, such as those used in clarinets or bagpipe drones, may be used instead of a saxophone reed. The mouthpiece may be detachable from the tube or it may be formed integrally with the tube. The instrument may be part of a more elaborate instrument, such as a bagpipe.
Patent GB-2407806-A (GB)
Title: Floating insert for a pressurised container
Inventor: MIDDLEMISS JONATHAN
IPC: B65D85/73
Filed: 2004-10-22
Abstract: A floating insert has a body defining a single chamber (24) containing gas and a first liquid (18), and is usable in a pressurised container such as a drinks can containing a second liquid which is different from the first liquid, such that when the container is opened the gas and the first liquid are jetted from the floating insert (10) into the second liquid, and mixing of the first and second liquids occurs within the container. The floating insert comprises an upper moulding (12) including a gas inlet passage (20) to allow gas at greater than atmospheric pressure to enter the floating insert (10) from a headspace in the container and equalise in pressure with the headspace, and a lower moulding (14) including a gas outlet passage (22) to allow the gas and the first liquid to be jetted from the insert into the second liquid in the container. The chamber (24) is formed after addition of the first liquid into one of the lower moulding (14) or the inverted upper moulding (12), by snap fitting a peripheral edge of the upper or lower moulding onto a peripheral edge of the other moulding to form the sealed floating insert. The passages (20), (22) preferably include duckbill valves (34), (34a). The insert (10) may be used to jet food dye and/or flavouring into milk in a pressurised plastics can.
Patent GB-2409883-A (GB)
Title: Direct injection diesel engine with combustion chamber in piston
Inventor: ONO YUTAKA
IPC: F02F3/26
Filed: 2004-12-01
Abstract: A combustion chamber (20) opening toward a cylinder head (5) is provided on a top surface (11) of a piston (10), and this combustion chamber (20) comprises a first volume (22) having an inclined surface (20) and a second volume (23) further recessed from the first volume (22) toward a pin boss (13). Fuel spray F from a fuel injection nozzle (9) is injected toward an inner peripheral wall section (24) of the second volume (23) in a former stage of fuel injection and toward the inclined surface (21) of the first volume (22) in a later stage of fuel injection, and the percentage of the fuel injection period in the former stage against the total fuel injection period is set to the range from 40% to 70%.
Patent GB-2404814-A (GB)
Title: Communication apparatus, method and system for a self-contained breathing apparatus
Inventor: WILLIAMS ROBBY GORDON
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2003-05-27
Abstract: A method of facilitating communications for a wearer of a mask, such as a firefighter's breathing apparatus, involves receiving a removable transmitter apparatus in a receptacle in the mask, to permit the transmitter apparatus to receive acoustic utterances made by the wearer of the mask and to transmit electromagnetic radiation representing the utterances for reception by a receiver The receiver receives the electromagnetic radiation and broadcasts an audible reproduction of the acoustic utterances. The receiver may be supported by a wearer of the mask so that listeners in the vicinity of the wearer can hear the utterances. A plurality of wearers of masks may each have the apparatus described above to create a mobile public address system in which the utterances of a plurality of wearers may be broadcast from each wearer to other people in the vicinity of the wearers.
Patent GB-2407912-A (GB)
Title: A cable with connecting web
Inventor: PRICE DAVID M
IPC: H01B7/38
Filed: 2002-02-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to a communications cable (30), comprising a first elongate cable (32), a second elongate cable (34) in parallel spaced apart relation from said first elongate cable and a connecting web (36) between said first elongate cable (32) and said second elongate cable (34), the connecting web (36) including a central strengthening member (38).
Patent GB-2422332-A (GB)
Title: Vertical fuel processor
Inventor: GRUNDMANN MATTHIAS
IPC: C10B53/02
Filed: 2005-01-19
Abstract: A fuel processor 10 is provided for processing a carbon-based fuel, the processor comprising a fuel processing chamber 22 which is arranged, in use, substantially upright. In use, fuel to be processed moves downwards through the chamber, and heated processing gas A moves upwards through the chamber. The fuel may be discharged from the processor through a processed fuel outlet 20 with the rate of discharge controlled by a discharge unit. By varying the rate of discharge of the discharge unit, the residence time of the fuel in the processor can be finely controlled. Furthermore, the fuel moves downwards through the processor under the influence of gravity, ensuring that the first product in is the first product out.
Patent GB-2423366-A (GB)
Title: Metal detector
Inventor: KITTEL CLIVE FRANCIS
IPC: A23L5/30
Filed: 2005-02-16
Abstract: Apparatus for scanning a product to detect metal in that product comprises a drive coil 4, for generating an electromagnetic field in the product, and a detection coil arranged to detect fluctuations in the magnetic field caused by the presence of a metallic particle in the product. A drive circuit for the drive coils comprises a plurality of switches 19 to 22 e.g. in an H-bridge arrangement, driven by a controller 16, which switches alternately connect the drive coil across a potential difference to cause the drive coil to be driven at an operating frequency determined by operation of the switches. Using a switching circuit to drive the drive coil greatly increases the number of frequencies at which the drive coil may be operated. The invention has particular application to the food industry. An arrangement in which the drive coil is sequentially operated at a plurality of different frequencies is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2419023-A (GB)
Title: Luminescence display panel
Inventor: SHIROGANE HIROYUKI
IPC: G09G3/12
Filed: 2005-10-06
Abstract: A luminescence display panel 20 includes: a flexible transparent substrate 1; a transparent electrode 3 formed on the transparent substrate 1, over a luminescence region and a non-luminescence region; and auxiliary electrodes 5a and 5b formed on the transparent electrode 3, over the non-luminescence region. Electric insulation layers 7a, 7c, and 7d are formed over the non-luminescence region of the transparent electrode 3, so as to cover the auxiliary electrodes 5a and 5b. An organic luminescence part 9 is formed on the transparent electrode, at least over the luminescence region. A rear electrode 11 is formed on the organic luminescence part 9.
Patent GB-2419232-A (GB)
Title: Multi-step chemical mechanical polishing of a gate area in a finfet
Inventor: ACHUTHAN KRISHNASHREE
IPC: H01L21/3105
Filed: 2004-06-05
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a MOSFET type semiconductor device includes planarizing a gate material layer (320) that is deposited over a channel. The planarization is performed in a multi-step process that includes an initial "rough" planarization and then a "fine" planarization. The slurry used for the finer planarization may include added material that tends to adhere to low areas of the gate material.
Patent GB-2422497-A (GB)
Title: Asymmetric bidirectional wavelength division multiplexing
Inventor: AONO YOSHIAKI
IPC: H04B10/524
Filed: 2006-01-20
Abstract: The invention relates to a core network system which performs bi-directional optical communication. WDM is employed in both directions, but the capacity of the system in the subscriber terminal 21 to core network 102 direction (uplink) is less than the capacity in the opposite direction (downlink). In one embodiment the number of uplink transponders 115 may be less than the number of downlink transponders 113a-d. This reduction in uplink capacity can be accommodated by performing electrical multiplexing such as time division multiplexing (1152, Fig. 2), speed conversion by buffering (1182, Fig. 3) or/and port aggregation (1201, Fig. 4) within a layer-2 switch (120, Fig. 4).
Patent GB-2435439-A (GB)
Title: A drill guide with cooling means
Inventor: HEPWORTH PAUL STEABBEN
IPC: B23B47/28
Filed: 2006-02-28
Abstract: A drill guide 20 (Figure 4, 70) for guiding a drill bit towards a predetermined drilling location 62 on an object (64, Figure 10a) is described. The guide 20, (Figure 4, 70) comprises a guide body 22 defining a bore 26 for receiving a drill bit to be guided thereby. The guide body 22 also has a support surface 28 which is securable to the object (64, Figure 10a). The drill guide 20 further includes a first reservoir 24 which is arranged so as to permit, in-use, the supply of a fluid held therein to the predetermined drilling location (62, Figure 10a) in order to cool the drill bit guided theretowards. A valve 34 may be provided to discharge fluid from the reservoir 24. An adhesive pad can also be used to secure the support surface 28 to the object (64, Figure 10a).
Patent GB-2425010-A (GB)
Title: Means for determining the condition of traffic along a carriageway
Inventor: JENKINS RICHARD DIGGORY
IPC: G01S13/91
Filed: 2006-04-03
Abstract: A system is disclosed comprising a Doppler sensor 10 directed towards a carriageway to derive measurements of frequency data, representing the number of vehicles passing along the carriageway, and rate data, representing the acceleration or deceleration of the vehicles monitored on the stretch of a carriageway. The frequency and rate data is processed by a state engine (Fig.2) to determine the current traffic condition. The state engine may comprise discrete finite states corresponding to empty, free flowing, traffic slowing, congested, traffic increasing speed and queuing conditions along the carriageway.
Patent GB-2426389-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connector having a spring to facilitate mounting
Inventor: MILLER JOHN
IPC: H01R13/625
Filed: 2005-01-07
Abstract: An electrical connector is provided that protects the electrical connector and associated components from harsh mechanical, electrical and environmental requirements. A jack is received by a jack housing, and a plug is received by a plug housing. The jack is adapted to receive the plug. A first seal member is positioned between the plug housing and the jack housing to form a seal therebetween when the jack and the plug are connected. A coupling member is attached to the plug housing and is adapted to receive the jack housing. A spring member is positioned between the coupling member and the plug housing to compress the first seal member between the jack housing and the plug housing.
Patent GB-2426609-A (GB)
Title: Failover and load balancing
Inventor: BELYAKOV ALEXANDER
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 2004-03-19
Abstract: The invention relates techniques for a failover and for balancing of static and dynamic loads. A filter drive receives a path fail notification, that at least one of a first network adapter and the data path through the first network adapter have failed, and reroutes packets, which are directed to the first network adapter, to a second network adapter. A miniport driver determines, that at least one network adapter and data path through the network adapter have failed, and notifies the filter driver, that at least one of the network adapter and data path through the network adapter have failed. The filter driver determines a data quota for each of multiple data paths, determines a maximum number of commands for the given target logic unit and selects a data path on which to send a packet based on the data quota and the maximum number of commands. The filter driver determines a data transfer speed for each of multiple data paths, updates a load balancing share for each of the multiple data paths based on the data transfer speed of each of the multiple data paths and selects a data path, on which to send a packet, based on the load balancing share of each of the multiple data paths.
Patent GB-2442251-A (GB)
Title: Links comprising magnetic cores
Inventor: DUNN STEWART
IPC: G09B23/18
Filed: 2006-09-30
Abstract: A method of assembling electric or electronic circuits making use of links 2 comprising electrically conductive magnetic or ferromagnetic cores 2 contained within an insulating body 3, the upper and/or lower surfaces and/or the sides of the cores being accessible for electrical contact with other cores or components 5. The cores may contain an insert of electrically conductive material and be coated with an anti-corrosion coating such as zinc, nickel or tin. The links can carry a component and be printed with the appropriate electronic symbol on the insulating body. Optionally the links may be used in combination with a base.
Patent GB-2445425-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerated Display Cabinet with a Cooled Bifurcated Air Flow
Inventor: GARVEY IAN
IPC: A47F3/04
Filed: 2007-01-06
Abstract: A refrigerated display cabinet has at least two cooled display areas which are cooled by a cooled air flow provided by airflow through a single evaporator coil 1. The air flow is ducted via baffles inside the cabinet such that separate cooled air 2 is provided to each display area. The return air flow from each display area is combined 3 and directed to the evaporator coil intake 4. A fan may be provided to circulate the air.
Patent GB-2437105-A (GB)
Title: Maintaining data consistency of data blocks in a distributed data-storage system during migration or reconfiguration
Inventor: REUTER JAMES M
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 2007-03-01
Abstract: Maintaining data consistency of data blocks within a distributed data-storage system (102-109, see figure 1) during migration (Figure 11 G) or reconfiguration to a new configuration 1135 from a current configuration 1134. Write and read operations continue while the migration or reconfiguration takes place. A determination is first made that the current configuration is to be reconfigured. The new configuration is then initialized, and data blocks are copied from the current configuration to the new configuration; during this phase any data writes may be directed to both the current and new configurations while data read operations may be directed to only the new configuration. Next, the configuration states maintained by component data-storage systems that store data blocks of the current and new configurations are synchronized; during this phase any read or write operations may be directed to both the current and new configurations. Finally, the current configuration is deallocated.
Patent GB-2433839-A (GB)
Title: A method for making a semiconductor device with a high-k gate dielectric layer and silicide gate electrode
Inventor: DOCZY MARK
IPC: H01L29/49
Filed: 2007-03-20
Abstract: A method for making a semiconductor device is described. That method comprises forming a high-k gate dielectic layer on a substrate, forming a barrier layer on the high-k gate dielectric layer, and forming a fully silicided gate electrode on the barrier layer.
Patent GB-2437383-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid ceramic core cold plate
Inventor: BEHRENS WILLIAM W
IPC: H01L23/373
Filed: 2007-04-02
Abstract: An exemplary cold plate housing 12 defines an inlet port 14 and an outlet port 16. A plurality of foam strip assemblies are disposed in the housing. The foam strip assemblies are arranged within the housing so coolant is flowable through a width of the foam strips. Each foam strip assembly includes at least first and second foam strip members 18 each suitably having pore size of no more than around 50 micrometers and porosity of at least around 80 percent, and a first spacer member 36 is interposed between the first and second foam strip members. Each of the foam strip assemblies may include a second spacer member 40 interposed between the first spacer member and one of the first and second foam strip members. The spacer member may include a high thermal conductivity material, such as a metal like copper or aluminium, or a low thermal conductivity material such as a polymer or plastic 36.
Patent GB-2453972-A (GB)
Title: Valve for use in moulding
Inventor: WOODWORTH PETER
IPC: B29C31/04
Filed: 2007-10-24
Abstract: Valves for use in plastic moulding machines are disclosed. One valve 10 includes a moveable insert (or sealing device ) 22 that closes the valve 10 when the pressure increases to a level that endangers molten material passing into the valve. The other valve uses capillary gaps between an insert and a wall, particularly using two respective threaded members, to allow water to pass through and prevent molten material from passing.
Patent GB-2454746-A (GB)
Title: Pedestrian island assembly
Inventor: GADHER JAMES VINOD
IPC: E01F1/00
Filed: 2007-11-19
Abstract: A pedestrian island assembly comprising a first and second barrier member 10 with a refuge member 52 located between them. The barrier members may have a first traffic facing face and a second traffic facing face where the two faces are on opposite sides of the barrier member and part of the same curved face. Preferably the refuge member has an upper surface 58 that when installed is level with the road and the barrier member has an upper surface 22 that when installed is above the level of the road. The barrier members may also have a location arrangement to aid the location of the barrier during installation, which consists of a conical shaped aperture in the barrier that receives a locating formation projecting from a foundation. Preferably there is securing means to secure a barrier to a locating formation, which comprises a fastening member in a passage of a barrier that threadably engages with the locating formation. Also, each barrier member may include a foundation structure that can have a bollard type object 54 positioned on it. A method of forming the pedestrian island is also claimed.
Patent GB-2456518-A (GB)
Title: A shellfish dredge comprising teeth welded to a bar
Inventor: BARR ANDREW FRASER
IPC: A01K80/00
Filed: 2008-01-16
Abstract: A shellfish dredge comprises a bar 6 of substantially rectangular cross-section onto which teeth 8 have been welded. Each tooth has a first face 14 which contacts to a first face of the bar 6 and a projection 16 defining a second face 18 which contacts a second face of the bar 6. The tooth 8 and bar 6 are welded together along contacting faces.
Patent GB-2459289-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic filtration
Inventor: NEWMAN KEITH
IPC: B03C1/02
Filed: 2008-04-17
Abstract: A magnetic filtration apparatus and a method configured to separate contaminant ferrous material from a fluid. The apparatus comprises a plurality of filter cartridges 100, each cartridge comprising a magnet 101, a fluid inlet 104 and a fluid outlet 128. The apparatus further comprises a carousel assembly 105 mounting each filter cartridge and configured to move the cartridges in a cyclical manner between operative filtration positions and at least one cleaning position. A contaminant removal means is provided at the cleaning position and is configured to dislodge deposited ferrous material from entrapment by the magnetic field created by the magnet as part of the filtration cycle. The apparatus is preferably automated and controlled using a PC or programmable logic circuit (PLC).
Patent GB-2460864-A (GB)
Title: Payment card, transaction system and method of issuing a payment card
Inventor: SCOTT SELDON
IPC: G07F7/10
Filed: 2008-06-13
Abstract: A transaction system comprises a payment card (300) comprising a front surface (304), a reverse surface (306) and a semiconductor processing resource (302). A terminal (104, figure 1), capable of interfacing with the payment card (300), is capable of obtaining account information from the semiconductor processing resource (302) of the payment card (300) for processing over a payment network and obtaining authorisation of a financial transaction. The front and reverse surfaces (304, 306) of the payment card (300) are absent of authorisation-related information retrievable therefrom without provision of a personal identification code. The authorisation-related information is associated with at least part of the account information obtainable from the semiconductor processing resource (302) of the payment card (300). A kit of parts may also be provided which comprises the payment card, devoid of account-related information, and an additional card which bears standard account-related information.