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Patent GB-2442956-A (GB)
Title: Heated Canopy
Inventor: HERBERT LEE
IPC: E04H15/12
Filed: 2006-06-19
Abstract: A heated canopy 10 for outdoor use comprises a radiant tube heater with an elongate radiating element 12 that in use extends in a generally horizontal direction and a reflector 14 that extends above and to the sides of the element, a support frame 16 upon which the heater is directly or indirectly mounted and a plurality of roof canopy portions 18 which splay outwardly from the support frame. The canopy preferably extends in a direction that mostly avoids direct radiation on its inner surface. The reflector may have a semi-circular cross-section and may be cooled by air flow, preferably resulting from natural convection. A grille 22 may be located below the reflector. An outer casing 20 preferably covers the heater, being supported directly or indirectly by the support frame and preferably having a grille to allow an outflow of cooling air.
Patent GB-2439611-A (GB)
Title: Handover of a mobile node in a foreign network
Inventor: YANNAY ALON
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2006-06-30
Abstract: A method (200) of operation in a communication system (100) when a mobile node (107) is served in a network (103, 105) which is not its home network (101). The mobile node: <SL> <LI>(a) when attached to a first service node (117) identifies (203) a second service node (123) as a candidate service node to which it can become attached by an attachment handover procedure; <LI>(b) obtains (205) a new Care Of Address for use in 15 association with attachment of the mobile node to the second service node; <LI>(c) notifies (207) the second service node of its identity and of its new Care Of Address; and <LI>(d) notifies (213) a Home Agent for the mobile node of the identity of the second service node and/or of the new Care Of Address. </SL> Steps (b), (c) and (d) are carried out before any attachment handover (223).
Patent GB-2430874-A (GB)
Title: A mechanism and a table incorporating such a mechanism
Inventor: HIGH BRUCE MCKENZIE
IPC: A47B7/02
Filed: 2005-04-25
Abstract: A table comprises a table top (1) mounted on a support frame (2) comprising two upright cylindrical members (3), two feet at their lower ends and a cross member (5). Two mechanisms (10, 11) connect respective upright members (3) to outer ends of the cross member (5) and to respective transverse members (9) which may be rotated between a position supporting the table top (1) and a position permitting the table top (1) to rotate about the cross member (5).
Patent GB-2443454-A (GB)
Title: Standby power energy - saving device
Inventor: SEAL JOSHUA FRANCIS
IPC: H01R13/70
Filed: 2006-11-01
Abstract: A standby power energy-saving device comprises a transmitter 101 and a receiver 9. The receiver is adapted to control power to an electrical device 1 (e.g. television, DVD player or hi-fi system) particularly to cut off power to the electrical device when in standby mode. The transmitter incorporates a movement sensor and is adapted to send a signal to the receiver on detection of movement of the transmitter whereby the receiver is able to return the electrical device to standby mode. The receiver may be incorporated into an electrical lead, incorporated with the appliance itself, part of the electrical plug or an adapter located between the plug and a socket outlet.
Patent GB-2430377-A (GB)
Title: Self-adhesive security seal sticker wtih an incorporated graphite or granulated layer for fingerprint and dna collection,procedure or lamination to manufactur
Inventor: CALCAGNO EDUARDO LUIS SALVA
IPC: A61B5/117
Filed: 2005-04-27
Abstract: A self-adhesive sticker that comprises a kit of four superposed layers. The first layer provides the base, support, the second layer (3) is located in the middle of the kit, the third layer is made of graphite or granulated platte (10) placed on the upper surface of layer (3), and the fourth layer is a protective layer located on the upper surface of the kit.
Patent GB-2434008-A (GB)
Title: Inter-processor communication in a parallel processing system running an OS for single processors
Inventor: INOUE HIROAKI
IPC: G06F15/163
Filed: 2007-01-10
Abstract: A parallel processing system runs an operating system designed for single processor systems. An application is split into units of work or tasks PT-A, PT-B that can be run on multiple processors P0-Pn. A communication proxy 3000P0-3000Pn is used on each processor to allow the tasks on different processors to communicate. A task PT-B on one processor Pn requests the OS 300Pn to pass data to the communication proxy 3000Pn on the same processor. The communication proxy then passes the data to the communication proxy 3000P0 on another processor P0, which passes the data to the receiving task PT-A via the OS 300P0. The application may be designed for single processor systems. The communication may be by sockets, a message queue or a FIFO.
Patent GB-2434149-A (GB)
Title: Low conductivity and sintering-resistant thermal barrier coatings
Inventor: ZHU DONGMING
IPC: C04B35/48
Filed: 2004-08-24
Abstract: A thermal barrier coating composition is provided. The composition has a base oxide, a primary stabilizer, and at least two additional cationic oxide dopants. Preferably, a pair of group A and group B defect cluster-promoting oxides is used in conjunction with the base and primary stabilizer oxides. The new thermal barrier coating is found to have significantly lower thermal conductivity and better sintering resistance. In preferred embodiments, the base oxide is selected from zirconia and hafnia. The group A and group B cluster-promoting oxide dopants preferably are selected such that the group A dopant has a smaller cationic radius than the primary stabilizer oxide, and so that the primary stabilizer oxide has a small cationic radius than that of the group B dopant.
Patent GB-2448520-A (GB)
Title: Safety line quick release
Inventor: HILL CHRISTOPHER ROSS
IPC: A62B1/16
Filed: 2007-04-18
Abstract: A safety line terminates in a section having a series of flexible loops 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7L extending from a base member 3. The end of the section attaches in use to an anchor point 31 and is retained by first loop 7 in the series being inserted through an anchor loop 5 and the remaining loops 7A, 7B, 7C, 7L; 7L being inserted through the preceding loop to form a linked sequence (fig. 3). A retaining device (such as that shown at 121) secures the final loop 7L which is releasable to allow each loop in the linked sequence to disengage from the preceding loop until the first loop 7 disengages from the anchor loop 5 and the line detaches. The intention is to employ a sufficiently long chain of loops to reduce the release force so as to allow a quick release of the safety line. Various forms of retaining device for the final loop 7L and ways of attaching the line to an anchor point are disclosed.
Patent GB-2448470-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle guidance system
Inventor: ROSS-MARTIN TORQUIL
IPC: B62D1/28
Filed: 2007-04-20
Abstract: A vehicle guidance system for directing a vehicle 10 along a predetermined path comprises an onboard computer 26, a number of distance sensors 18,20,22,24, and a steering system 16 controllable by the computer. The predetermined path is stored in a memory 28 of the computer 26 and, in operation, the steering system is controlled to follow the predetermined path. The sensors 18,20,22,24 are adapted to measure the distance, laterally of the vehicle travel direction A, between the sensors and kerbs 30,32 provided along the predetermined path, and the computer 27 is adapted to control the steering system 16 to correct any lateral deviation from the predetermined path as detected by the sensors. In use, the system performs control steps including the comparison of sensed to stored distances. The vehicle may be applicable to a rapid transit system.
Patent GB-2433481-A (GB)
Title: Robotic all terrain surveyor
Inventor: TANIELIAN MINAS H
IPC: B60K1/00
Filed: 2005-11-02
Abstract: A vehicle (10) including a body (18) and three legs (20a, 20b, 20c). Each leg includes a proximal end (24) coupled to the body, a distal end (26) opposite the proximal end, and an actuator. Each actuator imparts enough acceleration to the vehicle along an axis of the leg to cause the distal end of the leg to leave a surface upon which it rests. Thus, the robot can pivot around one leg when the actuator of another leg imparts an acceleration. One actuator may also cause two legs to leave the surface. Moreover, the actuators may be spring biased into a retracted position. Further, the body may be a Platonic solid and the axes of the lags may pass through the vehicle's center of gravity. Of course, the body could be a sphere while the vehicle could be a planetary robot or a toy. Methods of traversing a surface are also provided.
Patent GB-2435580-A (GB)
Title: A method and device for fluid displacement
Inventor: UNSGAARD TOM
IPC: E21B33/14
Filed: 2005-10-26
Abstract: A method and device for displacement of a first fluid by means of a second fluid in a borehole (1) in the ground, where, during displacement, the second fluid is kept separate from the first fluid, and where the volume of an expandable space (22) in which the second fluid is to be located following the displacement, increases during inflow of the second fluid.
Patent GB-2442360-A (GB)
Title: Communications apparatus
Inventor: BROWN ROBERT
IPC: H04M1/72412
Filed: 2006-04-11
Abstract: Communications apparatus has a short range wireless radio frequency communicator (1301a) capable of at least one of seeking to initiate short range communication by transmitting an RF signal and of responding to such initiation so that communication between two short range wireless radio frequency communicators occurs when an antenna of a short range wireless radio frequency communicator seeking to initiate communication by transmitting an RF signal is in range of or comes into range of the antenna of another short range wireless radio frequency communicator responsive to such initiation so that the magnetic field of the RF signal transmitted by the short range wireless radio frequency communicator seeking to initiate communication is inductively coupled to the antenna of the short range wireless radio frequency communicator responsive to such initiation to enable communication of at least one of power and data between the short range wireless radio frequency communicators. The communications apparatus also has a high data rate data communicator (1301b) for communicating directly with another high data rate data communicator to at least one of receive and transmit data when the short range wireless radio frequency communicator (1301a) has communicated with another in-range short range wireless radio frequency communicator.
Patent GB-2454004-A (GB)
Title: A sound absorbing material and improvements in and relating to delivery trolleys
Inventor: HANLON JOHN JOSEPH
IPC: B62B1/00
Filed: 2007-10-26
Abstract: The invention provides a sound absorbing material in the form of a plate 10, the material comprising a base polymeric material such as medium density polyethylene (MDPE), and additives comprising a coupling agent such as a silane coupling agent and a strengthening additive such as calcium carbonate. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the sound absorbing material and to a delivery apparatus 1 including the sound absorbing material 10 and positioned on the delivery apparatus so as to reduce noise levels which arise when the delivery apparatus is moved.
Patent GB-2455127-A (GB)
Title: Reflective display with selective reflection layers
Inventor: GEISOW ADRIAN DEREK
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 2007-11-30
Abstract: A reflective display device 2 comprises a plurality of controllable light absorption layers 8B, R, G arranged in a stack, each of the layers is capable of absorbing incident light in a specified wavelength band, a selective reflector 10 is immediately behind at least one of the layers and is adapted to reflect at least some wavelengths of light within the wavelength band and substantially to transmit light of other wavelengths. Preferably there are three light absorption layers comprising a liquid crystal with dichroic dye dissolved therein, each may have an associated selective reflector (Figure 4) which may be a polymerised cholesteric material or Bragg reflector. A broadband reflector 10W may be located at the bottom of the stack. The display may further include at least one retarder (14, Figure 11) in the form or a quarter wave and/or half wave plate. The reflectors may be arranged to be not quite coplanar with the display plane or with each other.
Patent GB-2455529-A (GB)
Title: Braking system that releases the brakes when in use
Inventor: HOME MARK
IPC: B62B5/04
Filed: 2007-12-11
Abstract: A braking system for hand propelled vehicles, such as prams/pushchairs, wheelchairs, trolley's etc. is activated by pushing button, switch, bar or lever on the handle (a) which operates a mechanical brake by means of cable, push rod or electrical e.g. a solenoid. The system could also run a charging system (b) e.g. for mobile phones or mp3 players and/or lights (c, fig 11). Any electricity in the system is preferably generated by a dynamo, the mechanical brake is preferably a pin that is received in a slot. This braking system means that if a user loses grip of the handle on an incline the travel system is braked to a stop once the button, switch, bar or lever is released.
Patent GB-2448387-A (GB)
Title: A stencil device
Inventor: PARKER SUSAN MARY
IPC: A63B37/00
Filed: 2007-12-20
Abstract: A spherical stencil device in two or more parts (10) which come together to encapsulate a spherical sporting article (8), e.g. a golf ball, placed therein. The parts (10) each have a series of groups of apertures (12, 14) through which markings onto the surface of the encapsulated article (8) can be made. Preferably, each group of apertures includes a central aperture and a set of surrounding apertures, wherein all apertures are countersunk. The device has two opposed locations at which it is cut-away (16) to provide finger holdings of the article (8) placed therein to enable the article (8) to be held stationary in the device during the operation of marking the article.
Patent GB-2444420-A (GB)
Title: Low swage load fastening system and method
Inventor: MERCER LARRY DALE
IPC: F16B19/08
Filed: 2006-08-14
Abstract: A low swage load fastening system is provided for installing swage-type fasteners to secure a plurality of workpieces together. The fastener includes a pin member having an elongated pin shank to be located in aligned openings in the workpieces. An enlarged head at one end of the pin 12 engages one side of the workpieces. A grooved pin portion extends past an opposite side of the workpieces. A collar 14 includes a shank portion adapted to be swaged into the pin lock grooves in response to a relative axial swage load applied by an installation tool. The system further comprises an installation tool having an anvil 410 and collet 402 which has teeth to engage teeth on a pull section of the pin 12.
Patent GB-2455801-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the rotational speed of a shaft
Inventor: PALMER ANTHONY
IPC: G01P3/48
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: Monitoring the rotational speed of a shaft, in particular a shaft having a number of spaced-apart features on or rotating with the shaft, e.g. a gas turbine shaft. The arrangement comprises means whereby the "time of flight" of one feature between two sensors is determined, the period of time for successive features to pass a sensor is determined and averaged over a number of feature passages, a correction factor is calculated based upon the ratio of the successive passage period to the average, and the correction factor is applied to the "time of flight". This allows one to monitor with high accuracy and a fast response time, the rotational speed of a gas turbine shaft. The invention provides a method which allows one to accurately measure speed between two magnetic sensors (5, 6) and compensates for the effect of apparent changes in the magnetic distance between the sensors.
Patent GB-2447109-A (GB)
Title: Obtaining directional measurements for drilling apparatus
Inventor: YANG JIAN
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 2008-01-25
Abstract: A first set of measurements is made when the apparatus is rotating, a second set of measurements is made when the apparatus is not rotating, the first and second sets are combined to obtain the directional measurements. The system 10 comprises at least one transmitter-receiver pair 14,12 wherein the transmitter has a magnetic dipole moment parallel to a longitudinal axis of the apparatus and the receiver has a magnetic dipole moment that is tilted relative to the longitudinal axis of the apparatus. The system also comprises an electronics module to excite the transmitter and detect a receiver signal to make a first set of measurements when the apparatus is rotating and a second set of measurements when the apparatus is not rotating, and a processor to combine the first and second sets of measurements to obtain the directional measurements. The method of combining measurements may contain the steps of computing harmonic coefficients, their ratios, and orientation angles. The processor may be positioned close to the drill bottomhole assembly (BHA) or may be at the surface 20, with a means also provided for transferring measurements to the surface.
Patent GB-2445117-A (GB)
Title: Droplet ejecting device and method of calibrating ejection characteristics
Inventor: YAMADA TAKAHIRO
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 2006-12-13
Abstract: A method of calibrating ejection characteristics for a droplet ejecting device including a plurality of nozzles (131, Fig.2) ejecting ink droplets and a plurality of piezoelectric elements (110, Fig.2) provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of nozzles (131, Fig.2). Each piezoelectric element has a common electrode (1121, Fig.2) and a discrete electrode (1122, Fig.2), and is polarized based on a polarization voltage applied between the common electrode (1121, Fig.2) and the discrete electrode (1122, Fig.2). The method comprising: a first step for measuring variation in droplet ejection characteristics among the plurality of nozzles, S101; a second step for applying a polarization voltage to the plurality of piezoelectric elements based on the measured variation so that droplet ejection velocity from each nozzle is equivalent to or lower than that of the nozzle having the slowest droplet ejection velocity, S103; and a third step for applying a drive voltage Ve to the plurality of piezoelectric elements in order to uniformly increase ejection velocity of the plurality of nozzles, S104.
Patent GB-2453810-A (GB)
Title: System, Method and Computer Program for Modifying Communications by Insertion of a Targeted Media Content or Advertisement
Inventor: MORLEY GEOFF
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2008-02-25
Abstract: The present invention enables messages to be modified so as to include content such as multimedia objects, alphanumeric information and links that are thereafter delivered to individuals' communication devices in conjunction with an already-transmitted message. The content is selected by determining relevant and/or recent web page links that may be used as tags when modifying a message, such as SMS or MMS message, being delivered to each user's communication device. In the case of links to web pages, the search for relevant and/or recent links is tailored to the users who are sending/receiving the message and is designed to consider the resource usage requirements associated with content that is available from different Internet service providers. Embodiments are particularly well suited to the current state of web based services, where typically any given content can be sourced from various Internet service providers, each of which presents the content in a different manner, and thus has different resource usage requirements. For example, a given news story S sourced from provider A can require a bit rate of X, while the same news story S sourced from provider B can require a bit rate of Y, with Y being greater than X. With embodiments of the invention, information relating to story S can reach recipients from either providers A, B, and the selection is performed on the basis of the differences between the magnitudes of X and Y.
Patent GB-2460449-A (GB)
Title: Storage device for fishing hooks and line
Inventor: CLAUS DEAN
IPC: A01K97/06
Filed: 2008-05-30
Abstract: A storage unit for fishing tackle, such as hooks and line, includes means for making a written record using a dry wipe board.
Patent GB-2447178-A (GB)
Title: A method, system and software for talent management
Inventor: CARDEN MICHAEL JAMES
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2008-06-16
Abstract: A method of managing talent including the steps of a user dragging an icon representing an individual within a continuum of one or more dimensions to record the value of one or more attributes of the individual; and refining the position of the icon within the continuum with reference to an objective standard; wherein each dimension corresponds to an attribute.
Patent GB-2461080-A (GB)
Title: Toaster with optical browning control
Inventor: DOUGLAS PAUL GRAHAM
IPC: A23L5/10
Filed: 2008-06-20
Abstract: A toasting appliance comprises a toasting chamber (36), a heating element (62, 64) arranged to heat a foodstuff located within the toasting chamber (36), and an optical system 250 for optically illuminating the foodstuff and detecting light reflected from the foodstuff. Before the foodstuff begins to change colour as a result due to the heating thereof by the heating element, a controller (270) varies the illumination of the foodstuff by the optical system so that the intensity of the light reflected from the foodstuff is at or around a set value. The controller subsequently terminates the toasting operation when the intensity of the light reflected from the foodstuff has reduced, due to toasting thereof, from the set value by an amount depending on a desired degree of toasting of the foodstuff.
Patent GB-2452595-A (GB)
Title: An insert
Inventor: HINDLE DEREK JOHN
IPC: B65D47/04
Filed: 2007-05-15
Abstract: An insert (110) is provided for a dispensing closure (130) of the type having a housing with engagement means (131) adapted to receive a valved dispensing body (1). The insert (110) comprises a single-piece, valveless, orifice-defining body having standardised insert engagement means (116) adapted to engage the housing engagement means (131) and thereby to be received directly into the closure housing in use.
Patent GB-2463655-A (GB)
Title: Powder applicator
Inventor: GARDINER ANTHONY MARTIN
IPC: B05B9/08
Filed: 2008-09-18
Abstract: A powder applicator has a powder reservoir and a gas cartridge containing a gas under pressure. In use, gas from the gas cartridge causes powder to be expelled from the powder applicator.
Patent GB-2467313-A (GB)
Title: Retractable retaining arrangement
Inventor: SAWDY MICHAEL
IPC: B60N2/015
Filed: 2009-01-28
Abstract: A retaining arrangement (1 see fig 1) is provided for securing an object such as a vehicle seat, to a surface, such as a floor bracing plate 2. A retaining member 11 is movable between a stowed position, in which its upper surface is level with, or below, the level of the surface, and a retaining position, in which the retaining member 11 protrudes from the surface and presents at least one attachment site above the surface, wherein the retaining member 11 remains in substantially the same rotational orientation when moving between the stowed position and the retaining position. The retaining member 11 comprises an operation member 31 movable between a retracted position, in which upper surface of the operation member 31 is substantially level with the upper surface of the retaining member 11, and an operation position, in which it protrudes from the upper surface, so that a user may grasp the operation member 31 to move the retaining member 11 manually from the stowed position to the retaining position. The invention does not require a below floor enclosure for use in the storage position.