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Patent GB-2445325-A (GB)
Title: Powertrain control system
Inventor: PRINS JAN PIETER
IPC: F02D11/00
Filed: 2004-03-22
Abstract: A system for selecting one of a stored plurality of vehicle throttle responses depending on the type of terrain and for gradually switching over from one characteristic to another characteristic whilst on the move, includes an electronic control unit (6) which controls a throttle butterfly valve arrangement (2, 3, 4). In one embodiment, the control unit (6) is adapted to effect a switch from one throttle response to another within a fixed time period "by gradually increasing or decreasing the throttle opening at a variable rate which depends on the accelerator pedal position measured at discrete time intervals during the switching time period. The invention allows switching between throttle responses without the driver having to release the accelerator pedal and without any abrupt changes in vehicle speed. The selectable characteristics, such as sport, mud, grass and tarmac modes, may be selected in response to a signal from a driver operated switch 11 or vehicle mounted sensor 12.
Patent GB-2448803-A (GB)
Title: Garment with elasticated waist
Inventor: KATO KOJI
IPC: A41F9/00
Filed: 2008-04-14
Abstract: A garment with an L-shaped pocket 2 at the front has an elasticated waist 3. The waist 3 has an elongating part 3B attached to an elasticated part (10, figure 2a) and stretch stopper (1, figure 2a) which are both concealed by storing part 3A. The waist band of the garment can extend from an unexpanded state as shown in figure 1b to an expanded state as shown in figure 1c.
Patent GB-2461739-A (GB)
Title: Trailer Lock
Inventor: HOLLIS DAVID
IPC: B60D1/02
Filed: 2008-05-14
Abstract: A lock 1 for a trailer tow ring 20 comprises a shaft 7 configured to be received within the tow ring, a first locking plate 6 connected to a first end portion of the shaft and a second locking plate 8 releasably connectable to a second end portion of the shaft.. The maximum dimensions of the first and second locking plates perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft are greater than the inner diameter of the tow ring. Locking means 30 are provided to lock the second locking plate on the shaft to prevent removal of the second locking plate from the shaft and thereby prevent removal of the shaft from the trailer ring within which it is received. The locking means may be a padlock (30, figure). There may be provided a stepped portion 14 arranged such that it faces towards the centre of the shaft and having a circular shape with a diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the tow ring.
Patent GB-2460300-A (GB)
Title: Variable buoyancy drive
Inventor: LINDSAY NEIL
IPC: F03B17/02
Filed: 2008-05-30
Abstract: A drive, claimed to be suitable for an electricity generating system, comprises a body 12 with adjustable buoyancy so that it can sink and rise in a liquid. The body is provided with valves (14, 16, 18, figure 2) so that buoyancy can be adjusted by injecting air or admitting water. The body 12 drives a shaft 2 via an arm 10 and may use a one way ratchet to drive the shaft in only one direction.
Patent GB-2450404-A (GB)
Title: Rotor position sensing for a wound field synchronous machine at or near standstill
Inventor: MARKUNAS ALBERT L
IPC: H02P1/46
Filed: 2008-06-13
Abstract: A starter-generator arrangement for aeronautical applications includes a multiphase alternating current (AC) wound field synchronous machine (WFSM) (8) that has a stator (12) with a selected number of poles, an associated exciter (14) and a multiphase AC permanent magnet machine (PMM) (16) directly coupled to the WFSM. A method of sensing the position of the rotor (10) of the WFSM comprises the steps of: arranging for the stator (22) of the PMM to have a number of poles that is a sub-multiple of the selected number of WFSM stator poles; configuring the rotor (20) for the PMM to have high saliency; applying multiphase AC power of a selected frequency to the PMM stator; detecting at least one set of stator harmonic currents of the multiphase AC power resulting from the rotor saliency; converting the detected PMM harmonic stator currents from their multiphase coordinates to   ab  (alpha-beta) coordinates; rotating the converted PMM stator currents into a reference frame for at least one selected harmonic to generate   ab  coordinate harmonic current vectors; and estimating the position of the WFSM rotor based on the values of the   ab  coordinate harmonic current vectors in the selected harmonic reference frame.
Patent GB-2465801-A (GB)
Title: Control element to access data held in a memory of a first device before the data is access by a second device
Inventor: PIEKARSKI MAREK
IPC: G06F13/28
Filed: 2008-12-01
Abstract: One or more first devices, for example servers H0, H1, H2, are connected to one or more second devices, for example peripherals N0, N1, so that memory 2 in the first device is accessible to the second device. There is also provided a control element, for example virtualization proxy controller 5, which is able to access the memory in the first device wherein the devices and control element may be connected by way of switch 1 which is preferably a PCI express switch. In operation when data is stored in the memory by the first device before the memory is accessed by the second device the data is first accessed by the control element to, for example, modify the data before it is read by the second device. In operation when data is stored in the memory by the second device before the data is processed by the first device the data is first accessed by the control element to, for example, modify the data before it is processed by the first device. Operation in this manner may be achieved by intercepting command packets between devices and re-directing them to the control element which acts upon the data held in the memory before forwarding the command packet to its destination. Preferably the second device accesses the memory in the first device using direct memory access (DMA).
Patent GB-2456036-A (GB)
Title: Gun recoil
Inventor: EAGLESTONE DAVID ANDREW
IPC: F41A25/00
Filed: 2008-12-17
Abstract: A gun comprising: a generally tubular barrel defining a barrel axis and having an external barrel surface 10 about the perimeter of the tubular barrel a cradle 2 having a cradle bore for accommodating a section of the barrel wherein the barrel is slidably mounted in the cradle bore such that the barrel can move relative to the cradle along the barrel axis across a range of barrel positions and wherein an interface defined by the slidable contact between external barrel surface and the cradle bore- i) prevents rotation of the barrel relative to the cradle about the barrel axis; and ii) is maintained at a single section of the cradle over the entire range of barrel positions.
Patent GB-2456374-A (GB)
Title: Stator bar components with high thermal conductivity
Inventor: SHEAFFER JEFFREY DAVID
IPC: H02K3/24
Filed: 2008-12-18
Abstract: A stator bar 250 includes a conductor 120, a layer of insulation 160 positioned about the conductor 120, where the insulation layer comprises a ceramic component. Also disclosed is the use of a separator 210 between tiered conductors and an arrangement of ground insulation 260 which comprise a ceramic component. The ceramic component may comprise inclusion of a high conductivity filler which may comprise born nitride, aluminium oxide, silicon nitride, aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, strontium titanate, titanium dioxide, silica or diamond. A thermal conductivity of more than 0.99 W/mK is indicated for the insulators and the separator. The layer of insulation 160 may include a plurality of glass or polymeric fibres in a first direction and a plurality of ceramic fibres or whiskers in a second direction. The ground insulation 260 may comprise a mica/binder layer 270 with the ceramic component 280 comprising a backer to the layer.
Patent GB-2467932-A (GB)
Title: Image processing device and method
Inventor: PORTER ROBERT MARK STEFAN
IPC: H04N13/122
Filed: 2009-02-19
Abstract: An image processing device comprises receiving means operable to receive, from a camera, a captured image corresponding to an image of a scene captured by the camera. The scene contains at least one object. The device comprises determining means operable to determine a distance between the object within the scene and a reference position defined with respect to the camera, and generating means operable to detect a position of the object within the captured image, and to generate a modified image from the captured image based on image features within the captured image which correspond to the object in the scene. The generating means is operable to generate the modified image by displacing the position of the captured object within the modified image with respect to the determined position of the object within the captured image by an object offset amount which is dependent on the distance between the reference position and the object in the scene so that, when the modified image and the captured image are viewed together as a pair of images on a display, the captured object appears to be positioned at a predetermined distance from the display.
Patent GB-2458757-A (GB)
Title: Determining positions of towed marine streamers using acoustic ranging transducers and geodetic position receiver on paravane
Inventor: FALKENBERG JON
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2009-03-02
Abstract: A method for determining positions of geophysical sensor streamers includes towing laterally spaced apart streamers maintained in relative relationship therebetween by paravanes 4 proximate their forward ends. The streamers include spaced apart acoustic transmitters and acoustic receivers. The paravanes each include an acoustic transmitter 9 or receiver. Signals are sent from the acoustic transmitters and are received at the acoustic receivers. Geodetic position signals are detected at each paravane, by GPS receivers 48 for example. The identities of the transmitters of the received acoustic signals are determined to determine travel times of the received acoustic signals. The travel times are converted to distances between the identified transmitters and the receivers, preferably using a measured local sound velocity of the water. Relative positions of the streamers are determined from the distances. The relative positions of the streamers are combined with the detected geodetic position signals to determine geodetic positions of the streamers. The received acoustic signals may be compensated for Doppler effects. A water movement powered electric generator (50, fig 2A) may be provided on the paravanes.
Patent GB-2468312-A (GB)
Title: Fan assembly
Inventor: GAMMACK PETER DAVID
IPC: F04D25/08
Filed: 2009-03-04
Abstract: A bladeless fan assembly 10 comprises a nozzle 14 mounted on a base 12. The nozzle comprises an interior passage 86, a mouth 26 for receiving the air flow from the interior passage 86 and through which the air flow is emitted from the fan assembly 10. The nozzle 14 extends about a nozzle axis X to define an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly 10 is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth 26, wherein the nozzle 14 is detachable from the base 12. The nozzle 14 may comprise a moveable detent for engagement with and disengagement from the base 12. The nozzle 14 may be detached from the base 12 by relative rotation. A Coanda surface 28 may be located adjacent to the mouth 26 and over which the mouth 26 is arranged to direct the air flow. A diffuser may be arranged downstream of the Coanda surface.
Patent GB-2471123-A (GB)
Title: Water metering device for kettle
Inventor: MOSLEY STEPHEN
IPC: A47J27/21
Filed: 2009-06-18
Abstract: A water metering device 10 usable to allow electric kettles to be charged with metered quantities of water. The device is inserted into a kettle to intercept and divert water used to charge the kettle. It is supported at or near the top of the kettle body and has a metering chamber 20 formed with an uncontrolled outlet aperture 20a through which water can pass into the kettle, and the relative dimensions of the chamber and the outlet aperture are configured such that, once the chamber has been filled with water, the amount of water in the chamber, together with the amount of water that has by then already entered the kettle through the outlet aperture, amounts in total to a charge of water. Should the user wish to charge the kettle directly, it is only necessary to ensure that the water flows through the by-pass path 22, which guides unmetered quantities of water directly into the kettle.
Patent GB-2461797-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchange plate for roofing and other building applications
Inventor: MASKELL RICHARD ANTONY MORTON
IPC: E04D1/30
Filed: 2009-07-09
Abstract: A heat exchange plate which can be installed beneath a roofing tile includes a generally planar heat collector 17 formed of a heat-conducting material with a fluid conduit 20 in thermal contact with a rear face of the heat collector. The heat collector 17 has a top margin which is affixed to a roofing batten 12.1 through holes 19, with one or more downward projections which locate over the batten. A bottom margin of the heat collector is supported on a further roofing batten 12.2. Access holes 22 and 23 are provided for couplers 24 by which the conduits 20 are joined together. The heat exchange plate may be incorporated into a climate control system of a building, which incorporates a heat pump for transferring heat from a roof structure into a climate control heat exchanger, e.g. underfloor heating.
Patent GB-2458410-A (GB)
Title: A light base oil fraction and lubricant having low wt% Noack volatility
Inventor: ROSENBAUM JOHN M
IPC: C10G47/00
Filed: 2007-12-14
Abstract: A lubricant, comprising a light base oil fraction having a wt% Noack volatility between 0 and 100 and additionally less than a Noack Volatility Factor (NVF), wherein the Noack Volatility Factor is defined by the equation: 900 x (Kinematic Viscosity at 100{C)-2.8 - 15, and optionally one or more additional additives. A process to make the light base oil fraction, comprising hydroisomerization dewaxing a waxy feed in a series of two or more reactors, and recovering the light base oil fraction having a low wt% Noack volatility. Also, a light base oil fraction having a wt% Noack volatility between 0 and 100 and additionally less than the NVF, made by the process of hydroisomerization dewaxing a waxy feed in a series of reactors.
Patent GB-2473032-A (GB)
Title: In situ method of constructing a lightweight aggregate concrete structure
Inventor: LEE PUI YING
IPC: E04B1/16
Filed: 2009-08-28
Abstract: An in situ method of constructing a lightweight aggregate concrete structure is disclosed. The method comprises erecting an internal frame to define a front face and a rear face; inserting tie-rod parts (31 figure 3d) of tie-rod assemblies 30 through cement sheets 14 and then fitting external bracing elements 20a, 20b to the rods; attaching the cement sheets 14 to the frame by means of tie-rod assemblies 30 and external bracing elements 20a, 20b to create a cavity between the sheets; injecting a lightweight aggregate concrete slurry in to the cavity; removing the external bracing elements and tie-rod after the slurry has set. The normal fibre cement sheets 14 are of thickness more than 4.5 mm and density in the range of 1350- 1420 kg/m3. The lightweight aggregate concrete has a density range of 780 kg/m3to 850 kg/m3. The arrangement is such that the bulging of the normal fibre cement sheets 14 is restrained during the concrete curing and setting.
Patent GB-228043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to breech-bolts of fire-arms
IPC: F41A3/72
Filed: 1924-04-23
Abstract: 228,043. Frommer, R. von. April 23, 1924. Breech actions, sliding breech-block; sliding barrel and breechblock. - The handle 1 for operating the breech-bolt is pivoted to the breech-bolt or slide 3 and when first pulled back positively operates a coupling device other than the main locking bolt. As shown in Fig. 1, the coupling lever 7 engages a fixed stop 8, and is disengaged therefrom, when the handle 1 is pulled, by a shoulder 20 on the handle engaging a projection 13 on the lever. The lever 7 is turned in the reverse direction by pressure of the spring 12. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the coupling lever 7 engages the rod 23 of the recoil spring 24 and when the handle 1 is pulled is disengaged therefrom so that the breech-block can be retracted without compressing the spring.
Patent GB-890079-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to tensioning of road vehicle snow chain assemblies
IPC: B60C27/12
Filed: 1958-03-29
Abstract: 890,079. Tyre chain ladders. LAMBERT, E. March 24, 1959 [March 29, 1958], No. 10161/58. Class 144 (2). A tyre chain ladder, for use on snow, is tensioned around the tyre by a device comprising two springs 15, 16 each hooked at one end to a ring 21'and at their other ends to circumferentially spaced points of the outboard side chain 11, and a pair of pivotally interconnected toggle levers 22, 23 one, 22, of which is pivotally fulcrumed at 25 to the ring 21 and forms an operating handle, and the other, 23, has a hook 24 to engage the side chain 11 at a point spaced from the points of spring attachment, whereby closing of the toggle levers effects a radially inward tensioning pull on the side chain 11 at the points of attachment of the springs 15, 16 and the lever 23. As shown, the lever 22 has a hooked lug 26 thereon to engage the lever 24 and hold the levers in their closed position.
Patent GB-1075412-A (GB)
Title: Automatic pulsator
IPC: F03C7/00
Filed: 1965-03-11
Abstract: 1,075,412. Milking machines; pulsators. ALFA-LAVAL A.B. March 11, 1965 [March 11, 1964], No. 10356/65. Heading A1M. [Also in Division F1] A pulsator comprises two piston heads 6, 7 to which are clamped diaphragms 17, 19 dividing the support body 1 into chambers 11, 12, 15 and 16, the heads being joined by rod 8, and chambers 11, 12 and duct 21 through the being filled with a damping liquid. A cavity 5 in the body 1 communicates through a filter with the atmosphere and channel 24 is connected to a vacuum source. The teat cups are connected in pairs to channels 29, 30 which are subjected alternately to vacuum and atmospheric pressure by means of a slide valve 33 secured to piston rod 8. The channel 24 communicates with the cavity 5 via a channel 39 controlled by a slide 37 rotatable about a pin in the body 1 under the control of a lever 44 and spring 45. The slide 37 has a recess 40 which connects with chamber 15 via passage 41 as shown in Fig. 3 to connect the chamber 15 to vacuum. A similar passage is provided to connect chamber 16 with recess 40 when the slide is in its opposite position. Vertical channels 42, 43 are also provided in slide 37 so that (Fig. 3) when the upper end of channel 43 communicates with cavity 5 and hence atmosphere, the lower end of the channel 43 communicates with chamber 16, the resultant pressure difference in chambers 15, 16 causing the piston to move.
Patent GB-243605-A (GB)
Title: An improved process for producing sponge rubber articles ornamented with colours
IPC: B29C37/00
Filed: 1925-04-21
Abstract: 243,605. Lindemann, H. April 21, 1925. India-rubber, colouring; spongy.-Sponge rubber having fine pores is ornamented by spraying it with viscous colouring media, such as coloured latex, solutions, or emulsions of rubber. The pores should have a diameter of 1/32-1/64 inch, and are produced by masticating 7 lbs. of latex into 100 lbs. of rubber mixing, and vulcanizing this wet batch by raising the pressure up to 55 lbs. per sq. in. in hour, suddenly reducing the pressure to 25 lbs. per sq. in'., and maintaining this pressure for 1 hour.
Patent GB-1532161-A (GB)
Title: Floor covering for stables
IPC: A01K1/015
Filed: 1977-03-11
Abstract: In order to provide a barn-floor covering web which, after use over a relatively long period of time and damage to the upper layer (2), exhibits good insulating action and dimensional stability and through the lower layer of which moisture cannot permeate, the compressible lower layer is a mat web (1; 1'; 1'') composed of intersecting filaments which are welded to one another at the points of intersection. Said filaments have a diameter of 0.4 to 2.5 mm. Of the two surfaces (1a; 1b) of the mat web, one surface (1a) is partially embedded in the upper layer (2) which is impermeable to moisture. In order to improve the anti-slip properties and wear strength, a nonwoven (3) composed of synthetic filaments or fibres may be provided on the upper layer (2) which is impermeable to moisture. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-449579-A (GB)
Title: An improved method for the construction of tunnels
IPC: E21D9/00
Filed: 1935-04-03
Abstract: 449,579. Tunnelling. McALPINE, SIR M., 50, Pall Mall, London. April 3, 1935, No. 10408. [Classes 68 (i) and 85] In making large tunnels by progressively driving a series of headings round the space to be occupied by the tunnel arch, and filling each heading as the excavation proceeds with a concrete structure c, a substan. tially central passage d is formed in each structure c for the passage of spoil and concrete. Feet b may be first formed in a similar manner. Lateral passages e may be formed at intervals for passage of spoil from adjacent headings. When the structures c are completed, the core of the tunnel is removed. In a modification, the headings and structures c are disposed circumferentiallv of the tunnel and the structures c may be of T-section. Specification 104,278, [Class 68 (i)], is referred to.
Patent GB-1079377-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of polyesters
Inventor: JEURISSEN LAMBERT GASTON
IPC: C08G63/85
Filed: 1965-03-11
Abstract: In the manufacture of highly polymeric polyesters by polycondensing a glycol ester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, there is used as a polycondensation catalyst an organo-titanium compound of formula TiRnX4- n where the R's are aliphatic, aromatic or cycloaliphatic radicals which are bound to the titanium atom through carbon atoms, and the X's are halogen atoms, hydroxy, cyanide, cyanate, thiocyanate, alkoxy, aryloxy, thioalkoxy or thioaryloxy groups, or acyloxy radicals derived from acetic, chloroacetic, thioacetic or hydroxyacetic acid, and n is 1, 2 or 3.  If the initial glycol este is made by an ester-interchange reaction, the organotitanium compounds may also be used as catalysts for this reaction.  Specified polyesters are those of terephthalic or pyridine dicarboxylic acids and ethylene glycol or cyclohexanedimethanols. Examples describe the manufacture of polyethylene terephthalate by reacting dimethyl terephthalate, ethylene glycol and, possibly, zinc di(monomethyl terephthalate).
Patent GB-1308181-A (GB)
Title: 5-nitrofur furylidenalkyl derivatives processes for their manufactur and their use as feedstuff additives
IPC: A23K1/16
Filed: 1970-03-04
Abstract: 1308181 5-Nitrofurfurylidenealkyl derivatives CIBA-GEIGY AG 4 March 1970 [4 March 1969] 10415/70 Heading C2C Novel 5-nitrofurfurylidenealkyl derivatives of the general formula wherein R<SP>1</SP> and R<SP>11</SP> are hydrogen atoms or (C 1 -C 5 ) alkyl radicals, are prepared either by (a) reacting a compound of the formula with phosgene to obtain the corresponding isocyanate which is then reacted with an amine of the formula NR<SP>1</SP>R<SP>11</SP>, or (b) nitrating a compound of the formula in the 5-position of the furfurylidene radical. The novel compounds may be used as active ingredients in pesticidal compositions or as animal feedstuffs.