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Patent GB-2464525-A (GB)
Title: Door knob having illuminative lighting
Inventor: YANG CHIN-SHENG
IPC: E05B1/00
Filed: 2008-10-20
Abstract: A door knob has an elongated core member B for engaging a door lock and a body assembly A comprising a transparent cap member 1, a touch-sensitive member 2 and a connection member 3, joined together in this order along the axial direction of the door knob. The cap member may be filled with a fluid of high viscosity, and the fluid may be dispersed with glittery powder or spangles. The touch-sensitive member contains a power element 21, such as a mercury battery, a switch element 22, which is closed by the electrostatics of the hand or the vibration of the door knob, and at least one light-generating element 24, such as an LED, which is turned on by the received electricity from the power element. When the light-generating element is turned on, the light penetrates through the transparent cap member to provide illumination. The touch-sensitive member may further comprise a control element 23, connected in series between the power element and the light-generating element, which may conduct electricity to the light-generating element either intermittently or for a period of time.
Patent GB-2466193-A (GB)
Title: Nozzle
Inventor: COX JOHN
IPC: B05B1/06
Filed: 2008-12-10
Abstract: An electrostatic discharge nozzle has two concentrically arranged cylindrical portions (2, 3). At least one of the portions (2) has radial thickness that decreases along its axial length to a minimum value near the discharge end.
Patent GB-2468290-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle instrument display
Inventor: RAY PAUL
IPC: B60K35/00
Filed: 2009-03-03
Abstract: An instrument cluster for a vehicle comprising a first display means 10a for displaying a first information to a driver, a second display means 10b for displaying a second information to the driver and a third display means 30 extending between the first and second display means and arranged to selectively display the first or second information. The third display means is curved in a plane normal to a display surface thereof such that at least a portion of the third display means is positioned closer to the driver than the first and second display means. A central portion 35 of the third display means may be arranged to enlarge or otherwise emphasis information displayed thereat to the driver. The first and second display means may be configured to present information by way of a moving dial pointer. The information represented on the display means may be configurable by the driver. At least one of the display surfaces may comprise a three dimensional display surface.
Patent GB-2473258-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically multiplexing a broadcast stream with metadata-based event inclusion decisions and priority assignment in case of conflict
Inventor: ASHLEY ALEX
IPC: H04H20/30
Filed: 2009-09-08
Abstract: A method for dynamically multiplexing a broadcast stream comprises: receiving metadata (220, Figure 2) associated with a first plurality of events 110 on plural source channels 120, the metadata including scheduling metadata; determining 130, based on a rule-set 210 applied to the metadata, whether each event of the first plurality of events 110 is included in a multiplex, thereby producing a second plurality of events to be included in the multiplex; for each one event of the second plurality of events, assigning a multiplex priority (230, Figure 2) that the event is to be assigned in case of a conflict between the event and a second event of the second plurality; multiplexing each event of the second plurality in a plurality of pseudo-channels (not accessible to end users; 410, 420: Figure 4), producing a multiplex (:430, Figure 4) of pseudo-channels, and broadcasting the pseudo-channel multiplex, wherein the pseudo-channel multiplex includes a secondary multiplex, downloadable by a client device such that each of the second plurality of events is downloadable on at least one channel of the plurality of source channels prior to the broadcasting of the multiplex of pseudo-channels.
Patent GB-2460793-A (GB)
Title: Neural net for use in drilling simulation
Inventor: MORAN DAVID P
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2008-04-18
Abstract: A method of optimizing a drilling tool assembly including inputting well data into an optimization system, the optimization system having an experience data set and an artificial neural network. The method further including comparing the well data to the experience data set and developing an initial drilling tool assembly based on the comparing the well data to the experience data, wherein the drilling tool assembly is developed using the artificial neural network. Additionally, the method including simulating the initial drilling tool assembly in the optimization system and creating result data in the optimization system based on the simulating.
Patent GB-2475886-A (GB)
Title: Method of welding sheet material
Inventor: BEER DAVID
IPC: B29C65/08
Filed: 2009-12-04
Abstract: A tool (16) for butt-welding two thermoplastic sheets (10, 11) together and a method of welding comprising the steps of(a) providing two sheets of thermoplastic weldable materials (10, 11) each having a first surface (12 and a second surface(11);(b) bringing the two sheets of materials together with their first surfaces (12) confronting each other;(c) positioning an edge of the sheets (10, 11) adjacent a predetermined line;(d) contacting the two sheets (10, 11) with a cutting and welding tool (16) that has an inclined welding surface (18) and a cutting edge (17) that extend in a direction along said predetermined line;(e) urging the tool (16) in a direction towards the two sheets (10, 11) to bring the inclined surface (18) into contact with the two sheets (10, 11), and generating heat so as to melt and fuse the sheets (10, 11) together along said line whilst simultaneously cutting through the two sheets (10,11); and(f) unfolding the two sheets (10, 11) to form a unitary article having the two sheets butt welded along said line with their first surfaces (12) facing in a common direction. The step of generating heat is effected by either means of a radio frequency welding process and the tool (16) constitutes one electrical conductor of a pair of opposing conductors (16, 19) between which an electromagnetic field is generated, or by an ultrasonic welding process where the tool (16) constitutes a horn of an ultrasonic welding machine, and the sheets (10, 11) are positioned between the horn (16) and an anvil (19) of the machine.
Patent GB-2463193-A (GB)
Title: Method, system, and apparatus for a core activity detector to facilitate dynamic power management in a distributed system
Inventor: LIU YEN-CHENG
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2008-06-17
Abstract: A system and method to provide source controlled dynamic power management. An activity detector in a source determines expected future resource usage. Based on that expected usage, the source generates a power management command and sends that command to a destination. The destination then adjusts the power level of the resource based in the command.
Patent GB-1387217-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for processing textile fibres
IPC: D01G21/00
Filed: 1973-03-01
Abstract: 1387217 Transfer of sliver between machines NAKAGAWA SEISAKUJO K K 1 March 1973 [3 March 1972] 10009/73 Headings D1F and D1N The direction of travel of a sliver is reversed by conveying the sliver by means of a pair of conveyor belts e.g. 27a, 28a to a temporary storage zone, severing the sliver upstream of the conveyor belts and then reversing their direction of travel to remove the sliver from the temporary storage zone. Two such temporary storage zones 31a, 31b are provided so that one is filling while the other is emptying. Two conveyor belt pairs 26a, 26b are provided and the sliver is directed selectively to the required pair by a swing- able conveyor pair 24. Swinging of the conveyors 24 also serves to sever the advancing sliver. Alternative selective feeding arrangements are illustrated in Figs. 5B and 5C and comprise a swingable chute or two fixed inclined chutes with a transfer bar 147 respectively. Sliver withdrawn from a can passes to a further conveyor pair 32 which forwards it to a conveyor 33 leading to the next successive processing machine. A reversible motor 94 drives the conveyor 24 and the conveyors 26a and 26b during can filling. A drive from the next processing machine via sprocket 113 drives the conveyors 32 and the conveyors 26a and 26b during can emptying. Magnetic clutches 75a, 75b, 77a and 77b select the source of drive and are controlled together with the motor 94 by the circuits of Figs. 12 and 13 (not shown). Swinging of the conveyor set 24 is brought about through a two way ratchet device 51, Fig. 8 (not shown). Change over is brought about either by a timer which allows the first can to be filled or by a photoelectric sensor 116, 117 which detects lack of sliver delivery. When the timer signal is detected first, feed is stopped as is the operation of the preceeding processing machine but delivery continues until the relevant can is empty when reversal occurs. When the sensor signal occurs first reversal is delayed until the timer signal occurs thus allowing the relevant can to be filled. Figs. 9, 10 and 11 (not shown) illustrate arrangements of the sliver feed device between processing machines which may be combing, carding or gilling machines. The cans 31a and 31 are mounted on turntables.
Patent GB-1136763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to trigonometrical function generators
Inventor: HOOTON IVOR NOEL
IPC: H01F1/16
Filed: 1965-03-10
Abstract: 1,136,763. Trigonometrical function generator. UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY. 10 Feb., 1966 [10 March, 1965], No. 10089/65. Heading G4G. A trigonometrical function generator comprises (Fig. 3) a linear potentiometer 1, whose ends are connected to adding circuits comprising the emitters of transistors 9, 10 where bases are earthed and whose collectors supply currents i c , i s  to outputs 11, 12. Equal resistors 13, 14 connect the emitters to the emitter of transistor 15 whose collector is connected to a supply 16 and whose base is connected to an input 3, from which a current i o  is supplied over diode 17, compensating for the base/emitter voltage drop of transistor 15, to the slider of potentiometer 1. It is shown that, if resistors 13, 14 are proportioned so that a current V/kR flows through each to the emitters of 9, 10 where k is a constant   = 1/[2(#2-1)], R is the resistance of the potentio-   meter, V is the voltage difference between the slider and the earth line, then i c  = i o  cos #  over the range 0 to #/2 i s  = i o  sin #  where # corresponds to the slider position. Errors may be reduced by connecting constant current sources to the emitters of 9, 10 and subtracting corresponding currents from the output currents at 11, 12. For sole generation of sin or cos functions one end of the potentiometer is connected to a constant voltage equivalent to that at the end connected to the adding circuit. The outputs may be connected to a switching and sign changing circuit operationally linked to the potentiometer (Fig. 4, not shown) to derive sin and cos functions over successive quadrants in the range 0 to 2#.
Patent GB-698288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the drying of veneers
IPC: F26B25/00
Filed: 1951-04-30
Abstract: 698,288. Drying veneers. FECHT, P. April 30, 1951 [April 28, 1950 ; April 12, 1951 ; April 12, 1951 ], No. 10094/51. Classes 34 (i) and 34 (ii) In a method of drying veneers the marginal portions transverse to the grain are covered so as to retard drying thereof and prevent buckling. The veneer 1 travels through the drying-apparatus transversely to the direction of the grain and the marginal portions are covered by members 2 each consisting of a pair of slats rigidly interconnected as in Fig. 1 or held together by spring clips, permanently connected U-springs or hinges. The slats may have holes 2a. In a modification, Fig. 8, the conveyer belts 14 of a belt drier form the covering means. In another modification, Fig. 10, coverings 23 are mounted on conveyer belts 24 and have holes 40 the coverings consisting (Fig. 11) of a lower slat 32 and two upper hinged slats 35 which may be raised and lowered automatically at the feed position.
Patent GB-792421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the treatment of metal
IPC: C23C22/70
Filed: 1956-04-03
Abstract: Steel wire is annealed in a furnace at temperatures from 1350-1835 DEG F. and is quenched in a bath of molten alkali metal hydroxide such as sodium or potassium hydroxide at temperatures from 600-950 DEG F.
Patent GB-758471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to manufacture of deposited latex articles
IPC: B29C33/42
Filed: 1954-04-07
Abstract: 758,471. Girdles &c. INTERNATIONAL LATEX CORPORATION. April 7, 1954 [April 22, 1953], No. 10191/54. Class 141. [Also in Group V] A substantial portion of a stretchable undergarment, e.g. a girdle or panties, made of deposited latex is provided with a multitude of closely spaced substantially straight pores communicating with both sides of the garment. In manufacture (see Group V) the latex is deposited, by dipping, on a former with a surface having numerous small depressions, and subsequent heating of the former expands the air trapped in the depressions which bursts through the film, so creating the pores, the sides and shoulders of which are shaped by the surface tension exerted on the film of latex. In a girdle, Fig. 1, all the area of the front and back is porous except for narrow margins 44, 45, and from the lower margin are ribbon-like extensions 48, 49 which form garter tabs. Alternatively the whole surface may be porous. The pores are suitably about 10 to 80 thousandths of an inch wide when the garment is in an unstretched state, and they are more resistant to tearing than if they were made by mechanical perforation. By using suitable dipping formers garments can be made with integral, porous bands or crotches, and the depressions in the formers may be so shaped that small tendrils are formed which give a nap-like surface to the garment.
Patent GB-1357287-A (GB)
Title: Means for slipping rolled products
IPC: B21B39/00
Filed: 1972-03-06
Abstract: 1357287 Conveyers SETIM SOC D'ETUDES TECHNIQUES DES INDUSTRIES METALLURGIQUES 6 March 1972 [1 April 1971] 10288/72 Heading B8A Articles 2 on a roller conveyer (1) Fig. 1 (not shown) are pushed laterally on to a table 4 by a series of wheeled carriages moving in line abreast. Each carriage comprises a framework 6 pivotally mounting a lever 10 for movement between an operative position, shown, in which one end 10a engages the article and the other end 10b engages a stop 11 and an inoperative horizontal position whereby it can be withdrawn beneath succeeding articles. Two further levers 12, 13 are mounted off-centre to be freely pivotable about a pin 14, the lever 13 being held by gravity against a stop 15 and the lever 12 likewise being held by gravity against a pin 16 mounted on the lever 13. In operation the lever 10 engages the article on the forward stroke of the carriage. On the return stroke the lever 12 engages a stop 17 and is rotated counter-clockwise and in turn causes the lever 13 to rotate counter-clockwise and engage the lever 10 to move same into its inoperative position. When the carriage returns to its original position a stop 18 engages the lever 13 to release same from engagement with the lever 10, which then returns to its operative position.
Patent GB-551322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to tube cleaning apparatus for boilers and the like
IPC: F28G3/16
Filed: 1941-08-13
Abstract: 551,322. Soot blowers. SPEARS, F. G. W., and DIAMOND BLOWER CO., Ltd. Aug. 13, 1941, No. 10310. [Class 99 (ii)] In a soot blower of the kind comprising a steam ejector 9 movable into operative or inoperative position by means of a member such as a screw spindle 24 cooperating with a fixed nut 25, the ejector 9 slides in a tubular extension 4 of the steam chest 1 and is connected by tie rods 13, 15 to a piston 16 loosely connected to the member 24, the inlet to the steam chest being situated between the piston 16 and a valve 14 for admitting steam to the ejector 9. A stud 40 in the piston 16 engages a groove in a sleeve extension 38 of the nut 25, the groove having a straight portion 39 and a helical portion 41. The screw spindle 24 is rotated by means of bevel gearing 31, 30, the gear 30 comprising a cap 28 rotatable in an extension 29 of the nut 25 and fitting upon a squared member 33 on the spindle. The inner end A of the spindle is in frictional engagement with the piston 16 and has a groove 36 engaging a stirrup 37 in the piston, these parts being assembled by tilting the spindle 24 relatively to the piston. The ejector 9 is a piston with steam openings 10 and an outlet nozzle 11. On rotating the spindle 24 by means of the bevel gears 31, 30, its axial movement in the nut 25 moves the valve 14 off its seat to admit steam from the branch 19 and steam chest 1 to the ejector 9, the stud 40 on the piston 16 moving axially in the groove 39. On further axial movement of the spindle 24, the piston 16 and ejector 9 are rotated by the movement of the stud 40 in the helical groove 41. The pressure of steam on the ledge 17 of the piston 16 maintains frictional engagement of the piston with the spindle 24. The travel of the ejector is limited by an exchangeable distance piece 34 in the cap 28. In a modification, the ejector 9 is normally in an extended position, the valve 14 being to the left of its seat and the grooves 39, 41 being reversed. Specification 551,323 is referred to.
Patent GB-1001507-A (GB)
Title: Papermaking method and apparatus
IPC: D21F3/02
Filed: 1963-03-15
Abstract: A method of removing water from a wet web in the press section of a papermaking machine comprises the steps of disposing the wet web directly on an endless permeable, porous carrier that has a void volume no greater than the volume of water which when returned to the web after pressing leaves the web with the proper consistency, the permeability and void volume of the carrier being substantially independent of the pressure exerted thereon; passing the carrier and the web thereon between a pair of press rolls, at least one of which is of open construction the carrier being between the web and an open press roll; pressing the pair of press rolls together with pressure sufficient to move water through the web substantially perpendicularly of its surface into the pores of the carrier and through the carrier into openings in the open press roll; and continuing to support the web on the carrier after pressing.  The carrier fabric may be composed of synthetic yarns woven helically to provide an endless belt by the method disclosed in Specification 827,754.  In a specific example nylon yarn is used in the machine direction with a yarn density of 110 per inch, and nylon or polyethylene terephthalate yarn in the cross direction with a yarn density of 60 per inch, each yarn being composed of ten 14 denier filaments.  In a further example there were polyethylene terephthalate yarns of one hundred and fifty 4.4 denier filaments in the machine direction with a density of 41 yarns per inch, and .009\sv momofilament nylon yarns in the cross direction with a density of 60 yarns per inch.
Patent GB-1363721-A (GB)
Title: Plastics-film sacks
IPC: B65D33/00
Filed: 1971-04-21
Abstract: 1363721 Stackable sacks BRITISH VISQUEEN Ltd 28 March 1972 [21 April 1971] 10473/71 Heading B8K [Also in Division B5] To imprive stability upon stacking a sack of plastics film comprises a front panel 1 and a rear panel 2 each having at least on the outer surface thereof a first series of ribs 4 and a second series of ribs 5 set at right angles to the first series, the ribs being arranged so that a part of each quarter of a panel is ribbed. Two pairs of first and second series of ribs (4a-5b, Fig. 2) per panel may be provided. The sack may be formed from lay-flat tubing provided with a bottom heat seal 3 and may be made from lowdensity polythene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride. Both surfaces of each panel may be provided with ribs by a cold forming impressing process comprising passing either each sack or the lay-flat tubing between pairs of helical gears. Alternatively, the outer surface alone of each panel may be provided with ribs by passing the film, which may be prewarmed, between embossing rollers which may be heated.
Patent GB-309543-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in sieves for sifting and filtering purposes
IPC: B07B1/46
Filed: 1929-04-04
Abstract: 309,543. Herrmann, R., (trading as Herrmann, L., [Firm of]. April 12, 1928, [Convention date]. Sieves and screens, forms and construction of- -Sieves for fine sifting or filtering are formed of bars a, Fig. 2, having the upper and lower edges enlarged as at b on one or both sides and' secured together at intervals by transverse bolts and spacing members d, Figs. 4, 5, which are of the full depth of the bars. The spacing members may consist of discs either flat as in Fig. 4 or dished as in Fig. 9. In an alternative construction the discs may be dispensed with and spacing projections formed on the upper and lower edges of the bars by the enlargement of the heads b at the fastening points. The spacing means may be thicker at one edge of the bars than at the other so as to provide a curved sifting surface.
Patent GB-573665-A (GB)
Title: Fluid flow controller
IPC: G05D16/06
Filed: 1943-06-29
Abstract: 573,665. Valves. GROVE, M. H., and GROVE, J. E., (trading as FLUID CONTROL ENGINEERING CO.). June 29, 1943, No. 10524. Convention date, Jan. 25. [Class 135] In a diaphragm-actuated regulating valve, one side of the diaphragm is acted on by a controlling pressure, and the other side by a loading pressure derived from gas under pressure which forces liquid through a restricted orifice into contact with that side. In the form shown, the valve member 16 is secured to and formed integrally with a plunger 21 guided by a sleeve 15 held in place by a removable cover 19 and is actuated by a spindle 17, the lower end of which rests in a socket in a boss on a curved plate 26 resting on a dished diaphragm 24. The diaphragm is housed in a casing formed of a number of sheet-metal parts welded and clamped together. This casing comprises a dome-shaped part 32 welded about a tubular part 37 enclosing the valve spindle. The edge of the diaphragm is clamped between a ported plate 28 and a plate 29 supported by a cup-shaped part 31. The part 31 is flanged to provide a shoulder 31a to receive a clamping plate 36 and a flange 31b to enclose the edge of the diaphragm. A flange 48 on a slotted indicating element 47 is secured between the plate 28 and a clamping plate 34. The diaphragm is loaded by gas introduced through a fitting 51 and stand pipe 68 to the space 70 in the interior of the member 31. The fitting 51 houses an elastic sleeve inlet valve mounted on a ported plug 56 screwed into the fitting and a screw-actuated needle valve 60 controlling a vent aperture 63. The space between the diaphragm and the plate 29 is connected by one or more grooves in the upper surface of the plate and a dip-pipe 69 with a body of liquid 67 introduced into the space 70 through an aperture closed by a plug 76. The upper end of the dippipe is fitted with a plug 72 provided with a restricted passage. Specifications 532,465 and 565,562 are referred to.