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Patent GB-2491878-A (GB)
Title: Fin drain
Inventor: BEDDOES DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: E02B11/00
Filed: 2011-06-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a fin drain with a geotextile support box T. The support box provides a large surface area of geotextile to allow a greater rate of penetration of groundwater into the drainage conduit within the box, to thereby remove water from around the base of a foundation. The geotextile is preferably laid into an excavated trench with the support boxes laid on top. The geotextile is then folded U around the box to be sealed at a joint G. The boxes preferably have flat sides with multiple holes V to allow water penetration. The boxes may have inner struts to provide strength. The box structure may have a high percentage of voids and may have internal struts or multiple interlinked passageways formed from interlinked tubes with holes to allow the ingress of water. The boxes may be attached end to end as they are placed on the geotextile. The geotextile boxes prevent the need for a granular fill, provide a stable working platform for operatives to carefully seal the geotextile joins, and the option of first stage filtration to reduce geotextile clogging in fine-grained soils.
Patent GB-2492090-A (GB)
Title: Flooring panel system
Inventor: VARLEY ROGER
IPC: E04B5/26
Filed: 2011-06-21
Abstract: A system of first and second flooring panels 300, 400 of a rigid, lightweight and strong material, eg polystyrene, is used to fill the spaces between a plurality of spaced structural beams 101. The first panel 300 comprises a first overhanging portion 304 extending from one side of a main body section 301 to engage a lip of a beam 101, and an under-hanging portion 312 extending from the same side of the main body section 301 to extend underneath the beam. The first panel 300 also comprises a second over-hanging portion 305 extending from an opposite side of the main body section and of greater extent than the first overhanging portion 304. The top surface of the second over-hanging portion 305 comprises at least one cutting guide 310. The second panel 400 comprises a recess (407,fig.4) to accommodate at least part of the second over-hanging portion 305 of a first flooring panel 300 whereby, in use, the first and second flooring panels 300, 400 support one another between adjacent structural beams 101. Alternatively, the first flooring panel 300 may be used alone (fig.7) or with a further first panel (fig.12).
Patent GB-2481738-A (GB)
Title: Die connection monitoring system and method
Inventor: SYLVESTER JEFFRY S
IPC: G01R31/55
Filed: 2009-04-30
Abstract: A system for monitoring a die connection includes a die bonded to a substrate and a connection indicator circuit coupled to a monitor pad of the die. The connection indicator circuit is configured to detect a connection failure of the monitor pad. A signal corresponding to the monitor pad of the die is monitored, and an indication of a pad connection failure associated with the monitor pad is provided in response to a change in the monitored signal.
Patent GB-2494888-A (GB)
Title: Turbine based heat engine
Inventor: COURTNEY WILLIAM ALEXANDER
IPC: F01K25/00
Filed: 2011-09-21
Abstract: A turbine based heat engine that transfers energy from a moving fluid to a set of turbine 3 blades, allowing a turbine shaft 4 to do external work. The engine is characterised by the engine operating at a higher efficiency than the maximum theoretical efficiency predicted by the Carrot equation by virtue of the fact that it extracts both sensible heat and bulk kinetic energy from the fluid. The heat engine may comprise a metal walled conduit 1. The heat engine may comprise a circulation pump 2 for driving the working fluid around the system against the resistive force of viscous drag. The working fluid may be a liquid, vapour or a gas. The turbine may be coupled by the shaft to an electricity generator 5. A constricting nose 6 may be added to the front of the turbine blades so that fluid passes through the turbine blades at a higher mean speed than the mean speed when passing through wider parts of the conduit.
Patent GB-2496369-A (GB)
Title: Catheter for delivering radiopaque material
Inventor: DALBY MILES CHARLES DEHOLM
IPC: A61M25/00
Filed: 2011-10-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a visualisation device 1 comprising a distal portion 9 that assumes a loop shape, extending in an axis that is transverse to the axis of the length of the catheter 7 at least temporarily (e.g. when a guide wire is removed, the distal portion may assume the transverse loop shape). In that distal portion is located a number of openings 13, coupled to a first lumen for receiving a radiopaque material. The openings 13 face away from the proximal end of the catheter towards the feature to be image, in an axis that is generally parallel to the axis of the catheter (see figure 4). This configuration of openings enables a radiopaque material to be delivered to the desired site efficiently. There may be further lumens to receive the guidewire. The distal loop may be offset from the longitudinal axis. Also disclosed is a catheter having a distal transverse loop with undulations in the longitudinal direction (see figure 5).
Patent GB-2495744-A (GB)
Title: Rainwater butt for a corner of a building
Inventor: LIMITED TECHNEAT ENGINEERING
IPC: E03B3/03
Filed: 2011-10-19
Abstract: Apparatus 10 for storing a liquid (e.g. rainwater), comprising a body 12 defining a tank 14 for receiving rainwater. The tank 14 has a central region 20 and first and second lateral regions 22, 24, which extend away from the central region 20 so that the tank 14 has a profile P configured to fit around a corner 30 of a building 32 with at least part of each lateral region 22, 24 adjacent a respective wall 34, 36 figure 2 of the corner 30 figure 2 of the building 32 figure 2. The profile P may have a recess 50 in at least one lateral region to accommodate a drainpipe 38 figure 2 at or near the corner of the building.
Patent GB-2498705-A (GB)
Title: Recombinant Alternative Oxidase
Inventor: MOORE ANTHONY LENNOX
IPC: C12N9/00
Filed: 2012-01-04
Abstract: The invention provides genetic constructs comprising a coding sequence encoding recombinant alternative oxidase (rAOX), and extends to a method of producing highly active and pure recombinant alternative oxidase, and contacting the rAOX with a keto-acid.
Patent GB-2484859-A (GB)
Title: Scroll pump
Inventor: HOCKLIFFE MILES GEOFFREY
IPC: F01C19/00
Filed: 2010-06-30
Abstract: The present application relates to a scroll compressor comprising a scroll pumping mechanism which comprises an orbiting scroll (20) having an orbiting scroll wall (34) extending axially from an orbiting scroll plate (36) towards a fixed scroll (22) and a fixed scroll having an fixed scroll wall (28) extending axially from a fixed scroll plate (30) towards the orbiting scroll. The compressor further comprises an axially extending drive shaft (14) having an eccentric shaft portion (16) so that rotation of the eccentric shaft portion imparts an orbiting motion to the orbiting scroll relative to the fixed scroll for pumping fluid from an inlet (24) to an outlet (26) of the pumping mechanism. An axial end portion of one of the scroll walls (28, 34) has a first sealing arrangement and a second sealing arrangement arranged in series along the scroll wall from the inlet to the outlet for sealing between the axial end portion of the scroll wall and the scroll plate of the opposing scroll, said first sealing arrangement having first sealing characteristics which are selected according to sealing requirements local to the first sealing arrangements and said second sealing arrangement having second sealing characteristics which are selected according to sealing requirements local to the second sealing arrangements, and said first sealing characteristics are different from said second sealing characteristics.
Patent GB-2486616-A (GB)
Title: Pressure measurement by means of an optical fiber
Inventor: VIGNEAUX PIERRE
IPC: G01D5/353
Filed: 2010-10-08
Abstract: An optical fiber (FD) that can be used for measuring pressure is arranged as follows. The optical fiber (FD) comprises a core (CO) and a cladding (CL) surrounding and contacting the core (CO). A stress-applying arrangement (SE1, SE2), which is embedded in the cladding (CL), applies constant anisotropic stress on the core (CO). This causes the core (CO) to exhibit a deformation. A pressure conversion arrangement (HO1, H02), which is also embedded in the cladding (CL), converts isotropic external pressure applied to the optical fiber (FD) into pressure-dependent anisotropic stress applied to the core (CO). The pressure conversion arrangement (HO1, H02) is disposed with respect to the stress-applying arrangement (SE1, SE2) so that the pressure-dependent anisotropic stress enhances the deformation of the core (CO) caused by the constant anisotropic stress.
Patent GB-2501266-A (GB)
Title: Length of reflex duct for a loudspeaker determined by resonant modes within the loudspeaker
Inventor: DODD MARK ALEXANDER
IPC: H04R1/28
Filed: 2012-04-17
Abstract: The loudspeaker includes a ducted reflex port 20, 24. The length of the duct is such that one end of the duct is located within the enclosure at a point substantially co-incident with a nodal surface of at least one resonant mode within the enclosure. The amplitude of that resonance at the input to the duct is minimised, hence assisting in filtering out the effect of that resonance without needing absorptive material. Ideally the end of the duct is placed at the intersection of two or more nodal surfaces.
Patent GB-2501918-A (GB)
Title: Containment case for a gas turbine engine
Inventor: FINLAYSON JAMES ALEX
IPC: F01D21/04
Filed: 2012-05-11
Abstract: A containment case for a gas turbine comprises a cylindrical outer casing 20; a coaxially arranged cylindrical inner skin 22 formed of a harder material than the outer casing joined to the inner surface of the cylindrical outer casing; and an array of ribs extending radially from the inner skin towards the axis. The outer casing 20 may be formed from a lightweight material such as aluminium, aluminium alloy or a composite of carbon or glass fibres in an epoxy resin. The inner skin 22 may be of steel, eg a stainless alloy, eg of 1-2mm thickness. The inner skin 22 may be located in a channel in the outer casing 20 and may be joined to the inner surface of the outer casing by a galvanic isolation layer (30, fig.3) eg of polyurethane or an elastomer which may be cured to bond the casing and skin together. The skin 22 may be an assembly of lap-jointed sheet sections. Each rib (32, figs.3a,3b) may be solid or hollow. The skin 22 or casing 20 may have dimples to increase stiffness. An acoustic liner 24 may be provided within the skin 22.
Patent GB-2500444-A (GB)
Title: Combining Compressed Transformed Data in a Modem
Inventor: VENTOLA MIKA
IPC: H03M13/00
Filed: 2012-03-21
Abstract: In a cellular radio modems (120, fig. 1) baseband processor (222), a data compression function (306) compresses data which has been transformed from time domain to frequency domain (300) or vice versa (302), and then a data combination function (304) combines this data with other data in the compressed domain, eg. channel estimate data. The transforms may be Discrete Fourier, Discrete Cosine or Walsh Hadamard and the compression may be lossy quantization.
Patent GB-2506355-A (GB)
Title: Curling tong for heating rollers
Inventor: REAICHE ASHLEIGH
IPC: A45D1/04
Filed: 2012-09-26
Abstract: A hair styling apparatus comprises a curling tong including a handle 1, a barrel 2 and a barrel clip 3. The barrel 2 of the curling tong may accept at least one roller 5 thereon for heating. Preferably a plurality of rollers 5 may be received on the barrel 2 at the same time. The clip 3 may be detached from the tong. A stand 6 may be provided to hold the tongs in position as the rollers are fed onto the barrel. The tongs are preferably electrically heated. The tongs, rollers and stand may be housed in a case.
Patent GB-2498614-A (GB)
Title: Stabilising a vehicle and trailer, whereby the trailer brakes are triggered in dependence on a current traffic state and a current driving state
Inventor: HAHNE UWE
IPC: B60T8/24
Filed: 2012-10-29
Abstract: A current traffic state in the environment of the tractor vehicle 201 is determined and a current driving state of the tractor vehicle and trailer is determined. A current probability for the vehicle combination having to carry out a braking manoeuvre and/or evasive manoeuvre that results in a critical driving state of the vehicle combination on a road section lying ahead is determined based on the current traffic state and the current driving state, and in that wheel brakes 209a, 209b of the trailer 202 are activated by means of an automatic braking intervention in order to stabilize the vehicle combination if the determined current probability is equal to or greater than a predetermined probability limit value. The current traffic state includes all traffic related data in the environment ahead of a vehicle as well as position of objects, traffic lights, road markings, navigation data road direction, number of lanes, road inclination, weather conditions, accident blackspots, construction sites etc. The current driving state includes, vehicle position, speed, longitudinal and/or lateral acceleration, axle load, individual wheel speed and/or slip, yaw, articulation between tractor and trailer etc.
Patent GB-2507518-A (GB)
Title: Canister vacuum cleaner
Inventor: EDMONDS BEN THOMAS
IPC: A47L5/36
Filed: 2012-11-01
Abstract: A canister vacuum cleaner comprising a main body and a wand 14 that telescopes between retracted and extended positions. The wand 14 and the main body comprise mounting features 21, 22, (23, fig 6) that engage to mount the wand 14 to the main body when the wand 14 is retracted, whilst preventing the wand 14 mounting to the main body when the wand 14 is extended. The wand 14 preferably comprises an inner tube 17 moveable relative to an outer tube 18, a first mounting feature 21 provided on the inner tube 17 and a second mounting feature 22 provided on the outer tube 18 with a third mounting feature (23, fig 6) being provided on the main body. The wand 14 is mounted to the main body by engagement of both the first 21 and second 22 mounting features with the third mounting feature (23, fig 6) when the wand 14 is in its retracted position but when the wand 14 is in its extended position only one of the first 21 and second 22 mounting features engage the third mounting feature (23, fig 6). The first 21 and third (23, fig 6) mounting features engage to permit movement of the wand 14 relative to the main body in a first direction and prevent movement in a second direction and the second 22 and third (23, fig 6) mounting features engage to prevent movement in the first direction and permit movement in the second direction.
Patent GB-2502854-A (GB)
Title: Toilet brush with soluble bristles
Inventor: HENRY FRANK
IPC: A46B1/00
Filed: 2013-02-21
Abstract: A toilet brush comprising a handle 100 and a brush head 101, wherein the brush head 101 is detachably connectable to the handle 101 and comprises bristles (10, figure 3) that are soluble or disintegrable in water. The handle is provided with a hand grip 102 which is attached to the end of a cylindrical shaft 103. The shaft is also fitted with a radially protruding flexible collar 2 which may serve as a plunger. The brush head 101 is detachable by the actuation of a release button 1 positioned on the shaft 103.
Patent GB-2511357-A (GB)
Title: Banked purification system
Inventor: WALKER BRIAN
IPC: B01D53/04
Filed: 2013-03-01
Abstract: A banked purification system having, in flow series, an inlet for entry of a fluid, a bank of two or more purification columns (e.g. containing adsorbents, absorbents, desiccants etc.) in which the fluid is purified by a purifying component, and an outlet for discharging the purified fluid, the columns being arranged in parallel such that the fluid from the inlet splits at first ends of the columns into respective streams which flow through the columns and recombine at second ends of the columns for onward travel to the outlet; wherein the columns have first ports in the side walls of the columns at the first ends, the first ports being connected to each other such that the first ends are placed in fluid communication to create a manifold from the first ends of the columns which splits the fluid from the inlet into said streams.
Patent GB-2504802-A (GB)
Title: Cooling Photovoltaic Systems Using Capillary Fibres
Inventor: MITEV GANCHO
IPC: F24J2/04
Filed: 2013-04-02
Abstract: A system for cooling photovoltaic cells 1 including a reservoir 4 which supplies water to capillary fibres 2 behind the PV cells. The moisture at the capillary fibres reduces the temperature of the PV cell due to evaporation. The reservoir may be located above the PV cells and may be refilled periodically. The capillary fibres may be supplied with water using nozzles to spray water onto them; an anti-drop valve provides permanent pressure in the system. The water supply may be controlled by a computerized system. The temperature surrounding the PV cell may be measured using a wet thermometer.
Patent GB-2503348-A (GB)
Title: Preparation method for caspofungin analog
Inventor: LI MING
IPC: A61K38/12
Filed: 2011-11-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method for a caspofungin analog, comprising the steps: (a) a compound as represented in Formula 2 and a strong leaving group 5 are mixed to obtain a compound as represented in Formula 3; (b) the compound as represented in Formula 3 and ethylenediamine are mixed to obtain a compound as represented in Formula 4; and, (c) the compound as represented in Formula 4 is mixed with a hydroxyl protection agent, and then a borane complex is mixed in to obtain a compound as represented in Formula 1.
Patent GB-2504214-A (GB)
Title: Crevice corrosion sensor
Inventor: MUNN PHILLIP
IPC: G01N17/04
Filed: 2013-07-11
Abstract: A sensor for measuring crevice corrosion of metals immersed in a vessel containing fluid, the sensor comprising a cylindrical body 111 and a length of bare metal wire passing along and within a groove 112 on the body. The groove may be helical and the sensor may include an inner body 101 of different diameter with a wire in a corresponding groove 102. An aperture 116 to trap debris in a fluid flow may be included. A method of predicting corrosion in a vessel containing fluid is also described, including the steps of providing a corrosion sensor, immersing at least part of it in the vessel, and measuring the electrical resistance of the wire, and the first and second derivatives of the resistance with respect to time. The vessel may be a pipe or any part of a system carrying fluid in a building such as heated or chilled water, a sprinkler system, or any system carrying fluid such as in a chemical plant, refinery or desalination plant.
Patent GB-2516247-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and associated methods
Inventor: WHITE RICHARD
IPC: G01N27/12
Filed: 2013-07-16
Abstract: Apparatus for determining the relative vapour pressure (RVP) of a fluid comprises: first layer 512 enabling a flow of charge carriers between source 505 and drain 506 electrodes; second layer 513 controlling the conductance of the first layer using an electric field; and between first and second layers, a third layer 514 prevents charge carrier flow. On fluid interaction, the second layer exhibits a charge distribution forming the electric field; the second layer is configured so the charge distribution and electric field strength depend upon the fluids RVP, allowing RVP to be derived from measuring the first layers conductance. First layer may comprise graphene; second layer may comprise graphene oxide; third layer may be one or more of boron nitrate, aluminium oxide, hafnium oxide, silicon dioxide and parylene; one or more layers may be one atomic layer thick. Second layer may comprise one or two materials having one or more functional groups (possibly one or more of a carboxyl, hydroxyl and epoxy group) configured to release charged particles (possibly protons) on interaction with the fluid (possibly water). RVP may indicate relative humidity. Apparatus may comprise a fluid-permeable protective layer. Second layer charge distribution may be influenced by a back electrode.
Patent GB-2516837-A (GB)
Title: Network elements, wireless communication system and methods therefor
Inventor: PIERCY NEIL PHILIP
IPC: H04W48/08
Filed: 2013-07-31
Abstract: A radio access network element (101) obtains a permanent subscriber identity (IMSI) of a User Equipment (103) in an LTE wireless communication system (100) by sending a fake" service reject message to a User Equipment which has attempted to attach to a cell (102) in a request for services message which includes its S-TMSI. The reject message may include a cause code UE identity cannot be derived by the network which results in the UE attempting to attach again, this time using its IMSI. The fake service reject message may be generated in a an eNode B serving one or more macrocells or a evolved Home Node B serving a small cell. The received IMSI may be used for access control purposes. The network element may send to the core network a request for services including the received IMSI and receive from the core network a new TMSI allocated to the user equipment.
Patent GB-2507663-A (GB)
Title: Reflector
Inventor: WARD MURRAY
IPC: F21V7/10
Filed: 2013-10-30
Abstract: A reflector for a ceiling light comprises a base region 2 and flat side sections 4, 5, 13, 14 angled relative to one another and adjoining the base region 2. At least one projecting connecting tab 17 is arranged on an edge of the side sections 4, 5, the tab 17 engaging with a receiving formation 18 arranged on an edge of the second side sections 13, 14. The connecting tab 17 has an undercut (20, Fig. 3).
Patent GB-2505854-A (GB)
Title: Insulated gate transistor and method of production thereof
Inventor: RAHIMO MUNAF
IPC: H01L29/06
Filed: 2012-07-06
Abstract: An IGBT is provided having layers between an emitter electrode (2) on an emitter side (11) and a collector electrode (25) on a collector side (15), comprising: - a drift layer (8) of a first conductivity type, - a base layer (5), which electrically contacts the emitter electrode (2) and is completely separated from the drift layer (8), - a first source region (7), which is arranged on the base layer (6) towards the emitter side (11) and electrically contacts the emitter electrode (2), - a first trench gate electrode (3), which is arranged lateral to the base layer (5) and which is separated from the base layer (5), the first source region (7) and the drift layer (8) by a first insulating layer (31), wherein a channel is formable between the emitter electrode (2), the first source region (7), the base layer (5) and the drift layer (8), - a second insulating layer (32), which is arranged on top of the first trench gate electrode (3), - an enhancement layer (6), which separates the base layer (5) from the drift layer (8) at least in a plane parallel to the emitter side (11), - a grounded gate electrode (4) comprising a second, grounded trench gate electrode (41) and an electrically conducting layer (42), wherein the second trench gate electrode (41) is arranged lateral to the base layer (5) and which second trench gate electrode (41) is separated from the base layer (5), the enhancement layer (6) and the drift layer (8) by a third insulating layer (43), wherein the electrically conductive layer (42) covers and extends outside the second trench gate electrode (41) at least to a region above the base layer (5), wherein the electrically conductive layer (42) is separated from the base layer (5) by a fourth electrically insulating layer (44) and wherein the electrically conductive layer (42) contacts the second trench gate electrode (41), - a fifth insulating layer (45), which is arranged on top of the second trench gate electrode (41), which fifth insulating layer (45) has a recess (47) such that the electrically conducting layer (42) electrically contacts the emitter electrode (2).