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Patent GB-2412390-A (GB)
Title: Process for acid fracturing of underground formations
Inventor: HARRIS RALPH EDMUND
IPC: C09K8/72
Filed: 2004-03-27
Abstract: A process for increasing the acid fracturing of an underground formation penetrated by a wellbore, which process comprises: <SL> <LI>(a) injecting a fracturing fluid into the formation under sufficient pressure to fracture the formation, wherein the fracturing fluid contains a solid polymer capable of being converted by hydrolysis into one or more organic acids; <LI>(b) allowing the solid polymer to enter the fracture so generated; and <LI>(c) allowing the solid polymer to hydrolyse in the presence of water to produce organic acid within the fracture. </SL> The polymer may be an aliphatic polyester, e.g. a polylactide or polyglycolide.
Patent GB-2413036-A (GB)
Title: Automatic timebase correction for non-serving base stations
Inventor: WHEELER ASHLEY
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 2004-04-07
Abstract: An apparatus for synchronising a reception window at a mobile communication device with received transmissions from at least one of a plurality of base stations comprising a means for receiving data from the at least one base station, a means for determining the timing of transmissions from the base station, a means for creating a reception window to monitor a further transmission from the base station, a means for measuring the time of receipt of the further transmission, a means for calculating the error between the determined timing of transmission and the measured time of receipt, and a means for adjusting the timing of a subsequent reception window in dependence on the calculated error. The timing of the window is adjusted by calculating the expected time of arrival of a subsequent signal using the aligned time base and applying the error to the expected time of arrival to determine the timing of the subsequent reception window. Thus it is predicted that the measured error will be repeated and so the window timing adjusted accordingly.
Patent GB-2396790-A (GB)
Title: Optical line terminal
Inventor: MONZAWA TAKASHI
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2000-02-16
Abstract: The terminal (20) for use with an optical access network system transmits a data stream containing information that is churned by using a churning key. The terminal (20) comprises flag control means (21) for controlling flags when sending the data stream to a receiving end, churning parameter transmission control means (22) for controlling transmission of churning parameters to the receiving end, based on the status of the flags, the churning parameters indicating where logical connections are churned or not churned, and churning parameter updating means (24) for updating the churning parameters at a churning key updating time point where the churning key is updated.
Patent GB-2402335-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2-(4-ethoxy-phenyl)-3-(4-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-pyrazolo'1,5-bipyridazine in nanoparticulate form
Inventor: APPLEBY JONATHAN
IPC: A61P25/00
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which the compound is present in solid particles in nanoparticulate form, in admixture with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients.
Patent GB-2406116-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method to reduce fluid pressure in a wellbore
Inventor: HOSIE DAVID
IPC: E21B21/00
Filed: 2003-05-28
Abstract: The present invention generally provides apparatus and methods for reducing the pressure of a circulating fluid in a wellbore. In one aspect of the invention an ECD (equivalent circulation density) reduction tool provides a means for drilling extended reach deep (ERD) wells with heavyweight drilling fluids by minimizing the effect of friction head on bottomhole pressure so that circulating density of the fluid is close to its actual density. With an ECD reduction tool located in the upper section of the well, the friction head is substantially reduced, which substantially reduces chances of fracturing a formation.
Patent GB-2423044-A (GB)
Title: Hammer with cam-actuated driven member
Inventor: HAHN NORBERT
IPC: B25D16/00
Filed: 2005-02-10
Abstract: A reciprocating drive mechanism for a striker 42 in a hammer, a rotary hammer, or a power drill having a hammer action which utilise a sinusoidal cam channel 54 formed on a drive member 46 and a cam follower 100, in the form of a ball bearing, attached to a driven member 48 which, due to the interaction of the cam and cam follower, results in a reciprocating movement of the driven member. Both the drive member and driven member can be rotatingly driven a motor (fig 1, 18), their relative speeds resulting in the reciprocating movement of the driven member. The driven member is connected to the striker either via a mechanical helical spring 44 or an air spring.
Patent GB-2412165-A (GB)
Title: A Method and Apparatus for Modifying the Appearance of a Flame
Inventor: BUTLER GARY LEE
IPC: F24C5/00
Filed: 2005-02-14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying the appearance of a flame has a combustion chamber enclosure 14 with an associated flame and a source of fluid directed towards the flame. The fluid source changes the flame path and can be from an upstream or downstream position. The apparatus can be a fire display device 10, such as a fireplace assembly, and the combustion chamber enclosure may be a glass cylindrical arrangement formed by members 50, 52 which may include an artificial ember 23. The fluid source may be any liquid or a gas, and may include, for example, additional combustible gases, air, scent and colouring additives, etc, but the fluid is typically air which may be provided by a blower. The air may reduce the temperature of a part of the combustion chamber and may also increase the flame size. The air may be provided by a secondary air assembly 18, a valve (20 fig 6), associated controls 22, and a fresh air assembly 26 supplied from an inlet duct 101. The combustion chamber also includes an associated burner assembly (16 fig 6), which may comprise a tubular burner member 70. The supplied air may be secondary air for altering the appearance of the flame after it is produced at the burner.
Patent GB-2425780-A (GB)
Title: PVD carbonitride coating
Inventor: EHIASARIAN ARUTIUN P
IPC: C23C14/06
Filed: 2005-04-27
Abstract: A PVD coating, and in particular a nanoscale multilayer (superlattice) PVD coating comprising high hardness, a low friction coefficient and increased chemical inertness is provided. The coating comprises a composition (Vx Me (1-x)) Cy N (1-y) where 0.1   &  x   &  0.9; 0.01   &  y   &  0.99 and Me is a substantially pure metal or a metal alloy. Vanadium is incorporated within the layer composition and has been found to act as a lubricating agent during sliding wear. Carbon in the form of nitride is also incorporated within the coating and serves to further stabilise the friction coefficient thereby increasing the chemical inertness between cutting tool and workpiece material. The coating can be in the form of a single layer or a multi layer and can be used as part of a cutting tool.
Patent GB-2425717-A (GB)
Title: Pouch for storing and dispensing wet wipes and/or tissues
Inventor: GREEN LIANNE MARIE
IPC: A47K10/32
Filed: 2005-05-07
Abstract: A pouch for holding wet wipes and/or tissues comprises a clip on one face to secure the pouch to the belt or waistband of a user and a dispensing hole 'a' on an opposing face covered by a flap 'b', the flap having a compartment with a zipper fastener 'f for the storage of used wet wipes an/or tissues. The flap may be held closed by hook-and-loop fastener 'c'.
Patent GB-2426141-A (GB)
Title: Configuration of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Inventor: MAXWELL DAVID JOHN
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 2005-05-12
Abstract: The gateway devices in a virtual private network (VPN) require configuration when the VPN is set up and to reflect changes. To process the configuration tasks efficiently, a method is described of configuring a VPN within a shared network, in which a queue of configuration tasks is created for gateway devices belonging to the VPN. The configuration tasks include sending static network routing information to said gateway devices. The tasks are deployed by retrieving a next task from the queue, and interrogating the gateway device to which the task relates, to identifying any change in subnetworks connected thereto since the task was created. If no change is identfied, the retrieved task is performed. If, on the other hand, a change is identified, update configuration tasks are created for all relevant gateway devices in the VPN. The update task for each gateway device is then merged with any not yet performed task in the queue for that gateway device, and the task retrieved from the queue merged with the and update task is performed.
Patent GB-2411500-A (GB)
Title: Personalising content provided to a user
Inventor: COTTER PAUL
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-11-12
Abstract: A method for personalizing content such as user interface items provided to a user during a session of an interactive application is disclosed. One or more environmental context attribute values for the session are determined. Responsive to a request for content, for at least one item of the content, each of the environmental context attribute values are mapped to respective values indicating a users level of interest in the item for the environmental context attribute values. Content is retrieved from a content database and the content is personalized as a function of the users level of interest in the item for the environmental context attribute values before being returned to the application.
Patent GB-2415115-A (GB)
Title: Clock recovery using an early/late voter, a frequency accumulator and a rate multiplier
Inventor: PICKERING ANDREW
IPC: H04L7/033
Filed: 2005-06-13
Abstract: A clock recovery arrangement has an early/late voter for deciding whether a current sampling point needs to be advanced or retarded. The early/late voter passes an Up/Down signal to an interpolator for maintaining a clock signal. The arrangement also has a frequency accumulator and rate multiplier <B>30</B> which generates further signals which are summed with those of the Up/Down signal of the early/late voter to provide an improved control signal to the phase interpolator. The accumulator is responsive to frequency changes in the input signal, and the interpolator acts on the Up/Down signals to adjust the clock signal by stepping it forward or backward according to control need, so that the sampling point can be advanced or retarded. The introduction of the frequency accumulator and rate multiplier overcomes difficulties experienced in situations where there are large changes in the frequency of the incoming signal, such as in a frequency swept spread spectrum transmission. Specifically, the accumulator is responsive to frequency changes in the input signal, and may be configured to detect trends in the results of the early/late voter, rather than merely react to error signals.
Patent GB-2427475-A (GB)
Title: A detector for detecting a buried current carrying conductor
Inventor: ROYLE JOHN MARK
IPC: G01V3/08
Filed: 2005-06-20
Abstract: A detector 1 for detecting a buried current carrying conductor comprises a digital homodyne receiver. The receiver processes field strength signals induced in a pair of vertically spaced antennae 3, 5. The analogue to digital converter is an audio-grade stereo CODEC 11, used for converting the filed strength signals into digital signals. The digital signal processor (DSP) is arranged to process the digital signals and to isolate signals of predetermined frequency bands. The digital signals are processed in their baseband.
Patent GB-2428732-A (GB)
Title: Gutter protection board for use with ladders
Inventor: BOND ANTHONY WILLIAM
IPC: E06C7/48
Filed: 2005-08-04
Abstract: A gutter protection board, which allows the top of a ladder to be rested against the guttering without causing damage. The device, which comprises a board with a triangular shaped portion which provides stability, is placed inside the guttering thus supporting the side walls. The device may be made from wood, plastics, metal, or a combination of these materials.
Patent GB-2435131-A (GB)
Title: Modular wiring system
Inventor: HOPPER JOHN DAVID
IPC: H02G3/02
Filed: 2006-02-09
Abstract: A mains modular wiring system has circuit components which are connected to cables 34 by means of male and female pluggable connectors 42, 48. The components may be lighting units, marshalling, distribution and relay boxes and modules, and wall, floor or ceiling mounted components such as switches or socket outlets. A switch 40 or socket outlet (72, Fig 6) may be mounted on a unit 38 which plugs into a back box 36, the back box having one connector (66, Fig 7) to mate with the switch/outlet and a further connector 48 to mate with an incoming cable. Lighting units may have connectors which allow power to be supplied and also allow daisy-chaining of the units. Likewise tee-connectors allow spurs to be branched off a ring main. All the components can be pre-fabricated and tested in a factory, with on-site installation only requiring components to be connected together.
Patent GB-2423298-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparation of uniformly oriented zeolite supercrystals using uniformly aligned template
Inventor: LEE JIN-SEOK
IPC: C01B37/02
Filed: 2004-01-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal, which comprises growing a crystal of a zeolite or zeotype material in a uniformly aligned template, whereby said uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal is prepared, and a uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal. The uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal of this invention would be anticipated to maximize its applicability by overcoming the shortcomings of zeolites with random orientation.The present invention relates to a method for preparing a uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal, which comprises growing a crystal of a zeolite or zeotype material in a uniformly aligned template, whereby said uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal is prepared, and a uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal. The uniformly aligned zeolite supercrystal of this invention would be anticipated to maximize its applicability by overcoming the shortcomings of zeolites with random orientation.
Patent GB-2436639-A (GB)
Title: Electrical switch
Inventor: SALIS RUPERT STEPHEN FANE DE
IPC: H01H17/26
Filed: 2006-03-29
Abstract: An electrical switch is disclosed which comprises metal electrodes 12 and 14 embedded within a moulding 10 of an elastomeric material, the electrodes being in contact with each other in response to deformation of the moulding. The moulding is intended to be pulled apart so that the hooks of the overlapping electrodes are brought into contact with each other. Also disclosed is a slipper or an item of footwear having an externally visible light source and incorporating a switch as described above such that the switch is closed automatically when the slipper is worn to activate the light source.
Patent GB-2426377-A (GB)
Title: Organic Electroluminescent element using photocatalyst containing and wetability changeable layers
Inventor: ITOH KIYOSHI
IPC: H01L51/52
Filed: 2006-03-29
Abstract: An organic EL element capable of forming an organic EL Layer efficiently in a highly preclee pattern in a short period of time, and an organic EL element having the preferable electric characteristics is described. A substrate for an organic electroluminescent element comprising a base material (1), an electrode layer (2) formed in a pattern on the base material, and a photocatalyst containing layer (3) formed to cover the electrode layer and contains a photocatalyst and a binder so as to show the wettability change by the action of the photocatalyst accompanied by the energy irradiation, wherein the photocatalyst containing layer contains a portion with the signal intensity of the electron spin resonance spectrum derived from the hydroxy radical increased to 1,000 times or more in 1 second within 600 seconds of the start of the irradiation of the ultraviolet ray at the time of measuring the electron spin resonance spectrum while irradiating the ultraviolet ray. The substrate for an organic electroluminescent element can also comprise: a base material (1), an electrode layer (2) formed in a pattern on the base material, a photo catalyst processing layer (5) formed to cover the electrode layer and containing at least a photocatalyst, and a wettability changeable layer (6) formed on the photocatalyst processing layer so as to have a wettability change by action of the photocatalyst on an energy irradiation.
Patent GB-2437110-A (GB)
Title: Optoelectronic display and method of manufacturing the same
Inventor: SMITH EUAN
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2006-04-12
Abstract: An optoelectronic display comprising a plurality of pixels (2), each pixel comprising a plurality of sub-pixel (4,6,8) wherein the optoelectronic display comprises a colour-forming layer which is patterned providing a plurality of discrete colour-forming regions in a two-dimensional array, and wherein an addressing array is provided for addressing the discrete colour-forming regions, at least some of the discrete colour-forming regions having portions which are separately addressable by the addressing array, each portion defining a sub-pixel of the optoelectronic display.
Patent GB-2441827-A (GB)
Title: Desalination plant
Inventor: COURTNEY WILLIAM ALEXANDER
IPC: B01D3/00
Filed: 2006-09-15
Abstract: A device for purifying a liquid or separating liquids (e.g. desalination of brine) having different boiling points by distillation comprises a heated upper evaporation chamber 1 enclosing a trough 2 holding a liquid and a lower condensation chamber 4 in thermal contact with the base of the trough. A passage allows vapour produced in the evaporation chamber to flow into the lower chamber where it condenses on the base of the trough and is preferably collected in a drip tray 8, the latent heat released by condensation helping to warm the impure liquid. After the system has warmed up and steady state conditions are established, the evaporation chamber and its contents has a warm end 5 and a cool end 6. In order to ensure that the pressure inside the evaporation chamber is in balance with the external air pressure, air may be added by a pump 7 to the water vapour. Preferably the device is heated by solar radiation and a canopy of lenses may be placed above the upper chamber to focus the energy on the upper chamber. Further, variations in vapour pressure and specific volume may be used to displace a surface against a load, enabling the device to do external work.
Patent GB-2445952-A (GB)
Title: Stator for compressing a fluid
Inventor: TWELL PHILIP JOHN
IPC: F04D29/54
Filed: 2007-01-25
Abstract: A cascade, such as a diffuser, or compressor guide vane arrangement, includes a ring arrangement 32,34 divided into a plurality of arcuate sections, from which the complete ring arrangement is assembled. The ring arrangement defines one or more passages, the cross-section of which may increases in the direction of travel of a fluid through the cascade (diffuser). The interface 46 between adjacent sections is configured in a manner preventing relative movement between the sections, and may be configured to have a series of interlocking serrations (eg.triangular), castellations, or grooves and projections, along the axial length of the cascade. There may be two arcuate sections involving two interfaces having serrations which are arranged at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the cascade. The cascade may comprise radially outer and inner rings 32,34 having lower sections 32a, 34a joined at the interface 46 to respective upper sections 32b, 34b, and the rings may be connected by vanes. The cascade may be fitted to an insert forming part of a rear compressor casing, and vane portions may extend radially inwardly from inner ring 34 for bearing against a seal member.
Patent GB-2446176-A (GB)
Title: A method of generating associated content
Inventor: MAY JULES
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2007-01-31
Abstract: A method of generating associated content reference information corresponding to items of content associated with an item of content selected by a user, comprises receiving selected content reference information corresponding to said selected item of content; looking up said content reference information in said database; retrieving associated content reference information comprising one or more content reference records corresponding to items of content associated with said selected item of content; and outputting said associated content reference information. The content reference information may comprise one of the following: Uniform Resource Locator (URL), information referring to a web page or a sound file or a video file or an animated image, or a game. The invention creates outbound links on a third party websites and other internet content. In one embodiment a conventional browser may be augmented with a lookup means and there is provided a compatible indexing means containing stored association data. When the user navigates to a webpage, the browser signals to the lookup means which then signals to the indexing means the location or identity of that content. The indexing means responds with a list of addresses associated with the content.
Patent GB-2435860-A (GB)
Title: Hatchback door structure for vehicles
Inventor: TANAKA TAKEKI
IPC: B60J5/10
Filed: 2007-03-09
Abstract: A hatchback door structure a for vehicle (V figure 1), which comprises: an inner panel 2A which is arranged on an inner side of the vehicle; and an outer panel (3) which is arranged on an outer side of the vehicle, wherein the inner panel comprises: a frame 4A which has a shape outlining an outer shape of a hatchback door, wherein a window frame 5A on which a window glass is mounted is formed in an upper portion of the frame and a locking device fixing portion 8 for fixing a locking device is formed on a bottom of the frame; and a V-shaped stiffening frame 6A which is integrally formed with the frame and extends horn both a bottom left corner and a bottom right corner of the window frame to the locking device fixing portion, wherein the V-shaped stiffening frame protrudes toward the outer panel (figure 2b) from an inner side contour of the frame with respect to the vehicle. The V-shaped stiffening frame may be smoothly curved, and a lateral beam (10b figure 3) may be provided at the top of the V-shaped stiffening frame.
Patent GB-2452689-A (GB)
Title: Memorial for a cemetery including screw-fixing bracket
Inventor: PARRY ROBERT NICHOLAS
IPC: E04H13/00
Filed: 2007-03-16
Abstract: A memorial such as a gravestone for a cemetery or churchyard comprises a plate 1, base 2 and foundation 3. The plate is suitable for carrying a design or inscription. The base supports the plate and a foundation supports the base. The base is connected to the foundation by one or more connecting members or brackets 8, 9, which each have at least two screw-receiving apertures 10. The connecting members may be formed of stainless steel. The connecting member enables the base to be screwed to the foundation, which facilitates maintenance. The connecting member may be concealed so as to be accessible only through a flower container hole 5 in the base.