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Patent GB-2417944-A (GB)
Title: Pivoting work platform for lift shaft
Inventor: SHAW Derek
IPC: B66B7/00
Filed: 2004-09-08
Abstract: The present invention is a work platform 10 for a lift shaft, comprising: a support 11; and a platform 12; wherein the platform is pivotal about the support. Preferably, the platform is mounted to the support by a pair of hinges which are located within a pair of rails for allowing the platform and its supporting frame 14 to move longitudinally about the support 11. Preferably, the platform is mounted on a pair of telescopic arms and carries a safety rail.
Patent GB-2420835-A (GB)
Title: Swaged rivet
Inventor: HULL DARREN
IPC: B21J15/02
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: A rivet 20 comprises a mandrel 1 and a hollow body 2. The mandrel 1 has a head 3, a splined portion 5 adjacent the head, a threaded portion 7 and a stem portion connected to the threaded portion 7 by a frangible zone. The hollow body 2 has a bore capable of sliding over the threaded portion 5 of the mandrel 1, and is capable of being swaged onto the threaded portion 5.
Patent GB-2407511-A (GB)
Title: Tissue graft prosthesis devices containing juvenile or small diameter submucosa
Inventor: OBERMILLER JOSEPH F
IPC: A61F2/06
Filed: 2003-09-04
Abstract: Described are preferred tissue graft materials that incorporate juvenile submucosa tissue from a warm-blooded vertebrate. Preferred materials incorporate juvenile small intestinal submucosa tissue from a mammal such as a porcine mammal, and the constructs are preferably in tubular form (10) and utilize the isolated submucosa tissue in its native, intact tubular form. Additional devices include multi-laminate structures which include the juvenile submucosa tissue in and at least one additional layer or multiple layers (12, 13, 14, 15, 16) providing increased strength or other advantageous properties to the construct.
Patent GB-2427136-A (GB)
Title: Motorised fingernail filing assembly
Inventor: CHERN SHIANN-TORNG
IPC: B24B23/02
Filed: 2005-06-18
Abstract: A motorised nail file comprises a handle 1 holding a drive unit which is actuated by switch 12 and powers axle 11. Rotation seat (2) is mounted on axle 11 via a collar (23) and supports grindstone 21 on its upper surface. Cover 3 is mounted on handle 1 via screw connection 13,31 and has at least one aperture 32 therein. In use a fingernail is inserted into aperture 32 to make contact with the rotating grindstone 21, thereby filing the nail. Nail dust falls through apertures 22 in the rotation seat and collects within the space between the seat and the handle.
Patent GB-2428032-A (GB)
Title: Collector for machine fluids
Inventor: IBBOTSON COLIN
IPC: F16N31/00
Filed: 2005-07-07
Abstract: A collector for machine fluids comprises a mat having a self-supporting perimeter wall (2) upstanding therefrom, the mat and the wall (2) comprising a layer of an oleophilic material and the wall (2) being water-permeable, whereby water falling on the mat can escape therefrom, while oily fluids are retained by said oleophilic material. The wall (2) may comprise a fabric tube (3) stuffed with polypropylene fibres (4) and the mat may have an impermeable plastics base layer (5), a layer (6) of fibrous polypropylene and a permeable fabric layer (7). Collected water (11) may escape through the wall (2) while oil (9) is retained by the fibres (4).
Patent GB-2431006-A (GB)
Title: Data capture system for microtiter plates
Inventor: PARROTT ANDREW CLIVE
IPC: C12M1/34
Filed: 2005-09-12
Abstract: An electronic capture system, of the same size and shape as a microplate, that can be used to monitor and record the forces and environmental conditions experienced by sample microplates in automated equipment. The device may include, not exclusively; temperature sensors, humidity sensors, inertial sensors, electronic compass, ambient light level sensor, real time clock, and a triggering sub-system.
Patent GB-2431055-A (GB)
Title: An electromechanical generator for converting vibrational energy into electrical energy
Inventor: FREELAND ROY
IPC: H02K35/00
Filed: 2005-10-04
Abstract: An electromechanical generator 500 comprising a resonator 554 comprising a vibratable mass 514, a biassing device (spring arms 518,520,522) connected to the vibratable mass, a power transduction device 540,506,508 for converting mechanical vibrational movement of the vibratable mass into electrical power, and a vibrating mount 502 for supporting the vibratable mass, biassing device and power transduction device, the vibratable mount incorporating at least one spring 512 and being connected to a support 510 for mounting the generator to a vibratable body from which electrical energy is to be harvested. The transduction device may comprises a coil 504 flanked by magnets 506,508 or alternatively a piezoelectric system may be used.
Patent GB-2431673-A (GB)
Title: Fluid sampling probe with formation heater
Inventor: TUSTIN GARY JOHN
IPC: E21B49/10
Filed: 2005-10-26
Abstract: A reservoir sampling apparatus 20 has a probe 26 adapted to provide a fluid flow path between the formation and the inner of the apparatus 20 with the flow path being sealed from direct flow of fluid from the borehole annulus. A heating projector 251 is used to project heat into the formation surrounding the probe 26 and a controller 253 is used to maintain the temperature in the formation below a threshold value that would alter the sample's characteristics. The apparatus 20 is of particular use with heavy oils and bitumen.
Patent GB-2433955-A (GB)
Title: Method of laying a plurality of railway sleepers
Inventor: RATLEDGE DAVID
IPC: E01B29/06
Filed: 2005-11-08
Abstract: The method includes the steps of providing on a support member a selected plurality of railway sleepers 10 substantially in side-by-side relationship, with longitudinal axes of the railway sleepers 10 substantially parallel to each other; lifting the plurality of railway sleepers 10 simultaneously off of the support member; effecting movement of the railway sleepers 10 relative to each other so as to space the railway sleepers 10 from each other substantially at regular intervals; and lowering the plurality of railway sleepers 10 simultaneously onto a ground surface at an installation site. The sleepers 10 are lifted, moved and lowered whilst supported by a frame 14 with a contertina-type linkage 15, to provide the required spacing, operated by e.g. an electric motor. The frame 14 is carried by a boom of a lifting apparatus on an adjacent track, preceding track or adjacent ground surface.
Patent GB-2427516-A (GB)
Title: A bidirectional open-drain voltage level shifting buffer
Inventor: SCHWARZ DANIEL J
IPC: H03K19/0185
Filed: 2006-04-24
Abstract: A bidirectional open-drain voltage level shifter can be used to couple open-drain bus systems using different voltage levels, such as I2C (inter-integrated circuit) and SMBUS (system management bus) buses. Bus contention and slow rise times are avoided. Pull-down of the bus on either side of the level shifter is detected and passed to the other side. The reverse channel is disabled to prevent latch-up. No external directional control signal is required; the level shifter operates autonomously. The level shifter may be embodied in hardware or software.
Patent GB-2440721-A (GB)
Title: Composite biomaterial formed by cooling a fluid composition on a porous solid and removing solidified crystals of the liquid carrier
Inventor: LYNN ANDREW
IPC: A61F2/28
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: A process for the preparation of a composite biomaterial comprising providing a first solid component comprising one or more of collagen, a glycosaminoglycan, albumin, hyaluronan, chitosan, and synthetic polypeptides comprising a portion of the polypeptide sequence of collagen, and optionally an inorganic material, the component having a surface portion that is porous; providing a fluid composition comprising one or more of collagen, a glycosaminoglycan, albumin, hyaluronan, chitosan, and synthetic polypeptides comprising a portion of the polypeptide sequence of collagen, and a liquid carrier, and optionally an inorganic material; contacting the fluid composition with the porous surface portion of the first component; cooling the fluid composition to a temperature at which the liquid carrier transforms into solid crystals or particles; and removing the plurality of solid crystals or particles by sublimation and/or evaporation. The biomaterial may be used to form synthetic bones or teeth. The process may be used to join two solid components by providing the fluid composition between two different solid components.
Patent GB-2431046-A (GB)
Title: Multi-pole circuit breaker and apparatus for preventing deformation of driving shaft thereof
Inventor: AHN BYOUNG-SOO
IPC: H01H71/52
Filed: 2006-09-25
Abstract: A multi-pole circuit breaker and an apparatus for preventing deformation of a driving shaft thereof is disclosed with the multi-pole circuit breaker including a plurality of single pole breaking units (110a - 110d) having a pair of fixed contactors (41), a movable contactor (42), and shafts (53); a switching mechanism (150) disposed on a certain one of the plurality of single pole breaking units; a pair of driving shafts (152) connected to each shaft; and a driving shaft deformation prevention unit (170) disposed between the single pole breaking unit, spaced relatively far from the switching unit among the plurality of single pole breaking units, and the adjacent single pole breaking unit.
Patent GB-2432662-A (GB)
Title: Optical encoder
Inventor: WONG WENG FEI
IPC: G01D5/347
Filed: 2006-11-22
Abstract: An optical encoder 700 includes an optical encoder pattern 705 of alternating light elements and dark elements, and an optical unit, including an optical emitter providing light to the encoder pattern, and an optical sensor including a photo-detector 720 receiving the light from the optical encoder pattern and in response thereto outputting a sinusoidal signal indicating relative movement between the optical sensor and the encoder pattern. In one embodiment, the photo-detector 720 has a diamond shape, a modified-diamond shape, or an hourglass shape. In another embodiment, at least one of the light elements and the dark elements of the optical encoder pattern has a diamond shape, a modified-diamond shape, or an hourglass shape.
Patent GB-2430934-A (GB)
Title: A Method for Preparing Penicillin G Procaine
Inventor: KAL REDDY A
IPC: A61K31/245
Filed: 2007-01-30
Abstract: A process for preparing penicillin G procaine comprises the steps of introducing inactive ingredients into a first mixing tank and sterilising the mixture of inactive ingredients in the first mixing tank. A procaine hydrochloride is dissolved in a second mixing tank, and the contents of the second mixing tank are added to the first mixing tank through a sterile filter. A solution of penicillin G potassium is introduced to the first mixing tank through a sterile filter, and the contents of the first mixing tank are mixed so that the procaine hydrochloride reacts with the penicillin G potassium forming penicillin G procaine. The resulting suspension is transferred through a homogeniser to a holding tank and penicillin G procaine is filled into a container.
Patent GB-2434272-A (GB)
Title: Transferring a video frame from memory onto an on-chip buffer for video processing
Inventor: NICKERSON BRIAN
IPC: H04N11/20
Filed: 2005-10-27
Abstract: A portion of a video frame is transferred via a memory burst transfer, from memory to an on-chip buffer. The on-chip buffer has a width that is the same as the memory burst width for the memory. Video processing is performed upon the transferred portion. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Patent GB-2436945-A (GB)
Title: Anaesthetic vaporiser
Inventor: FIEDOROWICZ RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A61M16/18
Filed: 2003-11-11
Abstract: A reservoir (18, Fig. 3) of the anaesthetic vaporiser 1 is adapted to hold a supply of liquid anaesthetic agent. A plurality of channels 7 are connected to define a path for carrier gas being passed through the vaporiser. Each channel is provided with a wick 3 extending into the reservoir so as to permit flow of liquid anaesthetic agent from the reservoir, via the wick, to the carrier gas. The carrier gas is directed alternately upwardly and downwardly along successive channels and the channels are connected in series to form an unbranched path for the carrier gas. The reservoir may be connected to the wicks by a second wick which extends into the reservoir and contacts each wick. The vaporiser may comprise a second carrier gas path avoiding contact between the carrier gas and the anaesthetic agent, and a temperature sensitive valve (30, Fig. 7) adapted to regulate the proportion of carrier gas flowing through each path. The vaporiser may further comprise a third carrier gas path having an exit connected to an entry of the first gas path and extending adjacent thereto so that heat may flow from the carrier gas in the third path to replace that lost be evaporation of anaesthetic into carrier gas in the first path. The vaporiser can also include buffer means in the form of an elongate indirect carrier gas path to obviate the effects of back pressure.
Patent GB-2438042-A (GB)
Title: A promotional confectionery stick
Inventor: HUGHES PAUL
IPC: A23G9/50
Filed: 2007-04-20
Abstract: A stick arranged to support a confectionery item is disclosed. The stick comprises an elongated housing 12 which is arranged to be at least partially immersed within the confectionery and is arranged to accommodate a prize 22. The stick may further comprise a seal arranged to seal an open end of the housing. A handle 16 may be detachably connected to an open end of the housing to form the seal. Also disclosed is a replica confectionary item (30, Fig 4) that comprises a housing (32, Fig 4) formed in the shape of a confectionery item and is arranged to accommodate a prize (22, Fig 4). A handle (34, Fig 4) may be connected to the replica confectionery item.
Patent GB-2434038-A (GB)
Title: Ion balance monitor
Inventor: WILLIAMS BRUCE T
IPC: H01T23/00
Filed: 2007-04-30
Abstract: An ion balance monitor for simultaneous monitoring of the positive and negative ion production rates, and therefore ion concentration, by measurement of currents resulting from the presence of airborne ions as created for example by an air (gas) ionizer. Additionally it examines the ion balance by comparing the aforementioned currents. Information acquired in this way can be used in real time monitoring of the ionizer. Ion balance and production rate of ions of both polarities can be recorded by the ion monitor, regardless of the type of the ionizer. The ion monitor can provide a feedback signal needed to keep and ionizer system in balance.
Patent GB-2439893-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus to provide authentication code
Inventor: MATUSZ PAWEL
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2006-06-28
Abstract: Briefly, a method and apparatus to authenticate messages according to a message authentication code provided with a frame over a transport layer of a communication channel.
Patent GB-2448791-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display
Inventor: IKEYA HIROKI
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 2006-05-23
Abstract: A liquid crystal display (1, 28, 31) installed in a work vehicle comprises a luminance adjusting section (10) for manually adjusting the luminance of a backlight (6) of a liquid crystal panel (5), setting means (20, 30, 33) for setting the range of the luminance adjustable by the luminance adjusting section(10), and measuring means (21) for measuring the total operating time of the work vehicle. The setting means (20,30, 33) has a first storage section (22) for storing the luminance adjustable range for each predetermined operating time of the backlight (6), reads the luminance adjustable range corresponding to the substantial operating time which is the total operating time measured by the measuring means (21), and sets the read adjustable range as the luminance adjustable range adjustable by the luminance adjusting section (10). With this, the operator can arbitrarily adjust the luminance of the backlight, setting an excessively high luminance by the operator is prevented, and degradation of the image quality attributed to the degradation with time of the backlight is prevented.
Patent GB-2443128-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for generating a servo pattern
Inventor: BRADY KEITH ROWLAND CHARLES
IPC: G11B5/596
Filed: 2006-09-14
Abstract: In a method of writing a servo pattern to a disk, a servo pattern is generated in a processor. The generated servo pattern is then written to a disk. The servo pattern for a servo sector is preferably generated in a single routine.
Patent GB-2447796-A (GB)
Title: Formulations for cancer treatment
Inventor: OSSOVSKAYA VALERIA
IPC: A61K31/166
Filed: 2008-01-16
Abstract: The present invention provides compositions of matter, kits, and methods for use in treating cancer and viral conditions. In particular the invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions containing nitrobenzamide compounds that have enhanced solubility in aqueous solutions.
Patent GB-2446538-A (GB)
Title: Centered-pulse consecutive edge modulation (cem) method and apparatus
Inventor: MELANSON JOHN L
IPC: H03M3/04
Filed: 2006-11-20
Abstract: A consecutive edge modulation (CEM) method and apparatus provides a pulse output that advantageously exploits the full edge update rate of the CEM while providing substantially centered pulses. The method and apparatus also operate without substantial delay in the input control path. The apparatus includes a delta-sigma noise shaping modulator followed by a CEM that receives an output of the delta-sigma modulator quantizer. A non-liner correction signal is applied with polarity alternating at each edge and is applied to the quantizer input or is designed into the quantizer transfer function. The non-linear correction signal compensates for the noise-shaping modulator output such that the expected rising edge and falling edge widths of the CEM output pulses are substantially equal with respect to a DC input to the delta- sigma modulator.
Patent GB-2450816-A (GB)
Title: Extraction cleaner with latching arrangement
Inventor: HERTICK TIMOTHY T
IPC: A47L9/00
Filed: 2005-06-27
Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a solution tank for supplying a flow of cleaning solution to the surface, the solution tank being removably mounted to said housing, a recovery tank removably mounted to the housing, a suction nozzle secured to the housing and in fluid communication with the recovery tank and a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle for generating suction to draw dirt and liquid through the suction nozzle and into the recovery tank. A latching assembly is operatively connected to said solution tank and recovery tanks to releasably latch the tanks to the housing. An actuator is provided for engagement by a user to selectively simultaneously unlatch both the recovery tank and the solution tank.
Patent GB-2466062-A (GB)
Title: Emergency fire hood
Inventor: ANDREWS RAYMOND THORNTON
IPC: A62B7/02
Filed: 2008-12-12
Abstract: A device comprises a flexible transparent hood with a self contained air supply for use during emergency situations such as fire. The air supply is contained in a sealed area of the hood, and situated at the nape of the neck area. The air is triggered by pressure on a plastic point that penetrates the air sac by firm pressure. The device may include a chemical light. The device may include a global positioning system (GPS).
Patent GB-2455244-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display backlight
Inventor: TAKATA YOSHIKI
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 2007-10-15
Abstract: A lighting device for a display device according to the present invention includes a plurality of light sources 40, powered by a power source 19 via a common electrode 110 and individual holder electrodes such as clips 180, and through a dielectric 100. The capacitor so formed limits high frequency power applied from a common inverter 19 to each discharge tube 40 allowing tubes of differing voltage to be concurrently driven in parallel. The common electrode 110, holders 180 and dielectric 100 are mounted on the same substrate such as printed circuit board (fig 1, 17). The dielectric can include chip capacitors (fig 8, 101) each corresponding to holders 180. An insulator (fig 10, 130) can be between a chassis (fig 1, 13) containing the light sources and the substrate. Each light source can be a linear light source of a straight glass tube having a ferrule (fig 6, 51) connecting to an outer lead terminal. The lighting device can be used in a liquid crystal (LCD) display for a television.
Patent GB-2468848-A (GB)
Title: Turbomachine assembly
Inventor: SPEED KEITH R F
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2009-03-23
Abstract: An assembly for a turbo-machine comprises a plurality of components 16, 26 which can be assembled into a circumferentially extending annular array, each component 16, 28 having a radially outer platform 20, 28 which form a ring in the assembled array, adjacent components interfacing at adjacent surfaces of their outer platforms 20, 28, wherein the outer platforms 20, 28 each comprise at least one lug 24 extending there from and over a portion of the outer platform 20, 28 of an adjacent component 16, 26. The lug 24 may prevent or restrict relative radial displacement of the outer platforms 20, 28 of the adjacent components 16, 26. The interfacing adjacent surfaces may be angled away from the radial direction to form complementary wedge shaped surfaces. The components may be guide vanes for use in a compressor or turbine of a gas turbine engine.
Patent GB-2458058-A (GB)
Title: Phosphoramide ester flame retardant and resins containing same
Inventor: STOWELL JEFFREY
IPC: C07F9/6571
Filed: 2008-01-04
Abstract: Certain cyclic phosphoramide ester compounds useful, inter alia, as halogen-free flame-retardant compounds, are disclosed. The compounds are particularly useful for providing flame retarded polyurethane foams.
Patent GB-2473484-A (GB)
Title: Glovebox port light
Inventor: SHEFFIELD JASON
IPC: B25J21/02
Filed: 2009-09-14
Abstract: A lighting apparatus 10 having a housing, a light 70 and fixing means. The light 70 is positioned in an end surface of the housing, and the fixing means is located on an outer surface 20 of the housing means. The apparatus 10 is adapted to be securely located in a window fitting 30 in a glovebox 40. The housing may have a cylindrically shaped carrier for insertion within a central research laboratory window. The light 70 may be an LED light source and a lens. The fixing means may have an annular seal integral with the housing.
Patent GB-2477079-A (GB)
Title: Insect trap
Inventor: HOLMES THOMAS MICHAEL
IPC: A01M1/04
Filed: 2009-11-04
Abstract: An insect trap 200 comprising a body 214 having an axis 252 and illumination means for emitting light to attract insects. The body is adapted such that light 236 from the illumination means is emitted out from the insect trap in a substantially continuous sweep about the axis. In alternative embodiments the light is emitted from the body in the range 90°-360° or more than 180° (fig 10).
Patent GB-2473300-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent material cell
Inventor: KENDALL DAVID LISTON
IPC: B01J20/22
Filed: 2009-11-16
Abstract: An absorbent cell comprises pellets A made from dry wood fibres encapsulated in a biodegradable material B. The wood fibres may have been dried, and may contain 3-5% moisture. The pellets may have an absorbing ratio of 250-350 grams per pellet per one litre of fluid absorbed by the pellet. The wood pellets may absorb no fluid until the cell wall is perforated. The cell may be manufactured to allow for perforating when required, or may be manufactured pre-perforated. The cell may contain room C to allow the wood pellets to expand after absorption of liquid. The absorbent cell may be manufactured from hessian, flax or cotton.