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Patent GB-2493217-A (GB)
Title: Prevention of freezing in plumbing
Inventor: CLARK ROBERT
IPC: E03B7/12
Filed: 2011-07-29
Abstract: A protective device that isolates part of a plumbing or fluid flow system by stopping supply of fluid in the event of freezing conditions comprises a valve 1 and a spring actuator (4, Fig. 4) for actuating the valve. The actuator biases the valve to a closed position but is restrained from doing so by restraining means in above freezing conditions, so that the valve remains normally open. The restraining means comprises a frangible vessel 3 that contains a trapped volume of liquid that may be the same as that which flows in the system (e.g. water for a plumbing system). The vessel will break on freezing expansion of the liquid and allow the actuator to close the valve.
Patent GB-2483798-A (GB)
Title: Process and equipment for supporting a porous substrate during treatment
Inventor: HATFIELD MARTIN GREGORY
IPC: C08J5/22
Filed: 2011-09-16
Abstract: A process and an associated assembly 100 for supporting a porous media 24, such as an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane (ePTFE), during a treatment which exposes the media to a fluid that modifies at least one property of the media 24. The assembly 100 includes a supporting core 58. The media 24 is wrapped in a plurality of layers about the core 58 to form a first roll 60 of the media. The assembly 100 includes first securement mechanisms 62 exerting diametrical pressure on the ends of the first roll 60 to prevent fluid flow axially out of the ends of the first roll 60. An additional amount of the media 24 is then wrapped in a plurality of layers about the first roll 60 to form a second roll 64 of the media 24. The assembly 100 includes second securement mechanisms 66 exerting diametrical pressure on the ends of the second roll 64 to prevent fluid flow axially out of the ends of the second roll 64. The assembly 100 may be part of equipment 20. Properties to be modified include hydrophobicity, oleophobicity and surface energy, and may involve treatment with for example supercritical carbon dioxide, heat or pressure.
Patent GB-2487451-A (GB)
Title: Space-saving bed which retracts into a chamber of a wardrobe located in a neighbouring room to provide a settee
Inventor: WATSON CHRISTOPHER JAMES
IPC: A47C17/13
Filed: 2011-10-28
Abstract: A method of installing a bed/settee in a dwelling that comprises two rooms separated by an internal wall 10, includes: providing a bed base 18 and a headboard 11, forming an opening in the wall 10, attaching the headboard 11 to one side of the wall 10 above the opening, providing a wardrobe or cupboard 12 having a chamber 13 at or adjacent its base, positioning the wardrobe or cupboard 12 on the other side of the wall 10 so that the chamber 12 communicates with the opening, and so arranging the bed base 18 that it can be moved substantially horizontally between a position in which it projects substantially wholly from the opening and a position in which a significant part thereof is contained within the chamber 13. When stowed within the chamber, the bed base can be used as a settee. A combination of components for installing the bed/settee is also provided and includes: a bed base, a headboard, and a wardrobe or cupboard with chamber for receiving a substantial part of the bed base. The chamber of the wardrobe or cupboard is preferably accessed from the rear so that from the front the wardrobe/cupboard has a normal appearance.
Patent GB-2486326-A (GB)
Title: Automated drilling of a borehole in a subsurface formation
Inventor: KOEDERITZ WILLIAM LEO
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2011-12-06
Abstract: A method for automated drilling of a borehole in a subsurface formation includes drilling the borehole using a set of drilling control variables assigned a set of values and measuring, at 202, drilling process variables. An automated drilling index of the drilling is monitored and determined, at 204, based upon a combination of a first index that depends on a rate of penetration (ROP) of the drilling and a second index that depends on a mechanical specific energy (MSE) of the drilling. The values assigned to the set of drilling control variables are selectively adjusted, at 206, at least once during the drilling based on the monitoring to optimise the automated drilling index.
Patent GB-2497357-A (GB)
Title: Equipment, such as ventilation fans, with removable mains PSU mounted in fan housing or externally to comply with safety extra low voltage SELV standards
Inventor: BYNE DANIEL
IPC: F24F7/013
Filed: 2011-12-09
Abstract: Equipment, such as an extractor fan for ventilation of rooms that may be wet, such as bathrooms, has a power supply (PS) designed to be mountable internally or externally to the equipment as a module that may comprise a PCB and base mounting plate. The power supply converts a high input voltage, such as a mains AC supply to a low output voltage, such as a safer 24v or 12v DC supply for the fan or other equipment. When removed, the PS may allow the fan etc. to be located in domestic areas with designated restrictions requiring safer lower voltages, the PS then located remotely from the area and preferably in a separate    remote    housing (190) as figure 3 shows. The PS is mounted in a removable manner on a chassis carrying the extractor fan and within a fan housing (110,120); the PS is shown mounted in figure 1. Figure 4 has a clearer view of high voltage mains connection means 160, 200 and low voltage output connection means 164, 202; also shown are mounting holes (174) for the fan chassis and alternative mounting holes 180 for separate housing (190 fig 3). The chassis may include a second low voltage connector 166 for use when the PS is remotely located and connected to the fan etc. by cables.
Patent GB-2497581-A (GB)
Title: Internal sheet mesh reinforced fabric formwork scour protection apparatus
Inventor: MOUNTAIN ANDREW
IPC: E02B3/12
Filed: 2011-12-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a scour protection apparatus consisting of fabric bags 1 for casting and forming the shape of concrete, micro-concrete, mortar or grout, insitu, in or around watercourses. The apparatus forms scour protection or scour repairs, incorporating a flexible sheet reinforcement mesh 3 inside the bag 1 that becomes cast into a hardened block to provide protection of the finished block against cracking and disintegration. The apparatus comprises a fabric bag, 1, to form a block or slab 2, which incorporates the flexible reinforcement mesh 3 that becomes cast into the finished slab or block. The mesh 3 may be a woven grid of fabric or geotextile. The mesh 3 may be a non woven grid of geotextile or material. The mesh may be fiberglass, polypropylene or polythene.
Patent GB-2499640-A (GB)
Title: Portable, collapsible warning sign with housing
Inventor: FRISBY LEE
IPC: E01F9/012
Filed: 2012-02-24
Abstract: A portable warning sign comprises a sign panel 34, at least one warning light 8 and a housing 3. The sign panel is movable from a position in which it is contained in the housing to a position in which it extends from the housing. The sign panel is preferably formed as a roller sign (Fig. 2) comprising a flexible panel attached to a spring loaded rotatable spool for automatically retracting the sign panel into the housing. A handle 36 may be provided for extending the sign panel. The warning lights are preferably formed from LEDs powered by rechargeable batteries. LEDs may also be incorporated into the sign panel. The sign may be mounted on a tripod type stand 68. The sign provides an effective warning sign for motorists.
Patent GB-2501295-A (GB)
Title: Footmuff attachment for a baby carrier
Inventor: AMEUR SUSAN MARGARET
IPC: A45F3/04
Filed: 2012-04-19
Abstract: A foot muff for a child carrier of the type worn on the back or the chest of an adult comprises front and rear panels forming a generally sack-like enclosure with openings to allow the child-restraining straps of the child carrier to pass inside the foot muff so as to secure a child therein and to hold the foot muff in place.
Patent GB-2492868-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic tyre
Inventor: UEYOKO KIYOSHI
IPC: B60C9/18
Filed: 2012-06-07
Abstract: A pneumatic tyre having a carcass and a belt reinforcing structure is disclosed. The belt reinforcing structure comprises a first belt layer having cords arranged at an angle of 10 degrees or less with respect to the midcircumferential plane of the tyre, and a zigzag belt reinforcing structure. The zigzag belt reinforcing structure forms at least two layers of cords, the cords being inclined at 5 to 30 degrees relative to the centerplane of the tyre and extend in alternation to turnaround points at each lateral edge. The belt width of the zigzag belt reinforcing structure is wider than the belt width of the first belt layer. The ratio of the width between the wheel flange WBF to the section width W under rated inflation pressure of the tyre is in the range of from 0.60 to 0.75.
Patent GB-2492889-A (GB)
Title: Clamp on seismic cable fairing
Inventor: TONCHIA HELENE
IPC: B63B21/66
Filed: 2012-07-11
Abstract: A fairing 100 to be attached to a cable 200 of a seismic survey system for reducing drag and/or noise is disclosed. The fairing includes a body 102 having a hydrodynamic shape, a tail portion 106 connected to the body and a head portion 104 connected to the body, opposite to the tail portion. The fairing is configured to be removably clamped on to the cable. The head portion may have two symmetrical cylindrical regions 112 and 114 separated by a slot 110 that is configured to receive the cable. The cylindrical regions may have an internal diameter equal to or less than that of the cable. A method of using the fairing with a seismic survey system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2491526-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for manufacturing an implant
Inventor: UTHGENANNT BRIAN A
IPC: G16Z99/00
Filed: 2011-02-28
Abstract: An orthopedic device includes a femoral implant (304a) having a non-custom internal bone engagement surface (300a). The femoral implant includes at least nine parameters adjusted preoperatively to correspond to a specific patient. The parameters can include patient - specific lengths, such as, for example, medial (802) and lateral (804) condyle widths and notch height (806), and patient- specific medial and lateral angles (808, 810, 812, 814, 816, 818).
Patent GB-2496976-A (GB)
Title: Producing a sample from a subsea wellbore
Inventor: BELL ROBERT
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2012-11-20
Abstract: A method of producing fluid from a subsea wellbore 26 comprises; obtaining a sample amount of fluid, isolating the sample (50, figure 2) in a container 44 adjacent the wellbore, and sensing the sample at vertically spaced locations over a period of time using sensors 56. A constituent of the sample fluid is identified based on the step of sensing. The method may also involve identifying stratification of the sample into phases, there may be a multi-phase flow meter, and the method may further include estimating a percentage an identified constituent makes up of the total sample. A second invention is a susbsea wellhead assembly with a sample circuit, sensors inside a sample container, a wellhead housing, a production tree and a production flow line. A third invention is a method of producing fluid from a subsea well including retaining an amount of fluid in a sealed environment, and measuring a flow rate.
Patent GB-2495872-A (GB)
Title: System and method for providing network access to electronic devices
Inventor: GOSSAIN HRISHIKESH
IPC: H04W48/16
Filed: 2011-06-15
Abstract: Systems and methods of providing network access information from one or more servers to a wireless device. The wireless device acquires information from the servers about available networks at a current location of the wireless device. The network information is based on a plurality of device parameters, network parameters and regulatory requirements that govern the operation of the wireless device. In addition, the wireless device may assess the acquired information for suitability for communications to be carried out by the wireless device.
Patent GB-2499505-A (GB)
Title: Speech signal decoding
Inventor: VOS KOEN
IPC: G10L19/12
Filed: 2013-01-15
Abstract: A received speech signal encoded according to a source filter model is decoded by determining a spectral envelope signal, and deriving a remaining signal representative of the modelled filter comprising successive periodic portions by, at intervals, determining correlation between the periodic portions and predicting later portions based on stored versions of earlier portions. The remaining signal is then reconstructed and a decoded speech signal generated. The stored version of the earlier portions is also, at intervals, transformed prior to generating the predictions.
Patent GB-2510113-A (GB)
Title: Bag fill device
Inventor: WOOD ROGER WILLIAM
IPC: B65B67/12
Filed: 2013-01-23
Abstract: A bag fill device 7 for use with a plastic bag, such as a garden waste bag comprises an elongate rigid body comprising a first distal end and a second distal end. The first and second ends are open such that a void 3 is formed in the device and said body further comprises at least one raised peripheral section 6 arranged in use for interaction with said bag. The at least one raised section 6 may be a plurality of ribs, which may be longitudinal, circumferential or helical. The upper end of the device may comprise a funnel 8 and handles 2 may be provided for ease of handling.
Patent GB-2500305-A (GB)
Title: Tampon impregnated with nano-particles of two metals
Inventor: KO TSE-HAO
IPC: A61F13/20
Filed: 2013-01-29
Abstract: A tampon has at least one adsorbent carbonaceous layer 200 carrying nanoparticles of at least two different precious metals, an absorbent core 300, a permeable surface layer 100, and a string 400. Preferably the metals are copper and silver; alternatively they may be gold, palladium, platinum, aluminium, nickel, cobalt, zinc, titanium, chromium or calcium. The metal particles are preferably of less than 500 nanometres diameter and are present for their antimicrobial effects. The surface layer may be textured or grooved (101, figure 2) and may be a waterpermeable, air laid nonwoven. The carbonaceous layer may be a cloth or nonwoven containing fibres of active carbon, charcoal or graphite. The tampon may be of an integral construction or it may have a separate absorbent core 300 which engages with the carbonaceous portion 200 via a threaded bolt and socket arrangement. The core may contain a superabsorbent polymer 301.
Patent GB-2495886-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system, drive control method for vehicle, and train control device
Inventor: SUGAWARA TOSHIHARU
IPC: B60L50/13
Filed: 2011-07-28
Abstract: In order to achieve both the engine emission performance and the vehicle acceleration performance in a diesel electric locomotive, this control system for a vehicle is a vehicle control system which is provided with an engine, an electric generator, a converter, an inverter, and an electric motor, comprises an engine load prediction unit for predicting the increase of the output of the electric motor on the basis of any one or more of route data, the speed of the vehicle, and a travel speed pattern, and comprises an engine speed correction unit for increasing the engine speed before the increase of the output of the electric motor on the basis of the predicted value of the increase of the output of the electric motor.
Patent GB-2503316-A (GB)
Title: Circuits and methods for driving light sources
Inventor: LIN YUNG LIN
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2013-04-03
Abstract: A circuit 1500 for powering an LED light source 208 includes a filter 1420, a transformer 1422, such as a flyback converter, and a controller 1410. The filter receives an input voltage VIN and filters the input voltage to provide a filtered voltage. The transformer converts the filtered voltage to an output voltage VOUT to power the light source. The controller generates a driving signal 1462 to alternately operate a switch 1424 between a first state and a second state. The controller corrects a power factor of the circuit by controlling time durations of the first state and the second state, such that an input current IIN decreases to a predetermined level during the second state and increases to a peak level proportional to the input voltage during the first state. The controller controls the ratio of time in the first state to time in the second state to adjust an output current IOUT flowing through the light source to a target level.
Patent GB-2497709-A (GB)
Title: Measurements of properties of sample of curing compositions under high pressure
Inventor: BOIS AXEL PIERRE
IPC: G01N33/38
Filed: 2011-10-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for testing a curing composition, comprising: providing a curing composition; injecting the curing composition into a mold (10, 20); curing the curing composition into a cured composition, in the mold (10, 20) at a controlled curing pressure; measuring at least one physical or mechanical property of the cured sample at a controlled test pressure, in the mold (10, 20); the mold (10, 20) being rigid relatively to the cured sample during the curing step. The invention also relates to a device adapted for applying this method.
Patent GB-2507365-A (GB)
Title: Balcony for attachment to an existing construction
Inventor: HAUGHTON NICK
IPC: E04B1/00
Filed: 2013-04-22
Abstract: A balcony 10 for attachment to an existing construction 30 having a plurality of stubs 20 each with a first engagement portion. The balcony has a plurality of second engagement portions 13 that when engaged with the first engagement portions securely connect the balcony to the construction, and cause the weight of the balcony to be supported by the construction. Preferably no further connections are necessary to secure the balcony to the construction. The balcony may comprise a framework structure to which hook shaped second engagement portions may be welded. The hook may be formed of two projecting portions with a recessed portion between them. The first engagement portion may comprise one or more projections from the stubs which may be slid into second engagement portions in the balcony comprising apertures or holes (Figure 4). A kit comprising a balcony and a plurality of stubs and a method of attaching a balcony to an existing construction are also claimed.
Patent GB-2517895-A (GB)
Title: A modular drainage system
Inventor: BOWIE DEAN
IPC: E03F1/00
Filed: 2013-05-17
Abstract: A panel 100 for an underground tree pit comprising a tree facing surface and an outward facing surface and including a container 102 located between said surfaces for collecting rain water; at least one water distribution vent 501; tree root deflection means 103; and interconnection 105 means for connecting to at least one further panel.
Patent GB-2499935-A (GB)
Title: Automated slide processing machine with folding drawer
Inventor: HAJROVIC MIDHAT
IPC: G01N1/31
Filed: 2011-12-30
Abstract: An automated processing machine 100 for processing samples placed on slides (400, fig 1), such as a coverslipper or an automated stainer, comprises an output device for the output of slides which have been processed by the machine. The output device includes an extensible and retractable drawer unit (210, fig 1), which can be folded away, preferably once it has been moved out. This increases access, by not obstructing the area in front of the machine, and so facilitates removal of slide racks. The drawer unit includes at least one receiving channel 211-213 for receiving a plurality of holders (300, fig 1) for slides, it being possible for holders received in any position therein to be removed from the receiving channel when the output device is in an open position. The machine is designed such that holders intended for output are horizontally inserted into the at least one receiving channel.
Patent GB-2502032-A (GB)
Title: Vitamin D composition
Inventor: HUATAN HIEP
IPC: A61K9/48
Filed: 2012-02-27
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to high dosage vitamin D formulations, in particular vitamin D3 that can be used for the treatment of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency.
Patent GB-2518873-A (GB)
Title: Bicyclic alkyne derivatives and uses thereof
Inventor: NACRO KASSOUM
IPC: C07D487/04
Filed: 2013-10-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds (e.g., imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds) of the formula: wherein X1 and X2 are C or N; X3 and X4 are N or CR2; provided that at least 2 of X1, X2, X3 and X4 are N; the dashed line (along with the adjacent solid line) indicates the position of a single or double bond; R1 is hydrogen, optionally substituted phenyl or other substituents; Ring A is optionally substituted phenyl, 5-6-membered heteroaryl or 5,6-bicyclic heteroaryl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted C1-6alkyl; optionally substituted carbocyclyl, -ORA or N(RB)2; RA and RB are hydrogen or substituents; that act as inhibitors of the MAP kinase interacting kinases MNK2a, MNK2b, MNK1a, and MNK1b. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and to the use of the compounds for the prevention and treatment of diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancer), inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease)).
Patent GB-2519966-A (GB)
Title: Anonymously sharing resources based on social network user data
Inventor: CAMENISCH JAN LEONHARD
IPC: H04W12/02
Filed: 2013-11-01
Abstract: A method for controlling access to a resource 308 owned by a resource owner 310 is provided. The owner may be a user of a resource computer system 204, which for example, stored the resource on behalf of the owner. The access control may be based on social network data of a social network system 202 with the social network acting as an authorisation server for the resource system for controlling access to the resource at the resource system from requesting users 312. The access control may be based on an owner token 314 relating to the owner, a requester token relating to a requester requesting access to the resource, and an access control policy. The owner token and the requester token may be received by the social networking system to determine 304 by the social networking system whether access to the resource is to be granted based on the content of the owner token, including owner identity and access control policy, and the requester token, including the requestors identity. A social network identity of the owner and a social network identity of the requester may only be determinable by the social network system preserving anonymity/privacy in the system, for example, the link/relationship between the owners 310s and requestors 312s profiles in the social network is not divulged externally from the social network. A group signature key arrangement may also be used.