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Patent GB-2439307-A (GB)
Title: Drink dispensing apparatus
Inventor: KEEN GRAHAM
IPC: B67D3/00
Filed: 2006-06-23
Abstract: Drink or beverage dispensing apparatus 10 for dispensing a liquid, such as a diluted juice mixture, comprising a drink dispensing outlet 16 for dispensing a liquid drink mixture into a user's receptacle 28; a water inlet; support means 12 for supporting a container 32 of liquid drink concentrate; mixing means 40, 42, 56 for mixing a portion of the liquid drink concentrate from the concentrate container with water from the water inlet to form the liquid drink mixture; comparison means 64, 66, 68, 78, 80 for deriving a light-absorption or light-transmission or BRIX value of the said liquid drink mixture prior to discharge from the drink dispensing outlet 16 and for comparing the derived value with a predetermined target light-absorption or light-transmission or BRIX value for the liquid drink mixture. Control means 82 is provided for controlling the mixing means dependent on the difference between the derived BRIX value and the predetermined target value, to alter a ratio of liquid drink concentrate to water, whereby the derived value of the liquid drink mixture matches or approaches the predetermined target value.
Patent GB-2441389-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle video recording system
Inventor: BRUMMELL CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2006-09-01
Abstract: A vehicle video recording system comprises cameras 2 which supply video data to a video combiner 3. Time and date information 4 may also be combined with the video signal to provide a combined video signal 3a. Recording of video data upon a memory card is continuous until an accident detection system 8 using sensors (eg accelerometers) 7 causes continuous recording to cease, whereupon the most recent video recording is retained. The video data may be encrypted to prevent tampering. Other information may be recorded with the video data including GPS, meteorological or vehicle speed data. The system also includes means 9 to enable to user to manually erase the stored video content. Also included are means 10 to reset the system upon unintentional activation. The system provides a manner of recording the events immediately prior to an accident for subsequent analysis by insurance companies or police.
Patent GB-2433660-A (GB)
Title: Variable frequency oscillator incorporating film bulk acoustic resonators
Inventor: FRANK MICHAEL LOUIS
IPC: H03D13/00
Filed: 2006-12-20
Abstract: A variable-frequency oscillator 10 includes a first oscillator circuit 12 and a second oscillator circuit 14. The first oscillator circuit 12 includes a first film bulk acoustic resonator 16 that has a first resonant frequency. The second oscillator circuit 14 is coupled to the first oscillator circuit and includes a second FBAR 18 that has a second resonant frequency different from the first resonant frequency. At least one current source 20 is coupled to the first and second oscillator circuits and is operable to supply a total current Io. A bias circuit 22 is operable to apply to the first and second oscillator circuits respective biases that control apportionment of the total current to the first and second oscillators. The variable frequency oscillator may be part of a phase locked loop.
Patent GB-2444921-A (GB)
Title: Personal helicopter
Inventor: STREVENS CHRISTOPHER JOHN RALP
IPC: B64C27/10
Filed: 2006-12-20
Abstract: A personal circular helicopter for domestic use is about the size of a small family car and can be parked in a back garden or on a roof. The helicopter has a pair of contra-rotating impellers each having eg fifteen tapered rocking impeller blades. Gyro stabilisation, GPS guidance and collision avoidance radar may be provided. The helicopter may have a thermonuclear fusion - electric power unit.
Patent GB-2446591-A (GB)
Title: Mascara container with spiral ridge for removing excess liquid from the brush
Inventor: FRANKS JACQUELINE ELISABETH
IPC: A45D34/04
Filed: 2007-02-17
Abstract: A device for removing excess liquid from a cylindrical brush 4 in a cylindrical container 1 consists of a wedge shaped spiral ridge 2 formed within the container 1. The spiral ridge serves to compress the bristles of the brush 4 as it is retracted from the container, therefore removing excess liquid. The excess liquid is the returned to the container reservoir 3 down the spiral ridge 2.
Patent GB-2453707-A (GB)
Title: Fingerprint evidence fixing apparatus and method
Inventor: GORDON JONATHAN
IPC: A61B5/117
Filed: 2007-05-31
Abstract: Portable fuming apparatus (1) for fixing evidence comprises a housing (2) which is connected to a plurality of collapsible legs (3). In an erect condition the collapsible legs define the outline of a chamber (5) and a membrane (5) connected to the legs encloses the chamber. The housing has a portion which receives a cartridge (8) containing two components (17, 19) of an exothermic reaction, such as water and calcium chloride and a fixing substance (13), eg cyanoacrylate. The cartridge is provided with operating means (20) to cause mixing of the components, whereby the fixing substance is be heated and commences fuming. The fumes pass from the cartridge into the chamber.
Patent GB-2436984-A (GB)
Title: Phase persistent agile signal source method,apparatus,and computer program product
Inventor: MECKLEY JEFFREY LYNN
IPC: G06F1/03
Filed: 2005-11-30
Abstract: A phase persistent agile signal source method, apparatus, and/or computer program product provides a direct digital synthesizer (DDS) clock rate, provides a frequency tuning word (FTW) for a desired output frequency, provides a DDS update for a desired DDS update rate, provides an equivalent frequency least significant bit (LSB) for the desired DDS update rate, provides a current phase of an LSB accumulator, and generates a coherent phase of the desired output frequency based on the DDS clock rate, FTW, DDS update rate to the DDS, equivalent LSB for the desired DDS update rate, and current phase of the LSB accumulator. The coherent phase can be the fraction portion of the result obtained from the multiplication of the FTW and the current phase of the LSB accumulator.
Patent GB-2453380-A (GB)
Title: Door assembly with finger guard
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: E06B7/36
Filed: 2007-10-05
Abstract: A door assembly 10 comprising an elongate post member 12 with a first profiled portion 14 extending along its length, and a door member 16 which is pivotably mountable. In use the door member 16 is pivotable, relative to the post member 12, between open and closed positions and the door member 16 includes first and second faces 28, 30 having a first side 32 extending therebetween. The first side 32 includes a shaped portion 34 which extends along the length thereof. The door member 16 also includes at least one trim member 36 that is fixedly secured to a said face 28, 30. The shaped portion 34 and the or each trim member 36 combine to define a second profiled portion 38, the first and second profiled portions 14, 38 cooperating with one another during pivotal movement of the door member 16 to inhibit ingress of an object, for example a finger, between the post member 12 and the door member 16. An intumescent strip may be placed in the channel shaped first profile member.
Patent GB-2453558-A (GB)
Title: Sample holder for a thermo-mechanical analyser
Inventor: VAN-DE-VELDE JEFFERY GLYNN
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2007-10-10
Abstract: A sample holder 10 for a thermo-mechanical analyser, the sample holder 10 comprising at least one holding member 12 including a porous region 14 adapted for impregnation by a sample of material to be analysed, in use, in a thermo-mechanical analyser, the porous region 14 being provided across a selected area of the or each holding member 12. Preferably, the sample support comprises a steel plate with a region that is perforated, the sample support may be used for use in testing polymers - a polymer melt is applied to the surface and flows into the perforations where it hardens. The sample support allows for good repeatability and also provides good heat transfer properties.
Patent GB-2455962-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced adhesive backing sheet, for plaster
Inventor: PIGG WILLIAM
IPC: A61F13/00
Filed: 2007-12-24
Abstract: The backing sheet comprises a semipermeable continuous film 7 laminated to an apertured layer 8. The solid apertured substrate 8 is coated with a medically acceptable adhesive. Preferably the substrate 8 is a thermoplastic, especially polyethylene or polypropylene, net, or woven or nonwoven, especially spun-bonded fabric. The backing sheet is used in a gamma-ray sterilized island wound dressing, e.g., plaster, together with an absorbent or therapeutic agent containing layer (3, figure 1), and a release liner (4, 5, figure 1). The pressure sensitive adhesive 11 may be applied by spray or dip coating.
Patent GB-2444862-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle impact protection system
Inventor: UONO YUTAKA
IPC: B60R21/0132
Filed: 2006-06-07
Abstract: A first control signal generating unit 11 and a second control signal generating unit 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 output a first control signal and a second control signal when magnitude of an impact corresponding to first and second sensor signals are greater than a first and second threshold. A third control signal generating unit 147, 148, 149 outputs a third control signal when detecting disruption of the second sensor signal. An activating signal generating unit 16 activates a protecting device 17 when the first control signal is output, and when one of the second control signal and the third control signal is output. A fourth control signal generating unit 15 outputs a fourth control signal when detecting an abnormality other than disruption of the second sensor signal, The third control signal generating unit 147, 148, 149 restricts outputting the third control signal when the fourth control signal is output.
Patent GB-2458452-A (GB)
Title: Anchoring feeding utensils for a child
Inventor: GARDINER GALINA CATHERINE
IPC: A47G19/10
Filed: 2008-03-14
Abstract: A feeding system for a child includes a substantially circular base member 12, which is adapted to receive and retain a circular bowl 14. The base member 12 is retained to a table top of a high chair by means of securing means such as a strap 18. The bowl 14 can be locked to the base member 12 by means such as a spring-biased latch member (58, Figures 3-5) engaging when the bowl is attached to the base member by a bayonet-style fitting (50, 54, 56). Other eating and drinking implements, for example a mug 20, spoon 22 and fork 24, are removably attached to the base member 12 by clips 26 and resilient leashes 28, in the form of large plastics coil springs.
Patent GB-2447780-A (GB)
Title: Wheel with pockets for feeding products on a packing machine
Inventor: GAMBERINI GIORDANO
IPC: B65B11/28
Filed: 2008-03-20
Abstract: A wheel 9 with pockets 11 for feeding products 2, 3 on a packing machine; the wheel 9 rotates about a central axis 10 of rotation, has a number of pockets 11, each for housing at least one respective product 2, 3, and has an outer surface 17 through which the pockets 11 are formed; each product 2, 3 is inserted into a respective pocket 11 at an input station 12, 10 and each product 2, 3 is expelled from a respective pocket 11 at an output station 13; and, between each two adjacent pockets 11, the outer surface 17 of the wheel 9 has a dimension which increases in a rotation direction 18 of the wheel 9.
Patent GB-2461593-A (GB)
Title: Electric Hand-Held Machine Tool with Labelling Element
Inventor: LUEBKERT ERNST-RUDOLF
IPC: B25F5/02
Filed: 2008-04-29
Abstract: An electric hand-held machine tool 2 has a housing 4 to which is fixed a labelling element 14.1, 14.2 with an identifier 16.1, 16.2 which is visible from an outer side of the housing 4. The labelling element 14.1, 14.2 is formed by a plate which is inserted in a receptacle 20.1, 20.2 of the housing 4. An air duct or the like may have a locking region 30 which latches with a form fitting means such as a rib 28 on the plate to simply and permanently fix the labeling element onto the housing. The plate and receptacle may taper inwards in the insertion direction and have guide means 24, 26 such as tongue and groove connections for precise positioning. Also claimed is a method for producing a tool with a receptacle on two sides of the housing and two labeling elements produced as a one-piece cast element (36, figure 4) dimensioned to fit in the receptacles and having identifiers, produced in a single printing operation. The identifiers may be alpha-numeric, a brand, a logo or a pictorgram.
Patent GB-2461064-A (GB)
Title: Flow line electric impedance generation
Inventor: HUDSON STEVEN MARTIN
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2008-06-18
Abstract: Flowline electrical impedance generation means 5 for generating a local electrical impedance in metallic tubing portion of a flowline 21. Such means 5 may be used in place of insulation joints in various systems. The impedance generation means 5 is tuned or tuneable to achieve maximum impedance at chosen frequencies - ie frequencies which it is desired to block.
Patent GB-2452152-A (GB)
Title: Climate processor
Inventor: ROBINSON NICHOLAS PAUL
IPC: A01G15/00
Filed: 2008-08-20
Abstract: A climate processor having virtual estuaries which enable large strips of land to act like real water estuaries thereby providing a means of climate control overhead. Said estuaries are also used to prevent polar isotherm migration, melting ice shelves, vortical storm formation and migration from lateral coastal airflow. Said estuaries are formed between two parallel-laid thermal belts formed from artificial surface whitening. The surface whitening can be laid down as a foam or gel by crop spraying aircraft etc. The belts of foam may be reapplied daily and may dissipate as the day progresses and subsequently warms. The pathways of commercial airline planes may be readjusted based on the placement of the artificial estuaries. Also claimed are an aerial deployment system for the foam, a propellant system, a carbon trading system for commercial airlines, a "Russian Doll" gas mixing device and a range of suitable foams.
Patent GB-2456651-A (GB)
Title: Person Identification in an Image
Inventor: RAO SUPRIVA
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2008-10-10
Abstract: The identification process first executes a training phase, which learns body parts using body part detectors, generates classifiers, and determines a spatial distribution and a set of probabilities. The probabilities relate to one or more of the location and scale of the person, whether there is a person in the image data and whether a detector can fire at a particular location and scale. Then, the execution phase applies the body part detector to an image, combines output of several body part detectors, and determines maxima of the combination of the output. The accuracy of the detectors may be modelled, the detectors being thus weighted. Multiple persons of different scales and aspect ratios may be used to learn one or more body parts, and the detectors may be tuned whilst training to provide a high detection rate. A spatial relationship between two or more body parts may be verified thereby verifying the relative location of the parts.
Patent GB-2463956-A (GB)
Title: Rack mounted cooling unit
Inventor: BROUILLARD THOMAS WAYNE
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2009-05-20
Abstract: A cooling unit 80 comprising at least one planar cooling coil 83, at least one fan 86 for circulating air through said at least one cooling coil, and a housing containing said at least one cooling coil and fan, wherein the housing is sized to fit within an IT server rack. This allows a cooling unit to be fitted to an IT rack conforming to EIA 310 D specifications. Such racks, in particular the 19" configuration, are commonly found in detacentres and computer rooms and therefore the provision of a cooling unit which can be inserted into such rack allows an existing datacentre to quickly be adapted to take advantage of the latest in computer room cooling methodology.The cooling unit (80) can be mounted in a semi-recessed configuration with the at least one fan projecting beyond the rear of the rack to reduce power consumotion.
Patent GB-2470764-A (GB)
Title: Oscillating flow reactor
Inventor: ANTIA DAVID DORAB JAMSHED
IPC: B01D69/14
Filed: 2009-06-04
Abstract: An oscillating flow reactor is disclosed, which can be used for one or more of catalytic processes, non-catalytic processes, filtration processes, fluid adsorption processes, fluid separation processes, concentrating kinetic energy and concentrating potential energy. The reactor can take a constant feed, variable feed, irregular feed, intermittent feed, or episodic feed. Fluid discharge can be constant, variable or intermittent. The reactor requires at least one fluid reactant (or feed), but can also process solid reactants. The reactor operates by cyclically changing the energy distribution within the fluids between kinetic energy and potential energy, with different ratios of energy transfer between kinetic and potential energy being present in different parts of the reactor. The key component of the reactor is an elastic permeable barrier, such as a membrane or fluidised bed.
Patent GB-2470944-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with battery powered compressor driving propulsion means
Inventor: GILL HERPAL
IPC: B60K3/04
Filed: 2009-06-11
Abstract: A vehicle comprises a battery powered air compressor. The compressor drives the axle 6, which is connected to the main driving system 7, which turns the wheels 5 forward. The vacuum 2 which sucks air from the atmosphere, fills the compressor 1. A part 3 of the car has slits in the side of the car so vacuum 2 can draw the car. In figure 2, the wind resisting material (4) is shown which resists the air from the compressor 1 and is driven forwards or backwards and turns the wheels. There are cogs (5 see fig 2) which are connected to the axle of the wheels (7 see fig 2). The cogs (5) are turned the air compressor 1 blowing the material (4) thus turning the main driving system and hence turning the wheels. A crawler belt may be used instead of ground engaging wheels for propulsion.
Patent GB-2461647-A (GB)
Title: A system for surveying buildings and evaluation of building properties
Inventor: WOGAN NIKOLAUS
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2009-07-27
Abstract: A system for surveying buildings comprises: a portable surveying device 30 creating a plan 40 of a building to be surveyed 10; a local computer 50 in communication with the surveying device 30; a remote server 60 in communication with the local computer 50; and a data model 80 comprising data on a plurality of building archetypes. The server 60 includes a database comprising a plurality of archetypes of buildings to be surveyed. A subset of the database corresponding to the building to be surveyed is supplied as an information template. The template is downloaded to the portable device 30 for use by an operator surveying the building 10. The portable device 30 provides the user with a plurality of prompts to obtain data from the building 10. The data obtained is compared in the portable surveying device 30 with the data of the information template such that if any mismatch occurs, the user is instructed to obtain further data. Data obtained is fed back to the server 60 via the local computer 50 to update the database by refining or defining an archetype, and to produce a survey report in the form of one or more building plans.
Patent GB-2470792-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for assisting circuit design
Inventor: CHANG TING-LIN
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2009-09-10
Abstract: A system for assisting circuit design 100, comprises an input module 101 for receiving a circuit design map generated by circuit design software, a compiling module 103 for providing a circuit preconfigured interface the compiling module allowing selection of electronic parts required for a layout operation from a part database 110 according to the circuit design map and configuring the circuit design map into a corresponding circuit pre-layout. The system also comprises a transformation module 105 for transforming the circuit pre-layout into a file format identifiable by circuit layout software 130 and outputting the resulting circuit pre-layout to the circuit layout software for execution of layout operations. Also claimed is a corresponding method for assisting circuit design. The system is preferably a plug-in program embedded in the circuit design software. The transformation module preferably amends and compiles electronic parts in the circuit layout via the circuit preconfigured interface.
Patent GB-2464816-A (GB)
Title: Reactive composite material structures with endothermic reactants
Inventor: HYDE RODERICK A
IPC: C06B23/00
Filed: 2009-10-23
Abstract: An article comprises an arrangement of reactive composite material (RCM) in proximate arrangement with one or more endothermic reactants. In use, the endothermic reactant tempers the reaction in the reactive composite material. Devices and components that can interact with or modify propagation of electromagnetic waves are disclosed. The design, fabrication and structures of the devices exploit the properties of reactive composite materials (RCM) and reaction products thereof.
Patent GB-2476475-A (GB)
Title: Power and cooling system for a data centre
Inventor: ZAKRZEWSKI EDWARD
IPC: F24F5/00
Filed: 2009-12-23
Abstract: A data centre 40 has a primary power source comprising a gas pressure reduction station 42 driving a generator 54, and a secondary, backup power source that comprises a large scale electricity distribution network such as the national grid. Heat exchangers 65 within the data centre can provide heat to heat exchangers 52, downstream of expansion engine comprising turbine 50, in the gas pressure reduction centre which in turn can cool the data centre. Further backup power may be provided by a diesel internal combustion engine (fig 3, 92) driving a generator (fig 3, 90) and a compressor. Carbon dioxide from the exhaust of the engine can be captured, cooled and used as a heat exchange medium to cool servers 4 and act as a fire suppressant in the data centre. Heat from the engine can be fed by heat exchangers (fig 3, 94, 96, 98) to provide heat to the pressure reduction station, to an absorption chiller (fig 3, 98) and to a Rankin engine and generator (fig 3, 102 and 104).
Patent GB-2468941-A (GB)
Title: Artificial bone formed from apatite/collagen composite and capable of being absorbed and replaced by autogenous bone
Inventor: SHOJI DAISUKE
IPC: A61F2/28
Filed: 2009-12-23
Abstract: An artificial bone 6 capable of being absorbed and replaced by an autogenous bone is disclosed which comprises a cylindrical body 5 that comprises at least an apatite/collagen composite layer 1a and a collagen layer 1b. The cylindrical body may be obtained by overlapping and rolling at least an apatite/collagen composite sheet and a collagen sheet or by rolling a sheet with an apatite/collagen composite layer and a collagen layer. A hollow center portion 4 of the cylindrical body penetrating from one end surface to the other end surface has a diameter of 100-1000 µm. The apatite/collagen composite layer and the collagen layer may have pores with a diameter of 100-1000 μm at a density of 1 or more per 1 cm2. The artificial bone may be obtained by bundling and cross-linking pluralities of the cylindrical bodies. A method for the production of such an artificial bone is also disclosed.