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Patent BR-PI0702334-A (BR)
Title: ventilador auto-equilibrante
Inventor: PEARCE RICHARD A
IPC: F04D29/66
Filed: 2007-05-04
Abstract: VENTILADOR AUTO-EQUILIBRANTE é revelado um ventilador (10) tendo um motor elétrico (13) o qual aciona giratoriamente um arranjo anular de ferragens de hélice (14) cada uma delas tendo uma hélice (15) montada na mesma. Cada ferragem de hélice tem uma parte de montagem de motor (21) configurada para ser acoplada com o motor elétrico para rotação. A parte de montagem de motor tem uma parede vertical arqueada (26) e um flange horizontal (27). O flange horizontal tem um primeiro furo de montagem (28) e um segundo furo de montagem oblongo (29). Um primeiro parafuso de montagem (31) tendo uma primeira bucha ou mancal (32) no mesmo passa através de cada primeiro furo de montagem e para dentro de um furo de montagem roscado (34) no motor (13). Similarmente, um segundo parafuso de montagem (35) tendo uma segunda bucha ou mancal (36) no mesmo passa através de cada segundo furo de montagem e para dentro de um furo de montagem roscado (37) no motor Com essa configuração a ferragem de hélice pode girar em relação ao motor.
Patent GB-2477530-A (GB)
Title: A seemless worktop with plywood strips extending in a transverse direction over a support panel
Inventor: RAHNEV DIYAN
IPC: A47B77/02
Filed: 2010-02-05
Abstract: A kitchen countertop, preferably of elongate plank form, is manufactured from a plurality of plywood strips 2 arranged side-by-side with their cut-edges facing upwards [see Fig. 1], and laid in a transverse direction over an underlying support panel 3A, 3B to which they are affixed. The transverse plywood elements allow the joining of two or more countertop sections in a seamless fashion [as shown in Figs. 6, 6A]. The worktop may be produced in linear plank, circular, or semi-circular form [see Figs. 10 and 11].
Patent GB-2480442-A (GB)
Title: Flexible floating vent umbilical
Inventor: HUGILL STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: F16K24/00
Filed: 2010-05-18
Abstract: A flexible floating utility umbilical to aid vent, breather, injection or suction operations comprises a port assembly E which may be a vent valve that is connected to a flexible conduit B. The free end is buoyed by a float D enabling the end of the conduit to be set in any position in relation to the surface of the fluid C. The apparatus is adaptable to many different existing valve/port mechanisms and is versatile in a wide variety of applications.
Patent GB-2481808-A (GB)
Title: Cubicle suitable for the provision of toilet in public washroom
Inventor: GARDNER ROBERT PAUL
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2010-07-06
Abstract: The cubicle comprises a pair of sidewalls 11, at least one fascia 12, a door 13 and a pair of spaced unitary members 14, 15, where the unitary members, in use, effect fixings between one of said fascias and one of the side walls and also a defines a hinge axis 16 for the door. The unitary members may also define a gap between the door and fascia. The unitary members may also comprise a hinge which comprises a torsion spring in an upper part of the unitary member so as to bias the hinge and door towards an open or closed position or to dampen the motion of the door. Also claimed is a method of constructing and apparatus for making said cubicle.
Patent GB-2484676-A (GB)
Title: Cutlery item with cutting wheel
Inventor: HINDLE KATHRYN
IPC: B26B25/00
Filed: 2010-10-19
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutlery item 1 comprising a cutting wheel 200 connected to a handle 100, wherein the cutting wheel is rotatable relative to the handle. The wheel preferably has a diameter of 35-45mm; the distance from a point at which the wheel is mounted to the distal end of the handle is preferably 150-190mm; and the total length of the cutlery item is preferably 180-220mm. The handle may comprise a notch between a hand-held part of the handle and the wheel. The wheel may be removably attached to the cutlery item. The cutlery item can be used in place of a knife for cutting certain foods, such as pizzas, during eating.
Patent GB-2487394-A (GB)
Title: Conversion of analogue television signals to digital video signals in multi-occupancy buildings
Inventor: KING STEPHEN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2011-01-20
Abstract: In multi-occupancy buildings with building-wide antenna cable systems, security camera (30) images are often combined with received (20) televisions signals. Now that television signals, and as such televisions (130), are often digital in format the security camera images have to be converted to digital format if they originate in analogue form. The present invention provides a relatively simple method and device (120) for this purpose, namely an analogue to digital converter. The converter may be communal or one may be provided in each room (100).
Patent GB-2487533-A (GB)
Title: Access control with application specific rules and access requests including application identifiers
Inventor: WOLOVITZ LIONEL
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2011-01-21
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are concerned with an access control system. In known access control systems user and device IDs    are typically used. However, if a device is host to malware this may gain unauthorised access once the device has been authenticated (see Fig. 1). The invention proposes including an Identifier 400a-d corresponding to a particular application 120,130 (and possibly user 600a,b and device 100a) in an authorisation request. Thus, each application is authenticated individually and any malware present would need to obtain its own authorisation. This identifier is known to the client device and to (a) device(s) configured within the network by means of an application provisioning process. The invention may be utilised with single sign on technology such as Kerberos(TM).
Patent GB-2474395-A (GB)
Title: A humidification chamber with a double seat valve
Inventor: PAYNE SIMON ROBERT
IPC: A61M16/16
Filed: 2007-08-10
Abstract: A humidification chamber for use in a breathing circuit to humidify gases before inhalation is disclosed. The humidification chamber 10 (see figure 1) contains a liquid 20, and comprises gas inlet and outlet ports 16, and a fluid inlet 30 including a primary valve seat 34 and a concentric secondary valve seat 35, both engageable by a deformable membrane 42. When the liquid in the chamber is below a predetermined level the valve is open. As the liquid level rises, the first valve seat 34 engages the actuator 42 by virtue of first float 40 and closes the valve. Should the level rise further, the second seat 35 is also engaged. Should the first float 40 fail, a secondary float 50 will actuate the valve cushion 42 against the inner and/or outer valve seat. The fluid inlet 30 is also provided with a filter member 60 (see figure 8) including a plurality of exit apertures 65 for liquid flow through the filter member 60, and a collection chamber 69 disposed below the exit apertures, in use. so that foreign objects fall under the influence of gravity into the collection chamber 69.
Patent GB-2478859-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for handling a fluid-tight flange coupling between two conduit components whilst maintaining its fluid integrity
Inventor: BUCHAN ANDREW
IPC: F16L1/26
Filed: 2011-03-18
Abstract: The apparatus includes a gripping mechanism 6, 7 configured to straddle the flange coupling 1 and grip both of the conduit components 52, 53, e.g. of a sea-bed flowline 50. The gripping mechanism 6, 7 is mounted on a lifting frame 1 able to bear the loadings upon the gripped components 52, 53 during a move from the sea bed to a base frame 20 where replacement of any defective flange coupling fasteners takes place. The base frame has a gripping mechanism to receive the flange coupling and grip the coupled components on each side of the flange coupling again to maintain the fluid integrity of the flange coupling during fastener replacement. The apparatus is operated by an ROV 15.
Patent GB-2489236-A (GB)
Title: Multi-effect distillation
Inventor: SCHMIDT YANIV
IPC: B01D1/26
Filed: 2011-03-21
Abstract: A distillation method comprising: integrating a backward fed multi effect distillation (MED) system 80 with a forward fed MED system 90, by delivering heated feed water from a hottest effect 101 of the backward fed MED system to a hottest effect 111 of the forward fed MED system, to produce brine 95D of a higher concentration than a concentration of the heated feed water from the backward fed MED system. Preferably, the method includes delivering vapour 96 from the brine to the effects of the backward fed MED. Alternatively specified amounts of vapour from effects of the forward fed MED are delivered 110 to effects of the backward fed MED. Advantageously a more concentrated brine than possible using any of the systems alone is produced and furthermore, coupling the systems creates operational advantages and increases distillation efficiency. A compound multi effect distillation (MED) system for carrying out the distillation method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2479250-A (GB)
Title: Magnetron
Inventor: MULCAHY BERNARD RICHARD
IPC: H01J23/10
Filed: 2011-03-25
Abstract: In order to make fine adjustments to the magnetic field strength between the pole pieces 14, 15 of a magnetron, the magnetron is provided with a movable mass of magnetically permeable material such as a slider 20, which is slidable in a tangential direction over the surface of the outer casing 16 of the anode. The slider can be locked in position when a desired adjustment of the magnetic field has been achieved. Alternative movable masses are rotary members.
Patent GB-2490490-A (GB)
Title: Encoding natural-language text and detecting plagiarism
Inventor: FARKASH EYAL
IPC: G06F17/22
Filed: 2011-04-28
Abstract: The method is a computer-implemented, letter-based, method of encoding a length-significant portion of natural-language text to generate a fingerprint of the text portion. The method includes detecting letter-based locations of single- or multi-letter patterns within the text portion. The detecting being carried out such that at least some occurrences are detected in a manner that is independent of word boundaries. The method also includes computing frequency-dependent magnitudes of signal strength where the magnitudes represent letter-based frequencies of the pattern occurrences within the text portion. The signal strength magnitudes constitute the fingerprint of the text portion in the frequency domain. The magnitudes can be stored in computer memory and can be compared against fingerprints from a separate document in order to detect plagiarism.
Patent GB-2476769-A (GB)
Title: Wind turbine rotor and wind turbine
Inventor: BORGEN EYSTEIN
IPC: F03D1/06
Filed: 2009-10-09
Abstract: A wind turbine comprises a tower (1) provided at the top with a horizontal shaft (2) having an axis (4). A turbine rotor comprises turbine blades (7) connected by a mounting arrangement (8) to bearing members (5, 6) and to a rotor (9) or a generator. Components of forces acting on the blades (7) parallel to the axis (4) are substantially exclusively communicated to the bearing members (6), for example by rigid straight members (11, 12). Torque about the axis (4) produced by the blades (7) is communicated substantially exclusively to the rotor (9) through a member (20).
Patent GB-2479089-A (GB)
Title: Rotary encoder for position sensing and fault diagnosis in valve actuators
Inventor: DOLENTI WILLIAM T
IPC: F16K37/00
Filed: 2006-04-21
Abstract: One embodiment of an absolute encoder 1 according to the invention comprises an input wheel 10 configured to receive rotary input; a timing wheel 20 capable of generating speed data and driven by the input wheel; and one or more encoding wheels, at least 30,40, each comprising one or more coding sections 34,38,44,48 operable encode a position of the rotary device. The arrangement also includes a double set of sensors 162,164 (see page 11 and 12 of the description) configured to sense the positions of the encoding wheels and the timing wheel. This redundancy enables the encoder to be highly fault tolerant. This encoder and drive train may be applied to a valve actuator so that it may be used for diagnosing valve actuator problems and includes the frequency analysis performed upon speed or position or torque or thrust or vibration data including the speed or position data of the valve provided by the rotary encoder.
Patent GB-2493333-A (GB)
Title: A power tool and battery pack safety device
Inventor: STYTH PETER
IPC: A45F5/00
Filed: 2011-07-25
Abstract: The power tool and battery pack safety device 100 includes a flexible body or bag 102 adapted to, in use, at least partially encase a power tool (200, Figure 2) and a battery pack (202, Figure 2). The flexible body includes a safety tether 114. The device assists in preventing separation of the battery pack from the power tool. At least one strap arrangement 114A, 114B may be used for fixing the body 102 around the power tool and/or the battery pack. The safety tether may be a fall arrest tether including a bundle of wires formed into a loop.
Patent GB-2493925-A (GB)
Title: Sealed mountain bike drive
Inventor: BURR ALAN
IPC: B60B27/02
Filed: 2011-08-22
Abstract: A casing 2 is disclosed which provides a water tight seal around the drive chain of a bicycle. The casing may be removed for cleaning and maintenance. The bicycle frame may further include a chain stay which extends below a rear derailleur, providing protection there-for. The application also discloses the use of a derailleur which does not significantly project down below the rear axle, the use of separate mechanisms to change gear and tension the chain, and a hub which may be split such that the wheel may be removed without disturbing the gears.
Patent GB-2497950-A (GB)
Title: Laser and Phosphor Based Light Source for Improved Safety
Inventor: SUCKLING JAMES ROWLAND
IPC: C09K11/70
Filed: 2011-12-22
Abstract: A light source system comprising an optical system which is arranged to project light from a light source into the far-field. The light source 31 comprises of two light emitting lasers 35, 36 and a mixture of fluorescent materials 33, e.g. phosphors, which are sensitive to the light emitted by the two lasers. The phosphors (52, 53, fig.3c) act to convert the incident laser light into a longer wavelength ray of light. The lasers emit different wavelengths of light, preferably UV and blue light. Light emitted from both sets of fluorescent materials combines with the light emitted from at least one of the lasers such that the resulting colour is perceived as white. The different types of fluorescent materials are spatially separate from one another. The light source can be used in headlights on a vehicle such as a car.
Patent GB-2484860-A (GB)
Title: Scroll pump
Inventor: HOLBROOK ALAN ERNEST KINNAIRD
IPC: F01C19/00
Filed: 2010-08-03
Abstract: The present application relates to a scroll pump (10) which comprises two scrolls (20, 22) which are co-operable for pumping fluid from an inlet to an outlet on relative orbiting motion of the scrolls. Each scroll (20, 22) comprises a scroll base (30, 36) from which a scroll wall (28, 34) extends generally axially towards the base of the opposing scroll. At least a first portion of one or each of the scroll walls has formed in an axial end face (3 thereof a plurality of pockets (38) distributed along said first portion for disrupting leakage of fluid from a high pressure side of said scroll wall to low pressure side of said scroll wall.
Patent GB-2499212-A (GB)
Title: Flashing for corrugated roofing
Inventor: POULSEN PER
IPC: E04D13/14
Filed: 2012-02-08
Abstract: A flashing for covering the transition between corrugated roofing 1 and an adjacent building structure 2 is composed of two layers 8; 4 of sheet material. The lower layer 8 is composed of a rigid and substantially non-deformable roofing material whereas the upper layer 4 is made up of a plastic deformable material which is already used as flashing. In use, the non-deformable layer 8 lies across the crests 1    along the corrugated roofing 1. In one embodiment the lower layer is provided as a strip 8 with a continuous region 12 and an adaptable region 11 with slits 9 that makes the otherwise non-deformable strip 8 conform to the crests 1' and troughs 1" of the roofing 1. The continuous region 12 will provide a flat support means for providing an approximately plane region 7 of the upper layer 4 close to the structure 2, thus avoiding hollows or depressions that otherwise are formed at the transition between roofing 1 and building structure 2.
Patent GB-2487852-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for budget-compliant, fair and efficient manpower management
Inventor: SENGUPTA SIDDHARTHA
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2010-11-16
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for budget-compliant, fair and efficient manpower management primarily for service industries to improve customer service, save costs, improve employee morale and productivity. More particularly the present invention relates to a system and method enabling labour planners and schedulers to rapidly develop a budget-compliant, fair, effective, easy to use and manageable and deployable manpower schedule to optimize and increase effective manpower productivity. Further the system and method of the present invention generates manpower plans and schedules suitable for deployment, on the basis of two novel criteria's a) compliance of allocations to planned labour budgets while also being driven by business forecasts and b) using several fairness" criteria so that the desirable and undesirable features of the schedules are equitably dispersed. Further, the invention provides a system which can be deployed with several optional hardware and network architecture and configuration.
Patent GB-2492232-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated panel for a vehicle
Inventor: BHARAT JINA
IPC: B60R13/02
Filed: 2012-06-21
Abstract: A method of fabricating an illuminated trim panel member 110, in which the panel member comprising a trim element, the trim element having first and second sides 110A, 110B and the method comprises: forming at least one aperture 112 through the trim element from the second side to the first side; applying a layer 130 of a light-transmitting coating medium to the first side thereby to cover at least a portion of the first side and the aperture 112 to reduce or eliminate indentations in the coating medium caused by the aperture 112, whereby light may be transmitted through the aperture 112 and through the layer 130 of coating medium from the second side to the first side for viewing from the first side.
Patent GB-2503680-A (GB)
Title: Female F-connector with improved screening
Inventor: RIJSSEMUS MARTIEN
IPC: H01R13/6581
Filed: 2012-07-04
Abstract: A female F-connector 10', 10 comprises an inner cylindrical portion 14 nested within an outer electrically conductive portion 16, 16' to define an end face incorporating a first aperture 18 for receiving a corresponding male connector. An electromagnetic shielding means 22 is permanently attached to and extends over the end face, having a second aperture less than 3mm in diameter to allow access to first aperture. The shielding means may be a conductive ring which is welded to, or adhered to, the outer portion 16, or it may be integrally formed with the outer electrically conductive portion 16 in the form of an annular lip 28. By having an electromagnetic shielding means that is permanently attached over the end face the screening efficiency of the female F-connector is greatly improved (especially when unattached) whilst still permitting connection between respective male and female connectors.
Patent GB-2505723-A (GB)
Title: Identification validation system and method
Inventor: PILIPCZUK ANDREA CRAIG
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2012-09-11
Abstract: An identification validation system 10 for electronically presenting third-party verified identification comprises an independent issuing station 32 for receiving third party validated user visual identification data, such as a photo of a user; a mobile handheld interrogation station 28 for receiving the user visual identification data (photo) from the issuing station and having a short-range wireless electronic data reader 48, 50; a mobile handheld user station 42 to transmit to the issuing station a request for an encrypted downloadable unique electronic machine-readable identifier 44 corresponding to the user visual identification data. The electronic identifier is presented to the interrogation station 28 for reading by the electronic data reader. A retrieval program 52 retrieves the user visual identification data (photo) based on the electronic identifier for display by the interrogation station. An interrogator 26, such as a doorman or bouncer, compares the displayed user visual identification data (photo) with the visual appearance of the presenter 12. The system may be used to validate the identities of patrons to a nightclub, bar or restaurant and means that conventional forms of identification such as passports, driving licenses, do not have to be carried. The mobile stations 28, 42 may be mobile telephones or smartphones.
Patent GB-2492278-A (GB)
Title: Viscoelastic damped jumpers
Inventor: SONG GANGBING
IPC: B32B7/022
Filed: 2011-01-26
Abstract: A system, in certain embodiments, includes a multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials, comprising a first layer of a first material, a second layer of a second material disposed adjacent to the first layer of material, and a third layer of a third material disposed adjacent to the second layer of material, wherein the second material comprises a viscoelastic material, and wherein the multi-layer composite strip of pipe dampening materials is configured to be affixed to an outer surface of a section of pipe. In certain embodiments, the first layer and the third layer may have stiffness values that are substantially different from each other. The difference in stiffness values may enable relative motion in the first layer and the third layer to be generated during vibration of the section of pipe, and the energy may be dissipated by the viscoelastic material, thereby dampening vibration of the section of pipe. In certain embodiments, multiple strips of pipe dampening materials may be used.
Patent GB-2506673-A (GB)
Title: Method for inferring clutch engagement state
Inventor: PETRIDIS THEMI PHILEMON
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2012-10-08
Abstract: A method is disclosed for inferring the engagement state of a clutch (8, fig 1) without necessarily relying on the output from a clutch position sensor (26, fig 1). The method infers that the clutch (8, fig 1) is disengaged if the speed of the vehicle is substantially equal to zero and a gear is selected and the engine is running and the torques transmitted by the clutch is substantially zero. Otherwise it is inferred that the clutch state is not disengaged. Preferably a stop in gear (SIG) system uses the inferred state to determine whether to perform a SIG engine stop and a SIG engine restart, in an engine stop start system.
Patent GB-2500447-A (GB)
Title: Vector coding of watermarks for insertion in content
Inventor: MANTIN ITSIK
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2012-10-15
Abstract: A method and system for providing encryption resistant watermarking of data is described. The method and system comprises encoding a string of symbols, each having a respective symbol value, as a sequence of vectors where each vector includes a respective number of repetitions of a sub-vector of a predefined length, such that the respective number of the repetitions in each vector in the sequence is indicative of the respective symbol value of a corresponding symbol in the string. This sequence of vectors is then inserted into the item of content including digital data to apply a watermark to the item of content. This insertion process may involve interleaving the vectors with gaps of known lengths containing arbitrary data and may involve insertion prior to the vector sequence a marker comprising a concatenation of a number of copies of a marker vector. The length of the sub-vector may be chosen to be an integer divisor of a block size of a block cipher that is to be applied to the item of content after application of the watermark thereto.