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Patent GB-2460390-A (GB)
Title: Horse saddle
Inventor: GREEN LORRAINE
IPC: B68C1/02
Filed: 2008-02-23
Abstract: A saddle 10 for a horse comprising a tree portion 12 for providing a seat 18 for a rider, at least one panel 14 for supporting said tree portion and for providing a comfort interface between said rider and said horse and a bridge portion 16 between said tree portion and said panel portion. The bridge portion directs pressure away from the horse's spine towards a corresponding transverse edge of each panel.
Patent GB-2457898-A (GB)
Title: Combustible cover for a spyhole
Inventor: APPLETON NIGEL
IPC: E06B7/30
Filed: 2008-02-27
Abstract: A spy hole cover 10 comprises a combustible, preferably planar, cover member 12 and a spacer 14 member bonded to a rear side of the cover member 12 around the periphery of the cover member 12. The spacer member 14 is adapted to be fastened to a door 18 over a spy hole provided through the door to prevent viewing through the spy hole. In the event of fire, the cover member 12 readily combusts. The combustible cover member is made from a plastics foil.
Patent GB-2451558-A (GB)
Title: Transmission of video data from mobile imaging device to fixed monitor
Inventor: JENSEN VERNON THOMAS
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2008-07-23
Abstract: A system 10 for communicating video data includes a mobile imaging 20 or navigation 11 system coupled to a video transmitter and at least one monitor 14 fixed to a room in a medical facility coupled to a video receiver assembly such that video from the imaging or navigation system is transmitted to and displayed on the monitor 14. The imaging system 20 may be an endoscope, C-arm, O-arm, ultrasound or tomography system or other medical imaging device. The video data is transmitted wirelessly and may be displayed on the monitor in response to an activation signal sent from the transmitter and in preference to video data from hard-wired sources. The monitor may display video data from the mobile system 20, 11 closest to it if there is more than one.
Patent GB-2453626-A (GB)
Title: Key comprising projecting portion for engaging telescopic tumbler pin
Inventor: MCCARTHY BRUCE PATRICK
IPC: E05B19/00
Filed: 2008-09-03
Abstract: A key for use in an inline pin tumbler cylinder assembly comprises a bow 1 and a blade 2, the blade including a plurality of notched regions each for engaging a respective tumbler pin 3. At least one of the notched regions is provided at its base with a projecting portion 23 suitable for engaging a respective inner pin 31 of a telescopic tumbler pin assembly, the telescopic tumbler pin assembly further comprising an outer pin 32 in which the inner pin is slidably mounted. The projecting portion may be in the shape of a frusto-conical dome. The key may further comprise a recessed portion 201 at the base of at least one of the notched regions, suitable for engagement by a respective inner pin of a telescopic tumbler pin assembly. The recessed portion may comprise a cavity of substantially circular cross-section, with walls which are inclined at an angle of between 60 and 90 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the blade. A key blank from which the key can be cut is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2467724-A (GB)
Title: Signal processing
Inventor: SIMPSON MARTIN PAUL
IPC: G01R23/165
Filed: 2008-10-28
Abstract: A system for processing a signal comprises: a first band pass filter (BFP1) arranged to filter the signal, a second band pass filter (BFP2) arranged to filter the output of the first band pass filter (BFP1), a first peak detection unit (PD1) arranged to detect a peak in the output of the second band pass filter (BFP2), a subtractor arranged to subtract the output of the second band pass filter (BFP2) from the output of the first band pass filter (BFP1), a second peak detection unit (PD2) arranged to detect a peak in the output of the subtractor, and a comparison unit (CMP) arranged to compare the output of the first peak detection unit (PD1) with the output of the second peak detection unit (PD2). It may further comprise a zero crossing component (ZC) arranged to detect a zero crossing of the first band pass filter (BFP1). [Signal analyser; signal analysis.]
Patent GB-2464567-A (GB)
Title: A quantum field effect transistor comprising a two-dimensional quantum wire array
Inventor: OHNESORGE FRANK MICHAEL
IPC: H01L21/8239
Filed: 2009-03-02
Abstract: A power transistor, switch, photodetector, artificial camera retina, multi-level memory or solar cell comprising a 2-dimensional quantum wire (QW) 1 array connecting source and drain electrodes to form room temperature Quantum Field Effect Transistors (QFETs) wherein the staircase characteristic in the source-drain current-voltage (I-V) curve (fig. 2a) and sharp in the source-drain current within the current suppression plateau (fig. 2c) are controlled/modulated/switched by an electromagnetic (optical, IR, visible, UV light, X-rays, magnetic, electric or electro-acoustic) gating field. The gating field is generated by a variable current in a coil (4b, fig. 3a) or by a magnetic tip 4b magnetising a ferromagnetic layer 6 or ferromagnetic nanoparticles or an electrostatically charged tip polarising a ferroelectric 4b, antiferroelectric or liquid crystal layer deposited on or embedded in the array. The source and drain electrodes (7a, 7b, fig. 5) may comprise ideally conducting crystalline metals or superconductors or a 2-Dimensional Electron Gas (2-DEG). The QW 1 may be a Carbon Nanotube (CNT) or may be formed from heavy ion tracks in a Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) material 2. The I-V characteristic is measured using a STM/AFM probe (4a, fig. 1) and a protective resistor (8, fig. 1) with a resistance of 100kOhms-1Mohm or 1Mohm-10Gohms.
Patent GB-2470780-A (GB)
Title: Performing a predetermined matrix rearrangement operation
Inventor: BJOERKLUND ANDREAS
IPC: G06F7/78
Filed: 2009-06-05
Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises a vector register bank 420 with each vector register comprising a plurality of storage cells, such that the bank provides a matrix of storage cells. A vector processing unit executes vector instructions to operate on data elements in the storage cells. A modified write interface 405 of the vector register bank provides a first input 411 for receiving data elements generated by the vector processing unit during normal execution, and a second input via which data elements currently stored in the matrix of storage cells are provided via a data rearrangement path 414 to the write interface in a rearranged form representing the arrangement of data elements that would be obtained by performing the predetermined rearrangement operation. Responsive to a matrix rearrangement instruction specifying a predetermined rearrangement operation to be performed on the data elements, the vector processing unit issues a set rearrangement enable signal 409 to the vector register bank. When said signal is set, the write interface writes to the storage cells using the data elements received at the second input. This enables the rearrangement operation to be performed at high speed with low complexity.
Patent GB-2472564-A (GB)
Title: Mounting for sheet rolls to be used only with dispenser for which they are intended
Inventor: WIGHTMAN PAUL
IPC: A47K10/22
Filed: 2009-06-12
Abstract: A sheet material roll 10 has a location arrangement for releasably mounting said roll between a spigot (28 fig. 6) and an oppositely facing support element (38 fig. 6) of a dispenser (12 fig. 6), the arrangement comprising a core 11 around which the sheet material is wrapped, one end of said core being mounted to said support element (38 fig. 6) for rotation, the other end of the core having a wall region defining a generally hollow cylindrical portion projecting from the wrapped material, a generally axial slot 14 being provided in the wall region extending to the free edge thereof; and a fixing 16 provided on said cylindrical portion, the fixing 16 having a bearing surface (24 fig. 2) for rotatably engaging said spigot (28 fig. 6) and having a radial path 30 to said bearing surface, the path being radially aligned with the slot 14 in said core, whereby the end of the core 11 may be laterally engaged with said spigot (28 fig. 6). Fixing 16 may include an external skirt (20 fig. 2) fitting around part of the outer surface of the core 11 and also a resilient element 32 through which the spigot (28 fig. 6) must snap to reach the bearing surface (24 fig. 2). A curved guide surface (38 fig. 6) may be provided on the dispenser adjacent the spigot (28 fig. 6) to assist a user in manipulating the fixing 16 clear of the spigot (28 fig. 6) during removal thereof.
Patent GB-2460778-A (GB)
Title: Fluid damper
Inventor: LE BAOLOC T
IPC: F16F9/06
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: A damper including a first fluid conduit in fluid communication with a second fluid conduit via a regulator, a first movable member disposed within the first fluid conduit, a second movable member disposed within the second fluid conduit, and a fluid residing between the first and second movable members. The regulator may include one or more orifices each having a valve disposed therein, wherein the valves are moveable between a seated position and an unseated position with respect to the orifices and are spring biased toward the unseated position. The damper may be spring biased such that when it is mounted on a stationary rail of a drawer slide, and engages with a movable rail of the drawer slide, it urges the drawer slide toward a closed position and dampens the closing motion of the drawer slide.
Patent GB-2460596-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic coupling device for an elevator system
Inventor: GIERAS JACEK F
IPC: F01N13/14
Filed: 2007-03-23
Abstract: An exemplary magnetic coupling device (30) includes a core (40) having an exterior surface. An active portion (48) of the surface is configured to direct a magnetic flux associated with the core in a desired direction. An interruption (80) in the exterior surface near the active portion (48) is configured to establish a relatively high magnetic saturation in the core in a vicinity of the interruption (80).
Patent GB-2466129-A (GB)
Title: Shock absorbing handle for manual tool
Inventor: HOUGHTON BENJAMIN ANDREW
IPC: B25G1/00
Filed: 2009-12-11
Abstract: A handle for a manual instrument such as a broom 10 or hoe, which is formed of an elongate shaft 30 with a sleeve 40, which is fixed at one end of the shaft and able to slide along it otherwise. The user grips the sleeve 40 and pushes along the axis of the handle, such that the sleeve resiliently deforms and applies force to the shaft and hence the implement of the tool 20. As the sleeve is resilient/elastic it can distort and acts a shock absorber so as to negate any jarring motion to the user of the handle. The sleeve may have a concertina or castellated form and may be formed of plastics or rubber material. The sleeve may be fixed to the shaft by use of a pin (fig 2, 60), staples or compression band, and one or more elongate slits (42) in the sleeve may also be provided.
Patent GB-2468381-A (GB)
Title: Determining a shutter fluttering sequence.
Inventor: MCCLOSKEY SCOTT
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2009-12-17
Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for determining shutter fluttering sequence is disclosed. It is based on the use of shutter flutter technology, which means that an image can be acquired in such a manner as to encode all information about the moving subject. The disclosed approach involves determining a shutter's fluttering pattern that optimally encodes information at all frequencies. The disclosed approach involves an optimization method for finding a shutter fluttering pattern that has several desired properties. These properties can be expressed in the context of a fitness function: given a fluttering pattern and the target subject's velocity, it produces the equivalent Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), measures three attributes, minimum contrast, mean contrast, variance in contrast and produces a fitness score. These attributes are the minimum contrast, the variance in contrast across spatial frequencies, and the mean contrast. The objective of the disclosed approach is to determine the fluttering pattern that maximizes the fitness score.
Patent GB-1438472-A (GB)
Title: Organopolysiloxane compositions which cure at ambient temperature
IPC: C08L83/00
Filed: 1974-03-06
Abstract: 1438472 RTV silicone rubber compositions RHONE-POULENC SA 6 March 1974 [7 March 1973] 10082/74 Heading C3T An organopolysiloxane composition comprises (i) 100 p.b.w. of a polydiorganosiloxane diol of at least 600 cP/25 C. in which at least 50% of the organo radicals are methyl radicals, any others being C 2-3  alkyl, C 3-4  haloalkyl, vinyl, C 6-8  aryl or haloaryl, or C 3-4  cyanoalkyl radicals, (ii) 1-15 p.b.w. of a C 1-4  alkyl ortho- or polysilicate or a C 1-4  alkoxyethyl orthosilicate or a C 1-8  alkyl tris-(C 1-4  alkoxy-ethoxy or C 1-4  alkoxy-) silane, (iii) 0À2-6 p.b.w. of a C 3-10  alkyl ortho- or poly-titanate, or a C 1-4  alkoxyethyl orthotitanate, or a titanium chelate of the formula in which R<SP>11</SP> is a C 3-10  alkyl radical, R<SP>3</SP> is H, -CH 3  or -CH 2 Cl, Q is a C 1-4  alkyl, a phenyl or a C 1-3  alkoxy radical, Q<SP>1</SP> is a C 1-5  alkyl radical or -CH 2 Cl or forms with R<SP>3</SP> part of a benzene ring, in which case Q is H or an alkoxy radical, R<SP>4</SP> and R<SP>5</SP> are each H or CH 3 , y is 2 or 3, and n is 0 or 1, and (iv) 0À5-8 p.b.w. of a resin consisting of units R<SP>111</SP>Me 2 SiO 0À5  and SiO 2  in a ratio of 0À4-1À2 : 1, wherein R<SP>111</SP> is a C 1-3  alkyl or vinyl radical. There may also be present up to 100 p.b.w. of a filler, which may be organosilicon-treated, and up to 100 p.b.w. of an organosilicon compound acting as plasticizer and/or stabilizer, and also a solvent. In the examples the ingredients used are: (i) 100 p.b.w. of a polydimethylsiloxane diol of 12,000- 35,000 cP/25 C., containing 5 mol per cent Ph 2 SiO units in Example 2, and mixed with a polymethylphenylsiloxane diol of 550 cP/25 C. in Example 3; (ii) 3À9-7 p.b.w. of (EtO) 4 Si, "Ethyl silicate 40", (MeOC 2 H 4 O) 4 Si, MeSi (OMe) 3 , EtSi(OMe) 3 , ViSi(OC 2 H 4 OMe) 4 , or (n-Pro) 4 Si; (iii) 1À3-2À5 p.b.w. (BuO) 4 Ti, (i-Pro) 4 Ti, butyl polytitanate, di-isopropoxytitanium di - acetylacetonate, or propylenedioxytitanium di - acetylacetonate; (iv) 3À2- 5 p.b.w. of a 60% solution in toluene, xylene or methylcyclohexane of resins containing, per mol of SiO 2  units, 0À65 Me 3 SiO 0À5  units or 0À66 Me 3 SiO 0À5  and 0À14 ViMe 3 SiO 0À5  units or 0À35 Me 3 SiO 0À5  and 0À15 PrMe 2 SiO 0À5  units; and the fillers are 18-23 p.b.w. of a pyrogenic silica treated with hexamethyl disilazane and/or octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane.
Patent GB-370187-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to machines for packing cigarettes
IPC: B65B19/08
Filed: 1931-04-07
Abstract: 370,187. Arranging cigarettes for packeting. MOLINS, W. E., HORGAN, G., and MOLINS MACHINE CO., Ltd., 2, Evelyn Street, Deptford, London. April 7, 1931, No. 10192. Addition to 350,176. [Class 94 (i).] The apparatus of the parent Specification is provided with means for positively ensuring that the cigarettes are correctly disposed before they are conveyed through the turning guides. The cigarettes pass between vanes 2 on to a table 3 on which they are sufficiently spaced to enable them to lie flat. Pushers 5 on a conveyer chain 4 move the group into a series of polished grooves 6 separated by thin vertical walls 7. During this movement, a member 10 having notches 11 is lowered on to the cigarettes as shown in section in Fig. 8, and causes the cigarettes to assume an inclined position before entering turning guides 14, Figs. 1, 4, and 5. The ribs 14a on the guides hold down one side of the cigarette so that they are positioned as shown in Fig. 4. The cigarettes pass into a tapering guide channel 19. The table may be provided with a series of curved grooves 15 beneath guiding fingers 16 on a resiliently mounted block 17, to effect an initial arrangement.
Patent GB-386288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in methods for separating iron from alumina when treating leucite and other similar minerals with acids
IPC: C01F7/66
Filed: 1931-04-07
Abstract: Aluminium nitrate substantially free from iron is precipitated by adding nitric acid to the solution obtained by attacking aluminous ores, for example, leucite or gangue or mineral refuse, with nitric acid, at a temperature sufficiently high to maintain in solution a sufficiently high proportion of iron nitrate.  The iron content of aluminium nitrate separated at temperatures of from 1-40 DEG  C. is shown.  Potassium nitrate obtained by evaporating the mother liquor may be heated at 125 DEG  C. in a suitable vessel to decompose contaminating iron and aluminium nitrates, with recovery of the nitrous vapours evolved.  The residue is lixiviated and filtered, and the pure salt subsequently crystallized. Specification 246,827 [Class 1 (ii), Inorganic compounds, other than &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-127748-A (GB)
Title: Sighting Apparatus for Dropping Bombs from Aircraft.
Inventor: HOBBS EDWIN
IPC: F41G3/24
Filed: 1918-06-20
Abstract: 127,748. Hobbs, E. June 20, 1918. Sights. - Relates to bomb-dropping sights of the kind having two sighting- arms or their equivalent so arranged that the adjustment backwards of one arm to follow the target during the time of drop of the bomb causes or enables the other arm to be adjusted forwards to the correct sighting angle. According to the invention, mechanism is provided whereby the backward movement of the first sighting-arm is arrested automatically, or whereby an electric signal is given, at the instant when the movement has been continued for the time of fall of the bomb. Such mechanism comprises a stop-watch which is started at the beginning of the movement of the arm and operates an electromagnetic clutch or lights a signal lamp at the termination of the time of fall. In the construction shown, the two arms B<1>, B<2> carrying foresights C<1>, C<2> are pivoted on a pin C, which serves as the common backsight. The arm B<1> carries a racked quadrant arm G adapted to be engaged by a magnetic clutch H<2>, Fig. 2, contained in a casing F, Fig. 1, carried by an arm E projecting from the second sighting- arm B<2>. In its initial position, the arm B' is in contact with a stop K, and the second arm is in contact with another stop (not shown), so arranged that the two arms are at an angle to each other equal to the trailing angle of the bomb. In using the sight, the target is followed by the first arm B' during the time of fall of thei bomb as determined by the stop-watch. The arms are then locked together by the clutch so that the return of the first arm to its initial position sets the second arm at the required sighting angle. In a modification, two foresights are simultaneously operated in opposite directions.
Patent GB-1346436-A (GB)
Title: Overrunning clutch
Inventor: FREY B
IPC: F16D41/12
Filed: 1971-04-20
Abstract: 1346436 Ratchet clutches B FREY 20 April 1971 [21 April 1970] 10235/71 Heading F2C A friction ratchet clutch comprises arms 76 pivotally carried at one end in recesses 75 of a driving block 4<SP>1</SP> and having at their other ends a U-shaped portion 80 carrying semi-spherical clamping members 81, 82 which frictionally grip opposite sides of a disc 85 fast with a driven shaft 6 when the arm pivots relative to the block 4<SP>1</SP>. The end 79 of the arm 76 engages a control ring 87 connected to the driving shaft 1 by leaf springs 91 which bias the arm towards the engaged position. The pivotable arms may be replaced by resilient arms which are fixed to the block 4<SP>1</SP>. In Fig. 1 (not shown) an embodiment not forming part of the invention has arms (16) pivoted at one end in recesses (18) of a driving block (4) and, at their other end (20), have clamp surfaces (24), (26) which frictionally grip surfaces (25), (27) fast with a driven shaft (6). The arms (16) may be biased by a spring (31) towards the engaged position or alternatively clutch engagement may be initiated by drag pins (32) which are spring pressed into engagement with a surrounding housing. In Figs. 2 and 3 (not shown) another embodiment not forming part of the invention comprises radially arranged arms (65) pivoted at their outer ends in recesses (68) of an outer driving ring (67) and having at their inner ends clamp surfaces (60, 62) engageable with corresponding surfaces (61, 63) of an inner driven ring (71). The arms are biased towards their engaged position by a spring (73).
Patent GB-639100-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to vehicle underframes
IPC: B62D31/02
Filed: 1948-04-13
Abstract: 639,100. Vehicle underframes. ABBEY, A. (Aktiebolaget Scania-Vabis). April 13, 1948, No. 10295. [Class 108 (ii)] A vehicle comprises a removable self-supporting body and an underframe, the latter comprising two or more frame structures each having transverse members which are secured to corresponding transverse members on the body. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the body 1 has four transverse members 2, 3, 4, 5 integral therewith. The body is mounted on two frame structures, one consisting of transverse members 12, 13 and longitudinal members 14, 15 carrying the running gear 15, the other consisting of transverse members 6, 7 and longitudinal members 8, 9 carrying the running gear 11. The transverse members 12, 13, 6 and 7 are bolted to the transverse body members 2, 3, 4 and 5. The two underframes may be interconnected by intermediate members 18, on which auxiliaries may be mounted. Guide members 20, Fig. 3, may be secured to one or more of the transverse body members to facilitate mounting of the body on the underframe.
Patent GB-705018-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hose pipes
IPC: F16L11/12
Filed: 1952-04-24
Abstract: 705,018. Hose pipes. MUNDENER GUMMIWAREN-FABRIK GEB. KUNTH GES. April 24, 1952 [April 18, 1952], No. 10326/52. Class 99 (2). The wall of a hose pipe preferably of synthetic rubber and particularly for conveying combustible liquids such as petrol, is made electrically conductive by incorporating therein metal oxide, e.g. zinc oxide, with admixtures of lead, electrically conductive soot, e.g. those known under the commercial names " Anacarbon," " Corax L " or " L-Russ T," and electrically conductive softeners such as dibutylesters of dithiodiglycolic acid. The lead admixture may be 6 per cent by weight of the amount of metal oxide, and a textile net reinforcement may be incorporated in the wall of the pipe.
Patent GB-1032181-A (GB)
Title: Bidirectional counter
IPC: H03K21/00
Filed: 1964-03-11
Abstract: 1,032,181. Electronic counters. PERKIN-ELMER CORPORATION. March 11, 1964 [March 11, 1963], No. 10402/64. Heading G4H. A reversible counter operated by a threephase input has six bi-stable elements for each binary stage. Inputs X, Y, Z feed opposite pairs of NOR gates A-F, each of which is connected both as to input and output with all the other NOR gates except those which are immediately adjacent. Thus, at any time two gates are non- conductive, as indicated by crosses in Fig. 3b, to produce a - ve output representing 1, while the other four are conductive and represent 0. Outputs from the first binary stage can be taken from NOR gates, Bo, Do, Fo to the next stage, Fig. 2. Read-out is effected by connecting gates E, F of each stage to an OR gate. A decimal counter is made up of four binary stages with a NOR gate responding to attainment of a count of ten to apply reset pulses to A, D, E, F, Fig. 4C (not shown), of each stage. A stage can alternatively be set to 1 by application of a pulse to gates A-D. The counter may be used for counting the number of rotations of a shaft, especially for indicating angles in degrees and minutes. The shaft may provide two square waves X, Y, Fig. 6, 90 degrees out of phase. The Z wave is then derived from a NOR gate fed by the X and Y waves.