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Patent GB-2433247-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser for sheet material
Inventor: GREEN JONATHAN
IPC: A47K10/36
Filed: 2005-12-15
Abstract: A dispenser 10 adapted for dispensing sheet material comprising a housing having a base 14 and a cover 12 which define an internal compartment holding a supply of sheet material and having an exit port and first 30 and second rollers 74 having a nip there between. The base includes a nip controller positioned in the housing adjacent to the sheet material so as to control the movement of sheet material through the nip and the exit port, the nip controller having a sensitivity to the weight of sheet material disposed in the housing and being positioned such that a consistent force permits the withdrawal of a single piece of sheet material. At least one of the first and second rollers may comprise a plurality of fingers 114 for feeding sheet material into the nip.
Patent GB-2439715-A (GB)
Title: A releasable and reusable liner for baking
Inventor: UNWIN GUY DARELL
IPC: A21B3/13
Filed: 2006-07-01
Abstract: A reusable liner and method for using the liner to line a cake tin for cake or bread baking formed from a single piece of material shaped substantially to suit a variety of standard baking and cake tins whether square, rectangular, circular or irregularly shaped. Said material will typically possess low surface friction characteristics such as a member of the polytetrafluoroethane or silicone families including Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) and tetrafluorethylene-perfluorpropylene (FEP), Fluorosilicone, silicone rubber and other silicone elastomers, or other suitable materials. Said liner should be flexible in order that the resulting cake when hardened by baking may be removed integrally with said liner from said cake tin prior to the removal of the baked cake from said liner.
Patent GB-2434086-A (GB)
Title: Dog walking bag
Inventor: RYAN NOEL
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2006-08-29
Abstract: A dog walking accessory comprises a bag having a first compartment for holding a supply of plastic bags 13 prior to use and a second compartment for storing soiled plastic bags, the first compartment having a closable slot through which the bags are dispensed and a flap 14 which may be fastened 15,16 so as to cover the slot. The bag may be manufactured from washable, leak-resistant and opaque materials and may be provided with a shoulder strap. The second compartment may house a removable pouch and may have a zip fastener 27.
Patent GB-2434388-A (GB)
Title: Flexible directional drilling
Inventor: UNDERWOOD LANCE D
IPC: E21B7/08
Filed: 2007-01-18
Abstract: A bottom hole assembly 100 to directionally drill a subterranean formation includes a drill bit 106, a stabilizer assembly 108 located proximate to and behind the drill bit, a drilling assembly 112 comprising a drive mechanism 114 and a directional mechanism 116, and a flex member 110. Optionally, the flex member may be located between the drilling assembly and the stabilizer assembly or an integral to a housing of the drilling assembly. A method to drill a formation includes positioning a stabilizer assembly behind a drill bit and positioning a flex member between an output shaft of a drilling assembly and the stabilizer assembly. The method preferably includes rotating the drill bit, stabilizer assembly, and flex member with a drilling assembly and directing the trajectory of the drill bit and stabilizer assembly with a directional mechanism of the drilling assembly.
Patent GB-2446142-A (GB)
Title: Trenching Machine with storable cutters
Inventor: GRINSTED TIMOTHY WILLIAM
IPC: E02F5/10
Filed: 2007-01-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a sub-sea trenching machine including two cutter units 26a, 26b. The cutter units are preferably chain cutter units. The cutter units 261, 26b are mounted to be moveable from a use position (fig 4d) in which the cutter units are juxtaposed or spaced a limited distance apart to a stowed condition in which the cutter units are sufficiently spaced apart to allow mounting of an elongate workpiece 18 such as a pipe or cable onto the trenching machine.
Patent GB-2434253-A (GB)
Title: Reduction of thermoelectric effects during laser trimming of resistors
Inventor: MCCURRY BRANDON
IPC: B23K26/00
Filed: 2007-03-06
Abstract: Thermoelectric effects that occur during laser trimming of resistors (20) are resolved by taking voltage measurements. The voltage attributed to laser heating on a resistor (20) during a low-power simulated trim (10) is used to determine a relatively thermal-neutral location (18) on the resistor (20). A trimming-to-value operation can then be performed on all like resistors (20). Voltage measurements can also be taken before and after every pulse in a trimming operation to establish thermal deviation information that can be used to offset the desired trim value against which resistor measurement values are compared. Spatially distant or nonadjacent resistors (20) in a row or column can also be trimmed sequentially to minimize heating effects that might otherwise distort resistance values on adjacent or nearby resistors (20).
Patent GB-2434655-A (GB)
Title: Screen
Inventor: ALLEN WILLIAM J
IPC: G03B21/62
Filed: 2005-08-31
Abstract: A projection screen (110, 110-1, 110-2) includes a plurality of passive elements (200) each having a sidewall surrounding a surface, wherein said sidewall is configured to attenuate light.
Patent GB-2451800-A (GB)
Title: Mixing apparatus
Inventor: GIBBS RODERICK J
IPC: G05D23/13
Filed: 2007-05-17
Abstract: A thermostatic water mixing apparatus 10 comprises a body defining internal fluid pathways and a mixing chamber 29. A body defines a hot water pathway 40 extending from a hot water inlet 41 to the mixing chamber. A cold water pathway 36 extends from a cold water inlet 37 to the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber receives a thermostatic mixer valve 26 to effect mixing of water from hot and cold water pathways 36, 40. A mixed water pathway extends from the mixing chamber to a mixed water outlet 24. The body also defines an internal bypass pathway 48 extending from the hot water pathway 40 to the cold water pathway 36, bypassing the mixing chamber.
Patent GB-2434675-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device and semiconductor control method
Inventor: KOMORI HIDEKI
IPC: G11C16/12
Filed: 2004-11-30
Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a write voltage supplying circuit for supplying a drain of a memory cell with a write voltage; a detecting circuit for detecting the write voltage supplied by the write voltage supplying circuit by an output voltage of the write voltage supplying circuit; a frequency converting circuit for converting a clock signal outputted by a prescribed oscillation circuit into a low frequency clock signal when the write voltage supplied by the write voltage supplying circuit is reduced to a prescribed voltage or lower; and a voltage generating circuit for generating a voltage to be supplied to a gate of the memory cell by using the clock signal whose frequency is converted by the frequency converting circuit. Thus, a gate voltage is accurately controlled so as not to excess current supply capability of a program voltage generating circuit and multitudes of bits are written at the same time. Therefore, writing can be performed by utilizing the capability of the program voltage generating circuit to a maximum extent.
Patent GB-2448952-A (GB)
Title: Sanitizer for refuse container
Inventor: WOOLMAN DANIEL
IPC: A47B96/06
Filed: 2007-10-23
Abstract: A sanitizer for a portable refuse container comprises a housing, an atomizer within the housing for containing sanitizing material, a nozzle attached to the housing and the atomizer for dispersing the sanitizing material outside of the housing and a timer to control operation of the atomizer, the housing capable of being releasably attached to the portable refuse container. The nozzle may be provided on the end of a flexible pipe which is connected to the atomizer. There may be a plurality of nozzles. The timer may be settable to predetermined time intervals. A bracket suitable for attaching a device to a container is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2441909-A (GB)
Title: Scanning files in subdivided storage area for malicious code
Inventor: CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL
IPC: G06F21/80
Filed: 2005-05-12
Abstract: A storage device is subdivided into a first area and a scan area. The first area being securely configurable between a read only state and a writeable state; the configuration being under the control of a security system which has a secure memory inaccessible to operating system code. Upon successful completion of a scan, and no discovery of malicious code in files in the scan area, those files may be written to the first area.
Patent GB-2445088-A (GB)
Title: Linear RF ion trap using a longitudinal array of detectors
Inventor: MICHELMANN KARSTEN
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2007-12-17
Abstract: A two-dimensional quadrupole ion trap for a mass spectrometer said linear ion trap having radial ejection of ions. The linear quadrupole ion trap comprises n separate ion detectors for measuring the currents of the ejected ions, the detectors being arranged along the longitudinal axis of the linear ion trap, with n > 2. The invention consists in compensating for field irregularities along the axis of a linear ion trap, which result, at different ejection locations, in the ejection of ions of the same masses at slightly different times, by means of measuring the ions that are ejected at the different ejection locations using a plurality of separate detectors arranged along the ion trap, and correcting, after a mass calibration of each of the mass spectra, the time shifts of the various location-dependent mass spectra during their addition to a combined spectrum.
Patent GB-2442897-A (GB)
Title: Corkscrew
Inventor: STODDART SEBASTIAN
IPC: B67B7/00
Filed: 2005-11-28
Abstract: A corkscrew device for driving a screw (7) into a cork in a neck of a bottle and removing the cork from the neck of the bottle by further rotation of the screw, wherein the corkscrew device comprises a base (4) attached to the screw (7), and a head (2) vertically displaceable with respect to the base between at least two positions including a first position in which the head (2) is vertically displaced towards the base and a second position in which the head is vertically displaced away from the head. The head and base together define selectively in said first position a ratchet mechanism by which rotation of the head (2) is imparted to the screw (7) for a first direction of head rotation only so as to facilitate rotation of the screw into a cork and subsequent removal of the cork from the neck of the bottle. The base (4) and head (2) together also define selectively in said second position a ratchet mechanism by which rotation of the head (2) is imparted to the screw (7) for a second, opposite direction of head rotation only so as to facilitate rotation of the screw out from a cork.
Patent GB-2447346-A (GB)
Title: Variable brightness brake lights and sensor
Inventor: LI SHIH-HSIUNG
IPC: B60L3/00
Filed: 2008-03-05
Abstract: A car speed alarm system is installed in a vehicle 30 and comprises a first unit 10 including a brake sensor and a brake light that varies in brightness according to the braking and a second unit 20 having a sensor to detect the variance in brightness of a brake light of a car in front. The brake lights vary their brightness according to a binary signal derived from the brake sensor. An output signal is provided to notify the driver of the speed and deceleration of the vehicle in front. An environmental background light sensor may also be provided.
Patent GB-2447553-A (GB)
Title: Emulation of PBX behaviour
Inventor: ABRAMSON SANDRA R
IPC: H04M3/42
Filed: 2008-03-11
Abstract: An organization has private branch exchanges (PBX's) 304-1, 304-2 and associated on-premises terminals 103-1-x, 103-2-x at a plurality of sites. An off-premises terminal, 301 is affiliated with an on-premises terminal such that a caller may make use of the PBX as if he were using the on-premises terminal. The invention pertains to mobile phone calls from an affiliated wireless terminal 301 to his or her "home" PBX 304-1. For example, an employee who works at the Chicago branch office might call the Chicago office's PBX to invoke a feature such as setting up call forwarding, retrieving voice mail, etc. In the illustrative embodiment, the affiliated terminal automatically and transparently directs the call to another PBX when it is advantageous to do so (e.g., for the purposes of security, reducing toll charges, because of unavailability of a particular PBX, etc.) Factors that might be used to determine whether to re-direct a call and to which PBX to re-direct a call include the day and time of the call, the network that the cell phone is currently connected to, etc. A profile database 330 stores profile data for each on-premises terminal and the PBX to which the call is directed responds to the caller according to the stored profile data such that the caller always gets the impression that he is communicating with his "home" PBX. The profile data may contain user preference data for interacting with the home PBX and may include such things as language preferences, timeout durations, customized menus etc.
Patent GB-2464996-A (GB)
Title: A back box with adjustment means to adjust its position
Inventor: POBIARZYN ANTONI
IPC: H02G3/12
Filed: 2008-07-19
Abstract: A back box 10 comprises a main part securable on a support arrangement such as wall, and adjustment means 24 on the main part 12 to adjust the position of the back box 10 relative to the support arrangement. The adjustment or spacing means 24 may comprises threaded adjustment apertures 26 in the corner regions of the base member 14 through which screw adjustment members 28 can extend. The back box 10 may be secured to a wall by separate screws. The back box 10 can thus be adjusted to be flush with the plastered side of a wall.
Patent GB-2452862-A (GB)
Title: Transmitting transfer mode and/or preferred frequencies information relating to selected MBMS services between RNCs
Inventor: VELDE HIMKE VAN DER
IPC: H04W4/00
Filed: 2007-06-26
Abstract: A method of transmitting information associated with Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) between nodes, e.g. Radio Network Controllers (RNCs) 15a, 15b, in a radio access network 3, e.g. UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). The information is associated with one or more MBMS broadcast services and relates to the transfer mode and/or preferred frequencies applicable in a cell relevant for a mobile communications device, e.g. User Equipment (UE) 1c. In response to reception of the information from the first node, e.g. drift RNC (DRNC), the second node, e.g. serving RNC (SRNC), establishes / releases a point-to-point radio bearer or provides a dedicated notification to the mobile communications device.
Patent GB-2453674-A (GB)
Title: A macerator having a multi-phase motor to drive blade means
Inventor: PARTINGTON GARY
IPC: B02C18/24
Filed: 2007-05-18
Abstract: A macerator has a housing 10 having an opening which provides access to its interior and a releasably securable lid 18 for releasably closing the opening in the housing. A foot-operated contactless infra red switch 64 is provided at the base of the macerator which is adapted to release a solenoid-operated latch 50 upon completion of the maceration cycle. The macerator also has a rotatable blade mounted within the housing 10. The blade is rotated by means of a three-phase motor 22. The macerator also has means 52 for converting a single-phase electrical power supply to a three-phase power supply for the motor 22.
Patent GB-2454829-A (GB)
Title: Gravel pack apparatus that includes a swellabler element
Inventor: SAEBI SHAHRYAR
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2007-09-13
Abstract: A gravel pack apparatus for use in a wellbore includes a screen assembly to filter particulates, at least one shunt conduit to carry gravel slurry, and a swellable element around a portion of the at least one shunt conduit. The swellable element swells in response to an input stimulus and expands radially outwardly to seal against the wellbore.
Patent GB-2458013-A (GB)
Title: A display system for displaying an opening state of a motor vehicle door
Inventor: BOLDUAN DIRK
IPC: B60Q1/00
Filed: 2009-02-27
Abstract: A display system for displaying an opening state of a motor vehicle door (14, 16) comprises a sensor system (22, 26) for detecting an opening state of the motor vehicle door (14, 16). A display unit (32) is connected to the sensor system (22, 26) for displaying the opening state of the motor vehicle door (14, 16). According to the invention, a display element (34) connected redundantly to the sensor system (22, 26) is provided for displaying the opening state of the motor vehicle door (14, 16). The probability of the display system correctly indicating the opening state of the motor vehicle door (14, 16) is thereby increased.
Patent GB-2468324-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic pedestal fan
Inventor: GAMMACK PETER DAVID
IPC: F04D25/08
Filed: 2009-03-04
Abstract: A fan assembly 10 comprises a nozzle 14 mounted on a pedestal 12. The pedestal 12 comprises means for creating an airflow and a telescopic duct 18 for conveying the airflow to the nozzle 14. The nozzle 14 comprises a mouth 40 for emitting the airflow. The nozzle 14 extends about an opening 38 through which air from outside the nozzle 14 is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth 40. The means for creating the airflow may be an impeller mounted in a base 16 of the pedestal 12. Curved guide vanes may be located between the impeller and the telescopic duct 18. The nozzle 14 and the mouth 40 may be annular, and a Coanda surface 42 may be located adjacent to the mouth 40 with a diffuser 44 located downstream thereof.
Patent GB-2470234-A (GB)
Title: Pouch connector
Inventor: GRAY CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 2009-06-01
Abstract: The spout connector 12 for weldable connection to a the seam 6 of a pouch or bag-type receptacle, has a plurality of tapering, boat-shaped spaced apart fins 1 with fin edges 13 which weld to the pouch, a conduit 2 passing through the fins, and a plurality of ribs 9, which connect together adjacent fins 1 and define isolated voids 10, or chambers, between the fins and ribs. A partition 14 may also be present between one side and the other of the finned surface. The intersection of fins and ribs may be such that they intertwine to define a surface having a tessellated array (1A, 1B, 1C, Figs. 6, 7 and amp; 8-11) of voids. The isolated voids serve to isolate leakages between voids and therefore provide an improved sealing with the pouch seam. The conduit may be connected to an open chamber 16 and the connector 12 may also be arranged over the chamber to provide a measuring or dose dispensing device.
Patent GB-2461182-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and Method of Sealing a Micro Plate
Inventor: ROBINSON PHILIP STEVEN
IPC: B01L99/00
Filed: 2009-06-29
Abstract: Apparatus for sealing a micro well plate 15 comprising a heat block 11 which is resiliently deformable and heating means 12 to heat the heat block. The micro well plate or microplate 15 has a plurality of wells 15a, each well having an aperture in a the top surface of the micro well plate wherein a film 16 is placed upon the top surface of the micro well plate and the film is melt-sealed to the micro well plate by contact with the heat block 11 and application of pressure. The resiliently deformable nature of the heat block ensures that the surface of the heat block deforms and conforms to the shape of the top surface of the micro well plate to ensure a comprehensive seal between the film and plate. The heat block may be formed of silicon rubber and incorporate a material/substance of higher thermal conductivity such as metal strips, wire or metal powder.
Patent GB-2472071-A (GB)
Title: An airbag assembly
Inventor: MARABLE PAUL MARK
IPC: B60R21/233
Filed: 2009-07-23
Abstract: An airbag assembly is disclosed having an airbag 10 that is inflated by an inflator 12 when the airbag 10 is deployed. The airbag 10 has a main chamber 14 and at least one smaller subsidiary chamber 16 fluidly connected to the main chamber 14 by a transfer vent 17. The main and subsidiary chambers 14 and 16 are vented to the atmosphere by respective vents 15, 18. The airbag may have a main wall fastened along each longitudinal edge to a respective side wall. At least one tether may be connected to the main wall to form a depression corresponding to a location of each subsidiary chamber. A cover member may be attached in order to cover each depression and so as to form a respective subsidiary chamber. The airbag assembly is thought to reduce injury to an out of place occupant.
Patent GB-2473493-A (GB)
Title: Two-part device
Inventor: WRIGLEY GORDON
IPC: A62B9/04
Filed: 2009-09-15
Abstract: A two-part device arranged for threaded assembly comprises a first part 30 having a first threaded section 36 provided on an external generally cylindrical surface and a second part 10 having a second threaded section 18 arranged for threaded engagement with the first threaded section 36 and provided on an internal generally cylindrical surface. A locking opening is provided on the first or second part 30, 10 and a corresponding locking protrusion is provided on the other of the first or second part 30, 10. When the first and second parts 30, 10 are threaded together by means of the first and second threaded sections 36, 18, the locking opening and locking protrusion are drawn closer together and upon reaching a threshold the locking protrusion engages with the locking opening. This inhibits the first and second parts 30, 10 from being threadedly disengaged.
Patent GB-2466353-A (GB)
Title: Methods for detoxifying oil seed crops
Inventor: BROOKER JOHN DOUGLAS
IPC: A23L11/30
Filed: 2009-11-30
Abstract: Methods for extracting oil and phorbol esters from oil seed kernel, for example from Jatropha curcas oil seed kernel, comprise treating the oil seed kernel with at least one solvent and separating the resultant solvent/oil mix from the treated kernel to leave a seedcake substantially free of phorbol esters. Seedcakes produced by these methods can be used as nutritional compositions, for example as animal feeds.
Patent GB-2476657-A (GB)
Title: Solar energy collection apparatus
Inventor: ROBINSON LUKE ANTHONY WILLIAM
IPC: F24S23/70
Filed: 2009-12-30
Abstract: A solar energy collection apparatus comprises an optical array layer 2 and a collection layer 3, where the optical array layer gathers incoming light and focuses it substantially on the plane of the collection layer. At least one of the layers moves (4, fig.4) predominantly parallel to the plane of the other layer and/or a third redirecting layer 5 is provided that moves predominantly parallel to the planes of the optical array layer and the collection layer. When a third layer is provided, it may comprise at least one flexible optically engineered transparent film larger than the area of the collection layer with different portions of the film being arranged to be exposed to different angles of solar radiation at different times so as to redirect or focus different angles of incident light. Preferably, the optical array comprises inflated lens elements. A method of laterally displacing, in one or two axes, the relative positioning of an array or layer is also disclosed. In a further aspect, a lighting or display apparatus comprising a light emitting array layer and an optical array layer of divergent optical elements is presented. In use, changes in the lateral alignment enable solar tracking.
Patent GB-166705-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in rail joints for railways and tramways
IPC: E01B11/10
Filed: 1920-04-22
Abstract: 166,705. Alvarez, M. April 22, 1920. Rail joints.-A transverse tight-fitting plug 5, Figs. 1 and 2, of hard steel extends through part only of the top flanges of adjoining rails. Where the rails are subject to expansion and contraction, certain of the joints are made with an elongated key, Fig. 3, introduced into slots which allow the desired movement.