tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1336726 2009-10-23T15:01:23+01:00 Steve van Dulken, British Library research specialist, blogs about patents, inventions and intellectual property TypePad http://www.bl.uk/images/entrypoint/logo100.gifSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is a British Library blog about patent searching and intellectual property tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a617614e970b 2009-10-23T15:01:23+01:00 2009-10-23T15:02:03+01:00 Steve Van Dulken The BBC news website is often the first to tell me of interesting innovations. It has a story about Toshiba's Dynario fuel cell, which is a revolutionary development. Fuel cells work with cathodes...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=azyatuIE6Rw:GduhgVpRqVU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=azyatuIE6Rw:GduhgVpRqVU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=azyatuIE6Rw:GduhgVpRqVU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=azyatuIE6Rw:GduhgVpRqVU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=azyatuIE6Rw:GduhgVpRqVU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/azyatuIE6Rw" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/10/the-toshiba-dynario-fuel-cell.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a5e47887970b 2009-10-14T12:41:18+01:00 2009-10-14T12:41:18+01:00 Steve Van Dulken Dyson have produced an electric fan which they claim is the first in the world that works without blades. The Dyson Air Multiplier® fan contains a small motor at the base of a large plastic loop....<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=ml2JfIT0rfc:6XUOX3tXiIo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=ml2JfIT0rfc:6XUOX3tXiIo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=ml2JfIT0rfc:6XUOX3tXiIo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=ml2JfIT0rfc:6XUOX3tXiIo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=ml2JfIT0rfc:6XUOX3tXiIo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/ml2JfIT0rfc" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/10/the-dyson-air-multiplier-fan.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a614738e970c 2009-10-05T13:13:45+01:00 2009-10-05T13:13:45+01:00 Steve Van Dulken I was looking through the October issue of Saga, a magazine for those over 50, when I came across a brief item (page 101) stating that "a reader wrote in last month with details of his patented...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=aeCCgetfmbA:NAUeT7y6_W8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=aeCCgetfmbA:NAUeT7y6_W8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=aeCCgetfmbA:NAUeT7y6_W8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=aeCCgetfmbA:NAUeT7y6_W8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=aeCCgetfmbA:NAUeT7y6_W8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/aeCCgetfmbA" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/10/saving-bathwater-for-the-garden.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a594c452970b 2009-09-24T11:16:42+01:00 2009-09-24T11:16:42+01:00 Steve Van Dulken Today marks 250 years since Arthur Guinness signed a 1000 year lease on the St James's Gate premises in Dublin, and successor company Diageo are throwing a party, with the slogan "To Arthur !". Here...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=GR2Zmyj3x5M:iMNfNzU07xk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=GR2Zmyj3x5M:iMNfNzU07xk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=GR2Zmyj3x5M:iMNfNzU07xk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=GR2Zmyj3x5M:iMNfNzU07xk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=GR2Zmyj3x5M:iMNfNzU07xk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/GR2Zmyj3x5M" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/09/to-arthur-250-years-of-the-black-stuff.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a5b1a343970c 2009-09-09T09:02:52+01:00 2009-09-09T09:02:52+01:00 Steve Van Dulken I have found Forbes magazine, perhaps surprisingly, a good source for interesting articles about inventions. Recently I read in it an interesting article about Leif Hauge of Norway and his research...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=e5FbBP3XDiY:UeMjJaKWUAQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=e5FbBP3XDiY:UeMjJaKWUAQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=e5FbBP3XDiY:UeMjJaKWUAQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=e5FbBP3XDiY:UeMjJaKWUAQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=e5FbBP3XDiY:UeMjJaKWUAQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/e5FbBP3XDiY" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/09/pressure-exchangers-in-desalinization.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a55274d0970b 2009-09-07T08:53:58+01:00 2009-09-23T09:12:42+01:00 Steve Van Dulken The latest big product in footwear seems to be Vibram FiveFingers® shoes. The idea is a shoe that fits like a glove, with each toe having its own pouch. Vibram USA is a company that has been...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=eW7LYaT8XSg:BE1UBlLhBTA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=eW7LYaT8XSg:BE1UBlLhBTA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=eW7LYaT8XSg:BE1UBlLhBTA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=eW7LYaT8XSg:BE1UBlLhBTA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=eW7LYaT8XSg:BE1UBlLhBTA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/eW7LYaT8XSg" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/09/vibram-fivefingers-shoes.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a592b89b970c 2009-09-01T11:54:56+01:00 2009-09-01T11:54:56+01:00 Steve Van Dulken It is always interesting to hear about the technology in well-known inventions. I was looking for something else when I came across an article from 2003 about Sean Noone and his method of switching...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=zrJHYEs66ng:mvDdqzvtWko:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=zrJHYEs66ng:mvDdqzvtWko:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=zrJHYEs66ng:mvDdqzvtWko:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=zrJHYEs66ng:mvDdqzvtWko:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=zrJHYEs66ng:mvDdqzvtWko:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/zrJHYEs66ng" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/09/photoelectric-controls-on-street-lighting.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a57b2b07970c 2009-08-27T09:56:06+01:00 2009-08-27T09:56:06+01:00 Steve Van Dulken I was watching a TV programme last night about redesigning ships after disasters like the loss of the Titanic and the Estonia car ferry. A new solution is the X-bow. The traditional ship's bow is...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=bNi24ztbnjo:iQio6DhhoaE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=bNi24ztbnjo:iQio6DhhoaE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=bNi24ztbnjo:iQio6DhhoaE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=bNi24ztbnjo:iQio6DhhoaE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=bNi24ztbnjo:iQio6DhhoaE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/bNi24ztbnjo" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/08/the-xbow-on-ships.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a56d5201970c 2009-08-24T10:14:23+01:00 2009-08-24T10:14:23+01:00 Steve Van Dulken It's interesting to watch programmes about inventions but nothing beats going to see them in person, so that you can watch demonstrations and ask questions, frequently of the inventor in person. The...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=z1yQW3rIE84:-BOexMyJt8w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=z1yQW3rIE84:-BOexMyJt8w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=z1yQW3rIE84:-BOexMyJt8w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=z1yQW3rIE84:-BOexMyJt8w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=z1yQW3rIE84:-BOexMyJt8w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/z1yQW3rIE84" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/08/the-great-exhibition.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0120a5543d06970c 2009-08-17T08:29:00+01:00 2009-08-17T08:29:00+01:00 Steve Van Dulken I read in the free newspaper Metro on the 13 August that it was the 50th anniversary of the seatbelt. This was a reference to Nils Bohlin of Volvo. The brief article stated "His work was deemed so...<br/> <br/> (From Steve van Dulken's Patents Blog)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=1GSekNsB9MI:hmbmDQN9x8w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=1GSekNsB9MI:hmbmDQN9x8w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?i=1GSekNsB9MI:hmbmDQN9x8w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=1GSekNsB9MI:hmbmDQN9x8w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?a=1GSekNsB9MI:hmbmDQN9x8w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SteveVanDulkensPatentBlog/~4/1GSekNsB9MI" height="1" width="1"/> http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/patentsblog/2009/08/the-invention-of-the-seatbelt.html