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French, GB
Clive French, Nottingham GB
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| 20120024418 | Refuel valve assembly and method for refuelling an aircraft - The invention provides a refuel valve assembly | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025025 | Aircraft refuel system piping - The invention provides a pipe | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120025026 | Venting gas from a tank - The present invention provides a tank vent device for venting gas from a tank | 02-02-2012 |
Colin Richard French, Winchester GB
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| 20100158714 | Rotary pump with a fixed shaft - A rotary pump ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100158725 | Rotary pump with a fixed shaft - A rotary pump ( | 06-24-2010 |
David John French, Watford GB
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| 20080311579 | Hybridisation beacon and method of rapid sequence detection and discrimination - A method for detecting specific DNA sequences and discriminating single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using fluorescently labelled oligonucleotide probes is disclosed. Oligonucleotide probes are labelled with reporter molecules preferentially attached to an internal nucleotide residue. The fluorescence emission of oligonucleotide probes varies significantly when in single-stranded and double-stranded states despite the absence of quencher moieties, allowing reliable detection of complementary DNA targets. The melting temperature of probe/target duplexes permits discrimination of targets that differ by as little as a single nucleotide residue, such that polymorphic targets may be discriminated by fluorescence quantitation and Tm. The hybridisation probes of this invention have been demonstrated to accurately identify homozygous and heterozygous samples using a single fluorescent oligonucleotide and direct investigation of saliva with hybridisation probes permits ultra-rapid genotypic analysis within 35-40 minutes. Target detection and SNP discrimination assays have been achieved in homogeneous, heterogeneous, ‘real-time’ and solid-phase formats. | 12-18-2008 |
David John French, Middlesex GB
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| 20110003290 | Oligonucleotides and Uses Thereof - A method for determining the number of tandem repeats in a target polynucleotide, the method comprising (a) providing a sample containing the target polynucleotide, wherein one or more of the tandem repeats in the target polynucleotide is in single stranded form, (b) hybridising a labelled probe oligonucleotide to the single stranded portion of the target polynucleotide, wherein the probe oligonucleotide is complementary to at least one of the tandem repeats, and at least 5 nucleotides of the probe oligonucleotide are complementary to the tandem repeats, in the single stranded portion of the target polynucleotide, and (c) determining the number of tandem repeats in the target polynucleotide based on the hybridisation of the probe oligonucleotide to the single stranded portion of the target polynucleotide. | 01-06-2011 |
Edward Michael French, Holmfirth GB
George French, Bedford GB
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| 20120131354 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISION OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC SERVICES - An encryption service system comprises an API for receiving requests from one or more calling applications. Each request comprises information identifying the operations to be performed on data to be processed and information identifying the origin and target of the data. The encryption service system further comprises a cryptographic server for processing the requests and determining, for each request, an encryption policy to be applied. | 05-24-2012 |
George French, Sheffield S. Yorkshire GB
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| 20100252389 | High Efficiency Bicycle Hub - A high efficiency bicycle hub for near frictionless free wheeling comprising a hub having a toothed engagement ring, a driver having a retractable engagement member that can engage and disengage from the hub, and a retraction device to facilitate a disengaged configuration. The retraction device comprises a retaining ring having retraction members and the retractable engagement member comprises reciprocal retraction members to “catch” the retraction member to maintain a disengaged configuration. In use, forward rotation of the driver engages the retractable engagement member with the toothed engagement ring of the hub to drive the hub. Reverse rotation of the driver rotates the reciprocal retraction members underneath or behind the retraction member thereby disengaging the driver from the hub. | 10-07-2010 |
George French, Sheffield GB
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| 20080264752 | Free coaster bicycle hub - A free coaster bicycle wheel driving apparatus having a clutch that employs radially acting components. A drive sleeve has an inner cylindrical wall surface mounted coaxially about a wheel mounting shaft and an outer cylindrical wall surface that is eccentric relative to the drive sleeve inner wall surface. The outer surface of the drive sleeve cooperates with a power transmission sleeve that has an inner cylindrical wall surface that is eccentric relative to its cylindrical outer wall surface. The power transmission sleeve is interposed between the drive sleeve and a wheel hub. When the eccentric lobe on the drive sleeve is in opposition to the eccentric lobe on the surrounding power transmission sleeve, the sprocket is disengaged from the wheel hub. Forward rotation of the sprocket jams the lobe of the drive sleeve against the power transmission sleeve, forcing its cam lobe outwardly into frictional engagement with the wheel hub. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080284121 | All-Terrain Board - An all-terrain board has a platform which is supported on two wheel axles connected to the platform by pairs of flexible links. The links in each pair are spaced on either side of a longitudinal axis of the platform. The links are biased so that they have a horizontal dimension when the platform is loaded with a rider. When the rider tilts the platform, this shortens the horizontal dimension on the tilted side, and lengthens it on the other, so that a steering effect is created. The biased links also provide the board's suspension. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090236817 | Bicycle Fork and Steering Tube - A combination bicycle fork and steering tube assembly is formed with a pair of downwardly directed, mutually converging end closure tabs that are bent over into abutment and welded together to define peripherally enclosed fork openings at the ends of the steerer tube. The upper ends of the hollow fork legs are configured to follow the surface contours of the lower end of the steerer tube and are welded to the end closure tabs about the circumferences of the enclosed fork openings at the lower end of the steering tube. The front wheel axle dropouts are formed directly in the lower ends of the fork legs, which include internal dropout support inserts. The dropout support inserts are sandwiched in between a pair of flat, mutually parallel dropout tabs defined directly in the lower ends of the fork legs. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100064845 | Bicycle Crank Assembly - A bicycle sprocket crank assembly is comprised of first and second crank arms joined to a spindle. One of the crank arms and the spindle may be fabricated as a unitary structure, or both cranks arms may be formed as separate structures and joined together. In either case the spindle has at least a first coupling end with an internally tapped axial bore defined therein and the second crank arm forms at least a first socket at its axle end. At least a first wedging sleeve is provided and is disposed about the first coupling end of the spindle. The first wedging sleeve conforms to the shapes of both the first coupling end of the spindle and the hollow cavity in the first socket. Either the coupling end of the spindle or the hollow cavity is axially tapered, and the wedging sleeve is tapered to match so that as the first socket is drawn onto the first coupling end of the spindle, the wedging sleeve is increasingly forced in between the inner radial surface of the hollow cavity of the socket and the outer radial surface of the coupling end of the spindle. The wedging sleeves may be interconnected by flexible, elastic straps to allow each individual shim to move independently of the other. | 03-18-2010 |
George French, England GB
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| 20090078081 | Bicycle pedal - A bicycle pedal apparatus is provided formed from two identical halves comprising a plurality of holes. A bolt secures the two halves through the holes and projects out beyond the surface of the pedal, thereby performing a dual role of securing the two halves together and serving as a traction mechanism. The pedal bodies rotate about a pedal axle either directly on the axle or on bearings. In embodiments utilizing bearings, two different bearings are used, roller bearings to bear the rotational load and thrust bearings to bear any axial load. The pedal axle can be tapered with a flanged head and resides in a cavity in the pedal body that substantially conforms to the shape of the pedal axle so as to minimize movement of the pedal axle within the pedal body. | 03-26-2009 |
Graham French, London GB
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| 20090221269 | Method of Configuring a Mobile Telephone to Interact with External Services - A mobile telephone can be configured to interact with external services by using a client application on the telephone that interacts with several external services via an intermediary server. The server sends, to the mobile telephone, configuration information to enable or disable defined sets of functionality in the application, the configuration information depending on and appropriate to the particular external service selected on the mobile telephone and being sent automatically to the mobile telephone over-the-air. An implementation of the invention enables a single client application on the mobile telephone to automatically configure features on/off, and modify the terminology used in resources (such as menus, text strings, bitmap images, sounds, sonic effects etc.) depending on the external system or service that the client is connected to via the intermediary server. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100094703 | Method of Enabling a User to Interact with Content Received from a Remote Server - A user interacts with content received from a remote server; content (e.g. feeds from social networking sites, advertisements) is received over a wireless network at a mobile telephone, which then automatically displays a specific item of the content on the mobile telephone, without the user explicitly requesting the display of that specific item of content. In response to the user selecting or highlighting the displayed specific item of content, the mobile telephone lists multiple options that, if individually selected, each initiate an associated action that corresponds to a particular way of responding to or interacting with the specific item of content. | 04-15-2010 |
Ian French, Hove GB
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| 20100063485 | DEVICE FOR THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF A PREDEFINED QUANTITY OF A SUBSTANCE - Device for the controlled release of a predefined quantity of a substance and method for the production of a device for the controlled release of a predefined quantity of a substance. To realize a controlled delivery of a substance based upon a multiplicity of individual compartments, the reservoirs are formed in plastic substrates that allow the substance delivery device to be flexible and conformal with both internal and external body parts. The fabrication technology for the plastic drug release reservoirs is compatible with active matrix array technology, allowing control of delivery to be based upon active matrix principles. Applications are for controlled external drug delivery (patches), implantable drug delivery and oral drug delivery (electronic pill). | 03-11-2010 |
Ian French, Brighton GB
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| 20090160759 | MOVING PARTICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A moving particle display device comprises an array of rows and columns of display pixels ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090250630 | PHOTODIODE FOR DETECTION WITHIN MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS - A photodiode ( | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090288700 | INTEGRATED DEVICE - The present invention relates to an integrated device ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110227086 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING PLASTIC SUBSTRATES - A method of manufacturing a thin film electronic device comprises applying a first plastic coating (PI- | 09-22-2011 |
Ian D. French, Hove GB
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| 20080212000 | Colour Active Matrix Displays - A method of manufacturing a colour active matrix display device comprises forming islands over a rigid carrier substrate, forming a plastic substrate over the rigid carrier substrate, forming an array of pixel circuits over the plastic substrate and forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits. The rigid carrier substrate is then released from the plastic substrate and the plastic substrate then has channels defined by the islands. These are filled to define colour filter portions. The formation of a plastic substrate on a rigid carrier, with the use of a subsequent lift off process, enables the circuit arrays to be made on very thin plastic sheets. The colour filters can then be made on the outside of the LC cell. Depressions are formed in the plastic substrate registered to the circuit array, and these are filled in with colour filter material, for example by ink jet printing. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100265440 | COLOUR ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAYS - A method of manufacturing a colour active matrix display device comprises forming islands over a rigid carrier substrate, forming a plastic substrate over the rigid carrier substrate, forming an array of pixel circuits over the plastic substrate and forming a display layer over the array of pixel circuits. The rigid carrier substrate is then released from the plastic substrate and the plastic substrate then has channels defined by the islands. These are filled to define colour filter portions. The formation of a plastic substrate on a rigid carrier, with the use of a subsequent lift off process, enables the circuit arrays to be made on very thin plastic sheets. The colour filters can then be made on the outside of the LC cell. Depressions are formed in the plastic substrate registered to the circuit array, and these are filled in with colour filter material, for example by ink jet printing. | 10-21-2010 |
James Oliver French, Cambridgeshire GB
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| 20100301129 | DECONTAMINATION - A decontaminating system ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110127347 | IMPROVED MIST GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An improved apparatus for generating a mist is provided. The apparatus has at least one working fluid supply conduit ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110203813 | FIRE PROTECTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDRESSING A FIRE WITH A MIST - Fire protection apparatus, systems, and methods for addressing a fire with a mist are provided. More particularly, the invention provides systems and their method of design which provide a water mist to address and preferably suppress a fire. The invention further provides systems and methods for total flooding volume protection of a space to address a fire, preferably control, suppress, and more preferably extinguish a fire. The invention further provides atomizing devices for use in such systems and methods. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120018531 | IMPROVED MIST GENERATING APPARATUS - A mist generating apparatus ( | 01-26-2012 |
Mark Andrew French, Kingston-Upon-Thames GB
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| 20110256455 | Multifunctional Composite - A multi-functional, laminated composite comprises a plurality of cloth layers ( | 10-20-2011 |
Michael French, Kingworthy GB
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| 20100230462 | Button attachment kit - A self-contained button attachment kit includes a pair of buttons, fastener clips and a tool for dispensing a fastener from a fastener clip to reattach a button to an article of clothing. The tool includes a single, hollow needle, a holder adapted to retain the needle and buttons, a handle telescopingly mounted on the holder, a spring-biased ejection mechanism connected to the handle, a front cap removably coupled to the handle over the needle and a rear cap removably coupled to the handle for storing fastener clips. In operation, the front cap serves as an anvil that supports the article and button to be attached. With a fastener clip loaded into the holder, the needle is then inserted through the pair of items. Displacement of the handle relative to the holder causes an ejection rod to dispense the cross-bar of a fastener through the needle, thereby completing the attachment process. | 09-16-2010 |
Neil French, Manchester GB
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| 20090083867 | Use of Antagonists of Cxcl13 or Cxcr5 for Treating Wounds of Fibrotic Diseases - The invention provides the use of an antagonist of CXCL 13 or CXCR5 activity in the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or inhibition of pathological scarring; as well as the use of such antagonists in the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or inhibition of fibrotic disorders; and the use of such antagonists in the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of a chronic wound. Medicaments or methods of the invention are particularly suitable for use in keloids or venous ulcers. Suitable antagonists of CXCL13 or CXCR5 activity may be any compound capable of inhibiting the CXCL13/CXCR5 signalling pathway. The invention also provides a model of aberrant wound healing, which may lead to pathological scar formation, or to chronic wound formation. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090280995 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS - Provided are methods, kits and arrays for use in determining whether a scar of interest is keloid or non-keloid in nature. These determine keloid or non-keloid nature based on comparison of gene expression in the scar of interest with expression in a control sample. If expression of at least one gene, selected from the group of genes set out in Table 1, is increased in a sample representative of gene expression in the scar of interest compared to expression of the same gene (or genes) in the control sample this indicates that the scar of interest comprises a keloid. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090305279 | METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS - Provided are methods, kits and arrays for use in determining whether a scar of interest is keloid or non-keloid in nature. These determine keloid or non-keloid nature based on comparison of gene expression in the scar of interest with expression in a control sample. If expression of at least one gene, selected from the group of genes set out in Table 1, is decreased in a sample representative of gene expression in the scar of interest compared to expression of the same gene (or genes) in the control sample this indicates that the scar of interest comprises a keloid. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100004140 | METHOD OF PROGNOSIS - Provided are methods, kits and arrays for use in determining susceptibility to keloid formation. These determine susceptibility based on comparison of gene expression in a patient of interest with expression in a control sample. If expression of at least one gene, selected from the group of genes set out in Table 1, is increased in a sample representative of gene expression in the patient compared to expression of the same gene (or genes) in the control sample this is indicative of a susceptibility to keloid formation. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100184610 | METHOD OF PROGNOSIS - Provided are methods, kits and arrays for use in determining susceptibility to keloid formation. These determine susceptibility based on comparison of gene expression in a patient of interest with expression in a control sample. If expression of at least one gene, selected from the group of genes set out in Table 1, is decreased in a sample representative of gene expression in the patient compared to expression of the same gene (or genes) in the control sample this is indicative of a susceptibility to keloid formation. | 07-22-2010 |
Neil Simon French, Liverpool GB
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| 20090144299 | Data storage method - A method for storing data in a database. The method uses configuration data defining an entity and a condition associated with the entity. The method comprises processing a plurality of data items, said processing including determining for each data item whether said condition is satisfied by one of said plurality of data items. If said condition is satisfied by one of said plurality of data items, creating an instance of said entity, said entity being associated with said one data item. | 06-04-2009 |
Paul Michael William French, West Sussex GB
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| 20090218527 | Confocal Microscopy with a Two-Dimensional Array of Light Emitting Diodes - A confocal microscope | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090239250 | METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CELLS - The present invention provides an improved method of analysing and obtaining reliable data about the plasma membrane of single cells, using a microfluidic cell analyser. The microfluidic cell analyser of the invention comprises a single cell trap, a manipulator arranged to manipulate the outer surface of a cell in the trap, a detection zone in communication with the single cell trap and a detector. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110137126 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes a light source operable to generate coherent incident light, and a plurality of imaging optical fibres that are arranged in a fibre bundle, arranged to receive light at a proximal end of the fibre bundle, and arranged to transmit light to a distal end of the fibre bundle. The endoscope further includes a spatial light phase modulator between the light source and the fibre bundle, and arranged to receive the incident light from the light source and to adjust the relative phase of the incident light entering each of the plurality of imaging optical fibres. | 06-09-2011 |
Pierre French, Holmfirth GB
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| 20100037855 | ENGINE BRAKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - During engine braking of a turbocharged internal combustion engine, the exhaust gas pressure increases and this is used to pressurise the seals between the turbocharger shaft and the bearing housing so as to prevent oil leakage into the compressor housing. Immediately after engine braking, stored exhaust gas pressure is used to pressurise the seals at the turbine end so as to prevent oil leakage into the turbine housing. In an alternative arrangement the exhaust gas is used to generate a reduced pressure in the bearing housing to increase the pressure gradient across the seals. | 02-18-2010 |
Pierre B. French, Holmfirth GB
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| 20100307151 | COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR SERVICING - A compressor has a diffuser section with one or more detachable wall portions that define a diffuser surface. The wall portions may be detachably connected to an intermediate portion of the compressor housing between the inlet and outlet and/or to the bearing housing of a turbocharger to which the compressor housing is connected. The diffuser wall portions can be easily detached once the compressor housing is removed so as to allow cleaning of deposits or simple replacement. This provides for easy servicing to avoid the compressor performance being compromised by a built up of deposits and particulates on the diffuser surfaces that is a particular problem in turbochargers that receive recirculated crank case ventilation gases from the engine. | 12-09-2010 |
Pierre Bernard French, Holmfirth GB
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| 20100114454 | TURBOCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A control system for controlling the supply of oil to a turbocharger fitted to an internal combustion comprises an oil supply valve ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100122530 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION - An internal combustion engine has a turbocharger system and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) path. The turbocharger system comprises an inlet, an outlet and at least one turbocharger. The exhaust gas recirculation path recirculates a flow of exhaust gas to the air intake path. An EGR turbocharger has a turbine with an inlet in fluid communication with a first location in the exhaust gas path and an outlet in fluid communication with a second location in the exhaust gas path. The first and second locations being disposed such that, in use, the pressure difference of the gas between the inlet and outlet of the EGR turbine is less than the pressure difference of the gas between the inlet and outlet of the turbocharger system. The expansion ratio across the EGR turbine is therefore less than that across the turbocharger system and the EGR turbocharger is able to operate with greater efficiency. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100124496 | TURBOMACHINE - A turbomachine such as a turbocharger comprises a housing | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100140960 | ENGINE GENERATOR SET - An engine generator set comprises an internal combustion engine ( | 06-10-2010 |
Richard French, Langstone GB
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| 20090195401 | Apparatus and method for surveillance system using sensor arrays - Embodiments of the invention may include a sensor system and a method used to track the behaviors of targets in an area under surveillance. The invention may include a sensor array located in the area that is capable of sending messages to a user when behavior of a tracked target is determined to be anomalous. In making the determination of anomalous behavior, the sensor system and method may generate and continuously refine a pattern of life model that may examine, for example, the paths a target may take within the sensor array and the end points of the paths taken. The sensor system and method may also incorporate any user defined conditions for anomalous behavior. | 08-06-2009 |
Samuel Arthur French, Neasham GB
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| 20110172086 | SHAPED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS - A catalyst unit is described comprising a cylinder with a length C and a diameter D, wherein said unit has five holes arranged in a pentagonal pattern extending longitudinally therethrough, with five flutes running along the length of the unit, said flutes positioned equidistant adjacent holes of said pentagonal pattern. The catalyst may be used particularly in steam reforming reactors. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110201494 | SHAPED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS - A catalyst unit is described in the form of a cylinder having a length C and diameter D, which has one or more holes extending therethrough, wherein said cylinder has domed ends of lengths A and B, such that (A+B+C)/D is in the range 0.50 to 2.00, and (A+B)/C is in the range 0.40 to 5.00. The catalyst or catalyst unit preferably has one or more flutes miming along its length. The catalyst may be used particularly in steam reforming reactors. | 08-18-2011 |
Timothy Alexander French, Wiltshire GB
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| 20080209760 | Drying Apparatus - A drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, a motor provided in the casing for driving the fan and ducting for carrying the airflow from the fan to at least one opening arranged to emit the airflow into the cavity, wherein the ducting includes at least one air duct in which at least one vane is located, the vane extending in the direction of airflow and dividing the air duct into a plurality of airflow portions. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090034946 | DRYING APPARATUS - A drying apparatus includes a casing and a cavity formed in the casing for receiving an object to be dried. A fan is located in the casing so as to be capable of creating an airflow, and a motor is provided in the casing for driving the fan. Ducting is provided for carrying the airflow from the fan to at least one opening arranged to emit the airflow into the cavity ( | 02-05-2009 |