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Patent GB-2369044-A (GB)
Title: A briefcase or carrying case with a loudspeaker system
Inventor: HOLLAND BERT E
IPC: A45C15/00
Filed: 2001-11-19
Abstract: A briefcase or carrying case with a loudspeaker system comprises a housing 2 with a storage compartment 3 for storing at least one object and at least one loudspeaker 4 mounted within an inner or outer wall of the housing, wherein upon removal of the at least one object the storage compartment may be used as a loudspeaker enclosure for the reproduction of low frequency sound. The storage compartment may be lined with a padding which serves both to protect the at least one object carried therein and also acts to damp the acoustic waves of the loudspeaker. The housing may be adapted for mounting on a stand or for hanging on a wall and the housing may additionally comprise two relatively stiff, lightweight and hingedly connected matable shells which may be separable. Each shell may be provided with an additional inner wall which may act as a lid. The briefcase or carrying case with a loudspeaker system may further comprise an electrical amplifier, which may include a volume control potentiometer for increasing and controlling the loudness of the loudspeaker. The briefcase or carrying case with a loudspeaker system may be provided with interface connections for an external microphone, loudspeaker, power source or remote control. The briefcase or carrying case with a loudspeaker system may be fabricated using a multi-layered construction.
Patent GB-2373153-A (GB)
Title: Communication of network address information
Inventor: THOMAS ANDREW
IPC: H04L29/12
Filed: 2001-11-26
Abstract: Many network addresses on public or private networks (50) are currently expressed and passed verbally in domain name format because this is a much easier for humans than using a numeric address form. However, verbal expression and recognition of network addresses in domain name form is a non-trivial task for machines and this hinders the adoption of speech interfaces for the passing of addresses. Therefore, in order to facilitate passing addresses in speech form to and from machines, the machines (10) are enabled to speak their addresses in number form, preferably in dotted decimal format, with their speech synthesis and recognition vocabularies being correspondingly restricted. The machines (10) may communicate directly, or via a user (5) or capture device (30, figs 4-6).
Patent GB-2374944-A (GB)
Title: Load indicating, overload warning and/or movement prevention in a load carrying device
Inventor: CROSTON DAVID
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 2001-04-17
Abstract: An manually operable load carrying device eg. a wheelbarrow, stretcher, cage or trolley has a load indicating device. One embodiment has tubes 56 on a wheelbarrow bucket 42 supported on compression springs 58 to act as visual indicators with load markings or coloured areas eg. green & red on uprights 54 to indicate safe/unsafe loading. In another embodiment, an electric load transducer (70, fig 5) measures strain from lifting, pushing or pulling in a tubular handle of the device, with a visual, vibrational and/or acoustic warning (eg. a lamp, flag or buzzer) of loads above a predetermined threshold. In one variant, a flexible (fig 7) or sprung cantilever 88 of a handle 80 has electrical contacts 92, 94. The device may also have a movement prevention device having a brake (38, fig 1-3) contacting a wheel resulting from compression of a spring by the load. A mechanism may be provided to prevent braking due to a sudden upward motion such as from hitting an obstruction.
Patent GB-2379509-A (GB)
Title: A personal carbon monoxide alarm device
Inventor: SMITH TREVOR
IPC: G01N33/497
Filed: 2002-02-06
Abstract: A personal alarm device 1, for warning an individual of the presence of an amount of carbon monoxide in the blood of said individual, comprises a mouthpiece 5, a carbon monoxide detector and means for emitting an alarm. The mouthpiece 5 is adapted to receive the breath exhaled by an individual and direct the breath to said detector. The detector is adapted to detect a minimum predetermined amount of carbon monoxide in said breath and to emit an alarm when said minimum predetermined amount is detected. The device may be used in a patient-controlled method of treatment to abate tobacco use.
Patent GB-2387179-A (GB)
Title: A method of making tin-lead alloy balls for packaging semiconductors
Inventor: CHEN CHIH-HENG
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 2002-04-02
Abstract: Tin-lead alloy balls for packaging semiconductors are made by cutting a tin-lead alloy rod into particles, placing the particles in a liquid where they soften and become ball-shaped in an upper region of the liquid and cool as they sink, shaping the balls at normal temperature in a liquid, cleaning the shaped balls, sorting the cleaned balls according to circularity and diameter, removing static charge from the sorted balls and then packing in a nitrogen atmosphere.
Patent GB-2383183-A (GB)
Title: Dual passage cassette transfer apparatus
Inventor: HOELSAETER HAAVARD
IPC: G11B15/68
Filed: 2002-05-29
Abstract: A cassette transfer device operates in a library 24 and comprises a shuttle 32 which moves along path P and has the ability to transfer a cassette 20 between an input slot 22, storage locations 26 and 28 and drive 46. The cassette 20 is supported on a platform (fig 4, 56) and is moved on and off the platform (fig 4, 56) in one of four directions by belts (fig 4, 62 and 58) which have tabs (fig 4, 60 and fig 7, 78) to engage the cassette 20. Cassettes 20 are retained in each storage location by clips (fig 2, 50) against the pressure of spring 40. To remove a cassette 20 from a location one of two fingers (fig 2, 54) apply pressure to the face (fig 2, 50) of the clip 52, releasing the cassette 20 which is urged toward the shuttle 32 by the spring (fig 2, 40). Storage locations may be on more than one level and shuttle 32 has a scissor arm device (fig 10, 86) to raise and lower shuttle 32 to align with storage locations 36 and 28 respectively.
Patent GB-2380425-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for controlling an internal combustion engine.
Inventor: FARMER DAVID GEORGE
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 2002-05-30
Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine so as to release a stored component of the exhaust gas produced by the engine from an emission control device 36 comprises the generation of a flow of gas through the emission control device that is rich of a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, detecting a characteristic of said flow of exhaust gas at a position 42 within the emission control device and determining a first time period on the basis of the detected characteristic. During the generation of the flow of gas, the amount of fuel necessary to purge a predetermined amount of a constituent component of the exhaust gas stored within the downstream portion of the emission control device in a lean cycle, and the time period required to supply that additional amount of fuel, may be calculated on the basis of the first time period. A second time period may commence after the detected characteristic passes a reference value. The detected characteristic may be representative of the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas produced by the engine, the stored component may be NO x , and the first time period may be determined on the basis of the detected oxygen concentration.
Patent GB-2378181-A (GB)
Title: Insecticidal bicyclic amines
Inventor: SALMON ROGER
IPC: C07D451/02
Filed: 2002-07-03
Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): <EMI ID=1.1 HE=60 WI=42 LX=410 LY=579 TI=CF> <PC>wherein A is -CH<SB>2</SB>-CH<SB>2</SB>- or -CH=CH-;<BR> R<SP>1</SP> is an optionally substituted C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkyl group; and R<SP>2</SP> is hydrogen, COOC<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkyl, optionally substituted C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkyl, optionally substituted<BR> C<SB>1</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkoxy, optionally substituted C<SB>2</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkenyloxy, optionally substituted aryl,<BR> optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted C<SB>3</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkenyl, optionally substituted C<SB>3</SB>-C<SB>10</SB> alkynyl or optionally substituted C<SB>3-</SB>C<SB>7</SB> cycloalkyl; and acid addition salts, quaternary ammonium salts and N-oxides derived therefrom, provided that R<SP>1</SP> is not trifluoromethyl and that when R<SP>1</SP> is 2-hydroxy-prop-2-yl, R<SP>2</SP> is not methyl have insecticidal use.
Patent GB-2391487-A (GB)
Title: Ball shooting apparatus
Inventor: REES COLIN GEORGE
IPC: A63B69/40
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: Apparatus for shooting a ball 32 towards a target, such as a football goal mouth or the like, comprises a delivery tube 10, a pneumatic or hydraulic population arrangement including piston 16 extending into the delivery tube and movable between a contracted and extended configuration in which it contacts the ball 32 to cause it to be propelled out of the open end 12 of the delivery tube 10. The apparatus may include a plurality of delivery tubes 10 mounted in spaced apart relation within a housing (50, figure 3). A single compressor and control system may be provided to selectively operate each of the delivery tubes individually. The apparatus may be operated remotely via a remote control panel (56, figure 3).
Patent GB-2381902-A (GB)
Title: Bookmark managing system and bookmark managing method
Inventor: YAMADA HIROSHI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: A bookmark managing system is provided which is capable of effectively managing a bookmark function even when a user is using a plurality of terminals (20, 30). The bookmark managing system includes terminals (20, 30) to be used by the user, information providing server (50) which provides contents to the terminals (20, 30), an Internet (10) to connect the terminals (20, 30) to the information providing server (50), and browsers (21, 31) used to browse contents incorporated in the terminals (20, 30). It is also provided with a bookmark managing server (60) being connected to the Internet (10) and having a bookmark information list (61) providing shared bookmark information which can perform a bookmark function even when the user is using a plurality of types of the terminals (20, 30). The bookmark information has, at least, name information providing contents to be linked to and one and more URL information corresponding to the name information.
Patent GB-2395144-A (GB)
Title: A straining device
Inventor: EVANS COLIN
IPC: F04D7/04
Filed: 2002-09-24
Abstract: A suction diffuser comprising a pump, a housing 12 and a strainer element 11. The element 11 is arranged within the housing 12 preferably with its axis in line with the direction of inlet flow into the strainer so that, in operation, incoming contaminated liquid flows first into the interior of the element 11 and then out through the element to the exterior thereof. Particles suspended in the liquid are retained within the element, where there is more space, and sink to the base of the element where they may be removed via a drain plug 15 in the housing 12. In this way the restricted space between the element and surrounding body of the strainer is kept free of material thus avoiding any resultant restriction of the flow.
Patent GB-2382963-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive optimal guard interval length determination in an OFDM receiver
Inventor: KAKURA YOSHIKAZU
IPC: H04J11/00
Filed: 2002-11-13
Abstract: The optimal guard interval length for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) receiver is determined adaptively by delaying 111 the received signal by the length of an effective symbol section and correlating it with the original signal 112. High correlation ( 1) indicates that two guard intervals are being correlated and hence the guard intervals require shortening. Low correlation indicates that guard and symbol data are being correlated, increasing the risk of interference and thus requiring longer guard intervals. Multiple correlations of subdivisions of these sections can be calculated and averaging circuits (131) or estimating circuits (132) employed in order to further improve adaptive control of the guard interval section length.
Patent GB-2395488-A (GB)
Title: Stain removal
Inventor: GERET LAURENCE
IPC: C11D11/00
Filed: 2002-11-22
Abstract: A process for removing coloured stains from a hydrophobic surface uses a formulation comprising a salt of sulphophenyl alkyl carbonate, preferably sodium p-sulphophenyl octyl carbonate. The hydrophobic surface may comprise a plastics material. A further process is disclosed in which stains are removed from a plastics material using the formulation in a dishwashing machine. The formulation may additionally comprise an oxygen source (e.g. hydrogen peroxide, perborate, or percarbonate), a builder, a surfactant (e.g. a nonionic low-sudsing surfactant), and a preferably encapsulated enzyme. The formulation may be used as a complete detergent or a bleach booster and may be in the form of a powder, tablet, or liquid. An automatic dishwasher detergent composition is also claimed, which comprises 1-15 wt.% of sodium p-sulphophenyl octyl carbonate, 1-75 wt.% of a peroxide or peroxide-forming substance, 0-30 wt.% of a surfactant, and 0-90 wt.% of a builder.
Patent GB-2395640-A (GB)
Title: Implementing a network infrastructure in a seismic acquisition system
Inventor: ARNEGAARD TRULS
IPC: G01V1/22
Filed: 2002-11-22
Abstract: A method and apparatus implementing a network infrastructure in a seismic acquisition system are disclosed. The apparatus is a seismic acquisition system, comprising a plurality of seismic data sources (120) capable of generating data; at least one data collection system (140) utilizing an open network protocol; and at least one line network (300) connecting the data sources to the data collection system and utilizing an open network protocol. The line network (300) includes a plurality of data source nodes (130) at which a portion of the plurality of seismic data sources are respectively attached to the line network; and a router (135) for routing data generated by the seismic data sources (120) to the data collection system (140) through the data source nodes (130) in accordance with the open network protocol. The method may further comprise assigning at least two respective network addresses to each one of a plurality of seismic data sources, a plurality of data source nodes, a plurality of routers, and a data collection system; routing data generated by the data sources through the data source nodes and the routers to the data collection system; correlating the network addresses of the seismic data sources to the physical location of the respective seismic data sources; and correlating the physical locations of the respective seismic data sources to the data generated by the respective seismic data sources.
Patent GB-2379536-A (GB)
Title: System and method for appraising and describing jewelry and other valuable items
Inventor: HENDRY DAVID W JR
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-05-23
Abstract: Systems and methods for computer appraisal of jewelry and other valuable items, such as antiques, for use in assessing sales, underwriting assessments, and claims adjustments. A user provides a description of an item (102) to be valued; elements of the provided description (102) are used in conjunction with previously-collected data (126) to classify (125) and assess the value of the item. The user may select an analysis/appraisal type and method. Gaps in required information are optionally filled using already-known data (110) by table look-upo methods or by interpolation from known ranges, and the selected analysis method is used to compete valuation and description of the item (130). Assessment options include for example valuations, appraisals, technical or aesthetic descriptions, title chains, and underwriting and insurance schedules. Optionally data supplied by the user is retained for use in future evaluations.
Patent GB-2399060-A (GB)
Title: Security apparatus for curtain sided trailers
Inventor: LAUGHTON CHRISTOPHER KEITH
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 2003-03-06
Abstract: The apparatus 10 comprises security sheeting 11 including a plurality of layers 12, 14, 16, 18. One of the layers comprises a deterrent layer 12 including deterrent means in the form of electric conductive means comprising a conducting mesh. The security sheeting 11 is flexible and has the appearance of conventional sheeting, for example as used on curtain sided vehicles. In use, the potential intruder or other unauthorised person attempts to penetrate or damage the security sheeting 11 then the intruder will be a risk from receiving an electric shock from the deterrent layer. The conducting mesh 22 is connected to power means which supplies voltage pulses to the deterrent layer. The security sheet 11 comprises a first layer of waterproof fabric, a second layer including the conducting mesh, and third layer of waterproof and non-electric conducting fabric, a fourth layer 18 comprises a reinforcing layer and the fifth (inner) layer comprises another layer of waterproof and non-electric conducting fabric.
Patent GB-2383935-A (GB)
Title: Improved self drive assembly for lawn mower
Inventor: JACKSON STEPHEN LEONARD
IPC: A01D34/69
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: A self drive assembly (21) for a walk behind lawn mower including a motor for driving a cutting deck, front and rear wheels, a housing (20) with a rear opening (22) for the passage of cut grass into a detachable grass catcher; the self drive assembly (21) including: a gear box (27) having an input connected to the motor; an output assembly for driving a wheel axle (28); and means for engaging and disengaging the drive assembly (21) such that when the drive assembly (21) is engaged the mower is self propelled and when the drive assembly is disengaged the mower can be manually propelled; wherein the gear box (27) is located relative to the wheel axle (28) to maximise the area of the rear opening (22).
Patent GB-2401839-A (GB)
Title: Seat belt presenter
Inventor: VERMUSE DAVID
IPC: B60R22/18
Filed: 2003-05-21
Abstract: A seat belt presenter comprises an elongate arm (12), having at one end, a mounting arrangement (8) to mount the arm to a vehicle, and having at the other end a guide part (13) to guide the seat belt (6); wherein the arm has a greater degree of flexibility at the end adjacent the guide. Preferably, the arm has a varied cross section, the end by the mounting means being arcuate and the end by the guide means being substantially planar, the radius of curvature of the cross section gradually increasing along the arm - this leads to a gradual increase in the flexibility towards the guide means. The mounting arrangement incorporates a boss, including a snap fastener, defining an aperture to receive a bolt such that the bolt is able to rotate. The guide may be mounted on the arm by means of a shank and is capable of rotational adjustment.
Patent GB-2386399-A (GB)
Title: Pump system with high pressure restriction
Inventor: SPOOLSTRA GREGG R
IPC: F02M55/00
Filed: 2001-12-04
Abstract: A pumping system for a fuel injection system includes a body defining a high pressure pumping chamber, a plunger, a high pressure outlet, a high pressure fluid line connecting the pumping chamber to the outlet, a control valve along the fluid line, and a valve and restriction arrangement along the fluid line. The valve and restriction arrangement includes a restriction and a valve body. The valve body is movable between an open position in which fuel flow from the pumping chamber is generally unrestricted by the restriction and a closed position in which fuel flow from the pumping chamber is significantly restricted by the restriction to store energy in the pumping chamber. Advantageously, the high pressure restriction concept may be utilized in a pumping system for various types of rate shaping, including boot injection and square injection, in addition to pilot operation and post injection operations, and others.
Patent GB-2386865-A (GB)
Title: Etchant for array substrate having copper lines
Inventor: CHAE KI-SUNG
IPC: C23F1/26
Filed: 2001-12-18
Abstract: The etchant, comprises hydrogen peroxide (H2O2); and at least one e.g. in a mixed solution of an organic acid, an inorganic acid, and a neutral salt, optionally with a stabiliser. The etchant is used to etch a double-layered metal layer which can include copper or a copper alloy and a molybdenum layer of an array substrate in a thin film transistor liquid crystal display device.
Patent GB-2405908-A (GB)
Title: Bearing device
Inventor: WANG YU-JEN
IPC: F16C17/04
Filed: 2003-09-12
Abstract: In a bearing device 2, a mounting seat 3 is formed with an axial hole 323 that extends from a top surface 321 to a bottom surface 322, and has a flange 31 extending upwardly from a periphery of the top surface 321. The top surface 321 cooperates with the flange 31 so as to define a mounting space 33 and is formed with at least one lubricant-receiving groove 34. A circular rotary plate 4 is disposed rotatably in the mounting space 33, and is formed with a through hole 41 that is registered with the axial hole 323 in the mounting seat 3. A lubricant 5 is received in the lubricant-receiving groove 34, and is contained between the top surface 321 and the rotary plate 4. An annular position rib 313 may be formed on an inner surface of the flange 31, and the bottom surface 322 of the mounting seat 3 may include a plurality of recesses 35. The device is preferably for use in a rotating chair or stool.
Patent GB-2407508-A (GB)
Title: Closed drainage device
Inventor: GORDON ANGUS BUCHAN
IPC: A61M39/28
Filed: 2003-10-31
Abstract: The present invention provides a closed drainage device (1), which includes, a pre-evacuated chamber (2); a drainage tube (3) connecting the pre-evacuated chamber (2) to a needle (4); and a clamp (5) attached to the connecting tube (3) wherein the clamp (5) is in a first position that maintains the vacuum of the pre-evacuated chamber (2) and has a second position that does not maintain the vacuum of the pre-evacuated chamber (2) and at least a portion of the pre-evacuated chamber (7) is coiled to reduce the overall size of the device (1). A vacuum part 8 and access port 9 may be provided. The needle may be connected by a Luer Lock fitting 6.
Patent GB-2409235-A (GB)
Title: Rotating support
Inventor: CROUCH STEPHEN JEREMY
IPC: F16M11/06
Filed: 2003-12-18
Abstract: A bracket for supporting items at convenient angles to adjoining surfaces, comprising a base 1, an intermediate member 2 formed as a ring support, partially rotative with respect to the base, and securable to the base in one of several positions, and a further member 3 formed as an inner rotating housing, partially housed in the intermediate member, and partially rotative with respect to the intermediate member, and limited in movement about a single axis. The bracket is suitable for supporting panels, board or similar to be secured to adjoining surfaces on which there is large variation in fixture angles.
Patent GB-2409812-A (GB)
Title: Fire barrier
Inventor: ASLIN DAVID CHARLES
IPC: A62C2/06
Filed: 2004-01-06
Abstract: A fire barrier 10 comprises a first layer 12 which is flexible under fire conditions and a second layer 14 which comprises a support material incorporating a material expandable under fire conditions. The first layer may comprise a textile skin of glass fibre or basalt cloth, or a mild steel skin. The second layer may comprise a polymer matrix containing an exfoliable graphite. An inner core 16 comprising alternating layers of aluminium foil 22 and an absorbent paper 24 may be present.