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Patent GB-2377395-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for forming a super conducting magnesium diboride thin film
Inventor: KANG WON-NAM
IPC: H01L39/12
Filed: 2002-03-11
Abstract: A superconducting magnesium diboride (MgB<SB>2</SB>) thin film is produced by forming a boron thin film 20 on a substrate 21 (for example a sapphire substrate, or a monocrystalline strontium titrate substrate), and thermally processing the substrate 21 on which the boron thin film 20 is formed along with a magnesium source 22 and cooling the resulting structure. An apparatus is provided for performing the method of forming a magnesium diboride thin film. Said apparatus comprises an inner chamber 24 (said chamber may be constructed from tantalum or niobium) containing the boron thin film 20 on a substrate 21 and a magnesium source 22 in an inert atmosphere. Said inner chamber 24 is within a vacuum contained within an outer chamber 25 (for example constructed from quartz). Said inner chamber 24 prevents the magnesium diboride thin film and the magnesium source 22 from oxidisation, said outer container 25 prevents the inner container from oxidisation. The heat source 26 may be a horizontal type furnace.
Patent GB-2389773-A (GB)
Title: Holding a hinged lid in an open position on a cooking vessel
Inventor: CHENG TIAN-JYUE
IPC: A47J36/12
Filed: 2002-06-17
Abstract: A self locking device (13) for positioning an opened container lid disposed at the hinged connection of a container body (1) and the container lid (2) includes two parallel shafts (3,4), a weighted rod (5), an upper connecting piece (6) and a lower connecting piece (7) respectively disposed on the lateral sides of the container lid (2) and the container body (1); at one end of the positioning shaft (4), a groove (11) matching with an arcuate recess (10) of an end portion of the upper connecting piece; when the container lid (2) is opened, the arcuate recess (10) of the upper connecting piece (6) and the groove (11) on the shaft (4) overlap and lock each other to prevent the lid from falling so as to facilitate the user's access to the object inside the container.
Patent GB-2382685-A (GB)
Title: Method and system to provide traffic lane recommendations
Inventor: BARKOWSKI ANDRE
IPC: G08G1/0968
Filed: 2002-09-09
Abstract: A method to provide traffic lane recommendations, which relate to at least one side and which are mutually linked for every travel direction and a system based thereon, which method and system by means of an optimal treatment of traffic lanes provided on carriageways, above all on crossroads, serve to improve the quality of the travel instructions put at a driver's disposal by means of a navigation device, wherein: <SL> <LI>(a) at least one lane list (20) is allocated to a side (10, 11, 12; 10', 12', 15'), the elements (20.a.1.1, 20.a.1.2, 20.a.2) of the lane list contain lane information for the totality of the traffic lanes allocated to the side (10, 11, 12, 10', 12', 15'); <LI>(b) at least one lane data list (30; 40) is allocated respectively to each of the traffic lanes, the elements (30.b.1, 30.b.2, 40.b.1, 40.b.2) of the lane data list each contain lane data information for the respective traffic lane; and <LI>(c) at least one subsequent lane list (50; 60; 70) is allocated to each subsequent traffic lane following the traffic lane, the elements (50.c.1, 50.c.2, 50.c.3, 50.c.4; 60.c.1, 60.c.2, 60.c.3, 60.c.4; 70.c.1, 70.c.2, 70.c.3, 70.c.4) of the subsequent lane list each contain regarding the respective subsequent traffic lane subsequent lane information linked with the lane data information of the preceding traffic lane. </SL>
Patent GB-2378144-A (GB)
Title: Keyless Chuck
Inventor: STEADINGS STEPHEN W
IPC: B23B31/12
Filed: 1999-06-04
Abstract: A chuck for use with a manual or powered driver having a housing and a rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom is provided. The chuck includes a generally cylindrical body member having a nose section and a tail section. Each of a plurality of jaws is slidably positioned in one of a plurality of angularly disposed passageways in the body. Each jaw has a jaw face formed on one side thereof and threads formed on the opposite side thereof. A nut is rotatably mounted on the body in engagement with the jaw threads so that rotation of the nut moves the jaws axially within the passageways. A locking member, in a first axial position, is rotatable with respect to the driver housing. In a second axial position, it operatively engages the housing and the nut so that the locking member is rotationally held to the housing and the nut so that the nut is rotationally held to the housing. The locking member is axially reciprocal between the first axial position and the second axial position. The chuck may also include a clutch mechanism.
Patent GB-2381826-A (GB)
Title: Push button lock device
Inventor: TOSHIHIKO MORI
IPC: F42B12/06
Filed: 2002-10-03
Abstract: A push-button lock device which enables unlocking operations with a plurality of pushes to push the same push-button a plurality of number of times. The device comprises a plurality of push-buttons provided on a holder case, a plurality of tumblers provided within the case corresponding to the push-buttons to move toward a rear of the case when pushing a push button, a slider provided within the case and arranged to move in a direction orthogonal to a direction of movement of the tumbler, the slider, when urged in a lock position, being allowed to move to an unlocking position by push-operation of some of a plurality of preset unlocking tumblers via corresponding ones of the push-buttons. The device is characterised by a positioning mechanism arranged to set a temporary fixing position for each tumbler in greater than two positions in a front-to back direction of the holder case, and an intermediate mechanism arranged to advance, each time a push-button is pushed once, the temporary fixing position of the tumbler corresponding to the push-button toward the rear of the holder case one by one.
Patent GB-2394937-A (GB)
Title: Glow-in-the-dark stickers for electrical switches/sockets
Inventor: VERNEY STUART
IPC: H01H9/18
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: Stickers 3 glow in the dark to show the whereabouts of an electrical switch 5 or socket to which they are applied. They may be made by printing phosphorus ink onto self adhesive sheet stock and kiss-cutting the design of the switch or socket into the sheet. The stickers are then peeled from their backing sheet and applied so as to cover the entire facia of the switch or socket except for holes for screws (and for the pins of one or more plugs in the case of a socket) and a gap around each manually-movable switch-actuating part.
Patent GB-2387352-A (GB)
Title: Storage system for optical discs
Inventor: SAW LIP BOON
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 2003-01-30
Abstract: A storage system, for example for optical discs such as audio CDs, VCDs, DVDs and CD-ROMs, or for other planar items such as photographs. The discs are held in plastic sleeves, one or two per sleeve. Each sleeve has a T-shaped member 6 projecting from it. This is releasably received into the aperture of a receiving member 10 which may be provided in a case or box like container 15,16. Alternatively, the receiving member may be incorporated into a piece of furniture. The sleeves may each be formed from two generally circular sheets of plastic bonded along approximately half of their circumference.
Patent GB-2388247-A (GB)
Title: A coloured lighting arrangement
Inventor: TSUI PUI-HING
IPC: F21S4/20
Filed: 2003-02-10
Abstract: A lighting arrangement comprises a core wire 1, a light string 2 which is formed by a plurality of miniature bulbs sequentially connecting each other, multi-sectional thermal shrink membranes 3 of different colours being sequentially disposed along the outside of the core wire 1, and a housing 4 provided on the thermal shrink membranes 3. The present invention employs a structure of providing colour thermal shrink membranes onto a core wire in order to conveniently form a colourful lighting string in accordance with the desired pattern. The invention can ensure a uniform colour on the lighting. The gap between two colours is considerably small in order to obtain a lighting string having high-density and changeable colour combination.
Patent GB-2382139-A (GB)
Title: Ensemble manifold system and method for monitoring particles in clean environments
Inventor: KNOLLENBERG BRIAN A
IPC: G01N1/00
Filed: 2001-08-08
Abstract: A system for detecting particles in a clean environment includes an ensemble manifold (440) having a plurality of sample ports (442), a delivery port (448), and flow junction (446) having no open-close valves or other flow selectors connecting all of said sample ports to said delivery port. In one embodiment, the ensemble manifold (540) is mounted directly on a particle detector (570) using a snap-on connector. A plurality of fluid sources (442) are located in a clean environment (410), each of the fluid sources fluidically connected to one of the sample ports (442).
Patent GB-2387790-A (GB)
Title: Improved form of competition, eg spot-the-ball game
Inventor: CONSTANTINE WILLIAM ROBERT
IPC: A63F13/00
Filed: 2003-04-15
Abstract: A competition comprises displaying at the same time at least two pictures, showing from different directions simultaneous views 10, 11 of an event or views of at least two different events, from which views an item has been omitted, and requiring a competitor to indicate on at least one of the pictures the position of the omitted item. Typically, the omitted item is a football, and the views are of players during a match. An additional view 12 with the football 13 shown may be displayed as well, providing an earlier view before the event. The competition can be enacted with traditional media, or electronically with virtual displays and remote access.
Patent GB-2389975-A (GB)
Title: Decorative light string having shunt repair device
Inventor: FREDERICK W RICHARD
IPC: F21S4/00
Filed: 2002-03-13
Abstract: One or more strings (G1-GN) of decorative lights (L1-L8) are supplied with power from a standard residential power by means of a power supply (10), which supplies the power to at least one pair of parallel conductors (11, 12), such conductors in turn delivering the power to the light strings (G1-Gn). The light strings (G1-Gn) are connected in parallel between the conductors (11-12) with each light (L1-L8) being connected in series in the light strings (G1-Gn). A repair device for fixing a malfunctioning shunt across a decorative light (L1-L8) includes a high-voltage generator producing pulses of a greater magnitude than the normal operating voltage. The pulse generator may be a piezoelectric pulse generator, a battery powered electronic pulse generator, and/or an AC-powered electrical pulse generator.
Patent GB-2408959-A (GB)
Title: Binder for electrodes and preparation of an electrode
Inventor: KONABE KAZUO
IPC: B29C48/92
Filed: 2003-11-26
Abstract: A binder for electrode materials comprises tetrafluoroethylene based polymer fine particles having an average particle size of not more than about 0.20 m and having a standard specific gravity of not more than about 2.20, wherein a mixture prepared from said fine particles with about 17% by weight of the total mixture of an extrusion coagent, when subjected to the measurement of an extrusion pressure by a rheometer, exhibits under the conditions of a draw ratio of 100 to 1 and an extrusion speed of 18Ò2 mm/min, an extrusion pressure of not less than about 220 kg/cm<2>. By mixing electrode materials with this binder and subsequently moulding the mixture comprising electrode materials and binder, an electrode is made.
Patent GB-2396605-A (GB)
Title: Coupling devices for components of boxes
Inventor: ZSIBOK ZSOLT
IPC: H05K5/00
Filed: 2003-12-04
Abstract: A box including two members adapted to be fastened together securely also includes a coupling device (22) adapted to fix said two members (11a, 11b) together and including a globally hook-shaped elastically deformable clip (23) on a first of said members and a detent (24) on a second of said members under which the front of the clip (23) on the first member engages to co-operate with a hooking action with said detent (24) on the second member. To lock the clip (23) on the first member (11b) in the hooked position, each coupling device (22) further includes a globally hook-shaped elastically deformable clip (25) on the second member (11a) that interengages with the back of the opposite clip (23) on the first member and a detent (26) on said opposite clip with which the clip (25) on the second member (11a) co-operates with a hooking action. The box may be for housing an electrical control mechanism.
Patent GB-2397134-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring of a diesel particulate filter in an engine with a variable geometry turbine
Inventor: NIEUWSTADT MICHIEL JACQUES VAN
IPC: F01N11/00
Filed: 2001-08-23
Abstract: A system 10 is provided for monitoring the loading of a diesel particulate filter 12. System 10 is adapted for use in combination with a vehicle including an internal combustion diesel engine 14 of the type having a variable geometry turbine which maintains boost pressure in a closed-loop fashion. The method includes the steps of measuring at least one operating attribute of the engine, measuring a control effort of the variable geometry turbine, determining a nominal control effort for the variable geometry turbine based upon the measured operating attribute, and comparing the measured control effort to the nominal control effort to determine whether the diesel particulate filter is substantially filled.
Patent GB-2402290-A (GB)
Title: Spatially varied demosaicing to overcome lateral chromatic aberration
Inventor: STAVELY DONALD J
IPC: H04N9/07
Filed: 2004-05-04
Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing spatially-varied demosaicing. In one embodiment, a system and method pertain to collecting color information sensed by image sensor pixels (302), and estimating color information as to a pixel under consideration that is not collected by the pixel by weighting color information collected by adjacent pixels that are positioned in a direction in which color is shifted due to lateral chromatic aberration (304).
Patent GB-2418050-A (GB)
Title: Intruder alarm having remote mains failure reporting via radio transmission.
Inventor: STEHLE TARQUIN ANDREW RICHARD
IPC: G08B25/10
Filed: 2004-09-14
Abstract: An intruder alarm uses coded radio signalling of mains power failure in portions of the alarm system. The system has a receiver unit which can receive mains power supply failure signals 4 from remote units of the system, such as intrusion detectors. The receiver unit may also detect a failure 3 of a local mains power supply 1, and transmit 9 its own mains failure signal 11. The system compares 6 the failure signals and triggers an alarm 7 only if a single failure signal is present. If multiple failure signals are present (see figure 4) no alarm is triggered. The system seeks to differentiate between a partial system power failure and a total failure of the mains power supplied to the entire system.
Patent GB-2420372-A (GB)
Title: Insulating concrete during curing
Inventor: MCDONALD PHILIP
IPC: E04G9/10
Filed: 2004-11-18
Abstract: A method for insulating concrete <B>14</B> during curing comprises pouring uncured concrete mix in a zone defined by formwork or shuttering <B>11</B>, <B>12</B>. Upstanding wall elements <B>15</B>, <B>16</B> are applied to the formwork or shuttering to extend above the top surface of the concrete <B>14</B>. Water <B>17</B> is applied to cover the concrete surface and is retained by the wall elements <B>15</B>, <B>16</B>. Juxtaposed slabs <B>18</B>, <B>19</B> formed from open cell foam material <B>18</B> and closed cell foam material <B>19</B> respectively are applied to the surface with the open cell material <B>18</B> adjacent the concrete surface. The water <B>17</B> is at least partially absorbed by the open cell material <B>18</B> which retains the water <B>17</B> while the concrete <B>14</B> cures. The juxtaposed slabs <B>18</B>, <B>19</B> of open cell foam material and closed cell foam material are also claimed.
Patent GB-2422087-A (GB)
Title: Pad for brassiere cups
Inventor: CHEN CHIN-TANG
IPC: A41C3/14
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: A pad for brassiere cups comprises a disc body 11 and a plurality of fins 12 which are separated by gaps 13. The fins have a specified tenacity such that when pressure is applied they exert a 'rebounding' force, which may create a rhythmic massaging effect. The disc may be elliptical. The fins may run across the disc, along the axis of the disc, or at angle thereto. The pad may be inserted either under the brassiere cup or within the cup.
Patent GB-2411491-A (GB)
Title: System for controlling a gap between conductors in an electro-mechanical device
Inventor: MARTIN ERIC T
IPC: G02B26/00
Filed: 2005-01-21
Abstract: A system is provided for controlling a gap between conductors in an array of micro electro mechanical (MEMS) or diffractive light device (DLD) devices 150. The system controls displacement of a displaceable conductor within each MEMS device. The system includes a current controller 100 configured to generate a controlled current output for each MEMS device 150 in response to a control signal. The current controller 100 selectively routes a voltage to array elements each including control circuitry and one of the plurality of MEMS devices 150. The displacement of the displaceable conductor may be controlled over at least 45% of its entire displacement range. The current controller for each MEMS device may include a current mirror to mirror a reference current onto each controller current output.
Patent GB-2408689-A (GB)
Title: Resectoscope comprising positioned optics
Inventor: AUE THOMAS
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2003-10-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a urological resectoscope comprising a shaft tube (1) through which optics (2) and a longitudinally displaceable instrument support (5) pass. The optics (2) are supported on the shaft tube (1) by a supporting device (9, 12) whereby being located at a distance from the proximal end of the shaft tube (1), and the support (5) is positioned by means of a radial positioning device (10, 15) and of a circumferential angle positioning device (11, 12). The inventive resectoscope is characterized in that supporting device (18, 18') is arranged next to the optics (2) in the area through which the support (5) passes, whereby the supporting device supports the optics (2) at two points on the shaft tube (1) and gives the support (5) lateral guidance in the direction of the circumferential angle.
Patent GB-2425421-A (GB)
Title: Road based vehicle speed sensor
Inventor: DREWETTE DAVID
IPC: G08G1/095
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: A road based vehicle speed sensor is disclosed comprising two coloured lights 1 activated by a separate Doppler radar speed sensor unit 6 and powered by an external mains supply. The Doppler radar speed sensor 6 may be mounted inside a bollard 5 and have a pre-programmed internal microchip to activate the lights 1 with different colours depending on the approach speed of a vehicle. The light unit 2 may flash the lights 1 depending on the speed of the approaching vehicle. The light unit 2 may have a groove (4,Fig2) on its surface to allow for accurate installation. The disclosed arrangement is particularly suited for visually alerting road users when they are exceeding the speed limit on a road.
Patent GB-2415396-A (GB)
Title: A process for preparing a cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst
Inventor: VAN BERGE PETER JACOBUS
IPC: C07C27/06
Filed: 2005-04-26
Abstract: A process for preparing a cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst includes introducing a soluble modifying component precursor of the formula Mc(OR)x, where Mc is a modifying component selected from the group comprising Si, Ti, Cu, Zn, Zr, Mn, Ba, Ni, Na, K, Ca, Sn, Cr, Fe, Li, Tl, Sr, Ga, Sb, V, Hf, Th, Ce, Ge, U, Nb, Ta, W or La, R is an alkyl or acyl group, and x is an integer having a value of from 1 to 5. onto and/or into a cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst precursor, which comprises a porous pre-shaped catalyst support supporting cobalt in an oxidized form. The resultant modified cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst precursor is reduced to obtain a cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts. An example of a soluble modifying component precursor is tetra ethoxy silane (TEOS) or tetra methoxy silane (TMOS).
Patent GB-2425917-A (GB)
Title: Method of communicating signalling information
Inventor: ANDERSON NICHOLAS WILLIAM
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: A User Equipment, UE, (101) of a cellular communication system (100) transmits scheduling assistance data to a base station (105) comprising a scheduler (209) for packet data. The scheduling assistance data relating to packet data communication from the UE (101) is generated by a scheduling assistance data generator (223) coupled to a packet data transmit buffer (221). A first transport channel controller (217) allocates user data to a first transport channel and a retransmission controller (219) operates a retransmission scheme for this transport channel. A second transport channel controller (225) allocates the scheduling assistance data to a signalling transport channel without a retransmission scheme. A transport channel multiplexer (227) combines the two transport channels as multiplexed channels on a single physical resource. The transmission reliabilities for the retransmission and non-retransmission transport channels may be individually optimised.
Patent GB-2426757-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for cutting a cathode ray tube
Inventor: HARRIS DAVID JOHN
IPC: H01J9/52
Filed: 2005-06-03
Abstract: An apparatus 12 for cutting a cathode ray tube 10 comprises a support means 14 for supporting the screen 16 of the cathode ray tube 10, first and second sensors 18,20 (shown in Figs 3 and 4) for determining the external dimensions of the screen 16, first and second spaced diamond cutting means 22,24, and displacement means 26 for moving the support means 14 relative to the diamond culling means 22,24.
Patent GB-2416966-A (GB)
Title: Determining available information rate in a moving network
Inventor: YAHAGI MASAHIKO
IPC: H04W52/04
Filed: 2005-06-28
Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for determining an available information rate for communication between a base station (2-1) in a plurality of terminals (1-2 1-3 etc.) and a second radio base station (2-2) based on link capacity information for wireless communication between the first base station and the second base station. The method controls each of the information rates for the communication between the plurality of terminals and the second base station based on the available information rate. The plurality of terminals and the first base station are in the mobile object and the second base station is outside the mobile object.
Patent GB-2414368-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for determining optimum resource allocation in a network
Inventor: THILAKAWARDANA SHYAMALIE
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2004-01-23
Abstract: A method for determining the optimum allocation of resources in a mobile telecommunication network. The method includes the step of calculating a fitness parameter for each service class where the fitness parameter is dependent on the quality of service index QoSi, the dynamic queue length q1 and the frequency of resources f1 for each service class.