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Patent GB-2376633-A (GB)
Title: Biopsy apparatus
Inventor: MILLER MICHAEL E
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2001-10-25
Abstract: A disposable tissue removal device (10) comprises a "tube within a tube" cutting element (11) mounted to a handpiece (10). The inner cannula (17) of the cutting element (11) defines an inner lumen (34) and terminates in an inwardly beveled, razor-sharp cutting edge (35). The inner cannula (17) is driven by both a rotary motor (20) and a reciprocating motor (22). At the end of its stroke, the inner cannula (17) makes contact with a cutting board (31) to completely sever the tissue. An aspiration vacuum is applied to the inner lumen (34) to aspirate excised tissue through the inner cannula (17) and to into a collection trap (55) that is removably mounted to the handpiece (10). The rotary and reciprocating motors (20, 22) are hydraulically powered through a foot pedal (175) operated hydraulic circuit (150). The entire tissue removal or biopsy device (10) is configured to the disposable. In one embodiment, the cutting element (11) includes a cannula hub (75) that can be connected to a fluid source, such as a valve-controlled saline bag (400).
Patent GB-2380486-A (GB)
Title: Photopolymerisable dental coating composition
Inventor: FUKUSHIMA SHOICHI
IPC: C08F220/22
Filed: 2002-09-13
Abstract: A photopolymerisable dental coating composition comprises (A) 10 to 70% by weight of a polyfunctional acrylate, (B) 10 to 70% by weight of a volatile (meth)acrylate compound, (C) 10 to 70% by weight of a fluoroalkyl group constituted of at least one fluorocarbon-containing (meth)acrylate compound, and (D) 0.1 to 10% by weight of an acyl phosphine oxide-based polymerisation initiator, where the aforementioned %-weight ranges are preferred values. The fluoroalkyl group constituted of at least one fluorocarbon-containing (meth)acrylate compound is preferably 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl (meth)acrylate.
Patent GB-2379407-A (GB)
Title: Molded articles having a surface bearing a lenticular image
Inventor: GOGGINS TIMOTHY P
IPC: B29C49/00
Filed: 2001-06-05
Abstract: Disclosed herein was a molded article bearing a lenticular image on its surface that was prepared by a method comprising the steps of A. providing a mold in which to form the molded article; B. inserting a lenticular image into the mold; C. introducing a molten plastic into the mold to form the molded article with the lenticular image attached to a surface of the molded article; and D. removing the molded article with the attached lenticular image from the mold.
Patent GB-2397756-A (GB)
Title: Garment hanger with non slip high friction location area
Inventor: HUNT WILLIAM JOSEPH
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 2003-01-30
Abstract: A garment hanger (10) has a frame with a first bar (16) and at least one lower bar (11, 12) dependent from the frame. In use a garment, such as a pair of trouser, is looped over the first bar and partially around one elongate side of the lower bar or bars. There is an elongate non-slip portion on the lower bar, or bars (111, 121) engaging one side of the garment, for increasing friction between the lower bar or bars and the garment for reducing a possibility of the garment slipping from the hanger. Preferably, there is also a non-slip portion on the first bar (101) for engaging an opposite side of the garment to that engaged by the lower bar, or bars, to prevent opposed sides of the garment slipping relative to each other on the hanger. The non slip portion may be rubber covered to promote extra grip on the garment.
Patent GB-2389391-A (GB)
Title: Movable charge motion flow deflector in the inlet port of an i.c. engine
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI HEI
IPC: F02B31/06
Filed: 2003-03-06
Abstract: The flow deflector 30 is mounted inside the bowl of an intake port above the head of an associated poppet valve 12. The deflector 30 is a thin shell, shaped to cover a substantial area of the inside wall of the port at the bend 18 where the port axis turns sharply to join with the poppet valve axis. The deflector 30 is moveable between a first position, fig.1, in which it blends smoothly with the wall of the port, and a second position, fig.2, in which it is spaced from the wall. The deflector 30 may have a pair of integral leaf springs 32 by which it is supported from the roof of the port. A control system causes a linkage member 34 to push or pull the deflector 30 between its first and second positions against the spring force of the leaf springs 32 to produce forward tumble or reverse tumble, respectively.
Patent GB-2393318-A (GB)
Title: Authoring of complex audiovisual products
Inventor: GREEN STUART
IPC: H04N21/475
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: An authoring method for creating an audiovisual (AV) product has three main stages: creation of an abstraction 101; expansion of AV assets and a data structure 102; and creation of the product in a predetermined format, such as a DVD-video format 103. The first stage 101 defines components which implicitly represent functional sections of AV content and transitions between components. The second stage 102 expands the components and transitions to provide a set of explicitly realised AV assets and an intermediate data structure of nodes associated with one of the AV assets and links which represent movement from one node to another. The third stage 103 uses the AV assets, and the data-structure of nodes and links to create the AV product in a predetermined output format. Components may: be chosen with reference to a presentation template; comprise an authoring parameter; and comprise a meta-component representing a set of components. Transitions may comprise a trigger event which can occur during playback such as a user command or expiry of a timer. The predetermined format may have a hierarchical structure and two optional stages 104, 105 check whether the results will conform to limitations of that structure.
Patent GB-2407947-A (GB)
Title: Distributing digital rights for DVB broadcast data to mobile terminals over, and in response to requests over, a separate PLMN cellular network
Inventor: TEREKHOVA KARINA
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2003-11-05
Abstract: A communication system 1 is arranged to transmit data to which access is restricted over a broadcast network 2 (eg DVB) to terminals UE1, UE2. To prevent unauthorised access, the data 81 is encrypted and can be decoded using a decryption key available to terminals UE1, UE2 in combination with a digital rights object. A media guide comprising a description of communication channels for use in requesting data or services and other information is broadcast to the terminals UE1, UE2. Information from the media guide is also stored at a request handling means, in order to ensure that information, such as pricing information, broadcast to the terminals UE1, UE2 is synchronised with information used to register or subscribe a terminal UE1, UE2 to receive data. A request is sent from a terminal UE1 to the broadcast network 2 through a second network, PLMN 3. Authentication information identifying the UE1 may be included in the request without manual input from a user of the terminal UE1, the authentication information being extracted from a component of the UE1, such as a smart card or added to the message by a component of the second network 3. The digital rights object is then sent to the terminal UE1 via the second network 3. The rights object is then used with a decryption key, possibly transmitted over the broadcast network, to decrypt the requested broadcast data. The rights object may contain allowed decryption times, number of uses etc.
Patent GB-2392953-A (GB)
Title: Reclosable fasteners for plastics bags and the like
Inventor: OFFA-JONES MARTIN JOHN CHARLES
IPC: B65D33/25
Filed: 2002-07-02
Abstract: A reclosable fastener or zipper comprises interengageable male and female profile members (12, 16), each provided on a base (13, 17). One or both vases is/are provided with a lateral flange (18,20,22,24). One or more of such flanges is/are provided with a pair of spaced, shallow convexities (28) with a layer of sealant material (30) co-extruded into the zone or zones between the convexities.
Patent GB-2398305-A (GB)
Title: Building provided with a damp-proof layer of beams or bricks between concrete sub-floor and timber supra-structure and formed from plastics material
Inventor: WEBBER COLIN ANDREW
IPC: E04B1/64
Filed: 2004-02-03
Abstract: A building has a damp-proof layer comprising beams 15 formed from recycled plastics material, preferably plastic bags. The beams 15 may be laid onto mastic sealant 17 on top of a concrete base 11. Bolts 14 may be used to secure the beams 15 to the base 11, preferably having counter-sunk heads 16. Gaps may be left between the beams 15 at the corners of the building for drainage eg in a stable. Brick shaped units may alternatively be used. A timber framed building is preferably attached to timber studding 18 bolted 19 onto the top of the beams 11. A conventional damp-proof course 13 may also be used.
Patent GB-2400173-A (GB)
Title: An image sensor having multi-transistors pixel sensor set
Inventor: BECK JEFFREY S
IPC: H04N3/15
Filed: 2004-02-19
Abstract: Compact CMOS pixel sensors (300, 500) containing three or four transistors and four or five control lines provide a high percentage of sensor area for the photodiodes (310, 510) that measure light intensity. The CMOS pixel sensors have good light sensitivity and provide active reset operations yielding low noise when resetting node voltages. The low transistor count is achieved using the same transistors (311, 511) during both reset operations and readout operation. Reversing the current direction through the pixel sensor (300, 500) during readout allows the row selection transistor (313, 513) to act as a buffer for a transistor (311, 511) having a gate coupled to the photodiode node (316, 516).
Patent GB-2414218-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle lock
Inventor: TYLER PETER SIMON
IPC: B62H5/00
Filed: 2004-05-19
Abstract: A bicycle lock comprises a cylindrical shaft 2 having a coiled cable 5 extendibly mounted therein. The shaft 2 has a first end to which is attachable a seat member 1 and a second end which is engageable with a portion of a frame of a bicycle so as to secure said seat to said frame. Furthermore, the cable 5 is movable relative to the shaft 2 between a first position, in which it is fully retracted into the shaft 2, and a second position, in which it extends from the shaft 2 such that it is to operable to secure the shaft 2 to a fixed structure via a locking part 7 formed on the free end of the cable 5 that is engageable with a complementary locking part 3 formed on the shaft 2.
Patent GB-2403019-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the operation of equipment using an inductive sensor
Inventor: DREDGE DAVID
IPC: G01R15/20
Filed: 2004-05-28
Abstract: The operational status of a piece of equipment, for example whether it is switched on or not, is monitored using an inductive sensor. The inductive sensor may be fixed to the equipment by means of adhesive and is located in a position to detect the alternating magnetic field produced by e.g. a motor or transformer in the equipment. The output of the sensor is passed to circuitry (not shown) that produces a signal indicative of the operational status of the equipment. The inductive sensor may be applied to e.g. woodworking equipment and the output signal used to control the operation of associated dust extractors. The circuitry may be configured to continue operation of the dust extractors for a short time after the woodworking equipment has been switched off. Alternatively, the output signal from the inductive sensor may be used to operate an indication device to provide a visual indication of the status of the equipment or the length of time the equipment has been operating.
Patent GB-2404596-A (GB)
Title: System and method for providing golf-play information, portable terminal, and server used for the same
Inventor: NOZAWA TADAHIRO
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 2004-08-06
Abstract: A golf-play information-providing system includes a portable terminal and a server communicating with the terminal. The terminal receives an input of golf-course information and customer information obtained based on position information from a GPS satellite, a GPS pseudo satellite, and a MTSAT (Multi-functional Transport Satellite), and transfers the golf-course information and customer information to the server. The server updates golf-course and customer information previously stored in the server with the latest information. The server transfers the updated golf-course and customer information to the terminal. The terminal displays the golf-course and customer information that have been transmitted from the server. The server registers, corrects, and deletes contents of the customer information. The terminal calculates, on the golf course, the current position based on the position information to display golf-course information related to the calculated current position. The terminal sets, on the golf course, a target position on its screen that displays the current position based on the position information to calculate and display the distance between the current position and target position. Then, the terminal transfers, to the server, the golf-course and customer information stored in the terminal to update the golf-course and customer information in the server.
Patent GB-2401276-A (GB)
Title: Efficient image transmission
Inventor: SALT BRYAN DAVID
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2004-08-12
Abstract: A mobile telephone (10, 20) receives, constructs and displays an image (32) from a server (18) over a mobile telephone network (12, 16, 18) where the server (18) determines the parameters for data transfer from the server (18) to the mobile telephone (10 20), the capabilities of the mobile telephone (32) transfer task requirements, and appportions the processing between the server and the mobile telephone (10, 20) for each of a plurality of elements (28, 30, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 60, 62) in each image (32), thereby to meet the task requirement, which can include being within a predetermined time for task completion, or being the fastest means for task completion. Parameters for data transfer from server (18) to telephone (10, 20) include server (18) transmission bandwidth, phone (10, 20) reception bandwidth, data channel bandwidth, transmission protocol; and channel accessibility. Phone (10, 20) capabilities include the data processing speed, the available memory, display size and the data processing software available; Task requirements include the maximum time from transmission to display of the image; and the minimum display resolutionof the image.
Patent GB-2403465-A (GB)
Title: Container and label for such container
Inventor: ANNETTS DAVID
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2003-05-14
Abstract: A container (1) which enables the contents of the container to be viewed in the environment in which they may be used, particularly useful as a paint can (1), a label for use in the production of such a can is also provided.
Patent GB-2407160-A (GB)
Title: Attenuating noise in seismic data using a Radon transform
Inventor: MARTINEZ RUBEN D
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2001-11-13
Abstract: A method of attenuating noise in seismic data comprises accepting a plurality of traces arrayed in two physical dimensions and a time dimension and transforming a volume comprising a subset of the plurality of traces into the slant stack domain using a Radon transform. The Radon transform may be a two dimensional or three dimensional transform. An anti-aliasing filter may be applied in the slant stack domain. The transformed volume is inverse transformed into the time domain using an inverse Radon transform. The method is repeated with different volumes.
Patent GB-2422772-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for drawing curtains, comprising a clutch.
Inventor: HO WAI CHAU
IPC: A47H5/032
Filed: 2005-02-03
Abstract: The device comprises an electrically operated motor 10 for driving a rotating wheel 19 that drives a wire 18 arranged as a loop. Attached to the wire are carriages 20, preferably arranged on opposing wires of the loop so that when the wheel 19 is rotated the carriages on opposing wires move in opposite directions, so as to both simultaneously close or open the curtains. The motor 10 drives the wheel 19 via shaft 12 and an electromagnetic clutch 1, the motor and the clutch being both activated or deactivated at the same time by a control circuit 15, so that, when the motor is deactivated, the clutch is not engaged and the wheel 19 can rotate independently, thereby permitting the manual drawing of curtains in an effortless manner. The clutch comprises a first part (2, Fig.1), a second part (3, Fig.1), a magnetising coil (4, Fig.1) positioned over the second part 3, and a toothed wheel (5, Fig.1) that is fixedly connected to a stud (8, Fig.1) of the second part 3. When the coil is inactive, parts 2 and 3 rotate freely with respect to each other and when it is energised they magnetically engage to transmit the rotation from the motor to the toothed wheel 5 and then to wheel 19.
Patent GB-2412932-A (GB)
Title: Force transfer apparatus
Inventor: READ JNR DENNIS M
IPC: E21B33/13
Filed: 2005-04-11
Abstract: A force transfer apparatus 10 comprises a lower housing assembly, an inner mandrel assembly 14, a slip joint 16, a load transfer device 18 and a middle mandrel 20. The force transfer apparatus 10 assists in the release of a loaded member such as a packer or slips in a completion assembly. The load transfer device 18 may be a dog, collet, ratchet, segmented ring, conventional snap ring, shear device or any such load-bearing device. The packer may be released by cutting the inner mandrel (a "cut-to-release" packer), thereby releasing the load transfer device. Also disclosed is a force transfer apparatus comprising an inner mandrel, a load mandrel, a load ring and a middle mandrel.
Patent GB-2427369-A (GB)
Title: Pugilists' training apparatus
Inventor: EUBANK CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTONE
IPC: A63B69/20
Filed: 2005-06-20
Abstract: Apparatus for a pugilist to punch during training, comprises means for attaching the apparatus to a wall, and one or more padded members for the pugilist to punch. Preferably the apparatus comprises a plurality of padded members arranged for the pugilist to practice different punches. A first embodiment (figure 2) has a padded member 25 arranged such that, in use, it is substantially perpendicular to the wall and faces substantially towards the floor; and second and third padded members 24, 26 arranged either side of the first padded member 25 and configured such that, in use, they are substantially perpendicular to the wall and there is an angle of approximately 45{ between the major outer face of each padded member and the floor. A second embodiment (figure 10,not shown) has a first padded member (55) arranged such that, in use, it is substantially perpendicular to the wall and faces substantially towards the floor; second and third padded members (54, 56) arranged either side of the first padded member and configured such that, in use, they are substantially perpendicular to the wall and there is an angle of between about 80{ and 90{ between the major outer face of each padded member and the floor; and a fourth padded member (57) arranged between the second and third padded members and configured such that, in use, its major outer face is parallel or near-parallel to the wall and faces away from the wall.
Patent GB-2427108-A (GB)
Title: Combating network virus attacks, such as DDoS, by automatically instructing a switch to interrupt an attacking computer's access to the network
Inventor: KO PI-FU
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2005-08-02
Abstract: A network information security zone joint defense system is provided, which monitors a network connection status through a network defense appliance such as a firewall, bandwidth manager, flow analyser on intrusion defence system (IDS). Once the network defense appliance detects a user computer in a network system triggering the conditions of a network zone joint defense, the network defense appliance immediately and automatically connects to a specified network switch, such that the network switch interrupts the network access service provided for the user computer, so as to effectively prevent virus or hacker from continuing spreading virus to the same or other subnet of the network, and further prevent the virus from starting a distributed denial of service attack or paralyzing the network server, and thus greatly reducing the damages and losses to the network system.
Patent GB-2417319-A (GB)
Title: A logging-while-drilling system which measures one gamma ray spectrum from a formation element, and another gamma ray spectrum from a calibration source
Inventor: MICKAEL MEDHAT W
IPC: G01V/
Filed: 2005-02-21
Abstract: A gamma-ray logging-while-drilling system (15, fig. 1) comprises a calibration source such as Americium 241 (not shown) disposed near or within a gamma-ray detector 32, e.g. within one or more scintillation crystals 30 of the detector 32. The calibration source emits a calibration radiation which has a calibration spectrum. The gamma ray detector measures one gamma ray spectrum from at least one radiating element within an earth formation (22, fig. 1) and a second spectrum from the calibration source. A dual gain circuitry (34, fig. 2) or amplification circuit provides a standard amplification for the received gamma-ray radiation signals and a high gain spectrum for the radiation signals of the calibration source. The system then produces a first gain's correction F1 (92, fig. 10) from the standard amplification spectrum S (90, fig. 10). A second gains correction F2 is then produced from the high gain spectrum and the two gains' corrections are compared to correct for the gain shifts of the gamma-ray detector (102, fig. 10). The system may comprise a collar 10 in which the detector 32 is disposed in a detector channel 40 at the periphery of the collar.
Patent GB-2434968-A (GB)
Title: Child feeding utensil with mouth guard
Inventor: HOSKIN HEATHER
IPC: A47G21/04
Filed: 2006-02-11
Abstract: A feeding utensil, for example a spoon or fork, comprises a handle 3 with a protective mouth guard 2 at one end with a feeding implement such as a spoon bowl 1 or fork (5, Fig 2) extending beyond the mouth guard. The mouth guard prevents a young child or invalid from choking or injuring themselves by pushing the utensil too far into their mouth. Preferably the mouth guard has holes (9, Fig 3) to prevent the mouth guard from creating a vacuum against the user's mouth and the opposing end of the utensil has a safety ring 4 for example to prevent the user inserting the utensil into their mouth thereby preventing the child or invalid from choking or injuring themselves should they reverse the utensil. In addition the guard may prevent the spoon bowl or fork from touching any surface that the utensil is placed on. The mouth guard may also have an indentation to accommodate the user's nose when eating.
Patent GB-2422977-A (GB)
Title: Interlace to progressive scan conversion using image signal pull down phase information
Inventor: NAKAJIMA MITSUO
IPC: H04N19/102
Filed: 2005-02-21
Abstract: A digital signal broadcast receiver (1, Figure 1) comprises a tuner and decoder (22, 23: Figure 1) for receiving and decoding a compressed, encoded digital image signal, an interlace to progressive (I/P) scan converter 7, and a control unit 11. In response to pull-down phase information obtained at the time of image signal decoding, control unit 11 controls the I-P standards converter to make progressive scan type conversion, for example as shown schematically in Figure 9. Alternatively, motion vector information is also used to carry out compensation in motion compensator 7e, producing smoother display of movement. As described, interlace to progressive scan conversion is performed on image data from a movie source previously processed in a 2-3 (or 2:3) pull down manner.