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Patent GB-2382238-A (GB)
Title: Emergency lighting battery charging circuit
Inventor: LEVESLEY N
IPC: H02J9/06
Filed: 2001-08-25
Abstract: A charging circuit 20 charges a battery 14. A variable voltage power supply 22 supplies voltage at 32. A current limit resistor 24 is connected between the supply 22 and the battery 14. A feedback arrangement 26 senses the charge condition of the battery 14 by current through an opto-isolator 36 which provides a feedback signal 28 to control the voltage output at 32. The effect is to adjust the voltage of the power supply 22 to maintain a constant voltage difference across the current limit resistor 24, thus maintaining a constant current to the battery 14.
Patent GB-2370007-A (GB)
Title: A method of spin forming oblique end cones of a catalytic converter
Inventor: LI HOULIANG
IPC: F01N3/28
Filed: 2001-11-23
Abstract: The present invention is generally directed towards a catalytic converter (10) installed in the motor vehicles. More specifically to a method of forming the end portion (22,24) of the catalytic converter using the spinform technique. The catalytic converter (10) defines a central axis (26) and is rotated around the central axis (26). At least one roller is placed perpendicular to the central axis (26). The roller moves in a transverse direction with respect to the central axis (26) such that the axis (28) of the end portion (22) is at an angle (  r  ) with respect to the central axis (26). The roller may be moved under programmed control.
Patent GB-2385126-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic inspection using prism mirrors
Inventor: BOADEN JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: G10K11/28
Filed: 2002-02-12
Abstract: The ultrasonic inspection technique utilises a set of individually shaped mirrors to allow the transmission and reception of ultrasonic signals from a sensor located outside the component. The stainless steel prism mirrors are located through the component and provide a support frame for location of the component in an immersion ultrasonic inspection system. The system allows total area inspection of the vertical supports of an aerospace component where total access to the inside of the component is precluded (see Figs 1-3). The prismatic ultrasonic inspection technique uses an individually built set of reflectors to suit the dimensions of each size of component required.
Patent GB-2375092-A (GB)
Title: Rotary gate discharger and reciprocal conveyor combination
Inventor: SVEJKOVSKY PAUL A
IPC: B65G47/74
Filed: 2002-04-23
Abstract: A rotary gate discharger and conveyor combination comprises a gate member 22, with an opening 92, rotatable relative to, and capable of reciprocating motion in combination with, a conveyor 24. Also disclosed is an arrangement as already described, further featuring a powered drive 86 to provide the requisite motion to the gate 22, the gate 22 discharging proportioned quantities of transported goods between two downstream flow paths 12, 14 under reciprocation of the assembly, such as on swing arms 56, 58. Also disclosed is an associated method consistent with normal usage of the above described apparatus. The reciprocation of the conveyor 24 and gate 22 assembly may be powered by a separate drive. Co-ordination of motion between conveyor 24 and gate 22 may involve rotation of the gate 22 so that the opening 92 is not facing downwards during the linear transition of the assembly 22, 24 between dispensing into one or the other flow paths 12, 14. The assembly may facilitate the conveyance of fragile goods such as potato chips.
Patent GB-2376487-A (GB)
Title: Electrical power or chemical supply system and method for a well
Inventor: DAVIDSON KENNETH C
IPC: E21B33/04
Filed: 2002-06-12
Abstract: An electrical power or chemical supply system and method for a well which comprises a structure 12 with a region 15 adapted to receive a tubing hanger interface and conduits 26 penetrating the structure below the region adapted to receive the tubing hanger interface. The well may be a subsea well and the structure may be a wellhead or a well tree. The electrical power may be from an external supply 18 and the conduits may extend to electrical connectors (28, fig. 5B) on an interior surface of a wellhead/well tree sidewall.
Patent GB-2377438-A (GB)
Title: Producing glass balls
Inventor: SCHAEFER HATTO
IPC: C03B19/02
Filed: 2002-07-11
Abstract: A method of producing glass balls, comprises feeding a glass flow (11) between two rollers, (20.1,20.2) which are driven synchronously but contrarotatingly in the flow direction, from a feed tank (10) containing a mass of molten glass, said rollers having hemispherical depressions (21) distributed over the circumference and forming spherical beads (12) on a thin glass strip (13) successively in the region of an imaginary contact tangent, (the thickness of the glass strip being fixed by the spacing between the rollers externally of the depressions in the region of the contact tangent), separating the crude balls (14) from the glass strip by means of a separating device (15) once the glass strip (13), containing the spherical beads, has been cooled, and subjecting these crude balls (14) to a cold surface finishing treatment.
Patent GB-2394801-A (GB)
Title: Remote worker's display device
Inventor: SELLEN ABIGAIL JANE
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: A device for positioning in the workplace of a worker, provides a visitor to the workplace with information specifying the remote location of the worker and enables the visitor to communicate with the absent worker. A memory stores data specifying the remote location of the worker. A digital display 14 displays information specifying the remote location of the worker. The memory is interrogated to obtain possible modes of communication corresponding to the specified remote location of the worker, the modes of communication are displayed 18 for selection by the visitor, the visitor selects a mode of communication; and communication with the worker is effected using the selected mode of communication.
Patent GB-2394703-A (GB)
Title: Anti-pollution electric motor bike
Inventor: BISSON PETER ROGER JULIEN ROBE
IPC: B62M6/60
Filed: 2002-10-31
Abstract: The operating principle of the propulsion system operates in the following way :- As for an ordinary bicycle, the initial energy is supplied by pressure exerted by the feet onto the pedals of the bicycle. This energy is transmitted to the back wheel by the pedal gear and the driving chain to the interdependent freewheel cog 8 on the back wheel. The back wheel then transmits this energy to a d.c. generator 5 via a friction roller 4. The generator 5 uses an electric cable 9 to electrically activate a d.c. motor 1, which in turn generates auxiliary energy of 4 bhp which is transmitted to the back wheel via a cog wheel 7 of a driving chain 6 and a cog wheel 2. At the same time, all the propulsive force is activated by the cynetic force of inertia to assist the power supplied to the motor 1. At this point, the propulsive force of the back wheel equals the component of the energies indicated in a ratio of 8 to 2, 80% by motor 1 and 20% by foot pressure.
Patent GB-2381850-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for operating a tap
Inventor: WALTERS DAVID
IPC: B25B13/44
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for operating a tap 2, the tap comprising a valve member operated by a spindle 3, the apparatus 1 comprising jaw means 4 for clamping the spindle 3, the jaw means 4 being retained within a housing 5, the arrangement being such that relative movement between the jaw means 4 and a housing 5 causes clamping and de-clamping of the jaw means 4. The apparatus selectively further comprising a cam, an actuator, locking means, a ratchet and a latch mechanism along with an operating method. A specific application of the invention relating to the difficulty in operating underground stop cocks where the "T" handle is missing.
Patent GB-2397536-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for playing a simulated card game
Inventor: WEBB DEREK JOHN
IPC: A63F13/00
Filed: 2002-11-16
Abstract: Apparatus for playing a simulated card game includes input means for receiving instructions from a player, output means for creating a display image representing the current state of the game, and control means which (i) maintains a record of the game being played, (ii) modifies the record in accordance with the game rules, and (iii) updates the display image data as the game progresses. In one embodiment, a player hand is displayed including at least one obscured card. The apparatus, in response to player instructions received via the input means, (i) modifies the displayed image to reveal the obscured card(s) in a manner determined by the player, e.g. with the player controlling the speed, and/or order, and/or timing of the card(s) being revealed, and (ii) compares the hand with a simulated dealer hand to determine a winner. Also, or alternatively, the apparatus may provide an automatic wagering feature by (i) receiving player instructions representing at least one wager criterion, (ii) assessing a player hand in accordance with the criterion or criteria, and (iii) placing a wager, without player intervention, in the event that the wager criterion or criteria are met. The game may be played over a network.
Patent GB-2384778-A (GB)
Title: Probe for mass spectrometry
Inventor: KOOPMAN JENS-OLIVER
IPC: H01J49/16
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: A probe for analysis of proteins by laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry, comprising a surface comprising streptavidin, avidin or neutravidin is disclosed. The probe is used to capture proteins carrying a biotin tag. The probe may be in the form of a protein array. Methods are provided using the probe to identify proteins, and to analyse their function and structure. The invention also provides a scalable MALDI target volume sample loading kit and a MALDI target adaptor device.
Patent GB-2387281-A (GB)
Title: Switching power supply unit
Inventor: HOSOTANI TATSUYA
IPC: H02M3/28
Filed: 2003-01-23
Abstract: A switching power supply unit includes a first switching control circuit, which has a first ON-time control circuit 1, and a second switching control circuit, which has a second ON-time control terminal 20. The first ON-time control circuit controls the ON-time of the first switching element Q1 such that, at light load, before a voltage generated across a first drive winding T3 causes a first switching element to be turned on, a first control transistor TR1 is brought into conduction to prevent the first switching element from being turned on and to thereby stop oscillation. The second ON-time control circuit controls the ON-time of the second switching element Q2 such that, at light load, after the end of the ON-time of the second switching element, energy release from a secondary winding T2 is completed. The switching power supply therefore performs an intermittent oscillation operation at light load in which an oscillation period and non-oscillation period are repeatedly alternated.
Patent GB-2398966-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communication system, wireless communication unit and remote control thereof
Inventor: KILDEGAARD THOMAS C
IPC: H04W8/22
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: A wireless communication system (400, 500, 600) comprises a wireless communication unit (440, 560, 660) operably coupled to a communication infrastructure (470, 580, 680) via an air interface (456, 556, 656). The wireless unit comprises a receiver and a processor for processing an over-the-air message. The wireless communication unit also comprises a mapping function (460, 550) to map the processed message to a standardised interface message thereby enabling the processor to re-configure an operation of the wireless communication unit to facilitate remote control and/or remote monitoring of attributes or operations of the wireless communication unit. This provides the advantage that it is now possible to remotely monitor or control a wireless subscriber unit over-the-air using previously standardised hard-wired interfaces. For example, in order to remotely control a wireless communication, when the unit is busy in a voice call the unit is capable of transmitting/ receiving voice whilst transmitting/ receiving TNP1 or AT commands in a short data message.
Patent GB-2402041-A (GB)
Title: Trousers with waterproof lower leg sections
Inventor: JENNINGS DAVID HUGH
IPC: A41D1/08
Filed: 2003-05-29
Abstract: Trousers for outdoor use, for example by golfers and gardeners, have a layer of waterproof material (4) surrounding and secured to the calf portion of each trouser leg.
Patent GB-2404497-A (GB)
Title: PCB mounted antenna
Inventor: WEBSTER PETER BRYAN
IPC: H01Q9/42
Filed: 2003-07-30
Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) 2 mounted antenna comprises a radiating element 1 formed from a single piece of metal which is integrated with support and feed members 11, 12. The radiating element 1 may be stamped or etched from a single piece of metal and may be in the form of a planar inverted F antenna, a meander line or straight monopole or dipole arrangement. The feed and support members 11, 12 may be arranged to form part of the radiating structure, tune the antenna resonant frequency, provide impedance matching to the antenna and/or adjust the bandwidth of the antenna. The support and feed members 11, 12 may be arranged for solder mounting in a hole or on the surface of the circuit board 2. Multiple radiating elements may be employed to cover multiple bandwidths. The radiating element may include a meander line with varying pitch to cover different frequencies. The radiating element 1 may be tuned by the cutting of the said radiating element 1. The antenna may include a dielectric cover or loading members 15, 16. This arrangement provides a compact antenna structure which is readily manufactured and directly attached to a circuit board which may be mounted inside a device requiring an antenna.
Patent GB-2402514-A (GB)
Title: Storage device for compressing data for writing to solid state memory
Inventor: CHEN CHIA-LI
IPC: G06F3/08
Filed: 2004-01-14
Abstract: A storage device comprises a controller (10) and a solid state storage medium (20), wherein the controller is connected to an external system by a system interface (101) and to the storage medium by a memory interface (103). The device further comprises decompression (104) and compression (105) modules located between the devices such that in use, raw data is received over the system interface, compressed and written to the storage medium through the memory interface. The device may further comprise pre (106) and post (107) compression buffers which alternate between read and write modes. In use the pre compression buffer may be able to read data from the system interface at the same time as data is being written to the post compression buffer by the compression module. In a subsequent cycle the pre compression buffer can write to the decompression module while the post compression buffer writes to memory.
Patent GB-2392681-A (GB)
Title: Sub-structure for a roof or a facade
Inventor: FICK KARL FRIEDRICH
IPC: E04D13/16
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a sub-structure for mounting on a support structure (1) together forming part of a roof or a facade structure of a building, comprising a heat insulating layer (2) arranged on the support structure (1), and elongate spacer sections (3, 4) on the heat insulating layer (2) and whereby the elongate spacer sections (3, 4) are for connecting to the support structure (1) by means of spaced connection elements (12) and for holding retaining elements (5) for building sheets (9), wherein the elongate spacer sections (3, 4) are formed by rigid sheets having multiple anchoring means (6, 7) essentially perpendicular to the direction of elongation of the rigid sheet and facing towards the support structure for anchoring the rigid sheet onto the heat insulating layer (2), and wherein on top of the heat insulating layer (2) and between the building sheets (9) and the retaining elements (5) there is arranged a further layer (11) of heat insulating material of lower density than the first heat insulating layer (2). The invention further relates to an assembly of at least one such sub-structure mounted on at least one support structure, thereby forming part of a roof or a facade structure.
Patent GB-2393653-A (GB)
Title: DNA-PK inhibitors
Inventor: GRIFFIN ROGER JOHN
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2002-08-14
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) and isomers, salts, solvates, chemically protected forms, and prodrugs thereof, in the preparation of a medicament for inhibiting the activity of DNA-PK, wherein R<1> and R<2> are independently hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl group, C3-20 heterocyclyl group, or C5-20 aryl group, or may together form, along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having from 4 to 8 ring atoms; X and Y are selected from CR<4> and O, O and CR'<4> and NW''<4> and N, where the unsaturation is in the appropriate place in the ring, and where one of R<3> and R<4> or R'<4> is an optionally substituted C3-20 heteroaryl or C5-20 aryl group, and the other of R<3> and R<4> or R'<4> is H, or R<3> and R<4> or R''<4> together are -A-B-, which collectively represent a fused optionally substituted aromatic ring. The compounds also selectively inhibit the activity of DNA-PK compared to PI 3-kinase and/or ATM.
Patent GB-2409609-A (GB)
Title: Interference avoidance in a time division duplex satellite communication system
Inventor: HULBERT ANTHONY PETER
IPC: H04B7/212
Filed: 2004-02-27
Abstract: In a time division duplex (TDD) satellite communication system, comprising at least one satellite 2 and a plurality of terrestrial terminals 4, time division multiple access (TDMA) time slots 1, 3 are allocated for transmission between the satellite 2 and any one of the terminals 4. For any given terminal 4, transmit time slots 6 for transmission to the satellite 2 and receive time slots 5 for reception from the satellite 2 are separated in time. An assigned time delay between transmit and receive time slots 5, 6 for any one of the terminals 4 is small compared with a round trip propagation delay. If the transmit time slot 6 for one terminal overlaps in time with the receive time slot 5 allocated for another terminal, so that a transmission from the one terminal is received at the other terminal, then those two terminals are sufficiently spaced apart in distance such that interference between them is minimised.
Patent GB-2413631-A (GB)
Title: Urine /water indication system
Inventor: SMITH MELANIE JAYNE
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 2004-04-30
Abstract: A urine / water indication system for beds etc., may comprise an arrangement whereby a material comprising a sensitive dye, changes colour in the presence of the detected liquid. The system may be in the form of a bed sheet (see fig 1) whereby the sensitive dye may be a specially formulated fibre or polymer thread(s) (P1) which is woven in to the material. Alternatively the dye, which advantageous is not removed during washing, may be incorporated in to the sheet by dying it in solution. In another embodiment the system may also include an electronic detection region P, 7 within sheet 6 (of bed 1) which activates a visual and/or audible indicator 9, 10 so as to attract the attention of a carer.
Patent GB-2412481-A (GB)
Title: Expandable network attached storage system with archive facilities
Inventor: MATSUNAMI NAOTO
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2004-05-14
Abstract: A network attached storage system 1 has internal storage devices 1700-1721 and interfaces 1110, 1111 to add external storage devices 500, 501. It can create file systems on the external devices. The system may be able to manage the internal and external devices in such a way that they appear as a single file system to the computers 400-403. The system may be able to move or copy data from the internal storage devices to the external devices. The moved data may be used as an archive that cannot be modified once created.
Patent GB-2397384-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for microfluidic applications
Inventor: POLWART STUART
IPC: C40B60/14
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: Non-rigid tape apparatus and fabrication methods for microfluidic processing applications such as gel electrophoresis are provided, where microfluidic processing is performed on selected areas. Parts of the tape are formed by high pressure plastic film forming. Membranes and other structures are self sealing during and after penetration by pipettes and electrical probes. Rigid exoskeleton elements protect the non-rigid parts during processing and facilitate transport of the tape.
Patent GB-2404621-A (GB)
Title: Vegetation pruning device
Inventor: BARKER DAVID
IPC: B27B17/14
Filed: 2004-07-13
Abstract: A vegetation pruning device 102 comprises a pair of arms 104, 106 adapted to pivot relative to each other about an axis to adjust the angle between them, and at least one handle portion 114, 116 adapted to be gripped by a user. The device also includes a motor having a rotary output drive (34, fig 6), and an endless flexible cutting element (108, fig 12) mounted to a first arm, which is driven by the rotary output drive. A pair of guard members are provided, which are pivotable relative to one another between a first position allowing access to the cutting element, and a second position in which the guard members substantially prevent access to the cutting element. Each guard member includes at least one engaging portion remote from an axis of pivotal movement of the guard members relative to each other, for engaging the other guard member in the second position to substantially prevent access to the cutting element.
Patent GB-2405523-A (GB)
Title: LCD fabrication process with rubbed orientation layer
Inventor: LEE YUN BOK
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 2004-08-23
Abstract: A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device to improve picture quality by preventing defective rubbing, is disclosed. The method which includes preparing first and second substrates (111, 121), forming a thin film transistor on the first substrate (111), forming a first orientation layer (150) on the first substrate (111) including the thin film transistor, performing rubbing and orientation direction alignment processes on the first orientation layer (150) to provide a uniform alignment direction, and forming a liquid crystal layer (130) between the first and second substrates (111, 121).
Patent GB-2409045-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for induction-SFL electrode logging
Inventor: BARBER THOMAS D
IPC: G01V3/28
Filed: 2004-11-30
Abstract: A well logging tool (400) includes an induction array stack (402) disposed on a mandrel (41); an electronic module stack (403) disposed adjacent the induction array stack along a longitudinal axis of the well logging tool; and a shallow electrode array (401) arranged on a housing (40) disposed around the electronic module stack, wherein the induction array stack comprises a transmitter antenna (42), a first receiver antenna (48), and a second receiver (46) antenna spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis of the well logging tool, the second receiver antenna being disposed between the transmitter antenna and the first receiver antenna. The induction array provides good quality deep resistivity measurements but is less reliable nearer the borehole. In this instance, the SFL electrode array provides better, more robust, resistivity measurements. The laterolog electrodes are thus used in high resistivity and bad hole conditions to measure near-wellbore resistivity.