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Patent GB-2347145-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing a metal oxide and forming a minute pattern thereof
Inventor: MIZUTA SUSUMA
IPC: C01G1/02
Filed: 2000-02-24
Abstract: A method for producing a metal oxide, comprises the steps of: dissolving a metal organic compound (e.g. a metal organic acid salt, a metal acetylacetonato complex, or a metal alkoxide having an organic group with 6 or more carbon atoms) in a solvent to provide a state of solution, applying the solution onto a substrate, drying the solution, and subjecting the resultant substrate to irradiation with a laser light of a 400 nm or shorter wavelength, to form a metal oxide on the substrate. According to this method a metal oxide can be produced without applying a heat treatment at a high temperature to the degree adopted in the conventionally known application thermal decomposition method. A minute pattern can be obtained by irradiation with a laser light according to a pattern shape or through a mask pattern.
Patent GB-2360622-A (GB)
Title: Foldable electronic display device
Inventor: HUNG CHIA-WEN
IPC: H04M1/72409
Filed: 2000-03-22
Abstract: A foldable display device 10 comprises at least two display panels 11 electrically connected to form a continuous viewing area when in an open position. When closed the displays form a stacked configuration. The displays may be hinged together and the electrical connector may be a cable. The display device may be connected to an external device such as a mobile phone 20, a set top box, a VCR, a DVD player or the like. The display may also be integrated with such a device. A screen input means, such as a touch screen, may be provided.
Patent GB-2350408-A (GB)
Title: Turbomachine rotor heat shield
Inventor: MARMILIC ROBERT
IPC: F01D25/08
Filed: 2000-03-29
Abstract: The heat shield 4 for a bladed rotor comprises a continuous or segmented (Fig. 3) ring of low thermal conductivity, high temperature resistant material fixed to the circumference of a basic rotor element 2 to lie between the between the rotor element and blades and extending across a region swept by adjacent stator blades. The rotor blades may be cast integrally with the heat shield or may be attached by roots 8 engaging in slots 7 in the shield. The shield may be attached by axial slots 5 retaining dovetail or fir-tree engagement elements 6. Coolant 9 may be circulated in gaps 11 beneath the shield, reducing the need for rotor coolant passages. Seals (10 Figs 3,5,7) are provided between shield segments and axially adjacent rings. Enables especially compressor rotors to be made from inexpensive low temperature materials. Segmentation allows selective shield/blade replacement.
Patent GB-2349703-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for measuring the content of foreign matter in a flowing liquid
Inventor: BRUHN ULRIK
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2000-04-28
Abstract: The apparatus has a housing 1 of which at least one wall portion 2 is to be brought into contact with the liquid, and has an outwardly, preferably spherically, convexly curved outside and, in a hole 4 has a sensor 9 for the content of foreign matter. The sensor 9 has on its outside in the area of the hole 4 a convexly curved membrane 10 which is permeable to the foreign mat ter to be measured and which is flush with the outside of the wall portion 2. The apparatus is preferably buoyant. In order to increase the flow velocity in the area of the membrane so that no contaminants remain adhering to the outside of the membrane 10 thus impairing its permeability and hence the measuring ability of the apparatus, the convexly curved outside of the wall portion 2 is equipped with projecting guide surfaces 11 for the liquid, which extend transversely to the hole. These guide surfaces 11 concentrate the flow in the direction of the membrane 10 , so that the flow velocity there increases.
Patent GB-2352316-A (GB)
Title: Coin container for a coin dispenser
Inventor: WALLACE DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: G07D9/00
Filed: 2000-05-19
Abstract: A coin container 12, for releasable attachment to a coin dispenser, comprises a portable enclosure for holding randomly-arranged coins, a closeable coin inlet and a closeable coin outlet which communicates in use with the inlet of the coin dispenser. The coin container inlet may have a lid with tamper evidencing. The coin outlet may be normally closed and may be openable by engagement of the enclosure with the coin dispenser, and may also be provided with a tamper evident closure. A method of replenishing a coin dispenser using such a coin container is also disclosed. The coin container may be alarmed and may have a coin low level sensor. The arrangement prevents theft and facilitates auditing.
Patent GB-2353461-A (GB)
Title: A method for preserving food products particularly caviar
Inventor: JOSEFSEN KJELL DOMASS
IPC: A23L17/30
Filed: 1999-04-22
Abstract: A method for preserving food products, preferentially roe and most preferably roe from cod, is performed by carrying out the desired end preservation at the raw material stage. A salting at the raw material stage results in a severely reduced consumption of salt. Preservation with salt can be carried out in combination with one or more preservatives such as sugar, benzoic acid and derivatives thereof, sorbic acid and derivatives thereof, organic acids and salts thereof and acidity regulating agents.
Patent GB-2370371-A (GB)
Title: Imaging system having a distorting optical element
Inventor: PORTER STEPHEN GEORGE
IPC: G02B13/08
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: An optical imaging system, for forming an image of a field of view in an object plane onto an image plane, has an optical distorting element such as a reflector 11, so as to impose a non liner relationship between areas of the object plane and areas of the image plane. The image plane is not parallel to the object plane. This system may be used with an infrared detector array for intruder detection. Other applications include person and vehicle counters and automatic door openers.
Patent GB-2365665-A (GB)
Title: Switching arrangement for data packets
Inventor: MINKENBERG CYRIEL
IPC: H04L49/111
Filed: 2001-03-22
Abstract: A switching arrangement is provided for transporting data packets having a destination information section and a payload section via one or more input ports 20 of a switching device 15 to one or more output ports 30 according to the destination information. The arrangement comprises an input buffer 11 at each input port with at least as many single input queues 12 as there are output ports in the switching device and an input controller 25 for each input port controlling the associated input buffer. The input controller includes a demultiplexer 19 for making an entry for each incoming data packet on the input queue of the input buffer in accordance with the destination information of the data packet, and a multiplexer 21 for transferring said data packets from the input queues towards the switching device. The input controller is able to perform simultaneous transmission towards the switching device of at least some data packets in different input queues whose payload sections have identical content.
Patent GB-2377688-A (GB)
Title: Lifting platform
Inventor: BOLDERSON ROBERT
IPC: B66F7/02
Filed: 2001-05-19
Abstract: A lifting mechanism for use within a load-carrying road vehicle has a platform (8) which links opposite free-standing upright side frames (2, 3). The frames (2, 3) have upright guide members (4) which are slidably engaged by guide elements (11) attached to the platform (8). The platform (8) can move up and down powered by a motor (12) carried by the lifting mechanism. The mechanism can also move forwards and backwards along the vehicle load-supporting floor, for example on rollers (7). Preferably, the platform is raised by chains 14,18 and sprockets 13,19.
Patent GB-2363617-A (GB)
Title: Method for making a composite tether for an offshore platform and tether obtainable by said method
Inventor: STUBLER JER ME
IPC: D07B5/00
Filed: 2000-01-21
Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists in forming subassemblies (6) by assembling pultruded strands (5) consisting of traction resistant fibres embedded in a resin, and coating the assembled strands in a protective plastic jacket (7). Said subassemblies are wound on transport reels (12). On a manufacturing site preferably located on the sea front, the tether (4) is formed by assembling the subassemblies unwound from the transport reels, and by coating the assembled subassemblies in an outer plastic sheath (9). The resulting tethers can then be transported to the platform for anchoring the latter.
Patent GB-2378599-A (GB)
Title: Video/audio signal detecting device switching selected signals
Inventor: HO CHING CHI
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2001-08-04
Abstract: A signal detecting apparatus for detecting signals from video facilities (12, 13, 14, 15) includes a converter (20) coupled to a CPU (11), one or more monitors(90) coupled to the CPU (11) via a switch device (50), a video interface (30) and an audio interface (40) coupled to the switch device (50) for receiving the signals from the video and audio facilities respectively, and for sending the video signals to the CPU (11) via the converter (20). The CPU (11) receives the signals from the video facilities and sends only selected signals from the facilities to the monitor (90) via the switch device (50).
Patent GB-2362433-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic diaphragm pump
Inventor: HASHIMOTO ATSUKI
IPC: H02K33/16
Filed: 2000-02-03
Abstract: Head covers 271a,b of a pump are fixed to their adjacent left and right side walls of a pump housing 251 by means of hooks 321a,c,a',c' which extend from the housing side walls and engage into hook reception holes 322a,c,a',c' provided at four corners of the head covers 271a,b. Assembly is facilitated by guides 260a,b which extend from the side walls and locate into guide insertion holes 261a,b in the head covers 271a,b and align the hooks 321 with the holes 322. The pump (101, fig 1) has two or more compression sections in parallel, each comprising a pair of field cores (181-183) having magnetic poles magnetised by AC supplied to coils (190-193) and which sandwich an oscillator (110) holding a permanent magnet (137,138) and having a pair of diaphragms (113,114) attached to its ends. Also disclosed are: two compression chambers sharing one field core; a coil wound round only one of opposing E-shaped field cores; a buffer vessel (290) connected directly to outlet nipples (277) on head covers (271); and side walls having diaphragm receiving walls, each having a rectangular opening (252a') the same size as a cross-section of the oscillator.
Patent GB-2368653-A (GB)
Title: Fingerprint protection for a clear photographic shield
Inventor: AYLWARD PETER THOMAS
IPC: G03C1/76
Filed: 2001-09-24
Abstract: A photographic element comprises a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer containing a negative working photosensitive silver halide and at least one protective shield layer to protect the surface of the transparent polymer sheet. The protective shield can also protect the transparent polymer sheet from electrostatic charge accumulation. The silver halide imaging layer can also be adhesively adhered to a base material.
Patent GB-2368429-A (GB)
Title: Virtual memory mapping using region-based page tables
Inventor: ZAHIR ACHMED R
IPC: G06F12/10
Filed: 2000-05-26
Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus to map virtual memory space. A region register file provides a region identifier for a virtual address in the virtual memory space. The virtual address includes a virtual region number and a virtual page number. A virtual page table look-up circuit is coupled to the region register file to generate a page table entry (PTE) virtual address from virtual address parameters. The virtual address parameters include the virtual address.
Patent GB-2385268-A (GB)
Title: Amlodipine free base
Inventor: PETERS THEODORUS HENDRICUS ANT
IPC: A61K31/44
Filed: 2002-02-04
Abstract: Amlodipine free base can be formulated into a convenient oral dosage form, especially a tablet, without excessive stickiness or tablet punch residue. The amlodipine free base can be crystalline Form I or a novel Form II. Methods of making and using the amlodipine free base are set forth.
Patent GB-2385052-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of spondyloarthropathies
Inventor: LUYTEN FRANK
IPC: A61K38/17
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: The use of agents capable of inhibiting the function of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), particularly BMP-2, BMP-6 or BMP-7, in the treatment of spondyloarthropathies (SpA), or enthesitis in SpA. The agents may be antagonists, ligands, antibodies, antisense molecules or ribozymes. Preferably the agent is an antagonist of BMP, such as noggin, chordin, follistatin or gremlins. The diseases treated may include ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic, enteropathic, or reactive arthritis, Reiter's arthritis or arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
Patent GB-2388744-A (GB)
Title: An RFID tag
Inventor: TURNER CHRISTOPHER GORDON GERV
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2002-03-01
Abstract: An RFID tag has a battery structure and antenna structure which are integrated by sharing one or more common elements. The battery consists of two poles 60, 31 and a spacer 50. Battery pole 31 also acts as one part of antenna 31, 32. An insulator 51 separates connecting tracks 33 and 61. The spacer 50 contains the electrolyte for the battery.
Patent GB-2387871-A (GB)
Title: Component location device for a workpiece
Inventor: CHAPLIN CLIVE JOHN
IPC: B23K37/04
Filed: 2002-04-20
Abstract: A component location device comprises receiving means adapted to receive a component to be located. The receiving means has a catch having an open position and a closed position. The catch moves into the closed position after insertion of the component into the receiving means. The catch may have a pivoting catch member and may be biased by a spring into the closed position. The device may also comprise a first sensor for sensing when the catch is closed, a second sensor for sensing when the component is present in the receiving means and a trigger means actuated by the insertion of the component and for actuating the closure of the catch. A plurality of devices may be used on a welding, machining or inspection apparatus.
Patent GB-2374079-A (GB)
Title: Ink for ball-point pen and ball-point pen
Inventor: MIYAMOTO MASARU
IPC: B43K7/00
Filed: 2000-12-18
Abstract: A ball pen designed to have an ink consumption of 0.64 to 1.6 mg per cm<SP>2</SP>, which feels good in writing while attaining the rapid-drying properties of the ink transferred to a paper surface and the nondrying properties of the ink at the tip of the ball pen. The ball pen employs an ink in which the content of water has been regulated to a value in the range of from 30.0 to 80.0 wt. %, the content of a volatilization inhibitor has been regulated to a value in the range of from 0.1 to 10.0 wt. %. and the content of a sparingly volatile, water-soluble, liquid solvent has been regulated to a value in the range of from 1.0 to 40.0 wt. %.
Patent GB-2387332-A (GB)
Title: Prosthetic stump liner
Inventor: LAGHI ALDO A
IPC: A61F2/50
Filed: 2002-08-08
Abstract: A prosthetic liner having a soft gel interior 18 and a fabric-covered extenor 16 includes an air passageway e.g. 48 formed in the gel near the distal end of the liner. A one-way valve 20 & 50 is positioned between the gel and the fabric with its intake side being disposed in fluid communication with the air passageway. Air passing through the air passageway is expelled through the output side of the valve through the fabric exterior. Ambulation of a user wearing the liner on a residual limb causes expulsion of air entrapped within the liner through the one-way valve. The valve can be a flap, duckbill or umbrella construction.
Patent GB-2381390-A (GB)
Title: Pumping motor with skewed rotor laminations
Inventor: GIZAW DANIEL
IPC: H02K7/14
Filed: 2002-08-16
Abstract: A motor 10 for pumping fluid is disclosed, particularly for automotive applications. The motor 10, which is preferably a switched reluctance motor, is improved by integrating a fluid pumping means within a rotor structure. Particularly, the laminations 24 of the rotor 14 are offset from each other and skewed into a fan or spiralling configuration. The rotor 14 may be coated with plastics material. The rotor may be positioned in a conduit 16 within the stator, or a protective coating may be applied to the stator. An external rotor version is disclosed. Also disclosed are reduced fluid flow losses, improved efficiency, and control factors that are more reliable than those found in motor pumps not having an integral pumping agent surrounded by a substantially air-tight seal. It is further disclosed that conduit 16 is able to enhance collection of reliable flow information.
Patent GB-2382247-A (GB)
Title: RZ (return to zero) optical transmission using chirped NRZ
Inventor: WEBB STEVE
IPC: H04B10/50
Filed: 2002-09-18
Abstract: A chirped NRZ (non-return to zero) encoded optical signal is passed though a dispersive element to cause the light to bunch into packets centred on a respective clock cycle so as to be detectable as an RZ (return to zero) encoded signal. The optical NRZ signal generated by modulator 11 is transformed into a chirped RZ format by applying optical phase or frequency modulation at the data clock rate 12-14, and subsequently passing it through a linear chromatic dispersive element 16. The architecture 13 can be implemented using a single Lithium Niobate substrate incorporating the two modulation functions 11, 12. The dispersive element e.g. a Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) may be placed anywhere between the output of the modulators and a receiver, or it may be replaced by the net dispersion of a transmission line. The modulators 11, 12 may be Mach Zender (MZ) modulators.
Patent GB-2393271-A (GB)
Title: Information storage and retrieval
Inventor: TREPESS DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2002-09-19
Abstract: An information retrieval system in which a set of distinct information items map to respective nodes in an array of nodes by mutual similarity of the information items, so that similar information items map to nodes at similar positions in the array of nodes comprises: ```a graphical user interface for displaying a representation of at least some of the nodes as a two-dimensional display array of display points within a display area on a user display; ```a user control for defining a two-dimensional region of the display area; and a detector for detecting those display points lying within the two-dimensional region of the display area; ```the graphical user interface also displaying a list of data representing information items, being those information items mapped onto nodes corresponding to display points displayed within the two-dimensional region of the display area.
Patent GB-2394397-A (GB)
Title: A changing garment
Inventor: SLEE ROGER HARVEY
IPC: A47G9/08
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: A tent like garment that can be worn as a cape, allowing the wearer some privacy to change their clothes and protection from the sun and wind. The upper opening of the garment may be elasticated or closed by a drawstring (18, Fig 1) to allow the garment to be supported by the shoulders of the wearer, to form a fill length covering or tent. The garment may be opened along one or both sides of the garment to facilitate the wearing of the garment together with arm holes (16, Fig 1), a floor flap (22, Fig 1) and head flap (30, Fig 1) all of which may be closed by buttons and eyelets. A series of internal pockets (4, 6, Fig 1) may be provided with optional waterproof lining to hold clothes, towels or valuables. The garment may also be used as a ground sheet, sleeping bag (Fig 4), or horizontal tent that may be folded into a carrying bag (Fig 2) with handles. Preferably the garment is made from cotton towelling that facilitates the drying of the wearer.
Patent GB-2387532-A (GB)
Title: A robot vacuum cleaner with air agitation
Inventor: SONG JEONG-GON
IPC: A47L9/08
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: A robot vacuum cleaner comprises a cleaner body 20, having a suction port 23 through which contaminants can be drawn, and an air agitation device mounted in the cleaner body to provide an air jet to the cleaning surface to dislodge contaminants therefrom. The air agitation device can include an air inlet 23 equipped with a filter 35 for filtering contaminant-laden air drawn in through the suction port 23 and an air jet exit opening 37 proximate the suction port 23 with a circulating path to jet the filtered air through the air jet exit opening 37. Sealing means 40 may also be present to seal off an area between the cleaning surface and the cleaner body to prevent contaminants scattered by the air being dispersed outwardly. A pump 31 is preferably used to pump the air out of the air exit opening 37 which itself is preferably mounted forward of the suction opening 23. An agitation brush 27 may also be used if further agitation is required.
Patent GB-2388986-A (GB)
Title: Television intercom system
Inventor: SUMIYA HIROSHI
IPC: H04M1/00
Filed: 2003-01-03
Abstract: A television intercom system need not prepare two kinds of electric power source adaptors even when it is equipped with an expanded monitor master station, and need not either use an electric power source adaptor having a large capacity. In the television intercom system, a picture bus controller supplies electric power sources to a camera-equipped entrance substation, a monitor master station and an expanded monitor master station, and a picture picked up by the camera-equipped entrance substation is displayed on the monitor master station and the expanded monitor master station. The picture bus controller includes an electric power source expansion sub-adaptor that is the same as an electric power source main adaptor used before expansion when the expanded monitor master station is added, an electric power source detection circuit for detecting the electric power source expansion sub-adaptor, and an electric power source switching circuit for dividedly supplying the electric power source from the electric power source main adaptor used before expansion and from the electric power source expansion sub-adaptor to the picture bus controller, the camera-equipped entrance substation, the monitor master station and the expanded monitor master station.
Patent GB-2386430-A (GB)
Title: Formation tester pretest using pulsed flow rate control
Inventor: WEINTRAUB PRESTON N
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for using a formation tester to perform a pretest, in a formation having low permeability, by intermittently collecting a portion of fluid at a constant drawdown rate. The drawdown pressure is monitored until a maximum differential pressure is reached between the formation and the tester. Then the piston is stopped until the differential pressure increases to a set value, at which time the piston is restarted. The controlled intermittent operation of the piston continues until a set pretest volume is reached. The modulated drawdown allows for an accurate collection of pressure versus time data that is then used to calculate the formation pressure and permeability. The present invention also finds applicability in logging-while-drilling and measurement-while drilling applications where power conservation is critical.