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Patent GB-2353474-A (GB)
Title: Botanical oils as blooming agents in germicidal hard surface cleaning compositions
Inventor: CHEUNG TAK WAI
IPC: C11D3/48
Filed: 1999-03-18
Abstract: Aqueous concentrated liquid disinfectant compositions which blooms when added to a larger volume of water comprise: botanical oil constituent: a germicide constituent, preferably a germicidal cationic surfactant, and most preferably a quaternary ammonium compound having germicidal properties; organic solvent constituent; at least one botanical oil solubilizing surfactant, preferably selected from amine oxides, alkylpolyoxycarboxylates and alkylarylpoylxycarboxylates; and further conventional optional constituents including chelating agents, coloring agents, stabilizers, fragrances, thickening agents, hydrotropes, pH adjusting agents, pH buffers, one or more detersive surfactant constituents and the like. The concentrate compositions do not include a pine oil.
Patent GB-2372492-A (GB)
Title: A self-heating meal in a bag
Inventor: GODING JULIEN PHILIP
IPC: B65D81/34
Filed: 2001-02-27
Abstract: A lightweight, podded bag is used to contain the components of a self heating, ready to eat meal before, during and after heating the meal(s). The bag contains a flame-less ration heater material and a sachet of water to activate that material giving an exothermic reaction. The bag should be padded with plastic bubble wrap or other suitable material, such as is used for mailing type bags. It may also contain cutlery, condiments and a napkin. The primary end users for this type of item are military or emergency service personnel. Outdoor leisure pursuitists will also be a target user group.
Patent GB-2366360-A (GB)
Title: Constant temperature coolant circulating apparatus
Inventor: EGARA YOSHITAKA
IPC: F25D16/00
Filed: 2001-05-18
Abstract: A primary-side flow path for sending the coolant 5 to a heat load 1 has connected thereto a check valve 27 for preventing backflow of coolant 5 in outside pipes 14a and 14b into a tank 10 when operation is stopped, a relief valve 28 for suppressing increase of pressure of the coolant in the outside pipes 14a and 14b, and a purge check valve 29 for blowing compressed gas into the outside pipes 14a and 14b to recover the coolant. A flow rate control valve 31 for controlling a flow rate or pressure of the coolant is connected to a secondary-side flow path for receiving the coolant 5 from the heat load 1, a bypass flow path 35 is provided between the primary-side flow path and the secondary-side flow path, and a bypass flow rate control valve 36 which opens when the pressure of the coolant in the outside pipes 14a and 14b exceeds a prescribed pressure is connected in the bypass flow path 35.
Patent GB-2364602-A (GB)
Title: Device for mitigating effects of electromagnetic radiation
Inventor: WALSH PATRICK ARTHUR
IPC: A61N1/16
Filed: 2001-05-21
Abstract: A device 10 for mitigating the effects of electromagnetic radiation comprises particles of mica-schist embedded in a solid matrix 14. The matrix may be a plastic material, preferably an acrylic resin blended from acryonitrite and butadiene. The device may include a layer (20) of lazurite, preferably lapis lazuli. The device may be enclosed inside a plastic case 12 which has an adhesive pad 32 to fix it to a mobile telephone 40, a microwave oven, or other electromagnetic device.
Patent GB-2376735-A (GB)
Title: A valve with a retained replaceable seat
Inventor: JORDAN WILLIAM
IPC: F16K31/122
Filed: 2001-06-20
Abstract: A valve comprising a valve body 1 defining a flow passage 3 between an inlet port 4 and an outlet port 5. A valve seat member 11 is detachably mounted on the valve body 1 adjacent to the outlet port 5 and is retained in place by a retaining member 12. The valve seat member 11 is removable from the valve body 1 by removing the retaining member 12. The valve seat member may incorporate a nozzle for smooth flow or sprayed flow at the outlet. The valve seat retaining member may also have an air passage for improving atomisation. Movement of the valve member may be by a pneumatically actuated piston 8. The cylinder having the piston may have an end cap 21 with an adjustable spring abutment member 23. The cylinder may be secured to the valve body by a releasable band 10.
Patent GB-2381202-A (GB)
Title: Video referee system for soccer
Inventor: GONZALES GONZALO ARNILLAS
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2001-07-03
Abstract: A video referee in a control room (2, fig. 3) is in wireless communication with a soccer referee. The control room has access to video replays of the soccer game, and, upon being signalled by the referee (fig. 2), the video referee views incidents and informs the referee of what action should be taken. The wireless communication may take place via a headset worn by the referee, which includes a speaker, microphone 1, antenna 2, on/off switch 3, and aperture 4. The aperture 4, which allows the referee to hear normal game noises whilst on the pitch, is closed upon accessing on/off switch 3 in order that the referee may listen to the video referee instead of hearing the normal game noises. The video referee may communicate with the referee without first being invited to do so by the referee, and the control room may also control video action shown on large screens (4, fig. 3) in the stadium (1, fig. 3).
Patent GB-2377164-A (GB)
Title: Air flow path adjustment in vacuum cleaners
Inventor: BONE DANIEL
IPC: A47L5/32
Filed: 2001-07-06
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner (1) has a removable dust collection bowl 5 through which the air flow passes so as to deposit dirt carried on the air flow. The dust bowl 5 contains a closure member 7 which is slidably displaceable relative the dust bowl 5 so as to simultaneously close a first air inlet 33 into the dust bowl 5 whilst opening a second air flow path 61 to the dust bowl 5 that is remote from the first air flow path 33, and vice versa, preferably to allow a hose connector to be inserted directly into the dust bowl. The closure member 7 comprises a slidable shuttle cassette. The vacuum cleaner may be of the battery powered, hand-held type. In a second invention, a component part of a vacuum cleaner forms part of the air flow path through the vacuum cleaner. The component part has first and second air inlets. A closure member in the form of a shuttle can be slid relative to the component part simultaneously to cover the first air inlet and uncover the second air inlet, and vice versa. In a further independent claim, a component part of a vacuum cleaner has two inlets, one of which is adapted to receive the hose connector in a detachable snap-fit.
Patent GB-2379839-A (GB)
Title: Block encoding of Transport Format Combination Indicators (TFCI)
Inventor: LARKIN ROBERT
IPC: H03M13/13
Filed: 2001-09-12
Abstract: A block encoding apparatus for encoding TFCI information in a 3G UMTS network comprises a counter 4 which counts through a binary sequence having a bit width of less than the total bit width of the unencoded word, an AND gate 2 for ANDing the counter values with a predetermined subset of bits of the unencoded word, and an XOR gate 6 for performing a modulo 2 operation on the result. The output from the XOR gate is stored in a buffer 8 in a bit position which bears a predetermined mapped relationship with the counter value. The apparatus provides an output code word from the buffer when the counter has counted through a sequence having a number of values at least equal to the bit width of the code word. The TECI code words provide receivers with information concerning transport formats within slots. The technique may be used to produce Reed-Muller (RM) encoding of considerably reduced complexity.
Patent GB-2371922-A (GB)
Title: Dissipating heat from semiconductor devices
Inventor: UDREA FLORIN
IPC: H01L21/84
Filed: 2001-09-20
Abstract: A semiconductor wafer is thinned to form a membrane 11 with thicker regions 13 providing structural support and an active region 10 is formed in the membrane. An electrically insulating heat dissipating diamond layer 20 is formed over the back of the device. Alternatively, boron nitride, aluminium nitride, or aluminium oxide may be used as heat dissipating layers. The device may be configured for use with conventional and SOI substrates (see figure 1b).
Patent GB-2369884-A (GB)
Title: Optical gas sensor
Inventor: CLAUSEN CHRISTOPH
IPC: G01N21/3504
Filed: 2001-10-23
Abstract: An optical gas sensor has at least one radiation source 8, at least one measuring detector 9,12 and a reference detector 11, and is characterised in that the reflective measurement gas cuvette is formed as an annular space 1 between an inner cylinder section 6 and an outer concentric cylinder section 2, which reduces the gas-bearing volume of the cuvette and leads to a shorter response time. The annular space is delimited by a cover element that is permeable to the measurement gas and a base element 7 which accomodates the radiation source 8. A temperature probe 10 may be arranged in the inner cylinder section, and the cover element may be selected so as not to be reflective in some areas, interrupting shorter ray-paths and improving the sensitivity.
Patent GB-2370426-A (GB)
Title: Cable stripping apparatus
Inventor: ROWCLIFFE NIGEL
IPC: H02G1/12
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: A cable stripper 30, such as for stripping a plastics armoured sheath or encapsulation 18 from electric lines, wire ropes and hydraulic lines 15, comprises movable abrasive elements such as a vibrating or rotating block of abrasive material - preferably in the form of pivotally mounted rotatable wire or plastics brushes 32,34 between which a cable 10 is fed. A guard 36 shields the brushes and confines removed encapsulation debris to a collection chamber or hopper 46 for removal. The guard 36 also includes feed guides 38 and exit guides 40 which may incorporate means to grip and propel the cable through the stripper. A forced flow of cooling air from a fan, or conveniently from a pneumatically powered drive means, may dissipate heat generated by the abrasion process.
Patent GB-2373673-A (GB)
Title: Selecting and assigning a transaction level of service
Inventor: DAOUD RAJA
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a requested level of service for a transaction (200) wherein the transaction (200) may be processed in accordance with the requested level of service. The invention is preferably embodied in computer readable program code stored in suitable storage media, and comprises, program code for selecting the requested level of service for the transaction, and program code for assigning the requested level of service to the transaction. The transaction (200) is preferably a packetized signal comprising at least a data packet (210) having a service tag (220) associated therewith, wherein the service tag (220) includes the requested level of service. The requested level of service can be any suitable factors or combination thereof, and can be assigned at any point on the network (e.g., 940). The service tag (220) is read from the transaction (200) using suitable program code (e.g., at a load balancer(300)), and based on the requested level of service, the transaction (200) is directed to and processed by a network device (e.g., 311) that is best able to provide the requested level of service.
Patent GB-2374665-A (GB)
Title: G-protein coupled receptor for neuromedin
Inventor: IGNAR DIANE MICHELE
IPC: C12N15/12
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: An assay method for agents that modulate activity of the g-protein coupled receptor with the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 whereby the agent is for use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a pulmonary disorder, cancer or non-insulin diabetes. The assay may be carried out in the presence of neuromedin U from rat (NmU-23) or porcine (NmU-8 or NmU-25). Preferably the method is carried out in smooth walled muscle cells, more preferably these are pulmonary and the receptor is labelled. The use of a polypeptide according to SEQ ID NO:2 or a variant of said sequence, its encoding polynucleotide or antisense complement or a modulating compound is the manufacture of a medicament for treating pulmonary diseases, cancer or diabetes is claimed. The pulmonary diseases include bronchospam, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or bronchiectasis.
Patent GB-2385153-A (GB)
Title: Electronic circuit assembly having thermal protection
Inventor: DRYSDALE ANDREW JAMES
IPC: H04N3/32
Filed: 2002-02-09
Abstract: A video monitor comprises a Scan Velocity Modulation (SVM) circuit 11 having a drive stage 27,28 connected to a drive transistor 14 in the current amplifier 29 output stage of the circuit 11. A temperature sensor 18 of a thermal feedback stage 10 of the circuit 11 is mounted adjacent the drive transistor 14. In use, the thermal feedback stage 10 only reduces a parameter of the output of the drive stage 27,28 to the drive transistor 14 when the temperature sensed by the sensor 18 is above a predetermined limit. In this manner, the SVM circuit 11 operates to improve picture impression until such time as it gets too hot, whereupon the drive is reduced to allow the transistor cool 14 to avoid permanent damage or failure.
Patent GB-2395260-A (GB)
Title: Gas sensor having respective optical windows for its light source and optical detector
Inventor: HAYWARD ANDREW STEPHEN
IPC: A61B5/083
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: The gas sensor comprises an optical (e.g. IR) source (4), a detector (6, 9), sensitive to the light from the source and a channel (11), through which gas is arranged to flow. The channel includes a plurality of the windows (12), wherein the source is arranged to irradiate the channel via a first window and the detector is arranged to receive the radiation from the channel via a second window. Alternatively, there may be a plurality of detectors (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, fig. 1), wherein, each detector is arranged to receive radiation via a respective window. The detectors may be equidistant from the source. Some of the detectors may detect different gases. There may also be a reference detector. The source (4) may transmit an annulus of light. Portions of the channel surface may reflect the light from the source(4). A reflective surface (27) or a lens (29, fig. 3a) may focus light onto the detector. The sensor may be used in a respiratory monitor when administering anaesthetics.
Patent GB-2395693-A (GB)
Title: A motor vehicle bonnet lifting device
Inventor: HAGLUND LENNART
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: A lifting unit 1 for lifting part of a motor vehicle bonnet or hood, comprises a plurality of elements, at least one element being moveable relative to another along a predetermined axis, and being mounted or configured so that when actuated at least part of the lifting unit deviates from the axis to effect a pivoting movement of a rear part of the hood or bonnet. Preferably the unit includes a hollow guide 2 provided with a projecting neck 3, adapted for insertion into a recess 4 contained within a housing 5. Conveniently, a first 12 and second moveable cylinder 17 are telescopically received within the hollow guide 2 wherein gas flowing through a port 9 causes first 12 and second 17 moveable cylinders to move axially thus causing the bonnet or hood to lift. Advantageously the lifting unit 1 provides a safety arrangement which permits greater deformation of a motor vehicle hood or bonnet thus reducing the severity of injuries caused to a pedestrian on impact with a motor vehicle bonnet or hood.
Patent GB-2397378-A (GB)
Title: Retrieving local near-surface material information using propagator estimation and inversion
Inventor: VAN VOSSEN ROBBERT
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: A method comprises recording a seismic wavefield from a group of receivers (geophones) including at least one surface receiver and one buried receiver, estimating a propagator and inverting the propagator to determine local near surface material parameters. Computation of wavefield derivatives is avoided and so the method is less sensitive to noise.
Patent GB-2398687-A (GB)
Title: People tracking
Inventor: CROSBY CLIVE A
IPC: G08G1/123
Filed: 2003-01-29
Abstract: A tracking system for children, criminals etc comprises <SL> <LI>(1) a chip, implanted under the skin of the person to be tracked, or forming a wrist or ankle bracelet that cannot be removed <LI>(2) a combined GPS / GSM mobile telephone unit that can be removed <LI>(3) a control centre at a parent or probation officer. </SL> The combined unit transmits the position to the control centre regularly, in response to a command from the centre, in response to actuation by the wearer, in response to being in an excluded / forbidden area / zone, or due to the chip being too far from it. Multiple modes of operation, eg quiescent and active, are possible. The control centre may maintain a history of the user's movements. The use of two units ensures that the control centre is informed if the combined unit is removed. Alternatively the chip may be carried by a potential victim, and the control centre informed if the criminal and victim are too close.
Patent GB-2386491-A (GB)
Title: Adding watermarks using a network based image technique
Inventor: SIMPSON SHELL S
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: A network based system for adding watermarks to images comprising a network service offering a plurality of suitable watermarks which maybe selected for addition to a target image. Preferably the target images are stored in a user's personal image repository and the user may select the watermark from the service which then integrates the watermark with designated image files. The watermarked image may then be stored or transmitted. The service may be embedded within a digital camera, scanner or print device. In an embodiment the service is provided using an internet browser comprising an image extension.
Patent GB-2392957-A (GB)
Title: Method of recharging the fuel pressure accumulator of an i.c. engine fuel injection system
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI HEI
IPC: F02M37/04
Filed: 2003-02-21
Abstract: The accumulator 10 contains a quantity of liquid fuel, eg LPG, DME, gasoline or alcohol, in a lower chamber 14 pressurised by inert compressed gas in an upper chamber 16. The fuel is delivered to a fuel rail 44 via a pressure regulator 40. The system is used eg in research laboratories for running engines for short periods without the need for a mechanical fuel pump. For continuous operation of the engine, a forcing chamber 20 is provided for periodically forcing fuel into the lower accumulator chamber 14 via a non-return valve 18. The forcing chamber 20 is divided by a piston 22, or a diaphragm, into an upper chamber 24 containing a quantity of liquid fuel and a lower chamber 26,28 containing a quantity of a fluid (eg propane, chlorofluorohydrocarbon, DME, chloromethane or ammonia) of low boiling-point, low critical-point temperature and high critical-point pressure. Heat from source 50 raises the temperature of the fluid above its critical-point to generate sufficient pressure to force fuel from the upper chamber 24. The forcing chamber 20 can be refilled with fuel by cooling the chamber 24 and using a transfer pump 32 to transfer fuel from a tank 34.
Patent GB-2382831-A (GB)
Title: Sand screen shroud with a channel for a control line
Inventor: DANOS JAKE A
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2001-10-18
Abstract: A sand screen shroud (56) has a channel/conduit (62) formed therein, to facilitate routing of control/communication lines (64). The shroud (56) is perforated and may incorporate restraining elements (66) to retain the control lines (64) within the conduit (62). The system may be used in telemetering and powering a device below the sand screen (50).
Patent GB-2401373-A (GB)
Title: Reduction of NH3 and NOx from gasified fuels
Inventor: NOORDALLY EHSAN
IPC: C10K1/34
Filed: 2003-04-24
Abstract: A process for the reduction of ammonia and nitrogen oxide emissions from e.g. a power plant, comprises reacting ammonia with a stoichiometrically deficient quantity of oxygen , to form NO and water. The NO is then catalytically reacted with carbon monoxide to from nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
Patent GB-2386628-A (GB)
Title: Electro-mechanical wireline anchoring system
Inventor: HENKE JOSEPH A
IPC: E21B23/01
Filed: 2001-09-27
Abstract: An electro-mechanical wireline assembly (11) for anchoring a wireline tool string (T) in place during a under balanced well conditions. The assembly includes: upper and lower connectors (115,/13), inner and outer mandrels (23), a slip gripping assembly (19), and an electric motor (85).
Patent GB-2404098-A (GB)
Title: Controller for heater of a chemical vaporiser
Inventor: MOESSIS GEORGE DEMETRIOS
IPC: A61L9/03
Filed: 2003-07-14
Abstract: A power management system 10 provides power to a heater 22 which vaporises a chemical into the air, for example air freshener, insecticide, or fragrance. A pulse generator supplies pulses of current to a switch 14, which is preferably an FET, which amplifies the current pulses and delivers amplified current pulses to the heater 22. The rate and length of the pulses may be controlled by a microcontroller 12. Also claimed are: a system and method for monitoring parameters of the heater 22, such as temperature; and a computer program element or computer-readable memory containing program code for providing power to a heater 22 or for monitoring parameters of a heater 22.
Patent GB-2405360-A (GB)
Title: A dehumidifier with a temperature controlled operating cycle.
Inventor: ELLIOTT JOHN MALCOLM
IPC: F24F3/153
Filed: 2003-08-27
Abstract: A dehumidifier of the type having a vapour compression circuit 1 in the form of an evaporator 5 and a condenser 3 which operate in alternate water extraction and defrosting phases comprises a temperature sensor 13 which monitors the evaporator and a controller 11 which uses the temperature sensor to calculate when to commence a defrosting phase. The controller may commence a defrosting phase when the temperature, or the rate of temperature change, reaches a threshold value. The dehumidifier is more efficient than those operating on a time dependant cycle as it only enters a defrost phase when the controller determines that it is necessary.
Patent GB-2389752-A (GB)
Title: Communicating information simultaneously or quasi simultaneously via networks during handover from one network to another.
Inventor: PARMAR GINA
IPC: H04W28/18
Filed: 1999-05-28
Abstract: The invention is communicating information between user equipment and GSM type and UMTS networks, simultaneously or quasi simultaneously via networks during handover from one network to the other.
Patent GB-2394312-A (GB)
Title: Configuration of a system comprising an integrated MIMO model predictive control optimisation system
Inventor: THIELE DIRK
IPC: G05B13/04
Filed: 2003-09-11
Abstract: A process control configuration system is provided for use in creating or viewing an integrated optimization and control block that implements an optimization routine and a multiple-input/multiple-output control routine. The configuration system may enable a user to display or configure the optimizer or the control routine. A storage routine may store information pertaining to a plurality of control and auxiliary variables and to a plurality of manipulated variables to be used by the optimization routine and/or the control routine. A display routine may present a display to a user regarding the information pertaining to the plurality of control and auxiliary variables and to the plurality of manipulated variables.