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Patent GB-2424122-A (GB)
Title: Non-resonant antennas embedded in wireless peripherals
Inventor: BROSNAN MICHAEL J
IPC: H04B5/02
Filed: 2005-12-13
Abstract: A peripheral apparatus 10 includes a housing 12, a semiconductor device 16, and an antenna 24. The peripheral apparatus 10 generates and transmits radio frequency (RF) control signals to a host device. The semiconductor device 16 is contained within the housing 12 and generates the RF control signals. The antenna 24 is fully contained within the semiconductor device 12 and transmits the RF control signals to the host device.
Patent GB-2433424-A (GB)
Title: Rechargeable vacuum cleaner
Inventor: HSU CHIH-KAO
IPC: A47L5/24
Filed: 2005-12-21
Abstract: A rechargeable vacuum cleaner comprises a main body, at least two sets of rechargeable batteries for driving a motor in the main body and a power-supply control unit. The power-supply control unit is coupled with the sets of rechargeable batteries and the motor for affecting a set of rechargeable batteries of higher voltage to supply power to the motor and for preventing the set of rechargeable batteries charging another set of rechargeable batteries of lower voltage. The power-supply control unit includes a silicon assembly (being a bridge rectifier) or a diode. The rechargeable vacuum cleaner can be of two piece type (with a detachable unit) or a two piece type. Therefore, the rechargeable vacuum cleaner can lengthen the operating time and prevent damaging the batteries.
Patent GB-2433451-A (GB)
Title: Painting station for vehicle wheel
Inventor: WATSON BRIAN FREDERICK
IPC: B05B12/30
Filed: 2005-12-23
Abstract: A painting station comprises a mobile cabinet 41 containing air filtration systems (including fans and filter beds), a platform 20 for supporting the workpiece ie. a vehicle wheel, spray shield 12 for catching excess paint spray and a curing means (eg. infra-red lamp) for curing the applied paint. Platform 20 has an air inlet underneath it, such that air is drawn through and around the wheel to be painted and removed from under the wheel by the aforementioned air filtration systems. Platform 20 may be substantially annular, with the central aperture forming the air inlet. Platform 20 may also be concave or substantially conical such that pools of excess paint drain away through the air inlet. The platform may have supporting ribs (integral or removeably attached) 18 for holding the wheel being painted. The platform may also be tilted towards the spray operator for more convenient painting.
Patent GB-2434933-A (GB)
Title: Segmenting an image for image labelling
Inventor: SAATHOFF CARSTEN
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2006-02-01
Abstract: An apparatus for labelling images comprises a segmentation processor (103) which segments an image into image segments. A segment label processor (105) assigns segment labels to the image segments and a relation processor (107) determines segment relations for the image segments. A CRP model processor (109) generates a Constraint Reasoning Problem model which has variables corresponding to the image segments and constraints reflecting the image segment relations. Each variable of the model has a domain comprising image segment labels assigned to an image segment of the variable. A CRP processor (111) then generates image labelling for the image by solving the Constraint Reasoning Problem model. The invention may allow improved automated labelling of images.
Patent GB-2420125-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for feeding and fixing band-shaped filament bundles
Inventor: ERTH DIETER
IPC: D04H3/045
Filed: 2004-07-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for feeding and fixing band-shaped filament bundles onto two parallel conveying devices (A, B) in order to produce a uniaxial or multiaxial laid structure (G) comprising at least one layer (G1, G2) of separate band-shaped filament bundle sections (FA) that are aligned in a stretched manner in one direction while being disposed next to each other on one plane. In order to prevent filament bundles in the laid structure (G) from loosening all the dles (F) or filament bundle sections (FA) are fixed in a lowering manner, by means of insertion profiles (24a, 24b), to the conveying devices (A, B) leading to a connecting station (V) in fixing elements (13a, 13b) that consist of needles (131) which are arranged in several rows like a set and whose conical tip sections (1312) point upward. The filament bundles (F) are first divided into strand-shaped sections with the aid of the tips of the set of needles (131), whereupon the and-shaped sections axe laterally deflected in a snake-like manner by means of the conical tip sections (1312) of the needles (131) and are ultimately clamped in the gaps between die needle (131) shafts (1311).
Patent GB-2424612-A (GB)
Title: Moulded trim panel with a turned down flange
Inventor: DOOLEY DAVID
IPC: B29C33/14
Filed: 2006-03-30
Abstract: A mold assembly (36) for forming an automotive trim panel (10) includes a first mold section (38) having a mold cavity (46), a mold core (40) moveable relative to the first mold section (38), a flange lifter (42) having a recess (54) and capable of movement relative to the mold core (40) and first mold section (38), and a flange slide (44) selectively engagable with the flange lifter (42). A cover material (34) is placed in the mold cavity (46) and the flange lifter (42) placed in a molding position (fig 3) to define a first mold chamber portion (52). The flange slide (44) is engaged (fig 4) with the flange lifter (42) to position a portion of the cover material (34) in the recess (54) and to define a second mold chamber portion (62) in communication with the first mold chamber portion (52). The second mold chamber portion (62) defines the turn down flange (30). A polymeric material (80) is injected (fig 4) into the mold cavity (46) and the mold core (40) is moved (fig 5) to compress the material (80) into the first and second mold chamber portions (52,62).
Patent GB-2433802-A (GB)
Title: System for retrieving images from webcams
Inventor: WEI SHOU-KANG
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2006-05-05
Abstract: A system for grabbing images from an IP Camera, the system has a mounted Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and an installed IP Camera Module, the IP Camera Module simulates the behavior of a web page navigator retrieving data from a website when data is requested from an embedded website on the IP Camera to grab instant image data in JPEG image file format from the IP Camera, and then send the image data to the Digital Video Recorder for processing.
Patent GB-2432859-A (GB)
Title: Methods for foaming hydrocarbon drilling fluids
Inventor: KIPPIE DAVID P
IPC: C09K8/60
Filed: 2006-05-12
Abstract: A drilling fluid is formed by adding a foaming composition to a hydrocarbon base fluid, where the foaming composition includes a polymer or gelling agent and a cross-linking agent. The produced foam has a foam height of at least 150mL and a half life of at least 2 minutes based on 100 mL of fluid. Alternatively the gas used to produce the foam is added to the extent that the foamed fluid has a weight between about 0.75 and about 0.25 of the weight of the base fluid. The compositions are said to produce lightweight drilling fluids useful in underbalanced drilling.
Patent GB-2425404-A (GB)
Title: Formation of abrupt junctions in devices by using silicide growth dopant snowplow effect
Inventor: MASZARA WITOLD P
IPC: H01L21/285
Filed: 2004-10-26
Abstract: A method (1100) of forming an abrupt junction device (100) with a semiconductor substrate (102) is provided. A gate dielectric (104) is formed (1104) on a semiconductor substrate (102), and a gate (106) is formed (1106) on the gate dielectric (104). A sidewall spacer (200) is formed (1108) on the semiconductor substrate (102) adjacent the gate (106) and the gate dielectric (104). A thickening layer (300) is formed (1110) by selective epitaxial growth on the semiconductor substrate (102) adjacent the sidewall spacer (200). Raised source/drain dopant implanted regions (402, 404) are formed (1112) in at least a portion of the thickening layer (300). Silicide layers (602, 604) are formed (1114) in at least a portion of the raised source/drain dopant implanted regions (402, 404) to form source/drain regions (606, 608), beneath the silicide layers (602, 604), that are enriched with dopant from the silicide layers (602, 604). A dielectric layer (900) is deposited over the silicide layers (602, 604), and contacts (1002, 1004) are then formed in the dielectric layer (900) to the silicide layers (602, 604).
Patent GB-2428491-A (GB)
Title: Catadioptric Optical System with Diffractive Optical Element
Inventor: EPPLE ALEXANDER
IPC: G02B17/08
Filed: 2006-06-23
Abstract: A catadioptric optical system for imaging a pattern arranged in an object surface of the optical system into an image surface of the optical system using ultraviolet radiation at an operating wavelength   g  <200 nm has a plurality of optical elements arranged along an optical path between the object surface and the image surface, the optical elements including at least one transparent optical element transparent to radiation at the operating wavelength and at least one concave mirror. The optical path has a first section formed between the object surface and the concave mirror and a second section formed between the concave mirror and the image surface. A diffractive optical element is arranged in a double pass region adjacent to the concave mirror such that radiation of the first section passes the diffractive optical element in a first direction and radiation in the second section passes the diffractive optical element in a second direction opposite to the first direction. Effective chromatic correction can be obtained using a single diffractive optical element of simple construction.
Patent GB-2439603-A (GB)
Title: Hard disk mounting rack
Inventor: CHEN DENG-HSI
IPC: G11B33/12
Filed: 2006-06-29
Abstract: A hard disk fixing rack, which is used to mount hard disks in a computer, is composed of a seat 40 which is fixed in an interior of a computer casing, a rack body 50, and a plurality of elastic gliding members 60 which are installed on the hard disk. An interior of the rack body 50 is formed with a plurality or rails 503, such that the hard disk can slide on the rails, and can be fixed into locking slots 503121, 503123 at the end of its travel on the rails. The gliding members 60 may be rollers with a groove cut in them to engage with rails 503. The seat 40 has a number of leaf springs 404 and protruding screws 4031 that engage with corresponding holes in the bottom of the rack body 50, allowing the rack body to be attached to the seat with a minimal number of screws 5021.
Patent GB-2433726-A (GB)
Title: Printing apparatus and method for forming patterns for liquid crystal display device using the same
Inventor: OH TAE YOUNG
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2006-06-29
Abstract: A printing apparatus includes at least one printing nozzle (300a) for applying a material, at least one first printing plate (400a), at least one second printing plate (400b), at least one printing roll (100a) for transcribing a portion of the pattern material (200a) on one of a first substrate (500) and a second substrate (510), the transcribed portion of the pattern material (200a) corresponding to an engraving in one of the first and second printing plates (400a, 400b), and a washer unit (700) for washing one of the first and second printing plates (400a, 400b) while the printing roll (100a) is transcribing the pattern material (200a).
Patent GB-2443415-A (GB)
Title: A device for creating pressure pulses in the fluid of a borehole
Inventor: STUART-BRUGES WILLIAM
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 2006-11-02
Abstract: A device for creating pressure pulses in the fluid of a borehole comprises a housing 12, having a chamber 15 and a piston 14 mounted within the chamber, the piston dividing the chamber into first and second variable volume chambers 16, 17. A hollow valve linkage member 24 mounted on a second face 25 of the piston extends out of a second end wall of the chamber towards a fluid flow restriction 9. The end of the valve linkage member forms a valve tip 26 arranged to cooperate with the fluid flow restriction to create a pressure pulse in the fluid. A control port 28 in the piston provides fluid communication between the hollow valve linkage member and the first variable volume chamber. A port 30 in the chamber wall provides fluid communication between the bore hole and the second variable volume chamber, the pressure in this chamber acting against a biassing means 18. A pilot valve in the first end wall of the chamber which when open provides a fluid communication path between the borehole and the first variable volume chamber. The pilot valve comprises a valve seat 36 and a valve member 35 wherein the valve seat comprises one or more valve ports 50 which are revealed r blocked by the valve member.
Patent GB-2430987-A (GB)
Title: A method of forming a boss in a plate
Inventor: FISK RICHARD WILLIAM
IPC: F16C35/06
Filed: 2003-09-03
Abstract: A method of forming a boss in a plate to be subject to cyclic fatigue loads is disclosed which addresses the problem of metal fatigue caused by punch forming bosses. The material of the plate is selected to have a high strain hardening coefficient in excess of 0.35. The boss is press formed against a die such that the radius of curvature of the region between the original plate and the wall of the boss complies with the formula: radius = plate thickness X A where "A" has a value between 0.3 and 0.7 such that the arcuate portion of the boss work hardens under load to produce a region having a high local tensile strength.
Patent GB-2434424-A (GB)
Title: Mounting grommet with outer and inner parts provides misalignment adjustment and sealing
Inventor: SHISHIKURA YASUYUKI
IPC: F16B37/04
Filed: 2007-01-23
Abstract: A mounting grommet (1) comprises an outer grommet (6) and an inner grommet (7) inserted into the outer grommet and supported by the outer grommet, and supports a part provided with a mounting member on a vehicle main body. The outer grommet (6) has a clearance in a radial direction with a mounting hole in the vehicle main body, a first stopper (12) stopped by the outer edge of one side of the mounting hole on one end thereof, and an elastically deformable first latching piece latched with the outer edge of the other side of the mounting hole. The inner grommet (7) has a clearance in the radial direction with the outer grommet, a second stopper (20) which abuts with the first stopper (12), and an elastically deformable second latching piece (21) latched with the other end of the outer grommet. The outer grommet and the inner grommet are both movable in their radial directions.
Patent GB-2436574-A (GB)
Title: Column connection
Inventor: NGUYEN HIEN
IPC: E04B1/24
Filed: 2007-03-29
Abstract: A column holdown connection 1 in a building, where said connection comprises an underlying structural member 3; an anchor 4 restrained by said underlying structural member, said anchor having an attachment end 5 protruding above said underlying structural member; a substantially vertical metal column 6 with a bottom end 7 supported by said underlying structural member 3; a holdown connector 8 having a back member 9 and a seat member 10, said back member being fastened to said column with a plurality of bolts 11 and a plurality of screws 12, and said seat member 10 being restrained by said attachment end 5 of said anchor 4. Preferably the underlying structure 3 is cementitious foundation. The vertical metal column 6 is pereferably an I-beam. Preferably the column 6 is a wall stud.
Patent GB-2433815-A (GB)
Title: Nonvolatile storage device
Inventor: NAGAO MITSUHIRO
IPC: G11C16/20
Filed: 2004-10-26
Abstract: The operation information read out by the read-out sense amplifier 19 is transferred via the data line DB to a volatile memory section. The volatile memory section is configured with the volatile memory section 21 having a SRAM configuration and the second volatile memory section 23 configured with latch circuits, which are respectively connected in parallel with the data line DB. The operation information, which may be provided depending on an operation state of the write-protect information, etc., stored in the non-volatile memory cell MC selected by the word line WLWP, is written and read out with respect to the first volatile memory section 21 in response to the identification information linked with the operation information such as address. The operation information such as trimming information, etc., which must be constantly referable is written into the second volatile memory section 23 depending on the identification information which can be output in a constant state. Thus, the operation information is available in a memory mode depending on the attributes of the operation information.
Patent GB-2440015-A (GB)
Title: Allocation system and method
Inventor: AHOPELTO TIMO
IPC: H04W4/24
Filed: 2007-05-18
Abstract: Recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network where the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The requested items can be key words making up a search request or can be web site names indicating web sites of interest to the user. In response to the request, data listings having items generating a match with the requested data item are identified and data indicative of a network location corresponding to each matched data item are retrieved. In addition data indicative of an amount of data and a resource allocation associated with the set of data accessible via the network location are retrieved and these data, together with a network subscription associated with device and the amount of data, are used to evaluate actual usage of network resources when accessing the set of data.
Patent GB-2435586-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for assisting the user of a sports ball to use spin
Inventor: HOFFMANN TIMOTHY
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2007-06-12
Abstract: A sports training ball for a predetermined sport that uses a sports ball shape that is substantially spherical is described. The sports training ball has an outer shape that is disc shaped formed in part by substantially parallel side surfaces and another part by a spherical outermost circumferential surface. The sports training ball is used by a person training to the ball to impart spin and drift. The shape of the sports training ball will assist an observer such as the person or their trainer to detect whether the throw, hit or bowl is properly or improperly achieved. A further aspect of the invention is the disclosed various methods of forming a training sports ball including in one instance the steps of removing two opposed portions of a substantially spherical sports ball used in the predetermined sport to form the outer shape into a disc like shape where the sports training ball has substantially parallel side surfaces and a spherical peripheral surface.
Patent GB-2437219-A (GB)
Title: Data communications methods and apparatus
Inventor: LYAKH MIKHAIL YURIEVICH
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2005-01-19
Abstract: In an embodiment, a source device encodes source information corresponding to a frame, assembles an initial data frame that includes the encoded data blocks, and transmits the initial data frame to a destination device. The destination device decodes the encoded data blocks and assembles a restored version of the initial data frame. The destination device identifies corrupted data blocks and uncorrupted data blocks within the restored version, stores the uncorrupted data blocks, generates a message that identifies the corrupted data blocks, and transmits the message to the source device. In response, the source device encodes source information corresponding to the corrupted data blocks identified in the message, assembles a responsive data frame, and transmits the responsive data frame to the destination device. The destination device produces a corrected data frame from the retransmitted data blocks and the previously-stored uncorrupted data blocks.
Patent GB-2443509-A (GB)
Title: A dry verge system for a roof structure
Inventor: ATKINS JONATHAN
IPC: E04D1/34
Filed: 2007-09-19
Abstract: A dry verge system for a tiled roof has a tandem arrangement of telescopically inter-engaged tapered channel units (1). Each unit (1) receives the end edge of a respective roof tile. The narrow end (8) of each unit (1) fits within the wide end (9) of the next unit, guided by a tongue (13) and slot (12) arrangement. The unit (1) can be fitted left or right handed and removable tabs (10, 11) are provided to accommodate this. Comb-construction spacers (22) are provided at the narrow end (8) of each unit to engage the surface within the wide end of the next unit.
Patent GB-2439025-A (GB)
Title: Separation of spectrally overlaid or color-overlaid image contributions in a multicolour image, especially transmission microscopic multicolor images
Inventor: MESSLER PETER
IPC: H04N9/64
Filed: 2006-05-18
Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for generating several single-color images from a multicolor image of a sample or object defined by intensity pixels (I  a  (x,y), I  b  (x,y), I  q  (x,y)) of at least two color channels (  a  ,   b  ,   q  ) in order to identify properties of structures of the object or sample or/and identify inherent colors of the object or sample or colors added thereto by a coloring treatment. The single-color images are defined by intensity pixels of only one of the color channels, intensity pixels of several of the color channels having the same intensity ratio among the color channels for all intensity pixels, or intensity pixels of only one resulting color channel that corresponds to a defined combination of the color channels. The multicolor image at least for the intensity pixels of at least one group of intensity pixels is based on an overlay of overlay contributions that are assigned to different original colors, especially at least approximately additive intensity contributions or intensity percentages or/and at least approximately subtractive intensity contributions or intensity percentages. According to the invention, the single-color images represent overlay contributions allocated to different original colors and are generated based on hypothetical or predefined characteristic intensity ratios or characteristic intensity ratios obtained from a calibration or derived from the multicolor image, said characteristic intensity ratios representing ratios between at least two intensity contributions or intensity percentages which are assigned to another one of the color channels, respectively, and are associated with the same property or structure of the object or sample or the same color of the object or sample.
Patent GB-2454246-A (GB)
Title: Holographic image display using phase modulation to shift displayed image from zero order
Inventor: CABLE ADRIAN
IPC: G02B27/22
Filed: 2007-11-02
Abstract: A holographic display method comprises: displaying a diffraction pattern on a spatial light modulator (SLM); and illuminating SLM pixels such that light diffracted comprises the displayed image content, a variation in brightness of the displayed image being modulated by an intensity envelope determined by the diffraction pattern of an individual pixel, for example a sinc envelope. The method further comprises moving a peak or centre of gravity of the intensity envelope away from a zero order spot towards a centre of said displayed image by imposing a pattern of phase delay across SLM pixels, spatially corresponding to SLM pixel interval. A corresponding method, using laser illumination, is also independently claimed. Further independent claims relate to a method and apparatus for holographic SLM display using more than two different phase values for pixels, such that no conjugate image is included in a replay field; a phase modulation pattern is applied to SLM pixels - for example, the stepped or ramp modulation layer as in Figure 4d - to move from the zero order substantially undiffracted spot.