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Patent GB-2396168-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for opening and closing lateral boreholes
Inventor: SO YU SHING
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2002-12-02
Abstract: A downhole tool (102) selectively opens and closes a lateral borehole extending from a primary borehole. The tool (102) comprises a body (104) incorporating a wall provided with an opening (116) extending therethrough; a deflector member (106) slidably mounted in the body (104) and having a deflecting surface (126) for deflecting, in use, downhole equipment laterally within the body (104). The deflector member (106) is slidable between an open position, in which the deflecting surface is located adjacent and facing towards said opening so that, in use, downhole equipment laterally deflected by the deflecting surface is directed through said opening, and a closed position, in which the deflecting surface is oriented relative to said opening so as to prevent downhole equipment from being laterally deflected through said opening during use. In either position, equipment may pass into the primary borehole downhole of the primary/lateral junction. The tool (102) also comprises constraining means for restricting movement of the deflector member relative to the body. The constraining means may comprise a pin and groove arrangement (138,140) or an abutting shoulder. A deflecting member comprising a cylinder having a window provided in a side thereof, and a deflecting ramp on an internal surface, is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2394950-A (GB)
Title: Purifying water using rotating magnet and ceramic filter
Inventor: KIM KIL HO
IPC: C02F1/48
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: A device for purifying and magnetizing water, including a disc-shaped magnet 110 a magnet holding unit 100 and a ceramic filter 10. The magnet holding unit includes a ball 150 coming in spot contact with a supporting plate 160 which is fitted in the center of a lower surface of an annular guider 13. A supporting disc 140 is provided at the center thereof with a ball seating hole 141 to support a lower portion of the ball in such a way that a part of the ball is downwardly projected outside the supporting disc. A magnet cover 120 is integrated with a connecting member 130. In this case, the connecting member is set on an annular step 143 provided around the edge of the ball seating hole of the supporting disc, and is provided with a recess 131 to receive an upper portion of the ball. A quick-change holder is provided at a lower surface of the tank in such a way as to be upwardly projected. A fitting member, provided on a lower surface of the annular guider, removably engages with the holder. The filter has a double ply sidewall with slits 11 and containing ceramic particles 12.
Patent GB-2399740-A (GB)
Title: A backpack adapted to carry a skateboard.
Inventor: NICHOLAS MORGAN DAVID
IPC: A45C13/30
Filed: 2003-03-22
Abstract: A rucksack or backpack adapted to carry a skateboard or the like comprises a body portion 12 with at least one storage compartment therein and a guide for at least a single length 32,34 of resilient cord, the guide having spaces through which the resilient cord may be drawn so as to loop around, and engage with, the skateboard. The guide may be formed from a plurality of spaced fabric sleeves attached to the body portion and may be substantially u-shaped. Ribbed pads 56,58 may be attached to upper and lower ends of the body portion to engage with the surface of a skateboard being carried. The backpack is highly suited for carrying a skateboard as it leaves a user's hands free without the carrying means for the skateboard adding significantly to the backpack's weight or bulk.
Patent GB-2400358-A (GB)
Title: Steering rack disturbance force rejection
Inventor: PICK ANDREW JAMES
IPC: B62D7/22
Filed: 2003-04-09
Abstract: A road vehicle steering system is adapted to use measurements and estimates characterising the motion of and forces acting on the vehicle and the steering system to derive an estimate of steering rack disturbance force. The estimate is used to establish a torque demand for the electronic power steering which compensates for the disturbance force. Thus transmission of disturbance forces to the driver via the steering column are minimised. The estimate may be derived using an equation for the estimated kingpin movement or estimated longitudinal tyre force imbalance between the front left and right steered wheels. Parameters such as gearbox torque output, brake torque for each front wheel, wheel inertia, angular velocities and outputs from a stability control system may be taken into account. Alternatively, the disturbance force may be estimated by comparison of lateral acceleration or yaw rate with those predicted by a mathematical model of an equivalent bicycle. 4 wheel drive and rear wheel drive systems may also be characterised.
Patent GB-2388245-A (GB)
Title: Preventing insertion of cartridge into incompatible disk drive
Inventor: WARMENHOVEN COEN J
IPC: G11B23/03
Filed: 2003-04-17
Abstract: A next generation disk cartridge, capable of being inserted into a next generation drive, includes dummy notches 36, 38 located to align with the shutter door opening arms 7 of a previous generation disk drive. The dummy notches are defined by the housing of the disk cartridge, and are thus immovable. When the cartridge is inadvertently inserted into a previous generation disk drive, the dummy notches engage the shutter door opening arm of the previous generation drive, and prevent them from collapsing. The cartridge is thus blocked from further insertion into the previous generation disk drive.
Patent GB-2390788-A (GB)
Title: Audio decoding method and apparatus which recovers high frequency component with small computation.
Inventor: OH YOON-HAK
IPC: H04S1/00
Filed: 2003-04-24
Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing the amount of computation in audio post processing, and more particularly, a method and apparatus for performing audio post processing using mode information that indicates the degree of similarity between a right channel signal and a left channel signal in MPEG-1 layer 3 audio data, are provided. If the difference between the two channel signals is small, a first mode is used in which the high frequency component of only one channel is recovered and the recovered high frequency component is used to recover the high frequency component of the other channel, and if the difference between the two channel signals is large, a second mode is selected in which the high frequency component in only one of every two frames is recovered alternately in the left channel and the right channel and the high frequency component of each of the skipped frames is interpolated based on the high frequency components of the previous frame and the next frame. By doing so, the new audio decoding method and apparatus recover high frequency components with a small amount of computation. The method reduces the amount of computation to less than half the amount of computation used in the prior art in recovering high frequency components.
Patent GB-2403682-A (GB)
Title: Moulding of optical coupling devices
Inventor: GALE MICHAEL THOMAS
IPC: G02B6/43
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: Traditional high-speed computer systems are often built using a backplane assembly. Several daughter boards are interconnected through a backplane, which routes signals between the connectors for the daughter boards. Traditional backplane technology's bases on electrical signal conductors. Due to steadily increasing processor speed signal transmission via electrical conductors has become a bottleneck in high-speed computing since electrical transmission rates are limited to about 2.5 GHz max. Optical signal transmission, which achieves much higher transmission rates in the THz range is a solution. This invention discloses the fabrication of surface relief structures 120 for optical coupling of guided waves by replication on top of waveguides 110. Due to the replication on the surface of the waveguide, the waveguide's core layer can be left intact; no opening of the waveguide's core layer, as required for mirror or prism couplers, is required. The replication involves moulding (by a stamper 310) a UV-curable material 330, dispensed by a dispenser 320, on the waveguide surface.
Patent GB-2404292-A (GB)
Title: Voltage adaptor with removable voltage setting element
Inventor: SU CARL
IPC: H02M7/04
Filed: 2003-07-23
Abstract: A voltage adaptor 1 has a removable element 2 which is used to set the output voltage of the adaptor. The removable element may have projecting terminals 21 which correspond to various holes in the voltage adaptor body. The output voltage may depend on which holes the removable element is inserted into (see figure 11), or different removable elements may be used to achieve different output voltages (see figure 6). The output voltage setting device may be located on a plug or socket connected to the voltage adaptor, rather than the voltage adaptor body (see figures 12, 13).
Patent GB-2394473-A (GB)
Title: Racemization of optically active 2-substituted phenyl glycine esters
Inventor: MAHESHWARI KRISHNA
IPC: C07C229/00
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: A process for preparing racemic mixtures containing nearly equal amounts of stereo isomers of compounds of formula (I), or their salts, by heating an enantiomerically enriched material with thionyl chloride. <EMI ID=1.1 HE=34 WI=45 LX=586 LY=721 TI=CF> A required useful enantiomer may thereby be recovered from unwanted mother liquors that would otherwise be discarded.
Patent GB-2397147-A (GB)
Title: Organising, linking and summarising documents using weighted keywords
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-12-17
Abstract: A method for organizing electronic documents includes generating a list of weighted keywords for each document, clustering related documents together based on a comparison of the weighted keywords, and linking together portions of documents within a cluster based on a comparison of the weighted keywords. A summary of each document can also be produced using the weighted keyword list.
Patent GB-2409400-A (GB)
Title: Food holder with associated cutting device
Inventor: WEIR KIRSTY FIONA HAZEL
IPC: A47G21/00
Filed: 2003-12-23
Abstract: The invention relates to an eating utensil for use by, in particular, babies, young children or anyone who would have difficulty using conventional tools. It comprises an elongate member 1a, 1b on which pieces of food are mounted by passing the elongate member through a hole in each piece, and retaining means 3 located substantially at either end of said elongate member for the retention of the food. Also disclosed is an associated cutting device for preparing the food for mounting, comprising a circular blade which cuts a hole in the food to be mounted, Figure 4.
Patent GB-2396817-A (GB)
Title: Safety fluid injecting/sampling apparatus
Inventor: FAN TZU-SHENG
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2003-12-23
Abstract: A safety fluid injecting/sampling apparatus connectable with a needle cannula 60, the apparatus includes an inner barrel 10 having a receiving hole 12, an elastically bendable retaining strip 13 with an inwardly protruded engagement tooth 14 disposed at one end, and a retaining hole disposed at the other end 20, an outer barrel having an axially extended receiving hole 22 adapted to receive the inner barrel, a finger flange extended around the periphery, and an elastically deformable retaining element 25 having an engagement block engageable into the retaining hole of the inner barrel; a needle holder 30 axially slidably inserted into the receiving hole of the inner barrel, the needle holder having a locating groove 37 extended around the periphery and adapted to receive the engagement tooth of the inner barrel for positioning, and an insertion member 40 inserted into the receiving hole of the inner barrel for operation by hand to move the outer barrel 20 backwards relative to the inner barrel 10.
Patent GB-2399052-A (GB)
Title: Low pressure welding method
Inventor: ROBINSON PHILIP WILLIAM
IPC: F17C1/00
Filed: 2004-01-08
Abstract: A welding method is disclosed in which a welding torch or similar is fed with oxygen which is stored at a pressure of less than 1 bar or 10<5>Nm<-2>. The oxygen may be stored in a container with two airtight compartments separated by a flexible wall, the first compartment 11 filled with the oxygen, the second compartment 13 serving to pressurise the first. The combined features as described may provide a safe and/or inexpensive apparatus for the amateur welder due to the low overall pressure of the system as a whole when compared to high pressure welding cylinder storage apparatus.
Patent GB-2411447-A (GB)
Title: Mounting for a towel rail
Inventor: LENNON DERMOT FRANCIS
IPC: F16B21/12
Filed: 2004-02-25
Abstract: Mounting means for a towel rail (24) comprises a mounting body (12) which is attachable to a supporting surface. An attachment member (14) has a first portion (14a) adjustably mounted on the rail (24) and a second portion (14b) receivable in the mounting body (12) . A locking pin (16) retains the second portion (14b) in the mounting body (12).
Patent GB-2410391-A (GB)
Title: Capturing an exemplar image of detected activity due to introduction of a foreground object into a monitored scene
Inventor: VAN DEN BERGEN MARK ADRIAN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2004-03-31
Abstract: An output from a video camera is monitored. Input data is analysed to produce a model of a background image, and incoming data is compared against the background model to identify a level of activity created by the introduction of a foreground object, thereby creating a period of activity. An exemplar image is then captured from the period of activity.
Patent GB-2400578-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic casting mould and process for production thereof
Inventor: PFEFIER ROLF
IPC: C04B35/634
Filed: 2004-04-16
Abstract: A casting mould for metal casting, in particular precision casting of fine parts of steel, comprises, for at least the main part, porous ceramic which has a high thermal coefficient of expansion matched to the metal and produced by a generative rapid prototyping process. The coefficient of thermal expansion is above 7.5*10<-6>K<-1> and the ceramic is composed of coated coarse ceramic particles and of ceramic fine particles sinterable at a temperature at least 50{C below that of the coarse particles. A process is also disclosed. A layer of particles is applied onto a substrate. The layer is flattened and hardened in defined areas by adhering the particles under the effect of binder liquid or by melting or sintering the particles under the influence of radiation.
Patent GB-2416697-A (GB)
Title: Body augmenter capable of being planted through a pedicle for vertebral body reconstruction
Inventor: LI KUNG-CHIA
IPC: A61B17/58
Filed: 2004-07-30
Abstract: A pedicle augmenter 1 is provided for reconstruction of a vertebra subjected to loss of bone mass or fracture, and is to be planted into the vertebra 2 from a pedicle 21 of the vertebra for helping maintain or restore normal position and size of the vertebra. Through the pedicle 21, the device 1, to fit the pedicle anatomy, was created to reconstruct the fractured or collapsed vertebral body 2. The device 1 has a rectangular bar-shape, and has a first end, a second end 14, four sides, a recess 15 on the second end 14, and a screw hole 16 lengthwise formed on the second end 14; each of the four sides has a sloping portion 12 near to the first end; the four sides of the body augmenter have cavities 13 on other portions thereof, which cavities 13 communicate with each other to form a hollow area together. The fractured body was reduced and maintained by such device until the bone growth and fracture union.
Patent GB-2417253-A (GB)
Title: Cut-resistant knitted fabric
Inventor: WAGGETT ALAN
IPC: D02G3/04
Filed: 2004-08-19
Abstract: A cut-resistant knitted fabric comprising a para-aramid yarn knitted with a composite yarn to provide the fabric with a sandwich knit structure. The composite yarn is comprised of a reinforcing filament, a polyolefin filament and a polyester filament. The fabric preferably comprises 10 to 90 % of the para-aramid yarn, which is preferably poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide yarn. A method for producing such a cut-resistant fabric is also described. This combination of yarns and sandwich knit structure provides a relatively light and flexible with a cut resistance and anti-slash performance equivalent to current protective garment fabrics produced using woven fabrics that are two to three times heavier.
Patent GB-2417408-A (GB)
Title: Device for electrically slaughtering fish
Inventor: ACE-HOPKINS JOHN
IPC: A22B3/06
Filed: 2004-08-27
Abstract: The device has a stunning station 1 for stunning the fish using an electric current, and a stun maintenance station 6 which uses an electric current to maintain the fish in an unconscious state in air after stunning and until they remain unconscious when they leave the stun maintenance station. Both stations can be controlled from a microprocessor unit 4. The unit 4 controls the electrical field strength and frequency supplied to electrode 3. It can also control the speed of belt 7 which controls the length of time fish spend in station 6. Between the two stations unconscious fish pass over an inclined de-watering station 5.
Patent GB-2406070-A (GB)
Title: A hand-held nailing tool
Inventor: HU SHIH CHE
IPC: B25C1/06
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: A hand-held nailing tool comprises a casing, a power means, a drive device, a control device and a impact means, the power means includes a power supply which can be a common power supply or a charger battery, and two switches at least; the drive device includes a motor, a drive gear group and a passive gear which acts depending on whether it connects with the power means or not, in addition, only does the part of said passive gear locate teeth; the control device includes two press parts, a press means and a locking block at least, said press parts can connect said power means with said drive device when they are pressed down. At the same time, the locking block pushes said press means outwards; the impact means includes a sleeve, an impact plate and an elastic part at least. The elastic part which is located in said sleeve can push nails by means of said impact plate during the course of its release.
Patent GB-2418174-A (GB)
Title: Composite insulating panel
Inventor: CAROLAN JAMES
IPC: E04C2/34
Filed: 2004-09-20
Abstract: A composite insulating panel of the type comprising an external metal skin, an internal metal skin and an insulating core of foam material therebetween is manufactured by conveying one of the metal skins continuously along a flat bed with an outer surface of the skin lowermost; laying down liquid insulating foam reactants onto the first skin; leading the second metal skin continuously over the liquid insulating foam reactants and the first metal skin; heating the assembly in an oven to allow the foam reactants to expand to form an insulating core between the metal skins; cutting the panel to a desired length, and applying a seal to at least one of the exposed foam edges of the panel. The seal which comprises a gas and/or vapour barrier is applied in-line. The seal may be formed by a seal forming liquid applied by spraying or coating, a polymeric film, a metallic foil or a laminate foil comprising polymeric material with a metallic coating. The insulating panel may be used for roofing and for wall cladding, partitions, compartmental wall panels cold store panels, clean room envelopes or food processing areas.
Patent GB-2406258-A (GB)
Title: Device for the prevention of nausea caused by motion and by the inhalation of combustible vapours
Inventor: CARDOSO MARIA BEATRIZ
IPC: A61H7/00
Filed: 2004-09-27
Abstract: A device for the prevention of nausea caused by motion and by the inhalation of combustible vapours, characterized in that it is composed by a set of lobes 2 executed in cotton or silk cloth, such lobes being presented as tubular zones separated by seams 3,4, which are filled with cereal grain preferably rice, but also rye, and seeds from aromatic herbs, and which presents such a configuration that when it is placed on a user's head it embraces the temples, the hair implantation area near the front and the top of the user's head. To that purpose it has a slightly elongated form wherein the central portion is larger, compared with the ends that must overlap the user's temples.
Patent GB-2420092-A (GB)
Title: Knife with spaced ceramic tips
Inventor: CHEN CHEN FEN
IPC: B26B9/00
Filed: 2004-11-16
Abstract: A knife includes a handle 11 and a blade 12 connected to an end of the handle. The blade is formed at one side for forming a cutting edge 132,152 with a plurality of spaced connecting elements 13 to define a space 14 between any two adjacent connecting elements. A ceramic tip 15 is firmly set in each space. Outer ends of the ceramic tips and the connecting elements are flush with one another and formed into the cutting edge of the blade. With the ceramic tips, the knife has a blade with increased wear strength and could be mass-produced at reduced cost.
Patent GB-2420447-A (GB)
Title: Switching mechanism
Inventor: POPPLEMANN KLAUS-WERNER
IPC: H01H19/11
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A switching mechanism for incrementing are decrementing a value of a controlled parameter in response to movement of a controlling means, said movement being controlled in discreet amounts by detent means which comprises at least two spaced apart detent cam followers (1,2) operable to bear against and move relative to a toothed detent cam profile (4) and wherein the separation of the at least two detent cam followers is such that they act on the toothed detent cam profile to bias or urge relative movement in opposite directions.
Patent GB-2406572-A (GB)
Title: Photocurable composition containing maleide derivatives
Inventor: SEVERANCE RICHARD L
IPC: C08F2/00
Filed: 2003-06-17
Abstract: A photocurable composition comprises: at least one flee-radically polymerizable material, at least one henzophenone derivative, at least one acylphosphine oxide, and at least one maleimide having the formula (I), wherein each R<2> independently represents a divalent organic group or a covalent bond, andn is 1, 2, or 3. The photocurable composition may be applied to substrate and cured by exposure to actinic radiation.
Patent GB-2409650-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for remote game device with failure fallback and restoration
Inventor: HARTMAN MICHAEL
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2003-09-15
Abstract: Methods of administering a game in a wireless environment (16, 18, 20) utilizing failure fallback and recovery between automatic and manual modes. A remote game device (100) listens for a game state message and verifies its presence and signal strength of a game state message (fig. 9A-9B). If the signal strength is weak or there is no signal, the remote game device (100) transitions to a manual mode to allow a user to manually update game state and continue play in an uninterrupted manner (fig. 10-11). Once signals of sufficient strength are received (figs. 9A-10), the remote game device (100) transitions from manual mode to an automatic mode.
Patent GB-2425784-A (GB)
Title: Prefabricated retail cubicle
Inventor: WARREN MARTIN
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2005-05-04
Abstract: A retail cubicle comprising a floor 11, a shell 10 attached to the floor, and extendable floor pieces 12 attached to the floor, which can be folded up to form at least part of the wall when the cubicle is in a closed configuration, and which can be folded down to extend laterally beyond the closed footprint of the cubicle when the cubicle is in an open configuration. The cubicle may also comprise removable side panels 13 which may be lockable in place to secure the cubicle. The cubicle may be lockable when in a closed configuration, is preferably prefabricated offsite and be adapted for the use of electrical equipment. The cubicle may also house a credit card terminal 17.