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Patent GB-2389412-A (GB)
Title: Portable cold light lamp
Inventor: JENNY REINHARD
IPC: A61B90/30
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A portable cold light lamp (1) particularly suitable for use in the medical field, and capable of being worn on a person's head, comprises a housing (2) which comprises an optical head (3) for retaining at least one optical lens (5), an adapter part (6) for connecting the optical head (3) to an end piece (10) of a fibre-optic lightguide bundle (7) connected or connectable to a light source, the adapter part (6) including means (22) for attaching the lamp (1) to a wearable support means, wherein between the optical head (3) and the adapter part (6) there is provided a filter holder (9) for regulating the spectral distribution and light intensity of the illumination light from the light source. The filter holder may be a slide or a rotatable disc.
Patent GB-2395637-A (GB)
Title: Bit error rate estimator which uses soft decisions from an equaliser and path metric data
Inventor: LIJOFI LAOLU
IPC: H04L1/20
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: An initial estimate of the number of errors contained within a frame, n_err, is produced using first empirical values [  g  or   a  and   b  ] and the magnitude of soft decisions output from the equaliser (see equations 2 and 3 for example). This initial value is then compared with a dynamic threshold which is determined using, inter alia, path metric information from a Viterbi decoder. Depending on the result of the threshold comparison the initial estimate is accepted as the final estimate of signal quality, or is refined using second empirical values Ci. BER is then deduced from n_err.
Patent GB-2384254-A (GB)
Title: Electrical submersible pumping systems
Inventor: BRANDSTETTER TODD M
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2002-12-24
Abstract: An electrical submersible pumping system for use in producing a fluid from a well 24 comprises a downhole gauge section 14 for monitoring the parameters of the well 24, and an electrical submersible pump 79 powered by an electrical submersible motor 44. The submersible pump 79 is located below the submersible motor 44, while the downhole gauge section 14 is located above the submersible motor 44. A power cable 46 is coupled and provides power to the submersible motor 44 via the downhole gauge section 14.
Patent GB-2386996-A (GB)
Title: Dealer service management system
Inventor: UEMURA AKIHIKO
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2003-03-07
Abstract: A dealer service management system is composed of a dealer computer (1) for operation by an automobile dealer, a host computer system (2) connected to the dealer computer (2) through a network (3). The dealer computer (1) produces self-check data on a maintenance service implemented by the automobile dealer in response to the operation by the automobile dealer. The host computer system (2) receives the self-check data through the network (3), and diagnoses the maintenance service on the basis of the self-check data to produce dealer diagnosis result data. A fault diagnosis system is also provided.
Patent GB-2388516-A (GB)
Title: Bread making machine
Inventor: OSHITA TAKAHIRO
IPC: A21B7/00
Filed: 2003-04-22
Abstract: A bread baking machine comprises a gasket 53 and a locking means 50, both provided on a container cover 48 which opens and closes an opening in a lid container 36 for storing supplementary ingredients of bread e.g. fruit or nuts. The bread baking machine can thus lock the cover of the container while keeping the gasket depressed against a sealing surface. This structure ensures that the gasket seal the space between the lid container and the container cover, and prevents dew condensation and thermal deformation of components due to leakage of hot steam. The machine may have a temperature detector that switches off the heater when the rise in temperature is quicker than a given time.
Patent GB-2393788-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic resonance imaging device with shim elements and supplied with coolant
Inventor: GEBHARDT MATTHIAS
IPC: G01R33/3873
Filed: 2003-05-01
Abstract: An MRI machine includes a receiving space (120, 420) to receive at least one bearer device (150, 350, 450) which can be fitted with shim elements (160), and at least one hollow body (155, 156, 157, 355, 356, 357, 470) to guide a coolant (160) to cool the shim elements (160). Additionally, a bearer device (150, 350) which can be fitted with shim elements (160) is designed to form at least one hollow body (155, 156, 157, 355, 356, 357) to guide a coolant to cool the shim elements (160).
Patent GB-2391009-A (GB)
Title: Control of microbial growth in fluids
Inventor: THOMAS ROBERT
IPC: A61L2/02
Filed: 2003-07-11
Abstract: Apparatus and a corresponding method for reducing microbially induced corrosion, for example, occurring as a result of the activities of sulphate reducing bacteria, within fluid systems such as chilled water systems present in vessels used in the maritime industry by subjecting the fluid and correspondingly the sulphate reducing bacteria contained therein to an electromagnetic field.
Patent GB-2392796-A (GB)
Title: An audio noise cancellation apparatus for a sensor in an automative vehicle
Inventor: BROWN JOSEPH ROBERT
IPC: G01L19/00
Filed: 2003-08-15
Abstract: A compensation circuit 12 for a sensor eg microphone 22 generating electrical sensor output near a speaker 18 of an audio system 16 comprises an inverting circuit 26 coupled to the electrical output 16 of the audio system. The inverting circuit 26 generates an inverted electrical signal corresponding to a speaker audio output. A sensor controller 24 coupled to the inverting circuit 26 and the sensor 22 generates a compensated electrical output in response to the electrical sensor output and the inverted electrical signal. The inverting circuit may include an operational amplifier 32 including a resistor. A time delay circuit may be included. The speaker may be a subwoofer. Also disclosed is a motor vehicle housing the apparatus and a method for operating the apparatus.
Patent GB-2406096-A (GB)
Title: Elastomeric seal material for an inhaler
Inventor: BEKEN SALLY
IPC: C09J123/16
Filed: 2003-09-16
Abstract: A seal for a valve for use in a pharmaceutical metered dose aerosol inhaler device, which seal is formed from an elastomer based on an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer, which terpolymer comprises from 50 to 60 wt.% ethylene, from 35 to 45 wt.% propylene, and ENB (ethylidene-norbornene) in an amount of up to 5 wt.%. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the seal and an inhaler device comprising the seal.
Patent GB-2394438-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatically cushioned impact mechanism
Inventor: BRAUN WILLY
IPC: B25D9/00
Filed: 2003-10-17
Abstract: A pneumatically cushioned impact mechanism for a machine tool, in particular for a drilling hammer or a chipping hammer, comprising an axially displaceable driving piston 10 for generating an impact energy, an axially displaceable impact body for delivering the impact energy to a tool, an air cushion situated between the driving piston 10 and the impact body for transmitting the impact energy from the driving piston 10 to the impact body as well as at least one control valve 18, 22, Fig 3a, (18', 20.1, 20.2, 22.1, 22.2) with a variable valve position for aerating and deaerating the air cushion. It is proposed that the valve position of the control valve Fig 3a, (18', 20.1, 20.2, 22.1, 22.2) is independent 18, 22 of the axial position of the impact body. The valve position is preferably dependent upon the axial position of the driving piston. Preferably, the driving piston has an axially continuous ventillation bore 20, wherein the control valve has a rotary slide valve which is keyed (Fig 1d) to the connecting rod 12.
Patent GB-2393515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to surface pointing techniques
Inventor: TALAALOUT ABDELKRIM
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 2002-07-01
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for processing seismic data. The invention is characterised in that so as to prepare them for analysis based on at least four dimensions, it consists in: using a pointing and/or a pointing propagation on at least a subset of said data corresponding to a collection of data sampled in three or two dimensions, the quantity/quantities corresponding to the other dimension(s) being then fixed values, then in applying to at least one of the points highlighted by this pointing and/or pointing propagation a given projection law so as to determine a point which corresponds thereto in another subset corresponding to a collection of data sampled in the same dimensions, for a different value of at least one quantity corresponding to at least another dimension.
Patent GB-2412225-A (GB)
Title: Drum stick holder
Inventor: BRIGGS STEPHEN WILLIAM
IPC: G10D13/00
Filed: 2004-03-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a holder for drum sticks, drum brushes, mallets and other such percussion implements for playing percussion instruments. The drum stick holder 1, comprising a plurality of substantially parallel tubular sleeves 2, each sleeve being joined to at least one adjacent sleeve and having an entrance 7, 9 with dimensions suitable for receiving just one drum stick, wherein each sleeve 2 is formed from an elastomeric material so that each sleeve may grip a drum stick inserted into the sleeve 2.
Patent GB-2400721-A (GB)
Title: Optical disc drive pickup unit feeding apparatus
Inventor: CHOI UN-JIN
IPC: G11B7/085
Filed: 2003-11-11
Abstract: An optical pickup unit feeding apparatus comprises a lead screw 220 and a guide member 230 attached to the optical pickup unit 130. The guide member 230 has one or more contact parts 233 which engage the spiral groove 221 on the lead screw 220. The rotation of the screw 220 causes the guide member 232 to move resulting in the movement of the optical pickup unit 130. The guide member 230 also comprises an elastic member 240 made from a viscoelastic material such as rubber. The elastic member 240 exerts a sufficient force to keep the guide member 230 in contact with the lead screw 220 whilst also acting as a damping member.
Patent GB-2401616-A (GB)
Title: Bracket for fence rail or panel
Inventor: PERRY RICHARD
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2004-08-05
Abstract: A fence bracket comprises a main body 10 which may be rectangular, square, semi-circular or triangular in correspondence to the cross-section of a fence rail 24, and has at least two flanges 12 adapted to overlie a side of the rail or panel, and at lest one tab 14 with at least one hole 16 for securing the bracket to the face of a fence post 22 as shown. The bracket may thus be attached to the panel or rail 24 before attachment to the fence pos22. The flanges 12 and tabs 14 may be rectangular, triangular, or part - circular (Figs 1 to 9, not shown).
Patent GB-2418749-A (GB)
Title: Interfacing an AGP card with a PCI slot
Inventor: HAO HSIAO-WEN
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2004-09-29
Abstract: A method for interfacing an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) card with a Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) slot on a motherboard comprises the motherboard scanning a number of PCI slots trying to detect the presence of an AGP card which is coupled to a PCI slot. If the AGP card is detected then it is used as the display graphics adaptor. The BIOS could be used to control the detection. If an AGP card is not present then a graphics adaptor which is built in to the motherboard could be used.
Patent GB-2420596-A (GB)
Title: Electric mastic gun
IPC: B05C17/01
Filed: 2004-11-30
Abstract: A mastic gun comprises a battery 1 which supplies power for a motor 2. The motor 2 pushes a bar 6 of the gun using a reducer 4. The bar 6 may be pulled back by hand. A speed regulator switch 3 is also provided.
Patent GB-2422143-A (GB)
Title: Container and blank having a removable section
Inventor: CHILTON CHRISTOPHER HAROLD
IPC: B65D5/54
Filed: 2005-01-18
Abstract: In a transit and display container or a container blank for erecting into a container at least one wall 12 comprises a removable section 18, the removable section 18 and parts of the container beyond the perimeter 16 of the removable section 18 being covered by a protective panel 4 which can be fully removed together with the removable section 18 when transforming the container from its transport state to its display state.
Patent GB-2413867-A (GB)
Title: Data compression and recovery
Inventor: ROSS NATHAN SCOTT
IPC: H04L9/00
Filed: 2005-05-04
Abstract: A system for reducing the size of data stored on a computer uses checksum algorithms to create a data entry in a computer readable medium. In operation, first and second checksums are applied to block of data. The results are combined with details of the algorithms used and at least one attribute of the data block to create a data entry. The attribute for the block may be a name, size, length, hash type amongst others. The data entry may be written in a markup language, preferably XML or SGML. The checksum values may be a hashed value, a digest or a checksum number. The checksum value may be generated by MD2, MD4, SHA, CRC, RIPE, CRC16, CRC32 or CRC64 algorithms. In a further embodiment a recovery system is provided. In use the data entry is received and checksum algorithms are applied to the data block, the results being compared to the checksum values in the data entry in order to identify candidate blocks for recovery. The checksum algorithms may be applied to the data blocks by either a linear or non linear scan. The non linear scan can be either a skipping, modulus or exponential scan.
Patent GB-2427867-A (GB)
Title: Flame retardant polymer emulsion
Inventor: ZAKIKHANI MOHSEN
IPC: C08F220/10
Filed: 2005-07-01
Abstract: A flame retardant material comprises a flame retardant polymer emulsion obtained by the polymerisation of at least one unsaturated monomer comprising at least one phosphorus atom. Preferably, the monomer is copolymerised with at least one co-monomer. The flame retardant material may be used for the preparation of flame retardant formulations which find particular application in the preparation of intumescent coatings, back coating layers for fabrics, textile fibres and polymer castings.
Patent GB-2430319-A (GB)
Title: Controlling audio dosage
Inventor: LOVEJOY KIM
IPC: G10L21/02
Filed: 2005-09-15
Abstract: The invention relates to the control of audio output from loudspeakers (6, fig.3) at public concerts and to the prevention of hearing damage to the audience. Microphones (10, fig. 3) sample the sound level heard by the audience. According to the method, the audio signals fed back from the microphones are sampled and transformed using a Fourier transform algorithm to produce a signal representative of the amplitude of components of frequencies of the audio signal. The transformed signal is compared with a threshold profile and a finite impulse response (FIR) filter is configured to attenuate the amplitude of the audio signal being played by the loudspeakers only at such frequencies (e.g. 50, 51, 52 and 53, fig.2) at which the target threshold is exceeded. The threshold (e.g. 43, fig.2) may be derived from noise exposure limits (fig. 1) published by regulatory authorities.
Patent GB-2415750-A (GB)
Title: Vertical-axis wind turbine with LED display
Inventor: COCHRANE RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: F03D9/00
Filed: 2003-07-24
Abstract: A vertical-axis wind turbine comprises a shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis and a plurality of blades 10 coupled to the shaft, at least one of the blades 10 having an array of light emitting diodes controlled to generate a viewable image when the turbine rotates about the axis. Preferably means for controlling the LEDs includes variable speed control means to generate a coherent image when the turbine rotates at variable rotational speeds, and is part of the turbine. Preferably the turbine generates electricity to power the light emitting diodes. Preferably the LED arrays can be arranged along a leading 17 or trailing 18 edge of a blade 10, or an upper aerofoil surface 19 of a blade 10.
Patent GB-2437112-A (GB)
Title: A method of making an electrical device
Inventor: STONE NICHOLAS JIM
IPC: H01L51/56
Filed: 2006-04-11
Abstract: Conventionally, organic semiconductor devices are usually formed by either laser ablation, photolithography or by conductive inkjet printing. All these methods have short coming such as either being unsuitable for high volume production, slow, expensive or as is particularly the case in inject printing, the choice of metals used is restricted to those which can be formed as inks. The present invention employs flexography to print a resist pattern (7) onto a substrate (5) carrying a metal layer (8). Metal not protected by the resist can be etched away and then the resist (7) removed to leave exposed electrodes. Further materials (10,11) can be disposed onto the exposed metal, such as organic semiconductors, to form transistors or diodes.
Patent GB-2437126-A (GB)
Title: Phase plug with concave input surface
Inventor: DODD MARK
IPC: H04R1/28
Filed: 2006-04-13
Abstract: A phase plug 21 comprises a body having an input side 23 for receiving acoustic waves and an output side 25 for transmitting acoustic waves, the body including a plurality of channels 27 extending from the input side to the output side for propagating acoustic waves through the body. The input side comprises an input surface 29 which includes a plurality of slots 31 constituting entrances for the channels, each slot being arranged in a substantially radial orientation on the input surface about a central axis extending through the input surface. The input surface is concave at least in the region between the slots. The input surface may have a spherical or ellipsoidal shape. The slots may vary in width W along at least part of their length L and may be joined to each other via an opening 33 at the centre of the input surface.
Patent GB-2426820-A (GB)
Title: Orientation determination for streamer steering device.
Inventor: WELKER KENNETH E
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2006-05-26
Abstract: An arrangement for determining the orientation of a sensor steering device or "bird" for a seismic streamer 14 comprises an orientation member 70, a sensor 66, 68, 72, 76 to measure a parameter indicative of the angle of attack of the body of the orientation member, and a controller 34 for adjusting a control surface 24 on the body of the orientation member based on the measured parameter. The sensor may be an acoustic sensor, a pressure sensor or a combination of both, an inclinometer, magnetometer or an accelerometer may also be used.
Patent GB-2438905-A (GB)
Title: Temporal noise analysis of a video signal using chrominance / luminance differences
Inventor: HUGGETT ANTHONY RICHARD
IPC: G06T5/20
Filed: 2006-06-07
Abstract: A method of determining noise characteristics of a video signal includes forming an array 33 of luminance and/or chrominance differences between picture elements of successive frames and determining an absolute difference value 34 between a luminance and/or chrominance difference of a picture element and an average of the luminance and/or chrominance differences of a plurality of neighbouring picture elements. Occurrences of predetermined ranges of the difference value are then counted, and a histogram may be formed of a number of occurrences in each range. The absolute difference may be the positive root of the square of means of the differences. The eight closest pixels may be used.
Patent GB-2430010-A (GB)
Title: Two-bar stay with track comprising an at least partially closed channel
Inventor: MOORE STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: E05C17/28
Filed: 2006-07-04
Abstract: A two bar stay 1 that includes a slider 9 within a track 3, wherein the track 3 comprises a base 19 and two side walls 21 substantially perpendicular to the base 19 and wherein at least one of the side 5 walls 21 is flanged 23 to provide a partially closed channel. Both side walls may be flanged. The slider may comprise a friction adjusting device 27 such as a friction cam (figure 9. 25). A further slider 11 may be provided comprising an integral releasable restricting device 45 that may be received within the track's side walls or flanges. The method of assembling the slider may comprise locating the first slider 9 in the track and moving it until the second slider 11 may be located in the track. The second slider 11 may then be moved until until the releasable restricting means locates within an area of the track 3 shaped to receive it.
Patent GB-2429335-A (GB)
Title: Optical sensor light switch
Inventor: WENSTRAND JOHN S
IPC: H03K17/78
Filed: 2006-08-14
Abstract: A switch 12 for controlling a lighting device 90 includes a contact surface 22, a light source 40, and an optical navigation sensor 50, the contact surface including a generally transparent zone 24 and being configured for removably receiving a fingertip adjacent to the transparent zone. The light source 40 is configured to illuminate the transparent zone of the contact surface. The optical navigation sensor 50 is configured to sense relative motion of the illuminated fingertip at the transparent zone to modify a function of a lighting device external to the light switch based on the relative motion.
Patent GB-2435678-A (GB)
Title: An automatic transmission with a step by step manual gearshift mode
Inventor: MANDOU KIYOHIRO
IPC: B60K20/06
Filed: 2007-03-01
Abstract: An automatic transmission 2 has an automatic gearshift mode in which gears of the automatic transmission 2 is automatically controlled by setting a shift position of a shift device 3 in one of a first or a second forward position, e.g. a drive position D or a sports mode position S. The control device 5 also has a manual gearshift mode which changes the gear step by step by operating a separate unit 4 other than the shift device 3 while maintaining the shift position set in the one of the forward positions D, S. When the shift device 3 is in the drive position D the manual gearshift operates in a first mode and when the shift device 3 is in the sports mode position S the manual gearshift operates in a second different mode which is suitable for frequently accelerating/decelerating up and down slopes. If the unit 4 is not operated for a predetermined time the first manual mode changes back to automatic gearshift mode. Unit 4 comprises of shift up switch 41 and shift down switch 42 each of which a paddle type switches mounted on a steering wheel 6.
Patent GB-2436015-A (GB)
Title: Wireless device with single SIM operating as though it had two or more different SIMs
Inventor: CAMILLERI MICHAEL
IPC: H04W8/18
Filed: 2007-03-07
Abstract: A wireless device includes a single SIM, plus an application module adapted to enable the device to operate as though it included two or more different SIMs. The module, referred to as a 'proprietary applications module' (<B>PAM</B>) is downloaded to, connected to, or built into, a wireless device (WD). The PAM is capable of switching all incoming traffic by associating the WD to one specific subscriber identity sub-module, referred to as "Local SIM" (LS). It can also switch or re-route all outgoing traffic by associating the same WD with a different subscriber identity sub-module, typically a "Roaming SIM" (RS), which can enable outgoing calls to be made more cheaply via a virtual telecoms operator i.e. over the internet. In a preferred embodiment, the PAM, RS and LS are built-into a single SIM for use in a WD.