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Patent GB-2379475-A (GB)
Title: A portable emergency escape apparatus
Inventor: LEWIS MARGARET JUDITH
IPC: E06C1/56
Filed: 2001-09-06
Abstract: A apparatus comprises a flexible ladder (2) and means (4) for suspending the ladder from a window opening. The suspending means extend horizontally through the window opening and include a portion (20, 22) for engaging an interior sill of a window, at least one strut (34) for engaging an exterior wall and props (24, 26) for engaging an interior surface on either side of the window. The sill engaging portion and the props are preferably adjustable to accommodate different depths and widths of window respectively. The apparatus may further comprise a platform (8) having grip parts (12) formed from apertures in the platform and have adjustable feet (44, Figure 9) which rest on the window sill. The apparatus allows the ladder to be suspended away from the exterior surface of the building and the rungs (46) may be equipped with spacers (48, Figure 12) to maintain the space between the ladder and the wall.
Patent GB-2372420-A (GB)
Title: Virtual presenter
Inventor: SKILLING ADRIAN IAN
IPC: G06T13/40
Filed: 2001-12-07
Abstract: A method and system for synthesising a moving image, especially in synchronism with synthesised audio output, is disclosed. A configuration of a feature (e.g. a facial feature) in an image is defined by one or more parameters and the progress of transition of one value of a parameter to another is controlled by one or more predefined rules. The parameters for the audio and the video output are generated by respective transition tables (46, 48) from a source (40) of sub-phonetic segment descriptors. The audio parameter transition table (46) may be constructed in accordance with HMS (Holmes-Mattingly-Shearme) principles. The video parameter table (48) may be similarly constructed. The respective parameters are processed using an audio engine (50) and a video engine (52) to generate an audio and an animated video output. An application is to produce a so-called talking head that might be used as a virtual television presenter.
Patent GB-2385011-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of contaminated gas
Inventor: DUMBRELL TERENCE WILLIAM
IPC: F02C7/05
Filed: 2002-02-07
Abstract: Apparatus comprises contactor 11, connected to receive contaminated air/gas from intake 34 from an apparatus or plant. Contactor 11 comprises vortex chamber 12, which has tangential gas inlet port 13 and axial gas outlet port 14. Liquid feed pipe 15 divides into branches 16, 17, terminating in nozzles 18, 19. Withdrawn liquid is collected in sump 21. Pump 24 drives liquor through pipe 15, forming jets 25. Contaminated air/gas entering chamber 12 is caused to swirl and is thus scrubbed. Contaminants are absorbed by the liquor and carried into sump 21. The scrub liquor is the same as the liquid with which the air/gas comes into contact in apparatus/plant. Decontaminated air is released via outlet 14.
Patent GB-2369323-A (GB)
Title: Screen printing method
Inventor: MIYAHARA SEIICHI
IPC: H05K3/12
Filed: 2001-02-27
Abstract: It is possible to obtain a screen printing method that may assure excellent printing qualities since the screen printing method of the present invention includes: (A) sliding a squeegee head with a paste stored in the squeegee head on a mask plate, while the past is pressurized, and printing the paste on a substrate through pattern holes of the mask plate, (B) at least one step of (b) separating the squeegee head with a the paste stored therein from the mask plate, and (e) sliding the squeegee head on the mask plate for a pre-squeezing purpose before the step (A). The step of separating the squeegee head from the mask plate includes the steps of (1) discontinuing the pressure application to the paste stored in the squeegee head, (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head by a predetermined distance while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the pressure application being discontinued, and (3) moving the squeegee head upward off from the mask plate. In the step of pre-squeezing includes the steps of (1) pressurizing the paste stored in the squeegee head, (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head by a predetermined distance while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the pressure application being discontinued, and (3) moving the squeegee head upward off from the mask plate. In the step of pre-squeezing includes the steps of (10 pressurizing the paste stored in the squeegee head in a state of the squeegee head being abutted on the mask plate, and (2) horizontally moving the squeegee head while the bottom end portion of the squeegee head is abutted on the mask plate in a state of the paste being pressurised.
Patent GB-2386570-A (GB)
Title: Filter Element Seal
Inventor: EYERS WILLIAM K A
IPC: B01D29/01
Filed: 2002-03-22
Abstract: A filter element, and method of forming, comprising a block of filter material 10 having a side wall and a seal secured to the side wall to seal against a housing (20) of the filter, wherein the seal is formed from a relatively rigid support member 14 secured to the side wall and a relatively compliant sealing member secured to the support member 16. The sealing member is preferably made of a foamed material (thermoplastic elastomer - EPDM), the cells of the foam being open when the material is not compressed and closed when the foam is compressed to enable an effective seal. The sealing member is optionally preformed prior to being secured to the filter block. The support member may be a plastics material moulded on to the side wall of the filter block and the sealing member, the support member being formed by dispensing into a mould cavity surrounding the filter block molten plastics containing foaming material (e.g. polyurethane) wherein a gap is provided between the side wall and the mould cavity to allow free expansion of the plastics material.
Patent GB-2376197-A (GB)
Title: Grille assembly for a cyclone dust collecting apparatus
Inventor: PARK JUNG-SEON
IPC: B07B7/086
Filed: 2002-05-30
Abstract: A dust collecting apparatus of a vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclone body 200 having an air discharge passage 220 arranged at an upper part thereof. The air discharge passage 220 communicates with suction means. A grille assembly 100 is arranged over the air discharge passage and is capable of improving the dust collecting efficiency of the vacuum cleaner by reducing the amount of the dust drawn into the suction means. The grille assembly 100 includes a grille body 110 having a plurality of passages 121 disposed therein. By arranging the passages 121 such that the angle between the major longitudinal axis of each passage, and the direction of air current is an acute angle, causes the flow of air to reverse before it can pass through the passages and thus improves separation. The apparatus may also include a shielding member 130 which deflects rising air away from the grille.
Patent GB-2390960-A (GB)
Title: Polygraphic encryption optionally with deniable encryption
Inventor: LAWRENCE MICHAEL JEFFERSON
IPC: H04L9/00
Filed: 2002-07-16
Abstract: A polygramic method of encrypting text is disclosed. Characters are encrypted in pairs (or digraphs) using a table containing enciphered characters. If there are N possible clear text characters then an N by N table is required, so that there is a different enciphered character for every possible clear text pair (or digram). The elements of the table may be generated randomly. One clear text character from the pair provides the column index of the cipher character, and other clear text character provides the row index. The second clear text character is positioned an integer number of characters from the first character. The integer is preselected, in one embodiment randomly. Each character is assigned to two different character pairs. The cipher characters use a different font to the clear text characters. Preferably each character of the cipher text font is obtained by cutting and pasting together two characters of the clear text font. Character pairs which appear frequently may be assigned more than one cipher text character to minimise vulnerability to frequency attacks. A deniable encryption system may be used. This involves encrypting cover text, using different encryption parameters to those used for encrypting the clear text, to produce cipher text identical to the cipher text for the clear text. An eavesdropper can be mislead into thinking the covertext is the clear text associated with intercepted cipher text.
Patent GB-2388975-A (GB)
Title: Rechargeable battery with monitoring circuit
Inventor: FIEBIG ARNIM
IPC: H01M10/48
Filed: 2003-01-21
Abstract: In such a device system the battery unit (10) has a monitoring circuit (14) which detects at least one operating parameter of the battery unit (10) and prepares a control signal depending on the operating parameter for switch means (25, 31) which control the charge or discharge process of the battery unit (10) . These switch means (25, 31) are located in the electrical device (20) and charger (30) respectively. The battery unit (10) transfers the control signal to the switch means (25, 31) in the electrical device (20) and charger (30) . By this measure of relocating the switch means (25, 31) from the battery unit (10) to the electrical device (20) or charger (30), the heat development in the battery unit (10) and its size are reduced.
Patent GB-2389209-A (GB)
Title: System for locating a non-textual region of an electronic document or image that matches a user-defined description
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-05-21
Abstract: A method of locating a non-textual region of an electronic document or image (103) that matches a user-defined description (104) of the region includes comparing (106) non-textual regions of each of a corpus of electronic documents (103) with the user-defined description (104) and identifying (107) non-textual regions of the electronic documents (103) that match the user-defined description (104) according to pre-determined criteria. A system for locating a non-textual region of an electronic document or image (103) based on a user-defined description (104) of the region includes a user interface for creation (101) of the user-defined description (104) of the region, and a zoning analysis engine (106) for segmenting (118, Fig 4) the electronic document (103) into regions including non-textual regions, comparing (106) the non-textual regions with the user-defined description (104) and identifying (114) non-textual regions which match the user-defined description (104) according to pre-determined criteria.
Patent GB-2386361-A (GB)
Title: Packaging system
Inventor: PERRY LISA JAYNE
IPC: A61F13/38
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: There is described a packaging system (11) which comprises a first chamber (12) adapted to house a first material (15) and a second chamber (13) adapted to house a second material (18), the first and second chambers being separated by a frangible member (14). There is also described a sanitary article packaging system which comprises such a system.
Patent GB-2392366-A (GB)
Title: Portable Animal Stall
Inventor: GILDERNEW SEAN
IPC: A01K1/00
Filed: 2003-08-27
Abstract: A portable animal stall 10 comprising a base 12 and a barrier 14, wherein the barrier is detachably mountable on the base. The base may be dimensioned to receive a single cow. Preferably, the base comprises a slab having an obverse 16 and a reverse face 18, with an aperture extending between the faces. The barrier may have one or more detachable anchors 22 which have one or more elongate members 26 extending perpendicularly from a plate 24. The barrier may be connected to the anchor so that the barrier extends from the obverse face and the plates of the anchors engage with the reverse face. The base may have one or more feet 36. Preferably, the base is tapered so that the obverse face is inclined with respect to a supporting surface. Also claimed is an animal stall comprising a barrier and a base, the base being shaped to define one or more aperture or recess to allow the stall to be lifted.
Patent GB-2390002-A (GB)
Title: Creating distributed proxy configurations
Inventor: LANDFELDT BJOERN
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: Server-to-user delivery of a data stream associated with a service provided by the server (17) is effectuated by selecting the server and, automatically providing a communication path (27) that is to be used for the delivery through a proxy that performs a proxy operation on the data stream during the delivery. A proxy (33, 34) can be automatically installed in a communication path through a data network. In response to an installation request, a communication port (32, 36) for coupling to the communication path is automatically allocated (154) and a proxy to support data flow through the communication port is automatically loaded (152). The proxy is operable for performing a proxy operation on the data stream.
Patent GB-2399250-A (GB)
Title: System and method for identification and insertion of advertising in broadcast programmes
Inventor: PAXTON BRIAN
IPC: H04N7/173
Filed: 2004-02-06
Abstract: A broadcast system and method for identification and insertion of advertising in broadcast programmes includes receiving a broadcast data stream, identifying an advertisement in the broadcast data stream, and updating an advertisement schedule including information identifying the advertisement and a location of the advertisement within a programme in the broadcast data stream. On playback, the advertisement or a replacement advertisement is inserted into the programme at the location or at another location within the programme.
Patent GB-2398261-A (GB)
Title: Air impact wrench
Inventor: TAGA KOJI
IPC: B25F5/00
Filed: 2004-02-13
Abstract: An air intake and exhaust device for a pistol type air impact wrench which does not discharge its exhaust air into the atmosphere directly from the end of its handle, but discharges it into the atmosphere at a considerable distance from the end of its handle to prevent any dust, etc. from rising at the site of work and any noise from being produced. The air impact wrench having at the end of its handle 1 an intake port 2 and an exhaust port 3 for compressed air for operating an air motor. A silencing bellows tube 9 surrounds an air intake tube 4 connected to the intake port and is attached to the end of the handle. The silencing bellows tube and the air intake tube define an annular passage therebetween which acts as an air exhaust passage.
Patent GB-2411795-A (GB)
Title: Message transmission based upon position of mobile within geographical regions
Inventor: WORRELL MARTIN
IPC: H04W4/029
Filed: 2004-03-05
Abstract: A mobile communication system 106 comprises a radio unit 110 for exchanging messages via a radio network 108 and storage 120 for storing data defining geographical regions 122. The stored data defining geographical regions 122 is used in conjunction with received position data to identify the current geographical location of the mobile system 106 and to take action accordingly, such as to generate messages for transmission to a receiver 104. The rate of message transmission may be progressively varied according to the position of the mobile system 106. The mobile system 106 may be used to track a vehicle wherein an alarm condition may be generated if the mobile system 106 is outside of a particular geographical region or an indication may be given to indicate any differences between a current position and an anticipated position.
Patent GB-2411203-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder lock with two step key operation
Inventor: LEE MIKO
IPC: E05B63/00
Filed: 2004-07-30
Abstract: A lock includes a cylinder (21), a rotatable cylinder plug (31) and a locking pin assembly (50). The cylinder plug (31) has a through dummy keyhole (313) and a through cylinder plug keyhole (314). The locking pin assembly (50) has multiple locking pins (52) that are slidably partially held in the cylinder plug keyhole (314). A two step method to open the lock with a key (10) with serrations (11) initially (fig 5) inserts and presses the serrations (11) into and completely through the dummy keyhole (313). The (fig 6) the key is rotated so that the serrations (11) are aligned with cylinder plug keyhole (314) and pulled back to engage the locking pins. Pressing the key (10) completely through the lock removes any foreign objects such as toothpicks, chewing gun or pieces of paper.
Patent GB-2416825-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone with an optical sensor and buttons for use as a computer mouse
Inventor: BEGG CHRIS
IPC: H04M1/72415
Filed: 2004-08-05
Abstract: A mobile phone and pointing device has mouse control buttons 1,2 on a back panel, and optical laser sensor 3 for cursor control on the front. Functions of the device are activated or inhibited when the device is in 'phone' or 'mouse' modes. The device can use a radio frequency standard, such as Bluetooth, to pair itself with and communicate with a computer.
Patent GB-2417412-A (GB)
Title: Warewashing system
Inventor: MITCHEM DAVID ROY
IPC: A47L15/00
Filed: 2004-08-28
Abstract: A ware-washing system, such as glass cleaner, has a water tank 9 with a water level switch indicator 17, which temporarily prevents the operation of the ware-washer in the event that there is insufficient water for a proper clean.
Patent GB-2420075-A (GB)
Title: Clothing storage system
Inventor: DEVANEY JONATHAN
IPC: D06F57/12
Filed: 2004-11-12
Abstract: A foldable clothes rail unit comprising: a hanger support member pivotably supported to a wall or cupboard and having spacing means that allow several clothes hangers to be attached in spaced relationship there along and further comprising restraining means that allow the longitudinal axis of the support member to be supported in either a generally horizontal open position or an upwardly inclined stowage position.
Patent GB-2420429-A (GB)
Title: Method of navigating a hierarchical structure
Inventor: LEE YISIA YOUNG SUK
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 2004-11-22
Abstract: Apparatus for displaying information from an information source, the information being indexed by nodes in a hierarchical structure, the apparatus comprising: at least one display for displaying information from the information source; a user input device for receiving a user-selectable forward navigation selection 7, a user-selectable back navigation selection 6 and a user-selectable mode switch selection 8; and a controller for implementing a plurality of alternative navigation strategies to allow a user to navigate through at least part of the hierarchical structure using said forward navigation selection 7 and said back navigation selection 6 in order to display user-selected information from the information source on said at least one display, the controller being configured to switch from a currently selected navigation strategy to another of said alternative navigation strategies in response to reception of said user-selectable mode switch selection 8, wherein each navigation strategy comprises one or more rules defining an order in which the hierarchical structure is navigated.
Patent GB-2407674-A (GB)
Title: Lookup engine
Inventor: RHOADES JOHN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-02-14
Abstract: A look up engine 200 comprising a storage means 212a, 212b for storing a plurality of entries, each entry comprising a value and an associated key value, such that, in operation, a look up is carried out by outputing a value which is associated with the stored key value which matches an input key value. The look up engine 200 comprises a plurality of look up state machines 206a, 206b, 206c, 206d connected in parallel to enable multiple look ups to be carried out concurrently. Each entry comprises an associated skip value, if the skipped bits of the input key value and the associated skip value mismatches, an error message is output to indicate lookup failure. The entries may be stored in a trie format which is constructed by identifying overlapping ranges between the plurality of entries; splitting the identified overlapping ranges; storing the plurality of entries within a trie structure.
Patent GB-2414977-A (GB)
Title: Flying platform
Inventor: GILL ALLAN
IPC: B64C39/00
Filed: 2005-05-10
Abstract: A flying platform provides a platform which may be used to transport various loads. Lift may be imparted to the platform via rotors 6, 10 which create a low pressure on a surface of bell shaped fairing 9. The platform may be controlled using angular momentum stored in flywheels.
Patent GB-2428521-A (GB)
Title: Computer storage method
Inventor: BRETT GRAHAM
IPC: H05K5/00
Filed: 2005-07-18
Abstract: A computer 1 comprising: a screen 3 and a keyboard 2, the computer being substantially V-shaped in cross-section with the screen 3 being located substantially on one side of the V and the keyboard 2 being located substantially on the other side of the V. The computer further comprises a first electrical connector 5 on an upper surface of the computer, at or close to the apex of the V, a second electrical connector 6 on a lower surface of the computer, substantially opposed to said first electrical connector 5, and means for conducting electrical power from the first electrical connector to the second electrical connector. Said first and second electrical connectors 5,6 are arranged to mate with respective second and first electrical connectors of other computers when the computer 1 is placed within a stack of computers, or with a power supply connector 14. Also claimed is the trolley 10 and a method of charging a stack of computers including the detection of the number of computers.
Patent GB-2417364-A (GB)
Title: Metal halide discharge lamp
Inventor: DERHAEG LODE
IPC: A01K63/06
Filed: 2004-02-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a metal halide discharge lamp, in particular for use in aquariums, with a filling containing GdBr3, HoJ3, DyJ3, CsJ and T1J, in addition to InJ. According to the invention, all the aforementioned contents axe blended together in such proportions that on the CIE chromaticity diagram the colour point of the lamp, which has the co-ordinates X=0.265 and Y=0.265, does not deviate by more than 7 SDCM in any direction.
Patent GB-2415377-A (GB)
Title: Hepatoprotective pharmaceutical composition comprising a mixture of coumarinolignoids and process for preparation thereof
Inventor: CHATTOPADHYAY SUNIL KUMAR
IPC: A61K31/37
Filed: 2003-03-31
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition useful as a hepatoprotective agent, said composition comprising of a mixture of coumarinolignoids of formula (1), (2) and (3). The present invention also relates to a improved process for production of liver protective composition containing coumarinolignoids of formula (1), (2) and (3) from Cleome viscosa with optimized ratios of the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a processing technology for the isolation of a combination of coumarmnolignoids Cliv-92 comprising a mixture of coumarmnolignoids of formula (1), (2) and (3) from the seeds of Cleome viscosa.
Patent GB-2415420-A (GB)
Title: Scraper blade for conveyor belts
Inventor: KOLODZIEJ JAMES M
IPC: B65G45/16
Filed: 2004-03-26
Abstract: A two piece scraper blade (12) is provided that includes a scraper member (18) that is releasably connected to a base member (16).