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Patent GB-2423666-A (GB)
Title: Radiation shield for mobile phone
Inventor: CLARKE KAREN SUSAN
IPC: H01Q1/44
Filed: 2005-02-24
Abstract: A mobile phone hanging ornament or wrist strap <B>3</B> comprises a radiation or magnetic emission protection device <B>2</B> and is attached to a mobile phone via a cord 1. This provides protection form the harmful effects of mobile phone radiation.
Patent GB-2412632-A (GB)
Title: Displaceable platform structure and method of the displacement thereof
Inventor: GLEADOWE JOHN RICHARD YORKE
IPC: E02B17/04
Filed: 2005-03-14
Abstract: A displaceable load carrying structure having a main support arrangement (3), first and second sets (4,5,6,7 and 8, 9, 10, 11) of support legs for supporting the main support arrangement (3). The support legs are vertically movable between raised and lowered positions relative to the main support arrangement and each such set of legs (4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, 9, 10, 11) is capable of displacement as a set between raised and lowered positions and displaced relative to the other set, whilst the legs of the other set (8,9,10,11 or 4,5,6,7) are in their lowered main support arrangement (3) supporting positions. The support arrangement (3) may include two side by side spaced apart main support rails (12, 13), and each main support rail may be arranged to be supported by a pair of support legs of the first set (4,5,6,7 ) and a pair of support legs of the second set (8,9,10,11).
Patent GB-2409569-A (GB)
Title: DC transient voltages applied to ion guide to transmit ions of different m/z at same velocity
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/02
Filed: 2003-06-27
Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a ion guide 1. Ions having substantially different mass to charge ratios are arranged to be transmitted through at least a portion of the ion guide 1 at substantially the same velocity preferably by means of one or more transient DC voltages or one or more transient DC voltage waveforms which are applied to the electrodes 2 forming the ion guide 1 so that ions are urged through the ion guide 1 at a constant controlled velocity. A fragmentation cell is disposed downstream of the ion guide. A first background gas is provided in the collision cell and a second background gas is provided in the ion guide. The fragmentation device is operated at a higher pressure than the ion guide.
Patent GB-2425506-A (GB)
Title: Load carrying apparatus and method of manufacture (moulding)
Inventor: RIMMER TIMOTHY
IPC: B29C41/22
Filed: 2005-04-26
Abstract: A polymeric load carrying apparatus and method of manufacture is discloses. The apparatus comprises an outer shell composition and a filled inner core composition within the outer shell composition. The outer shell composition comprises less than 10% filler, and preferably substantially no filler, by weight, and the inner core composition comprises more than 15% filler, and preferably at least 40% filler, by weight. The filler may be a mineral sand or calcium carbonate. A first polymer feedstock is introduced into a mould, which is rotated and heated to at least partially form the outer shell. A second polymer feedstock, with more than 15% filler, is introduced into the outer shell to form the inner core. The mould is cooled. Blow or injection moulding techniques may be employed instead of rotational moulding. The polymer may be polyethylene, preferably high density polyethylene. The inner core may be foamed.
Patent GB-2419923-A (GB)
Title: Plunger lift apparatus with sensor
Inventor: SHEFFIELD RANDOLPH J
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2005-11-01
Abstract: A plunger lift apparatus includes wellhead equipment 102 containing a receiver 128, a conduit extending from the wellhead equipment into a wellbore, and a plunger 120 to be run through the conduit to a downhole location in the wellbore. The plunger includes at least a sensor 132, 134 to measure a downhole parameter, and a plunger is adapted to communicate the measured downhole parameter to the receiver. The wellhead equipment may include a controller 104 to control a valve 106 based on data from the sensors. Also claimed is a sensor positioned down the borehole to transmit data to a memory in the plunger.
Patent GB-2432772-A (GB)
Title: Nutritional composition providing a source of tryptophan
Inventor: LAWSON TIMOTHY JOHN
IPC: A23L33/00
Filed: 2005-11-30
Abstract: A nutritional composition comprises a source of tryptophan and further comprises one or more components selected from the group consisting of: a caseinate; magnesium lactate; magnesium gluconate; zinc lactate; and zinc gluconate. The source of tryphtophan may be the free amino acid, or a protein such as whey protein or alpha-lactalbumin. The nutritional composition may be a beverage or a food product. Athletes or active people undertaking intensive exercise may suffer from increased protein oxidation which may cause muscle wastage and disturbed sleep. If the nutritional composition is consumed within one hour of going to sleep it may help to prevent these problems.
Patent GB-2420911-A (GB)
Title: RF shielding liner having protrusions
Inventor: REDMAN BRIAN
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 2005-12-01
Abstract: An RF shielding liner 23. The RF shielding liner is configured to be installed or sandwiched between a lid 21 and a frame 22 of an electronic apparatus. The frame includes at least two compartments 221 separated by partition walls 222. The RF shielding liner is made of conductive materials and includes a plurality of protrusions 231 on at least one side. When the lid covers the frames to form an enclosure, the plurality of protrusions of the RF shielding liner are deformed against the tops of the partition walls, thereby forming a Faraday Cage necessary for preventing the escape of unwanted radio emissions. The protrusions may be formed by dimples in the liner sheet which is made of conductive material such as copper or aluminum foil.
Patent GB-2418765-A (GB)
Title: System for electronic game promotion
Inventor: JORDAN JEFFREY R
IPC: G07F17/34
Filed: 2003-09-02
Abstract: A gaming system is described which comprises: a gaming device (Figure 1, 10) containing a game to be played by a user; a ticket printer 30 coupled to the gaming device (Figure 1, 10) and structured to generate printed tickets; a gaming network (Figure 4, 5) coupled to the gaming device (Figure 1, 10), the gaming network (Figure 4, 5) structured to monitor gaming activity. A second ticket printer 76 is also coupled to the gaming network (Figure 4, 5) with an awarding system 50 running on the gaming network (Figure 4, 5). The awarding system 50 is structured to generate an award for a user, and a ticket generator 72 is provided, coupled to a second ticket printer 76 and structured to signal the second ticket printer 76 to generate the tickets based on signals from the awarding system 50. The gaming system may also monitor non-game activity such as historical data about the user.
Patent GB-2418261-A (GB)
Title: Waveform detection, in particular for the representation of the root mean square of a waveform
Inventor: CUTHBERTSON BRIAN
IPC: H05B39/08
Filed: 2004-05-26
Abstract: The instantaneous value of an intermediate waveform I is the instantaneous value of a unipolar waveform U multiplied through amplification by an upscaling factor UF of 1.5. A plateau value P is subtracted from the intermediate value I, and the result of this subtraction is multiplied by a multiplication factor MF of 0.6. The result of the multiplication is added to the plateau value P, which sum becomes an auxiliary waveform A. During the 'fall-below' periods F, the value of a combined waveform C is arranged to follow whichever is the highest of the auxiliary value A and the plateau value P. Outside the fall-below periods, the value of the combined waveform C follows whichever is the highest of the unipolar value U and the plateau value P. This combined waveform C has, for a given plateau level P, a narrower fall-below window. Phase-chopping thus has an effect on the power of the output signal over a greater range of the cycle than can be provided by the corresponding prior art arrangement.
Patent GB-2421824-A (GB)
Title: Information acquisition and distribution system
Inventor: BURKMAN JEFFREY CHARLES
IPC: G06Q99/00
Filed: 2004-09-29
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a network adapted to acquire, analyze, and distribute information regarding time sensitive and area specific events. The system acquires information from a plurality of available sources and filters the data to detect reportable events as defined by a selected criteria. The detected reportable events are then analyzed and processed to generate messages describing the reportable events. These messages, along with corresponding data as to the time, place, urgency, and nature of the event, are then transmitted to users via a variety of transmission options. The messages may be received by conventional communications equipment, such as telephones, cellular phones, pagers, fax machines, etc. and/or by specialized equipment designed to operate with the preferred system.
Patent GB-2435456-A (GB)
Title: Machines for manoeuvring trailers
Inventor: YATES JAMES RICHARD
IPC: B62D59/04
Filed: 2006-02-28
Abstract: A machine (10) for manoeuvring a trailer (34,38) comprises a roller (26), a motor and gearbox (14,16) for driving the roller and a mechanism (12,20,22,36) for mounting the roller on the trailer for movement between a disengaged position in which the roller is disengaged from a tyre (38) of the trailer and an engaged position in which a peripheral rough friction surface (32) of the roller is pressed into engagement with the tread of the tyre. When the roller is driven while in the engaged position, the roller frictionally drives the trailer tyre. The roller comprises a casting tat forms the friction surface, rather than grit-like particles that are bonded to a roller body. The ability of the friction surface to resist damage is therefore dependent on only the strength of the material of the casting.
Patent GB-2424214-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with movable and inwardly tilting safety body
Inventor: MACISAAC WILLIAM L
IPC: B60G3/01
Filed: 2006-07-17
Abstract: A suspension system for a vehicle (50c) having a body (52c) and a plurality of wheel support assemblies (50c) includes a tie structure (60c) interposed between the body and the wheel support assemblies. A first interconnection system (68c) interconnects the tie structure to the wheel support assemblies, and the second interconnection system (302) interconnects the tie structure and the body. The second interconnection system includes a plurality of link structures (304, 320) pivotally connected at one end to the tie structure, and pivotally connected at the opposite end to the body. Such link structures are oriented relative to the tie structure to extend towards a common point along a longitudinal axis (33b) of the tie structure.
Patent GB-2442789-A (GB)
Title: Self powered rotary magnet field engine
Inventor: BAILEY JASON MARK
IPC: H02K53/00
Filed: 2006-07-28
Abstract: A rotary power device has a housing with a plurality of electromagnets contained within in a rotary disposition. A computer control device may initiate and control the switching on and off in a sequential manner of the electromagnets. A plurality of metallic members are disposed in close proximity to said coils, said members are connected to a rotating central shaft. As the electromagnets are switched on and off in a sequential rotary manner the metallic members are caused to rotate through the magnet field. The rotation of the metallic magnets creates a torque on the central shaft which it is alleged creates a torque to produce a motive power source. Flywheels may be located on the ends of the crankshaft. A cooling system may be provided for the engine. Various power take off devices may be provided on one of the flywheels. The engine may be used a motive power source in a vehicle or as a power source for an electrical generating device.
Patent GB-2435136-A (GB)
Title: Agitation source controller
Inventor: CROFT NATHAN JAMES
IPC: H02H5/04
Filed: 2006-09-20
Abstract: A controller 1 for a high frequency agitation source 2 comprises a generator 3 that provides a drive signal S3 for an agitation source 2, such as a piezoelectric crystal. The duty cycle of the drive signal S3 is varied by a pulse width modulator 6 in response to the temperature of the high-frequency agitation source sensed by a temperature detector 7 such as a thermistor. By varying the duty cycle of the drive signal, the average power supplied to the piezoelectric crystal can be varied whilst still maintaining the amplitude of oscillation fixed. The duty cycle may start at a maximum and may also be controlled in response to another requirement being reached, such as a maximum time period, a maximum temperature, a rate of temperature change, and a temperature of the drive circuit 5. The drive signal S3 may switch off when the requirement is satisfied. The agitator may be used to nebulise waste water from a hand dryer (fig 5, 200) and a change of temperature (fig 4a) of the agitator 2 may indicate either when a piezo-crystal is broken or when liquid has been completely nebulised.
Patent GB-2427131-A (GB)
Title: Height adjustable bed with planetary gear arrangement maintaining vertical orientation of a caster stem
Inventor: ROUSSY DONALD
IPC: A61G7/05
Filed: 2004-03-10
Abstract: A steerable ultra-low patient bed that incorporates a planetary gear arrangement for maintaining verticality of the caster stem at all height positions of the bed. The bed has legs 30 that are pivotally and translatably attached at their upper end to a frame of the bed and caster support members 33 that are longitudinally aligned with the bed pivotally attached to the lower end of each leg 30 at 39. The caster support members 33 each have a single caster assembly 34 attached thereto. A planetary gear arrangement urges the caster support member 33 to rotate in an opposite direction to the leg 30 when the bed is raised and lowered to maintain the caster stem in a vertical orientation. The gear arrangement preferable comprises a gear 32 fixedly attached to the leg 30 at 39, a ring gear 37 concentric with gear 32 and fixedly attached to the caster support 33, and a support gear 31 rotatably attached to caster support member 33. A caster locking means may also be provided for selectively locking the caster assemblies which may be actuated from either end of the bed using a central actuation mechanism.
Patent GB-2442496-A (GB)
Title: Evaluating displacements at discontinuities within a body
Inventor: SMITH COLIN
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2006-10-02
Abstract: A method of evaluating displacements at discontinuities within a body in which the body is modeled as a plurality of nodes associated with potential discontinuities between a selected number of the nodes, determining a set of discontinuities which optimize an objective function which quantifies the energy dissipation within the body due to the displacement at the discontinuities in response to a given action.
Patent GB-2438781-A (GB)
Title: Wireless television system and video display method thereof
Inventor: PARK KUN KOOK
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2006-02-07
Abstract: A wireless television system and a video display method thereof are disclosed. Data stored in a portable memory can be directly read through the use of a memory reader additionally provided in a data transmission unit of the wireless television system, and then transmitted wirelessly to a video display unit of the system. Any one of the data of the portable memory read by the memory reader of the data transmission unit and an A/V signal inputted through a cable or antenna can be more efficiently selected according to the user's desire and then displayed on the screen of the video display unit. Therefore, the user can simply and conveniently view the data stored in the portable memory using the wireless television system without connecting the portable memory to a PC or notebook computer. Further, the user can conveniently select moving image or still image data stored in the portable memory, resulting in a significant improvement in convenience of use.
Patent GB-2444628-A (GB)
Title: Sorting graphics data for processing
Inventor: SOERGARD EDVARD
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2007-12-04
Abstract: A graphics processor includes a graphics object list building unit that determines the location of each graphics descriptor, e.g. draw calls (<B>52</B> and <B>53</B>), in a scene to be rendered and generates a list of graphics descriptors for each sub-region (tile) that the scene to be rendered is divided into. The lists are stored in a memory. A graphics object selection unit of a renderer of the graphics processor then determines which descriptor is to be rendered next by considering the list stored in the memory for the sub-region (tile) of the scene that is currently being rendered. The additional preparation of tile lists of basic graphics primitives is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2445242-A (GB)
Title: Musical instrument support dynamically conforming to a players body movements
Inventor: BILLING HELEN
IPC: G10D3/18
Filed: 2007-12-17
Abstract: A rest for a musical instrument, such as a shoulder rest for a violin or viola, includes a substantially rigid support 2 securable to the instrument and bears a resilient pad 1 between the player's body and the rest, wherein the resilient pad 1 dynamically conforms to the player's body movements while maintaining substantially constant pressure over the contact area between the player and the pad. Preferably the resilient pad 1 comprises a visco-elastic polyurethane flexible foam exhibiting a shape memory effect, which will soften, compress and mould to the individual player and reflect the body contours in response to the player's natural body heat. At the same time the pad 1 dynamically maintains substantially constant pressure over substantially the whole area of the pad, thereby obviating localised pressure points.
Patent GB-2457011-A (GB)
Title: Duplexing communications to terminal classes in both time and frequency domains
Inventor: RIZVI KHURRAM ALI
IPC: H04W16/06
Filed: 2008-01-18
Abstract: Access to a network is controlled by allocating terminals in communication with the network controller to first and second terminal classes, e.g. by dividing a cell area into virtual inner and outer zones (fig.6), and then performing duplexing on both terminal classes. Terminals in the first terminal class, e.g. inner zone, duplex communication in time domain (TDD) in a first frequency band. Terminals in the second terminal class, e.g. outer zone, duplex communication between a second frequency band (FDD DL) and a time slot of said first frequency band (TDD UL). The duplexing of the first terminal class includes dynamically allocating time slots in the first frequency band based on the requirements for communication to and from the terminals in both of the first and second terminal classes. This arrangement is particularly advantageous for asymmetric applications, i.e. where uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) transmissions are at different data rates, e.g. internet connections or broadcast data.
Patent GB-2445119-A (GB)
Title: Load elevator
Inventor: CAPLEN PETER FREDERIC
IPC: B65G65/23
Filed: 2008-02-29
Abstract: A load elevator (11) for lifting or lowering a load is provided. The elevator (11) has an upright support (12), means for raising (23) and lowering a load carrier (28) between elevated and lowered positions along the upright support, and means (40) for tilting the load carrier between a first orientation for introducing a load thereto and a second orientation for emptying a load therefrom. There are provided at least two tilt guide means (40a, 40b, 40c) at different heights along the said upright support, and means (50a, 50b, 50c) for commuting the said tilt guide means selectively between operative and inoperative conditions whereby to select the height at which the tilting of the load carrier occurs and thus the height at which it may be loaded or unloaded.
Patent GB-2445302-A (GB)
Title: Yellow azo dyes for ink jet printing
Inventor: BRADBURY ROY
IPC: C09B29/06
Filed: 2006-10-13
Abstract: Monomers and dimers of mono-azo compounds of formula (1) wherein: D is an optionally substituted aryl or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; R<1> and R<2> are each independently optionally substituted alkyl: halo: amino: -NR<4>R<5>; wherein R<4> is H, optionally substituted aikyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl: and R<5> is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl or R<4> together with R<5> and the nitrogen to which they are attached forms an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered ring: -OR<6>; wherein R<6> is H or optionally substituted alkyl: or -SR<7>: wherein R<7> is optionally substituted alkyl: R<3> is amino: halo; -NR<4>R<5>; wherein R<4> is H, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl; and R<5> is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted acyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl or R<4> together with R<5> and the nitrogen to which they are attached forms an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered ring: hydroxy: -OR<6>; wherein R<6> is H or optionally substituted alkyl: or -SR<7>: wherein R<7> is optionally substituted alkyl. Also compositions, inks and ink-jet cartridges containing these compounds and ink-jet printing processes using these compounds.
Patent GB-2458706-A (GB)
Title: Slide Shoe for a Sash Window
Inventor: DERHAM MICHAEL
IPC: E05C17/64
Filed: 2008-03-28
Abstract: A slide shoe 14 has brake blocks 20 which are pushed outwards to brake the shoe in a track 16 of a window frame 10, when the window sash 12 is pivoted out of the plane of the frame. The brake blocks have resilient pads 50 which come into contact with the frame surfaces and generate a frictional braking force, and metal edges 48 which come into contact with the frame surfaces after the resilient pads have compressed against the surface to dig into the track surface to enhance the braking action of the shoe in the track.
Patent GB-2458905-A (GB)
Title: Omni-directional camera system
Inventor: ENTIS ALLAN
IPC: G03B17/02
Filed: 2008-04-01
Abstract: An apparatus operable to change direction of an optic axis 206 of a camera 204 comprises a sphere 202 configured so that at least one camera is mountable therein and having a region 208 through which light may enter the sphere 202 and be collected by the at least one camera, and at least one motor 220 operable to rotate the sphere about its centre to orient the optic axis in a desired direction. Two cameras may be mounted in the sphere, having parallel optic axes and being displaced from each other. A support structure 240, 244, 246 may hold the sphere, and may comprise bearings 236, 250. The support structure may be rotatable about and axis 243 that passes through the centre of the sphere. The at least one motor may be a piezoelectric motor operable to apply force to the sphere selectively along at least two orthogonal directions. The apparatus may comprise a first piezoelectric motor (262, Fig. 2) operable to rotate the sphere and a second piezoelectric motor (290, Fig. 2) operable to rotate the first piezoelectric motor to change a direction in which the sphere is rotated.