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Patent GB-2389178-A (GB)
Title: Method for inspecting patterns
Inventor: AIGER DROR
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2002-12-30
Abstract: A method for the inspection of electrical circuit patterns comprises carrying out an initial inspection of a sequentially acquired image of an electrical circuit pattern to determine potential defects in the electrical circuit pattern. Upon identifying a potential defect in the electrical circuit pattern in the course of the initial inspection, the initial inspection is interrupted and a secondary evaluation of a portion of the sequentially acquired image including the potential defect is carried out, following completion of the secondary inspection, the initial inspection is resumed.
Patent GB-2388261-A (GB)
Title: Integrated starter alternator prevents engine stall
Inventor: KAHLON GURINDER SINGH
IPC: B60K6/485
Filed: 2003-01-10
Abstract: A system for preventing stall of a vehicle engine 10 comprises an integrated starter alternator 24 operably connected with the engine. The integrated starter alternator is capable of selectively operating as a starter motor for transmitting torque to the engine and as an alternator for producing electric energy. The system also includes at least one electric energy storage device 26,30 in electrical communication with the integrated starter alternator. The system further includes at least one controller 48 in electrical communication with the integrated starter alternator. The system includes at least one sensor 62 operably connected with the engine sending a signal indicative of engine performance to the controller. The controller compares the signal to a predetermined condition indicative of engine stall and controls the electric energy storage device and the integrated starter alternator to transmit a torque to the engine sufficient to prevent engine stall.
Patent GB-2397249-A (GB)
Title: Pool table structure
Inventor: PERCIVAL BERNARD
IPC: A63D15/00
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: A pool table comprising a container structure comprising a base and a container side wall 20 having a skirt side wall 100 mounted on and outwardly of said container side wall 20 said container side wall 20 defining an upper surface upon which is mounted a cloth covered rigid playing surface 40, said playing surface 40 defining an outer edge, said pool table further comprising a top frame 210 removably engaged with said container structure, and a lockably openable skirt bottom wall 230, the weight of said playing surface 40 being supported by its being mounted on said side wall 20 of said container structure.
Patent GB-2384694-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner with a pivotable body
Inventor: PARK JUNG-SEON
IPC: A47L5/28
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner comprises a body 110 pivotably attached to a nozzle 130, the nozzle having pivotably mounted thereupon a resilient foot-operated pedal 150. The pedal includes a protrusion 154 which is designed to locate in one of a plurality of recesses 240 on said body, locking said body in a particular position and allowing the body to be locked in a variety of inclined positions relative to the nozzle, in one of which the body is parallel to the surface to be cleaned. The pedal comprises a pivotable mounted body 151 biased towards the cleaner body, and a leaf-spring member 155 to bias the pedal. The recesses in the cleaner body have a slanted surface enabling the protrusion of the pedal to be easily released as the body is pivoted into the upright position.
Patent GB-2390116-A (GB)
Title: Intake manifold, fuel rail and moulded injector pack assembly for i.c. engines
Inventor: LEE KI-HO
IPC: F02M35/10
Filed: 2003-01-28
Abstract: Moulded plastics injector packs 22, 24 each have airflow passages 30 for communication with the intake manifold 42 and fuel passages 26 that receive the fuel injection valves 36 and are sealed to the fuel rail 32 eg by convoluted seals 28 welded to an outer surface of each passage 26. The fuel rail 32, which may be made of steel, includes the injection valves. Electronics packs 40, including valve actuating coils 41, are moulded into the injector packs 22,24 and are connected to a supply terminal 34. Seals 46, 48 on the injector packs seal against the manifold 42 and the engine block 50, respectively. The injector packs 22, 24 are readily replaceable to replace the electronics in the event of failure, and tehre are fewer fluid connections subject to leakage.
Patent GB-2401260-A (GB)
Title: Actuator apparatus
Inventor: GILLING SIMON PETER
IPC: B60R21/01
Filed: 2003-05-01
Abstract: An actuator apparatus enables simultaneous switching of two solenoid valves (3, 4) in response to an electrical signal generated by either one of two driver circuits (1, 2). The apparatus has particular application in nose dipping systems for motor vehicles.
Patent GB-2390920-A (GB)
Title: Pocessing information indicative of frequency of reproduction of recorded information
Inventor: KAMIYA KAZUHIRO
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2003-07-08
Abstract: There are provided a method and system for processing information indicative of a frequency of reproduction of information recorded on mediums, such as music data recorded on CDs. A reproduction-frequency information processing system has a plurality of terminals (UT) each configured to record pieces of information and to reproduce the recorded information and a server system (SV) communicably connected with terminals via communication means and configured to perform statistic processing on a reproduced condition of the recorded information at each terminal. Each terminal obtains reproduction-frequency information, every piece of the recorded information, depending on the reproduced condition, and transmits the obtained reproduction-frequency information to the server system in response to a request issued from the server system. The server system performs statistic processing on the received reproduction-frequency information for analysis, so that useful data concerning individual reproduction characteristics of users of the terminals can be provided.
Patent GB-2404903-A (GB)
Title: Load transport assembly
Inventor: CABORN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B66F5/04
Filed: 2003-08-13
Abstract: A pedestrian operated powered load transport assembly 10 is adapted for towing large heavy items such as articulated lorry trailers. The assembly consists of a front region 14, a rear region 16 and a central region 18, a pair of ground engaging wheels 42 on the rear region of the body, a load transfer device 26 located on the front region of the body, a drive means 22 mounted on the body, a main support wheel assembly 24 mounted on the front region, and a control means 20 which will enable the operator to control the load transfer device and drive means. Preferably the wheels 24 are independently operated by two drive motors (22a, 22b), one connected to each drive wheel.
Patent GB-2392221-A (GB)
Title: A plastic pipe with a removable skin layer
Inventor: BOWMAN JEREMY
IPC: F16L9/12
Filed: 2003-08-19
Abstract: A plastics pipe which comprises an inner core and an outer removable skin layer bonded thereto, wherein the inner core and the outer removable skin layer comprise polymeric materials chosen to have matching Young's moduli, and the adhesion of the skin layer to the inner core is sufficient to prevent substantial undesired relative movement between the skin layer and the core during installation, but insufficient to prevent the outer skin layer from being cleanly removed by peeling, at least at the ends of the pipe, and insufficient to cause a substantial reduction in the impact strength of the inner core.
Patent GB-2393972-A (GB)
Title: Preventing a concentration of defects from forming during the manufacture of a textile preform
Inventor: KERN OLIVIER
IPC: D04H3/07
Filed: 2003-08-19
Abstract: A method of producing a textile fibre preform in which filaments 12 are laid, e.g. by winding, on to a support [16, Figure 2] and held in place by spikes 18 located on or about the surface of the support, comprises the step of relocating the pins 18 during the laying of the filaments so as to prevent a concentration of defects being formed. The preform may be used in the manufacture of a carbon, resin, ceramic or metallic composite for the aeronautical or space fields. The preform may take a circular, cylindrical or frustoconical shape.
Patent GB-2405678-A (GB)
Title: A bearing assembly
Inventor: FISK RICHARD WILLIAM
IPC: F16C35/067
Filed: 2003-09-03
Abstract: A bearing assembly comprises a bearing 1 having an outer race for reception in a bearing housing 2 formed in a casing 3, an inner race to be journaled onto a shaft 4, a retaining plate 6 mounted onto the outer race for relative rotation with respect to the outer race and fastening means 7 to cooperate with fastening means 8 in or on a wall of the casing 3 opposing the retaining plate 6. The retaining plate 6 is preferably mounted to the outer race by means of a press action loose fitting clinching lip (12, fig 6) formed on a circular inside edge of the retaining plate 6 which deforms plastically to engage in a circular groove (21, fig 3) formed in a circular shoulder (20, fig 3) in the outer race of the bearing 1. Also disclosed is a method for forming a boss in a plate, the method comprising selecting the material of the plate to have a high strain hardening coefficient in excess of 0.35 and press forming the boss against a die such that the radius of curvature of the region between the original plate and the wall of the boss complies with the formula radius = plate thickness multiplied by A, where A has a value between0.3 and 0.7 such that the arcuate portion of the boss work hardens under load to produce a region having a high local tensile strength.
Patent GB-2396571-A (GB)
Title: Preventing refreezing of liquid condensate and associated overpressure
Inventor: LEE-SMITH ROGER
IPC: B01D5/00
Filed: 2003-10-29
Abstract: Firstly disclosed is an apparatus and method in which a condensate is chill solidified then re-melted in a condenser vessel 12, the vessel 12 temperature being maintained above the condensate freezing temperature to prevent refreezing before the condensate liquid has drained from the vessel. Secondly disclosed is a condensing apparatus with a variable volume reservoir (32, fig.2) to accommodate additional condensate drain liquid and prevent overpressure in the event of the surface of the condensate liquid freezing. Thirdly disclosed is a condensing apparatus with a space accommodating capsule (50, fig.3), which implodes under overpressure in the event of the surface of the condensate liquid freezing to create additional volume for the condensate liquid. Finally disclosed is a condensing apparatus with melt heating (68, fig.4) of a local portion of any solid frozen layer which forms on top of a liquid condensate so as to provide an escape route for liquid in the event of overpressure.
Patent GB-2395286-A (GB)
Title: Predicting the lifetime of a filament in an ion source device
Inventor: IWASAWA KOJI
IPC: H01J27/02
Filed: 2003-11-14
Abstract: An ion source device includes an ion source (2) having a filament (10) for emitting thermoelectrons, a current measuring device (26) for measuring current flowing through the filament (10), a voltage measuring device (28) for measuring voltage across the filament (10), a resistance operation device (32) for computing a resistance value of the filament (10) by using the current and the voltage measured by the current and voltage measuring devices, (26, 28) and a prediction operation device (34) for computing a time until the filament (10) is expected to break or the predicted remaining lifespan of the filament (10).
Patent GB-2393202-A (GB)
Title: Methods of well treatment
Inventor: KOTLAR HANS KRISTIAN
IPC: C12N11/00
Filed: 2002-05-21
Abstract: A method is disclosed relating to the treatment of a hydrocarbon well, which method comprises administering down a bore hole thermophilic microorganisms capable of generating a well treatment chemical, in particular wherein the bore hole is a producer bore hole and the well treatment chemical is a peptide such as polyAsp; further aspects include thermophilic microorganisms which have been genetically engineered to produce a well treatment chemical and bioreactors in which microorganisms generate well treatment chemicals for application to a down hole environment.
Patent GB-2409324-A (GB)
Title: Organic electroluminescent display device and method of fabricating the same
Inventor: PARK JAE-YONG
IPC: G09F9/00
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes first and second substrates (100, 200) facing and spaced apart from each other, the first and second substrates having a plurality of pixel regions "P" and a peripheral region Peri surrounding the plurality of pixel regions, a first pad (126) disposed at the peripheral region on an inner surface of the first substrate (100), a driving thin film transistor TD disposed at each of the plurality of pixel regions on the inner surface of the first substrate, the driving thin film transistor including an active layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes, a first connection electrode 130 structure connected to the drain electrode, a second connection electrode structure 132 connected to the first pad, the second connection electrode structure being the same as the first connection electrode structure, a first electrode 202 on an entire inner surface of the second substrate, the first electrode being connected to the second connection electrode structure, an organic emission layer 204 on the first electrode, a second electrode 206 on the organic emission layer at each of the plurality of pixel regions, the second electrode being connected to the first connection electrode structure, and a sealant 200 attaching the first and second substrates together. The TFTs and OLED are formed on opposite substrates to form a top emission OLED device.
Patent GB-2398568-A (GB)
Title: N, N-dialkylaminooxy-Ti/Zr/Hf compounds for use in Chemical Vapour Deposition
Inventor: JONES ANTHONY COPELAND
IPC: C07C239/10
Filed: 2004-01-21
Abstract: Precursors for use in chemical vapour deposition techniques for depositing Ti, Zr and Hf oxide films contain N,N-dialkylaminooxy ligands and are made by reacting dialkylhydroxylamine ligands with the corresponding Ti, Zr or Hf aIkylamine in appropriate molar proportions.
Patent GB-2399459-A (GB)
Title: Cable trunking assembly
Inventor: TAYLOR DAVID LEE
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 2004-03-22
Abstract: A cable trunking/ducting assembly comprises the combination of a receiving section (10, fig. 2) of trunking, or ducting, and an insert section 2, insertable into the receiving section (10, fig. 2). A portion of at least one wall 4, (16, fig. 2) of at least one of the sections 2, (10, fig. 2), is modified to provide a resilient protrusion, preferably a springy tongue portion 12, becoming biased against a wall 4, (16, fig. 2) of the other section 2, (10, fig. 2), when sections 2, (10, fig. 2) are combined. The tongue portion 12 preferably has a sharper edge on the surface intended for contact with the wall 4, (16, fig. 2) of the other section 2, (10, fig. 2), and preferably points against the direction of insertion. Preferably it is more difficult to withdraw the insert section 2 than it is to insert it. The arrangement may also prescribe a method of routing cable. A preferred method of forming the tongue portion on the sections 2 (10, fig. 2) having steps of punching through wall 4, (16, fig. 2) to define the tongue, then bending the portion 12 out of the wall plane.
Patent GB-2413361-A (GB)
Title: Fixed-displacement i.c. engine with expansion ratio greater than compression ratio
Inventor: MAIDMENT LESLIE
IPC: F01L1/36
Filed: 2004-04-20
Abstract: A fixed-displacement i.c. engine has compression cylinders 2 which compress air into separate, closely connected, valved combustion chambers 3 within the cylinder head 4 from which the gases are released after combustion into larger expansion cylinders 5 located adjacent the compression cylinders 2. A single compression cylinder may be arranged between two expansion cylinders (fig.4). The combustion chamber valves 8, 9 may be outwardly-opening (figs.2,3). The valves 8-11 and the combustion chamber 3 may be arranged in a rotor (11, fig.5) or may be sleeve valves (fig.6). With this arrangement, the air charge is not heated by combustion gases, or surfaces heated by them, so the expansion ratio is much greater than the compression ratio and there is more time available for combustion at constant volume. The volumetric, combustion and thermal efficiencies of the engine are consequently increased.
Patent GB-2414127-A (GB)
Title: Time sequential colour projection
Inventor: EVANS ALLAN
IPC: G03B21/14
Filed: 2004-05-12
Abstract: A time-sequential colour projector comprises a pixellated light valve (2), such as a liquid crystal device, and a plurality of light sources (30, 31, 32). The light sources (30, 31, 32) direct light on different sets of pixels of the light valve (2) via an optical system (1), such as a lens array, which focuses the light on pixels of the light valve (2). At least two of the light sources (30, 31, 32) are multiple colour light sources and the multiple colour light sources emit different colour components during each set of frames making up a complete image frame.
Patent GB-2414925-A (GB)
Title: A food steamer
Inventor: TAK CHU MING
IPC: A47J27/05
Filed: 2004-06-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a food steamer comprising a substantially closed vessel having a base 12 and a lid 22, the base including a steam generator 32, 34 having a low level outlet 50 to permit steam to escape into the vessel in a lower region and a high level outlet to permit steam to escape into the vessel in an upper region, wherein the high level outlet is connected to the steam generator by a substantially upright duct 30 having an imperforate wall. A food steamer so arranged is capable of more even distribution of steam than prior food steamers, which results in cooking of food more evenly. In use, the steam can pass from the steam generator into the vessel via the lower and upper outlets. The duct permits steam to exit only at an upper region of the vessel. The vessel may comprise a plurality of food containers 14, 16, 18 stacked on the base.
Patent GB-2400017-A (GB)
Title: Jewellery organiser
Inventor: GREINER LORI
IPC: A47F7/02
Filed: 2003-02-05
Abstract: A jewellery organiser has a plurality of compartments for storing jewellery items of varying configurations. An earring stand 22 is located on a top section 9 of the organiser and may be slidable or rotatable relative to it. The earring stand may be located on a door forming part of the top section. A middle section 11 is located beneath the top section and houses at least one drawer 36 with a door 14 located adjacent the door.
Patent GB-2403698-A (GB)
Title: Human-powered vehicle and carriageway therefor
Inventor: CRUFT PATRICK SEBASTIAN EUGENE
IPC: B62M1/24
Filed: 2004-07-05
Abstract: The vehicle has a wheeled frame, a seat for the rider of the vehicle, a pair of levers (3C) arranged for pivotal movement about a common axis, carrying a sprocket operated via respective one-way clutch means (3B) to provide sprocket rotation only from power strokes of the levers. Alternatively, the levers can be powered by a transmission from pedals sliding in slideways lengthwise of the vehicle The rider is seated in a recumbent position for maximum leg leverage. The pedals may be connected to cause one to return whilst one executes a power stroke. The vehicles may be used on specific carriageways separate from, e.g elevated on supports alongside, roads. The wheels may have additional outside flanges for specific rails with on/off ramps.
Patent GB-2418823-A (GB)
Title: Interactive television system in a hospitality environment which aids the user by providing a channel map
Inventor: NWANA HYACINTH SAMA
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 2004-09-01
Abstract: A television system comprising: one or more television sets, each with an associated local control unit; and a head end unit to which each local control unit is connected, the head end unit providing content for display on each television set; wherein each local control unit includes a channel map comprising a number of channels, each mapped to a television program channel or to a reference to an interactive content page; and wherein the reference to an interactive content page operates such that when selected, the local control unit contacts the head end unit for the interactive content to be displayed on the television. The channel map can be in the form of a specific channel assignment or a logical map.
Patent GB-2404682-A (GB)
Title: Dual channel downhole telemetry
Inventor: SHAH VIMAL VINOD
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: The present disclosure provides several methods for selecting and transmitting information from downhole using more than one channel of communication wherein data streams transmitted up each communications channel are each independently interpretable without reference to data provided up the other of the communications channels. Preferred embodiments incorporate the use of a combination of at least two of mud-based telemetry, tubular-based telemetry, and electromagnetic telemetry to achieve improved results and take advantage of opportunities presented by the differences between the different channels of communication.
Patent GB-2403250-A (GB)
Title: A device for a long well tool
Inventor: TINNEN B RD MARTIN
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2003-04-14
Abstract: Device for a tool string (2) for insertion in a well, the tool string (2) being provided with a brake nose (1).
Patent GB-2406815-A (GB)
Title: Eccentric hand-held grinding tool
Inventor: TIEDE STEFFEN
IPC: B24B47/12
Filed: 2004-10-06
Abstract: An eccentric hand-held grinding tool comprises a housing and an internally geared wheel 80 arranged in a bearing 82 on a part 22 of the housing. The diameter of at least a part of the bearing 82 is less than the largest diameter of the internally geared wheel 80. The tool further comprises an eccentrically driven grinding platen 28 with a spur gear wheel 78 fixed thereto which rolls along the internally geared wheel 80. The internally geared wheel 80 comprises a stepped cylindrical supporting part 100 which is extrusion coated with a plastics to form a toothed inner rim 85 and a fluted outer part. The rear side of a belt 81 is engaged with the flutes, the outer side of the belt 81 having teeth which may be engaged by a member 54 for preventing rotation of the internally geared wheel 80. An elastic seal 30 formed from a corrugated membrane 31 held by form fit and force fit onto the housing prevents the ingress of dust therein.
Patent GB-2408621-A (GB)
Title: Lower substrate IPS mode liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
Inventor: KIM WOONG KWON
IPC: G02F1/1368
Filed: 2004-10-21
Abstract: A lower substrate for an IPS mode LCD device includes a substrate; a gate line (511) formed on the substrate; a data line (513) formed on the substrate crossing the gate line (511), a pixel region (P) defined by intersections of the gate line (511) with the first and second data lines (513); a thin film transistor (517) connected to the first gate line (511) and the first data line (513); a pixel electrode (522) formed at the pixel region (P) and connected to the thin film transistor (517), the pixel electrode (522) having a plurality of first bars (522a) and having a stacked structure of a transparent metal layer and a colored metal layer; a common electrode (520) formed overlapping the gate line (511), the data line (513) and the thin film transistor (517), the common electrode (520) having a plurality of second bars (520a) integrated with the first bars (522a) of the pixel electrode (522), and having a stacked structure of a transparent metal layer and a colored metal layer; and a color filter layer (530) disposed at positions corresponding to the pixel region (P) of the substrate.