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Patent GB-2433847-A (GB)
Title: Heat operated electrical isolator
Inventor: LEE JAMES
IPC: H01H85/00
Filed: 2005-12-29
Abstract: An electrical isolator comprises a heat activated isolator 2 such as a thermal fuse in proximity and thermal communication with a heating assembly 3. The isolator 2 interrupts the flow of current in response to heat generated by the heater assembly 3. Heating assembly 3 may be disposed around the outer periphery of isolator 2 and may comprise an array of resistive elements that may be connected to a common circuit board (fig 2A, 5a,5b). Heating assembly 3 may be thermally enclosed in a housing (fig 3, 7) and may comprise a thermally conducting medium and a brace to hold it in close thermal contact with the isolator 2. The isolator may feed a safety critical avionics load such as one comprising a MOSFET (fig 4, 10a, 10b) and a drive circuit (fig 4, 11). Heating device 3 may be activated by a drive circuit (fig 4, 9) in response to a signal from a digital signal processor.
Patent GB-2433894-A (GB)
Title: Electromechanical reels lottery game apparatus
Inventor: DAWSON SIMON
IPC: A63F3/06
Filed: 2006-01-04
Abstract: A lottery game apparatus 10 comprises a plurality of electromechanical reels 16 which include a plurality of symbols 18 and which are arranged to display a plurality of symbol combinations. The apparatus 10 also includes a results generator (12, Fig. 1) for generating a finite sequence of results, at least some of which are winning results, and a storage arrangement (14, Fig. 1) for storing the generated finite sequence of results. The electromechanical reels 16 are operable to display each successive result in the stored sequence using appropriate symbol combinations upon each successive play of the apparatus 10 by a user. The storage arrangement (14, Fig 1) may include a memory for providing electronic storage of the results, and may include a credit control arrangement for accepting credit, storing credit value, and deducting or adding credit value according to play of the game.
Patent GB-2435865-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle mountable crawler track assembly
Inventor: HEARD STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: B62D55/04
Filed: 2006-03-06
Abstract: The present invention provides a track apparatus for mounting to a vehicle in place of a driven wheel of the vehicle. The track apparatus has a flexible track 20 having a plurality of lugs on its inner surface 24 and a drive wheel 2 for engaging with the track 20 to drive the track 20 and connectable to a driven axle (RA see fig 2) of the vehicle. The drive wheel 2 also includes a pair of radially extending supports 36 that define a circumferential lug receipt well between the supports 36 for receiving and guiding the lugs 22 of the track 20. A plurality of such lug wells may be defined by providing circumferentially spaced supports (200 see fig 10) for driving the track 20 frictionally. Drive bars (34 see fig 3) may also be provided.
Patent GB-2436916-A (GB)
Title: System for detecting and warning other road users that they pose a hazard to a vehicle or its passengers
Inventor: TURNBULL JOHN
IPC: B60Q1/50
Filed: 2006-03-29
Abstract: Disclosed is a system for installing on a vehicle which detects a hazard posed by a road user and issues an alert or warning. The system comprises a detector for detecting the hazard, a control unit and a alert unit to issue the warning. The road user could be a pedestrian and/or a second vehicle. The apparatus could be installed on a bus to warn approaching vehicles that passengers getting on or off are likely to be posing a hazard near the bus. The system may also detect the status of the vehicle that it is installed on, such as speed, open doors and its position, possibly via GPS. The detectors may sense the status of the second vehicle including the speed, distance and position of the vehicle. The detector may include video cameras and speed guns. The alert units may be placed outside, on all four sides, of the bus and include visual and audio means. The visual means may include a display able to show a scrolling image of data relating to the detected hazard. The audio means may be speakers and the output volume may relate to the hazard posed. The system may include a manually operated means for activating the alert means.
Patent GB-2440335-A (GB)
Title: Fixing apparatus used in the assembly of fences
Inventor: WILLIAMSON ALISTAIR JOHN
IPC: E04H17/14
Filed: 2006-07-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a fixing apparatus used in the assembly of fences. A fence 1 comprises fixing apparatus 10, a first element 11 in the form of a fence post, and second elements 12 in the form of fencing elements such as wooden battens. The fixing apparatus is coupled to the first element 11 by fixing means 21, and can receive the second elements 12, one each into a series of reception spaces 24 comprising part of a second fixing means 22. The second fixing means 22 further comprises movable projections 26 such that when the second elements are fitted into the reception space 24, the second element 12 bends the projections 26 to move them aside and allow the second element 12 to enter the reception space 24. Elasticity in the base 27 of the projection 26 urges the free end 28 towards and into contact with the second element 12, thus preventing the second element 12 from being removed. Later embodiments relate to an intermediate element, a kit of parts, a method of assembling a structure, a fence assembled according to the method and a fence assembled from the components of the kit of parts, all comprising fixing apparatus 10.
Patent GB-2425834-A (GB)
Title: Curved surface shape inspection method, fiber optical block, and curved surface shape inspection device
Inventor: NONAKA KATSUTOSHI
IPC: G02B6/04
Filed: 2004-12-27
Abstract: A fiber optical block (10) is formed by a plurality of optical fibers (11) each consisting of a core region (12) and a clad region (13). The fiber optical block (10) has an input end face (14) consisting of first ends of the respective optical fibers and curved at least partially. The input end face (14) is pressed against a measurement surface of an object to be measured and having a curved surface. An optical image is formed by contact between the input end face and the measurement surface and is outputted from an output end face (15) of the fiber optical block. By using the optical image, the curved surface shape of the object to be measured is inspected. Thus, it is possible to realize a curved surface shape inspection method, a fiber optical block, and a curved surface shape inspection device capable of easily inspecting a curved surface shape.
Patent GB-2429382-A (GB)
Title: Distortion compensation equalizer
Inventor: GOTO KENTARO
IPC: H04B10/2507
Filed: 2005-04-01
Abstract: A distortion compensation equalizer includes: means for adjusting a digital reception signal so that its amplitude unit makes a waveform uniformly distributed to the positive and negative values (corresponding to a reference value calculation unit (2) and a reference value processing unit (3)); a digital filter unit (4) having delay elements corresponding to the number of taps connected in series for successively adding a particular delay to the input signal, multiplying the signal after delayed and outputted from each delay element by a tap coefficient, adding all the signals after the multiplication, and outputting the addition result; and a CMA tap coefficient estimation unit (5) for estimating the tap coefficient using CMA according to the input signal and output signal of the digital filter unit (4). By repeatedly performing the processing of the digital filter unit (4) and the CMA tap coefficient estimation unit (5) it is possible to compensate the waveform distortion of the reception signal after the adjustment.
Patent GB-2439586-A (GB)
Title: LCD device including a semiconductor layer with tapered or stepped sides
Inventor: YANG JOON-YOUNG
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2006-10-27
Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a semiconductor layer 115 on a substrate 101 and includes a channel portion 115a with ohmic contact portions 115b at both sides of the channel portion. An edge portion A of the semiconductor layer 115 has a side surface of a tapered or stepped (fig 6) shape. The semiconductor layer 115 is preferably made from poly-crystalline silicon and may include lightly dope drain portions between the channel 115a and ohmic 115b portions. The side surface may be tapered at an angle of between 30 to 60 degrees, with respect to a plane of the substrate 101. A gate insulating layer 120 covers the semiconductor layer and a gate electrode 135 is located on the gate insulating layer 120 substantially corresponding to the channel portion 115a. Source and drain electrodes 150 and 153 contact the semiconductor layer and a pixel electrode 170 is in contact with the drain electrode (153).
Patent GB-2443892-A (GB)
Title: A process for the preparation of "Gaschem " (N-4- nitrophenyl-N'-4'-nitrophenylurea), which is a urease and a chymotrypsin enzyme inhibitory drug
Inventor: PERVEEN SHAHNAZ
IPC: A61K31/17
Filed: 2007-01-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound N-4-nitrophenyl-N'-4'-nitrophenylurea as a urease and   a  chymotrypsin (anti HCV) enzyme inhibitory drug named "Urchym". N-4-nitrophenyl-N'-4'-nitrophenylurea is prepared and screened for their urease and   a  -chymotrypsin inhibition effects, the said compound, showed strong urease inhibition (IC50 = 1.25 žM). We found, that the same compound is also an efficient   a  -chymotrypsin inhibitor having an IC50 value of 3.15 žM.
Patent GB-2435500-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle steering column energy absorbing device
Inventor: BENTLEY JAMES PETER
IPC: F16F15/02
Filed: 2006-02-22
Abstract: A vehicle steering column which incorporates means to absorb energy in the event of a vehicle crash. The means to absorb energy comprises a centrifugal drive device (6). The device (6) is rotated at high speed in the event of a vehicle crash in order to absorb energy.
Patent GB-2436888-A (GB)
Title: Battery Pack
Inventor: MATTHIAS WOLF
IPC: H01M2/10
Filed: 2007-04-03
Abstract: The invention is based on a battery pack for an electrical device (10) with a base element (20), a locking unit (26) 15 for locking the base element (20) to the electrical device (10) and at least one battery cell (38). It is proposed that the battery pack comprises a fastening module (34) which is provided for fastening the locking 20 unit (26) to the battery cell (38).
Patent GB-2453514-A (GB)
Title: Latch with lock link and first and second control members
Inventor: SPURR NIGEL VICTOR
IPC: E05B47/06
Filed: 2007-06-08
Abstract: A latch comprising a latch bolt 14 secured in an engaged position by a pawl 26 and released by the movement of a handle 38 acting via a transmission 40. The transmission includes a movable lock link 66 which can be placed in a locking position in which a single handle action cannot release the pawl. The link 66 can be held in the locking position by a first, second or third retention device. A first control member may move the lock link between first and second positions. A second control member may move the first control member. A device may act on the second control member to hold the lock link 66 in the second position. A resilient member may bias the lock link to its first position. A motor 140 may be operable to unlatch the latch. During power opening of the latch, the motor may cause the device to free the lock link for movement to the first position. Alternatively, the motor may move the device such that it holds the lock link in the second position.
Patent GB-2454645-A (GB)
Title: Location update of a mobile node
Inventor: JOKELA PETRI AULIS
IPC: H04W36/00
Filed: 2007-08-31
Abstract: A method of facilitating location update signaling within a communication network between a mobile node and an end host includes establishing a trust relationship between one or more end hosts (1) and a proxy (3). When a mobile node (2) is handed-off, a location update is performed between the mobile node (2) and the proxy (3), and a location update message is sent from the proxy to the end host(s) having the trust relationship with the proxy. Multiple end hosts may authorize the same proxy to perform location update signaling on their behalf. The number of signaling messages required to perform the location update may be reduced, compared to a legacy method in which the mobile node is required to perform location update signaling with each end host.
Patent GB-2442875-A (GB)
Title: Drug delivery system
Inventor: IOBBI MARIO
IPC: A61M5/172
Filed: 2007-10-12
Abstract: The system comprises a drug delivery or dose regulator 103; a sensor 107 for measuring a biochemical or physiological property associated with the drug or the condition to be treated and generating a sensor signal. A controller 109 is configured to control the rate of delivery or dose of drug via the regulator in response to the difference in a measured biochemical or physiological property with respect to a target (an error). The controller (PID) comprises an active control component for generating an active output signal in response to the error signal; and a manipulation component which manipulates the active output signal to generate a post-manipulation signal for communication to the regulator as a final output signal. The controller further comprises an anti-wind up component for reducing or inhibiting the effect of signal wind up in the active control component and/or the manipulation component comprises a filter sub-component for conditioning the active output signal. The final output signal provides a controlled rate of delivery or dosage administered to a patient in response to the measured property.
Patent GB-2443103-A (GB)
Title: Methods of invoking various functions of a digital media player using a single switch of digital media player
Inventor: SIM WONG HOO
IPC: G06F1/26
Filed: 2006-05-31
Abstract: There is provided a method for charging a power source of a digital media player (20) using a cable (24) connected to a computer (34), and also a method for activating a lower volume during playback of content on the digital media player (20). Both methods may be triggered by a toggling switch (22) on the media player (20).
Patent GB-2456171-A (GB)
Title: Toilet having a nappy(diaper) mounted thereon
Inventor: HARRIS THOMAS WILLIAM LEONARD
IPC: A47K17/00
Filed: 2008-01-04
Abstract: A toilet (13) having a nappy holder (15) mounted thereon, wherein the nappy holder contains a nappy comprising a main body portion (3) and a tongue portion (5) such that, in use, the tongue portion is flushed by the flush water. The holder suitably comprises a wire mesh.
Patent GB-2446513-A (GB)
Title: Clock recovery which selects between over-sampling and baud rate recovery
Inventor: SIMPSON RICHARD
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2008-02-08
Abstract: A receiver circuit 600 contains an over sampling clock recovery system 602 and a baud rate clock recovery system 604. A select input SEL determines whether the over-sampling system or the baud rate system is used to recover the clock. The over-sampling system may use a bang-bang recovery method. The baud rate system may use a Mueller-MÌller recovery method. The circuit may have an analogue to digital converter 3, the input of which is coupled to the data input terminal DATA of the circuit and the output of which is coupled to the clock recovery systems. The output of the analogue to digital converter may be coupled to the clock recovery systems via an equaliser. The selected clock output may set the sampling point of the analogue to digital converter.
Patent GB-2449960-A (GB)
Title: Impedance-changing apparatus for low-noise detection of the position of a catheter
Inventor: GRIFFITHS CLIVE JAVAN
IPC: A61B5/308
Filed: 2008-04-23
Abstract: The apparatus comprises electrically conductive means associated with the catheter, a connector for establishing an electrical connection between the electrically conductive means associated with the catheter and an output of the connector and a controller 12 having at least one output connectable to an ECG patient connector, wherein the controller includes at least one input and the said at least one input includes an electrical connection from the controller to the output of the connector and wherein the controller includes means 31-35 for generating a low impedance output signal. The low impedance signal suffers from less noise pick-up.
Patent GB-2447400-A (GB)
Title: Fistula grafts and related methods and systems for treating fistulae
Inventor: PATEL UMESH H
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2007-01-31
Abstract: Described are medical graft products, systems, and methods for treating fistulae. Certain products of the invention are configured to have portions residing in and around a primary fistula opening, e.g., one occurring in a wall of the alimentary canal. One such product includes a biocompatible graft body which is configured to block at least the primary opening. The graft body includes a capping member (280), which is configured to contact portions of the alimentary canal wall adjacent to the primary opening, and an elongate plug member (282) extending from the capping member, which is configured to extend into at least a portion of the fistula. In certain embodiments, a graft body component has the capacity to expand or otherwise change form to provide a suitable capping arrangement. Such a component can include a resilient wire frame, e.g., one that is self -expandable or one that requires at least some manipulation in order to expand.
Patent GB-2452814-A (GB)
Title: Hand washing monitor
Inventor: KOBLASZ ARTHUR
IPC: G08B21/00
Filed: 2008-08-25
Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-storage media provide for the monitoring of hand washing by people entering a room (102). A person is detected entering a room and an image of the person is captured (108, 110, 118). The person is identified as an employee using various employee identifiers or is identified as a visitor. The image may be used to identify distinguishing features of the visitor to be compared to an image subsequently during hand washing to verify the identity of the hand washer as the person who entered the room. Similarly, the employee identifier is used to verify the identity of a hand washer as the employee that entered the room. If any person entering the room remains for a threshold period of time without activating the soap dispenser (104), then a notification that includes the person's identity is provided within the room to remind the person that hand washing is required (120).
Patent GB-2454314-A (GB)
Title: Valve operating system for a reciprocating internal combustion engine
Inventor: MCCONVILLE GREG PATRICK
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 2008-10-20
Abstract: A cylinder valve operating system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed that includes a camshaft 14 driving a number of intake and exhaust valve operators 22, 26 which may be selectively disabled through the operation of a valve system including a hydraulic phase shifter 20, 52 integrated partially with the camshaft 14 and connected between a high pressure oil pump 42 and the valve operators 22, 26. The hydraulic phase shifter 20, 52 allows one group of valves, such as the exhaust valves 34, to be disabled before the other group of valves, such as the intake valves 30. The phase shifter 20,52 may comprise a valve body 52 housing a cylindrical journal 20 having a continuous metering groove 13 which connects pump 42 to outlet 52 sending a high pressure deactivation signal to the exhaust valve operators 26, and a discontinuous metering groove 15 which communicates the pressure signal to the intake valve operators 22 only after land 15a moves past outlet port 58. In a modification, the intake and exhaust valve operators of a cylinder may be controlled simultaneously but is phased relation to the intake and exhaust valve operators of a further cylinder.
Patent GB-2452196-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating an internal combustion engine arrangement
Inventor: JAUSS ANDREAS
IPC: F02D19/08
Filed: 2007-05-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine arrangement and to an internal combustion engine arrangement which has an internal combustion engine that can be operated with gas fuel, a pressure reducer for reducing the gas pressure of the gas fuel fed to the internal combustion engine, wherein the pressure reducer is connected in a fluid-conducting manner on the high-pressure side via a gas fuel line to at least one gas tank for storing gas fuel, and wherein the pressure reducer is connected in a fluid-conducting manner on the low-pressure side by a gas fuel line to at least one controllable gas injection valve for regulating the gas flow of the gas fuel fed to the internal combustion engine, a controllable high-pressure shut-off valve, arranged on the high-pressure side of the pressure reducer and connected to the pressure reducer in a fluid-conducting manner, for shutting off the gas flow of the gas fuel fed to the pressure reducer from the gas tank, wherein the high-pressure shut-off valve comprises a pilot valve having a smaller opening cross-sectional area and a main valve having a larger opening cross-sectional area, and an electronic control device which serves to at least control the high-pressure shut-off valve and the at least one gas injection valve, wherein, to start the operation of the internal combustion engine with gas fuel, controlled by the electronic control device, the pilot valve of the high-pressure shut-off valve is opened in time sequence before the at least one gas injection valve.
Patent GB-2454423-A (GB)
Title: Wireless perforating gun
Inventor: LI HAOMING
IPC: E21B43/1185
Filed: 2007-08-23
Abstract: A loading tube for installation in the body of a perforating gun is disclosed. The loading tube holds a plurality of shaped charges whose detonation is electrically initiated, and the loading tube, when installed in the body, comprises at least a portion of the electrical circuit used to initiate detonation the shaped charge. In one embodiment, the loading tube comprises the hot portion of the electrical circuit, the body comprises the ground portion of the electrical circuit and the loading tube and the body are insulated from one another. Alternatively, the loading tube may comprise two distinct portions of conductive material which are electrically isolated from one another where the two portions of conductive material comprise the hot and ground portions of the electrical circuit. Additionally, a loading tube according to the present invention may comprise a conductor which is disposed in the loading tube near the outer surface of the loading tube and which is insulated from the loading tube. A system is disclosed comprising a loading tube having the aforesaid characteristics and a method is provided which utilizes the loading tube as a portion of the electrical circuit to initiate detonation of the charges.
Patent GB-2459770-A (GB)
Title: A method of prioritising anomalies in a buried linear conductor
Inventor: MCDONNELL SHAMUS
IPC: G01N17/04
Filed: 2009-05-05
Abstract: A method of prioritising anomalies in a linear conductor buried underground includes the steps of obtaining prioritisation values for a plurality of anomalies along a linear conductor, and ranking the prioritisation values according to magnitude. For each anomaly, a prioritisation value is obtained by locating an anomaly, and for each anomaly, determining a current, a depth of cover, and a voltage gradient using spaced voltage probes (9, 10), using the depth of cover and the voltage gradient, calculating an effective probe spacing (PS) of the first and second voltage probes relative to the anomaly on the conductor, and determining the prioritisation value of the anomaly based on a linear relationship between the voltage gradient and the product of the current and the effective probe spacing.