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Patent GB-2398811-A (GB)
Title: Tubing expander with expandable mandrel
Inventor: TRINDER DUNCAN JAMES
IPC: B21D39/20
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: A tubing expansion tool 10 comprises a mandrel 14 and at least one expansion member 26. The expansion member has a curved bearing surface that contacts a corresponding curved support surface 38 on the mandrel, so that the expansion member moves between a smaller and a larger diameter configuration. Also disclosed is a method of expanding tubing with an expandable cone; an assembly incorporating an expandable cone; an expansion tool comprising a seal member for contact with an inner wall of tubing and a treating member for conditioning the wall; a method of expanding tubing with a releasable expansion cone; a method of locating a smaller diameter tubing to a larger diameter tubing by expanding the smaller tubing; and a tubing expansion tool comprising a stabilising member axially spaced from an expansion member.
Patent GB-2397044-A (GB)
Title: Open Top Finger Baler
Inventor: TRETHEWEY REGINALD
IPC: F16P3/14
Filed: 2002-10-03
Abstract: Material introduced into hopper (1) is compressed by two sets of fingers (3) staggered in length, to form a bale in a chamber beneath hopper (1). For safety the baler includes passive infrared (PIR) detector (14) having shield (15) so that it receives radiation from hopper (1) only. Introduced material will have no effect, as detector (14) requires both the heat and motion of a worker's body part for activation. On downward movement, fingers (3) are locked in an extended orientation so as to compress material whereas on upward movement they are free to pivot, retracting from the sides of hopper (1). Valving in hydraulic resistance struts (11) assists this pivoting of fingers (3).
Patent GB-2415291-A (GB)
Title: Substrate handling device for a charged particle beam system
Inventor: ZHANG TAO
IPC: H01L21/677
Filed: 2004-06-15
Abstract: An electron beam lithography system includes a main chamber (4) and the exchange chamber (5) connected by a gate valve (7). A robot (15) is used to transfer a chuck (8) carrying a semiconductor wafer between a cassette (10) and laser interferometer mirror assembly (13). The robot includes a bar (17) and a side member (18) extending laterally from the bar for supporting the chuck.
Patent GB-2415416-A (GB)
Title: A shopping trolley and a load carrying device therefor
Inventor: OWEN HARRY GEORGE
IPC: B62B3/12
Filed: 2004-06-23
Abstract: A load supporting device 9 adapted to be carried by a shopping trolley having a frame mounted on at least three wheels, the device including load responsive means 11 through which the device is adapted to be mounted on said trolley, so that when so mounted on said trolley, the means 11 biases a load supporting surface upwardly to an upper position, the means 11 being responsive to loads placed on the load supporting surface 9 to vary the height of the load supporting surface above the frame in dependence upon the load placed on or removed from the surface. The load responsive means may comprise one or more coil springs or elasticated cords, or an elasticated net (figure 11). Hydraulic or pneumatic rams are also discussed.
Patent GB-2442439-A (GB)
Title: A foot cleaning and scrubbing mat
Inventor: CARNEY ROBERT
IPC: A47K7/02
Filed: 2004-06-24
Abstract: A foot cleaning and scrubbing mat, which may be used in the shower or bath tub, is of a modular construction and has specific sections which allows the users to clean between their toes or exfoliate their feet whilst standing. The base, which is fitted with suction cups to secure the device whilst in use, may be moulded from Hytrel (RTM) density polymer. Other foot treatments pads for affixing to the base could be manufactured from a non slip cellular foam known as CFE45. Nylon (RTM) scouring pads are bonded to raised elliptical sections by rubber adhesives such as Gripso.
Patent GB-2416071-A (GB)
Title: Hard Disk Drive Mounting Rack
Inventor: CHEN DENG-HSI
IPC: G11B33/12
Filed: 2004-07-07
Abstract: A hard disk drive mounting rack, for simple installation and removal of a hard disk drive 3 from a housing 2, comprises two frame racks 10 and several screws 20. The screws 10 are fixed onto the side walls of a hard disk drive 3 and the frame racks 10 are fixed to the inside vertical walls of a disk drive housing 2. When installing the hard disk drive 2 into the housing 3 the screw heads (22), which may be have a cylindrical shape, slide into respective inserting slots 12 on each frame rack 10. When the hard disk drive 3 is fully inserted into the housing 2 a latch (13) on each frame rack 10 is closed to secure the drive 3. The frame racks 10 may be secured to the vertical walls of the housing 2 by an arrangement of hooks 11 and clipping slots 121. The latch mechanism (13) may be strengthened by a plinth (14) on the frame rack 10.
Patent GB-2410607-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus with reduced capacitive coupling between address electrodes and metal barrier ribs
Inventor: AKIBA YUTAKA
IPC: H01J17/49
Filed: 2002-12-09
Abstract: The plasma display panel comprises a front transparent substrate 1 provided with first and second electrodes for each cell. A back substrate 6 is provided with address electrodes 7 which cross over both the first and second electrodes provided on the front substrate 1. Metal barrier ribs 16 are positioned between the front and back substrates providing a discharge space 11 for each cell and fluorescent layers 10 are formed in these discharge spaces. Parts of dielectric layers 8 formed on the back of the back substrate 6 are raised along the address electrodes 7 to make hollows 20 between an overlying protective layer 19 and an insulating layer 17 coating the metal barrier ribs 16. The hollows 20 increase the distance between the address electrodes and the barrier ribs so that capacitive coupling of the address electrodes 7 and metal barrier ribs 16 is reduced.
Patent GB-2417429-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for a line building game
Inventor: TWITTY ROBERT
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: A board game comprises a board 6 marked with a plurality of spaces 8, coloured counters 19-22 for each player and a deck of cards (fig 3) with instructions for placing the counters on the board. Counters are placed on the board to form straight lines, and opponents may 'capture' lines by placing counters at each end of a line. The captured pieces may be placed in compounds 9-12 provided on the board. The game ends when an agreed number of counters has been captured from an opponent.
Patent GB-2403243-A (GB)
Title: Bore-lining tubing
Inventor: DUGGAN ANDREW MICHAEL
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2003-06-27
Abstract: There is disclosed a method of lining a drilled bore (10) and bore-lining tubing (12). The method comprises providing a first tubular (16); locating the first tubular (16) in the bore (10); providing an expandable, second tubular (22); locating the second tubular (22) in the bore (10) overlapping the first tubular (16); expanding a portion (24) of the second tubular (22) to create a coupling (29) including a flow passage (26) between the first tubular and the second tubular (16, 22).
Patent GB-2408179-A (GB)
Title: Multi-user mobile telephone
Inventor: O'COCK TIMOTHY JOHN
IPC: H04M1/72445
Filed: 2004-09-29
Abstract: A mobile telephone is designed to be used by several different end-users at different times. A first end-user can alter the mobile telephone so that it operates in a manner specific to that first end-user and a subsequent end-user can alter the mobile telephone so that it operates in a manner specific to that subsequent end-user; each end user has only to respond to prompts displayed on a screen in order to alter the mobile telephone so that it operates in a manner specific to that end-user. The specific operation of the mobile telephone may relate to address books, messages, billing related information or application, game or internet access and preferably, the telephone uses a single SIM card, shared by all the end-users. The invention aids the management and use of a shared mobile telephone.
Patent GB-2409266-A (GB)
Title: Tonometer calibration tool
Inventor: LUCE DAVID A
IPC: A61B3/16
Filed: 2003-04-11
Abstract: An apparatus (14) for calibrating a non-contact tonometer (12) includes an electronic eye (24) having a damped pressure sensor (60) for receiving a tonometer air pulse and providing a pressure signal in response to the air pulse, and applanation simulation means (70) connected to the pressure sensor for providing a pseudo-applanation event when the pressure signal reaches a predetermined level corresponding to a known IOP measurement standard. A method for calibrating a non-contact tonometer using the inventive calibration apparatus is also described.
Patent GB-2425370-A (GB)
Title: Video arts clock has dial stored as a video file for playback on a display screen
Inventor: WHYTE CRAIG
IPC: G04G17/08
Filed: 2005-04-19
Abstract: A video arts clock is based on the grandfather clock design and utilises the performance of human subjects as the minute and hour hands of the clock's analogue display. The movement of the human performers in front of a chroma-colour background may be recorded onto film or digital media. The recording is then edited and may be stored on the hard drive of a computer as a video file, eg .AVI or MPEG. The file can be looped and played back to a display device or uploaded as a live streaming video on the Internet. The display screen may be installed within a cabinet. An additional screen may be installed below the clock screen for featuring films which exhibit all forms of creative media.
Patent GB-2421462-A (GB)
Title: Power tool cooling
Inventor: ARICH KLAUS DIETER
IPC: B25F5/02
Filed: 2005-05-27
Abstract: A cooling system for a power tool comprises a motor cooling fan disposed on the axis of a motor 634 in a position that is between the upper field coil and the lower commutator of the motor 634. A transmission housing 680 substantially encapsulates the transmission mechanism. During operation of the power tool the cooling fan is driven by the motor and draws air axially through the motor and expels the air radially outwardly through holes formed in the outer housing of the motor 634. This causes air to be drawn in through the air vents (Figure 27, 669) formed on the top of a tool housing (Figure 27, 622), in the side of the housing (Figure 27, 622) and between the housing (Figure 27, 622) and a battery pack 630. The cool air follows a path through the tool housing (Figure 27, 622) shown by cool air arrows 671. The cool air flows outside of the transmission housing 680 but inside the tool housing (Figure 27, 622) such that air does not pass through the transmission mechanism. A plurality of motor openings 635 are also formed in the outer housing of the motor 634 to enable cool air to pass into the motor to cool the motor.
Patent GB-2415069-A (GB)
Title: Expansion of the number of fabrics covering multiple processing nodes in a computer system
Inventor: JARDINE ROBERT L
IPC: G06F15/16
Filed: 2005-06-06
Abstract: The number of fabrics coupling a plurality of processing nodes (612, 614) of a computer system is expanded from a first virtual fabric and second virtual fabric known to the I/O services layer residing at each processing node (612, 614) to a first (620x) and second (620y) plurality of fabrics. A current mapping is maintained at each of the processing nodes (612, 614) between the first virtual fabric and one of the first plurality of fabrics (620x) and between the second virtual fabric and one of the second plurality of fabrics (620y) for each of the processing nodes (612, 614). Messages are transmitted by one of the plurality of processing nodes (612, 614) acting as a source node to one or more of the other processing nodes as a destination node over one of the first (620x) and second (620y) plurality of fabrics in accordance with the current mapping for the destination node residing at the source node and based on which of the first and second fabrics are specified in the requests of the I/O services layers.
Patent GB-2415414-A (GB)
Title: Nail-free interchangeable canvas frame
Inventor: LIU HSIANG CHUAN
IPC: B44D3/18
Filed: 2005-06-23
Abstract: The nail-free interchangeable canvas frame 200 comprises brackets 210 with fixing parts 250. Each bracket 210 has a clasp structure 212. The brackets are connected to each other by corner parts 230 in slots 220 to form a frame body. Canvas 50 is disposed on the front side S1 of the brackets 210 over protruding part 218 which keeps the canvas suspended clear of the frame. Clasp structure 212 is on the rear S2 of bracket 210 or on its side. Fixing part 250, having the form of a clasp or clip, fastens the periphery of the canvas into a clasp groove. The acute angle 214 and plurality of slightly protruding parts 216 prevent the canvas from loosening. Fixing part 250 also has toothed structures 252. This allows the tightness between the fixing part 250 and bracket 210 to be adjusted. The canvas is stretched and tensioned by means of variable length adjustment parts 270.
Patent GB-2418021-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for detecting diffusion sensitive phases with estimation of residual error in NMR logs
Inventor: PRAMMER MANFRED G
IPC: G01V3/32
Filed: 2004-01-27
Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for NMR echo-train data acquisition and processing for enhanced tracking of the error in the signal due to magnetoacoustic effects, known as ringing, that are not cancelled out or otherwise corrected. In one aspect, the method enables correction of ringing signals in a single pass by way of collecting a composite signal that includes echoes due to pulses at least at two different frequencies. The choice of one or more of the frequencies, the phase of the pulses, and the recovery period enable cancellation of the ringing signal from the echoes, including the echo from an excitation pulse. In another aspect, the method encompasses providing protection against errors due to tool motion by saturating a relatively wide sensitive region with the echo signals collected from within this relatively wide sensitive signal. Preferred embodiments of the invention include one or more of the aforementioned aspects.
Patent GB-2429200-A (GB)
Title: A reusable cover for a vessel
Inventor: MORRISON PETER GEORGE
IPC: B65D55/08
Filed: 2005-08-15
Abstract: A resuable and versatile cover for cointainng carbonated/gassy and non-carbonated liquids in bottles, cans and/or glasses and such alike. The cover comprises of a flexible locking collar which secrues the apparatus to the vessel causing an air and water tight seal. Another shaped member is positioned on the inner top of the cover which is inserted into the vessel as the cover is secured to the vessel.
Patent GB-2419348-A (GB)
Title: Transport and display packaging
Inventor: BROOKES LINSEY
IPC: B65D5/54
Filed: 2005-10-24
Abstract: Packaging folded from a blank defines a cavity into which at least one item may be placed prior to closing the package and, following closure, may be converted into a display format by removing one or more portions of the package. The removable portion may comprise a top defined by flaps (18 - 24) delimited by lines of weakness (28, 33) and following such removal, a display tray is formed. A wall of the package may include an inwardly folded portion (32) defining a double wall, retained by tabs (34) which engage in apertures (36).
Patent GB-2421970-A (GB)
Title: Collapse resistant composite riser
Inventor: SALAMA MAMDOUH M
IPC: E21B17/01
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A composite collapse riser especially useful for deep water mineral, oil and gas exploration and production. The riser has a core with a metal liner (34) and metal composite interfaces (18, 20) at each end. A reinforcing layer (38) of dry fiber laminate, composite material or combination thereof is placed over the metal liner (34). Over the reinforcing layer is a shear ply layer (40), and over the shear ply layer is an outer main layer of composite material (42).
Patent GB-2438601-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for micro-structuring a moving substrate
Inventor: BOEHLEN KARL
IPC: G03F1/00
Filed: 2006-05-24
Abstract: A method for exposing a polymer or other substrate to patterned illumination from a pulsed laser source at a suitable energy density in order to cause ablation of the surface to form a dense, regular array of 2-D or 3-D microstructures, comprising the steps of: locating a mask containing a series of identical or different features on a fixed pitch relative to a target area; projecting a uniform laser beam through the mask in order to project an image made up of a multiplicity of the features on the mask onto the target area; de-magnifying the image carried by the beam between the mask and the target area; locating a substrate for ablation in the target area; moving the substrate, at least while in the target area, in a first direction parallel to one axis of the projected array of microstructures and also in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and controlling the firing of the pulsed laser in relation to the exact position of the substrate in the target area. The invention further comprises a unit for carrying out the method.
Patent GB-2439333-A (GB)
Title: Loading machine with ABS
Inventor: WAY RICHARD FRANCIS
IPC: B60T8/1769
Filed: 2006-06-20
Abstract: A wheeled loading machine 10 includes a body 11 mounting a loading arm 25, the loading arm being mounted for up and down movement about a generally horizontal axis A. The machine including a braking system 5 for braking each wheel 15 16, the braking system 5 including a brake control system which provides a brake anti-locking function (ABS) to resist any braked wheel 15,16 skidding relative to the ground as a result of becoming locked during braking when a low friction condition exists between the wheel 15 16 and the ground.
Patent GB-2443197-A (GB)
Title: Multi-part fastener
Inventor: HAWANG JAMES
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 2006-10-24
Abstract: A multi-part fastener comprises a fixing seat 10 embedded in a first panel 40, a hollow engaging member 20 embedded in a second panel 50 and having its bottom portion 11 engaged in the fixing seat 10, and a fixing rod 30 extended into the interior of the hollow engaging member 20 to maintain the hollow engaging member 20 in a state of engaging the fixing seat 10. By combination of the above stated fixing seat 10, hollow engaging member 20 and fixing rod 30, the first and second panels (40, 50) can be assembled without using an auxiliary tool.
Patent GB-2432837-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric compound, thin polymer film, and thin polymer film element including the same
Inventor: UEDA MASATO
IPC: H01L31/08
Filed: 2005-07-27
Abstract: A polymeric compound which comprises repeating units represented by the following formula (1) and repeating units represented by the formula (2) and has a number-average molecular weight, in terms of polystyrene, of 10<3>-10<8> : (1) (2) wherein Ar<1> and Ar<2> each independently represents a trivalent aromatic hydrocarbon group or trivalent heterocyclic group; X<1> and X<2> each independently represents O, S, C(=O), S(=O), SO2, etc., provided that X<1> is different from X<2>; Y represents O or S; R<9> represents halogeno, alkyl, alkyloxy, etc.; m is 0 or 1; n is an integer of to 6; o is an integer of 1 to 6; and p is an integer of 0 to 2.
Patent GB-2437389-A (GB)
Title: Knife with non-deflecting guard
Inventor: IRELAND WILLIAM ALFRED
IPC: B26B1/08
Filed: 2007-04-12
Abstract: The knife includes a support 22, 108 which connects a blade guard 23, 104 to a handle 100. The support 22, 108 does not cause the cut material to be forced apart in the plane of the cut material. Preferably the support 22, 108 is resiliently flexible, as thin as the blade 12 and disposed on one side of the blade 12. Preferably the guard 23, 104 includes a channel 26, 106, 110, 112 into which part of the blade's cutting edge 17 extends at a shallow acute angle. Preferably the blade 12 can slide relative to the guard 23.
Patent GB-2449132-A (GB)
Title: Bounce drive actuator
Inventor: HORNG ALEX
IPC: B81B3/00
Filed: 2007-08-06
Abstract: Design and fabrication of a bounce drive actuator (BDA) for the development of a micro rotary motor, comprising a plate length of the less than 75 microns which moves in an opposite direction to a conventional scratch drive actuator (SDA). The BDA-based micro rotary motor exhibits a consistent "reverse" rotation and a higher speed than scratch drive actuator motors. The BDA has a higher flexural rigidity than SDA motors due to its shorter plate length; so that a contact area between the bent BDA-plate and an insulator substrate is substantially reduced compared with an SDA plate under a same applied voltage as the priming value of SDA-plate. Furthermore, a rib and flange structure design provides an improved lifetime of more than 100 hrs and a rotational speed of more than 30 rpm.
Patent GB-2452293-A (GB)
Title: A tuneable filter with a motor to displace the tuning member to tune the filter
Inventor: RHODES JOHN DAVID
IPC: H01J23/20
Filed: 2007-08-30
Abstract: A tuneable filter comprising a filter body defining a tuning cavity; a tuning member within the tuning cavity; and a linear actuator adapted to displace the tuning member within the cavity to tune the filter; the linear actuator comprising a motor; a drive arm connected to the motor and extending along a drive axis, the drive arm being adapted to be rotated about the drive axis by the motor; an extension arm extending along the drive axis being connected at one end to the tuning member and being in engagement with the drive arm at the other end; the engagement between the drive arm and extension arm being arranged such that rotation of the drive arm about the drive axis displaces the extension arm along the drive axis; each of the drive arm and extension arm comprising an end stop, the end stops being arranged such that as the extension arm reaches the end of its range of travel towards the drive arm the drive arm end stop rotates into abutment with the extension arm end stop, preventing further rotation of the drive arm.
Patent GB-2456744-A (GB)
Title: Auto-defrost refrigeration apparatus
Inventor: ELLIOTT JOHN MALCOLM
IPC: F25D21/02
Filed: 2007-08-30
Abstract: A refrigeration apparatus, such as a freezer or cold room, comprises a refrigeration compartment 1, which can be opened to introduce ambient air, and a heat exchanger 3 with a cooling surface exposed to air within the refrigeration compartment for cooling the contents of the refrigeration compartment. Preferably, the heat exchanger comprises a single-plate evaporator forming part of a vapour compression circuit including a compressor 4, a condenser 5, and an expansion device 6. A reservoir of liquid antifreeze 8 supplies a drip bar 10 to bathe the cooling surface of the heat exchanger and to intermix with any atmospheric condensate which forms on the cooling surface. A trough 12 is arranged to receive the mixture of liquid antifreeze and condensate, which may be discarded or recirculated after concentration in an evaporation tray 14. The heat exchanger may be continuously bathed in antifreeze to prevent icing. In a further aspect, a defrost controller 20 monitors the operating temperature of the heat exchanger and triggers a defrosting operation when predetermined temperature conditions are detected which are indicative of ice formation on the heat exchanger.