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Patent GB-2429864-A (GB)
Title: An image sensor array comprising first and second pixel sets having respective reset control lines
Inventor: JORGEN MOHOLT
IPC: H04N5/335
Filed: 2005-09-01
Abstract: A pixel array comprises at least one row of pixels comprising pixels, preferably four-transistor types, which are reset by a first reset control line 131 and at least one pixel 70, preferably amounting to 1% of the array, charging a storage region during charge integration and reset by a second reset control line 133. Preferably a control circuit is provided to reset the first and second reset control lines 131, 133 at different times. Preferably the at least one pixel 70 is a three-transistor type, or can be four-transistor operated in a 3T mode, the transfer transistor always on in this instance. Preferably the at least one pixel 70 is used for automatic light control and has an output voltage with gain factor calculated from the ratio of the average output voltage of surrounding pixels to the output voltage of the pixel. Preferably the array is a colour array arranged in a Bayer pattern, pixels of one colour, preferably red, are used for automatic light control. The arrangement is also claimed independently providing most notably correlated double sampling functionality within the array.
Patent GB-2415195-A (GB)
Title: Peptides of IRF-1
Inventor: BALL KATHRYN
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2004-04-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides which serve to activate the tumour suppressor protein p53 by enhancing p300 binding of p53. The present invention also allows the screening of molecules which effect binding of IRF-1 to p300. Molecules so identified may be used as potential tumour suppressor agents or alternatively immune-suppression or anti-inflammatory agents. The present invention also relates to the treatment of tumors using peptides of IRF-1.
Patent GB-2418942-A (GB)
Title: Method for expanding a tubular
Inventor: BRISCO DAVID PAUL
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 2003-05-05
Abstract: A method of radially expanding and plastically deforming a wellbore casing 10 positioned within a borehole that traverses a subterranean formation, comprising: positioning an outer tubular sleeve and an inner tubular sleeve 116 comprising an expansion cone 122 within the borehole, wherein the inner tubular sleeve 116 is movably coupled to and at least partially housed within the outer tubular sleeve; injecting a fluidic material into the inner and outer tubular sleeves; coupling the outer tubular sleeve to the wellbore casing; and extending the inner tubular sleeve out of the outer tubular sleeve into the wellbore casing to radially expand and plastically deform a portion of the wellbore casing using the expansion cone 122.
Patent GB-2419231-A (GB)
Title: Polymer memory device formed in via opening
Inventor: TRIPSAS NICHOLAS
IPC: H01L21/44
Filed: 2004-05-11
Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of fabricating a polymer memory device in a via. The method involves providing a semiconductor substrate having at least one metal-containing layer thereon, forming at least one copper contact in the metal-containing layer, forming at least one dielectric layer over the copper contact, forming at least one via in the dielectric layer to expose at least a portion of the copper contact, forming a polymer material in a lower portion of the via, and forming a top electrode material layer in an upper portion of the via.
Patent GB-2429016-A (GB)
Title: Acidic hard surface cleaning compositions
Inventor: FENG JAMES CHI-CHENG
IPC: C11D1/83
Filed: 2006-01-19
Abstract: The present invention is directed to an acidic hard surface treatment composition which provides a cleaning benefit comprising: an acidic constituent; at least one anionic surfactant constituent; at least one nonionic surfactant constituent; at least one organic solvent constituent; at least one inorganic chloride salt. Preferably the acid constituent is an organic acid. Preferably the organic solvent is an alcohol, glycol, ether, or monoalkyl ether ester. Preferably the anionic surfactant is a sulphonate.
Patent GB-2438019-A (GB)
Title: Drug counting device
Inventor: SUN TZAM-FU
IPC: G06M1/00
Filed: 2006-05-08
Abstract: A drug counter comprises a body having an upper utensil (11) and a lower utensil (12); a surface of the upper utensil having a plurality of drug holes (13); one side of the lower utensil having an opening (14) for receiving a sliding plate (40); the sliding plate being insertable into the lower utensil the sliding plate resisting against a lower side of the drug holes of the upper utensil. In use, the drugs are placed upon a surface of the upper utensil, the sliding plate is moved according to the amount of the drugs so that the drugs in the drug holes fall into the lower utensil.
Patent GB-2422915-A (GB)
Title: Method for providing a controlled injection rate and injection pressure in a fuel injector assembly
Inventor: STRAUB ROBERT DANIEL
IPC: F02M55/00
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: A method for controlling injection rate and injection pressure of an electromagnetic fuel injector assembly having a pressure balanced control valve including a solenoid and a valve member subject to the pressure developed by the injector and actutated by the solenoid to close the valve member against the biasing force of a spring. The control valve is supported in a valve bore in an injector body. The method includes the step of providing a first level of current to the solenoid for moving the valve member from an open to a closed position allowing the pressure in the injector to rise, providing a regulated current to the solenoid at preselected times during the injector event to unbalance the forces acting on the valve member thereby slightly unseating the valve member to regulate injection pressure and injection rate of the fuel injector, and ending solenoid current delivery thereby moving the valve member to its open position.
Patent GB-2445402-A (GB)
Title: Converting centrifugal force into a linear force
Inventor: BIRD DEREK EDWARD
IPC: F03G3/00
Filed: 2006-05-19
Abstract: A system that converts centrifugal force into a linear force comprises a mass 5 adapted to rotate about an axis 3, wherein the axis 3 is adapted to rotate in two planes these planes being perpendicular to each other and to the original axis. The resultant system causes imbalances of the generated centrifugal forces in order to generate a constant linear force.
Patent GB-2438897-A (GB)
Title: Antenna for use on an access hatch
Inventor: KLINGER EDWARD
IPC: H01Q9/04
Filed: 2006-06-05
Abstract: An antenna and its housing are designed such that they are suitable for secure attachment to an access hatch. The access hatch may be made from a metal such as steel or aluminium and used in the water industry for a hatch at a service reservoir. The antenna may be a quarter wavelength microstrip patch antenna printed on a circuit board which comprises a layer of adhesive, with a peel-off backing, which is suitable for securing the antenna to the smooth metal surface of a hatch. The antenna is arranged to operate in a frequency range of 433 MHz to 435 MHz and over a distance greater than 500 metres. The housing may be made from acrylic capped ABS and may house the patch antenna and a GSM antenna. Two cable access points may be provided in the housing for the antenna elements.
Patent GB-2434361-A (GB)
Title: Compact for liquid cosmetics
Inventor: PARKER PHILLIPE
IPC: A45D33/02
Filed: 2006-07-20
Abstract: A cosmetic compact 1 comprises a container 9 to hold liquid cosmetics, and a stopper 5 for to the compact 1. The stopper 5 comprises a protrusion 7 that cooperates with a dispensing orifice 8 of the container 9. The stopper 5 is connected by a hinge 6 to a lid 2 or base 3 of the compact 1, preferably to the lid 2. The stopper 5 may thus serve as a latch for the lid 2 of the compact 1. The hinged connection 6 may be a web integrally formed with the stopper 5 and the adjacent part of the compact 1, or it may comprise a pin or protrusion. A flexible wall of the container 9 may be accessible through an aperture in the base 3 of the compact. Furthermore, the container 9 may be in the form of a tottle or squeeze to empty bottle.
Patent GB-2431396-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for dispensing a beverage
Inventor: FLETCHER PAUL ROBERT
IPC: A47J31/40
Filed: 2006-10-18
Abstract: A liquid dispensing apparatus (10), comprising: a first liquid injector (25) for injecting a stream of first liquid (50) into a receptacle (40); and a second liquid injector (35) for providing a substantially conical spray of a second liquid (60) inside the receptacle for limiting the escape of non aqueous components from the receptacle during said filling. Also provided is a liquid dispensing method, comprising the steps of: (a) injecting a stream of a first liquid into a receptacle; and (b) injecting a substantially conical spray of a second liquid inside the receptacle for limiting the escape of non aqueous components from the receptacle during said filling.
Patent GB-2443460-A (GB)
Title: Allocation of Resources in a Wireless Communication System
Inventor: HASON BARUH
IPC: H04W72/06
Filed: 2006-10-31
Abstract: A method (700) of operation in a cellular communication system including at least one base station (101) and, associated with the at least one base station, a plurality of user terminals in sectors to allow separate communications between the base station and the user terminals in different sectors; the method including providing a set of communication resource slots for distribution to the sectors for use in sending uplink traffic data, dividing at least part of the set into groups of slots having equal numbers of resource slots and allocating the groups of slots to the different sectors. A system, a base station and a mobile station operable using the method are also described.
Patent GB-2445165-A (GB)
Title: Vibration damping for load carrier
Inventor: HUBLART BERNARD
IPC: E02F3/43
Filed: 2006-12-29
Abstract: A vibration damping system for damping the vibrations of a load such as a loader bucket 10 supported from a carrier such as a loader arm 12 by a damping cylinder 15 provided with a piston defining a variable volume pressure chamber. The system has a valve 16b for admitting fluid to and exhausting fluid from the pressure chamber, and an electronic control means 21 which controls the valve so that the flow of fluid into and out of the pressure chamber to damp the movement of the load relative to the carrier follows a selected pressure/displacement damping characteristic (Fig. 2). The selected pressure/displacement characteristic may simulate the connection of the cylinder to an accumulator and is selected dependent on the weight of the load which is calculated from the average cylinder pressure.
Patent GB-2434894-A (GB)
Title: Restoring backed up data to a host system from local and remote data storage units
Inventor: LECRONE DOUGLAS E
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 2005-09-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of recovering data backed up to a local data store and a remote data store. The method first determines which of the local and the remote stores has the most up-to-date data. The data is then copied from the up-to-date store to the other. Determining which of the stores has the most up to date data may involve examining a token from the remote store that indicates the amount of data stored on remote store that is not stored locally. The data copied may be indicated by a plurality of maps indicating the data written to the remote store that is not acknowledged as being written to the local store and/or written to the local store and not acknowledged by the remote store. The data to be stored may in the form of chunks covering preset time periods.
Patent GB-2447408-A (GB)
Title: Synchronized multi-wheel roulette
Inventor: HARFORD LEE
IPC: A63F5/00
Filed: 2007-03-15
Abstract: A roulette playing system 6 comprising roulette game means for implementing a plurality of automatic roulette wheels 7a, 7b, 7c, where for each wheel an open bets phase precedes a closed bets phase, a game result being resolved at the end of the closed bets phase. The system further comprises synchronisation means 8 for synchronising the plurality of automatic wheels 7a, 7b, 7c, such that, at any given time, only one wheel is in the open bets phase, and such that, at the end of an open phase for one wheel, another wheel enters an open phase. The system also comprises at least one player terminal 9a arranged to accept betting information from a player in respect of only that game which is in the open phase, and to receive game results.
Patent GB-2435163-A (GB)
Title: A ball thrower
Inventor: CATTLIN BRETT
IPC: A63B65/12
Filed: 2007-03-21
Abstract: A ball thrower comprises a cup or housing 1 which holds a ball 8 and which may be used to collect the ball from the ground. The cup may be attached to a dog lead or similar length of strap 3 by a connecting means such as a loop (15). The ball may be projected by swinging the cup, attached to the strap, over arm (fig 12); the ball being projected when sufficient speed is reached. An adjuster mechanism (10, Fig 5) inside the cup allows the force required to be varied, the adjuster being a threaded knob (10, Fig 5) attached to a plate (9, Fig 5).
Patent GB-2440801-A (GB)
Title: Cosmetic slimming composition containing an extract of the alga Neochloris oleoabundans
Inventor: RENIMEL ISABELLE
IPC: A61K8/97
Filed: 2007-05-31
Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising, as active agent, an extract of biomass of the alga Neochloris oleoabundans, said active agent being incorporated in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle compatible with topical application. The extract is advantageously an alcoholic or aqueous-alcoholic extract, called the first extract, obtained by treating the biomass with a first alcoholic or aqueous-alcoholic solvent, and/or at least one fraction of said first extract, obtained by fractionating said first extract. The invention further relates to a method of cosmetic care in order to obtain a slimming effect, wherein a composition as defined above is applied to the appropriate part of the body.
Patent GB-2438096-A (GB)
Title: System design supporting program and method
Inventor: TAKAHASHI DAISAKU
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2007-06-22
Abstract: To make it possible to decide a risk at the time of operating a system proposed. When a request of a customer on a system to be constituted is inputted to request accepting means (1), a risk item, which may occur according to the request of the customer accepted by the request accepting means (1), is extracted from risk management information (3) by item extracting means (2). A risk list (4a) containing a list of the risk items extracted by the item extracting means (2) is generated by risk list generating means (4) and is displayed.
Patent GB-2440091-A (GB)
Title: A method of cleaning used development cartridges in an image forming apparatus
Inventor: THOMPSON PETER BRIAN
IPC: G03G15/08
Filed: 2006-04-11
Abstract: A method of cleaning a waste hopper of an imaging cartridge for a printer or copier machine for subsequent re-use. The method involves, providing strategically placed apertures in the hopper and applying a vacuum to one or more of the apertures to create a turbulent air stream within the hopper acting to clean the hopper of waste material. This method is less time consuming and laborious compared to the prior art which employs nozzles which are inserted in the hopper to blow out the waste and complete removal of all the waste is difficult to achieve.
Patent GB-2447371-A (GB)
Title: Dermatologic treatment lamp with a wavelength selective reflector to increase brightness
Inventor: ELY DOUG
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 2008-05-02
Abstract: A lamp for treating the skin has an incoherent light source such as a flash lamp 304 and a first, wavelength-selective reflector 306 that reflects radiation of unwanted wavelengths 310 back to the light source (recycling) to increase its brightness. Desirable wavelengths 312 pass through the reflector and are preferably directed by a second reflector 314 through a waveguide 318 and onto the skin.
Patent GB-2450976-A (GB)
Title: Cavity barrier and cavity wall construction
Inventor: SHILLABEER JOHN LOUIS
IPC: E04B1/64
Filed: 2008-07-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a cavity barrier 18 and a wall construction incorporating such a barrier. The cavity barrier comprises an elongate element which extends horizontally in a cavity 14 of a cavity wall 10 to provide a barrier to fire and/or sound. Its upper face 20 slopes outwardly, to convey moisture towards the exterior wall 16. Its lower face 22 is preferably parallel so that successive elements 18 and 26 can be vertically staggered and may at least partially overlap. The barrier's transverse section is preferably a parallelogram and may be manufactured using a fibrous material such as mineral wool with an impermeable plastic skin. A later embodiment relates to a wall construction comprising said barrier.
Patent GB-2461855-A (GB)
Title: Secure File Transfers
Inventor: THOMAS PETER KINGSTON
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2008-07-11
Abstract: The invention provides a method for two users to exchange files in a secure manner. Both users first register with a directory server. The users give an explicit bi-lateral approval for file exchange. The sending user encrypts a file, attaches digital signatures, opens an outbound firewall session and sends the file to a relay server using an SSL connection. The relay server prompts a managed file transfer server inside a firewall to make an outbound connection to the relay server to collect file. This obviates inbound firewall sessions. The file transfer server then sends the file to the recipient. The system preferably creates an audit trail and provides status messages.
Patent GB-2462098-A (GB)
Title: Thermal management device comprising heat pipes
Inventor: MCGLEN RYAN JAMES
IPC: F28D15/02
Filed: 2008-07-23
Abstract: A thermal management device comprises a fin stack 1, heat pipes 2, 3, and attachment means 7 to facilitate connection to electronic communication equipment, or other heat generating equipment. The thermal performance of the device is enhanced to ensure that the equipment will work at temperatures below 0°C. The fin design and geometry may be modified, by providing separating features 4 or incorporating separate fin stacks 5, to optimise the heat pipe performance at ambient temperatures below 0°C. Two types of heat pipes comprising conventional heat pipes 2, containing water, and alternative fluid heat pipes 3, containing a fluid that does not freeze below 0°C, may be attached between the fin stack and an evaporator block 6 connected to a heat source 8. Preferably, the heat created by the heat source is absorbed by the evaporator block and transferred to all the heat pipes such that the alternative fluid heat pipes maintain the temperature of the conventional heat pipes above 0°C to prevent freezing and enable continued operation.
Patent GB-2463661-A (GB)
Title: Roller Bed
Inventor: IRWIN ROBERT
IPC: B65G13/12
Filed: 2008-09-18
Abstract: A rollerbed may be fitted to vehicles such as vans. The rollerbed comprises a substantially flat panel 300 that is provided with strengthening "C" sections 310 along at least one side. Rollers 370 are be liftable up, so as to project through apertures 200 in the panel 300. Lifting may be accomplished by inflating air sacs 350a, 350b. Air reservoirs 330a-330f may be contained in top hat sections 320a-320f. The top hat sections 320 further strengthen the panel 300. A non-return flap (210, figure 5) may be provided to prevent inadvertent unloading of cargo. Pneumatic control valves (155, figure 1) are preferably arranged so that when the doors of the vehicle are closed, the rollers 370 are lowered. Pins (170, figure 1) are preferably provided to restrain the rollerbed relative to wheel arches of the van. The rollerbed preferably comprises a master portion (150, figure 1) and a slave portion (160, figure 1).
Patent GB-2466433-A (GB)
Title: Turbulence sensor and turbine blade condition sensor system
Inventor: OLESEN IB SVEND
IPC: F03D11/00
Filed: 2008-12-16
Abstract: A turbulence sensor 10 for a wind turbine component 5 comprises a sensor membrane 15 provided e.g. in the surface of a wind turbine blade. A light source and light detector 16 provided in a sensor cavity 13 in the blade illuminate the sensor membrane and detect the light reflected back. The reflected light is mixed with non-reflected light to give an interference pattern indicative of the quality of the airflow at the surface of the blade, whether it is laminar or turbulent. Light may be transmitted to and from the sensor via an optical fibre 17. The turbulence sensor can be used in a sensor system for determining the condition of a wind turbine blade, e.g. detecting the accumulation of unwanted matter, such as dirt or ice, on the blade.
Patent GB-2454139-A (GB)
Title: Kinetic gas hydrate inhibitors in completion fluids
Inventor: TIAN JUN
IPC: C09K8/52
Filed: 2007-08-02
Abstract: Gas hydrate formation in a well completion fluid in the annular space of a hydrocarbon producing well may be controlled by the incorporation of effective amounts of one or more low dose gas hydrate inhibitors, including but not limited to, low dosage hydrate inhibitors (LDHIs), kinetic hydrate inhibitors, dendrimeric or branched compounds, linear polymers and copolymers and onium compounds.
Patent GB-2458559-A (GB)
Title: Differential and symmetrical current source
Inventor: SUMMONDS MICHAEL
IPC: G05F1/46
Filed: 2009-03-10
Abstract: A current source includes two power operational amplifiers 1,2 to provide a current through a load 3 that is proportional to an input voltage applied across the respective non-inverting inputs of the two operational amplifiers 1,2. Two current sensing resistors 4,5 provide voltage drops that are proportional to the current through the load 3; and four summing resistors 6,7,8,9 connected to the sensing resistors 4,5 provide voltages to the inverting inputs of the operational amplifiers 1,2 that offset the sum of the voltage drops across the sensing resistors 4,5 so that the current through the load 3 is controlled by the input voltage. An inverter 10 can apply a symmetrical input voltage across the non-inverting inputs, from a unipolar source such as a digital to analogue converter 11. Buffers can be inserted at the junction of the current sense resistors 4,5, the summing network and the load 3. The controlled, symmetrical, current source can power floating resistive loads, eliminates the need to connect the load 3 directly to either a power supply or round and protects the load 3 against overpower should either or both sides of the load be shorted to ground.
Patent GB-2458786-A (GB)
Title: Wellhead cutting for abandonment
Inventor: EDWARDS JONATHON PAUL
IPC: B24C1/04
Filed: 2009-03-30
Abstract: A high pressure abrasive cutting medium 103 is used to cut through a string of underwater concentric casings 111 to 114 such that their upper parts, and any associated wellhead, can be removed. A low density medium such as air is delivered at high pressure into the inner casing 111 via pipe 122 thereby to displace seawater 123 from the cutting zone. To prevent the escape of compressed air, apertures in the underwater structure may be plugged e.g. by socks 161 filled with a settable material and inserted in their unset state into cement ports 151. Various other mechanical and chemical plugging devices are also disclosed (figures 5 to 16).