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Patent GB-2410455-A (GB)
Title: Casting Ladle
Inventor: VINCENT MARK
IPC: B22D41/04
Filed: 2003-10-11
Abstract: A casting ladle (2) having a body made of a composite ceramic material including a woven fibre reinforcing fabric embedded within a ceramic matrix. The reinforcing fabric may be made from woven glass and comprise multiple layers. A support element (20) is also detailed, and can be embedded within the matrix of the ladle (2).
Patent GB-2402387-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing salt from seawater and a related apparatus
Inventor: TAGAMI SHUNZO
IPC: A23L27/40
Filed: 2003-11-27
Abstract: The invention provides for the spreading of salt powder from a spreading nozzle (30) to an outer surface of a heated rotary drum (3) before seawater is blasted form a nozzle (14) onto the outer surface of the heated rotary drum (3) and wherein the spreading of the salt powder is performed at a position immediately preceding a position at which the outer surface of the rotary drum is blasted with seawater and wherein the salt powder assists with the recovery of salt from the sea water.
Patent GB-2396810-A (GB)
Title: Bird Feed
Inventor: CLEEVE RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A61P31/00
Filed: 2003-12-16
Abstract: A bird feed including lactoferrin, for feeding to bird and particularly chicks to provide enhanced protection from infections and diseases. L-glutamine, glutamine peptide, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and plant extracts are also included in the feed.
Patent GB-2399597-A (GB)
Title: Automatic barrier operator comprising barrier position detector
Inventor: ROBB ERIC
IPC: E05F15/00
Filed: 2004-02-17
Abstract: A barrier movement operator having a position sensor in a telescoping barrier control arm (150) is described. A controller (15), remote from the arm, senses the barrier (11, 13) position to identify limits of barrier travel and to control rate of travel of the barrier between limits. The operator includes both optical (17, 18) and edge (24, 25) sensor obstruction detectors and is responsive to wireless communication for receiving user initiated command signals.
Patent GB-2407665-A (GB)
Title: Power-saving control circuitry of electronic device and operating method thereof
Inventor: KOBE CHOU
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2004-03-23
Abstract: A power-saving control circuitry of an electronic device is provided. The power-saving control circuitry comprises a power control circuit (201), an oscillator (203), a clock pulse generator (205), a reserve circuit (207) and a multi-enable module (210). When the electronic device enters a power saving mode, the oscillator (203) stops generating oscillatory timing signals and the clock pulse generator (205) stops generating operational clock signals. Because digital timing signals are generated by either the oscillatory timing signals or the operational clock signals, digital timing signals also stop. Furthermore, power to a flash ROM of the electronic device could be cut off by the signals sent to the oscillator, the clock pulse generator or the multi-enable module from the power control circuit as well.
Patent GB-2399837-A (GB)
Title: Hoop stress and compressive yield tubular expansion
Inventor: DUGGAN ANDREW MICHAEL
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2004-03-24
Abstract: A tubing expansion device (10) includes a fixed expansion member (14) for expanding the tubing by inducing hoop stress when the device is moved down the inside of the tubing. The device also includes a number of roller expanders (16, fig 2) which expand the tubing (12) by compressive stress.
Patent GB-2402573-A (GB)
Title: Scanning transparent media
Inventor: HAAS WILLIAM ROBERT
IPC: H04N1/193
Filed: 2004-05-25
Abstract: A scanner system (50) for imaging a transparent media object comprising an illumination source (240) for concurrently illuminating a first and second scan line (375A1 and 375B1) of a media object (170), and a carriage (219) comprising a photosensitive device (221) located within the carriage (219) and a light pipe (270) affixed to a surface of the carriage (219) is provided. The carriage (219) is configured to receive on a first region of the photosensitive device (221) light (305A) passed through the first scan line (375A1) and the light pipe (270) is adapted to redirect light passing through the second scan line (375B1) onto a second region of the photosensitive device (221). The photosensitive device (221) is operable to sample light directed onto the first and second regions.
Patent GB-2400916-A (GB)
Title: Improved Magnet
Inventor: KRUIP MARCEL JAN MARIE
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 1999-10-29
Abstract: The present invention is a saturated ferromagnetic structure for controlling the homogeneity of the primary magnet field of a magnet in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging system. The structure has a plurality of coaxial laminations disposed thereon about a central axis of the structure, such that the structure is magnetically saturated and generates a magnetic field parallel to the central axis the laminations differ in radial distance from each other or radial thickness. In use the structure functions to improve the homogeneity of the primary magnetic field. The structure further allows for a MRI system with a less confined patient space then is currently available with known MRI systems.
Patent GB-2417007-A (GB)
Title: Razor with fluid delivery system
Inventor: CLARKE SEAN PETER
IPC: B26B19/40
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A razor, especially a safety razor, comprises a fluid delivery system including a pump for conducting a fluid, such as a lubricant, from a reservoir for application to the skin, and a control device for actuating the pump when the razor is brought into contact with the skin by a person holding the razor, and deactuating the pump after a certain time of actuation, e.g. 0.1 to 2 seconds. The control device is arranged to ensured a delay of 1 to 10 seconds between successive actuations, and so that the pump is actuated only every second third or fourth shaving stroke.
Patent GB-2418962-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing a spherical bearing arrangement
Inventor: BEDFORD PAUL
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 2004-10-06
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a spherical bearing, which includes a bearing housing (2, fig 2) and a ball (3, fig 2) having a bore passing therethrough, comprises rotating the ball (3, fig 2) relative to the housing (2, fig 2) so that the central axes (7, 11, fig 2) of the housing (2, fig 2) and the ball (3, fig 2) are not concentric which results in a portion of the outer surface of the ball (3, fig 2) being protected from a machining operation, such as milling, by a portion of the bearing housing (2, fig 2). The ball (3, fig 2) is preferably rotated using a positioning tool 13 which can be mounted on a workstation that includes a rotatable holding mechanism for holding the spherical bearing arrangement and a support for the positioning tool 13. The positioning tool 13 preferably includes a main body portion 14 and a ball contact disc 15, wherein the ball contact disc 15 includes a ball contact face 17 having a plane which is not perpendicular to the axis 16 of the of the main body portion 14 of the tool 13.
Patent GB-2403477-A (GB)
Title: Tuberculosis vaccines including recombinant bcg strains expressing alanine dehydrogenase,serine dehydratase and/or glutamine synthetase
Inventor: LIU JUN
IPC: A61P31/06
Filed: 2003-04-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a live recombinant Mycobacterium bovis-BCG strain comprising a nucleic acid capable of expression, the nucleic acid encoding at least one protein or polypeptide that exhibits alanine dehydrogenase activity, glutamine synthetase activity, or serine dehydratase activity.
Patent GB-2410250-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition and polishing method
Inventor: UNO TAKANORI
IPC: B24B37/00
Filed: 2004-12-23
Abstract: A polishing composition includes fumed alumina, alumina other than fumed alumina, colloidal silica, a first organic acid, a second organic acid, an oxidizing agent, and water. When the second organic acid is citric acid, the first organic acid is preferably malic acid, while when the second organic acid is malic acid, the first organic acid is preferably citric acid. When the second organic acid is succinic acid, iminodiacetic acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, malonic acid, crotonic acid, gluconic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, or mandelic acid, the first organic acid is preferably either citric acid or malic acid. The polishing composition can be suitably used for polishing the surface of a substrate for a magnetic disk. Also shown is a method for polishing the surface of a substrate for a magnetic disk using the polishing composition.
Patent GB-2422747-A (GB)
Title: Mobile Phone Terminal with multiple SIM cards and multiple Transceivers.
Inventor: YOUNUS FARRUKH IMRAN
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 2005-01-26
Abstract: The TS Phone allows users to use two mobile phone accounts at any given time, through an intelligently managed software. The phone takes communication to the next level allowing users of multiple SIM cards to have a more convenient way to manage their calls and performing multiple applications including those requiring encryption e.g. banking and financial transactions.
Patent GB-2422924-A (GB)
Title: Determining derived relationships in a hierarchical structure
Inventor: DOIG JASON
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2005-02-04
Abstract: In a data processing system having a plurality of data items as a tree structure so that a data item lower in the tree structure is related by a path through the tree structure to one or more data items at respective higher levels in the tree structure, each data item has an associated numerical item identifier and a tree identifier representing the position of that data item in the tree structure. The tree identifier for a data item is dependent upon a mathematical combination of the item identifiers for data items in the path relating to that data item and the item identifiers and the mathematical combination are arranged so as to allow a test dependent only on the tree identifier of a data item under test and the item identifier of a data item higher in the tree structure to determine whether the data item under test lies on a path relating to that data item higher in the tree structure. Tree identifiers may be the product of higher prime number item identifiers, or may be the sum of binary item identifiers of suitably increasing magnitude as the hierarchy descends.
Patent GB-2411525-A (GB)
Title: Housing for electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic equipment
Inventor: HAYDEN THOMAS
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 2005-02-25
Abstract: A housing for electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic control or distribution equipment has a door 12 which may be hinged and may have stays so as to be positioned as a canopy or shelf when open, and access plates and connectors 16,26, e.g. for connecting cables. The housing may have a tapered shape. The housing may be in separable parts and may be transported in a nested condition. Typical materials that are located within are: small PLC's, remote PLC I/O, relays, timers, circuit protection devices, isolators, indicators, contactors, overloads, pneumatic and hydraulic components such as valves, solenoids, etc.
Patent GB-2408334-A (GB)
Title: Single phase sampling apparatus and method
Inventor: RINGGENBERG PAUL D
IPC: G01N1/14
Filed: 2003-08-27
Abstract: A single phase sampling apparatus and method for retrieving a formation fluid sample at or above the bubble point of the sample. The apparatus utilizes a gas charge contained between a sample piston (1) and a charging piston (3) to maintain a formation sample at the desired pressure. The charging piston utilizes the hydrostatic pressure present at the depth of the desired formation sample to compress and therefore increase the gas charge to the appropriate pressure necessary to maintain the formation sample at the desired pressure. The utilization of hydrostatic pressure to increase the pressure of the gas charge allows the use of a low pressure gas charging system to prepare the apparatus prior to sampling, thereby increasing the safety and ease of use of the device.
Patent GB-2408189-A (GB)
Title: Support device
Inventor: PEARSON-ADAMS RICHARD STANLEY
IPC: A01G23/04
Filed: 2003-08-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for planting plants and a support for supporting a plurality of plants. In particular, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for growing plants at one location and then transporting semi-mature or mature plants to a new location.
Patent GB-2413592-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder lock with protection means
Inventor: WILKINSON ROBERT
IPC: E05B15/02
Filed: 2005-04-26
Abstract: A cylinder lock guard 1 suitable for a closure has a bore 4 in which a cylinder lock mechanism 12 is to be located. The cylinder lock guard is provided with at least one lateral attachment 14 means to attach to the cylinder lock mechanism and at least one lateral attachment 15, 16 to a closure. At least one edge of the front face of the guard is bevelled 3, preferably the entire edge. The bore maybe keyhole shaped. The attachment means may be screws. The cylinder guard may be provided with anti drill means. Further claimed is the above assembly in combination with a back plate 11.
Patent GB-2413033-A (GB)
Title: A call center management systems
Inventor: HAUG JR LAWRENCE V
IPC: H04M7/00
Filed: 2003-11-26
Abstract: A call center management system employs out-of-band signaling, such as provided by ISDN telecommunications technology, to manage outbound calls from a call center. By communicating with a central office of the PSTN in this way, it is possible to exercise a great degree of control over outbound calls originating from the call center. This control may be used, for example, to insert a meaningful caller identification label into the outbound call, or to manage dead air time within limits established by law, custom, or convenience, and to provide detailed reporting of outbound call activity.
Patent GB-2438252-A (GB)
Title: Fire alarm isolates power circuits
Inventor: MARSON PHILIP
IPC: H02H5/04
Filed: 2005-10-01
Abstract: A smoke/heat alarm 1,2 energises a relay that connects a resistor between earth and a supply circuit to thereby trip residual current device (RCD) and cut off power supply circuits in the event of fire. The alarm and the relay circuit may be fed from the side of a consumer unit that is not protected by the RCD, thereby leaving the power on to lighting and the alarm circuits. The relay, resistor and alarms may be connected to a split consumer unit (fig 1) by circuit breakers (MCB). A gas supply valve (fig 5) may be fed from the RCD protected circuits so that gas is cut off to an appliance such as a gas cooker when the RCD trips.
Patent GB-2426450-A (GB)
Title: Methods and compositions for treating ophthalmic conditions with retinyl derivatives
Inventor: WIDDER KENNETH
IPC: A61K31/167
Filed: 2005-06-06
Abstract: Compounds that cause reversible night blindness may be used to treat ophthalmic conditions associated with the overproduction of waste products that accumulate during the course of the visual cycle. We describe methods and compositions using such compounds and their derivatives to treat, for example, the macular degenerations and dystrophies or to alleviate symptoms associated with such ophthalmic conditions. Such compounds and their derivatives may be used as single agent therapy or in combination with other agents or therapies.
Patent GB-2419824-A (GB)
Title: Hollow golf club head
Inventor: IMAMOTO YASUNORI
IPC: A63B102/32
Filed: 2005-10-14
Abstract: A hollow golf club head includes a face portion, a sole portion, a side portion, a crown portion and a hosel portion. A main portion of the crown portion is made of a fiber plastic resin. At least the face portion, a front edge portion of the crown portion continuous with the face portion, and a central portion of the sole portion in a toe-heel direction are made of a metal. A loft angle is in a range of 14{ to 25{. A head volume is in a range of 100 cc to 230 cc. A weight of a fiber plastic resin portion of the golf club head is in a range of 6% to 30% of a weight of the golf club head.
Patent GB-2432705-A (GB)
Title: Electronic document dispenser
Inventor: LUCAS RICHARD MICHAEL
IPC: G09F19/00
Filed: 2005-11-25
Abstract: A point of display document dispenser 10 has a front panel 12 with an information panel 26 identifying the document available and a USB socket 20 for accepting a portable memory device such as a USB memory stick 22. When the memory stick is presented to the dispenser, its presence is detected by a processor, and automatically or after depressing a start button 24 an electronic copy of the document is downloaded to the memory stick. The invention is useful at exhibitions and the like where the memory stick can virtually replace a delegate bag for the collection of documents from exhibition stands.
Patent GB-2434057-A (GB)
Title: Automatic guided vehicle collision prevention system
Inventor: COX PAUL
IPC: G05D1/03
Filed: 2006-01-10
Abstract: An automated vehicle protection system is provided comprising a guideway 20, a vehicle 10, a guideway loop antenna 21, and transponders 41a, 41b, mounted on the vehicle 10. Means 24, 25 are provided, coupled to the guideway loop antenna 21, for receiving a signal from the vehicle 10 and generating an inhibit signal in order to inhibit vehicle movement in a section of the guideway 20. The inhibit signal may be passed to a circuit associated with another guideway loop antenna 22, 23, to control transmission of a signal from this other guideway loop antenna 22, 23.
Patent GB-2434411-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular induced air powered turbine generator units
Inventor: BATESON HENRY EDWARD GARNETT
IPC: F03D11/04
Filed: 2006-01-19
Abstract: This system of interconnected air-powered auto-generators (AGs) is capable of producing a continuous renewable source of electricity to provide power and light along motorways, highways and railways. Turbines 1 in the units pick up automotive air currents, which cause them to rotate; this rotation passes the movement to micro-generators, which convert the kinetic energy to electricity, which is then passed along wires 2 connecting the AGs to a series of batteries 3. These units could be placed along roads - on gantries 4 and central crash barriers 5, or as single units along the side of a road 6 to serve individual sites - or along railways.
Patent GB-2435607-A (GB)
Title: A kitchen bin frame
Inventor: EMERSON SUZANNE MARY
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2006-02-01
Abstract: A kitchen bin frame 1 that is fixed into a hole cut into a kitchen worktop 2 via adjustable clips 3, the frame provides 2 or more compartments to allow the separation of waste material. Preferably the frame has two or more openings that separately support flexible rubbish bags that are trapped between one of the openings in the frame 1 and an inner ring 4, 5 thereby suspending the bag beneath the frame. Each of the compartments may have lids 6, 7 that can be removed and used as chopping surface when the lids are turned over, and may stand in an upright position when placed in a recess (10, fig 4) in the frame. The kitchen bin frame may be removed from the work surface to allow the frame to be washed in a dish washer.
Patent GB-2425443-A (GB)
Title: Television broadcast signal distribution amplifiers
Inventor: WADE ANDREW JAMES
IPC: H04N7/10
Filed: 2006-02-06
Abstract: A broadcast radio frequency amplifier for receiving and distributing broadcast radio frequency signals comprises: one or a plurality of signal inputs (319, 324); one or a plurality of signal outputs (301, 330 - 332); a forward path amplifier (305) for amplifying broadcast radio frequency signals received at said one or plurality of signal inputs, and supplying an amplified said broadcast radio frequency signal to said one or a plurality of signal outputs; a return path amplifier (306) for amplifying a control signal and supplying an amplified control signal to a said signal input; a power steering circuit (337) capable of feeding power applied to a said output to said forward path amplifier (305) in a first mode of operation, and said power steering circuit being capable of providing power to said forward path amplifier when power is applied to a said input, in a second mode of operation. The power steering circuit operates such that (i) power applied to a TV input is fed to the return path amplifier, whereas power applied to one or more outputs does not reach the return path amplifier, and (ii) power for infrared receivers is only provided to unpowered outputs if power is being applied to the TV signal input.
Patent GB-2428941-A (GB)
Title: RFID interrogator
Inventor: DOMOKOS JOHN
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 2006-03-01
Abstract: A radio frequency identification interrogator comprises a transmitter (27, 28, 29) and a receiver (32). The transmitter includes a modulator (28) which modulates signalling information from a signalling channel onto a continuous wave signal (27). The modulated signalling channel signals are orthogonal to reader to tag and tag to reader data transmissions.
Patent GB-2422636-A (GB)
Title: Vertical shaft gas compressor
Inventor: CROOK ALBERT WILLIAM
IPC: F04D29/62
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: A vertical axis gas compressor comprises a rotor arrangement which includes a vertical axis shaft 1 with an impeller 5 and bearing 3 mounted thereto, the compressor further comprising a stationary bearing arrangement 10 having a seat, the rotor arrangement being axially insertable into the compressor as an integral unit so as to seat the rotor bearing 3 onto the stationary bearing seat. The rotor may include an armature winding 2 of an electric motor mounted on the shaft 1. The rotor and stator bearings 3, 10 may have complimentary conical surfaces and may be separated by gas supplied by the compressor.
Patent GB-2422845-A (GB)
Title: Method of inducing memory B cell development and terminal differentiation
Inventor: LEONARD WARREN J
IPC: A61K35/12
Filed: 2004-11-18
Abstract: A method is disclosed herein for inducing differentiation of a B cell progenitor into a memory B cells and/or a plasma cell. The method includes contacting a population of cells including a mature B cell or a B cell progenitor with an effective amount of IL-21, and isolating memory B cells or plasma cells. In one embodiment, the B cell progenitor is an immature B cell. A method is also disclosed for enhancing an immune response. The method includes contacting a population of cells including a B cell progenitor with an effective amount of IL-21, and isolating memory B cells or plasma cells. The memory B cells arid/or the plasma cell are then introduced into the subject to enhance the immune response. A method is also disclosed for treating a subject with a condition comprising a specific deficiency of at least one of memory B cells and plasma cells. A method is disclosed for identifying an agent with a physiological effect on one or more of a memory B cell and a plasma cell differentiation. A method is also disclosed for identifying agents that inhibit an activity of IL-21.
Patent GB-2424359-A (GB)
Title: An eating utensil with strengthening structure
Inventor: LEE CHINGMOU
IPC: A47G21/06
Filed: 2004-06-01
Abstract: The invention discloses an eating utensil comprising a handle and a portion for fetching food. The portion for fetching food is connected to the handle. The utensil is characterized in that the handle has the M-shaped cross section, the V-shaped grooves in the middle of M-shaped handle extends to the portion for fetching food, and at least one V-shaped groove is provided in the portion for fetching food. The utensil with the aforesaid structures has improved strength, and the several utensils can be stacked together steadily.