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Patent GB-2405790-A (GB)
Title: Seat module with three-point anchorage
Inventor: FERRY DAVID
IPC: B64D11/06
Filed: 2002-08-09
Abstract: A seat module 80 for a passenger vehicle, e.g. an aircraft, comprises a seat portion 71,72; a foot rest portion 67; a unitary supporting structure 42 for supporting the seat and foot rest portions off the floor of the vehicle; and a three-point attaching means for attaching the supporting structure to a pair of tracks 32 in the floor of the vehicle. The attaching means comprises two spaced fixings 38 for attaching the supporting structure to one of the tracks at two spaced points, and a third fixing 39 for fixing the supporting structure to the other track. A plurality of seat modules 80 may be attached to the tracks, one adjacent to the other to form a plurality of seat units, wherein each seat unit comprises the seat portion of one module and the footrest of an adjacent module. The three-point fixing allows a greater degree of flexibility between the tracks thus allowing the tracks to flex in the event of an emergency landing or crash with a reduced risk of the seat modules becoming detached from the tracks.
Patent GB-2407563-A (GB)
Title: Disposable cup with lid condiment tab
Inventor: DURDON TERRANCE N
IPC: B65D47/08
Filed: 2004-10-28
Abstract: A disposable cup lid 10 for placement onto the rim of a drinking cup is provided. The cup lid comprises a cover portion 18 having a drinking access port 36 and a condiment opening 34, a rim portion 24, a reclosable and tearable fold-back condiment tab 30, a hinge 28, a post 40 and a recess 32. The cup lid is structured in such a manner that when the condiment opening is not in use, the condiment opening is reclosable by the condiment tab. The tab 30 is defined by fault lines 38, and the hinge 28 may be a U-shaped hinge. When folded back the tab 30 frictionally fits into recess 32 to lock the post 40 away from the rim portion 24. Grip means 41 may be provided and stop means 51 may prevent the condiment tab 30 being torn beyond hinge 28. The drinking access port 36 may be defined by a hanging chad 52.
Patent GB-2408902-A (GB)
Title: A method of parallel interference cancellation and an apparatus thereof
Inventor: WEI LIMEI
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2003-05-30
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of parallel interference cancellation in mobile telecommunication system. The signal of partly parallel interference cancellation is obtained by multistage PIC structure processing of each user signal, wherein, in the middle stage and the last stage of PIC structure. The result of multipath despreading of any user in the previous stage of PIC structure and the result of multipath despreading of the same user in the present stage of PIC structure are combined together, thereby the combined result of multipath despreading of the same user in the present stage of PIC structure is obtained. An apparatus of parallel interference cancellation, comprises multistage PIC structure, which mainly consists of RAKE receiver, hard-decision device, reliability coefficient generator, signal regenerator, multiple access interference estimate and interference cancellation device, despreading device, stage combinator, channel estimate and multipath combination device.
Patent GB-2414353-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for protecting a switching amplifier from excess current
Inventor: SHIN JAE-YOUNG
IPC: H03F1/52
Filed: 2005-02-10
Abstract: A class D switching amplifier has a pulse width modulator that drives a speaker. The amplifier includes an over-current protection circuit, which includes current-monitoring MOSFETs that are each in parallel with one of four power MOSFETs. Signals taken from one side of the current-monitoring MOSFETs go to a logic circuit that removes the amplifier input circuit when the logic circuit indicates that an over-current condition is present. Current through the current-monitoring MOSFETs also goes through the speaker, thus improving amplifier efficiency.
Patent GB-2407966-A (GB)
Title: Drawer fronts
Inventor: ROSS DAVID T
IPC: A47B88/00
Filed: 2003-08-18
Abstract: A drawer panel (41) includes an elongated wall (42, 43), a projection (47, 50) on the wall having a first portion (51) extending rearwardly from the rear side of the wall and a second portion (52,53) extending along the rear side of the wall for cooperation therewith to define a channel (48, 54, 55) therebetween, and a drawer pull (60) at the front side of the wall. A drawer has mounting structure thereon including a base portion (32, 36) projecting forwardly therefrom and an attachment portion (33, 37) projecting from the base portion and extending above and/or below the base portion so as to be slidably received in the channel (48, 54, 55) of the panel (41) for mounting the panel in a mounted position extending across the front of the drawer (20) without the use of fasteners or weldments.
Patent GB-2412781-A (GB)
Title: Toy teddy bear having anatomical organs
Inventor: WONG AMANDA
IPC: G09B23/34
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: A toy apparatus, preferably in the form of a teddy bear, has at least one cavity for the location of one or more anatomical shaped structures, e.g. organs such as brain 20, liver, lungs, heart, bones 36, etc. Closure and/or engagement means are provided for closing the cavity and/or engaging objects in the cavity. User actuation means in the form of toy medical implements may be provided. Audio and/or visual indication means may be associated with each of the anatomical structures and sensors may be provided to detect user actuation means. Closure means may be in the form of zips, clips, hook and loop fastener, press studs, stitching or adhesive.
Patent GB-2412920-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition
Inventor: HONMA YUICHI
IPC: B24B37/00
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: The composition contains an abrasive having an average particle size of from 1 to 30 nm and water, wherein the abrasive has a packing ratio of from 79 to 90% by weight. A method for manufacturing a substrate includes the steps of introducing the above polishing composition between a substrate and a polishing pad, and polishing the substrate, while contacting the substrate with the polishing composition; and a method for reducing scratches of a substrate to be polished includes the step of polishing the substrate with the above composition. The composition is suitable for polishing substrates for precision parts including substrates for magnetic recording media, such as magnetic disks, and opto-magnetic disks, photomask substrates, optical disks, optical lenses, optical mirrors, optical prisms and semiconductor substrates.
Patent GB-2429193-A (GB)
Title: Solar powered scooter
Inventor: DICKINSON RONALD CHARLES
IPC: B62K17/00
Filed: 2005-08-19
Abstract: A scooter comprises a chassis and a solar panel 1 in the underside of the chassis. Front feet 2 are typically attached to handle bars to provide a stable platform when the scooter is inverted for recharging. The inverted scooter preferably lies at an angle of 33 degrees. A digital panel (3 see fig 1) and a twist grip accelerator control 6 may also be provided. The scooter may also be charged by mains electricity via a charging point 5.
Patent GB-2430797-A (GB)
Title: A method of making a photoresistor
Inventor: CHENG KELVIN HO WANG
IPC: H01C17/075
Filed: 2005-09-28
Abstract: A method of making a photoresistor by providing a substrate 2 and forming thereon a photosensitive material 3 in a desired pattern 7 by a masking spray method. An electrode (6, fig 3) is subsequently applied to the photosensitive material following the same pattern. The substrate can be a ceramic material, the photosensitive material can be a cadmium compound such as cadmium sulphide or selenide and the electrode can be made from tin. The method reduces the amount of poisonous photosensitive material needed to form the photoresistor.
Patent GB-2418216-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible expansion cone
Inventor: WATSON BROCK WAYNE
IPC: B29C/
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: An apparatus for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member, comprising: a tubular support member; a collapsible expansion device coupled to the tubular support member; an expandable tubular member coupled to the collapsible expansion device; means for displacing the collapsible expansion device relative to the expandable tubular member using fluid pressure; and means for collapsing the expansion device.
Patent GB-2420906-A (GB)
Title: Power saving optical storage device
Inventor: LOCKWOOD DAVID
IPC: G11B19/26
Filed: 2003-12-24
Abstract: An optical data storage device has means for drawing current from an internal power source and an external power source and is also provided with switching means that switches the device between a first mode, where the internal power source is electrically connected to power driving means, and a second mode where an external power source is electrically connected to power driving means. The device has power driving means which receives power at a lower voltage rating from the internal power source than when attached to the external power source. This feature improves the electrical efficiency of the device.
Patent GB-2426669-A (GB)
Title: Inductively coupling energy supply to electronic assemblies worn close to the body
Inventor: MATTHIESSEN HANS
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2006-05-17
Abstract: A modular system of electronic assemblies 4 worn close to the body, e.g. incorporated into clothing or protective suits (fig .3), comprises a textile-supported supply line 1 that runs to inductive interfaces 2, 3 to which further supply lines or electronic assemblies 4 are inductively coupled. A central supply module 6, which has an energy supply unit 9, e.g. a battery, and a master control unit 10, is inductively coupled to the supply line 1 to supply energy to the electronic assemblies 4. An exchange of data may also take place between the control unit 10 and the electronic assemblies 4 via the supply line 1, and the supply module 6 may also include a radio unit (11 fig.2) to provide a link to other mobile or stationary units. The electronic assemblies 4 may contain sensors for monitoring vital functions. The inductive coupling of energy and/or data renders plug-in contacts unnecessary.
Patent GB-2428915-A (GB)
Title: Wireless power transmission
Inventor: IV MARION A KEYES
IPC: H02J17/00
Filed: 2006-07-20
Abstract: A system for wireless power transmission comprises at least one field unit 104a-g coupled to a field device (420, fig. 4) and at least one base unit 102a-c, where the base unit is configured to transmit power wirelessly to the field unit to power the field device, and wherein the base unit exchanges process control data with the field unit. The wireless base unit obtains a request for wireless power and then determines a power requirement associated with a wireless field unit and compares the power requirement to a remaining power capacity of the wireless base unit. The wireless base unit then transmits power wirelessly to the wireless field unit based on the comparison of the power requirement to the remaining power capacity.
Patent GB-2440355-A (GB)
Title: Method of Monitoring a System to Determine Probable Faults.
Inventor: TANNER GRAHAM FRANCIS
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2006-07-27
Abstract: A method for determining probable fail cases of a system includes the steps of: <SL> <LI>(a) receiving a pattern of input features, each feature representing measurable indicators which themselves are indicative of the condition of the system; <LI>(b) providing a set of fail cases, each fail case being represented by an expected pattern of input features, and each fail case being associated with a rule in reverse polish notation which produces a true result if the expected pattern for that rule correlates with a pattern of input features or a false result if the expected pattern for that rule does not correlate with a pattern of input features; and <LI>(c) applying the received pattern of input features to each rule to determine whether the received pattern has a true result or a false result for the respective fail case, a true result denoting a probable fail case of the system. </SL> Preferably, the system is a complex mechanical system such as a power plant, including for example gas turbine; spark ignition and compression ignition internal combustion engines. The turbine is preferably mounted on an aircraft. The use of lookup tables and models may be implemented for storing the rules and predicting further measurable indicators, respectively.
Patent GB-2439302-A (GB)
Title: Arm with ground engaging rolling member for a loading machine
Inventor: WAY RICHARD FRANCIS
IPC: B60T8/32
Filed: 2006-09-29
Abstract: A wheeled loading machine 10 includes a body 11 mounting a loading arm 25 and wheels 15 and 16, the loading arm 25 being mounted at a position 22 towards a rear of the machine for movement about a generally horizontal axis A and extending forwardly beside a cab 9 mounted at one side of the body, to an outermost end beyond the front of the body, where a loading implement 32 is provided, and the arm 25 being extendible and provided at its outermost end with at least one rolling member 27 which engages the ground when the loading arm 25 in a lowered position. The rolling member 27 may be one or more wheels and may be mounted on a carriage 28. A fitting may be provided at the rear of the body for a detachable counterweight 33. A non-reactive suspension system and a braking system are disclosed (figs 1a and 2).
Patent GB-2427872-A (GB)
Title: Water compatible hydraulic fluids
Inventor: ZAZOVSKY ALEXANDER
IPC: C10M161/00
Filed: 2005-05-25
Abstract: A composition for use in an oil chamber of a tool includes a hydraulic oil; and a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present at an amount sufficient to form micelles in the hydraulic oil. The composition may further include an amphiphilic copolymer. A method includes providing a hydraulic fluid composition comprising a hydraulic oil and a surfactant capable of forming micelles in the hydraulic oil; and filling a hydraulic chamber in the tool with the hydraulic fluid composition. The hydraulic fluid composition may further include an amphiphilic copolymer.
Patent GB-2434151-A (GB)
Title: Fabricating chemical arrays
Inventor: PECK BILL JAMES
IPC: C40B60/14
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: A method of providing an activator at feature loactions on a surface of a solid support comprising, (a) contacting the surface with a fluid comprising the reagent, wherein the surface comprises a plurality of feature locations separated by inter-feature regions that have different wetttability to the feature locations and the contacting occurs in a manner that the reagent covers a plurality of the feature locations and any intervening inter-feature regions and (b) removing the fluid to leave the reagent at the plurality of feature locations and not in the intervening inter-feature regions.
Patent GB-2431175-A (GB)
Title: Building Methods
Inventor: ELLEN MURRAY
IPC: E04B1/35
Filed: 2007-01-31
Abstract: A method of building a structure, the method including the steps of: 1. fabricating a generally longitudinal, non-steel sub-structure (22, 24) of the structure (20) with a cable retainer (28, 36) attached to, or forming part of, the sub-structure (22, 24) and that extends substantially longitudinally therealong; 2. assembling the sub-structure (22, 24) into a structure (20); 3. inserting a cable (38, 40) into the cable retainer (28, 36); 4. after step 2, applying a tensile force to the cable (38, 40) relative to the cable retainer (28, 36); and 5. after step 4, bonding the cable (38, 40) to the cable retainer (28, 36).
Patent GB-2447627-A (GB)
Title: Check valve
Inventor: ZHOU QUANBAO
IPC: F16K15/02
Filed: 2007-03-20
Abstract: Opening of a check valve 50 for a vacuum pump is controlled by centrifugal force by arranging a valve member 40 to slide along a slide axis Y-Y inclined with respect to an axis of rotation of a housing 27 in which the valve member 40 is supported. The housing 27 rotates with a rotor 10 of the vacuum pump and the slide axis Y-Y is arranged at a right angles with respect to the axis of rotation X-X so as to maximise the effect of centrifugal force on the valve member 40 as the housing 27 is rotated.
Patent GB-2432764-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus of turbo encoder
Inventor: SPENCER PAUL
IPC: H03M13/27
Filed: 2005-09-28
Abstract: Briefly, an apparatus, a method and a wireless communication device are provided. The wireless communication device includes a turbo encoder to generate an encoded data block and a transmitter to transmit a data sub-block of the encoded data block in a time slot of a physical channel of the wireless communication system. The encoded data block includes real time data.
Patent GB-2448899-A (GB)
Title: Visor wash system
Inventor: SALMON GRAEME
IPC: A42B3/26
Filed: 2007-05-02
Abstract: A visor wash-liquid delivery system, suitable for motorcyclists, includes a wash-liquid reservoir 10, a pump 14, a flexible pipe 24 leading from the pump through a docking cradle 30 mounted on handlebar or fairing to a liquid discharge head 50 provided with a trigger switch 54 for initiating liquid delivery to a spray nozzle 52 for one-handed operation to spray a visor. When not in use, the discharge head is drawn into a docking position on the docking cradle by an extendable and self retracting docking line 40 between the cradle and the discharge head.
Patent GB-2451251-A (GB)
Title: Fluid control arrangement
Inventor: TERMANSEN JENS
IPC: F16K11/22
Filed: 2007-07-24
Abstract: An outer valve 12 surrounds an inner valve 10. A plug 24 can move relative to a seat 22 of the inner valve 10 to control flow through that valve. A plug 14 co-operates with the outlet port 42 of the outer valve 12 to control fluid through that valve. The plug 14 comprises part of the inner valve 10. The arrangement permits controlled flow and subsequent mixing of at least two fluids.
Patent GB-2446686-A (GB)
Title: Rotor cooling fluid channels creating fluid flow axially in an electric reluctance machine
Inventor: HUSBAND STEPHEN MARK
IPC: H02K1/20
Filed: 2007-12-12
Abstract: A variable reluctance electric machine comprising a rotor 10 and a stator; the stator having two or more electromagnetic windings and the rotor 10 having a plurality of salient poles 15, the salient poles 15 defining axially extending cooling fluid channels 14 wherein the salient poles 15 and the cooling fluid channels 14 are circumferentially skewed along at least a part of their length whereby in use the cooling fluid channels 14 impel cooling fluid in a substantially axial direction through the machine. Variations in skew etc cause radial flow towards the electromagnetic windings and the stator to facilitate heat transfer and dissipation from the windings. Opposite ends of respective rotor channels may be in axial alignment to prevent axial thrust effects. The stator has axial coolant flow channels, examples of which are disclosed in fig 9 58,64,70, 74,80, 86, 92 which are supplied via slots or apertures by radial flow across the air gap from the rotor. In an alternative arrangement the stator may be supplied from manifold (102 fig 13) via metering device (44 fig3).
Patent GB-2455538-A (GB)
Title: Laser processing
Inventor: WILLIAMS PAUL
IPC: B23K26/38
Filed: 2007-12-13
Abstract: A method of detecting breakthrough in a laser drilling operation, the method comprising the steps of directing a laser at a component in which an aperture is to be formed. A stop-off material is provided on the opposing side of the component to which the laser is directed. An optical sensor is provided to generate a spectral wavelength signal for the process light which is reflected when the laser is incident on the component. Breakthrough is determined when a change occurs in the spectral wavelength signal that indicates that process light is being reflected from the stop-off material.
Patent GB-2446522-A (GB)
Title: A trolley for attachment to a pushchair
Inventor: HERMANN EICHELE
IPC: B62B3/14
Filed: 2008-02-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a nestable shopping trolley 1 having a pushing arrangement 2 and a wheel frame 3 with casters 4, wherein the wheel frame carries a basket 5 and wherein the trolley has means 6 for attachment to a further conveyance. The invention is characterised in that each trolley has at least one fixed caster 10 and at least one swivel caster 11 and in that each basket has at least one support 7 for receiving the further conveyance. The further conveyance may be a pushchair, where handles of the pushchair rest on semi-circular supporting surfaces of the supports 7 and are secured by the attachment means which may comprise plastic strips located around the pushchair handles and held in place by means of hook and loop fasteners. The invention allows a child to remain seated in the pushchair whilst items of shopping etc. are placed in the trolley attached thereto.
Patent GB-2457758-A (GB)
Title: Nut Wrench with Extension Member
Inventor: COLLIER JOHN ARTHUR
IPC: B25B13/48
Filed: 2008-02-22
Abstract: A nut wrench 10 has a socket arrangement 12, an extension member 16 to engage and transmit torque to the socket and a location sleeve 50 to hold the extension member to the socket arrangement. Also claimed is a tool having a socket, extension member and adapter piece (14, figure 2), the extension member engaging and rotating only the adapter piece in one configuration and in another configuration engaging and rotating both the adapter piece and the socket member. Adapter piece may have a threaded bore and socket 12 may engage a hexagonal nut. Extension member 16 may have two ends with different length lugs (figure 3) such that when the socket is attached to the end with shorter lugs only the adapter piece is engaged and when the socket is attached to the end with longer legs both the adapter 14 and socket 12 are engaged. Socket 12 is rotatable around adapter 14 and they may be joined e.g. by an end of adapter piece 14 being swaged, or may be separable such that different size or shape sockets can be attached. Holes (40, figure 1) in the extension member may accommodate a tommy bar. A driver piece 18 for use with a spanner may be attached to the opposite end of the extension member 16 to the socket 12. The tool may aid be used to tighten or release a back nut engaged on a threaded shank e.g. on a tap.
Patent GB-2457887-A (GB)
Title: Internet voucher system
Inventor: WORTHINGTON BERYL
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2008-02-26
Abstract: The present invention seeks to provide a system of issuing vouchers which are redeemable via the internet. The vouchers may be purchased via the internet or from retail outlets and may be redeemable via a pre-existing financial network, e.g. VISA¹, and so may be used to purchase goods at a wide variety of venues, including other retail outlets. The vouchers would be available for purchase/redemption in multiple currencies and indeed may be redeemed in any country.
Patent GB-2460041-A (GB)
Title: A replacement ligament formed from components having different characteristics under load.
Inventor: PARRY JOHN
IPC: A61F2/08
Filed: 2008-05-13
Abstract: The present invention provides a replacement ligament comprising first and second ends 101, 104, two or more securing portions 103 for securing said ligament to a portion of bone material and a body portion comprising a first component 300 having a first, higher, elongation per unit load characteristic; and a second component 102 having a second, lower, elongation per unit load characteristic. The first 300 and second 102 components are between said two or more securing portions and arranged in load series such that initial, lower, loading is reacted by said first component 102 and subsequent, higher, loading is reacted by said second component 300 . The replacement ligament may be a spinal ligament.