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Patent GB-2388626-A (GB)
Title: Emergency glass breaking device
Inventor: RHODES ALLAN
IPC: B60J1/20
Filed: 1999-11-12
Abstract: A glass breaking device, for escaping from a personal containment structure such as a building or a vehicle, is portable and independent from the glass, in the form of an elongate tube, comprising trigger means 2, which may be a rotational handle, propulsion means 8, which may be a spring, compressed air, hydraulics, explosive, pyrotechnic or shock wave, and at least one solid member 11, the trigger means activating the propulsion means to propel the solid member from within the device into the surface of the glass leading to breakage of the pane.
Patent GB-2388686-A (GB)
Title: A universasl software application
Inventor: ROMANO-CRITCHLEY DAVIS ARTHUR
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: In the present invention, a computer program product comprises computer executable code for building software applications, the computer program including a model exeution application implementing a meta-model (1) which is adapted to be populated with user inputs to generate one or more models (3, 6-8). The model execution application also includes a predefined infrastructure model (5). The prpgram is adapted to populate the meta-model (1) with data (17) input by a user to generate a model (11) and subsequently associate said model (3) with the predefined infrastructure model (5) by populating the infrastructure model with implementation data (13) associated with said model so as to define an executable specific software application. In the preferred embodiment, the infrastructure model (5) is defined in terms of the same meta-model (1). The meta-model (1) is preferably structured as a number of concepts, each concept having a number of properties, and one or more relationships between the properties of one or more of the concepts, in which the relationships are defined as a concept within the meta-model (1).
Patent GB-2401241-A (GB)
Title: System for storing holographic digital data
Inventor: ROH JAE-WOO
IPC: G03H1/04
Filed: 2003-08-29
Abstract: A volume holographic digital data storage system includes a light source 200, a beam splitter 204, a spatial light modulator 218 (SLM), a beam or iris reducer 206 including a beam transmission region 206b and a beam absorption 206a or reflection region, a first actuator 208, a first reflection mirror 210, a second reflection mirror 212, a first lens 216, a second actuator 214 and a storage medium 230. By reducing the size of a reference beam through the use of the beam reducer and varying an incident location of the reference beam on the first lens by changing the positions of the beam reducer and the first or second reflection mirror, recording density of a holographic digital data storage system can be greatly increased.
Patent GB-2406810-A (GB)
Title: Method of pressing a corner
Inventor: DIAMOND PETER JAMES ANDREW
IPC: B21D51/52
Filed: 2003-10-09
Abstract: A method of pressing a shaped corner from two sheet metal pieces 5 depending from a common body 6, the pieces 5 each having at least one substantially straight end 9, the method comprising deforming the metal pieces 6 such that the substantially straight end 9 of one metal piece 5 is adjacent, and extends parallel with, the substantially straight end 9 of the other metal piece 5, placing the adjacent ends 9 of the two metal pieces 5 between inner and outer press tools 15, 17, and causing relative movement between the press tools 15, 17 such that the inner and outer tools 15, 17 press the adjacent ends 9 of the metal pieces 5 into a shaped tool corner that is defined between the two press tools 15, 17, the relative movement of the press tools 15, 17 deforming the metal pieces 5 to produce a joint between the adjacent ends 9 of the metal pieces 5. A component incorporating a shaped corner produced by the above method.
Patent GB-2394773-A (GB)
Title: Reflector for use with an optical monitoring system
Inventor: SWEATMORE BRIAN SHERWIN
IPC: E01B35/00
Filed: 2003-10-13
Abstract: A device for use with a monitoring system, such as a system for monitoring the level, cant and distance apart of adjacent railway tracks, comprises a housing 50, which in use, is attached to a structure to be monitored (eg. a rail) and a reflector 8 located within the housing. The reflector may comprise a retro-reflective material provided on a support such as a cylinder (figure 14) or a triangular prism (figure 15), and may include two adjacent strips of differently coloured reflective material. The support may be rotatable about a longitudinal axis A-A with respect to the housing, and a cover (62, figure 11) may be provided so as to protect the reflective material from debris. Also disclosed is the use of said device with a position monitoring system whereby said device provides data as to its position which may be measured and stored, and compared with subsequent data to check for position deviation of the device.
Patent GB-2397133-A (GB)
Title: Encapsulated hf components having actuators for active noise control and methods for the production thereof
Inventor: SCHUSTER JOHANN
IPC: G01R33/385
Filed: 2003-11-14
Abstract: Encapsulated HF-components, in particular HF-coils and gradient coils for MRI-scanners, having actuators for active noise control, are disclosed. The actuators (10) in the form of an actuator module (9) are secured, in particular fastened with screws, by means of holding sections (11, 12), rigidly secured to both ends of the actuator (10), to two actuator-receiving elements (1, 2) which are spaced apart, embedded in the encapsulation and project into a recess (6) in the encapsulation with a respective securing section (4, 5). The elements are secured to an installation gauge (13) during encapsulation so the securing faces, tapped bores and recess are not wetted by the encapsulating compound.
Patent GB-2409344-A (GB)
Title: Concealed vehicle antenna using body panel slot
Inventor: CALLAGHAN PETER
IPC: H01Q13/10
Filed: 2003-12-16
Abstract: A slot antenna is concealed by utilizing, as part of the antenna, an elongated slot normally functioning only for decoration on a metal panel of the vehicle. A second part of the antenna is formed by an antenna element positioned at the slot for transmitting and/or receiving signals through the slot. A basic form of the antenna is a slot antenna in which a wire extends across the slot through or behind an opaque dielectric plug fitted in the slot and extending in the plane of the metal panel. Another form (Fig 2) has an elongated antenna element extending longitudinally at a central position in the slot. The antenna element may be formed as a metallic strip on a printed circuit board extending behind the slot (Fig 3), and an earth ring may be formed as a surrounding metallic surface that capacitively couples with the metal panel. Plastic bumper moulding or vehicle trim may have a stem portion that is press-fittable in the slot for retaining the moulding or trim in place on the vehicle, and in such case the stem portion may be a dielectric material to an end of which an antenna element can be fitted.
Patent GB-2400850-A (GB)
Title: Active energy ray curable inkjet ink
Inventor: SASA NOBUMASA
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 2004-02-20
Abstract: An active energy ray curable inkjet ink comprises an epoxy compound containing an alicyclic epoxy group and an epoxidised fatty acid ester group. Typically, the alicyclic epoxy compound comprises an epoxidised cyclohexyl moiety. The ink may further comprise a vinyl ether compound and/or a compound containing an oxetane ring. A cationic photopolymerisation initiator may also be provided. The ink may further comprise a pigment with an average particle diameter of 10-150 nm together with a pigment dispersing agent. The viscosity of the ink at 25{C is normally 5-50 mPa s. A printed material having the ink on a base material is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2413488-A (GB)
Title: Self-inflating mattresses
Inventor: DALY PATRICK NOEL
IPC: A47C27/18
Filed: 2004-04-27
Abstract: A futon style mattress comprises a body of foam material and a surrounding air-tight envelope. At least one valve is provided for the entry and exit of air from the envelope. The foam material is a resilient or a visco-elastic foam. The envelope may comprise a laminate of different materials and may be bonded on its inner side to the foam material. The laminate may comprise one or more of breathable materials, woven-backed polymeric materials and fire retardant materials. The foam may be provided with one or more through channels for the rapid distribution of air within the mattress. The mattress is compressible by expulsion of air through the valve(s) in order to reduce its volume for transport and storage. Closure of the valves after expulsion of the air retains the mattress in its compressed state. Opening the valves allows the foam to recover, to draw air into the mattress to return it to it's original expanded condition.
Patent GB-2409051-A (GB)
Title: Seal pattern structure for liquid crystal display panel and method for forming the same
Inventor: JUNG SUNG-SU
IPC: G02F1/13
Filed: 2004-05-25
Abstract: A seal pattern structure for a liquid crystal display panel is disclosed. Because an overlap portion of the seal pattern that encompasses in a closed form the outer edge of the image display part is minimized, excessive distribution of sealant at the seal pattern overlap portion may be prevented. The liquid crystal display panel including the seal pattern (516 A-F) includes a substrate (500) having at least one image display part (513A); a start pattern (517A) formed from a point spaced apart from the image display part (513A) to a point adjacent to an outer edge of the image display part (513A); a main pattern (517B) connected to the start pattern (513A) and encompassing the outer edge of the image display part (513A); and an end pattern (517C) connected to the main pattern (517B) and formed from the outer edge of the image display part (513A) to a point spaced apart from the image display part (513A), wherein a connection part between the start pattern (517A) and the main pattern (517B) and a connection part between the main pattern and the end pattern cross each other. A method of forming a seal pattern (516 A-F) on a substrate (500) for a liquid crystal display panel is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2415573-A (GB)
Title: Power saving scheduler for a wireless network
Inventor: LIU YONGHE
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 2004-06-21
Abstract: To save battery power consumption of terminals in a wireless network, e.g. a WLAN, the terminals are switched off (sleep mode) until required for receiving downlink or transmitting uplink. This is achieved by an access point using a Schedule Information Vector (SIV), transmitted to terminals in an SIV frame. The SIV contains a terminal ID, and wake up time schedule for that terminal. A terminal starts power saving mode 705 and listens for its ID following the access point beacon signal. If it is identified, it awaits the following SIV frame 730, receives and determines its schedule 732. It then sleeps until it is scheduled to receive downlink data 734, 736, 738. If the terminal is not identified 710 and has data to uplink 715, it signals to the access point 722, receives the SIV with a schedule and continues the sleep/wake cycle similarly to the reception process 724,726,728. In the access point, data for downloading to terminals is queued and an algorithm used to prioritise transmissions according to length of transmission time, shorter transmissions having priority. If necessary, the terminal may stay awake between scheduled wakings, if they are close together to save excess consumption at power down/up. The scheduling of wake up times reduces unnecessary decoding of data not intended for a terminal and also reduces contention.
Patent GB-2416524-A (GB)
Title: Microcapsules with siloxane walls formed in situ
Inventor: ZIMMERMAN BRETT
IPC: B01J13/16
Filed: 2004-07-24
Abstract: A lipophilic cosmetic, chemical, biological or pharmaceutical active material composition is encapsulted by mixing it with a water reactive silicon compound and emulsifying the mixture in an aqueous medium under shear and in the presence of at least one surfactant, thereby forming an aqueous suspension of microcapsules having a core of the active material composition surrounded by a shell of silicon-based network polymer. The polysiloxane shell is preferably made by condensation of a tetraalkoxy- or trialkoxy-alkylsilane such as tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). The preferred active material is a sunscreen.
Patent GB-2416955-A (GB)
Title: Conference calls in mobile networks
Inventor: ASHBROOK DAVID
IPC: H04M3/56
Filed: 2004-07-28
Abstract: Conference calls in a GSM network are provided by processing incoming speech from participants 10-13 in a conference bridge 18 including a voice activated detector 19, which can distinguish silent periods. Speech components are encoded by a multi-channel variable bitrate coder and sent through a multi-channel link 20 to a receiving terminal 14. Non-speech components are coded as a silence signal to reduce transmission bandwidth requirements. At receiving terminal 14 voice components are passed to a spatial processor, which distinguishes between source participants by the channel containing the coded speech. Each participant's voice is located at a spatially separated location, to aid identification. The spatial processor may alternatively be located within the network, which sends stereo signals to the terminal 14.
Patent GB-2405638-A (GB)
Title: Selective capillary electrophoresis
Inventor: PELZING MATTHIAS
IPC: G01N27/447
Filed: 2004-09-02
Abstract: A method of separating a substance mixture sample by capillary electrophoresis comprises carrying out one or more derivatisation steps on the sample to produce a separable mixture comprising at least two groups of differently charged substances, before separating the sample by capillary electrophoresis and collecting at least on of the groups of substances. Preferably, only some of the substances undergo derivatisation to produce charged derivatives, and these may be separated from the non-derivatised substances. There may be a digestion step before or after the derivatisation. The method may be used to separate proteins in one or more proteomes. The method may be combined with a second separation step, and/or with mass spectrometry. The method may be used to determine the relative concentrations of proteins in two different proteomes, wherein the two proteomes are labelled with different isotopic markers, or to determine post-translational modification.
Patent GB-2406915-A (GB)
Title: Signal correlation in the frequency domain.
Inventor: DICKERSON ROBERT T
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2004-09-14
Abstract: A time domain measurement signal 106 is converted 202 to frequency domain (this may be by Fourier transform). A reference signal 110 has its frequency adjusted 402 in the frequency domain and is multiplied 206 with the measurement signal. The resulting signal is transformed 208 back to time domain (this may be by inverse Fourier transform). The method may comprise a predetermined number of adjustments to the reference signal, with the one showing the highest correlation being selected, or may comprise repeated adjustment of the reference signal until the correlation exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Patent GB-2418657-A (GB)
Title: Can opener
Inventor: SO KWOK KUEN
IPC: B67B7/70
Filed: 2004-09-30
Abstract: A can opener (100) has two pivotal handles (110 and 120), a traction wheel (200) and a cutter blade (300) movable by respective handles (110 and 220) for cutting open a can, and a pivotable lever (400). There is a ratchet assembly (500) driven by the lever (400) upon reciprocation for operating the traction wheel (200) and cutter blade (300), which has a ratchet wheel (510) connected with the traction wheel (200) and a spring-loaded pawl (520) movable by the lever (400) for turning the ratchet wheel (510) in a driving direction (D) upon reciprocation of the lever (400). The pawl (520) has front and rear ends (521 and 522) taken in the driving direction (D), with the front end (521) in engagement with the lever (400) and the roar end (522) engageable with the ratchet wheel (510) for turning the same. The blade (300) is driven through gear wheels (210, 310).
Patent GB-2408275-A (GB)
Title: Intervention spool for a subsea wellhead assembly
Inventor: WOLFF DANNY K
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 2004-11-16
Abstract: An intervention spool 110 for a subsea wellhead assembly 100 comprises a bore 114 therethrough adapted to receive a valve assembly 116 having a plurality of valves 118 therein, and each valve 118 is operable by an actuator 122 positioned externally of the intervention spool 110. The intervention spool 110 is sealingly is secured to an upper end of a spool tree 104, wherein the spool tree 104 to secured to an upper end of a wellhead housing 102. In one embodiment, a blowout preventer stack 124 is attached to an upper end of the intervention spool 110 with a remotely operated connector 126, and in a further embodiment a production riser (316, figure 4) is attached to the upper end of the intervention spool 110.
Patent GB-2421264-A (GB)
Title: Rail bearer joint
Inventor: FOAN ANDREW RAYMOND
IPC: E01B7/22
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: The joint comprises: first and second elongate rail bearers 3,5 arranged end to end; a connecting assembly connecting adjacent ends of the rail bearers, the connecting assembly having length adjusting means for adjusting a distance between the rail bearers and being articulated to allow relative vertical movement of the rail bearers; and means for resiliently restricting relative vertical movement of the rail bearers. The connecting assembly comprises a rod 9 with threaded ends in respective clevises 11,13 pivoted on shoulders 15,17 embedded in end or upper bearer surfaces. The resiliently restricting means is a resilient plug in end recesses of adjacent bearer surfaces (Fig 1, not shown), upper and lower steel plates 25,27 with synthetic rubber layers facing the bearer surfaces and clamped by a bolt 29, or wedges between the upper bearer surfaces and the clevises to limit tilting of the rod 9.
Patent GB-2422304-A (GB)
Title: Accessory with moveable wheel for assisting with the movement of heavy objects.
Inventor: HOLDEN GRAEME
IPC: B65G7/04
Filed: 2005-01-25
Abstract: An accessory for attachment to an object, such as a washing machine (10) or fridge, the accessory (1) having at least one wheel (40) that is moveable between a fixed, retracted position and a mobile, extended position.
Patent GB-2419833-A (GB)
Title: Filter arrangement for cyclone separator
Inventor: KIM TAK-SOO
IPC: B01D50/00
Filed: 2005-04-01
Abstract: A cyclonic dust-collecting apparatus (200 ) has a cyclone body (210), a first filter (220) provided in the cyclone body, and a second filter (240) spaced from the first filter. Part of the air in the cyclone body (210) is discharged through the first filter (220), and the remaining air is discharged through the second filter (240). Both filters are in fluid communication with a common suction source. The base of the cyclone may be hinged (250) to allow for access.
Patent GB-2424670-A (GB)
Title: Lock with shackle and replaceable cylinder
Inventor: CHEN CHUI-HSIANG
IPC: E05B9/08
Filed: 2005-04-02
Abstract: A lock includes a case having a shackle 20 and a bottom plate 17 is connected to an underside of the case. A cylinder 12 is received in the case and a top member A is mounted on a top of the cylinder. The top member A has a protrusion 155 on a top thereof and a recess 153 is defined in an inside thereof. A driving member 11 is connected to the top member and has a torsion spring 113 connected to an underside thereof. Two beads 112 connected to sides of the driving member 11 engage notches 202,203 in the shackle and disengage when the member is turned. A positioning member 13 is connected to the cylinder 12 and an element 131 is pivotably connected to a top of the positioning member. A peripheral member 14 is connected to an outside of the cylinder. The cylinder can be replaced. Rotation of cylinder 12 causes element 131 to engage portion 154 of a T-shaped notch 152 in the top member A to turn member 11.
Patent GB-2433037-A (GB)
Title: Game apparatus
Inventor: KIEFER ROBERT DIRK
IPC: A63H1/00
Filed: 2005-09-07
Abstract: A spinner or top 1 which may be made from transparent material, consisting of two polygonal conical interlocking, upper and lower halves, 2, 3, having at its base a centrally located point 5, and at the top a grip 4 whereby it may be spun, opening centrally to contain a card 12 and one or more transparent overlays 13, 14 whose shape corresponds exactly to the plan view of the polygonal central section 2. When a card 12 with or without one or more overlay 13, 14, bearing an image or graphic, and with a series of values inscribed at one or more of the flat edges, is inserted within the spinner 1, it is then spun and will come to rest on one of the flat edges of the external circumference 10, 11. The value visible at the edge upon which the apparatus comes to rest, becomes a factor in competition with one or more opponent using the same or similar apparatus 1.
Patent GB-2440779-A (GB)
Title: Joist holder
Inventor: LEWIS SIMON THOMAS
IPC: E04B1/26
Filed: 2005-03-29
Abstract: A joist holder (100) including a preformed water-impermeable sleeve (102) for receiving one end of a joist, the sleeve being mountable on a wall (200).
Patent GB-2418789-A (GB)
Title: A pulse-based flip-flop with a scan input
Inventor: KIM CHUNG-HEE
IPC: G01R31/3185
Filed: 2005-09-30
Abstract: A multiplexer 416 selects either the normal data input D or a scan data input SI for input to a pulse-based flip-flop 418. The flip-flop 418 comprises a latch which is clocked by narrow complementary pulses P and PB produced by a pulse generator (figure 3) in response to a clock input. The flip-flop has a low propagation delay and has a small size. The clocked inverter 408 and the multiplexer may be merged (figure 6). Various suitable multiplexers are described, using transistor stacks or transmission gates, for example.
Patent GB-2434266-A (GB)
Title: Agitation source drive circuit
Inventor: CAUSIER STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: H01L41/04
Filed: 2006-01-17
Abstract: A drive circuit comprises a signal generator 1 that outputs pulses S2 at a drive frequency; boost means 2 including a boost inductor L1 that produces high voltage pulses S3 and a filter 3 that removes unwanted higher harmonic frequencies and drives an agitation source P1 with sinusoidal drive signal S4. The drive circuit may be used with piezoelectric crystals for medical and household appliances. The piezoelectric crystal may also be used as a nebuliser (fig 6, 140) for waste water in a hand dryer (fig 6, 100) that also comprises a cavity (fig 6, 110) and a high speed airflow that is expelled through slot-like openings (fig 6, 130).
Patent GB-2421960-A (GB)
Title: Fibrous products and methods of making and using them
Inventor: BADYAL JAS PAL
IPC: C23C16/452
Filed: 2004-09-13
Abstract: Fabrics having a laundry-durable finish made by graft polymerisation of a polymerisable monomer and methods of manufacture thereof. The method comprises excitation-induced graft polymerisation of a polymerisable monomer including the steps of a) exposing the fabric or a region thereof to atomized condensed polymerisable monomer under conditions of low or zero excitation so as to coat the individual fabric fibres, and b) before, during or after said exposure step exciting the polymerisable monomer in condensed form in an excitation zone for inducing graft polymerization of the polyinerisable monomer. The methods of the invention provide oleophobic and hydrophobic stain-resistant fabrics having improved laundry-durability without adversely affecting other textile properties such as textile handle, drape and breathability.