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Patent GB-2396799-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary cleaning tool of vacuum cleaner
Inventor: KIM GYU-BONG
IPC: A47L9/06
Filed: 2003-09-03
Abstract: An auxiliary cleaning tool for a vacuum cleaner is disclosed, the tool being convenient to maintain, and being capable of easy switching between a cleaning mode and a standby mode by simple manipulation. The auxiliary cleaning tool comprises a generally cylindrical cleaning tool body (30) and pivoting means (40). The cleaning tool body (30) is disposed on a manipulation handle (20) of the vacuum cleaner for movement between a cleaning mode, in which the cleaning tool body is advanced, and a standby mode, in which the cleaning body is retracted. The cleaning tool body (30) has a pair of cleaning tool members (31, 32) which are formed by symmetrically cutting a portion of the cleaning tool body along a longitudinal direction to define wedge-shaped recesses, each recess tapering gradually from one end to the other end of the cleaning tool body. The cleaning tool members (31, 32) are connected to each other by hinge pins (33), and pivot about the hinge pins to open and close. The pivoting means (40) is for switching the cleaning tool body (30) between the cleaning mode and the standby mode. In the cleaning mode, the pivoting means (40) pivots the cleaning tool members (31, 32) towards one another; and, in the standby mode, the pivoting means pivots the cleaning tool members away from one another.
Patent GB-2413922-A (GB)
Title: Method and Apparatus for controlling a transmit power of a radio transmitter.
Inventor: WALLINGTON JONATHAN
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 2004-05-07
Abstract: A communication service is supported between a base station (101) and a user equipment (UE) (103) of a cellular communication system (100). The communication service utilises a power control and a data retransmission mechanism to reduce the resulting number of errors. The base station comprises a transmitter (107), the transmit power of which is controlled by an inner power control loop (109, 115, 117). The inner power control loop (109, 115, 117) receives a reference value from an outer power controller (119) which sets the reference value in response to a signal quality target. The signal quality target is associated with a retransmission probability as an increased signal quality target reduces the retransmission probability. The signal quality target is generated by the target performance controller (125) which is operable to modify the signal quality target dynamically during the communication service. The invention allows a flexible and dynamic balancing of different error management mechanisms resulting in improved performance of the communication system.
Patent GB-2404311-A (GB)
Title: A wireless device enabled to automatically modify its behaviour according to time sensitive information
Inventor: DAY WARREN GODFREY
IPC: H04W88/02
Filed: 2004-06-10
Abstract: An end-user enters time sensitive information into a first application running on a device, for example, an entry (e.g. "meeting" or "lunch with Bob") against specific times in an agenda, calendar or alarm application. A second application running on the device, such as a telephone or power management application, can then utilise this information to modify the device behaviour appropriately. For example, say the "meeting" in the calendar application is listed to last between 10am and 11am, then, during that hour the telephone application in the device could automatically be set to a "silent" profile. The behaviour change may be defined by a label that the end-user selects from a menu list and applies to the time entry. In addition, an application running on a second device may receive data relating to the time sensitive information from the first device and control the behaviour of the second device accordingly. Preferably, data is sent from the first application to the second application via an intermediary server or "insulation layer" and this server may be used to resolve conflicts between a behaviour change associated with the time sensitive information and other behaviour changes, (e.g. behaviour associated with other user context information such as location), for example, the server may override a behaviour changed determined to be inappropriate. Behaviour changes may include altering a telephone profile, ring tone or user interface or ON/OFF switching of the device, a telephone function, a power save mode or communication hardware items, e.g. IR, Bluetooth, GPS, WLAN.
Patent GB-2402546-A (GB)
Title: Mcp ion detector
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/02
Filed: 2003-12-08
Abstract: An ion detector 1' for a mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising one or more microchannel plates 3a,3b and an anode 4 arranged to receive electrons emitted from the one or more microchannel plates 3a,3b. The anode 4 preferably has a smaller diameter than the microchannel plates 3a,3b and is preferably arranged at a distance of at least 15 mm from the microchannel plates 3a,3b. One or more focusing lenses (8,9,fig.2) may be provided intermediate the microchannel plates 3a,3b and the anode 4. The anode 4 preferably comprises two portions separated by an electrically insulated layer. A further embodiment is described wherein focussing lenses 8,9 are replaced by permanent magnets 14.
Patent GB-2401514-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications services apparatus
Inventor: WILSON JEFFREY
IPC: H04W88/18
Filed: 2003-02-19
Abstract: A mobile terminal (1) of a mobile telephone system may administer an event, such as televoting or a competition, by sending and/or receiving text messages to/from a telecommunications services apparatus. An event equipment (6) in the apparatus can identify a received text message as being either in a first category originating from the event administrator's mobile terminal, or in a second category originating from a different mobile terminal acting as participant in the event. When a text message is identified as being in the first category, the apparatus allows an event to be set up and administered. When a text message is identified as being in the second category, the apparatus accepts information relating to participation in the event.
Patent GB-2401886-A (GB)
Title: Flanking strip for acoustic sealing of floor edge
Inventor: DANSKIN JOHN FINLAYSON
IPC: E04F15/02
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: A flanking strip 105 for acoustic sealing of a floor edge comprises a first portion 106 and a second portion 107 joined at an angle. The strip may be of extruded polyethylene foam, and is designed so as not to fall down the gap between the edge of floating floor 210 and the adjacent wall. The floor may be carried on cradles and battens 230 as shown, or may be any other type of floating floor: the strip fits between floor panels 225 and the wall and under a skirting board 240: excess material is later trimmed off.
Patent GB-2407078-A (GB)
Title: Wire gripping device of workpiece feeding apparatus
Inventor: KOMATSU TETSUHARU
IPC: B65G35/06
Filed: 2002-07-24
Abstract: A workpiece feeding apparatus has a wire gripping device 350 for bringing a non-self-propelled transportation vehicle into engagement with a moving wire. The wire gripping device comprises first clamp means and second clamp means mounted on the transportation vehicle, wherein the first clamp means clamps the wire when the wire travels in a first, normal, direction and unclamps the wire when it travels in a second, reverse, direction, and the second clamp means clamps the wire when the wire travels in the reverse direction and unclamps the wire when it travels in the normal direction. Each clamp means may comprise a pair of eccentric cams 360, 362, urging means 382 for moving the eccentric cams to bring cam surfaces together, and a pair of gears 386,388 for rotating the pair of cams in synchronism with each other. Each pair of cams may include a pair of cam spreading means 378, 380 for forcibly spreading the cams away from each other.
Patent GB-2415411-A (GB)
Title: Folder with multi-layer plastic foam cover.
Inventor: CHANG JUI LIN
IPC: B32B5/18
Filed: 2005-01-19
Abstract: The storage folder has a cover with pre-folding marks 13 in its central area 10 at which the cover can be folded into a first panel 11 and a second panel 12. The cover defines a storage portion 20 to accommodate files of preset types. The cover has a multi-layer structure. A central layer A1 with one or more layers made of plastic foam material lies between a pair of plastic external surface layers A2,A3. The central layer(s) A1 and surface layers A2,A3 may be of different colours.
Patent GB-2424339-A (GB)
Title: Case for a mode-switchable mobile communications device
Inventor: KYLE SARAH MARIE
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2005-03-14
Abstract: The case is suitable for holding a mobile communication device such as a mobile telephone, PDA or Blackberry<(RTM)> that has an externally triggerable electromagnetic sensor system that operates an automatic mode-switching arrangement in the device. The leather case has a first case section for securely holding the device in a manner that allows a user to access input and output mechanisms on the device while the case is in a first or open position. A second case section connected to the first case section includes an electromagnetic emitter, such as a magnet 42. When the case is in the open position, the magnet 42 is positioned away from the device and so it is not sufficiently close to be detected by the device's electromagnetic sensor system. When the case is in a second or closed position the second case section is positioned about the device so that the magnet 42 close by the device's electromagnetic sensor system.
Patent GB-2426366-A (GB)
Title: Call point for an alarm system
Inventor: VONDRAK KARL ANDREW
IPC: G08B17/00
Filed: 2005-05-16
Abstract: A call point for an alarm system includes a variable information display 18. The call point has an input for receiving external data the display being varied on the basis of the data received. When the call point is activated the display indicates a safe escape route. An alarm system may consist of a number of call points such that the activation of one call point causes the displays on the other call points to indicate a safe exit.
Patent GB-2426236-A (GB)
Title: Stake label holder arrangement
Inventor: CARTER STEPHANIE JULIA MICHELL
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 2005-05-19
Abstract: A stake 10 label 20 holder arrangement, such as for plant pot labelling, features a removable stopper 12 at a top end, and a collar 14, such as for holding and maintaining the position of the label 20 on the shaft of the stake 10.
Patent GB-2427621-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for controlling yarn tension
Inventor: GRIFFITH JOHN DALTON
IPC: F16C17/00
Filed: 2005-06-24
Abstract: A method and apparatus of controlling yarn pull-off tension in yarn 14 being drawn from a cheese having a carrier tube 12 rotatably mounted on a spindle 16, involve providing the carrier tube 12 with braking means 38 which is engagable with the spindle 16 so as to apply a desired braking force of a predetermined value eg. 0.5N to said carrier tube, the braking force being independent of the mass of yarn on the cheese, whereby the braking force FR1 is able to compensate for a reduction in a first yarn pull-off tension component T1 which is dependent on the mass of yarn on the cheese by generating a second, independent, yarn pull-off tension component, thereby providing a total yarn pull-off tension which is a combination of the first and second tension components, the desired braking force being chosen such that the total yarn pull-off tension is constrained within a smaller range of values than the yarn pull-off tension generated by the first yarn pull-off tension component alone.
Patent GB-2416518-A (GB)
Title: High speed serial printing using multiple printheads
Inventor: MATTERN JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: B41J2/52
Filed: 2005-07-19
Abstract: The printing device (10) has a printing media inserter, a media path, and a plurality of printheads (20-26), positioned serially in the media path. Interlaced print images may be produced. The printing media inserter (16) may transfer the printing media to a printing media buffer (14) or into the media path (18). A piece of the printing media traveling along the media path is sequentially printed upon by each of the printheads (20-26). The printheads are controlled (30) to combine print from the printheads on the piece of printing media and form a resultant combined print image with a resolution different than at least one print of at least one of the printheads. The print device may allow one of the printheads to be inactivated and cleaned or serviced (625) while the other printhead(s) are in operation (See fig 3). The printheads may print one or a combination of colours.
Patent GB-2429905-A (GB)
Title: Heated screen cleaning apparatus
Inventor: YEN JEN-YEN
IPC: B60S1/46
Filed: 2005-09-09
Abstract: A screen cleaning apparatus comprises a sprayer arrangement featuring a pressure switch 30, such that when water pressure is detected in the switch 30, a signal is sent to a controller 12 to activate an electrical water heating elements 24. The device can be turned off by a user such that the heating elements 24 are not activated by water pressure within the pressure switch. The water may pass through a container 20 with a tortuous path to maximise the exposure time of the water to the heating elements 24.
Patent GB-2424922-A (GB)
Title: Toolbox anti-theft fastening
Inventor: BILLINGS MARTYN
IPC: E05G1/00
Filed: 2005-11-14
Abstract: A device to secure large toolboxes on wheels to the floor to stop them being taken by theft. One part is secured to the bottom of the toolbox and another part is fixed to the floor. The two parts are secured together to prevent theft.
Patent GB-2420228-A (GB)
Title: Field effect transistor having increased carrier mobility
Inventor: ANG BOON-YONG
IPC: H01L29/51
Filed: 2004-08-05
Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a FET which is situated over a substrate (104), comprises a channel (112) situated in the substrate (104). The FET further comprises a first gate dielectric (116) situated over the channel (112), where the first gate dielectric (116) has a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The FET further comprises a first gate electrode (114) situated over the first gate dielectric (116), where the first gate electrode (114) has a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and where the second coefficient of thermal expansion is different than the first coefficient of thermal expansion so as to cause an increase in carrier mobility in the FET. The second coefficient of thermal expansion may be greater that the first coefficient of thermal expansion, for example. The increase in carrier mobility may be caused by, for example, a tensile strain created in the channel (112).
Patent GB-2435032-A (GB)
Title: Fuel filler cap with warning to prevent incorrect fuelling
Inventor: BLYTHE CHRISTOPHER CONAN
IPC: B60K15/05
Filed: 2006-02-09
Abstract: An Audio Command Diesel Fuel Filler Cap to prevent incorrect fuelling comprising of a printed circuit board (1), speaker (2) and battery (3). The circuit is activated by contact A (4) meeting contact B (5). This is achieved as contact point B (5) is located on a swivel arm (6), which is rotated when the cap is opened. The arm (6) is then returned to its original position by a return spring (7). The cap once turned, gives an audio reminder or alert that the user should fill with diesel fuel. The fuel cap could be programmed to say which fuel should be used, and could be programmed in any language. A voice activator may be attached to the circuit board, upon completion of the circuit, a recorded message may be heard through the speaker.
Patent GB-2425221-A (GB)
Title: Whispering gallery oscillator using paramagnetic ions
Inventor: OXBORROW MARK
IPC: H01P7/10
Filed: 2006-03-16
Abstract: There is disclosed a whispering gallery oscillator for producing a low noise microwave output signal. The whispering gallery oscillator comprises a dielectric resonator 1 comprising paramagnetic ions 34. A pump signal 5 is coupled by a coupler 7 to the paramagnetic ions to excite 19 the paramagnetic ions 34. The paramagnetic ions 34 decay 17 and thus excite a whispering gallery mode 15 of the dielectric resonator 1. The whispering gallery mode 15 is coupled by a coupler 10 to give an output signal 9. The whispering gallery mode 15 has a high Q (Q     10<7>) resonance. The high Q resonance results in a low-noise output signal 9. The paramagnetic ions 34 act as a MASER that is distributed about the dielectric resonator 1. In some embodiments, the whispering gallery oscillator may be locked to a frequency standard.
Patent GB-2424295-A (GB)
Title: Scalar multiplication apparatus and method
Inventor: VASYLTSOV IHOR
IPC: G06F1/00
Filed: 2006-03-17
Abstract: A scalar multiplication apparatus and method for a Different Faults Analysis (DFA) countermeasure. The scalar multiplication apparatus and method may include a first encryptor, a second encryptor, a first logic circuit and a logic circuit. The first encryptor may generate a first output point from an input point and a secret key. The second encryptor may generate a second output point from the input point and the secret key by performing the same operation as in the first encryptor. The first logic circuit may perform a logic operation on the encrypted first output point and the encrypted second output point. The second logic circuit may perform a second logic operation of an operation result of the first logic circuit and the secret key. The encryptors may generate their encrypted output point by performing an elliptic curve (EC) operation using parameters input from a non-volatile memory, which also stores the secret key. Each of the encryptors may receive a modified secret key if a fault is detected (by comparing their outputs) to protect against an attack to determine the secret key. Random numbers may also be introduced into the logic operations (Figure 7). A second arrangement (Figures 5 and 8) involves using an inverse EC operation.
Patent GB-2439142-A (GB)
Title: Recovery of carbon from carbon dioxide
Inventor: MOODY JOHN RUTHERFORD
IPC: C01B13/02
Filed: 2006-06-14
Abstract: A method of recovering carbon from carbon dioxide by heating and UV irradiating carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalyst such as platinum (Pt). This may be carried out in the presence of a magnetic field.
Patent GB-2427010-A (GB)
Title: Tension lock for exhibition frames
Inventor: BIAN JIANZHENG
IPC: A47F7/00
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: A locking device for exhibit framework has a lock shell (1), a lock plate (2) and an eccentric lock wheel (3). On the lock plate (2) there are two long grooves with different width extending to front end for forming three prongs with different width thereof. The front end of every prong is respectively made into claw (21,22.23), with opposite directions each other. The rear end of lock is curved into the form of U-shaped half loop (26), which is a plane on the end surface (261). The support structure consists of three respective oblique planes (231, 211, 221) of the three prongs and relative oblique bearing surface (131, 121, 111) in the front of the lock shell (1), furthermore, the stop structure consists of a stop dent (27) of the lock plate (2) and an eccentric cam (332) of the eccentric lock wheel (3).
Patent GB-2426058-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic Logging Tool Sleeve
Inventor: PABON JAHIR
IPC: E21B47/017
Filed: 2005-01-26
Abstract: An acoustic logging tool sleeve with a preferably discontinuous, alternating structure that is acoustically opaque in some zones, and acoustically transparent in others. The sleeve may be modular, with several stages connected together. The multiple stages provide a sleeve that may be useful with a variety of borehole logging tools to reduce or eliminate the transmission of noise to the receiving elements.
Patent GB-2433181-A (GB)
Title: Multi-protocol gateway alarm manager using federated identities
Inventor: RAPHAEL ADONNY WILLIAM
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2006-08-25
Abstract: A gateway 120 in a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN), which allows access to an enterprise's internal resources (servers etc.) 124-128 running different protocols and generating a variety of alarms, routes alarms to an external third party service provider 140 which returns a federated identity to be authenticated and subsequently used in granting access only to the vendor product affected. This provides a single point of inbound/outbound access to all service providers (140,150 or 160) and reduces the administrative burden on the enterprise to authorise access for many different technicians or expert systems in order to correct the problem which generated the alarm. The alarm manager (300, fig. 3) may be pre-programmed to send alarms from various products to specific service provider alarm receivers.
Patent GB-2426121-A (GB)
Title: A method of improving a mass spectrum
Inventor: HORNING STEVAN ROY
IPC: H01J49/38
Filed: 2005-03-24
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of improving a mass spectrum collected from a mass spectrometer comprising a detector for collecting a mass spectrum from ions stored in or released from an ion trapping volume, wherein assignment of masses to peaks appearing in the mass spectrum is sensitive to an experimental parameter related to the mass spectrometer or the operation thereof, such as ion abundance, the method comprising: determining a positional value of a peak; determining the experimental parameter associated with the mass spectrum; comparing the determined positional value with positional values of peaks contained in a calibration dataset; and improving the determined positional value of the peak from adjacent peak positional values by interpolation thereby to provide a corrected mass assignment for the peak. The present invention also provides a method of calibrating such a mass spectrometer.
Patent GB-2431738-A (GB)
Title: Rotation control device,rotation control method,and construction machine
Inventor: MORINAGA JUN
IPC: E02F9/22
Filed: 2007-01-05
Abstract: A control device (50) for an electrically rotated shovel, in which a rotation speed factor is created according the condition set by a fuel dial (13) or the condition selected by a mode change switch (14), and the magnitude of a target speed command value is varied to vary the rotation speed of a rotating body (4). As a result, when the speed of an engine is reduced by operation of the fuel dial (13) or the mode change switch (14), the rotation speed of the rotating body (4) can be reduced accordingly, and when the engine speed is increased, the rotation speed can be increased. This can provide drive comfort almost similar to that obtained when the rotating body (4) is rotated by an ordinary hydraulic system. As a consequence, even if a user changes a shovel from a conventional hydraulic shovel to this electrically rotated shovel, the user does not have a strange feeling.
Patent GB-2437803-A (GB)
Title: Process and system for drying and heat treating materials
Inventor: CARIN CHRISTIANNE
IPC: F26B23/02
Filed: 2005-07-19
Abstract: This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of high moisture waste materials to dry or low moisture products for recycle or reuse. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and a processing unit, wherein the connection between the gas turbine and the dryer vessel directs substantially all the gas turbine exhaust into the dryer vessel and substantially precludes the introduction of air into the dryer vessel and wherein the processing unit forms the dried material from the dryer vessel into granules, pellets or other desired form for the final product. Optionally, the systems and methods further provide for processing ventilation air from manufacturing facilities to reduce emissions therefrom.