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Patent GB-2413355-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus
Inventor: TAYLOR ANDREW
IPC: A47F5/02
Filed: 2004-04-19
Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a base 12, a mounting portion 14 and a fixing portion 16, the fixing portion 16 being operable to secure the base 12 and the mounting portion 14 to one another whilst allowing relative rotation thereof. Each of the base 12, the mounting portion 14 and the fixing portion 16 may include hollow portions which, in use, are aligned with one another. The mounting portion 14 may comprise a mounting cavity 46 provided with a thread 48. The fixing portion 16 may comprise a ring with a threaded surface 66 configured for engagement with the thread 48 of the mounting cavity 46. The fixing portion 16 may also comprise a restraining means 64 to prevent the fixing portion 16 from passing through an aperture of the base 12, as well as a spacer ring 62 to engage for free rotation within the base aperture.
Patent GB-2399581-A (GB)
Title: Expandable locking thread joint
Inventor: BAUGH JOHN L
IPC: E21B17/043
Filed: 2002-12-04
Abstract: A thread for expandable downhole tubular connections is disclosed. It features a locking pattern on the pin and box, which engages upon expansion of the connection. The locking pattern compensates for longitudinal shrinkage away from a torque shoulder, as a result of expansion. A resilient seal can be incorporated into the design with pin to box clearance disappearing around the seal as a result of expansion. Resilient seals can be used in tandem to trap atmospheric pressure between them. The wellbore hydrostatic pressure helps engage the locking feature by pushing the box into the pin, helped by the trapped low pressure between the seals. A thread for expandable downhole tubular connections is disclosed. The thread on at least one of the pin and box is coated, preferably with an anti-galling compound. During expansion the coating crumbles and the particles in between the threads keep the joint from becoming undone despite longitudinal shrinkage from the expansion or any tendency of the swage to impart a rotational motion on one part of the joint during the expansion process.
Patent GB-2419056-A (GB)
Title: Combined radar and laser detector having a GPS receiver and using wireless communication
Inventor: KIM DONG-RYEOL
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 2004-10-06
Abstract: A combined radar and laser detector for use in a vehicle is disclosed in which a signal receiving module 100 for receiving traffic related data and an information display module 200 are separated. The signal receiving module 100 includes a signal processing unit 110 for detecting a radar signal received via a horn antenna, a laser receiving unit 130 for receiving a laser signal, and an information transmission unit 150 for wirelessly transmitting the radar and laser traffic related data to the information display module 200. The information display module 200 includes an information receiving unit 210 for receiving information from the signal receiving module 100, a GPS receiver 260 for receiving data related to the location and speed of a moving vehicle, an audible indication unit 270 and a visual display unit 280 for outputting information received from the information receiving unit 210 or the GPS receiver 260 to the driver.
Patent GB-2421230-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle wing mirror cover
Inventor: WILDE GARY
IPC: B60R1/06
Filed: 2004-12-16
Abstract: A slip-on motor vehicle wing mirror cover which incorporates luminous or reflective materials C, D to provide high visibility for other road users both day and night. Preferably the cover has an elasticated cuff B at one end. The cover may also have reinforced eyelets A to assist in securing it to the wing mirror and may include a padlock. The cover may have different colours on the front and rear surfaces.
Patent GB-2411579-A (GB)
Title: Boat cleaning apparatus
Inventor: TAYLOR PAUL LEONARD
IPC: B63B59/08
Filed: 2005-02-01
Abstract: A boat cleaning device comprises a floating frame or dock 4, in which a boat 2 can be docked. A cleaning means is mounted movably on the frame and positioned so as to clean the boat below the waterline whilst it is still floating. The cleaning means comprise a nozzle connected to a pump, the pump operating a high pressure fluid through the nozzle, to contact and clean the underside of the boat.
Patent GB-2423372-A (GB)
Title: A corner gauge
Inventor: MCALLISTER KARL
IPC: G01B3/56
Filed: 2005-03-14
Abstract: A corner gauge comprising a series of preformed angle mouldings 2 (see also Figures 2 and 3) which are attachable to an end of a spirit level 1, each moulding being of a different predetermined angle. When a moulding 2 is attached to a spirit level 1 it generates an angle gauge which can be used to obtain the desired angle when constructing a corner for, e.g. a building. The angle moulding is designed so that it may accommodate an extension 3, to improve the effectiveness of the gauge.
Patent GB-2427519-A (GB)
Title: Interactive patient terminal
Inventor: PACKMAN BEN
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2005-03-23
Abstract: A networked digital interactive system for use in a hospital comprises one or more servers connected to a plurality of patient terminals. The system comprises means to receive via a terminal a verification of payment from a patient, and means to deliver after receipt of the verification a service from one or more of the servers when a demand for that service is received via a terminal from the patient. The services provided may include patient information, video, telephony television, radio and internet access.
Patent GB-2424764-A (GB)
Title: A call point
Inventor: WILLIAM LAURENCE JOHN SHARMAN
IPC: H01H9/20
Filed: 2005-03-31
Abstract: A call point comprising a displaceable or frangible element 5 which is displaceable in order to actuate a plurality of switches 8-11 to indicate an alarm condition, the element 5 being moveable from a set position in which the switches 8-11 are held by the displaceable or frangible element 5 in a first position to an activated position in which the displaceable or frangible element 5 no longer holds the switches 8-11 in said position, at least two of the switches 8-11 opposing each other so that the displaceable or frangible element 5 holds them both in said first position when the call point is set and allows both of the pair to move to their activated positions when the call point is activated. The switches 8-11 may be microswitches.
Patent GB-2410680-A (GB)
Title: Device and procedure for discharging a cooking liquid from a food product cooking apparatus
Inventor: DE LONGHI GIUSEPPE
IPC: A47J37/12
Filed: 2003-10-06
Abstract: The device for discharging a cooking liquid from a food product cooking apparatus (1) comprises valve means (3) for intercepting the cooking liquid and outside conveyance means of the apparatus. The discharging procedure consists of rotating a substantially rigid tube, connected to the valve means for intercepting liquid, from an upward orientation to a downward orientation, simultaneously and progressively taking the intercepting means from a closed position to an open position, so as to allow the discharge of the liquid through the intercepting means and the tube.
Patent GB-2416965-A (GB)
Title: Local network node
Inventor: RICHARDSON ANDREW
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2005-05-06
Abstract: A communication system comprising a local network node (LNN) is described for connecting with a user terminal in a 3G network. The LNN provides a local user-controlled access point for the network that may be installed in the home or office by-passing connection through network Node Bs. If the User passes outside the coverage area provided by the LNN, then a handover between the LNN and an appropriate Node B preferably takes place so that the User's connection to the 3G network is substantially unaffected. The LNN is arranged to provide protocol conversion between the 3G control messages received from the UE to the equivalent SIP/SDP messages required for maintenance of connections in Internet Protocol based networks, such as the Release 5 architecture.
Patent GB-2426324-A (GB)
Title: A controller for a photoelectric control unit
Inventor: NOONE SEAN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2005-05-19
Abstract: A controller 1 for a photoelectric control unit comprising a photoelectric sensor 3, a processor 5 having means to compare an ambient light value measured by the photoelectric sensor 3 with a predetermined threshold value, and a switching unit 7 operable in response to the processor. The switching unit 7 comprises a triac device 11 and a latching relay device 13 electrically arranged in parallel. The controller further comprises a low-cost yet flexible power supply 9 having an energy storage device such as a capacitor 59 to enable successful latching of the relay in the event of power interruption to the controller. The photoelectric controller has particular application to street lamps and the like.
Patent GB-2414052-A (GB)
Title: Power tool clutch member attached to a ring gear and clutch adjusting collar
Inventor: DOYLE MICHAEL C
IPC: F16D7/08
Filed: 2003-01-23
Abstract: A power tool comprises a torque limiting clutch mechanism having a clutch plate 306 with a unitarily formed annular plate member (360, fig 13) and a plurality of perpendicularly extending leg members (362) each of which may be associated with a corresponding engagement member. The power tool has a multi-speed transmission which comprises a planetary gear train 102 having a ring gear 202 formed with a ramped clutch face 222 and an adjustment collar 420 that compresses a spring 308 against the clutch plate 306 to bias the engagement members into engagement with the clutch face 222 to thereby resist rotation of the ring gear 202 until a limiting torque is reached and the engagement members move over the ramped clutch face 222. The engagement members may be in the form of balls (304, fig 13) or the leg members (362) may terminate in spherical ends (370, fig 14). In another embodiment the clutch and multi-speed transmission are coupled to one another by a set of interconnecting tabs 104, 334.
Patent GB-2419011-A (GB)
Title: A network operating between a central administrator operating as a hedge fund of funds and numerous separate investment funds
Inventor: FERRIS GAVIN ROBERT
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2005-10-10
Abstract: A secure communication network operates between a central administrator (a hedge fund of funds (FoFs)), and numerous separate investment funds, each investment fund including several different instruments; each instruments in a portfolio is modelled as a software component that responds to a common risk factor response API. This addresses technical implementation issues associated with a second aspect of the invention, namely a method in which the FoFs actively set a risk budget for its underlying, individual funds or associated managers. The risk budget can be dynamically set by the hedge funds of funds in real time using a secure electronic protocol. The software components may interact with the central administrator across a virtual domain through remote procedure calls to enable a virtual portfolio to be constructed by the central administrator.
Patent GB-2431386-A (GB)
Title: Retractable lock device incorporated in a bicycle drinks bottle
Inventor: GLOVER SIMON
IPC: E05B71/00
Filed: 2005-10-20
Abstract: A retractable lock device for securing a bicycle against theft has a retracting mechanism 3 and up to three metres of cable 5 concealed within a bicycle drinks bottle. The cable can be pulled out of the bottle and the bicycle secured by inserting a male lock device 4 provided at the end of the cable into a key-operated or combination lock mechanism 6 provided on the body of the bottle. A separate compartment 1 for storing tools and accessories may be provided within the interior of the bottle. The two parts of the bottle containing the lock mechanism and the storage compartment respectively may be detachable from each other by means of a threaded collar 2.
Patent GB-2431612-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming level indicators in liquid heating vessels
Inventor: GAETA ANTONIO MARTIN
IPC: B29C70/84
Filed: 2005-10-26
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a first and a second type of liquid heating vessel 10 i.e. a jug kettle by plastic injection using a mould 16, wherein the liquid heating vessels include respective first and second liquid-level indicators, the first liquid-level indicator having a different configuration from the second liquid-level indicator, wherein both said first and second liquid heating vessels are manufactured using the same plastics mould 16. The liquid level indicators may be transparent windows.
Patent GB-2418956-A (GB)
Title: Compressor with casing treatment slots
Inventor: LAPWORTH BRYAN LEIGH
IPC: F04D27/02
Filed: 2003-11-25
Abstract: A compressor comprises a rotor having a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially outwardly extending rotor blades 42. A casing 44 surrounds the rotor and rotor blades 42. The casing 44 has an inner surface 48 and a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots 50 are provided in the inner surface 48 of the casing 44. Each slot 50 has a length (L), a depth , a width , an angle of inclination relative to the radial direction, an axial position AP relative to the rotor blades 42 and a circumferential position relative to an adjacent slot 50. The radially outer ends of the slots 50 may be connected to an annular chamber (not shown) wherein the radial depth of the annular chamber varies circumferentially around the casing 44.
Patent GB-2434922-A (GB)
Title: Ortho-mode transducer connecting two rectangular waveguides to a common circular waveguide
Inventor: ROSENBERG UWE
IPC: H01P1/161
Filed: 2006-02-03
Abstract: An ortho-mode transducer (100) comprising a first part (102) with a first port (106) for connecting a first rectangular waveguide (112) and a second port (108) for connecting a second rectangular waveguide (114). The signals in the two waveguides have orthogonal polarizations. The transducer also comprises a second part (104) with a third port (110) for connecting a common circular waveguide (116) in which the two orthogonal signals can be propagated. Symmetry axes of cross sections of the first and the second waveguides have orthogonal orientation. The first rectangular port (106) has its broad walls perpendicular to the circumference of the common circular waveguide (116) and the second rectangular port (108) has its broad walls alongside the circumference of the common circular waveguide. The first and second ports are connected to the third port in opposite positions via 90-degree bends (118, 120). In a coupling region a separating plate extends from a wall closing the common circular waveguide, wherein the separating plate is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of parts of the rectangular ports coupled to the common circular waveguide.
Patent GB-2425643-A (GB)
Title: Printing machine simulator, particularly for training.
Inventor: THOMA AUGUST
IPC: B41F33/00
Filed: 2006-04-04
Abstract: A simulator for a printing machine has a simulation unit 15 which, on the basis of input data specified during the simulation, simulates a printing process or the behaviour of a printing machine and generates output data serving for visualisation purposes. According to the invention the simulation unit 11 accesses a database 12 which comprises real printing machine data gathered at a printing machine of the same type. The simulator is designed to be used for training operators.
Patent GB-2424374-A (GB)
Title: Fluid delivery device
Inventor: ESNOUF PHILIP STUART
IPC: A61M5/165
Filed: 2004-12-16
Abstract: A local anaesthetic delivery device for supplying local anaesthetic to a patient, the device including anaesthetic supply means (4); an outlet line (20) which is supplied with local anaesthetic from the supply means (4); a housing (38) within which the anaesthetic supply means is located; and means for adhering the housing to a patient (54, 56).
Patent GB-2428530-A (GB)
Title: Viewing device for the visually impaired
Inventor: JOHNSTON FRANCIS ALAN
IPC: G06K9/22
Filed: 2006-07-14
Abstract: A viewing device 1 comprises a display unit 2 and a handheld optical device 3 connected to the display unit by means of a flexible lead 26. The optical device comprises a rotatable scroll wheel 6 for adjusting the degree of image magnification. This is achieved by moving an internal camera (40, see figure 8) via a rack and pinion arrangement. The viewing device has a first capturing configuration in which the optical device is docked in the display unit (see figure 9) and a second capturing configuration in which the optical device is movable relative to the display unit. The camera is enclosed within a housing 4 and captures images of a page of reading material. In the first capturing configuration, a base surface 14 of the optical device is flush with a base surface 24 of the display unit. In the first capturing configuration, the display unit is placed resting upon a page of reading material, and the optical device also rests upon the page. The optical device then captures a visual image of the page of reading material through an opening 23 in the display unit. In the second capturing configuration, the optical device is placed resting upon a page of reading material. The display unit may or may not be placed upon the page.
Patent GB-2443004-A (GB)
Title: Multi camera and waveband imaging apparatus
Inventor: HESELTINE TOM
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2006-10-16
Abstract: There is disclosed an imaging system comprising at least first 1 and second 2 image gathering means angularly disposed relative to each other and provided with beam splitter means 5 such that both image gathering means are arranged so as to be effectively coaxial and to gather first and second substantially coincident images of a given object 3. The first image gathering means is configured to gather image information in a first waveband, and the second image gathering means is configured to gather image information in a second waveband different to the first waveband. There is further provided means for projecting 4 a predetermined pattern onto the object which pattern is detected by the second image gathering means and not by the first image gathering means. Embodiments of the present invention are particularly useful in human face recognition applications, especially in relation to identity verification where fast throughput is required, for example at airport check-in desks.
Patent GB-2432893-A (GB)
Title: Hose apparatus wear indicator
Inventor: NETO LEVEN VAMPRE
IPC: F16L57/06
Filed: 2006-11-16
Abstract: A hose 10 comprises an inner layer 20 and an outer cover layer 40, wherein at least one light reflective or light emitting wear indicator 50 is embedded within the outer cover layer 40 or is located radially outwardly of the inner layer 20. The hose 10 may also include a reinforcement layer 30. The inner and outer layers 20, 40 are preferably made from rubber or another elastomeric material. The wear indicator 50 may be a helically wound tape, a plurality of equidistant spaced ring shaped strips or a plurality of equidistant strips extending in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the hose 10. The wear indicator is readily visible (e.g. in dark conditions) when the outer cover layer 40 is worn away (figure 4).
Patent GB-2430669-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser and components thereof
Inventor: OMDOLL PAUL
IPC: B65H3/32
Filed: 2007-01-09
Abstract: An adapter for a cup dispenser that can be used to replace flexible diaphragms so as to improve wear characteristics. Each adapter is preferably interchangeable with other adapters sized to accommodate other different cup sizes and shapes. The adapter includes two or more rows of preferably offset restrictions to stage and separate cups for easy dispensing. The invention also comprises a cup dispenser incorporating such an adapter and a method of interchanging a flexible diaphragm with such an adapter.
Patent GB-2447945-A (GB)
Title: Lower garment assembly with suspender device
Inventor: HU CHIH-WEI
IPC: A41F9/00
Filed: 2007-03-29
Abstract: A lower garment assembly includes a lower garment (2) and a suspender device (3) for suspending the lower garment (2). The lower garment (2) has a plurality of attachment elements (23) provided on an inner surface of the lower garment (2). The suspender device (3) includes a waistband portion (31) adapted to fit around the waist of the user (1), at least two suspending portions (32, 33) extending downwardly and respectively from two opposite sides of the waistband portion (31), and fastening members (34) secured respectively to bottom ends of the suspending portions (32, 33). Each of the fastening members (34) is connected removably to one of the attachment elements (23). The lower garment (2) can be held in position by the suspender device (3) to prevent undesired slipping of the lower garment (2) and undesired exposure. The suspender device (3) can be configured to resemble a thong to expose the midriff of the user (1).
Patent GB-2434800-A (GB)
Title: Method for reduction of crude oil viscosity
Inventor: TAO RONGJIA
IPC: F17C1/04
Filed: 2005-12-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing the viscosity and facilitating the flow of petroleum-based fluids. The method includes the step of applying an electric field of sufficient strength and for a sufficient time to the petroleum-based fluid to cause a reduction in viscosity of the fluid.
Patent GB-2441409-A (GB)
Title: Method of registering an entity
Inventor: NICOL ANDREW IAIN
IPC: H04W76/45
Filed: 2007-08-03
Abstract: A method of registering an entity (e.g. a smart card) with the network infrastructure of a mobile communications system. A communications terminal registers itself with the system infrastructure. Once registered, the terminal exchanges messages with the network infrastructure relating to an identity to be registered, for example, a smart card that is insertable into the terminal or a user of the terminal. The terminal, once having completed the message exchange, then registers the entity with the network.
Patent GB-2440821-A (GB)
Title: Sensor and data transmission in measurement whilst drilling
Inventor: STEENWYCK DONALD H VAN
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 2007-08-07
Abstract: An apparatus for measuring whilst drilling, possibly for use in steerable drilling includes a housing 1 and motor rota 4 and motor stator 3. A bent subassembly 7 is present at the lower end of the apparatus, the subassembly 7 providing a small angular deviation between the housing unit axis and an axis defined by the bent subassembly. An output shaft 10 extends within the bent assembly 7 for driving the bit and a torsion bar or flexible shaft 6 connects the rotor 4 to the output shaft 10. A sensor and data transmission assembly 5 is located on the main housing 1 in a parallel relationship with said torsion bar or flexible shaft 6 and extends generally the same longitudinal distance along the main housing 1 as the torsion bar or flexible shaft 6. The sensor and transmission assembly 5 can be an electric field communication type for short range data communication in a borehole.