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Patent GB-2415636-A (GB)
Title: Bat or club with sound producing element
Inventor: MUNK DAVID
IPC: G10K3/00
Filed: 2004-06-29
Abstract: A club or bat, e.g. baseball bat 10, includes an internal passage within the handle 11 and/or body 12, and a shuttle body 17 arranged to move within the passage when the bat is swung. The passage may be substantially straight, and the shuttle body 17 fits closely with the passage in order that the shuttle only moves when the bat is swung. Stop means 14, 16 may be provided at the ends of the passage against which the shuttle impacts in order to produce a tactile, visual, and/or audible effect, e.g. a sound similar to the noise of the bat striking a ball. A sound may alternatively be produced using electrical means (not shown), and the bat or club may alternatively comprise a cricket bat, golf club, hockey stick or sports racket.
Patent GB-2404242-A (GB)
Title: Combined linen drying and room heating device
Inventor: BROT ROLAND
IPC: A47K10/06
Filed: 2004-07-13
Abstract: A combined linen (towel) drying and room heating device comprises a heating element 2 mounted on one or more vertical uprights 17 comprising a panel having a first heating surface (outer surface) which may be covered by the linen and a second heating surface (inner surface) which is not covered by the linen and is used to heat air. The panel may have two vertical portions of the same or different length connected by a curved upper part and is supported on transverse bars 8 so that air which passes between the two vertical portions is heated. The panel may be shaped as a cylinder (fig 2a), a truncated cylinder (fig 2b), an ellipse, a truncated ellipse (fig 2c), or shaped as a horse. The panel may have a heating body (12, fig 3) comprising an aluminium plate (14, figs 3 and 4) and heating cable 13 totally or partially embedded in a thermally conductive polymer (15). The panel may have a heated film glued to the second heating surface (fig 5) and have a wavy surface 20. The uprights 17 may be hollow and may communicate fluid with the panel that is heated by an immersion or from a central heating system (fig 9).
Patent GB-2416858-A (GB)
Title: Non-glued removable watertight lens assembly for a panoramic-view diving mask
Inventor: FENG PETER
IPC: A63B33/00
Filed: 2004-08-02
Abstract: This watertight lens assembly structure provides panoramic-viewing for a diving mask without having the lenses glued together. The lenses (3), each have at least one frontal lens (31) and at least one side lens (32) attached to, via a layer of elastic gasket medium, either one or both surfaces of the contacting edges (3111, 321) of the frontal and side lenses. A lens assembly ring presses against the frontal lens and side lens simultaneously, forcing compression against the elastic gasket medium at the contacting edges of the two lenses and securing both lenses to the mask frame. The result is a watertight seal, achieved without adhesives, at the contacting edges of the front and side lenses. The lens may define a single window and have left and right lenses, with a gasket in between (figure 6). The lens assembly ring may be made of two parts with engageable protruding tabs.
Patent GB-2418418-A (GB)
Title: Contact lens package
Inventor: ROCHE EOIN
IPC: B65D77/20
Filed: 2004-09-23
Abstract: A package 10 includes a flange 13 with a well 16 formed therein for holding a contact lens in solution. A flexible cover sheet extends over the flange 13 and is sealed about the perimeter of the well 16. The cover sheet may be easily peeled from the flange 13 by a user to access the lens held therein. First and second support structures 28, 30 are formed opposite each other and extend generally perpendicularly from the flange 13. The support structures are configured to stably support the package on a flat surface such as a table. Each support structure includes a major wall 28a a minor wall 30a lying in generally spaced, parallel planes to each other although the major and minor walls may interconnect or touch along one or more points thereof. A package assembly may comprise two such packages releasably attached to each other with the first and second support structures of each in meshing engagement. The well 16 is shaped to provide a narrowing slope along which the lens may be slid for removal. A raised surface 16b preferably surrounds the well for sealing to the cover sheet and a ledge 16c may guide the lens during removal. The cover sheet may be pressed into a hole 13b in a curved tongue portion 13a of the flange 13 and finger pressure through the hole 13b may facilitate opening of the package.
Patent GB-2408363-A (GB)
Title: Method for optimizing a stochastic model
Inventor: HU LIN-YING
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2004-11-16
Abstract: Method for forming an optimum stochastic model representative of the spatial distribution, in a heterogeneous underground zone, of physical quantities such as permeability and porosity, constrained by measured dynamic data, representative of fluid displacements in the medium, using a continuous distribution parametrization technique. The model is calibrated with the dynamic data by means of an iterative process of minimization of an objective function measuring, on each iteration, the difference between the dynamic data measured and dynamic data simulated by means of a flow simulator, obtained from a realization interpolated between a reference realization (initial or obtained at the end of the previous iteration) and another independent realization, by adjustment of a perturbation parameter, the iterative adjustment process being continued until an optimum realization of the stochastic model is obtained. The method applies in particular to Gaussian sequential simulations and, in particular, to Gaussian white noises, from which any type of stochastic models (continuous, facies or object models, etc.) can be constructed. Application: elaboration of an underground reservoir model allowing to simulate the configuration of various heterogeneities: permeability, porosity, fractures, channels, etc.
Patent GB-2408318-A (GB)
Title: Spotlight
Inventor: TANAKA TSUNEMICHI
IPC: F21Y101/00
Filed: 2003-09-08
Abstract: A novel spotlight where the position of image formation does not change even when zoom adjustment is made after focus adjustment, so that focus adjustment and zoom adjustment can be facilitated. When a drive shaft (10) is rotated by operating a zoom adjustment handle (5), a lens (4a) moves forward and backward according to an unequal pitch (P1) of a first screw section (15), and a lens (4b) moves forward and backward according to an equal pitch (P2) of a second screw section (16), so that the distances between the lenses (4a-4c) are changed and zoom adjustment is made. Focusing adjusted by a focus adjustment mechanism (b) does not change even when the distances between the lenses are changed. Therefore, focus adjustment and zoom adjustment can be made extremely simply, and the spotlight can be used particularly useful in performance space such as TV studios and theater stages.
Patent GB-2408214-A (GB)
Title: Nasal delivery devices comprising a delivery prevention mechanism
Inventor: DJUPESLAND PER GISLE
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2002-02-26
Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and a method of delivering a substance to a nasal cavity of a subject, the delivery device including: a nosepiece 10 for fitting to a nostril of a subject; a substance supply unit 22 for supplying a substance for delivery through the nosepiece 10; and a delivery prevention mechanism 30 for preventing delivery of a substance through the nosepiece until the nosepiece 10 is properly fitted to the nostril of the subject. Preferably, the nasal delivery device comprises vents (78), a mouthpiece 26 and a dosing unit 22. In another aspect, a nasal delivery device comprising a nosepiece 10, a substance supply unit 22 and a trigger mechanism 30. In yet another aspect, a nasal delivery device comprising an expandable nosepiece (240).
Patent GB-2410797-A (GB)
Title: A connection device for use with multi-well plates
Inventor: DAVIDSON MITCHELL STUART
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2002-07-30
Abstract: A connection device (30) for an apparatus for determining the content or measuring the quantity of constituents of a plurality of samples, comprises a gasket formed from a resilient material, the gasket having an upper (34) and lower face (33), a plurality of pegs (32) formed on and extending from the upper face and a plurality of pegs (31) formed on and extending from the lower face in locations opposite the pegs of the upper face, wherein a conduit is formed through each peg of the upper face through the gasket and through the peg of the lower face to provide a fluid passage. The resilient material may be rubber and the pegs may be cylindrical. The connection device is especially for use in connecting the wells of a microtitre plate (20) to the wells of a deep well plate (10).
Patent GB-2415867-A (GB)
Title: Mobile unit information sharing system
Inventor: NONOYAMA YASUMASA
IPC: H04B7/26
Filed: 2005-03-30
Abstract: A mobile unit information sharing system with which it is possible by wireless communications and without providing a communications control station to share not only voice data but also position information of multiple mobile stations and business information such as images shot in the course of business and instructions and the like. A base station and multiple mobile stations each, by means of a time-sharing synchronous wireless modem device, acquire position information on the own station and time information via a GPS antenna and transmit the own station position information via a wireless installation using a wireless frequency common to all the stations and with timing determined, on the basis of the acquired time information, so that the own station position information does not collide with position information transmissions from other stations. Mobile stations transmit position information in time slots at periodic intervals which can be altered to accommodate high priority voice information.
Patent GB-2413801-A (GB)
Title: Phosphors containing oxides of alkaline-earth and Group-13, Group-3 or rare earth metals
Inventor: RAMACHANDRAN GOPI CHANDRAN
IPC: C09K11/08
Filed: 2005-04-28
Abstract: A phosphor has a formula selected from the group consisting of Sr4-a-zAaEuzD12O22 and Sr4-a-zAaEuzD14O25; wherein A is at least an alkaline-earth metal other than strontium; D is an element selected from the group consisting of Group-13 metals, Group-3 metals, and rare-earth metals other than europium; 0 < a < 4; 0.001 < z < 0.3; and 4-a-z > 0. The phosphor can be used in light sources and displays. In particular, A may be calcium, calcium and barium or magnesium and D may be aluminium or aluminium and lanthanum. A phosphor blend comprises the phosphor and a red light-emitting phosphor. Methods for making a phosphor comprises firing oxygen-containing materials comprising europium, at least two alkaline earth metals and at least a Group-13 metal in a reducing atmosphere at about 1000 {C to 1400 {C.
Patent GB-2415034-A (GB)
Title: Light Fitting
Inventor: CADDEN STEPHEN
IPC: F21V21/03
Filed: 2005-06-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to light fittings for use as decorative covers. The light fitting 10 of the present invention comprises a cover 14 and an attachment fixing 12, the attachment fixing 12 being adapted to attach to a light flex (104) and being provided with support means to support the cover 14, whereby the cover when in use is located between the attachment fixing 12 and a ceiling (106) from which the light flex hangs. The attachment fixing may have an aperture 20 for locating the light flex in use, the aperture being provided with a resilient abutment (38, 40) to sandwich the light flex between the abutment and the aperture edge.
Patent GB-2428550-A (GB)
Title: A pet bed
Inventor: JANNICHE LUISE
IPC: A01K1/035
Filed: 2005-07-30
Abstract: A pet bed comprising a hard hollow base 2 and a detachable wall section 3. Soft insulating bedding 4 is placed in the base and covered by a waterproof laminar sheet 2. The sheet is held in position by being held tightly between the base and wall sections. The sheet prevents the animal from gaining access to the bedding. If the laminar sheet becomes damaged it may be easily replaced. An optional cage device may fitted to the unit in order that the cat or dog may be confined.
Patent GB-2428632-A (GB)
Title: Reversible and reusable postage bag
Inventor: MEDIWAKE ANDREW
IPC: B65D27/34
Filed: 2005-08-04
Abstract: A bag having two or more flaps which can be reused by reversing it inside out. Preferably the bag is made of plastic, canvas, fabric or paper and may be available in various sizes and thicknesses. The bag may be reused by cutting off a first closure flap along a dotted line then turning it inside out and sealing it with a second closure flap. The bag may be a postage bag.
Patent GB-2429697-A (GB)
Title: Charging cradle for an electrical device
Inventor: BATTAMS RICHARD MARK
IPC: H04M1/06
Filed: 2005-09-01
Abstract: The invention provides a charging cradle for an electrical device, e.g. a mobile telephone, formed from a blank 4 or a planar pattern of pliable material, eg. plastic. The planar pattern is provided with fold lines 22-28 slits 38 and flaps 16 to facilitate to formation of a three dimensional configuration that includes a pocket for the mobile telephone and a recess for a trailing wire of a charger used therewith. The blank is provided with two sets of holes 40,42 corresponding to the holes of an electrical socket that are adapted, in use, to be arranged in overlapping relationship for receiving the pins of a plug that supports the cradle against the socket.
Patent GB-2419378-A (GB)
Title: Hook bundle storing and carrying a plurality of hooks
Inventor: MORRIS ALEC JOHN
IPC: F16B15/08
Filed: 2005-09-26
Abstract: A hook bundle (1) is provided comprising a plurality of hooks (3) releasably secured to storage means which could comprise an elongate backing strip (11) optionally provided with adhesive.
Patent GB-2433269-A (GB)
Title: Joist hanger or similar support for a timber joist or the like
Inventor: ANDREWS HAROLD JOHN
IPC: E04B1/26
Filed: 2005-12-14
Abstract: The joist hanger 11 or similar support, primarily for use with timber joists 10, roof trusses and the like, comprises a bearing portion 12 adapted, in use, to rest on a horizontal face of a supporting element or masonry wall structure, an abutment stop which extends at right angles from the bearing portion, and a pair of side portions 14,15 extending generally parallel to each other away from a seating portion 13 and which are spaced apart so as to receive an end part of the joist between them. The seating portion provides support for the end of the joist with apertures 16 being provided through the side portions to receive nails or similar fixings for positively securing the joist in position. The hanger preferably acts to prevent the end of the joist contacting the supporting element/wall and, in use, the side portions are upstanding. The bearing portion is preferably adapted to be horizontally inserted between adjacent courses of blockwork or the like of a supporting wall structure and may include holes 20 for receiving mortar and apertures 19 for nails or the like. The portions of the hanger which extend laterally beyond the side portions are preferably removable if the hanger is to be located adjacent a return wall structure. The hanger is preferably formed from a triangular blank, preferably one with a truncated apex portion which provides the bearing portion with the remainder of the blank forming the seating portion, side walls and any rear wall to the latter. A number of such hangers can preferably be cut from a strip of sheet material or metal so as to minimise the wastage of material.
Patent GB-2436178-A (GB)
Title: A scheme to alleviate signal degradation caused by digital gain control loops.
Inventor: LOMAS DAVID
IPC: H03G3/30
Filed: 2006-03-13
Abstract: In an automatic gain control system (AGC system), the effect of gain control can be seen as amplitude modulation on the signal whose amplitude is controlled. This causes the same sidebands that are commonly seen with AM modulation. Digital gain control loops may have a stable operating point that alternates between two adjacent gain settings. Digital AGC loops can introduce amplitude modulation, the level of which corresponds to the relative size of the discrete gain steps used. In the present invention, the gain control circuitry in a digital automatic gain control loop is clocked using a dithered clock signal. The clock signal is derived from a pseudo-random binary sequence (prbs) generated by a linear feedback shift register (lfsr) (14, fig.3). The system reduces the peak power of the AGC-induced AM sidebands and spreads their spectral power over a large frequency range (fig. 1). The system finds application in e.g. DAB radio receivers, for reducing AM sidebands in QPSK signals. Other applications include gain adjustment in digital cameras and audio volume controls.
Patent GB-2422651-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable vehicle gun rest
Inventor: BOOKER COLIN WILLIAM
IPC: B60R11/00
Filed: 2006-03-20
Abstract: A frame, comprising a gun rest portion, may be fitted to the window or door of a vehicle, such as a car. The arrangement comprises a main frame 1, 1a, 2 formed of two angled tubes, in to the ends of which two threaded boss elements 8 are pressed and in to which parts 3, 9 are threaded and locked by element 10. A support member comprising four boss elements 1b is also included. The arrangement provides for a gun rest that can be fully adjusted (in height, width and distance from vehicle) by manipulation of the relevant threaded portions.
Patent GB-2436511-A (GB)
Title: Coil spring actuated lawn aerator
Inventor: BOZEAT MILES ROLAND WILLIAM
IPC: A01B45/02
Filed: 2006-03-29
Abstract: A lawn aerator comprising pivoting tines 2 which are actuated by coiled torsion bar springs 1, tine holder pivots 3 being situated between the tines and the springs. The tine holder pivots are combined with cam followers 4 to form head units. The cam followers are acted upon by cams 8 attached to a rotating drive wheel 9, which movement compresses the springs and lifts the tine out of the ground. Several of the aerator units may be combined in one machine.
Patent GB-2439067-A (GB)
Title: Method of detecting overlapping sheets within a paper feed mechanism
Inventor: ADAMS GUY DE WARRENNE BRUCE
IPC: B65H7/14
Filed: 2006-06-13
Abstract: A paper feed detector for detecting when a plurality of overlapping sheets of paper occur in a transport path intended to transport paper to a first region, the paper feed detector comprising: a light source and image forming arrangement adapted to form an image having a spatially varying intensity; and an image detector; wherein an optical path from the light source to the image detector passes through the transport path, and the image detector is adapted to assess deg radation of the image to make an assessment of the number of sheets within the transport path.
Patent GB-2442001-A (GB)
Title: Nanoparticle - i-motif nucleic acid bioconjugates
Inventor: LEONARD PETER
IPC: C07H21/00
Filed: 2006-08-11
Abstract: A bioconjugate comprising a nanoparticle bound to at least one nucleic acid adapted to form an i-motif structure. The assembly of the bioconjugates can be controlled by the pH value or temperature. The nanoparticle is preferably gold. The methods provide bioconjugates for colourimetric sensors, tumour diagnosis and therapy, drug delivery and nano-array deposition.
Patent GB-2441310-A (GB)
Title: Tool holder for a turret lathe
Inventor: COOPER COLIN
IPC: B23B29/24
Filed: 2006-08-31
Abstract: The tool holder is adapted to be received in the bore of a tool support of a turret lathe. The holder includes a tubular body 4 having outer and inner surfaces, the outer surface being provided at one end with a threaded portion. The inner surface defines a cavity to receive a collet 3 which serves to hold the tool. A portion of the inner surface locates and cooperates with the received collet. A tubular collet clamping means 1 includes outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface of the clamping means engages the threaded portion of the body and cooperates with the collet when it is received in the cavity. The engagement of the clamping means with the threaded portion of the body causes pressure to be applied to the received collet, thereby causing the tool to be held to be gripped by the collet. The outer surface of the clamping means has a maximum edge-to-edge distance the same or less than the maximum edge-to-edge distance in a cross-section of the body. A tool stop element 5 is located within the cavity to engage with the body to provide a support for the tool.
Patent GB-2431580-A (GB)
Title: Deodorant composition containing polyethylene glycol humectant
Inventor: MASSARO MICHAEL
IPC: A61K8/81
Filed: 2006-09-29
Abstract: An anhydrous composition comprises: <UL ST="-"> <LI>an astringent aluminium and/or zirconium antiperspirant salt; <LI>20-90% of a carrier oil; <LI>a gellant; <LI>a polyol humectant, comprising 0.1 to 10 weight % polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of up to 820. </UL> Also disclosed is a dispenser for dispensing the product and a non-therapeutic method of inhibiting perspiration or body odour using the composition.
Patent GB-2431204-A (GB)
Title: Pump assembly
Inventor: HORLEY WAYNE
IPC: F04D13/06
Filed: 2006-10-12
Abstract: A pump assembly 100 comprises a motor 120 and a pump 110 having an inlet 127, an outlet 126 and at least one impeller. A shaft 135 is coupled to the motor 120 and adapted to rotate the impeller, wherein a thrust load from the pump 110 is transmitted to the motor 120. In one embodiment, a surface mounted pump assembly 100 comprises a centrifugal pump 110 having a plurality of impellers and an electric motor 120 adapted to drive the pump 110 such that a thrust load from the pump 110 is transmitted to the motor 120. The motor 120 may comprise angular contact bearings to support the thrust load. A mechanical seal 140 may be used to seal the shaft 135 against the atmosphere, the seal 140 comprising a thrust bearing 147 to support at least a portion of the thrust load. The pump assembly 100 may be mounted on a skid 105 at the surface of a well.
Patent GB-2428066-A (GB)
Title: Improved packer
Inventor: TELFER GEORGE
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: There is disclosed a downhole packer for use in a well bore, and in particular, a packer which can be used for downhole testing. In an embodiment of the invention, a packer tool (10) for mounting on a work string to provide a seal against a tubular (32) is disclosed, the packer tool comprising a body (12) with one or more packer elements (18) and a sleeve (14), the packer tool being set by movement of the sleeve relative to the tool body compressing the one or more packer elements, wherein the tool has a plurality of bypass channels (16) to provide a fluid path past the packer elements, the sleeve including at least owe anchoring member (22, 50), the at least one anchoring member being actuate to contact the tubular by fluid pressure from the bypass channels when the packer is set.