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Patent GB-2404616-A (GB)
Title: Vegetation pruning device
Inventor: BARKER DAVID
IPC: B27B17/08
Filed: 2004-07-13
Abstract: A vegetation pruning device 2 comprises a pair of arms 4, 6 adapted to pivot relative to each other about an axis to adjust the angle between them, and at least one handle portion 14, 16 adapted to be gripped by a user. The device also includes a motor having a rotary output drive (34, fig 6), and an endless flexible cutting element 8 mounted to a first arm. The arms are adapted to be gripped by a user at a pair of handle portions located further from the axis than the part of the cutting element located furthest from the axis.
Patent GB-2419802-A (GB)
Title: Toe socks
Inventor: WOOLLEY STEPHANIE
IPC: A41B11/00
Filed: 2004-11-09
Abstract: A half sock which covers the toes to provide comfort under footwear. Preferably the socks are unseen when worn with mules or sling back shoes. The socks may have an adjustable clear plastic strap with a clasp and may be made from a combination of cotton, plastic and elasticated materials. The socks provide comfort without spoiling the visual appearance of the footwear.
Patent GB-2405738-A (GB)
Title: Gaming device having an incrementing award bonus scheme
Inventor: SWIFT BRIAN D
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2003-06-19
Abstract: This PCT Application to be published without Abstract.
Patent GB-2417919-A (GB)
Title: Surgical forceps with blade and blade holder
Inventor: LIN YEN-YUE
IPC: A61B17/30
Filed: 2005-01-28
Abstract: A pair of surgical forceps 4 comprises a blade holder 42 protruding from the forceps, and a blade 5 secured to the holder, to cut off the end of a suture by reversing the forceps. Preferably, the cutting portion of the blade is located in a slot 53 between two outwardly extending ears 51, 52. The blade holder may be releasably secured to the forceps by a screw (14, fig 5) provided on the side of the holder (see figs 5 and 6).
Patent GB-2410484-A (GB)
Title: Brake apparatus for winch
Inventor: HUANG SHIH-JYI
IPC: B66D1/14
Filed: 2005-03-29
Abstract: A winch includes a brake apparatus (1), a cable pulley (2), and a motor (3). The brake apparatus is secured in a housing (10) and includes a ratchet shaft (11), a ratchet braking disk (12), a drive disk (13), and a catch plate (14). Thus, when the motor stops operating due to a malfunction, the linings (124) of the ratchet braking disk is clamped between the brake disk of the ratchet shaft and the drive disk to provide a braking effect exactly. In addition, the linings of the ratchet braking disk between the brake disk (111) of the ratchet shaft and the drive disk can be used during a long-term utilization so as to enhance the lifetime of the linings without having to replace the linings frequently. To provide the adjustment for wear, the drive disk (13) has a series of spaced apertures (133) into which pegs (134) can be removably positioned to co-operate with catch plate (14) and thereby limit movement.
Patent GB-2427777-A (GB)
Title: Object detection using pairs of point features
Inventor: TAYLOR RICHARD IAN
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2005-04-02
Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, image data defining input images of objects is processed to indicate the position, rotation and scale of detected objects within the images. Processing is carried out to apply a series of test stages to every possible location in the image, mediated by a supplied process mask. Each stage itself consists of a number of feature tests which are based on pairs of point features projected onto the image.
Patent GB-2424946-A (GB)
Title: A detection system for substance binding using up-converting fluorescent probes
Inventor: VIELSACK CLAUS
IPC: G01N33/58
Filed: 2005-04-05
Abstract: A detection system for the detection of a plurality of substances comprising a plurality of detection probes each having an up-conversion fluorescing core of dimensions of less than 200 nm linked to an affinity moiety bonding one of the plurality of substances. The fluorescing core may have a silica shell and be made from a doped yttrium fluoride or another rare earth element. Other bonding moieties may be attached and be attached to a surface or bead. Methods of detecting substances are also claimed. The method may require a photodetector having an acoustic optical transfer filter.
Patent GB-2412134-A (GB)
Title: Drilling with casing
Inventor: CHEN CHEN-KANG D
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 2003-12-10
Abstract: A borehole may be drilled utilizing the bottom hole assembly (10,50) with a downhole motor (14), which may offset at a selected bend angle. The motor housing is preferably run slick, and a gauge section (36) secured to the pilot bit (18) has a uniform diameter bearing surface along an axial length of at least 60 % of the pilot bit diameter. The bit or reamer (16) has a bit face defining the cutting diameter of the drilled hole. The axial spacing between the bend and the bit face is controlled to less than fifteen times the bit diameter. The downhole motor, pilot bit and bit may be retrieved from the well while leaving the casing string in the well.
Patent GB-2444760-A (GB)
Title: Self-watering planter
Inventor: MCKENZIE DAVID LAWRENCE
IPC: A01G9/24
Filed: 2005-06-09
Abstract: A container comprises an enclosure containing sand to grow plants and water and in which a humid environment is produced due to temperature fluctuations. Preferably water is contained in a reservoir beneath the sand which can act as a filter, the water rising as moisture and gathering on an upper surface of the enclosure before falling back onto the sand surface. Advantageously the enclosure comprises a surface made of plastic or any type of rigid material such as glass and further comprises an adjustable ceiling, retained by metal or plastic grids.
Patent GB-2430949-A (GB)
Title: Under-reamer with pivoting and sliding arms
Inventor: CARTWRIGHT ALEX
IPC: E21B10/32
Filed: 2005-10-10
Abstract: Piling device for forming an under-ream has two arms, each comprising at least two sections 1, 2 pivotally connected together in series. Each arm is pivotally mounted to upper and lower supports, such that each arm is drivable between a retracted and an extended position. By pivotally mounting the arms at both ends, the arms are linked so that they extend outwardly in their middles when extended. The pivotal connection of the sections 1, 2 is effected by means of a sliding arrangement 3, 4, whereby as the sections are extended outwards the end of the bottom section 2 can slide down over the top section 1. The sliding arrangement may comprise a pin 3 on the lower section moving in a slot 4 of the upper section. The lower sections 2 are driven by lever arms 5 to extend the arms outwardly.
Patent GB-2422725-A (GB)
Title: Mounting an IC socket securely on a substrate
Inventor: MALONE CHRISTOPHER GREGORY
IPC: H01R12/71
Filed: 2006-01-11
Abstract: A socket 202 carrying an integrated circuit 208 under a heat sink 204 is mounted on a circuit substrate 206 and secured by an attachment elements 212. These elements hold the socket to the substrate with a compressive load isolated from the heat sink, thus protecting the connection between socket and substrate from disruption caused by the weight of the heat sink. A ball grid array (BGA) socket may be used. The integrated circuit may be a field replaceable unit.
Patent GB-2435152-A (GB)
Title: Mobile communications systems
Inventor: CHIN CHEN HO
IPC: H04W60/06
Filed: 2006-02-08
Abstract: A number of methodologies for avoiding the deletion of the mobility management (MM) context used in the interworking of second and third generation mobile communications technologies are disclosed. The first methodology is characterised by the mobile station initiating a Location Updating Request after detecting that the packet switched domain is barred or unavailable. Preferably the Location Updating Request breaks the Gs association and control of the mobility management context is returned to the Mobile Switching Centre (MSC). Another method has the LAU periodic timer of the mobile terminal continuing to run during a circuit switched call session. Preferably the LAU periodic timer started when the packet switched network was bared. In a further method, when the "mobile reachable" timer (RAU timer) expires during the time packet switched domain is barred, a message not to delete the MM context is sent from one network element to another. The message may take the form of a BSSAP+ message sent over the Gs interface between a SGSN and a MSC, the MSC regaining control of the MM context. A fourth method has the LAU periodic timer of the mobile terminal being suspended when a mobility management transaction starts and may resume running when the transaction ends. In another method the mobile station initiates a Location Updating Request after a mobility management transaction.
Patent GB-2435482-A (GB)
Title: Rain noise reduction for foil building components
Inventor: TEMME DIRK
IPC: E04C2/52
Filed: 2006-02-27
Abstract: This invention relates to building components manufactured from flexible foil membranes. The invention provides a building component 1 comprising an outer layer 4 of plastics foil supported by a frame 5; and a water permeable sheet 6 supported by said frame 5 and defining a space between the outer layer 4 and said water permeable sheet 6; wherein the water permeable sheet 6 is penetrable by liquid and is arranged to retain liquid in said space between the water permeable sheet 6 and said outer layer 4. Preferably the building component is an inflatable structure 1 further comprising an inner layer of plastics foil supported by the frame in which the inner and outer layer define an inflatable space therebetween.
Patent GB-2435814-A (GB)
Title: Hanging device for fence posts
IPC: A47G7/04
Filed: 2006-03-09
Abstract: A hanging device is formed from two separate metal strips 1,2. A first member has its two ends curved to enable them to fit around the rear of a fence post with the middle part forming a loop that extends away from the front of the post. The second member has one end with a bend 3 to support an article to be hung while the other end has a form to enable it to frictionally engage the front of a fence post when it is placed within the loop of the first member. The weight of an article suspended from the bend 3 acts to ensure that the device grips the fence post against movement. The hanging device requires no additional tools or skills to attach it to a post.
Patent GB-2424325-A (GB)
Title: Tuning phase locked loops
Inventor: GALLOWAY BRIAN JEFFREY
IPC: H03L7/099
Filed: 2006-03-17
Abstract: In a linear PLL 100 including a VCO with first 110 and second 112 tuning elements, the first tuning element 110 is adjusted in proportion to the phase error between an input signal and a VCO signal and the second tuning element 112 is adjusted by an integral function Vti of the phase error. By configuring the VCO with separate tuning elements that are separately adjusted in proportion to the phase error and by an integral function of the phase error, the 3dB bandwidth frequency of the linear PLL depends primarily on the phase detector gain and the VCO gain that is contributed from the proportional adjustment. A linear PLL with separate proportional and integral tuning elements can be designed to exhibit a relatively constant gain over a relatively large frequency range.
Patent GB-2442267-A (GB)
Title: Resuscitation apparatus with push-fit connections
Inventor: BYRNE DAVID JOHN
IPC: A61M16/00
Filed: 2006-04-10
Abstract: Breathing and/or resuscitation apparatus as described in earlier specification GB 2381459 comprises air bag gas supply means 7, gas delivery means comprising a mask 8, and a nebuliser 3 connected between the supply means 7 and delivery means 8, the apparatus being now adapted to be configured (e.g. by means of markings 10 on a catheter mount tube 1 and a nebuliser 2 respectively, to be collocated) for the mask 8 to face substantially sideways and/or upwards in use. The apparatus is configured by adjustment, e.g. of one or more joints, e.g. that joint 11 formed by the adjacent ends of members 1 and 2 that bear the markings 10. Tube 1 comprises in its middle portion (i.e. the whole tube 1 apart from its ends) a flexible tube concertina section 12 connected between the supply means 7 and delivery means 8, being thus connected between the nebuliser 3 and delivery means 8. The parts of configuration-altering joint means 11 can be loosened or separated and then relatively rotated and then re-joined. Similarly, there may be one rotary push-fit joint 13 between the supply means 7 and the nebuliser 3, one rotary push-fit joint 11 between the nebuliser 3 and the flexible tube 1, and one rotary push-fit joint 14 between the flexible tube 1 and the delivery means 8. The apparatus can be supplied as a kit of parts, and extends to a method of nebulising and administering a drug, using the apparatus with the mask 8 facing sideways and/or upwards.
Patent GB-2425864-A (GB)
Title: System and method for compressing system tracking data
Inventor: TURICCHI THOMAS E JR
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2006-04-11
Abstract: A method of strong data representative of system measurement parameters comprises the steps of measuring each parameter on a successive time basis (Fig 1a) and storing said value together with a number indicating the number of consecutive times the data is repeated (Fig 1b). In a further embodiment the data may be compressed using run length encoding. The data may also be quantised before being encoded. This may be applied specifically to values that are not directly measurable as integer quantities such as CPU percentage usage (Fig 2a, b and 3). The system may further comprise a means for analysing said stored data.
Patent GB-2426272-A (GB)
Title: Method for enhancing the retention efficiency of treatment chemicals in subterranean formations
Inventor: PRUKOP GABRIEL
IPC: C09K8/80
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A Method for retaining a treatment chemical in a subterranean formation containing hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method includes first preparing an emulsion. The emulsion contains an oil continuous phase and first and second aqueous phases. The first aqueous phase includes a treatment chemical, such as a scale inhibitor. The second aqueous phase comprises a retention enhancing chemical which is to be reacted with the treatment chemical in the subterranean formation. Preferably, the first and second aqueous phases remain generally separately dispersed and stable within the oil continuous phase prior to being introduced into the subterranean formation. The emulsion is then placed down a well bore and into the subterranean formation. The first and second aqueous phases then interact with one another in the subterranean formation such that the treatment chemical and the retention enhancing chemical react with one another resulting in the treatment chemical being retained in the subterranean formation at a greater efficiency than had the second aqueous phase, including the retention enhancing chemical, not been used.
Patent GB-2426303-A (GB)
Title: Transmission selector mechanism
Inventor: SEED JONATHAN
IPC: F16H3/093
Filed: 2005-04-06
Abstract: A transmission selector mechanism for controlling a gearbox which provides forward/reverse direction and high/low ratios using two coupling members (6', 53:7', 54) each axially slideable in both directions either side of the a respective neutral position to couple a selected one of a pair of gears (10, 12:11, 13) to an associated shaft (4, 5). The mechanism includes a driver operated forward/reverse selector member (50) and a driver operated high/low ratio selector member (52). The forward/reverse selector member (50) moves a first selector formation (64, 64b) which is engageable with a first coupling formation means (66) on a first cam (61) which moves one of the coupling members (7', 54). The high/low selector member (52) moving a second selector formation (63, 63b, 63c) which is engageable with a second coupling formation means (65) on a second cam (58) which moves the other coupling member (6', 53). One of the selector formations (63, 63b, 63c) engages both coupling formation means (65, 66) for simultaneous movement of both couplers (6', 7') when selecting certain direction/ratio changes.
Patent GB-2431419-A (GB)
Title: Jacking frame with a wellhead centralizer
Inventor: PATTON BARTLEY J
IPC: E21B19/08
Filed: 2006-10-05
Abstract: A jacking frame for an oil well offshore platform is provided that includes a support structure (11, fig 1); a coiled tubing injector (12, fig 1) supported by the support structure (11, fig 1) and having a longitudinal axis; and a centralizer 22 attached to the support structure (11, fig 1), which moves a wellhead of the platform into alignment with the longitudinal axis of the coiled tubing injector (12, fig 1). The centralizer 22 can comprise a pair of hydraulic arms 24, 26 which are moveable into contact with a wellhead riser 18.
Patent GB-2437103-A (GB)
Title: A mobile wireless device with priority resolution for communication sessions with management and application servers
Inventor: MATSUI KAZUKI
IPC: H04W28/02
Filed: 2006-10-13
Abstract: A mobile wireless device 1 has a management data communication interface 2 which communicates management data regularly with a management server 8. Management data may include operation logs or push content that mobile terminal 1 receives displays or stores. Additionally, an application data communication interface 3 communicates application data with an application server 90 on a demand basis. A data collision detector 4 detects a collision between communication sessions of management data and application data, for example by monitoring delays and errors of application data being transmitted. If a collision is detected, a priority resolver 5 determines whether to prioritize communication of application data over management data. A management data suppressor 6 suspends the management data communication session over interface 2 when the priority resolver 5 has determined that application data should be prioritized over management data. Thus mobile terminal 1 communicates management data in a more efficient way.
Patent GB-2443616-A (GB)
Title: Contoured net rear windscreen for a convertible vehicle
Inventor: TURNER OLIVER
IPC: B60J7/22
Filed: 2006-11-07
Abstract: A removable rear windscreen 1 for a convertible vehicle consists of a pliable net 2 which has a three-dimensional contoured shape to enable it to fit around the contours of the rear bulkhead of the vehicle, thereby permitting greater front seat travel than is possible with a flat panel windscreen. The net 2 is stretched across a frame comprising an upper and lower arm 3, 4 the arms being pivotally connected to one another by an over-centre hinge arrangement 10, 11. This permits folding of the windscreen 1 for storage and has the added advantage of permitting the net tension to hold the arms 3, 4 apart when in the open, deployed position.
Patent GB-2430127-A (GB)
Title: Method of delivery direct proof private keys to devices using an on-line service
Inventor: SUTTON JAMES II
IPC: H04L9/30
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: Delivering a Direct Proof private key to a device installed in a client computer system in the field may be accomplished in a secure manner without requiring significant non-volatile storage in the device. A unique pseudo-random value is generated and stored in the device at manufacturing time. The pseudorandom value is used to generate a symmetric key for encrypting a data structure holding a Direct Proof private key and a private key digest associated with the device. The resulting encrypted data structure is stored on a protected on-liner server accessible by the client computer system. When the device is initialized on the client computer system, the system checks if a localized encrypted data structure is present in the system. If not, the system obtains the associated encrypted data structure from the protected on-line server using a secure protocol. The device decrypts the encrypted data structure using a symmetric key regenerated from its stored pseudo-random value to obtain the Direct Proof private key. If the private key is valid, it may be used for subsequent authentication processing by the device in the client computer system.
Patent GB-2450858-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat mounting with docking unit to receive leg on video display
Inventor: BRIGNULL IAN
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 2007-04-16
Abstract: Assembly 100 for mounting a video display monitor 21 to a vehicle seat back 113 comprises: mounting 112 that is fixed in use to the vehicle seat structure; a docking unit (100a, Figure 15A), the mounting being integral with or carrying the docking unit; and a docking leg 20 mounted in use to a video display 21, the docking unit being adapted to receive the docking leg and having coupling means to releasably hold the docking leg. The assembly is intended not to mount on a headrest but rather on a hard, fixed member of the seat back such as a horizontal top rail or plate. The docking part may have a resiliently biased latch member (101, Figure 16B) engaging a recess or aperture (20b) on the docking leg; pivoted latch may have a push button surface (105, Figure 15b). A spring and arm ejector (107, 108: Figure 15b) may partial eject display leg upon release of the latch. The monitor leg may have electrical contacts.
Patent GB-2449901-A (GB)
Title: Auger with cutting teeth
Inventor: SHELTON DAVID BRIAN
IPC: E02F5/02
Filed: 2007-06-07
Abstract: An auger adapted for cutting trenches in soil, comprises a central shaft 7, a plurality of flights 18, 19 mounted to the shaft so as to define an auger spiral having a longitudinal axis, and at least one cutting tooth 18 fixed to each flight so as to extend radially outwardly of the respective flight relative to the longitudinal axis, whereby to cut a trench in the soil as the auger is rotated about its axis and is moved laterally relative to its longitudinal axis. The teeth may be tungsten carbide. In the first group of flights, the first flight 191 terminates in cutting edges 21 and the second and third flights 192, 193 are provided with more aggressive teeth than those in a second group located on the other side of a support bearing 14 for the auger. The flight segments may be removable from the shaft of the auger.
Patent GB-2437696-A (GB)
Title: Current control apparatus and current offset correction method thereof
Inventor: WATANABE JUNICHI
IPC: H02P23/07
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A current control apparatus and a current offset correction method thereof that can always detect, in a motor conduction state, the offset value of a current detection system, which is superimposed on a current detection value, to correct the current detection value, thereby providing a highly precise current detection. A carrier mountain and valley determining part (10) is provided which determines the mountain and valley of a carrier; detects, as a current detection value, an A/D conversion value for the falling of the mountain of the carrier; also detects, as an offset value, an A/D conversion value for the rising of the valley of the carrier if a modulation wave command is larger than a comparison reference value that can be calculated by use of calculation formula; and calculates, based on the current detection value and the offset value, a corrected current detection value.