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Patent GB-2402316-A (GB)
Title: Bed for pets
Inventor: BEDINGTON GUY WILLOUGHBY
IPC: A47C17/64
Filed: 2003-03-21
Abstract: A bed (1) for pets which is reconfigurable between an extended configuration and a compact storage configuration. In the extended configuration, a substantially horizontally extending sheet (2) of material is supported spaced apart from the ground by a plurality of substantially rigid support members (21-34) so that a pet may be supported on the sheet (2).
Patent GB-2404584-A (GB)
Title: A curling iron having an improved actuating mechanism
Inventor: CARLUCCI VITO JAMES
IPC: A45D1/16
Filed: 2003-05-19
Abstract: A curling iron (5) having an improved actuating mechanism. The curling iron (5) has a handle (30) connected to a hair-winding portion (90) with a hair-retaining clip (60). The handle (30) has a flexible sleeve (32) with a number of raised ribs (34). In the interior of the handle (30) is a clip actuating member (48) being connected to an intermediate member (46) about a pivot pin (42). A hair-retaining clip (60) is connected to the intermediate member (46). A force is applied through the sleeve (32) to deflect clip-actuating member (48). The clip-actuating member (48) raises the hair-retaining clip (60) from a closed position to an open position with a minimum amount of force for an increased ease of operation and more productive hair curling.
Patent GB-2421163-A (GB)
Title: A fishing rod rest for supporting a rod only by the butt end of the handle
Inventor: WOOTTON TONY
IPC: A01K97/10
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A fishing rod butt rest 1 consists of a channel shaped support with a closed barrel section which engages the extreme butt end of the handle of the rod 4. The rest, which is plastic moulded, may have a threaded metal insert 2 which allows the rest to be mounted on a conventional bank stick or ground engaging spike 3. The rest may also be fitted with an adjustable swivel clamp which allows the rest to be affixed to any suitable structure such as a tackle box. The rest may also be fitted with a snap-fit arrangement for attachment to a ground engaging spike.
Patent GB-2409932-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming gate structures for semiconductor devices
Inventor: KU VICTOR
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2004-12-21
Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a gate structure for a semiconductor device in which the gate structure has an inner spacer. A replacement-gate process is used in which material is removed in a gate region to expose a portion of the substrate; a gate dielectric is formed on the exposed portion of the substrate; and an inner spacer layer is formed overlying the gate dielectric and the dielectric material. A silicon layer is then formed which overlies the inner spacer layer. The structure is then planarized so that portions of the silicon layer and inner spacer layer remain in the gate region. A silicide gate structure is then formed from the silicon; the silicide gate structure is separated from dielectric material surrounding the gate by the inner spacer layer. The semiconductor device may include a first gate region and a second gate region with an interface therebetween, with the inner spacer layer covering the interface. When the device has two gate regions, the process may be used in both gate regions, so as to produce separate silicide structures, with an inner spacer separating the two structures.
Patent GB-2422184-A (GB)
Title: Actual or virtual dial on a vehicle steering wheel for display indicator movement and selection
Inventor: SHAW-SMITH MARK
IPC: B60K37/06
Filed: 2005-01-11
Abstract: A control device 3 for a display of a vehicle comprises a complete or partial (fig 5) dial 5 for actual or virtual rotation to move an indicator on the display, and a selection button 7. The control device 3 is on a steering wheel 1, and in embodiments it is located centrally on the wheel rotation axis (fig 1), on the rear of the wheel (fig 3), on a central region (fig 6), combined with a manufacturers badge (fig 7), or 2 devices may be present (figs 2 and 3). The device 3 can have direction or function buttons (9, fig 4). The display may be on a dashboard or a 'head-up' display, and the device can be connected to the display by wires, cables, optic fibres, microwave, radio or infra red means. In an embodiment rotational movement of a user's finger on an electronic input pad is detected.
Patent GB-2427485-A (GB)
Title: A method for controlling the automatic stopping and starting of an engine
Inventor: PETRIDIS THEMI
IPC: F02N11/08
Filed: 2005-06-20
Abstract: A method for controlling the operation of an engine connected to a manual transmission is disclosed in which the engine is automatically stopped 600 and started 900 based upon one of several predetermined conditions 500 each of which includes one or more driver controlled motor vehicle variables such as the state of a transmission, the position of a clutch pedal, the position of a brake pedal and the position of an accelerator pedal. The engine may not be switched into one of the stopped states unless at least one driver controlled variable has been determined to exist for a predetermined time. The engine may be switched from each of the stopped states to an engine restarted state if at least one predetermined engine start condition 800 related to the respective stopped state is determined to exist.
Patent GB-2412810-A (GB)
Title: Reducing inaccuracies caused by colour matrix transformation operations in dark areas of an image
Inventor: YOUNGERS KEVIN J
IPC: H04N9/64
Filed: 2005-07-07
Abstract: The invention provides method and apparatus for reducing inaccuracies in colour matrix transformations on image pixel colour components in dark areas of an image. First and second matrices are defined and a first matrix is applied to the colour components if any of the colour components is greater than a threshold and a second matrix is applied to the colour components when the components are less than the threshold. More than one threshold may be utilised with interpolation between the two different matrices being applied in a transition region between the two thresholds and different thresholds may also be determined for each colour component. Embodiments are described wherein pixel colour component matrix transformation is performed only if the pixel is determined not to be in a dark area of the image, this being determined on the basis of comparison of the colour component with a threshold.
Patent GB-2416317-A (GB)
Title: Battery powered machine tool
Inventor: HIRSCHBURGER WOLFGANG
IPC: B24B23/03
Filed: 2005-07-15
Abstract: A battery powered hand machine tool comprises a housing 12 which forms a handle 111. An on/off button 16 is located on a first face of the housing 12 and lies approximately in the middle of an elongate recess 18 which extends from the first face to a second face of the housing 12. Lamps which indicate the charge state of the battery are located in the recess 18 at its end on the second face. The lamps may be two green and a red LED which lie under a transparent cover 22. The tool may be an orbital sander with a delta shaped sanding platen.
Patent GB-2417174-A (GB)
Title: Communication service unit and connection sequence executing method
Inventor: MATSUDA YUKINARI
IPC: H04N7/14
Filed: 2004-02-19
Abstract: Communication can be performed without any awareness of communication between multimedia terminals having different communication procedures. In order to communicate with a terminal (3), a terminal (2) enters a communication procedure required for establishing communication path to a communication service unit (1). When a communication protocol convening part (7) receives a communication commencement request from the terminal (2), it identifies the transmitting terminal by means of an identification number existing in the communication commencement request for identifying the terminal (2), and transmits an inquiry of the transmitting terminal to a terminal information management part (9). The terminal information management part (9) retrieves, based on the terminal information request, terminal information about the transmitting terminal, and transmits the retrieved terminal information to the communication protocol converting part (7). When receiving the transmitting-terminal information of the terminal (2), the communication protocol converting part (7) transmits the communication commencement request to the terminal (3) and subsequently executes a relay processing of communication procedure required for establishing a communication path.
Patent GB-2430039-A (GB)
Title: Product age monitoring device and method of use of the device
Inventor: THEISEN NANNA SVANE
IPC: G07C3/00
Filed: 2005-09-07
Abstract: An age monitoring device 110 (105 in figure 1) for monitoring an extent of ageing of a product (100 in figure 1) includes: <SL> <LI>(i) an instrument 117 for measuring a value of a parameter which is a property of the product; <LI>(ii) a timer 113 for recording a time of use and/or non-use of the product; and <LI>(iii) a computing processor 111 operable to receive a signal from the instrument to indicate the measured value of the measured parameter and to receive time information from the timer and to calculate a cumulative extent of notional ageing of the product using a variable rate of notional ageing which has a predetermined dependence on the value of the measured parameter. </SL> Also is described a method of operation (200 in figure 3) of the age monitoring device. As specific parameters are mentioned temperature and shock.
Patent GB-2430030-A (GB)
Title: Diagnostic markers of wound infection
Inventor: CLARK RACHAEL LOUISE
IPC: A61L15/42
Filed: 2005-09-07
Abstract: A method for the diagnosis or prognosis of wound infection comprises measuring the level of a cell surface receptor, in particular intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) or tumour necrosis factor receptor-2 (TNF-RII) in a sample of wound fluid. This method may be used to determine whether to treat a wound with anti-microbial or non-antimicrobial wound dressings. Devices, such as swabs and dressings, comprising a binding partner for a cell surface receptor, preferably an antibody, are used for this method.
Patent GB-2435459-A (GB)
Title: A handle arrangement
Inventor: LLEWELLYN TIMOTHY JAMES
IPC: B65D23/10
Filed: 2006-02-24
Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a handle arrangement 1 for a bottle 8. The handle arrangement comprising a collar 2 for engaging around the neck of the bottle 8 and a handle portion 3 which is downwardly inclined relative to the plane of the neck portion 2 so that the handle portion may lie adjacent to the surface of a bottle on which it is placed. A handle arrangement in accordance with the present invention can provide a particularly aesthetically pleasing arrangement of applying branding 9 to a bottle and can also permit mechanical sorting of the handle arrangement prior to mounting on a bottle. The handle grip 4 is attached to the collar 2 by limbs 5,6, the collar may be provided with a plurality of tabs 7 for engaging the neck of a container. The handle may have a protrusion 12, to prevent an identical handle passing through aperture 11a,b. A method of assembling a container and handle are provided, including the steps of loading a plurality of handles into a hopper of a vibrating bowl sorter, sorting the handles such that they are sequentially presented to an assembly device in a known orientation, and assembling the container and handle by pushing the collar over a neck of the container.
Patent GB-2437300-A (GB)
Title: Braking system for linked hand propelled vehicles
Inventor: NASEBY DONNA
IPC: B60T1/04
Filed: 2006-04-19
Abstract: First and second vehicle units such as strollers (1) are connected together. A brake element (11) is associated with a wheel (6) of the first vehicle unit which is removed to connect the said first vehicle unit to the second vehicle unit. The brake element (11) is aligned with a wheel of the said second vehicle unit so that when the brake of first vehicle unit is engaged the said brake element (11) engages with the wheel (7) of the said second vehicle. Applying the brake of the first vehicle also engages the brake associated with the wheel of the said first vehicle which is not removed (7) in joining the first and second vehicles and therefore applying the brake of the first vehicle engages brakes on two spaced apart wheels. When the brake of the second vehicle (none of the wheels of the second vehicle are removed to join the said first and second vehicles) is applied, brake elements (15, 11) engage with wheels on both sides of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2439538-A (GB)
Title: Dispenser for sheet material with a spring-loaded lid
Inventor: BUNOZ ETIENNE VINCENT
IPC: A47K10/32
Filed: 2006-06-13
Abstract: A dispenser for sheet material comprises a container 2 with a dispensing opening 3 and a spring-loaded lid 4 for closing the dispensing opening, the lid being biased into a closed position. The dispenser may further comprise an inner container in which the sheet material is stored before being dispensed.
Patent GB-2439543-A (GB)
Title: Polyoma viral vector production cell lines and nucleic acids expressing dsRNA viral sequences
Inventor: HAAN PETRUS THEODORUS DE
IPC: C12N15/86
Filed: 2006-06-27
Abstract: Polyoma viral vector production cell lines wherein said cells comprise a heterologous nucleic acid that expresses a double stranded RNA of at least 50 base pairs and which has significant homology to an essential sequence of a vertebrate virus. Also claimed are recombinant polyoma vectors carrying antisense sequences targeting viruses and methods of producing viral vectors, such as polyoma viral vectors e.g. SV40 viral vectors, host cells, compositions comprising viral vectors and therapeutic uses thereof, and vaccines against viruses such as HIV-1, hepatitis B or C (HBV or HCV).
Patent GB-2440330-A (GB)
Title: Paint roller tray capable of storing both paint brush and roller
Inventor: HOBBS STUART
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2006-07-25
Abstract: There is provided a paint roller tray 10 having a primary pain reservoir portion 30 and a roll-off section 40 extending therefrom. The roll-off section 40 includes at least secondary well 50a, 50b, the secondary wells 50a, 50b being able to support the roll off section 40 in use. Preferably the walls which define the wells are inclined relative to their respective bases so that a plurality of such trays may be closely stacked or nested together. Additionally the roll-off section 40 may be provided with an array of pimples 60 on its upper surface. Both a paint brush and a paint roller may be utilised with the present invention with ease, with paint brushed being stored in the at least one secondary well 50a, 50b (see fig 7).
Patent GB-2431775-A (GB)
Title: Electrical switching device
Inventor: ANDREASSEN P L BERG
IPC: H01H71/24
Filed: 2006-10-18
Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical switching device having a drive (10) and a contact carrier (11), which is coupled thereto, for at least one movable contact piece (12), which contact carrier (11) is coupled to the manually operated or motor-driven drive (10), the drive being provided with a spring device (40), which can be changed over from a first stable position to a second stable position, a drive plate (18) for the contact carrier (11) being coupled to said spring device. In addition, a spring arrangement (20) is provided which is fixed in a ready-to-trip position and drives the spring device out of the switch-on position into the switch-off position, the spring arrangement (20) interacting with a latching point (31, 32), which can be unlatched by means of an electromagnetic release (38) such that, after the unlatching, the spring arrangement (20) is released and actuates the drive (10) with the spring device (40) in the direction of the switch-off position.
Patent GB-2433132-A (GB)
Title: Control of wag in a hydraulic member
Inventor: PFAFF JOSEPH LAWRENCE
IPC: E02F9/22
Filed: 2006-10-27
Abstract: A machine member, for example an arm of a digger, driven by a hydraulic actuator may oscillate, or wag, when the hydraulic actuator decelerates or stops. The degree of oscillation is a function of the machine member's ability to track a deceleration command, which ability varies with changes in the position of the machine member and the load force acting thereon. To reduce the oscillation, a command that controls operation of the hydraulic actuator is filtered using a filter function that changes with the machine member's load. The load force exerted on the hydraulic actuator which in turn can be designated by fluid pressure that results from the hydraulic actuator. Preferably, the frequency of the filter function is varied inversely with the magnitude of the actuator load force.
Patent GB-2446014-A (GB)
Title: Gravity aided locking mechanism for lid of waste bin, container
Inventor: SCOTT-HARDEN SIMON
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2007-01-26
Abstract: A waste container or bin has a movable lid and a main body Figures 1A and 1B. A gravity operated locking means may be provided to lock the lid to the main body. A section of said lock may be provided on the body of the bin and a cooperating section may be fitted on the lid of the bin Figures 1B, 4A-C. Said lock comprises a pendulum plate and a toggle plate wherein the toggle plate, in the locked position, engages with a lid pin to retain the lid, a toggle spring biases the toggle plate to the closed position. Inversion or tipping of the bin, which may be via a truck or lorry unloader causes the pendulum plate to pivot and contact the toggle plate. The mass of said pendulum plate moves the toggle plate to an unlatched position where the lid moves to an open position. A key activated lock may be provided to prevent unauthorized opening when the bin is in the in use position Figure 3A. The lock is intended for use on wheelie, industrial or dumpster type waste bins.
Patent GB-2436209-A (GB)
Title: Control logic for a distributed data storage system
Inventor: REUTER JAMES M
IPC: G06F11/08
Filed: 2007-03-01
Abstract: A distributed storage system (such as a RAID (<B>r</B>edundant <B>a</B>rray of <B>i</B>nexpensive <B>d</B>isks) or FAB (<B>f</B>ederated <B>a</B>rray of <B>b</B>ricks) system) comprises a multitude of networked components over which virtual disks [904-907] (optionally replicated as virtual-disk images [908-910]) composed of data segments [916, 920] in turn composed of data blocks, are distributed at the granularity of the segments. Storage of these segments is controlled by hierarchical control logic - each data segment is distributed according to a specific configuration. The control logic includes a top level coordinator, a virtual disk image level coordinator, a segment configuration node level coordinator, a configuration group level coordinator, and a configuration level coordinator. Each of these coordinators carry out a storage register based consistency method which is associated with its level. This consistency model can be quorum (majority) or totality (all agree) based. The data is protected against hardware failure by the use of both mirroring and erasure coding redundancy schemes.
Patent GB-2447261-A (GB)
Title: Horticultural planting container
Inventor: DOLMAN LUCY MARY
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 2007-03-05
Abstract: A horticultural planting container enabling planting into side walls of the container incorporates a plurality of slots <B>1</B> into which plants may be introduced. The slots <B>1</B> extend from a point above the base of the container and finish at the rim <B>3</B> of the container, the slot <B>1</B> having an opening at the rim <B>3.</B> The rim <B>3</B> may have one or more moveable or removable supports to prevent distortion of the container. The container may have a plurality of suspension supports <B>9</B> to enable it to be used as a hanging basket. The container may be provided with a lining material to prevent loss of planting material within the container.
Patent GB-2447646-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus that responds to the varying pressures applied to the foot of a subject during different activities
Inventor: COWLEY EMMA
IPC: A43B13/18
Filed: 2007-03-16
Abstract: An apparatus 2 that responds to the varying pressures applied to the foot of a subject during different activities, in particular walking, jogging and running, comprises a member 4 with a major surface 6 for contacting the plantar surface of the foot of the subject; and structures 10 for absorbing and reacting to various pressures in the foot whilst in use. The structures 10 preferably extend from the major surface 6 of the member 4 and may be in the form of frusto-conical units 12 extending upwards from the major surface 6 towards the foot of the user when in use, the units 12 being compressible under the action of pressure from the foot, the resistance of the units 12 to compression increasing progressively or stepwise as the unit 12 is compressed. The units 12 are preferably hollow and have an internal or external taper (see Figs 6 and 7) to provide the variable resistance to compression.
Patent GB-2440830-A (GB)
Title: Humidifier with water filter
Inventor: PAYNE SIMON ROBERT
IPC: A61M16/16
Filed: 2007-08-10
Abstract: A humidification chamber (10) for use in a breathing circuit to humidify gases before inhalation is disclosed. The humidification chamber (10) is adapted to contain a volume of liquid (20), and comprises a gas inlet port (16), a gas outlet port (16) and a fluid inlet (30) for introducing liquid into the humidification chamber (10). The fluid inlet (30) is provided with a filter member (60) including a plurality of exit apertures for enabling flow of liquid through the filter member (60). The filter member (60) also defines a collection chamber (69) that is disposed below the exit apertures, in use, such that foreign objects in the liquid that are unable to pass through the exit apertures fall under the influence of gravity into the collection chamber (69).
Patent GB-2453158-A (GB)
Title: A cleaning apparatus
Inventor: LIN MING-HSIEN
IPC: A47L13/142
Filed: 2007-09-27
Abstract: A cleaning apparatus such as a mop, comprises a main rod 1, a wringing tube 3 which is coaxially positioned over the main rod 1 and is slidable along the main rod 1 and turnable in a wringing direction, a fastening device 5 which is mounted on a lower end of the main rod 1, and a cleaning rag assembly 6. The cleaning rag assembly 6 surrounds a periphery of the main rod 1 at a lower end thereof, and has its upper end upper end held on the wringing tube 3 by a connecting ring 40, and its lower end mounted on the fastening device 5. The connecting tube 40 is preferably screwed on the end of the wringing tube 3 or alternatively may be connected to the wringing tube 3 by a type of bayonet connection wherein the connecting ring 40 includes an L-shape depression (44, fig 3) with an entry part (45, fig 3) and a blocking part (46, fig 3) and the wringing tube 3 has an insertion ring (34, fig 3) which carries a projection (39, fig 3) which can be locked in the depression (44, fig 3) of the connection ring 40. The cleaning apparatus may include a unidirectional toothed wheel so that the wringing tube 3 is turnable in one direction only and can include a guiding device 80 which may be a spring. The guiding device 80 serves to widen the diameter of the main rod 1 so that the wringing tube 3 requires a reduced number of turns for wringing the cleaning rag.