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Patent GB-2353014-A (GB)
Title: Electrically-powered cart
Inventor: LIU CHIEH-I
IPC: B62D51/02
Filed: 2000-08-10
Abstract: An auto-carriage has a first frame (10) and a second frame (40) pivotally connected to the first frame (10) so as that both the front wheels (24) and the rear wheels (41) of the carriage are able to maintain engagement to the ground at all times. Furthermore, a pair of unidirectional bearings are provided to distal ends of an axle (20), such that the carriage is able to change the moving direction easily. A first linkage (16) connected to a secondary linkage (161) through a universal joint enables the steering force of a user to convert to the driving force to the front wheel bracket so as to change the moving direction of the carriage.
Patent GB-2354431-A (GB)
Title: Bag
Inventor: ELLUL EDWARD EMANUEL
IPC: A45C13/10
Filed: 2000-08-22
Abstract: A pair of inwardly directed lips 2 of stiff material is provided at or near the open mouth of a bag to restrict access thereto when the bag is held in its normal carrying position and so deter pickpockets. The lips do not impede access when the bag is fully open.
Patent GB-2366578-A (GB)
Title: Cement lining a wellbore having sensors therein
Inventor: RAMOS ROGERIO TADEU
IPC: E21B47/06
Filed: 2000-09-09
Abstract: A method of cement lining a wellbore enables a fixed sensor internal of the lining to sense characteristics of the external formations surrounding the wellbore. At the region of the sensor position, means are utilised before completion of setting of the cement to create, in use, a permanent fluid pressure connection through the cement lining between the external formation and the sensor. This is achieved by using a release fluid to prevent curing, using a sonic transducer to create cracks or using a porous material from which project bristles.
Patent GB-2354567-A (GB)
Title: End plug for joining rods or tubes to other components
Inventor: BROWN THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: F16B7/06
Filed: 2000-09-20
Abstract: An end plug for attachment to an elongate rod or tube comprises a collar (10) and an elongate member (20). On end of the member (20) has external threading (21, see figure 1) to engage complementary internal threading on the collar (10). The other end of the member (20) is provided with an eye (22) for the attachment of further components. The collar (10) is fitted over the end of the rod or tube (30) and secured by means of a rivet (31). The distance between the end of the tube (30) and the eye (22) can be adjusted by rotating the member (20).
Patent GB-2356370-A (GB)
Title: Drill for drilling holes in railway track
Inventor: DREW CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: E01B31/06
Filed: 2000-11-17
Abstract: A drill for drilling rails of railways or railroads and of the kind comprising a body (1) carrying drive means (3) for a tool and feed means (5) for moving the tool between a retracted position and a forward position to facilitate a drilling operation, and a jig (6) connected to the body and provided with clamping means (10,11) adapted to be detachably secured to a rail required to be drilled thereby to support the drill in position relative to the rail for the drilling operation, is fitted with an extension device (14) to enable thicker rails to be drilled, the extension device comprising two parts (15,23) connected between the jig (6) and the drill body (1) and slidable relative to one another to adjust the position of the body relative to the jig.
Patent GB-2376689-A (GB)
Title: Sealing composition
Inventor: MAVIN GERRY
IPC: C08K3/08
Filed: 2001-02-15
Abstract: A composition for the production of a sealing element which may be softened or melted by inductive and/or capacitative heating comprises one or more thermoplastic polyolefin polymers, one or more thermoplastic olefin-vinylester copolymers and particles of one or more inductive and/or capacitative materials. For preference, the polyolefin is polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene-copropylene, polybutylene, polyhexylene or polyoctylene; the olefin-vinylester is preferably ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) whilst the inductive/capacitative material is aluminium, copper or alloys of either, magnetic oxides of iron or chromium.
Patent GB-2357408-A (GB)
Title: Codeword substitution in dependance upon run-lengths
Inventor: WALKER CHRISTOPHER PAUL HULME
IPC: H04L5/20
Filed: 1997-07-10
Abstract: There is disclosed a method and data transmission circuitry for: encoding a data signal into an encoded signal comprising successive code-words using a predetermined coding scheme; determining characteristics of the encoded signal at code-word boundaries; and selectively substituting code-words in dependence on the determined characteristics. The substitution may be inversion. The determined characteristics may be run-length, or a run of consecutive transitions, relative to a threshold valve.
Patent GB-2373563-A (GB)
Title: Child-proof safety cover for taps
Inventor: PAYNE DESMOND ROY
IPC: F16K35/02
Filed: 2001-03-23
Abstract: A child-proof safety cover (1) for a water tap comprises a fitting (28) for affixing the cover to a tap and a guard (24) extending around the fitting and which prevents manual access to the fitting when the cover is attached to a tap. The safety cover also has a coupling means (56,58) between the fitting and the guard activated by activation means (24,60) so that when the coupling means is activated a portion of the safety cover may be turned by hand to open and close the tap. When the coupling means is not activated the cover may not be used to open and close the tap. The fitting includes means (32) for affixing the fitting directly to one or more exterior surfaces of a tap head (16), which may be in the form of deformable solid foam or a chuck with at least two clamp members. The fitting and the guard are preferably inner and outer sleeves. The activation means preferably comprise complimentary splined portions (56,58) biased apart by a spring (60). The cover is preferably fitted to the conventional actuating knob/handle of the tap.
Patent GB-2361440-A (GB)
Title: Wear resistant coating for paint bell atomiser
Inventor: FIALA AARON
IPC: B05D7/24
Filed: 2001-03-30
Abstract: A coating preferably comprising silicon doped amorphous carbon is applied either to an aluminium or titanium bell cup 36 of an electrostatic paint atomiser 32. An adhesion promoter comprising sputtered chrome is applied to the titanium surface. The aluminium surface is cleaned and etched before coating.
Patent GB-2375676-A (GB)
Title: Reducing the effects of specular reflections appearing in an image
Inventor: PILU MAURIZIO
IPC: H04N1/40
Filed: 2001-05-17
Abstract: A means of combining a first image having pixels having a predetermined maximum intensity due to specular reflection with a second image representing the first image but without pixels having said maximum intensity level due to specular reflection in order to generate a combined image having pixel intensity levels lower than those in said first image. Means are provided to allow adjustment of the pixel intensity levels of selected areas in said third image to take any value between zero and said predetermined maximum level.
Patent GB-2376135-A (GB)
Title: Extendable mains power feeding system
Inventor: CHAPMAN VERONICA
IPC: H01R13/514
Filed: 2001-05-30
Abstract: A system for providing flexibly extendable mains power feeding takes the form of a base unit 1 into which individual extensions 2 can be bolted. A crossfeed connection provided by pins 8 and receptacles 11 transfers power across the system. The exposed crossfeed receptacles 11, at the end of the system, are covered by a end cap 3. The power feed to appliances is provided by receptacles 9 which are shuttered, fused, and controlled by isolating switches 5. The state of the power feed to each outlet is shown by an indicators 4. The base unit comprises an overall isolating switch 6. The system is constructed by firstly bolting an add-on extension to the base unit, and thereafter attaching additional add-ons as necessary. Such extensions are removable, and can therefore be detached and re-attached to another base unit as needs dictate.
Patent GB-2376514-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulic damper for a vehicle suspension system
Inventor: BRAGADO DOMINGUEZ GONZALO
IPC: F16F9/348
Filed: 2001-06-13
Abstract: A hydraulic damper comprises a tube substantially closed at both ends and containing fluid. A piston (42) is slidably mounted in the tube and separates the tube into a compression chamber and a rebound chamber; a piston rod (18) is attached to the piston and extends though the rebound chamber and out of one end of the tube. A compression stroke valve (64) is mounted on the rebound chamber side of the piston for controlling the flow of fluid during a compression stroke through a compression flow passage (60) which extends though the piston. A rebound stroke valve (66) is mounted in the compression chamber side of the piston for controlling the flow of fluid during a rebound stroke through a rebound flow passage (62) which extends through the piston. The rebound stroke valve comprises one or more deflectable discs (70) which cover one end of the rebound flow passage, and a wave spring (74) mounted on the piston which serves to bias the one or more deflectable discs to normally close the rebound flow passage.
Patent GB-2361339-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for voice annotation and retrieval of multimedia data
Inventor: LI HAIZHOU
IPC: G10L15/197
Filed: 1999-01-27
Abstract: A method, an apparatus, a computer program product and a system for voice annotating and retrieving digital media content are disclosed. An annotation module (420) post annotates digital media data (410), including audio, image and/or video data, with speech. A word lattice (222) can be created from speech annotation (210) dependent upon acoustic and/or linguistic knowledge. An indexing module (430) then indexes the speech-annotated data (422). The word lattice (222) is reverse indexed (230), and content addressing (240) is applied to produce the indexed data (432, 242). A speech query (474) can be generated as input to a retrieval module (480) for retrieving a segment of the indexed digital media data (432). The speech query (474, 310) is converted into a word lattice (323), and a shortlist (344) is produced from it (322) by confidence filtering (330). The shortlist (344) is input to a lattice search engine (350) to search the indexed content (342) to obtain the search result (352).
Patent GB-2361647-A (GB)
Title: Golf ball cores formed from blends of neodymium and cobalt synthesized high molecular weight butadiene rubber
Inventor: NESBITT DENNIS R
IPC: C08L23/12
Filed: 2000-01-04
Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved polybutadiene compositions suitable for use in molded golf ball core construction. The improved polybutadiene compositions are composed of at least two certain types of polybutadiene, which has the effect of increasing the resiliency of the resulting molded cores and greatly facilitates processing of the compositions and forming the cores. Also disclosed are improved golf ball cores (20, 60), and balls (10, 50) utilizing such cores (20, 60), formed from particular ultra high Mooney viscosity polybutadiene.
Patent GB-2376816-A (GB)
Title: Construction of a voltage multiplier
Inventor: BRODSKI STANISLAV
IPC: H02M7/10
Filed: 2001-06-21
Abstract: A voltage multiplier comprises a rectifier 1, a network of series connected capacitors 2, parallel connected capacitors 3, 4, and inducive resistance 5, a stabilising capacitor 6, and a high voltage diode 7 associated with the stabilising capacitor. The charge of the series connected capacitors is accumulated in the parallel connected capacitors at each voltage peak, and are summed to charge the stabilising capacitor. The high voltage diode preserves the charge on the stabilising capacitor. The voltage multiplier is suitable for use on a 50Hz mains power supply and does not require the use of a high frequency current generator.
Patent GB-2367254-A (GB)
Title: Simulated race game with touch screen betting
Inventor: LYNCH DANIEL ANTHONY
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2001-08-02
Abstract: A gaming apparatus comprises at least one playing console 4 having a touch sensitive display screen 8 via which a player may place at least one bet upon the outcome of the race. Preferably a variety of types of bet are provided which may be placed before or during the race. Optionally the apparatus may be arranged such that a player can increase the apparent speed of a competitor by repeatedly operating an input device. The games apparatus may be connected to race outcome determining means via a telecommunications link. Preferably free forecast betting on the final outcome of the race may be provided and a plurality of players may take part at a plurality of consoles. The application also describes a gaming apparatus wherein a plurality of players may bet upon and effect the course of a simulated race via respective playing consoles and apparatus comprising at least one playing console having a display screen to focus upon one of a plurality of competitors in a simulated race.
Patent GB-2379249-A (GB)
Title: Fan assembly
Inventor: HORNG ALEX
IPC: F04D29/54
Filed: 2001-08-29
Abstract: A fan assembly includes a casing 1 coupled to a base 2 by engaging members 21. The base 2 has a support plate 23 held in an air outlet 22 by "supercharging" plates 24. A stator bobbin 31, having a fan wheel 3 rotatably attached to it, is mounted on the support plate 23. The engaging members 21 may be hooks, and the casing 1 may include recesses 14 to receive the engaging members 21. An inner wall of the base 2 may be horn-shaped and the supercharging plates 24 may be inclined in an opposite direction to blades 33 of the fan wheel 3. The casing 1 and base 2 may include aligned holes to allow them to be joined together using fasteners, and the base 2 may include legs adapted to clamp on to a heat dissipating member. An alternative assembly is shown in figure 6.
Patent GB-2380400-A (GB)
Title: Height adjustable armrest
Inventor: CHU JUNG-HUA
IPC: A47C1/03
Filed: 2001-10-03
Abstract: This invention provides an elevation mechanism for armchair armrest, comprising a T-post, a catch cylinder, an adjustment unit, a reflex plate, a U-block and a resilient spring that are fastened by screws. At the center of the T-post is a U-depression, on which are a screw hole, a cross through hole and another screw hole spaced from top to bottom. The screw holes serve to fasten screws inserting in the through hole on the adjustment unit. The vertical slot of the cross through hole accommodates the insertion of the depressed groove of the adjustment unit. The horizontal slot of the cross through hole accommodates a U-block that goes with the depressed groove. At the center of the adjustment unit is a screw hole to accommodate and fasten a screw inserting through the through hole on the reflex plate, the screw running into the bottom hook of the resilient spring and into the screw hole on the T-post, while the top hook is hooked onto the protruded block on the adjustment unit. At the top of the back of the catch cylinder are a pin insert groove and a spring sleeve, to bury the insert pin, spring and steel ball. Then the entire assembly is inserted in the protective cylinder, to become an excellent mechanism that enables free adjustment of the height of armrest.
Patent GB-2371357-A (GB)
Title: An air conditioner terminal device with air mixing control for a room
Inventor: HORTTANAINEN PEKKA
IPC: F24F11/02
Filed: 2001-11-15
Abstract: The invention concerns a supply air terminal device (10) including side plates (12) and an air guiding part (13). A heat exchanger (14) is fitted in the device below a supply air chamber (11) for supply air in between air guiding parts (13) located on both sides of the central axis (Y<SB>1</SB>) of the device. In the device, the supply air chamber (11) includes nozzle apertures (12a<SB>1</SB>, 12a<SB>2</SB> ..., 12b<SB>1</SB>, 12b<SB>2</SB> ...) to conduct fresh supply air into a side chamber (B<SB>1</SB>) and to induce a flow of circulated air (L<SB>2</SB>) from the room space through the heat exchanger 14 into the side chamber (B<SB>1</SB>). Using the heat exchanger (14) the circulated air may be either cooled or heated. The equipment includes a control device (15) for the induction ratio of the supply air flow (L<SB>1</SB>) and the circulated air flow (L<SB>2</SB>) for controlling in which ratio there is fresh air (L<SB>1</SB>) and circulated air (L<SB>2</SB>) in the combined air flow (L<SB>1</SB> + L<SB>2</SB>). Preferably the control device consists of two juxtaposed apertured plates, one fixed and the other slidable in respect to the other. The control device can be disposed in the terminal device, up/down stream, or to the side of the heat exchanger. The device (15) can also be of a pivotal damper type. A means, preferably gears (21, fig.3c) or a cam (19, fig. 2a), is used to move the said slidable plate in a linear direction. The air supply chamber (11) can be circular in cross section (26, fig. 5a) with the control device disposed within, as an apertured cylinder (27 fig.5a), slidable in respect to the nozzles.
Patent GB-2382383-A (GB)
Title: Gas turbine aerofoil having a longitudinal cooling arrangement
Inventor: DAILEY GEOFFREY MATHEW
IPC: F01D5/18
Filed: 2001-11-27
Abstract: An aerofoil blade or vane for a gas turbine engine comprising a body member with leading edge 34, trailing edge 36, an inner end for mounting the blade on a shaft and an outer tip 30. A plurality of cooling passages 68,70,76, and 78 are formed within the blade, the cooling passages comprising a plurality of inlet passages along which cooling air flows from the base towards the tip region of the blade and a plurality of return passages 72,77 and 84, along which cooling air flows from the tip towards the base region of the blade. At least some of the passages are connected by a common chamber 86 located within the tip region of the blade. A hole 66 at the tip of the blade may be provided to allow an exit for dust and debris which may be carried in the cooling air. Some of the air may be exhausted between the blade shanks to cool the rear of the aerofoil and the platforms 53, and some may exhaust at the blade surface for film cooling purposes.
Patent GB-2385021-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing by moulding and a product thereof
Inventor: GANESHMOORTHY DAVID
IPC: H01Q1/36
Filed: 2002-02-08
Abstract: An antenna sub-assembly comprises a core unit of a first plastics material and a member of a second plastics material extending around the core unit forming an antenna, the second plastics material having a higher electrical conductivity than the first plastics material. Also disclosed is a method for the manufacture of the antenna comprising the steps of locating the core unit of plastics material in a mould, injecting into the mould a second plastics material of higher electrical conductivity than the first material, so as to surround the core unit and form the antenna. A cover material may be overmoulded around the antenna to complete the sub-assembly or may be provided by other means. The antenna sub-assembly may be provided with an attachment to enable the antenna to be secured to a mobile telephone so that electromagnetic radiation may be picked up by a helical path of the antenna and passed to the mobile telephone which would make use of the signals received by the antenna sub-assembly.
Patent GB-2373706-A (GB)
Title: Pet bed
Inventor: GREENFIELD MALCOLM RICHARD
IPC: A01K1/035
Filed: 2002-03-26
Abstract: The pet bed comprises a peripheral wall 2 formed from a resilient material, the wall having a regular cross-sectional shape that diminishes in width from its upper to lower end. The wall may be formed with a section that is of a generally trapezium shape. The base of the bed may be formed by a pad 9 which may be formed integrally with, or is separable from, the wall. A reinforcing or strengthening member may be associated with the wall.
Patent GB-2373575-A (GB)
Title: Cam reference for inspection of multi-color and contour images
Inventor: GUTMAN ZEEV
IPC: G01R31/311
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: This invention discloses an electrical circuit inspection system including an optical subsystem for optically inspecting an electrical circuit and providing an inspection output identifying more than two different types of regions and an analysis subsystem for analyzing the inspection output, the analyzing including comparing the inspection output with a computer file reference identifying more than two different types of regions. A method for inspecting an electrical circuit inspection is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2393126-A (GB)
Title: Flexible face mask having a variable extending seal arrangement
Inventor: GRIFFITHS JOSEPH ANTHONY
IPC: A62B18/08
Filed: 2002-09-18
Abstract: A flexible oro-nasal/face mask 3, for use at high altitudes and under high gravitational forces, and which is mounted in to a rigid shell 4 attached to a users helmet (2, Fig 1) comprises inspiratory and expiratory valves, a flexible peripheral seal 10 which bears against the users face, extendable means 11 which press the peripheral seal of the mask automatically against the users face when the pressure of the gas inside the mask is increased and whereby a lower portion of the mask/seal arrangement 11C extends to a greater extent than an upper portion 11A, automatically pivoting the mask upwards in a direction A, so as to possibly compensate for any high gravitational effects experienced. Such motion may also be permitted by the provision of a plurality of annular inwardly directed recesses (15, Fig 5A and 15A, Fig 5B) which act as bellows. The mask may also function as described when comprises a convoluted rolling section (Figs 6A, 6B).
Patent GB-2383048-A (GB)
Title: Oxylated alcohol wax intercalated in smectite clay
Inventor: DONTULA NARASIMHARAO
IPC: G03C1/775
Filed: 2002-10-10
Abstract: An article comprises oxylated alcohol wax intercalated in smectite clay. The wax preferably comprises ethoxylated alcohol wax. The clay may be synthetic and may also be organically modified. The wax intercalated in smectite clay may be dispersed in a polyolefin polymer. The sheet may contain other layers of polymer not containing intercalated smectite, and possibly polyester layer/s. The article may comprise an imaging member. Also claimed is a method of forming an intercalated clay comprising providing smectite clay and combining the clay with ethoxylated alcohol wax and heating the mixture to above the softening point of the wax.
Patent GB-2396357-A (GB)
Title: Copper phthalocyanine sulphonamide dyestuffs with carboxy & sulpho substituted N-substituent for use in ink jet inks
Inventor: TIREL MALCOM DAVID
IPC: C09D11/00
Filed: 2002-12-21
Abstract: There are provided novel water soluble copper phthalocyanine dyestuffs of general formula <B>I</B> <EMI ID=1.1 HE=36 WI=89 LX=779 LY=826 TI=CF> <PC>or salt thereof, wherein CuPc is a copper phthalocyanine ring; X is a divalent alkylene linking group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; Y is a divalent linking group; Z is selected from a group (alkylene-NR<3>R<4>) and a group (alkylene-het) where alkylene means a straight-chain or branched alkylene linking group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted by hydroxyl, carboxyl or amino; het represents an N-containing saturated or unsaturated five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring or ring system which contains at least one nitrogen atom which may be benzannelated and may comprise further heteroatoms and may be substituted; R<1> and R<2> independently of one another are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R<3> and R<4> independently of one another represent hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or aminoalkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; a is 1-4; b and c independently of one another are 0 - 3; where the sum of a+b+c is from 3 to 4; and d is 0 or 1. There is also provided a process for the preparation of the compounds of formula <B>I</B>, and an aqueous ink, in particular for the ink-jet process, comprising the compound of formula <B>I</B>.