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Patent GB-2396798-A (GB)
Title: Mobile filing case equipped with endless track
Inventor: DEL MISSIER DANIELE
IPC: A47B63/00
Filed: 2003-12-30
Abstract: Mobile filing case unit (A) for the technical-functional furnishing of offices includes a parallelepiped container made up of at least a base (2), two lateral sides (1) and an upper locking element (3)[Fig 3]. The container is equipped along the lateral sides with guiding and sliding means (4) of at least one cantilevered removable drawer (5) on at least one side. A lower part of the container is provided at each of two opposite sides (1), at the base (11) of the respective side, with trolleys(6), each trolley having an endless tracked element (7) extending around it. At least one of the trolleys (6) is moved by means of a gear wheel (61) which is engaged by a transmission chain (9) that is driven by manual rotation of a handwheel (8) at one side of the unit. The remaining trolley can be further driven by means of connection shaft (10), which is in turn also driven by gear wheel (61).
Patent GB-2394952-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal compounds with branched or cyclic end groups
Inventor: COSQUER GUIREC YANN
IPC: C07C25/18
Filed: 2002-09-12
Abstract: The use of a mesogenic compound having a terminal end chain comprising carbon, oxygen, or sulphur, which has at least one pendent C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy or a cycloalkyl ring, arranged no more than 6 atoms from the end of the chain either decreasing the melting point, increasing the clearing point, increasing the speed of switching and/or increasing the tilt angle of a liquid crystal mixture. Examples of such compounds are of formula (I) where M is a mesogenic core group, and X and Y are terminal groups, provided that at least one group X or Y is a group of sub-formula (i) where Z<1>, Z<2>, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 R7, s, q, m and n are as defined in the specification. Novel compounds of formula (I) are also described and claimed.
Patent GB-2402801-A (GB)
Title: Bank-note authentication apparatus accommodating notes of different widths
Inventor: ITO YUKIO
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 2004-05-18
Abstract: In bank-note processing apparatus in which notes of different widths can be inserted to be transferred along a transfer path past authentication means 32 to a stacking device, there are plural of insert slots (Fig. 1) corresponding to the widths of the different notes. Each insert slot leads to respective guide grooves 6, 7 for guidance of the side edges of the note of the corresponding width along the transfer path whilst the centre portion of each note, across its width, follows the same path 8. The number of vertically-stacked guide grooves 6, 7 corresponds to the number of different widths of notes to be processed. The accurate guidance of the notes also ensures reliable functioning of the note stacker (Figs 7 to 9).
Patent GB-2402905-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for friction stir welding of high strength materials
Inventor: SUBRAMANIAN PAZHAYANNUR RAMANANATHAN
IPC: B23K20/12
Filed: 2004-05-27
Abstract: An apparatus (100) for friction stir welding comprises a weld tool (102). The weld tool comprises a tungsten-based refractory material. The tungsten-based material can be doped or can comprise a solid-solution-strengthening material like rhenium, molybdenum, tantalum and niobium. The weld tool can comprise a refractory carbide material. The tungsten-based material can be sintered, sintered and extruded, sintered and hot isostatically pressed or cast and extruded. The apparatus is useful for welding of high strength materials like nickel and titanium alloys.
Patent GB-2418131-A (GB)
Title: Making a printed garment
Inventor: GRACHVOGEL MARIA
IPC: A41H3/00
Filed: 2004-09-17
Abstract: A method of designing a garment is disclosed comprising steps of: creating in software a marker design comprising a plurality of pattern pieces from which a garment can be produced; on some of or each of the pattern pieces, by a software system, defining a respective print to be printed on each of the individual pattern pieces; integrating the patterns created with the marker design; and creating a printing description document that describes the print as it is laid out on the marker design.
Patent GB-2420845-A (GB)
Title: A coolant system for an engine featuring coolant injector nozzles
Inventor: PEGG IAN GRAHAM
IPC: F02F1/40
Filed: 2004-12-04
Abstract: A cooling system for an engine comprises a cooling circuit through which coolant is circulated by a pump 5, the coolant circuit featuring at least one coolant injector 8 comprising a hollow body 30 defining a flow passage through which coolant can flow, the hollow body 30 having a convergent nozzle portion 33 at one end to provide a jet of coolant 34 and one or more apertures 31 formed so as to permit coolant to escape 32 from the hollow body 30 in a different direction to the direction in which the coolant flows from the nozzle portion 33. The cooling system may in use cool a cylinder block 10, having at least one cylinder 11 and a cooling passage 12 encircling the cylinder 11. The cooling passage 12 may include an interbore passage 12a located between adjacent cylinders 11. There may be provided at least one coolant injector 8 aligned with a respective inter-bore cooling passage 12a. There may be a number of coolant injectors 8 located on opposite sides of the cylinder block 10. The coolant may exit the apertures 31 at substantially 90 degrees to the direction of flow from the nozzle portion 33. There may be two apertures 31 formed on opposite sides of the hollow body 30. The hollow body 30 may be cylindrical.
Patent GB-2420717-A (GB)
Title: Surgical Instrument
Inventor: MURRAY DAVID WYCLIFFE
IPC: A61F2/46
Filed: 2004-12-06
Abstract: A surgical instrument 10 comprises a base member 12 adapted to be attached to a bone, a guide 14 adjustably connected to the base member, a first marker 34 removably attached to the base member and a second marker 36 removably attached to the guide. In navigated surgery, the first and second markers 34,36 enable the position of the guide 14 to be determined relative to the position of the base member 12 and bone, to which it is attached. The guide may have a planar cutting surface 15 for guiding a blade or a circular aperture (115, Fig 3) for guiding a drill.
Patent GB-2414384-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning Implement
Inventor: SPECHT PAUL B
IPC: A47L13/16
Filed: 2004-01-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning implement (100), preferably in the form of a roller mop, that includes a mop head (102), a shaft (101), and a wringer (103). The cleaning implement further includes a connecting link (132) connected to the mop head and to the shaft or wringer. The mop head has a connecting side (121) and a cleaning side (122) thereby defining a mop axis (123), which axis is disposed at an oblique angle (124) with respect to the longitudinal axis (115) of the shaft (101). At least a portion of the connecting link (132) is disposed with the shaft. The mop head can include a scrubber attachment (104). Also disclosed is a mechanism by which the scrubber attachment connects to the head of the mop. Various embodiments of mop heads can be used. A cleaning cloth can be mounted to the mop head.
Patent GB-2413039-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for power control of HS-DSCH by adding a power offset to the transmission power of DPCH in a HSPDA communication system.
Inventor: TANOUE KATSUMI
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 2005-03-24
Abstract: A mobile communication system, which uses a plurality of channels for communication, includes: a first channel on which a mobile terminal communicates simultaneously with both a first base station and a second base station in a handover state in which the mobile terminal is in an overlapping area of a cell of the first base station and a cell of the second base station; and, a second channel on which the mobile terminal communicates with one of the first and second base stations in the handover state. The one of the first and second base stations includes a handover-state detector 22 for detecting information notified by a radio network controller regarding whether or not the mobile terminal is in the handover state, and also includes a transmission-power calculator 20 for calculating a value of downlink transmission power on the second channel on the basis of the information detected by the handover-state detector 22.
Patent GB-2415230-A (GB)
Title: Turbo-machinery blade retention plate
Inventor: BOBO MELVIN
IPC: F01D5/32
Filed: 2005-05-18
Abstract: An annular blade retention plate 44 comprises an annular web 76 extending from an annular hub 74 to an annular rim 64, the rim 64 containing a radially outwardly facing channel 60 on a radially outwardly facing surface 90. The channel 60 may have rectangular cross-section and receive a rectangular cross-section sealing ring 58. The plate web 76 may contain an axially forward channel 88 which receives a seal wire 52. The blade retention plate 44 may be part of a rotor assembly of a turbine.
Patent GB-2427045-A (GB)
Title: Converting program code with access coordination for a shared resource
Inventor: KNOWLES PAUL
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2005-06-06
Abstract: A dynamic binary translator 19 converts a subject program 17 into target code 21 on a target processor 13. For a multi-threaded subject environment, the translator 19 provides a global token 501 common to each thread 171,172, and one or more sets of local data 502, which together are employed to coordinate access to a memory 18 as a shared resource. Adjusting the global token 501 allows the local datastructures 502a,b in each thread to detect potential interference with the shared resource 18.
Patent GB-2427006-A (GB)
Title: Overload clutch with two predetermined torque levels
Inventor: HAHN NORBERT
IPC: B25F5/00
Filed: 2005-06-10
Abstract: An overload clutch (18, fig 1) comprises ramps 134 in a first clutch plate/slip washer 124 which are located in an assembled clutch (18) relative to ramps 156 in a second clutch plate/slip washer 140 in such a manner that when a rotational driving torque is applied across the clutch (18), the torque transferred via the second clutch plate/slip washer 140 only. This is achieved by ensuring that ball bearings 122 in trough 150 of the second clutch plate/slip washer 140 drivingly engage with ramps 156 of the trough 150 in the second clutch plate/slip washer 140 prior to ball bearings 122 in trough 126 of the first clutch plate/slip washer 124 being able to drivingly engage with ramps 134 in the trough 126 of the first clutch plate/slip washer 124. This ensures that in second or high predetermined torque setting, only the second clutch plate/slip washer 140 transfers torque from driving gear 16 to spindle 100, the first clutch plate/slip washer 124 playing no part in the transfer of rotational drive to the spindle 100 to the driving gear 16.
Patent GB-2413491-A (GB)
Title: Patient warming system
Inventor: DUNLOP COLIN
IPC: A61F7/02
Filed: 2003-12-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a patient warming system and in particular a patient warming blanket (2) for warming patients undergoing medical care. The patient warming blanket is particularly for use in veterinary medicine. The warming blanket includes a porous surface (4) from which warmed air can escape over the entire porous surface, evenly warming the patient.
Patent GB-2428371-A (GB)
Title: A paint brush cleaning and storage device
Inventor: SIMMONS ROBERT JULIAN
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2005-07-15
Abstract: A container for cleaning and storing used paint brushes comprises first 5 and second chambers 6, the first chamber 5 being above the second chamber 6. Between the first 5 and second 6 chambers is a narrowed passageway and the first chamber 5 includes a sealable opening 7. In use a brush 2 is placed into the container through the sealable opening 7 and a suitable solvent is then poured into the container also through the sealable opening 7. The second chamber 6 acts as a reservoir for the solvent and the brush 2 is held so that the bristles are covered with the solvent. The second chamber 6 is preferably made from a flexible material so that it can be manually manipulated to agitate the solvent around the bristles of the brush 2. The second chamber 6 may also include a plurality of openings 4 so that when it is manipulated jets of solvent impinge on the bristles of the brush 2. The container is preferably formed from a laminate material that is impermeable to the components of the solvent and it may be formed by heat welding togther two sheets of material.
Patent GB-2429098-A (GB)
Title: Intruder alarm system
Inventor: SHANSONGA TEDDY
IPC: G08B15/00
Filed: 2005-08-09
Abstract: The present invention discloses a device that uses both PIR (8) and 3D stereo imaging detection systems (6) to automatically identify the nature, position and direction of travel of a triggering source within the surveillance zone. On verification of an intrusion into the surveillance zone, measured quantities of immobilising fluid are discharged through a nozzle (10) targeted to impact directly with the triggering source. Further measured quantities of immobilising fluid are discharged targeted to impact with the triggering source whilst the source remains active within the surveillance zone.
Patent GB-2414587-A (GB)
Title: Security alarm device
Inventor: LENSHIN VITALY PETROVICH
IPC: G08B13/14
Filed: 2004-02-25
Abstract: The inventive security alarm device based on noise-like signals consists of a transmitting unit (1) which is arranged on each guarded object and comprises a serially arranged pseudorandom sequence generator (2), a noise radiosignal conditioner (3), power amplifier (4), a transmitting antenna (5), a receiving unit (6) which is arranged in a user and comprises a receiving antenna, an input filtering and matching chain (8), a bandpass amplifier (9), unit for optimal processing a noise-like signal on acoustic surface waves (10), a release device (14) and an alarm unit (15). The transmitting unit (1) and the receiving unit (6) have the same signal-carrier frequency. Said receiving unit (6) comprises N in-parallel units for optimal processing the noise-like signal on the acoustic surface waves (10), a commutator (11) having N signal inputs, N signal outputs and a control input, a control system (12) for the commutator (11) provided with two inputs and outputs one of which is connected to the control input of the commutator (11), a dual-threshold decision system (13) provided with N inputs and two outputs. Each of N signal outputs of the commutator (11) is connected to one of N inputs of the dual-threshold decision system (13) whose one output is connected to the input of the release device (14), the second output thereof being connected to one of the inputs of the control system (10) for the commutator (11). In addition, the alarm unit (15) comprises a liquid-crystal display (17). The output of the release device (14) is connected to the input of an alarm device (16) and to the second input of the control system (10) for the commutator (11), the second output thereof being connected to the output of the liquid-crystal display.
Patent GB-2415409-A (GB)
Title: Pressure control system for printing a viscous material
Inventor: PHAM-VAN-DIEP GERALD C
IPC: H05K3/12
Filed: 2004-03-29
Abstract: A printer includes a print head (12) for dispensing viscous material (16), such as solder paste (16). The print head (12) defines a chamber and includes at least one source port (13) and a dispensing slot (24). Within the chamber, a flexible membrane (21) segregates the chamber into a dispensing region (18) and an activation region (19). Viscous material (16) flows from a supply mounted to the source port (13), into the dispensing region (18) and out the slot (24). A displacement mechanism is positioned to displace the flexible membrane (21) to reduce the volume of dispensing region (18) and to thereby dispense viscous material (16) through the slot (24). The print head (12) also includes a removable envelope (28) through which the viscous material (16) flows and contacts as it passes through the envelope (28).
Patent GB-2414760-A (GB)
Title: Downhole polymer plug and liner and methods employing same
Inventor: ZHANG JANE QING
IPC: E21B29/10
Filed: 2004-04-05
Abstract: A method of sealing an inner surface of a wellbore, said method comprising the steps of: providing a member having a preselected shape with a diametrical dimension and an axial dimension, said member being constructed of a material in which stored energy may be imparted and subsequently recovered at least in pan; subjecting said member to forces causing a reduction in said diametrical dimension and an increase in said axial dimension while imparting stored energy in said member; lowering said member into the wellbore to a desired location; and subjecting said member to conditions in the wellbore at said desired location to cause at least partial release of said stored energy and allow said member to expand to sealingly engage the inner surface of the wellbore at the desired location. TH1863 FF ERM 21.
Patent GB-2419009-A (GB)
Title: An interactive computing device with a configurable user interface
Inventor: REIK MATTHIAS
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2005-10-05
Abstract: An interactive computing device or apparatus is able to support a plurality of user interface Configurations and can switch from one UI Configuration to another UI Configuration dynamically during normal operation. The supported UI Configurations are a subset of the possible permutations obtained from all the different individual hardware and software settings for the device. Software written for such devices may, therefore, be able to support multiple Configurations, and may respond to a dynamic switch in the UI Configurations by adapting its own user interface to the requirements of the new UI Configuration. The device itself may also switch UI Configurations in response to a request from a software application.
Patent GB-2430865-A (GB)
Title: Carrying case with a plurality of lockable compartments
Inventor: SHARP GRAHAM DAVID FRANCIS
IPC: A45C13/18
Filed: 2005-10-10
Abstract: A carrying case 2 for valuables comprises a body portion 4, a lid 6 lockable 8 to the body portion and a container 10 secured within the body portion and comprising a plurality of compartments 12 each having a lockable, electronically controlled 16, door 14. The electronic controller may be set up in a variety of ways including setting a one minute delay, allowing one or all the compartments to be opened at once, and may have a control panel with a keypad. The carrying case may be provided with theft prevention features such as a dye canister operable to spray the valuables with dye or an alarm and/or position indicator such as a radio frequency tag that transmits information to a remote location when activated.
Patent GB-2424719-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for using optical signal time of flight information to facilitate obstacle detection in a barrier system
Inventor: OLMSTED ROBERT J
IPC: E05F15/00
Filed: 2005-10-24
Abstract: One or more optical signals (wherein at least some of a plurality of optical signals are at different angles of travel with respect to one another and are directed towards an area comprising a movable barrier-controlled point of passage) create reflections when striking passageway boundaries as correspond to a given movable barrier. Obstacles in the pathway also give rise to reflections. By determining a time-of-flight for such reflections, one can detect a likely presence of an obstacle in such a pathway. Pursuant to one approach, such time-of-flight information can further provide information regarding a likely size of such an obstacle.
Patent GB-2424541-A (GB)
Title: Visual communication using telephone terminals and associated client computers
Inventor: TOSHIBA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
IPC: H04N7/14
Filed: 2006-03-02
Abstract: A visual communication (VC) server 1 has a call management unit 14 which detects a line connection state of telephone terminals based on an event signal received from an exchange 3 and registers the line connection state in a call information database (DB) 11, a client information DB 10 in which telephone numbers of the telephone terminals and IDs of VC clients are stored in correspondence, a client connection information DB 12 in which session states between VC clients are stored, and a client session controller 15 which, when a change in line state between the telephone terminals is detected in the call information DB 11, refers to the client information DB 10, specifies a pair of corresponding VC clients, and instructs to establish or terminate a session between the VC clients according to the change in line state.
Patent GB-2425694-A (GB)
Title: Secure communication in a dynamic provisioning system
Inventor: RAIKAR AMIT ANAND
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2006-04-13
Abstract: A method of securely communicating between a management server and a managed node associated with a dynamic provisioning system, the method comprising associating an initial authentication credential with the management server and the managed node, wherein the managed node can be provisioned by the dynamic provisioning system, generating an active authentication credential, and creating a first secure communications channel with the initial authentication credential, wherein first secure communications channel is between the management server and the managed node and wherein the first secure communications enables the communication of the active authentication credential between the managed node and the management server, and associated management server. The initial authentication credential may be installed at the time of manufacture, and the active credentials may be, e.g., encryption keys. Credentials may also be refreshed for subsequent communications.
Patent GB-2428332-A (GB)
Title: Foldable portable wireless communication device
Inventor: SUEMATSU EIJI
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2006-06-27
Abstract: A space-saving portable wireless communication device 100 having wide bandwidth, wide directivity and capable of easily receiving radio wave of a desired frequency includes: a first housing 102; a second housing 104; a rotating portion 106, e.g. a hinge, provided to rotatably couple the first housing 102 and the second housing 104: an antenna element 120 mounted on said first housing 102; a feed line 130 electrically connected to antenna element 120: a ground conductor 134 for the antenna element mounted on the second housing 104; a wireless circuit 132 mounted on the second housing 104 and connected through feed line 130 to the antenna element 120; and a holding portion 116 provided on the second housing 104 to be held by the user, for supporting the first housing 102, the second housing 104 and the rotating portion 106, the holding portion including a holding member formed by a conductor and electrically connected to the ground conductor 134.
Patent GB-2440917-A (GB)
Title: Circumferential wrench
Inventor: SHAND MARY DAILLY
IPC: B25B13/52
Filed: 2006-08-15
Abstract: The wrench 1 includes a toothed belt gripping portion 6 held at a retained end 6c against a spacer portion 5 by a locking pin or pins 4 within belt recesses 6b. The gripping portion 6 encompasses a workpiece 7, such as a filter, with the belt cogs 6a facing outwards. The free end 6d when engaged is drawn inwards by the rotation in drive direction D of a drive portion 2 within its corresponding axle bushes within end plates 3 by a known operative device within input drive recess 2b. Output drive cogs 2c interlock with the belt recesses 6b until the gripping portion 6 secures onto the workpiece until it can tighten no longer, any further torque applied being used to turn the workpiece. In order to reposition or remove the device 1 the drive portion is reversed from the drive direction D until the gripping portion releases its grip enough to be repositioned and the drive sequence repeated or the device removed.