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Patent GB-2394540-A (GB)
Title: A motor kitchen range hood with a peripheral air inlet
Inventor: YEUNG PETER
IPC: F24C15/20
Filed: 2003-08-05
Abstract: A kitchen range hood for exhausting gases comprises an outer hood body (2) within which a motor housing (5, Fig 2) is mounted. The motor housing has top, bottom and perimeter side surfaces defining a pair of substantially similar air chambers, a motor and fan being housed in each chamber. An opening in the bottom surface of the housing is aligned below each of the fans. A tray (30) is located in abutment with the housing below the opening in the bottom surface. The tray has a wall (32) and a floor (34, Fig 2) with at least one air inlet opening (36) in the wall. A bottom panel is connected to the bottom of the hood body about the tray. Air is drawn into the range hood through the air inlet in the tray wall. The range hood is also equipped with an automatic cleaning system, comprising a spray nozzle (50, Fig 2) and hose seated above the floor of the tray.
Patent GB-2404558-A (GB)
Title: Ant Barrier Platform
Inventor: WATT ANDREW JOHN
IPC: A01M29/34
Filed: 2003-08-06
Abstract: An ant barrier platform 1 capable of supporting the weight of a vehicle, the platform having a channel 3 around its perimeter which may be filled with liquid to prevent ants from reaching a vehicle resting on the barrier. The platform may have a top surface which may be flat or angled. Preferably, the platform has a hole 6 in the central area 4 surrounded by the channel to allow an object such as a cable 8 to pass through. Preferably the platform is made of a plastics material capable of withstanding the weight of a motor vehicle.
Patent GB-2392305-A (GB)
Title: An ion tunnel ion mobility spectrometer
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/04
Filed: 2002-06-21
Abstract: An IMS 4 comprises a plurality of apertured plate or ring electrodes, adjacent electrodes supplied with opposite phases of an AC or RF voltage, and with an axial DC voltage gradient applied along at least a portion of its length. Preferably the ion tunnel IMS has an upstream section (4a in figure 7a) formed of a first plurality of electrodes with a first DC voltage gradient, and a downstream section (4b) formed of a second plurality of electrodes with a second DC voltage gradient. Also disclosed is a mass spectrometer comprising an ion mobility spectrometer 4 and a mass filter 5, operated in combination to onwardly transmit ions having a first charge state in preference to ions having a second charge state. This may be achieved by varying the mass filtering characteristic of mass filter 5, i.e. by varying its mass/charge ratio cut-off, in synchronisation with the pulsing of ions into the IMS 4.
Patent GB-2390488-A (GB)
Title: Electrical devices including a switched reluctance motor
Inventor: HEMPE DAVID A
IPC: H02K9/06
Filed: 2003-02-04
Abstract: A method of assembling a power tool, a power tool, a method of assembling an electrical device (100), and an electrical device (100) includes a switched reluctance motor (10). The electrical device is preferably a hand-held power tool, however, any type of electrical device that includes a switched reluctance motor may benefit from any number of aspects of the invention. In one independent aspect, the invention provides a construction that reduces tolerance stack-up. In another independent aspect, the invention provides a self-contained electronics package that plugs into a switched reluctance motor (10) to provide control operation of the switched reluctance motor (10). In another independent aspect, the invention provides enhanced cooling that increases the efficiency of the electrical device using a switched reluctance motor (10). In another independent aspect, the invention provides an encapsulated magnet that allows for contaminant free motor control over the life of the SR motor. In another independent aspect, the invention provides an apparatus and a method for aligning magnets (M) of a magnet hub (148) with respect to the rotor poles the magnet poles represent.
Patent GB-2395220-A (GB)
Title: Extruded product for motor vehicles and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: MIYAKAWA NAOHISA
IPC: B29C48/12
Filed: 2003-10-21
Abstract: An extrusion-moulded product such as a trim, weather strip and window moulding for vehicle openings comprises of a U-shaped core material 2 made from hard synthetic resin. The core material 2 has cut portions 7, 8 of various shapes extending in the lengthwise direction. A coating body 3, of soft synthetic resin, is adhered to the core material 2. The coating body 3 has an integrally formed pushed-in portion 5 extending downwards which can be pushed into the inner peripheral surface 14 of the U shaped core 2. The pushed in portion has a plurality of holding members 6, 6 projecting outside of the pushed in portion, which, when disposed within the inner peripheral surface of the inner U-shaped core 2, are opposed to one another. A method of manufacture is disclosed whereby a synthetic resin core is extruded by a first die, cooled in a cooling tank, afterwards portions are punched out from the core. Following that a second die extrusion moulds a soft synthetic resin to form a coating body with connected pushed-in portion and a plurality of holding members on the outside of the pushed-in portion.
Patent GB-2393989-A (GB)
Title: Lining and drilling a wellbore with an expandable bit
Inventor: SIMPSON NEIL ANDREW ABERCROMBI
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2003-03-17
Abstract: A method of lining and drilling a bore (10) comprising mounting a first section of bore-lining tubing (20) on the lower end portion of a drill string (18); running the drill string and tubing into a bore having an unlined section and an existing tubing lined section; locating the first tubing section (20) in the unlined section: uncoupling the first tubing section (20) from the drill string (18); and drilling the bore beyond the first tubing section. The bore-lining tubing (20) may include an hanger section overlapping the existing tubing and may be expanded.
Patent GB-2409445-A (GB)
Title: Labelling of surgical instruments
Inventor: STAMP KEVIN
IPC: G09F3/04
Filed: 2003-12-22
Abstract: A method of labelling a surgical instrument 3 comprising the steps of: <UL ST="  $  "> <LI>providing a recess 4 in a surface of the surgical instrument; <LI>pushing a resilient disc 1 into said recess so that hoop stress in said disc retains said disc within said recess. </UL> ```The disc 1 may be colour coded and may also bear indicia, and may be made from acetal. The recess 4 may be circular with an inwardly tapered wall.
Patent GB-2402488-A (GB)
Title: MRI method and device
Inventor: GRIFFIN MARK PHILIP
IPC: G01R33/48
Filed: 2004-04-07
Abstract: A method and device of magnetic resonance imaging carry out the steps of selecting a trajectory in phase space; expressing that trajectory as a function of variables in a coordinate system suitable for driving gradient coils of an imaging system; performing variable transformation and redefinition to extract a subset of variables varying as a function of time along gradient wave forms but constant from projection to projection; calculating that subset of variables prior to imaging and storing that calculated subset of variables in a memory. By separating the variables describing the selected trajectory, in the coordinate system appropriate to the gradient coils, into variables which are constant from projection to projection and variables which change from projection to projection, the method and device allow a significant fraction of the quantities to be calculated prior to imaging. These calculated values are then stored and used for real-time calculations of parameters which must be changed during the course of the imaging process as projections are stepped through. As a result of this separation of the variables into two groups as described, it is possible to significantly reduce the wave form memory requirements to a size which allows current gradient controllers to perform the required mathematic functions online. This is especially applicable to twisted projection imaging.
Patent GB-2402941-A (GB)
Title: Polishing process for a substrate
Inventor: OSHIMA YOSHIAKI
IPC: B24B37/04
Filed: 2004-05-27
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a substrate, a polishing process for a substrate, a method of reducing microwaviness for a substrate, each including the step of polishing a substrate to be polished with a polishing composition containing an abrasive and water with a polishing pad of which surface member has an average pore size of from 1 to 35 m; and a method of reducing scratches for a substrate, comprising the step of polishing a substrate to be polished with a polishing composition comprising an abrasive, an oxidizing agent, an acid, a salt thereof, or a mixture thereof and water, with a polishing pad of which surface member has an average pore size of from 1 to 35 m. The method for manufacturing a substrate can be used for finish polishing of a memory hard disk or for polishing of a semiconductor element.
Patent GB-2414594-A (GB)
Title: A time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometer
Inventor: HOFFMAN ANDREW
IPC: G01N23/225
Filed: 2004-05-28
Abstract: A time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS) 200 comprises an ion gun 210 which fires a continuous beam of primary ions 211 at a sample 220 to generate secondary ions 221. The secondary ions 221 are then collected by a collection electrode arrangement (collection optics) 230. The secondary ions 211 pass from the collection optics 230 into a cooling electrode arrangement 240. The secondary ions 221 then enter an acceleration means 260 adapted to periodically apply an impulse to ions 221 in a direction orthogonal to the ions direction of travel. The ions 221 are thus directed towards a detector 280 via a reflectron 270. By calculating the time interval between an impulse generated by the acceleration means 260 and the arrival of ions at the detector, the charge to mass ratio and relative abundance of various ions can be determined, in turn enabling the composition of the sample 220 to be determined. Application to purity testing of semiconductor materials and devices is disclosed. Other applications include the analysis of polymers, metals, chemical samples or biological materials, and pharmaceutical absorption testing.
Patent GB-2419526-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical composition containing botulinum neurotoxin
Inventor: PICKETT ANDY
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2004-10-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a solid or liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising: <SL> <LI>(a) a botulinum toxin, and <LI>(b) a surfactant </SL> According to a particular variant of the invention, the pharmaceutical composition comprises botulinum toxin type A2 which not only has a biological activity similar to that of the other botulinum neurotoxins, but also can have the advantage of a selective action on inhibition of skeletal muscle contraction compared to other known botulinum toxins. Since botulinum toxin type A2 can have less side-effects with respect to neighbouring smooth muscles, it may be preferred over botulinum neurotoxins of other serotypes for any skeletal muscle-related therapeutic use known for botulinum toxin type A1.
Patent GB-2419647-A (GB)
Title: Quick connect coupling
Inventor: FLY RONALD GERALD
IPC: F16L37/56
Filed: 2004-10-29
Abstract: This invention relates to a connector 1 suitable for use in a fuel line. The invention provides a part for use in a quick connect coupling comprising an elongate element 2 having a housed end and a free end, the element having a radial extension 5 near the housed end and being housed in a connector end housing 6, the element being attached to said housing via a flexible portion 7, and in which said radial extensions 5 will fail/ fracture before the elongate element when a force is applied to said free end.
Patent GB-2408751-A (GB)
Title: Composite with order within granules and random orientation between granules
Inventor: GRIFFO ANTHONY
IPC: E21B10/46
Filed: 2004-11-23
Abstract: A composite comprises a plurality of granules 38 and 46 arranged together in a randomly oriented manner. Each granule 38 and 46 comprises an ordered arrangement of a first and second phases 40 and 42. The first phase is a cermet, pcd, pcbn or a mixture thereof. Within each granule 38 and 46 the two phases 40 and 42 are both continuous and at least a portion of the first phase contacts the second phase. Each granule 38 and 46 may be cylindrical, with one of the phases 42 disposed around a core 40 formed from the other phase. The first and second phases 40 and 42 may be formed from the same general type of material, and a binder phase 48 may be present between the granules 46. The material may be used to make working surfaces of drill bit cutter cone inserts. Also disclosed are granules made from a rolled stack of sheets made from alternate hard and soft phase materials (fig. 3). These granules then being arranged together in a random manner.
Patent GB-2411281-A (GB)
Title: Nanotechnology Storage Device With Each Storage Cell Representing More Than One Data Bit
Inventor: ADELMANN TODD C
IPC: G11B11/00
Filed: 2005-01-21
Abstract: A data storage device 12 is described having a storage medium comprising a plurality of storage cells 210, 212, 214, 216, 218, 220, 222, 224 which may each be programmed to one of more than two states. This allows each storage cell to represent more than one data bit. The storage device includes a probe 13, 14, which scans across the surface of the storage medium to program the storage cells by creating perturbations in each cell. The storage device may employ nanotechnology, for instance atomic force microscopy or scanning tunnelling microscopy, and the probe may be a microscopic probe. An array, or plurality, of probes may be used. In one embodiment the perturbations are pits, or dents of variable depth. The storage media 200 may be formed from layers of different materials 202, 204, 206, 208. The materials may have progressively higher melting points. The probe can then be heated to a temperature which allows it to melt though a certain number of layers to form a pit of a predetermined depth. Alternatively the layers of material may have different tensile strengths; the tensile strength of each layer being greater than the last. Pits can then be formed by applying force to the probe tip 14 sufficient to break through or deform one or more of the plurality of layers. A cell, 218, may be left with no perturbation formed in order to represent a further storage state. Once pits are formed they may be erased by heating the probe tip to melt the surrounding material so that it flows into and fills the pit. The storage cells are read by dragging the probe tip across the surface of the storage medium so that it deflects into any pits. Other types of perturbation may include creating or altering the composition of the storage media; altering the crystalline phase of the media; filling or emptying existing electronic states of the media; creating or altering domain structures or polarization states of the media; creating or altering chemical bonds in the media; employing tunnelling effects to move and remove atoms or charge to or from the medium; or storing / removing charge from a particular region. The device enables high density data storage.
Patent GB-2423747-A (GB)
Title: Sculpture apparatus and method
Inventor: CASSIDY PAUL
IPC: A63H33/00
Filed: 2005-01-25
Abstract: Apparatus for the creation of a sculpture includes a base member 12 which may resemble a human or animal skull, the skull having integral guide means including pegs protruding from the skull and holes in the outer surface of the skull for receiving further pegs 6. The dimensions of the pegs which can be inserted into the holes can be selected with reference to a set of instructions. The prefabricated pegs and inserted pegs guide the application of a modelling medium such as clay or plasticine (RTM) to create the sculpture. The apparatus also includes feature portions 40 to which modelling medium is not intended to be applied and which will be visible once the sculpture has been completed.
Patent GB-2410272-A (GB)
Title: Expandable sand screen with slidably engaged strands that move to create filtration openings
Inventor: JOHNSON CRAIG D
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2003-10-14
Abstract: An expandable sand screen 40 comprises an expandable base pipe 42 surrounded by a filter formed by a plurality of slidably engaged strands or wires 172 which move to positions that create filtration openings 180 upon expansion of the filter. Two different groups of strands 176 and 178 are connected to the base pipe at opposed connection points 174 and arc circumferentially around the base pipe and intermesh in an alternating arrangement so that their free ends slide apart from each other to create filtration openings 180. The strands may have various cross-sectional configurations, including trapezoid.
Patent GB-2414116-A (GB)
Title: Printed circuit board with integrated strain gauge
Inventor: ONG BRETT C
IPC: G01L5/00
Filed: 2005-05-11
Abstract: A PCB comprises a component footprint 25 and at least one strain gauge 20 integrated into the board in the vicinity of the footprint and including at least one electrical conductor which is accessible for resistance measurements. The component footprint may be a ball-grid array (BGA) footprint. The strain gauge may include a plurality of conductors, with each having a different directional orientation, which may be horizontal or vertical with respect to the board. The conductor may double as a signal trace for an electric component mounted to the footprint.
Patent GB-2428137-A (GB)
Title: Circuit board housing
Inventor: EVERETT KEITH
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2005-07-07
Abstract: An electronic device comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) 2 and a housing 10. The housing comprises upper and lower parts 10, 11 which are connected to each other and the PCB using interconnect means passing through the PCB. The interconnect means may comprise ridges 12, 13 and solder 3, metallic teeth (32, 33, Fig 6) or a conductive, resilient gasket (40, Fig 8). The PCB comprises high frequency tracks (15, Fig 2). The amount of free space within the housing is minimised to reduce interference. The device may be a fibre optic transceiver module.
Patent GB-2428324-A (GB)
Title: Voting pen
Inventor: YOUNG ROGER THOMAS
IPC: G06F21/83
Filed: 2005-07-11
Abstract: A digital pen has a sensor to provide an electronic representation of the pen's position on a writing surface, a memory 15 to store data gathered by the sensor and a memory lock 18,19 whereby access to the data may be restricted to a polling station manager. The pen may include a zone of weakness 27 so that the pen will break if an attempt is made to remove it by force. Different ballot papers may be printed in different colours.
Patent GB-2418044-A (GB)
Title: System and method for remotely enabling a trusted platform module (TPM) on reboot
Inventor: WANG LAN
IPC: G06F1/00
Filed: 2005-09-08
Abstract: A system and method for remotely enabling a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) comprises the steps of establishing a communication session with a user client from an administration client and remotely enabling the TPM such that it is enabled on a subsequent reboot of the user client. The administration client may notify the user via a prompt that the TPM has been enabled. Alternatively the administration client may prompt a user to accept or reject the enablement of the TPM. The administration client may instruct the BIOS of the user client to enable the TPM on subsequent boot. The user client may also indicate the ownership of the TPM to the administration client. Alternatively the user client may enable ownership of the TPM by the administration client.
Patent GB-2414242-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing an integrated monolithic aluminium structure and aluminium product machined from that structure
Inventor: KEIDEL CHRISTIAN JOACHIM
IPC: C22F1/053
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an integrated monolithic aluminum structure, comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aluminum alloy plate from an aluminium alloy with a predetermined thickness (y), (b) shaping or forming said alloy plate to obtain a predetermined shaped structure, (c) heat-treating said shaped structure, (d) machining, e.g. high velocity machining, said shaped structure in order to obtain an integrated monolithic aluminium structure.
Patent GB-2423779-A (GB)
Title: Slip with penetrating teeth and friction portions for use on an anchor in an unlined borehole
Inventor: MACLEOD IAIN MORRISON
IPC: E21B23/01
Filed: 2005-11-04
Abstract: A slips member 12a for an anchor comprises two types of wicker. A first wicker type 14a, 14b is a sharp tooth suitable for penetrating the wall of a borehole. The second type of wicker (16a-16g) is a blunt tooth intended for frictional interference with the borehole wall; the blunt teeth can also have a knurled surface to aid the interference engagement. The aim is for the sharp teeth (14a, 14b) to provide point penetration of the borehole maximising the pressure applied by the anchor while the blunt teeth (16a-16g) spread the load on the formation wall as the anchor grips. The slips are intended for use in unlined bores or bores lined with non-metallic casing.
Patent GB-2432481-A (GB)
Title: TIV text isolation valve
Inventor: DOCKRAT MOHAMMED SULIMAN
IPC: H04Q7/22
Filed: 2005-11-17
Abstract: TIV text isolation valve 5 actions a motor 8 to open or isolate a valve or tap 12 from a text message sent by the TIVU text isolation valve unit 1 received by the TIV text isolation valve 5.
Patent GB-2417005-A (GB)
Title: Wear resistant component
Inventor: CONDON GARY J
IPC: B22D19/02
Filed: 2004-06-01
Abstract: The present invention is particularly, but not exclusively, useful for reducing wear of component parts of impact-type rock-crushing machines (10) caused by earth aggregate flows during operation of impact crushers. The present invention includes a central feed body (20) and impeller shoe (14) that has hard material insert bars (50) fixed therein to reduce wear. The exposed top surface of the central feed body and front face (31) of the impeller shoe are impregnated with a plurality of cemented carbide insert bars (50). The cemented carbide insert bars (50a, b, c, d) form an upper composite matrix that helps to reduce wear and the premature wash out of the hard material insert bars (50a, b, c, d) integrally cast within the central feed body (20).
Patent GB-2422394-A (GB)
Title: Cutting element with a region devoid of catalyst
Inventor: BELNAP JOHN DANIEL
IPC: E21B10/46
Filed: 2006-01-25
Abstract: A cutting element includes an upper most layer 32, having an outer region 34 which is free from catalyst material. Said upper most region 34 being formed from diamond, cubic boron nitride or mixtures thereof. An intermediate layer 38, consisting bonded crystals of ultrahard material is also present which has a wear resistance less than the upper most layer 32. In an alternative embodiment, said outer region 34 may have increased thermal stability and be formed from diamond grains greater than 20 micrometers.
Patent GB-2437242-A (GB)
Title: A sock with a pocket for a shin guard
Inventor: JONES MICHAEL
IPC: A63B71/12
Filed: 2006-04-18
Abstract: A sock comprises a pocket on the front of the sock, into which a shin guard is inserted. The sock may be used by football and hockey players and prevents the need for conventional straps to hold shin guards in position. The shin guard may be quickly removed from the pocket.