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Patent GB-2401567-A (GB)
Title: Cylindrical grinding tool with set back carrier roll
Inventor: EISENBLATTER GERD
IPC: B24D7/02
Filed: 2004-05-13
Abstract: The cylinder-shaped grinding tool (200,400) comprises a grinding cylinder (202,402) with a carrier roll (201,401). At least the generated surface (202a,402a) of the carrier roll is realized in the form of an abrasive material. A through-opening (201c,401c) is provided for the drive shaft (102) of a driving machine (100). According to the invention, the carrier roll has a length that is reduced relative to the grinding cylinder in such a way that at least a first end face (201a,401a) is set back relative to a first annular end face (202b,402b) of the grinding cylinder and a depression (501) is formed. The driving machine (100) for the grinding tool comprises a drive shaft (102) and a clamping element (105). According to the invention, this clamping element is realized in such a way that it can be fixed in a depression (501,502) without protruding over the respective annular end face of the grinding cylinder. The invention provides the advantage that the depression within the protruding annular end face of the grinding cylinder represents an ideal receptacle for the clamping element. A protruding clamping element and consequently collisions with lateral obstacles can be prevented with this measure.
Patent GB-2416607-A (GB)
Title: Internet backup storage of telephone numbers
Inventor: DOOLEY STEPHEN
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2004-07-15
Abstract: A website offers storage for a registered user to store and retrieve contact telephone numbers, of friends, colleagues or clients normally stored on their mobile telephone. Thus if the user looses, or damages, their mobile telephone they can download their stored contact telephone numbers to a replacement mobile telephone. Users will be able to update, delete or retrieve their contact telephone numbers through the website or using SMS on their mobile telephone.
Patent GB-2407739-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications services apparatus and method
Inventor: WILSON JEFFREY
IPC: H04W4/18
Filed: 2004-07-19
Abstract: Text dependent voice services (and also voice dependent text services) can be provided by apparatus which can parse text messages by a sub-platform 16, whereas voice communications can be processed by a voice services equipment sub-platform 17 which can interact with a mobile user 10 by playing audio files, accepting DTMF tones, or accepting caller audio for recording. An application 18 accepts input from both text and audio, and may generate output using either route, while maintaining a history of previous inputs and outputs. The application 18 may use this history of previous interactions to modify its subsequent interactions, output or flow.
Patent GB-2417247-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a bituminous composition
Inventor: HANSFORD ROBERT CHARLES
IPC: C08L95/00
Filed: 2004-07-24
Abstract: A mastic product comprising aggregate, filler and 85/25 grade bitumen is prepared by introducing the aggregate into a mixer, injecting the bitumen at an elevated temperature into the mixer, introducing the filler into the mixer, and mixing of the aggregate, bitumen and filler whilst allowing the aggregate, bitumen and filler to cool to produce a granular mastic product. The bitumen may be in the form of a foamed bitumen, which may comprise a mixture of bitumen and water. The aggregate may be dried or undried.
Patent GB-2405695-A (GB)
Title: Infrared apparatus
Inventor: DEVINE MICHAEL LESLIE
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2003-02-03
Abstract: Apparatus for protection against undesired thermal transfer comprising a printed circuit board (15), an infrared sensing device (100) electrically connected to the printed circuit board (15) by way of an electrical lead (12), and solid thermally insulating material (18, 20) between the board (15) and the device (100) and protecting that side of the device (100) facing the board (15) from thermal transfer from the hoard (15) to the device (100). The solid thermally insulating material (18) bounds a passageway (19) in the material (18) through which the lead (12) passes. Advantageously, the infrared sensing device (100) is in thermal communication with a heat sink (14) and the solid thermally insulating material (20) protects the heat sink (14) also against such thermal transfer from the board (15), i.e. thermal radiation from the hoard (15) and thermal convection currents induced by the board (15).
Patent GB-2417242-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for parking a vehicle within a garage
Inventor: BLUNT STEPHEN
IPC: E04H6/42
Filed: 2004-08-18
Abstract: Vehicle transport apparatus capable of rolling a vehicle <B>105</B> to and from a storage location <B>106</B> within a garage <B>107</B> comprises, at least one support <B>100</B> for supporting at least one wheel <B>110</B> of the vehicle <B>105</B> off the ground, means to temporarily secure the at least one wheel <B>110</B> at the at least one support <B>100</B> and a drive mechanism, comprising a motor <B>101</B> and support engagement means <B>102</B>, configured to transport the at least one support <B>100</B> and the vehicle <B>105</B> to and from the storage location <B>106</B>. The apparatus may have at least one support sensor <B>203</B> positioned at the support <B>100</B>, at least one transport sensor configured to detect movement of the vehicle <B>105</B> and/or at least one drive mechanism sensor configured to detect the presence of obstructions in close proximity to the drive mechanism. The apparatus may also have a garage door movement control device configured to open and close a garage door <B>108</B>, wherein the control device may be activated by the at least one transport sensor. Also disclosed is vehicle transport apparatus comprising a pair of support shoes configured to support the front wheels of a vehicle, the support shoes being capable of allowing the wheels to be rolled onto and off the support shoes.
Patent GB-2401337-A (GB)
Title: Container for supplying molten metal and safety device
Inventor: MIZUNO HITOSHI
IPC: F27D3/00
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: A container for supplying molten metal, comprising a container capable of storing molten metal and leading the molten metal to the inside thereof or supplying the molten metal to the outside thereof by regulating a difference between internal and external pressures, a flow passage allowing the inside and outside of the container to communicate with each other to flow the molten metal therethrough, a cover disposed so as to cover the first opening part of the container and having a second opening part smaller in diameter than the first opening part, and a hatch openably installed at the second opening part and having a through hole allowing the inside and outside of the container to communicate with each other, wherein the through hole is used, for example, for regulating the internal pressure of the container or for inserting an electrode for detecting the level of the molten metal in the container.
Patent GB-2406932-A (GB)
Title: Method for dynamic memory management within an object-oriented program
Inventor: LEE WOO-HYONG
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2004-09-24
Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating dynamic memory management with an object-oriented program, by which objects with frequent creation and short life spans are allocated to a unit memory block in sequence. After being released from the unit memory block, the objects are added on a free re-use list so as to be reused when there is an invocation of allocation for the same object size. The free re-use list can coalesce or split nodes as necessary when there are no nodes of the correct size.
Patent GB-2403896-A (GB)
Title: Tooth brush
Inventor: SASAYA KOJI
IPC: A46D1/00
Filed: 2002-04-11
Abstract: Tooth decay is prevented by suppressing activity of intraoral fungi by providing on a toothbrush a product obtained by pulverizing shells having crystalline structural body of calcite type structure of calcium carbonate. A handle (2) or bristles (3) of the toothbrush (1) are formed of synthetic resin mixed with the product obtained by pulverizing shells having crystalline structural body of calcite type structure of calcium carbonate.
Patent GB-2419839-A (GB)
Title: Injection moulding method and apparatus for manufacturing a helmet shell
Inventor: GOULDTHORPE MARTIN
IPC: B29C45/44
Filed: 2004-11-03
Abstract: A method and apparatus for moulding a helmet shell (20 figure 9) with a return curve or undercut comprises a mould cavity (28 figure 3) between a non-deformable male mould component 22 and a separable two part female mould component 24, 24a,b into which mould material is introduced and cured. After a predetermined time the female mould component is released and the shell expanded to remove it from the male mould component. Pressurised air may be passed through injection port 30 located in the centre of the male mould to expand the shell which may also be used to inject the moulding material. The shell may be reinforced by fibreglass or a carbon/aramid fibre placed on the male mould prior to the injection of a thermosetting resin material.
Patent GB-2420299-A (GB)
Title: Flow separator and flow separation method
Inventor: ATKINSON IAN
IPC: B01D19/00
Filed: 2004-11-20
Abstract: Disclosed is a flow separator 10, typically for use in separating liquid from gas in a flowing mixture of liquid and gas, e.g. water, oil and gas in a hydrocarbon well production fluid pipeline. The separator has a swirl generator 17 disposed at the inlet to a cylindrical separation chamber 30, the separation chamber having an elongate liquid extraction slot 32 formed along its wall. The swirling flow centrifugally pushes the liquid towards the wall of the separation chamber. The swirling liquid encounters the slot and exits the separation chamber into a collection chamber 34. The separated liquid flows to a first outlet from the collection chamber to the first arm of a U-tube. The remaining fluid in the separation chamber flows to a second outlet 22. The separated liquid is reintroduced to the flow from a second arm of the U-tube after measurements of the liquid flow rate have been taken, at A and B.
Patent GB-2420881-A (GB)
Title: Processing seismic data by convolving signal traces
Inventor: FERBER RALF
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 2004-12-01
Abstract: A method of processing seismic data comprises convolving at least first and second seismic data traces or respective portions of at least first and second seismic data traces to form a composite trace. The travel time of an event is then be determined in the composite trace. Improved signal noise attenuation compared to the prior art technique of picking the travel time of an event individually in each one of a number of seismic data traces and averaging the individual picked travel times, is achieved. The first and second data traces may be members of a common source gather of traces. Convolution may be performed in the frequency domain.
Patent GB-2409119-A (GB)
Title: A charge-sharing window comparator
Inventor: OHNHAEUSER FRANK
IPC: G01R19/165
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: The input signals Vinn and Vinp are sampled by C1p and C1n. In a first measurement phase the charge sharing network 14, C1p, C2p, C1p, C2n provides potentials at input nodes Cp and Cn of the comparator which permit the comparator 12 to determine if the differential input voltage between 20 and 22 is greater than one half of the reference voltage 16. In the second measuring phase the potential at node Cp is changed by an amount equal to the reference voltage so that the comparator 12 can determine if the differential input voltage is less than minus one half of the reference voltage 16. The unit 18 responds to the successive outputs form the comparator 12 to provide a window comparator output 34. There is no requirement for a level shifter, an inverting amplifier, or multiple comparators, each of which can exhibit offset and gain error. Hysteresis may be implemented by additional capacitors (figure 5).
Patent GB-2425090-A (GB)
Title: Internet postage and parcel label printer
Inventor: ABDY MATTHEW
IPC: B41J3/407
Filed: 2005-04-15
Abstract: A label printer that has the ability to validate addresses against user inputted postcode, then calculate correct postage based on weight of item or parcel from embedded scales (1). Printer (2) prints appropriate postage on label and informs postal agent or parcel carrier of amount to be collected from account and pending collection details. The printer also include an LCD (4) for displaying information and a keypad (3) for inputting address or postcode details. The label printer communicates with the postal agent or parcel carrier via the internet connection (5).
Patent GB-2423561-A (GB)
Title: Compression fitting with internal ribs that bite into tube
Inventor: NICHOLSON SPENCER
IPC: F16L19/14
Filed: 2005-07-22
Abstract: A compression coupling has an inner body 20 with a bore for receiving a tube 18 or rod. The body 20 can be circumferentially compressed by a collar 19, and has one or more annular ribs 5 which, when compressed, seal against the pipe 18 or rod. The ribs 5 may cut into the wall of the pipe 18 to provide a better seal. A tool may be used to force the collar over the body, or they may have threads 4 so that they are screwed together. The collar 19 and body 20 may have conical camming surfaces 1, and may have a friction reducing coating to facilitate assembly.
Patent GB-2414670-A (GB)
Title: Homeopathic formulations useful for treating pain and/or inflammation
Inventor: DREYER LEE R
IPC: A61K36/00
Filed: 2004-03-11
Abstract: One of the objects of the present Invention is directed to homeopathic formulations (a) comprising tinctures and/or diluted extracts preferably subjected to potentization of at least 8 or 9 herbs selected from Bellis Perennis, Calendula Officinalis, Hamamelis Virginiana, Arnica Montana, Hypericum Perforatum, Aconitum Napellus, Ledum Palustre, Bryonia Alba and Ruta Graveolens; or (b) consisting of, as active ingredients, tinctures and/or diluted extracts subjected to potentization of 5, 6 or 7 herbs selected from Bellis Perennis, Calendula Officinalis, Hamamelis Virginiana, Arnica Montana, Hypericum Perforatum, Aconitum Napellus, Ledum Palustre, Bryonia Alba and Ruta Graveolens. The potentized homeopathics are in a base, preferably clear gel base. The homeopathic formulations are highly effective in treating or relieving pain and inflammation. The present invention is also directed to a method of treating or relieving pain and inflammation by administering any of the homeopathic formulations of the invention to a subject, preferably a subject in need of the treatment or relief Within the scope of the invention is a method of making the homeopathic formulation by mixing the homeopathically prepared herbal active ingredients with a Base, preferably a clear gel base.
Patent GB-2422499-A (GB)
Title: Object detection system for a vehicle having multiple sensor fields forming the sensor coverage area
Inventor: ZORATTI PAUL K
IPC: G01S13/931
Filed: 2006-01-25
Abstract: A vehicular object detection system is disclosed comprising an object sensor (32, Fig 4) and a controller (30,Fig 4). The controller is configured to compare a sensed range of an object within a range gate 42 based on the azimuth angle of the object. The object sensor is switchable between a plurality of sensing fields 40, wherein a range gate 42 for each sensor sensing field is programmable to form a contiguous sensing region closely matching the shape of the desired detection zone 43. The object sensor may be a radar, ultrasonic, laser or infrared sensor. The range gate 42 and parameters of the sensing field 40 are each programmable through the controller (30,Fig4) and may be automatically varied based on vehicle parameters such as vehicle speed, steering wheel angle and steering wheel rate.
Patent GB-2420287-A (GB)
Title: Skin puncturing device
Inventor: RUTYNOWSKI WLODZIMIERZ
IPC: A61B17/34
Filed: 2004-02-09
Abstract: The device has an external housing (1), and an internal housing (2) disposed therein, and a push button (3) which pusher (4) passes through the top part of the external housing (1), and is sealed therein, and through a hole in the top part of the internal housing (2). In the internal housing (2) there are disposed: a shaft (6) slidably and tightly disposed inside the internal housing (2) and coupled to the pusher (4), a piston (8) coupled to the lower end of the shaft (6), whereas the piston (8) has in its upper portion reduced cross-sectional area, a bushing (10) wherein the piston (8) is disposed slidably and tightly up to its reduced cross-sectional area, and a holder (13) with the piercing needle (14) slidably mounted in the lower portion of the internal housing (2) to pierce the body through the opening in the lower portion of the external housing (1), whereas from the chamber wherein the holder (13) with the piercing needle (14) is disposed, a venting opening (18) is led outside.
Patent GB-2423479-A (GB)
Title: Golf club carrier and support
Inventor: ANDREWS RICHARD
IPC: A63B55/00
Filed: 2006-02-27
Abstract: Golf club carrier 10 comprises club holding members 14, 16 moveable, e.g. pivotable, between a carrying position in which the holders are adjacent one another and a supporting position in which the holders are spaced from one another, the holders being configured to hold at least one club between them whilst in the carrying position, and to allow removal of the club(s) whilst in the supporting position. Carrier 10 includes a handle, e.g. integral handle 12, and may include ground engaging projections (58, fig. 3) or legs attached to one of the holders. Holders 14, 16 may include resilient or snap fit projections 32-40 which grip the club shaft(s), and the holders may be of a size such that they hold the club shaft(s) along only part of the shaft length. The heads and grips of clubs being carried are preferably not encased by the holders. Carrier 10 may include locking means 24, 26 to lock the holders in the carrying position, and may include a receptacle (50, fig. 3) e.g. for tees and/or balls. The receptacle (50, fig. 3) may attach to one of holders 14, 16 via the ground engaging projections (58, fig. 3), with the ground engaging projections passing through apertures (54, fig. 3) on the receptacle and locating in bores (56, fig. 3) provided on the holder. The carrier may include distance indicating means (70, 72, fig. 3) to provide a visual indication of distance.
Patent GB-2435665-A (GB)
Title: Vertical shade and sliding member
Inventor: LIN YA LI
IPC: E06B9/36
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A vertical shade with a track or rail 31, an elongate bracing rod 32, a shade 34 in the form of a panel and two sliding members 33. Each of the sliding members has a top surface with two flanges 331 332 extending from a front and rear side, a middle portion with a detent plate 336 and a lower portion which has a holding dock 337 to hold the bracing rod 32 and the top end of the shade 34. Preferably the track or rail 31 has a first and second sliding troughs 311 312. The bracing rod 32 may have an external screw section on one end to run through a through hole of the holding dock and is secured with a nut (Figure 13) or alternatively the holding dock may have a hole with an internal screw thread (Figure 14). In this situation a sliding member will be located at either end of the bracing rod (Figure 12).
Patent GB-2424436-A (GB)
Title: Composite riser with integrity monitoring apparatus and method
Inventor: SALAMA MAMDOUH M
IPC: E21B17/01
Filed: 2004-11-02
Abstract: An integrity monitoring system for monitoring degradation in a composite riser sting. The system includes composite riser structures incorporating strain and vibration sensors to measure changes in the stiffness strain on a first orientation and on a second orientation. The system can also include monitoring modules attached to each individual riser and devices to transfer the data from the monitoring module to the surface controller. Additionally, the monitor system can provide for an alarm when predetermined warning limits are exceeded.
Patent GB-2423740-A (GB)
Title: Fabrication of multi-part sub-assemblies
Inventor: MATICH FRANK
IPC: B29C70/68
Filed: 2004-11-12
Abstract: A process for encapsulating assemblies (21,41) from a plurality of sub-assemblies (1, 10; 32) is disclosed. Each sub-assembly is in turn formed by at least partial encapsulation thereby avoiding the need to glue, nail or otherwise secure the individual components (2-4, 11-12, 15; 31) of the sub-assemblies in place. The subassemblies can be easily stored and/or manipulated prior to the subsequent encapsulation step. The fabrication of a cable tray (21) including a number of wiring harness (1, 10) and a multi-tiered pallet (41) is specifically disclosed.
Patent GB-2439275-A (GB)
Title: Electric shoe brush and polisher kit
Inventor: OTCH-EFFEYE ELIE YVES
IPC: A46B13/00
Filed: 2006-06-22
Abstract: This invention relates to an electric shoe brush and polisher kit 1 in which a switch 3 activates the electrical motor 2 to move a removable brush 4 either forwards and backwards or in a spinning motion. Rechargeable batteries 6 can operate the unit in some cases, or a power lead can be used for continuous power supply with lights 8 indicating the level of the battery. Holes 10 and teeth 14 (figure 3) which are integrated in the spinning part 4 aid the mounting of interchangeable brushes.
Patent GB-2441823-A (GB)
Title: Ball collector
Inventor: HARPER PAUL IVOR
IPC: A63B47/02
Filed: 2006-09-13
Abstract: A device for receiving an object, comprising a cavity 16 for receiving the object, the cavity 16 including walls, an opening 6 into the cavity 16 and a lip 9 around the opening; and retainers 11 provided on the lip 9 to retain a received object in said cavity 16. The retainers 11 may engage the surface of the object and can be filaments, protrusions, bumps, spikes or tendrils (Fig 3a-e) and may be directed into the opening 6 and towards the cavity 16. The walls of the device preferably have at least one aperture 5 used to urge a retained object out of the cavity 16. Other ways to urge an object from the retained position include a ribbon (15, Fig 8), ridges (18, Fig 6) or a flexible sheet. The opening 6 is preferably elliptical and the cavity 16 may have a bulbous end. The device may fit via a tapered end 3 to a golf club and the object is preferably a golf ball.
Patent GB-2430432-A (GB)
Title: Efflorescence reducing admixtures
Inventor: BARBER ROBERT FREDERICK
IPC: C04B24/10
Filed: 2005-03-31
Abstract: An admixture that reduces efflorescence in concretes and mortars is disclosed. The admixture consists of a mixture of granulated blast furnace slag, finely divided fly ash, finely divided flour, a long chain fatty acid and an anionic dispersant. The admixture is typically used at 0.5 to 5% w/w cement or cementitious binding material in a concrete or mortar.
Patent GB-2444315-A (GB)
Title: Clothes hanger formed of laminated cardboard
Inventor: GARNER PAUL
IPC: A47G25/36
Filed: 2006-11-28
Abstract: A clothes hanger 1 is formed of laminated cardboard and has a major surface which carries printed matter. The hanger may comprise at least one corrugated layer, which may have a vertical flute. The hanger may comprise at least one layer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE). Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a hanger comprising the steps of cutting a template, applying adhesive to the template along predetermined gluing lines 9a-c, and folding the template to form a hanger.
Patent GB-2444961-A (GB)
Title: Imager with detector elements sensitive to radiation of different polarisations
Inventor: HAINING ANDREW
IPC: G02B27/28
Filed: 2006-12-22
Abstract: An imager comprising a detector 14 having at least one element sensitive to radiation having a first polarisation and at least one element sensitive to radiation having a second polarization, and a means 12 for simultaneously directing from the same scene or point of a scene radiation of the first polarisation onto the first polarization sensitive element and radiation of the second polarisation onto the second polarization sensitive element. Preferably, the detector 14 consists of a two dimensional array of elements.