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Patent GB-2380470-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dispenser for dispensing foam
Inventor: OPHARDT HEINER
IPC: B67D7/06
Filed: 2002-03-14
Abstract: A pump assembly provides for direct replacement of volumes of liquid from a reservoir with equal volumes of air preferably at substantially atmospheric pressure, a slide arrangement preferably positively displacing liquid from the reservoir and air into the reservoir. The pump assembly comprises inner and outer chambers 18, 20 containing a piston 14 having disks 40, 42, 44, a passageway 46 and inlets 53, 54 into the passageway. The pump draws air from the atmosphere into a compartment 64 from from which the air either is available for passage to replace liquid from the reservoir or is pressurized to assist dispensing liquid, preferably, admixing with the liquid to provide foaming.
Patent GB-2379049-A (GB)
Title: Internet based refrigerator having food ordering function
Inventor: ROH YOUNG HOON
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2002-05-10
Abstract: A refrigerator capable of transmitting and receiving information over a network, eg the Internet, and having an automatic food ordering function and a method for operating the same, wherein the residual amounts of food articles stored in containers of the refrigerator are measured through sensors installed in the containers and then displayed on a screen of a display unit, thereby enabling a user to easily recognize the residual amounts of the food articles stored in the refrigerator without opening the door of the refrigerator. The measured residual amounts of the food articles are compared with minimum proper amounts of the food articles preset by the user, respectively. In the case where the measured residual amount of a specific one of the food articles is smaller than the minimum proper amount of the specific food article, the specific food article is automatically ordered and delivered.
Patent GB-2389741-A (GB)
Title: Transmission of location information in the form of user defined identifiers
Inventor: JONES MATTHEW ROBERT
IPC: H04W8/16
Filed: 2002-06-11
Abstract: A communications network such as a mobile telecommunications system, wherein a primary user equipment 4 is able to provide its location to another user 5 by transmitting a user defined identifier associated with that location. A store 8 in the network 6 or in the user equipment holds location identifiers and associated location references e.g latitude and longitude. The user location may be transmitted only after authentication and may be provided on request only. The user equipment location may be determined by triangulation within the network, or the equipment may include a GPS receiver. The identifier may be in the form of text, symbol, map or image.
Patent GB-2390172-A (GB)
Title: Polarising optical element and display
Inventor: JACOBS ADRIAN MARC SIMON
IPC: G02B30/31
Filed: 2002-06-28
Abstract: An optical device comprises an input polariser 4, a patterned retarder 5 and an output polariser 12. The retarder 5 has regions 8 and 9, at least one of which alters the polarisation of light from the input polariser 4. The output polariser 7 has a transmission axis 12 such that light passing though the regions 8 and 9 of the retarder 5 and through the output polariser 7 is matched in amplitude, phase and polarisation. Such a device may be used as a switchable parallax barrier with an LCD 2 to provide a display which is switchable between an autostereoscopic 3D mode and a 2D mode with the 2D mode having more uniform intensity across the display.
Patent GB-2390570-A (GB)
Title: Page retaining bookmark
Inventor: JEWELL SHAREEN ANNE
IPC: B42D9/00
Filed: 2002-07-10
Abstract: A bookmark comprised of two flexible, lightweight, adjustable strips. The first strip 1 wraps around the book cover and the second strip 4 is clear and is attached to the first strip to mark the page. The first strip may have a piece of quick release tape 3 which faces outwards when applied to the cover. The second strip 4 may have quick release tape on both ends 5, and is wrapped around the pages and attached to the tape 3 on the first strip 1. The second strip 4 may be detached and re-attached when turning a page. Preferably two bookmarks are used at a time, one on each cover to hold the pages open. The bookmark may be made in decorative shapes attractive to children, promoters or advertisers.
Patent GB-2377829-A (GB)
Title: Cable gland with captive clamping ring
Inventor: LACKINGER FRANZ
IPC: H02G15/04
Filed: 2002-07-11
Abstract: A cable gland (1) has an armour clamp assembly consisting of an armour clamping cone (4) associated with a first body part (2) and a cooperating capture armour clamping ring (5) held releasably captive relative to a second body part (3) that forms an outer cover to the clamping ring is provided. The clamping ring is held releasably captive relative to said second body part by means of a helically extending ridge (15) on an outer surface (16) of the clamping ring, the helically extending ridge being received in a generally cylindrical cavity (14) located at an inner end of an internal screw thread (6) cooperating in use with an external screw thread (6) of the first body part to interconnect the two body parts. The helically extending ridge is configured to cooperate with the internal screw thread to permit of introduction and removal of the clamping ring from the second body part by a screwing motion. The helically extending ridge is preferably constituted by a short axial length of screw thread typically of the order of at least about one or two convolutions thereof preferably extending over only a part of the axial length of the clamping ring intermediate its ends.
Patent GB-2391752-A (GB)
Title: Reducing power consumption of display illumination
Inventor: ORMSON RICHARD
IPC: G09G3/34
Filed: 2002-08-07
Abstract: The power consumption of an electronic device, preferably a portable device with a power supply, e.g. a mobile phone or laptop computer, is reduced by detecting when the device is in use, detecting the background lighting conditions in which the device is being used and controlling the level of illumination of a display of the device in response to the background lighting conditions. The display, for example an LCD, may be backlit by one or more LEDs 560 and the illumination level of the display may be changed either by varying the LED brightness, using means 540 to varying the current through or voltage across an LED, or by altering the number of LEDs that are lit, via switching means 550. The ambient lighting conditions may be detected periodically, e.g. using a photodetector 520.
Patent GB-2392650-A (GB)
Title: Door Structure of a motor vehicle
Inventor: MELLOR MICHAEL
IPC: B60R21/04
Filed: 2002-09-04
Abstract: A motor vehicle side door (10) comprises an outer panel (11), an inner panel (12), a substantially rigid trim panel (13) mounted to the inner panel and at least one force transfer member (14, 15) aligned with the pelvic region of an occupant; wherein the trim panel includes at least one knock-out panel (16) arranged to be pushed out, in case of a side impact, by the force transfer member which acts against the occupant to move them away from the side door. The inner panel preferably includes an aperture (12a) through which a part of the force transfer member extends. The force transfer member may consist of an outer force transfer member (14) and an inner force transfer member (15). The force transfer members are preferably made of an energy absorbing material such as foam. The knock-out portion may be formed by a plurality of apertures or a groove integrally moulded in the trim panel and arranged to yield at a predictable force.
Patent GB-2393274-A (GB)
Title: Efficient translation in a data processing system having an external and an internal instruction set
Inventor: FLAUTNER KRISZTIAN
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2002-09-20
Abstract: The system comprises an execution core which executes internal instructions, a translation buffer and a remapper. The buffer stores a plurality of internal instruction blocks of one or more internal instructions. The blocks are a dynamic translation of respective external instruction blocks of one or more external instructions. The remapper responds to an executions request for an external instruction that is within one of said external instruction blocks and identifies a corresponding internal instruction block stored in the buffer. The internal instructions can then be supplied from the corresponding internal instruction block to the execution core. This provides space efficiency and faster operation as there is no need to retranslate instructions of they have already been translated and are in the buffer. The internal and external blocks may be functionally equivalent and of variable length. The buffer may be divided into portions which may be selected in a round robin fashion. The invention is of benefit in code optimisation and branch prediction.
Patent GB-2376428-A (GB)
Title: Micronizing milling machine
Inventor: MACY GREGG
IPC: B02C13/16
Filed: 2001-04-13
Abstract: A system including a micronized milling machine used for the grinding of highly abrasive materials. The micronized milling machine includes a grinding chamber having a hub and a plurality of beater bars (22) disposed around the hub. The hub rotates causing the beater bars to grind highly abrasive materials that are fed into the grinding chamber by being poured over a central cone disposed over the hub. The machine is operated at high speeds by using a load balancer (36) to reduce vibration and prevent excessive wear of the moving components.
Patent GB-2386020-A (GB)
Title: Decoding data preserved with an image on monochrome media
Inventor: ABHYANKAR VISHWAS G
IPC: H04N1/40
Filed: 2003-01-13
Abstract: A method for decoding data that has been encoded in a monochrome medium utilizing the capability of the medium for grayscale resolution. A document is processed to provide an image in electronic format, in which each pixel has an assigned data value with a given bit depth. A mapping operation is performed for generating a monochrome data word (120), preferably having a reduced bit depth. The monochrome data word (120) can be used to encode multiple data fields (114, 116, 118). A printer (92) then produces a preserved document record (90) in which the appropriate monochrome data word (120) determines the grayscale value for each pixel. To decode the stored data, a scanner (86) is employed to obtain the grayscale value from the preserved document record (90). For each pixel, the grayscale value is then decomposed into multiple data fields (114, 116, 118), which can then be decoded to provide the information that was originally encoded.
Patent GB-2382900-A (GB)
Title: Regulating receipt of electronic mail with a whitelist based on outgoing email addresses
Inventor: GALEA NICK
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: In filtering out the receipt by one or more users of mass mailings of unsolicited electronic mail, knownas spam, a pass list or whitelist is built of outgoing electronic mail addresses to which the user or users send electronic mail. Incoming electronic mail from members of the pass list or whitelist bypasses the filter for unsolicited electronic mail, to avoid a possibility of electronic mail from such known correspondents being mistakenly identified as unsolicited electronic mail by the filter.
Patent GB-2385729-A (GB)
Title: Logic circuits using polycrystalline semiconductor thin film transistors
Inventor: ISLAM MUJAHID
IPC: H03K19/177
Filed: 2003-02-11
Abstract: A large scale integrated (LSI) or a very large scale integrated (VLSI) logic circuit, such as a fully programmable gate array (FPGA), comprises a plurality of polysilicon thin film transistors TFTs. The circuit, which may include a delay circuit, is asynchronous and does not comprise a clock. Thus, operations to be performed by the TFTs need not be performed within a single clock period - rather the operation of each stage of TFTs in the circuit is dependent on receiving a signal either from an input to the circuit or from a preceding stage in the circuit. Problems with variations in the threshold voltage between the TFTs are therefore avoided.
Patent GB-2386056-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner with cassette-type reusable filter
Inventor: OH JANG-KEUN
IPC: A47L9/10
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: A cyclonic vacuum cleaner includes a reusable dust filter 300 removably disposed in a dust chamber of said cleaner. The filter is constructed to facilitate the removal of collected contaminants and for subsequent cleaning. Locking means 500 are provided to lock the filter in position. The filter comprises a filter housing 310 with a cover 320 disposed pivotally thereon, to pivot between an open and a closed position, a washable filter 311 contained in a dust-collecting space 312 in said housing, and a handle 330 pivotally supported on two opposing sides of the filter cover. An observation window 323 may be provided in the filter cover. The locking means comprises semi-cylindrical keys 530 formed on two opposing sides of the handle 330 which mate with corresponding grooves 510 on the dust chamber, two recesses 520 being formed on the end of the grooves in which the keys engage when the handle is rotated. The independent claims are directed to: <SL> <LI>a) A vacuum cleaner characterised by cyclonic suction means, and a removable, reusable filter, said filter being held in place by a locking arrangement, <LI>b) A vacuum cleaner characterised by a cassette filter disposed therein, said filter comprising a housing, a removable filter disposed on the housing, and a lock mechanism supported on the housing, and <LI>c) A cassette filter for insertion into a vacuum cleaner characterised by a housing containing a filter and a dust receptacle, an openable cover attached to the housing, and an integrated handle and lock mechanism supported on the cover. </SL>
Patent GB-2400434-A (GB)
Title: Wear detection of flexible conduit
Inventor: LOVERIDGE ANDREW
IPC: G01N21/954
Filed: 2003-04-07
Abstract: A system for detecting wear in flexible articles such as pipes, conduits, hoses and wires. An optical fibre is embedded into the flexible article such that wear of the article results in the associated degradation of the optical fibre. The reduction in the transmission of light is thus used as an indicator of the wear of the article. The system can also be applied to the elongate rubber pipe section of a pinch valve.
Patent GB-2384264-A (GB)
Title: A method of fabricating a rotary-type earth-boring drill bit
Inventor: FINDLEY SIDNEY L
IPC: E21B10/54
Filed: 1999-12-24
Abstract: A method of fabricating a rotary-type earth-boring drill bit which comprises defining peripheries of a plurality of layers of a bit crown 13 from layers of particulate material, orienting the layers such that adjacent ones are contiguous with and superimposed upon each other, securing adjacent layers to each other, assembling a bit gage mould (figure 7B, 68) with the bit crown and disposing a core material within a cavity defined by the bit crown and the bit gage mould to form a bit interior and bit gage. The securing of the particulate layers may be by infiltration. The core material may be particulate 74 and may be infiltrated by molten material 76. The bit crown may be substantially hollow.
Patent GB-2384347-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for synchronizing a user interface element displayed on a client and a software application component executing on a web server
Inventor: WU ZHIXUE
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2001-11-07
Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing a user element displayed on a client and a software application component executing on a web server are described. The synchronizing of a user interface element and a software application component includes representing a user interface element as a user interface element component having a characteristic and providing a wiring descriptor relating the characteristic of the user interface element component with a characteristic of a software application component. The wiring descriptor associates the user interface element component with the software application component and synchronizes the characteristic of the user interface element component with the characteristic of the software application component.
Patent GB-2402208-A (GB)
Title: Optical driver assistance system
Inventor: THOMPSON MARTIN JOHN
IPC: B60R1/00
Filed: 2003-05-30
Abstract: An optical driver assistance system for a motor vehicle comprises a low-level unit incorporating an optical sensor 50 and low-level processing 52, a separate high-level processing unit 54, and a communications link between the low and high-level units. Using the pixel information, the low-level unit analyses edge transitions and performs point pairing to identify two sides of a feature, e.g. a white line. The high-level processing calculates the geometry required to achieve a lane offset. The high-level unit may provide a regulated power supply to the low-level unit, and may also pass calibration data to the low-level unit. The optical driver assistance system may be a lane departure warning system.
Patent GB-2395290-A (GB)
Title: Optical mirror fixing method using a boss on base plate
Inventor: OKADA HIDEO
IPC: G02B7/182
Filed: 2003-09-19
Abstract: A mirror fixing method, capable of reducing stress distortion of a surface of a mirror which constitutes an optical system, with hardly deforming a surface shape of the mirror, is characterized in that a mirror part (1) including a base plate (1A) formed with a mirror (1B) on one face thereof is provided with a boss (1C) on the other face of the base plate (1A) opposite to the face on which the mirror (1B) is formed, and only the boss (1C) is fixed, so that the mirror part (1) excluding the boss (1C) is not in contact with other members. First and second fixtures 2, 3 and screws 4, 5A, 5B are shown. Base plate 1A and boss 1C may be integral or separate and secured together. This mirror fixing method may be used in a VIPA (virtually imaged phased array) or VIPA-VDC (variable wavelength dispersion compensator).
Patent GB-2406365-A (GB)
Title: Security Device
Inventor: MARCZYNSKI MICHAEL
IPC: F16B1/00
Filed: 2003-09-26
Abstract: A security device comprises a pair of sockets 10, 12, for fitting onto a pair of adjacent nuts or bolts. The sockets are permanently connected to each other by an intermediate link 14. Preferably, each socket is provided with a pointer 20 and the intermediate link with at least one pointer 28 as indicator means. The pointers on the sockets and the intermediate link co-operate to provide means to indicate whether a socket has rotated from an initial mounting position i.e. loosened. Ideally, the intermediate link is z-shaped and the sockets and link formed as a one piece unit. The sockets are coupled through the link such that, in use, loosening pressure on one nut is transferred as tightening, restrictive, pressure to the other nut. The device is ideally for fitting to adjacent wheel nuts on a vehicle to provide a visual warning of any nuts working loose.
Patent GB-2406538-A (GB)
Title: Support device for a workbench
Inventor: BOYLE FRANK MACHALE
IPC: B25H1/14
Filed: 2003-10-03
Abstract: A support device 10 for a workbench 1 is described, with a workpiece holder 2A, 2B where the device 10 is mounted on a support frame 4. The device 10 possesses a workpiece support member 11, with a pair of arms extending 13A, 13B from the support member 11. A channel 14, 15 is provided for each arm 13A, 13B connectable to the workbench support frame 4, where the arms 13A, 13B can move in a reciprocating manner. A ground engaging post 16 is provided to support the support member 11. In use, said support member 11 is supported by each arm 13A, 13B and associated channels 14, 15 and is spaced from the workbench workpiece holder 2A, 2B and is generally coplanar therewith.
Patent GB-2409231-A (GB)
Title: Water supply apparatus and method
Inventor: CLARKE BRIAN
IPC: E03B1/04
Filed: 2003-10-30
Abstract: A water supply changeover system (10) is disclosed for providing an automatic changeover between a mains water supply (12) and a secondary water supply (14), such as a rainwater collection water supply. A vessel (16) includes a region of trapped gas (28) above a region of water (26). The gas (28) provides an air gap between a mains water inlet (18) and a secondary water inlet (20). Water is drawn from whichever of the mains and secondary supply (12, 14) has the higher pressure (P1, P2). A pump (32) pumps water from the secondary supply (14) at a higher pressure than the mains supply (12) until the secondary supply (14) runs low.
Patent GB-2409323-A (GB)
Title: Display simulating a flame effect
Inventor: PRICE ANDREW PAUL
IPC: F21S10/00
Filed: 2003-12-18
Abstract: An optical display, preferably simulating the effect of flickering flames for use with an electric fire, is provided by directing white light, from a light source (10), through a rotating disc (8) having differently coloured segments. The light is then collected in a fibre optic harness (14) and directed to a partially transparent screen (2). At the screen (2), the optical fibres (16) are splayed out so as to direct their light into an edge of the screen (2) and also to its rear surface (fig 3, ref 19) so as to produce a colour-varying display of light thereon. The transparent screen (2) may be manufactured from glass or acrylic, and may be patterned.
Patent GB-2395370-A (GB)
Title: A permanent magnet electrical machine
Inventor: HAYDOCK LAWRENCE
IPC: H02P9/38
Filed: 2002-06-28
Abstract: An axial flux AC machine has a rotor (10) and an annular stator (11). The rotor (10) has two discs (12 and 13) mounted on a common rotor shaft (14), one on either side of the stator (11) which carries field windings. Each rotor disc (12, 13) has two permanent magnets (21, 22) diametrically opposite one another on its face (23, 26) adjacent the stator (11) and two pole pieces (24, 25) of non-magnetised ferromagnetic material diametrically opposite one another on the same face (23, 26) of the rotar disc (12, 13). Each pole piece (24, 25) is between the two magnets (21, 22) on the same face (23, 26). Each magnet (21, 22) is axially aligned with a respective one of the pole pieces (24, 25) on the other rotor disc (12, 13) so that the magnets (21, 22) on one rotor disc (12, 13) are offset with respect to the magnets (21, 22) on the other rotor disc (12, 13). The polarity of the magnets (21, 22) on each rotor disc (12, 13) is the opposite of that of the magnets (21, 22) on the other rotor disc (12, 13). Hence the flux of the excitation field established by the magnets (21 and 22) cuts the winding on the stator (11) in alternate circumferential directions at different locations around the stator (11). A control winding is carried by the stator (11) in its central aperture (15). It can be energized to establish a control field which establishes a closed loop of magnetic flux through each juxtaposed magnet (21, 22) and non-magnetised pole piece (24, 25) and thereby opposes armature reaction.
Patent GB-2404308-A (GB)
Title: Enhanced data transfer in a WLAN using the direct link protocol
Inventor: JIN HO
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2004-05-24
Abstract: An apparatus and a method for presenting a novel format of a media access control (MAC) frame that enables the use of a direct link protocol (DLP) and multiple channels, thereby reducing contention among stations, and enhancing a transfer rate by using the MAC frame format in infrastructure-based wireless communications. A DLP station of the present invention includes a channel-switching module for switching a channel by writing a new channel number in a DLP request frame; a mode-switching module for switching a DLP mode by writing a new mode number in the DLP request frame; and a MAC frame-generating module for generating various MAC frames including the DLP request frame.