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Patent GB-2371272-A (GB)
Title: Electrically conductive truck bed and liner
Inventor: DOSHI SATISH J
IPC: B62D21/17
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: A truck bed 10 or liner (90, figure 4) for installation in a pickup truck or cargo vehicle exhibits improved electrical charge dissipating characteristics. The truck bed or liner is manufactured from high density polyethylene (HDPE) or fibre reinforced plastic, and contains dispersed electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material may be particles of carbon black 44 or may alternatively be an open mesh with particles of carbon black dispersed thereon (figures 7,8). The bed or liner may comprise two layers (figure 3), the upper layer containing the electrically conductive material and the lower layer being free of such material. The material used in the manufacture of the bed or liner exhibits a surface electrical resistivity of 1 x 10<SP>9</SP> ohms or less.
Patent GB-2373196-A (GB)
Title: A Puzzle
Inventor: VASILEVIC ZORAN
IPC: A63F9/08
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: The puzzle has a sphere (1) with three great circle tracks (2) intersecting at right angles and separating eight equal spherical triangles. Tiles (4) are captive in the tracks and each annular array of tiles can be shifted circumferentially. Contiguous triangles are mutually distinguishable, as by colour, and the tiles (4) are partitioned and finished to match the adjacent triangular when in their initial positions. Each triangle then has a uniform matching border. By randomly, shifting the annular arrays the tiles (4) are mixed up around the sphere (1), creating non-uniform borders. To solve the puzzle the user has to restore the tiles to their initial positions.
Patent GB-2368522-A (GB)
Title: Uses compositions for treating or preventing sleep disturbances using very low doses of cyclobenzaprine
Inventor: IGLEHART III IREDELL W
IPC: A61K47/36
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions comprising a very low dose of cyclobenzaprine or metabolite thereof for preventing and treating sleep disturbances and illnesses manifested with sleep dysfunction including fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders, psychogenic pain disorders or chronic pain syndromes or symptoms thereof. The present invention further relates to methods and compositions for treating sleep disturbances, chronic pain or fatigue in humans suffering from fibromyalgia syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders, psychogenic pain disorders, chronic pain syndromes using a very low dose of cyclobenzaprine.
Patent GB-2385040-A (GB)
Title: Boom handhold for improved control of a widsurfer sail
Inventor: MURRAY-BROWN JAMES
IPC: B63B35/79
Filed: 2002-02-12
Abstract: A handhold 2 on a windsurfing boom 3 is orientated with respect to the boom such that in use the sailor's hand 4, wrist 5 and forearm 6 are in straight alignment when holding the boom in the sailing posture. The line of the boom may be adapted to form a handhold ( 1, Fig 1) or a handhold may be permanently or removably attached to the boom. Where a handhold is attached to the boom, the handhold may be attached at various points along the boom, while the orientation of the handhold with respect to the boom may be altered to fit an individual sailor by fitting one of a range of handholds that each provide different orientations. The handhold allows for more comfortable sailing.
Patent GB-2385630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a safety-belt buckle
Inventor: BARCELO JOAN SERRA I
IPC: B60R22/48
Filed: 2002-02-21
Abstract: The seat belt buckle has a channel (1) on which there is pivotally mounted a latch (26) a plate (51) is connected to the latch and carries an arm (55) which terminates with a magnet housing (56) carrying magnets (57, 58). A second housing (71) is provided which is connected to the channel and which contains a hall effect sensor (80). The described plate and housing may be snap-fitted to the components of an existing buckle to provide a sensitive hall effect sensor to determine the presence or absence of a tongue within the buckle.
Patent GB-2388808-A (GB)
Title: Painting of blind rivets
Inventor: SMITH D R
IPC: B21J15/28
Filed: 2002-05-25
Abstract: A setting tool (1) for setting a blind rivet (50) incorporating a paint delivery system (40, 20, 24) in a nosepiece (12) of such tool for applying paint from the rivet setting tool to the flange (52) of the blind rivet during setting.
Patent GB-2384692-A (GB)
Title: Dust cover sealing apparatus for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: PARK JUNG-SEON
IPC: A47L9/00
Filed: 2002-11-13
Abstract: Dust cover sealing apparatus of a vacuum cleaner comprises a first fence (123) around the periphery of the dust-collecting chamber (125), which protrudes to a predetermined height, and a second fence (241) protruding from an inner surface of the dust cover (240) to contact an edge of the first fence when the dust cover (240) is mounted on the cleaner body (120). A plurality of guide ribs (242), also protruding from an inner surface of the dust cover (240) adjacent the sides of the second fence (241), guide the second fence so that edges of the first and second fences contact each other when the dust cover (240) is mounted on the cleaner body (120). Accordingly, the sealing efficiency of the dust-collecting chamber is maintained, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
Patent GB-2400245-A (GB)
Title: Ignition system for a high-frequency high-intensity discharge lamp system
Inventor: ELLAMS PHILIP
IPC: H01F38/10
Filed: 2003-04-01
Abstract: An ignition system allowing hot restrike of a high-frequency high-intensity discharge lamp system of a type used for location-lighting during filming or other entertainment venues includes a transformer 26 with a pair of secondary windings 22 each having a primary winding 28 closely interwound. The secondary windings 22, which are connected between the steady-state power source 18 and the discharge lamp 24, are wound for producing opposing magnetic fields with substantial flux cancellation. The primary windings 28 are wound to be phase-adding and connected to an ignition circuit 30 adapted to produce high-voltage ignition spikes to turn on the discharge lamp 24. The system also includes a resonant circuit between the steady-state power source 18 and the transformer 26. The ignition 30 and resonant circuits are temporarily energized to produce a voltage for igniting the lamp 24. The advantage of secondary windings 22 with opposing magnetic fields is that a sufficient turns ratio is present to allow the transformer 26 to operate effectively during ignition, while at the same time the opposing magnetic fields result in a low impedance with a reduction in both heat and inductive loss during steady-state operation of the lamp system.
Patent GB-2400046-A (GB)
Title: Disc Puzzle
Inventor: MCLEISH ALEXANDER
IPC: A63F9/08
Filed: 2003-04-02
Abstract: The present invention discloses a puzzle comprising a board with playing pieces. Each playing piece comprises two discs joined by a stem. Channels in the board retain the playing piece on the board while allowing a piece to be manoeuvred around the board and positioned according to a pre-determined solution. The pieces may also be connected together by a strip.
Patent GB-2400145-A (GB)
Title: Double shell structure for air pumps
Inventor: WANG CHIAO-MING
IPC: F04B39/00
Filed: 2003-04-03
Abstract: A double structure for an air pump has an outer shell 31 and an inner shell 32 located in the outer shell. The double shell reduces the noise leakage from the pump. The inner shell has a chamber 320 for installing an air pump body 4. The outer shell may have an outer upper lid 311 and an outer base 312. The inner shell 32 may have an inner base 322 and an inner upper lid 321. The pump may have a soft pad 33 in contact with the top rim of the inner base and a thin sheet 36 which serves to eliminate transmission of resonance and reduce noise generation. The pump may be used in an aquarium.
Patent GB-2400783-A (GB)
Title: Belt buckle
Inventor: HUNG YUN-TUNG
IPC: G04B37/14
Filed: 2003-04-22
Abstract: A belt buckle assembly comprises a buckle head 1 and a removable cover 2 therefor, the head being provided with a recess 11 sized to receive the cover and means such as a nail grip 12 to assist in removing the cover, the cover being retained in the recess by magnetic means 13, 21. The cover may comprise a miniature radio, flashlight, timer, footsteps counter, race watch, key, compass, alarm, or electronic clock. In an alternative embodiment, the cover is slid into the recess and retained by shoulders.
Patent GB-2404260-A (GB)
Title: Bistable nematic liquid crystal device
Inventor: SIKHARULIDZE DAVID
IPC: G02F1/139
Filed: 2003-04-28
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bistable liquid crystal device comprises initially forming a cell from first and second opposed spaced-apart cell walls (1) enclosing a layer of nematic liquid crystal material (4) having a photopolymerisable polymer precursor dissolved therein. Electrodes (2) for applying an electric field across at least some of the liquid crystal material are provided on at least one cell wall. The inner surface of at least the first cell wall is provided with a grating alignment structure (3), and the cell is illuminated with suitable light to effect photopolymerisation of the polymer precursor through the first cell wall. This causes polymerisation to occur close to the first cell wall and deposition of the resulting polymeric material as a coating on the grating alignment structure on the first cell wall.
Patent GB-2389921-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for immobilizing a motor vehicle
Inventor: ASLUND BO
IPC: B60R25/04
Filed: 2003-04-29
Abstract: A vehicle immobilization system 10 is coupled to a network system 20 and includes a vehicle that has a speed sensor 34 generating a vehicle speed signal, a telematics control unit 48 receiving and transmitting signals to and from the network 20 and a speed control module 72. An immobilization controller 30 is coupled to the speed sensor 34, the telematics control unit 48 and the speed control module 72. If the immobilization controller 30 receives an immobilization signal from the network 20 it sets a maximum operating speed for the power train controller. When the vehicle speed signal is below the maximum operating speed, the immobilization controller reduces the maximum operating speed within the speed control module until a lower predetermined speed limit is met. The lower speed limit is preferably greater than zero so that some limited mobility of the vehicle may be achieved.
Patent GB-2398875-A (GB)
Title: Tyre pressure monitor determining tyre location using detected vehicle component noise
Inventor: NANTZ JOHN S
IPC: B60C23/04
Filed: 2003-05-20
Abstract: A vehicle tyre pressure system 10 measures tyre pressure and determines tyre identification using spectral noise 20 emitted by noise generating systems 18 within the vehicle 12. The spectral noise 20 may be sound waves generated by vehicle exhaust systems or a transient electromagnetic field generated by automotive start up systems, for example. The monitoring assembly 10 has at least one tyre pressure sensor 34, a controller assembly 52 within the vehicle in remote communication with pressure sensors, and a positioning logic. Each tyre pressure sensor including a sensor receiver 68 in communication with a sensor control logic 38, and the positioning logic determines the position of the tyre pressure sensor 34 based on signal strength of spectral noise 20. The sensor control may use RSSI (receive signal strength indicator) level to monitor spectral noise. Tyre identification may involve motion sensing in addition to spectral noise detection.
Patent GB-2391636-A (GB)
Title: Spectacle frame containing magnetic chips
Inventor: WANG MING-CHIH
IPC: A61N2/06
Filed: 2003-06-23
Abstract: A pair of electromagnetic wave resistant glasses (1) includes chips (2), which are high magnetic pieces, and nests (15) provided at nosepieces (12) and bent end pieces (14) respectively for accommodating the chips (2). The nests (15) are sealed and the chips (15) can absorb electromagnetic wave with a space surrounding the respective chip forming a magnetic field to resist the electromagnetic wave. The chips may be made of sintered permanent magnet powder and far infrared ceramic powder. The chips may have a coil or circuit 21 storing personal or manufacturer data. The chips at end pieces 14 may be attached to an LED so that light is emitted as a warning signal when an electromagnetic wave is received. The nosepieces 12 and end pieces 14 may contain tourmaline.
Patent GB-2393386-A (GB)
Title: Wiper blade apparatus for visor
Inventor: DE GRUNWALD NICHOLAS
IPC: A42B3/24
Filed: 2003-07-31
Abstract: A wiper blade apparatus (1) suitable for use with protective headgear (10) of the type including a visor (11), e.g. a motorcycle helmet. The apparatus comprises a visor (2), at least one wiper blade (3), a motor (4) for driving the wiper blade (3), and attachment means (5) for securing the wiper blade apparatus to the protective headgear (10). The effect being that the visor (2) of the wiper blade apparatus (1) overlies the visor (11) of the protective headgear (10). Preferably the wiper blade apparatus visor (2) comprises a flat front panel and flexible rubber seal that extends around the edges of the visor (11) of the protective headgear (10). The rubber seal may be fitted with ventilation means. The wiper blade apparatus (1) may be attached to the protective headgear (10) by, an optionally elastic, securing strap or band (5), and may be releasably secured by a clip or hook.
Patent GB-2391947-A (GB)
Title: NMR logging in the earth's magnetic field
Inventor: TAICHER GERSH ZVI
IPC: G01R33/44
Filed: 2002-04-18
Abstract: An apparatus (Figure 1) and a method for measurement of NMR relaxation parameters of earth formation (25) uses a coil (13) on a logging tool (11) to substantially polarize nuclear spins within a volume of earth (25). The polarizing pulses then switch off adiabatically. The magnetization of the spins then processes around earth's magnetic field (21) at a Larmor frequency corresponding to the earth's field (21). A second coil (15) on the logging tool (11) is pulsed with a carrier signal having this frequency and modulated by CPMG sequence to obtain spin echo signals. The spin echo signals may be received by the same coil (13) or by a second coil (15). Alternatively, beem steering of two coils (13 and 15) on the tool (11) maybe carried out to ensure a resultant field that has a significant component transverse to the earth's field (21) for carrying out the spin echo measurements.
Patent GB-2409453-A (GB)
Title: Process for the preparation of aminoalkyl phenylcarbamates
Inventor: GAITONDE ABHAY
IPC: C07C269/08
Filed: 2003-12-24
Abstract: A process according to Scheme One wherein R1 to R5 are any atom or group, including the possibility that R1 and R2 and/or R3 and R4 together with the N to which they are attached form a ring. In particular, R1, R3, R4 and R5 are each methyl, R2 is ethyl and product 5 is obtained as a hydrogen tartrate salt, the product then being rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate. The process has the advantage of avoiding the preparation of zwitterionic intermediates which are very water soluble and need to be isolated by concentration of aqueous solvent. The process is therefore suited to industrial scale manufacture of aminoalkyl phenylcarbamates. The large amounts of sulfated ash residues left in the product when prepared by prior art processes and the use of pyrophoric and hazardous reagents such as sodium hydride may be avoided.
Patent GB-2413624-A (GB)
Title: Multi-function evacuating system in cooling apparatus
Inventor: WEBSTER CRAIG DUNCAN
IPC: F25D17/04
Filed: 2004-04-30
Abstract: Cooling apparatus, for example a refrigerator (10), comprises a housing (11) having a casing (11) lined in part of the storage area of the apparatus by thermal insulation walls (12) defining an evacuatable cavity (12a). The housing (11) also contains an evacuatable storage compartment (13). For evacuating the cavity (12a) and the compartment (30) the apparatus comprises evacuating means in the form of a multi-stage pump unit (16) in which the stages (17, 18) thereof are operable in series to maintain the underpressure in the cavity and in parallel to produce underpressure in the compartment. Valves (22, 23, 24) are provided to switch the stages between serial and parallel operation and to selectively connect the stages exclusively with the wall cavity and exclusively with the compartment.
Patent GB-2397248-A (GB)
Title: Golf simulator
Inventor: HUTCHON BRUCE GORDON IMRIE
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2002-11-21
Abstract: The present invention provides a golf simulator (80) comprising a launch area (81) facing a screen (82) at which the ball is driven and which is used to display an image (86) of part of a golf course. Sensor devices (83) detect at least one of the impact of a golf ball on the screen (82), the flight of the ball towards the screen (82), and the trajectory of the golf club head during the golf club swing. The launch area is provided by a playing surface panel of a tiltable tee apparatus (81). At least one displacement device (95, 96) for tilting the playing surface panel (81) so as to provide a desired slope angle   a  and slope direction   b  relative to a golf driving direction. A computer apparatus (84) is operatively connected to the sensor devices (83) and to the displacement device (95, 96), and programmed so as to control display of part of a golf course on the screen (82).
Patent GB-2402955-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulically released overshot tool
Inventor: LEMAN MICHAEL E
IPC: E21B23/04
Filed: 2004-06-17
Abstract: An overshot tool (100) has an elongated housing have in inner gripping surface sized to receive an item in the wellbore and an outer surface which is slidable along the inner surface. When a pulling force is applied to the housing gripping elements (160) are forced into contact with ramp surfaces (166) and thereby grip the object (fig 4). To release the object, hydraulic pressure is applied via opening (177) which causes a hydraulically actuated piston (174), disposed along the inner surface of the housing, to move the gripping elements (160) from a position where they grip the object to a position where the object is released.
Patent GB-2415800-A (GB)
Title: Image correlation apparatus
Inventor: FOWLER PAUL
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-07-01
Abstract: An image correlation apparatus comprises an imaging device for capturing images of a plurality of target objects and adapted to record the times at which the images are captured, a data management means adapted to store at least known data corresponding to the plurality of target objects, and a sensing means adapted to sense the image captures and to notify the data management means of the times at which the image captures are sensed for each of the plurality of target objects. The data management means is further adapted to correlate the times at which the images are captured with the times at which the image captures are sensed, so as to match the captured images to the corresponding stored known data for each of the plurality of target objects. The sensing means may be a flash sensor.
Patent GB-2402713-A (GB)
Title: An aerosol container
Inventor: EBERHARDT HEIKO
IPC: B65D83/16
Filed: 2001-05-29
Abstract: An aerosol container having a valve, a valve plate 37, a valve housing 45 and a stem 11, wherein an acoustic barrier layer 46 is provided between the valve and the valve plate as a noise damper in order to generate a desired product discharge sound.
Patent GB-2407280-A (GB)
Title: Mixer with jet pump loading means
Inventor: CARROLL JOHN JOSEPH
IPC: B01F35/60
Filed: 2004-10-01
Abstract: Mixing apparatus comprising a batch mixing vessel 45 with an inlet 5 to receive constituent material, an agitation assembly for mixing the constituents and an outlet to convey batches of the mixed material is provided. The apparatus includes means for pressurizing the vessel to assist in evacuation of the mix, and a conduit (Fig 4, hose 210) through which the mix is conveyed. A single pneumatic source (Fig 4, compressor 120) is used both to pressurize the mixing vessel and to drive a jet pump 62 comprising the batch loading means. During the mixing cycle, the compressor (Fig 4, 120) used to discharge the finished mix is generally idle. It has been discovered, that this compressor can be used during these periods to drive a jet pump to load the mixing vessel. Therefore, manual loading is avoided and can be achieved such that the mixing cycle time is not interrupted.
Patent GB-2407777-A (GB)
Title: A fluid cooled collar for a horse's leg
Inventor: DALY ANDREW SEAN GORDON
IPC: A61D9/00
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: A protective collar that prevents and treats damage to the tendons, ligaments and other structures of a limb of a horse which would otherwise be caused by exercise induced strain, exercise induced hypothermia or by external striking, and in particular provides an air, gas or fluid - cooled collar. The collar may be a one piece support (90) for a limb joint comprising a limb-embracing collar and means for securing the collar so as to embrace the limb respectively above and below the joint, wherein the collar comprises channels (91,104) to allow coolant gas or fluid to pass from one part of the support to another. Alternatively, a collar (100) with two articulated collar portions may be provided, one to each side of the joint. In use, such a collar may be adapted as a support for a horse's fetlock joint.
Patent GB-2420384-A (GB)
Title: Transmission system having bevel gears
Inventor: MOORE ADRIAN
IPC: F16H37/04
Filed: 2004-11-18
Abstract: A transmission system, for a racing car, includes a pair of bevel gears comprising a first gear, eg pinion 2, and a second gear, eg crownwheel 4, arranged in mutual engagement with an axis of the pinion 2 substantially perpendicular with an axis of the crownwheel 4 which is mounted on a transverse shaft 8. A pair of transfer gears comprises a third pinion gear 10 and a forth gear wheel 12 which are mutually engaged. The pinion gear 10 shares the same axis as the crownwheel 4 since it is mounted on the transverse shaft 8 so that it is interconnected with the crownwheel 10 for simultaneous rotation therewith. Axes of the crownwheel 4, pinion gear 10 and gear wheel 12 are substantially parallel however the axis of the gear wheel 12 may be offset from a plane defined by the axes of the pinion 2 and crownwheel 4. This offset arrangement may be used to transmit drive from a longitudinally mounted gearbox to a transversely mounted driven axle without the associated poor reliability and efficiency.
Patent GB-2410125-A (GB)
Title: Mask for four-shot sequential lateral solidification
Inventor: YOU JAESUNG
IPC: H01L21/20
Filed: 2004-12-23
Abstract: A crystallization method includes providing a substrate 510 having a silicon thin film 512; positioning a laser mask (570 fig 13B) having four blocks 580', 580'', 580''', 580'''' on the substrate 510; and crystallizing the silicon thin film 512 by irradiating a laser beam through the laser mask (570). The four blocks 580', 580'', 580''', 580'''' of the laser mask (570) each comprise a periodic pattern of circular or regular polygon-shaped transmitting regions (575A, 575B, 575C, 575D) and a blocking region. A polycrystalline silicon film 512 crystallized by this method is substantially free from a shot mark, and has uniform crystalline characteristics. The mask (570) and method are used in the manufacture of display devices comprising thin film transistors.
Patent GB-2405893-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible expansion cone
Inventor: WATSON BROCK WAYNE
IPC: E21B33/126
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: An apparatus (910) for radially expanding and plastically deforming an expandable tubular member (66) includes a collapsible expansion cone (44, 46).