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Patent GB-2385557-A (GB)
Title: Clip board with padded surface
Inventor: FACKERELL PAUL
IPC: A47C16/04
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: A clip board has a clip 20 attached by rivets 22 for retaining papers against a face 16 of leaf 6. It also has padding 26 on a face 18 of leaf 4. Web 14 provides a hinge between the leaves. When leaf 4 is closed over leaf 6, the clip board serves as a kneeling pad. The leaves are made by enclosing a cardboard core in a thermoplastic cover. The padding 26 may be closed cell polyurethane foam approximately 2.5cm thick. In an alternative arrangement, the padded leaf is detachable from the clip board.
Patent GB-2385095-A (GB)
Title: Fluidic apparatus for modulating fuel flow
Inventor: KNIGHT PETER HOWARD
IPC: F23R3/28
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: Fuel flow to a combustor 18, of a gas turbine engine, is modulated by means of a device (such as an astable fluidic oscillator) having a supply inlet 2, connected to a fuel source 16, and a pair of outlets 4, 6, one of which is connected to the combustor 18. Fluid pressure applied at control inlets 10 and 8, causes the fuel from the inlet to output alternately from the outlets 4,6 thereby modulating the fuel flow to the combustor 18. By adjusting a variable restrictor 24, the frequency of oscillation between the outputs may be altered. In an alternative arrangement (fig. 3) only one control port is provided, flow attachment to the side wall of one of the outlets being favoured by the geometry (angle) of the inlet, relative to the two outlets.
Patent GB-2372698-A (GB)
Title: Vibrating Bed
Inventor: PARK YOUNG GO
IPC: A61H23/02
Filed: 2002-01-31
Abstract: A vibrating "pleasure escalating and fatigue releasing" bed 1 comprises a lateral vibrating bed which vibrates wholly a human body which sleeps on it. The bed comprises a basic bed 7 like a usual bed frame: lateral floating means, casters 9 secured on said basic bed 7. A lateral vibrating bed plate 11 on which a human body sleeps is movably ridden on said casters 9: a mechanism for vibrating between said basic bed 7 and said vibrating bed plate 11: which is first used as a "pleasure escalating" bed for escalating extra pleasure while a couple are making love: second used as a "fatigue releasing" bed for expediting the recovery of the fatigue of tired people: third used as a "fatigue releasing" bed, for expediting fast sleep for those who are unable to sleep well; and fourth used as a conventional bed while it is not vibrating.
Patent GB-2369484-A (GB)
Title: Slider for disc storage system
Inventor: RIDDERING JASON W
IPC: G11B21/21
Filed: 2000-08-25
Abstract: A disc storage system (10) includes a rotating disc (12) and a transducer (42). The transducer is carried on a slider (36) which is supported by an armature (32). The armature (32) is used to move the slider (36) radially across the disc (12) surface whereby information may be read from or written to the disc (12) surface by the transducer. The slider (36) includes an air bearing surface which faces the disc (12) surface. As the disc rotates, the air bearing surface causes the slider to "fly" over the disc (12) surface. Pads (46) are provided on the air bearing surface to improve operational characteristics of the system and texturing (44) is provided to landing zone region (40) on the disc (12) surface.
Patent GB-2373230-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle hydraulic braking and energy recovery system
Inventor: MONFOR ALEXANDER ORESTOVICH
IPC: B60T1/10
Filed: 2002-05-09
Abstract: A hydraulic braking energy recovery system comprises a hub 1 consisting of two halves fastened to a shaft 13 and rotating with it. An elliptic disc 2 consisting of two halves is stationary fixed to a vehicle frame 17 by struts 12 at one end with the hub 1 rotating on bearings round the other end. With rotation of the hub 1 around the disc 2 a pair of seal shutters 3 and 4 create an expansion chamber 14 and a compression chamber 15 filled with a fluid. The chambers are connected to an accumulation tank 30 and to an expansion tank 31 by fluid injection channels 10, fluid return channels 11, fluid injection pipes and fluid return pipes. At braking mode the fluid is pumped to an accumulation tank compressing a gas above the fluid and at acceleration mode the fluid drives the hub 1.
Patent GB-2372921-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sending encrypted electronic mail through a distribution list exploder
Inventor: PERLMAN RADIA
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2000-11-07
Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for sending an encrypted message through a distribution list exploder in order to forward the encrypted message to recipients on a distribution list. The system operates by encrypting the message at a sender using a message key to form an encrypted message. The system also encrypts the message key with a group public key to form an encrypted message key. The group public key is associated with a group private key to form a public key-private key pair associated with a group of valid recipients for the message. Next, the system sends the encrypted message and the encrypted message key to the distribution list exploder, and the distribution list exploder forwards the encrypted message to a plurality of recipients specified in the distribution list. After receiving the encrypted message and the encrypted message key, the recipient decrypts the encrypted message key to restore the message key. Next, the recipient decrypts the encrypted message using the message key to restore the message. In a variation on the above embodiment, the recipient decrypts the encrypted message key by sending the encrypted message key from the recipient to a group server, which holds the group private key. The group server decrypts the encrypted message key using the group private key to restore the message key, and returns the message key to the recipient in a secure manner.
Patent GB-2389801-A (GB)
Title: A walking frame tray attachment means
Inventor: DALE GERALD
IPC: A61H3/00
Filed: 2002-06-19
Abstract: A walking frame, tray and attachment means comprises a walking frame with a tubular cross member and a rear bar member 4, and a tray 3 including a hook 2 and a clip formed between a front descending flange 6 and a stop member 5, wherein the tray is releasable mountable onto the walking frame by sliding the hook 2 under the bar 4 and by pressing the front of the tray onto the tubular cross member so that the tubular cross member engages the clip between the flange 6 and stop 5.
Patent GB-2390618-A (GB)
Title: Paving cast in situ in matrix
Inventor: BUCKNELL MARTIN
IPC: E01C9/00
Filed: 2002-07-12
Abstract: Apparatus for forming paving of a settable material such as concrete comprises a base frame in the form of a matrix with walls 2,3,4, which alone or together with another such frame defines compartments within which the settable material may be placed to be moulded as a plurality of blocks, the base frame remaining in situ. Crenellations 10 may be provided, or apertures lower down, whereby adjacent blocks may be conjoined, and a frame 20 comprising grout 24 overlaid by removable wrapping 21, 22 may be positioned above the matrix as shown, so as to cast ready grouted blocks. The concrete may be coloured, at least at the surface, or overlaid with preformed tiles (Figs 5, 6, not shown).
Patent GB-2380547-A (GB)
Title: Method of in-tube ultrasonic inspection where threshold value and amplification factor is varied discretely as a function of time
Inventor: BAZAROV ALEXANDR JURIEVICH
IPC: G01N29/265
Filed: 2002-08-23
Abstract: A method of in-tube ultrasonic inspection of pipelines carried out by passing inside the pipeline a scanning pig, emitting ultrasonic probing pulses towards the pipe wall and receiving the reflected ultrasonic pulses. The claimed method is characterized in that the received pulses are amplified using a different amplification factor, which is increased depending on the time elapsed from the moment of emitting the probing pulse. The threshold values of the pulse amplitudes are also varied depending on time. Digital values of the pulse amplitudes and the time elapsed from the moment of emitting the probing pulse and corresponding to each value of the amplitude are obtained. The empirically obtained dependencies of the amplification factor and threshold on time for each ultrasonic sensor are recorded in a RAM memory. During the processing of the received pulses the previously recorded dependencies for each ultrasonic sensor are readout from the RAM and the respective values of the amplification factor and threshold are established simultaneously with a period, during which the pulses are received with the help of this sensor. The method allows one to compensate by means of hardware the effect of ultrasound attenuation in the material on the amplitudes of the reflected pulses and, in this manner, to increase the accuracy of determining the geometrical parameters of the flaws, a probability of their detection and efficiency of estimation of their danger.
Patent GB-2376344-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming an electronic device
Inventor: SPEAKMAN STUART PHILIP
IPC: H01M10/0565
Filed: 1997-10-14
Abstract: A method of forming a solar cell or photovoltaic using the technique of drop on demand printing to deposit a plurality of droplets of deposition material that when suitably dried or solidified form the elements of the device. Printing materials include polymers, metalloorganics, buckminsterfullerene doped conducting polymers, polythiopenes, phenylenvinylenes and mixtures thereof. The solar cell may be a thin film or thick film device, and possess a single or multiple heteroface. The solar cell is formed on a flexible or rigid substrate 402, and an array of microlenses 412 formed from an ormocer are deposited to maximise the light collection efficiency.
Patent GB-2395555-A (GB)
Title: Downhole water analysis
Inventor: RAGHURAMAN BHAVANI
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2002-11-22
Abstract: Downhole water chemistry is obtained in situ by addition of a colorimetric reagent to a water sample followed by determining the resulting colour of the sample in a colorimetric analyser. Apparatus for the downhole measurement comprises means to supply the reagent, e.g. an injector for injecting the reagent into a water flow line, and a colorimetric analyser e.g. a spectrometer. Typically the pH or the ion content of the water sample is measured.
Patent GB-2396795-A (GB)
Title: A hanging strap for garments
Inventor: WOOD VANDA
IPC: A41D27/22
Filed: 2003-01-06
Abstract: A hanging strap for garments comprising a strap a that attaches to and detaches from garments by attachment means c,d to aid the hanging and storing of garments after the removal of the hanging strap/tag originally provided in garments. Garments can then be stored easily in their original shape. Preferably the attachment means c, d are clips or magnets, and preferably the strap a is adjustable in length via an adjustor b with either two attachment means attached at either end of the strap or alternatively an adjustable strap in the form of a loop with a single attachment means (Fig 2).
Patent GB-2381006-A (GB)
Title: A method of producing multiple, sexed embryos from a female mammal
Inventor: SEIDEL GEORGE
IPC: A61D19/02
Filed: 1998-12-31
Abstract: A method of producing multiple, sexed embryos from a female mammal comprising: <SL> <LI>a. creating superovulation in said mammal to create at least two eggs comprising the step of using an ovulatory pharmaceutical to cause multiple eggs to be produced; <LI>b. determining a sex of a sperm cell of a male mammal; <LI>c. sorting according to said sex of said sperm cells; <LI>d. inserting at least a portion of said sorted sperm cells into a uterus of said female mammal after an onset of estrus; and <LI>e. fertilizing a plurality of said eggs in said uterus to produce multiple, sexed embryos. </SL>
Patent GB-2397567-A (GB)
Title: Paint brush holder
Inventor: FAWCETT NICHOLAS F
IPC: A46B17/02
Filed: 2003-02-17
Abstract: A paint brush holder comprises a generally wedge shaped container 1 having means 4 for clipping to rim of a paint can and a base tray 2 which is detachable for cleaning. The holder is stabilised by an external bumper 3, has bumpers 5 for removing excess paint from a brush and has a grid 6 above the tray 2 through which paint may drain.
Patent GB-2387904-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring a separation process
Inventor: WENZEL ULRICH
IPC: C02F1/00
Filed: 2003-02-17
Abstract: The monitoring of a separation process where feedstock solution 1 is treated in a separating device 4 to remove predetermined constituents to give a product solution stream 24 is characterised by diverting at least a part of the product stream 24 emanating from the separating device 4 to an analyser 26 for desired time periods during processing and at times when the product stream is not being diverted, a flushing solution such as water 10 is supplied to the analyser, the analyser being operated continuously. A device for carrying out the monitoring process is also claimed.
Patent GB-2398339-A (GB)
Title: Combined telescopic extension and stand off for ladder
Inventor: WESTON JAMES THOMAS
IPC: E06C7/42
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: A ladder accessory 10 comprises a pair of telescopically collapsible extension stiles 12, 14 adapted to be connected as extensions to the stiles of a ladder, either telescopic or conventional (Figs 3, 4 respectively, not shown) and a stand off 20 connected to the lower end of the extension stiles, at least one rail 18 extending between the stiles 12, 14. Stand off 20 may fold up against stiles 12, 14, and means may be provided such that when the stand off is deployed, extension arms 62 are automatically extended. Trays 19 are intended for tools or the like rather than acting as further rungs and stiles 12, 14 are intended as hand - holds.
Patent GB-2399519-A (GB)
Title: An adhesive fabric
Inventor: FINDEN IAIN THOMAS ARTHUR
IPC: C09J7/38
Filed: 2003-03-18
Abstract: An adhesive fabric (10) capable of adhering to the skin of a body, comprising: a barrier layer (12) bonded on one side of a fabric substrate 11 and a cured adhesive silicone gel layer (13) bonded to the barrier layer whereby the barrier prevents absorption of the adhesive silicone gel coating into the fabric substrate. The barrier layer may be a silicone elastomer. The adhesive fabric is useful in holding up stockings or as a bandage.
Patent GB-2387876-A (GB)
Title: Pump with compressive device to prevent diffuser rotation
Inventor: JAMES MARK C
IPC: F04D1/06
Filed: 2003-03-18
Abstract: A pump, such as a down-hole centrifugal electric submersible pump (ESP), comprises a tubular housing and a number of stages, each stage including an impeller and a diffuser 27. The diffusers 27 are stacked one on top of another (see figure 1) and are held stationary, relative to the impellers, by a compressive force from a first compressive device 35 (see figure 2). Should the first compressive device 35 fail to provide a compressive force, e.g. due to shrinkage when operating at cold temperatures, a spring member 53 maintains the compressive force required to hold the diffusers 27 stationary. The first compressive device 35 may comprise a drive shaft bearing including external threads which cooperate with internal threads of the tubular housing. An anti-spin adapter 37 may transfer compressive forces to the diffusers 27 and may include a cavity 51 to house the spring 53.
Patent GB-2401296-A (GB)
Title: Operating a computer with a mouse via a graphical interface
Inventor: IRESON TONY
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 2003-04-10
Abstract: A computer has software responsive to operation of a device of the mouse, irrespective of the position of any mouse pointer on the screen, to show on the screen a window from which at least one function can be selected. Each function is associated with a respective input area in the window by which input data on which the function is to operate may be entered or selected by mouse or keyboard.
Patent GB-2403634-A (GB)
Title: An audio encoder
Inventor: BLACK ALASTAIR
IPC: G10L19/20
Filed: 2003-06-30
Abstract: An audio encoder, for encoding an input signal, comprising: a speech encoder for encoding the input signal to produce a synthetic signal; a delay compensator for delaying the input signal; combination means for combining the delayed input signal and synthetic signal into a combined signal; and means for audio encoding the combined signal. The encoder can use transformation from time domain to the frequency domain, conversion of bit rate, non-linear filter or non-linear delay.
Patent GB-2387917-A (GB)
Title: Validation FUB for an agent
Inventor: DESAI PIYUSH
IPC: G06F11/27
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: A validation FUB is a hardware system within the agent that can place a computer system in a stress condition. A validation FUB may monitor transactions posted on an external bus and generate other transactions in response to the monitored transactions. The validation FUB maybe a programmable element whose response may be defined by an external input. Accordingly, the validation FUB may test a wide variety of system events.
Patent GB-2395063-A (GB)
Title: A mass spectrometer comprising a linear array of ion traps
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2003-08-08
Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein a relatively energetic pulse of ions having a relatively narrow spread of mass to charge ratios are ejected from a guadrupole ion trap T2 and received in an ion trap T0 upstream of a Time of Flight mass analyser. The ions are collisionally cooled within the ion trap T0 and are pulsed out of the ion trap T0 and into an extraction region 3 of the Time of Flight mass analyser without substantially exciting the ions. This enables improved operation with the Time of Flight mass analyser. According to another embodiment parent ions are fragmented and the resulting fragment ions are stored in two ion traps having different low mass cut-offs. The trapping system enables MS/MS experiments to be performed with a very high duty cycle.
Patent GB-2404881-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic molecular-rearranging device
Inventor: WANG JEN-CHIEH
IPC: B01D53/32
Filed: 2003-08-12
Abstract: A magnetic molecular-rearranging device (100) mainly includes a hollow tubular holder (1), a tubular magnetic molecular-rearranging device (2) positioned in the tubular holder, a tubular isolating layer (3) positioned in a bore of the tubular magnetic molecular-rearranging device (2), and two caps (4,5) respectively having a through hole (41,51) closed to two ends of the tubular holder (1). The magnetic molecular-rearranging device (100) may be put around an exhaust pipe or a pipe for transferring liquid, so that a radiated magnetic field is produced by magnetic lines of the magnetic molecular-rearranging device (2) and earth poles to magnetize and rearrange molecules of exhaust or liquid flowing through the pipe, making the exhaust or liquid filtered and purified to reduce air and water pollution.
Patent GB-2412188-A (GB)
Title: Driver impairment test
Inventor: WETHERELL ANTHONY
IPC: A61B5/18
Filed: 2003-09-08
Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting impaired performance of operators of machinery, particularly motor vehicles employs a computerised driving simulation in which are embedded a number of concealed, relevant tests designed to evaluate the subject's fitness to drive. The combination of tests also gives an indication of the nature of the impairment detected. The fact that the subject is unaware of the nature of the test minimises arousal and practice effects. The apparatus permits recording of the test performance and comparison with standards and /or a database of other test results. The tests may provide results that are indicative of the type of intoxicant causing the impairment. The intoxicant may be alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine etc. The one or more tests are selected from the list comprising: a longitudinal tracking test, a reaction time test, a lateral tracking test, a memory test, a gap-judging test and a test of manoeuvring in confined spaces.
Patent GB-2396411-A (GB)
Title: Particle size distribution analyser reducing optical noise by irradiating a region of its cell inclined at an angle with respect to an optical axis
Inventor: YAMAGUCHI TETSUSHI
IPC: G01B11/06
Filed: 2003-11-21
Abstract: A particle size distribution analyser 1 comprising: a transparent cell 2 for containing a sample containing particles; a laser light 41 irradiating the sample from outside of the cell; a scattering light intensity detecting section 5 for detecting the intensity of light scattered from the particles; a calculating section 7 for calculating the particle size distribution of the particles based on a fluctuation of the intensity of scattering light measured which occurs due to Brownian motion of the particles. The particle analyser uses a noise reducing section comprising: a region to be irradiated with laser light of at least one of the outside surface (21a, Fig. 2) and inside surface (21b, fig. 2 )of the cell. The region is inclined a predetermined angle with respect to the optical axis of the laser light. The detected intensity may be intensity of a back-scattered light travelling in reverse of the direction of the irradiation laser.
Patent GB-2392123-A (GB)
Title: Spot welding head
Inventor: YANG SHITONG
IPC: B23K11/10
Filed: 2002-06-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a spot welding head used for electronic industries, micro- electronic industries. The spot welding head is consisted of two parallel electrodes which are made of high temperature-resistant metals and joined together, and a insulating layer therebetween, wherein the insulating layer between two parallel electrodes is a insulating adhesive which act as a adhesive and a insulating spacer, thereby insulating rivets are omitted, further the tips of two parallel electrodes are ohmic contact each other. The welding head can weld enameled wires, bare wires, sheet metal and strip metal. The welding head is simple, reliable, its cost is low, and it can improve the welding quality and efficiency.
Patent GB-2401385-A (GB)
Title: Sand screen with integrated sensors
Inventor: RESTARICK HENRY L
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2001-07-13
Abstract: A sand screen features a sensor 102 attached to the screen, and an actuator (208 fig. 10) coupled to the sensor to change the flow profile of the screen. In a preferred embodiment, the screen may comprise an outer mesh or an inner mandrel, and the sensor may be attached to either. The sensor may be connected to a battery, or may be connected to a power source at the surface by a conductor, which in turn may be routed through a hollow space in the screen. The sensor may be a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a density meter or an accelerometer, and may further be connected to memory, a microprocessor, a receiver, transceiver or transmitter. A method of producing a sand screen is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2404767-A (GB)
Title: Predicting and limiting maximum printhead chip temperature in an ink jet printer
Inventor: JONES CHRISTOPHER DANE
IPC: B41J2/05
Filed: 2001-07-13
Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature of a print chip 14 of a printhead 10 in an ink jet printer. A swath of print data is divided into a plurality of groups, and a plurality of maximum temperatures of the print chip in printing the swath in a predetermined number of passes of the printhead are estimated, each estimated maximum temperature being associated with a respective one of the groups. If at least one of the maximum temperatures exceeds a predetermined limit temperature, the predetermined number of passes of the printhead for printing the swath is increased. The estimation is based on a number of ink drops to be emitted by the printhead during a pass across the groups, and at least one of a thermal resistance value associated with the printhead and a thermal capacitance value associated with the printhead, stored in a memory device.