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Patent GB-2378151-A (GB)
Title: Fabricating a three-dimensional article from powder
Inventor: DARRAH JAMES F
IPC: B29C67/00
Filed: 2001-07-31
Abstract: A computer-controlled apparatus and method for fabricating three-dimensional articles in layerwise fashion is disclosed. Upon dispensing a layer of a fusible powder, a laser 110 irradiates selected locations of that layer on a target surface 104 to fuse the powder into a cross-section of the article to be formed in that layer, such that the cross-sections fuse together into the article. The laser 110 is controlled in a raster scan fashion across the selected locations of the powder layer. The parallel raster scan (fill scans) lines 262 are separated from one another, centerline-to-centerline, according to a selected pitch, or fill scan spacing value L. The positions of the parallel scan lines 262 are determined with respect to a coordinate system at the powder layer, rather than with respect to boundaries of the cross-section being formed; in alternating layers, the parallel scan lines are offset from one another by one-half the pitch. This arrangement of the scan lines optimizes the structural strength of the article being formed, while minimizing the number of scans required to form the article.
Patent GB-2378510-A (GB)
Title: Method to improve electrostatic particle measurement
Inventor: COLLINGS NICHOLAS
IPC: G01N15/02
Filed: 2001-08-04
Abstract: At least one of the electrodes (5) which create the electric field in an instrument which classifies particles by their electrical mobility is modified such that the electrode is no longer at an uniform electrical potential so that the variation of collection location along the classifier column (6) with electrical mobility more closely approaches that desired for resolution of a wide range of particle sizes. The electrode may be connected in different places to different electrical potentials, with the current flowing through it creating the potential distribution; or it may be divided into separate sections controlled at different potentials.
Patent GB-2379010-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for detecting electron capturing species
Inventor: WRIGHT GRAHAM LESLIE
IPC: G01N30/02
Filed: 2001-08-20
Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting electron capturing species are described. The method comprises simultaneously exposing a gaseous sample 4 to an ionising agent 9 and an electromagnetic field provided by circuitry 7 and drive coil 6 until a plasma discharge is generated and detected by fast photodiode 12. The degree of exposure of the sample before generation of the plasma discharge is representative of the number of electron capturing species present, so that measurement of this degree of exposure (e.g by measuring the time delay before discharge) leads to the measure of the electron capturing species itself.
Patent GB-2381825-A (GB)
Title: Office equipment securement apparatus including at least two clamping assemblies which secure diagonally opposed corners of the equipment to be secured
Inventor: WHITTLE MAURICE HENRY
IPC: E05B73/00
Filed: 2001-11-08
Abstract: Equipment may be secured to a substrate (32,Fig.4) by two or more clamping assemblies, each assembly comprising a lower 11 and upper post 12 which have mutually threadedly engageable portions (15,16,Fig.1), a first bracket 18, which is configured to fit around one corner of the equipment being secured, being fixedly mourned to the lower post, and a second bracket 19 configured to fit around a respective corner of the equipment, being fixedly mounted to the upper post. In use, the lower post and the first bracket of each assembly are secured to the substrate at a spacing corresponding to two diagonally opposed corners of the equipment to be secured. The upper post of each assembly includes an outer sleeve 13, to which the second bracket is mounted, and an inner threaded shaft which is engageable with the lower post but is rotatable relative to the sleeve only by use of a special tool. After the equipment is placed between and fitted inside the first brackets 18, the upper posts are attached to the lower posts, and screwed down using the tool. Rotation of the outer sleeve does not release the upper post and is prevented, in any event, when the second bracket is corner shaped. The apparatus may be used to secure a computer (30,Fig.4) and computer peripherals, and also removed and re-used for other equipment. Alternatively, three clamping assemblies (10a,10b,34,Fig.5) may be used and/or the upper brackets of at least two of the assemblies may be tied together, e.g. by metal straps.
Patent GB-2384096-A (GB)
Title: Payment system and related methods
Inventor: LISTER ANDREW
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2001-12-01
Abstract: A system for facilitating payment comprising one or more remote terminals arranged to connect to a server (300), each remote terminal (302) being arranged to allow information to be input thereon and to forward this information to the server (300), the server (300) being arranged to hold one or more accounts each associated with a user of the system, each account being capable of having one or more targets associated therewith to which payments can be made, target verification means allowing a target to be verified and added to an account, a remote access means allowing connections to be made to the remote terminals, payment means allowing units to be added and/or removed from an account, wherein the system is arranged to allow a user to log into his/her account from the remote terminal (302), select a target to which a payment should be made, and cause said payment means to transfer a number of units to a specified target that has been verified by the target verification means.
Patent GB-2385285-A (GB)
Title: Oil/water separation utilising vortex and plate separators
Inventor: LEWIS ALUN KYNRIC
IPC: B01D17/04
Filed: 2002-02-18
Abstract: Oil is separated from water by means of a vortex separator 12 followed by a plate separator 27, and the oil recovered from the plate separator is transferred back to a floating oil vortex in the vortex separator 12 for removal. The vortex separator 12 has a spiral wall 14 which develops the floating oil vortex 13 when the oil and water mixture enters through inlet pipe 10. Water and residual oil then pass via pipe 23 to the plate separator 27, and downwardly though its closely spaced corrugated plates inclined at an angle of 45{. Oil rises up to the top of the plates, collects in a well 30, and is transferred via escape pipe 31 and pump 33 to an outlet 32 in the floating oil vortex 13, and thence to main oil removal pipe 18. Water depleted of oil is removed from the plate separator 27 through exit 29 and weir valve chamber 49, which controls levels in the system. The vortex separator may expand in size below the vortex zone to encourage the deposition of sludge (Figs 3, 4) and the spiral wall may be modified (14b, Fig 4). More than one vortex separator may be provided.
Patent GB-2385899-A (GB)
Title: A protective rubber buffer strip
Inventor: HAYWOOD SIMON
IPC: B60R19/44
Filed: 2002-02-27
Abstract: A protective rubber buffer strip that is produced from 100% recycled material includes pre-formed recessed areas for fixing means so that they do not form part of the protective area. There is also a reflective strip running along the centre of the buffer strip.
Patent GB-2370406-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing flexible magnetic tape
Inventor: WALTHAM RICHARD MILLER
IPC: G06K19/12
Filed: 2000-09-22
Abstract: A method of manufacturing flexible magnetic tape having a permanently structured magnetic characteristic which varies from place to place in two different directions in the plane of the tape, includes: a) coating a flexible substrate with a slurry comprising anisotropic magnetic particles; b) moving the substrate and slurry coating relative to a first magnetic field having a field strength which varies with time in a first direction, thereby selectively orienting the said particles in areas spaced apart in a first direction; c) subsequently moving the substrate and slurry coating relative to a second magnetic field having a field strength which varies with time in a second direction making an oblique angle with the first direction, such that the said magnetic particles are selectively oriented in spaced areas in both said first and said further directions, and d) solidifying the slurry to fix the said particles in place.
Patent GB-2386653-A (GB)
Title: Differential gear
Inventor: TUCKER-PEAKE ADRIAN
IPC: F16H48/30
Filed: 2002-03-22
Abstract: A differential has an input drive member 12 in the form of a sleeve which can be connected via a clutch pack 54 to a differential gear carrier 18, which carries two bevel gears 30,32 which each drive an output shaft 42,46 respectively. A further clutch pack 60 is provided. A ball ramp mechanism 76,80,81 actuates the engagement of each clutch pack 54,60 in turn to allow both output shafts to be driven and have differential rotation (via engagement of the second clutch pack 60) and through further actuation, to lock the differential (via engagement of clutch 54).
Patent GB-2374466-A (GB)
Title: Photocatalytic device for disk drive contamination reduction
Inventor: RUDD GREGORY I
IPC: B01J35/00
Filed: 2000-10-12
Abstract: A contaminant reduction system comprises an assembly of appropriate size and shape for mounting within a sealed or semi-sealed hard disk drive (HDD). The system comprises a photocatalytic surface mounted in close proximity or in contact with a light source which may be utilized as a means for activation. The photocatalytic surface is preferably titanium dioxide (TiO<SB>2</SB>); it may be other metal oxide catalyst that can be photochemically activated such as zinc oxide (ZnO). The activation is achieved utilizing a lamp which illuminates the photocatalyst and has an output below 100 nm.
Patent GB-2387841-A (GB)
Title: Growing medium free from peat and animal products
Inventor: PRASAD MUNOO
IPC: C05D3/02
Filed: 2002-04-25
Abstract: A growing medium comprises a compost of spruce bark 10 and a nitrogen containing material 16, and limestone 22. Preferably the nitrogen containing material is a plant-based nitrogen source, such as soya bean product, castor cake, or neem cake. The growing medium is produced by hammer milling the spruce bark down to chippings of 10 mm or less, passing them through a screen 12, mixing them with soya bean product 16, composting the mixture and subsequently adding limestone 22 to the compost. Copper sulphate 24 and ferrous sulphate may also be added after the composting stage. Preferably the mixture of bark and soya bean meal contains 600-800g of nitrogen per 1m<3> of bark.
Patent GB-2377699-A (GB)
Title: Tamper evident, anti-refill closure for a container
Inventor: THOMSON DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: B65D41/62
Filed: 2002-05-21
Abstract: A tamper evident device 1 and a method of manufacturing said device 1, comprises a first sleeve member 5 having a first portion 10 associated with a second portion 15 by means of a frangible portion 20, the first portion is adapted to be applied to a mouth and neck portion 4 of a container (fig 4, 3), and the second portion is associated with a container closure member 35, wherein upon opening of the container (3), the frangible portion 20 fractures or breaks such that when the container (3) is closed after opening the first and second portions are located in a spaced apart relationship. The frangible portion 20 may be provided with adjacent respective circumferential edges (fig 3b, 75, 80), of each of the first and second portions, each or both of the edges may retract or recoil away from the other during initial opening of the container when the frangible portion 20 fractures or breaks. The frangible portion 20 may be located in a circumferential groove 60 provided between or adjacent the first and second portions, the frangible portion may be located substantially at an apex or base of the groove 60, and may be provided by a continuous weakened portion, a circumferential scored line or a plurality of intermittent breakable links which join the first portion to the second portion. The sleeve member 5 may substantially be made of a metallic based material or metal, such as aluminium. A pouring outlet member 25 may be secured to the mouth of the container (3), which may be a non-refillable and/or a non-removable device.
Patent GB-2379835-A (GB)
Title: Routing of call to nearby mobile resource
Inventor: ENNIS MARK KIERAN
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2002-06-19
Abstract: A telephone call routing system routes a telephone call from a caller 10 to a mobile resource 12 which is local to the caller and available. Specifically, the mobile resource may be a taxi, such that a customer can "hail" a taxi, without being in the direct line of sight of a taxi driver. An automatic coordinator manages the mobile resources and callers to a call centre and can automatically allocate available and nearby mobile resources to a caller, so that conversation between the caller and an operator of the mobile resource helps direct the mobile resource to the caller.
Patent GB-2385957-A (GB)
Title: Mobile web browsing device
Inventor: LIEBRAND JELTE
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: The origin server which supplies content to a client mobile web browsing device can tag content (e.g. a home page) as 'persistent' by applying a special definition to that content. The content and accompanying definitions are then sent to the device over the cellular network. The browser on the device is programmed to recognise this definition and to set an appropriate flag against that content; the flag defines how the device uses the content - in particular, defining that the device will not discard that content from memory even when flushing the cache to free up disc space. Hence, flagged home pages can become persistent since they are not discarded from memory; as such they can reliably be viewed even when the device is out of cellular coverage and the device has freed up disc space.
Patent GB-2393699-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft device for trailer drawbars with towing eyes
Inventor: JOHNSTONE DANNY TOM
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 2002-10-03
Abstract: An anti-theft device for blocking the towing eye of a drawbar, comprising a lower flanged element 4, which is inserted upwards into hole 2 of the towing eye 1. The upper flanged element is inserted downwards through hole 2 where dowel pin 9 attached to it mates with corresponding hole 10 in the lower element. The two elements are pushed together fully and fastened together with bolt 12. A security lock 6 is inserted in the hole 19 machined in element 5, in order to prevent access to the head of bolt 12. When the key 3 is turned to the locked position, the locking pin 13 enters an annular recess 7. The lock barrel is gripped by an 'O' ring 14 fitted into recess 18. The lock barrel 6 is free to turn once in the locked position.
Patent GB-2402249-A (GB)
Title: Integrated passenger management system using biometric sensors and a mm wave camera
Inventor: BURNS MICHAEL HUGH
IPC: G07B15/00
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: An integrated passenger management system includes a check-in facility comprising a biometric sensor, an identification document check facility arranged to connect to an external database of suspect passengers, a security portal comprising at least a further biometric sensor and a millimeter wave camera, and a boarding gate comprising at least a biometric sensor, wherein a passenger is allowed to board a transport medium associated with the boarding gate if the biometric measurements taken by the biometric sensors at each stage are substantially similar, and the other security checks are passed satisfactorily. An embodiment of the invention provides for the issuance of a boarding card only after the passenger has passed through the security portal. Another embodiment provides for details relating to a first biometric measurement to be stored on a security card, that may be compared to further biometric measurements taken at the different stages of boarding.
Patent GB-2387465-A (GB)
Title: A livestock monitoring system using GPS
Inventor: O'NUALLAIN RUAIRI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-04-07
Abstract: A livestock monitoring system has RFID animal tags (2) which include GPS capability for real time monitoring of animal location. Animal identifiers and locations are uploaded in a local area wireless network to a receiver (3). The receiver (3) in turn uploads the data to a Web server (5) linked to a host processor (7) for databases (7-10). These databases are also updated by external systems (12-15) with medical and regulatory data. This provides for comprehensive real time animal monitoring.
Patent GB-2387066-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for predicting causes of network service outages using time domain correlation
Inventor: HERRING DAVID GEOFFREY FRANCIS
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2001-11-21
Abstract: Method and system are described for predicting the likely causes of service outages using only time information, and for predicting and the likely costs of service outages. The likely causes are found by defining a narrow likely cause window around an outage based on service quality and/or service usage data, and correlating service events to the likely cause window in the time domain to find a probability distribution for the events. The likely costs are found by measuring usage loss and duration for a given point during anoutage and using cost component functions of the time and usage to extrapolate over the outage. These cause and cost predictions supply service administration with tools for making more informed decisions about allocation of resources in preventing and correcting service outages.
Patent GB-2404523-A (GB)
Title: Method of automatically connecting telephone to the internet via server for retrieving information
Inventor: CHENG-SHING LAI
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2003-07-30
Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method of automatically connecting an internet telephone to the Internet via a server for retrieving information including setting a program of the server in a memory of the internet telephone enabling a user to set an execution time, a telephone number to be dialed for accessing the Internet, and operating steps for viewing content through the program in order for a CPU of the internet telephone to perform the steps of counting time based on the execution time; dialing the telephone number set to access the Internet for connecting to the server; entering into a Web page via the server based on the operating steps; and downloading information from the Web page and storing the downloaded information in the memory.
Patent GB-2394582-A (GB)
Title: Noiseless and invisible transmission of directions and similar instructions
Inventor: DENZ PETER
IPC: H04N5/222
Filed: 2003-09-15
Abstract: For the purpose of soundless and invisible transmission of instructions to actors, the instructions are entered in an input device which converts these into electrical signals, wherein via a transmitter device the signals are converted into a form suitable for transmission and transmitted. Each actor wears a small and lightweight receiver device which can be worn unobtrusively below the clothing. The receiver device receives and decodes the signals transmitted and passes them on to one or more vibration emitters e.g. vibration motors, which the actor also wears unobtrusively below his clothing. Consequently, instructions and directions are relayed to actors, noiselessly.
Patent GB-2395611-A (GB)
Title: Inverter circuit for xenon tube
Inventor: HEFTMAN GEORGE
IPC: H05B41/30
Filed: 2003-10-14
Abstract: An inverter circuit charges a capacitor 12 incremental for periodically-triggered discharge into a xenon tube 13, from flyback current within primary and secondary windings 1p,1s of a transformer. The primary winding 1p is the collector- or drain-load of a transistor 22 that is switched OFF via an inverting transistor 21 to initiate flyback, by the output of a comparator 20 which compares the voltage across an emitter- or source-load resistor 10 of the transistor 22 with the output voltage Vi of a voltage-generator A. Output voltage Vi has a magnitude which decreases or increases with increase or decrease, respectively, of the DC supply voltage Vs such that xenon-tube powering is substantially independent of supply-voltage variation. Generator A may comprise an integrator 34-36 that supplies voltage Vi as the integral of one phase of the output of a voltage-controlled oscillator, which has a duration that increases or decreases according to decrease or increase respectively of the supply voltage.
Patent GB-2395135-A (GB)
Title: Artificial sports surface
Inventor: DORMAN MALCOLM JOHN
IPC: E01C13/08
Filed: 2003-11-03
Abstract: A multi-layered synthetic sports surface comprises a supporting sub-layer 5, which has a generally smooth upper-surface and is formed by a plurality of adjacent box-channel units. Above this, there is a cover layer 1 fixedly attached over said supporting sub-layer. Additionally there is provided a method for construction of such a sports surface. Holes 14 may be provided in the upper surface of the sub-layer 5 to allow drainage of water directly into the channels 9. A piping system 15 may be provided within the channels 9 connecting pump unit 16 and sprinkler heads 17.
Patent GB-2408162-A (GB)
Title: Means for monitoring the location of a person within a building
Inventor: STEELE RAYMOND
IPC: G01S5/02
Filed: 2003-11-14
Abstract: A means for monitoring the location of a person within a building is disclosed. A person to be monitored is provided with a mobile radio wave transmitter MN. A plurality of radio transceivers SN adapted to be mounted at fixed positions in or around a building monitor the receipt of radio waves emitted by the mobile transmitter MN. The pattern of the signal levels received at the radio transceivers SN are compared with pre-stored patterns of signal levels received by the radio transceivers SN. A location estimator selects the pre-stored pattern which is closest to the measured pattern to provide an estimate of the location of the person. The radio transceivers SN may communicate with gateway transceivers GN which may further communicate with the location estimator by way of radio signals. The pre-stored pattern of signal levels may be obtained by a manual calibration method. Multiple people, each having their own mobile transmitter MN may be independently located using an appropriate multiple access method such as CSMA, where the radio transceivers SN can differentiate between different mobile transmitters MN. The monitoring means may be used for locating firemen inside a burning building.
Patent GB-2411732-A (GB)
Title: A fluid distribution manifold
Inventor: FABRICIUS LARS CHRISTIAN
IPC: F24D3/10
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: A fluid distribution manifold including a flow trunk conduit 1, a return trunk conduit 2 substantially parallel to the flow trunk conduit 1, flow and return branch conduits 3, 4 connected respectively to the flow and return trunk conduits 1, 2, so oriented in relation to the flow and return trunk conduits 1, 2 as to convey fluid from the flow and return trunk conduits 1, 2 in direction across the fluid flow directions in the flow and return trunk conduits 1, 2. An isolation valve 5 is housed in the flow trunk conduit 1 and is positioned to control the entry of fluid into the flow trunk conduit 1; and a flow regulating valve 6 and flow-metering device 7 are housed in the return trunk conduit 2, the flow regulating valve 6 being positioned to control, and the flow-metering device 7 to measure, the flow of fluid out of the return trunk conduit 2, there being a flow-calming element 8 housed in the return trunk conduit 2 upstream of the flow-metering device 7 for providing linear flow of fluid towards the flow-metering device 7.