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Patent GB-2393656-A (GB)
Title: Wound dressing with controlled release of therapeutic agent
Inventor: TROTTER PATRICK JOHN
IPC: A61L15/46
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A wound dressing comprises a therapeutic agent (eg antibiotic, antiseptic or analgesic) and a matrix of a polymer cross-linked by oligopeptidic sequences which are cleavable by a protease associated with wound fluid (eg through infection or ulcer formation) whereby release of the agent increases in the presence of the protease. The polymer may be natural or synthetic (eg poly N-(2-hydroxypropyl)- methacrylamide) and should be non-toxic and non-immunogenic.
Patent GB-2382668-A (GB)
Title: Fuel supply control means for an internal combustion engine
Inventor: FRECH EBERHARD
IPC: F02D41/32
Filed: 2002-10-16
Abstract: A fuel supply control means, for an internal combustion engine with a fuel distributor, includes an electronic control unit (ECU) 40. The control unit 40 determines a pressure of fuel in a distributor 22 after the engine has been switched off and uses this, along with an operating parameter of the engine or a vehicle equipped with the engine, to calculate a value of fuel to be supplied to the engine on re-starting. The control unit 40 may also take into account the temperature of fuel in the distributor 22 and the temperature of the engine coolant. The pressure of fuel in the distributor 22 may be reduced after the engine is switched off, and the fuel supplied to the engine may be controlled by the timed operation of injection valves 24, 26, 28, 30.
Patent GB-2384606-A (GB)
Title: Coin dispensing device
Inventor: ABE HIROSHI
IPC: G07D1/02
Filed: 2002-12-23
Abstract: A coin dispensing device comprises two coin hoppers (10H, 100H) laterally spaced apart. Each coin hopper (10H, 100H) has a rotating disc (33A, 33B) which dispenses coins one by one. A dispensing passageway (15) is provided which is common to all the hoppers and into which coins can be dispensed by the respective rotating discs. Further hoppers can be located above hopper 10H and 100H.
Patent GB-2385643-A (GB)
Title: A jet pipe assembly including at least one joint and a fluid seal assembly therefor
Inventor: CROSS RODNEY ALAN
IPC: F16L25/00
Filed: 2003-02-07
Abstract: A jet pipe assembly (see Fig. 1) containing at least one rotating joint which is provided with a seal assembly to isolate the fluid flowing in the pipe from the fluid external to the pipe. The seal assembly includes a static element 31, a dynamic element 19, and a spring 13 acting between the elements for urging the dynamic element 19 against a sealing surface 7 and in which the elements have respective portions which slide relative to one another for movement along the line of action of the spring 13 to provide a sliding seal between them. The spring 13 may take the form of a series of cantilevered leaf springs (see Figs 2 and 3) or an axial wave spring (see Fig 4 and 7).
Patent GB-2389470-A (GB)
Title: Power delivery and connection circuit for an automotive vehicle
Inventor: MILLER JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: H01R13/703
Filed: 2003-02-12
Abstract: A circuit 10 for connecting a power distribution bus 14 to a battery 12 is disclosed having a connector circuit 20 and a switch 40. The battery 12 has a positive battery terminal 16 and a negative battery terminal 18. The switch 40 has a control terminal 46, a first terminal 42, and a second terminal 44. A contactor circuit 48 is coupled between the battery 12 and the power distribution bus 14 and has a solenoid 50 and a plunger switch 52 that is operably coupled by solenoid 50. In one embodiment of the invention the connector circuit 20 has a switch 38 used to allow the connector terminals to be coupled at different times to the circuit and in another embodiment, different length terminals may be used to enable coupling of the battery terminals at different times.
Patent GB-2399349-A (GB)
Title: Regeneration of chromic acid etching and pickling baths
Inventor: BURKE IAN
IPC: C25D11/38
Filed: 2003-03-13
Abstract: Apparatus for recovery of process solution of a chromium ion etching or pickling bath comprises an anolyte circuit and a catholyte circuit. Preferably several generally planar anodes are disposed within the anolyte circuit, and several generally planar cathodes are disposed within the catholyte circuit. The anodes and cathodes are approximately parallel to each other. The apparatus includes a power supply for supplying direct current to the anode and the cathode. The anolyte and catholyte circuits are separated by a membrane. The membrane is made of material that allows through passage of electric current between the anodes and cathodes while substantially preventing passage of metal ions between the circuits. This apparatus may be associated with a treatment plant for performing one of chrome/sulphuric or chrome/tri-acid etching. The apparatus is used to perform electrolytic oxidation of Cr (III) ions in the used etching both to Cr(VI).
Patent GB-2383131-A (GB)
Title: Sample bag
Inventor: LEWIS GARY W
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2001-08-21
Abstract: A sample bag for collecting a mixture of gasses for analysis is made of a modified polymer consisting essentially of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and at most about 2.0 percent perfluoropropylvinylether (PPVE).
Patent GB-2400365-A (GB)
Title: Banknote dispenser
Inventor: CHANG HUNG-YI
IPC: B65H3/06
Filed: 2003-03-24
Abstract: A banknote dispenser is constructed to include a housing adapted to hold banknotes in a stack for dispensing, a power module, a transferring wheel set driven by the power module to spread a stack of banknotes into a stepped stack of banknotes and then to dispense banknotes individually by a respective push block being rotated with a respective wheel of the transferring wheel set. An output wheel set is adapted to transfer banknotes individually from the transferring wheel set to a banknote outlet. The position of an adjustment wheel can be adjusted relative to a transferring wheel. The pitch between the adjustment wheel and a transferring wheel is approximately equal to the thickness of one banknote. A sensor adapted to control the operation of the power module subject to the presence of banknotes in the housing.
Patent GB-2391576-A (GB)
Title: Shuttering formwork for constructing concrete slabs etc.
Inventor: KELLY DAVID CHARLES JOSEPH
IPC: E01C11/10
Filed: 2003-08-07
Abstract: The formwork, for use constructing foundations, decking, car parks etc., comprises an elongate element that has a base portion 1 and upstanding therefrom a compression portion 2 that is adapted to form a retaining edge for a bed of poured concrete and which comprises a hollow structure that has at least one deformable surface. Preferably both surfaces of the compression portion are resiliently deformable with the formwork preferably comprising an integral extrusion of plastic material such as PVC, nylon or polypropylene. The compression portion preferably includes apertures 7 at spaced intervals to allow insertion of tie bars to link two adjacent beds of concrete. Also claimed is a shuttering formwork that comprises a removable upper lip 6 that is attached to an upper, in use, edge of the compression element.
Patent GB-2408912-A (GB)
Title: Breast-feeding garments
Inventor: CLAXTON LISA MICHELLE
IPC: A41D1/215
Filed: 2003-12-12
Abstract: Breast-feeding garments with accessible openings at chest level that allows the wearer to breast-feed her baby while minimising the amount of flesh that is exposed. The openings may be in the form of flaps on either side of the chest area that are held in place when not in use by releasable fasteners such as zips, Velcro (RTM) or press-studs. Alternatively the chest area of the garments may have a number of accessible flaps at varying heights (12-17, Fig 6) to allow access to the wearer's breast that may change in size after the birth of a baby. The openings may be incorporated into evening wear, casual wear, exercise wear or swimwear. The garments are preferably cut slightly looser than usual around the abdominal area and made of easy clean materials preferably cotton or silk.
Patent GB-2401868-A (GB)
Title: Fugitive pattern material for casting
Inventor: VIHTELIC JOSEPH M
IPC: C08L25/02
Filed: 2004-02-25
Abstract: A material suitable for making a fugitive pattern of an article to be cast of a metal or alloy, comprises of a] a random interpolymer, such as ethylene/styrene interpolymer and b] a low molecular weight polymer other than the interpolymer, such as a low molecular weight polystyrene, a tackifier resin or a wax with an average molecular weight (Mn) of at least less than 10,000. Also disclosed is a method of making a shell mould for casting a metal or alloy, involving use of the fugitive pattern material.
Patent GB-2416917-A (GB)
Title: Multiple chip semiconductor device
Inventor: MCDONALD-MAIER KLAUS DIETER
IPC: H01L21/50
Filed: 2004-07-30
Abstract: A semiconductor device has first and second semiconductor chips 101, 111 comprising electronic circuit elements located at an inner part of the chip and first connection terminals 117, 118 located on an upper surface of the inner part of the chip. One of the chips has second connection terminals 116 located at a peripheral part of the chip. The first and second semiconductor chips are mounted one on top of the other to form the device, connected together (via integrated interface circuits) by the first connection terminals 117, 118 of the first and second semiconductor chips, and wherein the second connection terminals 116 of the first semiconductor chip provide external connections to the device. The invention enables SoC resources to be increased based on the System-in-Package (SiP) approach by duplicating identical chip components into a single package. The chip 111 may initially be formed identical to the chip 101, but subsequently have its peripheral part carrying terminals 116 removed. Alternatively the chips 101 and 111 may have different designs but with the same configuration of terminals 117, 118.
Patent GB-2417481-A (GB)
Title: Packaging element for supporting a container
Inventor: GINNS PAUL ARTHUR
IPC: B65D85/50
Filed: 2004-08-23
Abstract: An elongate container such as a coffin or casket (1) assembled from sheet material, such as cardboard, has a supporting member (20) folded from a blank of sheet material. An inner part of the container (1) may be formed from a blank of sheet material so as to provide two strengthening elements, which strengthen said container against outward bowing of said container, each strengthening element comprising a substantially triangular element in cross-section. The supporting member (20) may be attached to the container (1) by tabs (50,51) cooperating with slots.
Patent GB-2415824-A (GB)
Title: Turntable with foam support surface
Inventor: KHOUBESSERIAN ARTHUR HAROUTOUN
IPC: G11B3/61
Filed: 2004-09-01
Abstract: Sound reproduction apparatus comprises a turntable 1 having a surface 4 for supporting a disk record 10 has at least a region 18 of the surface 4 made from a material which has a plurality of voids and an acoustic impedance which is matched to that of the record 10. Such a support surface material provides advantageous dampening properties. The material of the region 18 may be a foamed material such as foamed PVC, may be less rigid than the remainder of turntable 1, and may have a thickness of between 2 and 6 mm. The entire turntable (fig 2, 1) may be made from such a foamed material, having a plurality of voids.
Patent GB-2405162-A (GB)
Title: Spacer device for a cavity wall
Inventor: AYERS CHARLES WILLIAM JACK
IPC: E04B1/70
Filed: 2003-02-13
Abstract: A cavity wall spacer device (11) is provided for determining the separation of building elements of the leaves (19, 20) of a cavity wall (18) during construction. The device (11) comprises a support body (12) having a plurality of projections (13). The device (11) is orientatable such that in use the support body (12) lies against an inner face of a leaf (19) to provide a barrier to mortar (24) therefrom falling into the cavity (17), and such that the projections (13) extend from the support body (12) to an inner face of the opposite leaf (20) to define the separation between the leaves (19, 20).
Patent GB-2421553-A (GB)
Title: Tapping tee assembly with an integrated cutter and dual electrofusion elements
Inventor: BOWMAN JEREMY
IPC: B29C65/34
Filed: 2004-12-23
Abstract: A tapping tee assembly for a plastics pipeline comprising: A saddle provided with a first saddle-shaped electrofusion element; a hollow body integral with the saddle and provided with an axial bore; a cutter disposed within the bore of the hollow body and adapted in use to traverse the bore, to make contact with the pipeline wall and to cut a hole therein; a spigot integral with the body and in fluid connection with the axial bore of the body; the spigot being provided with a tubular second electrofusion element or being adapted to receive a tubular electrofusion element therein or thereon; and circuit means for electrically connecting the first and second electrofusion elements integrated with the tapping tee assembly. The cutter may be a part of the circuit means for electrically connecting the two electrofusion elements, or the two elements may be in direct balanced connection, to give a simultaneous and identical heat output per area unit per time unit.
Patent GB-2424129-A (GB)
Title: Cable gland having waterproof insert, sleave and clamping member
Inventor: PRENTICE MARK E
IPC: H01R13/52
Filed: 2004-12-24
Abstract: A cable gland which provides a waterproof seal where cable pass through a wall of an enclosure has a sleeve 16 through which the cables and their cable connectors can pass. A mouldable, waterproof insert 18 (for example a closed cell foam) fits into the sleeve and has opposed surfaces between which cables 20 can be placed. The insert 18 also has an external circumference no smaller than the internal circumference of the sleeve. A clamp 22,24 fits around the exterior of the sleeve 16 and clamps the sleeve against the insert and the insert against cables located between the opposed surfaces so that the cable or cables are in contact with the insert over their whole circumference and the insert is in contact with the sleeve over the whole circumference of the sleeve.
Patent GB-2422738-A (GB)
Title: Document creation including cropped items
Inventor: BALINSKY HELEN
IPC: H04N1/387
Filed: 2005-01-31
Abstract: Creating a document having an allocated area in which information is placed, comprising: <SL> <LI>i. providing a set of one or more content-items (300) which contain information to be displayed in the allocated area; <LI>ii. identifying one or more content-items from the set that it is desired to crop; <LI>iii. identifying within the content-item that it is desired to crop a region of interest (302) that it is desired to maintain within the content-item; <LI>iv. defining at least a first sub-area (314) within the content-item that lies outside the region of interest and which contains a point (604) that can be used to define a crop to be used on the content-item to produce a cropped content-item (612); <LI>v. selecting a cropped content-item such that it includes the point (604) in the first sub-area, <LI>vi. adding the cropped content-item (612) to the document and generating the document. </SL>
Patent GB-2424265-A (GB)
Title: Heat Exchanger including Heat Exchange Tubes with Integral Fins
Inventor: BRISE TIMOTHY FRANK
IPC: F28F1/18
Filed: 2005-02-16
Abstract: A heat exchanger core element (300 fig 3a) has an extruded tubular body with integrally formed fin segments (308 fig 3a) on an outer surface of the tubular body. The fin segments are twisted out of alignment with the tube longitudinal axis, for at least a part of the fin length between the fin tip 408 and the fin root 410. The tubular body may have a flattened cross section, such as a rectangular profile, and may include a plurality of longitudinal passages (208 fig 2a). The passages may include internal fins or protrusions (210 fig 2a) to increase the surface area of fluid contact. The core element is formed by a shearing and deforming tool (312 fig 3g) mounted within a tool holder (302 fig 3a), which shears each extruded fin into several fin segments and then twists each segment. The core element may be made of metal, such as aluminium, and several core elements may be arranged in a heat exchanger. The elements may be stacked such that the spaces between fin segments are occupied by adjacent element fin members, and the heat exchanger may include a casing having inlets and outlets for a pair of fluids between which heat is exchanged.
Patent GB-2408679-A (GB)
Title: Support for one or more flat panel displays
Inventor: OZOLINS HELMARS E
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: A support for at least one flat panel display permits adjustment of the display in one axis or two axes. The support (100) includes a support element (130) at the rear of the at least one panel connected to the rear of the at least one flat panel (150, 160) display at two spaced locations. In the preferred embodiments, the support element (130) extends parallel to the rear of the at least one flat panel display in at least one position thereof. First axis adjustable couplings are provided at each of the two locations that permit adjustment of the at least one flat panel display in a first axis. In embodiments that provide for adjustability in two axes, at least one second axis adjustable coupling is provided between the two locations to permit adjustment in a second axis. In these embodiments, the adjustment mechanism may be gimbal-like. In the preferred embodiments, adjustment in both axes is limited.
Patent GB-2424344-A (GB)
Title: Charging of a portable handset battery when correct user PIN is entered
Inventor: CHRISTENSEN BENNY
IPC: H04M1/72403
Filed: 2005-03-18
Abstract: A portable communications handset unit 100, such as a portable radio or a mobile telephone, includes a memory 105 for storing an authentic user PIN (personal identification number) and a user interface 107 for entering a user entered PIN. The unit 100 also includes a PIN comparator 104 for comparing the user entered PIN with the authentic user PIN and produces a match signal when they match. The unit 100 also includes a battery 109 for providing electrical energy, a charging circuit operable when closed to allow the battery 109 to be charged by a battery charger, and an electrically operated control switch 113 that controls opening and closing of the charging circuit. The PIN comparator 104 is coupled to the control switch 113 for application of the match signal to provide operation of the control switch 113 to close the charging circuit. Thus charging of the battery 109 is allowed only by entry of a correct user PIN.
Patent GB-2425838-A (GB)
Title: Source signature deconvolution filter
Inventor: CHRISTIE PHILIP
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: A method of filtering seismic signals includes the steps of obtaining seismic signals generated by activating a seismic source (airgun) and recording signals emanating from the source at one or more receivers; obtaining far field source signature signals of the seismic source for a plurality of polar angles; defining a source signature deconvolution filter to filter the seismic signal wherein the filter is weighted by a frequency dependent term based on an estimate of the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio based on the spectral power of a signal common to two or more of the angle dependent far field source signatures normalised by the total power of the two or more signatures; and performing a source signature deconvolution using the defined filter. A low pass filter may be used to filter the seismic signal up to a frequency less than the first ghost notch. The far field source signatures may be computed from near field measurements. The deconvolution may be a frequency domain semblance weighted deconvolution.
Patent GB-2428011-A (GB)
Title: Cardon dioxide gas scrubber
Inventor: PARKER MARTIN JOHN
IPC: B63C11/24
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: The invention provides a carbon dioxide gas scrubber 19 of the type in which exhaled gas is passed through a body of re-agent material 39 for removal of at least a proportion of the carbon dioxide content from the exhaled gas prior to or following the introduction of a determined quantity of oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and other gases to the re-circulating gas and presentation of the gas for re-breathing. The gas scrubber 19 is characterised by having a means for transferring heat (not shown) from the re-conditioned gas after it has passed through the re-agent material 39 to the exhaled gas prior to it passing through the said re-agent material. Preferably a heat exchanger (not shown) is provided for performing this function.
Patent GB-2416004-A (GB)
Title: Well pump, pumping system and method
Inventor: TRAYLOR LELAND B
IPC: F04B47/08
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: A pumping system 100 comprises a submersible pump 200 disposed within tubing 105 in a well 110. The pump comprises a pumping chamber 228 enclosing a diaphragm 230. The pump has inlet 206 and outlet 208. The diaphragm is a flexible membrane that defines a boundary between the pumping chamber and a diaphragm chamber 240. A piston 212 is disposed at least partly within the diaphragm chamber. The pump may have a release valve 234 to prevent over-pressurisation of the diaphragm chamber. The system may have a hydraulic intensifier 210 which causes the piston to reciprocate.
Patent GB-2423711-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with enhanced mucoadhesion
Inventor: POPOV TODOR ALEXANDROV
IPC: A61K9/08
Filed: 2005-10-24
Abstract: An aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising: <SL> <LI>a) 0.005 to 10% by wt of one or more water-soluble pharmaceutically active ingredients or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; <LI>b) from 0.01 to 10% by wt hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose having a viscosity of from 2500 to 5500 cps (mPa.s); and <LI>c) a buffer for maintaining the pH of the aqueous pharmaceutical composition from 5 to 7; can be prepared by a method which comprises: <LI>i) dissolving the above components in water to form an aqueous solution, and <LI>ii) filtering the aqueous solution formed in i) through a sieve having a mesh size from   /  1 micron but   &  10 microns. </SL> The compositions obtainable by this method are capable of demonstrating improved mucoadhesive consistency and stability.
Patent GB-2418800-A (GB)
Title: Path optimisation in commuications and data networks
Inventor: LIATSOS VASSILIS
IPC: H04L12/701
Filed: 2003-04-02
Abstract: There is provided a traffic placement method for selecting and routing traffic flow demands in a communications network, the communications network comprising a plurality of nodes, which are connected to one another by links. A subset is selected from a given set of traffic flow demands and a plurality of paths is calculated for the selected demands under consideration of a set of constraints. A tentative solution is obtained satisfying a subset of the full set of constraints and it is determined whether the tentative solution violates the full set of constraints. If the tentative solution is determined to violate the full set of constraints, a search is performed for one or more feasible solutions satisfying the full set of constraints. Local consistency techniques are applied in the method described.