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Patent GB-2370266-A (GB)
Title: Retractable device for flipping a workpiece
Inventor: BLOCK PAUL
IPC: B68G15/00
Filed: 2001-10-23
Abstract: A material handling method and apparatus for flipping a workpiece (40) involves raising a retracted arm (14) out of a worksurface (12) to pivot the workpiece up and away from an edge (12a) of the worksurface. The workpiece is then slid in the direction of the edge (12a) before being guided through the remainder of its 180 degree rotation. The guiding step further slides the workpiece toward the edge so that the workpiece is flipped at least partially in place. The apparatus for carrying out the method includes the arm (14) and a catcher plate (18) both having an idle position below the worksurface (12). Pneumatic drives (34) under microprocessor (52) control pivot, slide and flip the workpiece, at least partially in place. An optical sensor array (50) monitors a peripheral area around the worksurface which may be smaller than the workpiece. The drives may be halted upon the array sensing movement of the workpiece beyond a certain distance from the worksurface periphery. The workpiece can be a mattress or other cushion structure.
Patent GB-2381669-A (GB)
Title: Folding plug
Inventor: OGIER NIGEL MALCOLM
IPC: H01R13/68
Filed: 2001-10-30
Abstract: An electrical plug has a connecting pin (24) being moveable on an arm (16) about an axis parallel to the connecting pins (8 or 9). Preferably, the upper part of a vertical flash plate (27) which is recessed to substantially accommodate and fix the moveable arm can be folded through 90 degrees to be parallel to the connecting pins. A cavity together with a closure (14) in the body of the plug which must be closed to permit the moveable arm (16) or the vertical flash guard (27) to assume an operative condition such that it would permit the plug to then be inserted into an electrical socket.
Patent GB-2373847-A (GB)
Title: Damper arrangement for reducing combustion-chamber pulsations
Inventor: HELLAT JAAN
IPC: F23M20/00
Filed: 2001-11-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a damper arrangement for reducing combustion-chamber pulsations arising inside a gas turbine (1), having a combustion-chamber housing (8) which upstream comprises a front plate (2) with a plurality of individual burners (6) and damping elements (7, 7a, 7b) projecting through the front plate (2) and downstream is connected to a turbine stage (9) and is surrounded by a turbine housing (3) which comprises first openings (5a) which are adapted to the burners (6) and through which the burners (6) project upstream. The invention is characterized in that closable second openings (5b), through which it is possible to insert and tune the damping elements (7, 7a, 7b), are provided in the turbine housing (3) adjacent to the first openings (5a) adapted to the burners (6).
Patent GB-2368947-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for analogue information transfer
Inventor: LI WEN
IPC: G11C11/409
Filed: 2000-08-31
Abstract: A method and apparatus for synchronizing output data and data strobe signals uses internal interleaved clock signals in a double data rate (DDR) DRAM that are synchronized with an external clock. A delay-locked loop internal to the DDR DRAM is locked to an external clock signal and generates the internal interleaved clock signals. The internal interleaved clock signals are delay matched with the external clock signal as they propagate through timing circuitry coupled to latency and burst length selection signals. A data strobe signal is generated using clock signals from the delay-locked loop and is synchronized with the internal interleaved clock signals. The data strobe signal and the data are coupled via paths having comparable numbers and types of delay elements to provide output data and data strobe signals having predetermined delay relationships with the external clock signal.
Patent GB-2387760-A (GB)
Title: Trimmer and edger
Inventor: COATES NEIL ANDREW
IPC: A01D34/416
Filed: 2002-04-26
Abstract: A vegetation trimmer comprises a cutter head 11 housing a cutter member, and first and second handles 14 and 17. The first handle 14 is fixed to the cutter head 11 by means of a connecting member 13. The second handle 17 is rotatably mounted with respect to the first handle 14. Rotating first handle 14 with respect to second handle 17 converts the trimmer into an edger (figure 4).
Patent GB-2385225-A (GB)
Title: Defect detecting method in infrared thermal imaging system.
Inventor: PARK JUNG-HWA
IPC: H04N5/217
Filed: 2002-05-24
Abstract: In a defect detecting method in an infrared thermal imaging system, digital video signals representing a uniform high temperature image and a uniform low temperature image are received, S400,. The gain and offset of each pixel are calculated using the high temperature image and the low temperature image, S405, the average of the gains as a first average gain and the average of the offsets are calculated, S410. It is determined whether each pixel is a defect using the first average gain and the average offset by comparison with gain and offset ranges. The method is effective for detecting so-called 'soft defects' that occur in imaging systems over time.
Patent GB-2377448-A (GB)
Title: Fermentative production of ethanol by heterologous expression of a pyruvate decarboxylase gene in bacillus SP
Inventor: GREEN EDWARD
IPC: C12N1/21
Filed: 2001-01-05
Abstract: This invention relates to ethanol production as a product of bacterial fermentation.
Patent GB-2377915-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle container cover
Inventor: WOOD ROBERT ARTHUR
IPC: B60J7/08
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: Cover 10 for a truck having a material carrying container, such as a tipper truck. The container 11 having first and second ends and the cover assembly comprising a retractable cover having a first end 14 attached to a cross bar 15 and a second end attached to a roller bar 12, the cover assembly comprising rolling means to roll the cover upon the roller bar 12. The cover 10 is supported by at least one pivot arm 16 at an upper end, said pivot arm being pivotable about a lower end 17 at a point intermediate the two ends of the container and adjacent the bottom of the container 11 between a first position in which the pivot arm upper end 18 is adjacent the first end of the container 11 and a second position in which the upper end 18 is adjacent the second end of the container. The roller element is attached to a first end 21 (fig 6) of a roller arm 20, the second end 22 of which is pivotally mounted at a roller arm pivot point 23 upon the rear-facing wall of the headboard or cab-shield 24 of the lorry or formed within the cab-shield side walls 24a. Two roller arms 20 can support the roller bar.
Patent GB-2381104-A (GB)
Title: Acoustically activated control system
Inventor: SINCLAIR KIRK KAYON
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2002-08-27
Abstract: The system controls electrical apparatus, particularly lighting apparatus. It comprises a microphone (1), an amplifier/filter (2) to discriminate and select a particular form of sound, such as a handclap, and a control unit (3) that responds to the selected sound. The control unit (3) sets or changes a power supply for the electrical apparatus to one of a plurality of levels, by means of a triac (4). The control system is controlled by predetermined sequences of sounds, such as two or three handclaps in quick succession. There may be a number of distinct predetermined levels for the power supply, or the levels may be selectable within a continuous range. Successive handclaps may move the supply between preset levels, or supply may change gradually after being turned on. A further handclap may then halt the change at the level reached.
Patent GB-2382780-A (GB)
Title: Determining cumulative dosage for magnetotherapy
Inventor: RUOHONEN JARMO
IPC: G01R33/28
Filed: 2002-10-11
Abstract: The stimulation dose is determined in different parts of the brain by summing cumulatively the electric field strength generated by the individual stimulus pulses. The position and alignment of a magnetic stimulation coil 1 is determined separately for each applied stimulus pulse in three dimensions relative to the head 5 the number, repetition rate and intensity generated by the magnetic stimulation coil 1 are measured separately for each pulse, the coordinate data of the brain are determined substantially unambiguously in the same coordinate system with the magnetic stimulation coil 1 on the basis of information obtained from other kind of measurement, such as tomographic scan or, e.g., a statistic database collected from a large number of patients, and the cumulative dose of electromagnetic radiation imposed on said desired point in the brain is determined on the basis of the location data available from the brain and the measurement data computed for the cumulative effect of the electromagnetic field evoked by said magnetic stimulation coil 1.
Patent GB-2382508-A (GB)
Title: Segmented controller area network bus for an automobile
Inventor: BRAY THOMAS J
IPC: H04L12/413
Filed: 2002-10-29
Abstract: A segmented controller area network bus which extends the cabling scheme of a CAN network to permit isolation of individual nodes of identical type when needed and the ability for a host to determine the network topology. In addition, the CAN bus cabling scheme automatically assigns unique addresses to nodes and guarantees that the network will always be properly terminated. This eliminates the need for jumpers, DIP switches, pre-installation programming, or other hardware means requiring human intervention to uniquely identify the nodes on the network. Furthermore, because the physical node topology is determinable, equipment installation and anomaly diagnostics are facilitated. The present invention contemplates that this technique can be applied to various local area networking schemes.
Patent GB-2382091-A (GB)
Title: Bearing seal
Inventor: BYRD CHRISTOPHER S
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: A seal assembly (36) for a shaft (22) supporting a rotary element (10) comprises a sealing ring (64) having an inner radial surface (68) in contact with a seal surface (24) of the shaft. The sealing ring comprises a disc shaped integral radial lip (72) normal to the inner radial surface (68). A disc shaped seal shield (74) is assembled in sealing contact with a first surface of the integral disc shaped radial lip and also in sealing contact with a first radial surface of an annular seal groove. An energizer (62) positioned in the annular seal groove is in contact with the bottom surface (70) of the groove and a second radial surface of the groove. The energizer (62) exerts a radial force on the outer radial surface (66) of the sealing ring (64) and a lateral force on the integral radial lip (72) of the sealing ring.
Patent GB-2382932-A (GB)
Title: Apertured printed circuit board for cooling air flow
Inventor: NEWMAN PAUL
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2002-12-04
Abstract: A printed circuit board is provided with at least one hole 11,12,13 therethrough for the passage of cooling air. The PCB is particularly applicable to an installation in which boards are mounted in units (3, Fig 1) within a main housing (4), each unit having its own housing (6). The holes in the PCB are large enough to allow adequate air flow within the individual housing while still maintaining a back pressure to ensure that air flows to the other PCBs inthe installation.
Patent GB-2384135-A (GB)
Title: Modular expansion key telephone system
Inventor: LEE GAB-YOUNG
IPC: H04M9/02
Filed: 2002-12-23
Abstract: A highway expansion apparatus for a key telephone system. By connecting a MPB (main process board) 103 of a master system 100 with a system LMU (link module unit) 104 of an expansion system 110, 120 and generating a highway to be provided from the MPB 103 to the expansion system 110, 120 a highway of the key telephone system can be expanded.
Patent GB-2398465-A (GB)
Title: Wireless link failure recovery in a rake receiver
Inventor: FITTON MICHAEL PHILIP
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2003-02-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless communications networks, especially those intended for deployment in city centres. The invention is particularly although not exclusively related to recovery from catastrophic loss of all wanted signal components in wireless receivers employing rake receivers having a number of rake fingers involving, for one or more of said rake fingers, performing a method for recovering a new signal component for a rake finger in a rake receiver; comprising: determining an initial delay time based on the delay times of previous signal components received by the receiver; determining a new signal component within a predetermined delay range of said initial delay time; and resetting a delay time for said finger which corresponds to the delay time associated with said new signal component. The initial delay time may be that of the last received component or may be obtained from stored "templates" of delay times for certain conditions e.g. lighter or darker "shaded" reception areas. The new component is determined preferably by searching in forward and backward directions relative to the initial delay.
Patent GB-2382303-A (GB)
Title: Low residue surface treatment
Inventor: BABINSKI LINDA J
IPC: C11D3/43
Filed: 2001-07-31
Abstract: An aqueous composition for the reduction or elimination of unpleasant odors from surfaces containing such odors comprises a perfume, a surfactant/solubilizer, a solvent/drying aid, an odor absorber, and, preferably, a buffer to maintain the desired pH. The solution contains minimal or no volatile organic compounds. Due to the specific nature of the combination of the surfactant/solubilizer and the solvent/drying aid, the use of fragrances previously too hydrophobic for use in an aqueous solution is possible, providing a large variety of efficient odor counteractants not previously available. The composition may optionally comprise additional components, such as preservatives, antimicrobials, anti-static compositions, anti-wrinkling agents, insect control agents, moth repellents, UV protectants, waterproofing agents, and textile treatment agents. The aqueous solution may be applied to a variety of surfaces, in sufficient quantity to wet the surface, preferably by spraying.
Patent GB-2391409-A (GB)
Title: Optical transmitter and its control method
Inventor: IMAI KEISUKE
IPC: G02F1/03
Filed: 2003-07-28
Abstract: An optical transmitter comprises an amplitude modulation unit performing amplitude modulation of only a one-side amplitude of a main signal with a low-frequency signal having a predetermined frequency. An optical modulator (20) receives an input signal generated after the one-side amplitude modulation, and modulates an incoming light in response to the received signal in accordance with a predetermined modulation-characteristic curve to output an optical output signal. An operating point control unit (50) applies a predetermined bias voltage to the optical modulator (20) to control a level of the input signal substantially applied to the modulation-characteristic curve so that the one-side amplitude of the main signal is applied to a minimum portion of the modulation-characteristic curve of the optical modulator. Also disclosed is an optical transmitter comprising apparatus as above, but wherein amplitude modulation is performed on the whole of a main signal. The optical modulator (20) may be a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator.
Patent GB-2391815-A (GB)
Title: A vaginal speculum for use with an embryo transfer catheter
Inventor: BISHOP GILES ANDREW
IPC: A61B1/32
Filed: 2003-07-31
Abstract: A vaginal speculum has two arms 1 and 2 hinged with one another at a point along their length to form a pair of handles 11 and 21 at one end and a pair of jaws 10 and 20 at the other end. A warming pod 49 is secured by an adhesive 45 to one of the arms 1 and contains a heated gel. The pod 49 has a channel 49 in which an embryo transfer catheter 61, 62 can be inserted. The other arm 2 has a hinged beam 30 close to its patient end, the guide having an aperture 33 through which the catheter 61, 62 can be extended to form a guide for insertion of the catheter.
Patent GB-2395635-A (GB)
Title: Accessing alternate wide area and local area wireless networks transitioning between them and between more than one local area network
Inventor: HAMMOND MARC JOHN
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2003-11-11
Abstract: Location information available from a navigational system, such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to transition a mobile client, such as a handset, between a Wide Area Network (WAN), such as a cellular telephone network, and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), such as a system conforming to the 802.11 standard, (and vice versa), under user control and initiation, and may also be used to transition between two or more WLANs, for example, WLANs with different ranges and data rates. The transition is of a 'break-before-make' type, i.e. the mobile client is authenticated to the 'new' network via the 'old' network, disconnects from the old' network, and turns off the associated circuitry, turns on the circuitry needed to conned to the 'new' network, and then connects to it, overcoming problems such as mutual interference and receiver desensitization by transmitting only on one frequency band at any given time.
Patent GB-2392539-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for recognising a spoken identification sequence
Inventor: CHARLES DONALD MICHAEL
IPC: G10L15/26
Filed: 2002-07-23
Abstract: A method for recognising a spoken identification sequence including one or more different types of identifiers, the spoken identification sequence having one of a plurality of possible predefined identifier type formats, the method including the steps of: (a) maintaining a database (3) of identification sequences having at least a first of said possible predefined identifier type formats. (b) establishing a connection between a caller (12) and a voice recognition system (2) operatively connected to the at least one database (3), (c) selecting one of said possible predefined identifier type formats, and (d) if the voice recognition system determines that the selected identifier type format corresponds to said first identifier type format, providing said spoken identification sequence to the voice recognition system (2) for analysis according to the first identifier type format.
Patent GB-2392620-A (GB)
Title: Process for manufacturing pharmaceutical composition comprises of mycobacterium W in the treatment of asthma(obstructive lung disease)
Inventor: KHAMAR BAKULESH MAFATLAL
IPC: A61K35/74
Filed: 2003-03-11
Abstract: The invention relates to process for the preparation of formulations comprising a microorganism Mycobacterium w for the management of bronchial Asthma (obstructive lung disease).
Patent GB-2398828-A (GB)
Title: A cable clamp device
Inventor: HEAD PHIL
IPC: F16L3/233
Filed: 2004-01-12
Abstract: A device for use in a bore well to secure cables to pipes, comprises a flexible fastening member 46, and means to retain the member, preferably a ratchet and pawl 45 mechanism (fig.7). Means for restraining at least one cable, may be set upon the main body of the device, and comprises parts deformable to accept and hold a cable, preferably a tab extending perpendicularly to the cable length, or may be at least two members having opposing flexible tabs. The main body includes apertures corresponding to the tab positions. Another embodiment (fig. 1) has a first arm 24 pivotally joined to a second 12, to provide an over centre arrangement, preferably having deformable curved surfaces to engage a number of differing exterior tube diameters, and notches and protrusions aiding flexibility. A relatively flexible securement member, preferably a loop of wire 14, is joined to the second arm 12, interacting with the first 24, preferably through an anchor hook, to secure a cable relative to a tube, preferably pulled taught by a tensioning arm, and having centring means.
Patent GB-2410848-A (GB)
Title: Voltage compensation in switched reluctance motor
Inventor: CLOTHIER ANDREW CHARLTON
IPC: H02P25/08
Filed: 2004-02-05
Abstract: An electrical machine, such as a switched reluctance motor 25, has a rotor and a controller 24 arranged to energise at least one electrically energisable phase winding in dependence on the angular position of the rotor. The controller typically employs a control law table that was derived by applying a predetermined DC link voltage to the windings. Differences between an applied DC link voltage 20 and the predetermined DC link voltage may be compensated by applying a predetermined correction to the angular position of energisation of the phase winding in dependence on the value of the applied DC link voltage. Such a compensation factor may be derived from a relationship held in memory; an example can be seen in Figure 9.
Patent GB-2399858-A (GB)
Title: Bolt mechanism housing for door edge
Inventor: SOUTHALL IAN
IPC: E05C9/00
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: In order to obviate forming on site a groove in an edge 4 of a door for receiving a shoot bolt locking device, the invention provides a device 8 in the form of an edge guard which is for preference, and in the embodiment, a metal, suitably Aluminium extrusion which has a flat body 8' with a lateral extent, defined by outside walls 9, which is just sufficient to receive the edge 4 of the door 1. When in position on the edge 4, internal substantially parallel and spaced rib members 10 engage the free edge of the edge 4 and this provides a hollow track 10' in which longitudinally bodily shiftable flat bars 11 forming shoot bolt operating devices or the shoot bolts 5 themselves are received. Thus the device 8 forms a housing between the rib members 10 and body 8'.
Patent GB-2400734-A (GB)
Title: Latching relay array
Inventor: WONG MARVIN GLENN
IPC: H01H55/00
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: An electrical relay array 100 uses conducting liquid in the switching mechanism. The relay array is amenable to manufacture by micro-machining techniques. In each element of the relay array, two electrical contacts 304, 312 are held a small distance apart. The facing surfaces of the contacts each support a droplet of a conducting liquid such as a liquid metal. An actuator 306 or 314, coupled to one of the electrical contacts, is energized in a first direction to reduce the gap between the electrical contacts, causing the two conducting liquid droplets to coalesce and complete an electrical circuit. The actuator 306 or 314 is then de-energized and the contacts return to their starting position. The liquid droplets remain coalesced because of surface tension. The electrical circuit is broken by energizing an actuator to increase the gap between the electrical contacts to break the surface tension bond between the conducting liquid droplets. The droplets remain separated when the actuator is de-energized because there is insufficient conducting liquid to bridge the gap between the contacts. Additional conductors 120 may be included in the assembly to provide a coaxial structure and allow for high frequency switching. Piezoelectric and magnetostrictive actuators may be used.