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Patent GB-2405199-A (GB)
Title: Headroom alert system
Inventor: TINGEY ROBIN
IPC: B61L23/04
Filed: 2003-08-20
Abstract: A sensor 1 detects when the height of a vehicle 10 is in excess of a predetermined height, and triggers an early audible or visible warning 5 to indicate that the vehicle 10 is too tall to pass under an obstruction 2 ahead. The sensor 1 can also be used to activate automatic braking of the vehicle 10. In a particular embodiment, the sensor 1 comprises a pulsed beam of light which is transmitted by a laser diode in a solar powered control box on a bridge. Mirrors are used to reflect the light across the road and back to a photodiode receiver in the control box, and an alarm is activated when the beam of light is broken. The sensor 1 may alternatively use a jet of water or a stream of balls or particles that are passed across the route, or an electric or magnetic field which is disturbed as the vehicle 10 passes through.
Patent GB-2395831-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring system for multiple alarms in manufacturing processes
Inventor: IWASAWA KOJI
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 2003-11-28
Abstract: The monitoring system can use a database to record alarm information that may include time and date data plus alarm weight coefficients. The system is able to process statistics based on i) the weighted counts of alarm; or ii) the time correlation of alarms and status data of related machinery etc. related to that alarm; or ii) alarm data and status data of related machinery where the status data is used to select or filter the alarm data to be processed. The alarm weight coefficients may be manually designated by the user or automatically designated according to a rule. The rule may include a weighting related to the time the alarm state has existed.
Patent GB-2409930-A (GB)
Title: Multi-axis piezoelectric positioner
Inventor: DIXON MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H01L41/09
Filed: 2004-01-08
Abstract: The positioner comprises a fixed part 20, 60, 120 which may be moved relative to a moveable part 22, 62, 122 in a plane. The moveable part comprises a piezoelectric device 24, 64A-D;66A-D, 124 which is arranged so that it may expand and contract within the plane. The moveable part may be selectively clamped in position relative to the fixed part at first, second and third locations by corresponding first, second and third releasable clamp mechanisms 28A-C, 34A-C, 63A-D, 128A-C. The moveable part may thus be moved in the plane relative by the fixed part by selected activation of ones of the releasable clamp mechanisms while the piezoelectric device is expanded or contracted. This provides for a parallel-mechanism multi-axis piezoelectric positioner. A carrier can be provided which may be positioned along a direction perpendicular to the plane to provide for a three-axis positioner (figs 11, 12). The moveable part may comprise either a disc 24 or a rectangular frame 62.
Patent GB-2399104-A (GB)
Title: A snap-fit roof beam connector
Inventor: RICHARDSON CHRISTOPHER
IPC: E04D3/08
Filed: 2004-03-01
Abstract: A connector 70 for a roof beam is attaches to an eaves or ridge beam 72 in a snap-fit manner. The connector may have a stem 120 to receive or fit into the end of a roof beam. The connector may engage with a component in a sliding fashion. It may have a first part with a hook 124 and a second part comprising a lug 128 on a resilient finger 130 for engagement with a groove 102. It may also have a third part comprising a foot 126 for engagement in a the channels of flanges 96. A conservatory roof using the connector is also described.
Patent GB-2396057-A (GB)
Title: Integrally formed energy storage device and method of fabrication
Inventor: CEPAS BRUCE MICHAEL
IPC: H01G9/15
Filed: 2002-10-08
Abstract: A capacitive electrical energy storage structure (30) is fabricated as a thin-film device comprising electrodes (110) on opposite sides of a dielectric layer (112). In one approach, a high surface area metallic sponge (82), (140C) can be incorporated into the structure. The energy storage structure can comprise either single or multiple layers of capacitors connected in series, parallel, or a combination of such arrangements. The multi-layer capacitor structure (256) can be either applied directly to supporting structures of portable or transportable devices or can be fabricated as a film which is applied as a laminate to such structures. Further, a conformal energy storage structure can be produced which is shaped to fit in voids within devices, which voids would otherwise be little used or unused. A high capacity storage thin-film structure can be fabricated on one surface of a substrate with an immediately adjacent, overlapping power consuming electronic circuit such that power is available at very short distance to support operational circuits which cannot tolerate long conductive power supply lines. Portable consumer devices can be fabricated with the interiors of the housings conformally coated with the capacitive structure for providing energy storage as a replacement to rechargeable or disposable batteries. A flexible film (374) of the capacitive structure can be manufactured by a continuous process and this film can be utilized in many different configurations to provide energy storage which is lightweight, configurable to available space, and capable of providing both high energy and high power density.
Patent GB-2397115-A (GB)
Title: Ash melting type u-firing combustion boiler and method of operating the boiler
Inventor: OOMURA YOSHITAKA
IPC: F23C99/00
Filed: 2002-10-04
Abstract: An ash melting type U-firing combustion boiler, wherein the volume of a combustion furnace (5) is set so that the temperature of the gas passing through a slag screen (4) separating the combustion furnace (5) from a heat storage furnace (6) positioned on the downstream side thereof can be maintained in such a temperature range that can normally function the slag screen (4) even when a supply air amount from burners (2) to the combustion furnace (5) is restricted to an air ratio of less than 1, the supply air amount from the burners (2) to the combustion furnace (5) is restricted to the air ratio of less than 1, pulverized coal is burned in the combustion furnace (5) with excess fuel to bring the inside of the furnace in a reduced atmosphere, and a temperature inside the combustion furnace (5) is raised near the ash melting point of coal to reduce the produced amount of NOx.
Patent GB-2400809-A (GB)
Title: Determining when a preset drill hole depth is reached, using contactless distance measurement
Inventor: STRASSER ANDREAS
IPC: B23Q17/22
Filed: 2004-04-22
Abstract: A device for ascertaining when a preset drill-hole depth is reached in a drill hole drilled into workpiece from its surface The drill is an electrically driven and hand-held such as a percussion drilling machine or a drilling hammer, A measuring device (46, 48, 54), mounted or mountable on the drill (2), for contactless measurement of an initial distance (A0) at which a tip of the drilling tool (10) bears against the workpiece surface (14), and an instantaneous distance (Am) from the workpiece surface (14), is provided, and also a circuit (56) which calculates the drilling progress (A0 - Am) and compares this drilling progress (A0 - Am) with the preset drill-hole depth (Te). Preferably the measuring device (46, 48, 54) uses ultrasound or laser beams. Preferably the device includes a display or a means to turn off the drill motor.
Patent GB-2404230-A (GB)
Title: Force compensating spring mechanism in hydraulic system for friction clutch
Inventor: BLEY ROLAND
IPC: F16D25/08
Filed: 2004-07-02
Abstract: A hydraulic system in a motor vehicle for actuating a friction clutch with a slave cylinder 93 biasing a diaphragm spring 95 of the clutch and with a manually or automatically actuated master cylinder 92 biasing the slave cylinder. A dual-stage spring mechanism has a first stage 103 which compensates at least partially a force path of the diaphragm spring which drops away over a release path and a second stage 104 which returns the master cylinder back to its rest position when the friction clutch is engaged.
Patent GB-2404158-A (GB)
Title: Networked gaming machines with multiple payouts from bonus pool
Inventor: PITMAN LAWRENCE R
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2004-07-21
Abstract: In a system where a plurality of gaming machines 110 are networked and a bonus pool 135 is created for rewards independently of those being won in regular play on the individual machines, the bonus selector is designed to pay a winning gaming machine in response to a specific event, whilst also providing "celebration pay" to a selected further subset of machines. Preferably, there are separate devices 125, 130 controlling selection of gaming machines for the principal win and the celebration payouts. The bonus selectors can communicate with the gaming machines via transmitter/receiver 145 which can establish, for example, whether the selected machines for celebration payout are active and that a player has accepted the payout within a specified time; unused finds can be returned to the bonus pool through a pay returner and pool adjuster 140.
Patent GB-2416732-A (GB)
Title: Moulded tape measure housing part
Inventor: LEE BARRY
IPC: B29C70/74
Filed: 2004-07-23
Abstract: The invention provides tape measure housing (12) comprising a first part (14) and a second part (16). The first and second parts (14, 16) are coated with a coating material (10). The coating material (10) covers at least part of a join (18) between the first and second parts (14, 16) and is intimately contacted with and physically and/or chemically bonded to said first and second parts (14, 16) to connect them together. The parts of the tape measure are loaded into parts 14, 16 which latter are brought together to form joint 18 through a tongue and groove joint. After joining with screws at points 22, the assembled parts are placed into a mould and elastomeric coating 10 is injected. The parts 14, 16 are injection moulded.
Patent GB-2406149-A (GB)
Title: A brush seal assembly for a turbine engine
Inventor: BEICHL STEFAN
IPC: H01R39/50
Filed: 2004-08-16
Abstract: A brush seal 10 with a bristle housing 19 formed from a cover element 22 and a support element 23. Positioned in the bristle housing 19 there are a plurality of bristles 16 that are wound around a core element 17 and are fixed to the core element 17 by way of a clamping element 18. The support element 23 and/or the cover element 22 of the bristle housing 19 is/are produced from a plastics material, via an injection moulding operation. The core element 17 may also be made from a plastics material. The support element 23 and the cover element 22 may be combined in an integrally produced component.
Patent GB-2405449-A (GB)
Title: Aerosol package with optimal content volume
Inventor: HANSEN ERIC J
IPC: B67B7/00
Filed: 2004-08-17
Abstract: An aerosol package has a container that includes an optimum volume of a gas producing compound, such as an oxidizing compound, without exceeding the potential burst pressure of the container under a worse case scenario. A method for determining the optimum volume of the head space within the container under these conditions and a method for empirically testing the determined volume is described.
Patent GB-2421765-A (GB)
Title: Valve operating mechanism with two cams
Inventor: LAWRENCE NICK
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 2004-12-01
Abstract: A valve operating mechanism is described for an internal combustion engine in which at least one valve 14a in each engine cylinder is operated by two cams 10a, 12a. The cams have respective cam followers 36a, 38a which act on the valve by way of a summation lever 24 in such a manner that the displacement of the valve 14a at any instant is determined by a combination of the displacements of the two cam followers 36a, 38a. The valve 14a is operated by a rocker 20 and movement of the cam followers 36a, 38a is transmitted to the rocker 20 by way of at least one pushrod 28a, 30a. The cams may be mounted coaxially, or on separate, parallel shafts. Phasing of the two cams allows valve lift and duration to be varied.
Patent GB-2425288-A (GB)
Title: Structure of a wheelchair
Inventor: LAI ERIC
IPC: A61G5/08
Filed: 2005-04-23
Abstract: A wheelchair including upper 2 and lower 1 frame members, front 11 and rear 12 wheels connected to the lower frame member, and a seat 21 on the upper frame member. The lower frame member has two shock absorbers 23 connected to two ends of a rear portion thereof. The upper frame member has a connecting part on a bottom, which is pivotally connected to two ends of a front portion of the lower frame member at two ends respectively, and which is connected to one of the shock absorbers at each of two ends of a rear portion thereof. The position of the shock absorber is higher than the connecting part which connects the lower frame member to the upper frame member such that the bottom portion of the shock absorber and the pivoted connecting portion are on the same horizontal plane. Thus, the rider will not be subjected to violent shaking movement when the wheelchair is moving across a rugged ground with many holes. Each of the upper and lower frame members 1,2 has left and right support parts connected by a foldable transverse connecting device.
Patent GB-2425451-A (GB)
Title: Production of a jelly-containing carbonated beverage
Inventor: TSAI ENG-MENG
IPC: A23L21/10
Filed: 2005-04-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a jelly-containing carbonated beverage, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a carbonated beverage; (b) providing a jelly; (c) sequentially filling the jelly and the carbonated beverage into a container at a temperature from 1{C to 10{C, (d) sealing the container and then subjecting the container to sterilization at a temperature from 60{C to 80{C for at least 20 minutes; (e) inverting the sealed container at least ten times; (f) cooling the container to a temperature from 5{C to 15{C; and (g) inverting the sealed container at least four times. The carbonated beverage may be a syrup and the jelly may be prepared from carrageenan gum.
Patent GB-2419101-A (GB)
Title: Tip of a twist drill bit
Inventor: LIN CHI-CHIN
IPC: B23B51/02
Filed: 2005-05-16
Abstract: A drill bit 10 comprising a cutter 20 including a lead screw 21 and a spur 22, multiple flutes 40, and a shank 50. The cutter is provided with two symmetric surfaces each having a conic front and a wedge shaped side, the center of both symmetric surfaces being integrated into the spur. A section 231 overhangs the fluted land section 30 and is provided with a scraping surface 23 and a blade 24. An inclined surface 25 for expelling residual chips extends from the lead screw to the bottom of the cutter.
Patent GB-2428110-A (GB)
Title: A robot and method of registering a robot.
Inventor: FINLAY PATRICK ARMSTRONG
IPC: B25J9/16
Filed: 2005-07-06
Abstract: A robot 40 has a controllable arm which carries an instrument or tool. The robot is provided with a camera 45 to obtain an image of a work piece, including images of markers 2 and an indicator present on the work piece. The robot has a process or to process the images to determine the position of the markers within a spacial frame of reference of the robot. The robot is controlled to effect predetermined movements of the instrument or tool carried by the arm relative to the work piece. The processor is further configured to determine the position of the indicator and to respond to movement of the indicator within the spacial frame of reference of the robot to determine a new position of the indicator and thus the new position of the work piece. Subsequently the robot is controlled, relative to the new position of the work piece, to effect predetermined movements relative to the work piece. Preferably, this robot is used by a surgeon and the images are obtained by either X-ray, NMR or utrasound apparatus.
Patent GB-2416171-A (GB)
Title: Recovery of light Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbons
Inventor: MACPHERSON STUART R
IPC: C07C27/00
Filed: 2005-07-11
Abstract: A process for recovering light Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbons from a rich tail gas produced from a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis operation which comprises: (a) recovering separately from a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis operation a Fischer-Tropsch condensate and a hydrocarbon rich Fischer-Tropsch tail gas; (b) cooling the Fischer-Tropsch condensate and Fischer-Tropsch tail gas; (c) using the cooled Fischer-Tropsch condensate as a lean oil to adsorb at least a portion of the light Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbons present in the Fischer-Tropsch tail gas, whereby a rich oil mixture comprising Fischer-Tropsch condensate and light Fischer-Tropsch hydrocarbons is formed; and (d) collecting the rich oil mixture.
Patent GB-2418099-A (GB)
Title: Active vibratory noise control apparatus
Inventor: INOUE TOSHIO
IPC: G10K11/178
Filed: 2005-09-13
Abstract: A cosine wave over one period is stored as waveform data in a memory 19, and address shift values based on a phase lag in transfer characteristics from a speaker 17 to a microphone 18 are stored in a memory 23. An address shift value is read from the memory 23 by referring to the frequency, and waveform data are read from the memory 19 at addresses that are produced by shifting the addresses from which the reference cosine wave signal and the reference sine wave signal are read, by the address shift value. The read waveform data are used as a first reference signal and a second reference signal, which are applied to adaptive notch filters 14, 15 to suppress vibratory noise.
Patent GB-2431613-A (GB)
Title: Blade clamp for a reciprocating saw
Inventor: BONE GRAHAM
IPC: B27B19/02
Filed: 2005-10-28
Abstract: A blade clamp for an electrically operated hand held reciprocating saw with a motor is described. The motor has a drive spindle coupled to a gearbox arranged to convert rotary motion of the drive spindle into reciprocating motion of a shaft. The blade clamp 110 is disposed on the shaft and is arranged for gripping a saw blade where the blade clamp 110 comprises a body 112 defining a channel 117 for accommodating a saw blade 115 and a retaining member 110 coupled to a spring 19 mounted on the body 112, the spring 19 being arranged to urge the retaining member 110 towards an active position in the channel 117 to retain a saw blade 115 in the channel. The retaining member 110 comprises a groove 125 that engages with an edge of a saw blade 115 when the blade 115 is disposed in the channel 117; where a rear surface of the channel 113' adjacent to the retaining member 110 comprises a surface, such as a channel or rib, arranged to engage with a protrusion 120, 122 disposed on the member 110 or a groove 116 respectively before use. The groove 116 may be of triangular or trapezoidal cross section.
Patent GB-2421821-A (GB)
Title: Multiple contexts for efficient use of translation lookaside buffer
Inventor: JORDAN PAUL J
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 2005-12-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for increased efficiency for translation lookaside buffers by collapsing redundant translation table entries into a single translation table entry (TTE). In the present invention, each thread of a multitreaded processor is provided with multiple context registers. Each of these context registers is compared independently to the context of the TTE. If any of the contexts match (and the other match conditions are satisfied), then the translation is allowed to proceed. Two applications attempting to share one page but that still keep separate pages can then employ three total contexts. One context is for one application's private use; one of the contexts is for the other application's private use; and a third context is for the shared page. In one embodiment of the invention, two contexts are implemented per thread. However, the teachings of the present invention can be extended to a higher number of contexts per thread.
Patent GB-2423654-A (GB)
Title: Fibre optic booster connector, with optical amplifier drawing power from an electric line
Inventor: DEANS GREGOR
IPC: H04B10/17
Filed: 2006-02-02
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for coupling cable segments. Each cable contains an electrical line and an optical line. The device includes an optical amplifier for boosting signals transmitted on the optical line. The amplifier draws power from the electrical line, preferably by inductive coupling. The invention may be used for subsea communication, such as with a well or subsea structure. The device may be made up from first and second connectors, with the amplifier being housed within one of the connectors. The first connector may mate with the second connector to form a releasable connection.
Patent GB-2426209-A (GB)
Title: Cards with position indication
Inventor: TANAKA TOKIO
IPC: A63F1/02
Filed: 2006-03-10
Abstract: Provided herein is a battle card game in which players can concentrate on the progress of a game. A combination card set comprising four cards CC1-CC4 is included in a plurality of cards forming a deck. Each of the cards CC1-CC4 has an image indication field 53 and a layout map 55. Each of the image indication fields 53 shows a divided conceptual image that will form a complete conceptual image when the four cards are deployed in a predetermined layout. Each of the layout maps 55 shows a predetermined layout indicating which card should be placed where.
Patent GB-2421785-A (GB)
Title: Method for cooling tube railway cars without releasing heat in the underground and capable of cooling even the stations
Inventor: CLODIC DENIS
IPC: F24F5/00
Filed: 2004-09-10
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for cooling tube railway cars without releasing heat in the underground and capable of cooling even the stations. The method comprises a step which consists in storing cold in soft ice, in particular derived from a combined mixture of water and glycol. It is thus possible to pump soft ice for its transfer from a storage volume to a use volume.
Patent GB-2422995-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and program for establishing encrypted communication channel between apparatuses
Inventor: SAITO MAKOTO
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2004-11-04
Abstract: A method for establishing an encrypted communication channel between a first apparatus and a second apparatus by using a session management apparatus is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: establishing a first encrypted communication channel between the session management apparatus and the first apparatus by performing mutual authentication between the session management apparatus and the first apparatus; establishing a second encrypted communication channel between the session management apparatus and the second apparatus by performing mutual authentication between the session management apparatus and the second apparatus; and exchanging key information between the first apparatus and the second apparatus via the first encrypted communication channel and the second encrypted communication channel so as to establish an encrypted communication channel between the first apparatus and the second apparatus.
Patent GB-2428074-A (GB)
Title: An automatic torque biasing differential in a racing kart
Inventor: BATHO TOM
IPC: F16H48/22
Filed: 2006-07-05
Abstract: A racing kart 110 has an automatic torque biasing differential 126 mounted between bearings 128, 130 to the rear and left of a drivers seat 114 so that drive and brake torque is transmitted from the differential 126 to rear wheels 138, 140 via a pair of driveshafts 142, 144 fitted with constant velocity joints. A brake disc 132 is mounted on the differential 126, spaced from a sprocket 14, and is associated with a bake calliper 134 secured to a steel bracket 136 forming part of a structure of a main chassis 112. The chassis 112 is planar in nature and formed from welded or brazed tubular steel. A steering mechanism having a steering rack and track-rods acting on steering arms integral with a stub axle assemble is also provided. The driven and steerable wheels have a negative chamber angle of between 0-2 degrees.