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Patent GB-2383290-A (GB)
Title: Pliers having ratchet fastening mechanism
Inventor: LO MEEI FENG
IPC: B25B7/14
Filed: 2001-10-23
Abstract: A fastening mechanism mounted in a pair of pliers 11 and 12 comprises a pawl mechanism 15 including an internal gear member 131 and peripheral latched pieces, a peripheral ratchet 124 inside a hole in one pliers with pawl mechanism 15 disposed therein for catching and holding one of the latched pieces 151 in a first position, a pivot joint 13 having a circumferential gear member 131 meshed with the gear member of pawl mechanism 15, an elastic member put on the joint, and a fastening member urged by the elastic member being secured to the joint. In gripping, the pawl mechanism 15 is allowed to move in only one direction such that a release of the gripping on handles 110 and 120 does not disengage a gripped object from the jaws 111 and 121 in a second position. In releasing, press the fastening member to compress the elastic member for disengaging the pawl mechanism 15 from the ratchet prior to returning to the first position once compression of the elastic member is released.
Patent GB-2370827-A (GB)
Title: Identification band adjustable in length prior to securing
Inventor: TWENTIER CARL RAY
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: An identification band comprises an upper strip 11 including at least a transparent portion and a lower strip 10, one end portion 21 of the upper strip extending beyond one end 15 of the lower strip for attachment at any of a continuous range of positions to the top surface of the other end 12 of the lower strip. Initially, only the other end portion 18 of the upper strip is secured to the lower strip so that the rest of the upper strip can be folded back to allow insertion of patient-identification information thereunder and removal of release material from the underside of intermediate portion 40, thus exposing adhesive thereon. After the upper strip has been folded back down and thus secured, allowing the information to be seen through its transparent material, the band can be wrapped around the wrist of a patient and the amount of overlap of its ends adjusted to a selected band size. Further release material is then removed from the underside of end portion 21 so that it can be attached to the lower strip by adhesive thus exposed. The end 15 of the lower strip also overlaps the top of lower strip end portion 12 to which it may be attached by adhesive 41.
Patent GB-2385318-A (GB)
Title: Case with Moulded Plastic Shell Parts
Inventor: HSIEH DICK-MING
IPC: A45C5/02
Filed: 2002-02-19
Abstract: A case includes a case body (1) having at least two molded plastic shell parts (11, 12, 13) that cooperate to form a receiving space of the case body (1), and a connecting unit (2) for interconnecting the shell parts (11, 12, 13) One of the shell parts (11) is formed with an opening that is bounded by a looped connecting flange (114, 115). Another of the shell parts (12, 13) is configured to close the opening and is formed with a looped peripheral wall (122, 132). The connecting unit (2) includes a connecting strip (21, 22) and at least one stitch seam (23) for securing the connecting strip (21, 22) to the looped connecting flange (114, 115) and the looped peripheral wall (122, 132).
Patent GB-2380857-A (GB)
Title: Vertical transistor memory
Inventor: HAGEMEYER PETER
IPC: H01L27/115
Filed: 2002-06-26
Abstract: A vertical IGFET transistor memory element 100 for a nonvolatile memory array. A pillar forms a channel 104 which is surrounded by a gate 108, forming a coaxial structure. The source region 103 is below the channel and the drain region 109 is formed above the channel. An ONO layer 105,106,107 insulates the gate from the channel. Charge carriers 110 can be stored in the nitride layer 106, which are created by channel hot electron injection.
Patent GB-2380656-A (GB)
Title: Vitamin supplement for soups
Inventor: ROBERTSHAW TIMOTHY
IPC: A23L33/15
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: A supplement for adding to a powdered or dried soup mix comprises <SL> <LI>(a) 24-50mwt% Vitamin C; <LI>(b) 0.5-24mwt% Group B Vitamins; and <LI>(c) at least one further ingredient </SL> wherein (a) plus (b) plus (c)total 100mwt%. The further ingredient may be vitamin E, folic acid, iron or a carrier such as maltodextrin or dextrose.
Patent GB-2392670-A (GB)
Title: (+)-Morphine production
Inventor: WHITTALL JOHN
IPC: C07D489/02
Filed: 2002-09-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of (+)-morphine from (-)-sinomenine comprising contacting (-)-sinomenine with H2/Pd/C under conditions effective for converting sinomenine to 7(S)-(+)-dihydrosinomenine or 7(R)-(+)-dihydrosinomenine or a mixture thereof; contacting the resulting 7(S)-(+)-dihydrosinomenine or 7(R)-(+)-dihydrosinomenine or a mixture thereof with polyphosphoric acid or Eatons reagent under conditions effective for converting 7(S)-(+)-dihydrosinomenine or 7(R)-(+)-dihydrosinomenine or a mixture thereof to (+)-dihydrocodeinone; contacting the resulting (+)-dihydrocodeinone with (MeO)3CH followed by TsOH followed by NBA/MeOH under conditions effective for converting (+)-dihydrocodeinone to novel 1,7-dibromodihydrocodeinone dimethylketal, which is useful against pain contacting the resulting 1,7-dibromodihydrocodeinone dimethylketal with t-butoxide followed by acid under conditions effective for converting 1,7-dibromodihydrocodeinone dimethylketal to (+)-1-bromocodeinone; contacting the resulting (+)-1-bromocodeinone with LiA1H4 followed by BBr3 under conditions effective for converting 1,7-dibromodihydrocodeinone dimethylketal to (+)-morphine; and recovering the resulting (+)-morphine as product.
Patent GB-2381099-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for validation of digital data to create evidence
Inventor: LIN ALONG
IPC: G06F21/64
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A generic evidence generation core (GEGC) 320 receives evidence data from an environment-specific security application 21 and performs one or more generic validating functions using available validating units, such as a time stamper 323, a trusted signer 324 and a cryptographic unit 325. Validation data is formed by the validating units, under the control of an evidence generation specification 314, which tailors the validating functions of the GEGC 320 according to the needs of particular evidence data. In use, the evidence generation specification 314 is selected in response to a particular evidence data supplied from the environment specific security application 21, and a policy evaluator 322 determines the functions of the GEGC 320 to be applied to that evidence data. The evidence generation specification 314 is ideally written in advance using an evidence generation specification unit 31 which combines an evidence template 311 with an evidence generation policy 312 using an authoring tool 313, with input from an authoring user 20. The generated evidence, combining the evidence data and the validation data, is stored in a secure evidence store 40. The invention is stated to have particular application to banking transactions and to various legal proceedings.
Patent GB-2379212-A (GB)
Title: Method for thiosulfate leaching of precious metal-containing materials
Inventor: JI JINXING
IPC: C22B11/00
Filed: 2001-05-18
Abstract: Processes are provided for recovering precious metals from refractory materials using thiosulfate lixiviants. The processes can employ lixiviants that include at most only small amounts of copper and/or ammonia and operate at a relatively low pH, reduction of polythionates, inert atmospheres to control polythionate production, and electrolytic solutions which provide relatively high rates of precious metal recovery.
Patent GB-2384326-A (GB)
Title: Fuel dispensing system including diagnostic and maintenance means
Inventor: LEWIS TOMMY W
IPC: G07F13/02
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: A fuel dispensing system, suitable for use in vehicle refuelling stations, includes dispensing positions 12 and an agent facility 10. The agent facility is configured to perform monitoring and control functions in relation to the dispensing positions 12. The agent facility 10 may also be configured to process and evaluate event information received from the dispensing positions, perform diagnostic operations and perform or direct maintenance operations. A variable table, including event-specific records, may be associated with the agent facility 10, and a rules facility, including event-specific rules, may be used to evaluate event information. A remote facility 20, including a management application 18, may be configured to perform management functions according to the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and may have a communications link with the agent facility 10.
Patent GB-2396907-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring solids in pipes
Inventor: FITZGERALD JOHN
IPC: G01N23/06
Filed: 2002-12-31
Abstract: Flow is measured in a pipeline using a photon detector 5, a first photon source 2, and at least one additional photon source 3, 4. The photon detector is placed at a first position on the periphery of the pipe and the sources are placed at further positions on the periphery, such that a chord is defined across the pipe between each source and the detector. The radiation produced may be gamma or x-ray radiation, and the detector may be a permanent gamma ray gauge (PGRG) or a scintillator. The density across each chord is determined from the count rate detected by the detector. The apparatus can be used to monitor solids 6 and/or fluids 1 in the pipeline.
Patent GB-2386492-A (GB)
Title: Binocular telescope with photographing function.
Inventor: HIRUNUMA KEN
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2003-02-14
Abstract: A binocular telescope 10 has a digital still or video camera providing images that may be viewed on an LCD screen 18 or be output via a connecting terminal such as a video terminal 36 or USB terminal 38 for still images - for example for transmission to a computer. Data terminals 36, 38 are provided on the front of the binocular body or casing. Binocular telescope 10 is in two parts, comprising movable left and fight portions 10L, 10R, allowing the spacing of lenses 14R and 14L to be varied (see Figure 3). One binocular body part 10L may comprise a battery compartment 45, and both the battery compartment and the output or data terminals 36, 38 may have hinged covers 46, 34. LCD screen 18 may be a flip up display, hinged to the main body.
Patent GB-2386069-A (GB)
Title: Consumable container
Inventor: BROWN LEONARD LOUIS
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2003-02-18
Abstract: A container 100 for consumption by a human or animal subject. The container comprises a shell 110 of sufficient strength to withstand storage/handling, which defines a closed cavity and which contains contents to be absorbed into the bloodstream of the subject and a substance that effervesces on contact with water. The nature of the shell is such that upon placing the container in the subject's mouth the shell ruptures in saliva to release the contents to be absorbed and the effervescent substance. A mixture is formed in the subject's mouth comprising the contents to be absorbed, the effervescent substance and saliva, which mixture is liable to effervesce.
Patent GB-2399156-A (GB)
Title: Harmonic damped flexible shaft
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER HUGH
IPC: F16C1/02
Filed: 2003-03-05
Abstract: A drive shaft assembly 8 for transmitting rotary drive e.g. in automotive motorised seat adjustment. The assembly comprises a central flexible rotatable core shaft 14, an outer sleeve 12 surrounding the core shaft and spaced therefrom and at least one elastomeric damper 20 positioned at a location 42 along the length 11 of the assembly. The damper extends from the sleeve and lightly abuts against an outer cylindrical surface of the core shaft. The location of the damper corresponds to the location 12 of maximum amplitude resonant displacement in the freely rotating flexible shaft within its operating speed range and the damper thus forms a fixed nodal point which adjusts the resonant frequency out of the speed range. The damper is of rubber or urethane and of radially inwardly tapering section. The sleeve may be rigid or flexible and may fully or partially surround the core.
Patent GB-2386120-A (GB)
Title: Differentiated cells suitable for human therapy
Inventor: GOLD JOSEPH D
IPC: A61K35/12
Filed: 2001-11-26
Abstract: This invention provides a system for producing differentiated cells from a stem cell population for use wherever a relatively homogenous cell population is desirable. The cells contain an effector gene under control of a transcriptional control element (such as the TERT promoter) that causes the gene to be expressed in relatively undifferentiated cells in the population. Expression of the effector gene results in depletion of undifferentiated cells, or expression of a marker that can be used to remove them later. Suitable effector sequences encode a toxin, a protein that induces apoptosis, a cell-surface antigen, or an enzyme (such as thymidine kinase) that converts a prodrug into a substance that is lethal to the cell. The differentiated cell populations produced according to this disclosure are suitable for use in tissue regeneration, and non-therapeutic applications such as drug screening.
Patent GB-2402596-A (GB)
Title: Grain tank cover for an agricultural harvester
Inventor: COLPAERT JOHNY PIERRE CORNELIS
IPC: A01D41/12
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: A grain tank for an agricultural harvester has an extension assembly to enable the volume of the tank to be increased. The extension assembly comprises two pairs of mutually opposed panels that are movable relative to the tank between a lowered position in which they serve as a cover for an opening in the top of the tank and a raised position in which they define the side walls of an extension volume that communicates through the opening with the interior of the tank. In the invention, a blind 32 is secured to the opposed panels 10b, 12b of one of the pairs to cover the grain tank when the extension assembly is raised. The blind 32 is automatically deployed from a stowed position to a extended position as the two panels 10b, 12b are moved to their raised position.
Patent GB-2392418-A (GB)
Title: Foldable jogging stroller
Inventor: EVERETT RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: B62B7/00
Filed: 2003-06-25
Abstract: A foldable jogging stroller comprises a base structure and an upper structure. The base structure includes a rear axle (22), which removably supports two wheels, a pair of upright support members (24) coupled to the axle and a fork assembly (21a) pivotally coupled to the axle for supporting a front wheel. The upper structure has a handlebar (32a) and handlebar tubes (33) pivotally coupled to the free end of the support members, and interconnect members (54) slidably mounted on the handlebar tubes and upper frame support tubes (36) mounted to the interconnect members and connecting to the fork members at the front wheel. The interconnect members have hold and release means for locking the stroller in an upright position and for releasing the members to slide up the handlebar tubes to collapse the upper frame over the base frame. A mechanism for folding a jogging stroller is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2393403-A (GB)
Title: A sample trap
Inventor: MCGANN WILLIAM J
IPC: G01N1/22
Filed: 2003-08-16
Abstract: A sample trap 22 for detection apparatus, said trap being formed from a foamed metal having reticulated open cell structure. Preferably the sample trap is employed in a portal (10, Fig 1) through which a human subject passes wherein a sample of particulates such as skin flakes is extracted and directed by airflow trough the trap. A sample desorber and detector 28 may be positioned to one side of the trap and a linear actuator 30 positioned to a remaining side. After a designated period of use the linear actuator 30 laterally shifts the trap into the sample desorber where heat removes captured particles and clean air is injected into the desorber through inlet 32. Advantageously the trap is made from a high thermoconductivity, reduced density material such as aluminium foam which allows for rapid heating and cooling of the trap.
Patent GB-2405963-A (GB)
Title: Targeted messaging system
Inventor: COUTTS MICHAEL
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2003-09-13
Abstract: A method of providing immediate assistance to a user of a targeted messaging system involves: identifying a message appropriate for presenting to the user (step 220); presenting the message to the user (step 222); offering to summon a human agent knowledgeable about products associated with the message (step 222); and summoning an agent to speak with the user in response to the user accepting the offer (step 224). The method may use a campaign server to supply the appropriate message. A self-service terminal, such as an ATM, may be used to present the message.
Patent GB-2396920-A (GB)
Title: Real-time viewing of turbine monitoring system data
Inventor: SADAGHIANY AFSHAR
IPC: F02C9/00
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: A method of viewing data of a monitoring system (12) for rotary machines such as steam and gas turbines from a remote location (30) is provided. The turbine monitoring system includes a programmable logic controller (14) having an interface rack (16). The method includes supplying an on-site monitoring computer (18), installing at least one communications gateway card (20, 22) eg an Ethernet card in the interface rack, connecting the on-site monitoring computer to the at least one gateway card by a local area network (24), and connecting the on-site monitoring computer also to a wide area network (32).
Patent GB-2399433-A (GB)
Title: A method of porting software
Inventor: GROVER RAJEEV
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2004-02-24
Abstract: A method of porting software comprises receiving a set of code operable in a first operating environment (410). The method further comprises converting the set of code into a class (420). The method further comprises providing the converted set of code operable in a second operating environment (430).
Patent GB-2408877-A (GB)
Title: Environment monitoring wherein parts of images may be masked
Inventor: HENSON MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2004-03-31
Abstract: At least one image signal representing an image of an environment is captured. The captured image signals are stored and may be replayed to a restricted observer with a first part of the imaged masked out such that a second part of said image is visible to said observer but the first part of said image is not visible to the observer. The stored captured images may be replayed to a non-restricted observer, wherein the whole or part of the first part of the image is not masked out. The system may be used in a surveillance system where images have regions, such as those showing windows, masked.
Patent GB-2395940-A (GB)
Title: Tape measure
Inventor: SCARBOROUGH DANE
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 2002-11-12
Abstract: A tape measure that incorporates a marking device for allowing an individual to measure and mark a wide variety of materials in a more efficient and economical manner, and for measuring and marking the beginning point of reference and the measured position point simultaneously. The tape measure has a housing (20), a coiled measuring tape (40), a tape tip (60), and a marker having a marking wheel mounted on an axle (82).
Patent GB-2396858-A (GB)
Title: Order handling system with product expiry date identification
Inventor: KOH SOO KEONG
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-08-20
Abstract: An order-handling-inventory management system for products (11, fig 8) including: a database (70) capable of containing information about the products, including availability and location of the products, and physical aspects of the products including one or more of length, width, thickness, volume or weight; a radio frequency subsystem (80) adapted to detect radio-frequency-detectable identifcators that are attachable to the products stored in one more storage sites 11,<WC 1> the products forming at least part of an inventory; and a order-receiving-processing subsystem (90) for receiving orders for products and ascertaining from the database the availability and the location of the products in the one or more storage sites 11 which uses the radio frequency subsystem (80) to detect the actual products within the storage site or <WC 1>or sites by detecting the identificators of the ordered products eg by handheld scanners 50, wherein information on expiry dates of the products are stored in the database and/or on the identificators to identify and locate products that have passed their expiry dates.
Patent GB-2414011-A (GB)
Title: Packages for multiple food items
Inventor: CHERRIE JAMES RAE
IPC: B65D30/20
Filed: 2004-05-11
Abstract: A food pack comprising a multiplicity of individual food items is formed of a sheet material and has a base 2 and a circumferential wall 3, 4 extending upwardly from the base. The wall comprises a pleat 14 extending upwardly from said base 2 and having at least first and second pleat layers, wherein the pleat comprises a first pleat length 15 in which at least first and second layers of said pleat are sealed together and a second pleat length 16 in which said first and second layers of said pleat are not sealed together or are sealed together in a manner such that they are more easily unsealed than in said first pleat length. The pack can be made using a form-fill method. When opened, the pack has an upper access opening which is of greater cross-section than a lower region of the pack.
Patent GB-2406242-A (GB)
Title: Storage and retrieval of text messages
Inventor: WILSON JEFFREY
IPC: H04W4/20
Filed: 2004-07-28
Abstract: Telecommunications service apparatus 3 receives a text message, e.g. SMS, from an administering user and, upon receiving an authorisation signal, such as a calling line identification (CLI) signal, the apparatus 3 stores the text message in a store associated with a retrieval telephone number. The stored text message is then available for subsequent forwarding to other users that send a suitably formatted enquiry text message to the retrieval number. The retrieval telephone number may be the same as the administration telephone number, to which the text message is originally sent. The apparatus 3 may be used as a noticeboard or bulletin board and multiple text messages may be stored in a circular buffer to allow the messages to be sent in sequence to other users upon request.
Patent GB-2405506-A (GB)
Title: Benchmarking Garbage Collection in Java Virtual Machines
Inventor: LEE WOO-HYONG
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2004-08-25
Abstract: In a benchmark file, generating a first plurality of objects in binary tree 201, deleting these objects and replacing with a second plurality of objects 203, executing the benchmark file and reporting at least one result of the execution 205, for example the size of allocated memory, size of unallocated memory, or the time elapsed during the benchmark file execution.
Patent GB-2421962-A (GB)
Title: Tent with injected plastics foam
Inventor: MILLIN REGINALD FRANCIS JOHN
IPC: E04H15/20
Filed: 2005-01-11
Abstract: A tent has double walls (d) joined by ribs (c), air vents (a), and injection points (b) whereby plastics foam such as polyurethane or polystyrene can be injected to erect the tent, and on setting, the foam maintains the tent erect and also provides insulated walls.
Patent GB-2410718-A (GB)
Title: Stabilizable preform precursor
Inventor: LOFARO CARMELO
IPC: D04H1/542
Filed: 2005-01-20
Abstract: A stabilizable preform precursor for composites is provided. The preform precursor has at least one layer of a structural fabric comprised of reinforcing fibers wherein at least one of the layer(s) of structural fabric has integrated therein one or more stabilizing fiber(s) that dissolves at a dissolution temperature in a resin for infusing into the structural fabric to make the composite. The stabilizing fiber stabilizes the stabilizable preform precursor when the stabilizable preform precursor is subjected to an elevated temperature.