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Patent GB-0213736-D0 (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for facilitating the transfer of items with controlled transportation and transferability status
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2000-11-15
Abstract: A service is provided that facilitates the transfer of items with controlled transferability and transportation status. The service facilitates electronic communication between owners, consumers and intermediaries such as retailers and wholesalers who are authorized to transfer and transport the controlled items. Owners who wish to sell such items may promote their item on an advertising site, an auction site, or a general listings site. Owners may also conduct a personal transaction via a service provider. Upon the agreement of a sale of an item between an owner and a consumer, the service provider may then electronically communicate with the retailers and wholesalers to arrange the physical transfer of the item form owner to consumer in exchange for payment.
Patent GB-0216323-D0 (GB)
Title: Alloy
IPC: H01T21/02
Filed: 2002-07-13
Abstract: An iridium alloy consists essentially of iridium and at least one of W and Zr, and optionally Rh. When present, W comprises between 0.01 and 5 wt % of the alloy; when present in combination with W, Zr comprises between 0.01 and 0.5 wt % of the alloy; when present alone or in combination with Rh only, Zr comprises between 0.01 and 0.09 wt % of the alloy; and when present, Rh comprises between 0.1 and 5 wt % of the alloy. The alloys may be modified by the addition of platinum and other platinum group metals and base metals. The alloys demonstrate enhanced physical and chemical properties and are suitable for use as electrode materials in spark plugs and other high temperature applications.
Patent GB-0313386-D0 (GB)
Title: Treatment of disease
IPC: A61K31/4025
Filed: 2003-06-10
Abstract: Use of an agent capable of inhibiting SAP ligand binding activity or depleting SAP from the plasma of a subject for the production of a medicament for treatment or prevention of osteoarthritis in the subject.
Patent GB-0324179-D0 (GB)
Title: Device for scanning three-dimensional objects
IPC: G01S7/491
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: A scanning system and method for constructing a three-dimensional model of an object, the scanning system comprising: a scanning device (2) and a scanning template member (4). The scanning device (2) has an emitter (20) for projecting light and a sensor (22) for capturing images, the emitter and the sensor being, in use, in a fixed position relative to each other. The scanning to template member (4) has a known two-dimensional template (42). Processing means generates data to enable construction of a three-dimensional model of an object (8) placed between the scanning device (2) and the scanning template (42), the processing means being arranged, when in use, to generate information about the object (8) relative to the scanning template (42), this information being generated from the same image onto which the projected light is projected by the emitter. Both measurements are made relative to the same reference plane.
Patent GB-0410428-D0 (GB)
Title: Adjustable rucksack harness
IPC: A45F3/08
Filed: 2004-05-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a rucksack harness comprising central adjustment means (6) located on an upper part of a rear wall of a rucksack; and a central web (8) adjustably attached to the rear wall of the rucksack by the central adjustment means (6), the central web (8) running downwardly along the length of the rucksack to a branch point (4) at which the central web (8) is bifurcated to form to a pair of side webs (10), the pair of side webs (10) passing first through a pair of loops (12) positioned at either side of a lower part of the rear wall of the rucksack, and then passing upwardly along either side of the rucksack and under a stabilizing member (14) or spreader plate, the ends of the pair of side webs being attached to a pair of shoulder carrier straps (16), wherein the length of the shoulder carrier straps (16) in relation to the rear of the rucksack may be adjusted by pulling the end of the central web (8) through the central adjustment means (6).
Patent GB-0423433-D0 (GB)
Title: Temperature control in liquid heating vessels
IPC: H05B3/82
Filed: 2004-10-21
Abstract: A heater for a liquid heating vessel comprises a heater plate (2) for closing an opening in the base of the vessel and a heating element (10) formed on or mounted to the underside of the heater plate (2), the heater further comprising an automatically resettable thermally sensitive actuator (12) arranged to reduce or interrupt power to said heating element (10) at a first temperature and to re-establish power at a second lower temperature, wherein said second temperature is below the boiling point of the liquid and wherein the actuator (12) is arranged in direct thermal contact with the heating element (10). The actuator may comprise a button thermostat or a variable thermostat arrangement.
Patent GB-0501498-D0 (GB)
Title: Hitch for tow vehicles, in particular agricultural tractors
IPC: B60D1/07
Filed: 2005-01-25
Abstract: A hitch is disclosed for tow vehicles, in particular agricultural tractors, comprising two guide cheeks (5) attached to the vehicle with lateral spacing, for a height-adjustable drawbar coupling and a horizontal carrier plate (10) held detachably on the lower end area of the guide cheeks for a coupling element producing the connection with an attached working tool.  On the carrier plate (10) are arranged two different coupling elements [e.g. a towing ball 12 and a clevis type coupling (13)] and the carrier plate (10) can be fixed in two alternative attachment positions on the guide cheeks (5), thus by appropriate choice of the attachment position of the carrier plate (10) each coupling elements (12,13) can be brought selectively into an active coupling position.
Patent GB-0510930-D0 (GB)
Title: Power tool housing
IPC: B25F5/00
Filed: 2005-05-27
Abstract: A drive mechanism for a hammer drill comprises a hollow piston 558 having a cylindrical bearing that receives a crank pin in order to cause the hollow piston 558 to reciprocate inside a spindle, Figure 25, 548. A plurality of longitudinal ridges 559 are formed on the outer surface of the hollow piston 558 to reduce the surface area of contact between the hollow piston 558 and the spindle, Figure 25, 548, and a plurality of grooves 561 are formed in the gaps between the ridges. The grooves 561 retain lubricant 558 in order to reduce frictional contact between the hollow piston 558 and the spindle Figure 25, 548.
Patent GB-0603150-D0 (GB)
Title: Monitoring network usage
IPC: G06Q10/06
Filed: 2006-02-17
Abstract: A method of determining whether a user has complied with a service level agreement (SLA) with a network operator, comprising collecting a set of data values representative of the user's service usage and comparing the set of data values to the service level agreement. The data values collected provide the operator with sufficient information so that it can determine whether a SLA is being complied with and to plan provision of network services. A method of monitoring a user's usage of a network service and a service usage indicator is also disclosed.
Patent GB-0615431-D0 (GB)
Title: Authenticated data carrier
IPC: G06F21/34
Filed: 2006-08-03
Abstract: A method for authenticating a data carrier that is associated with at least two security features that can be independently used to authenticate the data carrier, the method comprising using a first one of the security features to authenticate the data carrier and switching to using a second security feature in place of the first security feature in response to a switch security feature command.
Patent GB-0709986-D0 (GB)
Title: Glove with anti-roll down/anti-rucking cuff
Filed: 2007-05-24
Abstract: A glove comprises a hand portion and a wrist portion extending from the hand portion and terminates in a hand insertion opening. The wrist portion includes anti-roll down/anti-rucking means in the form of a band of friction enhancing material provided on a surface which, in use, will form the inside of the glove, whereby, in use, the friction enhancing portion contacts the sleeve of a garment worn by the user so as to increase friction against the wrist portion of the glove, thereby preventing roll-down/rucking of the glove. The friction enhancing material is applied prior to any finishing operation(s) which reduce(s) the residual tack of the glove material and is selected from a group of materials whose tack is substantially unaffected by the finishing operation.
Patent GB-0811334-D0 (GB)
Title: Memory management in event recording system
Filed: 2006-12-07
Abstract: A vehicle event recorder is provided that includes a camera for capturing a video as discrete image frames, and that further includes a managed loop memory and a management system for generating a virtual timeline dilation effect. To overcome size limits in the buffer memory of the video event recorder, the maximum time extension of a video series is increased by enabling a reduction in temporal resolution in exchange for an increase in the temporal extension. Memory cells are overwritten in an interleaved fashion to produce a reduced frame rate for the recording of certain time periods connected to an event moment. In time periods furthest from the event moment, the resulting frame rate is minimized while in time periods closest to the event moment, the resulting frame rate is maximized.
Patent GB-0908392-D0 (GB)
Title: Server, user equipment,notification system, method for controlling server, and method for controlling user equipment
Filed: 2009-05-15
Abstract: A server (520) comprising: receiving means (706) for receiving, from User Equipment (510), location information which indicates a location of content to be monitored for updates is provided. The server (520) also comprises determination means (708) for periodically determining whether or not the content has been updated, and notification means (712) for notifying the User Equipment (510) via a SIP request message which indicates that the content has been updated.
Patent GB-0913486-D0 (GB)
Title: Skates construction
Filed: 2009-08-03
Abstract: An inline skate frame comprises two sides 1 & 2 and at least one top plate 3 & 4 for engaging the underside of a boot, said sides having members 13-18 formed in suitable positions such that they engage in holes 19-24 formed in the top plates. At least the top plate 3 has a hole positioned over a wheel (5, figure 1) to provide clearance for the wheel. The members 13-18 may be secured in the holes 19-24 of the top plates by welding, mechanical staking or by screws.
Patent GB-0920137-D0 (GB)
Title: Fuel efficient combi boiler
Filed: 2009-11-18
Abstract: The central heating system comprises one or more radiators connected in series with a boiler, and an insulated water storage tank in fluid connection with the boiler and the one or more radiators. In a first mode of operation the boiler provides heated water to the one or more radiators and additionally to the tank. In a second mode of operation the boiler is deactivated and the tank selectively provides stored heated water received from the boiler to the one or more radiators, thereby providing background heat while the boiler is turned off. The supply of water from the boiler and tank may be regulated by pumps operated by electrical timing programmes. During periods of no demand, no water is dispensed by the boiler or the tank and the water stored in the tank retains much of its heat because the tank is insulated.
Patent GB-8425464-D0 (GB)
Title: Wall mounted kettle
IPC: A47J31/56
Filed: 1984-10-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly of a domestic kettle (30) having a cabinet (1) therefor. The arrangement is such that electric current can only be supplied to the kettle (30) when said kettle is fully inter-engaged within the cabinet (1). The cabinet (1) is adapted for location in a wall or kitchen unit so as to remove the kettle from kitchen working space.
Patent GB-8506279-D0 (GB)
Title: Tilting mechanism for chair
IPC: A47C1/022
Filed: 1984-08-08
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB84/00272 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 3, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 3, 1985 PCT Filed Aug. 8, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/00734 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 28, 1985.A tilting mechanism for a chair includes a stationary support frame member for connection to an upright chair column, a seat frame member for mounting a seat portion of the chair, and a backrest frame member for mounting a backrest portion of the chair. The seat frame member defines a downwardly directed channel and respective horizontal pivots between parallel sides of the channel to pivotally mount the seat frame member to the support frame member, and the backrest frame member to the seat frame member, allowing the tilt of the seat and the backrest to be adjusted. The support frame member and the backrest member are connected by links to respective toothed quadrant members pivotally mounted in the channel. Locking levers in the channel are biased normally to lock the quadrants in position, but a control lever with a cam device thereon is operable to release either or both locking levers from the quadrants when adjustment of the tilt of the seat or backrest is required, the cam device lifting one or both locking levers against their bias depending on the position of the control lever.
Patent GB-8515132-D0 (GB)
Title: Measuring photosynthetic activities of plants
IPC: G01N21/84
Filed: 1985-06-14
Abstract: An instrument (2) for simultaneously measuring a plurality of parameters indicative of photosynthetic activity of a leaf in vivo comprises:
 (a) a gas tight chamber (4) for enclosing the leaf (5),
 (b) means (10) for illuminating the leaf within the chamber with modulated light not capable of driving photosynthesis,
 (c) means (14) for detecting modulated fluorescence emission from the leaf,
 (d) means for illuminating the leaf with photosynthetically active light,
 (e) means (43) for measuring the light absorbed by the leaf,
 (f) and means (32) for measuring the rate of uptake of carbon dioxide gas by the leaf. 
<??>The instrument may also comprise means for measuring the rate of loss of water by the leaf, and for measuring the temperature in the chamber. 
<??>The invention includes a method of simultaneously measuring a plurality of parameters indicative of photosynthetic activity of a leaf in vivo.
Patent GB-8516482-D0 (GB)
Title: Electronic timepieces
IPC: G04F5/06
Filed: 1985-06-28
Abstract: Rate change in a quartz crystal timepiece due, for example, to aging of a capacitance used for correcting the frequency-temperature characteristic of the crystal oscillator of the timepiece, is corrected by dividing the oscillator output signal to provide a minimum rate adjustment unit signal and a rate adjustment timing signal. A rate adjustment step width signal consisting of a number of minumum rate adjustment unit signals is predetermined for all of the timepieces in a production run. The number controls the repeated counting of unit signals to produce a series of step width signals. The rate adjustment required for correct timekeeping is determined as an integral number of step width signals. The latter number is set into a second counter in the timepiece to generate a rate adjustment signal. The rate adjustment signal controls the duty cycle of a switch which adds reactance to the crystal oscillator circuit to effect the rate change.
Patent GB-8704040-D0 (GB)
Title: Expanded perlite
IPC: C08K3/00
Filed: 1987-02-20
Abstract: Expanded perlite coated with a composition to render the perlite impervious to water, and a joint compound incorporating the same. The perlite is ground prior to expansion to provide subsequently expanded perlite having a mean particle size from about from about 50 to about 70 microns, the joint compound formed from the perlite having greater uniformity in paint gloss appearance between the painted surface of the joint compound and the painted surface of the gypsum wallboard on which the joint compound is applied.
Patent GB-8802829-D0 (GB)
Title: Multi-point lock
IPC: E05C9/02
Filed: 1988-02-08
Abstract: A multi-point lock construction that can reduce the amount of preparation of an edge member of a closure or opening necessary for it to be fitted with the lock comprises a control unit (1) and a remote bolt (3,4) that can be fitted mortice fashion into a solid or hollow edge member, and a bar (2) which fits parallel to the face of the edge member operably connects the drive member (10) to the remote bolt (3,4). The remote bolt is caused to be thrown by the interengagement of a follower movable with the bar (2) and an inclined slot (74) at the bolt. The control unit may operate more than one remote bolt through one or more bars. A spring-loaded latch bolt (25) and a dead bolt (26) may be included and linked so that retraction of the dead bolt (26) causes retraction of the latch bolt (25). A catch (62) prevents the remote bolts (3,4) from being unintensionally shot.
Patent GB-8909478-D0 (GB)
Title: Radial immunodiffusion and like techniques
IPC: G01N33/559
Filed: 1989-04-26
Abstract: In a known method of immunodiffusion, a sample containing a first agent such as an antigen is introduced into a well in a lamina of agarose gel containing a second agent such as a complementary antibody. The first agent diffuses through the gel and becomes releasably bound to the second agent and, when the concentrations of agents are optimal, the agents form an extended matrix incorporating light-scattering aggregates. The size of the visible matrix enables the concentration of one of the agents to be assessed when that of the other agent is known. Each aggregate comprises very large numbers of the molecules of the agents. The invention provides an improved method in which the second agent is attached to carrier means in the gel (3) so that the carrier means constitutes part of the visible aggregations. The carrier means may constitute the gel itself and/or it may constitute particulate material such as polystyrene particles.
Patent GB-8913880-D0 (GB)
Title: Shampoo compositions
IPC: A61K8/365
Filed: 1989-06-16
Abstract: A shampoo composition containing charged surfactant also contains 2-hydroxyalkanoic acid which is shown to enhance hair elasticity and a buffering agent which enhances uptake of the 2-hydroxyalkanoic acid.
Patent GB-8924228-D0 (GB)
Title: Interior walls with easily cleanable surfaces
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 1989-10-27
Abstract: Interior walls with easily cleanable surfaces are constructed from wall panels (11) and panel connection assemblies (12). The panels are fabricated from fire resistant materials (21) sandwiched between outer metal surface sheets (22). The panel connection assemblies (12) have a pair of elongate members (24), each having a bottom section and side sections forming a channel, from which outwardly extending flanges (27) are arranged to over-lay adjacent panels. The pair of cooperating elongate members are secured together and the channels are covered by cover plates (33). Each panel edge includes a recess for accommodating a flange (27) and a cover plate (33) to form a smooth easily cleanable surface and each surface metal plate extends the full width of its respective panel to contact the side section of the elongate member. The structure provides an easily cleanable internal surface which is extremely resilient to mechanical damage and fire damage. Heat causes the surface metal plates (22) to expand resulting in force being applied to the U-shaped elongate members (24), thereby preventing the panels from falling out of position. Under extreme circumstances, individual panels may be dislodged, without resulting in complete collapse of the structure.
Patent GB-9110900-D0 (GB)
Title: Safety apparatus
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 1991-05-21
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/GB92/00916 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 21, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 21, 1993 PCT Filed May 20, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO92/20407 PCT Pub. Date Nov. 26, 1992.The invention relates to a safety apparatus comprising a safety track. A component with a lanyard attached thereto is slidable along the safety track. The sliding component comprising a tube with a longitudinal slot which allows the tube to travel past the track support.
Patent GB-9120161-D0 (GB)
Title: New pinning wire products
IPC: B22C9/04
Filed: 1991-09-20
Abstract: Pinning wires suitable for use in turbine blade manufacture comprise palladium alloyed with one or more noble and/or refractory metals, and are substantially more cost effective than conventional pinning wires.
Patent GB-9205228-D0 (GB)
Title: Cell culture products
IPC: C12N5/071
Filed: 1992-03-11
Abstract: A method for the in vitro cultivation of anchorage dependent mammalian cells which comprises containing a substrate with a culture medium comprising anchorage dependent mammalian cells wherein said substrate comprises a film of synthetic polymer material and which is hydrophobic, non-inhibitory to cell growth and non-cytotoxic. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-9300188-D0 (GB)
Title: Fibrous bonded sheet material
IPC: A24D1/04
Filed: 1993-01-06
Abstract: A fibrous bonded sheet material, suitable for conversion into plug wrap for the filter plug in a filter cigarette, is formed by treating a fibrous base web with a polymeric binder (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol), a wet-strength resin (e.g. a polyamide-polyamine-epichlorohydrin resin) and a ketene dimer (e.g. an alkyl ketene dimer). The wet-strength resin may be wholly or partially replaced with a cross-linking agent (e.g. glyoxal). The resultant sheet material exhibits favourable characteristics of air permeability with resistance to the bleedthrough of adhesives used in the production of wrapped filter plug material.
Patent GB-9307235-D0 (GB)
Title: Process
IPC: C07F9/38
Filed: 1993-04-07
Abstract: A process for the manufacture of aminomethanephosphonic acid comprises: a) reacting a compound of formula R-CH2-NH-CO-NH-CH2-R' wherein R and R', which may be the same or different, represent a phosphonation leaving group with a phosphonating agent and subsequently b) hydrolysing the product of step (a) to form aminomethanephosphonic acid.
Patent GB-9613061-D0 (GB)
Title: Magnetic suspension system
IPC: B25J15/06
Filed: 1996-06-21
Abstract: A suspension system for magnetically suspending an object O comprises an electromagnetic coil L having an axially extending core 13 of magnetically permeable material and a permanent magnet 14 disposed on its axis. A permanent magnet 10 is also provided in the object O and is arranged such that it is in attraction with the permanent magnet 14 on the coil L, and with the magnetically permeable core 13 so that the object O is suspended at a position below the coil L by the attractive force. Sensors 15,16 on the coil L detect the magnetic field of the permanent magnet 10 in the object O, and provide signals to a control circuit, which applies current to the coil L to attract the object O when the detected field is below a predetermined limit and to repel the object when the detector field is above a predetermined limit. In this manner, the object O is held in position using a relatively low current, since the coil L is only energised when the object moves away from the position in which it is held by the field of the permanent magnets 10,14.
Patent GB-9726362-D0 (GB)
Title: Mobile communications
IPC: H04W72/08
Filed: 1997-12-12
Abstract: A service node is provided in a mobile communications network which collects radio link measurement reports which are transmitted to the service node by mobile stations. The mobile stations transmit the measurement reports in encapsulated form, in the form of SMS messages, in order to prevent the interception of the measurement report by the serving base station. The service node is able to perform handover decision algorithms using the measurement reports collected from the mobile stations in order to determine appropriate radio access nodes to be allocated to the mobile stations.