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Patent GB-2377015-A (GB)
Title: Optical displacement measuring apparatus
Inventor: AOKI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: G01D5/347
Filed: 2001-08-06
Abstract: An optical displacement measuring apparatus has a scale on which optical gratings 11 are formed along a first axis and a second axis crossing said first axis, and a relatively moveable sensor head 3 for detecting relative movement including a transparent substrate 30 on which photosensitive devices in arrays PDA 1 - 4 along first and second axes are formed. At least one of the scale and photosensitive unit may be formed on a flexible resinous substrate, applying to cases where the scale surface is cylindrical, spherical or freely curved.
Patent GB-2378525-A (GB)
Title: Optic system
Inventor: VONSOVICI ADRIAN PETRU
IPC: G02F1/025
Filed: 2001-08-08
Abstract: An optic system including an integrated variable optical attenuating device for attenuating an input optical signal, the integrated optical variable attenuating device including a first electrically controllable attenuating element 4 and a second electrically controllable attenuating element 6 cascaded together, the first attenuating element having a first range of optical attenuation smaller than that of the second attenuating element but requiring less input power than the second attenuating element to switch between levels of attenuation within the first range of attenuation, and wherein the optic system further includes electrical circuitry 10 for controlling the first and second attenuating elements in coordination with one another so as to achieve the desired level of total attenuation of the optical signal. The first attenuating element being a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI), and the second attenuating element being a pin diode.
Patent GB-2368291-A (GB)
Title: Game playing pitch
Inventor: LUPTON WILLIAM G
IPC: A63B63/00
Filed: 2001-10-09
Abstract: A game playing pitch 10 with at least one target 16 at which a ball is propelled by a player wherein the pitch has a sloping region 18 adjacent the target down which the ball may roll to return the ball to an area of the pitch from which the player may shoot at the target again. Preferably the target is a board across which a beam of light is projected to register when the target is struck by the ball and against which the ball may bounce back into the field of play. Optionally the sloped region is semi-circular in shape and may comprise a 'no-go' zone which players are penalised for entering. The pitch may be enclosed by a perimeter fence with a sloped transition between the wall and the playing surface. Preferably the player rides a vehicle which may be adapted to propel a ball towards the goal.
Patent GB-2387044-A (GB)
Title: Fluorescent lamp testing method
Inventor: WARNER PETER
IPC: H02J9/02
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: An emergency fluorescent light controller 2 wherein provision is made for the current flowing in the lamp 7 during routine testing to be increased such that the battery 5 energy is exhausted more rapidly than under normal operating conditions. There is a consequent reduction of the testing period and in particular of the time for which the lamp 1 is run under the adverse current conditions which cause blackening of the tube ends and premature lamp failure.
Patent GB-2373742-A (GB)
Title: Regeneration of resin in water softener, using sodium or potassium chloride
Inventor: ZIMMERMAN JEFFREY A
IPC: B01J49/00
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: A water softener 10 and a method of operating the same are provided to allow NaCl or KCl to be selected as regenerant salts. A user interface 50 is provided to allow the user to specify whether NaCl or KCl is being used. Water quantity is calculated based on parameters such as regenerant salt used and temperature.
Patent GB-2367938-A (GB)
Title: Speech and voice signal processing
Inventor: CHARLMERS RONALD
IPC: G10L15/02
Filed: 2000-06-14
Abstract: In a system or method of voice or speech recognition, a voice waveform signal modeled as the product of a power component and an informational component is divided into higher and lower frequency signals, corresponding to the information signal and the power signal. The signals are amplified separately and then combined. By applying higher amplification to the information signal, a more detailed sample of the initial waveform can be provided to voice recognition or word recognition apparatus.
Patent GB-2384229-A (GB)
Title: Wheelbarrow lifting and emptying device
Inventor: JEGGO KEITH
IPC: B65G65/24
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: A wheelbarrow lifting and emptying device comprises a telescopic metal frame 7, a platform 1 and a winch 3. The device is attached to a skip using the clamp 8 and steadied by a ball strut 9. The front wheel of a wheelbarrow is located in the wheel slot (Fig 2) and the rear wheels are secured in the feet slots using spring loaded shoot bolts 2. The platform is then raised using a manual winch 3 connected to a lifting cable 14, until the guide wheels 4 are stopped by the stop 5, where the platform is then caused to tilt by the tilting mechanism 6. This results in the contents of the skip being emptied into the skip. The frame may be folded up compactly to transport.
Patent GB-2384604-A (GB)
Title: Remote property monitoring system using mobile phone text messaging
Inventor: BLACKBURN WALTER
IPC: G08B25/08
Filed: 2002-01-23
Abstract: A unit allowing remote monitoring of an area via the use of a mobile network SMS system. The unit can be added to an external alarm system or may be used on it own. The unit is triggered by the external alarm system or by one of the internal sensors which include a piezo electric sensor, a panic button, a temperature sensor and a flood water detector. Once triggered an SMS text message containing the location and the cause of the alarm may be sent to one or more mobile phone numbers. The unit can be secured by a four digit alphanumeric number and can be controlled and provide status information remotely. Four auxiliary outputs are provided on the unit for switching external devices.
Patent GB-2370897-A (GB)
Title: Financial products having demand-based adjustable returns and trading exchange therefor
Inventor: LANGE JEFFREY
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2000-07-18
Abstract: This invention provides methods and system for trading and investing in groups of demand-based adjustable return contingent claims, and for establishing markets and exchanges for such claims (262, 263, 264, 265). The advantages of the present invention, as applied to the derivative securities and similar financial markets, include increased price transparency, reduced credit risk, improved information aggregation, increased price transparency, reduced settlement or clearing costs, reduced hedging costs, reduced model risk, reduced event risk, increased liquidity incentives, improved self-consistency, reduced influence by market makers, and increased ability to generate and replicate arbitrary payout distributions. In addition to the trading of derivative securities, the present invention also facilitates the trading of other financial-related contingent claims; non-financial-related contigent claims such as energy, commodity, and weather derivatives: traditional insurance and reinsurance contracts; and contingent claims relating to events which have generally not been readily insurable or hedgeable such as corporate earnings annoucements, future semiconductor demand, and changes in technology.
Patent GB-2386538-A (GB)
Title: Ventilated shoe
Inventor: WU CHIEN-I
IPC: A43B7/08
Filed: 2002-03-22
Abstract: A ventilation shoe has a sole 2 and a pad 3 placed on top of the sole and provided with through holes 31. The sole defines therein a chamber 1 in a rear portion thereof, at least one bore 21 in a side face defining the chamber so as to communicate with the chamber, at least one passage 11,12 and trenches 13 in a front portion thereof to communicate with the chamber by means of the at least one passage. A pouch 4 is received in the chamber and has at least one inlet 41,41' communicating with the at least one bore 21 and at least one outlet 42,42' communicating with the at least one passage. The at least one inlet has a first unidirectional valve (43; fig.3) and the at least one outlet has a second unidirectional valve (43'). Thereby air is circulated in the sole.
Patent GB-2374604-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous disinfecting and cleaning compositions
Inventor: BURT DIANE JOYCE
IPC: C11D1/835
Filed: 1998-04-14
Abstract: An aqueous disinfecting and cleaning composition which exhibits reduced irritancy which comprises,<BR> ```a disinfecting effective amount of a quaternary ammonium compound having germicidal properties;<BR> ```0.01 - 10%wt. of a nonionic surfactant compound which is based on a polymeric alkylene oxide block copolymer;<BR> ```a mitigating effective amount of a benzoate compound;<BR> ```0.1 - 10%wt. of a further nonionic surfactant;<BR> ```0 - 3%wt. of a polymeric cationic surfactant based on a polyquaternary ammonium salt;<BR> ```0 - 3%wt. of a builder;<BR> ```optionally, minor amounts of up to about 5%wt. of one or more conventional additives particularly coloring agents, fragrances and fragrance solubilizers, viscosity modifying agents such as thickeners, pH adjusting agents and pH buffers including organic and inorganic salts; and, water to form 100%wt.
Patent GB-2393708-A (GB)
Title: Excavating and loading machine
Inventor: BATES RICHARD LESLIE
IPC: E02F9/00
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: An excavating and loading machine (10) has a body (11) with a front end and a rear end, the body (11) being carried on a steerable wheeled ground engaging structure(15), the machine (10) including an excavating arm (25) mounted at the rear end of the body (11), and a loading arm (35) which is mounted on the body (11), preferably at the rear, and extends forwardly of the body (11), and wherein an operator's cab (12) is provided which is mounted towards the rear end of the body (11), generally centrally of the body (11) between sides of the machine (10), and a machine engine (23) is mounted beneath a bonnet structure (22) towards the front end of the body (11) generally centrally of the body (11) between sides of the machine (10), and the loading arm (35) is mounted towards one side of the machine (10) and at least over a range of operating positions extends alongside the cab (12) and bonnet structure (22). The loader arm tool (40) is preferably offset laterally so that it extends centrally in use.
Patent GB-2395398-A (GB)
Title: A communication unit and method of communicating measurement reports therefor
Inventor: LEGG PETER JONATHON
IPC: H04W24/00
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: A base station (101) comprises a measurement processor (117) determining physical layer measurement characteristics, such as a filtered transmit power, in response to an air interface physical layer parameter, such as the unfiltered transmit power, associated with a subscriber unit (103). It further comprises a communication element (119) for communicating measurement reports to a network element (109), such as an RNC. Further, the base station (101) comprises an update processor (121) for dynamically updating an interval between measurement reports in response to an operating characteristic of the cellular communication system. The interval may be updated by changing a measurement report frequency depending on the number of subscriber units supported, the duration they have been supported and the available resource. The interval may also be updated by a new measurement report only being generated when the physical layer measurement characteristic differs from the last reported physical layer measurement characteristic by more than a threshold.
Patent GB-2382991-A (GB)
Title: Photo-dynamic therapy device using organic semiconductor light emitters and reduced photo-pharmaceutical bleaching
Inventor: SAMUEL IFOR DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: A61N5/06
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: An ambulatory device for use in a therapeutic and/or cosmetic treatment, the device comprises an organic light-emitting semiconductor which, in use, covers an area to be treated and emits electromagnetic radiation to cause said therapeutic and/or cosmetic treatment of the area. The light source may be extensive to provide uniform irradiation of the area to be treated and may be pulsed. The device may also include a photopharmaceutical. The figure shows the structure of the organic semiconductor device.
Patent GB-2379725-A (GB)
Title: Torsional vibration damper with pre-damper
Inventor: HOFFMANN JOACHIM
IPC: F16F15/123
Filed: 1999-05-04
Abstract: The torsional vibration damper comprises damper input cover plates 405, 407 driving damper output hub 411 having external teeth via load springs and hub disc 408 having internal teeth and with predamper 402 operating within play between the hub and disc teeth. The predamper has input parts connected to the hub disc and an output part 419 coupled to the hub, the predamper parts compressing energy absorbers therebetween and are located on one axial side of the hub disc. Basic predamper friction damping is provided by engagement of cover plate 407 on contact surface 431a of mounting cone 431 under the preload of diapragm spring 388 and delayed second stage friction damping is provided by relative rotation of the hub disc with friction control disc 429 located on the other side of the hub disc.
Patent GB-2387934-A (GB)
Title: Transparent optimisation of network traffic in distributed systems
Inventor: DANIELS BRUCE K
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: A distributed system having a client 2M and a server 8 includes a state manager 28 interposed between the client 2M and the server 8. The state manager 28 has a capability to generate a list of object attributes required to represent a state of the distributed system and a capability to cache 38 object attributes so as to be locally accessible by the client. The distributed system further includes a service component 34 interposed between the state manager 28 and the server 8. The service component 34 has a capability to fetch data from the server based in the list of object attributes. Advantages of the invention include grouping multiple network calls into a single call to reduce traffic and prefetching data to be caches locally based on how the client uses server data.
Patent GB-2398871-A (GB)
Title: Direct reading compass
Inventor: CRICHTON ALBERT
IPC: G01C17/04
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: This Direct Reading Compass is so designed that it indicates immediately any direction taken, which is absolutely correct. A normal compass does not indicate any direction taken, apart from going North or South, so one must calculate the correct geographical direction taken. Therefore by using the Direct Reading Compass, it saves time and possible mistakes, compared to a normal compass. The compass face point direction markings East and West are shown as opposite to the normal conventional compass face point direction markings.
Patent GB-2400894-A (GB)
Title: A disc brake calliper having mounting adaptors
Inventor: TAIT JONATHAN PAUL
IPC: F16D55/00
Filed: 2003-04-22
Abstract: A disc brake caliper 10 has a housing 17 with at least one mounting portion 22, 24. The at least one mounting portion 22, 24 includes an opening 26 adapted to receive a mounting adaptor 14 with a fastener hole 36 for receiving, in use, a fastener for mounting the caliper 10 to a support structure of an associated vehicle. By using different adaptors 14 or by adjusting the orientation of an adaptor 14 in the opening 26, the position of the fastener hole 36 can be varied relative to the caliper body. This enables the caliper 10 to be mounted to a variety of different vehicles. A method of mounting the caliper 10 includes positioning an adaptor 14 in the opening 36 of the or each mounting portion 22, 24 such that a fastener hole 36 in the or each adaptor 14 can be aligned with a corresponding fastener hole on the support structure; and securing the caliper 10 to the mounting structure by means of one or more fasteners.
Patent GB-2400792-A (GB)
Title: Gear driven quick acting telescopic stand and adjuster
Inventor: HSIEH WU-HONG
IPC: F16B7/14
Filed: 2003-04-25
Abstract: An adjusting device used for a stand with a base and an equipment stand is composed of a three-part telescoping post (30), a primary actuator (10), a secondary actuator (20), a driving device (40) and at least one cable (35). The hand operated driving device (40) is mounted in the primary actuator (10) and drives a worm gear (42) and pinion gear (413) meshing with a rack (322) in one of the telescopic tubes (32) this directly raises or lowers one part of the three-part telescoping post (30). Each cable (35) is securely attached to two parts of the three-part telescoping post (30) and reeves over and around guide rollers (23) mounted in the secondary actuator (20) so the inner post (33) is raised or lowered simultaneously with the middle post (32) to increase the speed and stability of adjusting the stand. A hand operated locking mechanism (12) locks the stand in the desired position. The worm and pinion gears may be supported on bearings (114). There may be an additional pair of guide rollers (24) and the guide rollers may have a groove to support and locate the cable. The outer telescopic shaft (31) may be located on a keyway (133).
Patent GB-2390299-A (GB)
Title: Clothes hanger with pivotable hook
Inventor: YIP CHUNG LUN
IPC: A47G25/32
Filed: 2003-07-03
Abstract: A clothes hanger comprising a body 100 for hanging an article of clothing, the body including a central portion having upper and lower sides, and a hook 200 having a lower end connected to the central portion for hooking the body to an external support. The hook end is connected to the body portion by means of a joint that permits the hook to pivot between the upper and lower sides of the body portion as well as to swivel about itself through 360{ The joint may be a ball 212 and socket. The stem 210 of the hook may be retained in a groove 104.
Patent GB-2393382-A (GB)
Title: Supporting device
Inventor: SHENTON NIGEL PHILIP
IPC: A47B96/06
Filed: 2003-07-14
Abstract: A supporting device 10 for a shelf which attaches to a substrate (20) comprises a socket (14) and a supporting element (12). The socket has a back plate (22), which is adapted to rest against the rear of the substrate and a spigot (24) extending from the back plate which is adapted to fit into a circular bore (18) though the substrate. An aperture 29 is provided through the spigot and backplate, and a catch member 30 depends into the aperture. One end of the supporting element (12) is adapted to fit into the aperture though the end of the spigot and has a recess (58, see Fig 6) positioned proximate its distal end, in use, the end of the supporting element (12) being pushed into the aperture 29 in the spigot and lifted at its free end to allow the catch member 30 to seat in the recess (58, see Fig 6) of the supporting element, thereby removably engaging the supporting element in the socket. A faceplate 16 may be attached to the spigot 24.
Patent GB-2392955-A (GB)
Title: Ignition and injection control system for internal combustion engine
Inventor: MIWA TETSUYA
IPC: F02P9/00
Filed: 2000-11-20
Abstract: An ignition control apparatus for an internal combustion engine 10 allows multiple discharge operation within each engine cycle and microcomputer 31 changes the discharge period of each discharge so that that the discharge period is set shorter as the discharge timing approaches TDC. The ignition operating circuit (61, fig 15) and the injection operating circuit (63) may be arranged on a single substrate and may share a function device, eg a battery stabilising circuit (64). An energy recovery circuit (123, fig 22) may be provided to recover energy remaining in one of the ignition/injection circuits and supply it to the other. For example, the circuit (123) may recover magnetic energy remaining in the coil (62a) of the fuel injection valve (62) and supply it to the ignition operating circuit (122).
Patent GB-2404591-A (GB)
Title: Antishock Stretcher
Inventor: WILSON MARK
IPC: A61H31/00
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: Medical Shock is a state in which there is a reduction in blood supply to important tissues, especially the brain and heart. There are many causes but an extreme example is cardiac arrest which has an out of hospital survival of around 5%. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provides a much reduced cardiac output and only 10-15% of the normal coronary and cerebral blood flow. Current devices intending to improve this blood flow are time consuming to put on and do not aid patient transportation. This device incorporates a transportation device (analogous to a stretcher) with a simple lower body positive pressure device. This device encompasses the entire lower body in one action and acts to increase total peripheral vascular resistance. The speed with which it can be applied and the subsequent improvement in cerebral and coronary perfusion should provide better survival from cardiac arrest and other forms of shock.
Patent GB-2394714-A (GB)
Title: Piperidinyl-diarylsilanol compounds and their use in therapy
Inventor: TACKE REINHOLD
IPC: C07F7/08
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: A compound of formula <B>I</B>: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=27 WI=135 LX=454 LY=694 TI=CF> <PC>wherein Ar and Ar<1> are each aryl groups; ```R and R<1> are, independently, selected from H, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkyl substituted with one or more groups individually selected from OR<2>, substituted or unsubstituted with aryl or heteroaryl, including aryl substituted with Si(R<3>)3, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 carboxy, where R<2> is H or C1-6 alkyl and each R<3> is aryl or C1-6 alkyl; ```Alk is C1-6 alkanediyl optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from OH, halogen, C1-6 alkoxy and amino; and ```the benzene ring in formula <B>I</B> is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from OH, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, di(C1-6 alkyl)amino, pyrrolidino, piperidino, morpholino and N-alkylpiperazino; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof. These compounds may be useful in the treatment of diseases such as allergic rhinitis, eczema, asthma or insect bites and stings or other conditions mediated by the histamine receptor. A preferred compound is (1-(4-(4-(1-carboxy-1-methylethyl)phenyl)-4-hydroxybutyl)piperidin-4-yl) diphenysilanol.
Patent GB-2407609-A (GB)
Title: Cuttable blind with adjustable upper beam
Inventor: NIEN LESLIE
IPC: E06B9/262
Filed: 2003-10-27
Abstract: A venetian blind of adjustable width includes a cuttable blind assembly 20, an adjustable upper beam 30 having a telescopic inner tube 31 and outer tube 32, two retaining clamps 40, and a pull cord 50. The upper side of the blind is held in place by the upwardly and inwardly bent bottom edges of the inner and the outer tube of the movable upper beam. The inner and outer tube have a pair of symmetrically protruded registration lugs 312, 322 for registration with locking holes (422, 432, figure 2) of the retaining clamps in assembly. Front and rear clamping plates 42, 43 of the retaining clamps may hold the inner and outer tubes firmly in place. The front and rear clamping plates are provided with a hole (431, figure 2) and a cord seat for the passage and positioning of the pull cord 50 whereby the blind can be adjusted in size to fit to windows of various dimensions.