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Patent GB-2425592-A (GB)
Title: Method and instrument for measuring complex dielectric constant of sample by optical spectrum measurement
Inventor: KAWATE ETSUO
IPC: G01N21/35
Filed: 2004-11-22
Abstract: A substrate like a parallel flat plate satisfies the inference condition when the wavelength (  g  ) of the incident light satisfies [Eq. 7] (where d is the thickness, n is the refractive index,   r  is the angle of incidence, and N is an integer). In this case, in the transmission spectrum, the lights strengthen each other and a peak of the fringe appears; in the reflection spectrum, the lights weaken each other and a bottom of the fringe appears. At wave lengths (frequencies) near the wavelength (  g  ),as the angle of incidence is increased, the transmittance approaches zero and the reflectance approaches 1. Increase of the thickness by placing a thin film on the substrate is similar to incense of the thickness of the substrate in [Eq. 7], and therefore the wavelength satisfying the interference condition shifts to the longer wavelength (low frequency) side. Owing to these three effects, the spectrum of the ratio of the optical spectrum of the system composed of the substrate and the thin film to the optical (transmission or reflection) spectrum of only the substrate at a large angle of incidence is a spectrum having a structure where the maximum value is adjacent to the minimum value. By analyzing the relative transmission or reflection spectrum, the complex dielectric constant of the thin film can be determined.
Patent GB-2433914-A (GB)
Title: A book binding system
Inventor: PYKE BEVERLEY JAMES
IPC: B42B5/10
Filed: 2006-06-27
Abstract: An outer spine member 2 and an inner spine member 3 snap-engage with one another about a coil binding 4 that engages rectangular apertures 5 at the edges of book pages 6. The outer spine member 2 comprises a generally flat title strip of plastics material, formed at each end with bosses 21 that fit alongside the end loops of the coil binding 4. The inner spine member 3 comprises a plastic rod having ends that snap-engage within the bosses 21. A gap between the rod 3 and the edges of the book pages 6 facilitates the turning of the pages 6 and allows the book to be opened flat. The spine members 2 and 3 reinforce the coil binding 4 and provide an outer surface on which a title may be displayed.
Patent GB-2430240-A (GB)
Title: A bearing arrangement incorporating a radio-frequency identification device
Inventor: AG MAN ROLAND DRUCKMASCHINEN
IPC: B41J13/076
Filed: 2006-09-14
Abstract: A bearing, in particular for a printing machine, comprises an active RFID (radio frequency identification) device 11 which on the one hand is writable and on the other hand readable. In a first operating mode, i.e. in a receive mode, the RFID device 11 receives and stores bearing data, and in a second operating mode, i.e. in a send mode, it transmits the data. The data can include readings of forces, speeds and vibrations, from which information about the state of the bearing can be deduced for maintenance purposes.
Patent GB-2432459-A (GB)
Title: Antenna positioning system with line-of-sight obstruction avoidance
Inventor: NELSON LARRY A
IPC: H01Q3/02
Filed: 2006-11-08
Abstract: An antenna positioning system 10 or method comprises an antenna support system allowing an antenna movement relative to a platform. The system 10 includes means 24 to move the antenna 16, such as stepper motor, hydraulic or pneumatic drive arrangements. The system 10 also includes processing means 12 which is used to control the said movement means 24 in accordance with stored data relating to antenna positions 18 and line-of-sight obstructions 14, so as to improve the performance of the antenna 16. The movement means 24 may operate in a linear or orbital manner to change the position of the antenna 16 and thereby reduce at least some of the influence of line-of-sight obstructions. Methods for creating and using a line-of-sight blockage database 14, such as a decision tree to select an optimum antenna position, are also disclosed. The system 10 may also take other factors into consideration during the repositioning of an antenna 16.
Patent GB-2433385-A (GB)
Title: RF tag reader capable of communicating with a plurality of tags
Inventor: DEGUCHI FUTOSHI
IPC: H01Q7/06
Filed: 2006-12-13
Abstract: A reader includes an antenna device for supplying a power and transmit data through an electromagnetic induction to a plurality of tags having an IC chip for storing predetermined information and a loop antenna and acquiring the information from the tags depending on a fluctuation in a load, wherein the antenna device has a conductor board, an antenna body provided spirally in a longitudinal direction of the conductor board over an outer peripheral surface of the conductor board, a power feeding portion coupled to the antenna body and serving to feed a power, and a ground connecting portion coupled to the antenna body and connected to a ground. The embodiment relates to a reader used to track the removal of objects (e.g. books, files, CD's) from a shelf.
Patent GB-2444784-A (GB)
Title: Electrical resistance heating of compressed air supply in gas turbine engine
Inventor: DUCKETT DAVID
IPC: F02C7/08
Filed: 2006-12-13
Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises an electrically heated hot air chamber 1 for heating air. Ideally the air is heated once it has been compressed by the compressor. The hot air chamber preferably comprises banks of electrically heated elements 5 mounted in parallel, and which span the length of the chamber 1. The resistance heaters expand the air in the chamber causing it to drive the turbine, which in turn drives the compressor. Air is able to flow through the chamber from the front to the rear. Air-flow powered alternators may provide the electricity required to sustain the electrical heating system, and are ideally located between the compressor and the heating chamber. The hot air chamber could is preferably made from heat retaining material. The spool transmission shafts may be located through a tunnel 6 in the chamber. Allegedly, no fossil fuel is required by the engine.
Patent GB-2445031-A (GB)
Title: Detachable or movable pilaster
Inventor: JUPP TIM
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: A pilaster 16 comprising a cover 18 and a body 17 attached to a partition or wall 1 of a cubicle. In use the cover 18 maybe detachable from the partition 1 or movable from a first position to a second position, both cases allowing an associated cubicle door to be opened in at least the other direction or both directions inwardly and outwardly. Preferably the detachable pilaster 16 is held on by a hook arrangement. The pilaster is intended to be used in toilet cubicles to allow access to the cubicle in case of emergency or injury to the person in the cubicle.
Patent GB-2445535-A (GB)
Title: A double handled hairbrush
Inventor: CAMPBELL ELEANOR ANN
IPC: A46B5/00
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: A hairbrush with two handles, one at each opposite end of the set of bristles. One of the handles is fixed, while the secondary handle may be retractable. The retractable handle may secured into a working position by a "twist and lock" mechanism.
Patent GB-2435253-A (GB)
Title: Rinsing system for photopolymerised elastomeric printing plates
Inventor: DANSON RICHARD
IPC: G03F7/30
Filed: 2007-02-14
Abstract: A method for feeding a photopolymerised elastomeric printing plate through a rinsing station, comprises at least one pair of driven rollers (8, 13) defining a nip therebetween through which the plate can pass so as to be forwarded along the path by frictional engagement of the plate or plate assembly with each of the driven rollers within the nip, at least one of which rollers is profiled so as to allow contact of the profiled roller with the opposed lateral edge regions of the plate assembly but to allow freedom from contact of the plate with the or each profiled roller at an interior region of the plate between the said regions in contact with the or each profiled roller. The rinsing station may also comprise a rotating brush (12), which brush has a longitudinal axis extending transversely across the plate, and which brush, on rotation about its longitudinal axis, sweeps a substantially cylindrical path of rotation, and wherein the brush is so constructed that the rotation of the brush causes any debris on the printing surface of the plate to move away from the printing surface towards a peripheral region of the plate. The rinsing station may further include a belt for carrying the plate and a device for lifting the plate from the said belt. In addition, air jets may be employed to prevent materials transferring between adjacent stages of the rinsing station. A post process station may also be used, in which the plate is exposed to ultraviolet light through a quartz glass panel.
Patent GB-2434556-A (GB)
Title: Device, method and apparatus for performing separations
Inventor: BELANGER JONATHAN L
IPC: B01D15/08
Filed: 2005-08-17
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, methods and apparatus for performing separations in which particulates are separated or removed from a fluid stream flowing to a column. In one embodiment directed to a device, the invention includes a body (13) having a first surface (17) and a second surface (19) and at least one wall (23). At least one of the first surface (17) and second surface (19) is for receiving in sealing engagement a first conduit means. The remaining first surface (17) or second surface (19) is for engaging a column or a second conduit (19). The at least one wall (23) extends between the first surface (17) and the second surface (19). The body (13) has at least one opening (25) extending from the first surface (17) to the second surface (19) defining a chamber for receiving a solid phase separation media assembly (15). The device further includes a solid phase separation media assembly (15) within the chamber formed in the opening of the body between the first surface (17) and the second surface (19). The solid phase separation media assembly (15) is for removing particulates and undesired materials of a fluid flowing through the chamber. The body is constructed and arranged to fit in a body fitting to be attached to a column or which body fitting is part of an assembly for communicating with an column or a detector.
Patent GB-2447462-A (GB)
Title: Spirit level having illumination means
Inventor: BRUCE DAVID DANIEL
IPC: G01C9/32
Filed: 2007-03-13
Abstract: An illumination device 4 fits within the body of a spirit level 1. The illumination device is activated by a push button 7 and when activated illuminates the spirit level vial 2 to make it easier to view. The unit may be sealed to prevent water/dust intrusion. The unit will also contain batteries or a solar panel. Illumination housing will be made from either plastic/rubber/metal or any mixture of materials.
Patent GB-2448311-A (GB)
Title: An address identification system, for a network in which addresses change, which uses a history log of devices, or limits frequency of address changes
Inventor: HALL JULIAN
IPC: H04L29/12
Filed: 2007-04-03
Abstract: In a network with a variable topology in which a device address may change to resolve address conflicts within the network, such as an ultra wideband (UWB) network of the type specified in the standard ECMA-368, there arises a problem of ambiguity of addresses. In prior art systems, when a device receives a message containing a previous address of the device the message would be ignored, even although it was intended for the device. The present invention addresses this problem. The invention provides a method to enable a first device to determine whether a device address used by a second device is intended to identify the first device. A beacon, including information updating the address of the first device, is repeatedly transmitted from the first device to the second device. The first device stores a history of its own prior device addresses. When the first device receives a signal including an address it compares the received device address with addresses in the history back in time for a period limited by a synchronisation refresh time. The synchronization refresh time comprises a maximum time for which said second device may fail to receive said beacon from said first device without considering that said first device is no longer synchronised to said network. In an alternative embodiment (claim 12), rather than providing a history log, the first device may only change its address at most once per synchronization refresh time. This embodiment reduces, but does not eliminate, the address ambiguity problem.
Patent GB-2449701-A (GB)
Title: Method of cementing aluminium objects
Inventor: SAASEN ARILD
IPC: C04B14/02
Filed: 2007-06-01
Abstract: A method for securing a metal object having an uncoated aluminium surface to a substrate comprises contacting said substrate and said surface with an unset hydraulic cement composition containing pulverulent aplite and allowing said composition to set.
Patent GB-2450340-A (GB)
Title: Changing configuration of a media drive using removable medium
Inventor: EVANS NIGEL RONALD
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2007-06-20
Abstract: A method for changing the configuration of a media drive apparatus 1 using a removable storage medium 109, the configuration of the media drive apparatus being stored as a plurality of configuration settings 101 in a first non volatile memory 102 of the media drive apparatus, the method comprising identifying the removable storage medium as a reconfiguration medium using a tape recognition means 111; reading data from the removable storage medium, the data comprising an identifier of one configuration setting of the plurality of configuration settings and a value for the one configuration setting; storing the value read from the removable storage medium in the non volatile memory of the media drive apparatus. The medium may also have a subroutine for reading the configuration setting. The media drive may have firmware stored in a second non-volatile memory 104 which may comprise infrastructure functions and an index to the functions. The indication that a medium is a reconfiguration medium can be a system log portion of a tape medium.
Patent GB-2451656-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for cleaning a printed circuit board
Inventor: STRATTON PAUL FRANCIS
IPC: B24C3/32
Filed: 2007-08-07
Abstract: A method of cleaning a printed circuit board (PCB) during manufacture comprises disengaging unwanted resin deposits from the PCB by impacting projectile pellets of solid carbon dioxide against the deposits. PCBs 2 are conveyed through a housing 4 on a conveyor belt 6 and carbon dioxide pellets are projected at the unwanted resin deposits from at least one lance 12. The carbon dioxide pellets may be collected in a hopper 18 and recycled. The unwanted deposits may be deposits formed around the rims of via holes after drilling. To aid in removing the deposits, it is helpful if they are below their glass transition temperature so that they are sufficient brittle to be removed by the impact of the pellets. The solid carbon dioxide itself may provide sufficient cooling or the apparatus housing 4 may be separately cooled.
Patent GB-2451858-A (GB)
Title: Methods of reducing body fat and treating obesity
Inventor: KONOVCHUK SERGIY
IPC: A61K38/01
Filed: 2007-08-15
Abstract: A composition for reducing body fat content and the treatment of obesity and related disorders, comprises peptides obtained by random enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis of the protein fraction of cells (preferably brown adipocytes), or artificially synthesised peptides that are homologous to characteristic proteins of these cells. The compositions preferably contain peptides of with a molecular weight of 10 kDa or less, derived from or homologous to proteins from brown adipocytes. These include mitochondrial brown fat uncoupling proteins 1, 2 or 3 (UCP-1, UCP-2 or UCP-3), beta-3 adrenergic receptor, hormone sensitive lipase, retinoic acid receptors alpha, beta, gamma-1 gamma-2, RXR-alpha, RXR-beta, or RXR-gamma, leptin or its receptor, thyroid hormone receptor alpha, beta-1 or beta-2 or iodothyronine deiodinase type I or type II. The compositions may be used for therapeutic or cosmetic methods of reducing fat content and treatment of obesity.
Patent GB-2453153-A (GB)
Title: A baby sling with an elastic or stretchy panel
Inventor: DAY ANN LOUISE
IPC: A45F3/02
Filed: 2007-09-27
Abstract: A baby sling comprises a loop of flexible material of a width to support a baby or small infant, into which an elasticated or stretchy panel 1 is incorporated. The elasticated or stretchy panel may be any shape, and preferably sized so that the width of the panel approximately covers the shoulder span and the length of the panel covers the distance from neckline to the back of the baby. The elasticated or stretchy panel allows the baby to move freely, and dampens sharp movement to the baby/infant. The panel may be curved to conform to the shape of the baby/infants back (Fig 6) and the direction of elasticity may be laterally across the back of the baby/infant (7, Fig 2). The sling may have padding (6, fig 7) along one or more of its edges, in particular where the sling comes in contact with the baby/infant. The sling may be made from a breathable or ventilated material. The sling may also be provided in a number of sizes to suit the wearer or the baby/infant to be carried.
Patent GB-2456318-A (GB)
Title: A device to prevent cooking vessels from boiling over
Inventor: DOCKREE JOHN
IPC: A47J27/56
Filed: 2008-01-10
Abstract: A device to prevent cooking vessels from boiling over, the device supports the lid of the cooking vessel thereby providing a gap between the lid and the body of the cooking vessel to allow steam to escape. The device may be permanently or temporarily attached to the lid or rim of the cooking vessel, and may be made from plastic or formed from a wire framework. The device may allow the gap between the lid and the body of the cooking vessel to be adjusted (figs 4 and 5).
Patent GB-2452686-A (GB)
Title: Horse bit mouthpieces made from copper alloys
Inventor: CROSS GRAHAM HUGH
IPC: B68B1/06
Filed: 2008-04-07
Abstract: Equestrian bits are manufactured with the mouthpiece component comprising a copper alloy with composition (by weight): 65-99.95 % copper. The alloys also comprises one of: a) 25-35 % Zn, 0 - 2 % Sn and 0-0.5 % Group XV element; b) 0.05-0.2 % Zr; c) 0.15-1.1 % Al2O3; d) 0.4-1.2% Cr, e) 0.2-2.7 % Co and 0.02-2 % Be. The alloys have a thermal conductivity greater than 100 W/m.K and a yield strength greater than 70 MPa. Suitable alloys include UNS grades C26000, C44500, C44400, C15000, C81300, C15710, C18200, C18400 and C18500.
Patent GB-2449562-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle front axle transmission mounting
Inventor: SEILER THOMAS
IPC: B60K5/02
Filed: 2008-05-23
Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle with an engine/main transmission assembly 1 located in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the engine being mounted by means of engine consoles 5 in the body and/or in an engine cross-member connected to the body, and also with a front-axle transmission 15 which can be driven by means of the engine/main transmission assembly. In a motor vehicle of this type, it is proposed that the front-axle transmission be mounted exclusively in the engine/main transmission assembly and be rigidly connected to at least one of the engine consoles. Owing to the configuration of the motor vehicle according to the invention, the front-axle transmission can be mounted with low structural expense, this mounting is advantageous in terms of weight and furthermore an improvement in acoustic terms can be noted as a result of optimised vibration behaviour of the rigid arrangement of engine/main transmission assembly and front-axle transmission.
Patent GB-2450422-A (GB)
Title: Installing device drivers for a peripheral device when establishing a connection between the peripheral device and a computer
Inventor: ELLIS DANIEL
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2008-06-23
Abstract: A connection, such as a USB connection, between a peripheral device, such as a monitor 10 and a computer 12 can be established following the physical connection of the device to the computer. A device descriptor is supplied to the computer by the device falsely identifying the device as a device of a class known to the computer, such as a generic mass storage device. The peripheral device then transfers a file from memory 14 on the device to the computer, and the file is automatically run to install a device driver for the device on the computer. Once installed the peripheral device can be configured to cease operations using the device descriptor previously supplied and initiate operations using a descriptor for the device which requires the installed driver to be present. Initially supplying a device descriptor of a known class to allow installation in this manner allows the peripheral device to imitate the known device and install the device driver without user interaction in the installation process.
Patent GB-2451322-A (GB)
Title: A textile bank having a removable inner container
Inventor: SPITTLE DARREN
IPC: B65D90/04
Filed: 2008-07-03
Abstract: A textile bank includes an outer container 10 comprising one or more perimeter walls 11, 12, 13 defining an internal textile receiving space with an open upper end and a base which closes a lower end of the clothes receiving space. An openable lid 14 is present that covers an open upper end of the outer container when in a closed position, and there is also a clothes insertion opening 24 through which clothes can be deposited into the outer container without opening the lid 14. A removable inner container 20 fits within the textile receiving space defined by the outer container 10, the inner container 20 being so positioned that textiles inserted through the clothes insertion opening 24 are received within the inner container 20. The lid 14 when in the open position permits the inner container 20 to be withdrawn from the outer container 10 by lifting it upwards through the lid opening. The textile bank is also provided with a door 17 in which the clothes insertion opening 24 may be provided; the door 17 may be provided with protruding elements 22, 23 which interlock with the lid 14 to prevent the lid being opened if the door 17 is closed.
Patent GB-2462067-A (GB)
Title: Fuel Filler Device to Prevent Incorrect Filling
Inventor: MELLOR ALLAN
IPC: B60K15/00
Filed: 2008-07-21
Abstract: A fuel filler device 10 for fitment to a vehicle fuel filler neck to prevent incorrect filling, the device comprising a body 12 having an aperture 14 therethrough dimensioned to receive a pump nozzle 58, a hinged flap 16 to open and close the aperture 14, a detent 18 for holding the hinged flap 16 in a closed position, and a nozzle insert element 20 on the flap 16 which is receivable within the pump nozzle 58. The nozzle insert element 20 and the detent 18 are positioned relative to each other so that, when the nozzle insert element 20 is received in a diesel pump nozzle 58, the diesel pump nozzle 58 can operate the detent 18 to release the flap 16. The body and flap may be of contrasting colours and a cap may be provided to attach to the body to cover the flap.
Patent GB-2454060-A (GB)
Title: Electrically isolated vertical light emitting diode
Inventor: MCKENZIE JAMES STUART
IPC: H01L25/075
Filed: 2008-09-12
Abstract: The vertical LED includes an electrical conducting mirror layer 416, which reflects at least 60% of generated light incident on it, and a thermally conductive electrically isolating layer 405. A first LED electrode, which is not in direct contact with the main semiconductor layers 409 of the device, is located on the mirror layer 416. A light emitting module, system and projection system incorporating the light emitting device are also described, as is a method of manufacture of the device. A light emitting device is provided having high luminous output while maintaining high wall plug efficiency, wherein the high thermal and electrical conductivity paths of the device are separated during the semiconductor wafer and die level manufacturing step.