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Patent GB-2368297-A (GB)
Title: Pivoting gas-scrubber assembly for easy access and cleaning
Inventor: KIM DONG-SOO
IPC: B01D53/18
Filed: 2001-02-20
Abstract: An automatically disassembling gas scrubber comprising a burning chamber (13) for treating gas with heat, a wetting chamber (15) connected to the burning chamber (13) for removing water-soluble components contained in the gas, an outlet which exhausts the gas that has been treated, and a housing (10) for containing both the burning chamber (13) and the wetting chamber (15), wherein said wetting chamber (15) is slideable out of the housing (10) along guide rails (17a, 17b) placed at the bottom side edges of the wetting chamber (15), the bottom back edge of the burning chamber (13) being connected to the top back edge of the wetting chamber (15) via a hinge, and a pivot member (23) being placed on both sides of the burning chamber (13), so that sliding movement of the wetting chamber (15) along the guide rail (17a, 17b) towards the outside to the housing (10) causes the burning chamber (13) to rotate about 90 degrees inside the housing (10).
Patent GB-2375453-A (GB)
Title: Driving a bending wave loudspeaker diaphragm at a plurality of locations
Inventor: HILL NICHOLAS PATRICK ROLAND
IPC: H04R7/04
Filed: 2001-05-09
Abstract: A method of generating an acoustic output at a point in space in response to a driving signal comprises the steps of:<BR> ```providing a member 1 at a location removed from said point in space, the member 1 being excitable at two or more regions 3 in response to said driving signal to produce two or more acoustic outputs, said two or more regions being spaced such that said two acoustic outputs are substantially independent; and<BR> ```exciting said two or more regions in response to said driving signal and with a time delay between the excitation of one of said regions and the excitation of an other of said regions such that the resulting acoustic outputs arrive in phase at the point in space to generate an acoustic output.
Patent GB-2358573-A (GB)
Title: Breakfast cereal biscuit comprising waxy grain
Inventor: LEWIS DEBORAH ANN
IPC: A23L7/126
Filed: 1999-11-17
Abstract: An improved breakfast cereal biscuit is provided comprising grain wherein the grain includes waxy grain in an amount of at least 20 % by weight of total grain content. The grain has been hydrated and cooked either sequentially or simultaneously or both, rolled into flakes, and either agglomerated and toasted into a desired biscuit shape or toasted and agglomerated into a desired biscuit shape. A process for the production of the improved breakfast cereal biscuit is also provided. The improved breakfast cereal biscuit typically exhibits extended bowl life, has improved nutritional qualities, is tender and crisp in texture, has better flavours, and requires reduced energy in the manufacturing process, when compared to standard flaked wheat breakfast cereal biscuits.
Patent GB-2368439-A (GB)
Title: Detecting rollover of an automotive vehicle
Inventor: CHOU CLIFFORD C
IPC: B60R21/00
Filed: 2001-06-04
Abstract: A rollover sensing system 12 that may be used in the determination of when to deploy restraints in the vehicle includes lateral acceleration sensors, a roll rate sensor 18, and a roll angle detector 20. A control circuit 16 determines a predetermined rollover threshold in response to the roll rate and roll angle and calculates an adjusted threshold as a function of the predetermined rollover threshold and the lateral acceleration. The control circuit 16 generates a control signal in response to the adjusted threshold.
Patent GB-2369271-A (GB)
Title: Using radius to perform a home location register function in a wireless access network and for roaming
Inventor: JONES WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2001-07-27
Abstract: Internet web technology, in particular a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User System) and associated protocols to authenticate network access for fixed end users who roam in a wireless system. The RADIUS arrangement is arranged to receive from a network controller of the system a request for verification of a wireless equipment user and to provide to the network controller, user acceptance.
Patent GB-2371807-A (GB)
Title: Process for manufacturing transportable Fischer-Tropsch products and conversion to finished products
Inventor: O'REAR DENNIS J
IPC: C10G2/00
Filed: 2001-11-06
Abstract: A transportable Fischer-Tropsch syncrude product and a method for manufacturing and (transporting and/or receiving) the product is disclosed. The product has a true vapor pressure of less than about 15 psia, preferably less than 11 psia, when measured at its transportation temperature, and includes at least 60% by weight, preferably at least 75% by weight, of linear hydrocarbons. The method involves converting a light hydrocarbon feedstock into syngas, converting the syngas to products via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and isolating a plurality of transportable products from the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. At least one of the transportable products has a pour point in excess of 20{C. At least two of the products are transported separately in liquid form. The products can be transported by e.g. marine tankers, rail cars, pipelines, trucks, barges and combinations thereof. Also disclosed is a process of manufacturing a finished product wherein a first site forms a transportable product and a second, remote site, converts it to a product.
Patent GB-2370063-A (GB)
Title: A trench cover element
Inventor: BYRNE DAVID VINCENT
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 2000-09-18
Abstract: A temporary trench cover comprises a number of cover elements (1) which are of prefabricated or cast metal construction. Interlink means for interengaging like cover elements on assembly comprises a male head part (35) at one end and a female slot at an opposite end. The male part (35) engages with the female slot in such a way as to allow limited controlled relative movement between adjacent cover elements on assembly in both the horizontal and vertical planes. In this way the cover elements readily follow the contour of the ground in which the trench is dug providing an even surface over the trench and, on assembly, unauthorised removal of a cover element is prevented.
Patent GB-2373144-A (GB)
Title: Transaction system and method therefor
Inventor: WOODWARD ERNEST EARL
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2000-11-01
Abstract: A peer device (132) is arranged and programmed for handling a transaction at a point of sale provided by a merchant, and a personal presence identifier (122) is carried by a user and coupled to the peer device by a short-range two-way wireless link. The peer device and the personal presence identifier are arranged and programmed to establish a two-way personal area network (22) with one another when the personal presence identifier is within wireless transmission range of the peer device. The personal presence identifier and the peer device are also arranged and programmed to exchange needs specifications (70) and capability specicifications (72) with one another after establishing the two-way personal area network.
Patent GB-2389002-A (GB)
Title: Door answering service
Inventor: COSTER THOMAS EDMUND
IPC: H04M11/02
Filed: 2002-05-23
Abstract: The door answering service (DAS) is a unit to assist its user in dealing with the way visitors to premises are dealt with. It will help to ensure that DAS users miss no visitors but instead are to either speak to them via telephone link even when absent or on their return and subsequent checking of messages be able to return calls or visits as required it works in similar fashion to a telephone answer machine from the point of view of messages. It also has facilities to connect to video camera, digital camera and garden pager. The system is suitable for a premises occupied by a vulnerable person, who may wish a family member to have control over their door entry from a remote location.
Patent GB-2378152-A (GB)
Title: Shaping blocks of material on a drum
Inventor: HAWES RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A23P30/10
Filed: 2002-06-06
Abstract: Apparatus for shaping blocks 3 of formable material (e.g. frozen foodstuff) comprises a rotatable drum carrying at least two outwardly facing cavities 2 therearound, a drive 10, 11, 13, 14, 20 for rotating the drum 1 from a loading position to a discharge position and a magazine 4 of blocks 3 of material in a stack at the loading position. Displacement means 5 shifts a block 3 from the stack into a cavity 2 as it registers with magazine 4 drum 1 rotates. Thrust means 6 with force derived from a linkage 8 forces the block 3 into the cavity 2 to shape it as drum 1 rotates towards the discharge position where collection means 16 receives the shaped block. With rotation of the drum, relative movement between linkage 8 and drum 1 causes thrust member 6 to be moved into and out of the cavity 2. The apparatus can be situated in a temperature controlled enclosure. The drum drive may be programmable whereby the speed of drum rotation is altered during each rotation. Fluid such as water may be sprayed onto some or all of the blocks, the cavities and the thrust member.
Patent GB-2373656-A (GB)
Title: Line driver with a low power dissipation
Inventor: TORE ANDRE
IPC: H03F1/02
Filed: 2000-12-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a line driver supplied with a power supply voltage from a power supply and an amplifying method. According to the invention the following steps are performed: using whole or part of the power supply voltage to generate the output voltage if the input voltage is within the predefined range; loading at least one capacitor with at least one capacitor voltage; and using whole or part of the capacitor voltage in addition to whole or part of the power supply voltage to generate the output voltage if the input voltage is outside the predefined range.
Patent GB-2391551-A (GB)
Title: Carpet cleaning
Inventor: DE DOMINICIS MATTIA
IPC: C11D17/06
Filed: 2002-08-06
Abstract: A method of cleaning carpets comprises the addition to the reservoir of a carpet cleaning machine a water-soluble solid product comprising a carpet cleaning composition, adding water to the reservoir of the carpet cleaning machine prior to or after adding the solid product, and operating the carpet cleaning machine on a soiled carpet. A suitable composition comprises a surfactant and a wetting agent which together are capable of reducing the surface tension of water below 28 mN/m when 1 to 25g of the solid is dissolved in 4 litres of water.
Patent GB-2380481-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of atherosclerosis
Inventor: PETYAEV IVAN
IPC: A61K31/198
Filed: 2002-08-22
Abstract: Inhibitors of abzyme mediated lipid oxidation in the vascular system are provided as therapeutic approaches for the treatment of atherosclerotic disorders. Such inhibitors include anti-idiotypic antibodies, anti-oxidants and metal chelators. Alternatively, anti-microbial agents or chlamydial cell antigens may be used in the treatment of such atherosclerotic disorders.
Patent GB-2379938-A (GB)
Title: Separating impurities from a fibre-carding roller
Inventor: BREUER ACHIM
IPC: D01G15/34
Filed: 2002-09-06
Abstract: Improved separation of impurities F from a carding roller 4 by means of a blade 20 is achieved by a throttling element 17 downstream of the blade which increases the air pressure over the roller and urges the impurities off the blade. A suction duct or a spiked or equivalent roller may be mounted on the upper face of the blade near its tip to clear the impurities or microclothing may be provided there to trap the impurities. The blade edge may be serrated. Throttling elements like the element 17 may also be provided on travelling card top bars.
Patent GB-2395372-A (GB)
Title: A multiple row, multiple terminal connector housing with plastic moulded body
Inventor: ALDRIDGE IAN EDWARD
IPC: H01R43/16
Filed: 2002-11-13
Abstract: A connector (10) comprising a body (11); a plurality of terminals (18 Fig 1) and a plurality of signal contacts (16). The terminals are arranged in two substantially parallel rows on one face of the body. A signal contact is connected to each terminal and all of the signal contact extend from another face of the body (13) in a single row substantially parallel to the row of terminals. The array of signal contacts (16) are insert moulded into a plastic insulated body.
Patent GB-2386621-A (GB)
Title: Attaching overlapping cladding sheets to an underlying framework
Inventor: MEIR DOUGLAS
IPC: E04D3/365
Filed: 2003-03-17
Abstract: An overlapping sheet (5b) and an overlapped sheet (5a) are secured to an underlying framework at a point at which the sheets overlap. A plate (13) which, in use, overlies an upper surface of the sheets and crosses an overlapping edge, is secured to the framework by a fastening means (10). Preferably the sheets and the plate are corrugated and, in use, nest together.
Patent GB-2388249-A (GB)
Title: Electrical component cooling arrangement
Inventor: BOSCH VOLKER
IPC: H01L23/40
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: A cooling arrangement with at least one carrier element 12, at least one electrical component 10 arranged on the carrier element and at least one cooling body 22, 24 arranged on the carrier element for dissipation of the heat generated by the component. The carrier element has at least one heat conduction element 18 which connects the component thermally with the cooling body. The cooling body may be the casing of a motor or a heat sink, which can be arranged on the same side or the opposite side to the component. The carrier element can be a printed circuit board and the heat conducting element can be a plated through hole or metal layers 16, 14 on the circuit board. The holes can be filled with additional thermally conducive material, such as solder. The component can be a surface mounted device. An electrically insulating layer 20 can be formed between the carrier and the heat dissipating body.
Patent GB-2400029-A (GB)
Title: Fixed position quilt cover
Inventor: HILL JOHN CHARLES
IPC: A47G9/02
Filed: 2003-04-02
Abstract: A quilt cover comprising a sheet of fabric 1 with means of releasably securing the cover to supporting means 2 provided on or near the bed. The quilt cover is held in position on the bed without restricting the movement of the occupants. The supporting means may be arms extending from the base of the bed at an angle to the vertical. The securing means may be a flap of material 4 affixed to the cover with a ring 3 which fits over the arm and is free to slide along it. The arm may have a removable or flexible top 5 to stop the ring from being too easily removed.
Patent GB-2400306-A (GB)
Title: Mounting for attaching a bathroom fitting to a wall
Inventor: OUYOUNG SCOTT
IPC: A47K10/12
Filed: 2003-04-07
Abstract: A mounting arrangement for attaching a bathroom fitting to a wall includes two fastening plates 11,12 with cooperating protrusions 113, 121 and cooperating channels/recesses 114, 122. A first one of the fastening plates 113 is affixed to a supporting surface by means of wall screws 31 passing through holes 115. The second fastening plate is secured to the main body 20 by means of screws 33 passing through holes 124 and engaging with plates (202, fig 2) that are affixed to the inside of body 20. A supporting hook 22 or rod 23 is mounted to a rod body 21 that affixes to the distal end of the main body 20. With the first fastening plate in place on a wall, the rest of the mounting is fitted to the wall by urging the second fastening plate to engage its cooperating surfaces with those of the first fastening plate. The first fastening plate additionally has a hook formation 111 that engages in a recess 125 formed in the second fastening plate.
Patent GB-2385657-A (GB)
Title: IR source, method and apparatus
Inventor: STRICKLAND THEODORE R
IPC: F41J9/08
Filed: 2001-12-05
Abstract: The invention is an apparatus (1) for producing an IR "infra-red" signature. In the method, the apparatus (1) is mounted on a target (60) to give the target an infra-red signature whereby the target can be acquired by an appropriate weapon sensor.
Patent GB-2390951-A (GB)
Title: Identifying telecine signals by comparing an inter-field motion pattern with a reference pattern
Inventor: YANG SEUNG-JOON
IPC: H04N7/01
Filed: 2003-07-09
Abstract: An apparatus for detecting whether an image signal is in a film mode, includes a first field buffer (120), a second field buffer (140) and a third field buffer (160) that sequentially buffer respective fields of the image signal by order of input, using the respective fields stored in the first, the second and the third field buffers. The apparatus for detecting whether an image signal is in the film mode, includes a motion information calculator (200) for calculating motion information for the respective fields by comparing variations in the motion in the respective fields stored in the first and the third field buffers (120, 160), a motion information buffer (300) for storing the motion information in units of a predetermined number of fields, and a pattern matching unit (400) for determining whether the image signal is in the film mode by comparing the motion information of the respective fields stored in the units of the predetermined number of fields with a reference pattern. The reference pattern may have a predetermined periodicity in accordance with a 3:2 pull-down conversion, and by subsequently determining whether the motion information matches the pattern a telecine signal may be identified. Independent claims are included for dividing the detected motion by a positive integer prior to comparison of the motion patterns and for determination of motion by counting the number of motion blocks in a field.
Patent GB-2408563-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel assembly with toothed electric terminal biased against frame
Inventor: DOURSOUX HUGUES
IPC: B60Q5/00
Filed: 2003-11-28
Abstract: A steering wheel assembly includes a cast metal frame 11, the frame having a tapering projection 14 forming a horn contact. A helical spring 16 surrounds the projection and engages a movable horn actuator element 19 to bias the horn actuator element away from the frame. A terminal in the form of a locking ring (2, fig 1) establishes electric contact with the frame, the terminal being biased into contact with the frame by the spring 16. The terminal surrounds the projection 14 and engages the projection with inwardly directed teeth (10, fig 1). The terminal may be a stamping without tight tolerances, may be quickly fitted to the projection, and electrical continuity is maintained by the bias force.
Patent GB-2396749-A (GB)
Title: Surge current chip resistor
Inventor: BELMAN MICHAEL
IPC: H01C13/02
Filed: 2002-02-04
Abstract: A chip resistor comprising a substrate having opposite parallel symmetrical first and second surfaces, a central longitudinal plane of symmetry, separate and spaced first and second resistive layers on the first and second surfaces. The resistive layers are electrically connected in parallel to each other and the first and second surfaces of the substrate are symmetrically located with respect to and equidistant from a central longitudinal plane. Thus, when electrical current passes through the resistive layers, a temperature distribution within the substrate wil be substantially symmetrical about the central longitudinal plane of the substrate for eliminating thermal bending thereof. The splitting of the surge current between two resistive layers results in the lower temperature in each resistive layer when compared with the temperature in the single resistive layer of the prior art chip resistor loaded by the same current.
Patent GB-2396342-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor belt scraper
Inventor: BRINK JAN LOUIS
IPC: B65G/
Filed: 2002-11-11
Abstract: A method of assembling a conveyor belt scraper which includes at least one scraping edge fixed to a support at least by means of a biasing member which includes the steps of prestressing the biasing member in a first sense, maintaining the biasing member prestressed, and mounting the conveyor belt scraper adjacent a surface of the belt whereby, in use, when the scraping edge exerts a scraping action on the belt and is deflected away from the belt, the biasing member is further stressed in the first sense.
Patent GB-2415849-A (GB)
Title: A switchable liquid crystal parallax barrier
Inventor: BONNETT PAUL
IPC: G02B30/31
Filed: 2004-06-29
Abstract: A liquid crystal parallax barrier comprises first and second substrates each carrying a uniformly continuous electrode 2 constituting addressing means. The electrodes 2 define a layer 4 of liquid crystal material between them, which they cooperate with to provide varying switching properties in the plane of the layer 4. The switching properties preferably comprise voltage thresholds, to allow selection between parallax barrier, and other modes of operation, which may include landscape, portrait, and non-barrier modes. Preferably the barrier operates in one of: ferroelectric; antiferroelectric; nematic or; zenithal, bistable modes. The layer 4 may have a first layer of permittivity composed of regions of different material thicknesses, preferably formed as a plurality of ramps or steps, which is planarised by a second layer of different permittivity. A barrier addressing method is disclosed; a first signal sets the first mode and at least one further signal sets a second mode, to vary the position of at least one portion of the barrier.
Patent GB-2417171-A (GB)
Title: Convolutional encoder which encodes multiple bits at once by modulo 2 addition of shifted groups of bits
Inventor: MING MA
IPC: G06F5/01
Filed: 2004-08-11
Abstract: Convolutional encoding is conventionally done on a bit by bit basis with the codes being generated and then a shift register being moved by one bit before the process is repeated. This encoder works on multiple bits at once (eg 16 bit words). The system first determines the common terms from the generator polynomials of the convolutionally encoded bits and the remainder for each polynomial. Example c1 = d(t) xor d(t-3) xor d(t-4) c2 = d(t) xor d(t-1) xor d(t-3) xor d(t-4) Common terms = d(t) xor d(t-3) xor d(t-4) Remainder c1 = 0 Remainder c2 = d(t-1) The encoder then creates versions of the multiple data bits shifted according to the terms of the common generator polynomial and modulo 2 adds them. This is repeated for each of the remainder polynomials. Finally the results from the common terms and remainder additions are modulo 2 added to create each set of multiple encoded bits. For second and subsequent groups of bits, some bits from the previous group are retained in the calculation due to the memory length of the convolutional code. The encoder is intended to give more efficient implementation of convolutional encoding on digital signal processors.
Patent GB-2417920-A (GB)
Title: Marking device
Inventor: BECKWITH MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: B43K8/02
Filed: 2004-09-08
Abstract: A marking device (figure 1, 1), arranged to be inserted through a preformed aperture 8 in an object 7, so that a surface 9 behind the object 7 can be marked, is described. The device (figure 1, 1) possesses an elongate housing 2 having an inner core 5 forming a carrier for the marking material and an opening 4 at the one end of the housing 2. The housing 2 also includes an actuation mechanism. This mechanism operates such that when the marking device (figure 1, 1) is inserted though the aperture 8, the mechanism can be triggered to partially eject the core 5 from the housing 2 so that the surface is marked by contact with the marking material on said core 5.