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Patent GB-2398012-A (GB)
Title: Suture Punch With Malleable Needle
Inventor: MORRIS JOHN A
IPC: A61B17/28
Filed: 2003-02-06
Abstract: A suture punch system is capable of directly passing braided suture through tissue in a simple, one-step process. The system includes three principle components: a malleable needle with braided suture attached, a handheld instrument for gasping tissue and controlling needle placement, and a trocar to supply the force required for needle placement. Needle deformation begins at the tip of the instrument, which preferably includes a curved segment. As the distal tip of the needle pierces the tissue, it continues its radial path through the tissue. When the proximal end of the needle exits from the instrument, the needle is entirely radial in shape and traverses an essentially radial path through the tissue. Non-radial linear or non-linear segments may alternatively be used. In one embodiment, the tissue to be sutured is constrained by pressure applied through closure between an upper, moveable jaw the distal portion of the instrument which acts as a fixed jaw. The upper, movable jaw contains a shaped passageway which allows the curved needle to pass therethrough during use. Once the needle has passed entirely through the tissue it is ready for retrieval using the jaws of the punch or another instrument. Different needle designs and separate instruments are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2387646-A (GB)
Title: An improved luminaire
Inventor: HAMILTON GERARD FRANCIS
IPC: F21S8/06
Filed: 2003-02-27
Abstract: A luminaire comprises a housing 1, a cover (11, figure 1), rear door (12, figure 1), optical fittings and electrical fittings located within the housing 1. The optical fittings comprises an enclosed reflector unit 20 having an interior reflective surface (121, figure 9) which has a generally concave shape along its longitudinal axis. A light source 30 is mounted mountable centrally along the interior of the reflective unit 20 by means of a lampholder 41 positioned adjacent the reflector unit 20. The cover (11, figure 1) comprises sheets of refracting materials (13, figure 1). The cover (cover (11, figure 1) and the rear door (12, figure 1) openings out to allow easy access to the components of the luminaire.
Patent GB-2386328-A (GB)
Title: Exercise apparatus
Inventor: HOGG SIMON ALAN
IPC: A63B21/062
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: An exercise apparatus includes a primary resistance unit and a secondary resistance unit offering two resisted planes of movement, with the two resistance units being adjustably independently of one another.
Patent GB-2403707-A (GB)
Title: Baby food bag
Inventor: MUIR HEATHER
IPC: B65D30/20
Filed: 2003-07-09
Abstract: A baby Food Bag has a small sizing with guided fill levels 7 which are appropriate to the requirements of the end recipients of the contents of the bag, according to their age. Preferably the bag has an expandable base design (3, Fig.1) to assist the stability of the bag, as well as a wide neck design (6, Fig. 1), both of which ease the loading of the proposed contents into the bag. The bag may then be closed and frozen. The bag may have pre-printed information 7,9 to assist the end user in the required defrosting and reheating times required. The bag may have a printed scissor cut-line 10 in the bottom corner of the bag to assist the end user in unloading the contents of the bag.
Patent GB-2393397-A (GB)
Title: Denture bridge assembly
Inventor: LEE CHIN-SHENG
IPC: A61C13/273
Filed: 2003-07-15
Abstract: An assembly of a denture bridge includes a lingual restoration and a buccal restoration so as to install a denture to the place where a tooth is missing. The buccal restoration has two wings on two ends thereof so as to contact the inside of the natural teeth and the lingual restoration is formed according the mesio-distal side of the lingual side and the occusal surface. Two lingual restorations are connected to the buccal restoration by a screw so as to be secured onto the natural teeth. The natural teeth need not to be abraded much and the denture can be set within a short period of time. The patient needs not wear a temporary crown.
Patent GB-2391978-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for literal data access
Inventor: STERKIN ASHER
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-03-10
Abstract: A method for accessing at least one literal data item in a hierarchical structure, the method including receiving a request to access at least one literal data item, and accessing the at least one literal data item, at least in part, by choosing and using an access method chosen from the following group: local storage access, hack channel access, and data carousel access. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2389548-A (GB)
Title: Vibratory separator screen and clamp
Inventor: SEYFFERT KENNETH WAYNE
IPC: B07B1/46
Filed: 2002-10-07
Abstract: A clamp for securing a screen in a vibratory separator, said clamp comprising a plate (13;43;77;80a;92;103;110) for contacting a side of a screen to be mounted in a vibratory separator, said plate (13;43;77;80a;92;103;110) having a length substantially equal to the length of the side of the screen. The invention also provides a vibratory separator comprising a clamp of the invention. A screen for use in a vibratory separator, said screen comprising a body having two sides, each side having ends which are curved.
Patent GB-2406924-A (GB)
Title: Level Shifting in a Data Processing Apparatus
Inventor: SOWDEN ANDREW JOHN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2003-10-10
Abstract: A data processing apparatus and method are provided for controlling level shifting. The data processing apparatus comprises a first component provided within a first voltage domain and operable to receive a first supply voltage, and a second component provided within a second voltage domain and operable to receive a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages are dynamically variable. The data processing apparatus further comprises an interface cell between the first and second voltage domains which is operable to receive a signal issued by the first component in the first voltage domain and destined for the second component. The interface cell comprises level shifting logic operable to convert the signal issued by the first component into a corresponding signal to be propagated to the second component in the second voltage domain. Further, bypass logic is provided which is operable in the event that the first supply voltage and second supply voltage are at the same voltage level to enable a bypass path around the level shifting logic such that the signal issued by the first component is propagated via the bypass path as the corresponding signal to the second component in the second voltage domain. Also, a clamp logic can be activated, when the conditions are met, to clamp the signal to a predetermined voltage irrespective of the value issued by the first component.
Patent GB-2396854-A (GB)
Title: Food container having compartments
Inventor: LESLIE JOHN HENRY
IPC: B65D25/04
Filed: 2003-12-05
Abstract: A food container (1) <WC 1>comprises ```a first portion comprising a first compartment (2) with a lid (5); and ```a second portion comprising a second compartment preferably comprising a pivotable drawer (8), ```relative movement of said first and second portions being possible from a first relative position in which the second compartment is not accessible to a second position in which the second compartment is accessible. The<WC 1> first and second portions are mutually attached in both the first and second and the container is for containing a multiplicity of snack food and/or biscuit items.
Patent GB-2392083-A (GB)
Title: Analysis or disposal of surface adherents
Inventor: FOTHERGILL IAN ROBERT
IPC: B08B5/04
Filed: 2002-05-27
Abstract: A non-contacting method for detecting and analysing substances adhered to a surface involves a pressure chamber (9) supplied continuously with a clean gas through an inlet port (14). The gas escapes from the chamber through an annular orifice (10) thereby producing an annular jet (8) which when directed onto a surface (2) will flow along it with flow velocity components (16) directed radially inwards entraining removable substances from the surface (2). Opposing radial flow components (16) will on approach be forced away from the surface creating an axis-symmetric flow (17) enabling entrained substances to be transported from the surface (2) to a region within an exhaust port (18) isolated from higher pressure surrounding gas where transported substances may be detected and analysed prior to exhausting through an outlet pipe (19).
Patent GB-2409258-A (GB)
Title: Computer input device body having an external cord slot and able to receive a connector
Inventor: O'KEEFFE DENIS
IPC: G06F3/0354
Filed: 2003-12-18
Abstract: An input device (eg. a computer mouse) has a discrete external slot or groove 14 for wrapping and storing a cord 12. The slot 14 is provided around a bottom peripheral edge of a body of the device, and may be only slightly more than one cord diameter wide. The cord 14 is connected to the body and has a connector 20 at a distal end of the cord. Substantially all of the cord 14 is receivable into the slot 14 of the body to store the cord in the external slot. The connector 20 may be releaseably attachable to the bottom of the body by a snap-in connection (30,32, fig 8), and in one embodiment may be received in a pocket (62,fig 9) so that the connector is flush with the bottom of the mouse. The connector maybe a USB connector.
Patent GB-2410726-A (GB)
Title: Integral spring-axle apparatus
Inventor: MOORE JAMES
IPC: B60G11/08
Filed: 2004-02-06
Abstract: An integral transverse spring-axle 1 combines the functions of both an axle and a suspension by locating the wheels 9 laterally and longitudinally, in the manner of an axle, and allowing vertical displacements of the wheels, in the manner of a suspension. This is achieved with a leaf spring 1 with a centre portion 3, a pair of centre leaves 4 and at least one pair of side leaves 5 both extending oppositely from the centre portion. The outboard ends of the leaves 6, 7 attach to the wheel hub carriers/knuckles. The inboard centre portion 3 of the spring attaches to the chassis/body frame. The two opposite outboard ends of the spring-axle leaves can move independently of each other. The spring-axle can be of the steered or non-steered type, and of the driven or non-driven type.
Patent GB-2399880-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the source strength of a pulsed neutron source
Inventor: ADOLPH ROBERT A
IPC: H01J31/00
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: A system is disclosed for monitoring a pulsed neutron source 58 disposed in a logging tool. The system comprises a tool body 54 adapted for subsurface positioning, a pulsed neutron source 58 disposed in the tool body and a radiation detector 61 disposed in the tool body proximate to the pulsed neutron source. A processor is arranged to receive burst count rate signals detected by the detector 61 when the pulsed neutron source 58 is activated to emit neutrons, and to receive decay count rate signals detected by the detector 61 when the pulsed neutron source 58 is deactivated. A source strength indication is derived for the pulsed neutron source from the burst count rate and the decay count rate. The source strength indication can be used to compensate measurements made by other detectors in the tool for strength variations of the pulse neutron source.
Patent GB-2396022-A (GB)
Title: Multi-mode interference waveguide based switch
Inventor: AUGUSTSSON TORSTEN
IPC: G02B6/28
Filed: 2002-09-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to device for space selective switching of an optical signal from an input access waveguide to a first selected output access waveguide. Said device comprising a multi -mode interference (MMI) waveguide having at a first side a number, N, of accesses for connection of access waveguides. Said MMI waveguide having a length, in light propagating direction, so that an image at the i:th, i  ß  N access waveguide propagating into said MMI waveguide will produce N self-images at a second side opposite to said first side, where N is an integer greater than 1. Said device further comprises reflective means located in said MMI waveguide close to said second side, arranged to reflect said N self-images towards said first side of said MMI waveguide, and means, arranged at said second side, for adjusting the phase of each of said self-images to create a single self-image at said selected output access waveguide.
Patent GB-2397204-A (GB)
Title: VPN and firewall integrated system
Inventor: CHEN JYSHYANG
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2003-09-08
Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated VPN/Firewall system (300) that uses bath hardware (firmware) (304) and software (302, 372, 374) to optimize the efficiency of both VPN (306) and firewall (308) functions. The hardware (304) portions of the VPN (306) and firewall (308) are designed in flexible and scalable layers to permit high-speed processing without sacrificing system security. The software portions (302, 372, 374) are adapted to provide interfacing with hardware components (304), report and rules management control.
Patent GB-2397675-A (GB)
Title: Verification circuitry
Inventor: NAVEN FINBAR
IPC: H03L7/081
Filed: 2000-12-06
Abstract: Verification circuitry is connected to a circulating control register to verify that a predetermined N-bit control pattern is circulating correctly through the register. The register has N storage elements, each for storing one bit of the control pattern. One bit of the control pattern has a first value and each other bit has a second value. A first check unit (82) is connected operatively to a first set of two or more consecutive storage elements of the register and produces a first check signal (H1) which has a first state when any of the storage elements of the first set has the first value and which has a second state when all of the storage elements of the first set have the second value. A second check unit (84) is connected operatively to the remaining storage elements of the register which form a second set of two or more consecutive storage elements, and produces a second check signal (H2) which has a first state when any of the storage elements of the second set has the first value and which has a second state when all of the storage elements of the second set have the second value. A same state detection unit (88) produces a detection signal (ERR), indicating that the control pattern is incorrect, when the first and second check signals have the same state. Such verification circuitry is simple and imposes only a small load on the outputs of the control register to which it is connected.
Patent GB-2403728-A (GB)
Title: Co-axial dual-stage filter and process for separating catalyst slurry from Fischer-Tropsch product
Inventor: CLERICI GABRIELE CARLO ETTORE
IPC: B01J8/00
Filed: 2004-05-13
Abstract: The process disclosed comprises feeding synthesis gas and a supported cobalt catalyst in suspension into a Fischer-Tropsch reactor through inlet 1. Light synthesis products and unreacted syngas are discharged from the reactor though outlet 3. A heavy product liquid hydrocarbon phase is discharged from the reactor via outlet 4. Said liquid is subjected to a separation/filtration treatment F using filtration cartridges 115. The cartridge 115 consists of a first filter element 116 made of mesh or porous material and having a pore size of 0.5 to 15 microns, positioned above a second filtering element 117 suitable for micro or ultra filtration having a pore size of 0.002 to 0.1 microns. The second filter is inside a metal structure 118 co-axially connected to the first filtering element. The reaction product exiting the filter has a low concentration of solid particles. The separated catalyst solids are recycled to the reactor.
Patent GB-2414954-A (GB)
Title: Process and apparatus for ablation
Inventor: SYKES NEIL
IPC: B23K26/14
Filed: 2004-06-11
Abstract: A method of ablation processing including a step of ablating a region of a substrate by means of a laser beam and including a further step of removing most, if not all, of debris ablated from the region by means of a flow of a fluid (namely a gas or vapour, a liquid or a combination of these) wherein the flow of fluid is directed to flow over the region so as to entrap debris as aforesaid and thereafter to remove the entrapped debris from the region by directing the flow of fluid with any entrapped debris away from region along a predetermined path avoiding subsequent deposition of entrapped debris on the substrate. According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided apparatus enabling a laser to ablate a region of a substrate and including a partially closed debris extraction module ('DEM') (4) located between a focusing or imaging lens (2) for a laser beam and a region of a substrate, the cell having input and output ports by means of which a flow of a fluid (namely a gas or vapour, a liquid or a combination of these) is caused to flow over the region so as to entrap debris ablated from the region and thereafter to remove the entrapped debris from the region by means providing for the flow of fluid with entrapped debris to pass away from region along a predetermined path to prevent subsequent deposition of entrapped debris on the substrate.
Patent GB-2415325-A (GB)
Title: Spontaneous discovery of remote service profiles
Inventor: LISCANO RAMIRO
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2004-06-15
Abstract: A system for providing spontaneous discovery of remote service profiles is provided. A Bluetooth-enabled communication end point registers the service profiles available on Bluetooth devices in communication with the end point over a personal area network. The end point then translates the service profiles to a format supported over a second network and transmits them to other end points. The other end point then registers the service profiles and translates them to a format understood by Bluetooth devices. Bluetooth devices local to the second end point can then communicate with the remote Bluetooth devices via the translated service profiles.
Patent GB-2413435-A (GB)
Title: Camera lens module and method of assembly thereof
Inventor: LUNG CHIEN-LIH
IPC: H01L31/0232
Filed: 2004-07-21
Abstract: A lens module 200 for a camera has a module body 2 and a mating receptacle 3. The module body 2 has a lens unit 21 and an image sensing and processing unit 23, the image sensing and processing unit receiving light beams from the lens unit and producing an image signal. The mating receptacle 3 is made of insulating material, which is detachably engaged with the module body and has conductive terminals 33 formed therein for transmitting the image signal. An assembling method of the lens module includes the following steps. First, the mating receptacle 3 is installed on a printed circuit board 500 of an electronic device by a surface mounting technology. Second, the module body 2 is installed in the mating receptacle 3 to implement electrical interconnection between the module body and the printed circuit board. An electromagnetic shield (4, fig 9; 9, figs 10 and 11) may be provided for the lens module.
Patent GB-2405927-A (GB)
Title: Gyroscopic steering tool using only a two-axis rate gyroscope and deriving the missing third axis
Inventor: ESTES ROBERT A
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 2004-08-09
Abstract: A two-axis gyroscope 88 used on a bottom hole assembly (BHA) 90 can be used for determining a rate of rotation about the rotational axis of a BHA. The method takes advantage of possible misalignment of at least one axis of the two axis gyroscope 88 from orthogonality with respect to the rotational axis of the BHA 90, resulting in the misaligned gyro being sensitive to BHA rotation. Also claimed are a method and apparatus for drilling a wellbore wherein the drilling of the borehole is based upon a determined toolface angle; and a method (and system) of compensating measurements made by a downhole survey instrument.
Patent GB-2403221-A (GB)
Title: Degradation of hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins
Inventor: RUSSELL ROBYN JOYCE
IPC: C12N5/10
Filed: 2002-02-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and enzymes for degrading hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of insect esterases, and mutants thereof, in the bioremediation of hydrophobic ester pesticides and toxins residues, such as pyrethroid residues, contaminating the environment and horticultural commodities.
Patent GB-2405262-A (GB)
Title: A multi-layer inductor formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a core of ferromagnetic material
Inventor: GRIGLIONE MICHELLE D
IPC: H01L29/12
Filed: 2003-05-07
Abstract: A thin-film multilayer high-Q inductor having a ferromagnetic core and spanning at least three metal layers is formed by forming a plurality of parallel first metal runners on the semiconductor substrate. A plurality of first and second vertical conductive vias are formed in electrical connection with each end of the plurality of metal runners. A plurality of third and fourth conductive vias are formed over the plurality of first and second conductive vias and a plurality of second metal runners are formed interconnecting the plurality of third and fourth conductive vias. The first metal runners and second metal runners are oriented such that one end of a first metal runner is connected to an overlying end of a second metal runner by way of the first and third vertical conductive vias. The other end of the second metal runner is connected to the next metal one runner by way of the second and fourth vertical conductive vias., forming a continuously conductive structure having a generally helical shape. An inductor core is formed by first forming a silicon layer between each one of the plurality of first metalrunners. A germanium layer is formed thereover and the structure is annealed, causing formation of quantum dots of germanium. A cobalt layer is then formed over the quantum dots and another anneal process drives the cobalt into the quantum dots, where it is captured to form the ferromagnetic core.
Patent GB-2406817-A (GB)
Title: Moulding Device
Inventor: FUELLER KARL-HEINZ
IPC: B21D22/02
Filed: 2003-12-30
Abstract: A press-moulding device (1) comprises a tool (3) generating at least a part of the geometry of an article to be moulded and optionally having at least one pressure measuring means (5) and/or at least one pressure chamber (4) directly below a surface (3.3) associated with the article. The device further comprises a die (2) co-operable with the tool. In another form, the tool selectably comprises a tool mask generating the shape of the article, a base body and a measuring film between the mask and the body. The measuring film can instead be an elastic intermediate layer with a smaller modulus of elasticity than the base body. At least one of the tool or corresponding die having at or under their respective surface means to cause or allow displacement of at least a portion of the surface.