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Patent GB-2390726-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for automating the process of settling financial transactions
Inventor: KLECKNER JAMES
IPC: G06Q20/04
Filed: 2002-05-01
Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for automatically settling a financial transaction. This system operates by receiving a trade record specifying previously-agreed-to details of the financial transaction between a first party and a second party. This trade record includes settlement instructions specifying a transfer of a first financial instrument belonging to the first party into a second party destination account belonging to the second party. It also includes a second digital signature created by digitally signing at least a portion of the trade record, including the settlement instructions, with a second private key belonging to the second party. Upon receiving this trade record, the system attempts to ensure that funds are available to complete the financial transaction. If funds can be ensured, the system causes the first financial instrument to be transferred into the second party destination account on condition that the second digital signature can be verified using a corresponding second public key.
Patent GB-2409975-A (GB)
Title: Tooth whitening composition
Inventor: VELADA JOSE LUIS
IPC: A61Q11/00
Filed: 2004-01-19
Abstract: An anhydrous liquid tooth whitening composition comprising a peroxide-containing compound and an orally acceptable carrier, wherein the carrier includes a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight in the range 200 to 600 and a monohydric alcohol and a bioadhesive carbomer.
Patent GB-2411657-A (GB)
Title: PVC plastisol coatings
Inventor: GEILEN STEFANIE
IPC: C09D127/06
Filed: 2004-03-01
Abstract: A PVC plastisols comprises <SL> <LI>(A) at least one finely divided PVC homopolymer having particle sizes of from 0.04 to 40 m which as a dispersion in a plasticizer exhibits dilatancy, <LI>(B) at least one finely divided PVC homopolymer having particle sizes of from 1 to 400 m which as a dispersion in a plasticizer exhibits pseudoplasticity, <LI>(C) at least one plasticizer, and <LI>(D) at least one effect pigment. </SL> The plasticizers (C) are generally phenolic, adipic or butyric esters. The effect pigment can have an optical effect, colour effect, magnetic shielding effect, electrical conducting effect, anticorrosion effect, fluorescent effect or phosphorescent effect.
Patent GB-2412374-A (GB)
Title: A method of manufacturing a foam material
Inventor: WARMERDAN JAN J
IPC: C08G18/16
Filed: 2004-03-27
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a foam material comprises forming the foam material from a reaction mixture to provide the material in the presence of a blowing medium to provide gas to foam the material. The blowing medium comprises a first blowing agent comprising carbon dioxide, a second blowing agent comprising water, and a third blowing agent comprising a carboxylic acid, a derivative of a carboxylic acid, or a mixture of a carboxylic acid and a derivative of a carboxylic acid. The second and the third blowing agents are reacted with a reactive material to liberate gas. For preference, the foam is a polyurethane; the reactive material is isocyanate; the carboxylic component is formic acid. The first polyurethane component is preferably (i) a polyol component selected from the reaction product of a polyhydric alcohol such as glycerol and a polyether polyol selected from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide or a mixture thereof, or (ii) a polyester polyol formed from adipic acid and ethylene glycol. The second polyurethane component is preferably a mixture of diisocyanates and polyisocyanates with an isocyanate index of 80 to 125. Suitable isocyanates are toluene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, or mixtures thereof.
Patent GB-2413391-A (GB)
Title: Test socket for testing of a light fitting
Inventor: THACKERAY PETER
IPC: G01R1/04
Filed: 2004-04-21
Abstract: A test socket 1 is installed on a light fitting 3. The test socket has connections 8 adapted to connect with the contacts or plug of test equipment (figure 2, not shown). The diffuser 4 of the light fitting is also shown. The test socket allows the light fitting to be tested simply, without the need for dismantling.
Patent GB-2415902-A (GB)
Title: Ophthalmic eye preparation
Inventor: PATEL PRAVIN GORDHANBHAI
IPC: A61K36/185
Filed: 2004-07-01
Abstract: This invention relates to an ophthalmic eye preparation comprising herbal extracts or their synthetic equivalents and a method for its production. The preparation comprises ocimum sanctum (5-20%), curcuma longa (5-18%), carum copticum (0.5-5%), terminalia belerica (2-7.5%), embilica officinalis (3-10%), terminalia chebula (2-7.5%), camphora officinarum (1-5%), mentha sylvestries (0.5-5%), Eletteria Cardamomum (2-7.5%), santalum album (2-7.5%), santalum rubrum (2-7.5%), azadirachta indica (2-7.5%), vitex negundo (2-7.5%), moringa pterygosperma (2-7.5%), eclipta alba (2-7.5%), boerhaavia diffusa (5-10%) and rosa damascena (5-10%), the preferred amounts of the herbal extracts in percentage by volume being given in brackets.
Patent GB-2406077-A (GB)
Title: Ink cartridge containing a coil and valve for ink flow control
Inventor: DRAKE CLIVE
IPC: B41J2/195
Filed: 2004-09-17
Abstract: An inkjet cartridge that includes a chamber; primary means for controlling the flow of ink from the chamber in the form of a spiral coil (11) of sheet material with the coil so arranged that ink flows between adjacent turns of the coil; and secondary means for controlling the flow of ink from the chamber in the form of a valve (10) having a closure member movable between a position in which the flow of ink from the chamber is permitted and a position in which the flow of ink from the chamber is prevented. The valve (10) maybe be a ball bearing (15) or of spherical configuration and may be acted upon by a conical spring (17) that urges it upwardly into engagement with a downwardly facing conical valve seat (16). Furthermore, the spherical valve closure member may engage an O-ring seal (18) when in its closed position.
Patent GB-2409214-A (GB)
Title: Mast with hinged sections
Inventor: VAN BOXTEL SEBASTIAAN JOHANNES
IPC: E04H12/18
Filed: 2004-12-17
Abstract: A mast has a lower section 1 hinged at 5 to upper section 2, such that in the upright position end stops 3 and 4 lie in the same plane, and is characterised by a locking component 6 which fits between lower and upper sections 1 and 2. Surfaces 9 and 10 of locking component 6 bear against surfaces 11 and 12 respectively of sections 1 and 2 to give the mast a continuous exterior surface: bolts 13 accessible via opening 18 locate in bores 14 to fix the sections together.
Patent GB-2410527-A (GB)
Title: Clamp
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: B25B5/16
Filed: 2003-11-28
Abstract: A clamp comprises: a first jaw (2) and a second jaw (3) having opposing contact surfaces (8,9) which are relatively substantially linearly displaceable between a position of minimum separation and a position of maximum separation, wherein in use the opposing contact surfaces (8,9) contact the lower surface and upper surface respectively of a structural element, wherein the first jaw (2) incorporates a first aperture remote from the contact surface and adapted to receive a suspension element or fastener; one or more means for guiding the first jaw (2) and the second jaw (3) during relative substantially linear displacement such as to substantially prevent relative non-linear displacement of the opposing contact surfaces (8,9); and means for delimiting the substantially linear displacement of the opposing contact surfaces (8,9) of the first jaw (2) and second jaw (3) to the position of maximum separation.
Patent GB-2426603-A (GB)
Title: Client for database
Inventor: BUTLER MARK HENRY
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2005-05-26
Abstract: A client accepts 20 an input query, rewrites 22 the query and forwards 24 the query to a database server, which returns 26 results which are then rewritten 28. The database includes classes arranged hierarchically as superclasses and subclasses, and/or properties also arranged hierarchically as superproperties and subproperties. The query is rewritten 22 to replace each instance of each class and each property in the input query with the transitive closure of the respective class or property. The client allows inferencing whether or not this is supported by the database server.
Patent GB-2419169-A (GB)
Title: Retaining washer for threaded fasteners
Inventor: AGG MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: F16B37/04
Filed: 2005-10-03
Abstract: A retaining washer (10) for retaining a plurality of threaded fasteners (20) includes a base member (14) having a plurality of apertures and engagement means (16 - see figure 3) extending from the base member (14). The engagement means (16) is deformable between an open configuration which enables access to the fasteners (20) and closed configuration in which the fasteners (20) are captively retained with the washer (10).
Patent GB-2431595-A (GB)
Title: An exercise machine with attached interactive video screen
Inventor: BURGE HELEN LOIS ANNE
IPC: A63B21/00
Filed: 2005-10-31
Abstract: An exercise machine such as a treadmill, with a moving image display unit attached. The display would feature images such as a beach, forest or winter landscape, and could be attached to the console or hung on a wall. The user may select a programme to give the illusion of walking or running through a particular landscape.
Patent GB-2423072-A (GB)
Title: Clinical procedure regulating tags
Inventor: HENLEY MICHAEL JUSTIN
IPC: G09F3/00
Filed: 2006-02-10
Abstract: A clinical procedure regulating tag has a procedure area in which procedural information can be marked, and input regions which can be marked by persons related to the procedure. This may provide a record of important details of an operation, such as on which hand side of the body the operation is to take place. The tag may be attached to a left or right arm or leg to indicate such. Also disclosed is a clinical procedure regulating tag which can be strapped with either a first, or second, face up. Also disclosed is a reader, of tags carrying machine readable indicia, related to the access of a clinical area, and a corresponding method in which a positive identification permits access to a clinical area. Also disclosed is a system in which an optical scanner reads and displays an image of a tag.
Patent GB-2437949-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic retarder for passenger platform hoist
Inventor: GODWIN MICHAEL
IPC: B66B5/16
Filed: 2006-05-10
Abstract: The means of providing a passenger hoist for evacuation from any level in any building for example wheelchair persons and impaired mobility persons with or without carer is one form of this present invention that provides the essential component to safely control the speed of ascent or descent of a simple platform hoist. Attached to the platform or counterweight is the linear tuned electro-magnetic generator retarder which is guided in a stationary magnetic track alongside the platform or counterweight. Speed is controlled by the choice of inductance and capacitance elements of the series tuned circuit of the linear electro-magnetic generator retarder responsible for generating the force that retards the platform or counterweight against the force of gravity created by the imbalance of a load comprising of a wheelchair person or impaired mobility person and carer etc.
Patent GB-2431368-A (GB)
Title: Spade drill bit
Inventor: DURFEE LAVERNE R
IPC: B23B51/00
Filed: 2006-06-28
Abstract: The bit 1 includes a shaft 2, a blade 8 attached to the shaft, a cutting edge 18 & 20 formed on the blade and a smooth flute 50 & 52 formed in the blade adjacent to the cutting edge. The blade may have a pair of cutting shoulders 14 & 16 that extend inwardly from the outer sides of the blade toward a bit axis A. A tip 26 has converging sides 28 & 30 that create a point 32 that extends from the shoulders 14 & 16. The flute 50 & 52 may be provided on the leading portion of each blade face 10 & 12 adjacent the cutting edges 18 & 20. Each flute is a smooth curve that creates a substantially uninterrupted recess on each face of the blade to facilitate chip removal, increase the drill rate and lower the power required to drill a hole. The flute may have two curved surfaces with different radii of curvature. A non-stick coating may be applied to the blade to further facilitate chip removal.
Patent GB-2429083-A (GB)
Title: Reversible computer shutdown
Inventor: FREITAS CARLOS
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2006-08-10
Abstract: The process of powering down a computing device can be stopped and the process reversed to bring the device back to full operation. The process may be for a total shutdown or a standby mode. The process may be interrupted by a user request or an external event and may be initiated by a user request or an external event. The process may be initiated by a user mode component and carried out by a kernel mode component. The kernel mode component may track wakeup events and notify the user mode component when they occur. The process may involve powering down peripherals connected to the device.
Patent GB-2443006-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications system and method
Inventor: CHEN XIAOBAO
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2006-10-19
Abstract: A telecommunications system includes an internet protocol multimedia system operable to provide an internet protocol communications service to a mobile terminal. The internet protocol multimedia system is arranged to register the mobile terminal for deploying multimedia communications sessions, the registration including authentication and authorisation of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is operable as a calling terminal to communicate a set up request message for requesting a bearer channel via a first mobile access network for communicating user data to and from a correspondent node acting as a called terminal to support a communications session with the correspondent terminal. When the mobile user equipment roams from the first mobile access network to a second mobile access network and requests a communications bearer from the second mobile access network for continuing the communications session via the second mobile access network, the internet protocol multimedia system establishes the communications bearer via the second mobile access network and communicates a confirmation message to the mobile terminal via the second mobile access network to provide the communications bearer via the second mobile access network for continuing the communications session with the correspondent terminal via the second mobile access network. A mobile terminal can handover from a circuit switched access network to a packet switched access network with a reduce delay in which communication of internet protocol packets is not possible.
Patent GB-2432937-A (GB)
Title: Processor apparatus including DSP core for dynamically scheduling tasks.
Inventor: MINAKAMI TETSUYA
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2006-12-05
Abstract: In processor 10, suitable for use in a mobile phone, at least one general-purpose central processing unit (CPU) 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, loads object codes of requested newly-dispatched tasks from ROM 22 to shared memory 14a, 21a. At least one specific signal processing unit (DSP) 12, with sufficiently large cache 122, performs specific signal processing tasks by downloading the object codes of the newly-dispatched tasks from memory 14a, 21a in accordance with a request from CPU 11. DSP 12 may dynamically schedule generation and extinction of the newly-dispatched tasks (T1-73, fig. 3) in accordance with instructions from CPUs 11 while the operations of other currently-executed tasks are also scheduled. Instructions can include processing start and processing end commands. An instruction format may comprise fields for the requested instruction content, the source (i.e. CPU), the destination of result data, and the priority of the requested instruction content of a command. Another embodiment employs a symmetrical multiprocessor (11B, fig. 4) and a snoop cache memory.
Patent GB-2432291-A (GB)
Title: Timber resource management
Inventor: TURNER PHILIP
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2005-06-17
Abstract: This PCT Application to be published without Abstract.
Patent GB-2447852-A (GB)
Title: Ground effect transport system
Inventor: FOX JEREMY WILFRED
IPC: B60V1/16
Filed: 2006-12-19
Abstract: A ground effect transport system, eg a semi-trailer, full trailer or other lorry, comprises a load carrying platform (21, figs. 2,4), a skirt 41 depending from the platform to form a plenum chamber and fan means 37 for supplying air to the plenum chamber. The platform may have ground wheels 23. The skirt 41 extends without a break around the plenum chamber and means, eg steel wire ties 75, 77, are provided which hold the skirt 41 in engagement with the ground against the force of the air in the plenum chamber. The angles between the ties 75 and 77 and the upright portion 67 of the skirt may be 60 and 68 degrees, respectively. The skirt 41 may be made of extruded polyurethane with a J-shaped cross-section the curved part 69 of which may have an exterior ceramic layer for protection as the skirt rubs on the ground or road. The skirt 41 may have three reinforcing ribs 61, 63, 65 one or more of which may have a steel strengthening rod 71.
Patent GB-2433715-A (GB)
Title: Striking pin
Inventor: THOME LUDWIG
IPC: B25D17/06
Filed: 2006-12-21
Abstract: A striking pin 1 for the striking mechanism of a machine tool, in particular a hand-held machine tool, comprises a guide shoulder 5. Provision is made for the cross-section of the guide shoulder to change, and/or for at least one guide-shoulder-less section 9 to be present. Preferably the guide shoulder is formed by one or more peripherally disposed guide-shoulder elements 8. Recesses (15, fig 3) may be provided at the guide-shoulder-less sections.
Patent GB-2445546-A (GB)
Title: Screw and driver bit
Inventor: OWEN PAUL JOHN
IPC: B25B15/00
Filed: 2007-01-09
Abstract: A screw and driver bit combination is described. The combination comprises: a screw 2 with a screw head 4, a threaded shank 6, and a turning axis (Figure 8, 30). The screw head 4 has a top surface 8 and a base 10, which is connected to the shank 6, the screw head 4 also includes at least three socket portions (Figure 4, 12) spaced substantially equally about the turning axis; each socket portion (Figure 4, 12) including a face (Figure 4, 14) which undercuts the top surface 8. The driver bit (Figure 5, 18) comprises: a blade 22 for each socket portion (Figure 4, 12), where each blade has a driving face 26, which is a complementary fit for the undercut face (Figure 4, 14) of the socket portion (Figure 4, 12). The arrangement is such that the bit (Figure 5, 18) may be inserted into the screw head (4) with each blade 22 located in a corresponding socket portion (Figure 4, 12), in an insertion position, with the driving face 26 disengaged from the undercut face (Figure 4, 14). The bit may then be turned about the turning axis (Figure 8, 30) to an engagement position in which each driving face 26 is engaged with the corresponding undercut face (Figure 4, 14); where further turning of the bit (Figure 5, 18) when in the engagement position, causes the turning of the screw 2, so that the engagement between each driving face and each undercut face substantially prevents relative movement between the bit (Figure 5, 18) and the screw head 4 along the turning axis (Figure 8, 30) when the bit (Figure 5, 18) and screw head 4 are in the engagement position.
Patent GB-2445953-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical safety system in an electrically powered kitchen appliance
Inventor: EDEN ROLAND
IPC: A47J43/046
Filed: 2007-01-23
Abstract: A mechanical safety system comprises a detent member, associated with an attachment 10 of a kitchen appliance, formed as a tubular collar 26 arranged coaxially with a drive axis of a shaft 18. When stirrup 24 is moved inwardly, towards a position in which lid 22 is latched to container 16, pin member 30 is pushed inwardly by noses 40 attached to the stirrup 24 50 that reduced section 31 on the pin member 30 aligns with keyhole slot 32 in the collar 26. When the reduced section 31 is aligned with the keyhole slot 32 the collar 26 is able to slide against an action of spring 28 so that drive coupling 20 may engage with spigot 50, thereby allowing implement 12, 14 to be driven by the appliance. When the stirrup 24 is released a latch 44 is released in response to movement of an over-centre link arm 46 so that the pin member 30 is allowed to move back towards a stable position thereby freeing collar 26 to move to a position in which it prevents the attachment 10 to be fixed to the appliance.
Patent GB-2445960-A (GB)
Title: Elastomeric spliced optical fibre guide
Inventor: JENKINS PETER DAVID
IPC: G02B6/38
Filed: 2007-01-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of securing spliced optical fibres, particularly glass optical fibres, for example for use in a telecommunications environment. An optical fibre guide 1 for holding at least one spliced optical fibre, has opposite first and second sides having a length and width greater than a separation between said sides. The guide comprises on the first side 2 at least one optical fibre guide path 16 for receiving a spliced optical fibre 52. The path includes a linearly oriented splice-receiving portion 28 for receiving a spliced portion of the spliced optical fibre (52), and securing means 32 (best seen in figure 4) for securing the spliced optical fibre to the guide path. The optical fibre guide 1 is formed from an elastomeric material such that the guide may be resiliently deformed 80 transverse to the length and/or width of the guide while maintaining the linear orientation of the splice receiving portion 28.
Patent GB-2449417-A (GB)
Title: A device for shortening a vehicle seat belt
Inventor: HOSKINS GEOFFERY THOMAS
IPC: B60R22/30
Filed: 2007-05-11
Abstract: A device for shortening a vehicle seat belt. The shortening effect is achieved by feeding the belt 18 around two securing portions so as to create a slack loop of belt 19 to which a load cannot be applied. The device may comprise six parallel bars 1-6 each joined to the adjacent bar at one end, thus forming a device with two S-shaped securing portions next to each other. The belt is fed through the gaps between the bars. The device may be used to remove the slack from a vehicle seatbelt prior to a child seat being secured by the belt, or it may prevent a sleeping occupant from moving forwards when restrained by an inertia reel seatbelt.
Patent GB-2450735-A (GB)
Title: Filter Unit Assembly and Method of producing Oxygen Enriched Air
Inventor: WOOD FREDERICK IAN
IPC: A61M1/16
Filed: 2007-07-05
Abstract: A filter unit assembly (1) intended particularly for use on an item of medical equipment, e.g. an oxygen concentrator. The assembly (1) comprises: <SL> <LI>(a) a housing (2) having at least one air inlet (7) and having an air outlet (10) in communication with a tubular connector (11) projecting from the exterior of the housing, and <LI>(b) a filter element (13) mounted within the housing (2) and arranged in the path of air flow from the inlet (7) to the outlet (10). </SL> The or at least one inlet (7) comprises a tube (6) extending at least partly within the housing (2) so as to reduce the noise generated by the filter unit assembly (1) when filtering air.