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Patent GB-2385277-A (GB)
Title: Wearable defibrillator support garment with conducting fabric electrode pockets
Inventor: HEILMAN MARLIN S
IPC: A61N1/39
Filed: 2003-02-19
Abstract: A support garment for an external wearable defibrillator provides support for and proper positioning of monitoring electrodes and/or therapy electrodes and associated cabling, and can require less than 1.5 pounds of tension to maintain contact between the monitoring electrodes and the patient's skin. The garment may be fabricated in a range of sizes, provide for customized fitting to each patient, and can be made from a washable material that is comfortable for long-term wear and which incorporates electrically conductive cloth to provide a more comfortable electrical connection between the therapy electrodes and the patient's skin.
Patent GB-2399029-A (GB)
Title: Handheld bingo barcode decoder
Inventor: RUFFLE MATTHEW ANTHONY
IPC: A63F3/06
Filed: 2003-03-01
Abstract: A handheld bingo scanner comprises a plastic handle and an infra-red scanner. The scanner may be used to allow a member of staff to scan the bar code on a bingo card or ticket. The barcode provided on the bingo ticket is preferably used to identify a winning ticket and take the place of the authorization number. Optionally, the information scanned by the decoder can be transferred straight to a computer.
Patent GB-2386813-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable handle for a lawnmower
Inventor: REICHART VINCENT
IPC: A01D34/82
Filed: 2003-03-26
Abstract: A ground working machine, particularly a lawnmower is described, which is provided with a handle 5 on a telescopic tube 3 and whose length can be adjusted in order to adapt to operators of different heights. It is consequently possible to bring the position of the handle 5 to different heights, but simultaneously with a higher positioned handle to increase the spacing (a + b) with respect to the lawnmower casing 1. This makes it possible to adapt to the stride of the operator.
Patent GB-2385389-A (GB)
Title: Clutch disc arrangement for a mulitple-disc clutch
Inventor: ORLAMUENDER ANDREAS
IPC: F16D13/64
Filed: 2000-05-19
Abstract: A clutch disc arrangement for a multiple-disc clutch comprises at least two friction lining units (12, 14), a hub element (16) mounted on a shaft and carrier elements (20, 48) to which the friction lining units (12, 14) are connected substantially non-rotatably and via which the friction lining units (12, 14) are connected to the hub element (16). Each carrier element (20, 48) is a pot-shaped pressing with a base region (22, 50) located on the hub element (16) and to which the associated lining unit (12, 14) is fixed with rivets (22). The carrier elements (20, 48) have peripheral wall regions (44, 52) formed with teeth (46, 54) which interengage with one another to lock the carrier elements (20, 48) for rotation together but permit displacement in the direction of the axes of rotation (A).
Patent GB-2403655-A (GB)
Title: Combined pharmaceutical product comprising a beta-2 adrenoreceptor agonist & an antihistamine for treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma
Inventor: LULLA AMAR
IPC: A61K31/445
Filed: 2003-07-11
Abstract: A pharmaceutical product comprising (i) at least one   b  -2 adrenoreceptor agonist, and (ii) at least one antihistamine, as a combined preparation, for simultaneous separate or sequential use in the treatment of respiratory diseases, for example asthma, an allergic respiratory disorder or a related disorder. The   b  -2 adrenoreceptor agonist is preferably salmeterol, bambuterol, terbutaline or formoterol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or physiologically functional derivative thereof, with bambuterol hydrochloride, being particularly preferred. The antihistamine is preferably loratadine, descarethoxyloratidine, cetrizine or levocetirizine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or physiologically functional derivative thereof, with cetrizine hydrochloride or levocetirizine hydrochloride, being particularly preferred.
Patent GB-2399723-A (GB)
Title: Irregular puncturing/repetition to avoid problematic encoder rates
Inventor: BERRYMAN NICHOLAS
IPC: H03M13/29
Filed: 2003-08-14
Abstract: Parity stream bits in a turbo encoder are punctured in accordance with rates which avoid a predetermined problematic rate. Degradation in performance occurs when the puncturing pattern is generated using uniform puncturing with a puncturing rate identical or very close to the inherent recursive/repetition period of a recursive systematic convolutional encoder (RSC) - so called "problematic rates". The problematic rates are avoided by making the puncturing irregular 55, 56 with respect to the repetition period or, in the case of puncturing and repetition, modifying the repetition and puncturing rates in a complementary manner to avoid regularities of the positions of the punctured bits within the repetition period of the encoder. The puncturing may be carried out in such a manner that the positions of the retained bits are pseudo-random. Two or more puncturing rates may be applied to each segment of a parity stream, and puncturing may be applied to more than one parity stream.
Patent GB-2390121-A (GB)
Title: Combined cycle power plant
Inventor: LIEBIG ERHARD
IPC: F01K23/10
Filed: 2001-01-10
Abstract: A combined cycle power plant 22 comprises a water/steam circuit with a steam turbine 38, a fired boiler 50 and with means 21, 41 or 51 for superheating or reheating respectively, the steam generated in the boiler 50 to form live or re-heater steam. The plant further comprises a gas turbine set 23 with downstream heat recovery generator 28, the heat recovery generator being connected to the water/steam cycle 20 so that steam generated in the heat recovery steam generator 28 is admixed with the live or re-heater steam from the boiler. Means 21, 41 or 51 for respectively super or reheating the steam have a plurality of connected transfer surfaces 18 and 19, and the steam generated in the heat recovery steam generator 28 is fed into the water cycle between the heat transfer surfaces 18 and 19.
Patent GB-2394944-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for temporary storage of pharmaceutical products
Inventor: SIEGEL TODD
IPC: B65D75/34
Filed: 2003-10-13
Abstract: A temporary pharmaceutical product packaging solution provides users with multiple individual cavities that may be filled with multiple individual doses of various pharmaceuticals and subsequently sealed by the user for future consumption of the pharmaceuticals. The product package (10) comprises a thick support member (12); at least one sheet of material (14) having plurality of cavities (15) formed therein, wherein the cavities (15) are located within holes formed in thick support member (12); and at least one sheet of cover material (16). Stacks of sheets (14) with cavities (15) and of cover sheets (16) may be provided on the support member (12), which acts as a die to support the sheets (14) while being closed by the cover sheets (16).
Patent GB-2392541-A (GB)
Title: A data mining system for use in an eCommerce system
Inventor: LUDTKE HAROLD AARON
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2000-12-28
Abstract: A data mining system for use in an eCommerce system and method for secure data mining. At step 1) the user activates the transaction device and requests a purchase action; the transaction device then requests the transaction information from a pOS terminal (step 2)); at step 3), the requested information is returned to the transaction device; at step 4) the transaction device carries out secure transaction communication with a TPCH which delivers the information to the vendor (step 5)); at step 6) the vendor carries out its own data mining concerning the transaction device and user; at step 7) the TPCH sends the full content or a reference to that content to the transaction device; at step 8) the transaction device notifies the user of the receipt of the message; at step 9) the user may choose to view all pending messages, and, if appropriate, responds to the vendor.
Patent GB-2409351-A (GB)
Title: Brushless commutator with an electrically conducting cog engaging with teeth on the commutator.
Inventor: LYNCH ALAN
IPC: H02K13/00
Filed: 2003-12-17
Abstract: An electrical connection assembly for providing an electrical connection between an armature of an electric machine and electrical source or load comprises at least one commutator (102, 104) having electrically conductive teeth (122, 124) operable to mesh with a plurality of cogs (106, 108) having electrically conductive surfaces wherein the cogs act as brushes. The assembly further comprises connection parts such that the cogs engage with the stationary parts of the machine. In one embodiment teeth (110, 112) are located on the stationary device such that a connection is formed between the stationary part of the device and the commutator through the cogs. In a further embodiment the electrical machine may comprise two commutators each having their own cog assembly. The assembly may also comprise an housing for containing cog lubricating means (142). The cog lubricating means may be a reservoir of oil, preferably of an electrically insulating type through which the cogs may run.
Patent GB-2411630-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle cabin frame with yieldable regions
Inventor: LOEBER MIRKO
IPC: B61D17/04
Filed: 2004-03-01
Abstract: The frame, for a rail vehicle cabin, comprises a plurality of frame members defining front 30, base 62,64, roof 66 and side portions of the vehicle cabin, the frame comprising a plurality of yieldable regions 24,31,32,34,42,46 distributed in the frame members, whereby the front portion of the frame is allowed to controllably deform substantially in conformity with the forces of an impact on the frame. The cabin is a separate module from a main body 10 of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2397946-A (GB)
Title: Cadmium telluride based multi-layer graded band gap photovoltaic device
Inventor: DHARMADASA IMYHAMY MUDIYANSELA
IPC: H01L31/07
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: A 11-Vi and 111-V thin film photovoltaic device comprises multiple layers, where the band gap energy of the semiconductor layers decreases form a wide band gap CdS window layer towards a Schottky metal contact at the surface of a CdTe layer. A thin surface portion of the CdTe layer is converted to p-type conductivity. A thin insulating layer may be provided between the Schottky metal contact and the CdTe semiconductor layer.
Patent GB-2401519-A (GB)
Title: Granting access to interconnect devices using sequence numbers
Inventor: VAJJHALA PRASAD
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2004-04-20
Abstract: An Infiniband  õ  Architecture (IBA) switching fabric comprising a crossbar (22), including data buses (30), a request bus (32) and a grant bus (34), which interconnects many input/ouput end node devices (24) in a System Area Network (SAN) employs an arbitration scheme whereby any grant authorizing communication between a source device and a destination device is allocated a grant sequence number (78, fig. 5A), later to be compared with a reference sequence number (106, fig. 6). Each port (24) sends a routing request containing identifiers (eg. destination address) via an arbiter (36) which allocates a grant sequence, allowing a grant controller (64) of another port to associate a received grant with a specific packet. Queues of grants (102, fig. 6) in each port's data transmission module (62) subsequently have their grant sequence number compared to a reference transmit sequence number (108, fig. 6) to determine when they are executed, and to a pre-fetch reference number (117, fig. 6) in order to retrieve a particular packet from the input buffer (58, fig. 6) and ensure that the grants are executed in the correct order without gaps. Grants may be just-in-time or advance grants to avoid collisions and gaps.
Patent GB-2413736-A (GB)
Title: A mobile phone which holds more than one SMS chip
Inventor: CARRINGTON LUCILLE ALLISON
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2004-05-01
Abstract: A Mobile phone which stores more than one SMS Chip, and can Switch between Signals from one Service Provider to another allowing you to be Connected to more than one SMS Chip simultaneously. A dual display screen indicates various networks and their signal strengths. Multi-Chip Selector Mobile Phone can Manually or Automatically: <SL> <LI>a) Receive all calls from various Lines and Networks, <LI>b) Select Manually the Service Provider for out going calls, thus allowing choice of different SMS Chips and different Network Tariffs. </SL>
Patent GB-2399122-A (GB)
Title: Subterranean apparatus with a non circular mandrel
Inventor: SLUP GABRIEL
IPC: E21B33/12
Filed: 2001-06-28
Abstract: Subterranean apparatus comprises a mandrel 4 with a non - circular cross section. A packing element 42 is arranged around this mandrel, the packing element featuring a non - circular inner surface, such that, in use, rotation between the two is precluded. The mandrel may be made from non - metallic materials, and the non circular profile may be in the form of a hexagon. An anchoring assembly, featuring one or two pluralities of slips (16, figure 1) mounted about a first cone and collapsible second cone respectively, may also be arranged about the mandrel. A method of isolating a well and a method of drilling out subterranean apparatus is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2415818-A (GB)
Title: Triggering a vehicle safety device using acceleration and proximity measurements
Inventor: WILLERTON MARK
IPC: G01S13/93
Filed: 2004-06-30
Abstract: An arrangement for triggering a vehicle safety device such as an airbag or seat belt tensioner that avoids inadvertent triggering of the device, The arrangement incorporates a proximity sensor 1 (e.g. radar) measuring the distance to an obstacle and/or the relative speed of the obstacle with respect to the vehicle, and an accelerometer 2. Both sensors are connected to two sensor signal processing units 3, 6. One of the processing units 6 performs an arming algorithm on signals it receives from both the acceleration sensor 2 and the proximity sensor 1, whilst the other processing unit 3 performs a crash algorithm on the signals it receives from both the accelerometer 2 and the proximity sensor 1. A safety device trigger signal 5 is generated only when both processing units simultaneously produce an alarm signal.
Patent GB-2404809-A (GB)
Title: Projection system
Inventor: MAY GREGORY J
IPC: H04B10/10
Filed: 2004-07-21
Abstract: A projection system comprises a projection device 10 to project video images onto a screen 14, and a secondary signal transmitter 12 to project invisible light signals, onto the screen 14, the signals being encoded to represent secondary information associated with the video images, preferably audio information. Preferably one or more receivers, which may be headphones 16a or loudspeakers 16b, are provided to receive and decode the invisible light signals, of which there may be a plurality of channels, each representing alternative soundtracks associated with the video images. Preferably the secondary transmitter is positioned inside the projection device and emits invisible light signals through the lens that the video images are projected through.
Patent GB-2406288-A (GB)
Title: Poker game and gaming device
Inventor: GERRARD PETER
IPC: A63F13/10
Filed: 2004-07-29
Abstract: A gaming device is arranged to play a poker game with multiple options for the player to purchase extra cards. In one embodiment a stud five card hand (34) is dealt to the player. The player can keep the five cards or purchase an extra card (62, 64, 66, 68, 70) at a first cost. If the player purchases the first card, the player can thereafter keep the six card hand or purchase a second card at a second higher cost. This cycle is repeated for up to a predetermined number of cards such as five additional cards in one embodiment. When five additional cards are purchased, the game provides any accrued award to the player.
Patent GB-2405548-A (GB)
Title: Imaging device having filters controlling light on areas of individual pixels
Inventor: HAAS WILLIAM ROBERT
IPC: H04N5/222
Filed: 2004-08-17
Abstract: An imager apparatus comprises a first filter 100 operable to alternate between transmitting and reducing light from a scene onto a portion A of pixel 115. A further, second filter 105 may attenuate light on a second region B of the same pixel 115. Filters 100, 105 may be switchable ferroelectric liquid crystal (LC) filters, controlled to alternatively allow light to be transmitted or to be opaque, blocking light to part of the imager pixel 115. Processor 125 controls pixel timing 130, and the vertical 135 and horizontal 140 filter drivers, to increase the effective resolution of the array, compared with a system without filters; that is, the filters act as shutters to double the effective resolution of each pixel. Further filters may be used - see Figures 3A - 3D - and filters may be shared between pixels - see Figure 4. As shown in Figure 5, filters 105 may comprise polarisers.
Patent GB-2405150-A (GB)
Title: Disazo dyes and ink jet inks containing them
Inventor: O'SHAUGHNESSY HELEN AVA
IPC: C09B43/16
Filed: 2003-07-14
Abstract: A composition comprising a liquid medium and a compound of Formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m is 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; and x is 2 to 4. Also claimed are compounds and printing processes.
Patent GB-2410945-A (GB)
Title: Crystallization-stable alumino-silicate glass, its manufacture and its uses
Inventor: FECHNER JORG
IPC: C03C3/093
Filed: 2005-02-14
Abstract: The crystallization-stable alumino-silicate glass contains 50 to 60 % by weight, SiO2; 14 to 25 % by weight, Al2O3; 0 to < 0.5 % BY WEIGHT, B2O3; 0 to 2 % by weight, P2O5; 0 to 7, % by weight, MgO; 5 to 14 % by weight, CaO; 0 to 8 % by weight, SrO; 6 to 18 % by weight BaO and at least 0.01 % by weight MoO3. This type of glass can be used for making lamps, bulbs for halogen lamps; and also for solar collectors, for flat display screens and for pharmaceutical packages in which the glass functions as a UV-protective glass. The method of manufacture involves a refining step.
Patent GB-2425165-A (GB)
Title: Making frozen carbonated beverages(FCBs)
Inventor: BASANT JOHTY
IPC: B01F15/06
Filed: 2005-03-08
Abstract: A method of and machine for making frozen carbonated beverages (FCB's) in which a beverage is simultaneously cooled and carbonated by expanding pressurised CO2 into the beverage in a carbonator chamber 5. The CO2 is introduced below the surface of the beverage via a nozzle 8 and CO2 that is not absorbed is recirculated in a circuit 7 including a compressor 1 for pressurising the CO2 to a pressure of between 60 and 120 bar and a condenser 4 for cooling the CO2 to a temperature of around ambient plus 5{C prior to returning to the carbonator chamber 5. Beverage in the carbonator chamber 5 is cooled by expansion of the CO2 and a temperature sensor 11 is provided to monitor the beverage temperature and activate a timer circuit when the beverage reaches a pre-determined temperature at which ice starts to form to control the ice concentration in the FCB.
Patent GB-2424003-A (GB)
Title: Memorial constructions
Inventor: CRITCHLEY MICHAEL
IPC: E04H13/00
Filed: 2005-03-12
Abstract: A foundation slab 12 for a memorial construction e.g. a tombstone is formed as a unitary construction. The foundation slab 12 may be moulded from high density ethylene and comprise an inverted dish or tray shape with a boundary wall 21 and a main web 20. Recesses 23, 24, 25 may be formed in the web 20 and apertures 28, 29 or 30 are provided through the floors of the recesses for securing bolts. Alternative apertures 26, 27 may also be provided for anchoring members of two different diameters. The underside of the web 20 may have strengthening ribs 32.
Patent GB-2413826-A (GB)
Title: Pressurised dispensing of fluid
Inventor: HARNASZ CHARLES
IPC: B65D83/14
Filed: 2005-03-17
Abstract: A pressurised discharge device comprises an outer container 2 housing an inner container 3 within which is located a product 7 to be dispensed from the container through release means 6. The inner container 3 is formed of a flexible material and is responsive to pressure generated between the inner and outer containers so as to force fluid contained within the inner container through the release means 6 to the exterior of the container. There is located between the outer and inner containers a pressure generating gas formed by interaction between at least one ingredient of a reactant and a fluid activating substance for example citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, both of which are loaded into the device between the inner and outer containers.
Patent GB-2410711-A (GB)
Title: Coherent jet nozzles for grinding applications
Inventor: WEBSTER JOHN A
IPC: B05B1/04
Filed: 2002-07-31
Abstract: A nozzle assembly 20 comprising a plenum chamber (30, fig 7) and at least one coherent jet nozzle is configured to apply coherent jets of coolant in a tangential direction to a grinding wheel in a grinding process at a desired temperature, pressure and flow rate to minimise thermal damage in the part being ground. Embodiments of the present invention may be useful when grinding thermally sensitive materials, such as gas turbine creep resistant alloys and hardened steels. Flow rate and pressure guidelines are provided to facilitate optimisation of the embodiments.
Patent GB-2426539-A (GB)
Title: Sleeper
Inventor: FOAN ANDREW RAYMOND
IPC: E01B3/30
Filed: 2005-05-23
Abstract: A sleeper for supporting two parallel rails. The sleeper comprises a hollow elongate body having a slot 9 in an upper surface of the body for receiving cables. The slot extends at an angle to the length of the sleeper such that a first end of the sleeper has a relatively wide portion on a first side of the slot and a relatively narrow portion on an opposite second side of the slot, and a second end of the sleeper has a relatively wide portion on the second side of the slot and a relatively narrow portion on the first side of the slot. Each relatively wide portion is provided with a rail fastening member 19a,19b adapted to fasten a respective different rail to the sleeper. The sleeper is formed from metallic sheet material, and the upper surface is reinforced beneath each rail fastening member by an angled bracket running the length of the rail fastening member.
Patent GB-2415000-A (GB)
Title: Pressure relief nozzle
Inventor: MENSA-WILMOT GRAHAM
IPC: E21B10/38
Filed: 2005-06-06
Abstract: A pressure relief nozzle suitable for use with a drill bit comprises a hollow nozzle body 500 having an interior passage defining a fluid flow path and a flow control member located in said fluid flow path. The fluid control member is movable between first and second positions dependent upon the fluid pressure in the nozzle body. The flow control member may be in the form of two sliding ramps 906 or cam type members which slide laterally with respect to the nozzle body so as to alter the diameter of the fluid flow path 911, or in the form of a plug type member 406.
Patent GB-2416058-A (GB)
Title: Secure data communication between a client terminal and remote server
Inventor: MORRIS STUART
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2005-07-07
Abstract: In an exchange of data between a client terminal, e.g. ATM (1, Fig. 1) and a secure database server (2, Fig. 1) the data is encoded using positional information generated by a combination generator in a separate security server (3, Fig. 1). The positional information is used to produce an image specific to a communication event which is accessed by the client terminal and is the basis for the entry of sensitive data (e.g. password or PIN data) at the client terminal. The image might be a keypad having alpha-numeric characters or symbols, whose positions are changed according to a random string (Figs 3, 6 and 7). The three-way communication link between the client terminal, database server and security server increases the difficulty of successfully intercepting and decoding the data entered at the client terminal. Alternatively or in addition, a log-on page specific to the user may be generated at the terminal so the user can distinguish between a valid log-on page/Webpage issued e.g. by a bank and a phishing Webpage.