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Patent GB-2417334-A (GB)
Title: Film holder
Inventor: LIU KUANG YAO
IPC: G03B17/32
Filed: 2005-05-06
Abstract: A film holder includes a base (31), a cover (32), and a flattening mechanism (33). The base (31) has a film panel (312) for receiving a film and a plurality of sliding slots (313) formed at its two opposite sides. The cover (32) is mounted on the base and is slidable on the base (31) in a first direction, and at least one side of the cover (32) is provided with a recess. The flattening mechanism (33) is fit on the recess to flatten the film on the base (31) by the slide of the cover (32) in the first direction after the cover (32) is mounted on the base (31). The flattening mechanism (33) includes a sliding rod (331), at least one resilient member (332), a contact plate (333), and a plurality of cylindrical parts (334) formed on the bottom of the sliding rod (331).
Patent GB-2412711-A (GB)
Title: Metal and plastic pulley
Inventor: ONYEMEM NICK UCHECHUKWU
IPC: D06F37/30
Filed: 2005-06-20
Abstract: A pulley (10, fig 1) having a central metal hub (11, fig 1) and a plastics, polymer or resin perimeter portion (12, fig 1) moulded over the hub. The hub may be generally cylindrical with two flats (31 and 32, fig 2). There is preferably a rib or flange (40, fig 2b) around at least part of the hub. The pulley preferably has spokes, which may have strengthening ribs (14) preferably on only one side. Additional strengthening ribs may be provided around at least part of the perimeter (41 a-c) and between the spokes. The pulley belt-running perimeter 13 may be substantially planar.
Patent GB-2432621-A (GB)
Title: A ladder stabilising device fixing the base of the ladder to an anchor point.
Inventor: BURTON DOUGLAS
IPC: E06C7/46
Filed: 2005-11-24
Abstract: A ladder stabilising device comprises a length of cable with a hook attachment means for fixing the base of a ladder to an anchor point. The cable is mounted on a reel which is housed in a metal or plastic box and attached to each of the stiles or uprights of a ladder. The cable may be wound onto the reel by a spring activated mechanism or by a manually operated handle. In use, the cable is extended from the reel, hooked onto a suitable anchor point, any slack cable taken up onto the reel and the reel locked to fix the cable in position. The fixed cable prevents slippage of the base of the ladder whilst in use.
Patent GB-2435989-A (GB)
Title: Determining a downlink transmit power characteristic in a cellular communication system
Inventor: O'CONNELL DAVID P
IPC: H04W48/08
Filed: 2006-03-10
Abstract: A cellular communication system comprising a network optimizer (117) which may perform performance optimization or evaluation based on measurements by remote stations (101, 103, 115). The network optimizer (117) comprises a remote station measurement controller (203) which instructs a first remote station (101) to report signal strength measurements for a pilot channel of a serving cell. A resulting signal strength measurement indication for the pilot channel is received from the first remote station (101) by a signal strength processor (207) and a transmit characteristic processor (209) determines a downlink transmit power characteristic for a traffic channel for the remote station in response to the signal strength measurement for the pilot channel. The invention may provide compensation for a dynamic downlink power control for the traffic channel without requiring information of the transmit power used by the base station (103). The network optimizer performs automatic frequency planning based on measurement data from the remote station without requiring transmission power data from the base station.
Patent GB-2431765-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for driving backlight of liquid crystal display device
Inventor: JANG HOON
IPC: G09G3/34
Filed: 2006-06-06
Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus and method for driving a lamp of a liquid crystal display device that is adaptive for applying a scanning backlight driving to an external electrode fluorescent lamp. A lamp driving apparatus of a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of lamps (31) which irradiate light to a liquid crystal display panel (42) and include external electrodes (32) ; a common electrode (33) connected to the external electrodes (32) for supplying a tube current to the lamps (31); auxiliary electrodes (35) which are movable; and an auxiliary electrode driving part (37) which sequentially combines the auxiliary electrodes (35) with and separates the auxiliary electrode from the external electrodes (32) in accordance with a scan direction of data that are displayed in the liquid crystal display panel (42). Wherein the auxiliary electrode driving part includes a piezoelectric element (39) (see Figs 7 and 8).
Patent GB-2442499-A (GB)
Title: Register Renaming in a Data Processing System
Inventor: VINCENT MELANIE
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2006-10-03
Abstract: A processor 2 uses register renaming to map logical registers in instructions to physical registers in the processor. For instructions which use a large number of registers, the processor divides the renaming tasks into an initial set and a remaining set. The initial renaming tasks are performed first and the results passed via a main channel 32 to the execution units 18, 20, 22, 24. The remaining renaming tasks are then performed with the results being passed via a background channel 34 to the execution units. At the same time, as the remaining mappings are being sent on the background channel, mappings for new instructions are sent along the main channel. The remaining mappings may be generated and output in sequence.
Patent GB-2434147-A (GB)
Title: Process to produce portland cement clinker and obtained clinker
Inventor: TOBIAS HOMERO RAMIREZ
IPC: C04B7/345
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: A process for producing Portland cement clinker at low temperatures fixing the sulfur produced by burning high sulfur content coke fuel. The invention also describes a Portland cement clinker that includes new additional phases.
Patent GB-2446766-A (GB)
Title: Spray gun extension
Inventor: DUNWELL GORDON
IPC: B05B15/60
Filed: 2007-02-15
Abstract: A spray gun extension with main shaft 1, clip 7 and cage 5 to hold a spray gun in position. The handles 8 and 3 are to hold the extension. The handle 3 also operates lever 4, via a rod 6, which actuates the trigger of the spray gun.
Patent GB-2436736-A (GB)
Title: Sound field correction system for performing correction of frequency-amplitude characteristics
Inventor: KENJI NAKANO
IPC: H03G5/00
Filed: 2007-03-29
Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes at least one equalization section, each of the equalization section being capable of setting a center frequency, a gain value at the center frequency, and a Q value and allowing set frequency-amplitude characteristics to be applied to an input signal; and a computation section. The computation section performs a center frequency determination process for computing, for target characteristics of the equalization section, a difference from the target characteristics for each area divided by a frequency portion where the gain of the characteristics of the equalization section is small and a frequency portion where the gain of the characteristics of the equalization section is large, a gain value determination process for determining the gain value at the center frequency of the equalization section, and a Q value determination process for setting the determined center frequency and the determined gain value.
Patent GB-2448378-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor belt cleaner blade removal
Inventor: THEW TERRY
IPC: B65G45/12
Filed: 2007-06-05
Abstract: A conveyor belt cleaner blade having a blade portion (16) with a tip that is to scrape against a conveyor belt (10). The blade (16) mounts on a support beam (17) transverse of the belt (10). The blade (16) has an abutment surface (46, figure6) which lies on a plain between the sides of the blade. The internal abutment surface (46) may be recessed in a passage running through the blade (16) and be engaged by a tool (48) to remove the blade (16).
Patent GB-2450356-A (GB)
Title: Method of Determining the Genotype of a Polymorphism using labelled nucleotides
Inventor: KNIGHT ALEXANDER EDWARD
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2007-06-20
Abstract: A method of determining the frequency of a genotype of a polymorphism in a population of nucleic acids comprises annealing a primer 16 to a template DNA 10 at a position adjacent a known or suspected polymorphic base. The primer 16 is preferably linked to the surface of a microarray slide 18. Labelled chain-terminating nucleotide analogues corresponding to different alleles of the polymorphic base are introduced to extend the primer 16. The resulting labelled primer-template complexes are then visualised, for example, using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. The differently labelled molecules are counted in order to determine the frequency of each genotype in the population.
Patent GB-2439823-A (GB)
Title: Visual inspection of sealant after bonding LCD substrates
Inventor: JEONG DUK-YOUNG
IPC: G02F1/1339
Filed: 2007-06-27
Abstract: A first embodiment comprises an LCD having a transparent conductive line 135, on a first substrate 110, which contacts a common electrode 144, on a second substrate 140 via conductive balls 156, contained within a sealant 150. The conductive line also contacts another electrode 130 located on the first substrate. A second embodiment provides an observation region where the sealant extends parallel to a first electrode without overlapping and a third embodiment includes an etched portion of a common voltage line which allows the sealant to be inspected.
Patent GB-2439237-A (GB)
Title: Proximity sensor
Inventor: STOTHERS IAN MCGREGOR
IPC: G01R27/02
Filed: 2004-02-27
Abstract: A proximity sensor for sensing the proximity of a target comprising: an electrical component (20) for sensing the proximity of the target, said electrical component (20) having electrical properties that vary with the proximity of the target; an impedance component (21) having a known impedance and a first end connected to a first end of said electrical component; a switch (31) connected to switch between said first end of said impedance component (21) and a second end of said impedance component (21); a signal generator (22) connected to said second end of said impedance component (21) for generating an electrical signal for application to the impedance component (21) and electrical component (20); an analogue-to-digital converter (30) for receiving an electrical signal and for generating a digital signal; and a processor (23) connected to the analogue-to-digital converter (30) for receiving a digital voltage signal and for generating a proximity signal, wherein said processor (23) is adapted to control said switch (31) to switch to connect to said first and second ends of said impedance component (21) sequentially.
Patent GB-2455050-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for monitoring the consumption of a commodity such as gas, electricty or water
Inventor: CALLAGHAN STEPHEN ANTHONY
IPC: G01D4/00
Filed: 2007-09-18
Abstract: Monitoring apparatus 1 for attachment to measurement display equipment 30, the apparatus comprising image capturing equipment 14 and telecommunications equipment 10, 11, the apparatus being such that, in use, the image capturing equipment is operative to record an image of viewable measurement indicia 31 displayed by the measurement display equipment 30 and transmit data relating to the recorded image to a telecommunications network 35.
Patent GB-2452994-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for preparing an investment mould
Inventor: TERMPITTAYAVEJ KONGSAK
IPC: B22C9/12
Filed: 2007-09-24
Abstract: An object for removing water from an investment casting slurry in a mould sleeve 10 comprises a body of water absorbent material 70 and having at least a portion of its outer surface being water permeable thereby providing fluid communication from outside of said object with said water absorbent material 70. The object further comprises means for sealing onto an end of a sleeve 10. Sealing can be achieved by sizing the object to fit into and end of the sleeve, or by using an elastic material or a bead of wax. The water absorbent material may be plaster, silica, wood pulp, paper pulp and/or vermiculite and is either compressed together into a unitary body or held together in a container 80.
Patent GB-2449140-A (GB)
Title: Hands-free plasterer's hawk
Inventor: MILLER DANIEL MICHAEL
IPC: E04F21/02
Filed: 2007-11-12
Abstract: A hands-free Plasterer's Hawk <B>10</B> or mortar board is disclosed comprising: a flat surface; a belt <B>20</B>, adapted to be placed on / around the plasterer's <B>18</B> body; and provided with a location; and a member <B>13</B> fast with the flat surface and adapted to fit in the location. When the member <B>13</B>, fast with the flat surface, is fitted into the location, the flat surface is aligned firmly in an essentially horizontal attitude extending away from the plasterer's <B>18</B> body, i.e. effectively creating a 'table' attached to the Plasterers side. Ideally, the belt <B>20</B> is around the Plasterers waist and means are provided stop the surface from moving in an uncontrolled manner as the Plasterer moves about, e.g. walks around, climbs ladders, etc. Additionally, the surface may be adapted to provide drawers, shelves or other containers for use with other operations, e.g. electrical maintenance. The apparatus allows workers to carry tools and materials to workplaces, while having two hands free to assist that in reaching that workplace safely, i.e. without requiring the use of a hand to support or control the hawk, thus leaving two hands free for climbing ladders, using high-level staging, etc. Conversely, it also allows persons with only one functioning arm to undertake work, which would otherwise be beyond them, e.g. plastering.
Patent GB-2455528-A (GB)
Title: Fast breaking device for a grinding machine
Inventor: LIN WEN-SAN
IPC: B24B5/35
Filed: 2007-12-11
Abstract: A braking device 10 installed on a grinding machine having a spindle 11 comprises an electromagnet 20 fixed onto the grinding machine, an inner braking disc 30 fixed to the electromagnet 20, a lining plate 40 which rotates synchronously with the spindle 11, an outer braking disc 50 and a plurality of elastic elements arranged between the inner and outer braking discs 30 and 50. The lining plate 40 is located between the braking discs 30 and 50. Actuation of the electromagnet 20 overcomes the force of the elastic elements 60 and the outer braking disc 50 axially slides towards the electromagnet 20, thereby cooperating with the inner brake disc 30 to clamp both sides of the lining plate 40.
Patent GB-2441696-A (GB)
Title: Expandable tubular assembly incorporating an interstitial layer
Inventor: SHUSTER MARK
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2007-12-12
Abstract: An expandable tubular assembly comprises an interstitial layer 3904a positioned in the annulus between an expandable tubular member 3902b and a structure 3906b. The combination of expandable tubular member 3902b and interstitial layer 3904a expanded within the pre-existing structure 3906b serves to modify residual stresses in the structure and/or the expandable tubular. The interstitial layer 3904a may be non-uniform, of varying thickness and/or comprise multiple layers. The structure may be in circumferential tension.
Patent GB-2457993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the calibration of thermometers
Inventor: TAVENER JOHN P
IPC: G01K15/00
Filed: 2008-03-07
Abstract: A conductive block 20 has an elongate bore 24 extending therethrough. The block 20 also has a recess 22 which is arranged to receive one end of a fixed point cell 12. When the fixed point cell 12 is received within the recess 22 the elongate bore 24 is aligned with, and extends, a thermometer receiving bore 14 in the fixed point cell. The fixed point cell 12 is heated to attain a known temperature and the conductive block 20 is heated to the same temperature by heater and control means 26. Thus, a thermometer which extends through the elongate bore 24 and within the thermometer receiving bore 14 is brought accurately to the temperature of the fixed point cell without immersion effects. This enables accurate calibration of the thermometer.
Patent GB-2451763-A (GB)
Title: Electroluminescent device with an organopolysiloxane insulating layer
Inventor: TACHIKAWA TOMOYUKI
IPC: H01L51/50
Filed: 2005-07-27
Abstract: An electroluminescent (EL) device comprising substrate 1, first electrode layer 2, wiring (21, fig. 5b), insulating layer 3 formed to cover the edge portion of electrode layer 2 and the non-light emitting portion of the device, EL light emitting layer 4 patterned by photolithography on electrode layer 2 and second electrode layer 5. Insulating layer 3 is not damaged during dry reactive ion etching unlike insulating layers shown in figures 5B and 5C since the layer is formed from an organopolysiloxane comprising a hydrolysis condensation or cocondensation product of one or more kinds of silicon compound e.g. methyl trimethoxy silane. An EL device comprising an insulating layer 3 formed with an inorganic material (e.g. an oxide or nitride of silicon) having an etching selectivity of 2.5 or more to an organic compound in the dry etching process is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2454324-A (GB)
Title: Symbol to sub-carrier interleaver for DVB-T2 wherein the permutation matrix applied to the LFSR bits is varied from OFDM symbol to OFDM symbol
Inventor: TAYLOR MATTHEW PAUL ATHOL
IPC: H04J11/00
Filed: 2008-10-24
Abstract: DVB-T and DVB-H (de)interleave symbols to/from sub-carriers using a pseudo random sequence generated using an LFSR (linear feedback shift register) <B>200</B> whose bits are fed through a permutation matrix <B>210</B> to generate the read/write address for the interleaver memory. The invention provides improved separation between symbols either by applying an offset to the addresses that changes from symbol to symbol, or by changing the permutation matrix from symbol to symbol. The invention normally uses a rotating sequence of offsets or matrices. The interleaver can also switch between a mode wherein a memory location is written to with the next symbol immediately after the current symbol has been read (Fig. 4), when the number of sub-carriers exceeds half the number of memory locations, and a mode where alternate symbols are each assigned their own memory locations otherwise (Figs. 9 and 10).
Patent GB-2461935-A (GB)
Title: A fire resistant lighting unit for light emitting diode lamps
Inventor: MAEERS JUSTIN
IPC: F21S8/02
Filed: 2008-11-12
Abstract: A recessed lighting unit (downlighter) includes a fire resistant housing 11 that is adapted to be mounted within an aperture in a partition 2. The housing 11 has a front side and a rear side. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting element 17 is mounted within the fire resistant housing on the front side thereof, and a heat sink 21 is mounted on the rear side of the fire resistant housing. The lighting element 17 and the heat sink are mounted in thermal contact with the fire resistant housing to dissipate heat generated in use by the lighting. Heat generated in use by the lighting element 17 is transferred by conduction to the heat sink 21 via the fire resistant housing 11.
Patent GB-2457554-A (GB)
Title: Joystick
Inventor: OLSON JESSE W
IPC: G05G9/047
Filed: 2009-01-21
Abstract: A joystick 10 having a movable member 14 that has a shaft 34 and a spherical portion 36 wherein the shaft 34 has a diameter less than the spherical portion 36. An actuating member 12 is secured to the shaft 34 of the movable member 14 to provide actuation of the movable member 14. A magnet 16 is disposed within the spherical portion 36 and positioned adjacent a three axis sensor 18 such that the magnet 16 moves in a hemispherical pattern along the three axis sensor 18 to operate a device.
Patent GB-2454129-A (GB)
Title: Control line reducing hydraulic control system and control valve therefor
Inventor: LAUDERDALE DONALD POWELL
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 2007-07-27
Abstract: A control valve (10) includes a housing (11), an inlet port (14) at the housing, a device port (18) at the housing, a valve port (22) at the housing, and a spool (12) disposed at the housing, the spool initially connecting the inlet port (14) to the device port (18) and subsequently to a pressure event connecting the inlet port to the valve port. An actuation system includes a plurality of control valves, each valve being addressable and conditionable to communicate with one of a device and another control valve, and a plurality of devices each in operable communication with one of the plurality of control valves.
Patent GB-2467749-A (GB)
Title: Strip merchandiser with slits defining hemispherical tab and inverted U-shaped tab
Inventor: UNWIN GUY DARELL
IPC: A47F5/00
Filed: 2009-02-12
Abstract: A vertical product hanging strip 1 is formed from recyclable organic materials, such as stiff cardboard, and comprises hemispherical tabs 2 and inverted U-shaped tabs 5 which are formed by creating regularly spaced, centrally oriented slits 3,4 in the card. In use, the tabs 2,5 are flexed about lines of weakness to detain product packages 6. The hanging strip will be printable in order to maximise its effectiveness in terms of display of the product. The upper edge 12 of the strip may be reinforced and provided with a hole 13 or adhesive strip allowing it to be secured to a shelf. The header may be perforated and shaped to conform to a specific shelf edge.
Patent GB-2468862-A (GB)
Title: A method of protecting electronic content by encryption or deletion of consumed portions
Inventor: KENNEDY STEVEN JOHN
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 2009-03-24
Abstract: A data item is consumed in sequence from start to finish and a pointer is maintained to show how much of the data item has been consumed, The data item may be an electronic representation of a book or may be an audio or audio-visual item. Portions of the data item that have already been consumed are made inaccessible or are degraded, preferably by deleting or encrypting them. Consumed portions may be deleted or encrypted if they exceed a threshold from the pointer and, if the data item represents a book, the threshold may correspond to a predetermined number of words, pages or chapters. Preferably the data item is provided in an encrypted form — although a current region may be unencrypted — and an encryption key associated with a user or user device is required to decrypt the data. Typically, the invention finds application in protecting a pay per read (PPR) or one-read electronic book.
Patent GB-2458782-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing an optical substrate and sensing chip
Inventor: BASTANI BEHNAM
IPC: C08G59/18
Filed: 2009-03-27
Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical substrate for optical sensing applications comprising curing a curable polymer, such as an epoxy resin such as Norland (RTM) N61 or N68 or Masterbond (RTM) UV10, in a mould providing the substrate is wholly or partly formed from the cured polymer and that the cured polymer is shaped into a prism. The mould material comprises a polydimethylsiloxane such as Sylgard (RTM) 184. Also disclosed are optical sensing chips including the optical substrate.