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Patent GB-2362762-A (GB)
Title: Modular motor and housing
Inventor: SMITH STEPHEN D
IPC: H02K5/22
Filed: 2001-05-23
Abstract: A modular electric motor 22 includes a number of mechanically and electrically coupleable stator sections. The assembled motor includes a top stator section 42, a bottom stator section 44 and a number of middle stator sections 46, the number of middle sections 46 being determined to give the motor length and power required for a given application. Each stator section 46 comprises stacked laminations 64 which surround rotor 60. Multiple conductors 54, which generate a magnetic field for imparting rotative motion to the rotor, extend longitudinally through slots 72 in each stator section 46. Conductors 54 are coupled to a male connector 56 at one end of stator section 46, and to a female connector 52 at the other end. Connectors 52 and 56 include insulated blocks formed from a mouldable polymeric material and shaped to guide terminations 88 and 90 (figs.5,6) together. The stator sections are mounted within mechanically coupleable housings each configured with a male threaded end 74 and a female threaded collar 76. In an alternative embodiment (figs. 11 and 12) a separate coupler is used to couple stator sections. The modular concept greatly simplifies the assembly, servicing and repair of a motor 22, which may form part of a submersible pumping system (fig.1) deployed in a wellbore containing productions fluids, such as petroleum.
Patent GB-2366744-A (GB)
Title: Hair ring with face-mask
Inventor: YEH JEI-CHING
IPC: A41G7/00
Filed: 2001-07-16
Abstract: A novelty head-gear comprises a hair ring (i.e. alice band) 20, an animal face mask 30, including upper forehead 31, nose 32, and lower cheek parts 33, attached at an upper end to the hair ring, and at least two appendages, e.g. ears 40 or horns (80, fig. 18), attached to the mask or hair ring. The hair ring, mask and/or appendages may be formed as individual parts before being assembled, or may be integrally formed. The nose part and/or appendages may have strengthening wires 50, 60 embedded in grooves 34, 43 respectively, and the mask may have layers (71, 72, fig. 11), e.g. cloth or plastic film, adhered to its inner and outer surfaces. The appendages may have wrinkle-preventing slots 44, and an elastic strip (90, fig. 19) may be attached to the lower ends of the hair ring. The hair ring, mask and/or appendages may be attached by way of plastic studs (21, fig. 5) with corresponding holes (35, 42, fig. 5) and/or slits (36, fig. 7), and/or adhesive.
Patent GB-2380732-A (GB)
Title: A tamper-evident cap for use on gas cylinders
Inventor: MCCOURT SEAN
IPC: B65D55/16
Filed: 2001-11-19
Abstract: A tamper-evident cap 10 for use with a valve 44 having a circumferential groove (fig 3, 46) comprises a body 12 having at least one aperture 22, which is in register with the circumferential groove (46), and a coupling 14 having at least one protrusion 26 that extends through the aperture 22 and into the circumferential groove (46), the coupling 14 being irreversibly removable from the body 12. The coupling 14 may have an arcuate portion 24 and the at least one protrusion may extend radially inwardly from the arcuate portion 24. The body 12 may include a pair of oppositely disposed apertures 22 in a channel 20, and the coupling 14 may include a pair of oppositely disposed protrusions 26, to extend through said opposite disposed apertures 22. The coupling 14 may also be provided with a tab 28 extending from the arcuate portion 24, to facilitate detachment of the coupling 14 from the body 12. The arcuate portion 24 may be provided with at least one point of relative weakness to allow the arcuate portion 24 to break, when the tab 28 is pulled, which may be provided by a notch on either side of the tab 28. The coupling 14 may be split, with opposed free ends being provided with a pair of irreversibly interlocking jaws 32, 34. The body 12 may further be provided with a collar 54 connected thereto by a strap 56.
Patent GB-2375368-A (GB)
Title: Safety line and shuttle arrangement
Inventor: RENTON JULIAN
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 2002-01-30
Abstract: A shuttle for a safety line 1 comprises a body 3 having a bore and a slot narrower than the bore opening to the exterior of the body, a load member 23 for attachment of a worker's harness connected pivotally to body 3, the body having a centre of gravity such that when the shuttle is on a safety line 1 the body is urged by gravity to adopt a particular orientation. This enables the body to be correctly aligned for passing a line support 2 such that its pillar 5 passes through the slot in body 3 without snagging: guide surfaces 12A,B, may cooperate with camming surfaces on body 3 to facilitate this. The pivotal attachment of member 23 allows the shuttle to pass freely regardless of where the worker is located relative to the line 1.
Patent GB-2385306-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for slowing an electric scooter during steering
Inventor: LIN SAMUEL
IPC: B60L3/08
Filed: 2002-02-15
Abstract: An electric scooter with two rear wheels and at least one front wheel has a cam 30 attached to the steering shaft 22 for the front wheel(s) and a switch 37 which has an operating arm 371 engaging the periphery of the cam. The cam has a circular periphery with a plain portion 39 and a notch 33. When the scooter is travelling straight the switch arm engages the notch and when it is steered the cam 30 is rotated, the arm 371 moves out the notch and a signal is sent from the switch to slow the electric motor driving the scooter.
Patent GB-2385815-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing turbine blades
Inventor: ROGERS JAMES STEWART
IPC: B23C3/18
Filed: 2002-03-01
Abstract: A method of manufacturing turbine blades comprises rotating a rotary cutting tool (3 fig 1) to give a cutting speed of at least 500 m/min; moving the rotary cutting tool and a workpiece (1, 2 fig 1) such that the tool shapes the profile of a blade by performing a generally orbital motion while moving incrementally along the workpiece length, the tool rotation axis remaining at a fixed angle to the direction of incremental movement; and changing the speed of the relative motion at least once during each orbit. The speed of the relative motion may be changed at the start and end of each face of the blade, being less across a concave face than across a convex face and greatest at leading and trailing edges of the blade. The tool may make a series of parallel cuts, each 0.01 to 0.04 mm deep. The tool may be moved out of contact with the workpiece to be moved incrementally along the workpiece. The tool may have a constant rotational speed and a cutting speed of at least 700 m/min, preferably 733 m/min.
Patent GB-2379187-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of shaped edge notepad.
Inventor: STAMBRIDGE JON KRISTIAN
IPC: B42D5/00
Filed: 2002-03-01
Abstract: A process for manufacturing a notepad having a shaped edge comprises providing a paper supply; sequentially feeding single pages from the paper supply to a printing and cutting station; printing images on the pad region of each single page; making at least one irregular cut at the edge of the pad region whilst leaving at least one straight edge 10 of the pad region uncut; collating the printed and cut pages in a stack of desired quantity; cutting the collated stack along the at least one uncut straight edge of each pad region; and gluing the collated stack along the resulting cut straight edge. Preparation of the pad is completed by cutting the remaining straight edges and tearing off the waste portion 13.
Patent GB-2386293-A (GB)
Title: Wireless retrieval of information from a database
Inventor: HATHAWAY RICHARD
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-03-04
Abstract: A method for improving wireless access to an information database (300), for example the Internet, includes establishing a connection from a wireless communication unit to the information database (310) and automatically retrieving one or more priority pages of information to be stored in an area of memory of the wireless communication unit for subsequent use. The prioritizing of one or more pages is based at least in part on a prior behaviour of the wireless communication unit in accessing the information database, or defined by a user of the wireless communication unit. This provides the advantage that the priority pages are autonomously retrieved and stored in memory, so that when the user subsequently requests one of these pages, the delay experienced between requesting the page and the page being displayed is minimal.
Patent GB-2376616-A (GB)
Title: Electronic apparatus with liquid crystal display
Inventor: SHIMA MAKOTO
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2002-04-19
Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) (<B>1</B>), viewable from both front (<B>fig. 4a</B>) and back (<B>fig. 4b</B>) directions, is fitted to an electronic apparatus, e.g. a cellular phone. The image displayed on the LCD may therefore be viewed from the front or back of the apparatus. A folding apparatus, which may use a hinge (<B>23</B>), having the display fitted allows the image to be seen when the apparatus is open (<B>fig. 4a</B>) or closed (<B>fig. 4b</B>). The apparatus can include a display controller for controlling the LCD to display a reversed image if necessary, depending on whether a user views the front or back side of the LCD. A detector (<B>6a, 6b, 6c, 6d</B>) serves as a switch activated when the apparatus is folded or opened which controls the orientation of the image displayed on the LCD.
Patent GB-2387978-A (GB)
Title: Motor control
Inventor: RYECROFT GARY
IPC: H02P3/18
Filed: 2002-04-27
Abstract: A first motor winding (16) and a second motor winding (18) enable a motor (10) to turn in both forward and reverse directions for the operation of a roller shutter, blind, awning, gate, barrier or the like. A first limit switch (22) and a second limit switch (24) are used to trip the electrical supply when the roller shutter reaches a first end (not shown) or a second end (not shown) of its movement. The system comprises stall detection means which is operable to detect a stall condition of the motor, based on the reduced voltage detected in circuitry of the motor. The system has optocouplers 34,36, analogue to digital converters 38,40 and a microcontroller 42. If the voltage detected on an unused direction wire 28,30 falls below a predetermined limit this indicates a stall condition.
Patent GB-2372252-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal elastomer films and method of production thereof
Inventor: BIGGS ANDREW GRAHAM
IPC: H01L41/45
Filed: 2000-11-20
Abstract: This invention relates to the production of free-standing liquid crystal elastomer films, in particular of large area for use in various devices. Example of devices include piezo and pyroelectric devices. The method of production involves the use of a silicon wafer which may be doped thus allowing for poling during production.
Patent GB-2376981-A (GB)
Title: Removable strap
Inventor: JOHNSON KEITH
IPC: A45C13/30
Filed: 2002-06-20
Abstract: A strap adapted for connecting to the base of a portable electronic device comprising: a frame portion; a boss element fixedly attached to said frame portion; said boss element being designed to co-operate with a recess in an electronic device. The device may be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or equivalent electronic device.
Patent GB-2379987-A (GB)
Title: Portable apparatus monitoring reaction of user to a performance
Inventor: CLIFF DAVID TREVOR
IPC: G09B15/00
Filed: 2002-07-26
Abstract: A portable wristwatch device 1 contains one or more sensors to detect an indirect user response to a performance (e.g. dance music at an event) and a user interface to provide a direct user response to the performance. A processor obtains a user reaction signal by combining the direct and indirect responses, and this is wirelessly transmitted to a remote apparatus. The sensors may sense pulse rate, temperature, perspiration etc. and the device may include a display 7 that may prompt the user for input via user input device(s) 8, 9. The device may be The user reaction information from the device is used in a music playing system (automatic DJ) along with additional information from other sensors located externally to the user (e.g. floor pressure sensors, video camera) in order to influence songs played, volume etc.
Patent GB-2377719-A (GB)
Title: Horizontal directional drilling in wells
Inventor: MAZOROW HENRY B
IPC: E21B7/08
Filed: 2001-02-16
Abstract: A method and apparatus for horizontally drilling in wells utilizing a shoe assembly (5) at the down hole end of upset tubing (52). The shoe assembly (5) includes a fixed section (10) and a rotatable section (11) suspended below the fixed section (10). An electric motor (57) and associated batteries (13) and a gyroscope (36) carried on the rotatable section (11) enable an operator on the surface to selectively rotate and position the rotatable section (11) to any desired angular location for drilling a hole in the well casing (20). After one or more holes have been cut in the casing (20), a drill assembly (12) can be removed from the upset tubing (52) and be replaced by a high pressure blaster nozzle to bore into the formation zones. The gyroscope (36) enables the operator to accurately position the rotatable section (11) to the same locations at which the holes have been cut. The drill assembly (12) includes an electric motor (57) with an associated battery (13), flexible drive shaft (59), and a hole saw (61).
Patent GB-2395243-A (GB)
Title: Rotation inhibiting device for adjacent nuts or bolts
Inventor: MARCZYNSKI MICHAEL
IPC: F16B39/10
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: A rotation inhibiting device for adjacent nuts or bolts e.g wheel nuts or bolts comprises a pair of socket elements (10, 12) and a connector element (20). Each socket element (10, 12) has a bore which engages external surfaces of a nut/bolt and external engagement means e.g external grooves (13). The connector element (20) includes a pair of linked annular bodies (22, 32) with internal engagement means e.g. internal grooves or teeth (26) which engage the external engagement means (13) of adjacent socket elements (10, 12).
Patent GB-2398620-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable float valve actuator
Inventor: GALE PETER CHARLES
IPC: F16K31/26
Filed: 2003-02-21
Abstract: A float valve device for a water cistern includes V-shaped water outlet ducting 6 whereof the limbs 8 diverge to terminate in outlet nozzles 10, whereby the float valve device is better able to fit into small cisterns. A float arm 12 has a float 14 adjustably mounted thereon by way of a clip 16. Formed through the float 14 is a slot which closely receives the clip 16. Both the float 14 and the clip 16 are elastic, so that a lower, curved flange of the clip 16 can be inserted downwardly through the slot until the flange is behind the underneath surface of the float 14, whilst a curved flange 28 of the clip 16 bears fittingly against the upper surface of the float 14. The clip 16 is thus releasably latched in position in the slot 22. Extending upwardly from the flange 28 is an arm 30 formed with sets each of a few teeth and at respective opposite edges of the arm 30. The clip 16 also includes a graspable elongate pulling pip at the free end zone of the arm 30. The float arm 12 is in the form of a channel section formed at the insides of its side walls with respective toothed racks 36 releasably engageable by the respective sets 32 of teeth on the arm 30, enabling adjustment of the position of the float 14 along the arm 12.
Patent GB-2406657-A (GB)
Title: Object positioning guide for photographing apparatus
Inventor: MATSUMURA KOICHI
IPC: F16M11/00
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: A photographing apparatus (12) has a transparent surface (14)on which the object to be photographed is set. To locate the object to be photographed, a positioning guide is provided. In use, the positioning guide is located below the object setting surface so that locating marks marked on it are visible through the object setting surface. The positioning guide engages the edge of the object setting surface by means of a pocket and can be removed before the photograph is taken. Preferably the transparent surface is a glass turntable.
Patent GB-2406609-A (GB)
Title: Retaining device comprising resilient members with arcuate portions
Inventor: BRAZIL PHILIP A
IPC: F16B2/22
Filed: 2003-10-01
Abstract: A retaining device 10 comprising relatively moveable first and second members 12, 14 said first and second members being interconnected by a third member 16. The first and second members each have a free end and are both formed with a resilient arcuate portion 24, 26 along at least part of their length substantially towards the free end. The first and second members 12, 14 are configured such that the arcuate portions provide a biased spring loading towards each other and towards the third member 16. The third member 16 may provide a biased spring loading for the first and second members 12, 14 such that the first and second members are biased towards each other. At least one of the first, second or third members 12, 14, 16 may comprise a mounting feature for attachment to another device. The retaining device 10 may be used to retain pipes or cables 32. The device 10 may form part of an engine such as a gas turbine engine.
Patent GB-2408498-A (GB)
Title: Cable displacement mechanism for an electronic surveillance device
Inventor: REDMAN ALAN DAVID
IPC: H02G11/00
Filed: 2003-11-25
Abstract: A cable displacement mechanism 10 for an electronic surveillance device comprises a base unit 15 housing a cable storage mechanism, a remote unit housing a transducer (not shown) and a telescopic arm 11 within which passes an electrical cable 12 linking the base unit and the remote unit. The telescopic arm may comprise a plurality of hollow coaxial sections 1,2, each of which is at least partially retractable into the base unit. The cable storage mechanism may apply a tension to the cable passing through the telescopic arm and may comprise a support structure which supports the cable within the base unit parallel to the telescopic arm. The remote unit may be a transducer head. In use, the cable displacement mechanism allows the transducer to be used to be positioned at as range of extension lengths from the base unit, so as to reach into relatively inaccessible places, whilst protecting the electrical cable from harm.
Patent GB-2409328-A (GB)
Title: Boot indicator for sequential access storage device
Inventor: MARTIN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G06F11/14
Filed: 2003-12-20
Abstract: A sequential access storage device such as a tape drive or library stores an indicator or tag on the storage medium to indicate that the medium holds a boot image. The indicator may be stored on the medium itself or on an associated solid state memory. The device may emulate a supported boot device such as a CD-ROM on detection of the boot indicator.
Patent GB-2399473-A (GB)
Title: Loudspeaker with low distortion precise imaging and deep bass
Inventor: LE FEUVRE NICHOLAS PAUL
IPC: H04R1/28
Filed: 2004-03-08
Abstract: A high fidelity acoustic loudspeaker, using sound absorbent enclosure materials 4, a single high performance elliptical driver 1, airtight seams and highly efficient bend reflectors 2,3. The loudspeaker may; be a transmission-line ('TL') type enclosure, absorb all the rear wave sound 7, have no unabsorbed rear path 8, have an exit open to air 9 which may point downward. The reflectors 3 may be backed by concrete. The material 1; may be airtight, covered, thick, slotted, fitted into slotted top and bottom 17. The top and bottom may be; of a stronger material, wider, raised. The driver may be; coaxial, mounted outside, full-range 23, powerful, elliptical 25 26. The loudspeaker may be; waist height, not very wide, not very deep. The sound absorbent enclosure material 4 may be gypsum-based particle board. The reflectors 3 may be glazed tiles.
Patent GB-2395991-A (GB)
Title: A tube coupling arrangement including a stiffening element
Inventor: BRAMHALD PHILIP DAVID
IPC: F16L37/091
Filed: 2001-06-25
Abstract: A tube coupling arrangement comprises a body 4 which defines a tube receiving bore which is provided with a sealing element 6, a tube gripping means 10 and a release element 14 axially slidable within the bore. The release element 14 is engageable with the tube gripping means 10 so as to urge the tube gripping means 10 out of contact with the tube so that the tube 22 can be removed from the coupling. A retaining element 12 to hold the sealing element 6 and tube gripping means 10 in position is also included and is at least partially held within the bore. A stiffening element 8 is positioned so as to engage a portion of the tube gripping means 10 so as to render it stiffer and therefore increase the gripping force exerted by the tube gripping means 10 against the tube 22, when the tube 22 is inserted within the coupling.
Patent GB-2399116-A (GB)
Title: Expandable tubes with overlapping end portions
Inventor: LOHBECK WILHELMUS CHRISTIANUS
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: An expandable tubular element for use in a wellbore formed in an earth formation, the tubular element comprising a first radially expandable tube and a second radially expandable tube. The tubes are arranged in a manner that an end portion of the second tube extends into an end portion of the first tube, wherein a selected one of said end portions has a reduced resistance to radial expansion per unit length compared to a remainder portion of the tube to which the selected end portion pertains. These end portions may comprise slits (36), hinges (42), tubules (24) or folded sections (28).
Patent GB-2414241-A (GB)
Title: Polyurethane for adsorbing leukocytes
Inventor: BRADLEY MARK
IPC: A61M1/36
Filed: 2004-05-20
Abstract: A polyurethane material suitable for adsorbing leukocytes, is composed of [a] a diisocyanate compound structural unit, preferably derived from hexamethylene diisocyanate or 1,3-bis(isocyanatemethyl)cyclohexane, [b] a diol compound structural unit, preferably derived from polytetramethylene glycol (PTMG) and [c] a chain extender structural unit containing a tertiary amino group, preferably derived from 3-(dimethylethylamino)-1,2-propandiol (DMAP). The polyurethane material adsorbs a labelled sugar chain solution, LDF1, in an amount of 400,000 or more after 2 hours exposure to the solution.
Patent GB-2403837-A (GB)
Title: Method and Apparatus of preventing unauthorised parking in a parking space
Inventor: COUTTS DAVID
IPC: G08G1/14
Filed: 2004-07-05
Abstract: An apparatus for preventing unauthorised parking in a parking place comprises a detector and an alarm output means which is activated when a body is detected. The alarm output means may be visual and/or audible. The alarm output may be dependent upon the body detected. Power for the unit may be provided by batteries or solar panels. In a method of use the detector discriminates between a vehicle and a pedestrian. The issue of the alarm may be delayed by a time period dependent on the body detected. The alarm may operate for a predetermined time or until deactivated. The deactivation may be performed by either an active source or passive source being presented to an appropriate means in the apparatus. In a particular embodiment, the apparatus is used to prevent unauthorised parking in a space reserved for disabled drivers.
Patent GB-2405069-A (GB)
Title: Projector with consumable component having memory device
Inventor: CHILDERS WINTHROP D
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2004-07-21
Abstract: A system includes a projector (102) having a consumable component such, as a lamp (110). The consumable component (110) includes a memory device (114). An application (208) on the projector (102) has access to the memory device (114). Additionally, a user interface (210), updated by the application (208), is configured to display information from the memory device (114) within the consumable component (110). The memory contain lamp-life and retail purchase information. The memory device can be a smart-card able to communicate with the projector before and after installation. The system is equipped with a processor readable medium for establishing communication between the lamp and a projector.