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Patent GB-2379438-A (GB)
Title: Cork remover
Inventor: SO KWOK KUEN
IPC: B67B7/04
Filed: 2001-09-06
Abstract: A cork remover 100 for removing the cork 11 of a bottle 10, comprises a tubular body 110 having upper and lower end, a helical corkscrew 120 insertable into the body 110 through its upper end, a handle 125 connected at an upper end of the corkscrew 120, and resiliently deformable, frictionally gripping abutment means 130, located and arranged in a substantially annular manner on a radial plane within the body 110, for engaging the rim portion of the mouth of said bottle 10. The abutment means 130 may have a relatively rigid inner part or core 131 connected to the body 110 and a resiliently deformable outer part or jacket 135, the jacket may be formed with at least one aperture 132A, 133A exposing a part of the core 131 which is connected to the body 110. The exposed parts 132A and 133A of the core 131 may be connected to the body 110 by glue or ultrasonic welding, and may have a protrusion 134 to engage with respective recesses 115 on the lower surface of flanges 114, which are integral with the inner surface of the body 110. The abutment means 130 may have an annular inner surface that tapers upwards and is part-conical, and may comprise of a pair of part arcuate members or may be a single ring member. The abutment means 130 may be made, at least partially, of rubber material, and the outer part or jacket 135 of the abutments means 130 may be made of rubber.
Patent GB-2369859-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine with opposed pistons and cam surfaces to transmit the piston movements
Inventor: FAIRNEY WILLIAM
IPC: F01B3/00
Filed: 2001-09-05
Abstract: An internal combustion engine, preferably diesel, has at least two cylinders (10) and two drive shafts (11a, 11b), each cylinder having two opposed pistons (13) therein, with piston heads (13a, 13b) facing each other and piston rods of the pistons are coupled to the drive shaft or shafts through respective opposed cams (12a, 12b). The opposed cams are profiled such as to ensure that the opposed pistons are held at the top dead centre postion until combustion is substantially complete.
Patent GB-2381732-A (GB)
Title: Elastic support Band
Inventor: COLLINS JAMES ANTHONY
IPC: A41F11/16
Filed: 2001-11-10
Abstract: An elasticated support band for example to hold up a sock or to secure medical or sporting items to the human body comprises an elasticated flat length of material being extendible along the length, a first fastener 101 positioned at a first half of the length of material, and a second fastener 102 positioned at a second half of the length of material, the first and second fastener being secured to a first surface of the length of material, wherein the length of material and the second fastener are configured to engage with the first fastener to allow the band to form a loop around the body part. The elasticated band is constructed from woven polyamide and the fasteners are hook and loop type materials. The invention is also suitable for use on animals, and can include a flap 300 with a graphic thereon 105.
Patent GB-2383149-A (GB)
Title: Digital content distribution
Inventor: FERRIS NEIL
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: A system for enabling the distribution of and for tracking the use made of items of digital content, including a database (4) for storing one or more electronic addresses of potential recipients of digital content, an management server (2) for selecting recipients, from the contacts list, for an item of promotional digital content and for defining digital rights management (DRM) rules for access to the digital content by the selected recipients. Electronic messages are sent to each selected recipient, with elements for downloading the content and for providing feedback. Content promoters can access status reports indicating access to said item of digital content by a recipient, and feedback, at any stage following the transmission of the messages.
Patent GB-2385626-A (GB)
Title: Window containing water
Inventor: MCHARDY DUNCAN
IPC: E06B9/52
Filed: 2002-02-23
Abstract: Water A is included between two panes of a window. It is stated that the resulting refracted light repels flies from the room. The water may be sterilized and contain anti-freeze. An additional pane B may be provided defining an empty space D.
Patent GB-2386209-A (GB)
Title: A method of activating new software or a software upgrade at a network element of a telecommunications network
Inventor: KHATIB MOHAMMAD
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2002-03-06
Abstract: A method is provided of activating new software or a software upgrade at a network element of a telecommunications network. The method first comprises during the software activation monitoring processing resources involved in the activation to determine parameter values. A resource usage indicator is then determined dependent on the parameter values. The indicator is then used to allocate resources to and/ or determine timing of a subsequent activation of new software or a software upgrade.
Patent GB-2382099-A (GB)
Title: Flexible flood barrier
Inventor: CHAPMAN BRIAN EDWARD
IPC: E06B9/06
Filed: 2002-04-05
Abstract: A flood barrier 8 for a building 12 comprises a flexible, waterproof membrane 18 which is secured to the building by a frame member 14 and a channel member 20 which trap the sheet between them to form a fluid tight seal. The frame and channel members may have a substantially square or rectangular cross section, and the membrane may have sufficient slack that it rests against part 32 of the structure to be protected, which thereby supports the water pressure.
Patent GB-2387485-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for attaching or removing a magnetic device to or from a spark plug
Inventor: DAWSON JOSEPH GIBSON
IPC: H01T13/12
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: A tool 24, 22, for attaching or removing a magnetic device 1 to or from a spark plug 7 installed in an engine, comprises, in use, a level of magnetic attraction between the tool and the magnetic device which is less than or greater than that between the magnetic device 1 and a spark plug 7, respectively. The magnetic device 1 may be an annular Neodymium Iron and Boron permanent magnet which fits around the ceramic insulated portion of the spark plug. The tool is used to install or remove the magnetic device in a manner which avoids the magnetic device from being damaged during the process. The tool 24, 22 may be a cylindrical tube made of magnetic material such as steel and it may have dimensions which make maximum use of the recess space provided around the spark plug 7 or it may have a width which is less than the maximum width of the spark plug. A non-magnetic polymeric spacer element 36 may be used to reduce the magnetic attraction of the tool 24 to a desired level below that between the magnetic device 1 and a spark plug 7. Methods of attaching and removing a magnetic device to or from a spark plug are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2389435-A (GB)
Title: A cellular phone based alert messaging system for notifying users at risk
Inventor: HASELDINE STEPHEN JEREMY
IPC: H04W4/90
Filed: 2002-04-10
Abstract: In the absence of an emergency situation, a device 16 establishes communication with a base station of a cellular mobile network by using a signing-on protocol. This allows location data to be recorded at 26, identifying the handset 16 (and by implication, the user to which the handset belongs) as being present within a particular cell. The signing-on protocol may also include a step of identifying special needs of the user, stored as disability data at 30. In the event of an alarm 28 identifying an emergency, the routing system 22 consults the location data 26 to identify devices 16 within the cell served by the arm 28, and consults disability data 30 to identify any of those devices which belong to users recorded as having special needs. This identifies users at risk from the emergency. An alerting message is sent to the devices of those users, preferably in a form appropriate to their special needs.
Patent GB-2383614-A (GB)
Title: Differential having a power source which varies torque between two differential shafts
Inventor: PHELAN PERRY EDWARD
IPC: F16H48/20
Filed: 2002-06-01
Abstract: A differential 44 has left and right output shafts 46, 62 which drive vehicle wheels and are connected to a power source 52, eg electric motor, hydraulic motor, pump, compressor etc, by gear trains 51, 59. The motor 52 is controlled by a controller 30 which receives signals from various sensors, for example wheel speed sensors 34, yaw angle sensor 27 and steering angle senor 28. When, for example, the left wheel slips the shaft 46 and the gear trans 51 speeds up, this increase in speed causes outer rotor 56, via shaft 73, to speed up. Sensors 34 detects the difference in wheel speeds and the controller 30 applies a voltage to inner coil (55, fig 4) that produces drag and thereby slows down the outer rotor 56 and speeds up the inner rotor (55) which transmits its speed, via gear train 59, to the right hand shaft 62. As a result the left shaft 46 slows down and the right shaft 62 speeds up, thus less torque is transferred to a road by the left wheel and spinning ceases.
Patent GB-2393420-A (GB)
Title: Flexible composite material
Inventor: BUSSMANN TOM
IPC: B32B7/022
Filed: 2002-09-24
Abstract: A composite structure comprises alternating layers of a flexible material 2 and a more rigid material 1 enclosed within casing 3. Layers 1 and 2 are not bonded together and may slide over each other within the casing as the material is flexed. Casing 3 may be covered in upholstery 4. Material 1 may comprise a birch faced plywood and material 2 a flexible plywood. Casing 3 may comprise a foamed plastic material. The composite structure is intended for use in body conformable furniture.
Patent GB-2395810-A (GB)
Title: Multi-requester detection of potential logical unit thrashing and preemptive application of preventive or ameliorative measures.
Inventor: BARTLETT ERIC JOHN
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: An arbitrator component determines which of an active-passive pair of resource controllers is to be the active controller by detecting what access each of two I/O requesters has to the resource controllers 210, 214 218, and selecting one of the pair of resource controllers if both requesters have access 212, selecting the only one if one or both requesters have access to only one 216, and if each requester has access to a different controller, preventing LUN thrashing by disabling I/O to one controller 222 or easing LUN thrashing by enabling I/O, but disabling participation by one requester in determining which controller is selected to be active, i.e. swapping active controller 224.
Patent GB-2397190-A (GB)
Title: A TV printer
Inventor: SWIFT JONATHAN RICHARD
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 2003-01-28
Abstract: A TV set which has a body 1 with a screen 2 which has some computing power which is able to freeze part or all of the picture displayed on the screen for it to be printed out by the preferably integral printer 5 from the slot 6 the paper being stored behind the set at 4. The whole system may be operated by an infra-red remote control 8 and TV sensor 7. Alternatively the printer may be seperate from the tv and connected via a USB port. Also envisaged are connections to a scanner, email, video recorder, hi-fi, interactive services, security systems etc and provision for text display, voice activation, image alteration by filter effects and connection to the world wide web.
Patent GB-2388373-A (GB)
Title: Telecommunications cable joint closure sealant
Inventor: HORCAN WILLIAM DOMINICK MARY
IPC: H02G1/00
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: A two-part polyurethane sealant, especially for a telecommunications cable joint closure, one part being an isocyanate and the second part being a tackifier. The isocyanate is preferably di-substituted and is preferably 4,4-MDI. The tackifier is preferably a polyol, most preferably a water-blown polyalkylene glycol. The sealant preferably acts as an insulator. The constituents of the sealant may be mixed in the nozzle of an applicator gun. Also claimed is a method of preventing water presence in a telecommunication cable joint closure and a method for detecting the presence of a leak in the closure. Further claimed is an apparatus for pressure testing the closure.
Patent GB-2399010-A (GB)
Title: Hand sterilizer and warm air blow dryer
Inventor: HOLMES THOMAS MICHAEL
IPC: A47K10/48
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: A drying apparatus e.g. a hand dryer 10 comprises first and second compartments 20 and 40, where the first compartment has an air inlet 22 and a germicidal tube 24 mounted in the compartment to sterilize the air entering the first compartment. The second compartment has a heating element 42 for heating the sterilized air, a fan 50 for drawing the sterilized air from the first compartment into the second compartment and a blowing unit 44 for expelling the sterilized air from the second compartment. The germicidal tube may emit a UVC light and the first and second compartments may be held in a metal chassis.
Patent GB-2403503-A (GB)
Title: Hook for lashing scaffolding boards
Inventor: PRESTON SEAN DONALD
IPC: E04G7/28
Filed: 2003-06-30
Abstract: A J-shaped laminar hook comprises a mouth 3 for receiving a scaffolding tube 18 and a hole through the hook for receiving lashing means 12, the arrangement being such that a turning force applied to the hook via lashing 12 rotates the hook until the force aligns with the tube axis. Hooks 2a - 2d may be hooked round scaffolding poles 18, and their attached strap 12 passes through each hook as shown, and when pulled tight aligns the hooks between scaffolding boards 16 to secure them with minimal gaps: the end of the lashing strap may have hooks 32 for attachment to a handrail 24, and a ratchet 26 serves to tighten and hold the strap.
Patent GB-2405185-A (GB)
Title: An adjustable friction damper strut
Inventor: BAILEY BRIAN ALLAN
IPC: F16F7/09
Filed: 2003-07-30
Abstract: A damper strut 1 comprising a cylinder 2 and a piston 3 which is movable axially within the cylinder 2, the piston 3 having an element 5 whose periphery is in frictional and/or sealing engagement with the inner wall 6 of the cylinder 2. The strut 1 further comprises means 8, 9, 10 arranged to adjust the frictional force and/or sealing effect between the piston element periphery 5 and the inner cylinder wall 6.
Patent GB-2392577-A (GB)
Title: Active reduction of tool borne noise in a sonic logging tool
Inventor: PABON JAHIR
IPC: G10K11/178
Filed: 2003-08-15
Abstract: A system for reducing tool borne noise uses an axially distributed active vibration control system in a sonic logging tool that can be positioned within a fluid-filled borehole. The tool 20 includes an acoustic transmitter 29 an axial array 30 of acoustic receivers 31-38, and actuator assemblies 41-48 that are coupled to cancel tool mode vibrations at stations along the receiver section of the tool. In a preferred embodiment, force is applied in feedback mode based on tool mode vibrations sensed at each station. The force at each station is applied by a real-time computational algorithm using feedback. The feedback includes weighting to accommodate monopole or dipole tool mode vibration. The computational algorithm includes FIR processing of signals received from a vibration sensor assembly. The force applied at a given station is a function of tool mode vibration measured at that station and the predetermined values of a set of FIR filter coefficients associated with the given station. The predetermined FIR filter coefficients are determined by an iterative optimization technique. Alternatively, the force at each station may be applied using feed-forward.
Patent GB-2392751-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for assigning thread priority in a multi-threaded processor
Inventor: BOGGS DARRELL D
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2002-04-18
Abstract: In a multi-threaded processor, thread priority variables are set up in memory. The actual assignment of thread priority is based on the expiration of a thread precedence counter. To further augment, the effectiveness of the thread precedence counters, starting counters are associated with each thread that serve as a multiplier for the value to be used in the thread precedence counter. The value in the starting counters are manipulated so as to prevent one thread from getting undue priority to the resources of the multi-threaded processor
Patent GB-2390367-A (GB)
Title: Lipid profile modulation
Inventor: MORTON NICHOLAS MICHAEL
IPC: A61K48/00
Filed: 2002-03-25
Abstract: The invention provides use of an agent which lowers levels of 11
-HSD1 in the manufacture of a composition for the promotion of an atheroprotective lipid profile.
Patent GB-2396384-A (GB)
Title: I.c. engine ignition diagnosis and combustion feedback control using an ionization signal
Inventor: ZHU GUOMING GEORGE
IPC: F02D41/22
Filed: 2003-10-16
Abstract: This invention is related to the field of ignition diagnosis systems of automotive internal combustion engines. More particularly, it is related to the field of ignition diagnosis and control systems. The present invention comprises an ignition diagnostics and feedback control system based upon detected ionization current in an individual cylinder. The system is divided into two subsystems: an ignition diagnostics subsystem and an ignition feedback control system subsystem. The ignition diagnostics subsystem comprises an ignition system diagnostics, a misfire detector, a knock detector, and a robust multi-criteria minimum timing for best torque MBT timing estimator. The ionization feedback control subsystem comprises five main subsystems: a closed loop cold start retard spark control using ionization feedback, a closed loop MBT timing control using ionization feedback, a closed-loop individual cylinder air-to-fuel ratio balancing control system, an optimal wide open throttle air/fuel ratio control, and an exhaust gas control using a spark plug ionization signal.
Patent GB-2407771-A (GB)
Title: Packaging means for emanating pyrethroid effective in controlling flying insects
Inventor: BALAKRISHNAN KRISHANTHI
IPC: A01M1/20
Filed: 2003-11-07
Abstract: A packaging means for retaining vapour active pyrethroids comprises a holder and a cellulosic based substrate or matrix impregnated and/or dosed with the vapour active pyrethroid, ```wherein the holder comprises a top, a base and a longitudinal member vertically extending there between, and ```wherein the cellulosic matrix has a honeycomb configuration adapted to be retained between the top and base and has a surface area so as to achieve sufficient emanation of the vapour active pyrethroid to control flying insects. The invention also provides a cellulosic based honeycomb structure that when in an extended state has a surface area of 50-5000 sq. cm. and a height of 8-23 cm. and an indicator for indicating the end of life of a packaging means for emanating said vapour comprising a counter, indicator display and a gear mechanism which rotates the counter incrementally each time the packaging means is extended.
Patent GB-2393627-A (GB)
Title: A securing device for elongate material
Inventor: LITTLE JACQUELYN ANN
IPC: A01G9/12
Filed: 2002-07-05
Abstract: A securing device made of wire and for securing elongate material (e.g. twine, not shown) comprises a spring coil (1) having turns such that the elongate material can go along and around the spring coil (1) to be gripped by itself and by the spring coil (1). The securing device further comprises a wire fixing leg (2) joined by a wire portion (4) to the spring coil (1), by which leg (2) the securing device can be fixed in position at the top of a cane (3), with the leg (2) within the hollow central region of the cane (3). A bend (5) in the wire of the leg (2) wedges securely within the top end of the cane (3) to fix the securing device in position.
Patent GB-2416508-A (GB)
Title: Sharp undercutter and undercutter fabrication
Inventor: CRICHTON TREVOR JOHN
IPC: B26B19/04
Filed: 2004-07-23
Abstract: This invention employs a serrated or scalloped edge (7) on the undercutter of an electric razor to enhance the shaving performance. This improvement is achieved by promoting hair capture and retention and reducing the cutting forces required to sever the hair. The serrations and/or scallops (9) help retain the captured hair, thereby increasing hair cutting efficiency. They also reduce the tendency for the hair to "roll" along the edge of the foil aperture until it is trapped in the aperture angle; this promotes a closer shave. A serrated edge can be generated by various methods. In this disclosure, several possible methods are described. The preferred method of fabrication is to generate a weld bead on the outer surface of an undercutter blade and grind back the bead to generate sharp edges along the weld bead. In doing so, the weld bead produces a serrated pattern. The geometry of the serration is determined by the geometry of the weld bead.
Patent GB-2405705-A (GB)
Title: Configuring a function block which implements a state machine of a process plant
Inventor: LAW GARY K
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2004-09-03
Abstract: A system and method for configuring a function block, associated with a process plant, to implement a state machine includes providing an input associated with the process plant, providing means to configure the way in which the state machine transitions between different states and providing means to store state transition data. The means provided for configuring the way in which the state machine transitions between different states may be a Graphical User Interface (GUI), which may include a number of graphical elements that are used to indicate desired transitions between states. The input associated with the process plant may be from a process control system, a safety system or a simulation of a safety system, or may be from a user interface. Configuration data may be stored in a database and retrieved based on a current machine state and the input. The value of the input may cause the state machine to change states e.g. from an operational state to a disabled state.
Patent GB-2418285-A (GB)
Title: Identity verification using bitmaps of complete fingerprint
Inventor: ROSS WILLIAM LESLIE
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2004-09-21
Abstract: A method for verifying the identity of a person including steps of: sensing a fingerprint pattern; producing a digital representation of the sensed fingerprint pattern; comparing the digital representation of the sensed fingerprint pattern to a stored digital representation of a stored fingerprint pattern. The comparison is made using complete digital representations of the sensed and stored fingerprint patterns. The digital representations may be bitmap format.
Patent GB-2421554-A (GB)
Title: Blind fastener device
Inventor: KLIPPEL SIMON
IPC: F16B13/06
Filed: 2004-12-23
Abstract: A fastener device comprises a threaded fastener (12) having a head for tightening the fastener (12), a nut (14) having a tapered exterior portion, a slotted sleeve (16) having an axially compressible portion, and an annular collar member (18) having an anti-rotation feature grippable by a tool to prevent rotation of the collar (18). The slotted sleeve further comprises an annular ring portion (17) having at least two arms (19) extending therefrom, said arms (19) being separated from one another by respective slots. The portions of the arms (19) distal to the ring portion (17) define an internal tapered seat adapted to receive the tapered portion of the nut (14). The collar (18) and sleeve (16) are fitted between the fastener (21) and the nut (14) such that the tapered portion of the nut (14) is received in the seat and the collar engages the fastener head such that rotation of the bolt (12) relative to the nut (14) in a desired direction causes the nut (14) to advance towards the bolt head through the slotted sleeve (16) and thereby causes the arms (19) to diverge away from the nut (14) and subsequent axial compression of the compressible portion to reduce the overall length of the sleeve (16). The nut (14) and sleeve (16) are further provided with an anti-rotation means therebetween, there being a projection (54) receivable in a slot (38 - see figure 5) in the sleeve (16).