Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080282722 | Methods and Apparatus for Dispensing Beverages - The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing a beverage, the beverage comprising a liquid-beverage portion and a frozen-beverage portion. The apparatus comprises means for dispensing into a receptacle the liquid beverage portion, means ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080283058 | Inhaler - The invention provides an inhaler of the non-reservoir kind (i.e. one which operates by dispensing individually packaged doses) characterised by the feature that a moisture-proof barrier—which may optionally comprise substantially or partly an external region of the inhaler-encloses the dose-storage region of the inhaler without enclosing the doses individually, and incorporates a similarly moisture-proof aperture through which the medicament doses can, in use, be individually dispensed. The invention also provides a method of filling such an inhaler. | 11-20-2008 |
20090100914 | CARTRIDGE FOR A FLUID SAMPLE ANALYSER - A cartridge for apparatus for analysing a sample comprising a fluid as a flow cell for receiving the sample. The cell is formed from a substantially rigid support surface ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090114044 | DOCKING MECHANISM FOR A SENSOR CARTRIDGE - A docking mechanism provided for analytical apparatus, such as an acoustic bio-sensor apparatus. The mechanism is operable releasably to receive a cartridge ( | 05-07-2009 |
20110042413 | PISTON PUMP AND DRIVER THEREFOR - A pump driver, a disposable pump cartridge for use with the pump driver and a beverage dispenser employing the pump drive are disclosed. The disposable pump cartridge comprises at least one barrel | 02-24-2011 |
20120301006 | CONTROLLER - A controller is provided for manoeuvring an interrogation plane relative to a reference surface. The interrogation plane intersects the reference surface and is associated with a pole about which the interrogation plane is rotatable. The pole has an adjustable angle of inclination relative to the reference surface. The controller has a base, a handle, and an arm extending from a connection with the base to a connection with the handle. The arm has hingeable joints which hinge to allow the handle to be translated relative to the base in arbitrary directions across a user surface. The controller further has position sensors which measure the translation of the handle relative to the base on the user surface. The translation provides a corresponding translation of the interrogation plane relative to the reference surface. The handle is rotatable about a rotation axis and is tillable about a tilt axis to allow the handle to be angularly moved relative to the user surface. The controller further has angle sensors which respectively detect the rotation about the rotation axis and the tilt about the tilt axis. The rotation about the rotation axis and the tilting about the tilt axis provide angular movement of the interrogation plane relative to the reference surface corresponding to the angular movement of the handle relative to the user surface. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD - This invention relates to medical devices for labelling a syringe filled from an ampoule, and to safer devices for filling a syringe from an ampoule, and to associated methods. We describe a device for attaching to an ampoule to label a syringe filled from the ampoule, the device comprising: an ampoule-mounting portion for mounting the device to a filled ampoule; a syringe-fitting portion to enable the device to be fitted onto said syringe; and a label holder to hold a label for contents of said ampoule; and wherein one of said syringe and said ampoule is detachable from said device; and wherein said label is configured such that in conjunction with a filling operation of said syringe and detachment of said one of said syringe and said ampoule from said device said syringe is labelled by said label. | 12-06-2012 |
20130304081 | OBSTETRIC VACUUM EXTRACTOR - An obstetric vacuum extractor ( | 11-14-2013 |