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Patent GB-2374261-A (GB)
Title: USB-Terminal with rapid data transfer
Inventor: ERDMANN MARTIN
IPC: H04L27/00
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: A USB-terminal is disclosed having a USB-communications circuit (2) for connecting the USB-terminal (1) to an external computer (9) by way of a USB-bus (8), a telephone-line transceiver (3) for connecting the USB-terminal (1) to a telephone network (31) by way of telephone lines (29, 30), and an internal bus (14) for the direct bidirectional transfer of user data between the USB-communications circuit (2) and the telephone-line transceiver (3). A communications channel control circuit (13) is provided which controls the direct transfer of user data between the USB-communications circuit (2) and the telephone-line transceiver (3) by way of a plurality of logical communications channels. Rapid data transfer is possible in a manner that is not controlled by the CPU (34) by execution of a data transfer program.
Patent GB-2372772-A (GB)
Title: Partial coil-in-coil tubing
Inventor: MISSELBROOK JOHN GORDON
IPC: F16L11/14
Filed: 1999-09-10
Abstract: A dual tubing coiled tubing string, including methods of assembly, that includes an inner tubing (IT) sealed by a seal (SL) within at least an upper portion of an outer tubing (OT).
Patent GB-2389095-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor belt assembly, slidably mounted on base
Inventor: WALKER JOHN GRAEME
IPC: B64F1/36
Filed: 2002-05-31
Abstract: A baggage-handling conveyor system comprises a main belt assembly 1 slidably mounted on a base 2. The main belt assembly 1 may move parallel to the base 2 under the actuation of sliding means such as a first hydraulic ram (12, fig.3). The system may further comprise and auxiliary belt 3 which may be movable to cooperate with various orientations of the main belt 1, as may be seen in the transition from fig.2 to fig.3. The main belt assembly 1 may also be capable of tilt and rotation displacements. The system may be used for the loading and unloading of baggage to and from aircraft.
Patent GB-2380652-A (GB)
Title: A dynamic intensity modulated radiation therapy scheme
Inventor: HERNANDEZ-GUERRA FRANCISCO M
IPC: A61N5/10
Filed: 2002-07-18
Abstract: At the start of an IMRT segment the opposing pairs of leaves 41, 42 in a multiple leaf collimator 401 are set to an initial profile. During the IMRT segment at least one of the opposing pairs of leaves 41, 42 of the multiple leaf collimator 401 are moved together and closed. They remain closed until the end of the segment. The dose rate remains constant during the segment.
Patent GB-2387257-A (GB)
Title: Safety apparatus
Inventor: LEWIS GARRY
IPC: F23N5/24
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: After a predetermined service or maintenance interval a timer activates a cut off to prevent the supply of fuel to an appliance which runs on combustible fuel. At the end of the service interval, or shortly before, a message is sent to a remote location by E-Mail or telephone text messaging. The invention also extends to safety apparatus for cutting off the fuel supply to an appliance or device, which runs on combustible fuel, in response to receipt of a signal from a remote hazard detector. The apparatus comprises a valve (10) mounted within a housing (12) which is disposed between the outlet of the fuel supply and the fuel inlet of the appliance or device. The apparatus further comprises a radio signal receiver unit (26) for receiving a signal from a remote hazard detector (not shown), such as a fire, smoke, gas or carbon monoxide detector. The valve (10) is usually in a position so as to permit fuel flow between the fuel supply and the appliance or device via the housing interior. However, if the receiver unit (26) receives a signal from the hazard detector indicating the presence of a potential hazard, the valve is deployed (by means of solenoid 24) so that a blocking plate (22) moves to a position in which it blocks the fuel flow path and effectively switches the appliance or device off. The invention also extends to apparatus for automatically cutting off the electricity supply to an electrical appliance or device in the event of a potential hazard being detected.
Patent GB-2396708-A (GB)
Title: Arithmetic logic unit with feedback to a first adder via registers and output via a second adder.
Inventor: SKULL JON
IPC: G06F7/50
Filed: 2002-12-05
Abstract: An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) has a first adder with at least two inputs and two outputs coupled to registers which are coupled to the inputs. The outputs are also coupled to a second adder which generates the ALU's result. The outputs of the first adder may be bitwise summations of the inputs, the first output not including carries and the second comprising the carries. There may be control logic coupled to the second register and to the second adder the control logic configured to provide a carry-in bit to the second register. The second adder may comprise a third adder that generates the least significant bits and a fourth adder that generates the most significant bits based on the outputs of the first adder. The second adder may have a multiplexor for selecting one of two alterative results generated by the third adder. The first adder may have a third input for a carry-in signal. The first adder may generate its outputs in a first clock cycle and the second adder its result in a second cycle. A method of performing arithmetic operations in two cycles using two adders without feedback is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2378670-A (GB)
Title: Cutting matrix and method of applying the same
Inventor: LYNDE GERALD D
IPC: B23B27/16
Filed: 2002-01-02
Abstract: A method for applying cutting elements (10, 50) to a tool for cutting or milling a metal item in a well is disclosed, along with the cutting element used in the method. The tool can include one or more blades extending outwardly or downwardly from the tool for cutting a metal item such as the wall of a casing string, or for removing a predetermined length of a casing string in a cutting action. The blade or blades have cutting elements (10, 50) positioned on the leading faces of the blades to engage the casing string or other metal item in the bore hole. Each cutting element (10, 50) is composed of a plurality of effective cutting faces (12). Each cutting face (12) can have a substantially triangular shape, or a substantially squeare shape, or some other geometric shape. The cutting elements (10, 50) can be arranged in a random pattern. Each cutting element (10, 50) can be oriented in a random orientation relative to the blade.
Patent GB-2382279-A (GB)
Title: Event-based advertisements
Inventor: GLEDJE TROND
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2001-07-20
Abstract: A service provider solicits content providers to provide advertisements. Each content provider which desires to provide an advertisement will tag the advertisement with various attributes. These attributes comprises information type, zone/area related information, information attributes, information validity, information preferentials and language keys. The service provider then obtains the tagged advertisement information and stores the information in an advertisement database. The service provider then monitors, with the assistance of information provided by the mobile network, the activity of the mobile stations associated with subscribers to determine whether a mobile station has entered a zone/area which matches a zone/area in the advertisement database. If a mobile station has entered such an area, the mobile station has the service activated, and a demographic of a subscriber associated with the mobile station matches criteria specified by the advertiser, the service provider will provide the advertisement to the mobile station.
Patent GB-2388186-A (GB)
Title: A sliding shelf for a cooking appliance with means to restrict withdrawal of the shelf
Inventor: HERBOLSHEIMER JOCHEN
IPC: F24C15/16
Filed: 2003-04-11
Abstract: An invertible sliding shelf for a cooking appliance is provided with stop devices (12, 12') which are integrally formed at end regions of a carrier element (10) of the shelf and are co-operable with a withdrawal stop of the appliance to limit withdrawal of the shelf from the appliance. Each stop device has at least one vertically upwardly and at least one vertically downwardly directed stop member (14, 15, 16, 17) so that a stop member is available for co-operation with the withdrawal stop of the appliance in each of two mutually inverted orientations of the shelf in the appliance. The stop members are preferably formed by compression, such as stamping, of the shelf material which may be a rod 10. The shelf may be in the form of a grille of which the rod is a boundary frame. The shelf may also comprise a plate (figs 6 and 7). The shelf is preferably disposed within a cooking chamber.
Patent GB-2393277-A (GB)
Title: Generating the reflection of data in a plurality of processing elements
Inventor: BEAUMONT MARK
IPC: G06F7/02
Filed: 2003-04-23
Abstract: A method for generating the reflection of data in a plurality of processing elements comprises shifting the data along, for example, each row in the array until each processing element in the row has received all the data held by every other processing element in that row. Each processing element stores and outputs final data as a function of its position in the row. A similar reflection along a horizontal line can be achieved by shifting data along columns instead of rows. Also disclosed is a method for reflecting data in a matrix of processing elements about a vertical line comprising shifting data between processing elements arranged in rows. An initial count is set in each processing element according to the expression (2 x Col_Index) x Mod (array size). In one embodiment, a counter counts down from the initial count in each processing element as a function of the number of shifts that have been performed. Output is selected as a function of the current count. A similar reflection about a horizontal line can be achieved by shifting data between processing elements arranged in columns and setting the initial count according to the expression (2 x Row_Index) x Mod (array size). The present invention represents an efficient method for obtaining the reflection of data.
Patent GB-2401848-A (GB)
Title: Two-compartment water-soluble container
Inventor: MILER FABIENNE
IPC: B65D25/08
Filed: 2003-05-20
Abstract: A water-soluble injection moulded container (1) for containing a first composition (6) held in a first compartment (2) and a second composition (8) held in a second compartment (3) , said first compartment (2) and said second compartment (3) being separated by a water-soluble barrier (4) having an opening (5) plugged by a plug (7), is arranged such that, when said container (1) is filled, said first compartment (2) is filled through said opening (5) in said barrier (4), said barrier (4) is plugged with said plug (7), and subsequently said second compartment (3) is filled with said second composition (8) and said second compartment is sealed with a closure part such as a water-soluble film (9, Figure 5). The two compositions may each be a fabric care, surface care or dishwashing composition, a disinfectant, antibacterial or antiseptic composition or an agricultural composition. The contents of the second compartment may be released before those of the first when the container is placed in water.
Patent GB-2402846-A (GB)
Title: Method for enabling a mobile station to receive a circuit switched page
Inventor: DAVIS SIMON PAUL
IPC: H04W68/12
Filed: 2003-09-30
Abstract: A method of controlling communication in a cellular communication system comprising a mobile station (1) and a base station (2) comprising allocating a first unique mobile station identifier in a first domain of operation; allocating a second unique mobile station identifier in a second domain of operation; passing the first and second identifiers to the base station; correlating the first identifier with the second identifier in the base station; monitoring at the base station for pages in the second domain during transmissions in the first domain; and signalling to the mobile station, via a connection (10) in the first domain, that there is a transmission in the second domain waiting. In a preferred embodiment, the first domain is a packet switched domain, and the second domain is a circuit switched domain. The communication system associated with the present invention may also comprise GERAN.
Patent GB-2407049-A (GB)
Title: Combined salt/pepper mill arrangement
Inventor: CHENG SHUN-I
IPC: A47J42/50
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: A combination of pepper mill and salt shaker includes a mediate member 1 having two recesses defined in two ends thereof and two connection members 2 are rotatably engaged with the two recesses. Each recess has first notches 14 defined in an inside thereof and each connection member has second notches 22 which are located in alignment with the first notches 14 so that beads 15 are movably received in the space enclosed by the first and the second notches, 14, 22. Two mill members 3, 3' are respectively connected to the connection members 2. When the combination is put upright, the beads 15 on the upper end of the mediate member 1 are located at the joint surface of the upper mill member 3 and the connection member 2 and the beads 15 on the lower end of the mediate member 2 are received in first notches 14 such that only the mill member on the lower end can be rotated. Also included is a polygonal passage 13, chamber 31 and driving shaft 32.
Patent GB-2408241-A (GB)
Title: A seatbelt arrangement with an air bag
Inventor: BOSTROM OLA
IPC: B60R22/18
Filed: 2003-11-21
Abstract: A safety belt arrangement (1) for a vehicle seat (2) includes a 3-point safety belt (4) and also a 2-point safety belt (13). An inflatable element (21) mounted in a sleeve (19) is located to be adjacent the inner face of the 2-point belt (13). The inflatable element (21) is positioned so that when it is inflated, in an accident situation, the inflatable element fills the space between the upper part of the torso of the seat occupant (3) and the inner face of the 2-point belt (13) so that the 2-point belt becomes fully tight whilst the inflatable element (21) forces the upper part of the torso towards the back-rest of the seat (2). The inflatable element (21) also provides a pretensioning effect. The inflatable element may only inflate when a sensor located on the buckle senses that the 2-point belt is buckled.
Patent GB-2399273-A (GB)
Title: Automated hitching system
Inventor: RATEAU ANDRE
IPC: B62D49/06
Filed: 2003-12-18
Abstract: A vehicle comprises a chassis 2 having a first end and a second end; a top link mounting member 18 and at least one lower link mounting member 30. The top link mounting member 18 and the or each lower link mounting member 30 are mounted on the chassis 2 for movement between retracted and extended positions. The retracted position the free ends of the top link 11 and lower links 12 are adjacent with one of said ends of the chassis and in said extended position the free ends of the lower links project beyond the same said end of the chassis.
Patent GB-2397654-A (GB)
Title: Conduction Cooled Passively Shielded MRI Magnet
Inventor: LASKARIS EVANGELOS
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 2003-12-19
Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device (200) for imaging a volume (20) is provided with at least one main magnet (230) for generating a magnetic field, and at least one gradient coil (295) for manipulating the magnetic field generated by the at least one superconducting main magnet (230) to image the volume (20). The magnetic fields generated by the at least one gradient coil (295) are substantially unshielded. A passive shield comprised of several magnetizable rings to suppress eddy current is used.
Patent GB-2393734-A (GB)
Title: Cells of the cardiomyocyte lineage produced from human pluripotent stem cells
Inventor: XU CHUNHUI
IPC: A61K35/12
Filed: 2002-07-12
Abstract: This invention provides populations human cells of the cardiomyocyte lineage. The cells are obtained by causing cultures of pluripotent stem cells to differentiate in vitro, and then harvesting cells with certain phenotypic features. Differentiated cells bear cell surface and morphologic markers characteristic of cardiomyocytes, and a proportion of them undergo spontaneous periodic contraction. Highly enriched populations of cardiomyocytes and their replicating precursors can be obtained, suitable for use in a variety of applications, such as drug screening and therapy for cardiac disease.
Patent GB-2409815-A (GB)
Title: Cryosurgical instrument
Inventor: LISTER MARTIN
IPC: A61B18/02
Filed: 2004-01-12
Abstract: A device for use in cryosurgical procedures is capable of freezing warts and blemishes. The device includes a cannister of liquid oxygen 1 within an insulated tubular handle 7. A hollow needle 5 is attached via a screw fitting 3 to the cannister so that liquid oxygen may be passed through a valve 2 into the hollow of the needle.
Patent GB-2410116-A (GB)
Title: Illumination system and display device
Inventor: BONNETT PAUL
IPC: F21V8/00
Filed: 2004-01-17
Abstract: An illumination system (32) is provided for producing output light having a variable angular illumination range for illuminating a display panel (31) in a display device (30). The illumination system (32) comprises first and second light sources (34 and 36) and is operable selectively in a first mode in which the output light comprises light derived from the first light source (34) with substantially no light derived from the second light source (36), and in a second mode in which the output light comprises light derived from at least the second light source (36). The output light derived from the first light source (34) has a first angular illumination range and the output light derived from the second light source (36) has a second angular illumination range wider than the first angular illumination range. The first mode can be used as a private mode and the second mode can be used as a public mode. The private mode can be used to prevent widespread reading of information or images displayed using the display device (30).
Patent GB-2398408-A (GB)
Title: Applying a data handling policy to system calls
Inventor: BERESNEVICHIENE YOLANTA
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2004-01-21
Abstract: Data handling 400 on a computer platform using an operating system executing a process, the apparatus comprising a system call monitor 402 for detecting predetermined system calls and means 402, 404, 406 for applying a data handling policy to the system call upon a predetermined system call being detected, whereby the data handling policy is applied for all system calls involving the writing of data outside the process. The system may include a policy interpreter that makes use of tags, which are associated with the data. It may also make use of data encryption, in particular when transmitting data externally to the computer platform.
Patent GB-2410166-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable tool
Inventor: DUFFY PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: A01B1/22
Filed: 2004-01-22
Abstract: A hinge mechanism (4, figure 1) for an adjustable tool is disclosed. The hinge mechanism has first 8 and second 9 pivotably connect hinge members. These are respectively adapted for connection with a tool head (2 figure 1) and tool shaft (3 figure 1). The first hinge member has angularly spaced apertures 12, 13, 14 . The tool shaft is provided with an actuating rod 7 that is moveable between an engaged position in which it engages with an aperture of the first hinge member and a disengaged position in which it does not so engage. Rotation of the first hinge member with respect to the second hinge member presents different apertures to the actuating rod at different rotational angles. There is also disclosed a tool and a kit of tools incorporating such a hinge mechanism.
Patent GB-2395577-A (GB)
Title: PFC apparatus for a converter operating in the borderline conduction mode
Inventor: BEN-YAAKOV SHMUEL
IPC: H02M1/42
Filed: 2001-08-16
Abstract: AbstractPower factor correction apparatus, for a switching power supply fed by an array of rectifying diodes and consisting of at least an input inductor, a contact of which is connected in series with a contact of the array, and of a power switch connected between the other contact of the array and the other contact of the input inductor that comprises circuitry for identifying, in each cycle determined by the switching frequency of the power supply, whenever the instantaneous value of the current through the inductor reaches a minimal value; circuitry for switching the power switch to its conducting state in response to the minimal current through the inductor; circuitry for reflecting the current flowing through the inductor by a measurable or simulated parameter; and circuitry for providing indication, in each cycle, by using the parameter, the indication being related to the timing until the peak value of the current, that corresponds to a specific load, has been essentially reached, or to the time from the moment that the current reaches the minimal value until the timing, and for switching the power switch to its non-conducting state in response to the indication.
Patent GB-2412954-A (GB)
Title: A damper for a vehicle suspension system
Inventor: PORTER CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY
IPC: F16F9/34
Filed: 2004-04-08
Abstract: A damper 328 for a vehicle suspension system comprising a chamber 338 in which a piston assembly 330 is movable, the piston assembly 330 dividing the chamber 38 into first, second and third volumes 338a, 338b, 338c. The damper 328 includes a first compression fluid flow circuit affording fluid communication from the first volume 338a to the second volume 338b on a compression stroke of the piston assembly 330, and a second compression fluid flow circuit in series with the first fluid flow circuit (see arrows in Fig. 8a), the second compression fluid flow circuit affording communication from the second volume 338b to the third volume 338c on the compression stroke. One of the first and second compression fluid flow circuits has a flow resistance greater than that of the other of the first and second compression fluid flow circuits.
Patent GB-2406575-A (GB)
Title: Replicating device
Inventor: KUZAN PAWEL
IPC: C12Q1/24
Filed: 2004-05-26
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a replicating pad adapted to be gripped by a replicating device. The replicating pad has a generally planar body and a plurality of pins extending downwardly from the body. All pins may have the same dimensions or different dimensions. In another aspect of the invention a replicating device is adapted to be used in association with a replicating pad having a plurality of pins extending downwardly. The replicating device includes a gripper, a method of aligning the replicating pad in the gripper and a method of pushing the replicating pad downwardly. The gripper is adapted to grip the replicating pad. In a further aspect of the invention a method of replicating cell colonies is disclosed.
Patent GB-2403827-A (GB)
Title: Kernel cryptographic module signature verification system and method
Inventor: YENDURI BHARGAVA K
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2004-06-18
Abstract: A computer operating system having a kernel 340 with a kernel module signature verification unit 350 is described herein. The kernel module signature verification unit automatically monitors kernel signature path and extracts the signature information provided by each module attempting to load to the kernel. The signature information captured from the kernel module path is retrieved by a kernel cryptographic framework to verify the signature information provided by a kernel cryptographic framework daemon when the same kernel module attempts to register its routines and mechanisms with the kernel cryptographic framework.