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Patent BR-9917243-A (BR)
Inventor: RYLANDER RICHARD L
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 1999-07-16
Abstract: A stochastic halftone pattern has been invented which has a narrow band power spectrum due to the incorporation of a dot growth process. The narrow band power spectrum may be matched to the resolution characteristics of specific printers, resulting in smoother printed halftone textures. The spectrum of a halftone pattern may be made anisotropic (angularly dependent), helping to de-couple sets of patterns for color printing with reduced color noise or mottle.
Patent BR-9917607-A (BR)
Title: Dispositivo e método para posicionar vidro pára-brisa
Inventor: ROHATGI DIPAK X
IPC: B60J10/00
Filed: 1999-10-20
Abstract: "DISPOSITIVO E MéTODO PARA POSICIONAR VIDRO PáRA-BRISA". A invenção refere-se ao posicionamento e instalação de um pára-brisa (40) dentro de uma carcaça de veículo (11). Um instalador coloca um pára-brisa (40) dentro da carcaça do veículo (11) e alinha o pára-brisa usando uma carcaça (20 e 21), para posicionar e acoplar o pára-brisa dentro da abertura para pára-brisa. A perfuração (20 e 21) acopla um meio receptor de perfuração, tal como uma ranhura receptora de perfuração (44), localizada na peça de guarnição do pára-brisa (46). O instalador alinha a ranhura receptora de perfuração (44) com a perfuração (20 e 21), depois ajusta a posição do pára-brisa (40), como necessário.
Patent FR-761411-A (FR)
Inventor: WOODBURNE CHARLES JAMES
IPC: D04H18/02
Filed: 1933-10-02
Granted: 1934-03-19
Abstract: 399,104. Needle boards for making felts &c. WOODBURNE, C. J., 10, Broughton Park, and TAYLOR, H., 29, Harberton Drive, both in Belfast. March 11, 1933, No. 7427. [Class 42 (ii).] A needle board for needling a carded lap of cow hair, wool or jute into one or both sides of a backing of hessian or jute fabric comprises removable and replaceable brass gills 4 screwed into a grooved mahogany board 1, and each consisting of a brass bar into which tapered barbed needles 6 are driven from the underside. The felt or cloth produced may be used for under carpet felts,' bed mattress covers, radiator muffs, upholstery paddings and stair carpet treads.
Patent GB-2350709-A (GB)
Title: User selectable input devices for speech applications
Inventor: FADO FRANK
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2000-02-03
Abstract: A method to enable a user to select input devices for a speech application comprises establishing a registry of device descriptions and building a dynamic table, establishing a plurality of enrollments and generating a GUI. Each device description includes a device specific image, a set of connecting instructions and a list of configuration parameters. Each enrollment represents a user specific file created in a speech training session and corresponds to at least one audio input device and an audio environment. The GUI uses the dynamic tables to enable a user, preferably by a series of nested menus, to select a device from the registry and an associated enrollment for use in the speech application. The registry can provide a list of compatible devices such that when an enrollment does not exist for a particular device, the user can select an enrollment for a compatible device without a training session.
Patent GB-2360560-A (GB)
Title: Braking a skateboard cart
Inventor: CHEN TING-HSING
IPC: B62K3/00
Filed: 2000-03-22
Abstract: A skateboard cart comprises a skateboard body 1 having a rear end provided with a resilient tilted tail board 2, whereby the cart can be braked by depressing the tail board into frictional engagement with the rear wheel of the cart. The tail board may be integral with the body or may be secured thereto (Fig.4).
Patent GB-2352022-A (GB)
Title: Paintball guns
Inventor: RICE JOHN RONALD
IPC: F41B11/57
Filed: 2000-04-18
Abstract: A paintball gun is disclosed which includes a data link for transferring data to and/or from a remote terminal. The link may be a contact or contactless one. A removable data carrier may be used.
Patent GB-2349659-A (GB)
Title: A method of deploying wellbore tools on a slickline
Inventor: BUYERS MARK
IPC: E21B31/113
Filed: 2000-04-20
Abstract: A method of deploying a wellbore tool 22 (e.g heavy duty pulling tool, mechanical jar and weight bars) comprises a hollow slickline 20. The tool 22 is suspended from said slickline 20, the slickline 22 being deployed via, a wireline unit.
Patent GB-2349510-A (GB)
Title: Keybutton device
Inventor: IMAI FUMIHITO
IPC: H01H13/06
Filed: 2000-04-28
Abstract: A keybutton-equipped device has a board 40 on which a number of sensitive elements (eg. a sensor and switch) are provided; a case 20 having a number of holes formed at a position corresponding to the sensitive elements on the board; and a keypad 10 of elastic material (eg. rubber and/or plastics) formed like a tubular body to cover and secure the case. The keypad 10 has a number of keybuttons 12 formed on the outer surface of the tubular body at positions corresponding to the sensitive elements on the board and which connect to the sensitive elements through holes 21 in the case when they are pressed.
Patent GB-2362134-A (GB)
Title: Keyboard having at least two multidirectional thumb keys in place of a spacer bar
Inventor: REES DONALD ERNEST WILLIAMS
IPC: G06F3/023
Filed: 2000-05-12
Abstract: A keyboard is disclosed wherein a spacer bar may be replaced or partially replaced by at least two multidirectional thumb keys 9,10 (Fig.2). One of the keys 9 operates by vertical movement of the thumb, whilst the other 10 operates by horizontal movement of the thumb. Alternatively, the spacer bar may be completely replaced by four thumb keys (14-17,Fig.3), which function respectively as space, backspace and shift keys. The arrangement increases the effectiveness of the thumbs and enables them to act as guides for the position of the hands which allows a user to input information without looking at the keys. The arrangement also facilitates the learning of touch typing.
Patent GB-2355805-A (GB)
Title: Temperature sensor for controlling a cooking process
Inventor: GREINER MICHAEL
IPC: G01N27/04
Filed: 2000-09-19
Abstract: A method of controlling a cooking process uses a cooking process sensor 10 which is inserted in a food item 1. At least two temperature values inside the food are registered from temperature sensors 20, 21, 22, 23. Temperature is also measured outside the food using a sensor 24 in the handle 10. This information is conveyed electrically through a cable 16 to a process controller and is used to control the cooking process.
Patent GB-2369750-A (GB)
Title: Retrieving address book text using disambiguation of ambiguous key sequences
Inventor: RHODES MICHAEL
IPC: H04M1/72436
Filed: 2000-11-22
Abstract: In a data communications device such as a mobile handset or PDA, a number of text characters may be associated with each key on the keypad (3 fig.3). To avoid having to use multiple depressions of a key to select the required characters of a word (e.g. for "home" the key sequence is "44,666,6,33"), it is possible to depress each key only once (e.g. "home" is then "4663") and use disambiguating software to determine all the words corresponding to the ambiguous key sequence (e.g. "4663" also corresponds to "good"). These are then displayed to a user for selection. The disambiguating software uses a dictionary stored in memory. The invention applies this technique to text entries in an address book, so it is possible to input names or nicknames and which are not in the normal disambiguating software dictionary. Preferably the address book is on a removable SIM card and the disambiguating software can disambiguate text entries corresponding to names in the address book. Text entry may be applied to email and SMS.
Patent GB-2358251-A (GB)
Title: Method for magnetic survey calibration and estimation of uncertainty
Inventor: BROOKS ANDREW GOODWIN
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 1999-06-11
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining magnetometer errors during wellbore survey operations. It is capable of determining errors on up to three axes, with or without the use of an external reference measurement of the local magnetic field, and is capable of providing an accurate result using data from a minimum number of surveys. A model is used to correct the observed data and the corrected data are transformed from the tool coordinate system to a different coordinate system referenced to the earth. The difference between the corrected transformed data and reference data in the earth coordinate system is minimized to determine the model parameters. The present invention also provides a method for determining residual uncertainty in the measurements and for quality control of the measurements. By making the observations over a period of time, any deterioration of the sensors may be identified.
Patent GB-2360725-A (GB)
Title: Method of conditioning a pad for a chemical mechanical polisher
Inventor: CREVASSE ANNETTE MARGARET
IPC: B24B53/017
Filed: 2001-01-04
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device employing a polishing pad conditioner that directs a fluid stream at a polishing pad to remove accumulated material from the pad. The fluid stream may contact a large area of the polishing pad or a smaller area where the fluid stream is moved to condition different areas of the polishing pad. The fluid stream may include abrasive particles to promote the removal of the accumulated materials. The velocity of the fluid stream may be increased or decreased to promote removal of the accumulated materials. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a process for manufacturing an integrated circuit using a CMP process where the pad has been conditioned using the fluid stream. The present invention is also directed to a chemical mechanical planarization system including a pad conditioner.
Patent GB-2356259-A (GB)
Title: Spacers for liquid crystal devices
Inventor: MITSUHIRO SHIGETA
IPC: G02F1/1339
Filed: 1997-11-28
Abstract: A spacer 9 for a liquid crystal display 1 has a base portion 9a made of a photosensitive material and the tip portion 9b is made of a thermoplastic polymeric material. The spacer 9 maintains a uniform spacing between the substrates 2, 3 of the liquid crystal display, the substrates being bonded together by the thermoplastic material.
Patent GB-2373416-A (GB)
Title: Receiver
Inventor: LYSEJKO MARTIN
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2001-03-12
Abstract: A receiver for detecting and recovering data from received data bearing radio signal samples comprises first and second detecting processors. Each of the detecting processors comprises a data store operable to store a predetermined number of the signal samples, an equaliser operable to combine the signal samples with a plurality of equaliser coefficients, to produce refined signal samples representative of the received signal samples but with the effect of inter-symbol interference caused by multi-path propagation experienced by the received radio signals at least partially reduced, a combiner operable to receive the refined signal samples from the equaliser and to receive second refined signal samples, from the other detecting processor, derived from a further received version of the received signals, and to combine the first and second refined signal samples, and a data processor operable to receive the stored signal samples from the data store, and to receive second stored signal samples and to adapt the equaliser coefficients for the first detecting processor and the equaliser coefficients for the second detecting processor, to the effect of increasing the probability of correctly recovering the data from the received radio signal samples. By communicating the stored signal samples from the sample store of each of the detecting processors to one of the data processors acting as a master detecting processor, the equaliser coefficients for the equaliser for each detecting processor can be calculated together to the effect of increasing the probability of correctly recovering the data from the combined signals. In preferred embodiments the equaliser is a linear equaliser. The receiver finds application, in particular but not exclusively, in recovering data from spread spectrum radio signals, as used for example in CDMA systems.
Patent GB-2375608-A (GB)
Title: Fitness monitor utilising a mobile telephone and a remote computer
Inventor: CLAYTON GRAEME JOHN
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2001-05-14
Abstract: A miniature fitness monitor which can be plugged directly into a normal mobile phone to transmit a signal indicative of the user's pulse rate to a remote computer. The self-contained device would be affixed to the user, preferably by means of a wrist strap, and would detect the user's pulse rate. The signal would be conditioned so that the device could be plugged directly into the microphone socket of a normal mobile phone. The user would then telephone the remote data monitoring computer, which would interpret and record the relevant data at that moment in time. The accumulated data and further information would preferably be returned and displayed on a personalised web site, or on the display of the mobile phone, as part of a fitness monitoring programme.
Patent GB-2368870-A (GB)
Title: Plastics Parking Aid
Inventor: AL-ALI SALAH ABDULLAH
IPC: E04H6/42
Filed: 2001-05-29
Abstract: A device to assist drivers when manoeuvring in close proximity to a wall or other obstruction. A horizontal member 2 projects from a vertical member 9,10 and is adapted to be contacted by the manoeuvring vehicle as it approaches the obstruction. A mechanical linkage activates the warning device 13 at the top of the upright member. The vertical member 10 is also equipped with a spike 14 at its lower end for the device to be secured in the ground. A second horizontal member 15 features an adjustment means.
Patent GB-2380644-A (GB)
Title: Speech detection
Inventor: RAJAN JEBU JACOB
IPC: G10L25/87
Filed: 2001-06-07
Abstract: To detect the presence of speech within an input audio signal, e.g. in a speech recognition system, portions of the audio signal are compared with a noise model, e.g. an auto-regressive model, and the results of the comparison used to determine whether those portions contain speech. The noise model is a time series model which may be generated in advance by analysing segments of background noise. The noise model may be used to define a whitening filter 33 through which the input audio signal is passed, the energy of the signal output from the filter as determined by a block energy determining unit 35 being used by a decision unit 38 to detect the beginning and end of speech.
Patent GB-2376226-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing device with contaminant guard
Inventor: SHEA PATRICK JAMES
IPC: B65D25/48
Filed: 2001-06-08
Abstract: A device for dispensing a beverage, comprises attachment means 7 for sealable interfacing with a bottle opening, an aperture 3 for dispensing a beverage from the bottle, said aperture 3 including means for preventing contaminants from entering the bottle via the opening. The attachment means 7 may be complementary in shape to that of a bottle opening, and the device may be shaped to fit around a bottle opening. The attachment means 7 may include a circumferential lip, shaped to fit around the lip of a bottle, the device may be shaped to fit into a bottle opening, and the attachment means 7 may include a flange 9 shaped to contact the inner circumference of a bottle neck. The attachment means 7 may include surfaces in contact with both an interior and an exterior portion of the bottle opening, and may be provided with a thread means for interfacing with a bottle neck. Closure means may be provided to close the aperture 3, and the means for preventing contamination may be provided by a perforated barrier 13, which may be an integral part of the device or may be removably insertable into the aperture 3. The perforations may be in the form of a regular or irregular array of openings, and may be provided with a mesh layer and/or a filter layer, the perforations may be of a shape and size to allow unimpeded flow of a beverage, whilst preventing from entering the bottle. The means for preventing contaminants from entering the bottle may be provided by a valve, which may have a gate member 313, which is displaceable between a first configuration in which the aperture 3 is closed and a second position in which the aperture 3 is open. The gate member 313 may be displaceable under pressure or under gravity, and may be resiliently biassed towards the first position.
Patent GB-2364774-A (GB)
Title: Sample handling system for a particle suspension
Inventor: CATTERALL CLIVE PATRICK ASHLEY
IPC: B01F7/00
Filed: 2001-06-28
Abstract: The system comprises a dispersion means e.g. a chamber 14, transport means e.g. an impeller 46 and a measurement cell 18. A transducer 70 typically of ultrasonic type is mounted externally of chamber 14 on a wall thereof and transfers energy into the suspension in the chamber. The suspension is re-circulated about a flow path which includes the cell 18 and the chamber 14. Generally, laser light 181 is passed through the cell and the light scattered by the particles in the test suspension is measured in a detector 182. Dispersant can be added to the test suspension through an inlet valve 178. The ultrasonic transducer 70 aids dispersion of particles in the dispersant and breaks up any agglomerates. Also claimed is a handling system comprising a dispersion means, cell and an outlet means including first and second valve members. Utility is in laser scattering particle characterisation in suspensions.
Patent GB-2369431-A (GB)
Title: System to measure optical dispersion characteristics
Inventor: YAMASHITA TOMOYU
IPC: G01M11/00
Filed: 2001-07-04
Abstract: An apparatus to measure group delay or chromatic dispersion characteristics of a device under test such as an optical fibre. Variable wavelength light generated by a tunable light source 12 is subject to intensity modulations of frequency f by a first optical modulator 15a and transmitted from one end 30a to the other end 30b of an optical fibre 30. Light generated by a fixed wavelength light source 14 subject to intensity modulation of frequency f by a second modulator 15b is transmitted in the opposite direction, 30b to 30a. The relative phase of the modulation of the two beams of transmitted light can be obtained through the directional couplers 26 and 28, and photo-electric convertors 22a and 22b, even if the fixed and variable wavelengths are identical.
Patent GB-2370685-A (GB)
Title: Inter-chamber tunnel ion guide for a mass spectrometer
Inventor: BATEMAN ROBERT HAROLD
IPC: H01J49/24
Filed: 2001-08-16
Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprising: an ion source 1; an input vacuum chamber 18; an analyser chamber 20 containing a mass analyser; and at least one intermediate vacuum chamber 19 disposed between said input and analyser chambers; and an ion guide 15 formed from a plurality of electrodes having aligned, preferably circular, apertures. The ion guide 15 extends from inside the input chamber through into the intermediate chamber. Preferably the differential pumping aperture 8 between the input and intermediate chambers is formed by one of the apertured electrodes of the ion guide. In other embodiments the ion guide can extend through and span three or even four separate vacuum chambers. Preferably an AC-voltage is applied to the electrodes relative to a DC reference potential, and different AC peak voltages are applied to the different sections of the ion guide in each vacuum chamber.
Patent GB-2362205-A (GB)
Title: Reduced vibration cooling device having pneumatically-driven GM type displacer
Inventor: LONGSWORTH RALPH CADY
IPC: F25B9/14
Filed: 2001-02-13
Abstract: A GM type displacer (14) has an elastomer "O" ring (44) at the warm end to absorb impact energy when the displacer (14) reaches the bottom of the stroke before it would hit the cylinder end cap (42). When the displacer (14) reaches the top of its stroke, before the displacer (14) would hit the internal mechanism of the expander (10), another elastomer "O" ring (54) absorbs the kinetic energy of the displacer (14). Both absorbers (44, 54) are at or near ambient temperature.
Patent GB-2373635-A (GB)
Title: Structure of IGFET gate electrode sidewall
Inventor: KOGA HIROKI
IPC: H01L21/28
Filed: 2001-11-12
Abstract: An IGFET is formed using a self-aligned contact method (SAC). Lower conductive layer (eg polysilicon) 103, upper conductive layer (eg metal, silicide)104 and cap layer (eg Si<SB>3</SB>Ni<SB>4</SB>) are formed on insulating film 102. Upper conductive layer 104 is patterned, and nitride 106 is formed on its sidewalls. Lower conductive layer 103 is etched in self-alignment with upper conductive layer, and rapid thermal oxidation (RTO) forms oxide layer 107 on its sidewalls. Oxide does not form on the sidewalls of upper conductive layer 104 because the nitride layer 106 serves as an anti-oxidation layer. Source/drain regions are formed by ion implantation using gate electrodes 100 as masks. Second nitride layer 109 and inter-dielectric layer 110 are formed over the entire surface, second nitride layer acting as an etching stopper when contact hole 112 is formed. The side surface of upper layer 104 does not overhang the side surface of lower layer 103.
Patent GB-2384357-A (GB)
Title: Self-service terminal for aggregating financial information
Inventor: SCHWARTZ NEAL ADAM
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: A self-service terminal such as an ATM 20a comprises a display and a network connection 32, means for accessing financial information remotely held at a plurality of different locations and means for incorporating retrieved information in a screen for displaying on the display. The means for incorporating the retrieved information in a screen may include a terminal program for executing a web browser 36. The terminal program may be operable to allocate screen space to the web browser 36 in accordance with predetermined formatting. A method of operating a self service terminal in order to present a user with aggregated account information includes the step of incorporating retrieved information in a screen for displaying on the display simultaneously. The self-service terminal may be part of a network of terminals. The account information may be current account information, deposit account information, building society and loan account information as well as loyalty cards, mortgages and shares.
Patent GB-2373455-A (GB)
Title: Extending, collapsing and rotating toy.
Inventor: CHEN KUN YUEH
IPC: A63H29/22
Filed: 2002-03-04
Abstract: An extending, collapsing and rotating toy moves from a collapsed position (Fig 2) to an extended position by means of a motor 30 operating via gears and a flexible strip 42. The toy comprises a base 10 with a gear plate 40 driven to rotate by a gearbox 30. There is an interior tube set 50 and an exterior tube set 60 disposed above the base. The innermost tube 63 of the exterior tube set is connected to the innermost tube 51 of the interior tube set and the outermost tube 64 of the exterior tube set is mounted on the gear plate. The flexible strip is coiled on a ring slot 41 of the gear plate and is connected to the innermost tube 51 of the interior tube set. A plurality of collars 70 are mounted outside the exterior tube set for hanging decorative articles. A control circuit 12 enables the gearbox to provide clockwise or counter-clockwise rotation and accelerated or decelerated rotation. When a switch 13 located on the base is pushed, a built-in IC program of the control circuit will then control the gearbox to output rotating power for extending/retracting the interior tube set, exterior tube set and the collar set from/to the base. The toy may also play music and have lamps, and it may represent a Christmas tree, a multi-layered cake or the Eiffel Tower.