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Patent GB-2432861-A (GB)
Title: Connector assembly
Inventor: BEGLEY MAXWELL GRAHAM
IPC: F16L17/10
Filed: 2005-07-06
Abstract: A connector assembly (11) comprising a first hollow member which may be in the form of a first casing (13), and a second hollow member which may be in the form of a second casing (15). The first casing (13) has a first end (17) adapted to releasably retain a second end (21) of the second casing (15) therein. The connector assembly (11) further comprises a jacket (33) secured around a first outer portion adjacent the first end (17) of the first casing (13), and a second outer portion adjacent the second end (21) of the second casing (15). In use the jacket (33) bears against or is adjacent to a wall of a bore of a well. A sealed cavity (35) is defined between the jacket (33) and the outer portions of the casings (13, 15). When the connector (11) is assembled the cavity (33) is filled with a fluid and is in fluid communication with a vent (41). During disconnection of the first casing (13) from the second casing (15), the fluid in the cavity (35) is discharged from the cavity (35) through the vent (41) allowing the jacket (33) to move inwardly away from the bore wall to assist removal of the first casing (13) from the bore as it detaches from the second casing (15).
Patent GB-2434142-A (GB)
Title: Envelope with separate closure member
Inventor: CARE RONALD JAMES
IPC: B65D27/28
Filed: 2007-01-10
Abstract: An envelope or the like 10 comprises a front wall and a rear wall joined so as to leave an open end, and substantially aligned apertures 20 in the two walls in the vicinity of the open end such that, in use, adhesive on a separate closure member 30 folded over the open end can act through the apertures to retain the closure member on the envelope. One or both of the portions of the closure member 30 which meet and adhere together through the apertures 20 may have an adhesive coating, which may cause an irreversible bond so that the closure member is damaged by its removal from the envelope. The envelope may then be reusable with a fresh closure member. The adhesive may adhere non-permanently with any surfaces of the envelope that it contacts. There may be additional securing means such as a flap or non-permanent adhesive to close the open end of the envelope. An insert may prevent any permanent adhesion of the closure member to contents 60 of the envelope. The walls of the envelope may have a protective layer to prevent damage to the contents.
Patent GB-2517393-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular armour
Inventor: MEDWELL ROGER TERENCE ARTHUR
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 2007-04-20
Abstract: Armour for a vehicle comprises ceramic plates 3, 4 with a spall covering 5 on a front surface of the ceramic plate 3, the ceramic plate 4 being bonded at a rear surface thereof to a stiff support plate 2, plastically deformable layers 9, 10 arranged behind the support plate 2, and spacing means or rods 7 defining a front substantially planar space 11 between the support plate 2 and the plastically deformable layer 9 and a rear substantially planar space 14 arranged to be located between the plastically deformable layer 10 and a vehicle hull 13. Rear and intermediate air gaps 14, 12 are included between the plates, which are held by rod and nut arrangements 7, 8.
Patent GB-2440418-A (GB)
Title: Seismic source having depth-control and steering capability
Inventor: PRAMIK WILLIAM B
IPC: G10K11/00
Filed: 2007-06-25
Abstract: A marine seismic energy source includes a seismic tow cable 10 configured to be towed by a vessel from one end and a seismic source 22, such as an air gun, coupled to the other end of the tow cable. The seismic source 22 is associated with a depth controller. The depth controller is configured to move the seismic source 22 to a selectable depth in a body of water. The depth controller may be a diving plane 330A and rudder 330B, or alternatively a buoyancy device (130, figure 4) which is selectively filled with water and compressed air.
Patent GB-2450514-A (GB)
Title: Door Stop with pivoting bar
Inventor: BARBER PHIL
IPC: E05C17/04
Filed: 2007-06-28
Abstract: A door or window stop 2 comprises an engagement portion 8 adapted in use to receive the edge of a wing and fixing means 4 adapted to secure the stop in position, wherein the fixing means and the engagement portion are spaced apart, preferably by arm 6. The arm is connected to the engagement portion and releasably connected to the fixing means by a pivot pin 18 which allows the wing to be held open at any angle. The engagement portion preferably comprises a recess which may be cushioned 22. The engagement portion and arm can be temporarily removed leaving the fixing portion permanently in place adjacent to the wing. In use the door stop can be used without damage to a door or window.
Patent GB-2454641-A (GB)
Title: Security in a telecommunications network
Inventor: BELROSE CAROLINE JESSICA
IPC: H04W12/00
Filed: 2007-07-05
Abstract: A method of controlling a telecommunications terminal requiring an authorized input to perform at least one operation, and including a locking function that locks said at least one operation of the telecommunications terminal. The method comprises selectively transmitting to the telecommunications terminal an unlocking application, receiving the unlocking application at the telecommunications terminal and running the unlocking application to enable said at least one locked operation. The operation may be the full use of the terminal with a selected subscriber identity module. In addition, and preferably in combination, a method and system for a telecommunications terminal to securely receive a message in which the telecommunications terminal has a first environment for running an operating system, and a second environment adapted to be substantially secure against third party tampering. The telecommunications terminal is adapted to receive a message and locate a least part of said message in said second environment.
Patent GB-2452063-A (GB)
Title: A hybrid electric motor vehicle
Inventor: BRERETON SIMON MARK
IPC: B60K6/40
Filed: 2007-08-23
Abstract: A hybrid electric motor vehicle has a rear final drive unit 18 mounted on a sub frame 31. A motor/generator assembly 23 is positioned transversely above the rear final drive unit 18 and includes a generally cylindrical motor/generator 25 which has an end casing 29 by which the motor/generator assembly 23 is supported on the rear final drive unit 18. The sub frame 31 also has a central aperture 34, the end casing 29 extending through the aperture 34 while the motor/generator 25 is mainly positioned above the sub frame 31 with a lower portion just extending into the aperture 34. The motor/generator 25 is connected to the rear final drive 18 by a spur gear train housed in the end casing 29. The motor/generator assembly 23 is thus conveniently installed in an area of the vehicle where there are conflicting requirements for packaging space from suspension components, the exhaust system and the fuel system as well as the requirements of providing space for passengers and luggage.
Patent GB-2453521-A (GB)
Title: Data transmission from a vehicle and network regulation
Inventor: HUNN NICHOLAS
IPC: G08G1/127
Filed: 2007-09-06
Abstract: The invention provides a method for transmitting data from a vehicle. The vehicle is provided with a monitoring apparatus. The monitoring apparatus comprises (i) a navigation device that can determine the vehicle's position, (ii) a memory device, and (iii) a telecommunication device. The method further comprises recording a first list of locations on the memory device so that the telecommunication device is activated in response to the vehicle's position. Also disclosed is a method for regulating data traffic to a primary node in a network from at least two secondary nodes.
Patent GB-2440850-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating a photon source
Inventor: BENNETT ANTHONY JOHN
IPC: H01S5/34
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: A method of operating a quantum dot photon source comprises applying an electrical bias across the source to inject carriers into at least one quantum dot to allow electrically activated emission from said at least one dot; and changing the state of carriers within the quantum dot after a predetermined time duration. Carriers are injected into the quantum dot and recombine radiatively causing a pulse of photon emission by electrical excitation. Preferably the state of the carriers in the quantum dot is changed by applying a pulsed electrical bias across the source after a length of time which is shorter than the radiative decay time. The method allows the optical output pulse duration   W  to be selected thus reducing jitter in the photon source.
Patent GB-2444143-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for supplying organometallic compound
Inventor: ABE TOSHIMITSU
IPC: C23C16/448
Filed: 2007-11-15
Abstract: An apparatus for supplying an organometallic compound comprises a vessel 1 into which a solid organometallic compound 8 at room temperature is placed and a carrier gas to sublimate the organometallic compound is passed. The vessel comprises a supporter plate 9 capable of maintaining an organometallic compound supported on an inert support in the lower part of the vessel and passing a carrier gas therethrough, a carrier gas inlet 4 in the upper part of the vessel, and a carrier gas outlet 5 downward of the supporter plate and being towards the bottom part of the vessel; wherein the carrier gas is passed through the organometallic compound supported on the inert support loaded on the supporter plate from the above downward. Preferably the supporter plate is a stainless steel wire gauze having an aperture size of about 1 - 5mm and the organometallic compound may be trimethyl indium (TMI). The apparatus is particularly suitable for supplying organometallic compounds at a constant concentration to a Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition (MOCVD) process.
Patent GB-2443966-A (GB)
Title: Hardware architecture for video conferencing
Inventor: EVANS SIMON JAMES WINN
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2007-11-20
Abstract: Video conferencing with more than two participants typically involves some form of bridging arrangement usually termed a multipoint control unit. Modern MCUs desirably produce a different video composition for each participant. Furthermore, endpoints increasingly provide high definition display capability. These factors mean that the processing requirements of MCUs and the internal data bandwidth requirements are increasing at a dramatic rate. Present MCUs do not have either the processing capability or internal bandwidth availability to meet these demands. By using high bandwidth internal links and producing an architecture with few bottlenecks, many of these problems are alleviated. Furthermore by processing the data internally using intelligent multicasting decisions, intelligent scaling and compression decisions and acknowledging that the video data may be compressed without loss of visual quality, the processing and bandwidth requirements may be met. This may be achieved by mounting a plurality of processing means 28 on a daughterboard interconnected by a switch, wherein the switch controls the routing of data between the processors, between the motherboard and daughterboard and between the daughterboard and further stacked daughterboards. The motherboard may have a plurality of daughterboard stacks (fig. 3, 22) mounted on it and may also contain a further switch (fig. 3, 24) to control the routing of data. The processors may be DSPs (digital signal processors) and the switches may be FPGAs.
Patent GB-2457977-A (GB)
Title: Accessing a website using information provided in an associated book
Inventor: RAJAB TAUFIEK KONRAD
IPC: G06F21/31
Filed: 2007-12-31
Abstract: Access to an online resource, such as a website, prompts a user to enter an answer provided in specific printed information, such as a book, which may be related to the online resource. This allows for books to be provided with dedicated websites which contain additional information, multimedia or an electronic searchable version of the book that can only be accessed by people in possession of the book. The user may have to enter appropriate words or numbers referred to in the printed information such as at a specified location. Also the user may have to select a graphic with reference to the printed information and the prompts may be selected at random.
Patent GB-2456520-A (GB)
Title: A turbomachine rotor having an asymmetrical flange
Inventor: CHIVERS NIGEL JAMES DAVID
IPC: F01D5/02
Filed: 2008-01-16
Abstract: A turbomachine (eg., gas turbine) rotor 310 comprises blade land 312, the rotor comprising an annular flange / diaphragm / web 318 extending from proximate the blade land to a free inner radius 320, the flange / web being asymmetrical about a plane perpendicular to the axis X of rotation. The flange 318 is preferably of constant axial thickness in the radial direction R. The flange, which defines a frustum, is preferably angled in the direction of flow (direction X), but in other cases the flange may be directed upstream. The rotor disc with the asymmetrical flange / web / diaphragm is ideally used in vertically upstanding gas turbine engines to prevent the accumulation of water and oil on the rotor, the flange also serving to strengthen the rotor and ensure that hoop stresses do not damage it. The rotor disc may be used as a compressor or fan or turbine disc.
Patent GB-2443579-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communication device and methods for protecting broadcasted management control messages in wireless networks
Inventor: QI EMILY
IPC: H04H20/00
Filed: 2006-08-03
Abstract: Embodiments of wireless communication devices and methods for protecting broadcasted management control messages from insider forgery in wireless network are generally described herein.
Patent GB-2459270-A (GB)
Title: Chock insert for a maritime craft
Inventor: BANFIELD STEPHEN
IPC: B63B21/04
Filed: 2008-04-15
Abstract: A chock insert for a maritime craft comprises a body 10 arranged to be received within or mounted to a chock. The body 10 has a passageway therethrough to allow passage of a rope, the body 10 defining a rope running surface over which rope passing through the passageway can run. The rope running surface comprises a plastics material. The outer surface of the body of the chock insert may conform to all, or part of the inner surface of the chock. The body may be formed of two parts 12 and 14 secured together by screw threaded fasteners 16. The plastics material of the rope running surface may comprise a removable plastic insert and may be formed from polyamide, polyester, epoxy or polyurethane. The rope running surface is less abrasive to fibre rope passing over it, during use.
Patent GB-2444894-A (GB)
Title: Stabilising of submarine elongate structures
Inventor: BROWN PHILIP GWYN
IPC: F16L1/20
Filed: 2006-10-20
Abstract: A stabilisation system (10) for stabilising a submarine pipeline (11) supported on a seabed (13) below water level. The seabed (13) is inclined in that it incorporates a sloping section (15) extending between an upper section (16) and a lower section (17). The stabilisation system (10) comprises an upper anchoring means (21) for anchoring the pipeline (11) to the upper seabed section (16) adjacent the top end of the sloping section (15) and the other being a lower anchoring means (22) for anchoring the pipeline (11) to the lower seabed section (17) adjacent the bottom end of the sloping seabed section (15). Buoyancy means (23) are provided along the extent of the pipeline section (11a) between the two anchoring means (21, 22). The buoyancy provided by the buoyancy means (23) is sufficient to maintain the pipe section (11a) above and out of contact with the sloping seabed section (15).
Patent GB-2450588-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for production of high-melting glass materials having an iridium outlet
Inventor: KIRSCH THOMAS
IPC: C03B5/167
Filed: 2008-05-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the production of high-melting glass materials or high-melting glass ceramic materials by a process during which a temperature of a molten mass exceeds 1,760 {C, wherein a shard material or raw material is molten to a molten mass, the molten mass is fined, and the molten mass emerges via a tubular outlet 4 made of iridium or an iridium alloy having an iridium content of at least 50 wt.-%. The temperature of the section of said tubular outlet 4, which is in contact with the ambient atmosphere having a natural gas composition, is controlled or regulated such that its temperature is always below 1,000 {C, except during pouring the molten mass out of the outlet. Thus, oxidative decomposition of the tubular outlet can be prevented.
Patent GB-2446993-A (GB)
Title: Graphical user interface
Inventor: GOODMAN DANIEL A
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2006-11-06
Abstract: A system for monitoring a sensor includes a GUI (Graphical User Interface) such as a WebPage embedded in the sensor. The GUI is configured to display information relating to the sensor from a user computer connectable to the sensor via an Ethernet connection and having an internet web browser for accessing the WebPage of the sensor. A computer-readable medium is embedded within the sensor and has stored therein computer-usable instructions for a processor. These instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate the GUI.
Patent GB-2449573-A (GB)
Title: A storage container capable of staking and nesting
Inventor: BALTZ KYLE
IPC: B65D21/06
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A storage container includes a base (12, fig 1) and a plurality of walls 16 extending upwardly from the base (12, fig 1). The plurality of walls 16 includes a first projection 42 and a second projection 46, and a first channel 40 and a second channel 44 formed on a surface of the container 10. The first projection 42 is vertically aligned with the first channel 40, and the second projection 46 vertically aligned with the second channel 44. The storage container 10 further includes a support system reconfigurable between an open configuration, a first support configuration and a second support configuration, such that the first channel 40 is blocked from receiving the first projection 42 of a like container stacked thereon in the first support configuration, and the second channel 44 is blocked from receiving the second projection 46 of the like container stacked thereon in the second support configuration.
Patent GB-2453085-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for receivables management
Inventor: CUSHING CAROL R
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2007-07-18
Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a computer implemented method or system for managing receivables which may involve maintaining a repository for receivables data comprising payment data; applying one or more automated rules to the payment data for identifying an exception wherein the exception represents a discrepancy between an actual payment and an expected payment; forwarding the exception to one or more designated recipients for resolution; tracking the exception; evaluating the exception to determine a root cause of the discrepancy; and storing data associated with the exception in the repository.
Patent GB-2468140-A (GB)
Title: A character animation tool which associates stress values with the locations of vowels
Inventor: CULLEN CHARLES
IPC: G10L25/93
Filed: 2009-02-26
Abstract: Character animation is key to successful and engaging computer animations whether it be for media such as in movies or in computer games. A known difficulty in animation is the linking of the motions of an animated character with spoken words. The present application solves this problem by detecting the locations of vowels in a piece of speech and determining a stress value for the detected vowels and then animating the characters at the vowel locations in a manner consistent with the determined stress values. The locations of vowels are used as a trigger for a character's motion.
Patent GB-2469329-A (GB)
Title: Combining an interpreted voice signal with the original voice signal at a sound level lower than the original sound level before sending to the other user
Inventor: COHEN BENJAMIN
IPC: G06F17/28
Filed: 2009-04-09
Abstract: A method for interpreting a conversation comprising conversation signals between at least two users speaking at least two different languages through a communication network comprising the steps of sending a first and second input signal (voice) in a first language from a first and second user module to an interface module; interpreting a selected one of first or second input signal from the first language into the second; determining during a predetermined time delay the existence of the interpreted selected input signal; decreasing the sound level of the first or second input signal (voice) to a predetermined ratio of the original sound level; sending the second processed signal to the other user module. Thus, a combined voice signal is sent to each user, made up of the interpreter voice signal and the voice signal of the corresponding user at a sound level lower than the original sound level. A level between 10-30% of the first signal has been found to provide the best combination of interpreter signal and original signal. The user can clearly hear the interpreter signal in a preferred language whilst the emotional and background noise content can be heard from the original signal.
Patent GB-2461643-A (GB)
Title: Tunnel wall cladding system
Inventor: MORGAN JAMES
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 2009-07-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cladding system for lining a tunnel. The system comprises a mounting structure comprising of a plurality of horizontal members 4 and a plurality of curved vertical members (6 figure 5) and (21 figure 13) whose curvature correspond to the curvature of the tunnel wall. A plurality of curved panels (2a,b figure 4) are configured so as to be placed side-by-side atop the mounting structure to line the wall of the tunnel. The panels are spaced from the wall of the tunnel by the mounting structure and each panel is held in place by one or more toggles (8, figure 5). The panels are preferably linked together to effectively form a continuous wall of panels to ensure the drainage of water down through the void to the ground.
Patent GB-2459787-A (GB)
Title: Wave analysis using phase velocity processing
Inventor: DUBINSKY VLADIMIR
IPC: G01V1/28
Filed: 2007-11-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing acoustic data recorded by a subterranean receiver array. The method includes emitting an acoustic signal into a formation, receiving the signal after it passes through the array, and processing the data with semblance and phase velocity processing. Semblance and phase velocity plots are generated and combined into a single plot. The phase velocity processing creates phase separation lines, the phase separation line that crosses the closest contour of the semblance plot is identified. The point where the intersecting phase separation line crosses an associated tool line marks the slowness and travel time that provides maximum coherence.
Patent GB-2461426-A (GB)
Title: Method of interconnecting subterranean boreholes
Inventor: BEST BRUNO
IPC: E21B43/17
Filed: 2009-09-14
Abstract: A method is disclosed of connecting a first borehole (1) to a second borehole (2), said boreholes being formed in an earth formation (3) and extending at a mutual distance. The method comprises inserting a volume of hardenable fluidic material (24) into a space (22) in the earth formation extending between the first and second boreholes, and allowing the hardenable fluidic material to harden so as to form a body of hardened material between the first and second boreholes. At least one fluid channel (26) is created in said body of hardened material, each fluid channel providing fluid communication between the first borehole and the second borehole.