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Patent GB-2345078-A (GB)
Title: Drilling vessel provided with auxiliary tower or auxiliary mast
Inventor: ROODENBURG JOOP
IPC: E21B15/02
Filed: 1998-09-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to a drilling vessel with drilling tower or drilling mast for drilling in the earth's surface from said vessel, for example for oil or gas. The drilling vessel according to the present invention is characterized by an auxiliary tower or mast placed next to the drilling tower or drilling mast, and a clamp carriage which is fixed so that it is movable between a first position near the drilling tower or drilling mast and a second position near the auxiliary tower or auxiliary mast, said clamp carriage having at least one gripping clamp for clamping the drill string. The presence of an auxiliary tower or auxiliary mast next to the drilling tower or drilling mast means that a substantial time gain can be achieved during the construction and dismantling of the drilling string.
Patent GB-2361739-A (GB)
Title: Plastic floor protector shoe for foot plate of load bearing vertical member such as scaffolding
Inventor: HUMPHRIES MARTIN
IPC: A47B91/12
Filed: 2000-04-28
Abstract: A moulded plastic floor protector 2, such as a scaffolding foot plate shoe, for protecting a floor against high loads from a vertical member 6, comprises a tray portion 8 for receiving a foot plate portion 10 at the bottom of the vertical member 6. The tray 8 is bounded at it edges by upstanding walls 12 to prevent horizontal separation of plate 10 from tray 8, and clip devices 14 prevent vertical separation of plate 10 from tray 8 such that the vertical member 6 may be moved around with the protector 2 falling off the vertical member 10 thus maintaining protection of the floor. The underside of the protector 2 may feature a load spreading formation consisting of concentric circular and radially extending walls (20,22, fig.4). The protector may further feature a cover (fig.7) which may further feature a slit extending from a central aperture to an edge to aid engagement around the vertical member 6.
Patent GB-2350646-A (GB)
Title: Vertical pump for offshore platform
Inventor: STEPHENS RICHARD A
IPC: F04D13/08
Filed: 2000-05-04
Abstract: A pumping assembly for use on an offshore drilling platform includes a vertical pump 18 designed for mounting on the deck 12 of an offshore drilling platform 13. The pump includes a power source 30 (such as an electric motor or internal combustion engine), an intake 22, a outlet 24, and a rotatable shaft 26, driving a plurality of impellers 27. A seal 29 is provided to prevent leaking of the pumped fluid along the rotatable shaft. The outlet 24, is oriented to discharge fluid in an axial direction, and a thrust chamber 38 is provided, thereby limiting transverse forces on the seal. Further, the seal is not subject to high discharge pressures generated by the pump. The power source may be orientated horizontally and drive the pump through a right-angle gear box (46, fig. 2) .
Patent GB-2356541-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method of interfacing video information in a computer system
Inventor: SONG MYOUNG JUN
IPC: G09G5/00
Filed: 2000-07-31
Abstract: An apparatus and method of interfacing video information is provided, which provides an accurately displayed video picture irrespective of the type of a video input signal by interfacing the video display information between a main body (1, 31, 51) and a monitor (2, 32, 52), and thus maintaining the optimum picture state. The apparatus includes a main body for outputting a video signal and information on a display type of the video signal, and a monitor for detecting the display type of the corresponding video signal in accordance with the display type information outputted from the main body and displaying on a display screen (3, 43, 63) the video signal outputted from the main body to match the detected display type.
Patent GB-2368012-A (GB)
Title: Preparation for the relief of inflammatory disease
Inventor: LARKINS NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: A61P11/06
Filed: 2000-10-19
Abstract: This invention relates to a preparation for the relief of inflammatory disease comprising gingko biloba and a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase inhibitor. The preparation is preferably for the treatment of inflammatory respiratory diseases such as allergic airways disease, emphysema and in particular asthma. It may also be used to treat inflammatory joint disease or inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Preferably the NADPH-oxidase inhibitor is a superoxide anion generating inhibitor. The preferred NADPH-oxidase inhibitor is apocynin, which may be derived from plants such as picrorrhiza kurroa. The invention also relates to methods of treating inflammatory disease using gingko biloba and an NADPH-oxidase inhibitor, and a kit of parts for a preparation to treat inflammatory disease comprising gingko biloba and an NADPH-oxidase inhibitor.
Patent GB-2369901-A (GB)
Title: A circuit for squaring a number using a shifter and selective addition
Inventor: LONG MEL ALBERT GERARD
IPC: G06F7/552
Filed: 2000-12-05
Abstract: A circuit 10, and method, for squaring a number, Z, comprises a shifter 12 for generating shifted versions of Z. Each shifted version of Z is accumulated into a results register 18 only if a bit of Z corresponding to that particular shifted version of Z is set to one.
Patent GB-2368656-A (GB)
Title: Temperature stabilisation of optical devices
Inventor: ENGELHARDT JOHANN
IPC: G02B7/00
Filed: 2001-06-01
Abstract: To temperature stabilise an acoustooptical tunable filter (AOTF) 1 the frequency or other characteristic of the input signal 10 is varied to divert the light exiting the AOTF from a beam splitter 4 into a beam dump 5. Thus the AOTF can be continuously illuminated by the input light beam 2 even when an output beam is not required. The technique may be used in confocal scanning microscopy.
Patent GB-2368733-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring electrical machines
Inventor: LEFEBVRE DOMINIQUE
IPC: G01R31/34
Filed: 2001-07-05
Abstract: A method of generating a precursor signal indicative of the onset of failure of the insulation in a machine, such as that around a stator in a generator 3, comprises the steps of obtaining at least one measurement dataset of partial discharge data from the machine, the data being representative of the magnitude of and number of partial discharges from the machine over at least one substantially complete alternating cycle; generating from the measured data a taxonome comprising a statistical representation of the number N of partial discharges in the dataset as classified by their associated magnitude Q; comparing the taxonome to at least one reference taxonome previously obtained from the machine; and generating from the result of the comparison an indicator signal indicative of the onset of breakdown of the insulation. Sensors 8 may also measure power, speed, temperatures and vibration. Signal processing apparatus includes an A-D converter 10 and memory 11 coupled to a remote computer 15 connected to a display 16a and alarm 16b.
Patent GB-2377503-A (GB)
Title: Optical waveguide on substrate having doped region to intercept stray light
Inventor: DAY IAN EDWARD
IPC: G02B6/122
Filed: 2001-07-10
Abstract: An integrated optical device comprising at least one optical waveguide (2, 3) formed on a substrate, the waveguide (2, 3) being of elongate form with an optical axis extending along its length, at least one doped region (1) being provided in the substrate adjacent at least one side of the waveguide (2, 3) an edge of the doped region 1 adjacent the waveguide (2, 3) having one or more projections (1E, 1F) shaped to intercept stray light travelling substantially parallel to the waveguide (2, 3) in a region (4) of the optical substrate between the waveguide (2, 3) and the remainder of the doped region (1) and to absorb said light and/or deflect said light away from the waveguide (2, 3). The doped region may have a diffuse boundary where the concentration of dopant reduces.
Patent GB-2369416-A (GB)
Title: Clutch assembly
Inventor: BENETON SEBASTIEN
IPC: F16D25/10
Filed: 2001-11-16
Abstract: A clutch assembly comprises a torsional vibration damper 154 connected to a twin clutch unit 171, 172 via a toothed push-fit connection 163 between a clutch counter pressure plate 162 and a disc member 166 secured to the damper output flange 160. Permits a damper module to be pre-fixed to an engine and a clutch module to be fixed to a gearbox and the assembly completed when the gearbox is mounted to the engine. The twin clutch can be used for power shift transmission or for main and auxiliary drive. The actuator 185 may have concentric hydraulic pistons 204, 205 within a common housing and the bearing 187 transmits actuation force from the piston housing to the clutch housing to provide a closed force path within the clutch.
Patent GB-2367834-A (GB)
Title: Solder alloy
Inventor: STEEN HECTOR ANDREW HAMILTON
IPC: B23K35/26
Filed: 2000-06-29
Abstract: A lead-free solder alloy suitable for use in wave soldering and, in particular with water base VOC-free flux, low-VOC (water base) flux and low solids (solvent base flux consists of tin to which is/are added one or more of Ag in an amount of up to 10 %. Cu in an amount of up to 5 %. Sb in an amount of up to 10 % and Bi in an amount of up to 10 %, which alloy additionally contains phosphorus in an amount of up to 0.01 %. all percentages being on weight basis related to the amount of tin.
Patent GB-2369020-A (GB)
Title: Secure transaction modem
Inventor: PARROTT WILLIAM M
IPC: G06Q20/38
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: Secure transactions are mediated through a modem having integral identifying indicia. For example, the modem may include a unique identification number that can be accessed and transmitted to identify or confirm the identity of the modem being used for a transaction. The identification number, or similar identifying indicia, can be permanently provided in the modem circuitry in the form of a once programmable logic array such as a laser programmable or fuse programmable logic array. The identification number is accessed by communications software, such as a specially modified version of the modem operating software, as a value read out from a register and transmitted by the modem to a host to provide the identifying indicia to the host. A different form of authentication information might be stored in nonvolatile memory on the modem. A compressed image or other authentication indicia might be stored in address space within the nonvolatile memory that is adjacent to or otherwise associated with the modem's operating software. By providing the authentication information in nonvolatile memory associated with the modem's operating software, the authentication information can only be altered when the modem's operating software is altered. The authentication information can be transmitted in a manner similar to how the identification number discussed above is used.
Patent GB-2391725-A (GB)
Title: Control device with thermal sensor
Inventor: TOOKE JOHN EDWIN
IPC: G05D23/275
Filed: 2002-04-17
Abstract: A control device (1) comprises a bimetallic element, having an active leg (5) on which there is mounted a heater assembly (11), and a thermal sensor circuit adapted to drive one or more circuits associated with at least one heating element thereof. The heater assembly is in intimate thermal contact with the active leg of said bimetallic element and the sensor circuit includes at least one ceramic sensor element (101.110) to which there is associated a specific thermal switching function so as to more accurately determine temperature limits or values associated with an appliance to be controlled by the control device. The sensor circuit may comprise a multi-circuit sensor element, each sensor element being adapted to drive one or more circuits associated with the heater assembly so as to effect deflection of the active leg of the bimetallic element to which the heater assembly is mounted. By associating activation of the driven heater assembly circuits with deflection of the bimetallic element, a switching function is realised over a range of temperatures. In one embodiment an over-limit energy regulator is provided. In a further embodiment, a unitary temperature control device having multiple circuits each of which is switchable at discrete temperatures is realised. A method of manufacturing a thermally limited heater assembly is also provided.
Patent GB-2386287-A (GB)
Title: A method of monitoring state of a telecommunications network
Inventor: HO LESTER TSE WEE
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2002-06-24
Abstract: The present invention is to a method of monitoring state of a telecommunications network, and to a telecommunications network comprising a complexity determinator. The network comprises a plurality of nodes, each node is at a time on one of a number of node states dependent upon a predetermined set of rules and local conditions at the node. The method/ complexity determinator comprises determining the value of a parameter dependent upon entropy (which is a measure of how random the system behaviour is) of the node states in the network. The present invention provides entropy based complexity measurement for behaviour analysis of self organising telecommunications networks. Specifically, the application of the entropy-based complexity measure in telecommunications networks is useful to examine behaviours of localised distributed algorithms (LDA), (operative at Base Station levels and uses only local information and simple local rules at the Base Stations). The behaviour of self-organising LDA networks can thus be investigated to determine network-wide trends. The complexity measurement is used for setting the size of the Base Station cells.
Patent GB-2374467-A (GB)
Title: Hot pluggable printed circuit board insulating system and method
Inventor: CARNEY JAMES M
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2000-12-19
Abstract: An insulating guard is mounted over a backplane or motherboard in an electronic system that accepts hot pluggable circuit cards. The insulating guard has openings that expose only the connectors and allow a hot pluggable circuit card to be inserted without the possibility of shorting the backplane. In order to prevent contact between a card being inserted and adjacent cards that have already been connected to the system, the invention provides for insulating card dividers which are connected to the insulating guard and fit between adjacent cards. The card dividers can be attached to the insulating guard by parts which snap together, fasteners or adhesives.
Patent GB-2390949-A (GB)
Title: Anti-aliasing of a foreground image to be combined with a background image
Inventor: WITT SARAH ELIZABETH
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2002-07-17
Abstract: A video processing method for preparing an anti-aliased foreground image for display over an image background comprises the steps of: <SL> <LI>(i) preparing the image background for display; <LI>(ii) generating an original foreground image by manipulation of a contiguous group of graphics primitives; <LI>(iii) applying anti-aliasing filtering to the edges of each primitive to generate a primitive-processed image; <LI>(iv) superposing the primitive-processed image over the image background; and <LI>(v) superposing the original foreground image over the primitive-processed image. </SL>
Patent GB-2391346-A (GB)
Title: On-line recognition of robots
Inventor: HAMADI YOUSSEF
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2002-07-31
Abstract: Robots accessing a server are identified by allocating an identity tag to a user accessing data stored on the web server in order to identify that user; monitoring the requests made to the server over time by the user identified by the tag; and predicting whether the identified user is a robot based upon one or more properties of the monitored requests predetermined to signify automation of the process of generating the requests.
Patent GB-2378817-A (GB)
Title: Current carrying assembly for a circuit breaker
Inventor: MAULANDI AYMON A
IPC: H01H1/22
Filed: 2002-08-15
Abstract: A blade assembly for a circuit breaker comprises a plurality of blades 24, including one or more pairs of adjacent side-by-side blades having coplanar contact surfaces and coplanar bearing surfaces, and at least one set of blade springs 60, each having one end in operative contact with the bearing surface of each of a pair of adjacent side-by-side blades. The set of blade springs 60 comprise at least one compression spring.
Patent GB-2397090-A (GB)
Title: Attachment securing to an elongate element
Inventor: JORDAN PETER ARTHUR
IPC: F16L1/24
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: An attachment, such as a floatation or weight element, for an elongate element, such as a wire rope or umbilical, comprises two moulded synthetic plastic material parts 1 and 2 hinged together. A catch 5 is pivotally mounted on one part 1 and helical springs 6 and 7 urges an end 9 of the catch into a complementary formation 10 in the other part 2. To attach a floatation element to an umbilical for example, the element is placed over the umbilical with the parts 1 and 2 separated and the parts squeezed together to allow the catch 5 to catch in the cutout 10. The element may be released by applying a force to counter the springs 6 and 7 and allow the catch 5 to withdraw from the cutout 10 and the pans 1 and 2 move apart.
Patent GB-2386532-A (GB)
Title: Electric water heater with reduced noise level
Inventor: JOHNSTON SIMON RICHARD
IPC: A47J27/21
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: An electric water heater of high power density, suitable for use in a kettle or jug, or in a shower heater, has a surface which, in use, will be exposed to the water being heated. That surface is provided with adjacent regions which have different surface tension properties. Preferably the surface is provided with a two-phase or multi-phase coating, comprising particles that provide nucleation sites for bubbles and a matrix acting to disrupt the growth of the bubbles. The coating allows a significant reduction (ca. 20 db) in noise level to be achieved.
Patent GB-2396953-A (GB)
Title: An aid for teaching handwriting
Inventor: CLARK JANE ELIZABETH
IPC: G09B11/04
Filed: 2002-12-31
Abstract: A teaching aid comprises a generally planar opaque member 1 bearing a transparent or translucent representation of a character 2, numeral or letter to be formed. A teacher 3 may cause pointing means to trace out the formation of the character on the reverse of the member 1. The characters may be formed by printing, as a cut-out, by moulding or in negative image. There may be guidance marks on the back of the member 1 to aid the teacher 3. The member may also include a stand which allows the member 1 to extend vertically upwards when placed on a horizontal surface. Also disclosed is a teaching aid comprising a display screen controlled by processor means to display character shapes thereon and to cause a pointer to move around the character shape to show the formation of handwriting.
Patent GB-2385497-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for establishing communication links between mobile communication systems
Inventor: CAIN JOSEPH BIBB
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2003-01-06
Abstract: A wireless communication network includes a plurality of mobile nodes each including a transceiver, a phased array antenna connected to the transceiver, and a controller connected to the transceiver. The controller schedules a respective semi-permanent time slot for each time frame to establish a communication link with each neighboring mobile node and leaves at least one available time slot in each time frame. Each time frame has up to N semi-permanent time slots and at least 2N-1 available time slots. The controller also schedules the at least one available time slot to also serve the communication link with a neighboring mobile node based upon link communications demand. The phased array antenna is aimed by the controller towards each neighboring mobile node during communication therewith.
Patent GB-2384057-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for measuring liquid dielectric behavior
Inventor: MARSZALEK GARY A
IPC: G01R31/01
Filed: 2001-08-20
Abstract: A system and a method for measuring capacitance of a capacitor having a dielectric material, such as a luvricating oil, disposed between the electrodes of the capacitor, where the dielectric material causes a double layer effect within the capacitor. A variable source is provided in series with a resistor to induce a change in a current flowing through the capacitor. A sensor converts the resulting current flow into a current value readable by a processor. The processor records a plurality of current values. An initial is recorded to correspond to the induced change in the current. A leakage value is recorded after the current has exponentially decayed to approximate steady state. Multiple other current values are also recorded during the exponential decay. An intermediate value is then selected from among the multiple other current values based upon the initial value and the leakage value. The capacitance of the capacitor is then calculated based upon the initial value, intermediate value, leakage value and a resistance of the series resistor.
Patent GB-2387941-A (GB)
Title: Construction of experiment designs and results analysis
Inventor: JOURDAN ASTRID
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2003-03-31
Abstract: Quantifying uncertainties related to continuous (quantitative) and discrete (qualitative) parameters descriptive of a medium such as an underground zone and/or managing the selection of a scenario from a series of possible scenarios relative to this medium, by construction of experiment designs and results analysis suited to the designs. The experiment design comprises: a factorial part, constructed by folding a regular fraction for the quantitative factors and assignment of at least one modality of a qualitative factor to each one of the blocks formed by folding; a central part; and an axial part of the qualitative factors, determined according to a D-optimality criterion (preferably on a limited number of scenarios). The results are analysed by combining a sensitivity analysis and a risk analysis involving marginal models (adjusted to each scenario) and a global model (adjusted to all of the scenarios). In a reservoir exploration context, different production scenarios (e.g. reservoir crossed by open or closed faults) can be compared to better understand the role of noncontrollable discrete parameters (fault status etc.) and/or to select the scenario which optimizes production in the case of controllable discrete parameters (well addition, completion levels, etc.). Other applications include engineering, medicine or agronomy.
Patent GB-2401362-A (GB)
Title: Method for eliminating top speck on float glass
Inventor: WARNER NOEL
IPC: C03B18/18
Filed: 2003-04-28
Abstract: Top specks on float glass are produced by hydrogen in the protective gas atmosphere (6, Fig 2) reducing solid stannous sulphide deposited on surfaces above the melt level to form tiny globules of liquid tin, which then fall back onto the glass surface 7. To secure improvements, which collectively prevent stannous sulphide being deposited in the first place, attention is focused on forced circulation of protective gas externally preheated by direct contact with comprehensively de-oxidised and desulphurised molten metal extracted from the bath at the hot end 10 so that the protective gas on its admission to the float chamber 5 is hot enough to sustain temperatures above the local dewpoint temperatures for stannous sulphide deposition for all surfaces above the float bath 4. Also to preclude stannous sulphide deposition within the accessible pore structures of conventional refractory roof and wall construction, these are all replaced by impermeable linings.