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Patent GB-2415084-A (GB)
Title: Storage system comprising an interface converter for converting a disk drive interface
Inventor: KANO AZUMA
IPC: G11B7/085
Filed: 2004-03-24
Abstract: A storage system comprising controllers 500; data lines 506; a first housing 2102 having a plurality of first disk drives 51; and converters 901 for converting the interface standard of the disk drives to the interface standard of the data line 506. A second housing 2101 having a plurality of second disk drives 51 can be added between the controller 500 and the first housing 2102. Port bypass circuits 602 can be added to the data line to be able to disconnect a disk drive, which has a failure, and to be able to continue transferring data to and from other disk drives. Preferably the interface standard of the first disk drives is the ATA standard and the interface standard used in the data lines 506 and in the second disk drives preferably is the FC interface.
Patent GB-2427249-A (GB)
Title: Combined generator and water distillation plant
Inventor: COURTNEY WILLIAM ALEXANDER
IPC: F03G6/00
Filed: 2005-06-13
Abstract: An extensive trough 3 containing water is heated by solar energy 1 or waste heat from an industrial process / power genereation, and the vapour produced is used to drive a multi stage turbine (figure 4). The stators 5, 6, 7 of the turbine are cooled by separate water streams 8, 9, 10, to at least partially condense the vapour passing through the turbine. The cooling water 14, 15, 16 is passed to a chamber 4 (figure 5) underneath the trough, to return some of the heat to the water being heated. A temperature gradient exists in the trough, from a cold to a hot end, so cooling water at different temperatures can be used to heat the water at different stages in the trough. A compressor 17 arranged downstream of the turbine compresses the exhaust back to atmospheric pressure. The condensed vapour may be used as a source of purified water.
Patent GB-2427952-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for preventing visual impairment
Inventor: BUTCHER RAYMOND
IPC: G08B21/18
Filed: 2005-07-02
Abstract: To encourage screen breaks and avoid problems such as CVS (computer vision syndrome), a warning is generated if a display screen is viewed for more than a preset time. A head mounted device 10 transmits infra-red towards a receiver unit 21, when the user is facing a display screen. The unit 21 is mounted above the screen. On detection of the beam a counter is incremented to measure continuous viewing time. When the time exceeds 15 minutes an amber warning led 26 is lit. If the measured time exceeds 30 minutes a red led 27 is lit. If the user stops viewing the screen and detector 22 fails to sense the infra-red beam, the time counter is decremented at six times the incrementing rate. Thus after 5 minutes rest, the counter reaches zero. The display screen may be a computer, game station/console or TV.
Patent GB-2422929-A (GB)
Title: Memory Management System
Inventor: ISHERWOOD ROBERT GRAHAM
IPC: G06F12/1009
Filed: 2005-07-15
Abstract: A system and method for managing accesses to a memory are provided. A memory management unit (MMU) and a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) are used. The TLB stores addresses of pages which have been recently accessed. The MMU includes a virtual map of an MMU table which stores physical addresses of memory pages linked to logical addresses. A virtual map is stored in a linear address space and the MMU can update the addresses stored in the TLB in response to memory accesses made in the MMU table. The MMU table comprises at least first and second level table entries. The first level table entries store data for map logical addresses to the second level table entries. The second level table entries store data for map logical addresses to physical addresses in memory.
Patent GB-2430556-A (GB)
Title: Multiple antenna arrangement for a mobile device receiving terrestrial and satellite signals
Inventor: LEISTEN OLIVER PAUL
IPC: H01Q5/10
Filed: 2005-09-22
Abstract: A mobile communication device comprises a first single ended elongate antenna structure 14 combined with a second antenna 30 including a balun 30A. The second antenna 30 is located on the first antenna 14 in a position spaced from that of a first signal port connection 14CE. The first antenna 14 provides at least part of a laminar or coaxial transmission line feed structure from a second signal port 54E to the second antenna 30. The balun 30A is a conductive sleeve acting as a quarter-wave trap which provides a balanced signal to the second antenna 30. The first antenna 14 may be an inverted-F antenna and the second antenna 30 may be a quadrifilar helix antenna on a solid dielectric core. The second antenna 30 may form a distal end portion of the first antenna 14. The first antenna 14 may include a pre-amplifier 58 for the signal being fed to the second antenna 30. The antenna arrangement provides multiple frequency band service simultaneously with reduced break-through and interference between terrestrial and satellite, for example GPS, operational frequency bands.
Patent GB-2419534-A (GB)
Title: Device for the mixing of anaesthetic vapour with anaesthetic gas
Inventor: ROSSEN THOMAS
IPC: A61M16/18
Filed: 2005-10-26
Abstract: An anaesthetic vaporiser with a pressure control circuit is to be specified, with which a differential pressure detector (18) can be calibrated in a straightforward manner. According to the invention, the switch-over device (20) is provided at a bypass gap (3), said switch-over device being designed, in a first switching position, to connect the gas inlet (4) via a first bypass line (23) directly to the gas outlet (5) and to bridge over the bypass gap (3) via a second bypass line (26) connected to a venting channel (27), whereby, in a second switching position, the gas flow from the gas inlet (4) to the gas outlet (5) is produced via the bypass line (2). The calibration of the differential pressure detector (18) with the pneumatic connections (16, 17) takes place in the first switching position of the switch-over device (20) via the venting channel (27) open to the ambient atmosphere.
Patent GB-2435129-A (GB)
Title: Vibration compensation arrangements for an antenna
Inventor: STOVE ANDREW
IPC: G01S7/00
Filed: 2006-02-10
Abstract: A vibration compensation method for an antenna comprises measuring the vibration of an antenna, establishing the error induced by the vibration and correcting the antenna signal accordingly. A communication apparatus is also claimed which comprises an antenna array and signal processing apparatus 18 where at least one of the antenna elements 11 of the antenna array is associated with an accelerometer 15 to measure mechanical vibration of the antenna element. The signal processing apparatus 18 uses the measured mechanical vibration to compensate antenna signal errors introduced by the said vibration. A method of calibrating the communication apparatus comprises applying mechanical vibration to an antenna array and measuring the response signals generated by the antenna array and one or more accelerometer devices associated with antenna elements. These measurements are then used to determine a transfer function between the accelerometer signals and the antenna array signals. An antenna comprising means to receive a signal and means for measuring mechanical acceleration of the receiving means is also claimed. The frequency of the measured and applied vibrations may be in a range expected to be encountered during normal operation of the antenna. The phase and/or amplitude of the vibration measurement signal may be used in the vibration compensation process.
Patent GB-2423804-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical parking brake assembly for a fixed calliper floating piston disc brake
Inventor: MATTHEWS MARK
IPC: F16D65/14
Filed: 2006-03-03
Abstract: A fixed calliper floating piston disc brake 10 comprises hydraulic pistons 20, 21 operable to urge friction pads 12, 13 into engagement with a disc 14 during service braking, and a mechanical park brake assembly 28 & 38, 29 & 39 inserted between the friction pad and its associated piston, wherein the park brake assembly is operable to move the respective friction elements into engagement with the disc. The park brake assembly comprises a pivotally mounted lever arm 38, 39 which has a nose 46 to engage the friction pads, and plate 28, 29. The tiltable levers maybe connected by a Bowden cable mechanism 48, 49 incorporating a spring 50. The brake may incorporate a screw threaded adjuster.
Patent GB-2425403-A (GB)
Title: Conductive ball mounting apparatus
Inventor: NIIZUMA KAZUO
IPC: H05K3/32
Filed: 2006-04-11
Abstract: An apparatus for mounting conductive balls onto a large number of electrodes formed in an array on a target substrate 14 for example a wafer, includes a stage on which the target is placed which is transferred in a horizontal (x) direction through a work station (fig 1: 3) where conductive adhesive is applied to individual electrodes, and another work station (fig 1: 4) where the conductive balls are mounted. The stage is rotatable, and motion of the stage is controllable in a horizontal direction (y) perpendicular to the transfer direction, and in a vertical (z) direction. Control of the positioning of the target substrate on the stage facilitates registration of the substrate with array masks for adhesive printing (fig 1: 15) and for mounting of the conductive balls 19 without fine control the position of the masks. A ball cup 23 can be moved over the mask to drop the balls 21 from a reservoir 22 into through holes of the mask which align with electrodes on the substrate.
Patent GB-2427217-A (GB)
Title: Valved pipe section for adding or removing drill string elements while continuing drilling fluid circulation
Inventor: CALDERONI ANGELO
IPC: E21B34/02
Filed: 2006-06-05
Abstract: A pipe comprises two valves, an axial valve (B) in the main bore of the pipe, and a radial valve (A) intercepting the main bore from a side wall of the pipe. The pipe can be included in a drill string to allow make-up and break-out of the string without interrupting the flow of drilling fluid into the well. During drilling the radial valve is closed and the axial valve open so that drilling fluid is pumped into the well via the main central bore. When a new section of drill pipe is to be added the axial valve is closed and the radial valve opened to allow drilling fluid to be pumped into the well at a side port via an adapter. The radial valve can include a safety plug. The two valves which can be flappers can be incorporated into standard lengths of drill pipe.
Patent GB-2440351-A (GB)
Title: Flexural disc fibre optic sensor
Inventor: BRADY DOMINIC
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 2006-07-25
Abstract: A fibre optic sensor 10 for measuring linear acceleration employs a central support structure 12, 13A, 13B and at least two flexural discs 11A, 11B spaced apart from one another along a central axis CA. Radially inner portions 15A, 15B of the flexural discs are rigidly attached to the central support structure. A fibre optic coil 25 is affixed to one of the flexural discs. At least one proof mass 31 is disposed between the flexural discs. Coupling means 27 rigidly connects together radially outer edge portions 29A, 29B of the flexural discs and rigidly connects the proof mass to such outer edge portions. The flexibility of the axially-aligned outer-edge-connected flexural disc arrangement, together with the outer-edge-connected proof mass, provide for a relatively large response to axial forces. The radial stiffness of the flexural disc arrangement minimizes the response to non-axial forces. By limiting the response to non-axial forces, unwanted cross-axis sensitivity of the device is reduced and unwanted resonances are eliminated.
Patent GB-2440906-A (GB)
Title: Travel pillow
Inventor: MITCHELL JEREMY PETER
IPC: B60N2/48
Filed: 2006-08-15
Abstract: An inflatable pillow which can stick to windows or wall's whilst travelling by way of suckers sealed to the inflatable material. An air valve also sealed to the material will allow the flow of air to and from the sticky pillow. The pillow can be deflated, rolled up and stored in a sleeve which can be closed by way of cord and toggle tie. The pillow can be easily carried within a trouser pocket or handbag.
Patent GB-2432191-A (GB)
Title: Clutch mechanism for roller door drive
Inventor: KURZOK PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: E06B9/17
Filed: 2006-10-04
Abstract: A drive unit 10 for opening and closing a roller door comprises a motor, a roller door drive 14 mounted to a shaft 16 and a drive gear 96. The drive train includes a gear 86 controlled by a position controller 108 such that movement of the position controller 108 in a first direction causes the clutch to move in a direction perpendicular to the first direction to permit the clutch gear 86 to engage with or disengage from the drive gear 96. An intermediate face 54 of a rear chassis member 28 includes a heart-shaped slot 62. Heart-shaped slot 62 has a first part 64 and a second part 66. Rotation of gear member 86 causes rotation of the shaft 70. Gear member 86 acts as a clutch and is able to slide longitudinally relative to the shaft 70. Driven gear 96 includes inner teeth 100 that engage with projecting teeth formed on the rear surface of gear member 86. Position control means 108 interacts with gear member 86 and acts to control the position of gear member 86. A pin 132 is positioned within the heart-shaped slot 62. When cord 154 is pulled, pin 132 moves out of first part 64 of slot 62 and moves up either side of slot 62 towards intermediate part 68. When the retaining pin 132 passes part 68, biasing spring 52 pushes the retaining pin downwardly towards the second part 66 of slot 62 to retain the position control means 108 in a position such that the gear member 86 is disengaged from the driven gear 96.
Patent GB-2436857-A (GB)
Title: two-way tidal barrage with one-way turbines
Inventor: GOKHMAN ALEXANDER
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2006-10-12
Abstract: A two-way tidal barrage power plant has one-way turbines installed between a head reservoir 8 and a tail reservoir 7. The reservoirs are each selectively connected via sluices 11-14 either to the sea, or to a basin, to provide unidirectional flow through the turbine. This allows a two-way generation plant to have optimum efficiency for both ebb and flood generation.
Patent GB-2444281-A (GB)
Title: Glasses with magnetically attachable windshield
Inventor: HSIUNG SZU-YAO
IPC: G02C11/00
Filed: 2006-11-29
Abstract: A pair of windproof glasses has a frame assembly 10 and a windproof shield assembly 20 (20a). The frame assembly 10 has a frame 11, two lenses 12, two legs 13 and at least two first engaging elements (15, 15a) embedded in the frame. The windproof shield assembly 20 (20a) is mounted on the frame assembly 10 and has two windproof shields 21 (21a) mounted detachably on the sides of the frame. Each windproof shield 21 (21a) has at least one second engaging element (25) detachably engaging respectively with at least one of the at least two first engaging elements (15, 15a) with a magnetic force. A wearer may quickly attach the windproof shields 21 (21a) to the frame without sequentially aligning the first and second engaging elements (15, 15a, 25) with each other.
Patent GB-2432833-A (GB)
Title: Binder composition and concrete comprising said binder
Inventor: FERGUSON IAN FRANCIS
IPC: C04B28/02
Filed: 2005-07-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a cement formulation for use in the manufacture of concrete, said formulation comprising: a) cement; b) calcium carbonate (limestone; and c) ground granulated blast furnace slag. The novel formulation is extremely cost effective and, surprisingly, has been found to give very good strength characteristics.
Patent GB-2431098-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical toothbrush
Inventor: GITELIS MER
IPC: A61C17/40
Filed: 2005-11-03
Abstract: A toothbrush distal end (14) for attachment to a handle (12) of a mechanical toothbrush (10); the distal end comprising: a head (18); a neck (16) having a proximal end and a distal end; a drive shaft (30) having a driving bevelled gear (38) fixed to distal end thereof, a brush (20) consisting of a bristle array (22) on a brush back plate (82); and a movement; the head being fixedly attached to the distal end of the neck; the neck being fixedly couplable to the handle and the drive shaft being couplable to a driving means; the neck being hollow and serving as a sleeve for the drive shaft. The drive shaft being rotatingly drivable about its axis within the neck, by the driving means; wherein the movement is situated within a cavity in the head and is connected to the brush back plate, for moving the brush back plate along an eccentric orbital path with respect to the head when driven by the driving means via the rotating drive shaft.
Patent GB-2436982-A (GB)
Title: Fair distribution of market views/quotations over a time multiplexed stock trading system
Inventor: IACCHEO STEVEN WILLIAM
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2007-06-06
Abstract: In prior art systems a broker 12 or similar would receive market data, calculate specific quotes for each trading workstation 24 en mass and then distribute them over the network in a time multiplexed manner. Thus some workstations experienced much longer latencies than others. Two solutions are proposed. Firstly the order of the workstations in the TDM scheme is periodically changed so that the latencies experienced vary over time and converge on a fair average. Secondly the market view is calculated separately for each workstation, from the most up to date market data received by the broker, and then immediately transmitted over the network. The process is then repeated for the next workstation and so on. Thus the total processing and transmission latency for each workstation will be substantially equal. Finally a system is proposed wherein the market views of the automated systems are updated less frequently than those of human traders to compensate for the faster reactions of automated systems and thereby achieve fairness.
Patent GB-2441042-A (GB)
Title: Relay race game system
Inventor: SHIMADA KENICHI
IPC: A63F13/45
Filed: 2007-08-13
Abstract: A game system performs processing for playing a racing game while allowing a plurality of players to operate moving objects in a relay race. The right to participate in a race is relayed from a first moving object P participating in the race to a second moving object N which is a target of the relay initially having control restrictions which are removed by the relay action. The second moving object N, a vehicle preferably different to that of the first moving object P, may stand by at a relay line B on a racetrack as the first moving object P passes a certain designated point on the track (C, Fig 6). The control of first moving object P may be switched to the second moving object N by causing the first moving object P to touch the second moving object N or by the first moving object P crossing the relay line B. The players may operate different teams in the race or may control different vehicles of the same team in the relay race. Various starting conditions can be applied to the second moving object N based upon the state (such as speed) of the first moving object P. There may be a transfer area in which control is passed between the objects.
Patent GB-2442592-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic modifier function blocks for use in a process control system.
Inventor: SOKOLOVA MARINA
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2007-10-02
Abstract: A function block is stored in a memory of a machine for use in a process control system. The function block includes a base function block that causes the machine to perform an algorithm associated with the process control system and a stored attribute associated with the base function block in the memory, which causes the machine to delete or instantiate a dynamic modifier function block in the memory.
Patent GB-2453384-A (GB)
Title: Energy generation from biomass
Inventor: BIGAULT GEOFFREY LESLIE
IPC: C10B53/00
Filed: 2007-10-05
Abstract: The invention provides a method of power generation comprising the steps of: gathering biomass material; converting the gathered biomass material into pellets of predetermined size or a range of sizes; subjecting the pellets to a pyrolytic process (e.g. in a downdraught gasifier) to generate a combustible gas; and burning the combustible gas in a combustion engine to generate a power output. Typically the biomass material is predominantly or wholly of vegetable material or of protein based material or a mixture comprising at least two of the following materials: vegetable and/or protein and/or other carbon based material.
Patent GB-2457222-A (GB)
Title: Modular flue cowl
Inventor: LEICESTER MARK DOUGLAS
IPC: F23J13/08
Filed: 2007-10-30
Abstract: A modular flue cowl comprises a cap 2, an optional circumferential bird guard grill 3, and means 4, 5 for fastening the perimeter of the cap to the grill or a flue outlet. A method of assembling and fitting such a flue cowl is also provided. Preferably, the cap is profiled and comprises a substantially central domed region 7. In a further aspect, a kit for assembling a modular flue cowl is provided which comprises a cap with at least one integral leg (5a-d, fig.3a) to suit a particular fuel and/or shape of flue outlet. The kit includes an anti-downdraft section (8, fig.2a), to provide additional anti-downdraft properties to the cowl, and/or a square bird guard (9, fig.2b). In use, the modular flue cowl comprises a single, common, cap that can be used in conjunction with a variety of flue outlets.
Patent GB-2457651-A (GB)
Title: Catalysed wall-flow filter
Inventor: PREST DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: B01D53/86
Filed: 2008-01-23
Abstract: A wall-flow filter monolith substrate having a porosity of at least 40% formed from a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst of extruded type. Also disclosed is a method of making the wall-flow filter monolith substrate; and use of the wall-flow filter monolith for treating a diesel aerosol containing nitrogen oxides and particulate matter.
Patent GB-2457879-A (GB)
Title: Controllable insulation panels
Inventor: BAILEY SAMUEL
IPC: F24S10/50
Filed: 2008-02-26
Abstract: An insulated cladding panel for the exterior of a building is provided. The panel has an extenor thermally conducting sheet which forms, with an adjacent skin a series of gaps forming fluid conduits between the exterior sheet and the adjacent skin. Adjacent to the skin in a layer of insulation. Adjacent the other side of the insulation layer is provided a second skin and an interior sheet. The second skin and the interior sheet have a series of gaps between them forming a series of conduits. The two sets of conduits are for working heat transfer fluid to flow through. The sets of conduits are connected via separate pumped circuits to a thermal store. A transparent outer sheet may be provided slightly spaced from the exterior sheet. The gap between the exterior sheet and the outer sheet may be gas filled or low pressure. The pumped circuits may be controlled to maintain the temperature inside a building on which the panel is used at a desired temperature.
Patent GB-2458890-A (GB)
Title: Support anchor
Inventor: POULTNEY WAYNE
IPC: F16B13/08
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: A support anchor for temporary attachment to a substantially vertical structure having a hole comprises a shaft 10 having a first end portion 20 suitable for insertion through the hole, and restricting means 30 disposed along the shaft 10 at a predetermined distance from the first end portion 20 and being adapted to restrict insertion beyond that distance. An elongate retaining member 40 is movably connected to the first end portion 20 and has a first released configuration in which it may be threaded through the hole and a second locked configuration in which it may not. The elongate retaining member 40 has a slot 50 and the first end portion (20) has a pivot 60. The pivot 60 is connected to the slot 50 such that the elongate retaining member 40 is operable to slide over the pivot 60 and, in at least the released configuration, may freely rotate about it.