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Patent GB-2369691-A (GB)
Title: A dirty memory for indicating that a block of memory associated with it has been written to using control logic to interrogate the memory
Inventor: GARNETT PAUL J
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2000-11-29
Abstract: A dirty memory that includes dirty indicators settable to indicate dirtied pages of memory is provided with control logic operable automatically to interrogate the dirty memory to identity dirty indicators that are set. Implementing the control of the dirty RAM in hardware or firmware enables interrogation of the dirty RAM to identify set dirty indicators in a rapid and reliable manner. The control logic can advantageously be operable to interrogate the dirty memory word-by-word to determine words including a set bit. A comparator can be provided for comparing bits of a word to a predetermined value to determine where a dirty indicator is set. The comparison could be performed serially for bits within a word, but it is advantageously done in parallel for the bits of the word. For example, by using associative memory, the interrogation of the dirty memory could be effected associatively in parallel to determine words including a word with a set bit. Address logic enables a determination of a memory page address corresponding to a set dirty indicator. This can be effected by computing the page address given a known dirty bit location and a known mapping between the dirty memory and main memory.
Patent GB-2370435-A (GB)
Title: A polar loop transmitter for a mobile phone
Inventor: MIDTGAARD JACOB
IPC: H03F1/32
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: An efficient but non-linear power amplifier 32 is linearised by means of phase and amplitude feedback. Loop filters 30,40 are inserted in both of the phase and envelope loops to enable the characteristics of the loops to be matched, thereby reducing modulation distortion. The phase error controls a VCO 41, while the amplitude error controls the bias input of the power amplifier 33. The transmitter may include means to compensate for nonlinearities in the amplitude control loop (figure 8). A loss of feedback control detector may be used to ensure that the amplitude feedback signal remains within acceptable limits (figures 11 and 12).
Patent GB-2376093-A (GB)
Title: A security system relating to networks
Inventor: LEECH GUY
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2001-03-21
Abstract: A security system for controlling application requests in a network (10), the security system comprising interception means (24) for intercepting executable requests within the network, said system further comprising control means (26) for allowing or denying the request based on the characteristics of the request.
Patent GB-2362348-A (GB)
Title: Casting method utilising an engraved biscuit die
Inventor: WHEELAN IAN
IPC: B22C9/02
Filed: 2001-04-24
Abstract: A method of casting a unique product comprising steps of; engraving a preformed biscuit die 1 with a pattern 8 that imparts a unique character to the product to be cast, inserting the engraved biscuit die 1 into a solid support 9; and pouring a molten material into the die, allowing the substance to solidify therein and opening the die 1, 6 to remove the cast product. The biscuit die 1 is preferably of a hardness of between 2 and 4 on the Mohs scale. The molten material may be a metal or metal alloy. The method may be used to cast metal signs and the like.
Patent GB-2376819-A (GB)
Title: Electronic circuit having series connected circuit blocks
Inventor: SUNDSTROEM LARS
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2001-06-21
Abstract: An electronic device has circuitry partitioned into circuit blocks 12, 13, 14, which are connected in series across a power supply, thereby sharing the available supply voltage between them. The device may be a battery-powered wireless communications device, including analog and digital circuitry, wherein the device includes a power supply which provides a supply voltage which is supplied to the analog circuitry, and wherein the digital circuitry is separated into at least two blocks, which are connected in series across the power supply voltage. A further embodiment relates to a microprocessor integrated circuit comprising power supply input pins with a plurality of circuit blocks connected in series between. A supply connection circuit may be associated with one circuit block.
Patent GB-2367728-A (GB)
Title: Linked-list memory access control for and concentrator
Inventor: CHODNEKAR SUCHETA S
IPC: G06F13/28
Filed: 2001-06-22
Abstract: A microprocessor system employs a linked-list structure for a direct memory-access controller to service requests by one or more data pumps/modem. Such direct memory-access controller may be termed a linked-list, direct memory-access controller (LLDMAC). The central microprocessor periodically polls, e.g., a status register in each data pump to determine which data pumps to service. Using information from each status register, the central microprocessor programs the LLDMAC and corresponding locations of system memory buffers in the microprocessor system allocated to each data pump for service. The central microprocessor programs the LLDMAC and corresponding locations of system memory buffers such that a chain linking addresses of each data pump to service, termed a linked chain or linked list, is formed by the pointer information stored in the system memory buffers. Once the linked chain to address data pumps for service is formed, the central microprocessor causes The LLDMAC to begin the data transfer for the first data pump service of the linked chain, and then returns to other processing tasks. The LLDMAC transfers the data between system memory and the data pumps for each service in the chain, and then indicates to the central microprocessor when the services of the linked chain are complete.
Patent GB-2381335-A (GB)
Title: A method of assessing space utilization
Inventor: ROGERS DAVID GERAINT
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2001-08-18
Abstract: A target space utilization of a property is calculated as an average cost per workplace divided by a property income per person. The result indicates whether greater use should be made of the property to justify the proportion of income that is spent on it. The method has particular application to universities and other educational establishments. There is further provided a method of assessing an effective cost per workplace in a property, calculated as the average cost per workplace divided by the actual space utilization. This indicates the subsidy of an inefficient workplace is monetary terms. The method may be embodied in software.
Patent GB-2372651-A (GB)
Title: Function generator with adjustable oscillating frequency
Inventor: CHEN MU-JUNG
IPC: H03K3/011
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: An adjustable oscillating frequency function generator. The oscillating frequency of the function generator can be adjusted externally. The oscillation frequency is independent of the magnitude of the voltage source. Therefore, a pulse signal that withstands the voltage source signal can be provided.
Patent GB-2371685-A (GB)
Title: Cable
Inventor: BURLAND GREGORY NEIL
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 2001-12-05
Abstract: A cable is made up of several wires 10 extending side-by-side. The wires 10 in each cable 1-4 are retained together in a flat configuration by removable clips 5-7 and these may be retained together in a cable system by frames (13-15 figs 1 and 5). There are preferably clips 6 and 7 at the end of the cables, which support the wires 10 so that they can be stripped and attached to connector contacts (80, fig 1) together. Unlike conventional ribbon cables, this cable system allows bending to occur in the plane of the cable.
Patent GB-2385677-A (GB)
Title: Refractive index control of optic waveguide
Inventor: BRADY DOMINIC JOSEPH
IPC: G02B6/34
Filed: 2002-02-22
Abstract: A method of selectively adjusting the refractive index of the propagating portion of an optic waveguide, includes implanting into selected portions 28 of the propagating portion of the optic waveguide a dopant material selected so as to minimise the number of additional attenuating, extrinsic charge carriers in the propagating portion of the optic waveguide. The dopant may be germanium. Array waveguide grating waveguides 22 are shown. A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (Fig 5), interleaver (Fig 6) or silicon rib waveguide (Fig 7) may be produced.
Patent GB-2387370-A (GB)
Title: A plurality of interconnected packages for dispensing paper products
Inventor: AHLBERG HELGEE ERNST
IPC: A47K10/38
Filed: 2002-04-12
Abstract: The present invention relates to a plurality of interconnected packages for dispensing paper products, the packages comprising a plurality of interconnected housings 10 which contain the paper products. In this manner, each housing forms a dispenser for the paper product and is provided with a connector to enable a combination of two or more packages with different fields of application. As such, the packages can be combined to a kit for any needs. The housings 10 may be detachably interconnected at a line of weakness 22, or may be re-engageably connected by complementary formations. The end housings of a line of housings may themselves be interconnected to form a loop, Figure 7b. The housings may be suspended by a fastener 18. Each housing has a dispensing opening and can contain a hygiene or wiping product such as a paper roll.
Patent GB-2388539-A (GB)
Title: Herbal formulations
Inventor: MANAGOLI NANDKISHORE BAPURAO
IPC: A61K31/015
Filed: 2002-05-15
Abstract: Two new polyherbal formulations are described and which, when used together, have been found to be effective for the treatment of cancer and, more particularly, for the treatment or management of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The first formulation comprises a mixture of the following six herbs: Glycine max, Lycopersicon esculentum, Allium sativum, Curcuma longa, Linum usitatissimum and Convolvulus arvensis; or a mixture of the active ingredients that have been extracted from those herbs or chemically synthesised. The second formulation comprises a mixture of the following four herbs: Tinospora cordifolia, Withania somnifera, Phyllanthus emblica and Asparagus racemosus; or a mixture of active ingredients that have been extracted from those herbs or chemically synthesised.
Patent GB-2389141-A (GB)
Title: A lockable handle assembly
Inventor: LAPORTA GIOVANNI MARIA
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 2002-05-31
Abstract: The present invention provides a lockable handle assembly for a window or door including: ```a handle member 12 having a lockable position to lock a window or door, said handle being moveable away from the lockable position in order to open the window or door; ```a locking device 16 having a locked condition for preventing movement of the handle away from the lockable position and an unlocked condition for allowing movement of the handle away from the lockable position, ```wherein the locking device is configured to switch between the locked and unlocked conditions in response to an applied magnetic force from magnetic key 22 which attracts a magnet 19 to effect unlocking when brought close to the handle. /
Patent GB-2376488-A (GB)
Title: Flow control apparatus and method for a deviated wellbore
Inventor: JOHNSON CRAIG D
IPC: E21B34/08
Filed: 2002-06-12
Abstract: An apparatus 10 and method for controlling fluid production in a deviated wellbore 18 which comprises a flow pipe 12 disposed in a horizontal portion of the wellbore and a plurality of flow control valves 24 disposed along the length of the flow pipe, each valve providing hydraulic communication between the interior of the flow pipe and the reservoir 20 surrounding the flow pipe. The valves may be self regulating or selectively controllable, maintaining a substantially constant pressure drop between the exterior and interior of the flow pipe.
Patent GB-2375637-A (GB)
Title: Method of conducting transactions over a network
Inventor: NIWA KIYOHIKO
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2001-02-23
Abstract: A method of authorizing a commercial transaction between a customer (52) and a provider of goods or services (60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72) over a network, wherein the provider of goods or services requests that the customer provide authentication by activating a fingerprint identification device (50), and the provider of goods or services receives at least an authentication code of the customer over the network from the fingerprint identification device, the method comprising the steps of: providing the customer with the fingerprint identification device which produces the authentication code when a fingerprint of the customer marches a stored fingerprint within the fingerprint identification device (104, 106, 108, 110, 112); receiving at least the authentication code from the provider of goods or services over the network (116); and authorizing the transaction if at least the authentication code is valid (123).
Patent GB-2390573-A (GB)
Title: Kit of parts to form a boat hull
Inventor: CUMMING COLIN NAPIER
IPC: B63B5/24
Filed: 2002-07-10
Abstract: A boat hull is formed as a kit of parts in which the kit comprises a hull base section 1 formed from glass reinforced plastics and a hull upper section 4 and 5 formed from sheet plywood. The hull is formed as two halves which are then joined together for use Fig. 3 and which can be stacked inside each other when not in use Fig. 4. The base section of each of the halves of the hull is formed from a single piece of glass reinforced plastic and may incorporate a centreboard case anchorage 2. A lip is formed around the upper edge of each base section to which the upper section comprising several panels of plywood is attached with screws. Joints between the base section and the upper section and the panels of the upper section are sealed with fibreglass tape and resin. The two halves of the hull can then be bolted together.
Patent GB-2393996-A (GB)
Title: Infant carrier with release grip located in handle
Inventor: CHENG KENNY
IPC: A47D13/02
Filed: 2002-10-08
Abstract: An infant carrier comprises a frame (11) having a rotating knob (14) at each side, a handle (12) having both ends connected to the respective rotating knobs (14) of the frame (11), and connection means mounted at the bottom of the frame, and is adapted to be removably attached to a mounting bracket of a car seat. The infant carrier is characterized in that a gripping device (15) is provided at an intermediate position of the handle (12). The gripping device (15) includes wires (16) and wire-actuating means (152) which may tighten or loosen the wires. The wires extend along the length of the handle, enter into the bottom (19) of the frame via the rotating knobs, and extend in the direction towards the connection means (20/21). Connection means is fastened to the wires extending from the gripping device. When the wire-actuating means tightens or loosens the wires, the connection means is actuated to move between a first position wherein the connection means is released from the mounting bracket, and a second position wherein the connection means engages the mounting bracket so that the frame is securely positioned on the mounting bracket.
Patent GB-2381251-A (GB)
Title: Mirror device for vehicle
Inventor: HAYASHI KENICHI
IPC: B60R1/074
Filed: 2002-10-23
Abstract: In a door mirror device for a vehicle, when a twin gear 50 is rotated by driving of a motor 42, the twin gear moves around a periphery of an output gear 26. A case member 20 and a motor base member 32 are thereby pivoted around a supporting shaft 18, and a mirror connected to the case member is retracted or extended. Here, an engagement claw 38 provided at the motor base member 32 engages with an engagement hole 22 provided in the case member 20. Swaying of the motor base member with respect to the case member can thereby be prevented. Thus, tilting of the twin gear at the time of extending or retracting the mirror can be prevented. It is thereby possible to make meshing of the twin gear and the output gear stable, and to make the operations of retracting and extending the mirror stable.
Patent GB-2395839-A (GB)
Title: MBE growth of p-type nitride semiconductor materials
Inventor: HOOPER STEWART EDWARD
IPC: H01L33/32
Filed: 2002-11-30
Abstract: A method of growing a p-type nitride semiconductor material by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) uses bis(cyclopentadienyl)magnesium (Cp2Mg) as the source of magnesium dopant atoms. Ammonia gas is used as the nitrogen precursor for the MBE growth process. To grow p-type GaN, for example, by the method of the invention, gallium, ammonia and Cp2Mg are supplied to an MBE growth chamber; to grow p-type AlGaN, aluminium is additionally supplied to the growth chamber. The growth process of the invention produces a p-type carrier concentration, as measured by room temperature Hall effect measurements, of up to 2 x 10<17>cm<-3>, without the need for any post-growth step of activating the dopant atoms.
Patent GB-2396442-A (GB)
Title: Host memory interface for a parallel processor
Inventor: KIRSCH GRAHAM
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2002-12-05
Abstract: A memory interface 112 for a parallel processor 110 which has an array of processing elements and can receive a memory address and supply the memory address to a memory 106 connected to the processing elements. The processing elements transfer data to and from the memory at the memory address. The memory interface can connect to a host 102 configured to access data in a conventional SDRAM memory device so that the host can access data in the memory. The invention also relates to an active memory which includes memory 106, an array of processing elements 110, and the memory interface 112. The memory interface enables a host which is configured to connect to conventional "non-active" memory devices to access an active memory, and also permits different types of host processors to access the memory in the active memory device.
Patent GB-2397342-A (GB)
Title: Fan duct with abradable coating surrounding blade tips
Inventor: KINGHORN IAIN
IPC: F04D29/16
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: A method of producing a duct section of uniform diameter for a generally cylindrical duct 2 containing a fan 1 for moving air through the duct comprises covering at least the part of the duct section swept by blades 9 of the fan 1 with a coating 10 of paint or plastic material. The coating 10, which is soft relative to the fan material, or remains soft whilst setting, has a diameter generally smaller than the diameter swept by the fan blades 9. When the fan 1 is rotated, the blade tips cut away surplus coating to form a duct section of substantially uniform diameter determined by the diameter swept by the fan, with a minimal clearance between the fan 1 and the coating 10. The method may also apply to a high temperature installation in which the coating is swept by the fan 10 at its maximum temperature expanded diameter.
Patent GB-2384811-A (GB)
Title: Scaffold plank end cap
Inventor: BRIGHTWELL LIONEL L
IPC: E04G5/08
Filed: 2003-01-29
Abstract: An end cap <B>10</B> for a wood plank <B>40</B> comprises a body. In one aspect the end cap body <B>12</B> comprises a spine <B>16</B> and sides extending from the sides <B>18</B>, <B>20</B> of the spine <B>16</B>, the sides <B>18</B>, <B>20</B> taper away from the spine <B>16</B>. The end cap body <B>12</B> may comprise an elongated c-shaped body. Other features of the first aspect and features of other aspects of the invention include the body <B>12</B> having a concave curvature along its length, the inner surface <B>22</B> of the end cap <B>10</B> defining a receptacle <B>14</B> for contiguously engaging the distal end of the wood plank <B>40</B>, the end cap <B>10</B> having an internal diameter that gradually increases as the sides <B>18</B>, <B>20</B> extend from the spine <B>16</B>.
Patent GB-2384504-A (GB)
Title: Underground water pumping device
Inventor: TAKAHASHI SHIGEYOSHI
IPC: E02D3/10
Filed: 2001-07-31
Abstract: An underground water pumping device capable of effectively performing a water collecting/water pumping operations with a relatively simple structure and effectively utilizing an existing deep well device, comprising an outer tube buried in the ground and an inner tube having a length generally equal to that of the outer tube and disposed in the outer tube through a clearance provided therebetween, a shielding member for shielding the upper end part of the outer tube from the upper end part of the inner tube, a decompressing means for reducing a pressure in the inner tube, and a pumping means for pumping up the underground water came from the underground water inlet into the inner tube, the outer tube further comprises a water passing part at the lower part thereof and the inner tube further comprises an underground water inlet at the lower end part thereof, wherein the underwater inlet is positioned under the upper end part of the water passing part.
Patent GB-2409627-A (GB)
Title: Recycling bins
Inventor: ROBINSON CORNEL MILROY
IPC: B65F1/04
Filed: 2003-09-12
Abstract: A waste bin for the separation of waste that has several compartments, each compartment is rotatably mounted on a post, thereby allowing each compartment to be reached from any position around the post. Preferably an existing bin may be converted into a multi compartment recycling bin by inserting a separator comprising several compartments rotatably mounted on a post. Alternatively waste may be stored separately in a waste bin that has several compartments, integral compactors and a rotatable base. Colour coded bags may be used in conjunction with the bins to aid the separation of waste. Alternatively waste may be recycled into a recycling bin (fig 2) comprising several compartments stacked on top of each other, each colour coded with each compartment removable for emptying.
Patent GB-2398838-A (GB)
Title: Actuator for driving valve
Inventor: HAGIWARA HIDEO
IPC: F16K31/163
Filed: 2003-05-23
Abstract: An actuator for driving a valve in which the pressure receiving area of a piston is prevented from decreasing without increasing the size or the cost. The actuator for driving a valve comprises left and right cylinders each supporting a piston slidably in the axial direction of the piston shaft, a first passage allowing the left cylinder chambers of a left cylinder to communicate with a right cylinder partitioned by the piston, a second passage allowing the right cylinder chambers of the left cylinder to communicate with the right cylinder partitioned by the piston, and means for converting a reciprocating motion in the axial direction of the piston shaft into a rotational motion of a valve drive shaft, characterized in that the first and second passages are formed in the supporting members of the left and right cylinders or on the periphery thereof.
Patent GB-2412385-A (GB)
Title: Fixture assembly; modular building structure
Inventor: KELLY CHARLIE
IPC: E04B1/348
Filed: 2004-03-24
Abstract: A fixture assembly for a modular building structure comprises a structural frame member 10, a panel 30, means 40 to connect the panel 30 to the frame member 10, and a detachable cover member 50 preventing access to the point of connection when attached, but allowing, when detached, access to the point of connection. Also claimed is a modular building (e.g. Fig 1, not shown) comprising a central core amenities area, providing e.g. plumbing, heating, communications, and a pair of work areas either side of the core each comprising interconnected longitudinal units comprising a frame with removable panel members.