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Patent GB-2393389-A (GB)
Title: Water dispensing device
Inventor: KERSHAW IAN NIGEL RATCLIFFE
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 2002-08-29
Abstract: A water dispensing device in the form of a tap 10 for connection to a water supply includes means for illuminating water dispensed by the tap 10, the illumination means being capable of producing at least two distinct colours. The tap 10 preferably includes an inlet 12 for connection to the water supply, an outlet 14 from which the water is dispensed and a water flow conduit 16 extending between the inlet 12 and the outlet 14. Preferably, the tap 10 is adapted to dispense both hot and cold water and the illumination means includes means for illuminating hot water with a first colour such as red and cold water with a second colour such as blue.
Patent GB-2383340-A (GB)
Title: Gas-barrier synthetic resin vessel, device for producing the same, and article-received gas-barrier synthetic resin vessel
Inventor: SHIMADA KIYONORI
IPC: B65D1/10
Filed: 2002-04-19
Abstract: A gas-barrier synthetic resin vessel (10) comprises an opening (12) having a flange (12A), a trunk portion (14) extending therefrom, and a bottom (16) closing the trunk portion (14). The vessel (10) is a wide-mouthed vessel in which the minimum inner diameter Dmin of the opening (12) is greater than the maximum inner diameter Dmax of the trunk portion. Alternatively, the vessel (10) is a wide-mouthed vessel in which the minimum inner diameter Dmin of the opening (12) is smaller than the maximum inner diameter Dmax of the trunk portion, with the difference not exceeding 20 mm. Diamond-like carbon films (18) are formed on the outer wall of the trunk portion (14) and bottom (16) of this vessel (10). After contents have been filled in this vessel (10), a metal can cover (20) is double wound around the flange (12A), whereby a high gas barrier is secured for the whole can.
Patent GB-2384576-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling internal pressure of a hollow body disposed in a seat for a vehicle.
Inventor: KERN CHRISTOPH
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2003-01-21
Abstract: The method for controlling the internal pressure in the hollow body described as a plurality of air chambers disposed in the seat of the vehicle. The increasing or reducing of the internal pressure of at least one hollow body HK-1, HK-2, HK-3 to a predefined desired internal pressure, in which the desired internal pressure is adjusted by running several pressure increase or pressure reduction steps one after the other until the internal pressure varies from the desired internal pressure by a predefined tolerance. Every one of these steps causes a pressure increase or pressure reduction, the amount of which is not greater than a predefined upper limit. In particular, this avoids any detrimental effect on comfort due to the pressure increase or pressure reduction. The actual internal pressure is not measured until the start of the method and the amount calculated. Preferably the pressure delivered by a pump DE is dependant on the volumes of the hollow bodies and a supply line VL. A plurality of valves V1-V5 are used to control the flow of compressed air delivered by the pump. At least one of the valves V5 is used to control the exhausting of the pressure to the ambient environment.
Patent GB-2391979-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for computer and network security
Inventor: REARDON DAVID C
IPC: G06F21/34
Filed: 2001-03-28
Abstract: Apparatus and process are disclosed by which to disable a computer's access to all or a part of the computer's memory system (18, Fig. 1) or associated peripherals (20), so as to protect the computer from accidental or malicious damage of data files or programs that may result from the activity of computer users or computer viruses. This result is achieved by providing the authorized user with a token (16) whereby the user can configure the security gateway (12) to completely or partially disable the peripheral device without disrupting the operation of the computer or other peripherals.
Patent GB-2391497-A (GB)
Title: Coatings
Inventor: BODEN NEVILLE
IPC: A61L27/34
Filed: 2002-04-08
Abstract: There is described a substrate coated with at least a mono layer of a self assembled beta-sheet peptide tape. The mono layer may be substantially flat and have a thickness of   &  5nm. There is also described a method of coating of a substrate with a peptide mono layer which comprises self-assembly of a peptide monomer into a beta-sheet peptide mono layer on a substrate surface (in situ).
Patent GB-2408330-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric materials for assessing pH
Inventor: EAGLAND DONALD
IPC: G01N31/22
Filed: 2003-11-22
Abstract: The pH of a wound may be assessed using a film preferably of hydrogel which changes colour in dependence upon pH. Suitably, the hydrogel film incorporates an indicator, across substantially its entire extent so that the film may be used to monitor pH across a wound. Wound pH information may be used to facilitate selection of the appropriate treatment to which the wound should be subjected. Suitably, the hydrogel film is incorporated into a dressing. The hydrogel may comprise a carrier with the indicator impregnated therein or covalently bonded thereto.
Patent GB-2409069-A (GB)
Title: Secure remote administration of computing entities in a network
Inventor: WILLIAMSON MATTHEW MURRAY
IPC: G06F21/55
Filed: 2003-12-11
Abstract: Secure remote administration of computers is ensured by only enabling remote administrative access to a computer when an operating parameter of that computer exceeds a predetermined threshold. The operating parameters of the computer such as CPU usage, memory usage, number of packets dispatched etc. are monitored locally 24 within the computer, and a secure connection to a remote administrator 20 is prevented so long as the parameters lie within acceptable ranges. The connection may be prevented through the action of a desktop firewall 60 residing on the computer. When a secure connection is enabled due to abnormal operating parameters, the administrator may also be required to perform an authentication step for access to the computer. Following the performance of an administrative operation, the secure connection is again disabled by the computer. The total number of computers with enabled connections to the administrator may also be monitored and some of the connections disabled if the number exceeds a threshold.
Patent GB-2398683-A (GB)
Title: An uncorrelated adaptive predistorter for an RF power amplifier in a mobile phone system
Inventor: DEBRUYN WILLIAM P
IPC: H04L27/36
Filed: 2004-01-12
Abstract: The contents of the look-up-table 14 in a predistorter for an RF amplifier 10 are updated by processor 52 in dependence on the strength of the third-order intermodulation (IM3) signal measured in the amplifier output signal by detecting circuit 40,42,44,48. There is no comparison of the input and output signals in the adapting circuit 16. The demodulator and delay circuits required in many adaptive predistortion circuits are not needed. The adaptation is stable and may use gradient search and cubic spline methods.
Patent GB-2397849-A (GB)
Title: Releasable clamp
Inventor: BRUNT ANTON
IPC: A44B11/02
Filed: 2004-01-30
Abstract: A releasable clamp comprising two relatively pivotable members 11 defining a through passage 15 therebetween. The clamp is operational to provide a clamping force when in a closed position and release the clamping force when in an open position. The clamp may be biassed towards the closed position. Each pivotable member 11 may have an internal wedge surface 19 which operate to reduce the size of the through passage 15 on closing of the clamp. The clamp may be configured to accept one or more flexible straps in the through passage 15, in particular the straps of a bicycle helmet.
Patent GB-2400367-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for controlling a dispensing apparatus
Inventor: SULLIVAN MICHAEL HENNESSY
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2004-02-25
Abstract: A system for controlling a dispensing apparatus and for monitoring one or more biometric properties of a user comprises a docking station (10) and one or more devices (6) for measuring a biometric property of a user. The devices (6) are couplable to the docking station (10) to provide information of the measured biometric property to the docking station (10). The docking station (10) is arranged to process the received information and control the dispensation of medication in response thereto depending on the measured biometric property information. There is also disclosed a method for monitoring one or more biometric properties of a user and for controlling the dispensation of medication thereto.
Patent GB-2400677-A (GB)
Title: Checking an integrated circuit using pre-production simulation and post-production tests
Inventor: BIERMAN KEITH H
IPC: G01R31/3183
Filed: 2004-04-01
Abstract: A silicon device 136, such as an integrated circuit, is simulated as an instrumented logic design 120 before it is manufactured. The logic design is evaluated using a simulator 124 provided with test instructions 126 and cycle breakpoints 114. The simulation values at the cycle breakpoints are accumulated in a checksum unit 130 to form a cumulative simulation record. The silicon device is then manufactured. The manufactured device is tested using the same test instructions 126 and breakpoints 114 used in the simulation, and a checksum unit 140 calculates a cumulative silicon record. A comparator 144 compares the simulation and silicon cumulative records to indicate a fault in the manufactured component. The testing therefore compares simulated and measured results. In one embodiment, the silicon device may be a chip in a computer and the comparison of simulated and measured results may be part of a self test of the computer. For this purpose, the breakpoints 114 and test instructions 126 used in the pre-manufacture simulation are stored in the computer. In addition, the checksum unit 140 may provide an input to a random number generator 146 which allows the computer to generate random numbers without e.g. an alpha source or keystroke logger.
Patent GB-2413405-A (GB)
Title: SMS/MMS communication system employing searchable database
Inventor: EL-KHALED FAHAD
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-04-20
Abstract: A system is disclosed in which data is transmitted via SMS/MMS, over a wireless network from a wireless transceiver of a subscriber to the network. The data is saved in a database and made available for searching by other subscribers to the network. The wireless network may be a mobile telephone network and the wireless transceivers associated with the network are mobile telephones each having a unique telephone number. The results of a search of the saved data are provided to a searching subscriber mobile telephone without revealing the telephone number of the subscriber cellphone that initially transmitted the data.
Patent GB-2398698-A (GB)
Title: Optical scanner directing light on middle of image sensor
Inventor: SPEARS KURT EUGENE
IPC: H04N3/14
Filed: 2003-05-21
Abstract: In a scanning imaging device, the exposure periods of respective image sensors are controlled to be variable (e.g. see Figure 4) such that different colours or frequency bands may be integrated over variable time periods by corresponding image sensors in an array. By suitable movement of the scanning head 500 and control by a exposure controller 520, scanning is performed such that, at the midpoint of an exposure time period (e.g. point 440 in Figure 4), light from a point 560 in the scene is incident on the centre or midpoint of the respective image detector or photosensor 511, 512, 513. Separation of light into different colours may be by means of beam splitting lens 515 or, as shown in Figure 5B, the beamsplitter may be omitted, requiring colour filters.
Patent GB-2405041-A (GB)
Title: Radar apparatus having an antenna which may be rotated at different speeds
Inventor: SCORER MICHAEL
IPC: G01S13/937
Filed: 2004-07-02
Abstract: A marine radar apparatus is disclosed having an antenna 1 rotated by a motor 2, wherein the apparatus is selectively operable to rotate the antenna through multiple revolutions at two or more different speeds. The speed of rotation of the antenna may be adjusted by a manual control 8 or may be adjusted automatically in response to a range setting of the apparatus, the speed of the vessel or target information received by the apparatus. The speed of rotation of the antenna may be continuously variable or adjustable between different discrete values.
Patent GB-2402418-A (GB)
Title: Concentrated suspensions
Inventor: PARRIS MICHAEL
IPC: C09K8/62
Filed: 2003-03-03
Abstract: Suspensions are provided of water-soluble materials in non-aqueous carrier fluids using suspension agents that include thixotropic agents and, optionally, organophilic clays. Methods of forming such suspensions are provided. Methods are also provided for using such suspensions to prepare aqueous solutions, in particular thickened aqueous solutions, in particular for use in oilfield treatments.
Patent GB-2401737-A (GB)
Title: Method of adjusting gain and current consumption of a power amplifier circuit while maintaining linearity
Inventor: JULIEN MARQUIS CHRISTIAN
IPC: H03F1/02
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: The gain and current consumption of a power amplifier are adjusted while maintaining amplified output signal linearity. Where linearity and low power consumption are maintained for the amplifier by controllable shunting (25, 28) of an output signal amplitude and by providing a predetermined bias signal (18) to the amplifier circuit in a precalibrated manner. A mapping circuit (23) is disposed for receiving a control signal (20) and for providing the predetermined bias signal to the amplifier circuit in the precalibrated manner. The mapping circuit is either internally provided within the same circuit as the power amplifier, or externally.
Patent GB-2418655-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for foodstuffs, particularly a sandwich
Inventor: SNOWDEN PAUL MICHAEL
IPC: B65D85/36
Filed: 2004-10-01
Abstract: Packaging for foodstuff such as a sandwich having a crusty top part 9 comprises a substantially moisture-impermeable portion 2 to inhibit evaporation from the non-crusty sandwich part 10 joined to a moisture-permeable second portion 3 to promote evaporation from the crusty part 9. Portion 2 may be of plastics and portion 3 of a paper material. A substantially moisture-impermeable cardboard liner 4 may be provided within the packaging, particularly to hold two side-by-side halves of a sandwich cut from top to bottom. One or more such packages may be transported in a lidded box (20) which has ventilation apertures (26) in upper parts of its walls above the packages therein (Figure 8).
Patent GB-2420248-A (GB)
Title: Controlling receipt of data signals while scanning alternative channels
Inventor: BREUER VOLKER
IPC: H04W48/12
Filed: 2004-11-10
Abstract: A method of controlling receipt of signals at a terminal (1) of a communications system comprises receiving data (D1, D2, D3) on at least one control channel from a first base station (2): The terminal periodically performs measurements on signals transmitted by at least one second base station (3, 4): The terminal (1) determines whether a period in which data signals (D1, D2, D3) are on the at least one control channel at least partially overlaps with a period (M1, M2, M3) for performing measurements: and, the terminal (1) disables performance of measurements in favour of receipt of data on the at least one control channel.
Patent GB-2411985-A (GB)
Title: Bus arrangement for reducing response time in a System on a Chip
Inventor: JANG WOO-YOUNG
IPC: G11C8/02
Filed: 2005-02-03
Abstract: A bus arrangement is provided including a master device and a slave device. The master converts a read command into a write command and sends the write command through a bus network within the bus arrangement and the slave device converts the write command back to the read command and sends a response. The response is sent on a bus not included within the bus network, thereby reducing a response delay time between the transmission of the read command and the response to the read command.
Patent GB-2424825-A (GB)
Title: Ottoman storage unit with zipper opening
Inventor: ROBERTS MATTHEW JOSEPH BENJAMI
IPC: A47C16/02
Filed: 2005-04-05
Abstract: An ottoman storage unit 1 comprising upper 2 and lower 3 hollow cylindrical portions containing foam inserts 5, 6 respectively, the upper 2 and lower 3 portions fasten together by means of a zipper 7 and form a cavity therein for the storage of articles preferably two pillows 4. Any additional room is preferable used for further bed linen. The ottoman is therefore multifunctional as it can be used as a foot-rest and also as storage for bed linen.
Patent GB-2428122-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical product packaging
Inventor: HARRISON KEITH ALEXANDER
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2005-07-08
Abstract: Data (MID, PID/SID, D, L, SIG) is read from a data storage device (14) which forms part of the packaging of a pharmaceutical product. An identity code (MID) is obtained for the data storage device, as well as a random first identifier (L) allocated to the data storage device by the pharmaceutical product manufacturer, and a digital signature (SIG) of a parameter (F) which is based on at least a second identifier (N) not derivable from the data. Using the random first identifier (L) as a reference, there is communication with the pharmaceutical product manufacturer or an entity associated therewith in order to obtain the second identifier (N). This is used to verify the digital signature (SIG).
Patent GB-2417606-A (GB)
Title: Semi-Active Fuel Cell Apparatus
Inventor: CHANG TSANG-MING
IPC: H01M8/00
Filed: 2005-08-12
Abstract: The present invention is related to a semi-active fuel cell apparatus, mainly comprising plural fuel cell boards 310, gas cycling supply unit 360, fuel replenishing unit 330, fuel cycling unit 360, first fuel control unit 340 and second fuel control unit 350. By way of connecting these constituent elements, the anode fuel is capable of being supplied to the fuel cell boards by cycling means; the gas cathode fuel is capable of being supplied to the fuel cell boards. Meanwhile, the gas cycling supply unit is also used for heat dissipation.
Patent GB-2414590-A (GB)
Title: Smartcard-based value transfer
Inventor: HOCHFIELD BARRY SIM
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2004-03-15
Abstract: In a value transfer scheme, users are provided with programmable devices, for example, smart cards, capable of carrying data representing at least one available commodity value. Data representing user accounts is held at a remote processing station. Transactions between users are effected by the off-line exchange of data between users' respective smartcards, the exchanged data containing a record of each transaction entered into. The user account data for each user's account held at the remote processing station is updated only subsequently when the user's smartcard is on-line to the remote processing station and data therefrom is uploaded to the remote processing station. The scheme of the invention can, conveniently, be based around the ITSO scheme which is used to govern the secure transfer of data. The scheme is capable of providing a secure multi-commodity value transfer system.
Patent GB-2419455-A (GB)
Title: Dual scale harmonica
Inventor: LIN HSIU-HSIUNG
IPC: G10D7/12
Filed: 2005-10-11
Abstract: A harmonica includes a comb (3) with a plurality of cell sets each including alternately arranged first and second cells (314,316), a plurality of mouthpieces (7) registered with the cell sets, a reed vibrating member having a plurality of reeds (41,42) registered with the cells (314,316) and configured to be vibrated by an air flow for producing a tone of either one of diatonic and chromatic scales, and a valve member (6) with a plurality of valve units interposed between the mouthpieces (7) and the cell sets and shiftable between diatonic and chromatic positions to block the air flow into the second and first cells (314,316), respectively, thereby allowing the player to play the notes of both diatonic and chromatic scales.
Patent GB-2420630-A (GB)
Title: Triboelectric, ranging, or dual use security sensor cable and method of manufacturing same
Inventor: MAKI MELVIN C
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 2004-07-28
Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive security sensor cable, a method for manufacturing of same and an overall security system for using that sensor cable. The sensor cable consists of a central conductor, an air separator, a polyethylene dielectric tube, an outer conductor and an outer protective jacket. The central conductor is loosely centered in the coaxial cable and thus freely movable relative to the dielectric tube. The sensor cable has application either in a passive sensing system or in an active ranging sensing system to determine the location of an intrusion along the cable. For the passive sensing function, when the center conductor moves, it contacts a suitable dielectric material from the triboelectric series, such as polyethylene, which can be processed to produce a charge transfer by triboelectric effect that is measurable as a terminal voltage. In an active system, the central conductor moves within the dielectric in response to a vibration to provide an impedance change that can be sensed. Conventional radio grade cable may be modified in its construction by removing its dielectric thread to manufacture the sensor cable, thus enabling the center conductor to move freely in the air gap within the dielectric tube. An inexpensive method of manufacturing sensor cable is provided as the cable parts are readily available. Such a sensor cable is advantageous in that the passive triboelectric properties of the cable, in response to a disturbance, can provide a larger voltage response over prior art cables.
Patent GB-2436635-A (GB)
Title: Transferring print jobs between networked printers
Inventor: PARKS BENJAMIN JOHN
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2006-03-31
Abstract: A network imaging system includes a plurality of networked peripheral devices (3, 5), such as a printer each peripheral device having a data storage means (21) for storing one or more document or image data files together with data sufficient to identify a current user for each file. The peripheral devices have a means (61) to convert document or image data files into binary image data, and image formation means (63) for creating a document or image from the binary image data. A selected peripheral device can retrieve or receive image data from one or more other peripheral devices at the request of the current user, the image data being converted into a different data format which the selected peripheral device can recognize and use for creating a document or image.
Patent GB-2423391-A (GB)
Title: A system, a method and an apparatus for importing text data in a database
Inventor: GUPTA ATUL
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2004-10-01
Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus, method and system for loading data into a database. The invention includes a spreadsheet dataset, having data in the form of one or more records, a control file containing a set of rules, each rule having a condition and a spreadsheet loader. The spreadsheet dataset and the control file are inputs to the spreadsheet loader. Each rule in the control file is evaluated for each record to determine if the condition is true for the record, and the records are parsed if the condition is true. The spreadsheet loader sends the parsed data to the database. The invention includes a user interface to facilitate creation of the control file.