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Patent GB-2409877-A (GB)
Title: Latch assembly with floating catch block
Inventor: MARZOLF RICCI L
IPC: E05B65/32
Filed: 2004-01-08
Abstract: The latch assembly 10 has a housing and a first rotor 46 that is movable between a) a first latched position and b) a release position. The first rotor 46 is biased towards the release position and has a first throat 58 to receive a strike element 16. The latch assembly further consists of an operating assembly 78 having a latched state and an unlatched state. The operating assembly 78 in the latched state releasably maintains the first rotor 46 in the first latched position. The operating assembly has a catch arm 80 that is movable relative to the housing from a first position into a second position to thereby change the operating assembly from the latched state into the unlatched state. The operating assembly further has a catch block 82 that is movable floatingly relative to the catch arm 80 from a) an engaged position with the catch arm in the first position into b) a disengaged position as an incident of the catch arm moving from its first position into its second position. The catch block 82 in the engaged position causes the first rotor 46 to be maintained in the first latched position. The catch block 82 may have an elliptical through bore 178, which pivots on pin 92. The assembly may comprise a second rotor 46'.
Patent GB-2398328-A (GB)
Title: Method for the recovery of hydrocarbons from hydrates
Inventor: ATKINSON STEPHEN
IPC: E21B43/16
Filed: 2002-09-27
Abstract: A method for recovering hydrocarbon trapped in a hydrate formation, comprising the steps of (a) contacting the hydrate formation with an aqueous solution comprising from 10% to 75 % by weight of a salt such as potassium formate or acetate salt to liberate hydrocarbon from the hydrate formation and producing a mixture of hydrocarbon and water vapour; (b) transporting the hydrocarbon/water vapour mixture and the aqueous solution to a separator, whereby the said aqueous solution absorbs water vapour from the mixture during the transportation step, to form a more dilute aqueous solution of the alkali metal salt, thereby inhibiting formation of hydrocarbon hydrates; (c) separating hydrocarbon from said dilute aqueous solution; (d) regenerating the aqueous solution of step (a) by heating said dilute aqueous solution to remove absorbed water vapour; and (f) recycling the regenerated aqueous solution to step (a).
Patent GB-2415249-A (GB)
Title: Flue arrangement featuring a radiant heating panel
Inventor: HANNAY COLIN
IPC: F24C15/24
Filed: 2004-06-18
Abstract: A flue arrangement comprises a chimney flue shaft 2 for the passage of flue gases from a fireplace 1. The flue shaft 2 features an aperture in a front wall of the flue shaft 2 that is covered by a radiant panel 3. The radiant panel 3 is heated by flue gases exiting the fireplace 1. The radiant panel 3 may be held in place by a securing bracket 4 secured by bolts 7. There may be provided a lateral beam support 6 to reinforce the front wall of the flue shaft 2. The radiant panel 3 may be formed from 2mm thick stainless steel sheet. There may be provided a thermal plastic mesh guard 9 fixed at a distance of 50mm in front of the radiant panel 3. There may be provided a gas heating means in the fireplace 1 with a tap 5 for flow regulation. The aperture may measure 150cm x 60cm. The panel 3 may be retrofit to an existing flue shaft 2.
Patent GB-2415618-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulically powered folding vehicle seat fold including a fluid actuator connected to the seat which moves the seat between a seating and a stowed position
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER HUGH
IPC: B60N2/02
Filed: 2004-07-01
Abstract: A folding vehicle seat assembly for a vehicle 1 comprises at least one movable seat portion 10-20 and at least one fluid powered actuator(s) 42-52. The actuator(s) is connected to an operating system 56 which is selectively activatable by a vehicle occupant. The movable seat portion is movably mounted within the vehicle and connected to the actuator(s). The operating system may include an interlock 72 which selectively prevents activation and operation of the actuator(s). The actuator(s), when activated, is arranged to move the seat portion between a seating position (Fig. 1) for supporting a seat occupant and a stowed position (Fig.2).
Patent GB-2404266-A (GB)
Title: Simultaneous multi-thread processing
Inventor: KIM MIN-SU
IPC: G06F12/10
Filed: 2004-07-12
Abstract: A system for simultaneously processing processes where a process has one or more threads includes a process memory assigned to the processes and one or more thread memories, each thread memory corresponding to a thread. The thread memories are independent from the process memory. The process memory is used by the threads but the threads cannot access other thread memories. A translation lookaside buffer (TLB) includes a tag unit which includes a thread ID and a virtual page number which are used to translate a virtual address to a physical address. The tag unit also includes a process ID and a thread bit which determines whether the virtual address is an address for a process memory or a thread memory.
Patent GB-2416210-A (GB)
Title: A sensing circuit utilising an ion sensitive field effect transistor
Inventor: TOUMAZOU CHRISTOFER
IPC: G01N27/414
Filed: 2004-07-13
Abstract: A sensing circuit, (eg. For sensing pH) contains one or more ion sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETS), said circuits further comprising a biasing circuit, such that the ISFET is operated in the weak inversion region. The ISFET may also be a chemical field effect transistor (ChemFET) or an enzyme (EnFET). The sircuit may be integrated into a single chip. The circuit may similarly contain metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) biased to operate in the weak inversion region. Also claimed is a method of monitoring the property of a medium using an ISFET. Further claimed is a method of evaluating a logical function having as one of its inputs a parameter of a medium. Wherein an ISFET acts as a switch of a logic circuit, and is exposed to the medium.
Patent GB-2405248-A (GB)
Title: Wireless transmit-only apparatus
Inventor: FITZGIBBON JAMES J
IPC: G08C17/00
Filed: 2004-08-20
Abstract: A wireless transmit-only apparatus 20 has a controller 21 that responds to a user interface 25 by correlating specific user input with a corresponding characterizing transmission parameter(s) as is stored in a memory 35 and by selecting a corresponding resonant device 31, 32. The latter devices serve to drive the PLL control input of a phase locked loop 23 to thereby influence the transmission carrier frequency of a wireless transmitter. At least one of the resonant devices may be a mechanically resonant device such as a surface acoustic wave device, a crystal resonator, or a ceramic resonator.
Patent GB-2406264-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner hose connection; replacing vacuum cleaner hoses
Inventor: GIBSON DIANE
IPC: A47L9/24
Filed: 2004-08-26
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner 1 with a conventional hose 3 is modified by cutting off the hose close to the cleaner's suction inlet 30. A replacement hose assembly 20 has a compressible collar 28 at one end with a worm drive strap 29 extending around it and engaged by a removable key 37. The hose assembly 20 includes a retractable hose 21 that can be retracted by suction pressure generated by the vacuum cleaner and retained by an outer storage hose 22. The compressible collar 28 is fitted over the suction inlet 30 and the remaining part of the hose 3 and tightened to produce a secure and leak-proof connection. Also claimed is a hose attached to a tubular portion adjacent the inlet of the cleaner, by means of clamping means arranged to compress a compressible collar fitted over the hose and the tubular portion.
Patent GB-2417559-A (GB)
Title: Proximity detector for electronic microbicidal devices
Inventor: COPUS JONATHAN HUGH LAMBERT
IPC: A61L2/14
Filed: 2004-08-27
Abstract: The current flowing in the output circuit of an electronic microbicidal device is used to provide means of monitoring and indicating to an operator, or to further monitoring and control circuitry, the proximity to the device's ion-emitting tip of a surface suitable for microbicidal decontamination which is connected to the device by suitable means. In one manifestation of the monitoring circuitry an audible tone changes between an intermittent and a constant state when the ion-emitting tip is brought within a preset useful range of such a surface so connected. An output voltage of the ion generator is compared to a reference voltage and when it rises significantly above the reference, a change in output frequency is produced.
Patent GB-2402551-A (GB)
Title: A switching device
Inventor: OESTERGAARD INGE
IPC: H01R13/523
Filed: 2003-03-24
Abstract: An electrical switching device, which comprising at least one ingoing (51) conductor and at least a first (2) and a second (3) outgoing conductor, and an arrangement for connecting and disconnecting the conductors by means of an axial movement. The arrangement comprises an axially movable element (58), which is movable between a first and a second position. The device is arranged such that when the axially movable element (58) is in the first position, the ingoing conductor (51) and the first outgoing conductor (2) are electrically connected, and the ingoing conductor (51) and the second outgoing conductor (3) are disconnected. When the axially movable element (58) is on the second position, the ingoing conductor (51) and the first outgoing conductor (2) are disconnected, and the ingoing conductor (51) and the second outgoing conductor (3) are electrically connected.
Patent GB-2406339-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming an aluminide coating on superalloy substrate
Inventor: COCKERILL JOEL L
IPC: C23C16/34
Filed: 2004-09-23
Abstract: Method of forming an outwardly grown aluminide diffusion coating on a superalloy substrate disposed in a coating retort including the steps of heating the substrate to a temperature of 900 to 1200 degrees C, flowing a coating gas comprising aluminum trichloride and a carrier gas through the coating retort at a flow rate of the coating gas of about 100 to about 450 standard cubic feet per hour, (2.8-12.7 liters/hour) providing a concentration of aluminum trichloride in the retort of less than 1.4% by volume of the coating gas, and providing a total pressure of the coating gas in the coating retort of about 100 to about 450 Torr.
Patent GB-2407568-A (GB)
Title: Doping an optical fibre preform with reduced metal ions
Inventor: HAN WON-TAEK
IPC: C03C25/60
Filed: 2004-09-29
Abstract: A method of fabricating an optical fibre or an optical device doped with reduced metal ion, in particular reduced rare earth metal ions, comprising the steps of: forming a partially sintered fine structure in a base material for fabricating the optical fibre or the optical device; soaking the fine structure in a doping solution containing a reducing agent together with a metal ion; then drying and sintering the fine structure. The reducing agent may be glucose, sucrose, glycerine, dextrin, benzene, phenol, hexane, toluene, naphthalene, or an alkoxide such as an tetraethyl orthosilicate or tetramethyl orthocarbonate. The valency of the metal ion is reduced, e.g. from Tm<3+> to Tm<2+>, thus changing the spectroscopic characteristics of the glass. The doped optical device may be used in optical switching and optical amplification applications.
Patent GB-2408940-A (GB)
Title: Combined sanitary pad and tampon
Inventor: HOOI YU SING ALEX
IPC: A61F13/15
Filed: 2004-12-10
Abstract: This invention relates to a sanitary product 1 for use by women for the absorption of menstrual fluid and such like. The product 1 comprises a plug 2 and a pad 3 joined by a sheath 4. The plug 2 is substantially cylindrical so that is fits comfortably in a vaginal cavity. The pad 3 remains outside the vaginal cavity, but has an absorbent layer on an inward side 9 proximal to the plug 2 and a liquid impermeable layer on an outward side 10. The sheath 4 comprises a tube of absorbent material for drawing excess menstrual fluid from the plug 2 to the pad 3 and has a layer of liquid impermeable material on its inside surface. The sheath 4 extends from an outward end 6 of the plug 2, proximal to the pad 3, both to and through the pad 3. In use, a wearer can insert a finger into the sheath 4 from the outward side 10 of the pad 3 to assist with insertion of the plug 2 into the vaginal cavity. When the product 1 is in place and the wearer's finger has been removed, the sheath 4 has sufficiently small diameter to avoid exerting any significant pressure on the vaginal orifice. A string 12 is provided that extends inside the sheath 4 from the outward end of the plug 2 to aid removal of the product 1.
Patent GB-2422937-A (GB)
Title: Muster apparatus for registering arrival of a person
Inventor: GENNARD DEREK
IPC: G08B21/22
Filed: 2005-02-08
Abstract: Muster apparatus (10) for registering the arrival of a person at a location includes detector means (11) for detecting the arrival of the person at the location and a controller (22), the detector means (11) being in signal communication with the controIler (22). The apparatus (10) includes output means (26) for communicating information from the controller (22) to an operator. The apparatus (10) is arranged so that the information communicated is dependent on the arrival of the person at the location. The information may correspond to whether or not a person has arrived at the location, or whether they have arrived at a different location. Detection of the arrival of a person may be automatic and may occur in response to detection of an RFID identity tag (12) worn by the person, which communicates an identifier specific to that person. All of the people in an environment e.g. an offshore oil and gas installation may be provided with an identity tag (12), in order that their arrival at one of several muster stations can be determined in an emergency situation.
Patent GB-2417651-A (GB)
Title: MIMO receiver using iterative estimation and likelihood calculation steps
Inventor: BOCQUET WLADIMIR
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2005-03-30
Abstract: Transmitted symbols are estimated from received signals. The likelihood of the estimated transmitted symbols is calculated. The mean value and variance of the transmitted symbols are calculated from information indicating the likelihood, and MMSE coefficient for compensating the channel is calculated according to the mean value and variance. The transmitted symbols are estimated again using the MMSE coefficient. The estimation process is repeatedly performed twice or more. Log likelihood ratio (LLR) or maximum likelihood may be used. Applications include CDMA and OFDM. Estimation may be done using Zero Forcing, BLAST or max likelihood algorithms instead of MMSE.
Patent GB-2425103-A (GB)
Title: Butchers work station and conveyor system
Inventor: KHODABANDEHLOO KOOROSH
IPC: A22B5/00
Filed: 2005-04-14
Abstract: A butchers workstation includes a meat processing worksurface 10 with a workers position on one side and an out conveyor 11 on the far side. A carrier system 3 is positioned adjacent to one end of the worksurface by which primal meat products C are delivered to the workers position suspended above the level of the worksurface. Useable meat portions removed from the primal piece are placed on the out conveyor 11 maintaining the sequence of meat pieces, from which they can be moved together to a packing station via a transfer conveyor 4. The worksurface 10 is provided by a work conveyor which is inclined downwards away from the carrier system, and is washed and sanitised after each primal piece has been processed. A trimmings conveyor 12 for waste material is provided between the worksurface and the out conveyor.
Patent GB-2411404-A (GB)
Title: Biologically active peptide conjugates
Inventor: WONG WAIMING
IPC: C07K5/083
Filed: 2005-05-09
Abstract: Thirty substantially pure and biologically active peptides are disclosed. Nucleic acids that have sequences coding for the biologically active peptides and pharmaceutical formulations produced therefrom are also disclosed. Methods for altering the biological activity of the peptides are disclosed.
Patent GB-2414816-A (GB)
Title: Automobile or rail car adaptive suspension
Inventor: YOKOSUKA YASUSHI
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2005-06-02
Abstract: An adaptive car 1 control system comprises control force adjusting means for adjusting the strength of the control force of a vibration cushioning apparatus 15 a-d between an apparatus carrying wheels and a vehicle body and/or an inter-car damper 17. The system further comprises a database 12 for storing map information and information on the strength of the optimum control force derived from the past mileage together with the site information of said map and position detecting means 11 mounted the car. The strength of the control force is then adjusted, based on the information on the traveling site detected by the position detecting means and information on the optimum strength of said control force stored in said database. The strength of the control force may be adjusted before the car enters the section where a prediction has been made of the need of changing its strength. The car may be an automobile or rail rolling stock.
Patent GB-2415489-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Fan in a Combined Refrigerator and Television/Radio Arrangement
Inventor: LEE IK-KYU
IPC: F25D23/12
Filed: 2005-06-21
Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a fan in a refrigerator containing a television/radio module, where the operation of the fan is controlled according to an operation of the television/radio module. The fan is automatically provided with electric power when either the television or radio is operated, the fan permitting dissipation of heat due to television or radio use. The fan is also controlled to be automatically turned off when use of the television or radio is terminated. The fan control system prevents unnecessary operation of the fan and provides a reduction in electrical power consumption. The refrigerator may include a television screen 110, a radio display unit 19, a speaker 140, television function selection buttons 39, and radio function selection buttons 21. A microprocessor can be used to monitor the operating state of the television and/or radio and provide fan control, and the power may be supplied to the fan after an elapsed time of operation of the television and/or radio.
Patent GB-2418165-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus to reduce the width of a slot or opening in a pipe tube or other object.
Inventor: HRUSCHAK LAWRENCE ALEXANDER
IPC: B21D31/06
Filed: 2005-08-26
Abstract: A method to reduce the width of slots or openings in a pipe. The method involve determining the position of the slots relative to the surface of the pipe and determining the width of the slots. A signal is generated corresponding to the determined width and relative position of the slots and the signal is directed to a controller 21. The controller compares the determined width of the slots with a pre-determined value and identifies slots having widths greater than the pre-determined value. The exterior surface of the pipe adjacent to the slots having determined widths greater than the pre-determined value is treated through causing one or more compression tools 10 to be moved to selectively contact the exterior surface of the pipe adjacent to the identified slots so as to selectively reduce the width of the slots.
Patent GB-2418569-A (GB)
Title: Medium access control unit, mobile radio device and method for mapping of data to be transmitted by means of a mobile radio device
Inventor: CHOI HYUNG-NAM
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2005-09-14
Abstract: A check is carried out for those stored transport formats which have been declared as being temporarily permissible by a mobile radio base station to determine whether these transport formats satisfy a selection criterion which is specific to that mobile radio device. The transport format used for data transmission is selected exclusively from those transport formats which satisfy the selection criterion which is specific to that mobile radio device.
Patent GB-2419252-A (GB)
Title: Determining optimal resolutions for zones of an imaged object
Inventor: SIMSKE STEVEN J
IPC: H04N1/41
Filed: 2005-09-21
Abstract: An optimal resolution imaging system comprises a resolution engine adapted to apply at least one resolution rule to at least one zone of an object to determine an optimal reduced resolution setting for the at least one zone while maintaining a predetermined quality level for the at least one zone. The optimum resolution may be determined in accordance with qualitative criteria such as the content within each zone, the future use of the image, an archiving method used to store the image or a time period for applying the resolution rule. The resolution engine may determine the optimal resolution by comparing the zone at a master resolution with the zone at a lower resolution. Zones having equivalent optimal resolution settings may be clustered together.
Patent GB-2432630-A (GB)
Title: Near-adiabatic internal combustion rotary engine
Inventor: WORLEY PAUL JOHN
IPC: F01C19/00
Filed: 2005-11-23
Abstract: A Wankel rotary engine has a rotor 30 and stator housing 11 comprising low thermal conductivity ceramic material to ensure that combustion heat is retained within the engine during expansion, thereby approaching adiabatic ideal expansion and increasing the work extracted from fuel. The rotor may be made entirely from ceramic, may be a composite with another material forming a gear and bearing race or the rotor may be clad with ceramic tiles 12. The housing may have ceramic tiles 13 covering the surface heated during combustion and may be grouted and plasma sprayed with a further ceramic material. The rotor does not have contacting tip seals and leakage is controlled by close tolerance. The tips may be roughened, ribbed or knurled to minimise leakage with tip radius of 0.5 times the engine eccentricity radius. The rotor sides may have grooves to form a labyrinth with housing scavenging channels.
Patent GB-2433383-A (GB)
Title: Uplink power control for HSDPA in a cellular communication system
Inventor: MORENO FERNANDO DE LA CRUZ
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 2005-12-19
Abstract: In a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) service, control messages from the UE to the Node-B(103) are carried on the HS-DPCCH, which uses a transmit power which is offset relative to that of the DPDCH by a constant amount. When the DPDCH is operating in soft handoff, this may result in an inadequate transmit power for the HS-DPCCH. According to the invention, a RNC interface (209) transmits an indication of a quality characteristic, in particular an error rate, of the HS-DPCCH received from the UE at the Node-B to the RNC (109) The RNC uses this indication to determine a transmit power offset for the uplink HS-DPCCH, which it transmits to the UE.
Patent GB-2430230-A (GB)
Title: reservoirs in the air and reservoirs on the water
Inventor: YI JWO-HWU
IPC: E02B9/00
Filed: 2006-02-14
Abstract: A method of collecting water and generating electricity by a reservoir 82 in the air or on the water is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing hollow buoyant members 81 under the reservoir 82 as support; providing steel ropes 83; driving piles 84 into the ground and securing same to the steel ropes 83; forming gates 85 in the reservoir 82; providing hydroelectric generators 87; and providing tubes 86 connected from the gates 85 to conventional waterworks 88 through the hydroelectric generators 87. Rain collected and stored in the reservoir 82 is transferred to the hydroelectric generators 87. Further, pumps may be provided to supply waterworks 88 with water from the hydroelectric generators 87. Moreover, sprinklers 89, drive devices 90, and oblique plates 91 for directing rain and decreasing evaporation, may be provided.