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Patent GB-2363700-A (GB)
Title: Liquid heating apparatus
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN CRAWSHAW
IPC: A47J27/21
Filed: 1999-10-26
Abstract: A liquid heating vessel (2) comprises a vessel body (10) having an opening (32) in the base (30) thereof and an enclosed base unit (36) closing the opening (32) in the base (30). The base unit (36) comprises a heater for the vessel, a thermally sensitive control for the heater and an electrical connector for connecting to an external power supply. The base unit is releasably mounted to the vessel body (10) whereby it may be removed therefrom by a user to allow easy cleaning of the vessel body (10) and base unit (36). The vessel (2) may further be provided with locking means for locking the vessel body (10) in position on the base unit (36).
Patent GB-2364634-A (GB)
Title: Automotive seat cushion
Inventor: SAITO MASATSUGU
IPC: B60N2/90
Filed: 2000-10-20
Abstract: For providing the occupant of an automotive seat with comfortable sitting, an improvement is applied to a cushion body 100B made of a foamed polyurethane and mounted on a seat frame 12. The cushion body 100B includes raised side portions 16 a main portion 14 by which hip and femur portions of a seat occupant are to be substantially supported. Two grooves 18 are provided in opposite sides of the main portion 14 and face an inner surface of the seat frame 12. For more comfortable sitting, softer pad member 20 of foamed polyurethane are installed in the grooves 18. Furthermore, the pad members may be put in air bags 24 connected by tubes 26 to valves 28.
Patent GB-2364382-A (GB)
Title: Optimising hydrocarbon production by controlling injection according to an injection parameter sensed downhole
Inventor: TUBEL PAULO S
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 1998-05-01
Abstract: A system for optimising hydrocarbon production comprises a production well (102) and art injection well (106) connected by a data link, and sensors (40,150) in the wells for sensing a parameter associated with injection, the sensors being connected to a controller (151) for controlling injection of fluid into the injection well (106). The change in pressure or fluid flow at the production well may be measured and related to the time and amount of fluid injection. Acoustic reflection may be used to monitor the flood front from both sides using distributed optical fibre sensors (40) in a production well (102) and sensors (155) in the injection well. Also acoustic signals indicative of fracturing of the formation may be detected. A plurality of sensors may used to monitor temperature, chemical properties, and the condition of downhole devices.
Patent GB-2382955-A (GB)
Title: Spreading and scrambling in cdma transmitter
Inventor: ZARUBINSKY MICHAEL
IPC: H04J11/00
Filed: 2001-12-05
Abstract: A cdma transmitter spreads each signal from different channels using a specific function and correlates them using a scrambling function from a reconfigurable function generator so that at any instant a channel is active. The programmable platform for third generation cdma cellular networks allows efficient and seamless handover between standards. Combined and scrambled signals may be stored in a baseband buffer adapted to filter a combined signal and then use a data interface to send spread and scrambled signals to an external digital to analog converter. The system may operate at high frequency and be reconfigured by software stored in a programmable memory of the transmitted in the modem or base station. The updating of software may include mapping data signals in accordance with the spreading function such as walsh codes or OVSF codes. The new software may be obtained from a remote location by a telemetric link or a look-up table stored in flash memory and update the frequency, timing, spreading or filtering.
Patent GB-2368449-A (GB)
Title: Servo speed control in dependence on measured tracking detection period
Inventor: NONOYAMA HIDEKI
IPC: G11B27/30
Filed: 1998-11-17
Abstract: Setting a servo control for the relative speeds of a reproducing head mounted on a rotary drum and a tape recording medium in a helical scanning medium. A tracking detection period is measured for the reproducing head, from a reference position to a prescribed position on a track at which reproduction is to be performed. A servo control signal for the relative speeds of the head and the recording tape is generated in dependence on the measured tracking period and a reference value. The reference value being set in accordance with identifying information read out from the track.
Patent GB-2387951-A (GB)
Title: Thermochromic fire warning sign
Inventor: BROOKSBANK PAUL
IPC: G09F19/22
Filed: 2002-03-05
Abstract: This invention provides a method of fire detection through a door or access panel, and indication of the same to a user in a visual manner. A sign is provided which comprises a substrate 2, an information legend 3 on the substrate which is masked by a thermochromic material 4 in such a way that the legend is normally unreadable but upon heating above an activation threshold, the thermochromic material becomes transparent and the legend becomes visible. The thermochromic material may either return to an opaque state when the temperature decreases below its activation threshold or a one way thermochromic material may be used, in which case the thermochromic material will remain transparent permanently. The sign is preferably fixed by means of a high temperature stable, thermally conductive adhesive 1. A transparent protective material 5 may also be provided.
Patent GB-2386564-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible golf yardage marker
Inventor: BRUCE RALPH
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 2002-03-23
Abstract: A ground marker 10 comprises a body member 12 that can be implanted in the ground and a marker member 14,16 that is movable relative to the body member between a raised position in which the marker member projects above the ground and a lowered position in which the marker is generally flush with the ground. A gas strut 18 or the like biases the marker member towards the raised position and damps or delays movement of the marker member from its lowered position to its raised position. The delayed extension to its raised position prevents damage from the cutting blades of grass mowers as they pass over the markers and depress the marker. The marker member cap (16 figure 4) may be flat to enable the cap to be held eg by the roller of a grass mower and remain in the depressed position for a longer period of time.
Patent GB-2390566-A (GB)
Title: Improved shaping of thermoplastic tubes
Inventor: MILLER ANDREW HOWARD JOHN
IPC: B29C53/08
Filed: 2002-07-09
Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a bend 1a-1f in a thermoplastics tube 1 employs a bending head 2 to form a bend at a pre-determined position. A feed device 3 feeds the tube 1 to the bending head 2. The tube 1 is heated by an infra-red radiation source 12 emitting radiation having a wavelength of 750nm to 2500nm and is cooled by low temperature (subzero) nitrogen to retain the desired bend configuration. A programmable microprocessor controller 4 controls the feeding, bending, heating and cooling operations in a pre-determined sequence to form the bend 1a-1f to the required shape at the pre-determined position. Multiple bends 1a-1f can be formed of different sizes (radius) in the same or different planes.
Patent GB-2395091-A (GB)
Title: Connection set-up to facilitate global mobile communications roaming over a packet switching network
Inventor: BODA PETER
IPC: H04W92/02
Filed: 2002-11-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to provision of connections in a communication system, and more particularly, to establishment of a connection involving a mobile station subscribing to a first mobile communications network and roaming in a second mobile communications network. The communication system comprises a first connection management entity provided in association with the first mobile communication network and a second connection management entity provided in association with the second mobile communication network. In the method the roaming mobile station is registered with the second mobile communications network and with the second connection management entity. In response to a request for a connection involving the roaming mobile station, signalling that associates with the request is routed to one of the connection management entities. A communications link is then set-up between the first and second mobile communications networks via a third communications network by means of the first and second connection management entities based on said signalling associated with the request. The requested connection is then established by means of the communications link and the first and second mobile communications networks.
Patent GB-2395871-A (GB)
Title: Signal estimation using evolving postulated signal histories
Inventor: ANDRIEU CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H03M13/39
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: Estimating likelihood values for signals of a sequence of signals transmitted from a transmitter through a channel to a receiver. The methods employ a plurality of particles, each particle comprising a postulated transmitted signal history. An embodiment of the method comprises initialising a set of said particles; evolving said set of particles over time to generate a succession of evolved sets of particles; tracing a plurality of paths through said succession of evolved sets of particles backwards in time; and determining a sequence of likelihood values for said transmitted sequence of signals using said paths. The invention is particularly useful for communications systems in which a receiver receives signals from a transmitter with a plurality of transmit antennas, such as MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) systems.
Patent GB-2382620-A (GB)
Title: Push-push latch
Inventor: LIANLI JI
IPC: E05C19/02
Filed: 2001-11-02
Abstract: A latch wherein latching and unlatching is accomplished by an inward push by the keeper into the latch housing. The latch uses an improved housing configuration in conjunction with improved internal components, allowing for more consistent and reliable operation.
Patent GB-2402367-A (GB)
Title: Book marker
Inventor: AMADIN VICTORIA OLADUNNI
IPC: B42D9/00
Filed: 2003-06-03
Abstract: A book marker 10 comprising first and second jaws 20, 30 which are spring biased into a closed position and manually openable. First and second fingers 23, 33 extend from the jaws 20, 30 and are spring biased towards each other to grip the open page and spine respectively. One or more movable fingers 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C extending from the first jaw 20 are manually movable between the pages either side of the first finger 23. The movable fingers may be made from flexible material and preferably at least one movable finger is provided either side of the first finger 23. The jaws may have finger levers 22, 32 to permit manual opening. The book marker may be clamped onto an open book with the fingers 23, 33 gripping the open page and spine respectively. The movable fingers may be manually positioned between further pages.
Patent GB-2392485-A (GB)
Title: Calibration method for the control device of a portable terminal
Inventor: OOTSUKI MICHIHITO
IPC: G06F3/038
Filed: 2003-06-03
Abstract: A method of setting up the tracking speed and threshold parameters of a pointing device (102, figure 1) on a portable terminal has a first step for moving a user icon (202, figure 2) on a display unit (201, figure 2) of the portable terminal by the pointing device (102, figure 1) to follow a target icon (203, figure 2), and a second step for acquiring parameters associated with the pointing device (102, figure 1) based on user icon (202, figure 2) movement information generated by the first step. The first and second steps are repeated a number of times while changing the position at which the target icon (203, figure 2) is displayed in the first step. The portable terminal may be a mobile phone.
Patent GB-2386342-A (GB)
Title: Breathable, biodegradable/compostable laminates
Inventor: TSAI FU JYA DANIEL
IPC: B32B27/12
Filed: 2001-12-13
Abstract: A breathable, biodegradable/compostable laminate for use in personal care products. The laminates may be produced from polymer blends. The biodegradable/compostable laminates may be used in a disposable absorbent product intended for the absorption of fluids such as body fluids.
Patent GB-2394686-A (GB)
Title: Fastener installation tool including fastener-parts collection means
Inventor: DEAR AIDEN ROBERT
IPC: B21J15/50
Filed: 2001-02-21
Abstract: A fastener installation tool for installing fasteners of the type in which a part of the fastener is broken off during installation. The tool is provided with a collection means 21 for collecting broken-off fastener parts during operation of the tool, the collection means being removably connectable to the tool. The tool includes retaining means for retaining the collection means against removal from the tool and the retaining means is air-pressure actuated into the retaining condition. The tool may include resiliently urged shutter means 38 which are held open when the collection means is attached.
Patent GB-2407925-A (GB)
Title: A portable computer and a docking station
Inventor: HUANG CHAO-MING
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 2004-01-08
Abstract: A portable computer (2) and docking station (1) locking structure in which the docking station (1) has a lock (3) provided inside a support arm (12) thereof controlled, for example, by a key (4), and the portable computer (2) has a lock hole (22) in its back (21) for receiving a swivel locking member (32) of the lock (3) for enabling the portable computer to be locked to the docking station after setting of the portable computer in the support arm (12) of the docking station.
Patent GB-2398313-A (GB)
Title: Expandable tubular including an inflatable seal
Inventor: ALDAZ WALTER
IPC: E21B33/127
Filed: 2004-02-12
Abstract: A packer (32) if formed from an expandable tubular base pipe (34) and has attached an inflatable seal element (36). The seal element (36) has a number of chambers (38) which enable it to be inflated. The seal element (36) may also be filled with a material that sets following inflation to maintain the seal (36) in an expanded condition. A number of the packers (32) may be employed in a well bore (fig 10) and an expandable screen (144a, fig 10) can be positioned between the seal elements (132, fig10).
Patent GB-2411494-A (GB)
Title: Modifying protocol stacks
Inventor: FARNHAM TIMOTHY DAVID
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2004-02-27
Abstract: The present invention relates to protocol stacks and protocol layers suitable for communications terminals such as mobile phones, lap top computers and base stations. The invention provides a method of modifying a communications protocol for processing a signal provided in a processing apparatus having a processor and memory, the protocol being defined by a plurality of protocol layers, at least one layer being, in use, capable of occupying one of a plurality of predetermined states wherein each state has associated with it a predetermined functionality including message dependent transition of the layer into one of the other states; the method comprising loading a software update module into memory, the module arranged to receive and process one or more messages corresponding to one of said states of one of said layers, the module comprising at least one message dependent transition unit operable to cause transition of said layer into another state.
Patent GB-2412044-A (GB)
Title: Analogue decoding before conversion in UWB IR receivers
Inventor: STRAUCH PAUL
IPC: H04B1/69
Filed: 2004-03-09
Abstract: An ultra wide band (UWB) impulse radio (IR) receiver employs an analogue decoder 12 prior to analogue to digital (A/D) conversion 13 in order to reduce computationally and energy intensive digital processing. Several analogue sample-and-hold circuits 11 receive temporally spaced samples of an encoded analogue signal from a correlator 5 after correlation with a pulse template 6. These soft decision values are supplied in parallel to an analogue decoder 12 which outputs hard decision values to the A/D convertor 13. The analogue signal may be encoded using BPSK or MBOK modulation and Turbo, LDPC or convolutional coding, and the correlator 5 may be replaced by multiple correlators (15, fig. 3) supplied by different analogue signals from a rake receiver.
Patent GB-2413099-A (GB)
Title: Mobile unit for the bio-refinement of oil and oil products
Inventor: AL-MAYAHI ABDULSALAM
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2004-04-15
Abstract: A mobile unit for the bio-refinement of crude oil (or any other oil products) is in the form of a mobile transport unit divided into several compartments (Figure 1) comprising a microbial culture preparation chamber, a bioreactor where the reaction occurs, a residue collector, a heat exchanger to recover the heat from refined oil (or oil products) and heat up the crude oil (or oil products) stream(s) heading to the bio-reactor and storage compartments. This unit can be incorporated into any oil transport vehicle or vessel so that refinement can occur while a vehicle is in motion or stationary.
Patent GB-2405877-A (GB)
Title: Card top assembly for a carding machine
Inventor: ELSASSER NICOLE
IPC: D01G15/24
Filed: 2004-08-25
Abstract: The clothing member 24 of a card top bar in a carding machine is held in its carrier member 14 by means of at least one magnet 29. This provides a dimensionally stable arrangement and simple and rapid reclothing. The arrangement may additionally include a compensating layer and retaining pieces 31.
Patent GB-2419498-A (GB)
Title: A method of allocating timeslots for a packet switched connection in parallel to a circuit switched connection.
Inventor: COOPER DAVID EDWARD
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2004-10-25
Abstract: A method for allocating timeslots for a packet-switched connection to a mobile station in a time-division multiple access communication system, having a repeating cycle of frames each divided into timeslots, concurrently with a circuit-switched connection occupying fixed timeslots in uplink and downlink channels, the method comprising: ```constructing an uplink ordered list of timeslots and a downlink ordered list of timeslots according to a predetermined rule; ```transmitting an identification value in a given timeslot to signal the allocation of assigned slots to said mobile station; ```wherein when said mobile station detects an identification value assigned to it in a timeslot at position i in said ordered list, said mobile station may cease to monitor all timeslots in the downlink ordered list at positions before i in the downlink ordered list for data transmissions and begins to transmit on all timeslots in the uplink ordered list at positions up to and including i. The method can be applied to mobile stations of DTM multislot classes 6, 7, 10 to 12, 32 to 34 and 37 to 39, as defined in 3GPP TS 45.002 Release 6.
Patent GB-2405411-A (GB)
Title: Abrasive articles with novel structures and methods for grinding
Inventor: BONNER ANNE
IPC: B24D3/00
Filed: 2003-03-21
Abstract: Bonded abrasive tools, having novel porous structures that are permeable to fluid flow, comprise a relatively low volume percentage of abrasive grain and bond, and a relatively low hardness grade, but are characterized by excellent mechanical strength and grinding performance. Methods for making the abrasive tools utilizing agglomerated abrasive grain are described.
Patent GB-2408583-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for multiple field of view gradient coils
Inventor: MCKINNON GRAEME COLIN
IPC: G01R33/385
Filed: 2004-11-24
Abstract: A method of operating a magnetic resonance imaging system (10) having a first coil and a second coil to achieve an imaging volume includes, in a first mode, achieving the imaging volume by using a sum field from both of the gradient coils, and, in a second mode, achieving the imaging volume by using a difference field from both of the coils. Each coil comprises a primary coil and a shield coil.
Patent GB-2409517-A (GB)
Title: Wavelength reference system for fibre Bragg sensor
Inventor: KRINGLEBOTH JON THOMAS
IPC: G01J3/28
Filed: 2004-12-14
Abstract: Devices and methods of accurately determining optical wavelengths, such as the Bragg wavelengths of a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensor array. Wavelength-swept light having a characteristic spectrum is swept over a bandwidth and is applied to an interference filter 26. The interference filter produces an optical spectrum 32 having one or more reference peaks that are identifiable because of the characteristic spectrum. The optical spectrum is converted into electrical signals having at least one electrical signal that is identifiable because of the characteristic spectrum. The identifiable electrical signal is used by a signal processor 36 as an absolute, high accuracy wavelength reference. Temperature compensation or temperature stabilization can compensate the characteristic wavelength. Fiber Bragg sensor systems 13 can use the wavelength reference to determine the Bragg wavelength of FBG elements 12. The characteristic spectrum can be imparted by the light source 15 or an optical element such as a transmission line filter (526, Fig. 5).
Patent GB-2415244-A (GB)
Title: Heat recovery from flue gas of a boiler
Inventor: ROBERTSON ALASTAIR
IPC: F27D17/00
Filed: 2005-04-08
Abstract: A heating system of a building comprises a water heating boiler 10, radiators 26, 94, and a secondary condensing heat exchange means in a casing 38 to recover heat from gaseous products of combustion from the boiler 10 and also warms air entering a building via a heat exchanger 116. Water from the radiators 26, 94 is circulated through a coiled tube 70 in a lower region 58 of a lower compartment 54 of the casing 38 and then through a further coiled tube 44 in an upper compartment 42 of the casing 38 to cool the flue gases to a temperature above the dew point temperature before returning to the boiler 10 and defines a primary circuit. Coiled tube 70 is submerged in water, which is circulated to a spray bar 66 in an upper region 56 containing baffles 60 of the lower compartment 54 to further cool the flue gases below the dew point temperature and is thus defined as a secondary circuit forming part of the secondary condensing heat exchange means to heat air. The water level in the lower region 58 may be governed by an overflow 89 and may also remove products of combustion in the flue gas. Air to the boiler 10 may be preheated by an air/water heat exchanger 130 coupled to the primary circuit. Cold water in a tank 100 in a roof space of the building supplies water to a hot water cylinder and may be heated by a coiled tube 98 in communication with the primary circuit.
Patent GB-2430553-A (GB)
Title: Rotary electrical switching device
Inventor: LEWISON JOHN
IPC: H01H19/63
Filed: 2005-04-21
Abstract: A rotary electric switch 1 comprises a base 2 having a rotary actuator 3 mounted thereon, the base 2 including a pair of substantially parallel, spaced apart substrate layers 6, 7. Each layer 6, 7 has a first surface 9, 10 which faces the other substrate layer 7, 6 and a second surface 11, 12 which faces away from the other substrate layer 7, 6, the first surface 9, 10 of each layer having an electrically conducting contact 13, 14, 16 provided thereon. At least one of the substrate layers 6, 7 is deformable towards the other so as to effect an electrical connection between the contacts 13, 14, 16 on the two layers 6, 7, and the rotary actuator 3 includes a projection 21 which engages against the second surface 11 of said deformable substrate layer 6 so as to press it towards the other layer 7 in the immediate vicinity of the projection 21. In this way, rotation of the rotary actuator 3 moves the projection 21 relative to the substrates 6, 7 and hence varies the point of electrical connection between the contacts 13, 14, 16.