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Patent GB-2384066-A (GB)
Title: Installation of software components having multiple implementations
Inventor: CASASSA MONT MARCO
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: A software system for installation on computing apparatus (and a method of installing such a software system on computing apparatus), wherein the software system is provided in the form of a software package (10) including a plurality of software components (12), one or more of the software components (12) being provided as a plurality of different implementations (14), the apparatus including an installation engine (20) for installing only a selected one implementation of the or each of the software components having multiple implementations, and a random selector module (22) for selecting one of the plurality of implementations of a software component for installation. Thus, a software package would still be distributed to its consumers as a single version but each installation of the package on a user's computing apparatus is potentially different, which reduces the risk of faults in and attacks against software components having one or more "bugs" therein because not all consumers will have the same implementation of any one software component.
Patent GB-2386044-A (GB)
Title: Fishing platform with adjustable legs
Inventor: WILLIAMS PHILIP
IPC: A01K97/22
Filed: 2002-03-07
Abstract: A portable fishing platform which is easily assembled by fitting four adjustable legs which may be stored within the device when it is not in use. The legs 1, 2, 3, and 4 are fitted into preformed apertures within the frame 5 and held in position by hand adjusted fixing screws 6. A carrying handle 8 is attached to the frame. The platform has a facility 7 to support an umbrella.
Patent GB-2386443-A (GB)
Title: Predicting configurations in programmable devices
Inventor: LEWIS JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2002-03-12
Abstract: A signal processing system comprising a processor, one or more reconfigurable devices (eg an FPGA) associated with the processor, a memory unit providing instructions to the processor relating to the functional configuration of the device and a control unit for controlling configuration of the device during processing. The system may use a variety of methods for controlling the configurations including checking whether a current configuration is suitable, looking ahead at future configuration requirements, predicting future requirements, matching current requirements with known/subsequent configurations and storing lists of past sequences and comparing with current sequences. Preferably, the signal processing system is for use in a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or base station.
Patent GB-2379666-A (GB)
Title: Hydroprocessing of hydrocarbons having a reduced sulfur content
Inventor: MOORE JR RICHARD OWEN
IPC: C10G47/12
Filed: 2002-04-30
Abstract: A process for producing a hydrocarbon stream including C<SB>5-20</SB> normal and iso-paraffins, comprises: <SL> <LI>(a) treatment of a methane-rich stream, which is isolated from a natural gas source, to remove sulfur-containing impurities; <LI>(b) converting at least a portion of the methane-rich stream into syngas, and using the syngas in a hydrocarbon synthesis reaction; <LI>(c) isolating a product stream from the hydrocarbon synthesis; <LI>(d) blending at least a portion of the product stream from the hydrocarbon synthesis with a crude oil fraction to prepare a blended stream containing less than about 200 ppm sulphur; <LI>(e) hydroprocessing the blended stream using a noble metal-containing catalyst; and <LI>(f) recovering at least one naphtha product. </SL> The hydrocarbon synthesis step is preferably a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The hydroprocessing conditions preferably involve hydrotreatment and/or hydroisomerisation and involve an acidic catalyst. The hydroprocessed product may also be treated to lower the concentration of heteroatoms. Also claimed is a process similar to the above wherein blended stream of step (d) has sulfur levels greater than 200 ppm and wherein step (e) uses a sulfur-tolerant catalyst.
Patent GB-2380562-A (GB)
Title: Model-free adaption of a process controller
Inventor: WOJSZNIS WILHELM K
IPC: G05B13/02
Filed: 2002-07-15
Abstract: An adaptive process controller drives a process variable to be substantially equivalent to a set point and adapts the controller gain, the controller reset, and/or the controller rate, based on model free adaptation. The adaptive controller combines a controller gain computed from an oscillation index with a controller gain computed from a steady state estimate and that adapts the controller reset/rate by forcing the ratio of two of the controller proportional, integral or derivative terms to be equal to a predetermined value.
Patent GB-2381068-A (GB)
Title: Sample plates for mass spectrometry
Inventor: BROWN JEFF
IPC: H01J49/04
Filed: 2002-08-19
Abstract: Plates for mass spectrometry, particularly MALDI MS comprise a substrate with a sample region(s) defined by a perimeter with an etched, roughened or indented portion within the perimeter and a hydrophobic surface surrounding and/or covering the etched, roughened or indented portion. The etched etc. portion can be formed by e.g. laser ablation, chemical etching or mechanical pressing, the coating may be of polystyrene or PTFE and the substrate may be metallic, plastic, ceramic, a semiconductor or glass. The perimeter typically comprises a groove or raised portion. Methods of making the plates and of sample preparation using the plates are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2395086-A (GB)
Title: Resources caching in distributed peer-to-peer networks
Inventor: HAMADI YOUSSEF
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: The present invention provides a caching mechanism which can be applied to a distributed network of peer to peer computer entities, in which each computer entity stores a list of its own resources, as well as a list of resources available at at least one other computer entity. Embodiments of the invention include the above with the addition of a list of pointers to resources available on other computer entities in a network. Upon receiving a query request from another peer computer in the network, an individual computer entity can compare the request with its own list of resources and pointers, and determine whether it can either satisfy the request itself, or send a pointer message to the computer which is the source of the request query, referring the source computer to another peer computer which can satisfy the request.
Patent GB-2387314-A (GB)
Title: Slotted display panel and cantilever bracket
Inventor: CAMPBELL R S
IPC: A47F5/08
Filed: 2003-02-28
Abstract: A display panel 50 comprises a plurality of horizontal and vertically spaced grooves 56, a cantilever bracket 58 with a generally S-shaped end portion 60 to engage the grooves, the end portion having a centre portion (78 figure 5), with upper and lower arm portions(80 & 82 figure 5). The grooves each have a throat 64 with an open front face and at least one throat wall 66 extending back toward the inner end of the throat 70 joining a socket 72, which has at least one inner wall 76. The upper arm end portion when received in the socket engages an inner wall with the central portion supported along its length by the throat wall. Other embodiments include a socket that is bulbous-shaped, the throat walls being inclined at an acute angle with respect to the front face between 77.5 and 90 degrees, a reshaped hanger end portion formed from a standardized hanger end portion and a method of forming a compact hanger and a display panel with a plurality of T-shaped grooves with a C-shaped insert.
Patent GB-2384344-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for scalable disambiguated coherence in shared storage hierarchies
Inventor: NGUYEN HANG
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2001-09-26
Abstract: Scalable methods for disambiguating shared cache accesses in multi-level cache hierarchies of multiprocessing systems are disclosed providing for improved system performance and reduced cost. For one embodiment of a coherent shared storage hierarchy, a shared data storage unit provides portions to hold data and portions to hold corresponding status encodings. The shared storage unit may be, for example a shared cache and the data portions may be cache lines. The status encoding corresponding to a particular cache line provides enough information to disambiguate a data request to shared storage without resorting to prior methods of snooping a shared bus or of transmitting backward status inquiries to private storage. Shared-storage control transmits the data from shared storage in response to the data request if its corresponding status encoding indicates a clean status, meaning that no private copies of the requested data have been modified. On the other hand, shared-storage control transmits a data request to a private storage unit if the corresponding status encoding indicates a dirty status, meaning that a copy of the requested data in private storage has been modified. The private storage unit, in turn provides a coherent copy of the requested data to the shared storage unit. Shared-storage control then proceeds to satisfy the initial data request with the coherent copy provided by the private storage unit. If a data request to the shared storage unit indicates a need to modify the request data, shared-storage control also provides for invalidation transmissions to private storage units that have previously requested copies of the relevant data. The status encoding corresponding to a portion comprising such data is then set to a dirty status to provide means for coherently processing potential future data requests.
Patent GB-2391736-A (GB)
Title: Encoding method wherein an LPS is encoded using either CODEMPS or CODELPS
Inventor: HIRAO KOICHIRO
IPC: H04N19/63
Filed: 2003-07-15
Abstract: An image encoding apparatus encodes an image signal according to a JPEG2000 standard. A wavelet converter (12) in the image encoding apparatus acquires a plurality of conversion coefficients by performing wavelet conversion on the image signal. A modeling unit (14) in the image encoding apparatus generates a plurality of symbols representing the plurality of conversion coefficients and a plurality of contexts by performing a modeling process on the plurality of conversion coefficients obtained by the wavelet converter (12). An arithmetic encoder (15) in the image encoding apparatus discriminates whether each of the symbols is an MPS (More Probable Symbol) or LPS (Less Probable Symbol). In a case where it is discriminated that the symbol is an MPS, the arithmetic encoder (15) executes CODEMPS. In a case where it is discriminated that the symbol is an LPS, the arithmetic encoder (15) executes either CODEMPS or CODELPS according to a predetermined condition.
Patent GB-2404354-A (GB)
Title: A rapid casting method
Inventor: SOUTHERN GAVIN LEE
IPC: B29C67/00
Filed: 2003-07-28
Abstract: A method of casting low volume metal or alloy components comprises the steps of 1) making a full-size model 2 of the component, 2) using the model as a master pattern, 3)create at least a two piece mould 4 and 14, 4) inject molten wax 24 into the mould to create a pattern, 5) casting a component using the pattern in a lost wax casting process and then repeating the steps to cast multiple components. The mould may be formed of a fibre-reinforced composite material and the full-sized model may be formed using a stereolithography process.
Patent GB-2392355-A (GB)
Title: a modulator device using two cascaded delta modulators
Inventor: NOGUCHI MASAYOSHI
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2003-08-11
Abstract: A digital signal processing device which has an inputted signal with an amplitude greater than that of a processed digital signal, and uses two delta sigma modulators 3 and 4, respectively, the first 3 having means to allow quantization of the signal amplitude of at least the inputted signal and the second 4 having means to allow quantization of the signal amplitude of the output from the first 3 delta sigma modulator. The first modulator 3 may be a fifth-order delta sigma modulator using a two-bit quantizer 29 and the second modulator 4 may be a first-order delta sigma modulator using a one-bit quantizer 33. The device allows a higher signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) and does not greatly increase circuit scale.
Patent GB-2396673-A (GB)
Title: A device for extending or retracting a brake operating linkage to prevent trailer overrun braking during reversing
Inventor: BROOKS ALAN MURFIN
IPC: B60T11/10
Filed: 2003-08-13
Abstract: To inhibit brake application of a trailer overrun braking system during reversing, a hydraulic device is provided which forms part of a brake operating linkage between an overrun coupling and a brake compensator. In a normal position for forward motion, the device is biassed to a shortest length by a return spring 5 and is locked by a valve 8 which prevents oil flow, allowing operation of the overrun brake. When a towing vehicle engages a reverse gear, a hydraulic brake valve 8 allows oil transfer to port 7 to lengthen the device, thus preventing overrun braking. Disengaging the reverse gear allows the spring 5 to return the piston 3 and piston rod 2 to the normal position. Reverse gear may be detected from small reverse movement of a brake calliper acting on the valve 8 which may be mounted near the caliper (figs 2-5). The device can be used with disc brakes.
Patent GB-2393071-A (GB)
Title: Resource-reservation-protocol substitute-reply router, system, and method used in the same
Inventor: SAKAI MASANAO
IPC: H04L47/724
Filed: 2003-09-09
Abstract: A resource-reservation-protocol (RSVP) substitute-reply router 1 enables execution of a substitute RSVP procedure by automatically detecting when a reception host 21 does not support RSVP. A Path-message storage portion (17) stores a Path message handled by a RSVP control portion (16). An ICMP detecting portion (19) monitors data packet input to a routing portion. When "message of Destination Unreachable" is found in the packet, IP header information contained in the ICMP message and a stored value of the Path-message storage portion are compared. If a match is present, the ICMP message is disposed, and in its place, the substitute RSVP control portion (20) is requested to execute the RSVP procedure on behalf of the reception host. The substitute RSVP control portion executes the RSVP procedure on behalf of the original reception host.
Patent GB-2397523-A (GB)
Title: Biocide composition for cellulosic materials
Inventor: MCGEECHAN PAULA LOUISE
IPC: A01N25/30
Filed: 2003-11-13
Abstract: A composition for inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms on nonwoven cellulosic fabric, which can be controllably released from the fabric to a surface to be cleaned and disinfected, comprises: <SL> <LI>(i) a polymeric biguanide; and <LI>(ii) a surface active agent </SL> of the Formula (A) and/or salts thereof <EMI ID=1.1 HE=27 WI=36 LX=908 LY=860 TI=CF> <PC>```and/or of Formula (B) and/ or salts thereof <EMI ID=1.2 HE=17 WI=40 LX=884 LY=1260 TI=CF> <PC>wherein: <DL TSIZE=10> <DT>R<1> and R<5><DD>are optionally substituted C1-20-alkyl, C1-20-alkenyl or C1-20-alkynyl; <DT>R<3> and R<4><DD>are each independently optionally substituted, optionally interrupted C1-20-alkyl, C2-20-alkenyl, or C2-20-alkynyl, C1-20-alkyloxy; wherein R<3> or R<4> are optionally interrupted by -O-, or -S-; and wherein R<3> or R<4> are optionally terminated by hydroxy or carboxy groups; <DT>R<2><DD>is H or anyone of the groups defined by R<3> or R<4>; <DT>x<DD>is 1 to 20; and <DT>m<DD>is 1 to 20. </DL>
Patent GB-2408931-A (GB)
Title: A toenail clipping aid
Inventor: MOORE MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: A45D29/02
Filed: 2003-12-11
Abstract: A toenail clipping aid in the form of a mould with a base plate having a raised and curved centrepiece to lift a toe proud of its adjoining toes to allow for easy cutting of the nails.
Patent GB-2396739-A (GB)
Title: Synchronised parallel data writing
Inventor: BUCKINGHAM JONATHAN PETER
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 2003-12-20
Abstract: Data is divided into streams A and B of data sets which are then allocated to tracks and recorded on a medium such as magnetic tape so that each stream 1A commences at the same point on the medium as another stream 1B. If one stream 1B is lengthened to length 1001 by re-writing errors, the other stream 1A has padding data of length 1002 added until stream 1B has been completely written, so that subsequent streams 2A and 2B start at the same point. Streams are divided by data set separator fields (DSS) 1003, 1004. On reading, the padding data 1002 is ignored and the data streams A and B are reconstituted to form a single stream of data which is sent to the host computer (fig 4, 400) Padding data may comprise amble code word quad (CQ) sets or repeated data set separator (DSS) fields.
Patent GB-2409471-A (GB)
Title: Fixing work surface to wall
Inventor: FITTON ERNEST WILLIAM
IPC: A47B96/06
Filed: 2003-12-24
Abstract: A work surface 2 is fixed to a wall using two extrusions, the lower of which 3 is attached to the wall, e.g. by screws, and the upper of which co-operates so as to receive work surfaces 2 of varying thicknesses. As shown, serrations 8 on male formation 9 may co-operate with serrations 5 in female groove 4 to fix the two extrusions about the surface 2; moisture seals 12 and 10 may be provided.
Patent GB-2411636-A (GB)
Title: Sack holder
Inventor: THOMAS JOHN MEIRION
IPC: B65B67/12
Filed: 2004-03-01
Abstract: A holder for a sack comprises a rigid body having a peripheral wall 6 surrounding a central opening 8, the peripheral wall being shaped so as to define in an outer peripheral surface a peripheral circumferential channel 28 which is shaped and dimensioned so as to be able to receive therein a flexible tie member which, in use, fits around a sack and urges a portion of the sack into the channel for temporarily assembling together the sack and the holder. The body may be made of disposable or recyclable material. There may be plural channels 28 and at least one channel may be knurled. Holes 52,54,56,58 may be provided at each corner of the body to receive a rope or cord for suspending the holder. There may be a hand hole 50. The body interior may include a sloping portion 60 which may also extend outwardly, to facilitate filling.
Patent GB-2412301-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning device
Inventor: SPOONER GREGORY CLEGG
IPC: A46B11/00
Filed: 2004-03-23
Abstract: A cleaning device such as a lavatory brush comprises a body containing a vessel such as an aerosol canister 518 for a cleaning composition, means for impelling the composition along a conduit 558 from said body to a cleaning head, and an interlock 503 mounted within the body by means of a flange 501, the interlock being connected to the flange by a living hinge 505. The interlock must be displaced by engagement with a ring 502 attached to the neck of the canister before the valve stem 514 can engage the nipple 556 of the conduit.
Patent GB-2415513-A (GB)
Title: Pulse mid-point detector
Inventor: ARKAS EVANGELOS
IPC: G01R31/3185
Filed: 2004-06-24
Abstract: A pulse detector 100 has a leading and trailing edge detector 151 for detecting a leading edge and a trailing edge of a first input signal pulse. A count-up counter 130, clocked by a signal from a clock 310, is connected to the leading edge and trailing edge detector for determining pulse duration of the first input pulse. A divisor 170 produces a divided pulse duration time for priming a count-down counter 180 for outputting a pulse narrower than the input signal pulse at a time which is the divided pulse duration time after detection of the leading edge of a second input pulse. Where the divisor means halves the pulse duration time, the output pulse is substantially of a mid-point of the second input signal pulse provided the first and second input pulses are of substantially a same pulse length. A complementary trough detector circuit 200 may output a signal corresponding substantially to a midpoint of successive troughs between pulses. The outputs of the pulse detector and the trough detector may be combined.
Patent GB-2417379-A (GB)
Title: Allocating PA stages to RF signal channels
Inventor: RUSSELL DAVID PHILIP
IPC: H03F3/21
Filed: 2004-08-18
Abstract: There is disclosed a signal amplifier apparatus (1) with multiple signal channels (2) and a multiplicity of pre-transmission signal amplifiers (6) each one of which, when idle, is made available to and adapted for use by any of the signal channels requiring it. An allocating means (3) intermediate the signal channel sources (2) and the amplifiers (6) monitors signal amplifiers and allocates idle amplifiers to signal channels requiring amplification. Characteristics of the allocated amplifier (e.g. frequency response) are adjusted, if required, to adapt to the needs of the channel to which the amplifier is allocated. In this way, signal channels are not restricted to a single dedicated pre-transmission signal amplifier and may employ any idle one of the multiplicity of amplifiers as and when available. This adaptive sharing of a limited number of amplifiers effectively reduces the time a given signal, upon a signal transmission channel, is required to queue awaiting transmission. The apparatus is suitable for use in the HF and UHF bands.
Patent GB-2418760-A (GB)
Title: Securing electronic annotations on memory tags
Inventor: TOFTS CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G06F21/35
Filed: 2004-10-01
Abstract: This invention describes methods for securing access to an electronic annotation provided on an object (200), including the steps of providing the object with a plurality of memory tags (100) (eg RFID-tags), providing an electronic annotation on at least one of the memory tags (100), and defining a sequence in which the memory tags (100) must be accessed in order to access the annotation. The tags may, for example furnish a linked list of access codes, where each tag in the sequence provides the access code for the next tag. Dummy tags may also be provided.
Patent GB-2412694-A (GB)
Title: Lock system comprising a latch with a movable element obstructing the latch release actuator
Inventor: MARZOLF RICCI
IPC: E05B65/12
Filed: 2005-03-29
Abstract: A lock system for releasably maintaining a wing in one of two positions relative to a support, the lock system comprising: a latch assembly having a first and second state, whereby in the first state it is releasably engaged with an element (e.g. striker) on the support to maintain the wing in a first position; the latch assembly comprising a pawl which upon moving from a first position to a second position allows the latch assembly to move from the first (closed) to the second (open) state whereupon the wing is free to be moved to the second (open) position; an actuating system comprising a first actuating assembly that is changeable from a first state into a second state by movement of a part of said actuating assembly in an operating path to cause the pawl to be changed from the first position into the second position; and a blocking assembly having first and second states, the blocking assembly in the second position obstructing the operating path to prevent the part of the first actuating assembly from being changed form the first position into the second position.
Patent GB-2434851-A (GB)
Title: A vibration resistant release mechanism
Inventor: POWELL SIMON
IPC: F41A19/58
Filed: 2006-02-03
Abstract: A vibration resistant release mechanism comprises a spring-energised crank assembly 20, 30, 35, 80 with gimbal pivots 18 and oppositely disposed high stiffness piezo-electric beam actuators 60. All components relating to the spring-energised crank assembly are balanced around the gimbal pivot 18 to resist vibration forces and the piezo-electric actuators 60 are mounted to respond to vibration modes in opposition to each other. The release mechanism may be applied to releasing a spring ejection system for drawers or doors; operating the sear of a firearms trigger; causing a retaining plunger to be retracted or inserted; releasing or closing a suitably dimensioned valve; closing or opening electrical contacts; and operating a visible flag.