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Patent GB-2444350-A (GB)
Title: Call control in networked exchanges
Inventor: HARA MASAHIKO
IPC: H04M3/00
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: A telephone system comprises a plurality of exchanges (eg PBX 20,30,40,50) interconnected by private network (eg IP network 100). Each exchange includes a plurality of communicating terminals A1-A4 and uses local identifiers to process calls between terminals. The exchanges include global call ID managing and creating units 24,26 which manage and create global call ID's used by the exchanges to exchange call event information over the IP network 100. A call control application unit (eg ACD application software 11) is configured to control the calls based on a local identifier and relay software 12 is used to receive events with global identifiers and convert them to local identifiers recognizable by the call control unit.
Patent GB-2441055-A (GB)
Title: A paint roller handle
Inventor: HOBBS STUART
IPC: B05C17/02
Filed: 2007-08-17
Abstract: A paint roller handle comprises two gripping regions (103, 105) and is of a length operable to be simultaneously gripped by a respective hand (160,162) of a user at the said gripping regions to allow a two-handed operation. The paint roller handle comprises a primary handle with a primary gripping region 103 and an auxiliary handle with an auxiliary gripping region 105, the auxiliary handle being separate from and attachable to the primary handle (figures 4A and 4B). In an alternative example, the two gripping regions (103,105) may be present in a unitary handle (figure 5). The paint roller handle may be held with both hands and yet not significantly increase the reach of the user, but affords greater control over a paint roller 117 attached thereto.
Patent GB-2453769-A (GB)
Title: Mounting an aircraft leading edge ice protection system.
Inventor: ATKINSON JAMES WILLIAM
IPC: B64D15/12
Filed: 2007-10-18
Abstract: The system includes: a thermoelectric heater mat 10 attachable to a leading edge component 30 of an aircraft, the heater mat comprising: an embedded electrically resistive heater element 20 laminated between thermoplastic layers 28, stabilizing layers 21 e.g. glass being provided to prevent the migration of the of heater element material. The resistance element, and the glass layers may be applied by spraying and the thermoplastic layers may be applied by spraying, powder coating or dispersion coating. The assembly is fused together by heating e.g. in a vacuum and at least one surface of the fused thermoplastic layer 16 incorporating the heating resistance receives a fibrous adhesive receiving layer 18 to which the adhesive layer 20 is applied. Optionally an intermediate layer (19 Fig 5) of a different thermoplastics (e.g. polyarylsolphone) may be applied between the thermoplastics layer16 (polyetherketone) and the receiving layer to improve the bond. Further insulating/protective layers, which may form a damage/failure system, may be applied to the surface not adhered to the component 30. In an alternative embodiment the heater mat may be heating and fused to the component 30 which has been for example roughened. The heater mat may be interposed between components to form a bond e.g. between leading edge and a rib. The mat may be shaped to conform with the curve of the surface to which it is mounted and the mat may be constructed in situ. Methods of manufacture are disclosed.
Patent GB-2449954-A (GB)
Title: Mobility in a Protocol Stack
Inventor: TURNER VIKI
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2008-01-23
Abstract: In a protocol stack comprising communication framework (CF) Application Programming Interfaces (API's, 403), transport protocols 404 (eg. TCP), network protocols 405 (eg. IP), link protocols 406 (eg. WiFi<TM> , GPRS), and hardware bearers 409 (eg. a WiFi<TM> adapter), mobility is achieved by allowing each layer to monitor the availability of the layers below and migrate to a new bearer layer according to policies or decisions from higher layers, leaving the overall connection undisturbed. Mobility is thus provided at any layer, rather than solely at the link layer (eg. switching between and WiFi<TM> and GPRS upon leaving a hotspot as in the Generic Access Network). The Communications Framework 401 is split into three CF planes 410-412; each arranged to handle decisions ("management" 412), stack-building/dismantling ("control" 411) and data transport ("data" 410) respectively according to the established protocols, with the protocol layers separated into a number of CF Protocol nodes (404a-406d), each of which can communicate with adjacent nodes in any of 4 directions.
Patent GB-2449153-A (GB)
Title: Mounting of resilient electrical contact
Inventor: PANZNER STEFAN
IPC: H01R4/48
Filed: 2008-04-04
Abstract: Electrical connection between contact-parts 10, 11 is made via an intermediate resilient contact-band 1 squeezed between them. The contact-band 1 extends lengthwise in a surface-groove 12 of one of the contact-parts 10 and comprises a multiplicity of closely-spaced lamella-elements 2 each having a central head-portion 4 bearing resiliently on the other contact-part 11, and shoulder-portions 5 linking the head-portion to opposite border-regions 3 of the band and bearing resiliently on the floor of the groove. The band is held in the groove by engagement of resilient legs 6 that project outwardly, against the outermost walls of slots 15 in the floor of the groove. Assembly of the connection involves pressing the band down into the groove, which may be aided by bevelling of the groove-edges, to engage the legs resiliently in the slots. The slots may be inclined, for instance at an angle of 60{, or they may be at right angles to the groove floor and have a lip or rim (26, Fig 7) for hook engagement by turned-up feet (28, Fig 7) of the legs. The connectors may be bus bars, or may be a cylindrical plug and socket.
Patent GB-2461061-A (GB)
Title: Subsea hydraulic intensifier with supply directional control valves electronically switched
Inventor: GILL SIMON DAVID
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 2008-06-19
Abstract: A modular hydraulic intensifier comprises a piston and cylinder assembly 1 having a first piston 3 in a chamber 4 of low pressure cylinder and a second piston 7 in a chamber 8 of a high pressure cylinder. The pistons are coupled together and the first piston has a larger cross-sectional area than the second piston. A high pressure output 19 and optional accumulator 22 are coupled to the high pressure cylinder chamber. There are means 13 for supplying low pressure hydraulic fluid to the low pressure cylinder chamber, an electrically operated directional control valve 11 for controlling the supply of low pressure hydraulic fluid to the chamber of the low pressure cylinder; and electronic means 14 for controlling operation of the directional control valve. The electronics may form part of an existing subsea control module and the intensifiers may be provided in alternating pairs.
Patent GB-2449008-A (GB)
Title: Swellable downhole centraliser
Inventor: NUTLEY BRIAN
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2007-05-31
Abstract: A downhole centraliser apparatus comprises a swellable member 12 which expands upon contact with at least one predetermined fluid and a rigid assembly 14. In a first condition of the apparatus, before expansion of the swellable member, the rigid assembly defines a maximum outer diameter of the apparatus. In a second condition after expansion of the swellable member, the swellable member defines a maximum outer diameter of the apparatus. The maximum outer diameter defined by the rigid assembly may be selected to be not less than the drift diameter of a borehole in which the apparatus is to be located. In this arrangement the rigid assembly provides maximum stand-off, and the swellable member may provide isolation after expansion. In a preferred embodiment the rigid assembly is designed to flex or deform under an axial or radial load.
Patent GB-2455896-A (GB)
Title: Camera user-interface
Inventor: UEDA TAKENORI
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2008-12-11
Abstract: An imaging device has a reduced number of physical operation switches while simplifying device settings based on commands. In a command setting mode where a composite image of a menu image with a source image as a background is displayed on a monitor 114, a menu switch 112M functions to set a selected command icon. An up switch 112U and other circumferentially positioned switches 112L,112R,112D surrounding the menu switch 112M function to select one of multiple command icons included in the menu image. In a mode other than the command setting mode, the circumferentially positioned switches function as physical operation switches to change over an on-off condition of a lighting unit and to select an image input source. This arrangement reduces the total number of physical operation switches, while simplifying the device settings based on commands.
Patent GB-2457171-A (GB)
Title: Control of power in an integrated circuit which has power domains having power islands
Inventor: SMITH BRIAN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2009-02-11
Abstract: A programmable SoC (system on a chip), integrated circuit device, that has optimized power domains and power islands. The SoC has more than one of power domains (221, 222), each of the power domains has a respective voltage rail(261, 262) to supply power to the power domain. Each power domain has at least one power island (231-235). Each power island has at least one functional block (eg special-purpose logic, storage or hardware resource). Each functional block is configured to provide a specific device functionality. The integrated circuit device adjusts power consumption in relation to a requested device functionality (eg web browsing, video play back, making a phone call) by individually turning on or turning off power to a selected one or more power domains, and for each turned on power domain, individually power gating one or more power island. One of the power island (231) may be always on and used to control the power to other domains and control wake up of the SoC. Shared funcflon blocks may not be power gated. The SOC may be used in a smart phone or PDA. The voltage level to the power domains may also be individually controlled.
Patent GB-2471833-A (GB)
Title: Under land routing
Inventor: ABOUSH ZAID
IPC: H01L23/485
Filed: 2009-07-07
Abstract: An electronic component of a Wafer Level Chip Scale Package (WLCSP) comprises an integrated device and a plurality of packaging layers in which routing between bond pad locations on the device (fig 1; 105) and solder ball lands 300 on the surface of the component in an under ball metallization layer (UBM) is provided by tracks 305 in an intermediate metallic redistribution layer (RDL) 310, 311. Vias allow electrical connection between the UBM and RDL layers, and the RDL and device bond pad layers. The RDL tracks may be routed below the extent of a solder ball land by providing a channel 304 through both the via 302, 303 and redistribution layer 310, 311 underneath the land.
Patent GB-2471899-A (GB)
Title: An electrode assembly for an electrical discharge acoustic source.
Inventor: DYER BEN
IPC: G01V1/157
Filed: 2009-07-17
Abstract: An electrode assembly for use in an electrical discharge acoustic source, comprises a conductive tip holder 54 that can be connected to a power supply (12 figure 1), a discharge tip 52 connected to the conductive tip holder 54, and an insulating collar 60 surrounding the connection between the tip 52 and the holder 56 and having an aperture through which the discharge tip 52 projects. The tip is held in place by a sealing O ring 58 which negates the need to make a groove in the tip thereby reducing the weaknesses a groove causes. A series of multiple pairs of such electrodes can be configured and a switching arrangement can be configured so that any capacitor can be connected to any one of the pair of electrodes. These electrodes can be used in a Plasma gun used over a large range of sea depths.
Patent GB-2473625-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive analog compensator for a power supply
Inventor: KELLY ANTHONY
IPC: G05F1/575
Filed: 2009-09-17
Abstract: A power supply parametric adaptive controller comprises an analogue compensator 22 using feedback to maintain the output at a set-point. At least one component, such as a variable resistor (fig 3, R6) or switched capacitor, is adjusted to modify the transfer function of the controller by a tuning signal from a digital tuner, and in response to at least one signal derived from the compensator such as an error signal x and its variance e. The signals may be fed into a digital tuner using analog to digital converters (fig 2) but may only identify the sign of the signal from the compensator using level detectors 32,34 and include a deadband about zero. The sign signals may be multiplied in a single bit multiplier 32 implemented as an exclusive NOR gate. The tuner may include a gain 38 and a leaky integrator 40 having a pole at a frequency less than 100Hz. The controller may comprise a digital model (fig 5, 54) of the compensator having the same control functions as the compensator and providing equivalent signals to the tuner. The adaptive controller may be applied to linear power supplies and to switch mode power supplies using pulse width modulation (PWM) and continuously optimizes performance of the compensator.
Patent GB-2473859-A (GB)
Title: A cantilevered traffic pole suitable for mounting beside a roadway
Inventor: HARRIS STEVEN
IPC: E01F9/646
Filed: 2009-09-25
Abstract: The traffic pole 100 comprises a trunk 102 having a cross-arm 108, and a manually operated height adjustment mechanism 114,116. The trunk is pivotable about a pivot axis 120 such that the cross-arm is movable between an operational position in which the cross-arm projects over a roadway 104, to a maintenance position wherein the cross-arm projects alongside the roadway. The height adjustment mechanism is arranged to permit translational movement of the cross-arm relative to the trunk along the pivot axis. The height adjustment mechanism may include a lock to place the height adjustment mechanism in an inactive state when in the operational position, thereby prohibiting adjustment of the cross-arm height. The height adjustment mechanism may be locked in the inactive state when the cross-arm is pivoting about the pivot axis. When the height adjustment mechanism is in the unlocked configuration, the cross-arm may be prevented from pivoting about the pivot axis.
Patent GB-2473875-A (GB)
Title: Wind turbine gearbox with planetary gear unit having sliding bearings
Inventor: LEIMANN DIRK
IPC: F16H57/08
Filed: 2009-09-28
Abstract: A planetary gear unit 20 for a wind turbine gearbox 40 comprises a housing (21) and a planet carrier 22provided with planet shafts 23 distributed uniformly around a planet carrier's axis for rotatably supporting planet gears 24 which are mounted between a sun gear 26 and a ring gear 27 and which are supported by rolling bearings 25. The planet carrier 22 is rotatably mounted in the housing 21 by means of sliding bearings 28. By using sliding bearings 28 costs of the planetary gear unit 20 may significantly be reduced. The sliding bearings 28 may be formed of a single material such as bronze or the sliding bearings may have a raceway of an additional material such as a ring of hardened steel. The sliding bearings 28 may be provided with at least one axial fixation mechanism in the form of a cover (30, fig 5a). The gearbox also has a parallel gear unit.
Patent GB-2465461-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods to provide customized release notes during a software system upgrade of a process control system
Inventor: HIEB BRANDON
IPC: G06F17/24
Filed: 2009-11-11
Abstract: A customized documentation generation apparatus that generates documents relevant to a software update/ upgrade of a particular process control system comprises:a notes instrumentation module which instruments general release notes for at least one of an update or an upgrade of a process control system to correlate the release notes with a general process control system configuration to produce instrumented notes;an upgrade assessment module which determines configuration information for a particular process control system to provide default filter settings; anda filter which applies the default filter settings for the particular process control system to the instrumented notes to filter the instrumented notes and produce custom release notes for the particular process control system. The custom release notes are provided to a user to alert the user regarding potential effects of the update/upgrade on the particular process control system.
Patent GB-2475539-A (GB)
Title: A method of constructing a roof on top of a building
Inventor: FILLINGHAM ANTHONY J
IPC: E04B1/26
Filed: 2009-11-23
Abstract: A method of constructing a roof on top of a building comprising; fixing two lower spandrels (23, fig 3), one on each of the other two sides of the top of the building, the lower spandrels each having a trapezoidal shape having two parallel sides(24, 25, fig 3) and two sloping sides (26,27, fig 3); fixing ceiling panels (29, fig 5) to the upper sides of the spandrels to form a platform; fitting upper spandrels (30a, 30b, fig 7) above the respective lower spandrels on the ceiling panels; and fitting gable to gable roofing panels (31, 33) to bridge the gap between the sloping sides of the spandrels to form a roof. The method may comprise constructing a small wall (22, fig 2) along two opposite sides of the top of the building and the ceiling panels may be closed panels with insulation. A groove (28, fig 3) may be provided in the sloping edge of one of the spandrels for locating the roofing panels. The roofing panels may comprise at least one flitch beam (37,38, fig 12) attached to the spandrel to transfer the load which may comprise a sheet of steel sandwiched between two wooden beams.
Patent GB-2475904-A (GB)
Title: Precast wall section as permanent form
Inventor: JARDINE MARK HAMILTON
IPC: E04B2/86
Filed: 2009-12-04
Abstract: A wall section for building a wall comprises opposed faces, and a connecting portion (9, 10) connecting said faces and defining a cavity (4, 5) therebetween; in which the connecting portion has an aperture (6) for receiving cementitious material and which in use allows concrete to fill the cavity. A plurality of connecting portions preferably define a plurality of cavities, each linked by an aperture in the connecting portion. A recess may be provided at each end of the connecting portion providing an additional cavity when two or more wall sections are aligned together. A foot (3) may be provided at the base of the wall, which may provide a continuation of the above recess. The wall faces may have recesses on their inner faces for receiving reinforcing rods. The rods preferably comprise two rod portions (13, 14 fig 5) connected together. When a wall is assembled, a long reinforcing bar (16, fig 6) may rest on the transverse rebars, substantially horizontally, inside the wall.
Patent GB-2476123-A (GB)
Title: MOS gas sensor apparatus and method of use
Inventor: JONES BETH A
IPC: G01N27/12
Filed: 2009-12-14
Abstract: A gas sensor apparatus 20 includes a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) sensor 22 located in a housing having an internal chamber forming a sensor zone 24. The housing includes at least one window for the ingress of a gas 26 into the sensor zone from an atmosphere exterior to the housing. A gas selective barrier 28 is disposed across the at least one window and comprises a support 40 with organosilicon coating 42. The barrier 28 improves selectivity of one gas to others, such as impeding ingress of methane and increasing the relative selectivity of the sensor to hydrogen.
Patent GB-1500072-A (GB)
Title: Cardiac stimulator
IPC: G10K15/06
Filed: 1975-03-11
Abstract: 1500072 External cardiac stimulator DORNIER SYSTEM GmbH 11 March 1975 [18 April 1974] 10039/75 Heading A5R [Also in Divisions H1 and H4] An externally used cardiac stimulator comprises a pressure wave generator 7 that produces pulses lasting 0.5-2 milliseconds and which is mounted at one end of a housing directly opposite a metal coated membrane 6 which is to be applied to the patient. The pulses can be produced every second. As shown the generator 7 is a spark discharge located in an inert gas filled elastic membrane 13. The pressure waves are transmitted through a pressurized body of water 10 contained within a housing and the metal-coated flexible membrane 6. An elastic rim 20 seals the housing to the body whilst it is secured to the patient by a band 21. The spark discharge can be adjusted angularly and longitudinally so that both it and the heart muscle 4 lie at focal points of an ellipse generally defined by the cross-section of the interior of the housing. In modifications the pressure waves may be generated by a projectile striking a plate a high velocity water droplet striking a liquid wire explosion or an explosive charge.
Patent GB-1184326-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Buttons and Fasteners Therefor
Inventor: BIGNERT FOLKE
IPC: A44B1/40
Filed: 1969-02-25
Abstract: 1,184,326. Button fastener. F. BIGNERT. 25 Feb., 1969 [29 Feb., 1968], No. 10098/69. Heading A3H. A button self fastening device comprises a stem section 4 rigidly joined to a button head 1 preferably through a lipped protrusion 2; an intermediate section 6 entering substantially radially from 4 and bent in a staple like form 7, the free end of which is attached, via knee bend 8, to a final loop section 5, which lies parallel to the plane of, but is spaced from, head 1. The free end of 5 carries a pointed needle end 5<1> bent substantially radially inwards but still coplanar with the loop. The device is attached to a double layer of cloth by first gathering material into the area between point 5<1> and bend 7, pushing the point through both layers of the top of the gather, and rotating the button so the point penetrates the inner layer of cloth on the lower side of the gather. Further rotation fully embeds the loop 5 between the layers, and the cloth clasped under bend 7 will prevent the button rotating back and coming loose.
Patent GB-139673-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to cigarette papers and the like
IPC: A24D1/02
Filed: 1919-04-23
Abstract: 139,673. Hughes, E. A., and Owen, T. G. April 23, 1919. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Printing processes a n d apparatus.- Cigarette papers A, Fig. 1, and cigar bands F, Fig. 2, are formed with coloured or tinted perforations B by colouring the needles or perforating devices. The perforations admit cool air and indicate the name of the maker, vendor, brand or trade mark, &c.
Patent GB-576899-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in skew bascule bridge
IPC: E01D15/06
Filed: 1944-05-25
Abstract: 576,899. Bascule bridges. HANOVER, C. D. May 25, 1944, No. 10165. Convention date, May 3, 1943. [Class 20 (i)] A skew bascule bridge connecting roadways (centre line 11a-11a) across a stream &c. (centre line 12-13) has the forward portions 20, 21 of the main girders for the leaf of the bridge rigidly connected by knee-joints 24, 25 to the rear portions 22, 23, which are thereby disposed at an obtuse angle to the forward portions, the rear portions carrying the counterweight 17 and being mounted on rolling segments turning about an axis 16-16 to raise or lower the bridge. The construction is stated to result in more uniform loading of the pier carrying the main girders, whilst making use of a counterweight of approximately uniform weight per unit length. The main girders and toe and heel beams 27, 26 are connected by floor beams 28, 29 which may be disposed at different angles to the girders 20, 21, according to the skew, so that the centre of gravity of the forward portion of the leaf may be in the required relation to the centre of gravity of the counterweight to give an approximately equal distribution of pressure on the two rolling segments. The toe beam 27 may engage a supporting abutment, or may coact with the corresponding beam of an opposed swinging leaf. The main girders 20b, 21b, Fig. 13 may be disposed at an acute angle to the road axis, the road width of the leaf being completed by girders 60, 64 connected by members 68 to the main girders. A separate pier may be provided at the point 61.