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Patent GB-2447294-A (GB)
Title: Peltier-Seebeck detector
Inventor: HEWINSON JOHN
IPC: G01J5/12
Filed: 2007-03-09
Abstract: Only the first Peltier element 11 is exposed to the incident light to be measured whereas both Peltier elements 11 and 13 are exposed to the ambient temperature. The Peltier devices are electrically connected in series with opposite polarities via a thermally conductive block 15. The incident light intensity can be determined using the output of any one or both of the Peltier elements. The detector is may be used for monitoring and controlling the output of a laser.
Patent GB-2433323-A (GB)
Title: Method for microwave measurement, measuring device and oscillator
Inventor: JAKKULA PEKKA
IPC: G01B15/00
Filed: 2005-09-19
Abstract: In the solution an object to be measured (210) is measured using microwave radiation. Oscillation energy is generated by means of a feedback coupled active unit (100). The solution involves generating resonance into at least one oscillator, each oscillator comprising at least one open resonator (200), each resonator being coupled to at least one active unit (100), by using the object to be measured (210) as a functional part of the resonator, the object to be measured (210) causing a resonance frequency dependent on the location of a surface (212) of the object to be measured (210) to be generated in each oscillator. A measurement part (420) determines at least one characteristic of the object to be measured (210) on the basis of the resonance frequency of each oscillator.
Patent GB-2437154-A (GB)
Title: Cargo container crane equipped with radiation detection device
Inventor: SONG SHIPENG
IPC: G01N23/00
Filed: 2007-03-30
Abstract: A cargo container craning apparatus comprises a crane, a trolley mounted flexibly on the crane, a spreader attached to the trolley by a suspension rope and operable to engage a cargo container, a drive mechanism capable of moving the trolley, and a radiation detection device. The radiation detection device comprises a support frame and a radiation detector disposed on a detector frame. The support frame is aligned with the spreader and is suspended by a suspension rope. The detector frame is disposed on one side of the support frame and preferably moves along a travel rail disposed on the support frame. The radiation detection device allows ascertaining whether any hazardous radioactive materials are present in the container. A radiation body may be disposed on a second travel rail on a second side of the support frame, to allow for radio-imaging of the container contents.
Patent GB-2445805-A (GB)
Title: Blocking connection to harmful information in an internet service provider network
Inventor: OH CHAE-HEYONG
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2007-04-04
Abstract: A system 400 for blocking connection to harmful information on the Internet includes a plurality of harmful information blocking system PoPs 400; a harmful information control list DB server 200 for transmitting a control list DB of blocking targeted harmful information to the plurality of harmful information blocking system PoPs in real-time; a subscriber control device 300 for selecting one harmful information blocking system PoP among the plurality of harmful information blocking system Pops on the basis of state information in a harmful information blocking system PoP monitoring device, so as to transmit traffic of the harmful information blocking service subscriber thereto. Harmful information blocking system PoPs may be selected according to their operational status, loading and distance such as number of hops. Subscribers and non-subsribers can be separately treated by means of tunneling protocol or policy based routing. Packet mirroring may be used by the blocking system PoPs and may include redundant switches (422, 423, fig.5).
Patent GB-2448744-A (GB)
Title: Look-up table indexing scheme with null values used to expand table to have a power of two number of entries in each cycle of coefficients
Inventor: EKE DAVID RICHARD
IPC: G06F7/38
Filed: 2007-04-26
Abstract: A look-up table (LUT) is arranged as a plurality of rows each indexed by an index value and storing at least a coefficient for each index value for use in processing digital data. The LUT contains repeated sections in which m coefficients stored for successive index values form a cycle. The number m is not an integer power of 2. For example the LUT may be used when converting a digital count to a gain in dB, in which case m may be 6 or 12, the coefficients representing dB or fractional-dB steps in gain. The LUT contains n additional blank rows of dummy values inserted after every repeated section of m rows storing the cycle of m coefficients, n being 1 or more and (m+n) being an integer power of two (such as 8 or 16). By feeding an initial index value through encoding logic which takes account of the additional rows, it can be ensured that these are never indexed. Thus, a sparse-coded LUT is provided. Although each repeated section is increased in size, the actual size of the LUT in terms of circuit area or programming logic is reduced because the repeating length is now a power of two.
Patent GB-2448904-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic housing for pendulum clock
Inventor: TIELEN PETER
IPC: G04B21/08
Filed: 2007-05-02
Abstract: A pendulum clock comprises a pendulum clockwork with acoustic signaling means contained in a housing. The housing comprises vertical surface elements made of metal, optionally comprising openings in a minor part of the surface and at least one horizontal surface element. The specific surface mass of one horizontal and of the vertical metal surface elements is at least three. The acoustic properties of the housing a therefore improved. The vertical elements may be made of chromium-nickel steel. The horizontal elements may be marble, natural stone or glass.
Patent GB-2452289-A (GB)
Title: Waste sterilisation and recycling apparatus
Inventor: LOMAS JOHN
IPC: A61L11/00
Filed: 2007-08-29
Abstract: A waste recycling apparatus which comprises an input for a waste mixture, which waste mixture may be 'raw' unsorted waste, a waste sterilisation means 2 which may be autoclaves, means for detecting and separating a plurality of different types of waste (3 11 12 13 13a), e.g. ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, textile material, plastics materials, means for collecting a filtered part for respective recycling. The autoclaves may be heated by recovering heat from the exhaust gases of other autoclaves. Heat may be generated by oxidising parts of the treated waste in an oxidiser 3, with the heat being used to heat the autoclaves. The autoclaves may be mounted pivotally to move between loading and emptying positions. Also disclosed is the use of autoclaves to treat waste and a method of treating waste using an autoclave and an oxidation means to generate heat from treated products.
Patent GB-2451524-A (GB)
Title: An efficient audio amplifier with tracking power supplies and volume control
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H03F1/02
Filed: 2007-08-30
Abstract: A controllable charge pump 204 provides to the output amplifier 106 bipolar supply voltages which depend on the amplitude of the audio signals. The supply voltages are controlled by an envelope detector 202 in dependence on the amplitude of the input signals and the volume control signal applied to the preamplifier/attenuator 118. The size of the switching transistors in the charge pump, or the frequency at which they switch, may be reduced when the signals to be amplified by the output stage 106 are small.
Patent GB-2454656-A (GB)
Title: A beverage cartridge
Inventor: BENTLEY ANDREW CHARLES
IPC: A47J31/40
Filed: 2007-11-09
Abstract: The present invention concerns cartridges for producing beverages, especially coffee beverages, that have a fine bubble foam on the surface of the beverage, known as crema. In the beverage flow path within the cartridge there is a curved or angular eductor channel and a downstream cyclonic chamber. Beverage passing through the cartridge from the annular channel 69 is forced into a high velocity jet into the educator channel 80 where air is incorporated from an air inlet 71. A deflector channel downstream of the aperture imparts an asymmetrical flow to the beverage, and there is at least one impact surface 81b onto which the jet of beverage impinges to complete entrainment of the air bubbles. After exiting the educator channel the flow of beverage circulates within zone 93 where it is encouraged into a cyclonic flow pattern for delivery into a receptacle. Control fins may be present in the cyclonic chamber to produce a more directable and confined flow of beverage with less splashing. The quality and/or quantity of crema produced by the cartridge may be modified by varying parameters associated with the educator channel, the air inlet or the jet of beverage.
Patent GB-2455526-A (GB)
Title: Generating water marked copies of audio signals and detecting them using a shuffle data store
Inventor: KEATING STEPHEN MARK
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2007-12-11
Abstract: An encoding data processing apparatus generates a marked version of an audio signal provided on an audio channel. The marked copy is generated by embedding data representative of a payload data word into the audio signal. The encoding data processing apparatus comprises a code word generator operable to generate a water mark code word from the payload data word and to read data representing the water mark code word into a shuffle data store. A shuffle processor is operable to generate pseudo randomly at least one address within an address space of the shuffle data store for each predetermined period and to read data representing part or parts of the water mark code word out from the data store at locations identified by the randomly generated address, and a data embedding processor operable to receive the audio signal and to embed the data representing the part or parts of the water mark code word read out from the shuffle data store into the audio signal for each predetermined period. In one example, the audio signal is one of a plurality of audio signals, each of which is provided on one of a plurality of audio channels of a media item, and the marked copy is generated by embedding the part or parts of the data representative of a payload data word into the audio signal of one or more of the audio channels. As such, even though different parts of the water mark code word may be embedded into the different audio channels, because of the pseudo-random generation of addresses, there is an increased likelihood that if there is a sufficient of the marked audio signal available, then the water mark code word can be recovered from the different audio channels or one of the audio channels.
Patent GB-2446511-A (GB)
Title: A CML to CMOS clock signal converter producing antiphase clocks with 50% mark-space ratio; quadrature phase control in a frequency doubler
Inventor: PICKERING ANDREW
IPC: H03K5/151
Filed: 2008-02-07
Abstract: In a CML to CMOS clock signal convener and correction circuit, small-signal differential CML clock signals INA,INB are received by a differential amplifier 802 which drives two CMOS output buffers 804,806. Each output buffer has a control loop which controls the mark-space ratio of the output signals OUTA, OUTB to 50%. Clock convener and correction circuits of this form may be used to produce two sets of antiphase signals, the signal sets being in quadrature, for an XOR/XNOR frequency doubler circuit (figure 10). The two sets of clock signals are maintained in quadrature by a feedback control circuit (708, figure 7) acting in opposing fashion on the current sources 812 of the two clock conversion and correction circuits (702,704).
Patent GB-2447117-A (GB)
Title: TETRA gateway apparatus
Inventor: RODMELL CLIVE
IPC: H04W76/02
Filed: 2008-02-13
Abstract: A gateway apparatus 6 in a TETRA mobile communication system can send and receive call traffic and SDS messages via radio signals with the fixed radio infrastructure 1 on the one hand, and can send and receive call traffic and SDS messages via radio signals with one or more direct mode operating terminals 7 and 8, etc., on the other hand. The gateway apparatus 6 is also configured to be operable such that it does not always relay calls and SDS messages originating from the direct mode terminals 7, 8, etc., to the fixed radio infrastructure 1. This provides a method of allowing a group of direct mode operating terminals to communicate with each other in isolation from the fixed, V+D network 1, whilst remaining able to be reached by users on the V+D network 1 for incoming calls when necessary.
Patent GB-2459459-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in optimising performance of a machine
Inventor: MILTON PETER GEORGE
IPC: G05B13/02
Filed: 2008-04-22
Abstract: Apparatus 2 is provided for use in optimising performance of a machine 4. The apparatus 2 comprises: first monitor means 6 which monitors a plurality of first parameters, the first parameters being parameters obtained from the machine 4 when the machine 4 is operating; storage means 10 containing stored machine data, the stored machine data being at least data which is expected to be obtained from the machine 4 when the machine 4 is operating at optimum performance; second monitor means 12 which monitors a plurality of second parameters, the second parameters being parameters which are not parameters obtained from the machine 4 when the machine 4 is operating but which are parameters obtained from external conditions which are external to the machine 4 and which are able to affect the performance of the machine; and iv control means 16 for: comparing the first parameters with the stored machine data; taking into account the second parameters; and providing at least a diagnosis of action needed to achieve the optimum performance of the machine 4. The second parameters may be humidity or temperature. If the adjustment is outside of the capacity of the machine to automatically adjust to, an automatic call out to an engineer may be placed.
Patent GB-2449187-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for recognising undesirable particles in textile fibre material
Inventor: BREUER ACHIM
IPC: D01G31/00
Filed: 2008-05-30
Abstract: A device for identifying undesirable particles such as trash, neps, husk neps or burls in textile fibre material comprises a combing device 39, 40 for a fibre sliver length (14, Figure 3) to produce a pair of tufts each having an open end (14a, 14b), one in the working direction and one in a direction opposite to the working direction, an undesirable particle recognition device, and a comparison device. Measured values of undesirable particles obtained at both tufts are compared and values obtained are used optimise setting of parameters and/or structural elements of fibre processing machinery. Preferably the recognition device is optoelectronic (e.g. a camera). The length of sliver may detached by clamping device 34, lowered to comb 38 where ends (14a, 14b) are combed by rollers 39, 40. The combed length may then be lowered to measuring device 24 where the tufts are measured in turn by camera 53 and illumination device 54.
Patent GB-2455375-A (GB)
Title: On demand access to a supply of electrical power
Inventor: YEANDEL KEVIN
IPC: G07F7/00
Filed: 2008-06-30
Abstract: A device 10 which provides a connection between a user device and an electrical supply or service via the sending of a predetermined code or message by wireless communication and a timing device 14 which controls the length of time the device 10 is enabled to receive the power or service. The device 10 may be part of a network of such devices. The invention provides a power socket and temporary access to online services in public places. The invention allows hybrid vehicles, mobile phones, pdas and laptops to charge batteries and access other services. Payment enables activation of the services for a timed period.
Patent GB-2454564-A (GB)
Title: CT inspection apparatus having a predetermined interval between rows of detectors
Inventor: ZHANG LI
IPC: G01N23/04
Filed: 2008-10-22
Abstract: An inspection comprising a CT apparatus which includes a gantry, a radiation source connected with the gantry, a detection device connected with the gantry substantially opposite the radiation source, and a transfer device, such as a conveyor for transferring an object under inspection. The apparatus is used to detect the presence of drugs, contraband, explosives or weapons in containers or luggage. The detection device comprises N rows of detectors arranged at predetermined intervals, where N is an integer greater than 1, in other words, two or more rows. With this arrangement the CT apparatus can perform scanning imaging at a high rate to enable the CT apparatus and an scanning imaging device for obtaining a two-dimensional image of an object under inspection to simultaneously operate, thereby compensating each other's insufficiency. The separation between the rows of sensors can be between 5 and 80 millimeters and the speed at which the inspected object may move is between 0.18 and 0.25 meters per second.
Patent GB-2454089-A (GB)
Title: Footwear having means for stimulating blood flow
Inventor: LINDSAY LESLIE
IPC: A43B7/00
Filed: 2008-10-23
Abstract: The present invention relates to footwear for those with diabetes and, in particular, with ulcers of the sole. The invention provides a boot which can stimulate blood flow. The boot comprises a sole 12, upper 14 wherein the sole comprises an under-sole element 11 and an upper sole element which are hinged together. An air bladder 29 is so arranged in the sole 12 such that, in use, the bladder abuts in pulsating manner the plantar plexus part of the user's foot. Walking in the boot causes piston 23 attached by connecting rod 24 to a pivot 25 of the under-sole element 11 to feed pressurised air into a pressure storage unit 26 so that it becomes pressurised. Valve means 36 allows a burst of pressurised air via tube 27 to the bladder 29 whereby the bladder presses against the plantar plexus to cause arterial/venous stimulation. Alternative means for stimulating the plantar plexus are shown in figures 4a and 4b.
Patent GB-2451975-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable analogue-to-digital converter arrangement and method for analogue-to-digital conversion
Inventor: SCHATZBERGER GREGOR
IPC: H03M1/18
Filed: 2008-11-04
Abstract: An analogue-to-digital converter arrangement comprises an input (22), which is connected to a programmable attenuator (2). The output of the programmable attenuator (2) is connected to an analogue-to-digital converter (1). Furthermore, a control device (3,4) is provided which is coupled to an output of the analogue-to-digital converter (1) for evaluating a signal emitted by the analogue-to-digital converter (1). As a function of this, the control device (3) produces a control signal and supplies this to a control input (24) of the programmable attenuator (2). As a result, the output signal of the analogue-to-digital converter (1) can be used to control an attenuation factor of the attenuator (2) for an optimum control range of the converter (1), which is connected downstream of the attenuator (2).
Patent GB-2467293-A (GB)
Title: Fused thiophene oligomers and their use in organic semiconductors
Inventor: ZUBERI SHEENA
IPC: C07D495/04
Filed: 2008-11-28
Abstract: A soluble oligomeric compound for forming organic thin film transistor, the compound having repeat units of two or more fused thiophene residues. Preferably, the oligomeric compound has the following formula:wherein R is a solvating group such as optionally substituted alkyl or cycloalkyl, alkoxy, amino, amido, silyl, alkenyl, alkylsilyl. More preferably, R is alkyl or alkylsilyl. Most preferably, R is octyl. In other aspects, a printable solution, an organic semiconductor, an electronic device, or a thin film transistor comprising the oligomeric compound. In yet another aspect, a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor comprising applying a printable solution of the oligomeric compound onto a substrate. In this method, the application step preferably involves ink-jet printing the solution onto the substrate.
Patent GB-2467103-A (GB)
Title: A winding apparatus for and method of manufacturing helically wound structures.
Inventor: CURTIS RICHARD MARTIN
IPC: B21C37/12
Filed: 2009-01-16
Abstract: A winding apparatus for and method of manufacturing helically wound structures includes a rotating faceplate (74) upon which are mounted a forming station for forming a supply of strip material before it is wound into a desired structure and a plurality of inner supports in the form of rollers (110) mounted for rotation about an axis and with said faceplate and a plurality of outer driven rollers (92) provided on an outer faceplate (118). The inner rollers (110) are mounted for radial movement relative to the inner faceplate (74). In operation, the inner rollers (110) act to support an inner portion S1 of strip material wound thereon whilst allowing it to be supplied from an inner diameter thereof to said forming station and the outer rollers (92) act to support an outer portion S2 of said strip. Said outer rollers are driven as and when necessary to transfer material to the inner portion S1 and the radial position of the inner rollers increases as strip material is consumed from an inner diameter, thereby to maintain support of the strip supply regardless of the amount that has been consumed.
Patent GB-2467339-A (GB)
Title: Pre-wired conduit with pre-wired accessories
Inventor: RAINE-LOWER DARREN
IPC: H01R25/16
Filed: 2009-01-30
Abstract: "Quick Conduit" or "QC" for short is a pre-wired conduit circuit arrangement with pre-wired accessories all of which are fitted together with plugs & sockets. It offers a quicker, cleaner, easier and safer installation, which is easily extended and has many options of plug-in pre-wired accessories.
Patent GB-2469824-A (GB)
Title: Stent delivery device with the pusher element fixed to the guide wire catheter at a distal point
Inventor: RASMUSSEN ERIK EDELBOE
IPC: A61F2/95
Filed: 2009-04-28
Abstract: An introducer assembly (10) including a guide wire catheter (12), a pusher (16), an external manipulation unit (28) and an external sheath (30). The distal end (18) of the pusher element (16) is rotationally fixed (32) to the guide wire catheter (12). This reduces twisting of the pusher element (16) relative to the guide wire catheter (12) and thus twisting of any implantable medical device carried on the introducer assembly (10). This can reduce incorrect deployment of the implantable medical device and reduce instances of an abortive medical procedure. The rotation prevention device (32) may be a permanent or rupturable bond utilising ultraviolet curable or ciano acrylate glue. Alternately an element of the pusher (16) or the guide wire catheter (12) may be melted or they may have co operable non round features that prevent rotation.
Patent GB-2458070-A (GB)
Title: Improved process for making fischer-tropscholefinic naphtha and hydrogenated distillates
Inventor: MAYER JEROME F
IPC: C07C2/42
Filed: 2007-12-14
Abstract: A process is described by which an olefinic naphtha and a hydrogenated distillate fuel axe made from a Fischer-Tropsch process. The olefinic naphtha is suitable for use in an ethylene cracker where the olefins enhance the formation of ethylene. The hydrogenated distillate fuel is used in jet and or diesel fuels. Optionally the olefinic naphtha has a low content of acids. This low acid content is obtained by operating the Fischer-Trospch unit at H2/CO ratios from 1.8 to 2.05 or treating the effluent from the Fischer-Trospch unit with a metal oxide to remove the acids.