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Patent GB-2362739-A (GB)
Title: Selectable public address system
Inventor: NEVILL ANDREW
IPC: H04R27/00
Filed: 2000-05-26
Abstract: An audio system having a control unit (2) and several loudspeakers (4, 6 and 8) connected in parallel with each other, the loudspeakers each having a unique address and the control being arranged to broadcast a plurality of audio channels and to communicate to each loudspeaker by means of a unique address so as to instruct a particular loudspeaker of the loudspeakers connected to the control to receive a particular audio channel.
Patent GB-2347102-A (GB)
Title: Wafer grinder and method of detecting grinding amount
Inventor: INABA TAKAO
IPC: B24B37/30
Filed: 1999-10-15
Abstract: A wafer grinder is provided for accurately controlling the amount of grinding. The wafer grinder comprises a grinding surface plate with a buff; a carrier for bringing a wafer into contact the buff with predetermined pressure; a pad provided around the wafer and adapted to be in contact with the buff with predetermined pressure; a detector for detecting the change in relative position of the back of the wafer or the carrier and the pad; and a control section for controlling the grinding operation depending on the grinding amount calculated from the output signal from the detector. An arithmetic unit comprises a sampling section (82) for sampling the output signal from the detector at a plurality of intervals for each turn of the grinding surface plate; a moving-average section (84) producing moving average data from the samples taken during a multiple of the times of sampling per turn; and a calculation section (85) for calculating the grinding amount from the moving average data.
Patent GB-2354955-A (GB)
Title: Golf bag with cam-actuated support stand and detachable body
Inventor: SCHMIDT GREGORY J
IPC: A63B55/04
Filed: 2000-08-23
Abstract: Golf bag 10 having a body 12 incorporates an integral support stand operated by cam lever 70. A housing 34 at the top of the bag includes two spaced apart diverging channels (44, 46), Figs 2 and 3 (not shown), holding a pair of support assemblies (48, 50) each including an arm (56) and a leg 62. The support assemblies are pivotable between retracted and extended positions, a spring (68) urging each assembly into retracted position, whilst the cam lever 70 is depressed by a golfer into actuating engagement with the arms when it is required to have the bag in a propped-up position. In alternative embodiments, golf bag bodies can be exchanged whilst retaining the support stand mechanism by providing a zipper fastener (96), Fig 6 (not shown) between the top member 32 of a bag and bag bodies 12.
Patent GB-2350987-A (GB)
Title: QPSK modulator with ramp processing for burst transmissions
Inventor: TAKAAKI YASHIRO
IPC: H04L27/20
Filed: 1996-11-27
Abstract: The . f. /4-shift Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) apparatus 100 performs ramp processing, i.e. ensures transmission signals rise and fall smoothly, for burst transmissions. It has efficient waveform storage units 112 and 113 which allow for the storage of I and Q component waveform data as well as ramp rise waveforms and ramp fall waveforms. The ramp rise and fall waveforms are read from the storage units at burst rise and fall periods respectively, just before and after the data burst (see figure 4). The embedded ramp processing circuit of the present invention ensures accurate burst transmissions and a reduced overall circuit size compared to conventional circuits.
Patent GB-2355640-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for feeding horses
Inventor: BURDEN GRAHAM EDWARD
IPC: A01K5/01
Filed: 2000-10-05
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a container (10) intended to be placed on the floor of a stable, an upwardly spring-loaded platform (13) within the container (10) and a mesh cover (12) which closes the open top of the container (10). Forage is placed in the container (10) on top of the platform (13) so that the forage is spring-urged upwardly against the underside of the mesh cover (13) so as to be accessible to the horse. The mesh cover may be in the form of a hinged lid and a releasable latch (20) may retain the platform against the spring-loading whilst the container is filled.
Patent GB-2358542-A (GB)
Title: Image sensor with nonlinear arrangement of sensor elements
Inventor: KEITHLEY DOUGLAS G
IPC: H04N1/48
Filed: 2000-11-06
Abstract: A scanner comprises a plurality of light sources to illuminate the surface to be scanned. The scanner further includes a contact image sensor comprising a number of individual sensing elements (206) arranged in a nonlinear pattern (209) about a centre line C. The individual elements may be arranged in a random or oscillatory pattern (see figure 7). The nonlinear arrangement of the elements reduces the colour aberrations resultant from linear image sensors.
Patent GB-2354320-A (GB)
Title: Device for the testing of fluid samples and process for making the device
Inventor: CASTERLIN DOUGLAS
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2000-04-19
Abstract: A test card for drugs of abuse has a thin flat member having the size and shape of a business card. A plurality of immunoassay test strips extend longitudinally from top to bottom of the card and are fastened side by side in parallel on one or both sides of the test card within the outline of the card. Each test strip is reactive to provide a visual indication in response to a particular drug of abuse. The test card thus provides for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes. Processes are also disclosed for making the drug test card with test strips on one and both sides of the card.
Patent GB-2357884-A (GB)
Title: Goods/services requisition and supply system
Inventor: SMITH GOWER
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 1999-08-20
Abstract: The present invention relates to a goods/services requisition and supply system for providing goods/services items on site. A vending device is connected to a user's computer system, for example their local area network. Ordering software is also resident on the computer system and accessible by a user to order items available at the vending device. Orders are also transmitted via a network connection to a remote supplier. The vending device may employ the computer power of the local area network for control.
Patent GB-2366424-A (GB)
Title: Data transfer via director boards and a cache
Inventor: OFEK YUVAL
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2001-03-30
Abstract: A system interface includes a plurality of first directors 180 and a plurality of second directors 200 divided amongst a plurality of first and second director boards 190, 210, each having a crossbar switch 320 coupling the directors input/output ports on one of a pair of message network boards, the interface further including a data transfer section and a message network. The data transfer section includes a cache memory 320' which is coupled to the directors 180, 200. The messaging network operates independently of the data transfer section and is also coupled to the first and second director boards 190, 210. Data transfer between the first directors and the second directors is controlled in response to messages passing between them through the messaging network 260 and the data passes though the cache memory 320' in the data transfer section. The first and second directors may be coupled respectively to computer/server 120 and a bank of disc drives 141.
Patent GB-2376606-A (GB)
Title: A method of reducing interference to communications in Time Division Duplexing (TDD) Mode between a TDD mobile and a TDD base station
Inventor: LOPES LUIS
IPC: H04B7/005
Filed: 2001-06-15
Abstract: The amount of interference to communications in Time Division Duplexing (TDD) mode between a TDD mobile 14 and a TDD base station 8 from a mobile 10 operating in Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD) mode that is located near to the TDD base station can be reduced by providing a simulated FDD base station 19 located close to the TDD base station. The simulated FDD base station can be a simple FDD antenna coupled to a remote FDD base station 6, thereby causing the FDD mobile to be controlled to reduce its transmitting power as though it was close to an FDD base station. Alternatively, the FDD antenna, 18 can be connected to the Radio Network Controller 2 and simulate some, but not all , the functions of an FDD base station, so that the FDD mobile is handed over to the simulated base station and, once again is controlled to reduce its transmitting power. Alternatively, when the FDD antenna detects that an FDD mobile is transmitting at high power, the FDD mobile can be controlled to be handed over to another FDD frequency either at the same or a different FDD base station.
Patent GB-2377715-A (GB)
Title: Roofing batten reinforcing member
Inventor: MOORE DAVID JOHN
IPC: E04D12/00
Filed: 2001-07-21
Abstract: A batten reinforcing member comprises a first portion 11 adapted to be secured, as by fastener 7, to a rafter 20 and a second portion 10 adapted to fit around batten 21 and to receive a fastener 6, 8, through the second portion and the batten into rafter 20. Such a reinforcing member ameliorates the problem of battens splitting where they are attached to rafters 20.
Patent GB-2365656-A (GB)
Title: Amplifier for a loudspeaking mobile telephone
Inventor: LI KAI MAN
IPC: H04M1/215
Filed: 2001-07-26
Abstract: The amplifier device comprises a unit 4 into which is received a hands-free earphone 2. The body of the unit includes a seat or recess (3, fig 2) for the earpiece. A microphone (5, fig 2) lies at the base of the recess. Sounds emitted by the earphone are picked up by the microphone, amplified (8, fig 2) and passed to the loudspeaker 7. The invention provides an alternative loudspeaking arrangement for an in-car telephone.
Patent GB-2378594-A (GB)
Title: Polarisation splitting wavelength router
Inventor: DUTHIE PETER
IPC: H04Q11/00
Filed: 2001-08-10
Abstract: A wavelength router comprising a plurality of input ports, a plurality of output ports and a routing means for routing optical signals between an input port and an output port, at least one input and output port being polarisation selective and the routing means being polarisation maintaining. In use, the router is adapted to polarise a light signal into two polarisations at the polarisation selective input ports. The router also comprises information encoding means adapted to write a data signal onto a respective polarisation of each wavelength of the light signal, thereby increasing capacity.
Patent GB-2371179-A (GB)
Title: Cell updates in a UMTS terrestrial radio access network
Inventor: EHRSTEDT BJORN
IPC: H04W36/00
Filed: 2001-09-28
Abstract: In a UMTS radio access network, a method of informing a serving RNC, SRNC, of the FACH transport channel configuration allocated by a drift RNC (DRNC) 5 to user equipment (UE) 7. When the UE 7 first moves into a cell of the DRNC 5, forwarding an RRC Cell Update message from the DRNC 5 to the SRNC 4, sending a RNSAP Common Transport Channel Resource Request message from the SRNC 4 to the DRNC 5, and sending a RNSAP Common Transport Channel Resource Response message from the DRNC 5 to the SRNC 4, said response containing an information element indicating whether FACH flow control information contained in the response is unique to the DRNC cell to which the procedure relates, or whether the information is common to all of the cells of the DRNC. If said information element indicates that the information is common to all of the cells of the DRNC 5, the SRNC 4 does not perform the RNSAP Common Transport Channel Resources Initialisation procedure for subsequent Cell Update messages received from the DRNC 5.
Patent GB-2364522-A (GB)
Title: Packaging of portions of food product
Inventor: VANIER BERNARD
IPC: A21D13/08
Filed: 2001-10-25
Abstract: Packaging for a food product comprises a plurality of product containers 11 each defined by an endless wall element and having an outer retaining means 15 to maintain the containers as a mutually-packed array. The array of containers constitutes a circular ring or shallow cylinder and the individual containers comprise sectors of a circle. The packaging may include a unitary base 12 with an upstanding rim or flange 13 and a lid 14 with a downwardly-depending flange. The packaging may be formed from PVC or CPET, and may be used in a method of filling containers with food product, the method comprising preparing a food product on a base and urging the array of product containers downwardly from above whereby the walls of the containers cut through the product so that, with the lower edges of the product containers in contact with the base, each container has therein a portion of product, the outer retaining means holding the array of containers together until required. Alternative methods in which the containers are filled from above are disclosed. The array may instead be rectangular. The food product may be a gateau, pie or pizza.
Patent GB-2372965-A (GB)
Title: Water intake for a floating offshore platform
Inventor: FERNS DONALD
IPC: B63B17/00
Filed: 2001-12-12
Abstract: A water intake arrangement (15, Fig 1) for a floating offshore platform (10, Fig 1) comprises a conduit 23 adapted to occupy a first position in which it does not extend significantly below the maximum draft of the platform Fig 2 and a second position in which an orifice near a free end of the conduit is capable of drawing water from a mid water position generally beneath the platform Fig 3. Means to move the free end of the conduit from the first position to the second position are also provided. The conduit may be housed vertically within the platform and may comprise a single length of pipe, a plurality of pipe lengths arranged telescopically within one another or a plurality of pipe lengths hingedly attached to one another. Alternatively the conduit may be extensible in the manner of a concertina or may be formed from a single length of flexible non-collapsible pipe.
Patent GB-2368083-A (GB)
Title: Formation fracturing using a hydratable polymer
Inventor: DAWSON JEFFREY C
IPC: C09K8/68
Filed: 1998-05-15
Abstract: A method of fracturing a formation involves the use of a blend of an aqueous fluid and a hydratable polymer wherein the hydratable polymer is a high yielding polymer, present at a concentration at or below 0.24 wt. %. The polymer may be a carboxylated guar and cross linking agents in the form of zirconium compounds may also be present. A clay stabiliser may also be incorporated into the blend, the stabiliser preferentially being tetramethylammonium chloride.
Patent GB-2385484-A (GB)
Title: Mobile phone hands-free earpiece attachment
Inventor: SIMEOU ANDREAS ANTONIOU
IPC: G10K11/22
Filed: 2002-02-15
Abstract: A device that attaches to a typical mobile phone hands-free unit to transmit sound from the hands-free ear-piece 3 to a remote ear-piece 4 without the use of any electrical power, to primarily reduce exposure to radiation when using hands-free units. The device operates by transferring the acoustic energy from the hands-free ear-piece 3 via a short hollow tube 2 to another ear-piece 4 designed to be worn near or inside the ear.
Patent GB-2394868-A (GB)
Title: Efficient synchronisation channel encoding in UTRA TDD mode using codeword generator matrix
Inventor: JONES ALAN EDWARD
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2002-11-01
Abstract: An encoder and method for efficient synchronisation channel encoding in UTRA TDD mode by: producing a codeword   a  , where   a  =dG + z modulo-2, where d represents a predetermined code group to be encoded, G represents a predetermined generator matrix, and z represents a function of the code group number and a row of the generator matrix; producing values sk=2  a  2k+1+  a  2k;k=0,1,2, and associated values b1,b2,b3; and producing a value SSSC associated with the code group, where SSSC=(b1c  f  (0),b2c  f  (1),b3c  f  (2)), c  f  represents a code within the code group, and b1,b2,b3  e  (Ò1,Òj). This provides an efficient encoding architecture with reduced memory requirements for the synchronisation channel in UTRA TDD mode; and, in addition, by simple manipulation of the generation matrix, a higher chip rate signal may be signalled whilst still preserving the signalling information for the lower chip rate.
Patent GB-2395525-A (GB)
Title: Controlled force actuator
Inventor: MORGAN COLIN GEORGE
IPC: B25J9/14
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: Apparatus for applying force in a robotic grasper comprising first 3 and second 7 fluid operated pressure transfer devices e.g. pistons dividing cylinders into first F1, V1 and second F2, V2 chambers, a common fluid supply 11 to the second chambers and counteracting means 15 e.g. a helical spring to oppose operation of the second device. The first device applies force to an object e.g via a piston rod 25 by pressurising its second chamber with common fluid until the pressure reaches a minimum sufficient to overcome the counteracting means and any pressure 23 applied to its first chamber V1 whereupon the second device operates to prevent further first device operation by closing valve 18 in first chamber F1 exhaust conduit 19 and thus limit the force. The devices may be bellows, diaphragms or rotary actuators, the first chamber fluid hydraulic and second chamber fluid hydraulic or pneumatic.
Patent GB-2397933-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus for step risers
Inventor: ELLIS JOHN SMEATON
IPC: G09F19/22
Filed: 2003-02-01
Abstract: Display apparatus for step risers comprises an elongate, generally flat, transparent display tube <B>1</B>, into which a strip of material carrying the image to be displayed is inserted. There is also a pair of clamps <B>2</B> and <B>3</B> at opposite ends of the tube which enables the whole to be secured to a stair riser so as to clamp the display against it. There is also disclosed display apparatus consisting of a plurality of strips, each display panel to be attached to an individual step riser.
Patent GB-2383656-A (GB)
Title: Reconfigurable memory module connection system
Inventor: PEREGO RICHARD E
IPC: G11C5/04
Filed: 2002-02-05
Abstract: A data interconnect system is disclosed in which each connector 202 in the system contains at least four contact groups 222-226 with signal line sets 204, 205 coupled to an inside pair of contact groups on the connector. Modules may be inserted into the connector so that single modules 210 connect with the pair of inside contact groups 222/224 or two modules 230/231 connect with an inner and outer contact group pair 222 and 225/224 and 226 and one of the signal line sets. A third signal line set 206 may couple with outer contact groups 225/226. The first two signal sets may be data buses and the third set a control bus. The modules may be logic modules.
Patent GB-2397397-A (GB)
Title: Automatic garage door closing system
Inventor: GRAHAM KENNETH
IPC: E05F15/60
Filed: 2003-05-30
Abstract: An automatic garage door closing system to be used in combination with a garage door opener. The automatic garage door closing system includes a control box, a power source and a door sensor switch. The control box includes a timer. The timer has a first predetermined time period which is set by a user and activates the garage door opener to close a garage door. The timer has a second predetermined time period which is fixed and which shuts down and resets the automatic garage door closing system. The power source is connected to the control box to activate and power the control box, including the timer of the control box. The door sensor switch senses opening of the garage door and activates the power source to activate the control box.
Patent GB-2387971-A (GB)
Title: Antenna device
Inventor: EDVARDSSON OLOV
IPC: H01Q1/24
Filed: 2000-02-08
Abstract: A Planar Inverted F-Anenna (PIFA) comprises a ground plane 102 and a radiating member 105 extending above and spaced from the ground plane but conductively connected to the ground plane, the radiating member 105 having a cavity 114 within which is located a circuit 110, the circuit being connected to another circuit outside the cavity. The circuit 10 is connected to a printed circuit board 103 by means of a connection arrangement 106. A feed point 12 of the antenna is connected to a feed post 113.
Patent GB-2391133-A (GB)
Title: Cancellation by recipient of image signal retransmission
Inventor: QUINTANA ANGELICA
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 2003-07-17
Abstract: A source device 110 comprising means to transmit an image signal (105) to a target device 120 wherein when the source device 110 unsuccessfully transmits the image signal (105) to the target device 120, the source device initiates retransmission of the image signal (105), and wherein the source device is capable of receiving a control signal 145 (which meets preselected criteria) from the target device 120 to inhibit retransmission of the image signal (105) by the source device 110. The present invention comprises means for eliminating retransmission attempts of image signals from a source station, such as for example a fax machine, to a receiving or target station which is not equipped to receive such a transmission. In the prior art systems, if a transmission were unsuccessful, the source station alone determined whether it would attempt to retransmit the image.
Patent GB-2407035-A (GB)
Title: Sheepskin rug with a motif inlay
Inventor: ROSS PAUL JEREMY
IPC: A47G27/02
Filed: 2003-08-21
Abstract: A sheepskin rug 2 includes a motif inlay 1 which has been cut from a rug of, for example, a contrasting colour. The inlay is affixed into an aperture in the rug of similar size and shape to the motif. The inlay is sewn onto a backing fabric before being sewn into the rug.
Patent GB-2393465-A (GB)
Title: Determination of cementing plug location
Inventor: TILTON FREDERICK THOMAS
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2003-09-23
Abstract: A method which allows for the determination of displacement during a cementing operation involves lowering a dart (72) into engagement with a plug (62) in a wellbore where the location of the plug (62) is measured. The dart (72) may be lowered on an optic fibre (80) and include sensors to determine its position or the position can be calculated from the length of optic fibre (80) lowered into the wellbore. There are also claimed methods of measuring wellbore conditions by use of a optic fibres and sensors.
Patent GB-2407125-A (GB)
Title: Radio operated lock
Inventor: WINYARD ROBERT
IPC: E05B47/00
Filed: 2003-10-18
Abstract: A radio operated bolt uses a keyfob transmitter to a receiver which can act to drive a motor-operated bolt. A geared electric motor M acts to rotate a screw-threaded member which engages a nut mounted on the bolt to effect sliding movement of the bolt.
Patent GB-2395815-A (GB)
Title: Using a platform independent application to ascertain platform specific characteristics and the communication of diagnostic information
Inventor: O KONSKI TIMOTHY
IPC: G06F11/00
Filed: 2003-10-27
Abstract: The present invention is a method for communicating diagnostic data. In one embodiment, a platform specific characteristic of a computer (310) is ascertained using a computer application (420) that is compliant with a platform independent specification. A message (410) is received requesting diagnostic information about the computer (310), and a reply (470) is sent conveying diagnostic information about the computer (310). Preferably a web service application 420 determines the characteristics of the platform on which it is installed by generating commands for a variety of operating systems (OS) and checking for a well formed response. Once the OS has been determined other characteristics (such as whether the web service is running on Java, C# or .NET) can be determined by generating OS or API (Application Program Interface) calls, additionally details of software and hardware used and it's status can be determined. Preferably the additional diagnostic information includes CPU and memory utilisation statistics along with, e.g., user details, running processes and the like. The diagnostic details are then communicated to a simple object access protocol (SOAP) server. Preferably the SOAP application runs on a server and a client requests it to perform the diagnostic process, via a SOAP listener object 430, and return the data encoded in extensible markup language (XML).