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Patent GB-2370236-A (GB)
Title: A method of modifying games content
Inventor: EMMERSON FRANCIS
IPC: A63F13/10
Filed: 2000-12-19
Abstract: A method for changing characteristics of an electronic game of an electronic device the games content comprising parameters, said method comprises sending selected game parameters to a server receiving modified game parameters from the server and changing characteristics of the game using the modified parameters. Preferably the electronic device is a mobile phone and the server modifies team data using a training algorithm. Optionally the game may include a sports team under control of the user which is sent to the server to modify the team's attributes according to a selected training programme.
Patent GB-2354583-A (GB)
Title: Method of obtaining improved geophysical information about earth formations
Inventor: REIMERS NILS
IPC: E21B47/06
Filed: 1997-10-09
Abstract: The method comprises permanently deploying a plurality of fiber optic sensors in a survey wellbore, each said sensor having a fiber optic element detecting a seismic wave using said fiber optic sensors for detecting seismic waves travelling through the subsurface formations and processing the detected seismic waves to obtain geophysical information about the subsurface formation.
Patent GB-2374212-A (GB)
Title: A consumer unit
Inventor: SHAW PAUL
IPC: H02B1/42
Filed: 2001-04-07
Abstract: An electrical consumer unit housing comprises a plurality of fuse breakers (2,3,4) internally wired to one or more male or female connectors (12,13,14) each of which is adapted for connection to an external electrical circuit by means of a mating connector. One or more knockout plates (figures 2, 3 not shown may mount the mating connectors.
Patent GB-2375429-A (GB)
Title: Learning aid
Inventor: HALPIN GILLIAN EDANA
IPC: G09B1/14
Filed: 2001-05-09
Abstract: A device suitable for use as an aid for learning symbols and their relationships comprises a base unit 1 having a channel of a loop and a branch. The loop may be circular 3 and there may be more than one 4. There may be more the one branch. The branches may connect two parts of the loop, and may be arranged radially 5 to 8, connecting two or more concentric, circular loops. A plurality of tokens 9, perhaps discs, are slidably retained in the channel and are provided with a symbol. The tokens are slid together to form a compound symbol, such as a word. The symbols may be letters of the alphabet, numerals, geometric shapes or any other distinctive shape, or coloured. The base 1 and tokens 9 may be plastic. The device may be provided with instructions, perhaps with pictures, and cards to show things (words, etc.) to be made using the device. The base unit 1 may also have clock hands (14, 15 Fig 3).
Patent GB-2376654-A (GB)
Title: Moulding filter sheets
Inventor: PRITCHARD JOHN
IPC: B28B7/00
Filed: 2001-05-18
Abstract: A moulding fabric filter sheet includes a self retaining sheet that is other than planar. A layer is shaped into the position shown in Figure 1 and is attached to a plastic or steel plate 22 to fit the plate snugly. Pressure is applied to move the plate 20 and the plate 28 relative to each other towards each other to cause the water to be squeezed from a wet concrete mix 10 and to cause water to flow along the fabric sheet 26 and out through the fabric sheets 18 and 26, which sheets 18, 26 function as filters. The fabric filter sheet is formed by placing a fabric sheet in a mould for shaping the fabric with heat. The sheet can then be cooled, either inside or out of the mould. The fabric sheet maintains its shape after such treatments. The fabric can be knitted, woven or needled from, for example, polypropylene fibre. With needled fabric, fibres are aligned transverse to the plane of the layer.
Patent GB-2362922-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic actuator with sealing bush
Inventor: NOLAN MICHAEL
IPC: A01C23/00
Filed: 2001-05-25
Abstract: A hydraulic actuator assembly 16 for opening and closing an aperture 18 of a vacuum tanker comprises a hydraulic ram 24 and a rod 22 extending from the hydraulic ram 24 through an opening in a tank of the tanker. The rod is connected to an aperture closure means 20 for selectively opening and closing the outlet aperture 18. The hydraulic ram 24 is mounted on the tank by a boss 28 located above the opening. A sealing bush 30 is located between the mounting means and the hydraulic ram 24 and rod 22. This assembly 16 is used in agricultural vehicles.
Patent GB-2377034-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for applying a substance to an area of land at a desired rate
Inventor: SALLER MICHAEL
IPC: A01C21/00
Filed: 2001-06-27
Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for applying a substance (eg a fertiliser, minerals or pesticides) to an area of land. The apparatus comprises a vehicle (eg a tractor) 1 with a continuously adjustable travel speed, means to maintain a constant engine speed, at least one appliance for applying the substance 2, 3, a data processor 9, means to determine speed and position of the vehicle (eg via a global positioning satellite system (GPS)) 13 and an electronic map 11 containing information about the required substance application rates for the area of land. In use data from the electronic map 11 is read into and application rate data for each appliance 2, 3 and required engine speed is input into the data processor 9. The speed and position of the vehicle is determined and the vehicle travel speed is automatically adjusted to provide a travel speed to achieve the desired substance application rate.
Patent GB-2377153-A (GB)
Title: Driving saddle and harness
Inventor: WOODING MARGARET DOROTHY
IPC: B68C1/14
Filed: 2001-07-03
Abstract: The saddle comprises two adjustable back bands 2, 3 which in use are attached to a tug mounting buckle 4. The bands are located at the front and rear of the saddle to evenly distribute the weight of a carriage attached to the harness. The saddle is secured to the animal by straps 6-9. All the straps and bands pass under the animal in a single girth 12. The saddle is formed with under flaps (28) which in use are located under straps 6-9 and an outer flap 29 which is located over straps 6-9 and through which bands 2 and 3 pass. Both the bands and the straps are attached to a single saddle tree 1 (fig 1). Pads 10, 11 may be placed under the saddle in use.
Patent GB-2374265-A (GB)
Title: Speech processing device and speech processing method
Inventor: WANG YOUHUA
IPC: G10L21/0232
Filed: 2001-08-31
Abstract: A voice/nonvoice judging section (106) judges that a section of the voice spectrum is a voice section containing a voice component if the difference between the voice spectrum signal and the value of a noise base is a predetermined threshold or more and otherwise judges that the section is a nonvoice section containing no voice components and containing only noise. A comb filter generating section (107) generates a comb filter for enhancing the voice pitch according to whether or not a voice component is contained in each frequency bin. A damping coefficient calculating section (108) multiplies the comb filter by a damping coefficient based on a frequency characteristic, determines the damping coefficient of the input signal for each frequency bin, and outputs the damping coefficient of each frequency bin to a multiplying section (109). The multiplying section (109) multiplies the voice spectrum by the damping coefficient for each frequency bin unit. A frequency synthesizing section (110) combines the spectra of the frequency bin units determined by the multiplication to synthesize a voice spectrum continuous in a frequency range in units of a predetermined processing time.
Patent GB-2371204-A (GB)
Title: Environmental monitoring and control system for a ventilated cage and rack system
Inventor: COHEN ADAM
IPC: G01F1/68
Filed: 2000-11-03
Abstract: An environmental monitoring and controlling system for a ventilated cage and rack system (200) that monitors and measures air flow in the rack at either the rack or cage level. At the rack level, two pressure sensors are provided in a supply air system (10) to accurately monitor the air flow rate into the rack. In addition, two pressure sensors may be provided in an exhaust air system (100) to accurately monitor the air flow rate out of the rack. At the cage level, a cage (46) may be equipped with a highly accurate pressure sensor, including a Venturi tube (48) and thermistor (54), the monitor the air flow rate in a cage located at any cage position in the rack.
Patent GB-2392403-A (GB)
Title: Spindle locking device for an electric power tool
Inventor: TSE MAN CHEONG
IPC: B25F5/00
Filed: 2002-08-30
Abstract: A spindle locking device has a spindle 16, lock ring 24, driver 26 and gearbox output carrier 30. The carrier 30 engages the driver 26 through C-shaped projections 38 which allows limited relative rotational movement and locking rollers 28 automatically prevent rotation of the spindle 16 by an externally applied torque. In addition the carrier 30 is an output means from the planetary type gearbox housed within the electric powertool.
Patent GB-2381381-A (GB)
Title: High power LED lamp
Inventor: SALAM HASSAN PADDY ABDEL
IPC: H01L33/20
Filed: 1998-11-19
Abstract: An LED lamp for generating incoherent visible light, comprising an inorganic semiconductor structure comprising a lower semiconductor layer having a lower face thereof and an upper semiconductor layer having an upper face thereof, said lower and upper semiconductor layers forming a diode; and an active region between said lower and upper semiconductor layers generating light; said structure having outer side faces surrounding the structure; means harvesting vertical light from said active region; a metal part in electrical contact with said upper semiconductor layer; a plurality of spaced-apart conductors each having at least a portion thereof in electrical contact with said lower semiconductor layer, at least one of the spaced-apart conductors being between light generating portions of said structure as viewed normal to said upper face, a heat sink above said upper semiconductor layer for cooling said upper face; electrical connection for causing currents to be fed to said lower semiconductor layer via said spaced-apart conductors when the lamp is turned on; wherein said semiconductor structure is arranged to have several light-diverting surfaces each meeting said upper face at an obtuse angle measured through semiconductor, each of the light-diverting surfaces being distant from said outer side faces and each reflecting light rays that have been generated by said active region and internally reflected at said upper face, a plane normal to said upper face cutting a plurality of pairs of said light-diverting surfaces and cutting at least one of said spaced-apart conductors.
Patent GB-2384568-A (GB)
Title: Antenna measurement system
Inventor: PARSONS JOHN DAVID
IPC: H01Q3/26
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: An antenna measurement system comprises means to compensate for unwanted signals, such as echoing or multi-path. A method and means is disclosed in which an antenna measurement node or antenna includes signal processing which stores one or more sets of coefficients which are used to minimise or eliminate errors arising in a signal during the testing of an antenna. A reference antenna with known characteristics may radiate a training signal which is used to determine the said set of coefficients by comparing the signal received from the reference antenna with that expected. The measurement nodes or antenna(s) or the antenna under test may be moved, by rotation or translation in their positions, relative to one another. A set of coefficients may be stored for each of a number of different test positions. The measurement nodes may be uniformly or irregularly spaced in a linear, planar or three dimensional array formation and each node may have a respective set of coefficients which may be applied to the signals received thereby. This antenna measurement system may allow for some simplification of the physical requirements of a test range.
Patent GB-2385737-A (GB)
Title: Reduction of discontinuities in scanned images using multi-segment arrays
Inventor: STEINEBACH WOLFGANG
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2003-01-31
Abstract: A film scanner for generating electrical image signals from an image original illuminates or transilluminates a photographic image on a film using an illumination device. Optical signals generated hereby are converted into electrical signals by a CCD sensor subdivided into segments 22a-22d. The segments of the CCD sensor are connected via mutually independent readout channels to a signal processing stage where the electrical signals of the readout channels are combined with one another in such a way that these represent a total image. Notably, an adjustment unit is provided which adjusts the output of the different segments of the sensor with respect to one another in such a way that visible image discontinuities are reduced.
Patent GB-2399540-A (GB)
Title: A method of reinforcing an existing metal structure
Inventor: KENNEDY STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: B63B9/00
Filed: 2003-03-18
Abstract: To reinforce an existing structure, reinforcing plates 10 with a least one flange 12, 13 depending from an edge of a main part thereof are used. A first reinforcing plate is welded to the existing structure along the free edges of its flanges. Subsequent plates are welded to corners of previously fixed reinforcing plates and via the free edges of their flanges. Plastics or polymer material is injected into the resulting cavities 40.
Patent GB-2388411-A (GB)
Title: Tap pipe extensions
Inventor: WALLER CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 2003-03-20
Abstract: A tap pipe extension (11) comprises a first end (13) provided with first securing means to releasably secure the first end (13) to a tap inlet (5), a second end (14) provided with second securing means to releasably secure the second end to a fluid supply pipe (9), and a non-round formation (19) at a position remote from the first end (13), the pipe extension (11) being of a length greater than the length of the tap inlet (5). The arrangement is such that, in use, the non-round formation (19) is operable to secure the first securing means of the tap pipe extension (11) to the tap inlet (5). The tap pipe extension (11) may comprise a rigid tubular body (12) formed at opposite ends thereof with screw threads (17, 18). Alternatively the tap pipe extension (11) may comprise a rigid tubular body (12) to the lower end of which is secured a flexible hose (44), and the free end of the flexible hose (44) is provided with said second securing means. Also defined is a tap assembly comprising a tap (1) having a tap inlet (5), a sink unit or bath (2), a tap extension (11) and a fluid supply pipe-work (9). The first end (13) of the tap pipe extension (11) being secured to the tap inlet (5) so that part of the sink unit or bath (2) is clamped between the tap (1) and tap pipe extension (11).
Patent GB-2387776-A (GB)
Title: Vertically adjustable locking armrest
Inventor: BROOKS LES
IPC: A47C1/03
Filed: 2003-04-24
Abstract: An armrest (8) for a chair or similar is connected to the chair by shafts (5). The shafts (5) may travel vertically through an aperture on locking mechanism (2) and are adjustable to any height between higher and lower limits to suit the needs of the seated person. The armrest (8) may be fitted with a locking device (1, 2, 4) secured to the side of the chair. Deppresion of the button (1) raises locking member (2), the locking member is released from shafts allowing them to move vertically. Releasing button (1) causes the spring to force the locking member against the shafts causing the shafts to jam in a locked state.
Patent GB-2403608-A (GB)
Title: Lithium ion battery charging for device having RF power amplifier
Inventor: KODNER LIONID
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2003-06-30
Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit arrangement wherein in operation a radio frequency power amplifier 220 is supplied by the lithium ion battery 250 when charging is progressing normally, but switches supply to the charger 260 if the charging process is interrupted by thermal monitoring of the battery. Thus the present invention enables continuing operation of the device if charging is suspended, whilst limiting the voltage level to the RF power amplifier to approximately 4.4V Ò 5%.
Patent GB-2403528-A (GB)
Title: Water supply arrangement for a steam room of a coffee maker
Inventor: HSU TONY
IPC: A47J31/54
Filed: 2003-07-02
Abstract: The steam room 1 consists of a lid 11 and a tank 12 secured together by nuts and bolts. A water inlet 111 in the lid is connected to an extension pipe 2. The pipe extends into the tank with its outlet 21 located toward a bottom end 121 of the tank. The lid also has a heating pipe 16 secured to it. A water valve 17 is provided to guide hot water out of the tank.
Patent GB-2388140-A (GB)
Title: Downhole isolation valve
Inventor: FRENCH CLIVE JOHN
IPC: E21B21/00
Filed: 2000-05-19
Abstract: A donwhole valve assembly 10 comprises a tubular body 12 and a valve comprising a valve member 18 and a fluid actuated valve control mechanism 14 adapted to be selectively actuated to move the valve member between an open and a closed configuration for allowing fluid flow through the body. When closed, the valve is restrained by the control mechanism to prevent axial fluid flow in either direction. Preferably, the valve is operated by hydraulic control fluid supplied by first 41 and second conduits to a piston 24 and the lower sleeve 36 via fluid inlet ports 42, 44 and 46. The valve can be operated repeatedly and may have a bypass vent to the annulus formed by the alignment of upper sleeve 34 flow ports 68 with the tubular body flow ports 66. The valve may be installed inside casing or inside production tubing and isolates the lowermost section of borehole.
Patent GB-2389663-A (GB)
Title: Frame for stacking two or more electrophoresis units
Inventor: RASSOULIAN HAMID
IPC: G01N27/447
Filed: 2000-05-05
Abstract: The frame 41 supports two or more electrophoresis units in a stack. The frame has two side supports 50 to improve stability, and the electrophoresis units are held in a "shelf" adjacent columns 43 and 45. Each shelf has an electrical connection on each column, and these connections make contact with an electrophoresis unit which is fixed on the shelf. Connections on each shelf are connected in parallel to terminals 53 which are connected to a power supply. The frame may be connected to other similar frames to form a larger multi-framed system all connected to the same power supply. The stacking system saves laboratory bench space and reduces the need for additional power supplies.
Patent GB-2405580-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat with adjustable support means
Inventor: THOMAS NEIL
IPC: B60N2/02
Filed: 2003-09-06
Abstract: A seat, in particular for motor vehicles, has a seat back 1 comprising a rigid frame having flexible straps 3, 4 arranged to support a zone of a user's body. The straps 3, 4 have means 14,15 provided to adjust the tension manually and/or automatically during use in order to maintain the support tension desired by the user. The seat may make use of tension sensors on each strap and a vibration facility may be used to avoid driver fatigue.
Patent GB-2410553-A (GB)
Title: Power saving in wireless sensor monitoring systems
Inventor: GALE KENNETH WILLIAM
IPC: G08C17/02
Filed: 2004-01-28
Abstract: A system and method for power saving in a wireless sensor monitoring system is described. The system includes one or more transmission modules 26, 34, a data receiving unit 38 and one or more sensors 28, 30, 32, 36 each sensor being coupled to a transmission module. In use, data from the sensors is sent from a transmission module to the data receiving unit via a wireless link. Each transmission module has a user-configurable power setting arranged to be set under the control of the data receiving unit. Receiver 38 passes data to a data acquisition device 40 over bus 42. Both the data receiving unit 38 and the transmission module 26, 34 may comprise a Bluetooth (RTM) transceiver.
Patent GB-2408796-A (GB)
Title: Raman gain or loss effect optical sensor chip
Inventor: ELLIOTT STEPHEN RICHARD
IPC: G01N21/65
Filed: 2004-07-09
Abstract: The invention is an integrated-optics device acting as a general platform for chemical sensing of gaseous or liquid molecules. It consists of sources of light (possibly visible, but preferably infrared (IR) which are coupled into a channel waveguide directly written in a planar-waveguide optically-transmitting medium, diffractive-optical-processing elements, and light detectors, together with associated electronics for signal processing and control. The channel waveguide is at the surface of the planar-waveguide host, and the evanescent light fields extending into the test space above the device can there interact with analyte molecules. The interaction between sensing light and analyte molecules is two-fold: one is the stimulated Raman-gain (or loss) effect involving a pump beam and a probe beam (having a frequency equal to the Raman Stokes frequency corresponding to the excitation of Raman-active molecular vibrational modes); the other is the direct-absorptive excitation by IR light of (fundamental) vibrational modes of the molecules. The presence, and concentration of the analyte molecules is sensed by synchronously measuring the increase in intensity (Raman gain) of the guided probe beam or the decrease in intensity (loss) of the amplitude-modulated pump beam or alternatively, by measuring the intensity of the guided IR mode in the waveguide in absorption mode. The visible-mid-IR-transmitting material in which channel waveguides can be written directly, using a (visible) laser writing beam to induce metastable refractive-index changes, can be a chalcogenide glass.
Patent GB-2403573-A (GB)
Title: Electronic tracking tag
Inventor: WIBISONO HIMGAN
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2003-04-04
Abstract: An electronic tag (20) for content (18) distributed a peer-to-peer network is (8) created. The tag comprises credits (22, 24, 26, 28) for allocation among peers based on transactional data that tracks the distribution of the content. The tag is associated with the content. In one aspect, the credits are allocated based on the transactional data.
Patent GB-2420856-A (GB)
Title: Downhole corrosion monitor
Inventor: ATHERTON ERIC
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2004-12-03
Abstract: The monitor comprises a sensor head suspended on a cable, the cable being extensible so as to raise and/or lower the sensor head downhole and having a signal conductor to return data from the sensor head to the surface. The sensor head comprises a plurality of mutually insulated electrical sensors and means for detecting the voltages and/or currents existing therebetween. The electrical sensors can detect corrosion rate by one or both of linear polarisation rate and electrochemical noise and thus there will usually be at least three. The sensor head can further comprise sensors for at least one of temperature, pressure, vibration, acceleration, flow, sand rate and water cut. A corresponding method of obtaining data is also disclosed, together with a method of designing an item of downhole equipment and the item of downhole equipment thus designed.
Patent GB-2422559-A (GB)
Title: Aquatic exercise apparatus
Inventor: SYLVESTER PETER
IPC: A63B24/00
Filed: 2005-01-27
Abstract: An aquatic exercise apparatus comprising a device 5 which can be fixed permanently or temporarily to the edge of a water-filled pool or tank 2 and a cord or wire 4 attached at one end to the device 5 and at the other to a belt or harness 3 worn by a swimmer 1, allowing the swimmer to undertake a range of swimming exercises without significant forward motion though the water, the device having the means to measure the amount and the duration of effort exerted by the swimmer for display, interpretation, processing and communicating to the swimmer.