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Patent GB-2387297-A (GB)
Title: Management of preserved PDP context in mobile terminals
Inventor: OKANOUE YASUYO
IPC: H04W8/18
Filed: 2003-02-26
Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a management method for a preserved Packet Data Protocol (PDP) context using the mobile communication terminal, in which not delivering data to the mobile communication terminal can be avoided and also reestablishing an undesirable always preserved PDP context can be avoided, are provided. The timer in the mobile communication terminal is started at the time when the mobile communication terminal moved from a service area to an out of service area. The full measuring time value in the mobile communication terminal is set to be smaller than that of a PRAUT (periodic routing area update timer) in an RNC (resource network controller). In case that the mobile communication terminal returned to the service area, when the timer in the mobile communication terminal was full but within the full measuring time value of the PRAUT, the always preserved PDP context is reestablished, and it is not necessary to establish an undesirable new PDP context needing a new IP address. Therefore, the IP address of the mobile communication terminal, which was decided at the time when the always preserved PDP context was established and has been held in a server, is not renewed meaninglessly. With this, error delivery of the data caused by not matching the IP address can be avoided.
Patent GB-2387806-A (GB)
Title: Tool for withdrawing retainers for sealing gaskets
Inventor: BETANCOURT OLGA LLEVOT
IPC: B25B27/28
Filed: 2003-03-06
Abstract: A tool for withdrawing retainers for sealing gaskets, characterised in that said tool comprises a body 1 of metal of another strongly resistant material covered at its back end by a holder-like preferably plastified area 2, such body having a flat and rectangular shape, significantly elongated and thin and the front area of which is extended adopting the shape of a virtually rectangular trapezium 3, the wider side of this constitutes a large mouth 5 and the said area in addition shows an upwards slope in an angle of 160{ with respect to the body itself. The pawl 8 is placed behind the retainer (fig 11,10), the tool is lifted and the supporting butt (fig 11,7) aids the lever action to lift the retainer.
Patent GB-2393289-A (GB)
Title: Method of load balancing a line of processing elements
Inventor: BEAUMONT MARK
IPC: G06F9/305
Filed: 2003-04-23
Abstract: A method for balancing the load of a parallel processing system having parallel processing elements (PEs) linked serially in a line with first and second ends, wherein each of the PEs has a local number of tasks associated therewith, the method comprising determining a total number of tasks present on the line; notifying each of the PEs of the total number of tasks, calculating a local mean (different because of rounding errors) number of tasks for each of the PEs, and calculating a local deviation for each of the PEs. The method also comprises determining a first local cumulative deviation (the sum of the deviations of PEs to the left) for each of the PEs, determining a second local cumulative deviation (the sum of the deviations of PEs to the right) for each of the PEs, and redistributing tasks among the PEs in response to the first local cumulative deviation and the second local cumulative deviation.
Patent GB-2401183-A (GB)
Title: Probe
Inventor: MCBURNEY TERENCE
IPC: G01N27/18
Filed: 2003-04-29
Abstract: A probe 10 comprises a base element 12, formed from an inflexible material and having one or more unitary rigid elongate prong members 18, heating and sensing elements 20 and 22 supported on the base element 12, and means for electrically energising at least the heating element 20. The heating element 20 is formed on the or one prong member 18 so that, when energised, the thermal energy output by the heating element 20 can be sensed by the sensing element 22 to determine at least the thermal conductivity of a substance in which the probe 10 is inserted. The probe also measures heat capacity, thermal diffusivity, hydraulic conductivity and/or water flow rate.
Patent GB-2387274-A (GB)
Title: Distributed antenna systems
Inventor: THOMAS MIKE
IPC: H01Q23/00
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: A distributed antenna device includes a plurality of transmit antenna elements (12), a plurality of receive antenna elements (30) and a plurality of amplifiers (14, 140). One of the amplifiers (14) is a relatively low power, liner amplifier operatively coupled with each of the transmit antenna elements (12) and mounted closely adjacent to the associated transmit antenna element (12), such that no appreciable power loss occurs between the power amplifier (14) and the associated antenna element (12). At least one of the amplifiers (140) is a low noise amplifier and is built into the distributed antenna device for receiving and amplifying signals from at least one of the receive antenna device for receiving and amplifying signals from at least one of the receive antenna elements (30).
Patent GB-2403653-A (GB)
Title: Use of fluoroquinone antibiotics for the treatment of plague
Inventor: BROOKS TIMOTHY JOHN GILBY
IPC: A61P31/04
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: This invention relates to the use of a compound of the formula I: <EMI ID=1.1 HE=37 WI=52 LX=823 LY=877 TI=CF> <PC>and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, loweralkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aryloxy, cycloalkyl, halogen, haloalkyl, amino, imino, nitro, cyano, formyl; wherein R2 is selected from the group comprising of heterocycle, substituted heterocyle, amino, imino; and wherein when R1 is hydrogen R2 is not 1-piperazinyl and when R2 is 1-piperazinyl R  Ü  is not hydrogen, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of plague. This invention also relates to the use of the aforementioned compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for prophylactic administration to prevent plague.
Patent GB-2392444-A (GB)
Title: Nucleic acid molecules encoding proteins essential for plant growth and development and uses thereof
Inventor: LEVIN JOSHUA ZVI
IPC: C07K14/415
Filed: 2003-08-05
Abstract: Nucleotide sequences are isolated from Arabidopsis thaliana that code for proteins essential for plant growth and development. The essentially of the proteins may be exploited by recombinantly expressing the proteins and using them in screening assays to identify compounds that interact with or inhibit the proteins and are therefore potential herbicides.
Patent GB-2396697-A (GB)
Title: Depth correction of drillstring measurements
Inventor: ALDRED WALTER
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2003-10-01
Abstract: A method automatically adjusts for errors in the depth associated with measurements taken from a drillstring during the drilling of a borehole. Downhole measurements taken at a number of depth locations within a well bore are received, and corrections for errors in the depth of these locations are calculated. The errors are due to stretch in the length of the drillstring. The correction is calculated based on a stress model which uses the operational state of the drilling rig, a description of the drillstring, borehole information, weight on bit and a friction factor. The pipe stretch is then computed using the stress model and a stretch correction applied to the measured depth to provide a corrected depth.
Patent GB-2391141-A (GB)
Title: Power control in a CDMA receiver having RAKE fingers
Inventor: ODA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 1999-12-08
Abstract: A CDMA reception apparatus has a plurality of fingers and performs RAKE reception by RAKE-combining outputs from the plurality of fingers. The apparatus includes a multi-path detecting section and delay profile generating section. The multi-path detecting section detects a multi-path consisting of a plurality of radio waves arriving with some delay times by despreading a reception signal. The delay profile generating section generates a delay profile by obtaining the reception power levels of all reception signals in the multi-path detected by the multi-path detecting section. A difference di in level between the signal having the ith highest level and the signal having the (i+1)th highest level of the data of the delay profile is obtained. The operation of a finger corresponding to a signal having a lower level (e.g. t6, t7) is stopped on the basis of the difference di and a predetermined threshold dTH. Alternatively, fingers may be operated on the basis of comparisons of individual signal levels with a threshold value, or operation of all fingers may be stopped if the highest power level of a received signal is lower than a threshold value.
Patent GB-2394963-A (GB)
Title: Anti-reflection spectacle lens and its production method
Inventor: TAKUSHIMA HIDENORI
IPC: G02B1/11
Filed: 2003-11-06
Abstract: An anti-reflection spectacle lens (1) has an anti-reflection film (10) composed of a plurality of layers (3-7) formed on at least one surface of a lens substrate (2) or other one or more layers formed on said lens substrate, the anti-reflection film comprising an outermost layer made of silicon oxide, on which a water and oil repellent layer (8) is formed by vacuum deposition. A pellet impregnated with a hydrophobic, reactive organic compound may be used in the vacuum deposition chamber, the deposition being in the same chamber as that used for vacuum deposition of the anti-reflection film (10). The water and oil repellant layer (8) can be an organic compound having in a molecule at least one hydrophobic group and at least one reactive group that can be bonded to a hydroxyl group on the silicon oxide layer.
Patent GB-2396412-A (GB)
Title: Assessing downhole water-based-mud contamination of connate water
Inventor: FUJISAWA GO
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 2003-11-25
Abstract: A water-based-mud (WBM) filtrate containing a fluorescent tracer dye is pumped into the borehole. A sample fluid from a selected downhole location is pumped through a flow line and is illuminated by fluorescent excitation light through a window in the flow line. The emission fluorescence of the sample fluid is measured to produce a value representative of the concentration of WBM filtrate in the fluid sample. The fluid sample is validated once the WBM filtrate concentration has fallen below predetermined fraction of a calibration value. Flushing time to completion can be predicted from a series of measurements over time.
Patent GB-2408442-A (GB)
Title: Sock aid
Inventor: CORNELIUS R H
IPC: A47G25/90
Filed: 2003-11-25
Abstract: An aid for use by a person in putting on a sock comprises an elongate member of sheet material, having a head portion (20) and a gripping portion (10), the head portion being arranged to receive a sock pulled over it and to retain the top of the sock as the aid is used to pull the sock onto the user's foot. Studs (28, 29) help to retain the top of the sock.
Patent GB-2400747-A (GB)
Title: Liquid metal switch
Inventor: WONG MARVIN GLENN
IPC: H01H57/00
Filed: 2004-03-30
Abstract: An electrical switch 105 has a liquid-filled chamber 240 housed within a solid material 130,140,150. A plurality of switch contacts 245 within the liquid-filled chamber are coupled to the solid material, while a plurality of piezoelectric elements 215 are coupled to a plurality of membranes (515, Fig 5). The plurality of membranes are coupled to the liquid-filled chamber. The plurality of switch contacts carry liquid metal globules 235. A piezoelectric element 215 is actuated, causing a membrane element to be deflected. The deflection of the membrane element increases pressure of actuator liquid 230 and the increase in pressure of the actuator liquid breaks a liquid metal connection between a first contact and a second contact of the electrical switch.
Patent GB-2404071-A (GB)
Title: Gaming device having high-low game.
Inventor: BAERLOCHER ANTHONY J
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2004-07-15
Abstract: A gaming device randomly generates and displays a set of different amounts on a display device (30, 32). In one embodiment, the game generates three amounts (102). The game asks the player to pick one of the amounts (102) for which the player thinks that the game will generate a comparison amount (114) having a higher value. That is, the game asks the player to pick an amount (102) that will be less than the generated comparison amount (114). Or, the game can ask the player to pick an amount (102) that will be higher than the generated comparison amount (114). Alternatively, the game can ask the player to pick, for one of the displayed amounts (102), whether a generated comparison amount (114) will be higher or lower than the displayed amount. In any of these three embodiments, if the player is correct, the game provides an award (104) to the player. The game may be a bonus game initiated by a result in a main game or it may be a stand alone or main game.
Patent GB-2417837-A (GB)
Title: A drive mechanism capable of simultaneously operating rotary elements.
Inventor: RASKOVIC RANKO
IPC: H01C10/00
Filed: 2004-09-07
Abstract: The drive mechanism includes a rail 1 with mounting brackets 2 disposed at the ends of the rail. Each bracket can accommodate a rotary element 8. A helical ribbon screw 5 is disposed between said mounting brackets and is coupled to shafts 15 via coupling elements 6. A slider (3, fig.2) comprises a pair of jaws 21 and a lever 7. The lever protrudes through a slot 9 in the rail and is capable of sliding along the rail. The jaws of the slider are engaged with the helical screw. Limit blocks 4 are positioned to limit the rectilinear movement of the slider. The rectilinear motion of the slider engaged with the helical screw causes simultaneous rotation of the rotary elements. Preferably these rotary elements could be potentiometers, switches, encoders, tuners, electric motors and valves or combinations there of.
Patent GB-2419229-A (GB)
Title: Laser Arrangement
Inventor: MEADOWCROFT SIMON G P
IPC: H01S5/02
Filed: 2004-10-13
Abstract: A laser arrangement including: ```- a substrate 1 for example a silicon optical bench (SiOB) , and ```- a laser 2, for example a semiconductor edge-emitting laser arranged over the substrate 1 , wherein the laser 2 is adapted to generate a laser beam and has a top surface. At least one mirror 3 directs the laser beam through the substrate 1 towards a beam emission point 4. The arrangement further includes at least one of: ```- the mirror in the form of a totally internal reflecting mirror 3, 3' generated on the top surface of the laser 2 , and ```- a lens 6, for example a lithographically placed Fresnel lens where the laser beam exits the laser 2.
Patent GB-2422015-A (GB)
Title: A metrological instrument for determining a surface profile
Inventor: MILLS MICHAEL WALTER
IPC: G01B7/34
Filed: 2005-02-01
Abstract: A metrological instrument for determining a surface profile or form of a surface 61, of a workpiece 60 by effecting relative movement between a probe 11,12 and the surface 61 so that the probe 11, 12 follows and is displaced by changes in the surface topography. A measurement of the displacement of the probe as it follows the surface is obtained by a displacement provider which may be an interferometric gauge 35. Instead of making a measurement along a single measurement path over the surface 61, respective measurements are made on sections (61d and 61e, or 61g and 61h) of that measurement path to obtain corresponding measurement data sets and these measurement data sets are independently positioned or aligned to a reference data set. The reference data set may be obtained by a measurement made on another section 61c of the measurement path 61, on another measurement path 61f over another surface 61a, 61b of the component or on another measurement path over a surface on which the component is located. The aligned data sets are then merged together to form a profile of the surface.
Patent GB-2423196-A (GB)
Title: Lighting unit with insulation piercing terminals
Inventor: ORTON STEVEN
IPC: F21V21/002
Filed: 2005-02-11
Abstract: A lighting unit 1 comprises two parts 2, 3 connected together around a two-core electrical cable 14 with an insulating sheath 15, one of the parts containing a light emitter 4 having two insulation piercing terminals 5 arranged such that when the two parts are connected together each terminal pierces the insulating sheath and is electrically connected to a respective core 16 of the cable. A kink 6 may be provided in at least one of the terminals so that the distance between them can be adjusted to match the distance between the cable cores. A locating recess 7 may be provided on one of the parts to engage with a corresponding locating protrusion 8 on the other part so that the parts can only be connected in one orientation. The lighting unit may be sealed against fluids.
Patent GB-2412960-A (GB)
Title: Lighting Apparatus
Inventor: AMPHLETT DAVID RICHARD
IPC: F21V5/00
Filed: 2005-04-07
Abstract: Lighting apparatus for an image-gathering device, comprising a light frame (301 Fig.3) supporting a plurality of light emitting diode lamps (302 Fig 3) configured to emit light at a tungsten balanced colour temperature, and a light shield (901) comprising a mounting plate (902), a light shield plate (903) hinged to the mounting plate (902) and a geared mechanism allowing adjustment of the angle between said mounting plate (902) and said light shield plate (903). Lighting apparatus comprising light emitting diode lamps (302 Fig. 3) configured to emit light at a colour temperature of 3200 Kelvin or 5600 Kelvin. Lighting apparatus comprising light emitting diode lamps (302 Fig 3) configured to emit light having a colour rendering index of 90. Lighting apparatus comprising a focussing frame (401 Fig 5.) comprising a plurality of light focussing lenses (402 Fig. 5.) for focussing light emitted from said light frame (301).
Patent GB-2425530-A (GB)
Title: Plant growth module
Inventor: JARVIS BERNARD COLIN
IPC: A01G9/10
Filed: 2005-04-27
Abstract: A module of plant growth medium 2 for use in horticulture, comprising a container 4 having at least one wall 6, which defines at least one reservoir 10 adapted to receive a cutting, wherein the or each reservoir contains a viscous aqueous planting fluid 12, and wherein said at least one wall of said container comprises plant growth medium. The viscous aqueous planting fluid is preferably a hydrated magnesium silicate gel. The wall of the container may be made from at least one of rockwool; pulverised or composted plant materials such as bark, coir, peat and/or other cellulosic based materials, lignin, other organic matter; soil; clay; mica; volcanic ash; and sand. The module provides a means for the improved propagation of plant cuttings, such as may result from improved rooting, reduced handling of cuttings and minimal root disturbance when planting on. A kit of parts comprises a plug having a cavity formed with a dibble and a dispenser containing viscous aqueous planting fluid.
Patent GB-2414338-A (GB)
Title: Copy Protection Of Optical Disks Against Devices Which Parse Control or Navigation Data
Inventor: BASILE CARMEN LAURA
IPC: G11B20/00
Filed: 2005-05-03
Abstract: Methods of copy protecting an optical disk and disks or image files for mastering disks copy protected using those methods are described. The copy protection comprises incorporating errors into redundant control data, e.g. 156, which is not utilised during normal playback of the disk content. The errors are arranged to frustrate access to the content of the disk if an attempt is made to access the content using the redundant control data. The invention copy protects against devices which are controlled to navigate to the data to be copied or which otherwise parse the control data or information files to determine a copying strategy. The disk to be copy protected may be a DVD. The errors in the redundant control data may incorrectly identify the number of pointers or number of programs in a program chain defined by the control data. The errors may be inconsistencies in a Video Manager Information Table (VMGI) or in a Video Title Set Information Table (VTSI). The redundant control data may be normally present on the disk or may be control data provided for the purposes of the invention. At least one region containing unreadable or subversive data may additionally be included within the content files in order to protect against file by file or sector by sector copying. The subversive data may include data patterns chosen to cause DSV problems.
Patent GB-2427751-A (GB)
Title: High power semiconductor opto-electronic device
Inventor: HARDER CHRISTOPH
IPC: H01S5/02
Filed: 2005-06-28
Abstract: Semiconductor laser diodes, particularly broad area single emitter (BASE) laser diodes of high light output power, are commonly used in opto-electronics. Light output power and stability of such laser diodes are of crucial interest and any degradation during normal use is a significant disadvantage. The present invention concerns an improved design of such laser diodes, the improvement in particular significantly minimizing or avoiding degradation of such laser diodes at very high light output powers by controlling the current flow in the laser diode in a defined way. The minimization or avoidance of (front) end section degradation of such laser diodes significantly increases long-term stability compared to prior art designs. This is achieved by controlling the carrier injection into the laser diode in the vicinity of its facets in such a way that abrupt injection current peaks are avoided. To this, a current-blocking isolation layer 8 is shaped at its edge or border in such a way that it shows an uneven or partly discontinuous mechanical structure leading to a decreasing effective isolation towards the edge of said isolation layer, thus providing an essentially non-abrupt or even approximately continuous transition between isolated and non-isolated areas.
Patent GB-2416519-A (GB)
Title: Energy efficient heater stack using dlc island
Inventor: CORNELL ROBERT WILSON
IPC: B41J2/05
Filed: 2003-06-04
Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an improved heater chip for an ink jet printer. The heater chip has a diamond-like-carbon (12) coating that functions as the cavitation and passivation layers of the heating elements (10) on the heater chip. To improve the efficiency of the heater chip, the diamond-like-carbon coating is surrounded by a material that has a lower thermal conductivity than diamond. This surrounding layer limits thermal diffusion from the heating elements into the heater chip. A smoothing layer of tantalum is deposited over the diamond-like-carbon layer to insure that vaporization of the ink occurs at the ink's superheat limit The diamond-like-carbon layer is preferably less than 8700 Angstroms in thickness such that less than 1 microjoule of energy is required to expel of ink droplet having a mass between 2-4 nanograms.
Patent GB-2419843-A (GB)
Title: Fluid-assisted injection moulding control using a pressure transducer
Inventor: HOMANN GREGORY A
IPC: B29C45/17
Filed: 2005-11-04
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling fluid-assisted injection molding process for producing a molded plastic article. The fluid can be gas, water or another fluid. One or more pressure transducers are positioned in the mold cavity and generate signals to control the initiation of the pressurized fluid, the packing of the material in the mold and/or the switchover from the packing phase to the holding phase. One of the transducers 10 may be positioned adjacent a gate of the mould, another may be at or on the gas channel area and the other 16 at the end 18 of the fill area.