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Patent GB-2396413-A (GB)
Title: A rotary encoder with a memory for storing an error function
Inventor: NAKAMURA YUTAKA
IPC: G01D5/244
Filed: 2003-12-04
Abstract: A rotary encoder comprising: a rotating graduation 2 which can be rotated with reference to a fixed sub-graduation 4 and an angle detecting section for detecting a rotation angle of the rotating graduation with reference to a predetermined reference position O. A display unit 8 outputs the detected angle. An error E(  r  n) ,included in the detected angle, is measured where the function between the detected angle   r  n and error E(  r  n) are defined by the following equation with respect to all n=1, 2, ..., N, where <EMI ID=2.1 HE=7 WI=26 LX=1036 LY=908 TI=MF> <PC>: E(  r  n) = <EMI ID=2.2 HE=12 WI=10 LX=362 LY=1002 TI=MF>   <PC>Ò  sin(i  r  n +   d  i) and an amplitude Ai and an initial phase   d  i (i=1, 2, ..., N/2) or ((N-1)/2) are calculated such that all the defined equations are satisfied. A memory unit 9 stores an error function which is given by the following: E(  r  ) = <EMI ID=2.3 HE=12 WI=10 LX=345 LY=1341 TI=MF>   <PC>Ò  sin(i  r  +   d  i) which is a periodic function of a detected angle   r  a having at least one calculated amplitude Ai and at least one initial phase   d  i (i=1, 2, ..., N). An optical emitter 31 and a photodetector 5 are included in the detecting section.
Patent GB-2397790-A (GB)
Title: Underwater arc welding method
Inventor: KEATS DAVID JOHN
IPC: B23K9/00
Filed: 2003-12-05
Abstract: The invention provides a method of underwater welding and an apparatus for use in such a method. A method of welding a first metal component 20 to a second metal component 22 underwater employs a metal arc welding assembly having a consumable electrode 10 comprising weld material for forming a weld deposit, and the method comprises: locating the first and second metal components 20, 22 adjacent one another; positioning the electrode 10 against a surface of the first metal component 20 and supplying the electrode with a first current for a first time interval to cause the electrode to be partially consumed and to cause weld material to pierce through said first metal component and to cross the interface of the first metal component with the second metal component 22 to penetrate into the second metal component; supplying the electrode with a second current, having a lower value than the first, for a second time interval to cause the electrode 10 to be further consumed and deposit weld material across the interface between the first and second metal components 20, 22 to form a join therebetween.
Patent GB-2396639-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for radially expanding tubular members including a segmented expansion cone
Inventor: WATSON BROCK WAYNE
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2002-08-01
Abstract: An apparatus for radially expanding tubular members including a segmented expansion cone.
Patent GB-2412427-A (GB)
Title: Latent heat storage module comprising phase change material within metallic sphere
Inventor: URE ZAFER
IPC: F28D20/02
Filed: 2004-03-25
Abstract: A metallic spherical thermal energy storage module 7 is filled with a phase change material 1 for use in heat transfer applications. The module 7 may comprise two identical semi-spherical metal halves 9, 10 sealed together by crimping the perimeters 11 of the two halves 9, 10. There may be provided an internal separation sheet 8 for sealing one half of the module 9, 10 following the filling of that half 9, 10 with phase change material prior to the crimping operation. A plurality 20 of modules 7 may be used in apparatus comprising chilled and/or heat rejection circuits (15, 18, figure 4), central heating circuits (figure 6), heat recovery circuits with/without combined heat and power units and solar heating systems (figure 8). The apparatus may include at least one heat exchanger. The apparatus may comprise refrigerant gases.
Patent GB-2398439-A (GB)
Title: Universal energy supply system
Inventor: KUNOW PETER
IPC: H02M3/158
Filed: 2002-09-18
Abstract: A universal energy supply system for at least one electrical consumer comprises at least one AC voltage source and a cable connection connecting the source with the electrical consumer, wherein an AC/DC converting means is assigned to the AC voltage source for converting the AC voltage into DC voltage which DC voltage can be supplied to the electrical consumer via the cable connection. To improve such a universal energy supply system in that with small constructional efforts and with low costs, the energy supply to an electrical consumer is guaranteed also over great distances and the corresponding voltage supply is stabilised, the efficiency being relatively high at the same time and the system being redundant, the AC/DC conversion means comprises a number of AC/DC converting units which are connected in parallel with the AC voltage source on the input side and are serially connected to the electric consumer on the output side, each converting unit being constructed as a blocked switch mode power supply.
Patent GB-2402485-A (GB)
Title: Assessing the quality of spot welds
Inventor: MAEV ROMAN GR
IPC: G01N29/24
Filed: 2004-06-04
Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating the size and/or quality of a spot weld includes a two-dimensional array of ultrasonic transducers 1052 arranged with a delay line 1054 for positioning adjacent a surface of a weld. A layer of gel is placed between the delay line and the weld surface. The array of transducers emit ultrasonic waves that pass into the weld. The reflected waves are received by the transducers and relayed to a central processing unit that analyzes the time delay, amplitude, and amplitude attenuation to calculate the border of the weld nugget, the thickness of the welded material, the thickness of the gel layer, and other factors contributing to weld quality such as stick bonded zones, delamination zones and inclusions.
Patent GB-2403695-A (GB)
Title: A bonnet and air vent assembly for a vehicle
Inventor: BASTIEN CHRISTOPHE
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 2004-07-06
Abstract: A bonnet 10 for covering an engine compartment of a vehicle (5 figure 1) comprises an outer skin 11, at least one vent aperture 20 in the outer skin to allow the passage of air to or from the engine compartment, a grille 6 fitted in the or each aperture and at least one strap 18, 19 extending across the or each aperture below the grille. The bonnet may comprise an inner skin which is integrally formed with the strap/s (12 figure 4), or the strap/s may be interposed between the inner and outer skins. The edges of the straps may be hidden by the webs and ribs of the grille located above. If the vehicle should collide with a pedestrian, the straps support the grille and prevent spreading of the aperture, thus preventing the head of the pedestrian from partially pushing through the aperture.
Patent GB-2403952-A (GB)
Title: IL-13 binding molecules
Inventor: MONK PHILLIP DAVID
IPC: A61P37/00
Filed: 2004-07-15
Abstract: There are described recombinant VH and VL domains of human antibodies that bind IL-13. A series of proteins characterised by three CDR in each VH/VL are described. Preferably the molecules are single chain Fv or antibody molecules. Nucleic acids expressing the VH and VL domains are selected from phage display libraries. Neutralization potency of the resulting scFv's was tested in TF proliferation assays. The fragments and antibodies showed efficacy for IL-13 binding in murine models of pulmonary inflammation, the primate (cynomolgus) model of dermal allergy, IgE release from B cells and histamine potentiation in Ca2+ signalling in smooth muscle. Mice transgenic for human IL-13 antibodies and epitope mapping studies are also described. It is envisaged that the anti I1-13 reagents may be used to treat asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, fibrosis, IBS, or Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Patent GB-2417027-A (GB)
Title: Support bars including bearing means
Inventor: CUENIN LIONEL
IPC: B65H1/26
Filed: 2004-08-13
Abstract: A support bar 14 may have bearing means 18 on its upper and lower surfaces 20, 22. The bearing means may be balls or rollers, which may have bevelled edges and be carried on shafts 26. The bearings may be equally spaced along the bar, alternately on the upper and lower surfaces or may be arranged in spaced pairs 30, one bearing 18a of each pair extending above the upper surface of the bar and one 18b below the lower surface, the pair being axially offset from one another. The bar 14 may be hexagonal in cross section and a handle 16 may be provided to withdraw the bar from between stacks of blanks (6 figure 1). The support bar may be used in a blank processing machine fed from a stack of blanks (6 figure 1) which stack is raised to the machine infeed on support bars 14, as the stack is exhausted a fresh stack may be introduced below the first, raised into contact with the first, and the support bars may be removed from beneath the first stack.
Patent GB-2422919-A (GB)
Title: Application software security access management in mobile communication devices
Inventor: JEWSBURY ROBIN
IPC: G06F21/22
Filed: 2004-11-02
Abstract: The invention relates to application software security access management in mobile communication devices having a software services component and an interface component, the interface component having at least one application programming interface (API) 12, 13 for providing access to the software services component for enabling applications to be installed, loaded and run on the mobile device. A security access manager receives a request from an application for access to the software services component and determines in a security module 22 if the request should be granted by verifying the authenticity of the application by means of a digital signature 21. The security module informs a local web server 24, which acts as a security broker, to allow access to protected APIs. The invention allows off-the-shelf scripting software, e.g Flash (RTM), to be used to create applications which securely access cellular phone APIs and mobile network APIs.
Patent GB-2406013-A (GB)
Title: Noise cancellation system and headphone therefor
Inventor: DONALDSON MARK
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2003-06-26
Abstract: Headphones, typically for airline passenger use and fitted with noise cancellation microphones, have a filter network attached to each headset to render the response of each microphone at least much of the way towards a normalised impedance/response curve. In this way various manufactures of headphones may be used with an onboard noise cancellation system which is actually optimised for one manufacturers headphones. The filter may be a simple high pass filter and is preferably built in to the headphone.
Patent GB-2410058-A (GB)
Title: Door latch with damped bolt return
Inventor: NEMOTO TAKEHIKO
IPC: E05B85/22
Filed: 2005-01-14
Abstract: A door latch mechanism includes a bolt 38, a spring 43 attached to the bolt for urging the same in a direction toward a lock state, a lock release operation piece 48 linked to the bolt for moving it in a direction toward a lock release state against a force of the spring when a lock release operation is performed, and a damping device 20 for applying a damping force to the bolt 38 when the lock release operation is canceled. The damping device 20 returns the bolt 38 to the lock state when the lock release operation is canceled. The lock release operation piece 48 is not moved by the bolt 38 when an external force is applied to the bolt in the lock state.
Patent GB-2410505-A (GB)
Title: Plastics ornament coated with metal and metal oxide
Inventor: KAWAKAMI ATSUSHI
IPC: C23C14/06
Filed: 2005-02-01
Abstract: An ornament including a substrate formed mainly of plastics material having a superior esthetic appearance and durability, a method for manufacturing the ornament, and a watch containing the ornament. The ornament includes a substrate 2 formed mainly of plastic 5 material, an oxide coating 3 formed mainly of metal oxide material provided on the substrate, and a metal coating 4 formed mainly of metal material provided on the surface of the oxide coating on the side opposite the surface of the oxide coating which confronts the substrate. It is desirable that the oxide coating is formed of a material including at least one type selected from among TiO2 and CrO. It is further desirable that the metal coating is formed of a material including at least one type selected from among Ag, Cr, Au, Al, Ti, Sn, and In. It is still further desirable that the sum of the average thickness of the oxide coating and the average thickness of the metal coating is 0.02 to 2.5 m.
Patent GB-2408667-A (GB)
Title: Remote wireless control of bird control device
Inventor: DAVIE ALLAN
IPC: A01M29/06
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: A bird control device (scarer or deterrent) may have the appearance of a bird of prey. The device has various moveable parts and a synthetic bird call which can be remotely activated to animate the device and to simulate the behaviour of a real bird. Remote activation of the bird, as well as remote monitoring, is performed using a WAP enabled mobile phone. A communications module is coupled to a processor in the control device. The phone may have a J2ME program stored therein. GPS may be used to provide a position location of the control device.
Patent GB-2409907-A (GB)
Title: Stress testing a computer system using harassing transactions triggered by counting bus cycles
Inventor: DESAI PIYUSH
IPC: G06F11/24
Filed: 2002-01-25
Abstract: The number of bus cycles that occur on a computer system bus without the start of a new transaction is counted. If this exceeds a threshold, then a harassing transaction is generated on the bus in order to test the system. The new operation may use an address from a previous transaction on the bus. The address from the previous transaction may be incremented or decremented for use in the new request. The address may be modified to point to an adjacent cache line. The method may be carried out by an integrated circuit.
Patent GB-2415523-A (GB)
Title: Method of dividing a sequence of values into chunks using breakpoints.
Inventor: ESHGHI KAVE
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2005-06-07
Abstract: An improved sliding window chunking apparatus and method comprising comparing a fingerprint value of each position in a data set to a second set of criteria, at least in instances when it doesn't satisfy a first set of criteria, and, if the value satisfies the second set of criteria, identifying the position as a potential breakpoint. Subsequently, if a fingerprint value that satisfies the first set of criteria is not found before a maximum chunk size is reached, the potential breakpoint can be designated as a breakpoint. Further improvement is possible by imposing minimum and maximum sizes on chunks. In some instances, more than two sets of criteria maybe used to identify additional potential chunks to be used should subsets having fingerprint values satisfying either of the first two sets of criteria not be found.
Patent GB-2428068-A (GB)
Title: Stepladder
Inventor: MUIR DEREK
IPC: E06C1/00
Filed: 2005-07-05
Abstract: A stepladder comprising a ladder frame, a support component and a retaining arrangement. The ladder frame comprises first and second substantially coplanar longitudinally extensive side members and at least one step connected there between. The respective side members are arranged such that a lower end of the ladder frame is wider than an upper end of the ladder frame which improves stability against tipping. The ladder frame and the support component are operatively movable with respect to each other between a compact configuration and an extended use configuration, in which the retaining arrangement is operable to retain the stepladder in the use configuration. In the use configuration the stepladder can be placed next to a wall, in such way that the first side member of the ladder frame is substantially coplanar to the vertical plane defined by the wall.
Patent GB-2421867-A (GB)
Title: Portable handheld security device
Inventor: TABANKIN IRA J
IPC: G01S13/86
Filed: 2005-08-15
Abstract: A portable handheld security device (10,Fig2) is disclosed comprising a central processing unit 12 in communication with a memory storage device 14, a video display screen 18, at least one camera 38, a transmitting device 26, a receiving device 28, an input device 16 and a power supply. The security device further comprises a means for generating ultra wide band ground penetrating radar 34 and/or millimetre wave radar for identifying objects of interest in closed containers. In addition, the transmitting device 26 and the receiving device 28 are ideally capable of selecting between available communication network signals, determining which network signal is the best signal at a given time, and automatically switching between the available signals to maintain optimum reception and transmission quality. The input device 16 has a first set of user interface controls (22,Fig2) and a second set of user interface controls (24,Fig2) wherein the first and second sets of user interface controls are selectively operable by users either independently or simultaneously.
Patent GB-2429694-A (GB)
Title: Water flavouring system and a water dispenser
Inventor: WALLACE MARK ANDREW
IPC: G07F13/02
Filed: 2005-09-03
Abstract: A water flavouring system 10 comprising a first flavour reservoir 12 containing a flavour essence, a second flavour reservoir 14 containing a flavour essence, a liquid sugar reservoir 16 and a citric acid reservoir 18. Each reservoir 12, 14, 16, 18 is mounted within a respective docking station 20, 22, 24, 26, operable by a controller 84 to cause flavour essence, liquid sugar and citric acid to be dispensed into a metered volume of water to be flavoured. Each flavour reservoir 12, 14 is preferably provided within a cartridge 30 on which an RFID tag 80 is provided which contains information relating to the liquid flavour essences and a flavour recipe. RFID transceivers 82 are provided on the docking stations 20, 22, 24, 26, and are operable by the controller 84 to read the information on the RFID tags 80 and to write information back to the RFID tags 80.
Patent GB-2424052-A (GB)
Title: Moulded sliding contact chain guide
Inventor: YOSHIMOTO SHINTAROU
IPC: F16H7/18
Filed: 2006-01-20
Abstract: A sliding contact chain guide 10 of the kind used in transmission of an internal combustion engine, the guide being formed by injection moulding of a synthetic resin. The guide 10 having two elongate members spaced apart and an array of reinforcing ribs connecting the elongate members together. Wherein the ribs have "Y" shaped truss components 12b-1, the leg of the "Y" being connected to, and extending substantially normal from, one of the elongate members.
Patent GB-2434618-A (GB)
Title: Simultaneous combustion of liquid and gaseous fuels in a compression-ignition engine
Inventor: MCNEIL JOHN
IPC: F02D19/08
Filed: 2006-01-26
Abstract: A method of simultaneously combusting a liquid fuel 12 and a gaseous fuel 18 in a standard direct injection compression ignition engine 20 is disclosed. The gaseous fuel 18 is mixed with oxygen rich air and the resulting gas mixture is used as the combustion atmosphere inside the engine 20. The combustion method allows poor quality, low calorific gaseous fuels to be burned efficiently in a standard compression ignition engine 20 without having to de-rate the power output of the engine. The oxygen concentration in the gas mixture may be 22-28%. The oxygen and gaseous fuel may be mixed in proportions depending on the calorific value of the gaseous fuel. The gaseous fuel may be a fossil fuel, eg mine gas, or a non-fossil fuel, eg digester gas or landfill gas. The liquid fuel may be a fossil fuel, eg diesel gas oil or petroleum, or a non-fossil fuel from a renewable source, eg vegetable oil, animal fat or a blend of bioethanol and vegetable oil. The gaseous fuel and the liquid fuel may de derived from the same source, eg an oil-bearing or sugar-bearing plant.
Patent GB-2434599-A (GB)
Title: Flow control
Inventor: EDWARDS JOHN E
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2006-02-21
Abstract: An apparatus comprising a base pipe and a fluid control material. The base pipe includes openings, and the fluid control material is mounted to the pipe to control fluid communication through the openings of the pipe. The fluid control material has a permeability that may be changed to selectively control the communication of well fluid through the openings. In one embodiment the fluid control material is formed into strands 60, which may be formed into a mesh, each strand having a protective coating that can be removed, using various means such as chemical, heat or acid, to expose the inner core 64. Once exposed the inner cores 64 of the strands 60 swell, upon exposure to water, to close off any gaps 61 between them thus reducing the permeability of the material.
Patent GB-2425978-A (GB)
Title: A process for operating an electrically driven machine tool
Inventor: VOIGT MIKE
IPC: B23Q15/12
Filed: 2006-05-02
Abstract: A process for operating an electrically driven machine tool having a high frequency converter, which high frequency converter actuates an electric motor at high frequency, where an output voltage (U) and/or a frequency (f) of the high frequency converter are adjusted depending on a load in an operating state of the electrically driven machine tool. Preferably the voltage is lowered at a constant frequency if the load is reduced or the machine tool is in an idle state. A voltage and/or frequency increase may be brought about when the load increases. Preferably the high frequency converter is a static high frequency converter.
Patent GB-2426367-A (GB)
Title: Fire alarm system with emergency lighting
Inventor: AMLANI MANHAR
IPC: G08B7/06
Filed: 2006-05-15
Abstract: A fire alarm system comprises a control unit 10 arranged to be powered from a mains supply M, a plurality of heat and/or smoke detectors 14 connected in parallel across a two-wire circuit 12 extending from the control unit 10, and a plurality of audible alarm devices 18 connected in parallel across the two-wire circuit 12. The control unit 10 provides current to the two-wire circuit 12 from the mains supply M and sensing means in the control unit 10 detects a change in current drawn in the event of any of the detectors 14 being activated, in order to energise the audible alarm devices 18. A plurality of emergency lights 20 are also connected to the two-wire circuit 12 and the control unit 10 further includes means 22 for detecting the failure of the mains supply M to cause the emergency lights 20 to be energised from one or more battery power sources.
Patent GB-2432570-A (GB)
Title: Loading bricks onto a kiln car using a fork
Inventor: WOODSIDE J RUSSELL
IPC: C04B/
Filed: 2004-09-27
Abstract: A kiln car has horizontal support beams mounted to vertical supports to define multiple vertical levels and support crossbeams. The cross beams are configured for holding a low set stack of bricks - typically two bricks high - and adapted to accept a fork that can support the cross beams and bricks thereon. The fork moves to engage the cross beams in a brick loading area. The fork and cross beams are then maneuvered between the horizontal support beams to a selected one of the multiple levels, and the cross beams are placed on the horizontal support beams. An alternative method involves positioning the low sets of bricks on a first carriage having a conveyor, where a second carriage includes spaced-apart rollers that interfit between crossbeams for the level when the carriages are raised. The rollers convey bricks to a desired position, and the carriages are lowered to rest the bricks on the crossbeams.