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Patent GB-2351290-A (GB)
Title: Retroviral delivery sytem
Inventor: MITRAPHANOUS KYRIACOS ANDREOU
IPC: A61K35/76
Filed: 1999-05-21
Abstract: A retroviral delivery system capable of transducing a target site is described. The retroviral delivery system comprises a first nucleotide sequence coding for at least a pan of an envelope protein; and one or more other nucleotide sequences derivable from a retrovirus that ensure transduction of the target site by the retroviral delivery system; wherein the first nucleotide sequence is heterologous with respect to at least one of the other nucleotide sequences; and wherein the first nucleotide sequence codes for at least a part of a rabies G protein or a mutant, variant, derivative or fragment thereof that is capable or recognising the target site.
Patent GB-2353055-A (GB)
Title: A downhole service tool
Inventor: NAZZAL GREG
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 1997-07-17
Abstract: A downhole service tool 400 comprises an inflatable packer 410 and an imaging device 420 for analysing the quality of the bond between the packer element 412 and the formation 404. The imaging device 420 may be an acoustic sensor.
Patent GB-2360424-A (GB)
Title: Protecting a circuit module in a communication device
Inventor: JOHNSON JR ROBERT M
IPC: H04W52/00
Filed: 2000-10-31
Abstract: A method of protecting a SIM card in a mobile phone from excess voltage comprises the steps of detecting whether a SIM card is present in the phone, measuring a supply voltage to the phone and comparing it to a predetermined threshold voltage. When the supply voltage is below the threshold, normal functionality is supplied to the phone. When the supply voltage is above the threshold a connection to the SIM card is powered down to limit functionality of the phone. Voltage comparison can be periodically checked to see if the SIM card is still present. On initial power up the phone checks for the presence of batteries and if not present the SIM (if present) is powered down. A voltage above the threshold indicates that an external charger is present.
Patent GB-2369545-A (GB)
Title: Pivotal plant protector for a string trimmer
Inventor: RICHARDSON ANDREW
IPC: A01D75/20
Filed: 2000-11-29
Abstract: A string trimmer 10 comprising an elongate shaft 13; a cutting head 18 rotatably mounted on one end of the elongate shaft 13 at least one cutting member 19 which extends from the cutting head 18 and a barrier 20 which is capable of being used by an operator to move vegetation away from a path swept out by the cutting member 19 when it rotates characterised in that the barrier 20 in the shape of a truncated sphere is in the form of a broad band. There is further provided a guard 17 on the string trimmer 10 mounted on the elongate shaft 13 which surrounds part of the rear of the path swept out the cutting member 19 as it rotates wherein the barrier 20 is mounted on the guard 17. The head 18 may rotate so as to cut in a horizontal or vertical "edging" fashion. The barrier 20 may be "latched" in various positions about the pivot axis 231.
Patent GB-2370438-A (GB)
Title: Automated image cropping using selected compositional rules.
Inventor: CHEATLE STEPHEN PHILIP
IPC: G06V10/28
Filed: 2000-12-22
Abstract: An image processing device (1, Figure 1) for cropping an electronic image (4) comprises image processing means (6), and an image memory (8). The image is processed to identify one or more features that are relevant to the composition of the electronic image, each feature having compositionally significant properties determined from several predetermined properties. For example, considering Figure 2A, the building feature (11) has the properties that it is (a) centrally positioned in the image and (b) includes a relatively high level of detail. Corresponding compositional rules can be formulated for each of the properties; the device operates to select appropriate compositional rules for the relevant image feature, and uses these to crop the image automatically around this feature. As shown in Figures 2B-2F, by analysing the image as grid regions (41), areas of the image having the similar colour/intensity are grown and merged, and the resulting blurred image is analysed, allowing cropping around areas of interest (Figure 2G).
Patent GB-2355094-A (GB)
Title: Register allocation for instruction results in processors
Inventor: TOPHAM NIGEL PETER
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2001-01-31
Abstract: A processor, such as a VLIW processor capable of software-pipeline execution, includes an instruction issuing unit 10 for issuing, in a predetermined sequence, instructions to be executed. The sequence of instructions includes preselected value-producing instructions which, when executed, produce respective values. Instruction executing units 14, 16, 18 execute the issued instructions. A register file 20 has a set of registers, for storing values produced by the executed instructions. In operation the processor assigns the values produced by the value-producing instructions respective sequence numbers according to the order of issuance of their respective value-producing instructions. Each produced value is allocated a respective one of the registers, for storing that produced value, in dependence upon the sequence number assigned to that value. The registers may be renamed each time a value-producing instruction is issued. For such a processor the task of the compiler in register allocation is simplified, and the instruction set can be more compact. The compiling process is described. There may be two or more register renaming modes.
Patent GB-2374554-A (GB)
Title: A hand held whirling toy
Inventor: ZABRANA MICHAEL JOSEPH
IPC: A63B43/06
Filed: 2001-02-09
Abstract: A hand held whirling toy comprises two spheres 6 connected by cables 3 to a hand grip 2. The spheres are illuminated by a light source 8 contained in the hand grip with a battery 9, and is connected to each sphere by a fibre-optic cable. The hand grip may be formed to prevent slippage of the hand during use. The spheres may be formed in a variety of materials and may be either solid or hollow, and may have a reflective coating.
Patent GB-2365025-A (GB)
Title: Cermet rock bit inserts with wear resistant coating
Inventor: FANG ZHIGANG
IPC: E21B10/52
Filed: 2001-05-01
Abstract: A rock bit insert 13 made of a cermet (e.g. cemented WC) has a wear resistant coating formed by making a conformable mixture of one or more powders selected from cermets, carbides, borides, nitrides, carbonitrides and refractory metals with an applying agent (e.g. a polymer binder), conforming and applying the mixture onto a surface of the insert 13 and sintering the mixture by pressurising it at elevated temperature (e.g. pressed omnidirectionally at a pressure in the range 10-120 ksi, at a temperature in the range 1000-1500{C). The mixture may be applied to the insert in the form of a slurry or a green body shaped to complement the surface of the insert 13, which may be curved. There may be at least one intermediate layer present between the insert 13 and the wear resistant coating. The insert 13 may be in either in presintered or fully densified form when the mixture is applied.
Patent GB-2360988-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for clearing leaves from rails
Inventor: COZENS DAVID
IPC: E01H8/10
Filed: 2000-05-10
Abstract: Manually operated apparatus for clearing a rail of leaf litter is disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus comprises a trolley 2 having a dispenser 5 for dispensing sand or a gel containing iron filings on to the rail. The dispenser may be removable and two dispensers may be provide on the trolley.
Patent GB-2377120-A (GB)
Title: Call connection system
Inventor: SAMMOUR OSAMA
IPC: H04M3/527
Filed: 2001-06-27
Abstract: A method of connecting voice calls between users, (6, 10), and localised services using an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) engine connected to a telephone control node (4), said method comprising: <SL> <LI>(a). playing welcome message to user on accessing system, step 100; <LI>(b). accessing a set of geographical location data entries on behalf of the user; <LI>(c). enabling a user to select a geographical location data entry from said set of entries, step 102; <LI>(d). conducting a telephony call leg with the user; <LI>(e). setting up a further call leg using said selected geographical location data, step 110; and <LI>(f). bridging the two call legs, step 118. </SL>
Patent GB-2370153-A (GB)
Title: Electrode patterning for a differential pzt activator
Inventor: WRIGHT JOHN STUART
IPC: H01L41/29
Filed: 2000-04-20
Abstract: A process for fabricating piezoelectric elements each having a wrap-around electrode to be used in a differential actuator design where electrical connections is made to the bottom electrode of the element from the top surface of the element. The wrap-around electrode is formed during the creation of the elements instead of on an element by element basis.
Patent GB-2371452-A (GB)
Title: Discrete-type portable visual terminal system
Inventor: NAKAMURA YOSHITAKA
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 2001-11-07
Abstract: A discrete-type portable visual terminal system comprises a portable visual terminal 13 and a connectable mobile radio-communication device 1, that can operate independently. Each part has a controller 3, 14, a memory for storing address data 9, 23 and an external interface driver, 12, 26. The address data stored in the memory of either the visual terminal 13 or the mobile device 1 may be transferred to the other memory via the external interface drivers so that the address data becomes shared. This may occur automatically on connection, or modification. Both terminal 13 and device 1 may have apparatus for data input such as a keyboard, or just the device 1 may have this.
Patent GB-2386732-A (GB)
Title: Motorcycle collision prevention apparatus
Inventor: WARD ANTONY GARY
IPC: B62J27/00
Filed: 2002-03-06
Abstract: A motorcycle collision prevention apparatus comprises at least one rearward facing sensor and an associated warning means for use by the rider. In operation the sensor detects at least one movement characteristic of a vehicle approaching from the rear of the bike and when the characteristic exceeds a predetermined threshold level issues a warning to the rider through the warning means preferably indicating the direction of approach of the vehicle. The movement characteristic may include speed, acceleration, distance or angular displacement. The sensor may be directed rearward, angularly or move through an angular sector. Where three sensors are used the sensors may be deployed to the left 8, directly rearward 6 and to the right 10, each direction having an associated warning indicator 20, 18 and 22. The warning may also be given audibly through a speaker 16 or transmitted to a speaker which may be located in the riders helmet.
Patent GB-2375590-A (GB)
Title: Device for heating water and generating electrical energy
Inventor: LEHR WALTER
IPC: F24D18/00
Filed: 2002-03-12
Abstract: The device has a heat cell housing 1 with a main heat cell 2 that has a heating burner within a combustion chamber 3. A Stirling generator 4 is arranged next to the heat cell as a separate structural unit and comprises a converter burner in a converter combustion chamber 5. The converter combustion chamber surrounds a heat-absorbing part 6 of the Stirling generator. Waste gas is discharged out of the combustion chamber 5 via feed line 7 to a heat exchanger 8 where it unites with waste gas from combustion chamber 3. A waste gas line 9 dissipates the gas when it exits the heat exchanger.
Patent GB-2389398-A (GB)
Title: Peel type blind rivet
Inventor: MILLINGTON M E
IPC: F16B19/10
Filed: 2002-06-06
Abstract: A peel type blind rivet (22) comprises a tubular shell (24) and a mandrel having a head (30) and a stem (28, see figure 2A) which is disposed in the shell (24), the head (30) abutting a remote end of the shell (24). When the rivet (22) is set, edges (32) on the head (30) engage the remote end of the shell (24) to spilt the end of the shell (24) into a plurality of segments or petals (40) which peel outwardly from the shell (24) to engage a blind side of a workpiece (16). The stem (28) of the mandrel is provided with at least one protrusion or projection (36) about which the shell (24) deforms during setting to retain the mandrel head (30) within the rivet (22).
Patent GB-2391681-A (GB)
Title: Self service terminal with biometric security
Inventor: CLARK BARRIE
IPC: G06Q20/00
Filed: 2002-08-01
Abstract: A self service terminal 12 has a wireless communication port 28 for interacting with a user's portable device 60,70. The terminal 12 may be an ATM, and includes a biometric device 35 for capturing biometric data from a user at the terminal 12. The terminal 12 is operable to receive biometric data from portable devices 60,70 within the vicinity 76 of the terminal 12, and compare the received biometric data with the data captured by the biometric device 35 to determine which portable device 60,70 is associated with the user at the terminal 12. A method of executing a transaction at a self service terminal 12 having a wireless communications port 28 is also described.
Patent GB-2377229-A (GB)
Title: Non-woven web of fine multicomponent fibres
Inventor: SMITH KEVIN EDWARD
IPC: D04H1/42
Filed: 1999-12-20
Abstract: A nonwoven web comprises a randomly interlaid web of extruded multicomponent meltdown fibers, wherein said multicomponent fibers having an average fiber diameter less than 7 micrometers and comprise a first olefin polymer component and a second amorphous olefin polymer component. A preferred olefin polymer is polypropylene. Preferably the first polymeric component comprises a crystalline propylene polymer and the second polymeric component comprises an amorphous propylene polymer.
Patent GB-2382573-A (GB)
Title: Separating a precipitate of cobalt and iron hydroxides
Inventor: NISHIKAWA ISAO
IPC: C22B3/06
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: A precipitate of Co and Fe hydroxides is treated with an acid (eg HCl or H 2 SO 4 ) to a pH of between 0.5 and 3 to preferentially dissolve the cobalt. Preferably the pH is first lowered to 0.5-2 and then raised to 2-3 by addition of cobalt precipitate, nickel carbonate or cobalt carbonate to precipitate the iron. When sulphuric acid is used a reducing agent such as SO 2  gas or sodium sulphite must be added.
Patent GB-2380254-A (GB)
Title: Pulsed detonation engine wave rotor
Inventor: SNYDER PHILLIP HAROLD
IPC: F02C3/02
Filed: 2001-05-22
Abstract: A pulsed detonation engine wave rotor apparatus (22) and method of using a pressure wave to compress a buffer gas disposed within the engine flow passages (41). The high pressure buffer gas is routed out of the wave rotor (22) and subsequently reintroduced to the wave rotor (22) to discharge and scavenge the latter stages of the combustion gas remaining under the engine flow passages.
Patent GB-2399808-A (GB)
Title: Invalid access equipment
Inventor: ERLAM DAVID PAUL
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 2003-03-19
Abstract: A bridge 4 comprises a floor 6 movable between a passive position (Fig 1), in which it allows pedestrian access to a flight of steps 2, and an active position (Fig 2), in which it is capable of bridging between a mobile platform 17 and a landing 1 at the top of the flight of steps 2.
Patent GB-2396059-A (GB)
Title: Computer housing with metal net window
Inventor: CHEN SHIH-TSUNG
IPC: H05K9/00
Filed: 2003-05-07
Abstract: A computer housing 1 comprises at least one window 11 covered with a metal net 2. The window reduces the leakage of electromagnetic radiation from the housing, while also allowing heat dissipation. It is located at a 'non-operating region' of the housing. There may be windows positioned at both sides of the housing. The wire net may be aluminium or stainless steel, and may be screwed into the housing.
Patent GB-2395208-A (GB)
Title: Stair protector assembly
Inventor: RICHARDS BRIAN DEREK
IPC: A47G27/02
Filed: 2003-05-12
Abstract: A stair protector assembly protects stairs from mechanical damage and/or dirt on either a temporary or semi-permanent basis. Tread panels <B>10</B> are hingedly connected to respective riser panels <B>12</B> at each stair nose, and they are also connected, preferably also hingedly, at each inner stair bend. The latter connection may be by way of elongate hollow elements <B>16</B>. To hold the assembly in place on the stairs, retractable retainers <B>18</B> are provided at the side edges. These may be nut devices <B>18</B> which engage in the ends of the elements <B>16</B>, and can be threadedly adjustable or spring loaded. The assembly may further provide triangular protector plates (20, figure 13) for mounting at the stair edges.
Patent GB-2406984-A (GB)
Title: Method and arrangement for I-Q balancing and radio receiver incorporating same
Inventor: PRATT PATRICK
IPC: H03D3/00
Filed: 2003-06-18
Abstract: A method and arrangement for self-tuning I-Q balancing 200 for an I-Q radio receiver 100 by: performing 210 Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) of the I and Q orthogonal signals to produce therefrom complex DFT I and Q signals evaluated at a balancing frequency; performing 220 quadrature phase-shifting of one of the complex DFT I and Q signals; performing 230 power measurement of the complex DFT I and Q signals over a plurality of frequencies, and choosing therefrom the balancing frequency; deriving 230 from the complex DFT I and Q signals a balance mismatch signal between the I and Q signals; and applying 240 the balance mismatch signal to the other of the I and Q signals whose complex DFT signal was not phase-shifted during the quadrature phase-shifting step to reduce balance mismatch.
Patent GB-2391250-A (GB)
Title: Roller shutter
Inventor: PENDLEBURY LEONARD MALCOLM
IPC: E06B9/80
Filed: 2003-06-27
Abstract: A roller shutter <B>10</B> comprises a plurality of side by side hollow box section laths <B>12</B> which are connected to each other by hinge <B>14</B> elements. Each hinge element has two flanges <B>16</B> which are fastened to adjacent laths <B>12</B>. The laths <B>12</B> may be provided with end caps <B>11</B>. Inserts such as metal bars <B>13</B> or blocks of insulation material <B>14</B> may be inserted in some of the laths <B>12</B>. Some of the laths <B>12</B> may be filled with concrete granules.
Patent GB-2403632-A (GB)
Title: Coupling non-IP devices to an IP network for remote network management
Inventor: CHRISTENSEN BENNY
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2003-06-30
Abstract: The invention is concerned with incorporating non-IP (Internet Protocol) devices within an IP fault management system. Such devices typically denote equipment faults using relay switches and in the present invention the relays are connected to the port of an IP-enabled switch e.g. an Ethernet switch, hub or router. In the case of a relay that needs to inform the network of various device states including error conditions, the relay is arranged to control a virtual LAN circuit 110-120 of the port. During an error condition, the relay either provides a short circuit 130 (fig 1) or open loop circuit 230 (fig 2) causing the IP switch to report this fault to a fault management system by sending an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) trap. In the case of the network needing to control the relays of devices, outputs of the IP switch port are arranged to provide a control voltage to the relay (fig. 3).
Patent GB-2392578-A (GB)
Title: Method for improving acoustic properties of a terminal device and a terminal device
Inventor: YLITALO JUHA
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2002-06-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to acoustic properties of a terminal device of a telecommunication network. To improve the capability of the terminal device to maintain the sound quality good while the distance between the speaker and the ear changes, the enclosure of the terminal device is provided with means (71, 81) for conveying the acoustic waves generated backwards by the speaker (30) of the device inside the enclosure to a cavity-like antenna space (80) intended for the antenna of the terminal device.
Patent GB-2410885-A (GB)
Title: Self lighting cigarette
Inventor: ROBSON ROY AIDAN
IPC: A24D1/08
Filed: 2004-02-16
Abstract: A self -lighting cigarette 2 which can be lit by striking the cigarette along the side of a cigarette packet 3 having a rough material 4 comprises an ignitible material such as a circular piece of brimstone on the tip 1 of the cigarette.
Patent GB-2408601-A (GB)
Title: Channel Adapter and Disk Array Device
Inventor: OKAMOTO HOMARE
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2004-04-15
Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a channel adapters (CHA), and a disk array device that can retransmit partial data via an IP network and which are configured to be able to conduct a data guarantee of the partial data. CHA transmits data to host computers. The CHA computes an input guarantee code when the CHA stores the data from a cache memory to a local memory. The CHA generates an output guarantee code when the CHA reads the data from the local memory and transmits the data to a port unit. In a case where retransmission of partial data is requested after the transmission of the data, the CHA transmits the partial data to the host computers. Thereafter, the CHA again computes the output guarantee code of the data and compares it with the previously computed input guarantee code. In a case where both codes match, it is guaranteed that data transmission has been conducted normally.
Patent GB-2402299-A (GB)
Title: Retrieving telephone numbers
Inventor: WONG KENT WAH SHUN
IPC: H04M1/2748
Filed: 2004-04-30
Abstract: A system and method for quickly retrieving a telephone number is disclosed. The system includes an input device for inputting a dial string from a user, a storage device for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, a display device for displaying the dial string, and a processor for matching the dial string with telephone numbers stored in the storage device. The dial string includes one or more digits. The processor matches the one or more digits with telephone numbers stored in the storage device and retrieves the telephone numbers. Each of the retrieved telephone number includes all digits of the dial string. The retrieved telephone numbers are then displayed on the display device. After the user selects one of the displayed telephone numbers, the system performs an action with the telephone number. For example, the system can be configured to dial the selected telephone number.
Patent GB-2417844-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring leg height on oil rig or liftboat
Inventor: BROWN DAVID TREHERN
IPC: G01S17/88
Filed: 2004-08-25
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the extension of the legs of self- elevating offshore units such as jack-ups and liftboats are described, wherein a laser based optical ranging device or system of said devices placed on deck or at some other location on the unit with mounting bases is provided together with possibly targets positioned on the legs. The laser ranging system measures the distance to a target mounted at the top of each leg. A single system may be used, or one system per leg. Alternatively an arrangement of Global Positioning System or Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS/GNSS) antennae mounted on each leg coupled with a fixed antenna is used to monitor the leg extensions.