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Patent GB-2353338-A (GB)
Title: Automatic transmission control device having fail safe means
Inventor: YONEYAMA NOBUYUKI
IPC: F16H61/02
Filed: 2000-06-14
Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission having fail safe means such that if the gear selecting means fails whilst in the lowest ratio the fail safe means retains selection of the lowest gear ratio and if the gear selecting means fails when not in the lowest ratio, the fail safe means select any gear ratio other than the lowest.
Patent GB-2367633-A (GB)
Title: Rf power measurement
Inventor: HILTON OLIVER JAMES
IPC: H03M3/02
Filed: 2000-10-04
Abstract: A RF power measurement circuit for measuring RF power of a pulsed RF input signal R<SB>IN</SB> has a sigma-delta ADC circuit 14 and an AND 16 gate for controlling delivery of clock pulses to a clock input C<SB>I</SB> of the ADC circuit. The clock pulses are delivered to the clock input only within the duration of RF pulses of the pulsed RF input signal enabling a low speed ADC circuit to be used.
Patent GB-2360301-A (GB)
Title: Fence post support
Inventor: DUFFY JOHN
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 2000-10-12
Abstract: A fence post support has a foot (2) that contacts the ground, where the foot (2) may have on one side a socket (6) for receiving a fence post (1). A spike (4), separate from the foot (2), is secured to one side of the foot (2) and extends from the other side into the ground. The post (1) may be sealed in the socket (6) with a weather resistant material. Preferably, guides are provided to position and align the spikes (4) as they are driven into the ground and temporary anchor stakes (7, fig 2) may be used to position the foot (2) during erection of the post support.
Patent GB-2360508-A (GB)
Title: Packaging arrangement
Inventor: REDFEARN PETER
IPC: B65D85/36
Filed: 2001-02-08
Abstract: A packaging arrangement comprises a main portion (12) defining a plurality of apertures (14) for receiving an article in each aperture. The arrangement also includes support means (16, 18) extending downwardly from the main portion (12). The support means (16, 18) comprises means (50) to enable the support means (16, 18) to be manipulated to allow the articles received in the apertures (14) to engage a surface on which the packaging arrangement is disposed, such means (50) preferably comprising perforated lines along which locking portions (46, 48) of subsidiary support members (20, 22) may be torn, the locking portions (46, 48) being sandwiched between sections (38, 40), (38A, 40A) of the support means (18, 16) so that such tearing allows the packaging arrangement to be collapsed.
Patent GB-2373420-A (GB)
Title: Communications system and method
Inventor: PORTER JOHN DAVID
IPC: H04L25/03
Filed: 2001-03-16
Abstract: In a method of transmitting a predetermined data sequence from a transmitter (2-1 to 2-n) to a receiver (1) the impulse response of the channel is first determined. The transmitter (2-1 to 2-n) is provided with a pre-distorter having a response which approximates to the inverse of the channel impulse response and comprises a filter having a critical pole. The predetermined data sequence is modified to cause a zero to coincide with the critical pole in the filter and thereby arranged to cancel the pole-zero pair. This can enable a reductions in the filter length and/or as improvement in its stability.
Patent GB-2357456-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in forming carton blanks
Inventor: WALSH JOSEPH
IPC: B65D5/56
Filed: 1999-09-30
Abstract: Individual canon blanks (4) are formed from lamination of continuous strip (6) of a relatively rigid material and relatively flexible fluid impervious material (42) and in some instances from spaced apart continuous strips (102). All cut and fold lines are formed in strip (6). Then all are conveyed into nip (64) between rotating laminating rollers (60, 62) where all are secured together by an adhesive.
Patent GB-2361996-A (GB)
Title: Multiple marker characterization of single cells
Inventor: LESKO STEPHEN A
IPC: G01N33/533
Filed: 1999-10-29
Abstract: Methods use concurrent multiple cellular probes conjugated to fluorescent compounds of different wavelengths to characterize single cells that have been isolated from a body fluid using density gradient centrifugation. Specific antibodies, peptides, nucleotides or oligonucleotides are used as probes for both identification and characterization of a single cell.
Patent GB-2359695-A (GB)
Title: Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message
Inventor: NELSON MARK H
IPC: H04Q3/00
Filed: 1998-01-22
Abstract: A method and system for transmitting a facsimile message uses a public-switched telecommunications network, the public-switched telecommunication network having a messaging platform capable of storing a plurality of facsimile messages. The initiation of a telephone call to a destination is detected, the content of the call including the facsimile message. If the destination is available at a first time to receive a telephone call, the facsimile message is transmitted. The facsimile message is stored on the messaging platform only if the destination is unavailable at the first time. If the facsimile message was stored, the facsimile message is transmitted at a second time if the destination if the destination is available.
Patent GB-2377826-A (GB)
Title: Cord clamp with fixed member and flexible member
Inventor: DUNFORD CARL
IPC: H01R13/585
Filed: 2001-07-19
Abstract: A cable grip has a fixed member 30 on one side of the cable path and a flexible arm 36 on the other side, with a clamping screw 40 to clamp the flexible arm against the cable. The fixed member may have ridges 32, and the flexible arm may have steps 48 so that it overlaps the cable slightly. The flexible arm may also have transverse ridges 46 in addition to the steps 48. The combination of a flexible arm with a clamp makes the grip easy to use but grips the cable securely.
Patent GB-2379562-A (GB)
Title: Pump driving system using an induction coupling
Inventor: CHU HSU MIN
IPC: H02K49/04
Filed: 2001-09-10
Abstract: A motor shaft 2 is coupled to a pump shaft 20 in a non-shaft contacting manner by an induction (eddy current) coupling. Thus, the motor shaft does not penetrate through the housing of the pump and leakage of high pressure fluid or particles from the pump past a bearing seal is avoided. In one embodiment (fig. 1), a coil 7 in a yolk 5 is mounted on a motor housing 1. A first ferromagnetic body 6 is attached to the motor shaft 2, and may be designed as a flywheel for smoothing the driving power of shaft 2. Body 6 has inner and outer rings of teeth 6a, 6b (fig.2) in which north and south poles are induced by coil 7. A non-magnetic, electrically conducting plate 12, which may be made of copper or aluminium, is attached to the pump shaft 20. Magnetic flux from the poles of the first ferromagnetic body 6 passes through plate 12, the magnetic circuit being completed via a second ferromagnetic body 13 behind plate 12 and corresponding to first body 6. The driven plate 12 and the second ferromagnetic body 13 are arranged inside seal cover 10 of pump housing 16. The invention prevents motor failure through ingress of fluid or particles from the pump.
Patent GB-2379957-A (GB)
Title: Rankine cycle micropower unit
Inventor: TILSTON JOHN
IPC: F01K13/00
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: A micro power unit comprises a supply means for supplying hydrocarbon fuel to a fuel tank 1, a combustion chamber 4, for combusting fuel from the tank, means 8, for exhausting the combustion products; a heat exchanger 7, and a Rankine cycle loop. The Rankine cycle loop comprises a boiler 6, a feed pump 12 for feeding the boiler, a turbine 9, and a fluid circuit connecting the boiler, feed pump and turbine, the fluid circuit incorporating a heat exchanger downstream of the turbine, and means for providing fluid from the fluid circuit to the boiler at start up of the device. The device can drive a generator 14 and a propeller 15. The turbine and feed pump may be manufactured from magnetic materials and coupled together magnetically.
Patent GB-2382551-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle with rear wheel shock absorber
Inventor: CHEN TING-HSING
IPC: B62K25/28
Filed: 2001-11-28
Abstract: The bicycle has rear wheel forks 14 pivoted from a frame 1 with a seat post 11. The shock absorber 2 is pivoted at its bottom end to the forks 14 and at its top end to a rearward extension piece 13 at the bottom region of the post 11. The piece 13 has side flanges each with a slotted recess 132 holding a quick release device on the shock absorber end. To prevent inadvertent removal of the device and shock absorber end from the piece, the piece 13 carries a spring biassed stopper member 41 which abuts the shock absorber. Upward movement of the member 41 against the spring enables release of the shock absorber for bicycle folding.
Patent GB-2374239-A (GB)
Title: Hinged telephone headset assembly
Inventor: JEON YONG-WOO
IPC: H04R1/10
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: A hinged assembly for a compact telephone headset 100 is described, which includes a speaker housing 10 and a microphone housing 20, and which can be worn on the user's ear. Hinging projections 502a are provided, including first and second hinging projections 101 on one of the housings and a third hinging projection 201 on the other, provided with hinging formations for detachably locating the third hinging projection 201 between the first and second hinging projections 101 so that the housings 10+20 are able to hinge about an axis A1 that passes through all three hinging projections 101+201. The hinging formations include a first and second pairs of electrical contacts (502, fig 6) on the first 101 and third hinging projections 101 and the second 201 and third hinging projections 101 respectively, each adapted to make contact over a range of hinging angles of the housings. Each pair of electrical contacts (502, 602, fig 6) comprise non-planar male (502a, fig 6) and female surfaces (601, fig 6) of rotation about the hinge axis. Each male (502a, fig 6) surface of revolution, is a surface of a retractable electrical contact that is biased towards an extended position by a coil spring (503, fig 6) within the relevant hinging projection.
Patent GB-2369442-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for determining the mean density of a fluid flowing in a hydrocarbon well that is inclined or horizontal
Inventor: CATALA GERARD
IPC: E21B47/06
Filed: 2000-07-06
Abstract: To determine the mean density of a fluid flowing along a hyrocarbon well (12), the pressure difference between two regions (H1, B1; H2, B2) situated in the vicinities of the bottom generator line and the top generator line of the well is measured. To this end, a pressure sensor (24, 26) is placed on a tube (28, 30) whose ends open out into the above-mentioned regions, the tube being mounted on an arm (20, 22) that is hinged to the body (14) of the apparatus. The inclination of the straight line joining the two pressure take-off regions (H1, B1; H2, B2) is also determined. The desired mean density is calculated from the measured pressure difference and from the determined inclination.
Patent GB-2387782-A (GB)
Title: Improved effecting mechanism for a surgical tool
Inventor: YOUNG MICHAEL JOHN RADLEY
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 2002-03-28
Abstract: The surgical tool has a central rod 1, generally a longitudinally extending waveguide. A first jaw member 1b is connected at the distal end of the rod and a second jaw member 6 is connected and pivoted on its keeper or carrier, i.e. a tubular member 3 which is arranged as a rotatable sleeve around the rod 1. Both the tubular member 3 and the rod 1 are further enclosed by an outer shroud sleeve member 7 which is also rotatable about tubular member 3. Outer sleeve member 7 and the proximal end of the second jaw member 6 have cooperating surfaces in the form of protrusions and depressions, such as lobes 9 and concave edge 10, whereby relative rotation of the sleeve member 7 with respect to the tubular member 3 on which the second jaw member 6 is hinged, produces relative motion between the cooperating surfaces of the sleeve member 7 and the jaw member 6 that effects the opening or closing of jaw member 6 in relation to static jaw member 1b. As jaw member 6 moves into an out of operative relationship with static jaw member 1b, it follows a tridimensional path. The mechanism is specially suitable for ultrasonic type surgical tools.
Patent GB-2378105-A (GB)
Title: A method of transmitting a sub-code using a turbo encoder
Inventor: KIM MIN-GOO
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2002-05-08
Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating a QCTC (Quasi-Complementary Turbo Code) considering a characteristic of a turbo code in a packet communication system or a communication system using an ARQ (Automatic Repeat reQuest) scheme. There is provided a method for transmitting a sub-code determined by a sub-code rate identical to or different from a code rate of a turbo encoder according to a channel environment from a QCTC generated by the turbo encoder receiving an information stream and operating at the code rate. The method comprises segmenting a length N of the QCTC into a predetermined number of sections, determining SPIDs (Sub-code Packet Identifications) corresponding to the segmented sections, and specifying one of the SPIDs allocated for initial transmission of the sub-code; calculating a number of remaining symbols represented by N-Fs, where N is a length of the QCTC and Fs is a starting symbol position of the sub-code of the QCTC; determining a last symbol position Ls of the sub-code by comparing the number of the remaining symbols with a length of the sub-code; and sequentially transmitting symbols of the sub-code from the starting symbol position Fs to the last symbol position Ls.
Patent GB-2378180-A (GB)
Title: Antiproliferative and antiviral purine derivatives
Inventor: FISCHER PETER MARTIN
IPC: A61P31/12
Filed: 2002-06-27
Abstract: Compounds of formula I <EMI ID=1.1 HE=44 WI=36 LX=918 LY=779 TI=CF> <PC>or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein<BR> R<SB>2</SB> is 3-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl, or NHCH(R<SB>4</SB>)CH(R<SB>3</SB>) OH, wherein R<SB>3</SB> is hydrogen or methyl and R<SB>4</SB> is methyl, ethyl or isopropyl;<BR> R<SB>6</SB> is 3 -nitrophenylamino, 3,4-dimethoxybenzylamino, pyrid-2-yl-methylamino, pyrid-4-yl-methylamino or indan-5-amino;<BR> R<SB>9</SB> is isopropyl or cyclopentanyl,<BR> are useful in treating proliferative disorders and/or viral disorders.
Patent GB-2381599-A (GB)
Title: A system for controlling an engine with at least two cylinder groups coupled to respective catalysts.
Inventor: KOLMANOVSKY ILYA V
IPC: F01N13/04
Filed: 2002-08-08
Abstract: A method of controlling an engine 10 having a first cylinder group coupled 210 to a first catalyst 70a and a second cylinder group 212 coupled to a second catalyst 70b. The method comprises steps of concurrently operating the cylinder groups rich of stoichiometric; determining a first indication of the status of either one of the catalysts and its respective cylinder group operating near stoichiometric and preferably ending the rich operation of that catalyst, while continuing to operate the other catalyst and its cylinder group at a rich air/fuel mixture; determining a second indication relating to the status of the other catalyst preferably operating at near stoichiometric and ending the rich air/fuel mixture operation of this other catalyst and cylinder group. An article of manufacture is also claimed comprising a computer storage medium for controlling an engine as described previously. Preferably this article of manufacture is an electronic controller. Depending on the levels of NOx stored in either one of the catalysts or in the emissions exiting an exhaust tail pipe, concurrent rich operation is preferably maintained.
Patent GB-2380600-A (GB)
Title: Battery connector
Inventor: FUKUDA EIJI
IPC: H01R4/50
Filed: 2002-10-02
Abstract: A battery connector is constituted by a battery terminal, a fitting portion 5A, a terminal cover 10, an opening portion and an operation member 15. The battery terminal is connected to a wire and has the fitting portion which has an aperture enough to be loosely fitted to the battery post. The terminal cover receives the battery terminal therein and has the opening portion for the battery terminal to fit to the battery post therethrough. The operation member is movably attached to the terminal cover, and fastens the battery terminal to the battery post by reducing the aperture of the fitting portion loosely fitted to the battery post. Therefore, the battery connector is pressure-fixed to the battery post.
Patent GB-2394531-A (GB)
Title: Mounting signal lights
Inventor: WRIGHT BARRY
IPC: B61L5/18
Filed: 2002-10-21
Abstract: A rail signal (1) has a frame (100) into which signal modules (200, 300, 400) are mounted whereby each module can be partially disconnected from its operational position to pivot out of the frame into a cleaning position. The front of each module (eg 32) may therefore be cleaned without the need to reach around a backboard (15) and without interference from cowls (21, 31, 41).
Patent GB-2396145-A (GB)
Title: Printing packaging and an item to be packaged
Inventor: HILL DAVID
IPC: B65B63/00
Filed: 2002-12-05
Abstract: A method of packaging comprises printing upon an article 12 such as a compact disc, printing on packaging 14 for said article and packing said article in said packaging. The printing may be performed at separate printing stations for the articles and the packaging, adjacent to one another, or at the same station 18. If printed at a common station, the articles and packaging may either be printed alternately or in batches, or simultaneously. A conveyer 11 is used to transport the articles and packaging between printing stations and packing stations, and can either stop as the printing takes place, or continue, the printing being performed on the moving articles/packaging. The information printed is unique to each article and its corresponding packaging, and is retrieved from computer 25 and printed by ink jet, laser, or thermal transfer apparatus, and may of the type that is cured by UV light exposure. The article may contain software information, in which case the printed information may be key information 28, 29 required to use said software. Optical identifying apparatus 30 can also be provided to ensure the article and the packaging are matching before packing.
Patent GB-2389900-A (GB)
Title: Determining the specular or diffuse reflectance profile & emittance of materials at ambient temperature
Inventor: NAGARAJAN RAMAKRISHNAN
IPC: G01N21/55
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: obtaining the wavelength, refractive index, extinction coefficient, and angle incidence from the user(2); calculating absorption coefficient(3); prompting the user to choose between calculation of reflectance and the calculation of specular reflectance and calculation of diffuse reflectance (4). If specular reflectance is selected by the user (5); calculating u, v, parallel component of specular reflectance, Rs, perpendicular component of reflectance, Rp, and calculating the mean of the parallel and perpendicular components thus obtained to obtain the specular reflectance (6). If diffuse reflectance is selected (8), prompting the user to select between K-M method (9) and statistical method (10). If K-M method is selected by the user (25, fig. 1d), obtaining scattering coefficient, S, from the user, and calculating diffuse reflectance. If statistical method is chosen (10, fig. 1b), obtaining grain size from the user and calculating external reflection coefficient, me and internal reflection coefficient, mi; calculating 'r' and 't' using any of the following four statistical methods: SPMT, MPMT, PPM, or Melamed Theory.
Patent GB-2394722-A (GB)
Title: A non-dairy cream liqueur
Inventor: CROWLEY ANDREW
IPC: C12G3/04
Filed: 2003-03-19
Abstract: A non-dairy cream liqueur comprising a mixture of the following ingredients: a blend of coconut oil and coconut milk, beet sugar, a molasses source alcohol and wheat gluten. A method of producing the non-dairy cream liqueur is also disclosed. In one embodiment a pareve non-dairy cream liqueur is disclosed and in a second embodiment, a kosher non-dairy cream liqueur is disclosed.
Patent GB-2384806-A (GB)
Title: Method of isolating subterranean zones
Inventor: COOK ROBERT LANCE
IPC: E21B33/10
Filed: 2000-02-23
Abstract: A method of isolating subterranean zones in a well involves placing primary solid tubulars (3335) in the well and coupling them to a well casing (3310). Slotted tubulars (3345) are positioned to traverse the producing zone (3325) and coupled to the solid tubulars (3335). The producing zone is isolated by seals (3340) from additional zones (3320). At least some of the tubulars are plastically deformed in the well and the internal diameters of the tubulars is substantially equal.
Patent GB-2403583-A (GB)
Title: Anti piracy CD
Inventor: BRIERLEY JONATHAN
IPC: G11B23/28
Filed: 2003-07-01
Abstract: A CD or DVD that has an area which is capable of being written to by a CD or DVD writer. This area may include a predefined default code that is then changed by the software included on the CD/DVD to the ID code of the computer that it is written to or copied from. This area may be left uncoated to allow a CD or DVD writer to write to it. The CD or DVD software should allow standard usage for computers, which do not have CD or DVD writer software and should establish this through scanning the computers hardware. The CD or DVD should then be incapable of working on any other computer apart from the one it was written to or copied from. The software, which is then written to the PC, should include the individual computer ID on all or most of the files to prevent sharing the files via download or by any other method.
Patent GB-2390517-A (GB)
Title: OFDM receivers
Inventor: ELLIOTT JOHN EDWARD
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2003-07-04
Abstract: A DRM receiver has a pre-FFT time synchroniser (28), located prior to the FFT circuit (18), which is used to synchronise the receiver to the incoming symbols to a reasonable level of accuracy, before handing over to a post-FFT time synchroniser (30) . The pre-FFT algorithm generates a number of waveforms which are used to detect the presence and location of the guard interval. The data before the FFT can be used to obtain relatively crude time and frequency synchronisation, and then decision logic is used to switch to using the post-FFT algorithms. The pre-FFT synchroniser delays the signal (50) by the duration of the appropriate active symbol period, correlates (52) the delayed and undelayed signals to provide a correlation signal representing the result of the correlation, and detects (46) the centre of mass of the pulses in the correlation signal, to provide a synchronisation signal. The post-FFT synchroniser generates an estimated channel impulse response (72,74), squares the estimated channel impulse response to provide an estimated power channel impulse response, combines (76) the estimated power channel impulse response with a weighting function to generate a signal which is a measure of the damage done to the signal response as a function of window position, the side portions of the weighting function being substantially of quadratic form, and locates (78) a minimum in the resultant waveform, to provide a synchronisation signal.
Patent GB-2404272-A (GB)
Title: Image acquisition
Inventor: NOOR GAD
IPC: G06K9/22
Filed: 2003-07-25
Abstract: Imaging apparatus (100) has an image acquisition means (120) operably coupled to a triggering means (150) coupled to proximity detection means (140). Imaging and image decoding processes are instigated by the proximity of the apparatus to an object to be imaged. The proximity detection means (140) may be optical or ultrasonic.