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Patent GB-2345728-A (GB)
Title: Protected insertion letterbox
Inventor: RABINOVITCH ALEXANDER
IPC: A47G29/12
Filed: 2000-05-22
Abstract: A protected insertion letterbox comprises an air- and water- tight mail collection container 1 with an insertion slot 2 in the vicinity of the lower edge of its front wall 3, with an air - and water - tight gasket 4 which is fixed round the perimeter of the insertion slot, with a perforated access flap 5 which is movable so that the insertion slot can be closed or open, with the lower edge of the rear wall 8 joined to the lower edge of the front wall so that the lower part of the rear wall has the shape of a rising slope, with an internal access slot 12 with an internal access flap 14 movable so that slot 12 can be closed or open, and with a perforated support flap 9 fixed inside the container and movable so that it is either pressed against the rear wall or at a distance therefrom. Flaps 5,9,14 are all spring biassed to the closed position by respective springs 6,11, 16 acting on axles 7,10,15, and gasket 13 is air and water- tight. The arrangement is designed so that miscreants cannot introduce noxious gas or flammable liquid into premises via the letter box.
Patent GB-2347891-A (GB)
Title: A plate type of continuous injection mold machine
Inventor: LIN JIN-SHU
IPC: D21J3/00
Filed: 1997-11-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a plate type of continuous injection mold machine, wherein a plural of forming plates for injection are arranged upright and parallel to each other on an elongated frame. Inside each of forming plate, there is a hollow mold. When the plates are pressed to be adjacent to each other, the material such as pulp, plastics etc. in the inlet pipe is continually injected into the molds and fills up the spaces in the forming plates. The material is compactly pressed and/or dehydrated until the forming is completed. When the forming plates are separated from each other, a large amount of molded products can be simultaneously obtained.
Patent GB-2354134-A (GB)
Title: Sorting stored mobile phone numbers on call time basis
Inventor: USAMI SHINYA
IPC: H04M1/724
Filed: 2000-06-15
Abstract: An automatic system sorts telephone numbers in an electronic telephone directory using a calling information list which indicates an expected calling frequency in each day of the week and time zone on the basis of a priority numerical value of the telephone numbers according to the calling times and function setting conditions of the telephone numbers in each day of the week and time zone. It then automatically sorts and indicates the telephone numbers in decreasing order of the expected calling frequency with reference to the calling information list for days of the week and time zones when the electronic telephone directory is opened.
Patent GB-2357427-A (GB)
Title: Mobile telephone case with support stand
Inventor: WANG-CHEN YU-LIEN
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 2000-06-20
Abstract: A case for a mobile telephone comprises a main body 1 and a support frame or stand 2 which is pivotally moveable between an inoperative position in which the support stand 2 lies flush with the main body 1 (figure 2A), and an operative position in which the stand 2 projects from the case. The main body 1 has a mobile telephone receiving space defined by a front wall 16, a rear wall 17, and two side walls 11 with recessed portions 12, each recessed portion 12 having a surface 18 which limits the pivoting movement of the stand 2 and a pivot hole 13. The stand 2 consists of a U-shaped frame having two arms 21 each provided at the free end with a pivoting piece 22 having a through hole 23, and is connected to the main body 1 by pivot pins 3 which pass through the holes 23 and engage with the pivot holes 13. When the stand 2 is moved to its operative position, the arms 21 abut the surfaces 18 of the recessed portions 12 so that a mobile telephone A contained in the case may be supported in a tilted orientation on a surface.
Patent GB-2365914-A (GB)
Title: Double clamp for angling
Inventor: BROWN DAMIAN PETER
IPC: A01K97/10
Filed: 2000-08-11
Abstract: An angling clamp arrangement provides an adjustable fastening between the leg of a fishing box/seat and a rodrest arm. The arrangement comprises a pair of clamps formed from two members each slotted at 5 with splined clamping bores 1 and confronting toothed surfaces 2. A single screw 10 extends through aligned bores in the members and engages a nut 9 to contract both clamps. In addition the members are relatively pivotable about the axis of the screw and can be secured in a required angular position by tightening the screw to interengage the surfaces 2.
Patent GB-2356310-A (GB)
Title: Halftone method employing 1 to 1 screening
Inventor: BRADBURN BRENT M
IPC: H04N1/409
Filed: 2000-08-30
Abstract: Image distortion in a halftoning process is reduced by maintaining specific relationships between the halftone pattern and the phase and resolution of the input image. Tiled arrays (<B>Figs. 4b, 5b, 6b and 8a-i</B>) of threshold matrices can be used across the area of the image being halftoned. The pattern of the tiled arrays does not bias tone reproduction with respect to the location of the input image pixels. Moire patterns are avoided, and the reproduction of edges and image details is improved.
Patent GB-2354615-A (GB)
Title: Computer processor with a replay system
Inventor: MERCHANT AMIT
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 1999-06-21
Abstract: A computer processor (50) includes a multiplexer (56) having a fist input, a second input, and an output, and a scheduler (30) coupled to the multiplexer first input. The processor further includes an execution unit (58) coupled to the multiplexer output. The execution unit it adapted to receive a plurality of instructions from the multiplexer. The processor further includes a replay system (70) coupled to the second multiplexer input and the scheduler. The replay system replays an instruction that has not correctly executed by sending a stop scheduler signal (75) to the scheduler and sending the instruction to the multiplexer.
Patent GB-2361698-A (GB)
Title: Protein arrays
Inventor: BLACKBURN JONATHAN
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-01-31
Abstract: Protein arrays are generated by cloning and expressing full-length proteins and tagging the proteins at either the N- or C-terminus with a marker moiety. The tag facilitates purification or immobilisation of the proteins on a solid support. The protein arrays may be used to screen for biological activity, protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acid interactions and to generate further, antibody arrays. The tag may be a peptide sequence, e.g. a hexa-histidine tag, a complete protein, or a protein domain, e.g. the maltose binding domain.
Patent GB-2361254-A (GB)
Title: Interlocking mortarless building block system
Inventor: ALI ABANG ABDULLAH B ABANG
IPC: E04B2/02
Filed: 2001-02-05
Abstract: A modular block system for mortarless walls uses three different types of block: stretcher blocks and corner blocks having lengths at least one and a half times the width, and half blocks with a length up to half the stretcher length, each of the blocks comprising a pair of spaced parallel upright sidewalls having flat top and bottom surfaces and block interlocking means, and first and second transverse end walls. A stretcher block has side walls 1 and 2, interlocking formations 3,4,5,6 and end walls 7 and 8 each of which protrudes above the block as shown. A corner block has sidewalls 9 and 10, interlocking formations 11,12,13,14, and upstanding protrusions 18 as shown, and a transverse web 17. A half block (Fig 3a) is effectively half a corner block. In use, walls are constructed using the blocks, and reinforcing rods may pass through the hollows in the blocks, either horizontally or vertically, and cement is used to fill the voids and to hold the reinforcing rods in place.
Patent GB-2360037-A (GB)
Title: Insulator ceramic composition, multilayer ceramic substrate and ceramic electronic parts
Inventor: CHIKAGAWA OSAMU
IPC: H05K1/16
Filed: 2001-02-26
Abstract: An insulator ceramic composition is composed of (A) an MgO-MgAl<SB>2</SB>O<SB>4</SB> ceramic powder, and (B) a glass powder containing silicon oxide in a proportion of about 13 to 50 weight % in terms of SiO<SB>2</SB>, boron oxide in a proportion of about 3 to 60 weight % in terms of B<SB>2</SB>O<SB>3</SB>, and aluminum oxide in a proportion of 0 to about 20 weight % in terms of Al<SB>2</SB>O<SB>3</SB>. The composition may also contain Li<SB>2</SB>O, K<SB>2</SB>O or Na<SB>2</SB>O in a proportion of up to 10 weight % relative to the entirety of the glass powder, zinc oxide in a proportion of up to 15 weight % relative to the composition and copper oxide in a proportion of up to 3 weight % relative to the entirety of the glass powder. Ceramic multilayer substrates, e.g. capacitors and inductors, comprising a layer of the composition are described.
Patent GB-2361880-A (GB)
Title: Fuelling control during purging of emission control device
Inventor: BIDNER DAVID KARL
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2001-03-14
Abstract: A method for purging a catalyst containing oxidants operates the engine at different air-fuel ratios during at least three different intervals. The intervals are adaptively adjusted based on a model that predicts an amount of fuel needed to perform the purging. The intervals are also responsive to an exhaust gas sensor located downstream of the catalyst.
Patent GB-2361103-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated push-button switch
Inventor: PARTRIDGE DAVID
IPC: H01H13/02
Filed: 2001-03-16
Abstract: An illuminated push-button switch has a microswitch 10 and a lampholder 11 mounted at an inner end of a tubular body 1. A push-button 6 at an outer end of the body 1 moves an inner slider (7, Fig. 4) on to an operating member 13 of the microswitch 10. A printed circuit board 26 is mounted on one side of the microswitch 10. Terminals of the microswitch 10 and terminals of the lampholder 11 are connected to the printed circuit board 26 and the board has transversely projecting prongs 29 which can be engaged with a terminal connector.
Patent GB-2362580-A (GB)
Title: Low spin golf ball utilizing perimeter weighting
Inventor: NESBITT DENNIS R
IPC: C08L23/08
Filed: 2000-02-11
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a golf ball comprising a soft core (10) and a hard cover (12) to produce a resulting golf ball having a reduced spin rate. In this regard, a core (10) is provided and metal particles, or other heavy weight filler materials, are included in the cover (12) compositions. This results in a golf ball exhibiting enhanced perimeter weighting. Preferably, the particles are included in a relatively thick inner cover layer (or mantle) (12) of a solid, three-piece multi-layered golf ball. In another preferred version, one or more patterns of weighting material are incorporated in the ball so that the pattern is visible along the ball's exterior. The size and weight of the core (10) is reduced in order to produce an overall golf ball which meets, or is less than, the 1.62 ounce maximum weight limitation specified by the United States Golf Association. It has been found that the present invention produces a golf ball with an increased moment of inertia and/or a greater radius of gyration and thus generates lower spin. The golf ball of the present invention may also utilize an enlarged diameter which serves to further reduce spin rate. The resulting golf ball exhibits properties of reduced spin without sacrificing durability, playability and resilience.
Patent GB-2378553-A (GB)
Title: Optical bit differential processing
Inventor: PROUSTIE ALISTAIR JAMES
IPC: H04B10/00
Filed: 2001-08-08
Abstract: Apparatus for processing a segment of x optical bit slots from a packet (1) comprising y optical bit slots, each bit slot defining a respective one of first and second complementary logical states, within a time span shorter than or equal to the time for receipt of the packet comprises:<BR> ```a segment replicator (14) which generates serial copies of the segment of the packet, each copy residing within a respective word containing z bit slots, where z is equal to or greater than x; and<BR> ```a bit differential processor (16) for processing successive bits of the successive copies of the segment in n successive processing steps, the product of n and z being less than or equal to y. The result of each processing step is output in sequence by the bit differential processor (16), the result of processing the segment being given by x successive bit slots of the output. The result may represent the parity of the segment.
Patent GB-2367255-A (GB)
Title: Electric whisk with sliding battery compartment lid and liquid guard
Inventor: LANE GARY AARON
IPC: A47J43/08
Filed: 2001-08-29
Abstract: An electric whisk is provided having an electric battery compartment 2 and a sliding closure (40, Fig 1) for the compartment 2, with means 8 to ensure that the closure (40) cannot be deployed to close the compartment 2 without providing an electrical connection. In alternative aspects, the whisk includes a guard 20 to at least partially prevent liquid from entering the whisk housing 1 at the place at which the whisk axle 11 emerges from the housing 1. A method is also provided to electroplate the whisk housing 1 whilst protecting the electric motor 10 from the electrolyte with wax or paint.
Patent GB-2367795-A (GB)
Title: Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Control System
Inventor: TAMOR MICHAEL ALAN
IPC: B60W10/08
Filed: 2001-09-13
Abstract: A parallel hybrid vehicle control system is disclosed having an internal combustion engine 20, a motor/generator 22, and an electronically controlled converterless transmission 32. Also disclosed are a clutch control 40, an engine controller 38 and a motor controller 42, which are linked to an overall system controller 36. The motor controller 42 enables the motor 22 to emulate the response of the engine 20 to a range of inputs. The electric motor/generator has the facility to restart the engine.
Patent GB-2375180-A (GB)
Title: Generating internal command signals in a memory
Inventor: SONG DAE SIK
IPC: G11C7/22
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: A memory is provided with an input buffer 100 which receives an external clock signal CLK, external command signals /CS to /WE, and external address signals A[0:n]. These signals are passed to command signal decoder 300, which generates internal command signals COLACT, PRECHG and ROWACT for control of read and write operations in the memory. A test mode enable signal PTML is also generated. In order to increase the speed of the testing, when test mode enable signal PTML is activated, an internal clock generating unit 200 generates first and second internal clock signals, each having a shorter period than the external clock. Internal command control signals IRCTL, ICCTL and IPCTL are generated synchronously with the first and second internal clocks. The command decoder receives the internal command control signals, allowing the internal command signals COLACT, PRECHG, ROWACT to be generated at a faster rate. The invention is particularly applicable to random access memory devices, such as DRAM.
Patent GB-2380770-A (GB)
Title: Stress-reducing indentor profile for gas turbine engine blade mountings and other applications
Inventor: KNOTT DAVID SYDNEY
IPC: F01D5/30
Filed: 2001-10-13
Abstract: An indentor, (eg. forming part of a disc 50, in a gas turbine engine) for contacting a bearing surface 60 (eg. forming part of a dove-tail blade root in a gas turbine engine) comprises a contact surface 58, complimentary to that of the bearing surface 60, and an integral tapering portion 100, which defines part of the contact surface 58, and defines an edge of contact 74, between the contact surface 58, and the bearing surface 60. Various profiles of the tapering portion are disclosed and the indentor arrangement may be applied to roller bearings, railway wheels and tracks, toothed shaft connections, and pins passing though holes in walls.
Patent GB-2369638-A (GB)
Title: Drilling system
Inventor: BEST BRUNO
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 2000-06-19
Abstract: A drilling system for drilling a borehole into an earth formation is provided. The drilling system comprises a drill string extending into the borehole whereby an annular space is formed between the drill string and the borehole wall, the annular space containing a body of fluid, the drill string including a longitudinal fluid passage having an outlet opening at the lower end part of the drill string, pumping means for selectively pumping drilling fluid via said passage and outlet opening into the body of fluid, and a fluid discharge conduit for discharging fluid from the body of fluid; wherein the drilling system further comprises pressure control means for controlling the fluid pressure in the body of fluid when the pumping means is inoperative to pump drilling fluid into the body of fluid.
Patent GB-2389433-A (GB)
Title: Bit exactness support in dual-mac architecture
Inventor: HALAHMI DROR
IPC: G06F7/499
Filed: 2002-06-08
Abstract: An arrangement and method for bit exactness support in dual-MAC architecture by detecting when underflow or overflow conditions will occur, and for operating the dual-MAC arrangement in single-MAC mode for at least one cycle upon such detection. This produces the advantages of providing dual-MAC execution with saturation capabilities, with only a small degradation in performance, while employing detection logic that is very small and simple compared to the logic required for a conventional full saturation dual-MAC architecture. The arrangement performs multiply-accumulate arithmetic operations on digital values A, B, C, D and E to produce a result E = <E + <C * D> + <A * B>>, where '+' represents addition, '*' represents multiplication, and '<>' represents saturation.
Patent GB-2391150-A (GB)
Title: Restructuring the hierarchy of processing nodes defining an image
Inventor: VIENNEAU CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2002-07-19
Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing image data 403 are provided, which provide storage means 206, processing means 201, 202 and display means 103, wherein said image data 403 includes a plurality of components 814 defined by a plurality of hierarchical data processing nodes 404, 405, said storage means are configured to store said image data 403 and said processing means are configured to perform the steps of generating first image data 1201, 1202, 1203 by means of processing said hierarchical data processing nodes 405; outputting said first image data to said display means 103; restructuring (1122) said hierarchy 404 in response to user input data; and generating second image data 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404 by means of processing said restructured hierarchical editing nodes 405; and outputting said second image data to said display means. When editing a component of an image produced by processing image data including components defined by hierarchical data processing nodes it can be difficult for a user to locate the desired processing node for the required editing if the entire hierarchical structure for the image is displayed. By allowing a user to select a component which he desires to edit and restructuring the hierarchy such that processing nodes relevant to the relevant component only are displayed, it is much easier for the user to locate the desired processing node.
Patent GB-2375289-A (GB)
Title: Method of hanging vertical side panels on an electrical cabinet
Inventor: SCHNABEL JOHN DAVID
IPC: A47B96/14
Filed: 1998-12-30
Abstract: Side panel 26 comprising a top flange 28 (with a horizontal portion 28 and a vertical return 29), which engages with the upper suspension member of the frame 24 of the cabinet. The lower flange 44 of the panel engages an upturned hook 47 of the frame, so keeping it in position. Additionally, a normal electrical cabinet frame can be adjusted so that this method of hanging panels works by using the extension piece 48. The extension pieces 48 slot onto the existing upper and lower frames, and then they have the correct profile for the panel to engage with.
Patent GB-2381664-A (GB)
Title: Loop antenna, surface-mounted antenna and communicatication equipment having the same
Inventor: YAMAKI KAZUHISA
IPC: H01Q5/10
Filed: 2002-10-09
Abstract: In order to enable one radiant electrode to transmit and receive signals with a plurality of frequency bands, in a base member, a feeding electrode 3  a   to be connected to a signal supply source 7 and an open electrode 3  b   floated from the ground are arranged adjacent to each other leaving a space. In the base member, one end of a linear electrode is connected to the feeding electrode while the other end is connected to the open electrode. A substantially loop-shaped radiant electrode 3 extending from the feeding electrode toward the open electrode via the linear electrode is defined by the feeding electrode, the open electrode, and the linear electrode. The linear electrode is provided with a short-cut electrode short-cutting a loop of the radiant electrode. A feeding-end portion (feeding electrode) and an open-end portion (open electrode) of the loop-shaped radiant electrode are combined together with a capacitance therebetween, so that the gain in an antenna operation due to higher-order resonance of the radiant electrode is improved, enabling not only basic resonance of the radiant electrode but also the higher-order resonance to be practically used in signal transmitting or receiving.
Patent GB-2396405-A (GB)
Title: A gas sensor having an elongated groove with reflective surfaces that define a folded optical path
Inventor: HOPKINS GRAHAM PAUL
IPC: G01N21/35
Filed: 2002-12-05
Abstract: A gas sensor comprising: a body 1, an optical source located in a cavity 2, and a first optical detector located in position 3. The body 1 also comprises a channel arranged to admit a gas. The channel further comprises an elongated groove 5 which has reflective surfaces and defines a folded optical path for light from the source. The source may be located at one end portion of the channel, while the detector is located at the other end portion. The sensor may have an arrangement to redirect a portion of light from a predetermined region of the channel to another (second) detector in another cavity 4. A portion of the groove may form a spiral, or a helical (14, fig. 3), or a serpentine (29, fig. 8) optical path. If the groove is made helical, the body (11, fig. 3) may be made in a cylindrical shape, with helical grooves made at its exterior or interior surface.
Patent GB-2384752-A (GB)
Title: Slotted substrates and methods and systems for forming same
Inventor: RIVAS RIO T
IPC: B41J2/16
Filed: 2003-01-28
Abstract: Methods and systems for forming slots (604) in a substrate (606) that has opposing first and second surfaces. The method makes a laser cut through either the first surface (610) or second surface (612) of the substrate (606) sufficient to form a first trench (802). Material is also removed through the other of the first and second surfaces effective to form, in combination with the laser cut, a slot (604). At least a portion of the slot (604) passes entirely though the substrate (606), and the slot (604) has an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 1. Furthermore, the maximum width of the slot (604) can be about 50 percent or less of the thickness of the substrate (606). The substrate (606) may be a semiconductor substrate. The method may be used in the manufacture of fluid ejecting devices such as a printhead.
Patent GB-2396139-A (GB)
Title: Impact countermeasure device
Inventor: MOZER ERIC STEFAN
IPC: B60R21/04
Filed: 2003-02-14
Abstract: An impact countermeasure device (30) used for receiving an impact force (56) has a generally hollow body (50) with an outer wall (52) defining an interior portion (54) and an exterior portion. The wall (52) has at least one blow hole (60) therethrough. The wall (52) has at least one tack off area (70) formed therein. The tack off area (70) and the blow hole (60) control the crush rate of the body in response to the impact force (56).