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Patent GB-2361280-A (GB)
Title: Bracket arrangement for connecting a horizontal timber beam to an upright timber post
Inventor: STEER RODGR ALANDALE
IPC: E04B1/58
Filed: 1999-04-29
Abstract: A tubular bracket 2 receives the end of a horizontal timber beam and has an apertured flange 6 to connect the bracket to a support member 10 which receives the bottom of an upright timber post. The support member 10 has apertures aligned with those of the flange 6. The bracket 2 has a slot defining a gap to accommodate an axially-extending connecting plate 20 of a further bracket 18. The support member 10 may have flanges through which it is anchored to the ground or may have a tapered spike driven through it and into the ground (Fig. 7).
Patent GB-2378474-A (GB)
Title: Flood barrier
Inventor: DODDS EDWARD
IPC: E06B9/02
Filed: 2001-08-09
Abstract: A flood barrier 2 is mounted to masonry surrounding an aperture to be protected from flood water, such as a doorway, window or air brick. The barrier is preferably bolted to the masonry by bolts passing through holes 1, a seal 4 being compressed between the barrier and the masonry. The periphery of the barrier may have a flange formation in which the bolt holes are located and may include reinforcing ribs.
Patent GB-2378859-A (GB)
Title: Processing dropped calls in a cellular communications system and storing information about the locations where the calls are dropped
Inventor: FRANKO RONI
IPC: H04W24/00
Filed: 2001-08-18
Abstract: A method of processing information about dropped calls in a cellular radio communication system comprises:<BR> ```monitoring respective locations of mobile stations, MSs, participating in calls;<BR> ```monitoring when such calls are dropped; and storing information about locations at which calls are dropped. Mobile and base stations for use in the method are also described.
Patent GB-2380726-A (GB)
Title: A rail mounted patient lift
Inventor: BERGERON JEAN
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 2001-10-09
Abstract: A rail mounted patient lift comprises a ceiling mountable rail 10, a carriage 16 mounted for displacement along the rail, a flexible elongate support element and power operated lifting means for extending and retracting the support element relative to the carriage. The rail 10 comprises a plurality of rail sections 10<U>a</U>, 10<U>b</U> which in use are suspended from a ceiling with a gap 13 therebetween at a position where the rail 10 is to cross the path of a curtain 14. Each rail section has at least one pivotable flap 19 engageable by the carriage 16 as it moves along the rail. The flap 19 of one of a pair of adjoining rail sections is pivotable by the carriage as it moves in one direction to bridge the gap between the two sections and the flap of the other of the pair of adjoining rail sections is pivotable by the carriage as it moves in an opposite direction to bridge the gap between the two rail sections. Springs may be used to bias the flaps into a vertical position when not in use.
Patent GB-2372384-A (GB)
Title: Power management system for integrated circuit
Inventor: INOUE AKIHIKO
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2001-10-24
Abstract: A power management system for an integrated circuit has a signal line B1, B2, a management data generating unit 10 connected to the signal line, and a plurality of management data using units 20, 30, 40 each connected to the signal line B1, B2. The management data generating unit 10 outputs, to the signal line B1, B2, power management data for managing power consumption in each of the management data using units 20, 30, 40, the power management data corresponding to the state of the management data generating unit 10. Each of the management data using units 20, 30, 40 reads the power management data for common use from the signal line B1, B2 and controls power consumed by the management data using unit 20, 30, 40 based on the power management data.
Patent GB-2372908-A (GB)
Title: Frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) communication
Inventor: JONES HUW BRYN
IPC: H04B1/713
Filed: 2002-01-03
Abstract: Three embodiments are described: 1) A method of allocating frequencies in a frequency hopping spread spectrum <SL> <LI>communication link comprising sending a frequency hop substitution command 220 twice from a second (e.g. base station) to a first (e.g. mobile station) transceiver when the second transceiver has replaced an identified unsatisfactory frequency channel with an alternative in its stored hop sequence 210. Sending the substitution command two times ensures that the first transceiver is notified of the change to the hopping sequence. <LI>2) A method of generating a frequency hopping sequence by dividing the available frequency channels into two subsets, one subset containing higher frequency channels than those in the other subset, which are individually permuted in a pseudo-random manner and the two subsets are subsequently interleaved to form the hop sequence, i.e. the hopping sequence is formed by alternately taking channels from each subset so that no two channels from the same subset are adjacent to one another in the hopping sequence. <LI>3) A method of controlling the substitution of frequency channels in a frequency hopping sequence comprising identifying a frequency channel in the hop sequence that requires substitution, determining a congestion control value (CCV), which indicates the number of frequency channels in the hop sequence that have been identified as requiring substitution, and substituting the identified channel if the CCV is found to be less than a first threshold 210. In further embodiments if the CCV is found to be above the first threshold then the communications link is shut down 260 or a hop sequence repair operation 250 takes place in which the entire hop sequence is conveyed over the communications link. </SL>
Patent GB-2384739-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a hole punch
Inventor: GARDNER JEREMY
IPC: B26F1/36
Filed: 2002-02-01
Abstract: A hole punch 1 has a base 2 provided with a support element 9 which pivotally supports a handle 4 for movement about a first pivot axis 10, 18. A latch member 6 is connected to the handle 4 about a second pivot axis 17, 20 which is offset from and parallel to the first axis. The latch member 4 has a projection 21 thereon. The support element defines an abutment face 16 adjacent to the path followed by the projection 21 on movement of the handle 4 when the latch member is in a release position, the abutment face 16 being positioned to engage the projection when the latch (6) has been rotated relative to the handle to be in a locked position, and the handle is moving upwardly from a depressed position.
Patent GB-2378071-A (GB)
Title: Position of a land vehicle using signals received from both a satellite navigation system and a cellular phone network
Inventor: SKWAREK VOLKER
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 2002-02-08
Abstract: Means of determining the position of a land vehicle where a combined evaluation 300 is made of signals which can be received from both a satellite navigation system 100 and a cellular phone network 200. The accuracy of the positional data received may be estimated and the vehicles position may be calculated using the data having the highest estimated accuracy. The position may also be calculated using the data which has the same or a lower estimated level of accuracy where to overall position is determined by correlating the two partial positions resulting in a greater accuracy of determined position.
Patent GB-2372208-A (GB)
Title: Floral display device
Inventor: KEMP DANNY WILLIAM
IPC: A47F7/00
Filed: 2002-02-13
Abstract: A floral display device comprises one or more display units 140-142, the or each unit having a connector member to removably link the unit to a self-supporting base 153, the connector member engaging corresponding receiving means on the base to retain the unit in the desired orientation. The connector member may comprise an integral tubular member or a wooden dowel, and is a push-fit in the receiving means. Alternatively a single rod passing trough all the units may be used. The base may comprise a display body 153 and a foot portion 152. A weight 156 may be included to lower the centre of gravity of the device. Each unit may contain an apertured disc.
Patent GB-2373831-A (GB)
Title: Inner link plate of a silent chain
Inventor: OKABE ISAMU
IPC: F16G13/04
Filed: 2002-02-26
Abstract: An inner link plate 24, which forms a link assembly of a silent chain, is characterised in that the respective shortest distances k, l, m and n between a bush hole 24b and the outside surface portion K, the inside surface portion L, the back surface portion M and the shoulder portion N are located in the vicinity of a hypothetical circle 24R substantially concentric with the bush hole 24b. Additionally, the shortest distances k, l, m and n are formed to be greater than or equal to the plate thickness t of the link plate. This minimum thickness allows a bush to be press fit in the bush hole without causing substantial deformation to the inner link plate. Preferably the difference between the maximum distance (M or L, in the fig) and the shortest distance (K, in the fig) is less than 30%.
Patent GB-2370442-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in receivers for television signals
Inventor: JAMES NICK
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2000-08-09
Abstract: A Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) (3) is arranged to receive signals defining television programmes and television programme schedule data. The HDR receives updated programme schedule data substantially constantly in a dedicated programme schedule data channel. The HDR is arranged to output the programme schedule data for display on a television screen (2). The HDR comprises a hard disk (16) for recording received television programmes. A remote control (28) is provided to select television programmes to be recorded from the displayed programme schedule. Furthermore, the HDR is arranged to receive additional programme schedule information included in each of the received television channels which information is used to control the hard disk to record pre-programmed television programmes according to schedule. The hard disk is operable to record simultaneously two different television programmes received in different channels. Also, the HDR is operable to replay a currently broadcast programme offset in time. The time offset can be overcome by playing back the part of the programme inside the time offset at an increased frame rate. Furthermore, the HDR is arranged to receive transition signals indicating transitions between parts of programmes, such as transitions between advertisements and the "actual" programmes. The HDR is operable to use these transition signals, for example, to skip between transitions in previously recorded programmes replayed from the hard disk.
Patent GB-2388256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to cordless electrical appliances
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: H01R13/646
Filed: 2002-04-30
Abstract: Cordless electrical appliances, kettles and hot water jugs in particular, are known which have 360{ connector sets incorporating spring contacts which have to be carefully designed. To avoid this necessity, the invention proposes a 360{ connector set consisting of a plug part [12] having three triangularly arranged pin terminals [11] and a socket part [1] having three complementary coaxial terminals, [2,3,4] the plug and socket terminals all being fixed components. The socket part [1] is resiliently mounted in the base unit [14] of the cordless appliance so as to be able to adjust its position to accommodate tolerance variations and/or misalignments between the two parts of the connector set.
Patent GB-2388018-A (GB)
Title: Ice Scraper
Inventor: O'HARE BRIAN DOUGLAS
IPC: B60S3/04
Filed: 2002-05-02
Abstract: An ice scraper e.g. for vehicle windscreens, has a circular blade. Preferably the scraper is in the form of a cylindrical body in which the end circumference of the cylinder forms the blade, and is preferably serrated. A handle is formed at the opposite end to the blade.
Patent GB-2388331-A (GB)
Title: A punch-shredding machine
Inventor: ARIES PAUL ARTHUR
IPC: B26D11/00
Filed: 2002-05-09
Abstract: A punch-shredding machine 10 comprises a housing/die 28, defining a passageway 40 through which material (such as paper and other sheet material intended for punch-shredding) may pass, and a punching mechanism 14 having a plurality of punch members 22, 24 and means 16, 34 to move the punch members from a retracted position (as in figure 1) in which they are spaced away from the passageway 40 to an advanced position in which they extend through the passageway; movement between the mentioned retracted and advanced positions effectively punch-shredding the material. In operation, paper and the like is fed in to passageway 40 via a plurality of spring-biassed 42 in-feed rollers 12. Cam 32 acts upon push plate 36 and consequently finger plate 38, forcing a first punch member 22 to an advanced position, thereby partially perforating the paper. As the paper continues through passageway 40, a second punch plate member 24 acts upon it in a similar way to the first, this time completely piercing the paper. Punch members 22, 24, which are arranged in rows, are of different sizes (as shown in figure 3); the first having a diameter range of 3 to 5mm and the second a range of 5 to 7mm. The punch-shredded material produced has dimensions of 1x4mm. A method of shredding sheet material, comprising repeated punching, is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2390535-A (GB)
Title: Set of place mats; board for a board game
Inventor: FLOWERDEW LORNA KATHLEEN
IPC: A63F3/02
Filed: 2002-07-12
Abstract: A method of decorating N place mats is described comprising the steps of dividing an overall design or picture into N equal sections which are applied as a decoration to one face of each of the N place mats, whereby in use, the overall design or picture is recreated by placing the N mats edge to edge on a flat surface. The overall design can be the pattern which appears on a board game, whereby in use the N place mats can be placed edge to edge on a flat surface with their decorated faces uppermost to form the board to allow the game to be played thereon. Both faces of the mats can be decorated, so that a first board game can depicted on one set of faces and a second board game can be depicted on the other set of faces. The edges of the individual mats can be adapted to engage one with another, so that the individual mats are physically linked to one another when arranged to cover a larger area. A kit of parts comprises N similarly sized place mats of which at least two carry on one of their faces part of the design which appears on a board used for a board game, whereby a complete board for playing the game can be formed by placing mats edge to edge on a flat surface each with its said one face uppermost, a plurality of playing pieces for arranging on the board formed by arranging the two or more place mats in appropriate edge to edge relationship, a container adapted to contain a stack of the mats in one compartment and the playing pieces for the game in another compartment, and lid means to keep the mats and playing pieces in the container. A tray can be used to retain mats in an array.
Patent GB-2392032-A (GB)
Title: Locating system
Inventor: NIELD SIMON ANTHONY
IPC: G01S13/76
Filed: 2002-08-15
Abstract: A locating system, which can be used for locating a child, comprises a child locating device (parent unit) and a further device (child unit) carried or worn by the child. The child unit transmits an electromagnetic signal towards the parent unit, and the parent unit receives the electromagnetic signal, using at least three (eg. 4) spaced antennas which are switched in such a way as to obtain a simulated doppler effect. The signature of the received signal is compared to a reference to determine the direction of the child unit with respect to the parent unit. This is displayed on the parent unit. The parent unit may transmit a signal to interrogate the child unit, and determine the range from the time until it receives a response. Selective interrogation or distinguishable transmissions from the child unit enables the units to be distinguished. An alarm may be raised if the distance exceeds a threshold.
Patent GB-2382751-A (GB)
Title: A mobile telephone and an external data inputting device for email generation
Inventor: KUSHITA MASAYUKI
IPC: H04M1/7243
Filed: 2002-09-20
Abstract: A mobile telephone (101, fig .1) is coupled to an external data inputting device, e.g. computer, PDA(102), preferably via a serial communications cable (103) or IR device with start-stop synchronization capabilities. An email is generated using the editing capabilities of the external data inputting device (102) and code is added to the inputted data. The data and code are transmitted to the mobile telephone (101) which carries out an operation in accordance with the code. Preferably, the mobile telephone (101) stores and/or transmits the data in accordance with the code. An "on-hook' code can be transmitted at a start and end of the code transmission to completely return the mobile telephone to the wait state. The arrangement allows an email to be generated in advance using an external data inputting device (102) and stored or transmitted by the mobile telephone (101) without the need for further user input at the mobile (101) or a special modem. It is easier to use the external device (102) than the phone (101), when inputting long sentences or kana/kanji characters. The code, which may be added to one or more characters of the data, may comprise a command portion, a type of table portion, e.g. control, kanji, half-size, full-size (used by both devices) and a control code portion indicating a character code (figs 3,10).
Patent GB-2394105-A (GB)
Title: Point of sales system with remote display
Inventor: LAWMAN MATTHEW JOHN MITCHELL
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2002-10-08
Abstract: An electronic point of sales (EPoS) system, comprises an EPoS terminal (100), with the addition of a remote display device (105) that is adapted to be carried, worn or adorned by a user of the EPoS system, for example on a T-shirt (115). The system is arranged so that information associated with a customer order or sale is communicated to and displayed by the remote display device (105), in a manner by which a customer is able to view on the remote display device (105) details of the transaction they are participating in, during their interactions with the user of the EPoS system, even when they are unable to readily see information displayed by the EPoS terminal (100). Embodiments of the invention find application in addressing the fraud of under-ringing, whereby an unscrupulous member of sales staff steals money from his or her employer by receiving a customer order, registering a cheaper order into the EPoS terminal, charging the customer the full amount for the order and supplying the correct order to the customer, placing into a cash drawer only the sum of money that was previously registered and stealing the difference in cash between the lower amount that was registered and the full amount that was paid by the customer.
Patent GB-2383457-A (GB)
Title: Universal garage door operating system
Inventor: WILSON ROBERT H
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: A vehicle transmitter 42 transmits a wireless garage door transmitter control signal. A control module 10 is mounted in a garage 20 and includes a receiver 12 for receiving the garage door transmitter control signal, a controller 14 and an actuator 16 for actuating a garage door transmitter 26 in response to the garage door transmitter control signal so that the garage door transmitter 26 transmits a wireless garage door control signal to operate a garage door 22.
Patent GB-2383173-A (GB)
Title: Fingerprint identification method and system, and biometrics identification system
Inventor: OHBA AKITOMO
IPC: G06V10/764
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: An identification system has an identification module (100), which has predetermined values of FAR and FRR. A plurality of biometrics (e.g., fingerprints) are registered and managed. At the time of identification, a collation process is executed by using the plurality biometrics, and also a collation process is executed a plurality of times with each biometric. An identification result of the system as a whole is judged (2) and outputted by combining the results of the m-biometrics collation and n-time collation trials. As conditions of judgment, when the collation is judged to be successful even once in the n-time collation trial, the collation is judged to be successful with respect to that biometric. In the m-biometrics collation trial, when the collation is judged to be successful with respect to all the m biometrics, a judgment of identification success (i.e., acceptance) is given in the system as a whole.
Patent GB-2383730-A (GB)
Title: Digital data is transported using sequentially transmitted acoustic pulses, each pulse having a different carrier frequency to the other pulses
Inventor: SAKUMA HIROHISA
IPC: G10L19/00
Filed: 2002-12-10
Abstract: The present invention provides an acoustic transmitter 1 for sequentially transmitting a plurality of pulse signals by sound. Each of the plurality of pulse signals contains digital data which modulates one or more carrier waves. Each carrier wave of each of the pulse signals has a different frequency to any of the carrier waves of any of the other pulses. Each pulse is shaped by the transmitter using a window function such as a Gaussian. The invention may be used for transmitting information, e.g. meter readings, along a gas pipe 3 to a cooperating receiver 2. The modulation technique may involve amplitude modulation, phase modulation, or a combination of the two, such as QAM. Using the present invention, interference between a current pulse and reflected earlier pulses is minimised.
Patent GB-2396803-A (GB)
Title: Furniture foot
Inventor: WILDY DAVID WILLIAM WOOD
IPC: A47B91/06
Filed: 2003-01-03
Abstract: A furniture foot which can be attached by means of a single screw or other device, and which remains flat in contact with the floor even when the item of furniture is tilted, as when rocking back on a chair, or part lifting a table to drag it along.
Patent GB-2399204-A (GB)
Title: System for monitoring and tracking an individual
Inventor: DOUGLAS RAYMOND
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2003-02-17
Abstract: A personal security system comprising a portable unit 4 worn by an individual 32. The portable unit contains a GPS unit (28) and a communication module (9) for communicating with a control centre 33 and with third parties 35. The portable unit also includes biometric sensors (23) which monitor physiological parameters such as breathing rate, temperature and ECG. This data is used to identify the individual and to check for signs of distress. If any of the measured parameters fall outside an acceptable range of values, a signal is sent to the central station and to third parties together with the location of the individual as determined by the GPS unit.
Patent GB-2399774-A (GB)
Title: A dehumidifier having variable flow of refrigerant.
Inventor: ELLIOTT JOHN MALCOLM
IPC: F24F3/153
Filed: 2003-03-25
Abstract: A dehumidifier comprises a vapour compression circuit with an evaporator 5 and a compressor 3 wherein the flow of refrigerant around the vapour compression circuit is varied in accordance with external atmospheric conditions so as to maximise water extraction from a gas passing through the dehumidifier. The flow of refrigerant is preferably varied so as to achieve a target evaporator temperature which gives optimum water extraction. The refrigerant flow may be varied in accordance with the relative humidity and/or temperature of the external atmosphere, with refrigerant flow being increased at times of low external temperature to prevent icing of the evaporator by maintaining the evaporator temperature above 0{C. The refrigerant may be supplied in a pulsed manner and the flow may be varied by altering the period and/or duration of the pulses. The dehumidifier is capable of improved water extraction of a broad range of operating conditions.