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Patent GB-2444765-A (GB)
Title: Internet trivia quiz gaming system
Inventor: SPYRES MICHAEL
IPC: A63F9/18
Filed: 2006-11-22
Abstract: An on line gaming system comprises one or more servers and client player stations which allow players to select the nature of the game and method of game play, with questions being provided such that the same question is made available simultaneously to players in the different types of game and methods of game play. The questions may comprise multiple choice questions with players attempting to select the correct answer from a selection. The players may select the questions from a series of categories and/or subjects, and the player station may display the time remaining in which to answer. A staking system may allow players to wager or bet on the correctness of their answers, and the nature of the game may be selected form a tournament game, a pyramid game, an open game and a teaser game. The system may be configured such that the same question is provided simultaneously for concurrent tournaments and open games. 'Ghost' or virtual players may be provided, and a separate staking system may be included for the ghost players.
Patent GB-2429212-A (GB)
Title: Single crystal diamond
Inventor: SCARSBROOK GEOFFREY ALAN
IPC: C30B33/00
Filed: 2003-09-19
Abstract: A single crystal CVD diamond plate having major surfaces on opposite sides thereof. The density of dislocation intersecting the major surfaces does not exceed 50/mmé. Also disclosed is a method of producing said single crystal diamond by growing the diamond on a substrate substantially free of surface defects by chemical vapour deposition. The homoepitaxial CVD grown diamond and the substrate are severed transverse to the surface of the substrate on which diamond growth took place to produce the large area plate of single crystal CVD diamond.
Patent GB-2432939-A (GB)
Title: A frequency and voltage scaling architecture
Inventor: MAGKLIS GRIGORLOS
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2005-11-14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for scaling frequency and operating voltage of at least one clock domain of a microprocessor. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to techniques to divide a microprocessor into clock domains and control the frequency and operating voltage of each clock domain independently of the others.
Patent GB-2447518-A (GB)
Title: Self-arming magnetic alarm
Inventor: SCHOFIELD BARRY JAMES
IPC: B60R25/102
Filed: 2007-06-12
Abstract: An alarm system is provided that is intended to give a remote indication of attempted interference with closure members, especially the doors of cargo containers. Automatic arming is achieved on attachment of the device by means of a plurality of spring mounted (11) magnets 5 with correct attachment being confirmed, preferably visually 6 and audibly 8. The alarm is attached across the door seam between the locking bars. If an attempt is made to open the closure member then the magnets 5 are forced to extend out of the alarm housing 1, which is detected by an electrical sensor (10) and triggers the alarm. An audible 8 alarm signal is generated and a coded radio signal is sent to a remote receiver.
Patent GB-2455352-A (GB)
Title: Label printer having use by date calculating means
Inventor: OLATUNDE OGUNDEJI
IPC: B41J3/407
Filed: 2007-12-08
Abstract: A handheld label printing device for labelling foodstuff comprises a control means for calculating a use by date of a particular foodstuff. The printing device contains a database of used by days for different foodstuffs such as cheese or milk. The control means calculates the use by date by adding the number use by days for a particular food product obtained from the database to today's date. The printing device prints said calculated used by date on a sticky label for adhesion to the package of a foodstuff.
Patent GB-2445456-A (GB)
Title: Thermoacoustic barrier vacuum panel
Inventor: RICKARDS MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: E04B1/80
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: A thermo acoustic barrier vacuum panel comprises first <B>1</B> and second <B>2</B> panes with peripheral flanges <B>4</B>, <B>5</B>. The panels are separated by insulating rods <B>3</B> which space the panels such as to leave a peripheral gap <B>6</B> between the flanges <B>4</B>, <B>5</B>. The panel is sealed by a perimeter film <B>7</B> which covers the gap <B>6</B>. The enclosed space is evacuated to less than 100 Pa. The panel thus insulates with respect to heat and sound.
Patent GB-2441488-A (GB)
Title: Suspension culture of human embryonic stem cells
Inventor: MANDALAM RAMKUMAR
IPC: C12N5/02
Filed: 2006-06-20
Abstract: This disclosure provides an improved system for culturing human embryonic stem cells. The cells are cultured in suspension so as to maximize the production capacity of the culture environment. The new culture system of this invention allows for bulk proliferation of hES cells in a more cost-effective manner, which facilitates commercial production of important products for use in human therapy.
Patent GB-2441941-A (GB)
Title: An isolated recombinant vaccinia virus complement control protein (HRVCP) polypeptide
Inventor: KOTWAL GIRISH J
IPC: A61K38/16
Filed: 2006-06-15
Abstract: An isolated recombinant vaccinia virus complement control protein (hrVCP) polypeptide comprises a modified amino acid sequence comprising one or more amino acid substitutions to an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. The hrVCP polypeptide exhibits a complement activation regulatory activity greater than a complement activation regulatory activity of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. The one or more amino acid substitutions are selected from the group consisting of H98Y, E102K, E108K, E120K, and combinations thereof.
Patent GB-2446945-A (GB)
Title: Ultrasonic cleaning apparatus
Inventor: HILLS ANDREW PAUL
IPC: B08B3/12
Filed: 2008-02-19
Abstract: An apparatus and method for ultrasonic cleaning, said apparatus having a bath of liquid into which at least one component to be cleaned is placed. Two or more sets of transducers are placed so as to impart energy into the liquid to cause the cleaning effect and control means to allow the frequency of operation of the transducers to be selected. The respective sets of transducers are operated at respective offset frequency values. Also disclosed is a method of cleaning which involves the steps of identifying a particular frequency of operation which is desired, identifying the resonant frequency at or adjacent to that value and identifying frequency peaks in proximity to and in addition to the resonant frequency peak, identifying the frequency values which provide said resonant and/or further frequency peaks and wherein a first set of the transducers is operated at one of the identified frequencies and the second set of transducers are operated at a second of the identified frequencies. A method of modulating the operation of at least one set of transducers to provide asynchronous frequency modulation is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2458730-A (GB)
Title: A meal kit
Inventor: SHIPTON JANET
IPC: A23L35/00
Filed: 2008-03-31
Abstract: A meal kit comprising at least two of a carbohydrate-based, a protein-based and a vegetable-based foodstuff or ingredient 69 is presented, at least one foodstuff having been pre-cooked to a pre-determined degree so that all can be cooked or re-heated by a consumer in the same amount of time. Each foodstuff 69 is provided in a discrete package 30, in which it may be cooked or reheated in either a microwave 74 or conventional oven. One or more steam release valves (32, figure 5), configured to open on heating, may be provided. The packages are optionally transparent or include a transparent panel (40, figure 2), may be releasably secured together (50, figure 4), and may be supplied together in a carton, box or bag (10, figure 1).
Patent GB-2448282-A (GB)
Title: Sealer coater
Inventor: OSAKI MIYUKI
IPC: B25J17/02
Filed: 2007-02-01
Abstract: A sealer coater (20) comprising cylinder unit (22) arranged to be joined with a robot arm (16), a floating base (24) joined with the piston rod of this cylinder unit, a compression spring (25) provided between the floating base and the cylinder unit to urge the piston rod in the forward direction, and a plurality of nozzles (21) attached to the floating based to eject sealer. The nozzle for applying sealer are supported on one cylinder unit, thereby eliminating the need of a plurality of cylinder units and enabling downsizing of the sealer coater.
Patent GB-2464453-A (GB)
Title: Determining Surface Normals from Three Images
Inventor: HERMANDEZ CARLOS
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2008-10-10
Abstract: Data is acquired of three images of an object, each image taken under illumination from a different direction S101, it is determined which pixels are in shadow such that data is only available from two images S103 and a range of possible solutions for the gradient of the surface normal of the pixel in shadow are calculated from the two images S105, then a solution is selected using the integrability of the gradient field over an area of the object as a constraint, and minimising a cost function S107. Thus photometric stereo may be used with just three images. The solution may be selected by using a least squares analysis and the constraint that the object is a continuous piecewise polynomial. The cost function may be expressed in terms of a regulisation parameter which is used to compensate for noise. Three spaced light sources may be used, a camera capturing images in sequence as each of the light sources are activated, or each light source may provide radiation of a different frequency or colour, the three images being captured simultaneously, allowing moving objects to be imaged. A three dimensional (3D) image may be generated S109.
Patent GB-2454343-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition
Inventor: SUZUKI MASAHIKO
IPC: C09G1/02
Filed: 2008-10-28
Abstract: A polishing composition for a hard disk substrate includes alumina particles, silica particles, and water. The volume median diameter of secondary particles of the alumina particles measured by a laser beam diffraction method is 0.1 to 0.8 m. The volume median diameter of primary particles of the silica particles measured by transmission electron microscope observation is 40 to 150 nm. The standard deviation in number-basis particle size of the primary particles of the silica particles measured by the transmission electron microscope observation is 11 to 35 nm. The polishing composition for a hard disk substrate can preferably reduce the embedding of alumina abrasive grains into the substrate without impairing the productivity. The alumina may be   a  -alumina and the silica may be colloidal silica. Also shown is a method of manufacturing a hard disk using the polishing composition and a method of polishing a substrate using the polishing composition.
Patent GB-2452446-A (GB)
Title: Low contact resistance cmos circuits and methods for their fabrication
Inventor: BESSER PAUL R
IPC: H01L21/8238
Filed: 2007-03-29
Abstract: A low contact resistance CMOS integrated circuit [50] and method for its fabrication are provided. The CMOS integrated circuit [50] comprises a first transition metal [102] electrically coupled to the N-type circuit regions [72, 74] and a second transition metal [98] different than the first transition metal electrically coupled to the P-type circuit regions [76, 78]. A conductive barrier layer [104] overlies each of the first transition metal and the second transition metal and a plug metal [110] overlies the conductive barrier layer.
Patent GB-2466248-A (GB)
Title: A dispenser
Inventor: O'FARRELL BERNARD
IPC: B65B69/00
Filed: 2008-12-16
Abstract: A dispenser 10 is disclosed for dispensing contents of a sachet or pouch. The dispenser comprises a support 12 for supporting a sachet, and a frame 13. The frame 13 is moveably mounted with respect to the support 12 and arranged to move preferably by pivoting about a hinge, between an open configuration in which the dispenser 10 can receive a sachet and a closed configuration in which the sachet is clamped to the support 12. The dispenser 10 further comprises means 21 which extends across the support 12 and which is arranged to move along the support 12 to compress a sachet onto the support 12, thereby dispensing the contents of the sachet. The means 21 is preferably a roller which maybe covered by a shroud 26. Serrations 20 may be present to aid the user in opening the sachet.
Patent GB-2452004-A (GB)
Title: CPU mode-based cache allocation for image data
Inventor: THOMPSON STEPHEN PATRICK
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2008-12-17
Abstract: An apparatus includes a central processing unit (102) having an output to provide a status indicator (122), a graphics controller (104) having an output coupleable to a display interface, a cache (108) comprising a plurality of cache lines (1 18), and memory controller ( 106) having an input to receive the status indicator (122). The memory controller ( 106) is configured to disable allocation of cache lines (1 18) of the cache (108) for cache misses for data requests from the graphics controller (104) in response to the status indicator (122) indicating the central processing unit (102) is in an active mode. The memory controller ( 106) further is configured to enable allocation of cache lines (1 18) of the cache (108) for cache misses for data requests from the graphics controller ( 104) in response to the status indicator ( 122) indicating the central processing unit (102) is in an idle mode.
Patent GB-2459202-A (GB)
Title: System and method for preventing spam by using pay-charge-contribution and authentication means
Inventor: WONG KAMFU
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2006-10-18
Abstract: A system and method for preventing Spam by using pay-charge-contribution and authentication means, adopting a method of a sender pays a addressee for the sent E-mail, and authenticates the E-mail server by using digital certificate, encrypts the sent E-mail by private key of the server's own digital certificate, then decrypts the E-mail by public key of the digital certificate, thereby authenticating whether the sending server is right of not, and it could prevent the E-mail from the imitated identity.
Patent GB-2463343-A (GB)
Title: Fault diagnosis using device interdependencies and fault history for networked systems
Inventor: SHIMADA KUNIAKI
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2009-06-22
Abstract: Components within a system (eg Web server (Web), application server (App), database (DB)) may be dependent upon each other (eg Web depends on App and App depends on DB). These dependencies are stored on a customer support apparatus at a call centre and may be entered manually or discovered from network monitoring. When a support request is received failed device(s) are identified and the root cause of the failure is determined using the stored dependencies. In the basic embodiment the device at the bottom of the dependency chain is identified as the cause of failure 22. The invention may use a decision tree algorithm like ID3 (Iterative Dichotomiser 3) In preferred embodiments historical data about actual failures is also used in determining the cause of failure (see Figs. 16-19). In other preferred embodiments dependencies within a device can be used to pinpoint a fault more accurately (see Figs. 21a/b).
Patent GB-2462924-A (GB)
Title: Method of booting a stateless client
Inventor: LOCKER HOWARD
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2009-08-26
Abstract: A method of booting a stateless client, such as diskless workstation, comprises initiating booting of a client using a first portion of the operating system stored in non volatile memory of the client (208) and accessing remote storage via a communication link to access (210) and load a second portion of the operating system (212). The communication link may be an Internet compatible protocol such as ISCSI. The communication link may also use a basic input/output stack that includes a communication stack. In one embodiment the method includes initiating a virtual machine monitor (204), such as a XEN hypervisor, on the client stored in the non volatile memory. The method may also include steps of verifying the first portion using a cyclic redundancy check (206). The first portion may also be retrieved from the remote storage (220) and stored in the non volatile memory prior to initial booting (222).
Patent GB-2474717-A (GB)
Title: Rod-like device for operating Chip and PIN terminals
Inventor: TROTT JAMES HARRY
IPC: A61F4/00
Filed: 2009-11-06
Abstract: A rod or stick device for operating the keyboard of Chip and Pin machines or transaction terminals widely used for validating credit/debit card transactions. The stick device has been specially designed to cooperate reliably with the keys of the most usually found Chip and Pin machines. The rod device may have a textured head which is specially shaped for this purpose. The device may have a generally rectangular cross-section of 8 mm x 5 mm and may by 60 mm in length. The rod may be made of plastics, metal, wood or glass. The stick conveniently has a key ring attachment at the opposite end to the head. Using the stick means that the user does not have to touch the buttons of the Chip and Pin terminal directly, minimising the exposure to germs, viruses, bacteria and the like. The stick may be manufactured with a special antibacterial agent to further protect the user from contamination.
Patent GB-903012-A (GB)
Title: An improved method of and apparatus for generating superheated vapour
Inventor: WORLEY NORMAN GEORGE
IPC: G21D3/14
Filed: 1960-03-22
Abstract: 903,012. Regulating forced flow steam boilers. BABCOCK & WILCOX Ltd. March 20, 1961 [March 22, 1960], No. 10045/60. Classes 123 (2) and 123 (3). In a forced flow, once-through steam boiler comprising economizer sections 10, 12, an evaporator section 14 and superheater sections 16, 18 disposed in an upright, cylindrical pressurevessel 8 and heated by a throughflow of coolant from a nuclear reactor 2, the heat output of which is regulated to give a substantially constant temperature of coolant at the reactor outlet, the feedwater supply to the boiler is controlled in response to the deviation from a preset value of a signal representing a comparison of a measure varying with the rate of coolant circulation and a measure varying with the rate of flow of working fluid in the unit in a manner tending to restore the actual value of the ratio to the preset value and hence to maintain the transition zone within preset limits, thus maintaining substantially constant the temperatures both of coolant and steam leaving the unit. In the boiler unit shown in Fig. 1, respective flows of coolant and superheated steam are measured and converted by transducers 45, 40 into signals which are transmitted along lines 46, 41 to a controller 36. In the controller the ratio of the flows is compared with a preset ratio which is varied with the load on the unit in response to a signal of steam pressure transmitted to the controller from a transducer 42. Any out-of-balance is transmitted to an actuator 54 which appropriately adjusts the feedwater regulator 56. As a fine or trimming control for the out-of-balance signal the rate of flow of feedwater as measured at'the orifice 30 is matched in the controller to the rate of steam flow. In a modification. Fig. 2, not shown, the coolant flow is compared with the rate of feedwater flow giving a ratio which is then compared with the load-dependent pre-set ratio. In further modifications, Figs. 3 and 4, not shown, no direct measurement is made of coolant flow, but measures of steam temperature in the superheater 18 or of pressure drop between the intermediate headers 26, 28 are taken, both these measures varying with coolant flow. The measures are compared with steam flow to give the control ratio. The measures may also be used as fine or trimming controls in conjunction with the arrangement of Figs. 1 or 2.
Patent GB-1370274-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sintering compacts of powder materials
IPC: F27D7/06
Filed: 1973-03-01
Abstract: 1370274 Vacuum sintering powder compacts LEYBOLD-HERAEUSVERWALTUNG GmbH 1 March 1973 [5 May 1972] 10066/73 Heading C7D A process of vacuum sintering powder compacts e.g. metal or WC, comprises pre-heating the compacts in a vacuum chamber at 100 -800 C while recirculating a purging gas through the compacts and a separator where the hydrocarbons volatilized from the compacts are deposited. The recirculation is then stopped and the dewaxed compacts are vacuum sintered in the furnace. As shown in the Figure the powder compacts e.g. WC containing 2% paraffin are stacked on trays 6 enclosed by a perforated cylinder 7, a heating cylinder 12 and radiation screens 35 within a vacuum furnace 1 surrounded by induction coil 5. The furnace is evacuated via pipe 18 and pumps 38. Recirculating pipe 17 branches off pipe 18 and leads via surface contact heat exchanger 19 nozzle 23, cyclone gas solids separator 20 and compressor/blower 21 back to the furnace 1. Inert gas is introduced at 31. By suitable operation of valves 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 37, 40 by-pass circuit 39 can be brought into use to reduce the system pressure during purging until it reaches the level required for sintering; valves 25, 26 can be closed to empty and clean exchanger 19 and cyclone 20; at the end of sintering the charge is cooled by circulating inert gas through by-pass circuit 28 via heat exchanger 32. The process is started by closing valves 29, 30, 40 and opening valves 25, 26, 27, 37 and evacuating to 10<SP>-2</SP> torr via pumps 38. Valve 37 was then closed. Argon was introduced at 31 to 200 torrs, compressor 21 and induction coil 5 were started and the gas circulated. After ¢ hour, valve 40 was opened and the system pressure reduced to 10<SP>-1</SP> torr while the temperature reached 800 C. Valves 25, 26, 40 were closed, valve 37 reopened, pressure reduced to 10<SP>-3</SP> torr and the temperature raised to 1400 C after ¢ hour sintering, valve 37 was closed, inert gas was admitted at 31 and cooling of the charge was effected by opening valves 29, 30 and starting blower 21.
Patent GB-398932-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to hard alloys
IPC: C22C29/06
Filed: 1932-04-08
Abstract: Sintered hard alloys, applicable for example for valves, measuring or surgical instruments, cutting tools, rock drills, spinning nozzles for artificial silk, &c., comprise about 30-97 per cent of double carbide of chromium and tungsten (3Cr3C2.W2C), together with one or more metals of the iron, chromium, vanadium, and titanium groups, and with or without one or more of the carbides or carbonitrides of these metals.