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Patent GB-2361484-A (GB)
Title: Portable building unit
Inventor: KING ANDREW COLIN
IPC: E04B1/348
Filed: 2000-03-11
Abstract: A portable building unit comprising an upright disposed externally of a wall structure, wherein the upright has, in cross section, a first side defining one side of a rectangle and a second side defining an adjacent side of a rectangle, the first and second sides being connected together, at one end, at right angles and there being at least one further side which extends between the opposite ends of the first and second sides and which may lie at least partly within said rectangle so long as the resultant cross section is not rectangular. (E.g corner posts shown in accompanying figure.)
Patent GB-2365518-A (GB)
Title: Mounting for a solar collector
Inventor: JACOB NISSIM LEON
IPC: F24J2/52
Filed: 2000-06-07
Abstract: A mounting 12 adapted to receive a solar collector 16 between the ends thereof comprises a mounting element for fixing the mounting 12 to a substrate, a hinge 15 at one end of the mounting element, and having a substantially horizontal hinge axis, and a stay 22 at the other end of the mounting element whereby the hinge can be fixed at a predetermined angle, the stay 22 permitting a solar collector 16 to be moved from and to a substantially vertical orientation. The mounting element may be adapted for fixing to a wall 11. The stay 22 may permit the angle of the hinge to be varied incrementally The mounting may have a roof element 28 to shield the solar collector 16 when in a vertical orientation. The mounting may have a rotary fluid coupling coincident with the axis of the hinge for fluid connection to the solar collector 16. The solar collector 16 on the mounting 12 may be connected to a building hot water supply system. The mounting 12 may have an external cover consisting of a roller blind.
Patent GB-2363888-A (GB)
Title: Batch processing
Inventor: ROZENDAAL VINCENT
IPC: G07B17/00
Filed: 2000-06-19
Abstract: A method of processing a batch of items, such as mail, provided by a first party to a second party, includes the steps of generating a record 52 of data relating to the value of a detectable characteristic of each item in the batch, and transmitting the record or an abstract thereof and the batch of items from the first party to the second party by different routes. The method may also include the steps of obtaining a sample from the batch and verifying the batch by comparing actual and expected values of the detectable characteristic, e.g. weight or postage value. A system for performing such a method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2365250-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic structures for loudspeakers
Inventor: NEVILL STUART MICHAEL
IPC: H04R1/28
Filed: 2000-07-21
Abstract: An acoustic structure comprises a first, rigid panel 7 , a second, rigid panel 11 parallel with the first panel and a multiplicity of transverse partition walls 15 dividing the interior space of the enclosure into a single layer of cells 17. A multiplicity of apertures (19, fig 2) in the partition walls 15 providing communication between adjacent cells of the single layer of cells 17. The cells 17 may each have a cross- sectional area parallel to the panels in the range 0.25 to 10 cm<SP>2</SP>, the apertures may each have a cross-sectional area of at least 0.04 cm<SP>2</SP>, and at least 55% of the wall between a cell and an adjoining cell may be imperforate. The structure may form single- or multi-drive unit "flat-panel" loudspeakers (see fig 4). Alternatively the structure may be used to form a horn-loaded loudspeaker. The panels 7,11 may be of metal or glass.
Patent GB-2365296-A (GB)
Title: Encoder/decoder for watermarking a covertext signal
Inventor: SEWELL ROGER FANE
IPC: G10L19/018
Filed: 2000-07-27
Abstract: To watermark a covertext comprising audio or video signals 10, a two-dimensional pattern of predetermined size is used to generate at least one key 1 which is used by an encoder 2 to watermark the covertext and which can be used subsequently by a decoder 3 to decode the resulting stegotext 15. In the encoder, multiples of the key(s) are added or subtracted to blocks of the covertext signal transformed into a power spectrogram 11 by fast Fourier transformation and rectangular polar conversion of the covertext signal to represent a desired code. The stegotext is then obtained by polar rectangular conversion and inverse fast Fourier transformation. In the decoder 3, the stegotext is transformed into the log power spectrogram domain by fast Fourier transformation and rectangular polar conversion. Two-dimensional correlation 17 is then performed between the original key(s) and blocks of the transformed stegotext so as to generate a correlation function from which data bits representing the code are extracted at 18. The origin of the covertext can thus be identified in an imperceptible way, and unauthorised reproduction of the covertext may be prevented.
Patent GB-2368279-A (GB)
Title: Bath board assembly
Inventor: ELLIS WILLIAM EDWIN GORDON
IPC: A47K3/00
Filed: 2000-09-01
Abstract: A bath board assembly comprising an anchoring means (14), preferably fixed permanently to a wall adjacent a bath, and a bath board (12) where the bath board is removably engaged by the anchoring means. Preferably hook formations (26) on the anchoring means engage with hook formations (38) on one end of the bath board. The bath board may also include an adjustable securing means (54, 60 , Figure 9), located at the opposite end to the hook formation. Also disclosed is a method of attaching hooked formations at one end of a bath board to hooked formation of an anchoring means , thus maintaining a bath board in a required position.
Patent GB-2364979-A (GB)
Title: An engine supercharger and filter arrangement for a vehicle
Inventor: CRIDDLE MARK ANDERTON
IPC: F02B33/40
Filed: 2000-09-28
Abstract: An air intake apparatus for supplying air to an internal combustion engine comprises a unitary hollow enclosure (50) including air compressor (10) in a compartment (58) for compressing air supplied to the engine and a filter (9) in a dividing plate (74) through which the air passes before entering the compressor. The enclosure also includes a compartment (56) for housing a motor vehicle battery, air being drawn through an inlet (52) to pass under and around the battery, though a passage (90) in a partition wall (92), then through the filter (9) to the inlet (98) of the compressor (10) and finally from the compressor outlet (100) the air passes through a diffuser chamber (84) to the enclosure outlet (54) and then to the engine.
Patent GB-2365317-A (GB)
Title: A string instrument player's finger protector
Inventor: WILKINSON REMILEKUN
IPC: A41D13/08
Filed: 2000-10-25
Abstract: A string instrument player's finger protector 1 is a covering for the finger to eliminate the discomfort experienced at the tips or sides of a finger when pressing a string against a fret or plucking a string. It is made from an elastic, durable, material in the shape of a cylinder closed at one end, and open at the other end 2 to allow the insertion of a finger. When worn, the protector moulds itself to the contours of the wearer's finger, and extends from the finger tips to a point below the finger nail. A thickening of the material or deposition of another material at the place where the discomfort is experienced provides cushioning 3 for the finger. The protector has tiny holes 5 all over it to allow air in through to the wearer's skin.
Patent GB-2368950-A (GB)
Title: Encrypting keypad module
Inventor: WHYTOCK ALEXANDER W
IPC: G07F7/10
Filed: 2000-11-09
Abstract: In an encrypting keypad module (30) comprising a keypad (40) and an encryption unit (42), the encryption unit (42) includes an interpreter (56) for receiving a file containing data and instructions for processing the data. The encryption unit (42) is operable to process the data in the file by interpreting the instructions in the file. This enables a file to be used to instruct the encryption unit (42) about the data that is to be operated on and the type of operations to be performed on the data.
Patent GB-2370661-A (GB)
Title: Data queues
Inventor: GOUDIE ALISTAIR
IPC: H04L49/901
Filed: 2001-01-29
Abstract: A data queue system comprises plural memory blocks defined in memory and a data queue, which comprises a number of memory blocks each including a link to the following block in the data queue. A queue descriptor is stored in memory. It comprises information identifying the following: the final block in the queue, the memory location where the most recent read commit occurred, and an offset from a predetermined location in that memory block, the memory location where the most recent write commit occurred, and an offset from a predetermined location in that memory block, the size of the memory blocks, the memory location where the most recent write occurred, the number of unused blocks associated with the data queue, the number of memory blocks associated with the data queue which contain data to be read, the type of data queue, the memory location where the most recent read occurred, and the number of memory blocks which have been read since the most recent read commit. A method of managing data stored in a queue in memory comprises reading data from a head of the queue, updating the position of a latest read pointer to a location corresponding to the end of the data, transferring the data to a destination, and updating the position of a committed read pointer to a location corresponding to the end of the data upon receiving confirmation that the data transfer was successful. When there is insufficient data in the queue to meet a continuous-flow demand, the most recently read data is re-read.
Patent GB-2372711-A (GB)
Title: Exercise device providing bodily inversion
Inventor: PIERRE WILSON CHRISTIAN
IPC: A63B19/04
Filed: 2001-03-01
Abstract: An exercise device design for the exercising of the upper limbs and shoulder muscles (and potentially the lower limb muscles also) by movement of the user's own body mass. Concomitantly , the device provides inverted traction , optionally for as long as user desires. The device consisting of the vertical support columns 37 mounted to the base 10. The support and guide rails 11 are rotatably mounted to support columns 37, and the frame 12 is slidingly mounted to support and guide rails 11. The transmission means 15,31 permits the displacement of the frame along the support and guide rails 11. In operation, the user exercises his or her upper limbs and shoulder muscles by applying a force to the levers 15 via the crossbar 17, whereupon the displacement of the user's centre of mass above the axis of rotation of support and guide rails 11 causing the user to revolve forward/backward, about a horizontal axis, towards inverted traction for as long as desired. And by operating the transmission means again, using his or her hands , the user returns to his or her initially erect position whereafter the process may be repeated as often as desired.
Patent GB-2360164-A (GB)
Title: Data transmitter
Inventor: SUGAI TOYOKAZU
IPC: H04N21/262
Filed: 2000-08-18
Abstract: A table creating unit (11) receives program information (S11) and an upper limit bit rate (S15) of EPG data, creates a table (S13) of EIT [current/next] on the basis of the information and upper limit bit rate, and determines the frequency of transmission (S12) of the table (S13) in consideration of the upper limit bit rate (S15) and the lower limit of the frequency of transmission of the table (S13). A stream transmitting unit (12) receives the table (S13) and the frequency of transmission (S12), converts the table to stream information, and transmits a stream (S14) at a frequency determined based on the transmission (S12). Therefore, satisfying both the limit on the upper limit bit rate and the limit on the transmission frequency, data transmission is carried out.
Patent GB-2365435-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing aqueous ethylene-vinyl alcohol polymer composition
Inventor: KAWAHARA TAKAHARU
IPC: C08F6/10
Filed: 2001-08-07
Abstract: A method for producing an aqueous ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) composition that ensures efficient removal of alcohol. Also provided are EVOH pellets of the aqueous composition, which can be produced stably and can be washed rapidly. The production method comprises introducing an EVOH solution that contains at least 50 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of EVOH therein, of an alcohol having a boiling point of not higher than 100{C, into a vessel, and contacting it with water vapor in the vessel, thereby letting the alcohol out along with water vapor and taking the resulting aqueous EVOH composition that contains from 0 to 10 parts by weight of the alcohol and from 10 to 500 parts by weight of water, relative to 100 parts by weight of EVOH therein, out of the vessel. The EVOH pellets are obtained by cutting the aqueous EVOH composition obtained in the production method.
Patent GB-2365754-A (GB)
Title: A drinks tray
Inventor: BIERI PETER
IPC: A47G23/06
Filed: 2001-08-17
Abstract: A drinks tray 2 comprises a plurality of receptacles 10 defined in the upper surface 6 of the tray 2, the receptacles 10 vary in width and depth and are preferably tapered. Each receptacle 10 is adapted to receive a correspondingly sized beverage container, one beverage container to each said receptacle 10. The tray 2 further comprises a display skirt 18 which is extended at least part way around the periphery of the tray 2 and is adapted for displaying advertising. The tray may also contain a trough for collecting spilt beverages while the centre receptacle may be extended to form a handle for carrying the tray 2.
Patent GB-2379735-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for controlling the growth of thin film during deposition process by measuring the rate of change of optical thickness of the thin-film
Inventor: FLYNN COLIN JAMES
IPC: G01B11/06
Filed: 2001-09-14
Abstract: The method comprises illuminating the thin-film (5) with electromagnetic radiation (3) having a range of wavelengths, measuring the transmission spectrum (6) of the thin film (5) at least twice during the deposition process to determine the wavelength   g  <SB>t</SB> of turning points in transmission spectrum, and using the measurements to determine the rate of change of optical thickness of the thin-film as a function of time. The method may include measuring cumulative charge supplied to the source at the same time. These measurement methods may be incorporated into a method of controlling the growth of a thin-film up to an optical design thickness. Such method may further comprise the steps of predicting a time T in the growth process at which the wavelength   g  <SB>t</SB> of the turning point will be equal to the wavelength   g  <SB>d</SB> of the turning point at its optical design thickness, and ceasing the growth process at time T. Alternatively, growth can be stopped when cumulative charge reaches a predicted value of C. The method may include measuring spectrum after interruption in grown thin-film and comparing   g  <SB>c</SB> with   g  <SB>d</SB> to determine error between them.
Patent GB-2382914-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated vehicle courtesy signal.
Inventor: NEWMAN DONALD WILLIAM
IPC: B60Q1/50
Filed: 2001-12-06
Abstract: A courtesy signalling device (12), for fitting to the rear of a road vehicle, comprises a model of a human hand, formed with the fingers clenched and the thumb extending upwards, and means for illuminating the model hand to provide a visual signal to other road users. The illumination is preferably in the form of a green light.
Patent GB-2377350-A (GB)
Title: OFDM Receiving system for efficiently estimating symbol timing offset without being influenced by jitter
Inventor: KWON YONG-SIK
IPC: H04L27/26
Filed: 2001-12-24
Abstract: An orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) receiving system for estimating a symbol timing offset without being influenced by jitter, and a method for the same are provided. The method includes extracting scattered pilots, which are inserted into a symbol at regular sample intervals, from a received OFDM signal and estimating a symbol timing offset, calculating an integer part from the value of the estimated symbol timing offset and setting a threshold value for the integer part, selecting values as an integer part and a fraction part of the value of a symbol timing offset according to the result of comparing the calculated integer part with the threshold value, and correcting a fast Fourier transform (FFT) start point based on the value selected as an integer part and correcting a sampling point based on the value selected as a fraction part. Accordingly, by setting a threshold value for the integer part of a symbol timing offset to prevent the influence of jitter, symbol timing can be restored even when a channel state is poor and a signal to noise ratio (SNR) is low.
Patent GB-2374869-A (GB)
Title: Identification of modulators of serine proteases
Inventor: EDBROOKE MARK ROBERT
IPC: C12N15/57
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: A method for identification of a substance that modulates serine protease activity, which method comprises: <SL> <LI>(i) contacting a cell selected from a neuronal cell, a lung cell, an intestinal cell and a cell infected with a virus, which cell expresses a serine protease polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a variant thereof which has dipeptidyl peptidase activity with a test substance and <LI>(ii) monitoring for serine protease activity. </SL> The modulator may be use in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a musculoskeletal disease, a HBV disease, Alzheimer's disease, parasupranuclear palsy, myotonic dystrophy, Huntington's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Patent GB-2387437-A (GB)
Title: A method of authenticating an article or its origin
Inventor: SLATER JOHN HOWARD
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: Methods for labelling an article or substance, comprising securing oligomers thereto, at least two being binding oligomers, A and B, carrying binding sites for a third, key substance, C, a coordination complex between said binding oligomers and said third substance being detectable to confirm the presence of said binding oligomers on said article or substance, a plurality of non-binding oligomers being present in excess to render copying of the binding oligomers unattractive provide a greater level of security than that currently offered by tagging techniques. Preferably, the oligomers are polynucleotides ie DNA oligonucleotides, and A and B may be used as primers in a PCR. Preferably, the article to be authenticated is a precious stone e.g. a diamond.
Patent GB-2392621-A (GB)
Title: Hinged lid fluid dispenser
Inventor: GORDGE ANDREW
IPC: A61L9/12
Filed: 2002-09-06
Abstract: The hinged lid fluid dispenser 1 discharges fluid into a container each time the hinged lid is opened then closed again. The dispenser comprises of two reservoirs, the storage reservoir and the discharge reservoir, which are linked by a tube, and the discharge reservoir being fitted with a further two tubes, the discharge tube and the air tube, which enable fluid to be discharged and air to enter the reservoir. The dispenser fits inside the hinged lid with the tube ends facing away from and perpendicular to the hinged side. The discharge reservoir fills with fluid from the storage reservoir when the lid of the container is opened, and discharges the fluid into the container when the lid is closed. This invention supplements the hinged lid container by providing a mechanism to dispense a controlled amount of fluid into the container each time the hinged lid is opened.
Patent GB-2379942-A (GB)
Title: Water saving device for a siphon-discharge flushing cistern
Inventor: SYLVESTER LISBETH PEDERSEN
IPC: E03D1/14
Filed: 2002-09-24
Abstract: In a toilet flushing by siphonage, there is provided a water saving device in the shape of a valve mounted at the side of pipe (7a) leading from a pump chamber (2) in the cistern (1) to a discharge pipe (7c) and further on to the toilet bowl. The valve forms a passage (12) in the side of the pipe (7a) and to the chamber in the cistern (1), as the second aperture in the valve (13) faces downwards. The valve has a valve body (11) which via a resilient connecting member (8, 9) is connected to the actuating rod (5) which the user moves upwards at the start of the flushing. If the user during the whole flush keeps the actuating rod (5) in its top position, the valve remains closed, as the valve body (11) is kept in contact with its seat (14). If a flush with limited amount of water is desired, the user releases the actuating rod (5), after which the valve body (11) falls down and the apertures (12, 13) are exposed. When the water level falls from its upper level (5a) to the level (B) corresponding to the level of the lower aperture (13) of the valve, air is sucked into the pipe section (7a), thereby breaking the siphon action and the flushing. Thereby, only the amount of water corresponding to the volume between the levels (A) and (B) in the cistern (1) is flushed out.
Patent GB-2388475-A (GB)
Title: System for supporting card guides and a backplane
Inventor: GREENSIDE MICHAEL J
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2003-04-29
Abstract: A system for supporting card guides (103, Fig 1) and a backplane (170, Fig 7) comprises at least one integrated member 100 having a first edge along which is disposed a bar 104 for abutting the backplane (or motherboard) and a second edge 101 along which is disposed a standard interface, e.g. VME or CPCI. The at least one integrated member may include air holes 102 disposed between the first and second edges and a fastener 140 for receiving and fastening a card guide. The bar may include a number of holes (153, Fig 5) sized to receive alignment pins 130. Also included is an independent claim to an assembly comprising a backplane, front and rear members and a plurality of alignment pins. A further independent claim to a card cage and a method of assembling and disassembling the same is also included.
Patent GB-2405600-A (GB)
Title: Exercise device
Inventor: NEAL JODY
IPC: A63B21/055
Filed: 2003-09-05
Abstract: An exercise device has a base 3 with laterally spaced columns 4, 5 extending therefrom, the length of which may be adjusted. Rotatably attached to each column are a pair of telescopically extendable legs 7, 8, 9, 10, on a free end of each of which is carried a platform 12 upon which a user can place a hand or foot. Each pair of legs 7, 8, 9, 10 are attached to their associated base at a common pivot point but are arranged one in front of the other so as to be pivotal independently of each other. Variable torsional resistance couplings 11 may also be provided between the legs 7, 8, 9, 10 and the columns 4, 5 which operate to resist rotational movement of the legs so as to provide a load against which a user can exercise. In use, then, rotation of the limb of the operator about a first joint causes the legs 7, 8, 9, 10 of the device associated therewith to rotate relative to the base 3 and bending of the limb at a second joint causes the extension or retraction of said legs 7, 8, 9, 10 so as to vary the separation between the platform and the pivot, thereby enabling a range of exercise movements of the limb to be performed.
Patent GB-2408075-A (GB)
Title: Device for utilising wave energy
Inventor: STANSBY PETER KENNETH
IPC: F03B13/14
Filed: 2003-10-16
Abstract: Apparatus for extracting energy from waves comprises a float device 10 coupled to a shaft 16 such that vertical movement of the float devices drives the shaft. Movement of the float device 10 is generated by the wave motion, and the mass of the float device is such that its natural frequency of vertical oscillation is substantially resonant with the frequency of a sea wave. The mass of the float device can be adjustable to achieve this.