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Patent GB-2367922-A (GB)
Title: Fault tolerant shared resource with high level logging of transactions
Inventor: MACHARDY JR EARL TROUNSON
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2001-05-09
Abstract: A high level transaction logging mechanism for use in a shared system resource, such as a file server, and a high level, cross server transaction mirror logging mechanism. A system resource includes first and second blade processors, each including a first processor transforming high level operations into corresponding low level operations and a transaction logging mechanism including a log generator for extracting high level operation information relating to each system resource request and a transaction log for storing the high level operation information. The logging mechanism is responsive to restoration of operation of the system resource for reading the high level operation information from the transaction log and restoring the state of execution of the first processor. Each transaction logging mechanism further includes a transaction log mirroring mechanism residing in the other processor and communicating with the corresponding log generator for receiving and storing mirror copies of the high level system resource operation information relating to each system resource request. Each transaction log mirroring mechanism is responsive to the restoration of operation of the system resource after a failure of system resource operations for reading the high level system resource operation information relating to each system resource request directed to the corresponding processor and restoring the state of execution of the corresponding processor.
Patent GB-2377123-A (GB)
Title: Efficient transmission and storage of location data over a communications channel carrying other signals and at a desired resolution
Inventor: TEUNON IAIN
IPC: G08G1/123
Filed: 2001-05-31
Abstract: A method of transmitting position data from a mobile unit comprises determining a coordinate position of the mobile unit and transmitting position data in two messages spaced in time one message having higher order data truncated and the other having lower order data truncated whereby both messages can be transmitted over a lower bandwidth and the position data can be reconstructed at a receiving station from the two messages. The degree of truncation of the position data in each message is determined in accordance with a predetermined factor corresponding to a given distance within the coordinate system that is greater than the distance travelled by the mobile unit in the time space between the messages.
Patent GB-2367422-A (GB)
Title: A mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry
Inventor: ABOU-SHAKRA FADI RAMEZ
IPC: H01J49/02
Filed: 2001-06-01
Abstract: An inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer is disclosed having a single positive extraction lens 3. The positive extraction lens 3 is connected to a voltage source 4 via a large resistor 5 which limits the current supplied to the positive extraction lens 3. By limiting the current supplied to the extraction lens 3, it is easier to confine analyte ions from the plasma and helps smooth out components of signal noise due to variations in space charge effects in the plasma.
Patent GB-2377192-A (GB)
Title: Gutter paint guard or mask
Inventor: HARRISON ANDREW MARK
IPC: B05B12/20
Filed: 2001-07-06
Abstract: A gutter paint guard 1 is a piece of plastics material approximately 0.41 metres long and having substantially the same cross section as a guttering section 4. The guard 1 has a sprung clip 2 attached to it so that it can be fixed to the on-site guttering 4. A facia board 3 can then be painted preventing any paint getting onto the fixed guttering 4.
Patent GB-2377781-A (GB)
Title: Content item management
Inventor: OLIVER HUW EDWARD
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2001-07-20
Abstract: In order to facilitate the management of content items (11) intended to be hosted by one or more content server systems (17), each item (11) has associated behaviour data (12) that specifies a desired commercial behaviour of that item as a function of at least one variable. The commercial behaviour specified by the behaviour data (12) concerns, for example, placement, promotion or pricing of the content item. When a commercial decision is required concerning an item, its relevant behaviour data (12), together with a current value of the at least one variable (27) concerned, is used to make the decision. By giving the content items their own autonomous behaviour, the content provider is freed from being continually asked to make decisions regarding commercialisation of the items.
Patent GB-2379415-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the deposition of organic polymer droplets onto a substrate
Inventor: KAWASE TAKEO
IPC: B05C5/00
Filed: 2001-09-10
Abstract: A method of depositing droplets of a soluble material, e.g. an organic polymer, onto a first surface of a substrate using an inkjet print head comprises the step of viewing the deposited droplets through an opposing second surface of the substrate prior to the deposited droplets changing from a wet condition to a dry condition. Preferably the substrate is viewed by using a charge couple device (CCD) microscope as the droplets are deposited into a well provided in a bank structure on the substrate. The organic polymer droplets, when in a wet condition, are more clearly visible and hence any offset or deviation detected between the deposited droplet and the well can be used to reposition a platen supporting the substrate. Preferably the substrate is viewed with light having a wavelength to which the substrate is transparent and, preferably, which does not include a wavelength component within the absorption region of the polymer. An inkjet apparatus 1 is also disclosed and comprises an inkjet head 10 for selectively depositing a series of droplets of a material onto a first surface of a substrate 14, a movable support means 12 for supporting the substrate 14, and viewing means 18 for viewing the first surface of the substrate 14 through a second opposing surface of the substrate 14.
Patent GB-2364746-A (GB)
Title: Accumulator (common rail) fuel injection system for vehicular diesel engines with detection of the ignition switch being switched off
Inventor: NARAHARA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: F02D41/38
Filed: 1998-12-10
Abstract: An accumulator fuel injection system comprises a common rail 3 pressurised by a high pressure pump 5 and connected to a number of fuel injection valves 1 via solenoid valves 1a. If, for example, the engine stalls or the vehicle driver switches the engine off after high load operation and immediately restarts it, releases the accelerator pedal or tries repeatedly to start the engine, the pressure in the common rail 3 may be greater than is appropriate for starting, leading to excessive injection quantity and combustion noise. The system of the invention responds to such conditions by draining the pressurised fuel from the common rail 3 through the injectors 1 thereby keeping the fuel pressure in the common rail at a level suitable for the following engine start up. An on-off switching detection circuit detects a switching operation of an ignition switch from an on-state to an off-state to provide an on-to-off switching signal and the controller 7 responds to the on-to-off switching signal to drain the accumulator chamber 43 of the injection valve 1.
Patent GB-2369139-A (GB)
Title: Communicating with a downhole tool via gas pressurisation of the well
Inventor: HERRMANN WOLFGANG
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 2001-11-01
Abstract: Signals are communicated to a downhole tool by changing the pressure of a gas 130 in communication with the well. A pressure pulse propagates through the well fluids and is detected by a sensor 34. The gas may fill the well, form a layer above the drilling mud, or be used to pressurise a liquid filled well. It is introduced from at least one container at the surface, its flow controlled by an inlet valve (18, figure 1), and released via a venting conduit 52 through an outlet valve (19, figure 1). The downhole tool may cross correlate the sensor readings with a mathematical approximation of the signal to identify the signal amongst random pressure fluctuations. Also disclosed is a method of sending a signal comprising two pressure signatures which are analysed downhole. If the signatures are sufficiently similar, then the signal is treated as a command. The gas layer may be isolated in either the string or the annulus and is particularly useful for underbalancing a well.
Patent GB-2370963-A (GB)
Title: Digging tools
Inventor: BATES PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: B25G1/01
Filed: 2001-12-07
Abstract: The invention relates to digging tools such as spades, forks and the like. Repeated use of such tools on hard ground can cause repetitive strain injury. The tool has a construction comprising as part of a shaft 2 and a handle 3 a sector therebetween to allow a limited linear movement of the handgrip towards the end of the shaft 2 to which the handle 3 is attached, and hence towards a head at the opposite end of the shaft 2, said sector being able to resist arcuate flexing as between the handgrip 4 and the shaft 2 and hence between the handgrip 4 and the head (1, figure 1) at the opposite end of the shaft 2. The linear movement is permitted due to the use of a compressible block 9 between handle 3 and shaft 2.
Patent GB-2385199-A (GB)
Title: Substrate with conducting vias
Inventor: BROWN ALAN GERALD
IPC: H01L21/768
Filed: 2002-02-08
Abstract: A component for electrical or electronic use comprises a laminar substrate 1 having first and second opposed major surfaces with at least one electrically conductive path or via 9 extending therebetween, said path being provided by a through substrate hole 7 extending between the first and second surfaces, electrically conductive material filling said hole or providing a conductive layer 9 over the internal surface of the hole and extending across the base of said hole at the first surface, wherein an electrically insulating stop layer 4 extends over the first surface but is pierced by at least one access hole 12 allowing external contact with said conductive material, leaving at least a portion of the base of said through substrate hole covered by the insulating layer 4. One application is the provision of a detector array, where the detectors are mounted on the second surface and readout circuitry is mounted on the first surface.
Patent GB-2386548-A (GB)
Title: Folding garment hanger
Inventor: ILES ROBERT JOHN
IPC: A47G25/40
Filed: 2002-03-18
Abstract: Arm 2 of the hanger is pivoted to arm 1 at 4 to allow folding. The arms may be of plastics and are locked in the open position by protuberances 6 on arm 2 which snap fit into recesses 7 in arm and are released by squeezing arm 2 at point 8. Alternatively the protuberances (12 Fig 8) may be attached to a flexible plastics piece (10) inside arm 2 and released by external buttons (9) attached to the piece through holes the arm 1. The buttons may serve as label holders.
Patent GB-2387506-A (GB)
Title: Communications device and method for inter-system hand-off
Inventor: ORMSON RICHARD
IPC: H04W36/14
Filed: 2002-04-12
Abstract: The present invention provides for a cellular radio communications device arranged for use with first and second communications systems having different time bases, and including an arrangement for determining the offset between the time base at a serving cell of the first system, and a neighbouring cell of the second cell, whereby the arrangement for determining includes a timer arranged to be controlled by frame-boundary signals of the first and second communications systems. The timer may further be controlled by frame-zero signals from the circuitry of each respective communications systems, and further still, by frame interrupt signals from each respective communications systems. Also disclosed is a method of implementing the apparatus of the present invention.
Patent GB-2371765-A (GB)
Title: Stirring and extruding liquid bone cement
Inventor: MURRAY WILLIAM M
IPC: B01F15/00
Filed: 2000-01-21
Abstract: A device for stirring and then extruding liquid bone cement having: <SL> <LI>a) A cylindrical body (122) having opposed ends and a hollow interior between the ends <LI>b) A piston (124) positioned in one end of the body to close the end of the body while permitting relative rotation between the piston and the body and movement of the piston along the body, the piston including a stirrer arm opening (150, 152, Fig.5) <LI>c) A stirrer (142) in the body. The stirrer includes an elongate arm (144, 146) having a first portion in the opening (150, 152) in the piston and a second portion extending away from the piston and along the interior of the body. Relative rotation of i) the body (122) and ii) the piston (124) and the stirrer (142) stirs bone cement powder and bone cement liquid in the body to form liquid bone cement, and movement of the piston along the interior of the body extrudes liquid bone cement from the other end of the body and moves the opening in the piston along the length of the stirrer arm. </SL> Stirring of the cement may be done in mixer (10, see Fig 2) by rotation of crank (90) which in turn rotates body (122). The cylinder body or cartridge (122) may then be loaded into bone cement gun (180) for extrusion of orthopaedic bone cement during prosthetics operations. The device may also be used in the mixing and extruding of dental and other cements.
Patent GB-2388291-A (GB)
Title: A Lawn Mower
Inventor: SHINN IAN DAVID
IPC: A01D34/52
Filed: 2002-05-07
Abstract: A lawn mower includes a wheeled chassis, two blade assemblies 8 and 9, an extendable grass collection box and a power source with means for regulation. The blade assemblies may be configured to operate in-line or side by side as an extended cutting blade 10. Also described is an optional extending mast for the power cable.
Patent GB-2392723-A (GB)
Title: Screening anti-ligand libraries
Inventor: FRENDEUS BJOERN
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2002-09-04
Abstract: Screening methods and methods of screening anti-ligand libraries for identifying anti-ligands specific for differentially and/or infrequently expressed ligands. The method comprises the steps of providing a library of anti-ligands; providing a first subtractor ligand; providing a second target ligand; determining the amount of the first and second target ligands using one or more equations derived from the universal law of mass action; providing the determined amount of a first subtractor ligand; providing the determined amount of a second target ligand, providing separation means capable of use to isolate anti-ligand bound to the second target ligand from anti-ligand bound to the first subtractor ligand; exposing the library of to the first and second target ligands to permit binding of anti-ligands to ligands; and using the separation means to isolate the anti-ligand bound to second target ligand.
Patent GB-2394141-A (GB)
Title: Telephony method, system and application for barring personal calls outside a local telephony system at busy times
Inventor: RASHID ABID T
IPC: H04M3/42
Filed: 2002-10-11
Abstract: The invention relates to a telephony method and system in a local telephony system for selectively barring calls outside the system for a system user including the steps of/means for: compiling a list of telephone numbers tagged as personal number specific to the user; determining a busy time when there is a level of call activity above an activity threshold; and barring specific user calls corresponding to the personal numbers during the busy time. The invention also relates to a soft call-barring application (and database schema) for carrying out the method.
Patent GB-2384370-A (GB)
Title: Directional coupler
Inventor: NOE TERRENCE R
IPC: H01P5/18
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: In a high-power coupler formed from a substrate, such as a dielectric printed circuit board 10, a through arm 20 and coupled arm(s) 30 of the coupler have a conductor 50 plated on the top, bottom and edges of the dielectric printed circuit board, completely enclosing the dielectric material in the conductor. A metal package 60 surrounding the coupler forms the outer ground. Thin non-conductive struts 40 of the dielectric material of the printed circuit board interconnect the separate arms of the coupler. The coupler may be integrated with microstrip circuitry, such as switches and resistors.
Patent GB-2393455-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle carpet module having regions with pile yarn of different weight
Inventor: HENRY KEITH S
IPC: B60N3/04
Filed: 2003-01-15
Abstract: A vehicle carpet module 10 comprises portions 11, 12 with yarns of different linear density (thickness) to provide different wear resistance according to the wear that each part is expected to receive, and reduce the overall fabric weight. The carpet may be tufted and may have a constant spacing between the tufts 26, 28 and a constant tuft height. It may have the higher yarn weight 26, for example 1400 denier, in the front portion 11 and a lower weight 28, for example 1000 denier, in the rear portion 12. The carpet may be sized and shaped to cover the floor of a specific motor vehicle passenger compartment. A mouldable mass layer 32, 34 may be attached to the underside of the carpet to allow it to be moulded to the shape of the floor pan.
Patent GB-2384998-A (GB)
Title: Variable height tee
Inventor: BUTTERWORTH PAUL
IPC: A63B57/00
Filed: 2003-01-20
Abstract: An adjustable height golf tee whereby a golfer can set his/her preferred tee height for whichever club he or she decides to use, employs an interference fit between two components, namely a plug 2 with a beaded exterior and a base 5, and a tee piece 3 which is hollow and resilient. The tee is intended to be used with an existing practice mat 1, which would hold it in position. In other embodiments the tee piece may be internally beaded instead of or in addition to the plug being beaded.
Patent GB-2383168-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for predicting and limiting maximum printhead chip temperature in an ink jet printer
Inventor: JONES CHRISTOPHER DANE
IPC: B41J29/393
Filed: 2001-07-13
Abstract: A method of controlling a temperature of a print chip (14) at a printhead (10) in an ink jet printer (Figure 1) includes providing a memory device (26) within the printer. Ink is emitted from the printhead (10). Temperature data associated with the print chip (26) during the emitting step is recorded. A thermal resistance value associated with the printhead (10) and/or a thermal capacitance value associated with the printhead (10) is calculated. The calculating is dependent upon the recorded temperature data. The thermal resistance value associated with the printhead (10) and/or the thermal capacitance value associated with the printhead (10) is stored in the memory device (26). A temperature of the print chip (14) at a future point in time is estimated based upon a number of ink drops to be emitted by the printhead (10) before the future point in time, and the thermal resistance value associated with the printhead (10) and/or the thermal capacitance value associated with the printhead (10). The thermal resistance and/or the thermal capacitance values vary with the print power, target temperature, and heatsink temperatures. The estimated temperature is compared to a predetermined limit temperature. If the estimated temperature exceeds the predetermined limit temperature, the number of ink drops to be emitted by the printhead (10) before the future point in time is reduced.
Patent GB-2399744-A (GB)
Title: Air chair
Inventor: PILCHER MARTIN
IPC: A47C4/54
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: An adjustable chair comprises a chair frame 10 having an upper portion 12 pivotable about and supported by a wheelable lower portion 14. The upper portion 12 has an adjustable footrest 22 and backrest 28. A chair body 32 has a hinged support member 34 which rests in a flexible foam chair base. The flexible foam chair base is supported by the upper portion 12 of the chair frame 10. The chair body 32 comprises a plurality of inflatable air cushions 46, transversely disposed in three groups 46A 46B 46C, one on each of the footrest portion 42, the backrest portion 40 and the seat portion 38 of the chair body 32, the groups 46A 46B 46C being separated by transverse upholstery bounding walls 50, which also define the top of the backrest portion. Inflation and deflation manifolds are coupled to the cells 46A 46B 46C, the seat body 32 and the manifolds enclosed within a sealed foam envelope, and the whole contained within a covering of upholstery material 44.
Patent GB-2400478-A (GB)
Title: Portable device access control through the use of smart-cards.
Inventor: ADAMS NEIL P
IPC: G06F21/34
Filed: 2003-04-07
Abstract: Electronic device password information for both an, electronic device and a smart card are stored on the electronic device. When a user attempts to access the electronic device, the user is prompted to enter a password. If the password information for the electronic device matches the password information for the smart card, the entered password is echoed in both an electronic device password entry field and a smart card password entry field on a display screen on the electronic device, checked against the password information for the electronic device, and transferred to the smart card for password checking by the smart card. In this way a user must have access to the correct smart card for a given device and the correct password.
Patent GB-2400463-A (GB)
Title: Electronic document distribution and authentication using hashes which themselves are hashed to create superhashes
Inventor: SHEVADE RAVINDRA WAMAN
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2003-04-11
Abstract: Distributing and authenticating documents from a plurality of parties to a recipient data processing apparatus. The system comprises a plurality of document distribution devices each being operable to generate an original hash value from the content of a file containing a document to be distributed. A recipient data processing apparatus is operable to receive the original hash values from each of the plurality of document distribution devices. The recipient data processing apparatus is operable to generate an original super hash value from the plurality of the original hash values received, and to distribute the original super hash value to each of the document distribution devices. The system can provide an increased assurance that documents to be distributed have not been tampered with during, or after, communication. The improvement is provided in part by only submitting a hash value of the document to be distributed. By forming the super hash value, all parties, which are distributing documents, can be assured that none of the other parties have altered their documents, or that these have not been altered on the recipient side. The hash algorithm is preferably the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1). Preferably hashes are digitally signed using, for example Digital Signature Standard (DSS) or Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) methods. Also disclosed is the printing of a hash value as a barcode on a distributed document. The invention finds particular application in the field of online auctions, particularly in respect of sealed bidding systems.
Patent GB-2386419-A (GB)
Title: Determination of sample origin by a micro flora DNA profiling method
Inventor: SUTHERLAND KAHURANGI BJORN WAL
IPC: C12Q1/6888
Filed: 2001-11-16
Abstract: The invention provides for a process suitable for determining the origin of one or more samples containing micro flora. The process involves the taking at least one sample of unknown origin, extracting the DNA from the micro flora of the sample, amplifying and conducting analysis of the amplified DNA, and comparing the analysis of the amplified DNA of the sample to that of a sample of known origin.