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Patent GB-2372677-A (GB)
Title: Communication method, system, and units
Inventor: O'NEILL RORIE
IPC: H04L1/18
Filed: 2001-02-23
Abstract: A communication method for transmitting data over a radio link of a communication system. The method includes a first communication unit that codes data to be transmitted, interleaves the coded data and then transmits the interleaved coded data. A second data communication unit then decodes the only partially received interleaved coded data. When sufficient data has been decoded from the so far received data, the second unit sends a confirmation signal to the first unit, the first unit responding to the confirmation signal by ceasing transmission of the interleaved coded data. Further data may then be transmitted because the transmission of the first data has stopped. Preferably, the data transmitted in bursts, with a time gap between bursts. The communication system is preferably a mobile radio communication system with the first or second unit being a base station, the other unit being a mobile station. The system may also be one of, or a combination of: UMTS, GPRS, EGPRS. The system preferably supports a plurality of coding rates and the coded data includes coding rate identification data which may be transmitted in the first burst.
Patent GB-2374747-A (GB)
Title: An electronic editing system providing tactile feedback to a user
Inventor: HINSON NEIL ROY
IPC: G06F3/0487
Filed: 2001-04-19
Abstract: An electronic video processing system 10 may store video clip data in a video store 11. The video data may be input into the video store 11 via an input selector 12. In an editing mode of operation, data relating to a plurality of video clips may be read out from the video store 11 to a display store 22 where the data may be processed before being stored so as to enable several frames to be displayed simultaneously at different, overlapping, or shared, portions of a monitor 25. The system 10 has a user manipulable device such as a jog/shuttle wheel 30a, rotation of which in one direction by a user will cause a selected clip as displayed on the monitor 25 to scroll forward and rotation in the other direction will cause the displayed clip to scroll backward. As an edit position of the clip is neared, a processor 69, via a control interface 70 causes a motor 67 to oppose rotation of the wheel 30a to simulate the user hitting an end-stop where the edit position of the displayed clip is reached in order to provide tactile feedback to a user through the user manipulable device in order to indicate the presence of an edit position.
Patent GB-2375373-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for converting a diesel engine to run on gaseous fuel
Inventor: SANTAROSSA HECTOR FRANCISCO
IPC: F02B3/06
Filed: 2001-05-09
Abstract: A kit for converting a diesel engine to an Otto-cycle engine running on gaseous fuel, eg compressed natural gas, comprises air inlet means 2, gas feeding means 3 and flow regulating means 4. The air inlet means 2 is a hollow piece with an air inlet 5 and a venturi section 2'. The gas feeding means 3 is a hollow piece eg with two passages 10, 11 in communication with the venturi section 2' and each having a gas feeding tube (14, fig.4) with a long exit groove (15, fig.4B) for injecting gas into the cylinder. The flow regulating means 4 comprises a plate 4' having two holes 18,19 coinciding with the passages 10, 11 and receiving regulating means 20 in the form of throttle plates 21 fixed to a common operating element 23. The plate 4' is attached, in use, to the air inlet manifold 24 of the engine being converted. Central branch 42 of the manifold 24 may be of smaller diameter than the longer outer branches 43 for equal feeding. A piston for use in the engine has an innermost groove 30 communicating with an oil passage 31 for lubricating the piston and an oil return passage 29.
Patent GB-2367705-A (GB)
Title: Multiple audio-transducer earpiece for headphones
Inventor: BARBER JOHN RODWELL
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2001-06-04
Abstract: An earpiece 1 covering the ear 2 has two electro-acoustic transducers 4 and 5 so orientated such that when the earpiece 1 is located over the ear 2, one transducer, 4, is located higher than and forward of the ear canal 3, and the other 5 is located behind and below the ear canal 3. Each of the transducers is driven by a separate channel, and the channels are linked to reproduce voice messages from a respective one of the channels so as to give the impression that the voice is coming from a particular direction.
Patent GB-2362243-A (GB)
Title: Shared shopping basket management system
Inventor: MARKS MICHAEL A
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2000-10-19
Abstract: A computer implemented method is provided for conducting business-to-business electronic commerce over the Internet. The method includes the step of providing a website that enables electronic communication with users, and including on the website an electronic shopping basket (22) which is selectively actuatable into various states (44, 41, 30). An additional step includes enabling two or more remote users to simulate access to the shopping basket (22). Each of the users is assigned one or more hierarchically distinct abilities to affect the state (44, 41, 30) of the shopping basket (22), so that the users are permitted to simultaneously view the status of the shopping basket and sequentially affect the state (44, 41, 30) of the shopping basket (22). This enables various actions in the purchasing process to be accomplished by various individuals. These abilities to affect the state (44, 41, 30) of the basket (22) may also include providing the users with various selected levels of access to the basket (22), i.e., to prevent unauthorized purchases. Notification of any change of the state (44, 41, 30) of the shopping basket (22) is automatically sent to all of the users by affecting a display of the shopping basket (22) on the website.
Patent GB-2369821-A (GB)
Title: Cyclic tertiary amines and their use in organic electroluminescent devices
Inventor: GUOFANG WANG
IPC: C09K11/06
Filed: 2001-09-21
Abstract: Cyclic tertiary amines of formula (1) wherein A is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an optionally substituted aryl, aralkyl or heterocyclic group, and the four A groups may be the same or partly different, Y<SP>1</SP> is an optionally substituted arylene or heterocyclic divalent group and Y<SP>2</SP> is an optionally substituted condensed ring arylene or heterocyclic divalent group or a group of formula (2) in which each of R<SB>1</SB> to R<SB>8</SB> is independently hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl or heterocyclic group and Z is a single bond, an arylene group, -CH<SB>2</SB>-, -CH=CH-, -C-C-, -C(CH<SB>3</SB>)<SB>2</SB>-, -CO-, -O-, -S- or -SO<SB>2</SB>-. The cyclic tertiary amines may be used as a hole transport material, a hole injection material or an organic electroluminescent material and can provide organic electroluminescent devices having high luminous efficiency and a long service life. <EMI ID=1.1 HE=115 WI=106 LX=613 LY=1185 TI=CF>
Patent GB-2376300-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic mixing and measurment system
Inventor: HAKIMUDDIN MUSTAFA
IPC: G01N29/22
Filed: 2001-10-26
Abstract: An acoustic measurement system detects solids within a fluid includes a sample cell (10) for containing the fluid, a first transducer (20) for outputting a first acoustic detection signal at a first frequency, a first acoustic receiver (20) responsive to the first acoustic detection signal, and a second acoustic transducer (20) for outputting an acoustic second mixing signal at a second frequency to mix the solids in the fluid within the sample cell. Controller (40) may vary the "on" time of the second transducer with respect to the measurement of the first acoustic signal. The fluid within the cell may be tested under a wide range of temperatures and pressures. The acoustic measurement system may also be used to measure the bulk modulus of the liquid. The method of the invention allows for the detection of crystallization for a portion of the fluid in the sample cell under widely varying conditions.
Patent GB-2371082-A (GB)
Title: Bin holder
Inventor: MIDDLETON EDWARD
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2002-01-02
Abstract: A support bracket for securing one or more refuse bins in a substantially upright position (1) is a unitary structure, typically manufactured from steel and comprises at least one retaining means (2 and 3) which are adapted to receive the handle of a refuse bin. The support bracket (1) may be fixed to a wall or fence, or alternatively can be provided with a free standing support 8.
Patent GB-2373206-A (GB)
Title: Bonding electric wires using ultrasonic vibrations
Inventor: KONDO MASAYUKI
IPC: B23K20/10
Filed: 2002-01-03
Abstract: Electric wires 20,21 are intersected with each other at right angles such that they are inclined with respect to the vibration direction X of ultrasonic vibration through 45{. Intersected portions C of the electric wires 20,21 are set between a horn-side chip 11 and an anvil-side chip 12 in a pressurized state, and ultrasonic vibration is input to the intersected portions C, thereby bonding the electric wires 20,21 to each other. One or both of the chips 11,12 comprises a grid of grooves (13a, figure 6) on its surface. The grooves are parallel with, and perpendicular to, the vibration direction X.
Patent GB-2387022-A (GB)
Title: A monatomic boron ion source
Inventor: GOLDBERG RICHARD DAVID
IPC: H01J37/08
Filed: 2002-03-28
Abstract: Initially a plasma supporting gas, such as BF3 or Ar, is fed to a plasma chamber 10, allowing a stable plasma to be established. Once the plasma chamber is hot enough, the flow of support gas may be backed off in favour of decaborane (B10H14) vapour. The decaborane supply comprises an oven 31 containing a mass of decaborane powder 34, which is heated to a temperature at which it sublimes to provide a desired decaborane vapor pressure. It is then fed via conduit 35, cooled to prevent deposition, to the chamber 10, where the decaborane vapour dissociates to enrich the monatomic boron content of the plasma. Ions 15 may then be extracted through aperture 12 by an electric field formed by electrodes 13 and 14, and passed to a magnetic sector mass analyser 16 in order to select and form a beam 18 of monatomic boron ions, B<+>, for implantation.
Patent GB-2379834-A (GB)
Title: Protection of wireless data storage devices
Inventor: BLOCH STEPHEN
IPC: H04M1/72412
Filed: 2002-04-05
Abstract: A method of operating a portable data storage device or electrical equipment incorporating a communication module is disclosed. The method comprises initiating an alert procedure in response to a predetermined condition, the alert procedure comprising communicating a unique identifier of the portable data storage device or electrical equipment to a network. The identifier may then be used to locate and identify the portable data storage device or electrical equipment. The portable data storage device may be used in conjunction with a backup device, which may also respond to the alert procedure. Communication is carried out wirelessly, preferably using a short-range system, such as BLUETOOTH (RTM).
Patent GB-2378253-A (GB)
Title: Integrated microstructural sensor element for detecting thermodynamic variables of a fluid.
Inventor: EISENSCHMID HEINZ
IPC: G01N27/18
Filed: 2002-05-10
Abstract: An integrated microstructural sensor element 5 for detecting thermodynamic measured variables of a fluid. For this purpose a carrying member 16, in particular a board or a wafer, with at least one microstructural heating element 15 which is in contact with the fluid during operation, is provided on which or in the vicinity of which first means 20, 21 are arranged for at least temporary charging of the heating element 15 with an electric alternating current of defined frequency or of a defined frequency band and further means 22, 23, 24 are arranged for detecting the amplitude of the third harmonic of the electric voltage applied to the heating element 15. The proposed microstructural sensor element 5 in the form of a compact, integrated component is particularly suitable for determining or monitoring the thermal conductivity and/or the thermal capacity of a fluid, in particular an oil in a motor vehicle.
Patent GB-2376001-A (GB)
Title: Method of modifying a vehicle
Inventor: RILEY RUSSELL
IPC: B62D25/20
Filed: 2002-05-31
Abstract: The method includes the steps of: raising the vehicle suspension to increase the amount of clearance between wheels (3) of the vehicle, e.g. a panel van, and the inside of their associated wheel arches (2) which intrude into a load carrying space of the vehicle; lowering the wheel arches; and installing a flat floor (6) in the load carrying space (1) extending over the lowered wheel arches e.g. by using one or two layers of top hat section beams. Raising the vehicle's suspension permits lowering of wheel arches which in turn allows a flat floor to be installed in the vehicle over the wheel arches without significantly reducing the available load carrying height available in the vehicle. Provision of a flat floor can increase carrying capacity of a vehicle by 20%. The vehicle suspension may be stiffened to lessen body roll.
Patent GB-2376489-A (GB)
Title: Bi-centre drill bit
Inventor: BEATON TIMOTHY PAUL
IPC: E21B10/26
Filed: 2000-06-20
Abstract: A bi-centre drill bit has pilot blades (14) and reaming blades (16) at azimuthally spaced apart locations whereby the reaming blades (16) are capable of drilling a hole diameter (CD) twice a maximum extension of said reaming blades from a longitudinal axis. The reaming blades (16) are designed such that they avoid wall contact along an opening having a diameter equal to a pass-through circle (CP). This is achieved by disposing the outermost cutters (12L) on blades (B3, B4) radially inward from the pass-through circle (CP). The pilot blades (14) and reaming blades (16) may be formed into unitized spiral structures and the construction is claimed to be suitable for a method of drilling out float equipment.
Patent GB-2389916-A (GB)
Title: Fine alignment of optic fibres to optical components
Inventor: PREL CHRISTOPHE PHILIPPE
IPC: G02B6/30
Filed: 2002-06-20
Abstract: Optic fibres 19 which may extend from fibre ribbon 21 are coupled to an array of optical components 16, by using a holding structure such as U-grooves 14 in a pre-alignment configuration with respect to the array of optical components 16. The holding structure 14 allows lateral adjustment of the ends of the fibres with respect to each other and the optical components such as by manipulation or waggling of the fibre ribbon 21 so as to achieve a relatively fine optical alignment of the fibres 19 with the optical components 16. The optic fibres 19 can then be secured by using a UV light curable epoxy adhesive with the array of optical components 16. Tapered U-grooves with a pinch point at the end closest to waveguides 16 may be used to avoid having the fibre stick to the sides of the U-groove during manipulation.
Patent GB-2390266-A (GB)
Title: A portable communication device which emits a chemical odour
Inventor: MUFTI MOYEEN SHUJAUDDIN
IPC: H04M1/724
Filed: 2002-06-28
Abstract: A portable communication device with a chemical emitter is configured to emit a first chemical, with an odour, externally from the portable communication device, upon failure in the authentication of a user of the device. The communication unit may be a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a digital audio/video broadcast device. A second chemical may also be emitted, this chemical is used to neutralize the first chemical. One or more sensors may be used to activate the device. Authentication may be by a password, voice, or biometric such as a fingerprint. A radio link may be used to or from a wireless base station and a SIM card within the device. The first chemical may also be used as an alarm to aid in theft prevention and recovery of the device. The first chemical may be hydrogen sulphide gas.
Patent GB-2377666-A (GB)
Title: A wrench for valves
Inventor: DOWNEY GRAHAM ANTHONY
IPC: B25B13/50
Filed: 2002-07-03
Abstract: A wrench comprising:<BR> ```an elongate handle portion 1,<BR> ```gripping means disposed at an end of said handle portion 1, a slotted cavity:<BR> ```with at least two jaw portions having side walls 4, and<BR> ```gripping means adapted to receive a radiator valve body (5, Fig 4) to hold said radiator valve body by engagement with said side walls 4. The jaw portions may comprise at least two pins (2, Fig 2) extending from the handle portion.
Patent GB-2382190-A (GB)
Title: Junk email rejection system
Inventor: MASAKAZU HASAGAWA
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 2002-09-26
Abstract: A junk email rejection system features first, second and third email distribution service centres. Email sent to the first service is compared against a list of acceptable sources and forwarded to a user terminal if appropriate. Rejected mail is forwarded to the second service which in turn forwards it to the third service. The third service replaces the source address of the received mail with an acceptable address and forwards the message to the first service. The third service may also reject messages if a predetermined number of messages have been received in a time period.
Patent GB-2380210-A (GB)
Title: Stiffening member for masonry panels
Inventor: CHIPPENDALE AIDAN MARK THOMAS
IPC: E04C3/04
Filed: 2002-09-30
Abstract: A stiffening member for a masonry panel comprises a sheet of material defined by a number of regions including a neutral axis region 3 and one or more extreme regions 4 which are disposed at an extreme distance from the neutral axis region 3. A leading edge 5 of the sheet of material in the or each extreme region 4 is folded back on itself to produce an overlapping double layer 8 of material in the extreme region 4. Suitably the stiffening member is a windpost. The sheets of the overlapping double layer are generally separated by a gap 8 having a thickness less than a thickness of the sheet of material. Stiffening members formed in accordance with the invention can result in a material saving of about 20%. The invention also relates to a process for producing a stiffening member for a masonry panel.
Patent GB-2384856-A (GB)
Title: Finding well-logging sensors response function by multi-point calibration
Inventor: EVANS MICHAEL
IPC: G01V13/00
Filed: 2002-10-01
Abstract: A method of calibrating a well-logging sensor (e.g. density or a neutron sensor) comprising: emitting a first signal into a first calibration substance disposed proximate to the sensor ( fig. 2A), measuring a first sensor response from the first signal, emitting a second signal into the calibration substance disposed proximate to the sensor, measuring a second sensor response from the second signal (fig. 2A), and determining a sensor <I>response function</I> (323) from the first and second sensor responses. The first and second calibration substances may be A1 and Mg. Alternatively one of the substances may be a polymer rod or air. A method of finding quality check response of sensors with known response function has also been disclosed.
Patent GB-2385057-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition
Inventor: KAMIYA TOMOHIDE
IPC: B24B37/00
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: A polishing composition to be used for polishing a magnetic disk substrate, which comprises one member selected from a phosphate and a phosphorus compound, or two members selected from phosphoric acid, a phosphate and a phosphorus compound; silica; and water; wherein when phosphonic acid is contained alone aluminium nitrate is not contained. Another polishing composition is shown that comprises at least one member from a phosphoric acid, a phosphate and a phosphorus compound; silica; water; and diammonium ethylenediamine tetraacetate. The phosphorus compound may be pyrophosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, phosphinic acid, hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid, nitrotri(methylene phosphonic acid) or phosphonobutane tricarboxylic acid, or a salt thereof.
Patent GB-2380070-A (GB)
Title: Vibration damper for overhead power lines
Inventor: DULHUNTY PHILIP WELLESLEY
IPC: H02G7/14
Filed: 2001-07-13
Abstract: This invention relates to the design and manufacture of Stockbridge type vibration dampers for overhead power transmission lines. The invention provides a Stockbridge vibration damper (1) comprising a pair of damping weights (2, 3) joined by a stranded steel cable (4), a clamp (5) attached to the cable at a location intermediate the weights for attachment to an overhead power transmission line. The stranded steel cable comprises two or more layers of wire, wherein at the point of connection of the damping weight to the stranded steel cable one layer (21) of wires is attached to the weight and the remaining layer(s) (22) of wires is/are free to move.
Patent GB-2401999-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connection in gas turbine
Inventor: PHIPPS ANTHONY BERNARD
IPC: H01R13/03
Filed: 2003-05-20
Abstract: In a gas turbine, an electrical connection is made between a first node 22 and a second node 44. A first electrical interconnect 23, which may be a thin film, is applied to a first surface 30, and a second interconnect 25 is applied to a second surface 32. The two surfaces are held in abutment at a compressed joint 29, providing an electrical connection between the interconnects. This allows connection to sensors within the turbine, without the requirement for wires.
Patent GB-2385524-A (GB)
Title: Compositions and methods of use for extracts of magnoliaceae
Inventor: STOGNIEW MARTIN
IPC: A61K31/473
Filed: 2001-12-03
Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing, treating, or managing sleeplessness, restlessness, weight gain including weight gain due to stress or lack of sleep, or all three comprising the administration of a prophylactically and therapeutically effective amount of Magnoliaceae plant or extracts thereof to a mammal in need of such therapy. Preferably the mammal is human and the composition have comprise at least two compounds selected from magnolol, honokiol, and magnoflorine. Alternatively, the compositions may also comprise about 2% honokiol by weight of the composition.
Patent GB-2385830-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming substrates with visual features
Inventor: ABRAHAM NIGEL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B41J13/12
Filed: 2001-12-05
Abstract: A method of forming a visual feature on the surface of an article (S) (such as a document) comprises the steps of forming data defining the visual feature, and using this data to control a transfer apparatus (T) to transfer discrete elements from at least one foil (F) onto the surface of the article (S), to form the visual feature. The discrete elements are applied in different densities (numbers per unit area), according to differences in light intensity required to define the visual feature. The discrete elements are preferably optically variably reflective and preferably also transmissive. The transfer apparatus (T) can be a therma printer.
Patent GB-2391116-A (GB)
Title: Conductor paste for low temperature co-fired ceramic circuits
Inventor: FUKAYA MASASHI
IPC: H05K3/40
Filed: 2003-07-08
Abstract: A conductor paste is disclosed which is used to print on a low-temperature fired ceramic green sheet (11) firable at or below 1000{C and contains, as a conductor powder, an Ag powder or an Ag alloy powder 0.005 to 0.050 wt. % Rh is added to the conductor powder, and the Ag powder has a mean grain diameter of primary grain ranging from 1.5 žm to 4.5 žm. The mean grain diameter of the primary grain is measured by a electron microscope observation method. The Ag powder has an average grain diameter of agglomerate ranging from 5.0 žm to 12 žm. The mean grain diameter of the agglomerate is measured by a centrifugal sedimentation. A shrinkage behavior of a printed conductor pattern 16,19 during firing is set so that a shrinkage factor ranges from 2.0% to 10.5% when the temperature is increased from 400{C to 700{C and so that a shrinkage factor ranges from 10.0% to 21.1% when the temperature is increased from 400{C to 900{C.