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Patent GB-2377027-A (GB)
Title: Assessing the accuracy of roadside traffic measurement systems
Inventor: DALGLEISH MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G08G1/042
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: Apparatus and method of assessing the accuracy of a roadside traffic monitoring station (TMS) 121 arranged to measure specific parameters of vehicles passing a predetermined point 132 adjacent the TMS. The method comprises measuring the parameter of each vehicle passing the measurement point 132 using the TMS, measuring the moment in time that each vehicle passes the measurement point using the TMS, and recording the measured parameters and times as data pairs. An Instrumented Probe Vehicle (IPV) 141 having an onboard system for measuring the parameter, is driven past the measurement point, the location of the IPV determined, a calibration time at which the determined location of the IPV corresponds to the location fo the measurement point is determined, and a calibration parameter of the IPV measured using the onboard system when the determined location of the IPV corresponds to the location of the measurement point. The calibration time and parameter are then sent to the TMS, and the recorded data pair corresponding to the calibration time is identified, enabling the parameter of the IPV, as measured by the TMS, to be determined from said identified pair; and compared with the calibration parameter of the IPV, as measured by the onboard measuring system. The comparison allows the accuracy of the TMS to be found. The calibration parameter may be known and so onboard measurement unnecessary. GPS 146 may be used for location and time data. Examples of parameters that may be measured are speed and weight.
Patent GB-2374814-A (GB)
Title: Compliant sheet sandwiched between a sample holder and support of a centrifugal evaporator
Inventor: BROADBENT GRAHAM
IPC: B04B15/02
Filed: 2002-04-24
Abstract: A centrifugal evaporator comprises a source of infrared radiation to heat a support 12 holding a sample holder 14, between the two of which is sandwiched a cushion 30 of thermally conductive compliant material. Under centrifugal loading the sample holder 14 becomes embedded in the complaint material such that the area of contact between the holder 14 and support 12 is increased, thereby increasing the rate of heat transfer between the two during heated centrifuging. Also disclosed is a centrifugal evaporator as described, further featuring a sealable closure, at least one rotatable swing support 105A with base and sides comprising the support 12, adapted to receive at least one microtitre well plate 14, 104. Infra-red heating being directed at a base of the support 12, the arrangement further featuring the cushion 30 of compliant material as aforementioned. Well ends 11, 13 being embedded into the compliant material under centrifuging. Also disclosed is the cushion 30 in its own right. Further disclosed is an associated method of use of the aforementioned apparatus in providing an associated centrifugal evaporating process. Also disclosed is a support in its own right. The compliant material may be a fibre reinforced alumina-filled silicon gel, a polyurethane, or a nitrile composition. The support 12 may be impervious, or alternatively transparent, to radiation of wavelengths in the region of 200 - 3000 nm.
Patent GB-2392170-A (GB)
Title: MBE growth of a semiconductor layer structure
Inventor: BOUSQUET VALERIE
IPC: H01L21/203
Filed: 2002-08-23
Abstract: A method of MBE growth of a semiconductor layer structure comprises growing a first (Al,Ga)N layer (step 13) over a substrate at the first substrate temperature (T1) using ammonia as the nitrogen precursor. The substrate is then cooled (step 14) to a second substrate temperature (T2) which is lower then the first substrate temperature. An (In,Ga)N quantum well structure is then grown (step 15) over the first (Al,Ga)N layer by MBE using ammonia as the nitrogen precursor. The supply of ammonia to the substrate is maintained continuously during the first growth step, the cooling step, and the second growth step. After completion of the growth of the (In,Ga)N quantum well structure, the substrate may be heated to a third temperature (T3) which is greater than the second substrate temperature (T2). A second (Al,Ga)N layer is then grown over the (In,Ga)N quantum well structure (step 17). The method of the invention may be applied to the growth of a light-emitting device, for example such as an LED.
Patent GB-2379710-A (GB)
Title: Connector for a modular safety rail
Inventor: HIGGS PHILIP MAURICE
IPC: E04G7/14
Filed: 2002-09-11
Abstract: A connector (10) for a modular safety rail comprises a unitary combination of a body portion (11) and a pair of socket formations (12,13), said body portion comprising first (14) and second (16) flange formations which each define a substantially planar support surface (15,17), said support surfaces lying substantially perpendicular relative to one another in an 'L' shape configuration as viewed in the direction of the line (18) of intersection of said planar support surfaces, said support surfaces (15,17) facing outwardly, and opposite inwardly facing surfaces (19,25) of the flange formations each having integral therewith a respective one of said socket formations (12,13), each socket formation having an outer end (24,30) for receiving an end of a tube or rod and an inner end region which is integral with the inner end region of the other socket formation of the pair, the longitudinal axis (21,27) of each socket formation extending substantially perpendicular to said line (18) of intersection of said planar support surfaces.
Patent GB-2386673-A (GB)
Title: Target immobilisation device / bolas arrangement
Inventor: LLOYD PETER GREGORY
IPC: F42B12/66
Filed: 2002-10-04
Abstract: A target immobilisation device in the form of a discus or bolas unit 1, comprises at least two parts 2, 3, 4 which are coupled together by strings/chains/wires 7 and via a central hub 6 and wherein the coupled parts form a single cased unit prior to expansion and the device/ arrangement comprises an energy storage mechanism which propels the device/bolas and a trigger mechanism which causes the bolas/device to open out from the coupled state to an expanded state, allowing it to immobilise a target at which it is aimed. The device is launched from a projector and is adapted so as to open out only when at a pre-determined distance from the intended target. Any of parts 2, 3, 4 may comprise a radio receiver/loud speaker for communication between the user of the device and the captured target, an identification device for indicating the position of the target, an imaging sensor and aerodynamic flaps or compressed jets. Each of the parts 2, 3, 4 and/or the connecting wires 7 may have a barbed surface (Fig 6b) and in use the device may include a stun and/or small explosive effect.
Patent GB-2398445-A (GB)
Title: Location system
Inventor: HARRIS JOHN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2003-01-22
Abstract: A location system is disclosed comprising a remote device 3 attached to an object being located, for example a laptop computer 1. The location of the object is determined to be within a first area 4 using cellular communications signals emitted by the remote device 3. An operator carrying a mobile tracking device 5, then moves into the first area 4 and the location of the remote device 3 within the first area 4 is determined by detecting a second signal emitted by a radio beacon on the remote device 3. A cellular triangulation technique may be used to determine the location of the remote device to within a first area 4. The remote device 3 may comprise a means for automatically activating the first signal in response to the object being stolen. The remote device 3 may comprise a paging unit for receiving activation / deactivation control signals from the cellular communications network 9. The mobile tracking device 5 may receive location information from the cellular communications network 9, the location information identifying the location of the first area 4. The mobile tracking device 5 may send a signal to the cellular communications network 9 to indicate that the mobile tracking device 5 is within the vicinity of the first area 4.
Patent GB-2397664-A (GB)
Title: Processing oil field well data to obtain an estimate of oil field lithology/sediment composition
Inventor: MIROWSKI PIOTR
IPC: G01V1/40
Filed: 2003-01-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a system for inferring geological classes from oilfield well data comprising a neural network for inferring class probabilities. According to the invention, the system further comprises means for integrating class sequencing knowledge and optimising said class probabilities according to said sequencing knowledge. Means for optimising class probabilities according to class sequencing knowledge may comprise a hidden Markov model.
Patent GB-2401280-A (GB)
Title: Propagation of viruses through an information technology network
Inventor: WILLIAMSON MATTHEW MURRAY
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2003-04-29
Abstract: Requests to send data from a first host within a network of hosts are monitored against a record of destination hosts who have been sent data in accordance with a predetermined policy. Destination host identities not the record are stored in a buffer. The buffer size is monitored to establish whether requests from the first host are pursuant to viral activity. An embodiment of the invention discloses a computing entity adapted to process a request to send an email to multiple recipients by, comparing the number of recipients in the request with the value of a parameter, inhibiting/restricting transmission of the message to at least some of the recipients, adjusting the value of the parameter in accordance with a policy by reducing it with each transmission of a request to a destination host, and incrementing it with the passage of each time interval in which no requests are transmitted.
Patent GB-2401209-A (GB)
Title: Carrying Out a Secure Transaction Across Two Different Networks
Inventor: HADDAD WASSIM
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2003-04-30
Abstract: A method of enabling a customer to carry out a transaction with a remote processing apparatus (100) from a local processing apparatus (300) connected to the remote processing apparatus (100) via a first, unsecure, network (6), comprises the following steps: sending a request to initiate the transaction from the local processing apparatus (300) to the remote processing apparatus (100) across the first network (6); causing the remote processing apparatus to respond to said request by transmitting a response to said request to said local processing apparatus requesting specified information; and transmitting a response to said response containing said specified information in a transmission from the local processing apparatus (300) to the remote processing apparatus. At least one of said response to said request and said response to said response are sent via at least one second network (304), different from the first (6).
Patent GB-2389999-A (GB)
Title: A method of enabling a wireless information device to access location data
Inventor: PAGONIS JOHN
IPC: H04L12/56
Filed: 2003-05-27
Abstract: A method of enabling a first wireless information device to access absolute location data in which the first wireless information device does not possess its own absolute location finding system but is instead able to receive, over a wireless network, absolute location data from a second wireless information device that does have its own absolute location finding system. The present invention hence enables wireless information devices to share absolute location data: for example, a mobile telephone with GPS capability can be used as a local 'beacon' to broadcast its absolute location to any nearby devices over a personal area wireless network (e.g. a Bluetooth network) so that those nearby devices can use that location data. Hence, a camera with no location finding system of its own could obtain location data from a nearby GPS equipped mobile telephone over a Bluetooth PAN and watermark its images with location data.
Patent GB-2389464-A (GB)
Title: Rack mountable systems
Inventor: GOUGH GERALD RONALD
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: A rack mountable system unit includes a housing having first and second sides. First and second elongate plastics slides are secured to respective sides of the system unit. Each plastic slide is dimensioned to slide within a rack mountable rail and is tapered at one end thereof to facilitate insertion into the rail. The tapered end of the slides facilitates insertion into the rails and the use of plastics facilitates sliding. The maximum height of the slide is dimensioned to slide within the rack mountable rail. To further facilitate the sliding of the system unit along the racking, the sides include narrower portions alternating with portions dimensioned to slide within the rack mountable rail. The slides each have a flange and a releasable fixing at a front end thereof for securing the system unit to rack mountable rails. An upper surface of the slide has an alignment mark indicating an alignment position for a corresponding mark on a cover forming the top of the rack mountable unit for facilitating alignment of the mounting the cover on the rack mountable unit. The rack mountable rails are extendable to adapt to different racking systems. Each rack mountable rail has upper and lower bearing surfaces for engaging with upper and lower surfaces of one of the slides. Also, each rail has a flange at a front end thereof configured to mate with the releasable fixing of the slide.
Patent GB-2405764-A (GB)
Title: Guided capture or selection of stereoscopic image pairs.
Inventor: HILL LYNDON
IPC: H04N13/221
Filed: 2003-09-04
Abstract: A method for selecting a stereoscopic pair of images, either from an existing collection or through guided capture by moving a camera, comprises aligning a cursor with an image feature, selecting the image and shifting the cursor to guide capture or selection of a second image in the stereoscopic pair. The cursor or pointer may be shifted or displaced a predetermined distance automatically upon selection of the first image, and may be in the form of crosshairs , a pointer, grid or other indicators. As shown in Figures 4 - 6, alignment of the cursor - in this case a rectangular box (23) - in images captured at different camera positions allows the production of a stereo pair for a 3D imaging effect. Capture of common image features may be aided by image correlation using features such as luminance, colour, texture, mean squared error, maximum absolute difference, cross correlation or phase correlation. Alternatively, manual cursor alignment may be performed using a camera control (8, Figure 1).
Patent GB-2393694-A (GB)
Title: Aerodynamic fairing
Inventor: BACON ANDY
IPC: B62D35/00
Filed: 2003-09-24
Abstract: An aerodynamic fairing of the kind fitted to the roof of cabs (10) of trucks. One part of the fairing (14) is adjustable relative to the other (13) to adapt the fairing to different vehicle bodies. The fairing is made up of spaced apart base members (13) between which is located an adjustable central member (14), adjustment of which alters the inclination of the upwardly facing surface of the fairing. The central member is connected to the base members using a tongue (26) and slot (27) or pin (35) and aperture arrangement, which provides the pivot for the movement of the central member.
Patent GB-2406524-A (GB)
Title: Golf putter with ground engaging projections
Inventor: SHANKS PETER
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 2003-10-01
Abstract: A golf puffer comprises a putter head 3 having a ball engaging surface 5 and raising means 9 on the putter head 3 for raising the ball engaging surface 5 away from the ground. The putter tends to impart top spin to the golf ball thus helping to kept the ball in contact with the ground.
Patent GB-2409062-A (GB)
Title: Aliasing data processing registers in a SIMD system
Inventor: FORD SIMON
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2003-12-09
Abstract: A register data store 20 is provided within a data processing system 2. The register data store 20 may be accessed via registers for which a data processing instruction specifies a register size Q, D and a data element size S16, S8 for the multiple SIMD data elements to be manipulated by that data processing instruction. A given data processing element may be accessed via different registers depending upon the mapping between the register specifier, the register size and the data element size to a particular location within the register data store 20.
Patent GB-2395069-A (GB)
Title: Rack-mounted equipment case
Inventor: EDDLESTONE ALAN
IPC: H05K5/00
Filed: 2004-02-13
Abstract: A rack-mounted equipment case has a connector panel 30 which is recessed inwardly of the associated end of the case. The case end may be provided with a removable reduced-height lid 14, e.g. secured by latches 18. This enables the connections to remain in place when the lid is opened for maintenance. The opposite end of the case may have a removable full-height lid 12 secured by latches 22,24. The case may have feet 44,46 and complementary feet locators 54,56 to facilitate stacking. In another embodiment a full-height connector panel is recessed inwardly of the rear end of the case.
Patent GB-2411207-A (GB)
Title: Rotary valves for i.c. engines
Inventor: COX JONATHAN PAUL
IPC: F01L7/02
Filed: 2004-02-17
Abstract: The rotary valve, eg for inlet and/or exhaust gases in an automotive Otto-cycle or Diesel engine, comprises a tubular fluid passageway 2, which is sealed at one end 4 and has a first aperture 6 in a side wall 8, mounted in a cylindrical housing 10 having a second aperture 12 in its wall 14. The passageway 2 and housing 10 are rotatable relative to one another between a first position in which the apertures 6,12 are aligned to allow fluid to pass through, and a second position in which they are not aligned preventing fluid passage through the apertures. The housing 10 may be provided by the cylinder head. The passageway 2 may be rotatably driven by the crankshaft via a shaft (60,fig.4). Seals 16 may be provided around the apertures 6, 12. Two fluid passageways 17, 18, fig.2, may form an integral pair with their apertures offset by 90 degrees. Respective intake and exhaust valves may be arranged in parallel (figs.5a-c) or coaxially (fig.6) in the cylinder head.
Patent GB-2395700-A (GB)
Title: Infeed mechanism for inspection machine
Inventor: KUZ ZDENKO
IPC: B07C5/36
Filed: 2001-12-04
Abstract: An infeed mechanism for an inspection machine comprises a cam 50 rotatably supported at the bottom of a box-like frame 54. A servomotor 56 is secured within the frame, and vertically extending transmission apparatus supported by the frame transfers the output of the servomotor to the cam. A second frame, disposed above the cam, supports the first frame and allows vertical displacement of the first frame. Apparatus connects the second frame to a mounting plate 36 to allow horizontal displacement of the second frame, transverse to a linear conveyor passing under the infeed mechanism. The mounting plate can be secured to a frame of the inspection machine, mounting the infeed mechanism about the conveyor.
Patent GB-2412093-A (GB)
Title: Steering wheel unit with rotation locking element
Inventor: CHAPELAIN ETIENNE
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 2004-03-16
Abstract: A steering wheel unit is disclosed which incorporates a fixed element (20 figures 4, 5) for attachment to the structure of a motor vehicle. The fixed element carries a bearing (38 figure 7) which rotatably supports part of the frame (31 figure 6) of a steering wheel so that the steering wheel is rotatably mounted relative to the fixed element. A mounting 44 for an air bag unit is also provided, the mounting being fixedly secured the fixed element. A removable locking component 57 (see also figures 11 and 12) is provided in an initial position in which it is releasably secured to the mounting and in which it engages part of the steering wheel frame. The locking component prevents rotation of the steering wheel relative to the mounting and the fixed element, until the locking component is subsequently removed. The steering wheel unit is of particular use where a gear carried by the frame has to be engaged by a gear on a steering column, the locking component preventing misalignment prior to engagement.
Patent GB-2396789-A (GB)
Title: Optical line terminal
Inventor: MONZAWA TAKASHI
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2000-02-16
Abstract: The terminal (20), for use with an optical access network system, transmits a data stream containing information that is churned by using a churning key. The terminal (20) comprises flag control means (21) for controlling flags when sending the data stream to a receiving end, churning parameter transmission control means (22) for controlling transmission of churning parameters to the receiving end, based on the status of the flags, the churning parameters indicating where logical connections are churned or not churned, and churning parameter overwriting means (23) for performing a churning parameter overwriting process that resends the churning parameters to the receiving end. The churning parameter overwriting means (23) is operable to suspend the overwriting process while the churning parameters are being updated.
Patent GB-2414657-A (GB)
Title: Brush assembly
Inventor: BEAN JEFFERY
IPC: A46B7/08
Filed: 2004-06-02
Abstract: The present invention provides a brush assembly 1 for a mechanical rotary sweeper. The assembly 1 comprises a base plate 100 for connecting to a mechanical sweeper, and a plurality of brush segments 200 having first ends (211, 221, fig.4) mounted to the base plate 100 and opposed second, free, ends(212,222,fig.4) for engaging a surface to be brushed. The first ends (211,221, fig.4) of the brush segments 200 are mounted to the base plate 100 in concentric arcs with one or more arcs being radially displaced relative to one or more other arcs. Also provided are a brush apparatus (2,fig.9) having a drive plate (3, fig.9) which the brush assembly 1 may be attached to by key hole apertures (30, fig. 9) arranged to receive nuts 301 and bolts 302; a mechanical rotary sweeper including such a brush assembly 1; and a method of manufacturing such a brush assembly 1.
Patent GB-2415169-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft landing wheel rotation aid
Inventor: MCBRIDE JAMES
IPC: B64C25/32
Filed: 2004-06-16
Abstract: A landing gear assembly comprises a wheel 2, a skid 7 mounted on a support member 5 which is mounted coaxially with the wheel 2, and a mechanical drive means 13, 14, the skid 7 being positionable in a first position relative the wheel 2, but not in contact with a tyre 1 thereof, wherein on landing the skid 7 contacts the ground prior to the wheel 2 at which point the skid 7 moves to a second position relative to the wheel 2 which allows the wheel 2 to come into contact with the ground and which also imparts rotational movement to the wheel 2 via the mechanical drive means 13, 14, the assembly further comprising means 15 for holding the skid 7 in the second position. The mechanical drive means 13, 14 may comprise a pawl 13 and ratchet 14 assembly. The means 15 for holding the skid in the second position may be a braking plate. The skid 7 may have a contact portion 7a comprising a resilient material.