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Patent GB-2423642-A (GB)
Title: Flexible compact antenna module mounting arrangement
Inventor: KIM HYUN HAK
IPC: H01Q1/12
Filed: 2005-12-23
Abstract: An antenna module 30 or wireless device comprises an antenna element 36 mounted on a flexible substrate 31 which carries a conductive feeder line 32 contacting one end of the feed part of the antenna element 36c at a feeder pad 32b. A fixing pad 35a is also provided on the flexible substrate 31 on to which the antenna element 36 is fastened. A coupling element 38a is arranged between the said feed and fixing pads 32b, 35a. A further coupling element 38b may be arranged between a ground pad 33b and a further fixing pad 35b. The coupling element 38a or elements 38a, 38b may be formed by at least one conductive strip line which may be directly connected to the pads or merely electrically coupled to the pads across a gap. A passive line 34 may be located adjacent and parallel to the feed line 32 to adjust the input impedance to be substantially constant when the feed lines are subjected to bending when obtaining a desired antenna operational position. This position may be inside or outside of a wireless device using the antenna. Other support structures may be involved in securing the antenna in a desired operational position.
Patent GB-2435117-A (GB)
Title: Automatic roaming authentication in IP-based communication
Inventor: MURRAY SEAN GERRARD
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2006-02-10
Abstract: There is disclosed a method of granting a candidate device access to a service provided by a service provider in an IP-based communication system, the system comprising service provider apparatus of the service provider and a plurality of service point apparatuses interconnected by the Internet, the service point apparatuses being separate from one another and from the service provider apparatus, the candidate device having a predetermined device identifier unique to that device and not defined by a user of the device stored therein, method comprising: maintaining at the service provider apparatus a record of at least one registered device identifier; obtaining the device identifier of the candidate device from the candidate device via a particular one of the service point apparatuses without the user of the candidate device having to supply that identifier; determining whether the obtained device identifier is a registered device identifier; and if it is determined that the obtained device identifier is such a registered device identifier, granting the candidate device access to said service via said particular one of the service point apparatuses.
Patent GB-2436351-A (GB)
Title: A wind turbine unit surrounded by panels which can be raised or lowered
Inventor: ROSS ROBERT JOHN
IPC: F03D7/06
Filed: 2006-03-22
Abstract: A wind turbine unit C is placed on a rotating base B and is surrounded by radiating panels A, A1 that can be raised or lowered according to the wind direction, thus creating a venturi effect directing the wind onto the turbine blades. Ideally, the wind turbine comprises of two adjacent turbine units C which are located such that the blades D between the two turbine units meet, or nearly touch each other. The figure shows two panels A1 which are raised, while the other panels A have been lowered to prevent obstruction of air flow. The panels A, A1 are located such that they are radiating outwards from the wind motor unit. Panels which are not used for directing the wind are lowered so as not to obstruct the airflow. The device is preferably used to generate electricity.
Patent GB-2438155-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for farming algae
Inventor: CARTER OLIVER FRANK DENNIS
IPC: C12N1/12
Filed: 2006-05-17
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a chain of sealed compartments 2-9 adapted to float at the surface of the sea. Each compartment has a planar base 2A, 3A etc. of reflective material and a cover 2B, 3B etc. of translucent material. Each compartment has a first 2C etc. and second 2D etc. water ports and a gas exit port 2E etc. Gas enrichment tanks 10 having a one way inlet 21 connected to the first water port and a one-way outlet 22 are adapted to dissolve gas in the water. The tanks also comprise an algae extraction port 27 and a water inlet port 28. In use each compartment is filled with water and algae and wave motion induces a pressure differential in adjacent compartments transferring water through the gas enrichment tanks. Algae is encouraged to grow through direct sunlight and sunlight reflected from the base and from the dissolved gas.
Patent GB-2438425-A (GB)
Title: Positioning marine seismic equipment using acoustic Doppler current meter
Inventor: TOENNESSEN RUNE
IPC: G01S11/10
Filed: 2006-05-26
Abstract: An acoustic Doppler current meter (ADCM) 18 mounted on a seismic towing vessel 2 may be used to ascertain at least the horizontal component of the current velocity vector Vc1-4 at a point ahead of the seismic vessel. Controllers may be provided to use the ascertained current velocity vector to control the position of one or more seismic spread elements 6. The vessel-mounted ADCM may also be used to estimate a vertical current profile at a predefined distance ahead of a spread element by sampling current vertical component data at a defined sampling rate, the rate being at a higher frequency than the frequency of movement of the ADCM's beam transmitter.
Patent GB-2427920-A (GB)
Title: Gas sensor having a laminate comprising solid electrolyte and alumina substrate
Inventor: ANDO MASASHI
IPC: G01N27/407
Filed: 2003-01-09
Abstract: A gas sensor (1a) having a laminate including an alumina substrate (11) having a heating resister (115) embedded in the alumina substrate (11); a first oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte layer (131) containing zirconia and alumina and partly constituting an oxygen-detecting cell (13) and the first solid electrolyte layer (131) being laminated with said alumina substrate (11); a second oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte layer (121) containing zirconia and alumina and partly constituting an oxygen-pumping cell (12); an ion-leakage preventing ceramic spacer (143) for preventing oxygen-ions from leaking from the second oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte layer (121) to the first oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte layer (131), the spacer (143) being laminated between the first and second oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte layers (131, 121); a gas-diffusion space (141) formed between an electrode (133) of the oxygen-detecting cell (13) and an electrode (126) of the oxygen-pumping cell (12) and a reinforcing insulative cover (152) for reinforcing the second oxygen-ion conductive layer (121) and covering a lead (124) of the oxygen-pumping cell (12). The first and second oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte layers contain alumina grains.
Patent GB-2440338-A (GB)
Title: Highway screen for selectively blocking a section of road from view
Inventor: BURN SIMON D
IPC: E01F7/00
Filed: 2006-07-27
Abstract: The highway screen, for use in the event of an accident or similar situation, comprises a screen 30 arranged to be deployed vertically from a retracted position, a drive mechanism to move the screen and first and second guide rails 15 arranged to guide the screen from the retracted to the deployed position and to support it once deployed. The screen is preferably electronically controlled and may include a receiver for receiving a control signal. The screen may also include a sensor for detecting the deployment of the screen and a transmitted for relaying the sensor output to a remote location. An number of screens may be provided to provide a screen system controlled from a remote location. The screen system may be used in conjunction with a CCTV system.
Patent GB-2430285-A (GB)
Title: Graphics integration into a process configuration and control environment
Inventor: LUCAS J MICHAEL
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2005-05-04
Abstract: Graphic elements and graphic displays are provided for use in a process environment to display information to one or more users about the process environment, such as the current state of devices within a process plant. The graphic elements and displays may be associated with various logical and physical elements within the process plant during configuration of the process plant, and may be configured and downloaded to the hardware within the process plant along with other configuration items, such as control routines. In particular, the graphic elements and graphic displays may be created and stored in a library, and may then be configured by being associated with various logical or physical entities within the plant. During the configuration process, the graphic elements and graphic displays may be associated with areas, equipment, process modules, control routines or control strategies of the plant as defined elsewhere in the plant configuration, or may be associated with interfaces or display devices, to define the hardware on which the graphic displays will execute during runtime, as well at to define the process entities to which these displays will be bound for display purposes. Still further, each of the graphic displays may be defined with a role or a functional use, such as an operator view, a maintenance view, etc., and these roles may be used to define the proper access and use of the graphic displays within the runtime environment.
Patent GB-2446219-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid photovoltaic and solar heat collector panel
Inventor: JOHNSTON DAVID ANDREW
IPC: F24J2/04
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: A thin film photovoltaic and thermal solar panel comprises thin film photovoltaic cells 12 deposited on a metal plate 13, to which are attached pipes 14 and/or fins (17, fig 4) to transfer heat to a circulating fluid. The photovoltaic cells 12 may be isolated from the metal plate 13 by a layer of insulating material (4, fig 1). The photovoltaic cells 12 acts as the front surface of the collector plate. Radiation not converted to heat is conducted to the metal plate 13. If a liquid heat transfer medium is used, metal pipes 14 or conduits are bonded to the metal plate, and the fluid circulates within these pipes or conduits. If the heat transfer medium is air, this air circulates above and/or below the metal plate 13. Fins (17) can be bonded to the plate underside to increase the surface area available for heat transfer. The panel is enclosed in a box, which includes insulation and cover glass, to reduce heat losses.
Patent GB-2449493-A (GB)
Title: A vibration damper assembly
Inventor: HUNT DAVID JOHN
IPC: F01D5/22
Filed: 2007-05-25
Abstract: A vibration damper assembly 28 for damping non-synchronous vibration between adjacent, spaced apart components 21, comprises a vibration damper 30 located in both of a pair of generally confronting passages 23 in each of the components. The assembly 28 comprises at least two spaced apart articulation surfaces 32 for contact between the damper 30 and the component 21. Each of the articulation surfaces 32 is arcuate in a first direction and is characterised by having a substantially linear portion 42 in a second orthogonal direction. Thereby the contact area is greatly enlarged and material loss minimised. The cross-sectional shape of the damper 30 or passage 23 is non-circular and there is a clearance 44 between the damper 30 and passage 23 which is sufficiently small to prevent rotation of the damper 30 in the passage 23 during use.
Patent GB-2450373-A (GB)
Title: Food item skewering apparatus
Inventor: FAY PETER
IPC: A22C17/00
Filed: 2007-06-22
Abstract: An apparatus enabling the wings B of chicken or other poultry to be skewered in an extended (stretched-out) orientation along an axis (X) for cooking and eating comprises first and second clamp members 41,42 which can be brought together to bring the wing B to be skewered into the desired orientation and to releasably hold the wing B. The apparatus further comprises means 61 for inserting a skewer A into the wing B along the axis (X), such that the wing remains in the extended (stretched-out) orientation when the clamp members 41, 42 are released.
Patent GB-2451820-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door latch system with child safety locking
Inventor: SPURR NIGEL V
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 2007-08-11
Abstract: An electronic door latch system for a vehicle comprises a first driver-operable child safety locking switch 28 for rear passenger doors that disables the interior door release handles. A separate second unlocking switch is provided so as temporarily to override the safety locking arrangement. The driver has buttons 22 and 24 to respectively lock and unlock all of the doors and can set the child lock switch 28 to disable the release of the rear doors by rear inside handles 56. The child lock of an individual door can be overridden if the driver depresses the unlock button 24 at the same time as the latch release handle 56 for that door is operated. The child safety locking arrangement is automatically reset upon release of the rear passenger door handle, without requiring any further action by the driver. Alternatively the second switch could be a single switch - for example operation of the unlock button 24 alone could release the safety locking.
Patent GB-2451849-A (GB)
Title: Patch panel having angled jacks
Inventor: HODGE KENNETH GEORGE
IPC: H01R24/58
Filed: 2007-08-14
Abstract: A patch panel with a planar front plate 3 on which jacks 11 are mounted in two or more rows 5, 7, across the plate; at least the central jacks of each row are angled at less than 90 degrees, preferable 45 degrees, to the plate towards one end side of the panel and the jacks on the other side of each row are angled in the opposite direction. Preferably the jacks in adjacent rows are staggered. A rack of patch panels may be provided with patch cord cable managers provided at each side. The angled jacks provide compact cabling arrangement requiring less space in front of the patch panel.
Patent GB-2439026-A (GB)
Title: An arrangement and a method for heat transport and use in connection with subsea equipment
Inventor: DAMSLETH PER
IPC: F16L53/32
Filed: 2006-04-04
Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement (1) for heat transport used for thermally insulating, or cooling, one or several elements, comprising a casing (2) arranged to enclose a medium having heat-storing or cooling capacity, said casing having an internal space (3) for receiving said element or elements and said medium with the medium surrounding the element or elements. The arrangement comprises guiding means (5a, 5b) arranged in the internal space (3) of the casing so as to guide the medium in said internal space in such a manner that a circulation and mixing of the fluid will be generated essentially throughout said internal space under the action of occurring temperature differences in the medium, whereby the natural tendency for temperature stratification of the medium is counteracted or eliminated. The invention also relates to a corresponding method, the use of an inventive arrangement for protecting a subsea installation or a part thereof from cooling, and the use of an inventive arrangement for efficient cooling an electrical appliance.
Patent GB-2453761-A (GB)
Title: Sealing on closure member of cyclone
Inventor: BATES ADAM JAMES
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 2007-10-18
Abstract: A closure member 150 of a cyclone 100 has a seal 166 which upon closing of the closure member 150 spans one or more wall ends of dust collection chambers 130, 144. The seal may be relatively wide and flexible in comparison to standard narrower seals used in the art, in order to provide easy and reliable sealing of the dust collection chambers 130, 144. By providing a common seal 166 which seals one or more internal wall ends of the chambers 130, 144 and the closure member 150, the seal 166 is effective even if the closure member 150 is misaligned or incorrectly fitted.
Patent GB-2454533-A (GB)
Title: Internal combustion engine with oscillating cylinder(s)
Inventor: VALE ADRIAN MEYNELL
IPC: F01B9/02
Filed: 2007-11-12
Abstract: An internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder block 10 containing a piston 12 operatively connected to the pin 15 of a crank 16 for effecting reciprocating movement of the piston 12 within a cylinder 11 formed in the block 10 as the crank 16 rotates. The piston 12 is rigidly connected to the crank pin bearing 14 and the cylinder 11 is mounted, eg by pivot pin 18, for oscillating pivotal movement about an axis parallel with the axis of rotation of the crank 16. In use, the thrust exerted on the piston 12 during the power stroke is directed straight towards the crank pin 15 with no loss in efficiency and there is a considerable saving in reciprocating weight compared with a conventional engine. The piston 12 may be connected to the crank pin 15 by a rod integrally cast with the piston. A multi-cylinder engine may have a number of discrete cylinder blocks pivoted about a common axis.
Patent GB-2443356-A (GB)
Title: Cryptographic logic circuits and method of performing logic operations
Inventor: BAEK YOO-JIN
IPC: G06F21/02
Filed: 2006-01-13
Abstract: A cryptographic logic circuit, comprising: ```a first logic unit configured to execute at least one logic operation for a plurality of data pairs, the data pairs including random data and random masking data; and ```a second logic unit configured to execute a logic operation for the results of the first logic unit; ```wherein the first logic unit 201 includes: ```a first NAND gate 202 configured to execute a first logic NAND operation with first and second random masking data X', Y'; ```a second NAND gate 203 configured to execute a second logic NAND operation with the first random masking data X' and second random data S; ```a third NAND gate 204 configured to execute a third logic NAND operation with first random data R and the second random masking data Y'; and ```a fourth NAND gate 205 configured to execute a fourth logic NAND operation with the first and second random data R, S; ```and wherein the second logic unit 107 includes: ```a first XOR gate 108 configured to execute a first logic XOR operation with the output of the first NAND gate, the second NAND gate, and the second random masking data; and ```a second XOR gate 109 configured to execute a second logic XOR operation with the output of the third NAND gate, the fourth NAND gate operation, and the second random masking data. The cryptographic logic circuit may be a cryptographic AND (or NAND) logic circuit comprising a random masking scheme and having security against a power analysis attack.
Patent GB-2446960-A (GB)
Title: Mass spectrometer using sulphur hexafluoride as a cone/curtain gas
Inventor: CAMPUZANO IAIN
IPC: H01J49/04
Filed: 2008-02-25
Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising a sampling cone 3 and a cone-gas cone 4 wherein, in use, sulphur hexafluoride ("SF6") is supplied as a cone gas/curtain gas 5 to the annulus between the cone-gas cone 4 and the sampling cone 3. This improves the transmission of high molecular mass ions passing through the sampling cone 3 into and through subsequent stages of the mass spectrometer. Other gases are also identified that could be used as this cone gas/curtain gas, such as xenon, argon and krypton.
Patent GB-2459456-A (GB)
Title: Box for confectionaries having flap cover
Inventor: COLAMARTINO SANDRA
IPC: B65D5/42
Filed: 2008-04-22
Abstract: A box with a single flap glued along a seam A and hinged thereon so as to make the box look like and open like a book. Flaps at the top and bottom enclose the box ends and allow access to the contents inside the box and flaps coving the box openings on top and bottom.
Patent GB-2448987-A (GB)
Title: Convertible garment/bag
Inventor: KELLING SVEN
IPC: A41D15/04
Filed: 2008-05-01
Abstract: The convertible garment/bag, designed to be converted into a rucksack or the like, comprises a body for wearing, in garment mode, on the torso of the wearer, and has neck 15 and waist apertures, two sleeves 6 and at least one closure device that comprises two elongate interlocking fastening elements 1a,1b which extend from a common point below the neck on the back of the body of the garment, over the shoulders on either side of the neck aperture and down the front of said body so that closing the fastening elements together acts to close the neck aperture. The fastening elements may extend partially or fully down the front of the garment and may be the fastening elements by which the front of the garment may be closed, or alternatively may extend either side of a central panel within which additional fastening elements 10a,10b may be located. A second closure system may be provided for closing the waist aperture. First and second attachment elements 5a,5b are preferably located on the ends of the sleeves and at additional locations on the garment to enable the sleeves to be secured in one or more arrangements to provide straps in the bag mode. Reinforcement elements are preferably attached to or integral to the fabric of the sleeves and extend from the ends of the sleeves to the body, preferably fanning away from the sleeve ends.
Patent GB-2449378-A (GB)
Title: Converting the format of process control data
Inventor: ZHOU LING
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2005-05-04
Abstract: A method of modifying process control data, comprising: defining a first schema associated with organizing process control data in a first data format that is used to exchange the process control data between at least one editor and a process control system data manager; obtaining the process control data in a second data format associated with a second schema; converting the process control data from the second data format to the first data format based on the first schema; and exporting the process control data and the first schema in the first data format to the at least one editor.
Patent GB-2455171-A (GB)
Title: Conjoined parallel RF ion guides
Inventor: GILES KEVIN
IPC: H01J49/02
Filed: 2008-09-22
Abstract: An ion guiding device is disclosed comprising a first radio frequency ion guide 7 which is conjoined with a second radio frequency ion guide 8. Ions are urged across a pseudo-potential barrier which separates the two ion guiding regions by a DC potential gradient. Ions may be transferred from an ion guide 7 which has a relatively large cross-sectional profile to an ion guide 8 which has a relatively small cross-sectional profile in order to improve the subsequent ion confinement of the ions.
Patent GB-2455211-A (GB)
Title: Magnet core and method for its production
Inventor: NUETZEL DIETER
IPC: H01F1/06
Filed: 2007-06-19
Abstract: Magnet cores pressed using a powder of nanocrystalline or amorphous particles and a pressing additive should be characterised by minimal iron losses. These particles have first surfaces represented by the original strip surfaces and second surfaces represented by surfaces produced in pulverisation process, the overwhelming majority of these second particle surfaces being smooth cut or fracture surfaces without any plastic deformation, the proportion T of areas of plastic deformation of the second particle surfaces being 0   &  T   &  0.5.
Patent GB-2468668-A (GB)
Title: Ccd imaging array with extended dynamic range.
Inventor: BELL RAYMOND THOMAS
IPC: H04N5/355
Filed: 2009-03-17
Abstract: A CCD such as a frame transfer CCD has an extended dynamic range. The image built up in the image region 1 in each integration period is transferred to the store region 2 in each frame transfer period, for example, at a TV signal rate. The dynamic range is increased by dividing the integration period into two parts, and clipping the signal in the first part, but not in the second. The signal is clipped by pulsing the clock electrodes of the image region so as to combine the charges from adjacent wells together, overspill being drained into the anti-blooming structure, consequently reducing well capacity.