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Patent GB-2372678-A (GB)
Title: Method of creating radio interface protocol for registering user equipments in utran system
Inventor: KIM EUNG JIN
IPC: H04W60/04
Filed: 2001-12-31
Abstract: A method of creating a radio interface protocol with a user equipment in a UTRAN system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a common transport channel connected to a node B, sending a control signal to the node B in order to establish a common RF channel connected to the node B, and establishing a common radio interface protocol, in which a dedicated signalling path is established. The dedicated signalling path may include one or more dedicated signalling bearers. When many user equipments try to register to the radio network controller (RNC) of the system, the RNC registers each user equipment one at a time in an order that the requests are made without using a large amount of channel resources. As a result, the data transmission resource of the traffic channel of the system can be greatly increased by using the method of the present invention.
Patent GB-2383613-A (GB)
Title: Closed cycle power generation
Inventor: ATALLA NAJI AMIN
IPC: F01K27/00
Filed: 2001-12-31
Abstract: A working medium is evaporated in vaporiser 1, using a heat source such as sea water or solar energy, and passed via a riser to a condenser 2, where the vapour is condensed and collected to create a head. The condensed vapour is then allowed to pass down a down-comer to drive a turbine 4, which in turn drives a generator, after which the working medium is returned to the vaporiser. Heat may be transferred between a heat exchanger and the vaporizer and between the condenser and a heat exchanger by means of auxiliary heat carrier mediums (figures 6, 7 and 8).
Patent GB-2410157-A (GB)
Title: Traffic sensitive handling
Inventor: O'BRIEN ROBIN ERIC
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: A method of handling ATM cells in an error-prone ATM network environment includes differentiating ATM cells corresponding to different traffic types (e.g. voice or data) by identifying distinct data characteristics with the corresponding traffic types (e.g. using the VPI in the cell header) and applying different levels of forward error correction (cell "hardening"), using e.g. Reed Solomon coding, to the different traffic types to optimise error and latency characteristics (e.g. applying more robust error coding to data traffic than to voice traffic).
Patent GB-2373047-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for measuring internal index of refraction of preform of optical fiber
Inventor: SASAKI ISSEI
IPC: G01M11/08
Filed: 2001-06-12
Abstract: A highly accurate method and apparatus for measuring the internal index of refraction of' the perform (2) of an optical fiber from the refraction of a light beam (4) when it passes through the perform (2). The angle of refraction is determined from the relation between the starting position (8) from which the light beam (4) starts and the detecting position (9) where the light beam (4) is detected is determined. The distribution of the index of refraction in the perform (2) is determined based on the angle of refraction. In order to measure the starting position (8) of the detected light beam (4) at a light source (1), a knife edge (6) is scanned over the face of the light source (1). The starting position (8) of the light beam (4) is determined when the light beam (4) is intercepted by the knife edge (6) or released from the interception.
Patent GB-2377954-A (GB)
Title: Production tree with multiple safety barriers
Inventor: HUMPHREY BERNARD
IPC: E21B33/047
Filed: 2002-07-25
Abstract: A wellhead assembly comprising a production tree 14 with a bore 13 into which a tubing hanger 21 lands and is sealed by hanger seals 79, the hanger above the seals being exposed to the ambient pressure that exists outside of the tree. The hanger may have a lateral conduit 39 for production fluids that connects with a corresponding conduit 40 in the tree, and a passage 91 extending upwards from the tubing annulus 89 to an exterior port 100. A second passage 95 connects the port to the bore of the tree above the hanger seals and it has two closure members (valves or plugs) to ensure safety. Gas injection is performed via the port and the hanger is secured to the tree by a lockdown assembly 23. Also disclosed are a valve assembly operated by a marine riser connecting to the tree (207, figure 6) and an arrangement with twin safety plugs (47, 49, figure 6) in the bore and vent passages 65, 105 passing through the hanger.
Patent GB-2391291-A (GB)
Title: Wireless control device for a computer monitor
Inventor: WU CHIH HSIEN
IPC: G06F3/023
Filed: 2002-07-29
Abstract: A wireless control device comprises a wireless receiver mounted onto a monitor of a computer and connected to a circuit of the monitor for receiving signals emitted from a wireless input device such as a mouse, keyboard or electronic joystick; and a GVA signal transmission line to transmit a command to the computer for operation, thereby the signal from the wireless input device is received directly by the monitor so as to reduce the emission power of the wireless input device in a situation where the computer is in a location remote to both the wireless input device. The wireless receiver may located in the external housing of the monitor, and connected to a circuit board within the interior of the monitor.
Patent GB-2375254-A (GB)
Title: Marking security documents and banknotes with machine-readable data and watermarks
Inventor: RHOADS GEOFFREY B
IPC: G07D7/00
Filed: 1999-04-14
Abstract: Method of marking a document with a visible pattern that is not readily apparent to human viewers but is machine readable from data generated from visible light scanning of the document. One method of marking the document includes encoding the data redundantly into the background pattern using the line art of the document. This encoding could be achieved by changing the widths and positions of the line in the line are. Two digital watermarks of different robustness could also be incorporated in the line art to increase the security. This method could be used with security documents including bank-notes. There is also disclosed another method of marking a security document with machine readable, generally imperceptible, data where the distribution of ink on the security document is used to encode the data and the data is encoded with two digital watermarks. A hologram could also be added to the document.
Patent GB-2381905-A (GB)
Title: A method for modelling and processing an asynchronous functional specification for system level architecture
Inventor: JAIN RAJIV
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2002-09-04
Abstract: A method is disclosed for modeling and processing an asynchronous functional specification to provide an input to an architecture synthesis engine. The method includes the step of generating an initial task graph 10 from the specification, the task graph having a number of executable tasks 12. Selected data 14 and control connections 16 are established between respective tasks in accordance with a specified set of rules to define some of the tasks to be deterministic, and other of the tasks to be non-deterministic. Each of the control connections is then marked, to provide an annotated task graph for use as an input to the architecture synthesis engine, the annotated task graph enabling the engine to employ specified scheduling techniques.
Patent GB-2394521-A (GB)
Title: Reclamation and simultaneous splitting of pipe
Inventor: CUTTS DENNIS
IPC: F16L1/024
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: A winch 3 is releasably secured to a supply of wire rope 13 which is releasably secured to a length of pipe to be reclaimed from the ground. The winch is operated to draw in the rope and thereby withdraw the pipe from the ground. As the pipe is withdrawn, it enters a pipe guide (10, figure 2) before contacting a pipe splitting device 9, which splits the pipe before it has the opportunity to be gathered on the winch. Use of this apparatus enables the reclamation of a pipe without significant excavation.
Patent GB-2395293-A (GB)
Title: Control system for central heating apparatus
Inventor: DUNN WAYNE
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: A control system for central heating apparatus includes a primary wiring centre 4 to receive wires from a sensor 5 and a program controller 3. The primary wiring centre 4 is adapted to optionally receive wires from an auxiliary wiring centre 14 which, in turn, receives wires from a further sensor 15 and a further programmable controller 13. The control system may include a switch which can selectively adapt the system for use with single zone or multi zone heating apparatus. The primary wiring centre 4 may include terminal blocks mounted on a printed circuit board (see figure 2). A switch may be provided which enables the control system to be used with different types of heating apparatus.
Patent GB-2384596-A (GB)
Title: Musical composition recognition method and system, storage medium where musical composition program is stored, commercial recognition method and system,
Inventor: IYOKU MIWAKO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-10-22
Abstract: A play list making method for making a play list of broadcast contents from received broadcast data. The method comprises a step of extracting a feature of a broadcast content, storing it in a content feature file, and storing information concerning the broadcast content in a content information DB, a step of extracting a feature of the received data and storing it in a broadcast.
Patent GB-2403897-A (GB)
Title: A folding picnic bench and table
Inventor: JORDAN GLENN
IPC: A47B3/14
Filed: 2003-07-01
Abstract: A collapsible bench and table combination, e.g. a picnic bench, comprises a two-part folding table top 24(a,b), a pair of legs 12(a,b) pivotally coupled to each half of the table top, and two bench supports 20 which are pivotally coupled to the legs. Each pair of legs pivots 14 between a working position in which the legs support the table above the ground, and a collapsed position in which they lie parallel to the respective table top half [Figure 4]. The bench supports 20 comprise an outer portion supporting a seating bench 18, and an inner portion 28 which extends under the table top when the table is in an erected position. In an erected position the inner parts 28 of the bench supports 20 abut each other and can be secured to one another by a fastening 42. The bench supports 20 may be separate to one another [figure 3] or be connected by a hinge 32.
Patent GB-2388223-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for balancing workloads among paths in a multi path computer based upon the target device of the I/O request
Inventor: D ERRICO MATTHEW J
IPC: G06F9/46
Filed: 1999-12-29
Abstract: A method for distributing input/output (I/O) operations among at least two paths in a multi-path computer system. The system includes a host computer and a system resource wherein the system resource is connected to the computer by a plurality of paths. The load is balanced by selecting a path according to the status of previously assigned I/O operations queued for transmission and according to the target device of the I/O request. Preferably, the path selected is determined by considering whether previously assigned I/O requests queued to different paths are for the same target device. The step of selecting the path may also be determined by limiting the number of paths to which I/O operations can be queued simultaneously for a single target device. The method may be embodied as a driver operating on the host computer.
Patent GB-2395486-A (GB)
Title: Polishing composition
Inventor: HAGIHARA TOSHIYA
IPC: C09G1/02
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: A polishing composition comprising an abrasive, an acid and/or a salt thereof, and water, wherein copper (Cu) is contained in an amount of 1 mg or less per kg of the polishing composition; a process for reducing a surface defect of a substrate comprising applying to a substrate or a polishing pad a polishing composition comprising an abrasive, an acid and/or a salt thereof, and water, wherein copper (Cu) is contained in an amount of 1 mg or less per kg of the polishing composition fed to the substrate or the polishing pad; and a process for manufacturing a substrate comprising a polishing step comprising applying to a substrate or a polishing pad the above polishing composition. The polishing composition of the present invention is used for polishing a substrate for precision parts such as substrates for magnetic recording media such as magnetic disks, optical disks, opto-magnetic disks, and the like; photomask substrates, optical lenses, optical mirrors, optical prisms and semiconductor substrates, concretely polishing a substrate for memory hard disks, and especially finish polishing.
Patent GB-2395881-A (GB)
Title: Location based option display for a digital camera
Inventor: CAZIER ROBERT P
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 2003-10-27
Abstract: A digital camera printing user interface automatically selects and presents sets of printing options for printing parameters such as printed image size and paper size in accordance with location information. The location information may comprise the current location of the digital camera, an indication of where an image to be printed was captured, default paper size and units of measurement.
Patent GB-2395766-A (GB)
Title: Noise and vibration damper for a vehicular driveshaft assembly
Inventor: BREESE DOUGLAS
IPC: F16C3/02
Filed: 2003-11-27
Abstract: The damper 20 includes an inner annular member 21 with a first axially-extending portion 21a, a second radially-extending portion 21b, and a third axially-extending portion 21c, mounted on a slip yoke 11. An intermediate member 22 extends about the third portion 21c of the inner member. The inner member may be formed from a flat and planar sheet of material deformed into shape for the desired dampening frequency. The intermediate member may be formed from an elastomeric material. An annular outer member 23 extends about the intermediate member in an axial direction relative to a rotational axis 11c of the slip yoke.
Patent GB-2394470-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing a peatless culture substrate
Inventor: SPRINGER SANDRA
IPC: C05F11/04
Filed: 2002-07-20
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a peatless culture substrate for cultivating plants and improving the soil. In order to produce a peat substitute, a mixture is produced from previously comminuted recycling chips of urea formaldehyde resin (U.F. resin)-bonded particles boards, from sawdust and/or sanding dust, as well as by adding nutrients, which are not contained or insufficiently contained in the compost product, for an optimal microbial decomposition. Said mixture is then submitted to an aerobic composting process, whereby said mixture is humidified to about 80 % of it maximal water-retaining capacity before the composting process and absorbed water is added, if necessary, during the composting process.
Patent GB-2399839-A (GB)
Title: Tubing expansion by vibration
Inventor: RUDD WAYNE
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2004-03-25
Abstract: An expandable casing 12 is run into a bore 10 and, when located, expanded by an expansion cone 14 being forced through the casing 12. To overcome the high levels of friction between the casing 12 and the expansion cone 14, the cone 14 is vibrated by an oscillator 18 at ultrasonic frequencies. It is possible that the casing 12 could be vibrated using fluid or gas. Alternatively, the movement of the cone 14 may be achieved by application of a fluid pressure and the fluid pressure may also assist in expanding the casing 12. The fluid pressure may be varied such as to vibrate one or both of the cone 14 or casing 12, or to assist in the expansion of the casing 12.
Patent GB-2412760-A (GB)
Title: Distributed storage in a network with a fragmentation policy and a distribution policy
Inventor: CLEMO GARY
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2004-04-01
Abstract: An arrangement for storing an item of data, performed in a general purpose computer in a network, comprises identifying available storage means in the network, gathering information concerning the availability of data storage capacity in the identified available storage means, fragmenting the item of data in accordance with a fragmentation policy and distributing resultant fragments of data, in accordance with a distribution policy, among the identified available storage means.
Patent GB-2413394-A (GB)
Title: Display
Inventor: WINLOW ROBERT
IPC: G02F1/1335
Filed: 2004-04-20
Abstract: A display comprises a conventional display device, such as a TFT LCD panel (1), which provides image display in the conventional way. In addition, a liquid crystal device (4) is provided in association with the display device (1) so as to allow switching between wide and narrow viewing angle ranges. The liquid crystal device (4) has a layer of liquid crystal molecules which are switchable between two states providing the different viewing angle ranges. Thus, a narrow range (8) may be used for private viewing whereas a wide range (7) may be used to allow several users to see the same image.
Patent GB-2413757-A (GB)
Title: A bag formed from a material having antibacterial, ultraviolet blocking and water repellence properties
Inventor: LI YI
IPC: A45C3/00
Filed: 2004-05-06
Abstract: A bag, soft sided article-carrying enclosure or the like is fabricated at least in part from a material having antibacterial, ultraviolet blocking and water repellence properties. The bag may be of a layered construction comprising at least two or at least three layers, one of which may have antibacterial, ultraviolet blocking and water repellence properties, one of which may comprise regular air channels and a microcapsule phase change material to control temperature and one of which may have moisture management properties.
Patent GB-2403748-A (GB)
Title: Expanding tubing
Inventor: HILLIS DAVID JOHN
IPC: E21B43/10
Filed: 2004-07-05
Abstract: A method of expanding a tubing 10 uses a tool 16 that has two arrangements for the expansion. The tubing is lowered on a string 18 and positioned to overlap an existing casing 14. Rollers 24 are expanded to force the tubing against the casing 14. The rollers enable compensating adjustments to be made for any irregularities in the casing shape. The rollers are moved inwardly and the tool raised so that the rest of the overlapping portion of the tubing can be expanded to engage the casing. The rollers are moved inwardly and the tool is then forced along the length of the tubing so that a cone expander 22 expands the tubing. The cone expander is suitable at this stage as the tubing does not engage the bore 12.
Patent GB-2417240-A (GB)
Title: Container plug having a screw thread and chamber
Inventor: KING ROGER MILNER
IPC: B65D39/08
Filed: 2004-08-20
Abstract: A container neck and closure assembly 80, wherein the container neck comprises a first screw thread on an internal surface thereof and the closure comprises a cylindrical plug for insertion into the container neck, said plug having a second screw thread on an outer surface thereof for engagement with the first screw thread to secure and resecure the closure on the neck. The sealing plug 82 may be provided with a floor 84 to define a chamber or compartment, which may be filled with a dehydrated beverage ingredient or snack food 88. The plug may be sealed by a thermally bonded sheet of sealable film 86 over the top of the closure 80. The screw thread may include a continuous helical thread, or short and long thread segments (see Figs 1-4), may be provided with sealing elements i.e. (75, 76, 77 Fig 5), or locking elements that block or resist unscrewing and require a minimum opening torque.
Patent GB-2402156-A (GB)
Title: Road-vehicle halting device
Inventor: LOWNDES ROY BASIL WALTER
IPC: E01F13/12
Filed: 2001-02-13
Abstract: The road-vehicle halting device includes an upwardly facing surface having at least one support element 26 which releasably retains a spike 25a which is adapted to engage and puncture a tyre and to be removed from the support element as a vehicle tyre passes over the device. The spike includes a body 35a in which there is contained a quantity of traceable material with the spike including a system to release the traceable material when the spike has punctured a tyre. The traceable material may be a visually traceable material such as a dye or may emit radiation in a spectrum detectable by suitable radiation detection equipment. The spike may contain a pump 46 which is operated by air pressure in the tyre prior to the tyre becoming fully deflated and/or mechanical actuation upon each revolution of the tyre so as to cause the pump to release the traceable material. The traceable material is preferably contained within the body of the spike in a capsule 45 with a passage within the spike allowing the escape of air from the tyre around at least a part of the capsule. An element may be provided to puncture the capsule as the spike pierces the vehicle tyre.
Patent GB-2408186-A (GB)
Title: Using one or more visual effects in a 3-dimensional display environment to indicate resource properties or usage context
Inventor: KAWAHARA HIDEYA
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2004-10-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a system that facilitates using one or more visual effects within a three-dimensional (3D) display environment to indicate a property of a computational resource, which is represented by a 3D object in the 3D display environment. During operation, the system determines the necessary property of the computational resource. Next, the system determines any visual effects corresponding to the property to apply to the 3D object which represents the computational resource. Finally the system applies the visual effects to the 3D object. In this way, the property of the corresponding computational resource can be determined by viewing the 3D object within the 3D display environment. The property may also be referred to as the "usage context".
Patent GB-2407712-A (GB)
Title: Stator core construction for an electric machine
Inventor: IONEL DAN M
IPC: B21D28/06
Filed: 2004-10-28
Abstract: The stator includes a U shaped core 50 and a coil(s) 57,59 disposed on the core, bridge members 130,131 comprising magnetic material engaging in slots formed in the core so as to connect the first and second legs of the core to reduce cogging, /ripple torque, noise and vibration. The bridge members may be formed from single sheets figs 2,13 or may be laminated fig 15 and various constructions are disclosed eg with a reduced length centre section 167. End cap housings 60,65 have legs 81 which engage recesses on the core and may be integrated with the bridging members (fig 18, 19) and a hall sensor may be located in a recess in the end cap in a brushless machine. The laminations 90a-90k are formed by stamping/punching from sheet steel which may be anisotropic grain orientated and are the lamination patterns are laid out on the steel to minimize scrap.
Patent GB-2421759-A (GB)
Title: Strap engaging device
Inventor: OXBROUGH MATTHEW JON
IPC: A43C11/14
Filed: 2004-12-31
Abstract: There is provided a device 16 for engaging a strap 13 of a shoe for example. The device 16 has a transverse bar portion 17 around which the strap is looped. A flange portion 21 extends outwardly at each transverse side of the bar portion 17 for attachment to an article, such as a shoe. The bar portion 17 has an inside surface 27 which is spaced from the flange portion to provide a strap recess below the inside surface 27.