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Patent GB-2394678-A (GB)
Title: A solution rich in magnesium chloride (MgCl2) produced from seawater.
Inventor: ALTMANN THOMAS
IPC: C02F1/44
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: A method for producing a solution enriched in magnesium chloride (MgC12) from seawater comprises passing seawater 3 through a desalination process 4 to produce a magnesium-enriched brine 6 which is then fed to a cation resin exchanger 7 which adsorbs the magnesium ions from the seawater and then extracting the magnesium chloride into a regenerant solution 8. The method may further comprise the use of a pre-treatment stage 2 which may comprise a screening or filtering stage designed to prevent fouling of the desalination process (eg by sand). The desalination process may be conducted by the use of Multiple Stage Flash distillation (MSF), Multiple Effect Distillation (MED), Thermo-Vapour Compression Multiple Effect Distillation (TVC-MED), Mechanical Vapour Compression Multiple effect Distillation or a reverse osmosis membrane process. The regenerant solution may be an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid or sodium chloride. Magnesium Chloride may be released from the regenerant solution and/or further concentrated by evaporation, which may be of the thermal or solar type. In use, the concentrated magnesium chloride produced by this process may be used to produce manganese steel or magnesia (MgO).
Patent GB-2395188-A (GB)
Title: Compact cart assembly
Inventor: SU CHUNG-HSIU
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: A cart assembly includes at least one cart unit. The cart unit includes a support plate 1 having opposite top and bottom faces 101, 102, opposite first side faces 21, and opposite second side faces 22, and a plurality of casters 3 mounted to the bottom face of the support plate 1. Each of the first side faces 21 is formed with a first dovetail wedge 211 and a first dovetail groove 212 which gradually diverges from the top face 101 toward the bottom face 102. Each of the second side faces 22 is formed with a second dovetail wedge 221 that complements the first dovetail groove 212, and a second dovetail groove 222 which gradually diverges from the bottom face 102 toward the top face 101. The first dovetail wedges 211 complement the second dovetail grooves 222, respectively.
Patent GB-2395161-A (GB)
Title: Extrusion moulding machine
Inventor: LIN JUN-RONG
IPC: B29C48/37
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: An extrusion molding machine 1 has a main extrusion molding device 2, and a drive mechanism 3 connected to the main extrusion molding device 2. The main extrusion molding device has an upper feed inlet 21, a lower chamber 28, and a gear mechanism 4 therein. The gear mechanism and its housing define a feed mechanism 23, a compression mechanism 24, a blending mechanism 25 and a metering mechanism 26. Other arrangements of the main extrusion moulding device are revealed in figures 7 and 8 (not shown). The gear mechanism 4 has a first pinion 42, a second pinion 43 engaging with the first pinion 42, a third pinion 44 engaging with the second pinion 43, a main gear 41 engaging with the first pinion 42, a fourth pinion 45 engaging with the main gear 41, a fifth pinion 46 engaging with the fourth pinion 45, a sixth pinion 47 engaging with the fifth pinion 46, and a seventh pinion 48 engaging with the sixth pinion 46. The main gear 41 encloses the drive shaft 33. The drive mechanism 3 has a motor device 31, a transmission case 32, and a drive shaft 33 connected to the motor device 31. The drive shaft 33 passes through the transmission case 32.
Patent GB-2401233-A (GB)
Title: An identification plate and an identification plate holder for a motor vehicle
Inventor: MCLUNDI WILLIAM MURRAY
IPC: B60R13/10
Filed: 2003-01-13
Abstract: An identification plate holder 20 for a motor vehicle 10 has a plate-like support 22 to which a foam block 21 is bonded. The support 22 has a flat front face to allow an identification plate 14 to be attached to it and is weakened on its rear face by means of a grid shaped channel 23 so as to improve the flexibility of the support 22. The channel 23 can act as a fracture initiator so as to cause the support 22 to fracture when a load beyond a certain magnitude is applied to it, thereby allowing the full benefits of the foam block 21 to be utilised. In an alternative arrangement, there is no separate identification plate 14 and the identification plate is itself constructed in the same manner as the support 22.
Patent GB-2401472-A (GB)
Title: Edge illuminated star map.
Inventor: FISHER STEPHEN JAMES
IPC: G02B6/00
Filed: 2003-05-03
Abstract: An illuminated star map that is visually similar to the observed night sky, which can be used as a direct viewing device or as a reference to help locate or identity celestial objects. The illuminated star map consists of a panel 1 of transparent material with at least one edge, a light source or sources 2 at one or more edges of the panel, the panel having deformities 3 of various sizes on at least one surface of the panel, the deformities are arranged such that light emitted from the surface of the panel gives the appearance of a section of the night sky, the relative position and relative brightness of each observed celestial body being closely matched by the panel.
Patent GB-2384896-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for synchronizing interrupts in a message passing queue oriented bus system
Inventor: AVERY JAMES M
IPC: G06F13/32
Filed: 2001-11-16
Abstract: In order to service PCI interrupts that occur during a DMA transfer in a message passing, queue-oriented bus system, a seperate interrupt work queue is assigned to each interrupt line for each PCI device. This work queue sends interrupt information packets from the device to the host in order to allow the host to service the interrupts. To prevent an interrupt from being transmitted before a DMA data write from the same device that generated the interrupt has been completed, interrupt requests are held on the interrupt work queue until all outstanding data transfer request have been acknowledged. A special data structure called an interrupt scoreboard is created for each interrupt work queue entry associated with a DMA write in order to track the DMA data transfer. When an interrupt is received, the interupt scoreboard acquires a "snapshot" of the state of the pending data requests. The interrupt scoreboard is then are used to track the pending DMA transfers. When acknowledgement messages have been received for all pending DMA transfer requests, then the interrupt data packet is transmitted so that the interrupt can be serviced.
Patent GB-2402759-A (GB)
Title: Transferring data files between a register file and a memory
Inventor: DIJKSTRA WILCO
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2003-06-12
Abstract: A data processing apparatus and method are provided for transferring data values between a register file and a memory. The data processing apparatus comprises a data processing unit operable to perform data processing operations on data values, and a register file having a plurality of registers operable to store the data values for access by the data processing unit. The data processing unit is responsive to a single transfer instruction to perform multiple data value transfers between a corresponding multiple of the registers of the register file and consecutive data value addresses in a memory. The single transfer instruction provides an address identifier from which the consecutive data value addresses are derivable, and further provides for each of the data value transfers a register identifier identifying the register within the plurality of registers which is the subject of that data value transfer. Furthermore, the register identifier for each of the data value transfers is specifiable independently of the register identifiers specified for the other of the data value transfers, thus providing significantly enhanced flexibility of use of this single transfer instruction.
Patent GB-2392011-A (GB)
Title: Bridges for microelectromechanical structures
Inventor: QING MA
IPC: H01L27/04
Filed: 2003-06-18
Abstract: Conductive strips 12 in a first conductive layer are spaced apart by gap (fig 5: 44). A conductive bridge 16 in a second conductive layer is used to bridge the gap, while isolating the strips and the bridge from another conductor within the first conductive layer (fig 1: 18) which extends through the gap. A sacrificial layer under the bridge may be removed. In one embodiment (fig 1), a co-planar waveguide includes a control voltage line (18) routed under a bridge (16e) across ground line (12a) pair separated by gap (22). In another embodiment (fig 2) a multiplexer (10a) has a voltage line (18a) which spans through three separate ground lines (12a, 12b and 12c) under bridges (20, 20a and 26) between conductor pairs, to reach ground line (12d).
Patent GB-2391211-A (GB)
Title: Cup holder device
Inventor: NISHIZAWA SATOSHI
IPC: B60N3/10
Filed: 2003-07-10
Abstract: A cup holder device 10 includes an attachment base 30, a holder member 50, and a holder arm 60 formed of first to third arms. The first arm 100 has one end part rotatably supported to the holder main member 50, and the other end part with a first placement portion 102 where the container bottom can be placed. The second arm 110 has one end part rotatably supported to the other end part of the first arm 100 through a first link portion 140, and a second placement portion 111 at the one end part. In an unfolded state, the second placement portion 111 continues from the first placement portion 102 to support the container bottom. The third arm 120 includes one end part rotatably supported to the other end part of the second arm 110, and the other end part rotatably supported to the holder main member 50 through a second link portion 150. Thus, the cup holder device 10 can be made compact and stably hold a container.
Patent GB-2389447-A (GB)
Title: Recording device and a controller and control method for a recording device
Inventor: SHIMIZU MASAHIRO
IPC: G11B21/10
Filed: 2001-12-24
Abstract: Provided is a technology capable of inhibiting erroneous information writing in a recording device under the effect of background electromagnetic waves. A conductor pattern (7) is formed on a printed wiring board on which wiring constituting a control circuit of a hard disk drive is formed. Background electromagnetic waves are detected by an electromagnetic wave detection circuit (16). In the case where an electromagnetic wave signal level exceeds a predetermined threshold, a write gate signal is turned off to inhibit write operation.
Patent GB-2403362-A (GB)
Title: Calculating the location of an impact event using acoustic and video based data
Inventor: JOYNES GEORGE MALCOLM SWIFT
IPC: G01S5/22
Filed: 2003-08-14
Abstract: A means for determining the occurrence and location of an impact event is disclosed comprising a video-based trajectory tracking system for tracking the path of an object 110 and one or more microphones 20 placed in the expected vicinity of the impact event. An acoustic / vibration signal generated by an impact event is detected and a time delay between the event and the detection of sound determined in order to calculate the time of occurrence of the event. The location on the path 140 of the object is determined, corresponding to the time of occurrence of the event as determined by the video based trajectory tracking system. The invention is particularly suited for locating sporting impact events such as those occurring in cricket. The video signal corresponding to the calculated time and position of an event may be manipulated to enable corresponding video and audio signals representing the event to be synchronised in time. The received signals may be evaluated to differentiate between a predetermined set of different types of events expected to occur. Signals received from at least two microphones may be compared using time difference of arrival in order to calculate the spatial location of an event. The system may further adjust the calculated time and location of an event to compensate for the effects of meteorological factors.
Patent GB-2394306-A (GB)
Title: Cylindrical barrel having radially arranged lenses and outer guide shaft
Inventor: NOMURA HIROSHI
IPC: G02B7/08
Filed: 2003-08-27
Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a housing (22) having an axis Z0 having a ring portion 22k surrounding an optical axis (Z1). An optical element (LG2) and another optical element (LG3) are positioned radially inside said ring portion and are movable along said optical axis relative to said housing. A support frame (51) for supporting said optical element LG3 has at least one radial arm portion (51d and 51e) which projects radially outwards to such an extent that an outer end of said radial arm portion is positioned radially outside said ring portion 22k of said housing 22. At least one guide shaft (52 and 53) is positioned radially outside said ring portion 22k, and is configured to guide said radial arm portion in said optical axis direction.
Patent GB-2406246-A (GB)
Title: Secure Provision of Image Data
Inventor: CASASSA MONT MARCO
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2003-09-17
Abstract: A method and apparatus (20) are provided for the secure provision of payload data that comprises image data (60) representing an image. The payload data (67) is encrypted using encryption parameters comprising public data of a trusted party and an encryption key string (64). The encryption key string (64) comprises thumbnail data that represents a low-resolution version of the image represented by the image data (60). The encryption key string (64) preferably also comprises at least one condition to be met before the trusted party releases a decryption key (69) for decrypting the encrypted payload data; advantageously, the apparatus (20) enables a user to select, via a user interface (22), one or more conditions for incorporation into the encryption key string (64). The functionality (26, 25, 27) for generating the thumbnail data, for choosing the conditions to be used for the encryption key string, and for encrypting the payload data is preferably incorporated into a physical add-in module (24) such as a PCMCIA card.
Patent GB-2396450-A (GB)
Title: Data bus system and method for performing cross-access between buses
Inventor: KIM JAE-HUN
IPC: G06F13/368
Filed: 2003-10-09
Abstract: A data bus system, capable of distributing devices including first and second data buses capable of transmitting data among a plurality of devices; a register block that stores information on a first bus request signal and a first bus grant signal; a global arbiter that receives the first bus request signal from the register block to output a second bus request signal and receives a second bus grant signal from the register block to output the first bus grant signal. A bilateral bridge that acts as a data transmission path between the first data bus and the second data bus; and a local arbiter exists in each first and second data bus, and receives the second bus request signal from the global arbiter to output the second bus grant signal is disclosed. Also, a 3<rd> bus can be attached comprising a plurality at low-speed devices, and a 2<nd> bridge can be used to connect this to the 1<st> or 2<nd> buses.
Patent GB-2392533-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for financial instrument inspection
Inventor: GILBERT ANDREW C
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 2002-05-10
Abstract: Systems and methods for user-configurable financial instrument inspection are provided. A user may select the type of financial performance information (32) and presentation format (34) of the financial performance information to be displayed when the user selects a particular financial instrument. The user may associate a set of financial performance information and presentation format with a particular financial market for financial instruments. The financial instrument inspector may also facilitate wading of financial instruments.
Patent GB-2410533-A (GB)
Title: Sealing arrangement
Inventor: RICHARDS DAVID WILLIAM
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 2004-01-28
Abstract: A sealing arrangement 36, for sealing a leakage gap between relatively movable parts in a flow path between regions of high "A" and low "B" pressure, comprises an annular sealing land 52 and at least two brush seal elements 40, 42. At least one brush seal element is provided abutting a radial inner surface 54 of the sealing land; and at least one brush seal abuts the opposite radial outer surface 56. The brush seal elements comprise a mass of bristles arranged in an annular shape, packed together in a layer and positioned one side of a backing member 44. Preferably the bristles may be at an angle to the radial direction of the sealing arrangement and may further be bent part way along their length. The sealing arrangement is particularly suitable for use s part of a compressor or turbine assembly.
Patent GB-2412897-A (GB)
Title: Shape memory polymer bilge water drainage valve
Inventor: PINK GEOFFREY ANDREW
IPC: B63B13/00
Filed: 2004-04-06
Abstract: A two part bilge water drainage valve for a vessel comprises a fixed through hull Skin-Fitting F with renewable Valve Cartridges C that may be replaced from within with the vessel afloat and which securely self-lock into place. When the vessel is aground, inboard water escapes via the Valve Cartridge C which comprises a tube with a removable inboard Cap Filter B. In the tube is a shape memory polymer (SMP) plug C1 fixed at its circumference and slit through its centre. Inboard water pressure causes the plug to bubble at its centre and stretch until open. Water exits the tube through a protective Outer End Cap G. Release of pressure or equalisation allows the SMP plug C1 to regain its shape closing the valve totally enveloping any small particle debris within its surfaces. Outboard water pressure cannot reverse the stretching action of the SMP plug C1 against a pierced Bulkhead C3 set above it.
Patent GB-2407259-A (GB)
Title: Bendable nozzle for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: LIM JONG-KOOK
IPC: A47L9/02
Filed: 2004-06-09
Abstract: Disclosed is a bendable nozzle (100, Fig3) improved in construction in such a manner that the nozzle body is folded when cleaning out an angled corner area, whereby a convenience in use is enhanced and a wide area is easily cleaned out. The bendable nozzle for a vacuum cleaner includes a nozzle body which is folded and comes into close contact with a wall (W, Fig10) when it contacts with an angled corner area of the wall. The bendable nozzle includes upper (130,Fig3) and lower 110 cases provided with a plurality of suction flow passages (111,112,Fig3) within the interior thereof. Auxiliary nozzles 300 are hinged to the opposite sides of the upper and lower cases. A corner nozzle 200 moves forward and backward in cooperation with the pivotal movement of the auxiliary nozzles. The auxiliary nozzles may be longitudinally extendable to increase the effective cleaning area of the nozzle.
Patent GB-2405508-A (GB)
Title: System and method for generating an electronically publishable document
Inventor: WEITZEL WADE D
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 2004-08-25
Abstract: A method for generating an electronically publishable document, comprises receiving image data corresponding to a physical document (201), segmenting the image data (202, 203, 204), creating a markup language file containing the segmented image data and embedding a graphical user interface within the markup language file that enables navigation to segmented image data as selected by the user.
Patent GB-2402574-A (GB)
Title: Recovery of a watermark from a combined image file of the watermark and a compressed image based on the combined image file size
Inventor: ACHARYA TINKU
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 2001-01-18
Abstract: Recovery of a watermark from a combined image file of the watermark and a compressed image are disclosed. The watermark is recovered by determining locations in the combined image file that include groupings of bits of the watermark, the groupings of bits being inserted at locations in the compressed image determined at least in part on a size of the combined image file, extracting the bit groupings for the watermark from the locations and forming the watermark from the extracted bit groupings for the watermark. An independent claim is also included for recovering a watermark from a combined image file wherein the locations of groupings of bits including the watermark are selected in accordance with a pseudo-random number generation technique.
Patent GB-2408177-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic tagging
Inventor: ARNOLD DAVID HOWARD
IPC: G01V15/00
Filed: 2004-09-20
Abstract: Articles are magnetically tagged by a spatial distribution of passive magnetic elements. Each such magnetic element comprises a layer of soft magnetic material 3 characterised by high permeability, low coercivity and a non-linear B-H characteristic, and formed as a discrete region of such material. Each such magnetic element also has at least one second layer 5 of magnetic material capable of being permanently magnetised at least in a region adjacent the first layer to provide a magnetic bias for the magnetic element. The bias of individual such magnetic elements in the spatial distribution and the particular spatial nature of the distribution enables the article to be magnetically encoded. Alternatively, the magnetic tag may comprise a substrate 4 having the soft magnetic layer and the said second layer disposed thereon. Methods of detecting an article with the magnetically encoded tag comprising a reading assembly which is capable of detecting the bias levels set in the magnetic layers of the tag are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2408441-A (GB)
Title: Footwear with ventilating foot chambers
Inventor: ANDREW TERENCE SIDNEY
IPC: A43B7/06
Filed: 2004-11-09
Abstract: A footwear sole component and an article of footwear (2) comprising such a sole component which is suitably an insole 1 and which comprises a toe portion 30 and a heel portion 20 connected by an arch portion 40, the sole component being arranged, in use, to form a part of a sole of a closed article of footwear 2 having a foot chamber (90), wherein the sole component comprises at least one compressible passage 11 extending between a first portion of the sole component and a second portion of the sole component, which passage 11 is arranged, in use, to have an opening into a first region of the foot chamber (90) and an opening into a second region of the foot chamber (90) such that air can be caused to travel from said passage 11 into a second region of the foot chamber (90), by a pumping effect caused by compression of the passage 11 along at least a part of its extent during a stage of a wearers walking cycle.
Patent GB-2420952-A (GB)
Title: A data compression method
Inventor: GIORDANO FRANCOIS
IPC: H03M5/00
Filed: 2004-12-06
Abstract: A method for transmitting the value of a parameter in a compressed form, the method comprising the steps of: accepting successive numbers representing the value of a parameter; manipulating each number, the manipulation comprising placing the number in a form comprising a mantissa and an exponent, and defining a transmission mantissa to be transmitted; transmitting to a receiver, in turn, the transmission mantissas only of the successive numbers; receiving the transmission mantissas of the successive numbers at the receiver; maintaining a record, at the receiver, of a receiver variable, the receiver variable initially corresponding to the exponent of an initial number; formulating at the receiver, for each received transmission mantissa, a reconstructed number comprising at least the transmission mantissa and an exponent corresponding to the receiver variable; and altering the receiver variable in a first manner if the transmission mantissa of the current number fulfils a first criterion, or altering the receiver variable in a second manner if the transmission mantissa of the current number fulfils a second criterion.