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Patent GB-2407575-A (GB)
Title: Autocidal control of parasite vectors
Inventor: ALPHEY LUKE
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 2003-10-21
Abstract: There is described a genetic system for a non-human host said system being responsive to a parasite or product derived therefrom for said host wherein functionality in the parasite but absent in the uninfected host is effective to activate the genetic system. The parasite may be malaria, Dengue virus, West Nile virus or trypanosomiasis. Preferably the host is an insect such as a mosquito. The host responsive system preferably comprises a sensor nucleic acid such as a promoter that is activated by a parasitic protease which allows transcription of RNAi that is lethal to the host for example by blocking a suppressor gene transcript. Alternatively a parasitic protease may act directly by activating a toxin such as Ricin or Bax.
Patent GB-2408449-A (GB)
Title: An adjustable support
Inventor: YOUNG MARSHALL
IPC: A47B91/02
Filed: 2003-11-27
Abstract: An adjustable support comprises a first and a second member (38, 36), each member having respective male and female screw thread formations which inter-engage to couple the members together and provide for adjustment between the members in a direction axially of the screw thread formations, wherein the screw thread 50 of at least one member has at least one raised portion 52 to provide frictional inter-engagement between the portions which resists movement between the members in use.
Patent GB-2408628-A (GB)
Title: Gated image intensifier
Inventor: HARES JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: H01J31/50
Filed: 2003-11-28
Abstract: A gated optical image intensifier is provided with multiple intensifying channels 20, 22, 24, 26 each supplied with radiation via a respective optical channel of an optical splitter (Fig. 5). The separate intensifying channels are subject to gating by a sequence of time spaced gating signals generated by an electronic gating signal generator. This allows multiple time spaced images to be rapidly captured. The multi-channel gated optical image intensifier has particular utility in the field of fluorescence lifetime imaging.
Patent GB-2400229-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle console lid video entertainment system
Inventor: TODD NEAL JONATHAN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2004-02-02
Abstract: A video entertainment system is housed in a lid 22 attached by a hinge 23 to a vehicle console base 20 mounted between the front seats. The lid is in two parts 24, 26 joined by a hinge 25 with a display screen 30 and a multimedia device 32 such as a DVD player, VCR player, hard disk recorder or game system stored in the space between. The screen is attached with a pivots 36, 38 so that it may be moved into a viewable position. An adjustable rail system may be used to mount multimedia devices of various sizes. A docking port, an audio bus or a wireless link may be used for communications between the device, the display and receiving units in the vehicle. The lid may be removable.
Patent GB-2410894-A (GB)
Title: Illumination umbrella
Inventor: LIAO CHENG-PANG
IPC: A45B3/04
Filed: 2004-02-10
Abstract: The umbrella includes a shaft 1, a plurality of skeleton ribs 11, side rods 12, a cloth 2, acrylic light rods 4 for transmitting light, a power supply 5 and fixtures 3 for connecting the light rods 4 to the skeleton ribs 11. The shaft has a hook 13 to hang the power supply thereon. Each fixture is secured on a skeleton rib of the raft to hold a respective light rod. The light rods are made of acrylic material with bubbles therein (Fig.3) to improve diffusion of light. The light rods are illuminated each by LEDs (light emitting diodes) 42 (Fig.4) located at an end of each rod. The LEDs are powered by a power source 5 that can be connected and disconnected via plug 45, socket 51 and stud 52 (Fig.2) for maintenance and recharging.
Patent GB-2399665-A (GB)
Title: Access control to shared resources
Inventor: THOMPSON SIMON GILES
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2004-02-17
Abstract: Controlled access is provided to a shared resource (23) such as an ontology (knowledge database) in order to maintain its quality without restraining the ability of users (21a, 21b, 21c) to contribute to that resource. An edit and query function 26 is used to determine the validity and consistency of individual contributions. The results of these checks and the level of contribution made by individual users to the information resource is used to produce a rating for each user of the resource, which is stored (24a, 24b, 24c) for use in prioritising and managing future contributions to the resource (23), and to priorities access control(28)to the resource. When a new contribution is made by a user a threshold of approval can be set before it is accepted into the main database (23). This threshold is based on the sum of the ratings points of the original contributor and of users that give their assent to the inclusion of that contribution. A quality rating may be established for a modified resource according to the number of links referring to a resource. The quality value may further be used in assessing a new contribution to the resource.
Patent GB-2395255-A (GB)
Title: Floating system for liquefying natural gas
Inventor: RUNBALK DAVID BERTIL
IPC: F25J1/00
Filed: 2002-09-13
Abstract: A floating system for liquefying natural gas comprising a vessel provided with a plant for liquefying natural gas having an inlet for natural gas and an outlet for liquefied natural gas, a feed supply system for supplying natural gas to the inlet of the plant, one or more storage tanks for storing liquefied natural gas, and an off-loading system for transporting liquefied natural gas between the storage tank(s) and a tanker, which floating system further comprises a vaporization system having an inlet for liquefied gas and an outlet for vapour.
Patent GB-2397085-A (GB)
Title: Shut-off device
Inventor: BIESTER KLAUS
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2002-09-18
Abstract: A shut-off device, in particular for application in the extraction of natural gas and mineral oil, has a shut-off housing (3)comprising an admission channel (2)and in which a shut-off organ (4)is supported in an adjustable manner relative to the admission channel (2)between an open position (5)and a closed position (6), and has an actuating device (7)at least for adjusting the shut-off organ (4)from the open position (5)into the closed position (6). To improve such a shut-off device in that, especially in an emergency, fast adjustment of the shut-off organ to the closed position is possible in a constructively easy and economical manner, the actuating device comprises a gas generation device (8)for the production of an adjustment pressure for adjusting the shut-off organ (4)in the direction of the closed position(6).
Patent GB-2397985-A (GB)
Title: Flexible Rake receiver which restarts part of the spreading sequence to adjust timing
Inventor: DOLWIN ANTHONY CRAIG
IPC: H04B1/707
Filed: 2001-11-02
Abstract: A flexible rake receiver architecture provides a rake receiver processing system 200 including at least two programmable spreading sequence blocks 224, 226 connected via a multiplexer 232 to one input of a partial correlator module 236. A second input of the partial correlator module is connected to a second multiplexer 234 to allow selection of one of a plurality of delayed IQ samples. A plurality of scrambled code generators 202 is connected to a scramble code bus 208 and each spreading sequence block 224, 226 is provided with a corresponding multiplexer 220, 222 to allow selection of an input from one of the scramble code generators. A plurality of registers 242 allows adaptive configuration of the rake receiver under control of a processor 260. The system allows hardware resources to be time multiplexed and/or reallocated according to received channel conditions and required data rates. The spreading sequence is a combination of two pseudorandom sequences, one of which may be restarted to adjust the relative timing between the spreading sequence and the sampled input signal.
Patent GB-2419476-A (GB)
Title: Socket with cooling system
Inventor: LAWTON MICHAEL CASE
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2004-10-21
Abstract: A networking system has connector blocks (3) with EMI shielded sockets (4), each connector block has an active cooling system for removing heat from the sockets. Preferably the cooling system will consist of heat pipes (31) preferably behind the sockets and running the length of the connector block. More preferably the cooling system will also include a heat sink (33) situated behind the heat pipes. Also claimed is a line card (35) extending under the heat sink and is bent upwards to connect to the sockets, preferably the line card has a series of fingers (36) and each finger connects to a socket.
Patent GB-2405484-A (GB)
Title: High accuracy measuring and control of low fluid flow rates
Inventor: MCMILLAN ROBERT M
IPC: G01F1/684
Filed: 2003-01-16
Abstract: The flow of a fluid at low flow rates is measured and controlled without introducing measuring devices into the flow path. As the fluid is flowing through tubing (C), the tubing is heated to impart heat to the fluid. Heat sensors (12, 30) are attached at spaced postitions from each other along the tubing in the direction of fluid flow to sense temperatures. The amount of heat applied to the tubing is controlled to maintain an established temperature differential between the heat sensors. The amount of heat applied is measured to provide an accurate and proportional indication of the fluid flow rate.
Patent GB-2406086-A (GB)
Title: Supplying draught beverages
Inventor: SMITH STEPHEN PAUL
IPC: B67D1/00
Filed: 2003-05-23
Abstract: Draft beverage is cooled in a cooling water tank (12) in a cooling unit under a drinks bar. It is then cooled in a thermoelectric cooler (26), and transferred to a font (32) in pipe (44) which is surrounded in a water jacket (72) of cooling water from the tank (12). The water jacket (72) is connected to a further water jacket (68) for a tube of cooling water which is also supplied to the font for cooling a glass into which the beverage will be dispensed. The water jacket (72) keeps the beverage in the pipe (44) cool, but above freezing point, when it is static prior to dispense.
Patent GB-2410269-A (GB)
Title: Expandable sand screen with non-overlapping filter sections
Inventor: JOHNSON CRAIG D
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2003-10-14
Abstract: In an expandable sand screen, a filter layer is created by attaching multiple non-overlapping filter sections 134 to specific locations along an expandable base pipe 42. The filter sections are attached along one of their edges while their opposing edges remain free such that, in one embodiment, openings 44 in the base pipe 42 are exposed when in a contracted state but are covered upon expansion of the base pipe 42, either by the filter sections 134 transitioning over the openings 44 or the openings 44 moving beneath the filter sections 134. In another embodiment, the filter sections 134 may be long enough to effectively cover the openings 44 when in the contracted and expanded states.
Patent GB-2427715-A (GB)
Title: Managing snoop operations in a multiprocessor system
Inventor: MANSELL DAVID HENNAH
IPC: G06F12/0842
Filed: 2005-06-24
Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises a plurality of processing units for executing a number of processes by performing data processing operations requiring access to data in shared memory. Each processing unit has a cache for storing a subset of the data the data processing apparatus employing a snoop-based cache coherency protocol to ensure data access by each processing unit is up-to-date. Each processing unit has a storage element associated therewith identifying snoop control data, whereby when one of the processing units determines that a snoop operation is required that processing unit references the snoop control data in its associated storage element in order to determine which of the plurality of processing units are to be subjected to the snoop operation. This can give rise to significant energy savings by avoiding unnecessary cache tag look ups, and can also improve performance.
Patent GB-2415812-A (GB)
Title: Compiler for producing an optimised parallel program using execution cycles between fork source and destination points
Inventor: KAWAHARA SHIYOUJI
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2005-06-29
Abstract: A program parallelising apparatus, method and program for creating an optimised parallelised program comprises a fork point determination section and a combination determination section. The determination section analyses the sequential input program and identifies a set of fork points. The combination determination section determines the optimal combination of the fork point sets using a dynamic boost value. The dynamic boost value is obtained by a dynamic fork information acquisition section and is based upon the number of execution cycles between a fork source and fork destination point obtained when the sequential processing program is executed with particular input data. A further set of fork points, defined as an exclusive fork set, is also obtained representing those which are not available concurrently with the fork point. This dynamic value and the exclusive set are stored and used by the combination section to create a combination of fork points which are not in an exclusive relationship with the maximum sum of the boost values.
Patent GB-2429410-A (GB)
Title: Magnesium alloy shell golf club head
Inventor: CHEN ARCHER CHIN-CHI
IPC: A63B102/32
Filed: 2005-11-08
Abstract: A shell 20 of a golf club head 10 is made of magnesium alloy and is made by die casting. The golf club head 10 has a top portion 11, a face, a bottom portion 13, a toe portion 12, a heel portion 14 and a neck 25, which is divided into the shell 20 and a face member along a dividing line 50. The dividing line 50 crosses the highest portion 111 of the top portion 11, the peak portion 121 of the toe portion 12, the bottom portion 13 and the peak portion 141 of the heel portion 14.
Patent GB-2421849-A (GB)
Title: Optoelectronic Module and Method of Making Such a Module
Inventor: YI ROBERT H
IPC: H01L33/60
Filed: 2005-11-22
Abstract: An optical subassembly (240) for an optoelectronic module (200) uses an optical turn that permits mounting of the OSA (240) on a circuit board (260) of a primary module. A fabrication process for the OSA (240) can achieve low complexity and high yield from the ability to fabricate the OSA (240) separate from fabrication of the primary module. Fabrication of the OSA (240) can include a burn-in test of an optoelectronic chip (210) on a flex circuit (222) that is small to reduce yield loss costs when the optoelectronic chip (210) is defective. The OSA (240) and the primary module can be mechanically attached and electrically connected using wire bonding techniques.
Patent GB-2435124-A (GB)
Title: High-frequency communications cable having sheathing with external cross-sectional shape of a Reuleaux polygon
Inventor: WATT JAMES
IPC: H01B11/08
Filed: 2006-02-13
Abstract: A high-frequency cable 1 for the 0.5MHz to 1000MHz range, eg a unscreened twisted pair (UTP) cable, includes at least one twisted pair 4,5,6,7 of conductors 8,9 forming at least part of a core 3. The core 3 is covered by a sheathing 2 having a cross-sectional external shape in the form of a Reuleaux polygon 16 which results in an increased separation between cables (1',fig.4) in a bundle. The Reuleaux polygon may be a triangle. Protrusions (76-78, fig.7) may be provided at the apices of a Reuleaux triangle or protrusions (96-98, fig.9) may be provided between the apices. Alternatively, the cross-sectional external shape may be six-sided (fig.8) within the form of a Reuleaux triangle.
Patent GB-2436533-A (GB)
Title: A doll with a skin formed of a gelatinous elastomer.
Inventor: WONG TAK KO
IPC: A63H3/02
Filed: 2006-03-30
Abstract: A doll has a figure of a human or an animal and an outer layer of a flexible gelatinous elastomer compound covering the figure so as to provide a skin-like characteristic. The figure may have a part that is made of a soft resilient material and in covering that part the gelatinous compound is bonded to a stretchy elastic textile. The gelatinous compound preferably comprises SEEPS or SEBS and a mineral oil wherein the tackinous is removed by introduction of an antioxidant.
Patent GB-2440129-A (GB)
Title: Handsaw with teeth that gradually increase along the blade
Inventor: HAWKINS LUKE JAMES
IPC: B23D61/12
Filed: 2006-07-15
Abstract: A saw that has small teeth 1A at the nose of the blade; and where the size of the teeth is graded to gradually increase along the blade, in such a manner that the section of the blade closest to the handle 2A has an area of standard sized teeth.
Patent GB-2442433-A (GB)
Title: Lidded two-compartment bin for refuse and material for recycling
Inventor: EDWARDS SALLY JANE
IPC: B65F1/00
Filed: 2006-10-05
Abstract: A twin bin is divided into a compartment for refuse and a compartment for material to be recycled. Each compartment may have a separate lid, Figure 1, both lids being hinged to a central structure between the compartments. Alternatively, Figure 3, a single swing lid may give access to one compartment or the other. The appropriate lid or lid end may be marked to indicate the intended contents. Each compartment may have a plastics liner or be linerless.
Patent GB-2429817-A (GB)
Title: Game-playing apparatus comprising differently configured handsets
Inventor: SPITTLE MARK CHARLES
IPC: A63F13/02
Filed: 2006-01-17
Abstract: Game-playing apparatus comprises a device (10) for playing an optical data-storage disc, an optical data-storage disc (16) authored to provide an interactive game and at least two handsets (18, 20) for remotely controlling the operation of the playing device (10) to play the same. The handsets (18, 20) are configured so that different menu navigation buttons are mimicked by corresponding buttons (X, T, F) of the handsets (18, 20). The disc is authored such that players are presented with a menu having respective on screen menu buttons arranged to be selected by pressing each of said corresponding handset buttons (X, T, F) and such that a respective action associated with each of the menu buttons is automatically invoked. Signals may be transmitted via infra red, may comprise more than one command in sequence by way of a macro, and may be such that a game player can be identified from the signal. The game may be based on a television show style quiz.
Patent GB-2447839-A (GB)
Title: Heated horse blanket
Inventor: SHAW PHILLIP
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 2007-02-09
Abstract: A heated horse blanket 12 having a plurality of heating circuits 14a-d, a power supply 16and a controller 17. The blanket can be used to provide heat to specific parts of the body covered by the blanket, in particular the kidney area 14b. The controller is capable of operating in various modes in order to heat various parts of the blanket and has different settings so that different parts of the blanket can be heated to different temperatures. The blanket can comprise more than one layer.
Patent GB-2447094-A (GB)
Title: Selecting a game server suitable for a group of gaming devices
Inventor: GILLO TOMAS OWEN
IPC: A63F13/12
Filed: 2007-03-05
Abstract: A game server selection system for evaluating game servers according to one or more criteria comprises (i) determining a group of gaming devices, (ii) measuring the performance of at least one server with respect to members of the group, (iii) evaluating the server based on the measured performance, (iv) selecting a suitable server based on the evaluation, and (v) storing the selected server data. The evaluation criteria may include a vote for a server by users of the gaming devices, and/or aspects of the connection between a gaming device and a server such as connection speeds, signal strength, bit error rate or bandwidth. Determination of the group of gaming devices may comprise determining membership according to prescribed conditions, such as selection of a group by a user, proximity of avatars in an on-line environment, positioning of an avatar in a specific region of the on-line environment, user skill, user age, and game specific preferences. An entertainment system is also claimed in which user avatars in an online environment are used to select a sample executable version of a game program by causing the avatar to interact with a region of the online environment corresponding to the sample executable version of the program.
Patent GB-2447973-A (GB)
Title: Sash window frame with wood covering
Inventor: DERHAM MICHAEL
IPC: E05D15/16
Filed: 2007-03-30
Abstract: A sash window has a frame 10 in which stepped window sashes 12, 14 can move up and down. The frame has plastics extrusions 24 in the vertical stiles which carry the window lifters and the guides for the vertical movement. On the faces of the extrusions facing into the frame are provided wooden mouldings 42, 44 which snap into grooves 40 in the extrusions, to cover those parts of the extrusions which would otherwise be visible from the inside of the building when the window is closed. Weatherstrips 38 may be fitted into the extrusions, or weatherstrip carriers may be provided which snap-fit into the extrusions and which hold the weatherstrips in place. Window lifters and shoes may be provided in channels in the extrusions.
Patent GB-2434816-A (GB)
Title: A well pump device
Inventor: UNSGAARD TOM
IPC: E21B/
Filed: 2007-04-24
Abstract: A well pump device (1) for introduction in a well (8) by use of a wireline (6), comprising en electrically driven feed pump (2), where the feed pump (2) is connected to the driving side of an ejector (4), the well pump (1) being connected to a hydraulic apparatus (18, 20, 26, 28, 30).
Patent GB-2450731-A (GB)
Title: Component and sealing plate for rail fastening assembly
Inventor: COX STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: E01B9/30
Filed: 2007-07-04
Abstract: The component (7) for the assembly comprising a railway rail fastening clip having a first part for bearing on a railway rail and an anchoring device for retaining the clip, comprises a first portion (71) adapted to receive a lateral load from the rail when located between a substantially upright face of the rail clip anchoring device and the side of the rail foot and a second portion (72) for receiving a second bearing part of the railway rail clip, the portions being spaced apart and interconnected by a connection portion (73) e.g. comprising two parallel legs which straddle the anchor. The second portion (72) comprises two spaced bearing seats (75a) on the side of the anchor remote from the rail for the clip. The sealing plate is embedded in a sleeper (with rebates in its bottom surface to receive concrete) beneath the anchor and locates a connecting piece (74) of the component between the bearing seats (75a) between an upstand (25) and tabs (27).
Patent GB-2437209-A (GB)
Title: Two sensor impedance estimation for uplink telemetry signals
Inventor: RECKMANN HANNO
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2005-12-20
Abstract: Measurements made with dual sensors (flow rate or pressure) are used to attenuate pump noise in a mud pulse telemetry system.
Patent GB-2451473-A (GB)
Title: Dithered clock signal generator with zero average dither
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H03L7/197
Filed: 2007-07-31
Abstract: The present invention relates to dithering or modulating a clock signal to spread its spectrum. The invention (fig.5) provides an input (fref) for receiving a clock signal having a first frequency; a divider (50), for generating an output signal having an instantaneous frequency equal to the first frequency divided by an instantaneous division ratio; and a sequence generator (60, 70, 80), for generating a sequence of instantaneous division ratios by adding a sequence of instantaneous dither values to an integer value. The instantaneous division ratios in said sequence have a mean value that is equal to an integer desired ratio, but none of the instantaneous division ratios in said sequence is equal to the integer desired ratio. A variant (fig.6) is also disclosed in which the clock frequency is synthesized using a fractional division. The system may be used to provide a dithered clock signal for dc-dc converters in audio or video systems.