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Patent GB-2378256-A (GB)
Title: Parallel measuring device
Inventor: PETHERICK PETER
IPC: G01B3/56
Filed: 2001-02-16
Abstract: The device comprises four members, which may be constructed of brass, interconnected at their ends to form an adjustable parallelogram device. A locking screw E at one corner enables the device to secured in a chosen shape. A fifth link interconnects the centres of two opposite members of the parallelogram device. A pencil groove (C, fig.1) is provided to enable the user to mark the central point of a shape. The device may include degree markings (H, fig.3); and may take and reproduce internal and external angles. Accurately drilled pencil holes D are provided on either side of a cut groove along the middle of the fifth link. The device is used to find centres of shapes for e.g. to mark shoulders for mortice and tenon joints, etc.. Also, the device may be used as a bevel, square, parallelogram, for drawing purposes, compass for drawing and creating pie-charts etc., by school children, architect, carpenter, joiner, turner, etc.
Patent GB-2374059-A (GB)
Title: Bogie arrangement for rail vehicles
Inventor: EVANS DAVID JULIAN
IPC: B61F5/00
Filed: 2001-04-02
Abstract: Two double axle bogies of a standard railway carriage are relocated so that one becomes situated beneath the centre of each carriage and the second is split into two single axles being located at either end of each carriage. When two carriages are brought together for the purpose of joining one to another, the two single axles are joined up so that they become a double axle bogie and thereby articulate one carriage to another. The flexible sideways capability of the centre bogie allows for each carriage to negotiate bends in the railway track.
Patent GB-2375884-A (GB)
Title: Helical electro-active devices
Inventor: LOCK GARY
IPC: H01L41/09
Filed: 2001-05-23
Abstract: The device has a layered piezoelectric structure extending along a minor axis 36 which is curved, for example in a helix around a major axis 37. The structure comprises successive portions extending around said minor axis and arranged with electrodes to bend around the minor axis 36 such that bending of the successive portions 35 is concomitant with rotation of the electro-active structure about the minor axis 36 adding incrementally along the minor axis 36. The structure generates displacement out of the local plane in which the minor axis is curved. The layers of the structure are arranged at an angle   a   of less than 90{ to the minor axis 36 (see fig 5). The structure may be corrugated 141. The structure may be a continuous electro-active member extending along and curving around the minor axis 35, for example helically to form a helical helix. Alternatively, the electro-active structure may be a plurality of discrete elements connected together. The device may be used as a driver, a sensor or a generator.
Patent GB-2376999-A (GB)
Title: A device for joining a tubular member
Inventor: RIVERS STEPHEN DAVID
IPC: F16B13/08
Filed: 2001-06-27
Abstract: A device for joining a tubular member (202) to a structure (201) comprises a boss having first and second sections (101, 102), the boss being a loose fit in the tubular member (202). The sections (101, 102) have complementary inclined surfaces. A captive nut (108 - see figure 1) and bolt (109) are arranged to fix the boss to the structure (201) such that when the first and second sections (101, 102) are urged together they move transverse to each other to lock against the tubular member (202).
Patent GB-2379121-A (GB)
Title: Hands-free kit with inductive link
Inventor: AMAN JAMES EDWARD
IPC: H04M1/60
Filed: 2001-08-07
Abstract: A mobile phone 10 has a transmitter coil 12 forming a first part of an inductive link for forwarding sound signals received by the mobile phone and an earpiece 14 for fitting into an ear canal and having a housing of which at least a proximal portion can fit within the ear canal. The housing contains a receiver coil forming a second part of the inductive link for receiving sound signals from the transmitter, an amplifier for amplifying the sound signals received by the receiver coil, a transducer for reproducing the received sound signals; and a space for a battery. The amplifier has means responsive to received signal level for squelching its output at low levels of detected signal.
Patent GB-2379791-A (GB)
Title: Advertising display for luggage carousel
Inventor: O'MALLEY ALAN
IPC: G09F7/08
Filed: 2001-09-12
Abstract: A plastic or steel frame 3 with a plastic transparent front/face 2 that is fixed to existing carousel mats allowing adverts to be read, in use. The fixing method may be glue, and the frame shaped so as to allow other mats to ride up or slide over it. Adverts may be placed in to the frame via a slot 1 at one end.
Patent GB-2365643-A (GB)
Title: Speed trap warning system
Inventor: ROCK TIMOTHY MICHAEL
IPC: G01S5/06
Filed: 2000-07-13
Abstract: A speed trap detection and warning system for a vehicle 9 comprises a GPS or mobile telephone signal receiver and processor which calculates the location of the vehicle 9, its speed and its direction of travel. A memory stores data defining the location of a number of speed traps 5,6, the operating direction of each speed trap and the road speed limit at each speed trap. A processor compares the calculated data with the stored data, and alerts the driver if the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of a speed trap which is operational for the vehicle's direction of travel and the vehicle's speed is greater than the road speed limit. The system may display to the driver the speed limit for the road on which the vehicle is travelling.
Patent GB-2382056-A (GB)
Title: Sweeping machine with variable wheel tracking
Inventor: APPLIED SWEEPERS LIMITED
IPC: B60B35/10
Filed: 2001-11-20
Abstract: A compact sweeping machine is provided which has steerable front wheels of variable track. This allows the machine to be used with a minimum track dimension for sweeping but with a maximum track dimension for travel to and from the workplace. The front wheels (3) are steerable and independently driven by means of hydraulic motors (50) and are each supported on extendable parts (31) of a telescopic axle beam (33) which is supported on trailing arms (27 and 29) supported by ball joints from the chassis of the machine. The extendable parts are extended and retracted by track change cylinders and steering is by means of a hydraulic cylinder extending between the axle beam and a bell crank lever for one of the wheels, one of the arms of which provides a steering arm for that wheel. This steering arm is connected by a forwardly extending drag link to a bell crank forming part of a steering relay mechanism which is connected by a cross link to a second bell crank lever, one arm of which is connected to a rearwardly extending drag link (89) to a steering arm of the other wheel. The two bell crank levers of the steering relay mechanism are interconnected by a cross link (93).
Patent GB-2366756-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for a mechanical power press
Inventor: BORNHORST JOHN B
IPC: B30B1/26
Filed: 1999-03-24
Abstract: A constant velocity slide motion for a mechanical power press (10) is achieved by use of a differential (84) located on the press drive system. Differential movement means are employed to rotate the differential relative to the drive system so that the output of the differential may be increased or decreased relative to the drive system to produce constant slide velocity.
Patent GB-2375934-A (GB)
Title: System clock synchronisation using a phase-locked loop (PLL)
Inventor: GOODINGS CHRIS J
IPC: H04M1/725
Filed: 2002-01-03
Abstract: An apparatus for synchronising the system clocks of wireless devices in a digital communications system employing a digital phase-locked loop (PLL) is presented. In a first embodiment the phase looked loop includes a counter which is incremented by a local device system clock and latched by a frame synchronisation marker received from a remote device. The counter output is calibrated 130 and 140, for example, by comparing to an expected count, averaged 150 and the result used to control the frequency of the voltage controlled oscillator VCXO 170. In a second embodiment (figure 2) the phase locked loop includes an up-down counter (200) that reflects the level of data stored in receive and/or transmit FIFO buffers (205). The frequency of the system clock is adjusted depending on whether the amount of data in the buffer exceeds or falls below a predetermined level.
Patent GB-2376296-A (GB)
Title: Gas monitoring system
Inventor: NISHINA AKIRA
IPC: G01N35/00
Filed: 2002-02-15
Abstract: System for analysing multiple gas species e.g. nitrogen, hydrogen and argon streams from a gas purification process, has a plurality of analysers each associated with a gas sampling point, analysis pathways for supplying the samples to corresponding analysers (A), alternative pathways for supplying the samples to alternative analysers which monitor the samples for the same entities measured in the analysers (A) and switching means (B) e.g. 3 or 4 way valves, for switchably connecting pathways to the analysers where an alternative pathway is connected to at least one analyser and receives samples from the other analysers via means (B). If the measured impurity levels in the streams are above a desired value the system and method can ascertain if this is due to the gas streams themselves containing the impurities or inaccuracies in the analysers.
Patent GB-2382557-A (GB)
Title: Wind powered vehicle having a lifting rig
Inventor: MORLEY JOHN GODFREY
IPC: B63H9/06
Filed: 2002-04-09
Abstract: A wind powered vehicle, such as a sailing boat, comprises a vehicle body 36, a mast 10 mounted on said body, a sail 32 secured to a span 12, means 14,16, 18 and 20 attaching the spar to the mast to allow the spar to rotate to an equilibrium position in a plane containing the mast, a boom 30 rotatable about the spar 12 and means for controlling the rotation of the boom about the spar. The means attaching the spar to the mast may include upper and lower link members 14 and 16, the lower link member 16 being longer than the upper link member 14.
Patent GB-2384852-A (GB)
Title: Workpiece inspection apparatus
Inventor: CLOCKSIN WILLIAM
IPC: H04N5/374
Filed: 2002-09-03
Abstract: Apparatus for determining the physical characteristics of the surface of a workpiece, such as a ceramic tile in which a light source 5 directs a structured light beam onto the tile surface which is arranged to pass through the light beam. A time delay integration camera 4 is located to capture structured light ("structogram") reflected by the surface of the tile. Preferably an electrical storage device stores a reference "structogram" and the captured "structogram" is compared to it to sort a succession of tiles relative to preset tolerance levels.
Patent GB-2383654-A (GB)
Title: Emulation system and method
Inventor: BUCKLEY MATTHEW CHARLES
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2002-09-11
Abstract: An emulator block 30 for use in the development or testing of an embedded system, the emulator block 30 being configured to model a processing block 20 that includes a bus interface 22 and processing core logic 28, said emulator block comprising:<BR> ```an emulator bus interface comprising bus specific logic 24 and a Register Block 26, said emulator bus interface being configured to be substantially identical to the bus interface of the processing block that the emulator block is to model; and<BR> ```a core block emulator 32 configured, in use, to supply and receive signals to and from the Register Block 26 which mimic signals supplied and received to and from the processing core logic 28 of the processing block that the emulator block is to model.
Patent GB-2392956-A (GB)
Title: Controlling inlet to turbocharger turbine
Inventor: DEACON EDWIN R
IPC: F01D17/14
Filed: 2002-09-12
Abstract: A turbocharger comprising: a turbine housing (1) having an inlet passage (17) for receiving exhaust gas from an exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine and an exhaust outlet for the gas (2); a turbine wheel (4) mounted in the turbine housing (1), the turbine wheel (4) being connected to a shaft (5) extending from the turbine housing (1) through a shaft bore via a bearing to a compressor impeller; a piston, (6) arranged coaxially to the turbine wheel (4) and movable parallel to the shaft (5) of the turbine wheel (4); a plurality of vanes (7) extending substantially parallel to the shaft (5) from a first end of the piston (6) across the inlet passage (17) and moveable to control the flow of exhaust gas to the turbine wheel (4); and an actuator connected to the piston (6), the actuator comprising a pivotally mounted lever (21) having a lever end (24) engaging in a cut-out in the piston (6), wherein the lever end (24) has at least one curved edge.
Patent GB-2381595-A (GB)
Title: Piezoelectric actuated optical latching relay with movable liquid
Inventor: WONG MARVIN GLENN
IPC: H01L41/09
Filed: 2002-10-25
Abstract: A piezoelectric actuated latching relay (100) operates by means of the longitudinal displacement of a piezoelectric element (190) in extension mode. The piezoelectric element (190) displaces a liquid metal drop (194) and causing it to wet between at least one set of contact pads (192) and at least one other set of contact pads (192). Positioning of the liquid metal (194) causes an optical path (130) to be blocked. The same motion that causes the liquid metal drop (194) to change position can cause the optical path (130) to be unblocked between the fixed pad (192) and a contact pad (192) on the piezoelectric element (190) or substrate close to it. The switch latches by means of surface tension and the liquid metal (194) wetting to the contact pads (192). The movable liquid may be mercury or germanium.
Patent GB-2394819-A (GB)
Title: Cashing device for a prepaid card
Inventor: ABE HIROSHI
IPC: G07D11/00
Filed: 2002-10-28
Abstract: A cashing device for a prepaid card comprises a card handling device 20 with a card reading device 21, a card receiving device 23 and a storing device 27 for redeemed cards; a cashing device 30 with a coin dispenser and a further dispensing device 40 for medals or tokens; and a cashing key on a touch sensitive panel 5 on a display 6. A card is inserted into the device 20 and its value is read by reading device 21; this value is then dispensed and the card receiving device pivots to deposit the card in the storing device 27.
Patent GB-2382444-A (GB)
Title: Access control system in seamless communication with personnel management systems and the like
Inventor: DOW WAYNE B
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2002-10-29
Abstract: An access control system such as a telephone entry system (TES) 116 is capable of seamless communication with a general purpose computer 92. Entries made, in the TES 116 are seamlessly transferred to the general purpose computer 92 and updated in corresponding databases stored therein. Likewise entries made in selected databases within the general purpose computer 92 or in other types of selected files are reflected in the TES 116, seamlessly, and without requiring manual intervention. Thus, for example, employees may be added or removed from the factory personnel logs in the general purpose computer and, as each is entered or removed, the corresponding entry code in the TES is added or deleted.
Patent GB-2392584-A (GB)
Title: A dithering scheme using multiple antennas for OFDM systems
Inventor: CELEBI SAMUEL
IPC: H04B7/185
Filed: 2002-10-30
Abstract: A ground- or roof-top-based repeater in an OFDM system uses multiple transmission antennas to retransmit satellite signals. By using multiple transmission antennas, multiple identical OFDM signals are transmitted. Dithering is performed by, using a phase of Rayleigh process generator, introducing a slight variable-frequency phase offset to all but one of the multiple identical transmitted OFDM signals, and thus the effective overall channel is more dynamic and provides spatial diversity to minimize long periods of fading in fading subchannels of the OFDM signals when the receiver is in a slow moving or stationary situation. To overcome the additional cancellation problem that can occur when two or more of the transmitting antennas are in a line-of site position with the receiver and approximately the same distance from the receiver, a delay is deliberately introduced to make the delayed signal(s) appear to be reflected signals. This delay will not negatively impact the OFDM receiver performance as long as the delay is within the guard interval used in the OFDM process.
Patent GB-2396445-A (GB)
Title: Interrupt controllers for prioritizing interrupt requests generated by a plurality of interrupt sources
Inventor: YIU MAN CHEUNG JOSEPH
IPC: G06F13/24
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: An interrupt controller and interrupt controlling method are provided for prioritizing interrupt requests generated by a plurality of interrupt sources. The interrupt controller 800 comprises an interrupt source interface 802 operable to receive interrupt requests 870 generated by a first plurality of interrupt sources, and a daisy chain interface 845 operable to receive a daisy chain interrupt request 872 output by a further interrupt controller based on a second plurality of interrupt requests generated by a second plurality of interrupt sources. The daisy chain interface includes a priority input operable to receive a daisy chain priority signal indicating a priority 874 associated with the daisy chain interrupt request 872. Prioritization logic is operable to receive the daisy chain priority signal and to apply predetermined prioritisation criteria to determine the highest priority interrupt request selected from the daisy chain interrupt request and the interrupt request generated by the first plurality of interrupt sources. An output interface 890 is operable to output the highest priority interrupt request 880, the output interface including a priority output operable to provide an output priority signal 882 indicating a priority associated with the highest priority interrupt request.
Patent GB-2399780-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement of cyclones for noise damping
Inventor: LIDDELL SARAH HELEN
IPC: B04C5/28
Filed: 2003-03-28
Abstract: Apparatus for separating particles from a fluid flow comprises a plurality of cyclones 104 arranged in parallel with one another, each cyclone having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The plurality of cyclones 104 consists of a number of first cyclones 104a and a number of second cyclones 104b. The first cyclones 104a each have a fluid outlet 156 in which a centrebody 158 is provided and the second cyclones 104b each have a fluid outlet 156 in which no centrebody is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of cyclones is positioned downstream of a preliminary cyclone.
Patent GB-2400342-A (GB)
Title: A colour testing set
Inventor: HURLSTONE JASON
IPC: G01J3/52
Filed: 2003-04-08
Abstract: A colour testing set for aiding in the selection of the colour of a paint or other decorating product to be applied to a wall, ceiling or other paintable surface, has a transferable layer (2) of sheet material having an upper surface (12) which can be coated with a paint of a pre-selected colour. An under surface of the transferable layer (2) is adhered to a carrier layer (3) of sheet material providing a border (6) about the transferable layer for protecting a surface on which the set is supported against painting. The adhesive adhering the transferable layer (2) to the carrier layer (3) is a releasable adhesive which enables the transferable layer, when coated with the paint, to be peeled from the carrier layer (3) and applied to the paintable surface for colour testing or appreciation.
Patent GB-2407172-A (GB)
Title: Counting cash by weighing
Inventor: LARE CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G07D7/182
Filed: 2003-10-15
Abstract: A method of counting cash comprising repeatedly weighing a variable-weight group of cash items as the weight of the group varies with addition or removal of cash items; after each weighing, determining the number of items in the group; comparing the number of items determined following the second of successive weighings and the number of items determined following the first of successive weighings; as a result of the comparison, determining whether items have been added or removed; choosing a respective counting method in accordance with whether items have been added or removed; and counting in accordance with the method chosen.
Patent GB-2407506-A (GB)
Title: Semi circular nursing pad
Inventor: LAYNE CORAL ROSEMARY
IPC: A61F13/14
Filed: 2003-10-28
Abstract: A nursing pad that includes a straight top edge 1, curved lower edge 3 and centralised small indentation preferably with a concaved shape 5, a contrasting backing to allow secure fixture and a temporary protector 7 fig 3. The pad maybe further incased in an additional temporary material 8 (Fig 4) to provide an added hygenic barrier and aid transportation.
Patent GB-2391280-A (GB)
Title: Pump connectable to two tanks and a manifold
Inventor: GORE JERRY L
IPC: B08B9/02
Filed: 2001-04-10
Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning pipes comprises a high velocity pump, a first tank connectable to the pump by a first line, a second tank connectable to the pump by a second line, and a manifold connectable to the pump by a third line. The apparatus may be used to clean the interior of pipes, by applying a vacuum to the pipe to be cleaned, then filling the pipe with solvent, preferably a fluorocarbon solvent. A cleaning solution, preferably comprised of fluorosurfactant and fluorocarbon solvent, may then be pumped through the pipe. The pipe may then be rinsed with solvent. A particle counter may then be used to determine whether the solvent rinse contains an acceptably low number of particles. The solvent may then be blown out of the pipe, and a vacuum may then be applied to the pipe. Subsequently a hot, dry gas may be pumped through the pipe to remove any remaining solvent.
Patent GB-2398167-A (GB)
Title: Vibration-reducing mounting arrangement for a crystal oscillator
Inventor: KATO AKIRA
IPC: H03H9/02
Filed: 2004-01-22
Abstract: A crystal oscillator device includes a resonator 4 having a plate-shaped resonator package 2 and a plate-shaped circuit board 6 having at least an oscillator circuit. The resonator package is supported above the circuit board such that the resonator package is substantially parallel to the circuit board, and supporting members 8 which support the resonator package are arranged on a straight line on the bottom surface of the resonator package, the straight line being parallel to and near one of the sides of the bottom surface of the resonator package. This linear arrangement of supports is said to reduce the influence of external shocks, impacts or vibrations. Vibration-reducing resin members 10 is optional.
Patent GB-2410652-A (GB)
Title: Timing control circuit and related method
Inventor: BANKS TONY
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2004-01-29
Abstract: The present invention provides for a timing and control circuitry comprising a system clock generator (36) associated with processing means (28) and arranged for receiving power from power supply means (30), a second clock arranged to operate at a clock frequency slower than that of the system clock (36), means (38) for selectively disabling the system clock so as to enter a power-saving mode in which the processing means (28) operates in accordance with the second clock, the circuit further being arranged with means (38) for decreasing power supplied by the said power supply means (30) for a period during which the system clock (36) is disabled. In a preferred embodiment, the processing means comprises baseband processing means of a mobile radio communications device.