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Patent GB-2402557-A (GB)
Title: Pivoting lever wave powered generator
Inventor: YI JWO-HWU
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 2003-08-29
Abstract: An ocean wave energy conversion apparatus may comprises a float 4 mounted on one end of a lever 5, a permanent magnet 1 being mounted at the other, the lever being supported via fulcrum 6 to a fixed section mounted on a seacoast, ship, or production platform. The stator comprises a stack of cores 2 carrying electric coils 3 with barriers 8 separating the cores (fig 2), such that the magnet can pass sequentially though the poles of each core. A resilient means 7 adjacent the magnet is arranged such that upward motion of the float caused by the impact of waves will move the magnet downward and compress the resilient means and downward motion of the float will move the magnet upward by the lever and expand the resilient means. Alternatively, a fixed support may carry a vane 10 supported by pivot 1. Double resilient means 13 act on either side of the vane and magnet 1 moves though stator assembly 2,3,8. Either embodiment may be configured as an inductor machine by replacing the magnet by a ferromagnetic member 2 and mounting an exciting coil 31 on each core 2.
Patent GB-2400938-A (GB)
Title: Lazy byteswapping optimizations during program code conversion
Inventor: LOVETT WILLIAM OWEN
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2003-09-04
Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for performing program code conversion is provided and, more particularly, for generating improved intermediate representations for use in program code conversion. During program code conversion, a lazy byteswapping optimization technique is implemented to delay byteswapping operations from being performed on any word or data contained in a register until a value contained in that register is actually required. By delaying byteswap operations on a value contained in a register until it is actually utilized, an optimization can be performed of removing consecutive byteswap operations from the intermediate representation in order to reduce the amount of code that needs to be generated during program code conversion for the consecutive byteswap operations.
Patent GB-2405619-A (GB)
Title: Double layered vent for an airbag
Inventor: MCHUGH CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B60R21/239
Filed: 2003-09-08
Abstract: An air-bag is disclosed which is formed primarily of fabric (1) having a predetermined permeability. The air-bag is provided with vent regions (5), each vent region (5) being constituted by two super-imposed layers of fabric (6,7). Each of the super-imposed layers of fabric (6,7) have a lesser permeability than the said predetermined permeability of the fabric (1) used to form the air-bag. The differing levels of permeability may be defined either by using fabrics of different density, or by using different weave techniques.
Patent GB-2388993-A (GB)
Title: Illumination apparatus
Inventor: COATES NICHOLAS RICHARD
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2003-01-10
Abstract: Illumination apparatus (8) which comprises at least two light sources, at least one light collecting device for collecting light from the light sources (10), motion providing means for providing relative motion between the light sources (10) and the light collecting device (14), and control means for controlling the illumination of the light sources (10) such that the light sources (10) are illuminated for a predetermined time period when in a predetermined position relative to the light collecting device (14).
Patent GB-2407553-A (GB)
Title: Bag with elasticated mouth
Inventor: ROGERS PAUL ROBERT PARNELL
IPC: B65D33/28
Filed: 2003-11-01
Abstract: A disposable bag / refuse bag includes an elasticated material 3 encapsulated in a seam in the top opening end of the bag. The bag is conditionally closed at the top opening end and expandable to allow contents to be placed inside. Cut outs (4, Fig 3) allow the elasticated material to be pulled upwards and outwards allowing the opening end to be tied and sealed closed, therefore retaining the contents inside the bag. When the bag is used as a bin liner, its elasticated mouth can be folded over the rim of the bin.
Patent GB-2400060-A (GB)
Title: Rolling Mill
Inventor: MUELLER HUBERT
IPC: B21B35/02
Filed: 2004-02-19
Abstract: A continuous wire rolling mill comprises, behind a roughing train, an intermediate train ZS, which comprises several independently drivable intermediate roll blocks (ZWB I, ZWB II, ZWB III) and a finishing train (FS) which is downstream thereof and similarly comprises independently drivable intermediate roll blocks (FWB I, FWB II). The mill further comprises shunts (UWI, UWII, UWIII) which are arranged in front of, between and behind the individual intermediate roll blocks and which guide strip out of a rolling line (WL) into a bypass path (UB) and back again into the rolling line, and displacing means for taking selected blocks out of the rolling line and exchanging these for others (ZWB III', FWB', FWB''). The shunts and bypass path are associated with a selected sequence of upstream intermediate roll blocks (ZWB I, ZWB II) of the intermediate train. A downstream intermediate roll block (ZWB III) of the intermediate train and the finishing roll blocks (FWB I, FWB II) of the finishing train are associated with the displacing means.
Patent GB-2398900-A (GB)
Title: Identification of best production potential oil wells and identification of drilling strategy to maximise production potential
Inventor: BUI THANG
IPC: E21B44/00
Filed: 2004-02-26
Abstract: A method for determining the best production potential wells in a reservoir, comprises determining a productivity proxy function for the reservoir, for example using gridblock values for a range of relevant parameters, proving the productivity proxy function for a variety of geological scenarios and solving the productivity proxy function to determine the best production potential wells. Two reservoir models can be combined by using gradual deformation. Also disclosed is a method of controlling the steering of a drill bit based upon obtained production parameter measurements.
Patent GB-2398919-A (GB)
Title: Bell assembly having actuable clapper
Inventor: YUAN JUI JEN
IPC: G10K1/10
Filed: 2004-03-03
Abstract: A bell device includes a securing device attached to a bell member, a seat rotatably secured to the securing device with a shaft and rotatable relative to the securing device about the shaft, and a resilient member having one end secured to the seat and a clapper secured to the other end. An actuator rod may rotate the seat relative to the securing device, to actuate the clapper to strike against the bell member and to make sounds, without moving the bell member. A spring member may bias the seat to disengage the clapper from the bell member. The clapper may be caused to strike against the bell member when shaking or moving the bell member.
Patent GB-2398689-A (GB)
Title: High aspect stereoscopic mode camera and method
Inventor: BENNETT RUSSELL A
IPC: H04N13/00
Filed: 2002-09-10
Abstract: An aerial reconnaissance camera and method provides for generating a first image of the terrain of interest with the camera pointing angle oriented or rotated about an azimuthal axis some angular amount (  r  1) to a first, typically forward orientation, i.e., forward of a cross-line of flight direction. An image is obtained of the ground at this orientation. Then the camera is rotated about the azimuthal axis to new angular value (  r  2), which will typically be aft of the cross line of flight direction. An image is generated at this value. The camera is then rotated back to the value of   r  1, and a second image in the forward orientation is generated. The camera is then rotated again to the value of   r  2 and another image in the aft orientation is generated. This process of rotating the camera about the azimuthal axis and generating images in forward and aft orientations continues over and over. Eventually, as the aircraft flies past the terrain of interest, any given location in the terrain of interest will have been imaged from two different perspectives - forward and aft. The motion of the aircraft during the interim in combination with the values of   r  1 and   r  2 provide the high baseline for the stereo image pairs.
Patent GB-2404347-A (GB)
Title: Filter media incorporating nanofibres
Inventor: VERDEGAN BARRY M
IPC: B82B3/00
Filed: 2004-05-06
Abstract: High performance filter media (30) and manufacturing methodology provides nanofibres (32) of diameter less than 1 m incorporated and processed into internal structure of a filter medium (34) dominantly composed of coarse fibres (36) of diameter greater than 1 m, to change the internal 10 media structure. The nanofibres and coarse fibres may be of different materials, while the ratio of coarse fibre diameter to nanofibre diameter is between 10 and 5,000. The nanofibre diameter may be between 500 nm and 50nm, with the nanofibres comprising less than 1% by weight of the weight of the filter media.
Patent GB-2414705-A (GB)
Title: Tool equipped with a turnable driving head
Inventor: YU MIN-CHI
IPC: B25B27/20
Filed: 2004-06-02
Abstract: A tool equipped with a turnable driving head includes a left handle 10 and a right handle 20 to couple with a right driving section 30 and a left driving section 40 therebetween. The left handle 10 and the right handle 20 and the right and the left driving sections 30, 40 are coupled together by a coupling element 50 such that the right and left driving sections 30, 40 may be anchored on the front sides of the left and the right handles 10, 20 at a selected angle to wrench C-shaped snap rings to facilitate operation. Each of the handles 10, 20 has a bore hole 12, 22 with a plurality of anchor notches 121, 221 on the peripheral rim so that elastic anchor members 56, which are attached to the shaft 54 of the coupling element 50, may be latched into the desired notches 121, 221. Further slots and troughs 14, 24, 34, 35, 44, 45 are provided to limit movement.
Patent GB-2404054-A (GB)
Title: Power management of a group of computers using a centralized power management module linked to local power monitors
Inventor: CHHEDA SACHIN NAVIN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2004-07-13
Abstract: A power management system for a group of computers has a centralised power management module (CPMM) linked to local power consumption monitors inside each of the computers. The computers all have server side infrastructure (SSI) circuitry, which includes the power monitor and means to send the power consumption data to the CPMM, attached to their CPUs. The CPMM applies a set of rules to the power consumption data to determine when and which computers to enable and disable CPU power throttling. The group of computers may be a set of servers mounted in a rack, in a blade chassis or a group of workstations. The CPMM may have a console coupled locally to it. The console may be a remote console connected via a network. The console may enable a user to set up the CPMM's rules and to view the power consumption data. The system may comprise a plurality of CPMMs for additional groups of computers.
Patent GB-2419601-A (GB)
Title: Modified Streptococcus bacterium
Inventor: STAUDT CHRISTINE
IPC: C12R1/46
Filed: 2004-10-12
Abstract: A Streptococcus bacterium which is auxotrophic for at least one amino acid which is not normally present in milk, or is normally present in low concentrations. The bacterium is preferably dependent upon one or more of glutamine, tryptophan and proline, and therefore is capable of growing in a production medium containing one or more of these amino acids upon which it is dependent. The bacterium may have a reduced susceptibility to bacteriophage multiplication, and is preferably Streptococcus thermophilus. Starter cultures comprising the bacterium are also disclosed, and methods of preparing the starter cultures comprising admixing the bacterium with a dairy medium such as milk are also provided. The bacterium of the invention may be used for the decontamination of equipment contaminated with bacteriphage.
Patent GB-2422109-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for providing a heating or cooling effect to a human or animal body part.
Inventor: MILLS RICHARD
IPC: A61F7/02
Filed: 2005-01-13
Abstract: A device configured to treat a human or animal body part or limb 101 by providing a heating and/or cooling effect in addition to a compressive force. A metallic conductive material is positioned in thermal contact with at least one Peltier cell whereby the heating and cooling effect generated at an active face of the Peltier cell is conducted and distributed over the surface area of the conductive material. The conductive material comprises a significantly greater surface area than the active face of the Peltier cell. A compressive force may be applied to the human or animal body part or limb 101 by the control of a fluid into an expandable sack 102 secured with the conductive material to the body part by suitable strap means.
Patent GB-2424766-A (GB)
Title: Resonant circuit arrangement used to commutate switches of an on-load tap changer
Inventor: OATES COLIN D M
IPC: H01H9/30
Filed: 2005-03-31
Abstract: A switch arrangement comprises a switch VS connected to a resonant circuit which is operable to establish a resonant current to commutate off an arcing switch element or a non-gated conducting switch element. The switches VS may be vacuum switches or semiconductor switches such as thyristors. The switches VS may be one or more pairs of opposed switch elements VS1/A, VS1/B where each switch of a pair of opposed switches relates to a respective tap connection on a winding of an on-load tap changer. During tap changing a first switch of a pair of opposed switches is opened from a closed state creating the arcing or non-gated conducting switch element, then a second of said switch pair is closed form an open state which activates the resonant circuit to commutate off the fist switch. The resonant circuit may comprise inductor L, capacitor C and possibly resistor R and metal oxide varistor MOV elements. The commutating resonant circuit may be incorporated into a diverter switch arrangement for use with a conventional selector switch arrangement or may form part of a complete tap changer. The switch arrangement allows fast commutation and tap changing without interrupting a power supply. The switch arrangement may be used to interface between distributed power generation systems and localised power distribution systems.
Patent GB-2409388-A (GB)
Title: System and method for ieee 802.1x user authentication in a network entry device
Inventor: ROESE JOHN J
IPC: H04L9/00
Filed: 2003-10-17
Abstract: A system and method to authenticate attached functions seeking access to network services through a network entry device. The system includes a relay function of the network entry device for forwarding authentication messages to a device having full IEEE Standard 802.1X Port Access Entity (PAE) functionality. The relay function directs authentication information to the PAE device to perform the authentication function pursuant to that standard. The relay function eliminates the need for the network entry device to operate as a PAE device. The relay function may forward the authentication messages in a form compatible with IEEE Standard 802.1D or IEEE Standard 802.1Q.
Patent GB-2426667-A (GB)
Title: Location based push presence and profile on a wireless communications device
Inventor: JAKL MARTIN
IPC: H04M1/72463
Filed: 2005-05-26
Abstract: Changes in profile and/or presence information are pushed to a mobile communications device, in dependence upon device location or other application data stored on the device, such as calendar data, in order to ensure appropriate device behaviour. In this manner, the operation of the device can be automatically controlled in social situations or locations where the operation of mobile phones or other mobile computing devices may be regarded as irritating, disruptive or damaging, such as in concerts and libraries.
Patent GB-2416934-A (GB)
Title: Power management system for an imaging device
Inventor: HAAS WILLIAM R
IPC: H04N1/047
Filed: 2005-07-12
Abstract: A power management system (10) for an imaging device e.g. a scanner, copier or facsimile machine, comprising a control circuit (22) adapted to vary the duty cycle of a scanning module (30) during a scanning operation. The control circuit monitors voltage levels in the power control circuit (20) and determines and controls a duty cycle for operating the scanning module based on the power level in the energy storage device (60). When the power is delivered by an external power source (16), the duty cycle is maintained at a particular cycle. If the power is delivered by a data interface bus (18), then the control circuit vary the duty cycle in accords to the stored energy on the storage device.
Patent GB-2417475-A (GB)
Title: Tray for painting
Inventor: FURBOROUGH WILLIAM STUART
IPC: B44D3/12
Filed: 2005-08-24
Abstract: A tray for painting comprises a body defining first and second ends (14,16) having a base (28) for supporting the tray on the ground or like surface, a well (22) for receiving liquid paint and a platform (24) for use in rolling excess paint from a roller. The tray is provided with an extension (30) at one end of the body. The extension (30) is arranged at a height above the level of the base (28) and extending a distance away from the body so that a user can place at least the toe portion of their foot or shoe beneath the extension (30) for lifting said end of the body above ground level, so as to tilt the tray upwards. Wheels (34) are preferably provided.
Patent GB-2428964-A (GB)
Title: Floor cleaning device
Inventor: LOUGHEED LINDA
IPC: A47L13/08
Filed: 2005-10-07
Abstract: A floor cleaning device features a handle 5 and a toothed blade 6 substantially horizontal with a surface to be cleaned and orientated to exact a raking cleaning action as a user pulls the device towards them on the surface. The device may find particular application in the raking of pet hairs from a carpet.
Patent GB-2431938-A (GB)
Title: Cruciform ground anchor
Inventor: DUNN PETER
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 2005-11-02
Abstract: A cruciform ground anchor, which may be for mounting a post, comprises a plurality of fins <B>14</B> which taper towards a lower, in use, end of the anchor. Respective elements <B>18</B> are fixed between adjacent fins and provide triangular surfaces which slope together towards the lower end. The respective elements <B>18</B> may be triangular plates. The fins <B>14</B> may extend from a top plate <B>10</B> which may carry a post support portion <B>16</B>. The fins <B>14</B> may be mounted to a central rod <B>12</B> or tube extending from the top plate <B>10</B>.
Patent GB-2425225-A (GB)
Title: Power distribution device having light and sound sensors and timing means
Inventor: GREEN ROGER
IPC: H01R25/00
Filed: 2005-11-08
Abstract: A power distribution device for saving power consumed by electrical appliances which are placed in standby mode has a power input connection 3 and at least one power output 5. A light detector 6 and a sound detector 7 monitor activity in the vicinity of the device. If a period of inactivity exceeds a set time delay a switching means (14, fig. 2) removes or reduces the power supply to any connected appliances. The time delay can be manually adjusted by a control 9, and an override 8 allows the appliances to remain on if required. The power input connection may comprise an electrical plug and the power outlet may be an electrical socket.
Patent GB-2433192-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcing material for body armour
Inventor: WILLIAMS IVAN
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 2005-12-14
Abstract: A reinforcing material for body armour comprises two layers of tessellated metal plates <B>1, 2</B> of which each plate has a centre portion and is slightly dished towards that centre portion. The tessellated plates <B>1, 2</B> of each layer are located side by side in a close but not overlapping relationship. The plates <B>1</B> of the first layer are in a concave orientation and the plates <B>2</B> of the second layer are in a convex orientation overlying the first layer. Each corner between adjacent edges of individual plates of one layer lies immediately over or under a centre portion of a plate of the other layer. Securing means <B>3</B> pass through aligned holes in the plates <B>1, 2</B> of the first and second layers, securing both layers loosely together. Also claimed are body armour, a garment and a stab-resistant vest comprising the reinforcing material already described.
Patent GB-2421049-A (GB)
Title: Floor joint screed rail
Inventor: ARNOLD RODNEY MALCOLM
IPC: E01C11/06
Filed: 2005-12-21
Abstract: A screed rail or flooring joint comprises first <B>10</B> and second <B>11</B> elongate plate members arranged in face to face configuration. The first plate member <B>10</B> is attached to leg members <B>21</B> by height adjustable lock means. The second plate member <B>11</B> is attached to the first plate member <B>10</B> by frangible joining means with upper edges <B>13, 14</B> of the plates in register. The first plate <B>10</B> is fixed to the legs <B>21</B> and the second plate is fixed only to the first plate. The height of the joint can be adjusted and the two plates <B>10, 11</B> maintained in registration and the plates <B>10, 11</B> can separate laterally as the concrete cures. The attachment of the first plate <B>10</B> to the leg members <B>21</B> may be below the bottom of the second plate <B>11</B> so that the attachment of the leg members <B>21</B> does not inhibit relative movement of the plates <B>10, 11</B> as the concrete sets. The plates <B>10, 11</B> may have apertures to accommodate dowels <B>25</B> and sleeves <B>26</B> for providing load transfer between adjacent slabs when cast.
Patent GB-2431815-A (GB)
Title: ADSL low pass filter
Inventor: CHEN KUANG-CHE
IPC: H04M11/06
Filed: 2006-01-16
Abstract: An ADSL low pass filter comprises a first filter circuit 500, a second filter circuit 600 and a third filter circuit 700. The first filter circuit includes a pair of sub-circuits 501, 501 comprising a resistor, a capacitor and an inductor connected in parallel and is connected to the second filter circuit which includes a first transformer 600. The third filter circuit is also connected to the second filter circuit and comprises a further transformer 7012 connected at each end to a capacitor 7013, 7011 and connected in parallel to a further pair of sub-circuits 702, 703, each comprising a parallel-connected resistor and capacitor. A further capacitor 800 is connected the capacitor 7021 of one of the further sub-circuits 702.
Patent GB-2434888-A (GB)
Title: System for restoring a crashed client device by saving a configuration state to a server and creating a boot medium from the saved state.
Inventor: SLATER ALASTAIR MICHAEL
IPC: G06F1/24
Filed: 2006-02-02
Abstract: Disclosed is a method for restoring a client device 102, such as a network 104 computer work station, when it has failed 201 or crashed. The method involves the network server 100 saving 200 a configuration state 108 of the client device, the state including network interface configuration information 110. After the client device crashes, a boot program 316 is recorded 202 onto a bootable medium 114, the boot program containing instructions for configuring the client device. The crashed device is then rebooted 204 from the bootable medium and the network interface configured using the saved configuration state. The method may also save the configuration state as a file 124 from the client device, and restore the file to the client device as part of the rebooting. The File may be copied over the network or from the bootable medium. The bootable medium may be writable by the client device. The method may be embodied in a computer device, which may be the server, connectable to the network. The computer device comprises a program generating unit 112, for generating the reboot programs. The bootable medium may be a flash memory 126 unit with a USB interface 128.