Nec Corporation

Helifix Limited

2k Polymer Systems Limited

Mitek Holdings, Inc.

Robert Ian Paterson

Francesca Serravalle

Brian Alan Breeze

Neeraj Gupta

Satoshi Noma

Robert Tietz

Patrick John Sweeney

Vivek Sharma

Toshiyuki Tamura

Sadafuku Hayashi

Yassin Aden Awad

Sivapathalingham Sivavakeesar

Jonathan Lewis

Spencer Robinson

Neil David Burdett

Alistair Jerome Richard Little

Paul Devonport

A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations.

Network sharing

A communication system is disclosed in which am anchor base station receives, from a core network node, downlink data for a communication device. The base station attempts (e.g. by RAN-based paging) to initiate communication with the communication device, and when the communication device does not respond to the attempt to initiate communication, the base station sends a message to the core network node, the message requesting initiation of a paging procedure for the communication device (e.g. S1-based paging).

Managing connection states for communications devices

A method is presented in which a central unit of a distributed base station apparatus in a cellular communication system sends to a distributed unit of the distributed base station apparatus a first message comprising an information element for requesting the distributed unit of the distributed base station to provide a current distributed unit configuration. The central unit receives, from the distributed unit of the distributed base station apparatus, configuration information for the current distributed unit configuration in a second message sent in response to the first message.

Obtaining distributed unit's configuration information by a central unit of a base station

A relay communications system is described in which a base station receives a request from an MME that an overload procedure be started or stopped. The base station inserts the identity of the MME into the request and forwards the modified request to a relay node. The relay node then initiates or terminates the overload procedure in accordance with the request for mobile telephones which the MME that made the request serves, but not for mobile telephones which the MME does not serve.

Communication system

A system is disclosed in which a base station initiates a handover of a mobile relay node associated with the base station. The base station obtains information that identifies at least one further base station, and that indicates that the at least one further base station is capable of providing donor services to the mobile relay node. When the base station determines that the mobile relay node requires handover, it selects, from at least one cell of the at least one further base station identified by the obtained information, a target cell for handover of the mobile relay node, and performs handover of the mobile relay node to the selected target cell.

A relay communication system is described in which a relay node communicates with a base station using a sequence of frames, each frame comprising a plurality of sub-frames. The relay node has an energy saving mode in which it monitors for communications from said base station in at least one pre-determined sub-frame of each frame and does not monitor for communication from said base station in at least one other sub-frame of that frame.

A dispensing device for a multi-component composition comprises a plurality of collapsible bag compartments () located within a housing (). The compartments extend adjacent each other and have cross-sectional areas that are proportional to an intended volume mixing ratio for the multi-component composition. Each compartment has an opening () that communicates with a device outlet at one end of the housing, and an opposite, sealed end that is exposed to pressure from a compression device (). The compression device acts to collapse the compartments and dispenses the components through the device outlet. The components have different viscosities. The chamber of a less viscous component has a flow control regulator () to compensate for extra pressure exerted on that compartment by an adjacent compartment containing a more viscous component. The flow control regulator restricts the flow of the less viscous component, thereby achieving a volume mixing ratio that is closer to the intended volume mixing ratio.

Multi-component dispenser

A mobile communications system is described in which an E-UTRAN base station dynamically changes its handover and/or its cell reselection parameters to control the load on the base station and which transmits a message to a non E-UTRAN neighboring cell, so that it can adapt its handover and/or its cell reselection parameters to avoid repeated handover and/or cell reselection of a mobile communications device between the non E-UTRAN cell and the E-UTRAN cell.

Communications system

The present invention relates to a wall reinforcement system, in particular for tying a veneer wall () to a back up wall (). The system can protect a building against adverse seismic or wind loading conditions. A helical wall tie () is driven into a back-up wall () using a percussion tool. A connector () is then placed over the end of the wall tie, the connector engaging with the helical fins to prevent its removal without unscrewing the connector (). A reinforcement wire (), which preferably extends around a building, is then threaded through a hole in the connector to lock the rotation of the connector (). The reinforcement wire is used to link a series of connectors together. The wire is then encased in mortar () within the bed joint between two courses of bricks. In preferred embodiments, more than two reinforcement wires extend in parallel along the bed joint.

Wall reinforcement system

A cavity wall which is usually made with a hollow concrete block as the inner wythe and brick as the outer wythe is disclosed. A special purpose insertion tool is fitted to a standard hammer tool. A center pin is provided in the insertion tool made with an indent to match the pointed end of the tie. The pin is then pressed into the SDS fitting which is the connection into the drill. The tie end is supported by a short sleeve which, when it contacts the face of the wall, retracts against a spring until the tie driving is completed. A modified embodiment of the adapter recognizes that the tie when activated by the hammer invariably rotates clockwise. Accordingly, if the spring is wound clockwise, the bottom tail end will dig into its seat. On the other hand, if it is wound counterclockwise, it rotates in a &ldquo;tail skid&rdquo; relationship to the seat.

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