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Patent GB-2488188-A (GB)
Title: Hinged bracket assembly for fixing items to roofs
Inventor: REYNOLDS CARL RAYMOND
IPC: E04B1/38
Filed: 2011-08-22
Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing an article to a surface is described. The fixing mechanism comprises; a fixing plate 1 and a reversible fixing bracket; said fixing plate has a substantially flat base 2 and a receiving slot 14 extending substantially vertically upwards from a top surface of said base. The reversible fixing bracket comprises two bracket sections 31, 32 pivotally fixed together at a first end of each section by fixing means 36 such that the inner angle between the two bracket sections is variable. One of said bracket sections is received in said receiving slot and the other bracket section is secured to the article to be fixed to said surface. The bracket is reversible in that either of the two bracket sections can be received in the slot. Each bracket section has a fixing slot formed in it to enable selective positioning of the bracket section vertically in the slot, and to allow some play in the fixing of the article to the bracket. The slot and bracket may be formed with ridges and the mechanism may be made from plastics material.
Patent GB-2491906-A (GB)
Title: Superimposing broadband frames onto M2M frames for simultaneous dual protocol communication.
Inventor: WEBB WILLIAM
IPC: H04W4/70
Filed: 2011-08-22
Abstract: A communication device configured to communicate with a plurality of terminals via a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein both protocols organise communications into a series of frames and the frames of the first protocol are shorter than those of the second protocol, the communication device being configured to impose one or more frames according to the first protocol onto at least part of a frame according to the second protocol to form a single frame for communicating via both protocols. Combining the frames of differing protocols could allow the provision of rural broadband and machine-to-machine communication services from the same base station. Broadband requires a frame duration of 50ms or less and M2M typically requires greater than 2s, so it is possible to superimpose the higher frame rate broadband on top of at least a part of each M2M frame transmitted 401. For the M2M terminal the combined frame appears as a conventional M2M frame with the header unchanged 402 but the data portion 403 punctured with a 25ms timeslots which may be used for uplink or downlink.
Patent GB-2483369-A (GB)
Title: Steam Flow Meter with Thermoelectric Power Source
Inventor: FRISBY BEN
IPC: G01F15/00
Filed: 2011-09-02
Abstract: There is disclosed a mass flow rate meter 12 for calculating the mass flow rate of steam flowing through a steam line 16. The meter comprises a velocity flow determining means for determining the flow velocity of the steam, a density determining means for determining the density of the steam; and a calculation unit for calculating the mass flow rate of the steam on the basis of the determined flow velocity and density. A wireless transmitter 22 may transmit the calculated mass flow rate to a receiver in a remote control room. The meter further comprises a thermoelectric power source 14 which is arranged to generate electricity from energy within the steam to power the mass flow rate meter.
Patent GB-2495078-A (GB)
Title: Electronic cash
Inventor: OCHYNSKI WALTER
IPC: G06Q20/02
Filed: 2011-09-22
Abstract: A system and method for facilitating account free money transfer and payment in a settlement free process of electronic money by means of hyperlink and secure password. A person who knows the hyperlink and password owns the money. Upon change of ownership the password has to be changed. The change of the password occurs on the server and the rest of the process in the individual decentralized wallet application
Patent GB-2496370-A (GB)
Title: Handbrake lever having a coupling member between a button and lock that can be disengaged to prevent theft
Inventor: SALMASI VARTAN
IPC: B60T7/10
Filed: 2011-10-19
Abstract: A handbrake assembly 110 includes a handbrake lever 112 pivotally mounted for movement between brake-off and brake-on positions and a lock mechanism 120 releasably holding the handbrake lever in a brake-on position. The lock mechanism is released by means of a release button 122 and a linkage 124 for transmitting movement of the button to the lock mechanism. The linkage includes a coupling arrangement having a coupling member 152, preferably pivotable using a solenoid 154, movable between an operative position (Fig. 2) in which movement of the release button is transmitted to the lock mechanism and an inoperative position in which movement of the release button is not transmitted to the lock mechanism. The assembly has an actuator 154 for moving the coupling member between the operative and inoperative positions. An alternative arrangement uses a stepper motor (272, fig 5) within linkage (224, fig 5) to rotate the coupling to prevent transmission of movement.
Patent GB-2487276-A (GB)
Title: Planar Anode for a High-Voltage Wet Electrolytic Capacitor
Inventor: BATES JAMES STEVEN
IPC: H01G9/052
Filed: 2011-12-23
Abstract: A planar anode 200 for a high-voltage wet electrolytic capacitor 10, comprising: an anode 200 with a thickness of about 5 millimetres or less, wherein the anode has a ratio of length to thickness of about 5 to about 50, where the anode 200 comprises an anodically oxidised pellet formed from pressed and sintered powder, where the powder contains a plurality of flake particles with an aspect ratio of about 2 to about 100. Also disclosed is a method for forming the above planar anode 200, where the flakes are orientated in a longitudinal direction of the anode 200 and where powder is sintered at 1300ÂºC to 2000ÂºC. Further disclosed is a wet electrolytic capacitor 10 comprising: a planar anode 200 of pressed, sintered powder; a cathode comprising a metal substrate coated in an electrochemically active material; and an aqueous electrolyte in communication with the anode and cathode, where the electrolyte has a pH of about 4.5 to about 7.0. The use of flake particles allows optimizing of the packing density, and thus reduces the thickness of the anode and improves volumetric efficiency.
Patent GB-2487295-A (GB)
Title: Coin operated lock with additional interaction means
Inventor: URRUTICOECHEA SERGIO PEREZ
IPC: G07F17/12
Filed: 2012-01-11
Abstract: A coin actuated lock with optical coin detection comprising: coin insertion means 1 receiving a coin 2; interaction means transferring access information inputted by the user to a control; coin detection means 4 comprising an optical sensor emitting light and receiving the light from the reflection off the coin 2; coin retention means 5 retaining and releasing the coin 2 located over the detection means 4; a control module managing the information received by the interaction means and by the detection means 4; mechanical means activated by the control module for opening and closing the lock; coin collection means 6 collecting the coin 2; and a power supply for the various parts. A lever 3 is provided to manually release the coin held by the retention means. The interaction module may comprise a keypad, fingerprint reader or a transponder. The controller may check access information inputted through the interaction means to authenticate the identity of the user. The user may be notified it they attempt to use the lock without inputting a coin. The system allows coin-operated locks and lockers to only be used by authorised users.
Patent GB-2500260-A (GB)
Title: Comparing channel measurements for selecting discontinuous reception cycle lengths or intra-frequency neighbour cell measurement frequency
Inventor: TURKKA JUSSI TANELI
IPC: H04W24/10
Filed: 2012-03-16
Abstract: A user equipment UE compares its channel measurement to a predetermined threshold (602). Based on that comparison, the UE autonomously selects between a long discontinuous reception DRX cycle and a short DRX cycle for operating the UE, and/or it adjusts how often to take intra-frequency neighbour cell measurements while in a connected mode (604). In the non-limiting examples, the channel measurement is at least one of reference signal received power RSRP and reference signal received quality RSRQ, the same threshold can be used for all UEs in the cell, and the predetermined threshold is also used for an Al and an A2 measurement event which are known in the LTE system. A long cycle DRX period helps the UE reduce power consumption and prolong battery life, however, UE handover performance may decrease and is therefore unsuitable at cell edges. The present invention employs a predefined threshold for channel measurements to dynamically change UE measurements and DRX patterns, whereby shorter DRX cycles or more frequent intra-frequency neighbour cell measurements are selected when the UE is close to a cell edge.
Patent GB-2486132-A (GB)
Title: Instructions for managing a parallel cache hierarchy
Inventor: NICKOLLS JOHN R
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2010-09-23
Abstract: A method for managing a parallel cache hierarchy in a processing unit. The method includes receiving an instruction from a scheduler unit, where the instruction comprises a load instruction or a store instruction; determining that the instruction includes a cache operations modifier that identifies a policy for caching data associated with the instruction at one or more levels of the parallel cache hierarchy; and executing the instruction and caching the data associated with the instruction based on the cache operations modifier.
Patent GB-2500429-A (GB)
Title: Closed-loop control of quiescent current in a FET push-pull amplifier
Inventor: WIMPENNY GERARD
IPC: H03F1/30
Filed: 2012-03-22
Abstract: The common-mode bias voltage VgDC in a class AB push-pull amplifier is adjusted by a closed-loop control circuit which minimises distortion in the crossover region. Sense resistors 140 and 142 provide voltages Vs1 and Vs2 proportional to the currents in the FETs Q1 and Q2. These voltages are converted to currents in a pair of non-linear bipolar transistor circuits (figure 6) and these currents are summed to provide an output signal which is substantially invariant with signal voltage when the bias is optimal for minimum crossover distortion (706, figure 7), but which is respectively too high (704, figure 7) or too low when the bias voltage is too high or too low. The sum output of the nonlinear circuit may be compared with a reference and the error signal integrated to provide the bias control signal. The nonlinear circuit ensures that the bias control circuit is sensitive only in the crossover region and is insensitive to the amplitude of the input signal Vsig
Patent GB-2501065-A (GB)
Title: Two-layer medical balloon with a frictional surface formed by blow moulding
Inventor: KLAUSEN ANDERS SCHEEL
IPC: A61M25/10
Filed: 2012-03-27
Abstract: A medical balloon 30 of a balloon catheter (10, figure 1) has at least first and second layers 44, 46 in which the second, outer, layer 46 is made of a material having a lower melting or softening temperature than the inner layer 44. The outer layer is provided with texturing or roughening 54 on its outer surface which may be in the form of ribs 52, grooves (72, figure 5), asperities (figure 4) or teeth (figure 6). The inner layer has a lower compliance than the outer layer so that the inflation pressure of the balloon is borne by the inner layer and does not alter the surface texture of the outer layer. The balloon is formed by blow moulding in a textured mould heated to the softening temperature of the second layer. Preferably the roughness of the balloon surface has an average value (Ra) of between 0.2 and 18 microns.
Patent GB-2502054-A (GB)
Title: Electronic smoking device
Inventor: LORD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A24F40/60
Filed: 2012-05-14
Abstract: An electronic smoking device comprising a power cell 20, a computer processor 18 and an audio signalling device 16; wherein the computer processor 18 is configured in use to identify when a predetermined user notification event occurs and notify a user of the event by playing a predetermined user notification sound on the audio signalling device 16, where the identified user notification event is selected from a stored notification event. The user notification event may comprise one or more of the power cell charge falling below a threshold, connecting and/or disconnecting the power cell from a charging source, and a fault in the device. The device may be unitary (as shown) or may comprise separate vapouriser and power modules (figures 3-6). When the device comprises separate modules, the user notification event may comprise connection of the modules. Preferably, two or more different user notification events are stored and signalled by the audio signalling device, with different sounds being transmitted depending on the event.
Patent GB-2488063-A (GB)
Title: Method, system and computer program product for measuring a communication from a first device to a second device
Inventor: WEBB III CHARLES ALBERT
IPC: G01R27/28
Filed: 2010-11-18
Abstract: In response to communications from a first device to a second device, respective phase differences are estimated between a first clock of the first device and a second clock of the second device. A first average phase difference is computed within a percentile of a first subset of the respective phase differences. The percentile is less than 100. A second average phase difference is computed within the percentile of a second subset of the respective phase differences. The second subset is a modification of the first subset. The second average phase difference is computed in response to the first average phase difference and the modification.
Patent GB-2504449-A (GB)
Title: Item hanging system
Inventor: HOWARTH ARTHUR DENIS
IPC: A47G25/00
Filed: 2012-05-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the hanging of items therefrom via a hanger 42 and/or trolley (figure 5a) from which the items are suspended. The system also includes one or more guide rails 6 which include on at least a top surface thereof, guide means 20 which are formed so as to provide at least two, spaced, contact areas 22,24 for contact with either the hanger or the trolley and reduce the friction between the hanger or trolley and the guide means. The invention also relates to the provision of the trolley with at least two pairs of spaced apart wheels or rollers 44 which can contact with the guide means and which are provided in a form to allow the improved movement of the trolley along bends and/or inclines in the guide rails.
Patent GB-2490454-A (GB)
Title: Automated categorization of semi-structured data
Inventor: STIERS TODD
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2011-02-17
Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for generating an inverse vector space search engine to automatically categorize and/or tag semi-structured data. In particular examples, an inverse vector space search engine includes multiple genres each associated with multiple keywords. Metadata such as media content description, caption information, review information, etc., are identified to determine distance between the media content and the various genres. Genres having a closer distance to media content are determined to be genres more closely describing the media content. Post filtering, alternate category determination, and user profiling may also be applied to the results.
Patent GB-2494283-A (GB)
Title: Method for mixing airflows in a turbojet engine and engine outlet for operation
Inventor: MOUCHOUX PIERRICK
IPC: F02K1/38
Filed: 2012-08-29
Abstract: A turbojet engine outlet and method of mixing airflows of such an engine provide a mixing area where a primary hot airflow (Fp) and a secondary cold airflow (Fs) are mixed. The mixing area (M1) has means to separately drive sections of hot and cold airflow (31, 23) so that they are interspersed with one another. A duct is provided that separates an exchange airflow (F1) from the secondary airflow. The duct has an outlet that delivers the exchange airflow to the mixer and guide means (21, fig 3) to orient the exchange airflow towards the cold sections of the mixing area. The guides are preferably formed as tongues with a sinusoidal profile.
Patent GB-2491524-A (GB)
Title: A handpiece for a surgical instrument
Inventor: SOUTTER GEORGE CHARLES DE
IPC: A61B17/16
Filed: 2008-08-19
Abstract: The handpiece for driving a surgical instrument comprises a magnetic field source 23 positioned to apply a magnetic field to the surgical instrument and a magnetic field sensor 4. There may be more than one source and more than one sensor. In use the magnetic field generated by the source is measured by the sensor and this is deflected by soft magnetic material 12 on the instrument 10. A property of the instrument is then determined based upon the shape of the magnetic material.
Patent GB-2510165-A (GB)
Title: A multi-functional pillow
Inventor: CHU HUA LING
IPC: A47G9/10
Filed: 2013-01-28
Abstract: A multi-functional pillow comprises a main body 1, two side bodies 2 and a control unit 3. The main body has a through hole 11 for face down sleep, a matching element 111 for fitting with the through hole, and a circuit board inside the main body connected to a vibration unit and a rotation unit. Each side body 2 is connected to the rotation unit and has a speaker 14 connected to the circuit board, wherein the side bodies are adjustable to a vertical or horizontal position by the rotation unit. The control unit 3 is disposed externally of the main body and is connected to the circuit board for controlling the rotation unit and the vibration unit for head massage, and for inputting audio data into the circuit board and speakers. The control unit 3 may also release incense pythoncidere from opening 32.
Patent GB-2497873-A (GB)
Title: Method for making a screen support assembly
Inventor: BURNETT GEORGE ALEXANDER
IPC: B07B1/28
Filed: 2013-02-05
Abstract: A method for making a support structure for a screen assembly comprises the steps of placing at least one support member (605,606,700) in a mould and injecting a flowable plastics material into the mould, such that when the flowable plastics material hardens, at least a portion of the flowable plastics material forming a brace (617).
Patent GB-2500798-A (GB)
Title: A sound and vibration reducing hot air blower
Inventor: COURTNEY STEPHEN BENJAMIN
IPC: A45D20/10
Filed: 2013-03-19
Abstract: A hairdryer or hand-held appliance comprises a body 812 having a fluid inlet 820a, 830a for admitting fluid into the appliance, a fluid outlet 820b, a duct 814 lined with a material 140, and a primary fluid flow path 830 extending from the fluid inlet to the fluid outlet and through the duct. The material may be foam or felt, may be a sound absorbing material, a vibration absorbing material, an insulator, and may be tuned to resonant frequencies of the appliance. The primary fluid flow path may be non-linear. The duct may have a non-circular cross-section and may comprise a handle portion, the handle portion being lined with said material. A fan unit 860 may be provided located upstream of the handle portion. The duct may comprise a first handle portion and a second handle portion of the appliance.
Patent GB-2512131-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for decoding data transmitted using a low density parity check code
Inventor: ACHIR MOUNIR
IPC: H03M13/11
Filed: 2013-03-22
Abstract: A decoder receives in parallel plural copies of a transmitted codeword sent along different communication channels in a space diversity scheme, and encoded as LDPC codewords. The received copies are concatenated into a global LDPC codeword, which is decoded using a global parity check matrix built based on the LDPC parity check matrix of the code used for encoding. The global matrix has the corresponding LDPC parity check matrix on its diagonal and null elements elsewhere. Decoding may be done in a single iteration of the belief propagation algorithm, and selecting a decoded codeword according to a lowest value of a criterion applied to each decoded codeword.
Patent GB-2508046-A (GB)
Title: A measurement jig for designing a bespoke wheelchair
Inventor: PITT JOHN
IPC: A47C31/12
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: A measurement jig 1 comprising at least one adjustable component 5-8 to take a measurement for customisation of seated equipment such as a wheelchair. The jig 1 may be arranged so that a user can sit on it and may have adjustable parts 5-8 including rotatable ones which can either be manually or electronically adjusted. Measuring means may be provided and these may take the form of sensors, a camera or a manual measurement indicator. A computer modelling system may be employed to use the results to generate a 2D or 3D model. This information may then be used to manufacture a device.
Patent GB-2513922-A (GB)
Title: A method for creating a book
Inventor: HILLEBRAND SERGE
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2013-05-07
Abstract: The application is directed to a method for creating a book about a specific object, such as a person, comprising a user interface and a memory accessible by the interface. The interface is accessible by at least one data provider and by a data collector instructing the interface. For example the data collector could be a person who decides that he would like to have a biography written about himself and a data provider may be a friend who can provide a contribution about him. The method involves the interface requesting from the data collector basic information about the specific object 1 and storing that in a space in the memory 2. The interface then requests from the data collector identification information about at least one data provider 3 and invites the at least one data provider to add data relating to the specific object to the memory 4. The interface also requests the at least one data provider to sort the data to the memory 5 and notifies the data collector of the data added to the memory 6. The interface invites the data collector to retrieve the data of the memory 7, the data being sorted according to the basic information as a book and presented as a book to the data collector.
Patent GB-2503800-A (GB)
Title: A Leaf Seal
Inventor: NASTI ADELE
IPC: F16J15/32
Filed: 2013-05-29
Abstract: A leaf seal for sealing between a static component and a relatively rotating component having an axis of rotation is provided. The leaf seal defines axially separated higher and lower pressure areas within the static component. The leaf seal comprises a plurality of leaf elements having: a root end for attachment to the static component; a free end for wiping contact with the rotating component; an upstream edge extending from the root end to the free end; and, a downstream edge extending from the root end to the free end. The leaf element width between the upstream edge and downstream edge at the root end is a, and width between the upstream edge and the downstream edge at the free end is b, where b<0.5a. Each leaf element may be of rounded cross section and include a triangular or v-shaped aperture for pressure equalisation with fluid connection to an external pressure source and at least one labyrinth tooth.