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Patent GB-101225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Motor Gyroscopes and Means for Making Electrical Connection therewith.
IPC: F42B19/01
Filed: 1915-12-22
Abstract: 101,225. Crucible Steel Co., (Assignees of Shonnard, H. IF.). April 3, 1915, [Convention date]. Gyroscopic apparatus, -The passage of electric current to a gyroscope, the fly-wheel of which is the rotor of a motor, is controlled by means of a movable or shding member which makes or breaks connexion with contacting members on the gyroscope and also locks the gyroscope during passage of the current. The gyroscope and its connexions, which are capable of general application. are described as applied to an automobile torpedo. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a member 10, slidable in a sleeve 11 extending from the gyroscope casing 12, carries a pin 13 for centring and locking the gyroscope, and also three, conducting-rods 14 which are urged outwards by springs 15 and carry a three-phase alternating current to contacts 8 connected to the stator of an induction motor. The contacts 8 are carried by a housing 3, which forms the inner gimbal of the gyroscope and is provided with bearings 6, 6<a> for the shaft 4 of the rotor 5 constituting the fly-wheel. The housing 3 is preferably air-tight and partly exhausted. The sliding member 10 is moved into the contacting position by a rack 30 and pinion 29 and is held there against the action of springs 27 by a spring- pressed latch 32, which is connected by a rod 34, link 35. and eccentric 36 to a trip finger 37, by which it may be released. The finger 37 may be operated by the initial movement of the torpedo, as described in Specification 17895/15, or bv an electromagnetically-operated catch 40. A modification is described in which the sliding member is moved in both directions by a rack and pinion, the pinion being connected through gearing to a wrench-cup and also to a trip finger, and the wrench-cup or trip finger being operated respectively to make or break contact. When the gyroscope &c. is applied to a torpedo, current is supplied to it by parts as described and claimed in Specification 17897/15. These parts are shown in fig. 1. As described in the Specification as open to inspection under Sect. 91 (3) (a) they comprise a cable 49 and three spring-pressed contacts 44 carried by a piston 42, the piston being contained in a casing 41 secured to the torpedo tube 57 and being pressed upwards by a spring 43 to make a water-tight joint with the torpedo shell. The contacts 44 engage contacts 25 which are carried by a removable disk 26 in the torpedo shell and are connected to the reds 14. The piston 42 may be moved downwards to break contact manually by means of a handle 50, or by means of compressed air which operates on a shoulder 52 and is supplied before or simultaneously with the ejection impulse, the piston being then held by a spring-pressed latch 54. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-2477979-A (GB)
Title: Antenna beam directivity switching depending on time of day or week
Inventor: GLYDON PIERS
IPC: H01Q3/24
Filed: 2010-02-22
Abstract: An access point has a first access interface, adapted to allow access from at least one user device, and radio frequency transceiver circuitry for communicating over a wireless link with a base station selected from a plurality of available base stations. The access point has an antenna system with a plurality of available beam directions. Beam direction selection controls which base station the access point connects to. In a set-up phase of the invention, at each of a plurality of different times, a determination is made of the data rate available for each beam direction and this information is used to establish a preferred beam direction associated with that time. The access point stores the preferred beam directions as a function of time. In an operational phase of the invention, a beam direction is selected on the basis of the time of use and the stored time / preferred beam information. This allows the access point to establish connections with different base stations at different times of the day or week, taking advantage of the varying loadings on the base stations in order to obtain a higher data throughput.
Patent GB-2467072-A (GB)
Title: Service subscription associated with real time composition of services
Inventor: DAHLON TORBJOERN
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2008-09-03
Abstract: Real-time service composition is provided by a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) transport binding for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) messages. A SOAP Action header and SOAP envelope can be included in a SIP message to identify a requested service. The SIP message recipient (206) can parse out the SOAP envelope and forward same to a corresponding Web Service (210, 212). An intermediary node (600), including a SIP Proxy, can evaluate incoming SIP/SOAP messages and provide requested services to which they have access. Service discovery and subscription are facilitated by adding Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) services requests and responses.
Patent GB-2468255-A (GB)
Title: Double-layer coating film formation method
Inventor: TSUJIOKA HIDEAKI
IPC: B05D1/04
Filed: 2008-12-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a double-layer coating film formation method that includes a step (1) wherein a base coating is applied to a substrate to form an uncured base coating film, a step (2) wherein a clear coating is applied on the uncured base coating film obtained in the aforementioned step (1) to form an uncured clear coating film, and a step (3) wherein the uncured base coating film and uncured clear coating film obtained in the aforementioned step (1) and step (2) are heat cured to form a double-layer coating film. This double-layer coating film formation method is characterized by (a) the L value of the aforementioned uncured base coating film being 70 to 105 in 25° reflection and 20 to 50 in 75° reflection, (b) the value of ΔL, found by subtracting the L value for the aforementioned uncured base coating film from the L value of the aforementioned double-layer coating film at 25° reflection, being -0.3 to 0.15, and (c) the value of ΔL, found by subtracting the L value of the aforementioned uncured base coating film from the L value of the aforementioned double-layer coating film at 75° reflection, being -0.2 to 0.4. Also, the aforementioned clear coating is a clear coating compound that contains: an acrylic resin, which is obtained from a monomer mixture containing 10 to 15% by mass long-chain (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer, in which the ester portion is a straight-chain hydrocarbon group of 9 to 15 carbon atoms, relative to the total quantity of monomer solids, a carboxy group-containing (meth)acrylic monomer, and a hydroxy group-containing (meth)acrylic monomer, the number-average molecular weight of which being 4000 to 6000 and the solids acid number of which being 1 to 5 mg KOH/g; a polyisocyanate compound; and cross-linked resin particles. The double-layer coating film formation method makes possible the formation of a double-layer coating film of superior design, acid resistance, and scratch resistance.
Patent GB-2471412-A (GB)
Title: Thermally stable polycrystalline cutting element with back, side and front supports
Inventor: VORONIN GEORGIY
IPC: C22C26/00
Filed: 2006-11-01
Abstract: A thermally stable polycrystalline (TSP) construction 54 includes a body 56 having a polycrystalline ultra-hard material and either a plurality of empty voids or a reaction product or a combination thereof. The body is substantially free of a catalyst material. The construction further includes a backside support member 58 attached to the body by a first braze material and a sidewall support member 60 attached to the body and the backside support member by a second braze material. The construction also has a front support member 62 attached to the body front side surface, and extending from the sidewall support member. The braze materials used to attached the support members can be common or different, as can be the materials used to form the different support members.
Patent GB-2471425-A (GB)
Title: Operation of patterned ultrasonic transducers
Inventor: GOLAND VLADIMIR
IPC: A61B8/00
Filed: 2009-03-03
Abstract: There is provided a transducer array comprising at least one unitary piece of piezoelectric material having first and second opposing surfaces; and a conductive layer on each of said first and second opposing surfaces, wherein at least one of said conductive layers is divided up into a plurality of electrode elements, and wherein said electrode elements, independently, are adapted to receive excitation energy of at least one of a predetermined amplitude and phase.
Patent GB-2484544-A (GB)
Title: Portable crane assembly
Inventor: CROWDER JEFFREY LEE
IPC: B66D3/00
Filed: 2010-10-16
Abstract: A portable crane 1 has a longitudinal beam 9 with first and second support members 11, 17, a pulley 25 and a winch 21. The crane 1 may be mounted to the rafters of a roof, for example, to raise glazing panels to be fitted. The crane 1 may alternately be mounted to the rungs of a ladder in order to raise items. Also disclosed are corresponding methods of usage of the crane.
Patent GB-2476145-A (GB)
Title: Managing process control status rollups
Inventor: FIRKINS MOLLY MARIE
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2010-11-19
Abstract: Process control information is received (at 202) from at least one process control device included within a process control system. An issue is determined (at 212) associated with a portion of the received process control information, for example, a diagnostic, alarm, monitoring information or message information. A selection of a status type is made (at 216) and it is determined if the at least one issue is associated with the selected status type. A process control status rollup (at 214) associated with the selected status type, is displayed (via 226) and includes the issue.
Patent GB-2487362-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle rear wheel axle positioning device
Inventor: HSUEH RONALD
IPC: B62K25/02
Filed: 2011-01-18
Abstract: A bicycle rear wheel axle positioning device includes a rod 11 having a curved surface 111 and a flat surface 112. The rod 11 is connected with a seat stay 31 and a chain stay 32. A clamp member 2 has a clamp portion 21 and the rod extends through a passage 210 in the clamp portion 21, wherein the periphery of the passage 210 is corresponding to the curved surface 111 and the flat surface 112. A first resilient portion 22 and a second resilient portion 23 extend from the clamp portion 21, respectively. The rear wheel axle 41 is inserted into one side of the clamp portion 21 and the clamp member 2 is movable along the rod 11. The other side of the clamp portion 21 includes a protrusion 2111 which engages with one of a plurality of positioning grooves 113 defined in the curved surface 111 of the rod 11 when the axle 41 is moved to a desired position and a fastening member 5 extends through the two resilient portions 22, 23.
Patent GB-2477213-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated wheel
Inventor: GROSSMAN MARTIN
IPC: B60Q1/32
Filed: 2011-01-25
Abstract: A wheel 10 for a vehicle 5 such as a bicycle 15 comprises at least one illuminatable or illumination means 45. The illuminatable or illumination means 45 may be provided on one side or both sides 65, 66 of the wheel 10, for example on one or more spokes 50 thereof. The illumination means 45 may be recessed into the spokes 50, and further may be substantially flush with the surface of said spokes 50.
Patent GB-2474986-A (GB)
Title: Lubricant compositions
Inventor: DEVLIN MARK T
IPC: C10M141/00
Filed: 2007-06-14
Abstract: A lubricant composition comprises a base oil and an additive composition comprising: a detergent, wherein the detergent is an overbased phenate detergent; and an additive, wherein the additive is zinc dialkyl dithiophosphate. The additive composition exhibits at least one. of reduced thin-film friction and increased fuel efficiency as compared to an additive composition that is devoid of the detergent and the additive. The lubricant composition can be used to lubricate an engine, a transmission or a gear set.
Patent GB-2474998-A (GB)
Title: Optical fiber connector with integrated cable splitting
Inventor: TOOTOONIAN MOHAMMAD
IPC: G02B6/43
Filed: 2009-08-26
Abstract: An optical cable connector is disclosed herein. The optical cable connector includes a housing; an aperture on a side of the housing for receiving unsplit duplex optical cable; a sharp edge, disposed within the housing and positioned to split a portion of the optical cable into two optical fibers when the cable is inserted into the aperture, the fibers for carrying optical signals; and electro-optical transceivers, disposed within the housing and aligned with the two optical fibers to receive the optical signals, the transceivers configured to convert the optical signals into electrical signals. Integrating the sharp edge within the connector precludes a user from having to manually split optical cable prior to inserting the cable into the connector, thereby making the connector relatively easy to use and reducing the likelihood the user will be injured.
Patent GB-2489411-A (GB)
Title: Control of a single phase brushless doubly fed generator
Inventor: LOGAN THOMAS GEORGE
IPC: H02P9/00
Filed: 2011-03-25
Abstract: A brushless doubly fed machine (BDFM) comprising a brushless doubly fed generator (BDFG) 21 and a controller 28 and a single phase ac mains power supply line connection 24. The brushless doubly fed generator comprises a power winding 232 and a control winding 23. A frequency converter 26 is provided having an input connected to the single phase mains supply and a three phase output 27 connected to the control winding of the generator. The controller controls the waveform of the three phase output voltage of the frequency converter. Sensors 21, 29 and 220 are provided to provide the controller with information about the rotor position and/or speed, and the voltages and currents flowing in the power and control windings. The voltage waveform of the output of the frequency converter contains components at two distinct frequencies, a forward control frequency component, consistent with a poly-phase BDFM excited with forwards sequence voltage, and a backwards control frequency component consistent with the same BDFM excited with backwards sequence voltages. The generator may be used for a wind turbine or hydro-electric plant. The BDFM may be used as a motor.
Patent GB-2482225-A (GB)
Title: Method for gas chromatography analysis and maintenance using response factors
Inventor: SUTAN ANWAR
IPC: G01N30/86
Filed: 2011-07-01
Abstract: The invention provides a method of analysing gas chromatography data. Response factor data for each of a plurality of compounds contained in one or more calibration gas samples is acquired from a gas chromatograph apparatus, and a correlation with molecular weight data for each of the plurality of compounds is determined. The correlation can be analysed to determine a condition of the gas chromatograph. Preferred embodiments determine a correlation for each of a plurality of operating phases of the gas chromatograph, for example before and after actuation of valves which change the flow rate. Methods of diagnosing faults, calibrating and configuring gas chromatographs are also described.
Patent GB-2479114-A (GB)
Title: Spectacle frames
Inventor: FROSTICK ROBIN
IPC: G02C5/06
Filed: 2010-01-27
Abstract: A spectacle frame (F) that includes a pair of lens supports (2a, 2b) interconnected by a horizontally flexible bridge member (1). The lens supports (2a, 2b) carry two opposed nose mount pairs (3a, 3b) and (4a, 4b). The nose mount pairs (3a, 3b) and (4a, 4b) are positioned such that a bending moment applied along the bridge member causes the distance between them to increase. One of the nose mount pairs (4a, 4b) act as outriggers to prevent rotation of the frame (F) in use. The distance between each of the nose mount pairs (3a, 3b) and (4a, 4b) is greater than (22) millimetres to allow a second pair of spectacles to be worn over the frame (F).
Patent GB-2484382-A (GB)
Title: Generating a test database for testing applications by applying format-preserving encryption to a production database
Inventor: SPIES TERENCE
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2008-01-15
Abstract: The development of software applications involves testing an application against a production database before deploying it live. However, data in the test environment is generally less secure than data in the production environment. Application testing can be facilitated by populating a test database with data from a production database that has been encrypted using a format-preserving encryption algorithm. This allows testing to be performed on a realistic database without jeopardising security. Parts of a data string may be selectively encrypted based on their sensitivity. The invention may be applied to databases containing credit card numbers.
Patent GB-2504066-A (GB)
Title: Location of symbols on display of input device modified according to user selection
Inventor: KEEN DOMINIC JOHN
IPC: G06F21/00
Filed: 2012-07-10
Abstract: Symbols are displayed at respective initial locations on a display of a user input device and location data is obtained for identifying alternate locations for displaying the symbols. A sequence of selections is received from a user, each selection corresponding to a location at which one of the symbols is displayed, e.g. 210(13). In response to one or more of the selections, the location is modified where one of the symbols is displayed so that the symbol is displayed at one of the alternate locations, e.g. 210(15). The original location may then become an additional alternate location. If a second symbol is already displayed at the alternate location it may be displayed at the initial location of the selected symbol or at a further one of the alternate locations. The locations may be modified at which two or more of the symbols are displayed, each symbol being displayed at a respective alternate location. Alternate locations may be selected according to an ordering provided by the location data and may correspond to locations where no symbol is initially displayed.
Patent GB-2504677-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum appliance floor tool control arrangement
Inventor: GUDER CHRISTIAN
IPC: A47L5/24
Filed: 2012-08-03
Abstract: A floor tool 8, suitable for a vacuum cleaning appliance (2, Fig 1) with a suction nozzle assembly 26 comprising a support member 28 with a carrier plate and a floor engaging pad. At least one suction nozzle 30, 32 is in fluid communication with a conduit and air manifold 34 on the upper surface of support member 28. An upper connection part 42 is connected to neck 24, having pivotal axis shown by points A and B, and is thereby able to control tool 8 (see Figs 7a and 8a). Neck 28 comprises a first neck portion 46 with rectilinear extension 50 defining opening 52 through which flexible hose 40 extends, and a second neck portion 48 with two parallel forks 54, journaled in extension 50 and able to swing left or right about axis. The arrangement allows for at least one of the suction nozzles 30, 32 to float relative to neck 24.
Patent GB-2494763-A (GB)
Title: A retaining device for display equipment within a vehicle
Inventor: BURY HENRYK
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 2012-09-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining device for fastening a piece of equipment 72 equipped with a display, such as a tablet PC or DVD player, inside a motor vehicle, the piece of equipment having a length and a width where the width is less than the length and the retaining device comprising a holding apparatus 2 with a bearing surface 4 and a holding space 58 for holding the piece of equipment, the said holding space extending in a first direction (R1 figure 14) by an amount that is limited by at least one displaceable first retaining element 6 and can be enlarged up to a first maximum extent, and extending in a second direction (R2) perpendicular to the first direction by an amount that is limited by at least one displaceable second retaining element 8. The device may therefore be held in either portrait or landscape positions depending upon the relative width and length thereof. The retaining device may be pivotal about two axes, and may be attached to the headrest in a vehicle. The retaining device may have at least one power and/or data port for connection to the piece of equipment.
Patent GB-2492004-A (GB)
Title: A letterbox assembly with damping control applied to closing flap.
Inventor: LAPORTA GIOVANNI
IPC: A47G29/12
Filed: 2011-06-16
Abstract: A letterbox assembly comprising of at least one flap 12/14 and a frame 16 adapted to be received within a door/panel in use. The said flap is moveable relative to the frame between a closed position blocking the aperture of the letterbox and an open position giving access to the aperture via the flap. The assembly also has a means of damping at least one flapâ  s movement between its open to closed positions. Air or torsional means may be used to provide flap damping. The assembly may have a means of locking to prevent the flap from being moved to its open position. The locking means may comprise of a locking member and a corresponding cooperating member, where the locking member may be biased away from the cooperating member in use; it may be possible that the locking member is biased toward the unlocked position. The assembly may have an attachable means for engaging the complementary attachment means of a letter catcher.
Patent GB-2498033-A (GB)
Title: Generating a super resolution image
Inventor: VANDAME BENOA T
IPC: G06T3/40
Filed: 2012-10-25
Abstract: A super-resolution image is generated having a final resolution higher than an initial resolution of one of at least two input images. For each input image a distortion model is obtained S11 to register the input image on a reference grid at the final resolution. Each input image is warped S12 into a warped image according to the distortion model obtained by computing warped coordinates respectively for digital samples of the input image, where the contribution of each digital sample of the input image to said warped image is weighted. The weight applied to each digital sample being depending on the warped coordinates of said digital sample. The warped images are combining S13 in order to generate a combined warped image having a final higher resolution. The higher resolution image may be de-blured S14. The input images may be generated by using a colour filter and the warping step may further include computing warped colour components. The warping of the images may be based on a weighted interpolation function.
Patent GB-2500082-A (GB)
Title: Delaying the transmission of data from a memory device until the output buffer of the memory device contains the data for the transfer
Inventor: ZITLAW CLIFFORD ALAN
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2013-01-02
Abstract: A memory device 104 stores data in a memory array 224. In order to transfer data to a host, data is transferred to an output buffer 220. The memory device outputs a signal 236 to the host to indicate when to read the data. This signal stalls the transmission of the data until it is in the buffer. The signal may be a read strobe signal. In this case, it is held idle to stall the transmission and then toggled to enable the transmission. The signal may be held idle after the transmission. The number of clock cycles it is held idle may be dependent on a latency time held in a register. The clock frequency of the bus used to transfer the data to the host may be higher than the frequency used to transfer the data from the memory array to the output buffer.