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Patent GB-2543839-A (GB)
Title: Managing external interference in a wireless network
Inventor: MARTIN LYSEJKO
IPC: H04W24/04
Filed: 2015-10-30
Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus are provided for configuring a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes to mitigate effects of an external interference source. A subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes are configured to simultaneously participate in an external interference sampling process in which each node of the subset of nodes samples signals received by an antenna array of that node. A measurement report, comprising a signal source angle and a received signal strength, is received from a node. A location of the external interference source is firstly estimated using the measurement report received from the node. The external interference source is then characterised using the estimated location of the external interference source and the received signal strength to calculate for the externalinterference source at least one of: a source power; a beam width; an antenna bearing; and a front-to-back transmission ratio. Finally the plurality of nodes are configured to mitigate the effects of the external interference source in dependence on a result of the characterising step.Characterising the external interference source may comprise performing a characterisation particle filter process using a particle filter algorithm.
Patent GB-2530435-A (GB)
Title: Boronated biopolymer crosslinking agents and methods relating thereto
Inventor: SINGH DIPTI
IPC: C09K8/90
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: Boronated biopolymer crosslinking agents useful in producing viscosified treatment fluids that include an aqueous fluid, a base polymer, and the boronated biopolymer crosslinking agent, wherein the boronated biopolymer crosslinking agent comprises a biopolymer derivatized with a boronic acid, a boronate ester, or both. Such viscosified treatment fluids may be useful in fracturing operations, gravel packing operations, drilling operations, and the like.
Patent GB-2535271-A (GB)
Title: Batten spacers for shade systems
Inventor: MICHAEL S GOLDBERG
IPC: E06B9/262
Filed: 2015-11-16
Abstract: A shade assembly (200) comprises a shade fabric (202) and a plurality of battens (e.g. 212, 214, 216...) arranged vertically. Each batten is aligned horizontally along the fabric and forming a pleat (e.g. 222, 224, 226...). A plurality of spacers (e.g. 232, 234, 236...) are also provided and coupled to and positioned adjacently to one of the plurality of battens perpendicular the shade fabric. The plurality of spacers maintains the plurality of battens in a substantially vertical arrangement when the shade fabric is drawn into an open position. These spacers may have a C shaped cross-section and may be adapted to receive one of a plurality of annular elements (Figure 6, 600) to couple to the battens. In further aspects, individual batten spacers for shade systems are provided
Patent GB-2540640-A (GB)
Title: Creating an isolated execution environment in a co-designed processor
Inventor: KOICHI YAMADA
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2014-03-11
Abstract: A processor 605, such as a heterogeneous multi-core processor, includes a binary translation (BT) engine 645 having code to generate a binary translation of a first code segment and to store the binary translation in a translation cache 648. The binary translator may be isolated from a software stack and transparent thereto by way of means such as concealed memory 640. The binary translated code may include a routine to emulate an instruction not provided in the target ISA such as an instruction with a vector operand wherein a width of a datapath of the target core is less than a width of the vector operand. The processor may include a first and second core for executing instructions of a first ISA and a second ISA respectively wherein the second ISA may be different to the first ISA or a subset thereof. The second core may have lower power consumption than the first core and the binary translation may be from the first ISA to the second ISA.
Patent GB-2567608-A (GB)
Title: Improved material for rapid gas sorption in loudspeakers
Inventor: Jürgen Sauer
IPC: H04R1/28
Filed: 2015-07-07
Abstract: A method for the manufacture of highly spherical zeolite-polymer particles is disclosed which comprises dispersing a zeolite powder in water to form a suspension, adding a polymer binder and mixing to form a zeolite-polymer suspension, producing droplets of the suspension through concentric double nozzles and enabling falling of the droplets past a loudspeaker 8 which causes gas to be injected into the droplets and into liquid nitrogen to produce frozen zeolite-polymer particles and freeze drying the frozen particles to produce the highly spherical zeolite-polymer particles. The particles formed may then be used to absorb gas in a loudspeaker cabinet.
Patent GB-2546812-A (GB)
Title: System for controlling a plurality of power-consuming devices
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JONES
IPC: G05B15/02
Filed: 2016-02-01
Abstract: A system 10 for controlling a plurality of power consuming devices uses a plurality of nodes 16, a gateway 14 that communicates with the plurality of nodes 16, and a controller 12 to send command signals to the nodes 16 via the gateway 14. The controller 12 associates each node 16 with a region, each region representing a physical area and having a target profile. The controller 12 determines command signals for a node 16 based on the target profile, each node 16 providing control signals to a corresponding power consuming device in response to a command signal received from the controller 12.
Patent GB-2532900-A (GB)
Title: HVDC series current source converter
Inventor: AMIT KUMAR
IPC: H02M7/49
Filed: 2013-09-03
Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilevel current source converter (CSC) 5 for controlling electrical power transmission in a high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system 1. The CSC comprises: an alternating current (AC) side 20 for input/output of AC to/from the CSC; a direct current (DC) side 21 for input/output of DC to/from the CSC; and a plurality of modular CSC cells 10 connected in parallel with each other between the AC side and the DC side of the CSC, each modular cell comprising a plurality of switches 15. The CSC is configured for being connected in series with an HVDC transmission line 3 and for injecting a voltage in series with the HVDC transmission line at the DC side of the CSC.
Patent GB-2548859-A (GB)
Title: Droplet deposition apparatus
Inventor: ANIRBAN LAHIRI
IPC: B41J2/045
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: A droplet deposition apparatus, liquid ejection apparatus or printer 30 comprising a droplet deposition head 1 having a plurality of nozzles in a nozzle array thereon. A droplet deposition controller 32 that comprises encoder circuitry (51 figure 5) that generates an encoded data stream 39 comprising data blocks for two or more groups of the nozzles and a fire code 47 associated with each group. A droplet deposition head controller that comprises decoder circuitry (62 figure 7a) that decodes the encoded data stream and switch logic configured to independently control the nozzle groups in response to an associated data block and an associated first fire code. Also disclosed is a droplet disposition controller, a droplet disposition head and a method of controlling one or more groups of nozzles.
Patent GB-2541309-A (GB)
Title: Musical instruments
Inventor: KARL HARPER
IPC: G10D9/04
Filed: 2015-04-28
Abstract: A valve cap for a valved musical instrument, the cap having a finger contact area and attachment means for securing the cap to a valve finger pad. The attachment means allowing the position of the finger contact area to be adjusted in a horizontal sense relative to the line of action of the associate valve to enable the contact area to be moved to accommodate different sizes of hands of different instrument players. The cap has a rim portion which depends from the upper surface of the cap and which partially surrounds and clips under the finger pad with a cut out to allow insertion of the finger pad. The attachment means allows the contact area of the cap to be either aligned with the line of action of the associated valve or disposed to one side or the other of the line of action so that the spacing between contact areas of adjacent valves can be adjusted and the distance away from the body of the instrument can be adjusted to accommodate differing lengths of fingers.
Patent GB-2549828-A (GB)
Title: Sliding vairable resistor
Inventor: CHING-HAO CHUNG
IPC: H01C10/38
Filed: 2017-02-24
Abstract: A sliding variable resistor, comprising: a sliding base 1, with a variable resistor sheet 16, a handle 11 and a hole 13, through which a pole 2 extends; a substrate 4, with two holes 42; a driving system, comprising: a motor 81 with a rotating shaft 811; a driving wheel 82 at the of the shaft; and, a belt 10, which is connected to the handle via a belt guard 20, disposed between the driving wheel and a driven wheel 92 at the end of a threaded pillar 91. The supporting pole is held between the buffering seats 31 of two buffering members 3, which have protrusions 33 that engage the substrate holes. The buffering members are within a casing, on which a plate 7, with a long window 72, is attached. The driving and driven wheels are at opposite ends of the plate, which has an axle hole 75 for receiving the shaft. Another pole 21 may extend through another hole in the sliding base. The casing may comprise two engaging parts 5, 6, which may have dust-prevention portions 56, 66, and hinging portions 51, 61 for attaching to the plate. The substrate may include a connector 41.
Patent GB-2548273-A (GB)
Title: Display panel having touch function, display device, and control method
Inventor: YUCHENG LU
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2014-12-30
Abstract: A display panel having a touch function, a display device, and a control method. The display panel comprises first substrates (201) opposite to each other. The first substrate (201) comprises multiple pixel units (300). Each pixel unit (300) comprises a liquid crystal capacitor (310), a first switch (306), a second switch (308), and a first storage capacitor (307). A control end of the first switch (306) is connected to a first controller by means of a first control wire (303), an input end of the first switch (306) is connected to the liquid crystal capacitor (310), and an output end of the first switch (306) is connected to the first storage capacitor (307). A control end of the second switch (308) is connected to a signal controller, an input end of the second switch (308) is connected to a common electrode (305), and an output end of the second switch (308) is separately connected to the liquid crystal capacitor (310) and the first storage capacitor (307). When the change rate of a display image is lower than a preset rate threshold, the signal controller controls the second switch (308) to be turned off for a longer time, and the first controller controls the first switch (306) to be turned on to increase the electric quantity of the first storage capacitor (307) and maintain the voltage of the liquid crystal capacitor (310). The display panel, the display device and the control method can increase the report rate of touch signals on the premise of ensuring normal display of a picture.
Patent GB-2553031-A (GB)
Title: Additive dispenser
Inventor: IAN THOMPSON
IPC: E03C1/046
Filed: 2017-06-27
Abstract: A liquid dosing apparatus 100 for dispensing a liquid from a container 200 into a liquid stream of a shower, toilet or tap comprises a dosing mechanism 104 comprising a dosing chamber 109 and a moveable member. The dosing mechanism is arranged to draw a set volume of the liquid into the dosing chamber 109 on activation, activation comprising moving the moveable member in a certain direction. The apparatus further comprises a damping control system 300 arranged to control a dispensing rate of the set volume of the liquid by controlling return speed of the moveable member; and a dispensing outlet 170 arranged to dispense the liquid into the water stream at the controlled dispensing rate.
Patent GB-2556362-A (GB)
Title: Controlled grain size structures
Inventor: JOHN A SHARON
IPC: C25D5/02
Filed: 2017-08-01
Abstract: A structure 100 comprises a first substrate 101 and a layer 103 disposed on or formed into the first substrate, wherein the layer comprises a first portion 103a having a first grain size and a second portion 103b having a second grain size, the first size being smaller than the second. The first grain size is preferably submicron. The first substrate is preferably a sheet. A second substrate 205 may be disposed on an opposite side of the structure to the first substrate to form a sandwich structure. An aperture 207 for receiving a fastener may be defined through the structure, passing through the first portion of the layer. The layer is preferably made of or includes metal. A method for forming the structure may comprise masking a portion of the first substrate and depositing the first portion of the layer onto an unmasked portion. The method may further comprise forming a sandwich structure and roll bonding said structure (figure 4). The layer may be applied using vapour deposition, electroplating, chemical plating, mechanical working of the surface of the substrate or disposing a preformed layer. The region of smaller grain size may have superior strength, hardness and fatigue endurance limits.
Patent GB-2553912-A (GB)
Title: Methods, systems, and media for synchronizing media content using audio timecodes
Inventor: BORIS SMUS
IPC: H04N21/439
Filed: 2017-08-18
Abstract: Using a secondary device such as a mobile phone, a media content item such as a movie that is being presented on a primary device is identified 502, 504, 506 and a tone embedded within a portion of audio content of the media content item is detected 508. Using the secondary device a current playback position of the media content item on the primary device is determined based on the detected tone 510 and supplemental content relevant to the media content item at the current playback position 512 is determined. The supplemental content 514 is presented on the secondary device synchronized to the content being presented on the primary device. The tone may be in an inaudible frequency range. The supplemental content may be identified by querying a database with an identifier and the current playback position 510. Identifying the current playback position can be based on a mapping received at the secondary device 502 that specifies a plurality of playback positions each corresponding to one of a plurality of embedded tones. The supplemental content may include trivia about actors, advertisements, song identification, product information or a quiz relating to the media content.
Patent GB-2568120-A (GB)
Title: Touchless bag drop
Inventor: ANDREW ERIK MALINOFSKY
IPC: G06Q90/00
Filed: 2018-01-12
Abstract: Facilitating interaction between a ticket holder and a self-service function, such as between an airline passenger and a self-service bag drop terminal 230, comprises a mobile device 200 detecting its proximity to the self-service function, the mobile device having ticket information stored on it. A mobile application on the mobile device is then activated. The mobile application is related to the self-service function, and communicates directional information about the self-service function. Proximity may be determined by the mobile device detecting a geolocation device, such as a barcode or a Bluetooth (RTM), NFC or WiFi (RTM) beacon 240. The ticket may be a boarding pass, and passenger information may be communicated to a departure control system 210. The self-service bag drop may weigh the bag, arrange payment for excess baggage and print a bag tag, while the mobile application presents instructions for fixing the bag tag to the bag. The self-service function may comprise passport control, security screening or checking admission tickets at locations including seaports, railways, sporting events, concerts or festivals.
Patent GB-2563488-A (GB)
Title: Keys
Inventor: David Anthony Horsfall
IPC: E05B19/00
Filed: 2018-04-19
Abstract: A lever key blank including stacking formations formed from a spaced pair of parallel engagement surfaces 30. The parallel engagement surfaces 30 extend beyond or at least as far as the remainder of lever key blank in a direction perpendicular to the surfaces 30. Preferably the key blank has a substantially cylindrical shank 36 and has a collar 28 which extends around the entire shank. Preferably the stacking formation is formed on the collar and extends the entire length of the collar. Alternatively, the stacking formation may be in the form of chords which are formed on a collar. In a further alternative the stacking formations may also be located on the key blank head wherein the head is thicker than the remainder of the blank, for example a band across the head of the key, preferably with advertising or a logo on it, or a raised rim located around the key ring hole.
Patent GB-2560856-A (GB)
Title: Electrostatic force detector with improved shielding and method of using an electrostatic force detector
Inventor: TOSHIO UEHARA
IPC: G01R29/24
Filed: 2017-04-10
Abstract: An electrostatic force detector ("EFD") for measuring electrostatic force of a surface under test ("SUT") includes a force detector comprising a cantilevered arm and a probe. The EFD has a shield with a hole through which the probe extends and is positioned to prevent electromagnetic energy from the SUT from reaching the cantilevered arm and most of the probe, and preventing light from reaching the SUT. A method for selecting a voltage range for an EFD measuring a charge on an SUT includes measuring with the EFD two voltages at or near the end-points of an estimated voltage-range, and then comparing the polarities. If the polarities differ, the estimated voltage-range is selected. However, if the polarities are the same, then the estimated voltage range is adjusted to provide a new estimated voltage-range, which is then tested for purposes of determining whether the charge on the SUT is within the range.
Patent GB-2576715-A (GB)
Title: Capacitive unit for local power factor correction and system comprising multiple capacitive units
Inventor: STEVEN BOURN
IPC: H02J3/18
Filed: 2018-08-24
Abstract: A capacitive unit 100 for local power factor correction of a multi-phase inductive load 200. The capacitive unit 100 comprises at least one capacitive module 105. Each capacitive module comprises a contactor 120 and a multi-phase capacitive load 110 connectable in parallel with the multi-phase inductive load 200 by the contactor 120. The capacitive unit 100 further comprises a central control unit 130 configured to control each of the contactors 120 of the at least one capacitive module 105 so as to disconnect the respective multi‑ phase capacitive load 110 from the multi-phase inductive load 200 when the current in a phase cable 201 providing electric power to the multi-phase inductive load 200 falls below a pre-determined threshold. The central control unit 130 is configured to connect to one or more other central control units of one or more other capacitive units and to receive operating data of one or more other multi-phase inductive loads connected to the one or more other capacitive units from the one or more other central control units.
Patent GB-2579176-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in producing bandsaws
Inventor: OLIVER GRAHAM GARSIDE
IPC: B23K26/00
Filed: 2018-11-06
Abstract: A method for producing band saw blades (blade 1 and blade 2) by laser cutting saw teeth into a metal strip by a single pass of a laser in a cutting station, involving simultaneously cutting opposing teeth into the blades by the combined movement of the metal strip through the cutting station and the laser performing a looping movement until it returns to its starting point, from where it moves in a straight line, under reduced power, to the start point of a following tooth – as shown in figure 3. The metal strip may be continuously fed into the cutting station. The metal strip may be made of carbon or alloy steel. Several coils of metal strip may be stacked and fed into the cutting station at the same time. The laser cutting system may comprise a 2-axis pulsed fibre laser.
Patent GB-2579084-A (GB)
Title: An interface joint for interconnecting an electrosurgical generator and an electrosurgical instrument
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PAUL HANCOCK
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2018-11-20
Abstract: An interface joint 120 for interconnecting an electrosurgical generator and an electrosurgical instrument comprises a housing with an outlet 146 and a slidable trigger 135 on the housing. A single flexible cable assembly 154 is connected to the outlet and integrates a fluid feed 150, a push rod 130 for moving an electrosurgical implement and a coaxial cable 126 for conveying RF and/or microwave energy to the electrosurgical implement for cutting and coagulating tissue. The slidable trigger is attached to the push rod and a reinforcement element (248, Fig. 10C) is coupled to a first portion of the push rod to reinforce it. The reinforcing element is preferably in the form of a support tube fixed to the first portion of the push rod. Additionally or alternatively, the interface joint may include a slide limiting mechanism (Fig. 10B) coupled to the push rod and configured to limit a maximum slide distance of an internal tube (238, Fig 10B) over the push rod by means of a stopper (244, Fig 10B).
Patent GB-2571819-A (GB)
Title: Radiator element
Inventor: BORREGUERO DAVID MARQUEZ
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2019-01-11
Abstract: A heating radiator element comprises a base body 12 having first opposed side edges connected by second opposed side surfaces 17 and having an upper transverse hose 13 at one end thereof and a lower transverse hose at an opposite end thereof to allow fluid to circulate within the base body. The first side edges are intended to lie parallel to a supporting wall in use with the upper transverse hose uppermost. First and a second heat exchanger plates 15, 16 are attached to respective ones of the fist side edges and a plurality of first heat radiating fins 18 extend from at least one of the second side edges to be parallel to the heat exchanger plates. The first and second heat exchanger plates are connected by a connecting portion 20 arranged outside i.e. in use, above the upper transverse hose. Second heat radiating fins 19 may be mounted on and orthogonal to the connecting portion and third heat radiating fins 21 may be mounted on the connecting portion orthogonally to both the portion and the heat exchanger plates. The transverse hoses may be connected to further adjacent units so that successive units form a radiator. Improves heat transfer.
Patent GB-2584385-A (GB)
Title: Outlet Aperture Arrangements
Inventor: STUART DENHAM
IPC: E03C1/02
Filed: 2019-02-25
Abstract: An outlet aperture arrangement 100 or insert, with a flow promotion device 10 which is positioned at the outlet (12 figure 6) of a fluid container (14 figure 6). The device comprises a divider arrangement 16, with one or more divider members 18, so that the members divide the outlet aperture into several parts 22. The parts may be substantially the same size. The divider members may comprise an insertion part 24 which extends through the aperture and may also have an extension part 26 which extends away from the aperture. The divider members may be joined along a common joint axis 30 coaxial with the aperture axis. There may be four members and they may have regular radial spacing (54 figure 1). The device may have an end wall 42 which may comprise parallel edges 44. The horizontal flow cross section 52H of the flow channels formed by the divider members may be greater than the outlet vertical flow cross section 52V. The arrangement may include a connection arrangement (60 figure 4). A method of flushing a toilet is also included.