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Patent GB-2489625-A (GB)
Title: A curved display arrangement
Inventor: HARRIS MILES ANDREW
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 2011-01-24
Abstract: A display arrangement comprises a banner (2), one edge of which is secured to a hollow, flexible rod (3). A spring arrangement (9) is located within the rod (3). The spring arrangement (9) comprises a spring (10) that extends along a predetermined length (4) of the rod (3) and an elastic band (11) that is looped through the length of the rod (3) down the interior of the spring (10) and around the exterior of the rod (3). The banner (2) may be curved and posed by flexing the rod (3) at the location of the spring (10). This curve is then retained in the banner (2) by a balancing tension in the exterior portion (12) of the elastic band (11) between the ends of the rod (3). In some embodiments, the display arrangement is connected to one or more similar arrangements so that their banners (2) form a continuous display.
Patent GB-2490830-A (GB)
Title: Paper pallet
Inventor: PANG SHAW LEONG
IPC: B65D19/34
Filed: 2010-12-09
Abstract: A pallet (100) made of recyclable paper materials for supporting goods to be transported by vehicle such as a forklift vehicle and methods for making the same is disclosed. The paper pallet (100) comprises a plurality of elongate members (200) that form a top portion of the pallet (100) a plurality of beams (300) secured to the plurality of elongate members (200) in a criss-crossing manner to form a bottom portion of the pallet (100). Both the elongate members (200) and the beams (300) are constructed from a plurality of supporting elements (30, 40) of different heights and a plurality of L-shaped elements (20). The elements (20, 30, 40) are secured together by a securing means to form a sturdy pallet (100) structure.
Patent GB-2505528-A (GB)
Title: Enclosure for pipes, cables and wires
Inventor: BEECH DAVID
IPC: F16L55/17
Filed: 2012-10-16
Abstract: An enclosure means can fit over a ruptured pipe or fitting to contain any fluid, substance or gas leaking from it, or can be used with an electrical cable or wire. The enclosure means forms a sealed cavity around the ruptured pipe or fitting. Epoxy resin, foam, cement, plastic or rubber may also be applied manually to the cavity 1b before placing the enclosure around the pipe, or applied afterwards through injection ports (7a, Fig 7) by mechanical means such as by pump. The enclosure may comprise of a single housing which is flexible or may comprise of two housings joined together by a hinge. The enclosure means may also be used for containing damaged electrical cables and provide a connector (11a, Fig 11) and provide a fluid or heat resistant seal. The enclosure means may have locking nuts (12a, Fig 12) of different types to tighten around different sizes of cable. The enclosure means may also be used to go around pipe springs to provide a safe method of either cutting the spring or moving to another location.
Patent GB-2496484-A (GB)
Title: Diffracted X-Ray intensity correction
Inventor: MITSUNAGA TORU
IPC: G01N23/20
Filed: 2012-10-23
Abstract: A diffractometer and diffracted X-ray intensity correction method are provided. The method includes the steps of focusing X-rays on a sample for correction placed at a gonio center S0, detecting fluorescent X-rays excited by the focused X-rays at detector 20 via a raster element 10, formed by poly-capillaries and having a unique focal point. Since fluorescent X-rays are used it is possible to adjust the position of the raster element utilizing the fact that if the focal point of the raster element coincides with the gonio center, the intensity becomes uniform regardless of the detected position. This makes it possible to easily adjust the raster element to an optimum position and to make the background uniform for subsequent measurement of X-rays diffracted from a sample. A further embodiment allows for the detector and raster element to be moved together, for example on arm 30.
Patent GB-2496305-A (GB)
Title: An adjustable length golf club comprising tubular shaft sections that slide into one another telescopically
Inventor: SOLHEIM JOHN A
IPC: A63B53/00
Filed: 2012-10-31
Abstract: A golf club comprises two shafts (112 and 124, fig 6) coupled to each other, a grip 6830 coupled to at least one of the shafts and a collar 6850 coupled to at least one of the shafts. The grip has a first grip end 6820 in contact with the collar 6850 or is proximate to the first collar end 6810. The outer diameter of the first grip end 6820 is equal to or greater than the outside diameter of the first collar end 6810. The second shaft may be configured to movably receive the first shaft. The collar 6850 may facilitate adjustment of the length of golf club and may be integral to one of the shafts. The diameter of the grip 6830 may vary along its length. The outer surface of the grip 6830 may comprise a plurality of textures.
Patent GB-2508626-A (GB)
Title: Contact sensor
Inventor: PAPAKOSTAS THOMAS
IPC: G06F3/045
Filed: 2012-12-05
Abstract: A contact sensor, or touchpad, comprises a first and second insulative layer 100, 200, each comprising a resistor strip 101, 201 electrically connected to a plurality of conductive traces 102, 202. The insulative layers 100, 200 face each other such that the plurality of first conductive traces 102 face the plurality of second conductive traces 202, and that the traces extend across one another to form an array of points of intersection. The insulative layers 100, 200 are spaced apart such that there is no electrical contact between the first and second conductive traces 102, 202 when no contact is applied to the sensor. When a contact is applied there is an electrical contact between at least one of each of the plurality of first conductive traces 102 and second conductive traces 202 in a region of the contact. In another embodiment the second insulative layer may instead comprise a continuous conductive layer (202, fig. 23a) so that when a contact is applied there is electrical contact between at least one of each of the plurality of conductive traces 102 and the continuously conductive layer.
Patent GB-2499096-A (GB)
Title: Simultaneous joint estimation of P-P and P-S residual statics
Inventor: MEUR DAVID LE
IPC: G01V1/36
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: A method for estimating residual static terms (e.g.for multicomponent land datasets) includes using a plurality of seismic datasets, at least a portion of which overlap, processing the datasets based on a shared cost function, and outputting simultaneously estimated residual statics. The processing involves performing one or more weighted simulations of the datasets until a predetermined stop condition, based on the shared cost function. Using this technique a one-pass estimation simultaneously using P-P pre-stack data 302 and P-S pre-stack data 304 may generate common source residual statics for the P-P data and the P-S data 308 and separate receiver residual statics for the P-P data 310 and the P-S data 312. A series of iterations are performed using either a linear or a non-linear simulation, particularly a non-linear annealing simulation, to converge on acceptable residual statics.
Patent GB-2494604-A (GB)
Title: Blood pressure monitor calibration
Inventor: GROTOV YURY
IPC: A61B5/022
Filed: 2011-07-25
Abstract: A blood pressure monitor, particularly of the type having an inflatable cuff communicating with a pressure sensor and suitable for home use, may be calibrated by applying a sealed canister containing gas at a known pressure to a port so as to apply the known pressure to the pressure sensor, and comparing a pressure signal from the pressure sensor with the known pressure so as to determine a calibration error of the sensor and/or adjust the calibration of the sensor, e.g. by electronically adjusting the sensor. Several canisters may be used to calibrate the sensor across a range of pressures, each canister having a different known pressure. Each canister is preferably ruptured when attached to the port and is not re-usable, and may comprise an identifier such as an electronically readable identifier which is stored in a memory in association with the value of the known pressure within the canister. Temperature sensing means may be provided whereby the pressure reading is adjusted to compensate for temperature, e.g. of the gas released from the canister. The monitor may comprise means for sensing mechanical shock and alerting a user or remote monitoring personnel to provide an indication that recalibration is required.
Patent GB-2517920-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for converting motion
Inventor: MARTYN DAVID
IPC: F24J2/52
Filed: 2013-09-04
Abstract: An assembly 2 for converting motion comprises a first arm 10 rotatable about a first fixed pivot 4, a second arm 12 rotatable about a second fixed pivot 6, a third arm 14 pivotably connected to the second arm 12 and a fourth arm 18 pivotably connected to the first arm 10. A first connecting arm 22 extends between the first arm10 and the third arm 14 and a second connecting arm extends between the first arm 10 and the second arm 12. The third arm 14 is connected to a first position 30 on a component, e.g. support arm 34 to be moved relative to the first and second fixed pivots 4, 6 and the fourth arm 18 is connected to a second position 32 on the support arm 34. In moving from a retracted position to an extended position points A and H describe a substantially straight line. The assembly 2 may be used for mounting solar panels etc to, for example, buildings or it may be used to deploy a portable bridge structure used to provide a temporary bridge.
Patent GB-2519117-A (GB)
Title: Speech processing
Inventor: JARVINEN KARI JUHANI
IPC: G10L21/0332
Filed: 2013-10-10
Abstract: In a speech processor for enhancing (250, fig. 2) noise-suppressed speech signals v(n) in (eg. 20 ms) frames derived from an audio signal x(n), a modified voice signal á¹½(n) (dashed curve, fig. 3) is derived by detecting 504 input voice characteristics (eg. loudness in fig. 6) for v(n), obtaining reference voice characteristics 502 derived in a clean noise-free or low-noise environment, and constructing a new frame 505 if the difference between the input and reference characteristics Dt,i = Ct,i - Rt,i exceeds a predetermined threshold Thi. Benefits include more intelligible and natural sounding speech once noise has been cancelled, such that the noise-compensating speaker does not seem to be shouting unnecessarily.
Patent GB-2519336-A (GB)
Title: Tone Mapping
Inventor: LOPEZ VICTOR VALDES
IPC: H04N1/407
Filed: 2013-10-17
Abstract: A tone mapping unit applies tone mapping to a block of pixel values. In each iteration, one or more lines of pixel values are processed based on information relating to pixel values of at least one previous line of the block which have been processed in at least one previous iteration. The information is used to determine one or more tone mapping relationships which is/are used to map the pixel values of the current line to tone-mapped pixel values. The information is updated based on the pixel values of the current line and stored 514 for use in processing pixel values of a subsequent line of pixel values of the block in a subsequent iteration. Chrominance processing 504 may also be done by determining candidate corrected chrominance values for the pixels. For each of the pixels first and second saturations and confidence weightings are determined so as to produce corrected chrominance values for the pixels.
Patent GB-2508967-A (GB)
Title: Tea, coffee or like infusion apparatus
Inventor: DONG YUEJUN
IPC: A47G19/14
Filed: 2013-10-18
Abstract: An infusion-container lifting structure 10 used in an infuser comprises a cover body 14 placed in a top opening of an infuser, an infusion container 18 for accommodating an infusion and provided at a lower surface side of the cover body, a lifting shaft 19 configured to extend through the cover body with one end fixed to the infusion container and the other end fixed to a lifting button 11 provided at an upper surface side of the cover body such that the lifting shaft is movable under an external force and maintained at its position when the external force is released by a shaft holder. The shaft holder is preferably a spring sleeved 15 around the lifting shaft. The infuser may be a pot body 20 forming a coffee, tea or like beverage brewing device having a heating plate 30.
Patent GB-2503847-A (GB)
Title: Graphene nanoribbons and carbon nanotubes fabricated from sic fins or nanowire templates
Inventor: COHEN GUY
IPC: H01L29/775
Filed: 2012-03-05
Abstract: Semiconductor structures including parallel graphene nanoribbons or carbon nanotubes oriented along crystallographic directions are provided from a template of silicon carbide (SiC) fins or nanowires. The SiC fins or nanowires are first provided and then graphene nanoribbons or carbon nanotubes are formed on the exposed surfaces of the fin or the nanowires by annealing. In embodiments in which closed carbon nanotubes are formed, the nanowires are suspended prior to annealing. The location, orientation and chirality of the graphene nanoribbons and the carbon nanotubes that are provided are determined by the corresponding silicon carbide fins and nanowires from which they are formed.
Patent GB-2511375-A (GB)
Title: Deployment Catheter
Inventor: O'CONNELL DESMOND
IPC: A61B17/12
Filed: 2011-05-13
Abstract: A deployment catheter is described herein that preferably is configured to deliver a medical device such as a valve to a location in a patient such as a patient's airway. Preferably, such a deployment catheter is configured to be used in conjunction with a bronchoscope. In some embodiments, a locking lever is provided to reduce the likelihood of accidental deployment of the device, and which resets conveniently after use to as to permit multiple device deployments.
Patent GB-2513447-A (GB)
Title: An improved intercooler for an engine
Inventor: THOMPSON TOM ROBERT GEORGE
IPC: F02B29/04
Filed: 2014-02-19
Abstract: An air-to-air intercooler 5 comprising a charge air inlet 15 and outlet 16, a heat transfer unit 17, for example a matrix, having a front face via which ambient air enters and a rear face via which ambient air exits, and an ambient air flow control device 10, positioned towards the inlet, preferably on the rear face, and extending for less than the full length of the heat transfer unit, preferably less than half the full length, controlled based upon either the temperature of the charge air exiting the heat transfer unit or in the outlet. The flow control device preferably includes a number of flow control members, for example rotatable slats 11, opened and closed by a powered actuator 20, for example a rotary or solenoid actuator, in response to the temperature sensed by a sensor positioned in the outlet. The intercooler reduces the risk of condensation forming by avoiding overcooling of the charge air.
Patent GB-2513251-A (GB)
Title: Seat for a vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle
Inventor: PATIL BAPUSAHEB
IPC: B60N2/20
Filed: 2014-03-21
Abstract: A seat 10 for a vehicle comprises seat elements 12, 14 and support 20, seat 10 is adjustable between a first position in which first seat element 12 forms a seat part and second seat element 14 forms a backrest and a second position in which first seat element 12 forms a backrest and second seat element 14 forms a seat part. Support 20 is connected to first seat element 12, forming a leg support in the first position and a headrest in the second position. There may be a second support 22 connected to second seat element 14, forming a headrest in the first position and a leg support in the second position. Supports 20, 22 may be pivotably connected to seat elements 12, 14. Seat 10 may comprise levers 24 to transform the movement of seat elements 12, 14 from one position to the other position in a rotary movement of supports 20, 22 in relation to seat elements 12, 14. Levers 24 may form a four joint system.
Patent GB-2527273-A (GB)
Title: Executing loops
Inventor: ROPER JEFFREY JOHN
IPC: H04L45/02
Filed: 2014-04-11
Abstract: A monitor computer queries a focus computer to determine which output port it would use to send a packet to a destination device. If there is a unique interface matching the current routing address, this port is identified. Otherwise, a routing address is determined by querying a routing table at the focus device. If the routing address is not on the focus device, then a mapping table is used to translate the routing address to a switching address. The port from which the mapping was derived is identified. The device for the next path hop is then determined by identifying the device connected to the identified port. The process is then repeated until the destination device is reached.
Patent GB-2513735-A (GB)
Title: Multi-purpose paper wipe dispenser
Inventor: LOWE ZARAK
IPC: B65D83/08
Filed: 2014-04-29
Abstract: A paper roll dispenser comprising a centre-feed roll of paper and a heat shrinkable plastics material heat shrunk around the roll to form a film wrap. The paper roll dispenser also comprises a handle bonded to the wrap to hang the roll for dispensing. The shrinkable plastic wrap may be constructed from a single, or multiple sheets of material shrunk together, have one or two open ends allowing dispensing from top or bottom end of the dispenser, be perforated for ease of access and may further include the handle bonded to the top side closed end of the wrap. The shrinkable plastic may further be formed as an extruded bubble, to form an open ended film tube.
Patent GB-2511666-A (GB)
Title: Refrigeration cycle device, equipment, and refrigeration cycle method
Inventor: HIGASHIIUE SHINYA
IPC: F25B1/00
Filed: 2011-11-30
Abstract: This refrigeration cycle device (100) configures a refrigeration cycle, and has: a compressor (101) that compresses a supplied coolant; a coolant retention vessel (105) that retains coolant into which compressor (101) lubricant has become admixed, separates gaseous coolant and liquid coolant, and sends the gaseous coolant to the compressor (101); a coolant conveyance pump (107) that conveys the mixed fluid containing the lubricant and the liquid coolant retained at the coolant retention vessel (105); and an internal heat exchanger (108) that changes the liquid coolant conveyed from the coolant retention vessel (105) by means of the coolant conveyance pump (107) into gaseous coolant, and supplies the gaseous coolant together with the lubricant to the compressor (101). The coolant conveyance pump (107) conveys the mixed fluid containing the lubricant and the liquid coolant retained in the coolant retention vessel (105), and so stable operation becomes possible.
Patent GB-2517566-A (GB)
Title: Particle size distribution measuring apparatus
Inventor: SUGASAWA HIROSUKE
IPC: G01N15/02
Filed: 2014-06-23
Abstract: A particle size distribution (PSD) measuring apparatus 1 with reduced calculation time includes light source 23 and plural photodetectors 24 for detecting light intensities of diffracted/scattered light caused by the irradiation of the particles, operation part 3 for receiving light intensity signals and calculating PSD of the particles based on the fact that a vector s is represented by a predetermined expression including a product of a vector q and a coefficient matrix K. The vector s is a vector representing a light intensity pattern at every angle of the diffracted/scattered lights, the vector q is a vector representing the PSD of the particles to be measured, and the coefficient matrix is a matrix for converting the vector q to the vector s. The operation part is adapted to calculate values of a plurality of first parameters that depend on the particle sizes and a plurality of second parameters that depend on spread angles of the diffracted/scattered lights. The first and second parameters are used for calculating one element among elements of the coefficient matrix, and store at least one of the values to be used for calculating another element of the coefficient matrix.
Patent GB-2527803-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring biomolecule separations by mass spectrometry
Inventor: WRIGHT STEVEN
IPC: G01N30/84
Filed: 2014-07-02
Abstract: A system for effecting biomolecule separations and monitoring the separations by mass spectroscopy comprises: a liquid chromatograph module 103 configured to effect at least a partial separation of biomolecule components dissolved in a liquid in a first fluidic stream 216. A sampling module 215 is provided in fluid communication with and downstream of the chromatography module, which is configured to periodically transfer an aliquot of the liquid in the first fluidic stream into a second fluidic stream 202. A dialysis module 224 is in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the sampling module, and a mass spectrometer is in fluid communication with, and downstream of, the dialysis module. The first fluidic stream is provided at a first flow rate, and the second fluidic stream is provided at a second flow rate independent of the first. A flow splitting module 302 may be provided for splitting the second fluidic stream, which is provided downstream of the sampling module and prior to the dialysis module, the splitting of the second fluidic stream effecting a reduction in the flow of liquid that is passed into the first channel and dialysed by the dialysis module. The second fluidic stream may flow to an emitter 238 for inducing electrospray ionisation.
Patent GB-2514283-A (GB)
Title: Arc RFID antenna
Inventor: BAXTER DANIEL BRENT
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 2010-08-02
Abstract: An antenna mounting system comprises (i) a gimbal including a plurality of bearings, wherein each bearing is secured to a base plate by a first fastener on a first circumferential side of the bearing and a second fastener on a second circumferential side of the bearing; (ii) a first mounting bracket coupled to an antenna, wherein the first mounting bracket is secured to the first fastener; and (iii) a second mounting bracket coupled to the antenna, wherein the second mounting bracket is secured to the second fastener.
Patent GB-2514066-A (GB)
Title: Image processing device and method
Inventor: ONDA Tsubasa
IPC: H04N9/31
Filed: 2013-02-21
Abstract: A region determination circuit (60) determines whether or not each of the pixels in an image is within a correction subject region in which the frequency of appearance of a pixel having a brightness that is equal to or less than a predetermined brightness level is equal to or less than a predetermined value. An offset level generation circuit (10) generates an offset level (Offset) on the basis of the brightness of the pixel that has been determined to be within the correction subject region. An offset subtraction circuit (1) subtracts the offset level (Offset) from the image signal (Yi) and generates an offset image signal (Yofst). A gain generation circuit (20) generates the gain with respect to the offset image signal (Yofst). A gain addition circuit (2) adds the gain to the offset image signal (Yofst) and generates a corrected image signal (Ya).
Patent GB-2522099-A (GB)
Title: Determining a resonant frequency of a sensing element
Inventor: SMITH ANDREW
IPC: G01N29/12
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: A resonant frequency of a sensing element, such as a cavity resonator in a moisture sensor, is determined by performing a frequency scan to obtain scan samples around a resonant peak of the sensing element, and determining the resonant frequency based on a zero-crossing point of a derivative of the scan samples. An approximation to the derivative function can be obtained by calculating the differences between adjacent pairs of samples from the fine frequency scan. The scan samples may be obtained by performing a coarse frequency scan to determine an approximate position of the resonant peak, and performing a fine frequency scan to obtain fine scan samples around the approximate peak position. The coarse scan can be performed by recording amplitude measurements related to the impedance of a resonant sensing element. In some embodiments, an adaptive coarse scan algorithm is also used to reduce the time taken to complete the coarse frequency scan.