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Patent GB-2533737-A (GB)
Title: Wellbore systems configured for insertion of flow control devices and methods for use thereof
Inventor: STEPHEN MICHAEL GRECI
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2013-10-31
Abstract: It is sometimes desirable to regulate fluid flow using autonomous inflow control devices (AICDs), but they are not readily configurable in the field. Wellbore systems providing adjustable flow control may comprise: a wellbore pipe having an interior space, an outer surface, and one or more orifices defined in the wellbore pipe and extending between the interior space and the outer surface; a flow control assembly fixedly coupled to the wellbore pipe and comprising one or more flow chambers defined on the outer surface of the wellbore pipe that are in fluid communication with the one or more orifices; a movable cover configured to provide access to the one or more flow chambers; and a bung arranged within at least one of the one or more orifices, the bung being configured to accept an insert therein, the insert being at least one of an AICD, a blank, or any combination thereof.
Patent GB-2549150-A (GB)
Title: Control system and method for a machine
Inventor: LINDSAY REES
IPC: E02F9/22
Filed: 2016-04-08
Abstract: A control system for a work machine 100, such as an excavator or digger, with an upper frame 104 rotatably mounted to a lower frame 106, has a controller (204, fig 2) to limit a maximum speed of the machine 100 when a rotation angle α between the upper frame 104 and the lower frame 106 exceeds a first predetermined value. The controller (204, fig 2) may indicate when the maximum speed is limited.
Patent GB-2541787-A (GB)
Title: Mobile communications devices
Inventor: PETER WARREN
IPC: H01Q17/00
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: An apparatus, which may be a beacon, for communicating with a wireless device, the apparatus having a shrouded antenna arrangement 700 to form a detection zone. The shrouded antenna arrangement comprises an antenna 705 encased in shroud 710 which is made of a radio frequency absorbing material (RFAM). The RFAM shroud or shield may have a thickness profile that varies around the antenna with a reduced thickness in the forward direction (indicated by arrows). In this way the radiated field is attenuated in all directions other than the forward direction to establish a detection zone. The surface part 715 of the shroud may have a concave profile with a small convex portion 716 at the center. The wireless device may be a wireless mobile device having an identifier and may include a security tag such as an RFID or use Bluetooth (RTM) or Wifi (RTM) standards. The apparatus provides a system to monitor location or movement of people carrying a wireless device within the detection zone.
Patent GB-2538189-A (GB)
Title: Assembly and method for removing a robot from an enclosure
Inventor: DAVID L STOCKERT
IPC: B25J21/00
Filed: 2015-03-26
Abstract: A machine assembly, such as a parts washer, includes an enclosure defining an interior and an exterior. A robot is disposed within an interior of the disclosure. The assembly includes a plurality of camrollers operatively connectable to a robot. The assembly also includes a rail extending from within the interior of the enclosure to the exterior of the enclosure for engaging with the plurality of camrollers.
Patent GB-2543644-A (GB)
Title: Image sensor, imaging method, and imaging apparatus
Inventor: HIROKAZU KOBAYASHI
IPC: H04N7/015
Filed: 2016-09-16
Abstract: An image sensor 201b (and imaging method) including an imaging unit 10b comprised of a pixel unit comprising one or more pixel 1(00-03) and an analogue to digital converter A/D AD0-AD3 to convert an analogue image signal from the pixel into a digital image signal; the image sensor 201 further comprised of a gradation processing unit 11b comprising, one or more gradation converting units 111-113 to apply gradation conversion to the digital image signal and also a gradation selecting unit 110 to select and apply one of a gradation unit to apply a specified gradation converting characteristic. The specified gradation and compression characteristics may be based on the gradation and compression characteristics of a certain display (e.g 8K UHDTV, HDTV) or a display characteristic (e.g luminance, dynamic range, resolution, contrast step). The gradation unit may further include luminance determination memory 115 to store the digital image signal and a luminance determining unit 116 to discriminate a luminance of the digital image stored and further whereby the selection of the specified gradation conversion characteristics is based on the result of the luminance determining unit discrimination. A high luminance counter may count the number of pixels having a luminance exceeding a pre-set threshold and upon which the luminance determine unit may base a discrimination. The selection means may add to the image signal a flag to specify the gradation characteristics. The image sensor may comprise a first semiconductor substrate and a plurality of gradation processing units and a second semiconductor substrate to include the pixel area, the first and second substrates overlaid, and arranged in a laminate (figure 14). The gradation selection method is particularly applicable when switching to high definition TV (e.g 8K UHDTV) formats as the gradation and compression algorithms applied allow for efficient high data rate (high bit rate) transportation.
Patent GB-2540088-A (GB)
Title: System and method for managing drilling fluid
Inventor: EDGAR FERNANDO YAJURE
IPC: E21B21/10
Filed: 2015-04-22
Abstract: Present embodiments are directed to a drilling fluid management device (80). A containment structure (84) of the drilling fluid management device is capable of engaging and at least partially creating a seal with a drillpipe element (36, 38) or drillpipe handling equipment (32, 34). Further, a suction port structure (86) of the drilling fluid management device extends from the containment structure and includes an opening (208) into the containment structure, wherein the suction port structure is designed to couple with a drilling fluid transport feature (320).
Patent GB-2556050-A (GB)
Title: Snow mould
Inventor: ROBERT COOPER
IPC: F25C1/22
Filed: 2016-11-14
Abstract: A snow mould 100, particularly a mould for building a snowman, comprises a foldable sheet 102, wherein the sheet has first and second edges 104A, 104B provided with an arrangement of complementary fastening elements 106 configured to releasably connect together the first and second edges in a connected configuration, wherein, in the connected configuration, the snow mould has a base portion 112 that narrows towards a base opening 110, the first and second edges extend to the base opening, and there is a filling opening 114 remote from the base opening for use when putting snow 180 into the mould. Preferably, the base portion is configured to provide a planar region adjacent the base opening. The fastening elements may comprise a zip fastening, hook and loop fastening strips, buttons or toggles and loops. Preferably, the sheet is a flexible sheet such as a woven nylon sheet which may be formed from a plurality of stitched panels with the seams stitched on the outside. One or more planar inserts may be provided within apertures of the foldable sheet. One or more handles are preferably provided 120, 122. The fastening elements and flexible sheet allow the mould to be peeled away from the completed snow structure.
Patent GB-2557657-A (GB)
Title: Mipmap rendering
Inventor: FRANCISCO ALPALHAO DE MATOS BANDEIRA DOS SANTOS
IPC: G06T15/04
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: Methods (computer program) and apparatus to render an image texture from a Mipmap comprising a plurality of textures with decreasing resolutions from level 0 to level N (figure 3). The texture is rendered by obtaining coordinates of a pixel to be rendered S501, retrieving an index value (401 figure 4) associated with the coordinates of the pixel to be rendered S502, wherein the index value identifies one of the levels (0-3 figure 3) among the textures, and rendering the pixel using a cached texel (texture element) associated with the obtained coordinates from the one of the plurality of textures at the level identified by the retrieved index value S503. A plurality of index values attributed to different locations may be stored in an index map with a resolution equal to a resolution of the texture at level 0 (or lower). The index value relating to the texture currently being rendered is retrieved and used when rendering the pixel. An apparatus and method is also described to generate the index values comprising comparing a first higher resolution texture sample at a location to a second lower resolution texture sample (S601 figure 6) (same location) and both setting and storing an index value (S602, S603, S604) associated with this location if the samples match (similar perceptual importance, within threshold value), and then identifying the lower resolution texture as a level from a cached texel to be used when rendering the higher texture resolution. The apparatus comprises a first main memory (901 figure 9) storing the plurality of texels, second (cache 902) memory to cache texels and a rendering unit (903).
Patent GB-2559793-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack with reduced voltage variance
Inventor: COLIN JOHN HALSEY
IPC: H01M50/583
Filed: 2017-02-20
Abstract: A cell stack 12 which includes cell modules 30 connected in series to generate a stack operating voltage 18. The cell modules 30 include a battery cell 20 in series with a series switch 40 and include a shunt switch 44 connected in parallel to the battery cell 20 and the series switch 40. Monitor circuit 50 has series control 42 coupled to the series switch 40, shunt control 46 coupled to the shunt switch 44, and a battery cell monitor 28 coupled to the battery cell 20 for measuring a cell parameter (which may be the temperature, or voltage) from each cell module 30. Based on the measured parameter, the monitor circuit 50 selects at least one cell module 30 either to contribute to the stack operating voltage 18 by closing the series switch 40 and opening the shunt switch 44 or to bypass the stack operating voltage 18 by the opening the series switch 40 and closing the shunt switch 44.
Patent GB-2547807-A (GB)
Title: Mesh barrier assembly
Inventor: Thomas E Birkert
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 2015-09-04
Abstract: A pressure fit mesh gate having an outer casing, having a pair of upright frame elements connected to a lower cross element, and a mesh barrier door, positioned within the outer casing. The mesh barrier door is hingedly connected to one of the upright frame elements. The barrier door has a frame including a first side member and a second side member friction fit connected at their ends by corner joints to an upper member and a lower member. At least one of the corner joints is a two-part corner joint comprising a first extension friction fit into a first end of a member, and a second extension friction fit into an adjacent end of another member. The first extension has a first friction fit element in a first base that is secured to a second friction fit element on the second extension in a second base.
Patent GB-2560538-A (GB)
Title: An improved barrier unit
Inventor: PHILLIP FRANCIS CUSACK
IPC: E01F13/02
Filed: 2017-03-14
Abstract: A barrier unit 50 for use to fence off roadwork, having a panel portion 51, front and back surfaces and a top edge 56, the front surface having a line of tactile characters or braille arranged towards the top edge to provide blind or partially sighted people with information, e.g. directions to navigate safely around temporary works on a pavement. The characters may be cylindrical raised dots with a flat face arranged in a channel. The channel may have elongate edges to provide protection against wear to the tactile characters located between them. The barrier unit may be moulded from plastic and have apertures 53 for reducing wind resistance, handles 57, 55, rounded edges 52 and legs 54. Also claimed is a barrier system having a plurality of barriers of modular construction, and a method of manufacturer including blow or roto moulding.
Patent GB-2549384-A (GB)
Title: Inductive loop detection systems and methods
Inventor: SCOTT VINCENT MYERS
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2017-03-16
Abstract: A method comprising receiving image data from at least one camera 110 of a vehicle, determining a geographic position 112 of the vehicle, determining based on the image and position data of the vehicle a location of an inductive loop (208, fig. 2) in a roadway (200) proximate to the vehicle, and storing data associated with the location of the inductive loop in a storage device within the vehicle. Further provided is an apparatus to carry out such a method. Also provided is a method comprising receiving information identifying a plurality of induction loops in the proximity of the vehicle, determining whether a current trajectory of the vehicle will activate a first inductive loop being approached by the vehicle, and if it will not, adjusting the vehicles trajectory to enable activation of the first inductive loop.
Patent GB-2564086-A (GB)
Title: Heat retention apparatus and method
Inventor: WILLIAM RICHARD HUTCHINS
IPC: F02B77/11
Filed: 2017-05-08
Abstract: An apparatus 130 for use with an engine 121 is disclosed, the apparatus comprising first and second structures 131, 160. Each structure is configured to at least partially surround a respective portion of the engine and to provide thermal insulation thereof to retain engine heat. The structures may thereby keep a motor vehicle engine at operating temperature for longer after stopping, which is advantageous when a vehicle is temporarily parked and then restarted. Each structure is configured in a spaced apart relationship with the respective portion of the engine to allow air flow between the structure and the portion. The second structure at least partially surrounds at least one of: an exhaust manifold 122; a turbocharger or a supercharger 123; an exhaust system component 124, 125. A method is disclosed comprising: providing structures as above, causing a flow of air into each structure to displace heated air therein, and retaining heated air within each structure when air flow ceases. The portions may be alongside each other, and the first structure may surround a part of the second structure. The first structure may be arranged to not contact the second structure.
Patent GB-2549643-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for configuring electronic devices
Inventor: SZE HON CHAN
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2014-10-13
Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a system and an electronic device for configuring the electronic device. The method and system comprise steps of configuring the electronic device by a profile server. The profile server receives sensor information, determines a profile substantially based on the sensor information, retrieves a configuration based on the profile, and then configure the electronic device substantially based on the configuration. In one variant, the configuration of the electronic device may be performed by a profile management module of the electronic device.
Patent GB-2564157-A (GB)
Title: Additive manufacture system
Inventor: LUIS FIDEL DE LA TORRE UGARTE DEL CASTILLO
IPC: F16L55/18
Filed: 2017-07-07
Abstract: A system 10 for performing an operation, such as a repair, on a subsea body 100 comprises a housing 20, an environmental system, and an operational tool 40. The housing 20 establishes a sealed chamber around a section of the body 100, the environmental system monitors and/or controls the environment within the sealed chamber, and the operational tool 40, which is mounted within the housing 20 for example to a positioning system 30, performs an additive manufacture operation, such as depositing layers of material on the body 100, within the sealed chamber. The environmental system can drain water from the sealed chamber and fill it with a gas, and regulate the temperature and/or pressure. The system 10 can further comprise a vehicle for positioning the housing 20 at a desired location on the body 100. A method of performing an operation on the subsea body 100 comprises forming the housing 20 around a section of the subsea body to establish a sealed chamber, establishing a controlled environment within the chamber, and performing an additive manufacturing operation on the body within the sealed chamber.
Patent GB-2564648-A (GB)
Title: A Radar system for use in a vehicle
Inventor: BERNIE MULGREW
IPC: G01S13/90
Filed: 2017-07-17
Abstract: An image processor (18,Fig.12a), system, or method for generating a radar image of a scene ahead or behind a direction of travel of a vehicle (10,Fig.12a). The scene comprises one or more radar reflective objects (16,Fig.12a). A radar scan is received at each of a plurality of different positions along the direction of travel of the vehicle. The radar scans are sequentially received as the vehicle travels along the direction of travel, whereby to provide a plurality of radar scans which define a synthetic aperture. The invention further comprises synthetic aperture radar processing means (18,Fig.12a) to combine each of the plurality of radar scans, whereby each radar scan comprises a plurality of radar signals for each of a plurality of different angular beam directions of a radar transmitting means or of the radar receiving means of the radar system, relative to the scene. The synthetic aperture radar processing means further generates a radar image of the scene ahead of or behind the direction of travel of the vehicle based on the combined plurality of radar scans across the synthetic aperture. This invention relates to both Spot and Strip SAR techniques.
Patent GB-2556702-A (GB)
Title: Screen tensioning system and method
Inventor: MARK HEITFELD
IPC: B07B1/48
Filed: 2015-06-03
Abstract: A system and a method tension a screen having a generally rectangular shape defined by a length and a width. The screen has a profile with a shape extending the length of the screen. A rod has a channel configured to receive the shape of the profile of the screen therein. The rod has a plurality of segmented portions such that a first segmented portion of the plurality of segmented portions is separable from a second segmented portion of the plurality of segmented portions. The screen is positioned on a frame. The rod is positioned para l l e l to the l ength of the frame on two s i des. A clamping mechanism tensions the screen with respect to the frame.
Patent GB-2570666-A (GB)
Title: Central column of toroidal field coil
Inventor: ROBERT SLADE
IPC: H01F6/06
Filed: 2018-01-31
Abstract: A high temperature superconductor (HTS) assembly for use in a central column of a toroidal field coil is described. The HTS assembly comprises a plurality of parallel arrays 1011-1016 of HTS tapes (see Fig. 1) arranged to pass through the central column, each array comprising a plurality of HTS tapes arranged such that c-axes of all tapes in an array are parallel to each other, and such that planes of the HTS layers of the HTS tapes are perpendicular to a first radius 1010 of the central column. The plurality of arrays comprise a first set of arrays comprising HTS tapes of a first type having a first c-angle β, the c-angle being the angle between a perpendicular to a plane of an HTS layer of the HTS tape and the c-axis of the tape, and a second set of arrays comprising HTS tapes of a second type having a second c-angle γ which is greater than the first c-angle β, the first set of arrays being arranged closer to the first radius 1010 than the second set of arrays.
Patent GB-2559887-A (GB)
Title: A Screening device
Inventor: JANE WOODHALL
IPC: B62B9/14
Filed: 2018-02-08
Abstract: A screening device 5 for an infant chair 400 has a body with a top section 3 and a bottom section 6. The screen is provided for at least partially covering a gap between the top section and the bottom section. The screening device has a chair securement mechanism 4 which is arranged to secure the body to the chair. The top and bottom sections of the body may be discreet and not directly connected with each other, so that the screen spans the gap therebetween. The screen may be transparent and may be releasably connected to either top, bottom or both sections. The top section may be collapsible into a plurality of different configurations which extend different distances from the infant chair in use. Additionally, the top section may fold in a concertina like manner. Finally, the top section may comprise a plurality of rods for supporting the flexible screen material.
Patent GB-2571559-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetic machine
Inventor: DENNIS MAJOE
IPC: H02K41/03
Filed: 2018-03-01
Abstract: An electric machine comprises a static and a moving part one of which carries magnets 6 arranged in sequence along a path in the same orientation, at equal spacing, and at a pitch at least double their polar length. The other part carries a zig-zag winding having parts 31,33 that extend back and forth transverse to the path at a spacing equal to the polar length of the magnets; and intervening parts 32,34 that connect the transverse parts 31,33 along the length of the path. Magnetic field induced by current in the windings interacts with successive north and south poles of the magnets 6. The windings may be connected in series and wound on two semi-toroidal formers (fig 1, 15, 16) that together surround the magnets. The path may be linear or circular whereupon the moving part is a rotor and the static part a stator. The magnets may be permanent magnets or electromagnets energised via slip-rings from an alternating current generator. There can be two sets of magnets and windings, arranged either side of the moving part, that are staggered to provide even torque.
Patent GB-2560830-A (GB)
Title: Floating point to fixed point conversion
Inventor: KENNETH ROVERS
IPC: H03M7/24
Filed: 2017-03-24
Abstract: A floating point format has an exponent E of width ew, an exponent bias B = 2(ew-1) − 1, and a mantissa M of mw bits. A fixed point format has an integer width of iw bits and a fractional width of fw bits. A shifter is used to convert the mantissa to the fixed point format. For a right shifter, the most significant bit of the mantissa is aligned with the most significant bit of the fixed point format. For a left shifter, the implicit high bit is aligned with the least significant bit of the fixed format. The shift length is determined by the k least significant bits of a shift value sv of width sw, where bitwidth[ min( B, iw − 1 sy) + min(B − 1, fw) ] ≤ k ≤ sw and sy = 1 for a signed and sy = 0 for an unsigned number. For a right shifter, the shift value is sv = ((B − E) + (iw 1 − sy)). For a left shifter, the shift value is sv = (E B + fw).