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Patent GB-2510473-A (GB)
Title: Track usage sequence to reduce adjacent track interference
Inventor: DEKI HIROSHI
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 2013-12-06
Abstract: Storing data in a hard disk drive includes determining a percentage of storage usage (SU%) of the data tracks 113. If the SU% is less than a first threshold percentage (TP1) e.g. 25%, the method includes storing data to Nth data tracks (e.g. every fourth data track, sequence A). If the SU% is greater than or equal to TP1, but less than a second threshold percentage (TP2) e.g. 50%, the method includes storing data to about N/2 data tracks (e.g. every second data track, sequence B) between said Nth data tracks. If the SU% is greater than or equal to TP2, the method includes storing data to data tracks between the N/2 data tracks and the Nth data tracks (e.g. sequence C). The recording track sequence reduces adjacent track interference (ATI).
Patent GB-2512428-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle and method of control thereof
Inventor: DEXTREIT CLEMENT
IPC: B60W10/06
Filed: 2013-12-10
Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle 100 comprises control means and a powertrain comprising an electric propulsion motor (123 see fig 1) and an engine (121 see fig 1), the powertrain being operable by the control means in an electric vehicle (EV) mode with the engine (121) remaining switched off and in a boost mode in which the engine (121) provides additional power to drive the vehicle 100. In the EV mode the control means is operable to determine whether a boost location exists ahead of the vehicle 100 at which a gradient of a driving surface is sufficiently high to require assumption of the boost mode. The control means commands starting of the engine (121) before the boost location is reached. The invention seeks to avoid excessive noise, vibration and harshness which can be associated with a transition of a powertrain from EV mode to parallel mode when driver demand is high.
Patent GB-2522054-A (GB)
Title: Disaster recovery engine
Inventor: ANSELL JEFFRY
IPC: F02G1/043
Filed: 2014-01-13
Abstract: A disaster recovery engine system consists of a simple external combustion (Stirling) engine 3 fitted inside a sealable, buoyant and impermeable housing 1. The engine can be fuelled by any combustible material. Spaces between the housing and the engine 40, 42 allow for the storage of survival provisions and tools. The housing, once removed, can be used for water storage and collection or cooking. The power take off 18 from the engine may drive a simple pump or generator with inverter and battery arrangement. The engine may be used for pumping, condensation, sterilisation and distillation of water and to power or charge electrical devices. The system provides a self-contained means of emergency, off grid power generation and water processing independent of wind or sunlight conditions. The outer housing and the engine casing may be made from standard clip top 45 gallon and 10 gallon oil drums respectively.
Patent GB-2523093-A (GB)
Title: Load limiting device for a seat belt of a vehicle
Inventor: CHERUVU KALYAN
IPC: B60R22/46
Filed: 2014-02-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a load limiting device 10 for a seat belt of a vehicle, the load limiting device comprising a spool (12 fig. 1) for the seat belt, the spool being rotatable about a rotation axis (14 fig. 1) due to unwinding the seat belt from the spool. At least one first load limiting element 18 and at least one second load limiting element 20 that is at least indirectly connected to the spool and rotatable about the rotation axis. The second load limiting element is movable perpendicularly to the rotation axis from a release position into at least one load limiting position due to centrifugal forces acting upon the second load limiting element. The centrifugal forces result from rotating the spool when unwinding the seat belt. When in the load limiting position, the second load limiting element is in frictional contact with the first load limiting element thereby retarding the rotation of the spool. The spool can be connected to the second load limiting element via at least one torsion bar.
Patent GB-2524722-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to a fixing to retain insulation
Inventor: PERRY RICHARD
IPC: F16B15/00
Filed: 2014-02-24
Abstract: A Fixing To Retain Insulation said fixing has a main body 10 incorporating at least one hole, slotted hole or slot 16 that overlies the timber or fixing surface 33, at least one insulation retaining tooth 24 that overlies the insulation and at least one locating prong/lug/leg 74 positioned along, on or around the body for the purpose of acting as a guide or stop to aid in fixing. The locating prong/lug/leg may be formed from within the confines of the body (figure 3) or as a separate piece (74,fig.7) welded, glued or moulded to the body. Strengthening channels 27 may also be provided.
Patent GB-2524571-A (GB)
Title: Control circuit for multiphase motor
Inventor: PURFUERST SANDRO
IPC: H02P27/08
Filed: 2014-03-27
Abstract: A control circuit 200 for a multiphase motor with at least three windings 204, 205, 206, has controlled switches comprising transistors (which may be MOSFETs) in low-side implementation 213, 214, 215 and in high-side implementation 210, 211, 212 for driving each winding 204, 205, 206. One current sensor 202 is in ground-side implementation and one current sensor 201 is in live-side implementation, for measuring the current through the windings 204, 205, 206. The current sensors 201, 202 may be shunt resistors. Freewheel diodes 220 to 225 may be provided. The motor may be a switched reluctance motor (SRM). Advantageously, only two current sensors 201, 202 are needed for controlling a multiphase motor with three or more windings 204, 205, 206 and torque ripple control may thereby be improved. A control method is also presented.
Patent GB-2509035-A (GB)
Title: Mark-based electronic containment system and method
Inventor: BELLAMY RACHEL K E
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2012-05-09
Abstract: A mark-based containment system, in one aspect, may include a graphical user interface operable to receive an indication of a mark as a container marking, attribute one or more container attributes to the container marking, and store the container mark and the container attributes associated with the container mark.
Patent GB-2510749-A (GB)
Title: Drive Arrangement for a Supercharger
Inventor: SHAWE JAMES
IPC: F02B39/04
Filed: 2014-02-13
Abstract: A supercharging arrangement for an internal combustion engine where the supercharger drive is transmitted from the engine through a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The supercharging arrangement comprises a supercharger having a rotational drive input, and a transmission having a rotational drive input to receive drive from an internal combustion engine, and a rotational drive output connected to the input of the supercharger. The transmission includes a toroidal variator operatively connected between the input and the output of the transmission, wherein the variator has an output that is driven at an operating ratio from an input. The control system may operate to cause an engine to deliver an amount of torque that is indicated by the state of an input to the control system which may be automated or directly determined by a person. The variator may have a twin roller 120,122 configuration, with input 110 and output races coaxially mounted for rotation about a variator axis, and a toroidal cavity being defined between the working surfaces of the races.
Patent GB-2527067-A (GB)
Title: Malfunction escalation
Inventor: PATHIRANE CHILODA ASHAN SENERATH
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2014-06-10
Abstract: A data processing apparatus 2 includes soft and hard error detection and correction circuitry 8 with an associated hard-error memory buffer 10. When a correctable hard-error is detected associated with a memory access to a memory 6, if the hard-error memory buffer 10 is already full, then this correctable sift or hard-error is escalated to be handled as an uncorrectable hard-error. The escalated uncorrectable hard-error is then handled by uncorrectable error handling circuitry 14 (fatal error circuitry) which may trigger an abort of corresponding processing operations by a processor core 4 and force the relinquishing of resources within other circuit elements such as a store buffer 16. This method can be used with ECC (error correction codes).
Patent GB-2516770-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for reducing water wastage
Inventor: DUFFY GERARD
IPC: G01F13/00
Filed: 2014-07-28
Abstract: An apparatus and method for reducing water wastage in a commercial or residential water supply system utilises a plurality of connection points (F) for attachment to a water supply; means (E) for shutting off water supply after a predetermined period or volume of water flow; and means (G) for monitoring water flow. The water flow monitor (G) comprises a sensor located within a flow pipe. The sensor can be a temperature probe, an impeller or a paddle switch. Also utilised is a timer (B), means for recording total water usage and means for displaying total water usage and instantaneous flow rate. A first reset means is operable to zero and can restart recording of total water usage. An alert system (C) comprising an SMS unit and/or an alarm is operable when one of a plurality of predetermined total water usage volumes is reached and on shutting off the water supply. A second reset means (D) is operable to recommence flow of water.
Patent GB-2528904-A (GB)
Title: An insulating material
Inventor: LYON ROLF
IPC: B32B5/26
Filed: 2014-08-04
Abstract: A fabric material 30 comprises an outer, translucent, water resistant fabric 11 bonded to an insulating, fibrous matting 12, and an inner, water resistant fabric 13. The preferred fabric material 30 also includes additional layers of insulating material 24 and low bulk density fibres 31. The preferred outer 11 and inner 13 fibrous layers comprise polypropylene or nylon, and have density = 10-50 (30) g/m2. The preferred insulating material 12 comprises red, needle-punch felt comprising polyester, especially polyethylene terephthalate (PET), fibres of mean length 50-70 (64) mm, and has density = 80-170 (100-150) g/m2. Preferably, the layers are thermally bonded. The preferred insulating layers 24 and 31 are similar to layer 12 but include hollow fibres and have lower density. The, preferably breathable, material can be used in clothing, soft furnishing and roofing felt, but most preferably cold weather garments.
Patent GB-2531607-A (GB)
Title: Article
Inventor: KATE JESSIE STONE
IPC: G09B27/08
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: An article, such as globe, comprises a non-flat housing portion or substrate and a capacitive touch device, such as an x-y touch pad. The capacitive touch device comprises a first capacitive touch device part which comprises a first substrate supporting a first conductive track or pad and a second capacitive touch device part which comprises a second substrate supporting a second conductive track or pad. The first and second capacitive touch device parts overlap so as to capacitively couple the first conductive track or pad and the second conductive track or pad. The capacitive touch device is disposed adjacent to the non-flat housing portion. The non-flat housing portion or substrate may comprise at least part of a sphere. The first and second substrates may be part of the same substrate separated by a cut.
Patent GB-2520833-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst And Method of Manufacture
Inventor: POHL JOACHIM
IPC: C11C3/00
Filed: 2013-03-28
Abstract: The invention concerns a method for making a solid material which is useful as a heterogeneous catalyst comprising the steps of: forming at least one copper oxide suspension comprising solid particles of copper oxide in a liquid; forming at least one carrier suspension comprising solid particles of a carrier material in a liquid; combining the copper oxide suspension and the carrier suspension; subjecting the combined suspensions to mechanical energy; separating the suspension liquid from the solid particles in the combined suspension; and subjecting the solid material to a thermal decomposition step. A catalyst made by the method has a BET surface area greater than 150 m2/g, a particle size distribution in which D50 is in the range from 25 35 Î¼m, and wherein the D50 after 60 minutes ultrasound treatment is at least 30% of the original value.
Patent GB-2537084-A (GB)
Title: Coordinating telecommunications networks
Inventor: Jay Perrett
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2014-11-28
Abstract: A system for coordinating a plurality of telecommunications networks is provided. The system comprises a first network orchestrator of a first telecommunications network and a second network orchestrator of a second telecommunications network. The plurality of telecommunications networks is described using a data model that is readable by the first and second network orchestrators and that is capable of representing connectedness and one or more of capacity and demands for service on the network. The first network orchestrator is configured to transmit a first request expressed in terms of the data model for network resources to the second network orchestrator. The second network orchestrator is configured to receive the first request for network resources, automatically determine that the requested network resources can be provided, and automatically transmit to the first network orchestrator a confirmation expressed in terms of the data model that the network resources of the first request can be provided.
Patent GB-2522539-A (GB)
Title: Mineral water composition containing bioavailable iron
Inventor: OLDKNOW CHRIS
IPC: A61P3/02
Filed: 2014-12-11
Abstract: A non-toxic artificial mineral water composition containing bioavailable iron consists of an aqueous solution containing ferrous ions at a concentration of from 100 to 300 mg/litre and a non-toxic amount of at least one metal cation selected from Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+ and K+. The aqueous solution has a pH of from 1 to 5. The composition, when diluted to an iron concentration of 20 ÂµM, has an iron uptake, measured as intracellular ferritin, of greater than 120 ng/mg protein. The mineral water may contain potassium sorbate at a concentration of 1000 to 1500 mg/l and may be flavoured with apple juice, citrus juice and vitamin C. The mineral water composition provides oral, bioavailable iron that has use as a supplement to dietary iron.
Patent GB-2521282-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for kick detection using acoustic sensors
Inventor: TAHERIAN REZA
IPC: E21B47/14
Filed: 2013-06-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a kick in a wellbore using acoustic transducers. In one embodiment, a system for detecting a kick in a wellbore includes a drill string having a plurality of sections of drill pipes and a plurality of kick detection subs disposed between the sections of drill pipes. Each of the kick detection subs includes an acoustic transducer and kick detection circuitry coupled to the acoustic transducer. The kick detection circuitry is configured to detect gas bubbles in the wellbore based on acoustic signals received by the acoustic transducer. The kick detection circuitry is also configured to determine whether a kick is present in the wellbore based on the detected gas bubbles. The kick detection circuitry is further configured to transmit information indicating whether a kick is present to the surface.
Patent GB-2522789-A (GB)
Title: Firearms
Inventor: KARPENKO ROMAN
IPC: F41A21/18
Filed: 2015-01-26
Abstract: A firearm includes a barrel having a rifled section 16 and a smooth section 15. The smooth section 15 is at a muzzle end of the barrel.
Patent GB-2534427-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for dry silo volume measurement
Inventor: GREGORY MCPHERSON
IPC: G01F23/00
Filed: 2015-01-26
Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for determining the amount of material remaining in a dry silo 1 that is in communication with a mixing device 2. The apparatus comprises a control unit, a first sensing means operable to sense the position of an outlet valve of the silo, and a second sensing means operable to measure the current of a mixing screw motor of a mixing device associated with the silo, wherein the sensing means are in communication with the control unit, and wherein the control unit is configured to monitor measurements of electrical current from the mixing screw motor to determine the operational status of the mixing screw and is configured to measure the run time of the mixing screw motor at the measured electrical current in order to measure the amount of material passed through the mixing screw.
Patent GB-2519279-A (GB)
Title: Separation efficiency in supercritical fluid chromatography
Inventor: FAIRCHILD JACOB NATHAN
IPC: G01N30/46
Filed: 2013-08-30
Abstract: The present technology uses one or more separating segments, i.e. chromatography columns, aligned in series along a flow path. The separating segments are divided by a plurality of heating elements or are heated directly. The heating elements heat the supercritical mobile phase and sample to replace heat lost due to axial expansion of the mobile phase along the mobile phase flow path.
Patent GB-2537666-A (GB)
Title: Positioning of lighting units or luminaires
Inventor: THOMAS SKEVINGTON
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2015-04-23
Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: selecting from a database of different lighting units or luminaires plurality of lighting units or luminaires 20-34 for use in the installation, the database comprising a footprint 36 for each of the different lighting units or luminaires, the footprint comprising a particular isolux contour at floor level 38, 40 for each lighting unit or luminaire at one or more predetermined mounting heights; importing the relevant footprint for each of the selected plurality of lighting units or luminaires into a computer-generated plan of the building or location in which the lighting installation is to be installed; and adjusting the number and/or positions of the plurality of lighting units or luminaires such that the footprints thereof indicate that a desired minimum level of illuminance is achieved in one or more selected portions of the plan.
Patent GB-2539711-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and mixing device for evenly mixing reactant to exhaust gas flow
Inventor: Tuomas Tyni
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: An apparatus 120 for aftertreatment of exhaust gas comprises a housing 210 having an exhaust inlet 220; a mixer unit 250 arranged in the housing 210 to dispense a reactant, eg a water-urea solution, into the exhaust gas flow; a mixing device 260 located downstream of the mixer unit 250 to evenly mix the reactant with the exhaust gas flow. The mixing device 260 comprises a toroidal cylinder 261 to receive the exhaust gas flow from the mixer unit 250, eg via a tubular connecting element 252 which is arranged in a centric manner to a first base of the toroidal cylinder 261for guiding the exhaust gas flow to swirl inside the toroidal cylinder 261. An exhaust outlet 240 is arranged to a curved side of the toroidal cylinder 261. Curved flow guides (710, 720, figs.7,8) may be provided across the exhaust inlet 220 to implement a mixer unit with or without the mixing device 260. A flow guide (1210, fig.12a) may be provided inside the toroidal cylinder 261. The apparatus may include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device and a diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Patent GB-2529533-A (GB)
Title: Information processing apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
Inventor: KUBOYAMA HIDEO
IPC: G06F3/042
Filed: 2015-06-30
Abstract: An information processing apparatus 100 includes a camera 115 for obtaining an input image in which positional information in a space including an operation surface 201, such as a table or desk, as a portion of the background is reflected. An extraction unit extracts from the input image one or more regions corresponding to one or more objects 202, 204 included in the foreground of the operation surface in accordance with the reflected positional information and positional information of the operation surface in the space. An isolation region is specified, which is not in contact with a boundary line which defines a predetermined closed region in the input image, from among the one or more regions extracted by the extraction unit. The isolation region may correspond to a solid object 202 mounted on the operation surface 201. A recognition unit is configured to recognize an adjacency state, or a touch, of a predetermined instruction object 204, such as a users finger, relative to the operation surface in accordance with the positional information reflected from the portion corresponding to the isolation region.
Patent GB-2539976-A (GB)
Title: Communications network
Inventor: VIDHYALAKSHMI KARTHIKEYAN
IPC: H04L47/80
Filed: 2015-09-28
Abstract: A method of operating a communications network, in which a primary learning process periodically (at time T, Fig 2) determines which routes communications sessions are assigned to in order that the session can be carried with a requested QoS, and a secondary learning process is used, in between instances of the primary learning process to check that the QoS constraints are still satisfied. If not, action is taken, for example using a load balancer to transmit the session over one or more further network routes. If the second process predicts that the QoS measure will be breached, the flow may be divided into two or more parts, each part being reallocated to a respective route (time T+y). The routes may have the same class of service that the session was originally assigned, or a different class of service that can still satisfy the requested QoS. If there are not suitable routes that can meet the QoS requirements, the session may have no change made, be terminated (time T+z), or remapped to routes which provide an improved quality of service.
Patent GB-2535598-A (GB)
Title: Oil/gas burners and method
Inventor: CHRISTOPHE RAYSSIGUIER
IPC: F23N1/00
Filed: 2015-12-14
Abstract: Method and system of burning waste effluent including a burner apparatus 20 having a manifold assembly 30 with an inlet 31, and multiple outlets 32, 34, 36. A control valve 35 is arranged to open the outlets in series so that a first position has a first opening open, a second has the first and second open etc. The burner apparatus also includes burner head assemblies fluidly communicating with the outlets. There may preferably be three outlet burners ina triangular pattern (fig 2). In another embodiment the burner outlets are arranged with a second outlet being annularly around the first (332, 334, fig 4). In the embodiment having annular outlets there may be included a valve (535, fig 5 and 6) to close the first outlet.
Patent GB-2531962-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic chunk manipulation for streaming mixed live and on-demand media: application programming interface
Inventor: ALBERT JOHN MCGOWAN
IPC: H04N21/81
Filed: 2014-09-22
Abstract: Timestamps for streams of media that transition from one media source to another (such as from live content to on-demand content, and vice versa) can be rewritten by a server to help ensure error-free streaming by the client. Embodiments can coordinate the creation of a client manifest with the dynamic creation of a requested segment of media (i.e., "chunk") to determine how to rewrite timestamps of requested chunks such that they are continuous through the transition.