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Patent GB-2478020-A (GB)
Title: Self-weighing luggage with anti-static device
Inventor: HARE JOHN O
IPC: A45C5/14
Filed: 2010-10-12
Abstract: A self-weighing luggage device 10 comprises a housing 11, a towing handle (not shown) at one end and a pair of wheels 14 at the other end 15. A weight determining unit 16 has a generally rectangular base (17, fig. 2) and is attached to end 15 of the housing 11. A foot member 19 is mounted at each corner of the base (17, fig.2). Each foot member 19 has a hollow interior in which a strain gauge-based, load cell (not shown) is located. A ground-engaging, stainless steel contact 21 extends from end 22 of each foot member 19. The ground-engaging contacts 21 provide means for dissipating any electrostatic build-up in the device 10, thus reducing the danger of damage to the electrical components of the device 10 due to such electrostatic build-up.
Patent GB-2472714-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for Christmas tree condition monitoring
Inventor: MCSTAY DANIEL
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 2008-05-13
Abstract: A method for monitoring a Christmas tree assembly installed on a subsea hydrocarbon well includes receiving a plurality of parameters associated with the Christmas tree assembly. A health metric for the Christmas tree assembly is determined based on the parameters. A problem condition with the Christmas tree assembly is identified based on the determined health metric.
Patent GB-2485847-A (GB)
Title: Attachment of mudguard via demountable chain stay bridge
Inventor: FARRELL DANIEL BRENDAN
IPC: B62J15/02
Filed: 2010-11-29
Abstract: An adjustable mudguard mounting of a cycle comprises a mounting plate 22 attached by screw-threaded fasteners 24 relative to the chain stays 16 of the cycle frame. Slots permit fore and aft movement to position the mudguard 21 close to the rear tyre. Easy mudguard removal and adjustment for rear axle position and tyre size is thereby provided.
Patent GB-2487345-A (GB)
Title: Flash flood detection unit
Inventor: SNOW PETER WILLIAM
IPC: G08B21/10
Filed: 2010-12-20
Abstract: A portable sudden flood detection unit is provided comprising a top section 1; a protruding nose section 3; and a bottom section 2. The bottom section 2 comprises a removable post for affixing the device into the ground. The bottom section 2 is screwed into the top section 1 to make the whole device watertight. The top section 1 houses electronics including LED lights, a speaker, a flood detection sensor, a battery, and a circuit board. The top section 1 may further include emergency supplies. The flood detection sensor is arranged to detect a rising flood (1,fig.6) via the protruding nose section 3 and in response activates the LED lights (2,fig.6) and speaker (3,fig.6) to alert a user. The user may subsequently retrieve the device from the ground and use the included emergency supplies to aid survival.
Patent GB-2474165-A (GB)
Title: Regulation of an electrosurgical Generator using an FPGA to control real power
Inventor: SHORES RONALD B
IPC: A61B18/12
Filed: 2007-09-24
Abstract: An electrosurgical generator and method may regulate, in a closed loop feedback response, at least one parameter of output power, output voltage or output current of a radio frequency output electrosurgical signal, and preferably can regulate the real power output. A control system 20 comprises an array of logic gates 21, such as a field programmable gate array, execute mathematical algorithms which may include : deriving positive and negative values of the output voltage and the output current at simultaneously-related instants from digital instantaneous values of the output voltage and the output current in radio frequency cycles of the output signal via primary sensors 52, 56 (or secondary sensors 252, 254 figure 19), or can calculating these values; using the positive and negative values to calculate positive and negative values of output power. The control system may further calculate a parameter related to the real power from the positive and negative current, voltage and power values.This parameter is used to produce a control signal and feedback error signal to regulate the real power of the output signal.
Patent GB-2476400-A (GB)
Title: Syringe having a cap with an enlarged portion
Inventor: MADIN GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: A61J1/20
Filed: 2010-12-13
Abstract: The syringe (Figs 1-7) comprises a barrel (1) having a plunger (2) and a piercing member (3) formed integrally with the barrel. The piercing member (3) has a bore (15) in communication with the distal end of the barrel, and a piercing point (17) at its distal end (22). The distal end of the barrel is also able to sealingly connect to a transport cap (30), an intravenous port or an injection needle. The distal end (22) of the piercing member (3) is removable. A separate protective cap 4 is provided to protect the piercing member (3) initially. The distal end of the cap 4 has an enlarged portion 37 for ease of use. The enlarged portion may include a ribbed 42 funnel 41 which guides the piercing member into the cap after use. The cap may be used to apply force to the distal end of the piercing member to remove it from the syringe.
Patent GB-2489941-A (GB)
Title: Fault detection in difference measurement circuit-based sensors by changing the read-out configuration
Inventor: RAMAN JOHAN
IPC: G01D5/12
Filed: 2011-04-11
Abstract: Changing the read-out configuration of a (e.g. pressure or temperature) sensor by exchanging excitation and sensing between two sets of nodes and evaluating the similarity or deviation between measurement signals obtained in different configurations. This utilises internal redundancy of the sensor to provide a test for its correct operation. The sensor may be based on difference measurement circuit 60 (e.g. impedance bridge, Wheatstone bridge) comprising two ports P1, P1â   and P2, P2â   for connection to two sets of nodes A,B and C,D; and switching units 61 and 62 for switching excitation signals emanating from excitation nodes Câ  , Dâ   from being applied to the first set of nodes A,B to being applied to the second set C,D and for switching differential measurement signals measured at sensing nodes Aâ  , Bâ   from being obtained from the second set of nodes C, D to being obtained from the first set A,B.
Patent GB-2489995-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic circuit for a loudspeaker driver
Inventor: ILKORUR ONUR
IPC: H04R9/02
Filed: 2011-04-15
Abstract: The magnetic motor system for driving a loudspeaker voice coil has first and second parts 9, 11 that define a volume or air gap 13 for receiving a voice coil 15. These first and second parts each have a respective permanent magnet 19, 21 with first and second sidewalls 31a, 31b, 33a, 33b that extend in a direction away from the volume 13. The first sidewall is shaped so that it slopes in a direction towards the second sidewall as the sidewalls extend away from the volume. The first and second parts further have respective guide members 39a, 39b, 41a, 41b for channelling lines of magnetic flux in a return path between the permanent magnets 19, 21. The guide members are not permanent magnets.
Patent GB-2491161-A (GB)
Title: Stoma funnel for temporary use whilst cleaning the surrounding skin
Inventor: LLOYD-JONES NEIL
IPC: A61F5/44
Filed: 2011-05-25
Abstract: The invention makes it easier for patients who have either a colostomy or ileostomy (stoma) to change the ostomy bag when the stoma is active, i.e. when the stoma continues to discharge bowel contents whilst the patient is cleaning and drying the skin around the stoma. The funnel allows for the fact that stomas vary in size, by having a longitudinal slit down the side. It will be made from soft malleable plastic which maintains its shape once moulded to size. The wider A end will be placed over the stoma against the skin. A strip of adhesive will keep it fixed to the skin. Any faecal matter will then collect in the funnel and can be discharged on to absorbent gauzes or into a collection bowl. The funnel may be disposed after a single use.
Patent GB-2481328-A (GB)
Title: Determining a modulation scheme for controlling an inverter
Inventor: BURKE RICHARD
IPC: H02M7/5395
Filed: 2011-07-27
Abstract: Determining a modulation scheme for a multiphase alternating signal comprises determining, at a number of electrical angles, the multiphase alternating signals having a minimum value, and subtracting the respective minimum value from each of the signals to provide a modulation value for each signal. For a signal having a non-zero modulation value that is less than a first predetermined value a second predetermined value is added to each of the modulation values. The modulation scheme is derived by a modulation unit 105 and is used to determine a switching sequence for inverter 106 switches to generate a three phase PWM voltage to represent the required sinusoidal three phase voltage to drive an electric motor M with the required torque. The motor may be a permanent magnet synchronous motor for use in an electric vehicle, particularly an in-wheel electric motor.
Patent GB-2493362-A (GB)
Title: A clavicular respiratory sensor
Inventor: ASPINALL RICHARD
IPC: A61B5/08
Filed: 2011-08-01
Abstract: A non-invasive monitoring means for monitoring respiratory events using a three-axis accelerometer located on the clavicle, to detect the motion thereof. Respiratory events can include respiration rate and respiration depth. The sensor can transmit data wirelessly.
Patent GB-2490753-A (GB)
Title: Multi-port memory controller with narrow subsystem accesses and wide memory accesses
Inventor: HATULA ARI PETTERI
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2011-10-14
Abstract: A memory controller has write ports 110, 112 and read ports 130, 132. The ports are connected to different subsystems 160, 162 with a narrow data bus. The memory controller has a write arbiter 120 and a read arbiter 140 connected to memories 150, 152, 154 with a wider bus. Sequential writes to a data buffer in a write port by a subsystem are combined into a single write by the write arbiter to a memory. A single read by the read arbiter from the memory is split into sequential reads by a subsystem from a data buffer in the read port. An address buffer in the port is used to determine whether the accesses are sequential. The arbiter may schedule memory accesses from each of the ports in turn. The arbiter may write to the memory at the same frequency that the subsystems write to the data buffers.
Patent GB-2496103-A (GB)
Title: Flavoured article for application to a smoking article
Inventor: RUSSELL DAVID MORRISON
IPC: A24D1/00
Filed: 2011-10-25
Abstract: A flavoured article 1 for application to a smoking article 9 is placed on the smoking article, so that when the smoking article is lit, the flavoured article is warmed and the flavour is released. The flavoured article 1, preferably in the form of a patch, is applied to a sub-region of a mouth end portion of the smoking article 9, the mouth end portion not being intended for combustion, with the flavoured article not enveloping the mouth end portion. The mouth end portion may be the filter end 11 of a cigarette. The flavoured article preferably includes a matrix layer (2, figures 1 & 2) and an adhesive layer (3, figures 1 & 2). The flavourant may be distributed throughout the matrix layer. A method of making the article, in which the adhesive layer is added after manufacture of the matrix layer, is also claimed, as is the use of the flavoured article to provide a desired taste sensation upon smoking. The flavoured article is preferably provided separately from the smoking article, and is applied to the smoking article by the user. The flavourant may be menthone.
Patent GB-2498528-A (GB)
Title: Multifunctional flashlight
Inventor: HARTLEY RICHARD
IPC: F21L4/02
Filed: 2012-01-17
Abstract: A portable light or torch has numerous light emitting diodes (LEDs) (8, fig 3) each arranged to emit light of a different colour, and a touch screen interface 1 for controlling the brightness of each of the LEDs individually so as to control the colour of light emitted by the LEDs 8 in combination. Parts 17-20 of the touch screen interface 1 may be actuated to cause the light to emit light of a given colour.
Patent GB-2484238-A (GB)
Title: Enhanced oil recovery systems and methods
Inventor: MATZAKOS ANDREAS NICHOLAS
IPC: C09K8/592
Filed: 2010-08-09
Abstract: There is disclosed a system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising natural gas; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the natural gas from the recovered oil and/or gas into an enhanced oil recovery solvent formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the enhanced oil recovery solvent formulation into the formation.
Patent GB-2488200-A (GB)
Title: Cargo Carrier System for a Motor Vehicle with Integrated Energy Supply Device
Inventor: DEGENSTEIN THOMAS
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2012-01-23
Abstract: The present invention comprises a cargo carrier system for a motor vehicle with a supporting frame 54, 56 for accommodating at least one object 20 and with an energy supply device (16, figure 4) for supplying the object accommodated on the supporting frame with electric energy. The carrier may accommodate one or more electric bicycles or scooters, thus allowing a battery 22 on the bicycle to be electrically charged whilst mounted on the carrier. The energy supply may comprise a charging unit 18 provided with a plurality of plug-type connectors 24, 28, 34, and an induction charging module 38 may also be provided. The electric supply may be connected to the electric supply for the tail-lights (32, figure 1) of the vehicle, and may be provided with a control device (40) for controlling the supply of energy according to different priorities that correspond to the motion of the vehicle or user requirements. The cargo carrier may be displaceable through the bumper (46) of the vehicle between stored and extended operative positions.
Patent GB-2492192-A (GB)
Title: Synchronisation mechanism
Inventor: YOUNG ROBERT
IPC: H04W4/70
Filed: 2012-02-24
Abstract: A method for synchronising a receiving device with a transmitting device in a wireless communication network comprising forming a synchronisation sequence that has a frequency spectrum comprising peaks at multiple discrete fundamental frequencies, a signal power of the synchronisation sequence being concentrated at those frequencies, and transmitting said synchronisation sequence from the transmitting device to the receiving device. The peaks may be equally spaced and may contain substantially the same signal power. The frequency spectrum of the synchronisation sequence may have a comb-like structure. The sequence may be such that the peaks are arranged in a pattern known to the receiving device. The synchronisation sequence may be a periodically repeating block of N samples. Harmonics of the fundamental frequencies may be avoided in the synchronisation sequence using filtering. A transmitting device-dependent frequency offset may also be applied to the synchronisation sequence. The synchronisation sequence may be a frame synchronisation sequence. A method of synchronising a receiving device to a transmitting device using multiple peaks arranged in a pattern known to the receiving device is also described. A plurality of sets of candidate frequencies may be determined and synchronisation determined using signal powers of the candidate frequency sets.
Patent GB-2490028-A (GB)
Title: Internal pipe coating inspection robot
Inventor: LANGLEY RUSSELL
IPC: F16L55/26
Filed: 2012-04-10
Abstract: There is provided a robot-based electrical system 200 for locating holidays (breaks in coatings/exposed pipe) within a coated pipe that does not utilize a grounding wire. In a preferred arrangement, the robot will carry a metal rotating brush 220 and capacitive pad 215 combination and changes in the capacitance in the brush / pad circuit will be used to identify imperfections in the interior coating of the pipe and especially those located proximate a girth weld. The front member 225 carrying the brush sweeps around substantially 360 degrees around the interior of the pipe. In another preferred embodiment, a circumferential brush will be used that allows testing of the integrity of the internal coating throughout the length of the pipe as the robot travels the pipeline.
Patent GB-2491007-A (GB)
Title: Inclusion for controlling or modifying the atmosphere in packaging comprising reactive material within a semi-permeable envelope
Inventor: HIRST JOHN
IPC: B32B27/12
Filed: 2012-05-04
Abstract: The inclusion comprises fill material 18 that reacts with water vapour to generate oxygen, and absorb or generate carbon dioxide, within an envelope 10. The envelope comprises a permeable support layer 12 laminated to a water vapour control layer 14. The water vapour control layer 14 is impermeable to liquid water, but permeable to water vapour and gases, and comprises a 10-20 Âµm thick polyamide or polyethylene film. The preferred support layer 12 is non-woven polyethylene fabric. Preferably the reactive fill material 18 comprises sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, calcium bentonite clay or zeolite, sodium chloride, and sodium carbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate and citric acid. The inclusion is used in modified atmosphere and controlled atmosphere packaging systems, for food.
Patent GB-2491938-A (GB)
Title: Audio-Visual Advertising Shelving System with Headphones
Inventor: SUNDERLAND KEITH DERRICK THAMES
IPC: A47B96/02
Filed: 2012-05-16
Abstract: A shelf unit 1c incorporates storage means 11a for head-phones 5, a barcode scanner and a video display screen 8 with keypad 8a. Product items 10a on the shelves may be scanned to access a recorded advertisement which may be down-loaded from a server. The headphones may be provided on the opposite side of a window to the shelves (Fig. 5). The storage means 5 may be in the form of a cavity or drawer.
Patent GB-2492888-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst and method for its preparation
Inventor: BISHOP PETER TRENTON
IPC: B01J31/16
Filed: 2012-07-10
Abstract: A catalyst comprises a complex of gold with a sulphur-containing ligand on a support. The catalyst may be manufactured by impregnating a catalyst support with a solution of gold or a compound thereof and a solution of a sulphur containing ligand to form a gold complex followed by drying the impregnated support. The sulphur containing ligand may be slected from the group consisting of a sulphonate, a thiosulphate, a thiocynate, thiourea, thionyl chloride, thiopropionic acid and thiomalic acid. The support may be carbon or may be a metal oxide. A catalyst comprising gold, or a compound thereof and trichloroisocyanuric acid or a metal dichloroisocyanurate on a support is also disclosed. A process for the hydrocholorination of an alkyne comprising reacting said alkyne with HCl in the presence of either of the previously mentioned catalysts is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2503902-A (GB)
Title: A locating device
Inventor: WELLER IAN E
IPC: G01S3/48
Filed: 2012-07-10
Abstract: A locating device for determining a bearing to an active target is disclosed. It comprises a radio frequency signal generator; a transmit-antenna arranged to transmit a first signal, which may be a microwave signal, generated by the signal generator; a receive-antenna arranged to receive a second signal from an active target, wherein the second signal is a retransmitted version of the first signal; and a signal comparator for comparing the first and second signals. The transmit- and receive-antennas are fixed beam antennas. One or both of the antennas may be substantially omni-directional, or azimuth, antennas. The receive-antenna is able to produce a plurality of separate phase outputs, and may be a crossed dipole, or a circular array antenna. The signal comparator receives the phase outputs from the receive antenna and generate a bearing to the target from the phase information. The system may also calculate a range to the target.
Patent GB-2494044-A (GB)
Title: A device for releasing insect repellent
Inventor: CLEEVE RICHARD JOHN
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 2012-08-17
Abstract: A device for releasing a substance such as an insect replant to relieve and animal €™s irritation includes a tag 2 impregnated with and/or containing the substance. The tag 2 can be secured to a tail, mane, collar or tack buy use of a double thong 9, 10 joined at one end 11 to form a loop. The thong can be passed through an eye 12 at the other end of the thong to create two shorter loops for the attachment of the device to the tail, mane, collar or tack. The repellent may be citronella or diethyltoluamine.
Patent GB-2506582-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for pre-heating a fluid heater such as a boiler
Inventor: WEBB SIMON
IPC: F24D11/00
Filed: 2012-08-23
Abstract: The apparatus 1 comprises a fluid store storing a first fluid and a first heat exchanger that transfers thermal energy from the first fluid to a second fluid. The second fluid is delivered to a fluid heater to preheat the heater. Ideally, the fluid store is a hot water cylinder 3 storing water 9, the heater is a boiler and the first heat exchanger is a coil 5 inside the cylinder at the top (figures 2-3) or bottom (figure 1) of the cylinder. When the boiler requires preheating, a second fluid, ideally water, can be circulated from the boiler to the coil via a first boiler circuit 11 where it is heated by hot water 27 in the cylinder before passing back to the boiler. An immersion heater 19 can be used to heat water in the cylinder prior to boiler preheating if needed. Once the boiler is preheated a second boiler circuit 13 can supply water heated by the boiler to a second heat exchanger 7 to heat water in the cylinder via a pumped storage water circuit 15. A three-way valve 25 can be used to direct water from the boiler to the first and second boiler circuits.
Patent GB-2506369-A (GB)
Title: Control of service requests communication in a web runtime environment
Inventor: BELLESSORT ROMAIN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-09-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling communication in a web runtime environment of a device between a service requester application adapted to generate service requests and a service provider application adapted to process the service requests. The method comprising the following steps performed by a controller of the web runtime environment: obtaining (S420) parameters defined by the service provider application for the processing of a service request, enabling value setting (S430) for the obtained parameters; and transmitting (S440) to the service provider application a service request received from the service requester application with the set parameters. The service provider application is preferably selected from a list presented on a graphical user interface (GUI).
Patent GB-2509936-A (GB)
Title: Network selection
Inventor: ISOKANGAS JARI
IPC: H04W48/16
Filed: 2013-01-17
Abstract: Measures for use in access network selection in a telecommunications network, the telecommunications network comprising at least one mobile telephony radio access network and at least one radio access network other than the mobile telephony radio access network. It is determined300 that access network assistance information relating to the at least one other radio access network is available for a given area currently associated with a user equipment. In response to the determination 302, an indication that the access .network assistance information is available for the user equipment from an access network assistance node in the telecommunications network is transmitted 304, via the mobile telephony radio access network, from a network node of the mobile telephony radio access network to the user equipment.