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Patent GB-2494979-A (GB)
Title: Subsea anti-fouling sign with adhesive layer
Inventor: MILNE JOHN ALASTAIR
IPC: G09F7/00
Filed: 2012-09-17
Abstract: A subsea antifouling sign comprises a body of an antifouling material 28 with indicia or markings thereon, an adhesive layer or coating 24, and a protective lining 26 on the adhesive layer or coating. In order to install the sign it is only necessary to remove the protective lining release layer from the adhesive layer or coating and attach the sign to a surface of the marine structure. The adhesive is preferably an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive which may be formed as a double sided tape or a sheet comprising two differing adhesives applied to either side of an intermediate carrier layer. A backing layer 23 of PET may also be provided. The anti-fouling material is preferably a silicone based polymeric material. The protective lining is preferably a fluoro-silicone coated release paper.
Patent GB-2498030-A (GB)
Title: Zoom-in display of image data such as radar images or nautical charts
Inventor: ISERI KENSUKE
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 2012-10-17
Abstract: A method and associated device for displaying images. The method includes displaying the image and then specifically displaying a selected area that is at least part of the displayed image (using for example a selecting window, 32.) The image corresponding to the selecting window is acquired and then zoomed (for example using zoom button, 31) and displayed in a predetermined display area (such as a zoom display window, 33.) The position and size of the selecting window and/or the size of the zoom display area are then adjusted. The zooming function may involve enlarging, magnifying or shrinking the acquired image. The invention can be used to facilitate navigation and display of information such as radar images and nautical charts on an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) as used on board ships.
Patent GB-2502170-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing a free standing body of polycrystalline diamond
Inventor: DAVIES GEOFFREY JOHN
IPC: B22F7/06
Filed: 2012-12-20
Abstract: A method of producing a free standing PCD comprises forming a mass of combined diamond particles and precursor compound(s) for the metals of the metallic network by suspending the diamond particles in a liquid, and crystallising and /or precipitating the precursor compounds in the liquid. The mass is then removed from suspension by sedimentation and/or evaporation to form a dry powder of combined diamond particles and precursor compound(s). The powder is subjected to a heat treatment to dissociate and reduce the precursor compound(s) to form metal particles smaller in size than the diamond particles to provide a homogeneous mass. This is then consolidated using isostatic compaction to form a homogeneous cohesive green body of a pre-selected size and 3-dimensional shape. The green body is subjected to high pressure and high temperature conditions such that the metallic material wholly or in part becomes molten and facilitates diamond particle to particle bonding via partial diamond re-crystallisation to form a free standing PCD body. The diamond network of the PCD body is formed of diamond grains having a plurality of grain sizes, where the largest component of the diamond grain size distribution is no greater than three times the average diamond grain size. The free standing PCD body is substantially homogeneous and macroscopically residual stress free.
Patent GB-2509146-A (GB)
Title: Hand held test meter with low-distortion signal generation
Inventor: ELDER DAVID
IPC: G01N27/327
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of analytes in a sample includes a housing, a clock module, a microcontroller, a low-distortion signal generation (LDSG) circuit block 116, and a strip port connector configured to operationally receive the analytical test strip. The LDSG circuit includes a signal summation circuit (SSC) 119 and a single operational amplifier 122. The clock module and microcontroller are configured to generate phase-shifted square wave signals A, B, and output the phase-shifted square wave signals to the SSC configured to sum the phase-shifted square wave signals to generate a resultant summed-wave signal and output the resultant signal to the amplifier to produce a low distortion signal used to analyse a test strip. The LDSG circuit includes an RC filter 120 to filter harmonics from the summed-wave signal thereby creating a reduced harmonic distortion signal.
Patent GB-2515249-A (GB)
Title: Telemetry method and apparatus
Inventor: THURSBY JONATHAN
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2013-02-28
Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for determining analogue filter parameters for an analogue front end comprising a plurality of filter stages receiving signals from a telemetry module, by repeating the steps of; receiving a signal of a known frequency 503 and processing said signal by determining the magnitude of the frequency of the received signal until a plurality of signals have been received and processed 505; calculating an optimum set of filter parameters in dependence upon the measured frequency magnitudes and a predefined set of filter stage frequency responses. The filter parameters of the analogue front end are the set to the optimum filter properties 507.
Patent GB-2499172-A (GB)
Title: Method for combined cleaning and plugging in a well, a washing tool for directional washing in a well, and uses thereof
Inventor: JENSEN ROY INGE
IPC: E21B33/13
Filed: 2012-01-09
Abstract: Method and washing tool (24; 24') for combined cleaning of an annulus (10) in a well (2) across a longitudinal section (L1) of the well (2), and subsequent plugging of the longitudinal section (L1), wherein the method comprises the following steps: (A) conducting a perforation tool (18; 18') into a casing (8) to said longitudinal section (L1); (B) forming holes (22) in the casing (8) along the longitudinal section (L1); (C) by means of a washing tool (24; 24') conducted into the casing (8) on a tubular work string (16), pumping a washing fluid (26) through the tubular work string (16) and out into the casing (8) via the washing tool (24; 24'); (D) by means of a directional means associated with the washing tool (24; 24'), conducting the washing fluid (26) out into the annulus (10) via at least one hole (22) at a first location within the longitudinal section (L1), after which the washing fluid (26) will flow via the annulus (10) and onward into the casing (8) via at least one hole (22) formed in at least one second location within the longitudinal section (L1); (E) pumping a fluidized plugging material (50) out into the casing (8) at the longitudinal section (L1); and (F) placing the plugging material (50) in the casing (8) and in the annulus (10) along the longitudinal section (L1) so as to plug the casing (8) and the annulus (10).
Patent GB-2504002-A (GB)
Title: Mounting cage for rotary turbine flow sensor, having baffles for countering lateral flow
Inventor: HUNTER DIANA HELEN ALICE
IPC: G01F1/10
Filed: 2013-07-08
Abstract: An assembly is provided for mounting a fluid flow sensor 50 of the kind comprising a rotary turbine mounted in a frame 55 The mounting assembly comprises a cage 60 for locating the device in a fluid flow, with the axis of rotation of its turbine generally aligned with the direction of flow. The cage incorporates a plurality of apertures 61. With the cage mounted in a flow line, the apertures effectively present baffles which act to counter a component of fluid flow laterally with respect to the direction of flow, thus encouraging the flow past the turbine to be laminar. The baffles can be presented by the cage in the form of apertures or spokes. The flow sensor can be incorporated into a pump (10, fig 4). The flow sensor assembly can act as an actuator for a pump assembly.
Patent GB-2516475-A (GB)
Title: Measurement device
Inventor: LANGSETH ANDERS
IPC: G01M3/28
Filed: 2013-07-24
Abstract: A system and a method for investigating and quantifying leakage rate of a fluid in an annulus are provided. An objective of the present invention is to provide an improved system and method for investigating and quantifying leakage rate of a fluid (gas) through a leak 12 in an annulus in a first casing 5 surrounding tubing 3 disposed in a well 1. The present invention attains the above-described objective by the use of a measuring arrangement comprising a separator 40 and gauges 23, 24 etc, and including a throttle valve 28 for setting a constant cross section opening while operating in choked flow and registering mass flow Q and change in pressure dp/dt. Data points of Q are plotted against dp/dt and Qleak is represented by Q at dp/dt=0 at the intercept point against Q (on Y axis).
Patent GB-2519930-A (GB)
Title: Hypodermic needle destruction
Inventor: KIRBY CLIFFORD IAN
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2013-07-24
Abstract: A device for destroying medical needles passes an electric current through the needle 2 to soften or melt it and then compresses the needle longitudinally to deform it into a lump. The device 110 has a housing (112, figure 4) with an aperture 114 into a chamber for receiving the needle; the chamber is heated to prevent the formation of condensates. Within the housing is: a first electrode 116 for clamping the needle at or near its hub; a second electrode 120 for contacting the needle at its sharp end and applying a compressive force; and a control system, operable to cause a current to flow in the needle between said first and second electrodes. Alternatively, the needle may be heated through electromagnetic induction. The chamber may be flushed by an inert gas. The compressive force may be provided by a spring, solenoid, motor or manually. Residual metal may be removed from the housing by an automated cleaning mechanism.
Patent GB-2517439-A (GB)
Title: Angling Accessory
Inventor: NASH KEVIN
IPC: A01K95/02
Filed: 2013-08-20
Abstract: A back lead is disclosed for use by anglers which comprises a weight 10, a permanent magnet 12 and a clip 14 for connecting to the fishing line. The clip is magnetically attracted to the weight. The magnetic attraction between the weight and the clip is sufficient to withstand the gravitational force acting on the weight during deployment of the back lead but allows the fishing line to separate from the weight when the angler strikes after a bite is sensed. The clip stays attached to the line, and there may be a separate line attached to the weight to allow it to be retrieved after it decouples from the clip.
Patent GB-2505328-A (GB)
Title: Defragmentation of data storage pools
Inventor: REED DAVID CHARLES
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2012-04-18
Abstract: In a computer-implemented data storage system comprising at least one storage control and data storage, wherein data is stored in the form of volumes, at least a plurality of volumes having at least some freespace, and a grouping of a plurality of volumes comprises a pool. In response to a defragmentation request, the storage control initiates migration of data from a pool to generate additional freespace. Subsequent to the migration of data, fragmentation of data of the pool is computed, and the amount of existing freespace of the pool is determined. The amount of existing freespace is compared to a freespace threshold, where the freespace threshold is related to the computed fragmentation. If the comparison indicates the amount of freespace is below the threshold, spill volumes are added to the pool; and, else, the pool is kept intact without adding spill volumes. Then, defragmentation of the pool is initiated.
Patent GB-2520281-A (GB)
Title: Component seal
Inventor: COX STEPHEN
IPC: F16J15/44
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: A component mechanical seal 1 is provided. The seal 1 comprises: an elastomeric member 2; a spring biasing means 9; a longitudinally floating first member 4 comprising a seal face; a longitudinally non-floating second member 5; and a longitudinally floating third member 6. The elastomeric member 2 is in sealing engagement with the first member, second member and third member 4, 5, 6 and the spring biasing means 9 are longitudinally positioned between the first member 4 and the second member 5. One of the first member 4 and the second member 5 is provided with at least one protruding male portion and the other of the first member 4 and the second member 5 is provided with corresponding female portion into which the male portion locates.
Patent GB-2521222-A (GB)
Title: A digital video processing method and system
Inventor: MEIKLE SCOTT THOMSON
IPC: H04N9/04
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: In processing digital video signals from a digital video camera 10, the digital video signals are received and passed through digital filters 1-4 substantially in real time to generate multiple visually different videos. The visually different videos are stored and an interface 40 is displayed to allow a user to view and select at least one of the visually different videos. Only the selected visually different videos are retained in storage. Digital filters may be used to filter preview video for display. An identifier to identify the filter used can be stored with the videos. The filters can be from a library of filters and can result in modifying the input video to make it black and white, sepia, as if recorded as a Super 8 video, to soften the video appearance, to apply a colour temperature change, or morphing function, to remove some frames or to apply any type of colour or star filter.
Patent GB-2512187-A (GB)
Title: A combinatorial circuit and method of operation of such a combinatorial circuit
Inventor: YEUNG GUS
IPC: G11C8/08
Filed: 2014-01-20
Abstract: An integrated level shifting combinatorial circuit, and method of operation for receiving two or more input signals (A,B,CK) associated with a first voltage domain VDDP and performing a combinatorial operation to generate an output signal WL associated with a second voltage domain VDDC. A first combinatorial circuit portion 110-130, 170 operates at a first voltage whilst a second combinatorial circuit portion 140-200 operates at a second voltage VDDC. The second combinatorial circuit portion comprises an output node identifying a value of the output signal WL. The second combinatorial circuit portion includes feedback circuitry 185, 220 which applies a level shifting function to an intermediate signal generated by the first combinatorial circuit portion. Also contention mitigation circuitry 210 operating in the second voltage domain is used to reduce the voltage drop across at least one component within the feedback circuitry in situations when the combinatorial circuitry's performance of the combinatorial operation based on the received input signals causes the combinatorial circuitry to switch the voltage on the output node. The contention mitigation circuitry therefore assists the combinatorial circuitry in performing the required voltage switching on the output node. This provides a particularly performance and power consumption efficient mechanism for performing the combinatorial operation and can be used to perform a relatively large level shifting between the first and second voltage domains. The circuit is suitable for use in a word line driver (figure 2). A claim for storage medium for storing a memory compiler program is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2506804-A (GB)
Title: Display of operating status information of a client in a remote desktop session
Inventor: HALIM IRWAN
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2011-06-28
Abstract: Example embodiments relate to the display of operating status information in a remote desktop session. In example embodiments, a client transmits operating status information to a server via a remote desktop session established with the server. In response, the client may receive graphics information including displayed status information inserted by the server based on the operating status information. Finally, the client may output the graphics information on an available display. Other embodiments relate to a corresponding server and processing performed in the server.
Patent GB-2524796-A (GB)
Title: Electronic arrangement and method for educational purposes
Inventor: NIEMINEN JUHANA
IPC: G09B7/02
Filed: 2014-04-03
Abstract: A computing arrangement and method for automatically inserting appropriate comments into documents such as homework, dissertations or essays to reduce time spent by teachers and lecturers writing the same comments repeatedly. The electronic arrangement 100 comprises a collecting entity 110 configured to collect feedback comments provided by a teacher 102 or mentor when giving feedback related to an electronic text document submitted by a student 104; an analyzing entity 112 configured to analyse subsequently submitted electronic text by detecting parts from the text document related to previously collected feedback comments; an inserting entity 114 configured to provide feedback from the collected feedback in at least functional connection with the detected part of the analyzed electronic text document. In this way, a database of feedback comments is produced and used to intelligently insert appropriate comments by analysing the text of the newly submitted document, thereby saving the teacher time. The arrangement may optionally comprise a user interface for the teacher to review the inserted feedback and revise the insertions or add further comments if required, either by typing or utilising feedback comments from the database.
Patent GB-2527271-A (GB)
Title: Coated optical substrates
Inventor: VEGA FERNANDO DE LA
IPC: G02B1/10
Filed: 2014-04-07
Abstract: A multi-functional coating 250 for an optical device is formed on an optical substrate 20 and comprises first and second functional dots 230, 260 interspersed on the substrate 20. Functional dots 230 have a first function and functional dots 260 have a second different function. The functions may include 2 or more of UV absorber, anti-reflection, anti-scratch, anti-fog, photochromatic colourant. Functional dots 260 have a height H2 greater than the height H1 of functional dots 230. The dots may be formed by an ink jet printer.
Patent GB-2525002-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems
Inventor: PERSSON HÃ KAN LARS-GORAN
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2014-04-09
Abstract: A data processing system 1 comprises one or more processors 4, 5 that each execute one or more operating systems 6, 7. Each operating system 6, 7 includes one or more applications 3. The system 1 also comprises an accelerator 12 ( a graphics processing unit, a video accelerator or a digital processor etc) that provides a shared resource for a plurality of the applications 3, an input/output module 11 comprising one or more input/output interfaces 8 for the submission of tasks to the accelerator 12, a hypervisor 10 that manages the allocation of the input/output interfaces 8 to the one or more operating systems 4, 5 and a storage area 14 accessible by the hypervisor 10 and the accelerator 12. The accelerator 12 is arranged to write one or more selected pieces of information representative of one or more scheduling statistics of the accelerator 12 periodically to the storage area 14 either without having received a request for the one or more selected pieces of information from the hypervisor 10 or such that the writing process being so that the writing of the pieces of information to the storage area does not prevent the reading of stored scheduling statics information from the storage area.
Patent GB-2521689-A (GB)
Title: Socket wrench
Inventor: LIU SHIH-CHIEH
IPC: B25B23/00
Filed: 2014-05-16
Abstract: A socket wrench comprising a wrench body 30; a ratchet wheel 31 within the wrench body also including a driving hole 311, a cylindrical flange 313 extending on one side of the wrench body defining a periphery thereof, and at least one aperture 314 communicating with the driving hole; and a positioning ring 32 mounted around the cylindrical flange of the ratchet wheel, having a central bore 321 and at least one protrusion 323 radially protruded from an inner wall of the central bore, the protrusion projected from the wall of the driving hole through the aperture of the ratchet wheel. The socket wrench may include a positioning ring with two protrusions as shown in figure 10. The protrusions can also be detachable from the inner wall of the positioning ring as shown in figure 17. The apertures can be located in the inner corners of the driving hole. The driving hole can be hexagonal with 6 inner corners, be a dodecagon with 12 inner corners. The positioning member can include an elastic member 33 to keep the protrusion biased to be projected from the wall of the driving hole through the aperture.
Patent GB-2530242-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring apparatus
Inventor: BORELLO PIERRE
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2014-06-28
Abstract: A monitoring system comprises video encryption devices 302a, 302b, etc connected to a network 303. Each encryption device has a (e.g. night vision) camera to capture data and an encryption module for encrypting the captured data. Plural electronic devices 304a, 304b, etc, e.g. mobile telephones, receive the encrypted data via the network. A server 305 connects to the video encryption devices and receives data from the video encryption devices. The electronic devices are authorised to receive the encrypted data from one of the encryption devices such that, when in use, each video encryption device transmits encrypted data to a single authorised electronic device and the server. A web based interface may activate any one of the video encryption devices for a specified period. Each encryption device may act as an access point, creating a mesh network. The system may be applied to monitoring unattended, e.g. sleeping, children or vulnerable adults while parents or guardians, for example, are using facilities in leisure environments such as hotels, cruise ships and holiday locations.
Patent GB-2519398-A (GB)
Title: Heat pipe matrix for electronics cooling
Inventor: RHODEN WILLIAM E
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2014-07-22
Abstract: Disclosed is a heat pipe system 100 comprising a plurality of heat pipes 106-112, each of the plurality of heat pipes 106-112 including a hot end 116 thermally coupled to a heat source102 and a cold end 118 thermally coupled to a heat sink 113. The plurality of heat pipes 106-112 include a first pair of heat pipes 108,112. When the plurality of heat pipes 106-112 are secured to a rotatable body, the first pair of heat pipes 108,112 are aligned with and oriented in opposing directions along a first axis of rotation 202 of the rotatable body. The axis of rotation may be a flight axis of an aircraft and the heat pipe system may be used to cool electronic systems on an aircraft. A method of fitting the heat pipe system on an aircraft is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2534334-A (GB)
Title: Determining a representation of an electrical signal
Inventor: ALEX HUNTLEY
IPC: H04L1/24
Filed: 2014-09-12
Abstract: A method of generating a representation, such as an eye diagram, of an electrical signal comprises sampling the signal using a first data sampling module 9 at the centre of a bit cell and, for each bit cell, also sampling at a horizontal and vertical offset using a second data sampling module 10. The first data samples are compared against a first threshold and the number of logical ones in the sampled data is counted at module 17. The second data samples are compared against a second threshold and the number of logical ones is counted with module 18. The second count is used to correct the first count in a correction step 19. Vertical differentiation 20 of the corrected data produces an eye diagram. The offset sampling may be performed for many different horizontal and vertical offsets. Jitter, distortion, pulse width, amplitude, rise time or overshoot may be indicated via the eye diagram.