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Patent GB-2551442-A (GB)
Title: Multi-phase power converter system using multiple amplifier intergrated circuits
Inventor: JEFFREY ALLEN MAY
IPC: H03F3/68
Filed: 2017-05-15
Abstract: A system 12 comprising a power converter 10 and an amplifier 16, wherein the power converter is configured to generate an intermediate voltage. The intermediate voltage VBST is used as a supply voltage for the amplifier and also shared (VBST, Fig. 4) with one or more additional circuits (42, Fig. 4) external to the circuit. At least one of the additional circuits is configured to generate the intermediate voltage. The power converter may be a boost converter and accommodated on a single integrated circuit with the amplifier 18. The additional circuits may comprise a power converter and an amplifier. The system may comprise a control system 30 and a transmitter 26, receiver 28 and data bus (20, Fig. 2) to communicate between the circuits. The communicated information may comprise the magnitude of the intermediate voltage; current drawn or current delivered by the power converter; a target current; a control parameter for the power converter; or timing information. The control system may balance the power delivery from each power converter by activating or deactivating individual power converters based on the combined loads of the amplifiers; the control parameter; or programmed thresholds. The control system may also control the relative phase operation of the power converters.
Patent GB-2547173-A (GB)
Title: Blade-mounted sensor apparatus, systems, and methods
Inventor: JUNHUAN ANG
IPC: E21B47/06
Filed: 2015-03-03
Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system may include a tubular member; at least two interchangeable blades attached to the tubular member, the blades extendible radially outward to an extended position and retractable radially inward to a retracted position, wherein an outer surface of the blades is disposed at or below an outer surface of the tubular member when the blades are in the retracted position; and a plurality of sensors attached to the blades, the sensors to engage a circumferential portion of a borehole wall along the outer surface of the blades in an azimuthal direction when the blades are disposed downhole in the extended position, and to refrain from engaging the borehole wall when the blades are disposed downhole in the retracted position. Additional apparatus and systems, as well as methods, are disclosed.
Patent GB-2559435-A (GB)
Title: A toilet flushable handle for a flushable urination aid
Inventor: ALI REZA MOKHBER
IPC: A61F5/455
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: Urine splash protection device which prevents male and female urine from splashing on toilet rim, seat and surrounding floor area, the protection device further comprises a non-liquid absorbent and non-wetting handle which is water soluble and thus can be flushed down the toilet after use. The handle may be made from polyvinyl alcohol. The splash protection device may be a flushable wipe formed as a hollow cylindrical tube with an open end at each side. This device is placed over the female urinary meatus or male penis is inserted at one end and it is held in position by the non-wetting handle. Using this handle ensures that the user's hands are not contaminated with urine. It provides for more effective toilet hygiene on urination.
Patent GB-2564467-A (GB)
Title: Complete potty case
Inventor: MASOOD AHMED
IPC: A47K11/06
Filed: 2017-07-13
Abstract: A portable potty for children folds into a carry case 6 for easy transport. A bowl can be removed from supporting frame 11. Legs 12, 13 can fold down from frame 11 to support the frame when in use. It can feature storage compartments 7, 8 for items such as nappies and baby-wipes. It features a cushioned back rest 10 which folds down over the potty. When closed, handle 3 can be used for carrying the closed potty around. On the outer side of the carry case, there is a compartment 2 for a mat.
Patent GB-2556556-A (GB)
Title: Riser Tensioning System
Inventor: NICOLAI NILSEN
IPC: E21B19/00
Filed: 2016-06-28
Abstract: A riser tensioning system for providing tensioning to a riser connected to a floating installation via a tension ring, the system comprising at least one riser tensioner assembly, each riser tensioner assembly comprising: a riser tensioning cylinder; at least one sheave; a wireline; whereby the wireline extends between the tension ring and the cylinder piston via the at least one sheave. The invention also relates to a floating installation comprising a riser tensioning system.
Patent GB-2573540-A (GB)
Title: Mounting method and apparatus
Inventor: LUKE MICHAEL RITCHIE SEMPLE
IPC: A47K13/26
Filed: 2018-05-09
Abstract: A method of mounting a toilet seat hinge on a toilet pan, the toilet seat hinge including a hinge base 10; and an adhesive 30 to adhere said hinge base to said pan; the method including placing a deformable seal 26 between the hinge base 10 and said pan, said deformable seal being configured in an un-deformed state to surround said adhesive and to maintain said adhesive from said pan; and deforming said seal to bring said adhesive into contact with said pan. Also included is a toilet seat hinge having a hinge base with deformable seal and characterised by adhesive on underside of hinge base. Further defined is a method of adapting a toilet seat hinge for mounting to a toilet pan, and an adaptor device comprising a grip gasket 14.
Patent GB-2574221-A (GB)
Title: Impeller and method of manufacture
Inventor: MICHAEL CATHERINE
IPC: F04D29/28
Filed: 2018-05-30
Abstract: A closed impeller and a method of manufacture is disclosed. The closed impeller 11 comprises a main bore side plate 12 and an eye side plate 13. The main bore side and eye side plates are manufactured by machining samples of a chosen material, such as solid billets of metal. An integral part of the main bore side plate is a vane structure 19 which can be customised according to the desired specifications. The main bore side and eye side plates are welded together. The closed impeller can be machined from high quality billets of metal with minimal defects, to tolerances of ± 0.1 mm across all surfaces. The closed impeller is quick and cost effective to manufacture whilst exhibiting less vibrations and improved performance when operational in a centrifugal pump.
Patent GB-2576199-A (GB)
Title: Elongate member for window or door or frame therefor and reinforcement member for window or door profile
Inventor: TIM WILLIAMS
IPC: E06B3/22
Filed: 2018-08-09
Abstract: The profile element 20 has an elongate plastic profile member 22 containing an internal elongate metal reinforcement member 24, the reinforcement member having multiple walls, each having a face, and at least two upstanding portions through which the reinforcement member engages with the profile. The reinforcement member may be rolled steel with a C or U profile, one of the upstanding portions being an intergal outwardly turned lip at an edge of the member, the other an integral folded portion at a corner of the member. The reinforcement member may be in a cavity in the profile and may divide the cavity into two chambers. Also claimed is a steel reinforcement member. The upstanding portions mean contact between faces of the reinforcement member and adjacent faces of the interior of the plastics profile is prevented and thermal bridging minimized across the profile.
Patent GB-2577746-A (GB)
Title: Fire proof panel for boats and the like
Inventor: DEREK ALFRED WARD
IPC: B63B59/00
Filed: 2018-10-05
Abstract: A fire proof panel for attachment to a fibreglass or plastic body structure such as, a boat. The panel comprises a layer of sponge material, such as such as non-fibrous sponge made from flexible polyurethane impregnated with water based intumescent material 5, one side of which has adhered thereon a fire-resistant sheet of paper or cloth 6 coated in an intumescent coating, the paper or cloth having adhered thereon a glass impregnated graphite cloth 8 coated with a water and oil proof anti-static coating 10.
Patent GB-2564616-A (GB)
Title: Concealable scooter
Inventor: JAMES YU-HSIN KUO
IPC: B62K15/00
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: A scooter includes a platform, a shell movably coupled to the platform via a gripper of the shell and a grip surface of the platform, and front and rear wheels rotatably coupled to the platform. The shell defines a cavity, and the platform is movable into and out of the cavity. The scooter may include a retractable pole coupled to the platform and a handlebar coupled to the retractable pole. The retractable pole may be coupled to and steer the front wheel. The shell may include one or two foldable decks.
Patent GB-2565017-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for sortation of products using a conveyor assembly
Inventor: ROBERT J TAYLOR
IPC: B65G41/00
Filed: 2017-05-10
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to the sortation of products using a conveyor assembly. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for receiving and sorting products shipped to a shopping facility including: a delivery location at a shopping facility configured to receive a shipment of products; a conveyor assembly comprising: a product identification module configured to read identification data from an identification label disposed on a product; a plurality of sortation modules configured to move the product to one of a predetermined plurality of sortation destination areas; a control circuit operatively coupled to the product identification module and to each of the sortation modules, the control circuit configured to: receive the identification data from the product identification module; determine the sortation destination area for the product based at least on one of shopping facility data and shipping data regarding the product as sortation criteria; and cooperate with the plurality of sortation modules to move the product to the determined sortation destination area.
Patent GB-2579617-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for handling exception causing events
Inventor: Alasdair grant
IPC: G06F21/71
Filed: 2018-12-06
Abstract: A system comprises a first processing unit 10 for executing program code, with a control interface 40 mapped to the memory address space of a second processing unit 20 and configured to provide it with direct mapped access 45 to state information of the first processing unit. The first processing unit is responsive to an exception causing event to enter a halted mode 65 where the first processing unit stops execution of the program code and issues a trigger event 70. The second processing unit is responsive to the trigger event to execute an exception handling routine 50 during which it is arranged to access the state information of the first processing unit via the control interface to modify the state information as required by the exception handling routine, and on completion to cause the first processing unit to exit the halted mode 95 and resume execution of the program code 25. This allows physical separation between the program code being executed by the first processing unit and the software used to perform the exception handling routine, which may improve security. The processing units may be separate processor cores (Figure 5A) or separate threads (Figure 5B).
Patent GB-2580416-A (GB)
Title: A haircare appliance
Inventor: ANTOINE FRANCOIS ATKINSON
IPC: A45D20/48
Filed: 2019-01-11
Abstract: A hair care appliance such as a hair dryer or a hot styling brush comprises a control switch and a user operated button (60, 62, 64, 66, fig.3), wherein the control switch 106 controls two different functions. Each one of the two functions is selected by a different interaction between a user and the user operated button. A first function may be selected by a user activating the user operated button. A second function may be selected by a user activating and holding the user operated button. Also disclosed is a method for controlling a heater using a user activated button. If the button is activated for a time exceeding a threshold value, power to the heater is turned off and a cold shot of air is applied to the hair.
Patent GB-2578338-A (GB)
Title: Marine outboard motor with valve train
Inventor: ADAM LAYCOCK
IPC: F01L1/20
Filed: 2019-03-07
Abstract: A marine outboard motor (2, figure 3) comprises an engine block (110, figure 3) having at least one cylinder and a valve train 150 comprising a cam 170, a valve assembly 190 including a valve spring 192, a roller finger follower 160, and a pivot post 180.The pivot post extends from a fixed body 112 of the engine block and defines a contact surface 183 about which the roller finger follower pivots when deflected by the cam. The pivot post is moveable relative to the fixed body in a first direction against the valve spring. A removable shim 188 is disposed between the fixed body 112 and a portion 182 of the pivot post, which adjusts the lash between the cam and the roller finger follower. Preferably the shim is dimensioned to fit around a shaft 185 of the pivot post and have an open shape.
Patent GB-2573213-A (GB)
Title: A spoken dialogue system, a spoken dialogue method and a method of adapting a spoken dialogue system
Inventor: Margarita Kotti
IPC: G10L15/22
Filed: 2017-02-06
Abstract: A Spoken Dialogue System (SDS) receives data relating to user speech signals, extracts an acoustic feature set (eg. pitch, energy, spectral/filter features, MFCCs, jitter or shimmer) from the signal, determines an action (eg. “select”)  via a trained dialogue (policy) model, outputs information/text specified by the action (eg. location), and predicts a success measure (eg. interaction naturalness, dialogue length, user satisfaction) using the acoustic features via a trained classifier (eg. Hidden Markov, neural network, random forest), to be input into a reward function for each dialogue to indicate performance during training. A system (“belief”) state (ie. possible values of a slot, eg. “low, mid or high” for slot “price”) may be updated based on the speech input using a state tracker model (eg. a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process model) via the policy model to generate the success measure. Success and acoustic features are assumed to be related (eg. a slow speech rate indicates a lack of engagement, decreasing the likelihood of achieving the goal).
Patent GB-2584619-A (GB)
Title: Electronic counting device and method for counting objects
Inventor: ALISTAIR JONES
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2019-05-23
Abstract: An electronic counting device 114 for counting objects proximal to the electronic counting device comprises: a radar device 130 for detecting and/or tracking objects within the field of view of the radar device and output radar data indicative of the number of objects detected within the field of view over a predetermined acquisition time period; a camera 132 aligned with the field of view of the radar device to capture an image or a video over the period; and a processor 134 which controls the operation of the camera and the radar device and receives the output radar data and the image or video from the camera. The processor operates with an external communication interface to transfer count data from the radar device and image data from the camera to a remote server 124. The camera data is used by the server to corroborate the radar data and to derive a count of objects proximal to the electronic counting device within the predefined region for the period. In a further invention, radar data and image data are received by a server which corroborates the received radar data using the received image data and determines a count of objects from the corroborated data.
Patent GB-2584440-A (GB)
Title: Cache arrangement for graphics processing systems
Inventor: Olof Henrik Uhrenholt
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2019-06-03
Abstract: Graphics processing system having a multi-cache system (24 fig 2) between memory (23) and a graphics processor Unit GPU 20,51, the cache system comprising first cache (53-L2 fig 5) for transferring data to and from the graphics processor 20 and second cache 54-L3 to transfer data between the first cache 53 and memory (23, DRAM). When data is to be written from the first cache to memory, a cache controller (55,fig5) determines a data type of the data and based on data type, either causes the data to be written into second cache without writing data to memory, or causes data to be written to memory without storing the data in the second cache. In certain embodiments (fig 6) the second cache is write-only allocated whereby in response to a write cache miss, a cache line of the second cache is allocated for the write data, but in response to a read request miss, then a cache line is not allocated and the read request is directed or bypassed to the memory system. The cache controller may store temporary or intermediate geometry data or frame buffer data in second cache when generating a rendered output. As temporary data is stored in the second cache, controller may upon job-completion invalidate the second cache and evict data. Data of certain type which is also present in the second cache may be read, but if not present or there is a data cache miss or the data is not of certain type, then data is directly read from the memory. Method/computer-program implementation is disclosed. The system is aimed at tile based rendering using primitives such as polygons or triangles (fig 1).
Patent GB-2584449-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus method and computer-program product for calculating a measurable geological metric
Inventor: LUKE CAMERON JOHNSON
IPC: G01V99/00
Filed: 2019-06-03
Abstract: Apparatus, method and computer program product are provided to receive or generate, for a measurable geological metric (e.g. volume of oil) comprising a physical property of the Earth's interior, a set of candidate model functions. Each candidate model function defines a predicted variation of a geological input variable (e.g. porosity, permeability) upon which the metric depends along a respective geological direction. A representative subset of candidate model functions is determined by performing iterative refinement to calculate 414 values of the metric for a first incomplete proportion of the cells of a 3D grid of cells. The calculation uses the set of candidate model functions and performs model clustering 416 based on values of the iterative refinement. A computation is performed on a second, larger proportion of cells, the computation to calculate values of the measurable geological metric for the larger proportion of cells using the identified 418 representative subset of candidate model functions as an input to the metric computation. The number of cells in the incomplete portion may be iteratively increased after each model clustering such that the number of candidate model functions is progressively reduced. The second proportion may comprise all the cells in the grid.
Patent GB-2587001-A (GB)
Title: Two-wire host interface
Inventor: ADRIAN PHILIP WISE
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 2019-09-11
Abstract: A two-wire interface for connecting a first device and a second device is disclosed. The two-wire interface is operable in a handshaking mode and a data transfer mode. In the handshaking mode the first wire of the interface is driven by the first device and the second wire of the interface is driven by the second device so that the first and second devices can perform a handshaking sequence. In the data transfer mode one of the first wire and the second wire is driven by one of the first and second devices to provide a clock signal, and the other wire is driven by either the first device or the second device depending which device is transmitting data. Accordingly, the two-wire interfaces are operable in two modes (e.g. handshaking mode and data transfer mode) and one of the wires of the interface may be driven by a different device in the two modes.
Patent GB-2588188-A (GB)
Title: Improved cushioning material
Inventor: DAVID HUGH WICKETT
IPC: B68G9/00
Filed: 2019-10-13
Abstract: A comfort layer for a mattress having a microcoil layer 14 and a surface cover layer 22. The microcoil layer has wire springs 17 between two layers of fabric (19, figure 2), the welding (18, figure 2) of the fabric layers define discrete spring-containing pockets and the cover layer is joined to the microcoil layer at a seam (24, figure 5). The seams joining the cover to the microcoil sheet may be linear (figure 11) or form discontinuous cross-stitches (figure 10). The minicoil layer may be on a support layer 16 of a mattress and may also be in a mattress topper, seat cushion, infant carrier or backpack. Also provided is a method of construction of a microcoil mattress wherein the seams are hidden by folding the cover material on itself prior to joining the cover material to the mini-coil layer (figure 7).
Patent GB-2581227-A (GB)
Title: Drilling plant and method of operation
Inventor: Bernt Olav Holen
IPC: E21B19/16
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A power tong machine 20 has a frame 21, a power tong unit 25, and a backup tong unit 24. There may also be present a drilling plant having a power tong machine 20 and a drilling machine 10 with a shaft 13 and at least one tubular element 14-17 threadedly connected to the shaft 13; and a method for operating a drilling plant comprising the steps bringing first and second subs 14-17 into engagement with the power tong unit 25, operating the power tong unit 25 to break out a threaded connection between the first sub and the second sub, and operate the drilling machine 10 to spin out the threaded connection between the first sub and the second sub by rotating the shaft 13.
Patent GB-2580476-A (GB)
Title: Electronics enclosure and system
Inventor: NEIL ATKINSON
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 2019-10-23
Abstract: An underground electronics equipment enclosure comprises a bell chamber 203 having side walls 207 and top wall 205, but an optionally open bottom, creating an internal space 247 for housing an electronics component 131. The bell chamber provides an air pocket to protect the equipment, such as from flooding. The open bottom may have a lid 227. The bell chamber 103 has one or more fixing points 231 to allow removable mounting of electronics 219 inside chamber. The fixing points may be raised 215, preferably as ribs with a grid array of fixing holes (see figure 7). The chamber maybe located under a cover (101 figs 1-4 ) of a man-hole or inspection pit, and the chamber and cover may be fixed together. A cable 40 leads from the component 219 to a sealed hermetic coupler 41, preferably a resin cable joint, either located in the chamber 203 or in the vicinity. The hermetic coupler provides a hermetic break in the cable so that the cable cannot provide a continuous air passage out of the chamber, which could otherwise reduce the air pocket.
Patent GB-2576280-A (GB)
Title: LED light source
Inventor: WAYNE ERNEST CONRAD
IPC: F21V33/00
Filed: 2018-04-09
Abstract: A LED light source includes a longitudinally extending first light guide, a housing, and a cartridge. The first light guide has a longitudinally extending light emitting face. The light emitting face has a first end face and a longitudinally spaced apart second end face. The housing has a first side proximate the first end face of the first light guide. The cartridge is mountable to the first side of the housing and has at least one LED on a first face of the cartridge. The first face extends generally transverse to the first light guide when the cartridge has been mounted to the housing. When the cartridge is mounted to the first side of the housing, the first face of the cartridge is adjacent the first end face. A LED light bulb is also disclosed.