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Patent GB-2537174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to a swimming pool system
Inventor: AHMED MOHAMED MOHAMOUD
IPC: E04H4/14
Filed: 2015-04-10
Abstract: The swimming pool 100 has an apertured movable floor element 112 that partitions the pool into upper 102a and lower 102b volumes. Holes 114 are located on the upper surface 113 of the floor element and provide liquid communication between the two basin portions. A controller 120 manages a floor actuation mechanism 116 to alter the depth of the pool by varying the floor height. The floor may be a mesh having apertures, and can have a default height that provides a shallow pool depth. A motion sensor 126, may communicate with the controller. The controller may arrange lighting elements 130 to output a predetermined lighting sequence, and a monitor in the floor element may be used to time a user during the sequence. The controller may also include user authentication to prevent operation by unauthorised users. Also claimed are an illuminated swimming pool system and a submersible lighting device.
Patent GB-2526206-A (GB)
Title: Multi-function cleaning tool
Inventor: Krebs alan
IPC: A47L11/40
Filed: 2015-05-06
Abstract: A cleaning tool 100 for a suction cleaner having a suction source comprises a housing assembly 106 with an outlet 108 for fluid communication with the suction source and a multi-function nozzle body 112 rotatably mounted on the housing and comprising at least two suction nozzles 114,116,118 that are fluidly isolated from each other. The at least two suction nozzles 114, 116, 118 are selected from a group comprising a straight suction nozzle 114, a concave suction nozzle 116, and an angled suction nozzle 118, wherein rotation of the nozzle body 112 on the housing assembly 106 selectively places one of the at least two suction nozzles 114, 116, 118 in fluid communication with the outlet 108. The at least two suction nozzles 114, 116, 118 can include an agitator (180,194,202, fig 4) which are selected from a group comprising a straight brush (180, fig 4) a concave brush (202, fig 4) and an angled brush (186, fig 4). The cleaning tool can be used to clean stairs.
Patent GB-2542434-A (GB)
Title: A System for Providing a Virtual Reality Experience
Inventor: SIMON REVELEY
IPC: A63G31/16
Filed: 2015-09-21
Abstract: A system for providing a virtual reality experience, the system including a vehicle controlled to follow a pre-determined path, such as on a roller coaster; a virtual reality controller; one or more headsets each including a virtual reality generator and at least one screen to deliver content relating to the forces felt during the ride. A synchronisation sensor 12 is connected to the controller and includes at least one accelerometer adapted to sense movement of the vehicle, the controller includes a processor adapted to compare data from the synchronisation sensor to data stored in the memory of the controller to calculate the location of the vehicle on the path, and the controller is adapted to synchronise the virtual reality generator with the location of the vehicle on the path. A method of implementing the virtual reality system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2532365-A (GB)
Title: Improved coupling for a cement head
Inventor: Joe A Beisel
IPC: E21B33/05
Filed: 2013-08-12
Abstract: Disclosed is an improved coupling for cement heads. One exemplary cement head includes a first module comprising a first end, a first outer surface, and a plurality of first protrusions extending radially outward from the first outer surface, each of the plurality of first protrusions comprising a first profile in which (i) a first engagement surface faces axially away from the first end and (ii) a first support surface forms a first oblique angle relative to an axis; and a bridge configured to engage the plurality of first protrusions.
Patent GB-2546094-A (GB)
Title: Manhole cover lifting tool
Inventor: ANDREW BUTLER
IPC: B66F19/00
Filed: 2016-01-08
Abstract: A manhole cover lifting tool 10, comprising: an elongate body 11 and a shaft 14, wherein the shaft is arranged to slide relative the body. The tool further comprises: coupling means for slidably coupling a proximal region of the shaft with the body; and means 19 disposed at a distal region of the shaft for detachably coupling the shaft with a manhole cover. The shaft is restricted to slide through a pre-defined range along the body such that, in use, an operator may cause the body to slide with respect to the shaft within this range. For example, the shaft may be coupled to a manhole cover, and the body may be raised rapidly through the permitted slide range. Upon reaching the limit of this range, the body and shaft impact upon each other to generate an upward force on the manhole cover. This sudden impact may act to dislodge any debris positioned between the manhole cover and its surrounding frame, and further to remove the manhole cover from the frame.
Patent GB-2546264-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for simulating a parachute experience
Inventor: Matthew wells
IPC: B64D23/00
Filed: 2016-01-12
Abstract: An apparatus 1 for simulating a parachute experience includes a device 10 for controlling the descent A of a participant and a pipe 12 inside which the device can descend. The device, and at least part of the pipe, define a chamber 14 which decreases in volume with descent of the device. The pipe includes an uppermost end 121, a lowermost end 122 and a flow path 123 which permits displacement of fluid 8 from inside the chamber by descent of the device. The flow path is located between the uppermost and lowermost ends such that when the device descends past the flow path the fluid within the chamber acts to decelerate the descent of the device.
Patent GB-2537454-A (GB)
Title: Interlocking telescopic rod-type defense spray apparatus
Inventor: TAI-WANG KUO
IPC: F41H9/10
Filed: 2016-01-26
Abstract: An interlocking telescopic rod-type defence spray apparatus 1 includes a first tube body 10, a cap 20 and a second tube body 40. The first tube body 10 has a receiving chamber 111 for placing an irritant gas can A. An inwardly-shrinking hole 123 is formed on an end surface of a tail-end portion 12 of the first tube body 10. The cap 20 covers the receiving chamber 111 and has a step through hole. A compression elastic piece 30 is disposed between a press-ring portion of the irritant gas can A and the step through hole. A rod body portion of the second tube body 40 includes an upper tube 411, a lower tube 412, and a telescopic-rod packing device 413 connecting the upper tube 411 and the lower tube 412. The second tube body 40, is inserted from a head-end portion 11 from the first tube body 10, so that the lower tube 412 is exposed from the tail-end portion 12 of the first tube body 10, and the upper tube 411 and the telescopic-rod packing device (413) are limited inside the first tube body 10 by using the inwardly-shrinking hole 123. The apparatus may take the shape of an umbrella.
Patent GB-2532157-A (GB)
Title: Providing per core voltage and frequency control
Inventor: PANKAJ KUMAR
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2011-09-21
Abstract: A processor has a plurality of cores and a power control logic to control provision of a voltage/frequency to a first core of the plurality of cores independently of provision of a voltage/frequency to at least a second core of the plurality of cores. The power control logic determines whether to update the voltage/frequency of the first core based at least in part on a workload and a temperature of the processor. Responsive to the determination to update the voltage/frequency, the power control logic sends a control signal to a voltage regulator to provide the updated voltage to the first core. The voltage regulator may comprise an integrated voltage regulator, or a plurality of voltage regulators, formed on a single semiconductor die with the plurality of cores. Alternatively, the voltage regulator may comprise an external voltage regulator. The power control logic may adjust a first set of cores to execute at an increased voltage/frequency independently of a second set of cores so that a thermal design power (TDP) budget for the processor is maintained.
Patent GB-2547952-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary support
Inventor: CARSON BROWN
IPC: B62K1/00
Filed: 2016-03-04
Abstract: An auxiliary support/stabilizer arrangement for a powered unicycle (100, Fig 1) comprises a wheel arrangement 620 having at least one wheel 625, connecting means 610 for connecting the auxiliary device to the unicycle and a suspension arrangement 630 coupled between the connecting means 610 and the wheel arrangement 620; the suspension 630 allowing movement of the wheel arrangement 620 with respect to the connecting means 610. The suspension 630 may comprise an elastically deformable element, preferably a flexible elongate member such as a quarter leaf spring. In some arrangements it is preferable that the deformable element be variable stiffness in stiffness, this preferably being realised by providing the deformable element as a plurality of flexible elements connectable together; the plurality of flexible elements co-operating to define an overall stiffness of the deformable element. In one arrangement (Fig 8) the flexible elements may be stacked, in another (Fig 9), the elements may be connected end-on-end. It is also taught that the at least one wheel 620 may be angled with respect to the driving wheel of the unicycle.
Patent GB-2548147-A (GB)
Title: Self-propagating cloud-aware distributed agents for benign cloud exploitation
Inventor: ELHADJ BENKHELIFA
IPC: G06F21/55
Filed: 2016-03-10
Abstract: A virtual computing architecture protection system, and a method for monitoring a virtual computer system, comprising: a first agent 24A having a controller component 26 for propagating one or more further agent 24B; a data store component 36 for storage of data pertaining to computational nodes VM1, VM2 of the virtual computing architecture; and one or more sensor component 28 arranged to sense data communications between virtual computing applications on one or more node, wherein the first agent controller is arranged to interpret the sensed data communications and to query the data store to identify a computational node of the virtual computing architecture that is susceptible to agent propagation, the first agent controller propagating and deploying the further agent on the said computational node once identified. The first agent may be configured to determine if a first or further agent is already installed on the identified computational node.
Patent GB-2551820-A (GB)
Title: Data communication apparatus and method for verification and service provision
Inventor: Bennie Johnston
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A system for controlling data communication at a facility 22 includes a server 31 for communication with devices at the facility 22, a data store 40, a wide area communication interface 28 for communication between the server 31 and the facility 22, and machine readable markers installed at a specified locations in the facility. The server 31 is configured to receive identifier data, location data and facility data from a user of a first device 24 at the facility 22, and to select, based on the facility data, an association from the data store 40 and send it to the first device 24. The server 31 is configured to receive a selection message from the first device 24, identifying selected data items which may relate to menu items, and send to a second device 26 associated with the facility 22 a verification message. Also envisaged is a system for controlling communication at a facility characterised by a group of devices being provided access to edit a shared data resource in response to scanning a machine readable marker, such as a barcode.
Patent GB-2552545-A (GB)
Title: Turbine and generator set
Inventor: HUW MORGAN
IPC: F03D3/06
Filed: 2016-07-29
Abstract: A turbine comprises a drive shaft 20 arranged for rotation about a shaft axis, and a first support member attached to the drive shaft and bearing a plurality of vanes 24, wherein each vane is rotatable about a vane axis through an obtuse angle relative to the first support member between a first position in which each vane engages a first neighbouring vane or the first support member, and a second position in which each vane engages a second neighbouring vane or the first support member, and the vane axes are substantially coplanar. Preferably the first support member projects from the drive shaft in a perpendicular direction. The upper and lower portions may both be connected to each vane and the turbine may be a vertical axis turbine. Preferably the first support member comprises a frame 22 having upper 26 and lower 27 portions joined at their distal ends by a connecting portion 28, where each vane is connected to the upper and lower portions. An electrical generator is also claimed.
Patent GB-2552784-A (GB)
Title: A pressurised gas cylinder
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JOHN COWLES
IPC: F17C13/04
Filed: 2016-08-02
Abstract: A pressurised gas cylinder 1 comprises a cylinder body and a valve assembly 12 to control the gas flow into an out of the cylinder. The valve assembly comprises a regulated low pressure line 10 having a first shut off valve 3, an integrated regulator 4, a low pressure outlet 6 and a residual pressure device 5. The valve assembly also has a high pressure line 11 which has a second shut off valve 7, a high pressure outlet 9 and a residual pressure device 8.
Patent GB-2544383-A (GB)
Title: Helmet tracker buffeting compensation
Inventor: Simon Trythall
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2016-09-12
Abstract: The orientation of an object is determined by a tracker system, which has a sensor arrangement 100 associated with the object, arranged to output rate data providing a cyclic indication of a rate of change in orientation of the object. It also has a predictor component 55 arranged to receive rate data output by the sensor arrangement and to determine from the received rate data an orientation of the object at a predetermined prediction time period ahead of a time point of validity of the received rate data. A buffeting measurement component 130 is arranged to receive rate data output by the sensor arrangement and to determine therefrom a measure of buffeting severity upon the object. A buffeting compensation component 135 is arranged to adjust the operation of the predictor component to compensate for a determined measure of buffeting severity by the buffeting measurement component. The object may be a helmet worn by a pilot of an aircraft and a 2 stage filtering process may be used to calculate buffeting severity.
Patent GB-2544951-A (GB)
Title: Container and closure
Inventor: Spyridon Edouard TSAKAS
IPC: B65D51/28
Filed: 2015-09-08
Abstract: A closure for dispensing one or more active agents into a container comprises a sealed or sealable chamber having a breakable wall and a hollow piston slidably mounted in a piston guide. Said hollow piston comprises an outer wall having an end in the chamber and at least one ventilation aperture. Said end has a cutting formation. Said hollow piston is slidable in the piston guide between a ventilation position in which the at least one ventilation aperture allows ventilation of the chamber and a sealed position in which the at least one ventilation aperture is sealed to prevent ventilation of the chamber and a deployed position in which the cutting formation has broken through at least a portion of the breakable wall. The outer wall has a retaining formation which engages with the piston guide to releasably resist sliding of the hollow piston between the ventilation position and the sealed position and the deployed position. The hollow piston may have an outer wall, and said outer wall has an end within the chamber, facing the breakable wall, wherein the cutting end has a first edge having a cutting formation and a gap in said cutting formation.
Patent GB-2546455-A (GB)
Title: Container with press button opening
Inventor: BENJAMIN YOUNG
IPC: B65D47/28
Filed: 2015-11-06
Abstract: A container lid assembly is provided with a press button opening capability. The lid assembly includes a first outlet opening and a second air opening. A valve member is provided in the lid to which a press button actuator is connected and moveable between a pushed down open position and a pulled up closed position. The press button actuator is connected to the valve member and is moveable between a pressed open position an extended closed position. A biasing member biases the actuator to the extended closed position and the actuator is pressed against the bias of the biasing means. A lock means is provided that controls movement of the actuator such that one press of the actuator causes the actuator to adopt one of the open or closed positions and a second press of the actuator causes the actuator to adopt the other of the open or closed positions.
Patent GB-2563936-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a flag during video data encoding
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2017-06-30
Abstract: An entropic video coding scheme for encoding frame-rate up conversion (FRUC) signalling flags. Claims relate to a method for decoding video data, wherein for a block of pixels, mode information is obtained from video data, the mode information indicating whether the block is encoded in a first mode where motion information is obtained by a decoder side motion vector derivation method (DMVD), e.g. FRUC mode. The mode information is decoded based on context information 708, where the context information may be based on at least one of: information indicating to skip decoding the block or neighbouring block; the shape or size of the block or neighbouring block; whether a second mode was used to encode a neighbouring block; or information based on the value of a neighbouring block. A method for encoding video data compares a plurality of modes including at least a Merge mode and a DMVD method. A best candidate and any residual for motion information are determined for the merge mode, and a best candidate is determined using the DMVD method. If the merge mode best candidate has no residual, then candidates with a residual are not evaluated when determining the best candidates using the DMVD method.
Patent GB-2565841-A (GB)
Title: Touch screen
Inventor: DAVID KEITH BYE
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2017-08-25
Abstract: A touch screen device incorporating a display 8 and a capacitive touch sensor 10, the display is driven in cycles to form images on a display area, the display area is co-extensive with a touch sensitive area made up of sensor electrodes, a drive pulse generator supplies drive pulses to the electrodes sampling capacitor(s) accumulate charge from the sensor electrodes, a sampling switch controls when charge accumulation takes place, a voltage reader measures voltage associated with charge accumulation, a controller 12 performs capacitive touch sensors measurement wherein a single touch sensor measurement is made up of a plurality of charge accumulations which take place in different display cycles and have different time delays from the drive pulse edge. By measuring touch sensor measurements using charge accumulations from different display cycles the device avoids collecting measurements during high noise parts of the display cycle.
Patent GB-2571581-A (GB)
Title: A dock for a handheld product
Inventor: ALEXANDER JOHN CANNING
IPC: A47L9/28
Filed: 2018-03-02
Abstract: A dock or storage stand 1 for a handheld product such as a vacuum cleaner comprises a docking unit 2 and a base 4, the docking unit 2 and the base 4 being separable, wherein in a first configuration (fig 6D) the docking unit 4 is connected directly to the base 4 and in a second configuration (fig 6C) the docking unit 2 is connected to a body 3 and the body 3 is connected to the base 4. The body 3 preferably comprises a removable case 33 for holding accessories and the docking unit 2 may include an electrical connector 29 for providing a power supply to enable recharging. At least one of the docking unit 2 and the body 3 comprise connectors 27 to which accessories can be attached. The dock 1 can be for a stick vacuum cleaner. In use, in the first configuration the dock 1 can be positioned on a table for example, whereas in the second position the dock 1 can be floor-standing.
Patent GB-2556855-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for improving contrast of OLED display panel
Inventor: YICHIEN WEN
IPC: G09G5/10
Filed: 2015-10-26
Abstract: A method and system for improving the contrast of an OLED display panel. The method comprises: converting an original RGB signal to the HSI color space formed by a hue dimension, a saturation dimension, and an intensity dimension; then performing calculation on the intensity component, so as to obtain an intensity component histogram; obtaining a conversion parameter according to the intensity component histogram; performing, by combining the conversion parameter and an original negative drive voltage, computation to acquire a new negative drive voltage, and at the same time, performing enhancement processing on the intensity component to obtain a new intensity component while the hue component and saturation component remain unchanged; and then converting the hue component, the saturation component, and the new intensity component to the RGB color space to obtain an R'G'B' signal, and providing the R'G'B' signal and the new negative drive voltage to a pixel drive circuit, thereby improving the contrast of an OLED display panel, the display quality of the OLED display panel, and reducing power consumption of the OLED display panel.
Patent GB-2566779-A (GB)
Title: One piece forged fludic displacement drill pipe and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: GREGORY LYNN ADKINS
IPC: F16L55/027
Filed: 2018-05-02
Abstract: A one piece forged fluidic displacement pipe 17 has a metallic outer tube having opposing upset pin and box ends. The pipe 17 has an internal surface 23 defined by an internal diameter D1 and an external surface 25 and an initially void interior space 27. A non-metallic inner tube 29 is inserted within the tube void space 27 so that it is enclosed within and generally coaxially aligned with the outer tube. The inner tube 27 is made up of a plurality of lengths of synthetic plastics material which form segments of a semi-solid circular ring 29 of material which occupies the space along the internal surface 23 and internal diameter D1 of the outer tube. This decreases the internal diameter of the flow path pipe 17 and reduces the volume of pipe to be filled and pressured-up with drilling fluid. The internal diameter D1 of the main length of pipe 27 is much larger in the internal diameter D2 at the pin end 19 and box end. The pipes forming the inner tube 29 can be solid or hollow with capped ends (fig 7). Used for horizontal directional drilling operations.