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Patent GB-2485207-A (GB)
Title: Kerb unit
Inventor: HALL CHRIS
IPC: E01C11/22
Filed: 2010-11-05
Abstract: The kerb unit 100 comprises first and second opposed end faces 102,104, at least one of which has an integrally moulded gasket 116 such that when the unit is placed adjacent to a second unit the gasket provides a seal between the adjacent units. A drainage channel 110 is preferably defined between openings in the end walls, with the gasket being provided around the periphery of at least one of the openings and/or over at least a portion of the surface of an end face. One or more protrusions 118 and corresponding recesses are preferably located on the opposed end faces, with the protrusion being arranged to engage with the recess of an adjacent unit. The or each protrusion preferably engages a respective recess in a snap fit engagement. Also claimed is a kerb unit with an integral gasket between upper and lower body portions and a method of manufacturing a kerb unit.
Patent GB-2487711-A (GB)
Title: Atmosphere control pad for use in packaging
Inventor: PARKER NIGEL JOHN BRACE
IPC: B65D81/26
Filed: 2010-12-04
Abstract: A device, comprising a laminate pad packaging inclusion, fabricated from a composite of fabric materials, permeable to gases and containing a formulation, including sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate or sodium perborate, which is capable, on hydration, of both generating oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide, being designed to maintain a predetermined respective percentage composition of oxygen and carbon dioxide in both MA and CA packed foods, by actively compensating for changes within the pack atmosphere. The active chemicals may be bonded to a carrier web using an adhesive applied in a grid pattern.
Patent GB-2490129-A (GB)
Title: Directional solidification furnace
Inventor: VLADIMIROV EGOR
IPC: C30B11/00
Filed: 2011-04-19
Abstract: A furnace for manufacturing of crystalline silicon ingots by directional solidification which comprises: a furnace with a hot zone 7 able to house at least one crucible 2 and which is sealed against the ambient air atmosphere, where the hot zone comprise: i) heating means 11 for heating the crucible, ii) an outlet 13 for evacuating gas from the hot zone of the furnace, iii) an inlet 12 for supplying purge gas, iv) a bottom support structure 4 for carrying the crucible, v) a top-shield 9 separating an upper part of the hot zone into two over-laid chambers, vi) a circumferential support structure 8, and vii) a gas shield arrangement 16 within the hot zone of the furnace, wherein the gas shield arrangement comprises: a circumferential frame structure 14 with a flat horizontal planar upper surface facing the top shield 15, and which is placed on top of the circumferential support structure, and a circumferential hood attached to and extending downward from the top shield to a distance above the flat planar upper surface of the circumferential frame structure and thus forming a continuous slot along the periphery of the circumferential hood at a distance from the crucible wall, and the inlet for purge gas is positioned to supply purge gases under the hood.
Patent GB-2478674-A (GB)
Title: Smart cookware
Inventor: BAARMAN DAVID W
IPC: G08C17/04
Filed: 2010-01-05
Abstract: An inductively powered cooking appliance and an associated wireless power supply for producing an electromagnetic field. The cooking appliance may include a secondary and a metal portion where the wireless power supply is capable of providing power to both. The cooking appliance may communicate with the wireless power supply to control the temperature of the metal portion and the amount of power transferred to the secondary. A smart handle connected to the secondary may be capable of performing various functions. The smart handle may also be capable of displaying and monitoring temperature.
Patent GB-2492593-A (GB)
Title: Pressure regulation system
Inventor: CAMPBELL NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2011-07-08
Abstract: A pressure regulation system for a high throughput inkjet printer uses a peristaltic pump to provide a meniscus vacuum to the printheads. A peristaltic pump is a small and inexpensive device which can produce a low flow rate suitable for achieving the relatively small meniscus vacuum required by drop on demand systems. Furthermore the pump can operate in both directions, and seals in the event of power loss. The pressure regulation system comprises a conduit 34 for containing fluid, having an outlet arranged to communicate with an ink reservoir for supplying ink to a printhead; a pressure sensor 22 arranged to sense fluid pressure in the conduit 34; a peristaltic pump 28 arranged to pump fluid between a fluid source and the conduit 34 to alter pressure in the conduit 34; and a controller 24 arranged to control the pressure in the conduit 34 by receiving an output from the pressure sensor 22 and controlling operation of the pump 28 in response to the output from the sensor 22.
Patent GB-2492791-A (GB)
Title: Annular gasification inlet
Inventor: EDMONDSON SCOTT
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2011-07-12
Abstract: A gasification inlet 2 comprises an annular manifold having a frame 4 which supports a radial inner wall formed by a first annulus of fire bricks 6 and an upper wall formed by a second annulus of fire bricks 8, the upper wall and/or the inner wall being provided with fluid flow openings (16a, 16b, fig. 2).
Patent GB-2482973-A (GB)
Title: Evaluating the condition of a collection of similar elongated hollow objects
Inventor: AMIR NOAM
IPC: G01N29/04
Filed: 2011-08-17
Abstract: A method of evaluating the condition of an elongated hollow object from a plurality of similar objects existing as part of a bundle of these objects, for example pipes or tubes found in heat exchangers and reactors. The response of each object to a probe of a non-destructive testing system at a plurality of points along the length of the object is recorded and the results are statistically analysed for each measurement point in comparison with the respective measurement point for a particular object. This is used to define an adjusted result for that measurement point for that particular object. The probe may be an acoustic pulse reflectometry probe and the method may be used to identify the location and size of flaws, wall loss and blockages or obstructions in pipe bundles. The statistical analysis may produce an ensemble mean to be used as a baseline for comparing the individual measurement points.
Patent GB-2485447-A (GB)
Title: Car body longitudinal beam with reinforcing structure
Inventor: MILDNER UDO
IPC: B62D21/02
Filed: 2011-11-03
Abstract: A car body with at least one longitudinal beam structure 11 that extends in essentially the longitudinal direction (x) of the vehicle and features at least one front longitudinal beam 12, one rear longitudinal beam 50 and an intermediate piece 16. The intermediate piece 16 structurally connects the rear longitudinal beam 50 to the front longitudinal beam 12. The longitudinal beam structure 11 is connected to a reinforcing structure 40, (14, 18, Figure 2) that bridges the intermediate piece 16 and referred to the lateral direction (y) of the vehicle, is arranged laterally offset to the longitudinal beam structure 11 at least in certain areas. Optionally the reinforcing structure (14, 18, 40) has a first reinforcing element (14) that borders the front beam 12 and extends outwards in a lateral direction (y). The reinforcing structure may have a second part (18) that connects to the first part (14) and to a third part / beam extension 40.
Patent GB-2486935-A (GB)
Title: Image display device with lenticular lens for preventing 3D crosstalk
Inventor: SON HYEON-HO
IPC: G02B30/27
Filed: 2011-11-18
Abstract: An image display device 110 includes a display panel 120 including a display area DA and a non-display area NDA, wherein the display area includes left-eye horizontal pixel lines Hl displaying a left-eye image and right-eye horizontal pixel lines Hr displaying a right-eye image; a polarizing film 150 disposed over the display panel, wherein the polarizing film linearly polarizes the left-eye image and the right-eye image; a patterned retarder 160 disposed over the polarizing film and including left-eye retarders Rl and right-eye retarders Rr, wherein the left-eye retarders correspond to the left-eye horizontal pixel lines and change the linearly polarized left-eye image into left-circularly polarized image, and the right-eye retarders correspond to the right-eye horizontal pixel lines and change the linearly polarized image into right-circularly polarized image; and a lenticular lens film 170 disposed over the polarizing film and including lenticular lenses 174, wherein the lenticular lenses correspond to the left-eye retarders and the right-eye retarders, respectively. The lenticular lens film 170 is arranged to prevent 3D crosstalk and by doing so increases aperture ratio and brightness.
Patent GB-2487471-A (GB)
Title: Cemented carbide article with carbide-free surface
Inventor: KONYASHIN IGOR YURIEVICH
IPC: C22B3/30
Filed: 2012-01-17
Abstract: A cemented carbide article comprising a core of metal carbide grains and a binder selected from cobalt, nickel, iron and alloys containing at least one of these metals, and a surface layer which comprises (by weight) 5-25 % tungsten and 0.1-5 % carbon and a metal or alloy selected from the binder metals and alloys. The surface layer is substantially free of carbide grains as determined by optical microscopy or SEM. The cemented carbide article can be made by forming a mixture of metal carbide grains and a binder selected from cobalt, iron and nickel and alloys containing one or more of these metals, pressing the mixture to form the article, sintering the article and cooling the article to a temperature at which the binder is substantially solid in an inert gas, nitrogen, hydrogen or a mixture thereof in at least three cooling stages, the cooling rates being progressively lower rates.
Patent GB-2488662-A (GB)
Title: Water jetting gun
Inventor: PACHT AMOS
IPC: B05B9/00
Filed: 2012-03-01
Abstract: An adjusting assembly coupling a hand grip 72 to a barrel 88 of a water jetting gun or a shoulder stock 74 to a supply tube (92 figure 3B) of a water jetting gun. The assembly includes a cam pin (78a figure 5A) having a cut out portion. A knob 76a, 76b is rotatably coupled to pin (78a). In a second invention, an assembly of a water jetting gun has a body 54, a valve cartridge (58 figure 4) in a chamber (60 figure 4), an access port (56 figure 4) leading into cartridge (58) and an adaptor extending through port (56). The portion of the adaptor extending through the access port has threads engaged to the body. A head 52 is formed by the adaptor. The adaptor can be tightened by hand so the water jetting gun is in an operable state ready to be used without further tightening of the adaptor. In the operable state, the adaptor is removable from the body by a person gripping the head with its hand and unscrewing the adaptor by hand without the aid of a hand tool.
Patent GB-2501073-A (GB)
Title: Electronic incense diffusion device
Inventor: SAHLI KHALDOUN FAHAD SULAIMAN AL
IPC: A47G1/06
Filed: 2012-04-10
Abstract: An electronic incense diffusion device 1 comprising a touch screen multimedia viewer 2, USB port, micro-controller (3:fig 2) to control the operation of the device and incense burner comprising an electric heater block 21 with heating/burning plate, incense cylinder 24 containing the incense, gear box 7 with motor for moving the incense cylinder, pusher 4, smoke tube 10, smoke container 5, fans 50, sweeper blade 22, ash container 8, sensor 11 for determining the level of ash in the ash container and sensor 25 for determining the amount of incense inside incense cylinder. In use, the microcontroller signals the motor of the gear box to rotate the incense cylinder, covered by the pusher toward the heater block. A predetermined amount of incense is dropped on the heater block and heated. The created smoke is drawn into the smoke tube, by the fans, and transferred into the smoke container where the smoke is released into the atmosphere via vent 13.
Patent GB-2504502-A (GB)
Title: Processing wavefield data incorporating large timesteps and upscaled medium properties
Inventor: THOMSON COLIN
IPC: G01V3/38
Filed: 2012-07-31
Abstract: The present invention relates to processing data representing a wavefield propagating through a medium. A desired timestep and a desired spatial step are defined, based on one or more properties of a region of the medium and of the wavefield therein, for a discrete operator 901. Discrete seed operators having an initial timestep and an initial spatial step less than the desired timestep and the desired spatial step are then defined 902, and these seed operators are compounded 903 to obtain an operator having a greater timestep and upscaled 904 to obtain an operator having a greater spatial step. The compounding and upscaling are repeated until an operator having the desired timestep and the desired spatial step is obtained. The operator having the desired timestep and the desired spatial step is applied to the data representing the wavefield propagating through a medium to propagate the data backwards in time to recreate the wavefield at earlier times 906. By increasing the timestep, the efficiency of the method is improved as fewer steps are required to model backwards through a known time period.
Patent GB-2504524-A (GB)
Title: Determining a set of cells in which to transmit a paging message for a mobile device
Inventor: SINGH JAGDEEP
IPC: H04W68/04
Filed: 2012-08-01
Abstract: A communication node for a communication network identifies that paging is required for a mobile communication device, obtains 605 information identifying at least one cell in which the mobile communication device has been located previously and preferably obtains further information relating to at least one of movement of the mobile communication device between cells and a time when the mobile communication device was located in the at least one cell. The communication node then defines 609 a set comprising at least one cell in which to seek the mobile communication device, based on the information and preferably the further information, and sends 611 a respective paging message for the mobile communication device to each cell of the set. The communication node may define a number of sets, initiate transmission of the respective paging message in each cell of the number of sets and specify a respective time period, in dependence on which set comprises the cell in which each paging message is to be transmitted, after which transmission should occur.
Patent GB-2493854-A (GB)
Title: Providing a WWW access to a web page
Inventor: SARKAR ZAINUL A
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2011-02-07
Abstract: A method and a system for providing an Internet access to a web page or a website are disclosed. The files defining the websites are accessed and indexed locally, which allows a publisher or a user of the web site to control the keywords by which the web page or a website can be found on the Internet. The user makes the web page or the website searchable by inputting the index into a search engine available to Internet users. The search engine is adapted to process queries of index input.
Patent GB-2507558-A (GB)
Title: Image processing with similarity measure of two image patches
Inventor: MAKI ATSUTO
IPC: G06K9/64
Filed: 2012-11-05
Abstract: Method, apparatus or system of calculating a measure of similarity between a first image, patch 112 and a second image patch 114, the first and second image patch comprises a plurality of respective intensity values each associated with an element, such as pixels Xi, Yi or voxels, the first patch and the second patch having a corresponding size and shape such that each element of the first and second patches corresponds to each other, the method determines a set of sub regions on the second patch, each sub region being elements of the second patch which correspond to elements of the first patch having first intensity values within a range of first intensity values defined for that sub region; for each sub region of the set of sub regions, calculating a variance, over all of the elements of that sub region, of a function, such as a difference or ratio, of the first and second intensity values associated with respective elements; and calculating the similarity measure as the sum over all sub regions of the calculated variances. The images may be two dimensional or three dimensional and of the same size and shape and may be transformed from different shape and sized images. The method may further derive a depth image by calculating disparities between pixels of the images and where the second image patches are centred on pixels on an epipolar line. Preferably the images are taken from different cameras of an underwater scene or medical modalities (fig. 13, 14).
Patent GB-2509767-A (GB)
Title: Damp proof course, cavity tray, flashing or lintel with protruding regions
Inventor: COOPER DANIEL
IPC: E04B2/24
Filed: 2013-01-15
Abstract: A building material i.e. damp proof course 100, 200 for incorporation into a structure including a plurality of bricks (B figure 1C) which comprise a hole or recess in or between the bricks, preferably with bricks which have three holes. The building material may comprise a main body 110 which forms a retaining region, and hollow protruding regions 120 which preferably enter the holes in the bricks. The hollow region is arranged to receive mortar (M figure 1C) to key with one or more further bricks in the structure to thereby form a stronger bond between the layers of bricks. The building material may also be a cavity tray, flashing or a lintel. Later embodiments relate to a structure, and a method of building a structure.
Patent GB-2497024-A (GB)
Title: Inferencing energy usage from voltage droop
Inventor: ALDRIDGE TOMM V
IPC: G01R19/00
Filed: 2011-09-21
Abstract: Methods and devices capable of measuring, analyzing, and monitoring electrical energy consumption of appliances and devices within a building are provided. Voltage sensors that are optionally connected to electrical socket outlets are employed within a building or section of a building to infer the identity of electricity-consuming devices and the amount of power the devices are consuming individually and collectively. Energy use inferencing devices according to embodiments of the invention provide ease of installation, simplicity, manageability, and ease-of-use that can engender deployment by electricity consumers, such as, home owners and businesses.
Patent GB-2512827-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for classifying samples of an image
Inventor: LAROCHE GUILLAUME
IPC: H04N19/82
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: Each sample C (e.g. pixels, group of pixels, colour or luminance value of pixels) of an image having a respective sample value is distributed into a plurality of index classes. The class allocated to each sample is determined in dependence upon the value of the neighbouring samples (Cn1 & Cn2) of the sample (C) according to a given direction (i.e. Edge Offset) and further in respect to the sample values of the neighbours (Cn3 & Cn4) of the initial neighbouring samples according to the said given direction. Each sample is processed according to the respective allocated index class, e.g. compensation offsets are associated with samples according to their class. An image composed of a plurality of such samples can thus be encoded and subsequently decoded. Image data may comprise a plurality of layers (base and enhancement layers) and the compensation offsets are applied to the up sampled base layer.
Patent GB-2501195-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for determining search starting point
Inventor: TANAKA NOBUYOSHI
IPC: H03M7/30
Filed: 2011-11-01
Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to effectively detect a longer character string from among objects to be searched such that a plurality of character strings of different lengths having the same portion exist therein. The present invention includes: a repeated data search circuit (21) which, with a certain character as a starting point, assesses a consecutive match between character data which have been input and character data within a CAM cell array (26) in order to output OFRB-0, which indicates the presence or absence of the consecutive match, and MADR-0, which indicates the address of the consecutive match; and trace circuits 1001, , 100K, which assess consecutive matches with characters which have been shifted by one character each as starting points in order to output OFRB-1, , OFRB-K, which indicate the presence or absence of the consecutive matches and MADR-1, , MADR-K, which indicate the addresses of the consecutive matches. Then, the circuit which has output the signal that was the longest consecutive match among the OFRB-0, , OFRB-K is identified, and the address among MADR-0, , MADR-K which was output by the circuit is used as the address of the longest matching character string.
Patent GB-2503810-A (GB)
Title: Diode pumped solid state laser
Inventor: BERECZKI TIBOR JOZSEF
IPC: H01S3/0941
Filed: 2013-07-01
Abstract: A monolithic laser cavity 1 for use in a diode-pumped solid state laser comprises a pair of mirrors 4, 5, forming input and output ends of the cavity 1. Arranged between the mirrors 4, 5 is an amplifying element 6, a birefringent element 7, an optically isotropic element 8, and a birefringent nonlinear optical element 9. The birefringent element 7 is arranged at an angle to the optical axis of the cavity 1 such that parallel surfaces of the birefringent element 7 act as polarising elements, and such that the birefringent element 7 acts as a first Lyot filter within the laser cavity 1, and the angled birefringent element 7, the birefringent element 7, the birefringent nonlinear optical element 9 and cavity mirror 5 following the birefringent nonlinear optical element 9 together act as a second Lyot filter within the laser cavity 1, thereby providing wavelength selection within the laser cavity 1.
Patent GB-2503132-A (GB)
Title: Radio frequency identification system for mineral extraction equipment
Inventor: BAXTER DANIEL BRENT
IPC: G01V15/00
Filed: 2012-03-02
Abstract: A system including, a first component of a mineral extraction system, and a first radio frequency identification (RFID) module coupled to the first component, wherein the first RFID module comprises first component data relating to the first component, and first location data relating to a first location of the first component.
Patent GB-2518219-A (GB)
Title: A Hairdressing Apparatus
Inventor: FLAWS LOUISE
IPC: A45D24/36
Filed: 2013-09-13
Abstract: A hairdressing apparatus comprising an elongate body comprising a plurality of elongate combs 1, 11; and a measurement device (figure 5, 13) adapted to measure length with respect to the combs. The combs may be extendable with respect to the body 3. The combs may be detachable from the body, and have varied tine characteristics 9, 10. The body may also support a pin tail 2, which may be extendable or displaceable. The body may support a brush 8, which is detachable and may be inserted into a slot 4 normally used for a comb.
Patent GB-2518610-A (GB)
Title: An umbrella holder
Inventor: WNEK MARALYN
IPC: A45B25/28
Filed: 2013-09-25
Abstract: An umbrella holder 1 for holding and transporting umbrellas while preventing any moisture on the umbrella from leaving the container, the holder having a tubular container 2 with an umbrella opening 3 through which a closed umbrella can be inserted into the container 2, and a lid 4 for closing the opening 3 so that an umbrella is entirely contained within the holder 1, and a closable drain aperture 5 for draining fluid of all sorts from the container 2. The fact that the container 2 and lid 4 fully enclose an umbrella inside the container 2 prevents any moisture from leaving the container 2 and allows moisture or water to drain from a wet umbrella in the container and collect in the container 2, the closable drain aperture 5 can be opened by a user to drain accumulated fluid from the container 2 at a convenient time before the umbrella is re-used.