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Patent GB-2501134-A (GB)
Title: LED driver capable of controlling colour/colour temperature and brightness
Inventor: CHAO WEN-SHIN
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2012-05-24
Abstract: An LED driver arrangement capable of controlling the colour or colour temperature of the light output by an LED array 3 comprises a dimmer 1 including a potentiometer and a power switch. The colour or colour temperature of the light output by the LED array may be adjusted by a sequence of on/off actuations of the power switch while the brightness of the LED array may be controlled by the position of the dimmer potentiometer. Means 5, 6, 7 for differentiating between operation of the dimmer potentiometer and actuation of the power switch are provided to allow a single user control device to control both brightness and colour or colour temperature without interference between the two control signals. An LED condition memory 8 is provided to retain the colour or colour temperature setting while the LED array is switched off.
Patent GB-2502557-A (GB)
Title: Calibration and overload regulation of a differential voltage to frequency ADC
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H03M1/06
Filed: 2012-05-30
Abstract: Analogue-to-digital converters based on voltage-to-frequency conversion are susceptible to gain changes due to manufacturing and thermal variations in the controlled oscillators. In a differential ADC of this type the digital output signal Dout is derived from the difference in pulse rates from the two signal-controlled oscillators 202,203. A further pulse count Cout independent of the differential input signal, such as a sum or average of the pulse rates from the two oscillators, may be used to derive a regulating signal SFB for controlling the gain of the VCO/ CCO pair or the clocked integration period (figure 24) of the counters in block 204. Alternatively the digital output may be scaled by the regulating signal (SFF, figure 25). Clipping due to signal overload may be overcome by reducing the gain of the VCO/CCO pair when the input signals are excessive (figures 29-31).
Patent GB-2493853-A (GB)
Title: An effluent flow splitter
Inventor: MACCULLAGH RAYMOND
IPC: E03F5/10
Filed: 2012-08-13
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the distribution of waste water or effluent over a sewage treatment system. Typically the effluent may come from a septic tank overflow and needs to be fed evenly into a number of discharge pipes that would be located underground in a percolation area. The device comprises a container 1 with an inlet at the top, preferably located underneath the septic tank overflow, and a number of outlets (1c figure 2) at the bottom. Inside the container the effluent is funneled and subsequently poured onto the centre of a flow splitter plate 6 where the fluid spreads in a uniform way towards the plate's perimeter. The plate has a convex dome shape and may be made of a porous material and is convex shaped. The plate may comprise a number of protrusions (6b, 6d figures 5 & 6) which improve effluent distribution. The plate may have a serrated outer periphery (6e figure 6) which form a drip edge. The fluid eventually flows uniformly over the plate's edge and is evenly distributed over a number of separated outlets underneath.
Patent GB-2505226-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement, method and sensor for measuring an absolute angular position using a multi-pole magnet
Inventor: SCHOTT CHRISTIAN
IPC: G01D5/12
Filed: 2012-08-23
Abstract: Arrangement (1) for measuring an angular position (a) of a rotor (2) with respect to a stator (3), the arrangement comprising a multi-pole magnet (5) mounted on the rotor (2) and a sensor (6) mounted on the stator (3). The sensor comprises a plurality of sensor elements located substantially on a circle (Fig and are organized in two groups for measuring the radial and/or tangential magnetic field component (Br, Bt). The sensor is located substantially centred around the rotation axis and located in a plane (Î²) substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis. The method for calculating the angular position (a) comprises making a sum of signals of the elements of each group, a ratio of the two sums and an arctan function. The multi-pole magnet may have a central cylindrical opening. The sensor elements may comprise of vertical Hall Effect elements having a plate with a normal that is tangential to the circle. Each sensing element may comprise of a pair of horizontal Hall Effect elements located on the circle adjacent to each other and having plates oriented substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis and IMC segments.
Patent GB-2495585-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus of generating information files such as MP4 files.
Inventor: HOSOKAWA SHUICHI
IPC: H04N19/00
Filed: 2012-08-30
Abstract: A method and associated apparatus for generating an information file (such as an MP4, MPEG-4 file.) Each information file comprises a plurality of storage unit elements (or boxes) each of which includes size information. One or more first storage unit elements (such as mediadata box, mdat files) are used for storing encoded information data and one or more second storage unit elements (such as moviebox, moov, moviefragment box, moof files) are used for storing management information. When a predetermined amount of data (which may be audio and/or video data) has been encoded a new first storage unit element is formed. A corresponding second storage unit element is formed based on the formed first storage unit element and the information file generated from the formed first and second storage unit elements. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus in which a control apparatus selects either a first or a second mode in dependence on the output destination of the information files.
Patent GB-2498637-A (GB)
Title: Composite laminate enabling monitoring using electromagnetic radiation
Inventor: CLEMEN MARK J JR
IPC: B32B7/023
Filed: 2012-12-18
Abstract: Electromagnetic radiation scanning is used to monitor the integrity of a composite laminate structure 20. The laminate is designed to be optically resonant at the frequency of the radiation 40 allowing the inconsistencies in the laminate to be detected and mapped. The laminates are especially suited to use in aerospace structures. The laminate may be formed from perpendicularly arranged carbon fibre impregnated epoxy resin layers. The electromagnetic radiation may be microwaves. A method of fabricating a laminate, a laminate and a method of detecting inconsistencies in such a laminate are all claimed.
Patent GB-2501590-A (GB)
Title: An effluent burner having a rotating shaft
Inventor: GOOCH ROBERT JAMES
IPC: F23G5/44
Filed: 2013-02-22
Abstract: The invention comprises an effluent burner 2 comprising a rotatable, hollow shaft 4 with a first end, inlet 8, for attaching to an effluent source and a second end, output 10, which are in fluid communication with each other. Effluent is passed through rotating shaft 4 and dispersed at the output 10. The burner further comprises a blast medium feed, said blast medium feed comprising an inlet 46 for attaching to a supply of blast medium, such as air or steam, and an outlet 50, the inlet and outlet being in fluid communication with one another along channel 48. The outlet 50 is configured to channel the centrifugally dispersed effluent and the outlet 50 may take the form of a ring surrounding the output 10. The invention also comprises a manifold, comprising one or more effluent burners, each of the burners comprising an outlet shaft arranged along a horizontal direction.
Patent GB-2501805-A (GB)
Title: Accessing a virtual seismic cube
Inventor: BONETI CARLOS SANTIERI DE FIGUEIREDO
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2013-03-07
Abstract: A method and system for processing requests includes receiving 501, from a requestor, a first read request to read a portion of a seismic cube. The first read request includes a virtual location of the portion. The method further includes querying a seismic cube index to obtain 507 a mapping parameter and a storage location of a section including the portion of the seismic cube. The mapping parameter maps virtual locations in the seismic cube with data locations in the section. The section is identified using the virtual location of the portion. The method further includes calculating 509, on a computer processor and using the mapping parameter, a data location in the section corresponding to the virtual location of the portion, and transmitting 511 a second read request to the storage location of the section. The second read request includes the data location. The requestor receives the portion from the storage location. Another aspect relates to a distributed computer system comprising plurality of computing devices comprising an index computing device configured to store a seismic cube index and receive a write request for writing seismic data to the cube.
Patent GB-2517396-A (GB)
Title: Landing gear drive systems
Inventor: DIDEY ARNAUD
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 2013-05-13
Abstract: An aircraft has a drive system 50 for rotating one or more wheels (16, fig 1) of the aircraft landing gear for the purposes of ground taxiing and/or spin-up prior to landing. The drive system includes a motor 52 operable to rotate a first drive pinion 60 via a first drive path, and a driven gear 20 adapted to be fixed to the wheel. The drive system has a first configuration in which the first drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear via the first drive path. One of the first drive pinion and the driven gear comprises a first sprocket 80A and the other of the first drive pinion and the driven gear comprises a series of rollers arranged in two or more rows 82A,82B, each row of rollers being arranged to form a ring, each roller being rotatable about a roller axis at a fixed distance from an axis of rotation of the first drive pinion or driven gear, respectively. A second drive sprocket 80B is operable to rotate the second drive pinion via a second drive path. Such a drive system is switchable between the first configuration and a second configuration in which the second drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear via the second drive path. The first drive path has a higher gearing ratio than the second drive path.
Patent GB-2515026-A (GB)
Title: Bait pole and use thereof
Inventor: PELHATE CHRISTOPHE VINCENT
IPC: A01K97/02
Filed: 2013-06-11
Abstract: Apparatus for locating groundbait in a particular location in a body of water comprising an inflated balloon float 204 attached to a fishing line 203 leading from a fishing rod 202, and a detonator 101 mounted on the fishing rod or baiting pole 202 to rupture the balloon 204. The balloon float 204 may contain groundbait. The detonator 101 is activated by moving the rod 202 so that the detonator 101 mounted thereon comes into contact with the balloon 204 and so causes the balloon to burst. The fishing rod 202 attached to the balloon float 204 is used to move the groundbait-contained within the balloon float 204 across a body of water until it reaches a desired location, whereupon the detonator 101 is triggered and the balloon 204 deflates causing the groundbait to be released into the water. The balloon may be encased in a net 305 and attached via clip to help retain the balloon within the net 305 after bursting.
Patent GB-2516292-A (GB)
Title: Navigation sonar
Inventor: ROBINSON JOHN
IPC: G01S15/00
Filed: 2013-07-18
Abstract: A navigation sonar is described which incorporates an outboard part 20 and inboard part 22. An outboard part 20, which in use may be installed on an outboard side of a hull, comprises a transducer array (40) of sonar elements (and see figure 3), the sonar elements including a portion thereof operable both in receive and emit modes (A, figure 3), the remainder of the elements being operable only in a receive mode. The outboard part also includes signal processing (44) and conditioning elements (42) so that the driving of a sonar signal, and the detection of a resultant echo, is contained therein. The outboard part sends a digitised echo signal to an inboard part 22 of the sonar, where it can be processed and rendered into a graphical display, or used to trigger an alarm system.
Patent GB-2516874-A (GB)
Title: An orthogonal diversity encoding method
Inventor: COOPER DAVID EDWARD
IPC: H04L1/06
Filed: 2013-08-02
Abstract: Symbols are encoded for transmission over a plurality of transmit channels by applying a Walsh spreading code to each bit in a block of bits to produce a set of spread sequences, summing the spread sequences element by element to create a block of uncoded channel symbols and transforming blocks of uncoded channel symbols using a block diversity coder into a block of encoded channel symbols. The block diversity coder may be an Alamouti diversity encoder. Channel diversity may be provided by space and time or frequency diversity.
Patent GB-2515840-A (GB)
Title: An acoustic isolation chamber
Inventor: HORAN KENNETH
IPC: G01N29/32
Filed: 2013-08-14
Abstract: An acoustic isolation chamber 100 comprises a housing defining a volume, wherein a first region 102 of the volume is configured to receive one or more photoacoustic measurement cells and a second region 104 of the volume is configured to receive a unit under test (UUT), and sound proofing means 118 encompassing at least a portion of the volume. Another isolation chamber comprises a volume for receiving a UUT, means for receiving a photoacoustic sensor head for facilitating analysis of the UUT, an input vent for receiving a stream of air into the chamber, and an output vent.
Patent GB-2506991-A (GB)
Title: Measuring the mass of particulate matter in a gas
Inventor: LIU BENJAMIN Y H
IPC: G01N5/00
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: Measuring the mass of particulate matter in a gas by allowing the gas to enter through an inlet 110 and removing coarse particles larger than a selected size while permitting filtered particles of less than the selected size through to a measurement chamber 170. The particles are deposited on a quartz crystal sensor (600, Fig.4) which outputs an electrical signal in response to the deposited particle mass. A second chamber 210, 250 may be included for removing particles larger than a second selected size and the particles may be deposited on the sensor by means of ions from a corona discharge. The apparatus may comprise a filter, pump 180, flow sensor and controller 190 to maintain the gas flow at a set value and may be maintained at a suitable temperature to prevent condensation forming on the sensor. The apparatus is suitable for measuring airborne particulate matter with the selected sizes corresponding to PM10, PM2.5 or PM1 pollution standards.
Patent GB-2522003-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for defining a rating figure using device movements
Inventor: BALDRY LEE ALAN
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2013-11-07
Abstract: A method of rating content e.g. by giving it a score out of ten by moving or shaking a device e.g. a phone or tablet. The content to be rated 401 may be displayed on the device. Motion sensors e.g. an accelerometer or gyroscope incorporated in the device identify a specified motion associated with a rating. The rating may be determined based on speed of motion. The device may have a rating setting mode which must be enabled before the user can use the motion of the device to set a rating. The rating may be displayed 403 on a screen 400 of the device and the user may verify or adjust the rating 402 before submitting it 404. The user may be able to launch an app to include user generated content such as an image, audio or video file with a rating. Other users may use the same app to rate the post. The device may provide a prompt indicating an option to rate is available.
Patent GB-2510975-A (GB)
Title: Panoptic visualization document printing
Inventor: RODGERS MICHAEL K
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: A panoptic visualization document support system includes a request interface (406) and support engine. The request interface (406) is configured to receive a request for printout(s) of selected document component(s) of a layout of document components of a panoptic visualization document collection. The collection has a plurality of document components each of which includes respective media content and has associated metadata providing information about the respective document component. The layout includes a panoptic arrangement of visual representations of the document components of the layout according to the associated metadata of the respective document components. The support engine is configured to retrieve and prepare the selected document component(s) for printing according to at least a selected print layout style. Preparation of the selected document component(s) includes generation of one or more printable document components for respective ones of the printout(s) and the support engine (108) is configured to communicate the printable page(s).
Patent GB-2522079-A (GB)
Title: Vent cover
Inventor: ADAMS EDDIE
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: Apparatus are provided, including an electrical apparatus (100), an electrical apparatus case and a vent cover (112) for an electrical apparatus (100), which include measures for covering a ventilation opening (122) in an inclined mounting surface (110). The vent cover (112) comprises: a sealing surface (118) at least partially encircling the ventilation opening (122) and being sealed to the inclined mounting surface (110); an inclined central surface region (114), arranged substantially parallel to the inclined mounting surface (110); a ventilation surface region (120) extending between a lower edge region (118c) of the vent cover (112) and the inclined central surface region (114), the ventilation surface region (120) comprising one or more orifices (130) for permitting airflow through the vent cover (112), and an imperforate surface region (116) extending between the inclined central surface region (114) and the sealing surface (118), the imperforate surface region (116) being configured to encourage incident liquids away from the ventilation surface region (120).
Patent GB-2526246-A (GB)
Title: Multiple fuel engine
Inventor: BEVAN PHILLIP
IPC: F02M37/00
Filed: 2014-03-10
Abstract: A compression injection engine arranged to obtain fuel from, and to return fuel to a fuel tank. The engine comprises a cylinder 14 a fuel characteristic determiner 2, 6 to determine a fuel characteristic, such as viscosity, and a temperature control means adapted to increase the operating temperature of the cylinder towards a detonation or combustion temperature selected based on the characteristic, and to limit that temperature increase based on the characteristic to inhibit at least one of a detonation of unburnt fuel during an exhaust phase of an engine cycle or premature detonation of fuel in an injection phase of an engine cycle. The temperature control means can be a fuel heater 34 or an injection control means that varies the frequency, timing and/or duration of the fuel injection into the cylinder. Also disclosed is a data processor configured to control such an engine. The invention allows the engine to operate on a variety of fuels.
Patent GB-2514490-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent netting
Inventor: USHER JOHN
IPC: D04B21/18
Filed: 2014-05-20
Abstract: An elasticated net comprising a plurality of absorbent long chain warp yarns knitted with elasticated weft yarns. The warp yarn may have an average absorbency of 30000-36000 cc/kg. The warp yarn may be a polyester blend. The blend may comprise polyester, polyacrylate and a cross linked polymer of acrylic acid, methylacrelate and an acrylate/methacrylate monomer. The weft yarn may be food grade natural latex, silicone rubber or polyisoprene. The weft yarn may have a square or rectangular cross section. The net may be a food wrapping net or a surgical net for holding dressing and bandages in place.
Patent GB-2518498-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for converting motion
Inventor: MARTYN DAVID
IPC: F24J2/54
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: An assembly 2, for converting motion, is mounted to a fixed structure such as a building by fixed first and second pivot points 4, 6, wherein a line joining the first and second pivot points 4, 6 is sustainably vertical. A first arm 8 is connected to the first pivot point 4 and a second arm 10 is connected to the second pivot point 6. A third arm 12 is connected to the second arm 10 by a pivot connection 14. First connecting arm 16 is connected to the first and third arms 10, 12 by pivot connections 18, 20 and a second connecting arm 22 is connected to the first and second arms 8, 10 by pivot connections 14, 24. Drive applied to the first or second arms 8, 10 results in motion of the third arm 12 from a retracted position (fig 2a) to an extended position. Drive applied to the third arm 12 results in movement of the first and second arms 8, 10. The assembly 2 may be used for mounting solar panels, partitions or road signs.
Patent GB-2514046-A (GB)
Title: Reservation system for an ethernet network
Inventor: DECUSATIS CASIMER M
IPC: H04L47/80
Filed: 2013-01-17
Abstract: An improved computer system may include a server carrying a computer processor in a Fibre Channel over Convergence Enhanced Ethernet (FCoCEE) network. The system may also include a reservation system in communication with the server that utilizes enhanced transmission selection (ETS) to reserve bandwidth for a priority group by scheduling bandwidth for the priority group based upon a projected workload.
Patent GB-2530722-A (GB)
Title: Cache hashing
Inventor: FENNEY SIMON
IPC: G06F12/10
Filed: 2014-09-19
Abstract: Disclosed is a cache logic that generates cache addresses from an input memory address split into two binary strings. The cache logic has a hashing engine that generates a third binary string from the first binary string by combining subsets of bits of the first binary string by means of a bitwise operation, the subsets of bits are defined at the hashing engine such that each subset is unique and is made up of about half of the bits of the first binary string. The cache logic also has a combination unit that combines the third binary string with the second binary string by means of a reversible operation to form a binary output string for use as part of a cache address in a cache memory. The subsets of bits may be defined in hardware as data paths. The hashing engine may include sets of bitwise operators that form a bit of the third string from the corresponding subset of bits of the first string.
Patent GB-2530572-A (GB)
Title: Estimating cuttings removal
Inventor: LIEN MORTEN
IPC: E21B44/06
Filed: 2014-09-29
Abstract: An apparatus and method thereof, for estimating a rate of cuttings removal or possibly a flow velocity from a borehole 2, comprising a first 3 and second 6 property measurement device to measure a property derivable from mass of drilling fluid, one device located upstream, one located downstream, determining a difference between the first and second properties over a period of time to obtain an estimate of the rate of cuttings removal or possibly a flow velocity. The apparatus and method may furthermore incorporate a computer device 10 (fig 6), arranged to determine a difference between first and second properties over a period of time to obtain an estimate of rate of cuttings removal. The apparatus and method may incorporate means for detection of a kick in a flow of drilling fluid.
Patent GB-2520909-A (GB)
Title: Supporting multiple types of guests by a hypervisor
Inventor: GSCHWIND MICHAEL
IPC: G06F12/10
Filed: 2013-10-07
Abstract: A system configuration is provided that includes multiple partitions that have differing translation mechanisms associated therewith. For instance, one partition has associated therewith a single level translation mechanism for translating guest virtual addresses to host physical addresses, and another partition has a nested level translation mechanism for translating guest virtual addresses to host physical addresses. The different translation mechanisms and partitions are supported by a single hypervisor. Although the hypervisor is a paravirtualized hypervisor, it provides full virtualization for those partitions using nested level translations.