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Patent GB-2521131-A (GB)
Title: Waste fuel oil recovery method and related ionic liquid recovery process
Inventor: CHANG WEI-MING
IPC: C10M175/00
Filed: 2013-12-10
Abstract: A method for desulfurization and aromatic compounds removal of a fuel oil being recovered from waste lubricating oil with the use of ozone as an extracting agent, including a fuel oil extraction process for mixing fuel oil with ozone and performing the extraction process of desulfurization and aromatics removal, a high speed centrifuge separation process using a high speed disc separator to separate sulfide and aromatics from the produced fluid mixture so as to obtain a mixture of fuel oil and extracts, a fuel oil recovery process for performing a core operation of short path distillation to recovery fuel oil, an ionic liquid recovery process for performing a core operation of short path distillation to recover ionic liquid and a utility facility process using a cooling tower and a chiller to generate and circulate a chilled water for circulating through the fuel oil recovery process short path evaporator and the ionic liquid recovery process short path evaporator and related external cold wells for condensing the recovered fuel oil and ionic liquid.
Patent GB-2521442-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for location determination using WiFi
Inventor: BAJKO GABOR
IPC: H04W84/12
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: A mobile device transmits a location request to an access point in a WiFi or a Wireless Local Area Network WLAN and receives a comeback delay, which specifies a time delay to wait before retransmitting the request. The access point transmits a request to the mobile device to perform a beacon measurement scan, monitors the Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI and/or Received Channel Power Indication RCPI of beacons from access points within range and returns measurements to the access point. The mobile device transmits a subsequent location request to the access point after the comeback delay has expired and subsequently receives a location estimate based on the beacon measurements from within range access points combined with their known locations. The location determination of a mobile device may alternatively be performed using the flight times of WiFi Timing Measurement Action Frames or WiFi Timing Measurement Request Frames for a plurality of access points.
Patent GB-2507208-A (GB)
Title: Modular array of fixed-coupling quantum systems for quantum information processing
Inventor: GAMBETTA JAY M
IPC: G06N99/00
Filed: 2012-05-04
Abstract: A quantum information processing system includes a first composite quantum system, a second composite quantum system, a plurality of electromagnetic field sources coupled to the system and an adjustable electromagnetic coupling between the first composite quantum system and the second composite quantum system.
Patent GB-2506078-A (GB)
Title: Drill guides for confirming alignment of patient-specific alignment guides
Inventor: SERBOUSEK JON
IPC: A61B17/17
Filed: 2012-06-12
Abstract: An orthopedic device includes a drill guide configured to be mounted on a patient-specific alignment guide for intraoperatively confirming alignment of the patient-specific alignment guide relative to a bone. The patient-specific alignment guide includes first and second referencing holes. The drill guide includes a main body with a first coupling member and a second coupling member. The first and second coupling members are configured to be received within the first and second referencing holes, respectively. The first and second coupling members each include corresponding first and second drill openings configured to align with the first and second referencing holes, respectively. The drill openings each guide a drilling tool toward the bone to drill corresponding holes in the bone. The main body also includes an alignment confirmation feature configured for confirming alignment of the patient-specific alignment guide relative to the bone before drilling holes in the bone.
Patent GB-2524713-A (GB)
Title: Efficient apparatus for drying rooms within a building
Inventor: WILKES JAMES
IPC: F26B21/10
Filed: 2014-01-22
Abstract: A method for drying properties after flooding, i.e. damp or water-logged rooms, with an airflow system bringing dry air from outside 6 and venting moist air 5 via a heat recovery unit 4. The system utilises temperature and humidity sensors 1, 3 both inside and outside the room combined with an electronic processor 2 to control the airflow system. The electronic system continually monitors the internal and external sensors ensuring that the most efficient extraction of water is achieved by modulating the rate of airflow through the heat recovery unit. The system may include a heater unit 9 which can be switched on or off to increase the temperature of the room. Additionally the system has multiple operating modes to meet various user requirements, e.g. speed dry, quiet or eco modes. Parameters, such as maximum internal temperature, are configurable in the electronic processor and the system may be set to automatically shut off once the internal humidity reduction rate reaches a pre-defined threshold.
Patent GB-2512708-A (GB)
Title: Ultraviolet monitoring systems, methods, and devices
Inventor: LIVCHAK ANDREY V
IPC: A61L9/20
Filed: 2011-12-05
Abstract: A method of maintaining an ultraviolet air treatment system comprises: detracting light output from an ultraviolet light source at multiple points in time; when the light output drops to a first level, outputting an indication that the ultraviolet light source needs to be cleaned; in response to a detection that the UV light source has been cleaned and a detection of a light output below a second level at a time approximately contemporaneous with the detection that the ultraviolet light source has been cleaned, outputting an indication that the ultraviolet light source needs to be changed. The at least one ultra violet light source may include multiple lamps in a ventilation plenum, and may include multiple lamps in a chamber downstream of at least one kitchen exhaust hood.
Patent GB-2507228-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor side wall deflector
Inventor: TOYE EDWARD
IPC: B65G21/20
Filed: 2014-02-13
Abstract: A deflector unit 30,130 is positionable between the gaps between side wall portions 14a, 14bÂ of conveyors, with a deflection or anti-snagging portion, which may be curved, which extends between the gap, or over and beyond the gap. The deflector 30,130 may stop card or plastic containers travelling along a conveyor, from becoming snagged on the small gap between side wall portions 14,14b, of a conveyor.
Patent GB-2523331-A (GB)
Title: Attribute-based access control
Inventor: FLAMINI ELISABETTA
IPC: G06F21/41
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: Performing attribute-based access control across a first and a second security domain in a federated distributed processing environment, comprising receiving a security token, from a service provider in a first security domain, extracting access control attributes from the received security token, receiving from an identity provider in the second security domain access control information associated with a request to process the online transaction in the second security domain and mapping the access control information into access control attributes compatible with the format of the access control attributes of the received security token. Then appending the mapped attributes to the received security token to create a modified security token and signing, with a certificate, the modified security token and issuing the modified security token for consuming by a service provider. The token maybe a security assertion markup language (SAML) token used for exchanging authentication and authorization data about a user between service providers.
Patent GB-2524511-A (GB)
Title: Waste water treatment apparatus
Inventor: MCSHANE DECLAN
IPC: C02F9/14
Filed: 2014-03-25
Abstract: A waste water treatment apparatus comprises a first treatment stage for removing solid contamination from the waste water, a second treatment stage for removing oil and other immiscible low specific gravity contaminants from the waste water, and a third treatment stage, wherein the waste water is aerated to create optimum conditions for microbial decomposition of contaminants within the waste water. The apparatus preferably comprises a housing or tank 2 having a base 4, a pair of side walls 6, 8 extending upwardly from said base and a pair of end walls 10, 12 extending upwardly from said base to extend transversely between said side walls, and at least one dividing wall 14, 16 extending between said side walls to divide said housing or tank into a plurality of chambers. A respective one of the water treatment stages is accommodated in each of said plurality of chambers, wherein the waste water passes through the plurality of chambers consecutively from an upstream chamber to a downstream chamber. The first treatment stage can comprise a vessel containing filtration media. The apparatus may be used for treating waste water from a washing facility.
Patent GB-2525201-A (GB)
Title: Casing for a portable electronic device
Inventor: MONE REBECCA
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2014-04-15
Abstract: A casing 10 for a portable electronic device 12 comprises a body portion 14, the body portion being configured to receive a portable electronic device therein, wherein the body portion includes a first aperture (18g, figure 1b) the first aperture being positioned to expose a lens of a camera device of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is located within the body portion; and a first part 16 of a two-part releasable fastening device. The first part 16 of the releasable fastening device is located on an outer surface of the body portion and is configured to be engagable with a corresponding second part (22, figure 4a) of a two-part releasable fastening device. The two-part releasable fastening device may be a hook and loop fastening. The second part (22) of the two-part fastening may have an adhesive backing that allows the second part to be adhered to a wall, or the like.
Patent GB-2527046-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for the treatment of crops
Inventor: STRZELECKI ANDY
IPC: A23K3/03
Filed: 2014-06-09
Abstract: A crop treatment apparatus configured to apply an additive 10 to a crop, i.e silage, within a harvester at a controlled rate of application is disclosed. The crop treatment apparatus comprises: a receiver 42 operable to receive wireless communication signals comprising weight signals indicating a weight of harvested crop retained within a trailer receiving the crop from the harvester; an additive dispenser 5 operable to dispense the additive to the crop; and control circuitry 40 operable to control the rate of application of additive being dispensed to the crop by the additive dispenser 5 in dependence upon the weight signals received.
Patent GB-2533905-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for video coding and decoding
Inventor: GUILLAUME LAROCHE
IPC: H04N19/593
Filed: 2014-10-06
Abstract: Encoding or decoding an image comprising a plurality of coding elements 1302, 1303 made of block of pixels. Each block is encoded or decoded according to one of a number of modes, one of which is INTRA Block Copy (IntraBC) mode. In INTRA Block Copy mode the block is encoded based on a predictor block, which is an actual block of the current image. A delay parameter is encoded in the bitstream which represents the number of coding elements from which a predictor block of the current block may be chosen and these coding elements 1303 are those immediately preceding the current block in the raster scan order. Preferably the coding element is a coding tree block (CTB) or largest coding unit (LCU). Other independent claims exist in which the INTRA Block Copy encoding/decoding either utilizes post-filtered blocks for the prediction, or restricts the predictor blocks to those that are not to be filtered. In the latter case, a flag may determine whether a coding element is available for IntraBC prediction. All inventions solve the problem that parallelizing the post-filtering operation demands a lot of memory as the IntraBC predictor blocks are conventionally raw reconstructed blocks before filtering is applied.
Patent GB-2533330-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for provisioning mobile radios to talkgroups
Inventor: PAUL G WILSON
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 2014-12-16
Abstract: Provisioning a mobile radio 104 to one or more talkgroups (group calls) takes the form of a process carried out by a radio access network (RAN) device, such as Resource Management System (RMS) device 116. The RAN device causes a callout message to be transmitted (402, figure 4) to a mobile radio 104. The callout message takes the form of (or includes) a call-endpoint identifier and triggering data for causing the mobile radio 104 to initiate a provisioning call via the RAN 102 based on the call-endpoint identifier. The RAN device detects a provisioning-call-initiation event (404) associated with the mobile radio and the call-endpoint identifier and, in response to detecting the provisioning-call-initiation event, provisions the mobile radio to one or more talk-groups (406). The callout message may comprise a Short Data Service (SDS) message, wherein the triggering data comprises data indicating that the SDS message is a callout message. Transmitting the callout message may be in response to receiving a task-status message from the mobile radio. The call-endpoint identifier may be associated with the one or more talkgroups and comprise an Individual Short Subscriber Identity (ISSI).The RAN 102 may comprise a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) network.
Patent GB-2534840-A (GB)
Title: Static supercharger
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER LESLIE WINTER
IPC: F02M26/16
Filed: 2015-01-04
Abstract: A piston engine supercharging device wherein high pressure gas is directed from the cylinder a or the exhaust port n into the flow of low pressure gas, increasing the energy of the lower pressure gas. Preferably the exhaust gas is injected by way of an eductor e into the lower pressure gas upstream of a manifold or inlet pipe c. The pipe containing only the high pressure gas may have a non-return valve k. To allow the gasses to mix faster and create a more compact design a wire mesh may be placed downstream of the eductor. Preferably this wire mesh is of non-uniform thickness and may be shaped to introduce a rotational movement to the flow of gas.
Patent GB-2524183-A (GB)
Title: Image acquisition device, and imaging device
Inventor: TODA EIJI
IPC: H04N5/341
Filed: 2014-01-22
Abstract: The invention relates to an imaging apparatus, 19, that may be used in an image acquisition system, 1, (such as a scanning or light sheet microscope) that scans an object, S, with an illumination light, 3. The imaging apparatus comprises a light receiving section, 19a, (such as a CMOS image sensor array) made up of a plurality of pixel rows (Figure 3, 19d), in which signal readout from the pixel rows is accomplished using a rolling (or continuous) readout method by means of an image control section, 19b. The interval of signal readout between adjacent pixel rows is set to synchronise the signal readout with the scanning with the illumination light. The frequency or count of a driving clock may be used to control the signal readout. The frequency of the driving clock may be set so as to synchronise the signal readout with scanning with the illumination light or the count of the driving clock may be used to define the period of the signal readout.
Patent GB-2540590-A (GB)
Title: Plantation shutter rail joinery machine
Inventor: FREDERICK CHARLES CANNON
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 2015-07-22
Abstract: A machine for manufacturing shutter rails (1, 2, 3 figure 3) to slide securely into hollow shutter stile profiles is disclosed. The joint produced between the rails and stile may include aluminium reinforcement (4). The machine preferably comprises a sliding bed to which the rail may be clamped. The machine may comprise five cutting machines (figure 4). Channels and slots may be cut into the shutter rails (figure 6). The shutters produced are preferably plantation shutters manufactured from un-plasticised poly vinyl chloride (UPVC).
Patent GB-2543269-A (GB)
Title: A navigation system
Inventor: GREG THORBURN
IPC: G01C21/36
Filed: 2015-10-12
Abstract: A system for improving navigation device accuracy, where the apparatus includes a first navigation device and primary storage means comprising a primary database. The primary database contains historical data for a plurality of historical journeys. The device obtains destination information from a user, e.g. an address, and queries the database to identify a historical visit to the destination. The historical visit to the destination includes a measured location made by a previous visit by a second navigation device. The first device can then direct the user to the measured location, e.g. specific coordinates of an address, rather than an approximation of the destination. An alternative embodiment involves determining a route to a destination, comparing segment data of that route to historical data, e.g. traffic patterns, stored on a database and determining a second route based on this comparison that is predicted to take a shorter time.
Patent GB-2543491-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for processing log data
Inventor: ALEXANDER GORBAN
IPC: G01V11/00
Filed: 2015-10-15
Abstract: A method of processing geological log data comprises the steps of: a.obtaining a two-dimensional set of log values recorded at a plurality of points i) about the periphery of a borehole, and ii) over a chosen length along the borehole. The set of log values is decomposed by identifying from the set one or more main geological layer features of the rock penetrated by the borehole and removing log values corresponding to the main feature(s) from the set of log values. The set of log values is further decomposed by iteratively identifying in the set one or more subsidiary geological layer features of the borehole and removing log values corresponding to the subsidiary features from the remaining set of log values. The remaining log values are designated as texture. Functions indicative of the main and subsidiary layer features and the texture are used to construct a synthesised volume representing the rock removed during creation of the borehole. Also disclosed is a method of transforming log data from an unrolled cylinder view in which layer feature appear as sinusoids into an outcrop view.
Patent GB-2528604-A (GB)
Title: Modulation of asymmetric proliferation
Inventor: RAMASWAMY SRIDHAR
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2013-09-20
Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions related to modulation of the rate of asymmetric proliferation of cancer cells. In some embodiments, the methods described herein relate to the treatment of cancer, at least in part, via the modulation of the rate of asymmetric proliferation of cancer cells.
Patent GB-2539307-A (GB)
Title: Highly fluorescent diamond particles and methods of fabricating the same
Inventor: MARK GREGORY MUNDAY
IPC: C30B33/00
Filed: 2016-03-23
Abstract: A method of fabricating fluorescent diamond particles, which comprises mounting a diamond body on a heat sink (S1), the diamond body comprising a plurality of diamond particles having a particle size of no more than 250 micrometres and bound together in the diamond body by a binder. The diamond body is irradiated (S2) to generate vacancy defects in the diamond particles, and the binder is then removed (S3) to separate the diamond body into diamond particles. Preferably, the binder is an organic polymer, and the diamond body may be a sheet of diamond paper. After irradiation, the diamond body may be annealed at a temperature of at least 600ºC. The vacancy defects may be nitrogen or silicon vacancy point defects. A diamond body may comprise a plurality of diamond particles no more than 250 micrometres in size, bound by a binder, and having a vacancy or impurity-vacancy point defect concentration of at least 5ppm. A diamond powder may comprise diamond particles having a particle size of less than 1 micrometre and a vacancy or impurity-vacancy defect concentration of at least 5ppm.
Patent GB-2552964-A (GB)
Title: Rotating machine and method of manufacture
Inventor: ALAN ERNEST KINNAIRD HOLBROOK
IPC: F16C35/077
Filed: 2016-08-15
Abstract: A rotating machine comprises at least one rotatable shaft supported on at least one bearing 20 within a clearance bore; the bearing comprising an inner ring and an outer ring enclosing rolling elements The clearance bore comprises an inner diameter that is larger than a diameter of the outer ring of the bearing; and the rotating machine comprises a bearing biasing means 20 for biasing the bearing in a radial direction away from a central position of the bore so as to constrain radial movement of the shaft. Also disclosed is a rotating machine with a horizontally mounted shaft where the clearance bore around the bearing is offset from the clearance bore around a rotor on the shaft to compensate for the shaft being supported away from the centre of the bearing clearance bore.
Patent GB-2553763-A (GB)
Title: Double battery switched dual-purpose solar lamp
Inventor: Xueren Zeng
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2016-09-07
Abstract: A double battery switched solar lamp comprises a lamp and a mounting mechanism, wherein the lamp is supported on the mounting mechanism; and the lamp comprises a shell, a solar photovoltaic battery 3, a light source 6 and a control circuit board. The lamp includes a first battery 231, which may be a non-rechargeable battery, and a second battery 241 which is rechargeable by the solar photovoltaic battery. In use, the light source is preferentially supplied by the second battery, with supply being switched to the first battery when the second battery is discharged.
Patent GB-2538472-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic excavator drive system
Inventor: AKIHIRO KONDO
IPC: F15B11/08
Filed: 2015-02-16
Abstract: A hydraulic shovel drive system includes a cylinder for driving an operating section, which is an arm or a bucket. Operating oil is supplied from a hydraulic pump to the cylinder through a control valve. A relief line is branched from a rod-side supply/discharge line, and the relief line is closed or opened by a restriction device. At the time of supplying operating oil to the cylinder through a head-side supply/discharge line, the restriction device is controlled by the control device so as to close the relief line if pressure detected by a load detector is lower than a predetermined value, and so as to open the relief line if pressure detected by the load pressure detector is higher than or equal to the predetermined value.
Patent GB-2554401-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning appliance
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM VINCENT
IPC: A61C17/36
Filed: 2016-09-26
Abstract: A pump assembly 48 for a dental cleaning appliance includes a reciprocating piston 84 or diaphragm which is driven in a fluid chamber 82. Permanent magnets 86,98, connected to the piston and the drive 96, enable the drive to couple to the piston and move it linearly against the return force of a spring 94 to draw fluid into the fluid chamber. A selectively movable stop 102 for the piston causes the magnets to pull apart and decouple and allow the spring 94 to return the piston and force a burst of fluid from the fluid chamber. The volume of fluid dispensed may be changed by moving the stop 102 into a stowed position. Alternatively, the couplings may comprise a ferromagnetic material and a permanent magnet, and the stop replaced by an electromagnetic coil, the size of the magnetic field generated by which is varied to disconnect the coupling at any selected position. The pump may also be run in a purge mode.