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Patent BR-PI0704992-A (BR)
Title: dispositivo de proteção frontal que corre por baixo do tipo extendido para veìculo comercial ou industrial
Inventor: CONSANO LUDOVICO
IPC: B60R19/02
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: "DISPOSITIVO DE PROTEçãO FRONTAL QUE CORRE POR BAIXO DO TIPO EXTENDIDO PARA VEìCULO COMERCIAL OU INDUSTRIAL". Um dispositivo de proteção frontal para um veículo industrial ou comercial, atrás da parede frontal da cabine do veículo, e que inclui: duas vigas (1, 2) tendo uma seção em formato H, que se estende substancialmente vertical e paralelamente; barras transversais paralelas (4, 5) que conectam as referidas duas vigas; placas (7, 8) para a fixação do dispositivo de proteção que corre por baixo rigidamente ao chassi do veículo, conectado em uma posição atrás da parte central das vigas; uma viga transversal horizontal (3), do tipo FUPS, fixada na frente à parte inferior das vigas; suportes (9, 10) ligando a viga transversal horizontal (3) ao chassi do veículo.
Patent BR-PI0705652-A (BR)
Title: sistema de tratamento de esgoto
Inventor: ANDRADE MANOEL BATISTA DE
IPC: C02F9/02
Filed: 2007-07-06
Abstract: SISTEMA DE TRATAMENTO DE ESGOTO A presente invenção refere-se a um sistema de tratamento de esgoto, particularmente esgoto domiciliar, em que um conjunto de estágios sucessivos são aplicados aos efluentes em que os estágios são carregados com um material particulado sobre o qual é possibilitado o crescimento microbiológico que irá metabolizar a matéria orgânica contida no esgoto.
Patent GB-2484721-A (GB)
Title: Luggage with integral weighing device
Inventor: THORNE MALCOLM JOHN
IPC: A45C5/00
Filed: 2010-10-21
Abstract: A luggage item (100, fig.1) includes a container body (101, fig.1), and a device 202, 204 to provide an indication of the weight of the container body and any said items contained therein. The device is fixed to or on the luggage item, preferably on the handle 104, 106, or in one or more feet or wheel members. The weighing device may comprise a load cell 204 having a strain gauge 202 directly connected to the handle 106 and the container body (101, fig.1). A visual display 206 may be provided for displaying the weight indication. The device may be turned on and off using a switch (108, fig 1). The device may also have an alarm to indicate if the weight exceeds a stored weight limit.
Patent GB-2486011-A (GB)
Title: Optical waveguide with etched ridge structure
Inventor: WILLIAMS PETER JOHN
IPC: G02B6/136
Filed: 2010-12-01
Abstract: An optical waveguide arrangement is provided which comprises an active ridge waveguide structure 12 formed by etching of a semiconductor substrate 1, 2, 3. There is also provided an auxiliary waveguide-like structure 8 formed on the substrate adjacent the active ridge waveguide structure 12 to control the etched profile of the active waveguide structure. The arrangement of the auxiliary structure 8 on the substrate controls the etched profile over the cross-section of the active waveguide structure 12 and along the length of the active waveguide structure 12. This arrangement may be used in a multimode interference (MMI) coupler and reduces or eliminates the likelihood of etch-process induced asymmetries in the shape of closely spaced waveguides.
Patent GB-2472750-A (GB)
Title: Dual-acting multi-actuation mode gate valve
Inventor: STUDER DAVID
IPC: F16K3/30
Filed: 2009-04-27
Abstract: A dual acting multi actuation gate valve is provided that includes a secondary actuation mechanism. The valve may include a body, a shaft, a movable portion disposed within the body and coupled to the shaft, wherein the movable portion is configured to allow fluid flow through the valve when in a first position and to prevent fluid flow through the valve when in a second position. The valve includes an actuator coupled to the shaft, wherein the actuator is configured to move the movable portion between the first position and the second position, a mechanical connection between the actuator and the shaft, wherein the mechanical connection is configured to fail in response to an internal pressure, wherein the failure of the mechanical connection maintains the movable portion in the second position. A method of operation and testing the valve are also provided.
Patent GB-2480346-A (GB)
Title: Electromagnetically operated valve
Inventor: WYGNANSKI WLADYSLAW
IPC: F16K31/08
Filed: 2011-02-11
Abstract: An electromagnetically operated switching device comprises an armature 82 having a magnetisable and moveable portion 82b for displacement between two stable rest positions. Two pole pieces 60, 62 are disposed on opposite sides of the armature. The pole pieces form poles of opposing polarity adjacent to the armature, and the armature is magnetically attracted to a respective pole piece in each of its stable rest positions. A coil 54 is arranged to polarise the moveable portion of the armature when the coil is energised, such that the moveable portion of the armature is displaced from one stable rest position to the other by energising the coil so as to polarise the portion to the opposite polarity to the adjacent pole piece. Each pole piece 60, 62 comprises a permanent magnet 68, 70 with the permanent magnets disposed on opposite sides of the moveable portion 82b of the armature 82. The device may be configured to control the flow of fluids.
Patent GB-2474993-A (GB)
Title: Mixing tool comprising at least one resiliently deformable mixing blade and scoop type receptacle being formed from a resilient deformable material
Inventor: REED IAN
IPC: B01F7/00
Filed: 2009-09-15
Abstract: The present invention provides a mixing device (1) comprising; an engagement section, having at one end engagement means (4) adapted to engage with a rotatable element; and at least one resiliently deformable mixing blade (5) located at the opposite end of the engagement means, wherein the at least one resiliently deformable mixing blade is configured to deform under centrifugal force. The present invention further provides a scoop type receptacle (7) for carrying fluid material comprising; a body portion having a bottom section (8), the front-most portion of which being adapted to allow material to be scooped into said receptacle, side walls (9) and aback wall (10), wherein the receptacle is formed from a resiliently deformable material.
Patent GB-2490865-A (GB)
Title: User device with gaze tracing to effect control
Inventor: ATLOW SHABTAI
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2011-05-09
Abstract: A device includes a display, a speaker, a gaze tracking system operative to track and identify points on the display to which a user of the device is directing their gaze over time, and a face tracking system operative to determine a distance of the face of the user of the device from the display. A processor determines the duration of gaze fixation, and dynamics of gaze movement, based, at least in part, on the received locations of the points on the display and the determined distance. The processor outputs an instruction that modifies at least one output of the device on the display and/or the speaker. E.g. if the user is scanning over the display, accompanying audio could be changed or the appearance of an image or chart could be modified. Depending on where the user is looking a video could be activated if stopped or a pop-up menu could be opened.
Patent GB-2489056-A (GB)
Title: A rotary surface cleaning machine
Inventor: STUDEBAKER ROY
IPC: A47L11/14
Filed: 2011-07-04
Abstract: A rotary surface cleaning machine comprises a rotary surface cleaning tool coupled for rotary motion and further comprising an operational surface. A plurality of individual arrays of cleaning solution delivery spray nozzles 174 are provided, angularly distributed across the operational surface. A plurality of suction extraction shoes 126 project from the operational surface with the shoes 126 being provided between the arrays of the spray nozzles 174. The tool can further include (a) an operational surface of each shoe 126 can include a plurality of suction relief grooves (216, fig 22) and/or (b) each suction shoe 126 can be individually mounted so that it can move inwardly and outwardly with the shoe 126 being biased in the outward direction (fig 21), and/or (c) a target surface scrubbing means (fig 17) is provided for causing oscillations of a moveable target surface to be cleaned alternately toward and away from the operational surface of the rotary surface cleaning tool by alternate application of suction and compression and/or (d) two or more of said individual arrays 132 of cleaning solution delivery spray nozzles 174 extend across different fractional portions of the operational surface.
Patent GB-2493529-A (GB)
Title: A voltage-selecting tracking power supply with an asynchronous delta-sigma controller
Inventor: WILSON MARTIN
IPC: H02M1/00
Filed: 2011-08-09
Abstract: A voltage-selecting tracking power supply with an asynchronous delta-sigma controllerÂ  A coarse output 16 for an envelope tracking power supply is provided by selecting one of aÂ  set of voltages V1-V4 in dependence on the output of a sigma-delta controller comprising aÂ  feedback subtractor 18, loop filter integrator 20, and multiple-output quantiser 6. PositiveÂ feedback around the quantisers 26, in conjunction with a ramp output from the loop filter 20, provides self-oscillation. Output potentials between the voltages V1-V4 may be obtained by coupling the outputs of two voltage selectors 34 through inductors (figure 6). The outputs of the selectors may be transposed periodically to prevent excessive imbalance in the currents provided by the two selected voltage rails. A balancing block (figure 7) may operate to select voltage outputs which reduce current imbalance when the detected imbalance is excessive.
Patent GB-2483152-A (GB)
Title: Turbomolecular pump with backflow restriction
Inventor: ENGLANDER HEINRICH
IPC: F04D19/04
Filed: 2011-08-22
Abstract: A turbomolecular pump, for generating a vacuum, comprises a plurality of stator elements 20 in a housing 14, and a plurality of rotor elements 18 on a rotor shaft 10. The stator and rotor elements are arranged alternately for axially conveying a gas. Between at least one stator element and adjacent rotor element a blind element 34 is arranged for reducing/restricting the backflow of gas. The blind element may be connected to a stator element, and integral therewith. The stator element may comprise a stator ring connected to stator blades, the blind element being connected to the stator ring. The blind element may be ring shaped and comprise at least two part-ring-shaped elements. A radially outer region of the stator blades may comprise a conveying surface which is orientated to effect a conveying pulse having a radial component. A central vertical line of the conveying surface may extend relative to a tangent line, at an angle toward the rotor shaft.
Patent GB-2483370-A (GB)
Title: Ambient audio monitoring to recognise sounds, music or noises and if a match is found provide a link, message, alarm, alert or warning
Inventor: WEISS ARON
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2011-09-05
Abstract: A method for engaging a user of a mobile computer system, the detection or recognition of a sound in an ambient audio signal recorded by the microphone of a cell phone, personal digital assistant (PDA) or the like is achieved by autonomously sampling to capture audio samples and processing these audio signals to extract audio signature fingerprints which are compared with stored reference audio signatures. Upon matching the audio signature with at least one reference audio signature a URL, message, advertisement, warning, alert or the like is provided to engage a user. Envisaged uses include assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired or deaf, targeted marketing or sales and political research or campaigning. Matching time stamps between audio signatures from a broadcast speech and the time stamps of audio signatures from ambient audio heard by a user may be used to provide questionnaires or the like to people listening to the speech in near real time.
Patent GB-2494455-A (GB)
Title: Processing audio-video data to produce metadata
Inventor: DAVIES SAM
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2011-09-09
Abstract: A system for processing audio-video content to produce metadata receives the audio-video content at an extraction unit for extracting samples. The samples represent phoneme or grapheme representations of spoken speech. A processing unit is arranged to process the samples and assign an N dimensional vector to each sample. A metadata unit receives the N dimensional vector values and produces metadata by producing an average N dimensional vector for sub-parts of the whole of the audio   video content.
Patent GB-2484246-A (GB)
Title: A touch sensor
Inventor: BINSTEAD RONALD PETER
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2010-08-06
Abstract: A touch sensor for sensing user input comprising one or more elements. At least a portion of one or more of the elements is configured to be desensitized, in order to determine the location of one or more user inputs.
Patent GB-2488045-A (GB)
Title: A garment carrier
Inventor: STRUTT BENJAMIN JOHN
IPC: A45C3/00
Filed: 2012-02-10
Abstract: A rollable garment carrier may be used in a garment case mode (see figure 4) in which said garment carrier is rolled up into a garment case and a dressing station mode (see figure 3) in which said garment carrier is unrolled to provide access to clothes within the garment carrier. The garment carrier comprises a rollable backing piece having a hanger support at a first end (see figure 8) and an accessory carrier 2 at a second, opposite, end. The accessory carrier 2 comprises a case around which said backing piece rolls when said garment carrier is rolled up into the garment case configuration. A weatherproof cover (8, fig.6) may be provided to protect the carrier from rain. A hook or fixing is provided at the first end of the carrier to enable the backing piece to be suspended. Further embodiments comprise a garment carrier foldable into a rucksack configuration (see figure 18), and a garment carrier foldable into a suitcase configuration (29, fig.23a).
Patent GB-2503044-A (GB)
Title: Temporary replacement mirror
Inventor: TAMLYN ROBERT
IPC: B60R1/078
Filed: 2012-06-11
Abstract: A temporary replacement mirror comprises three components which enable the mirror to be attached to any existing arm A, casing G or broken mirror (K, page 1/3 of the figures) on the vehicle. It consists of a stainless steel mirror B, a fixed foam backing (E, page 2/3 of the figures) and securing straps D which are elasticated and held by hook and loop fasteners. When the glass of an existing mirror is broken the temporary mirror may be attached over it so as to provide continued rearview vision until the permanent mirror can be replaced or fixed.
Patent GB-2498458-A (GB)
Title: Modifying the power output of a wind turbine generator based on fatigue
Inventor: COULTATE JOHN KARL
IPC: F03D7/02
Filed: 2013-01-14
Abstract: Controlling a power output of a wind turbine generator comprising obtaining operating parameters of the generator, obtaining operating conditions for the generator and then calculating the amount of fatigue or damage caused to the wind turbine generator or components under the operating conditions. Preferably, the proportion of total life consumed for a component and the equivalent cost per unit time of running a component are calculated and comparing the cost per unit time of running a component with a value per unit time of electricity generated by the wind turbine. A method of operating a wind turbine is also claimed, based on fatigue or damage, where the rate of fatigue may be calculated using models of the wind turbine generator or its components and where the model may be based on a metamodel or by an Equivalent Operating Hours approach.
Patent GB-2510142-A (GB)
Title: Contact Device for Contoured Surfaces
Inventor: WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER JAMES
IPC: B23K9/32
Filed: 2013-01-25
Abstract: There is provided a contact device (10) for application to an opposing surface (46) in use. The contact device comprises a support (12) and a plurality of contact members (14) aligned along the support. Each contact member has an end portion (15) spaced from the support and is independently resiliently mounted to the support such that the end portions (15) can conform to the opposing surface (46) in use and thereby provide a seal there-against. The contact membersand/or support and may be planar in form and may be cut from a sheet metal material. The contact device may serve as a gas shield or a support jig or clamp device in welding aeofoils such as blades or vanes.
Patent GB-2499890-A (GB)
Title: Mould core package for forming a powder slush moulding tool
Inventor: SEARS HAROLD P
IPC: B22C9/02
Filed: 2013-01-30
Abstract: A powder slush moulding tool 130b having heating and cooling features 140 cast as part of the tool, wherein the tool is created using moulds 100, 110 formed by additive manufacturing techniques, and wherein the tool is further used for making a flexible polymeric soft skin for use in a vehicle interior. A method of making a mould core package to form the powder slush moulding tool comprises depositing a thin layer 14 of particulate material selectively applying a binder 16 and repeating to produce a mould core package having a mould cavity 114. The mould core package may comprise upper 100 and lower 110 (cope and drag) moulds forming a shell sand mould package. A molten material 120 preferably molten nickel-iron alloy is then applied to the mould cavity to form the cast moulding tool. The cast moulding tool is coated with a polymeric material during a slush moulding process to form the polymeric skin. Preferably, a displacement core 140, which may also be formed by an additive manufacturing technique, can be used in the mould cavity to provide an internal conformal reservoir 140 which can be used for heating the cast moulding tool. The mould cavity may be produced having a plurality of recesses which are filled with molten material to form an external control feature (e.g. heat sinks, fins or pins) on the surface of the cast moulding tool. A grain pattern can be etched on the surface of the cast moulding tool.
Patent GB-2513592-A (GB)
Title: Read-detection in multi-level cell memory
Inventor: MITTELHOLZER THOMAS
IPC: H03M13/37
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: Methods (figures 2,3) and apparatus (figure 1) are provided for detecting N-symbol codewords each being a permutation of one of a predefined plurality of N-symbol initial vectors whose symbols are ordered according to symbol value. The symbols of each codeword, each of which has one of q symbol values, are stored in respective q-level memory cells where q>2. The memory cells storing each codeword are read to obtain a read signal (10 figure 2) comprising N signal components corresponding to respective symbols of the codeword. The memory cell level which most-closely corresponds to each read signal component is then detected according to a first correspondence criterion dependent on reference signal levels for the q cell levels (12,13 figure 2). Unreliable read signal components are identified in dependence on a reliability indicator for each component 22. The reliability indicator is dependent on proximity of the component to the reference signal level for the most-closely corresponding memory cell level 22. For each unreliable read signal component, the next-most-closely corresponding memory cell level according to the first correspondence criterion is additionally detected 23. For each read signal, a set of ordered codeword vectors is defined. Each ordered codeword vector has N symbols corresponding to respective components of the read signal ordered according to signal level. The symbol values in each ordered codeword vector correspond to one possible combination of the detected memory cell levels for the read signal components. A set of candidate initial vectors 25 for a read signal comprises the intersection of the set of ordered codeword vectors for that read signal and said predefined plurality of initial vectors. If the set of candidate initial vectors for a read signal contains at least one vector, the codeword corresponding to that read signal is detected in dependence on the set of candidate initial vectors 26.
Patent GB-2499746-A (GB)
Title: Method for preventing dissolution of copper and zinc from copper alloy piping member such as valve or pipe joint, copper alloy piping member using same,
Inventor: SUGAYA NORIKAZU
IPC: C23F11/00
Filed: 2011-03-09
Abstract: Provided are: a method for preventing dissolution of copper and zinc from a copper alloy piping member such as a valve or a pipe joint, which uses a copper alloy such as bronze or brass that has excellent castability, machinability and economic efficiency and has high antibacterial effect that cannot be achieved by other materials directly to a piping member, while suppressing dissolution of copper and zinc from the copper alloy piping member; the copper alloy piping member; and a film forming agent. In this method for preventing dissolution of copper and zinc from a copper alloy piping member such as a valve or a pipe joint, a film is formed from an organic substance that is composed of an unsaturated fatty acid on at least a liquid contact portion of a copper alloy piping member, so that both copper and zinc in the surface layer of the liquid contact portion of the copper alloy piping member are covered and thus dissolution of copper and zinc is prevented.
Patent GB-2501851-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre tray
Inventor: SCOPES MARK EDWARD
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2012-03-29
Abstract: An optical fibre tray for accommodating a fibre connection comprising a tray face including attachment means at a first end of the tray face for attachment to a backplane, and means for accommodating an optical fibre mechanical connector at a second end of the tray base, the second end being located substantially diametrically opposite to the first end, wherein the tray face tapers in thickness along a line from the first end to the second end of the tray face so that its rim at the second end is thicker than its rim at the first end.
Patent GB-2518002-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle interface system
Inventor: MITCHELL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G10L15/26
Filed: 2013-09-10
Abstract: A vehicle interface system for performing word processing (from eg. speech input) includes a display 13 provided with a text display location 15 consisting of a fixed number (eg. 30) of character entry points (C1-30) and a processor (5, fig. 1) which divides the text into segments S, each made up of one or more words and consisting of a maximum number of characters (eg. 30). Aspects of the invention include a wireless Speech To Text speech processing module for creating Short Messaging Service (SMS) text messages or emails which are then read back to the speaker via a Text To Speech audio module, and text editing according to voice commands.
Patent GB-2510225-A (GB)
Title: Indoor tracking of mobile phones
Inventor: JARVIS MURRAY ROBERT
IPC: G01C21/20
Filed: 2013-11-15
Abstract: A method for tracking collector devices in an indoor area associated with imaging devices and RF signal sources covering the area includes generating aspects of a plurality of coarse position tracks of the collector devices based on RF signal measurements obtained by the collector devices from the RF signal sources. Imaging devices capture image frames of the collector devices in the indoor area which are then processed in order to determine aspects of a plurality of fine position tracks of the collector devices. The server and the collector device communicate with each other and match aspects of at least one of the fine position tracks to the aspects of the coarse position track of the communicating collector device in order to determine the precise location of the collector device in the indoor area. The sensors associated with the collector may be pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR) sensors and the determination of the fine track information may be obtained by analysing pixel differences between captured image frames.