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Patent GB-2477731-A (GB)
Title: Calculator key layout for learning mathematics
Inventor: WILLIAMS PETER DEREK
IPC: G06F15/02
Filed: 2010-02-10
Abstract: A new calculator allowing counting vertically, to aid understanding of child learning arithmetic. Within the keyboard is the complete modern Key board with the usual ten numbers, however the numbers are not the usual 3 by 3 plus Zero configuration but two lines of five numbers one upon the other. When fully learned, the child will truly understand the basic working of Mathematics. Junior school children who are Years 8. 9 and 10. are taught to adding in columns, therefore, having a calculator that also counts in columns is a must. This system is easy to use and will make counting through Zero easy to understand.
Patent GB-2479916-A (GB)
Title: Access rights management of locally held data based on network connection status of mobile device
Inventor: PERRON OLIVIER
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2010-04-29
Abstract: Data, perhaps sensitive corporate data 231, is held locally relative to a mobile communications device 212 connected to a network 216, e.g. a mobile phone or laptop computer with a portable memory unit 230. In the connected state, access to the data is governed by a first set of access rights. If disconnection of the device from the network is detected the access rights are adjusted to a second set of access rights that are different from the first set and which may be more restrictive. The access rights may comprise read, write or execute permissions and the adjustment may comprise granting access rights depending on, for example, a file identity, file type or file group membership. Detection of the device's network connection status may comprise comparing an identity of a server, with which the device is connected, with a predefined server identity. Following disconnection from the network, if connection of the device to the network is again detected the access rights may be re-adjusted to the first set of access rights.
Patent GB-2481076-A (GB)
Title: Electrical back box with flange
Inventor: BROOK RICHARD DAVID
IPC: H01H9/18
Filed: 2010-06-10
Abstract: An electrical back box for use in the electrical supply industry has an outwardly-projecting flange 28 which, when the back box is in position in a recess in a wall, lies against the wall and covers any gap around the box, thus preventing the ingress of foreign bodies. The flange may taper in thickness towards its outer edges, and may be integrally injection moulded with the box from a plastics material such as polypropylene. The flange may be luminous.
Patent GB-2484083-A (GB)
Title: Pivotable platform
Inventor: STEPHENS ROBERT
IPC: B65G69/22
Filed: 2010-09-28
Abstract: An apparatus has two base units (4,6 fig.1) and two pivot points (64,66,68) connected to a single platform 8, to accommodate any difference in height between the two base units (4,6), whilst maintaining the platform in an essentially horizontal position. The platform may find application in the loading and unloading of vehicles.
Patent GB-2486466-A (GB)
Title: Tent cover housed on roller in tent pole
Inventor: MACE JASON
IPC: E04H15/54
Filed: 2010-12-15
Abstract: A retractable extendable roofing structure is formed from a plurality of poles, struts or bars. At least one or the said poles, struts or bars house a retractable extendable roofing material , on a roller. The roof may be for a marquee and the roofing material can be pulled out to the required length of the roof. This enables the cover to be used for different lengths of roof.
Patent GB-2488171-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic manifold including at least two substrate layers
Inventor: STOCKDALE MARK JULIAN
IPC: F15B13/08
Filed: 2011-02-21
Abstract: A pneumatic manifold comprises at least two substrate layers 26,27,28 wherein at least one layer 28 contains at least one groove which is closed by a second layer 27 to form a gas channel 6; the groove may be rectangular in section. The manifold may comprise three layers 26-28, two layers 27,28 having interconnecting gas channels and the third 26 including a hole communicating with grooves in the first two layers 27,28 and acting as an access port 29 adapted to receive an external module 3. The manifold may be constructed using standard PCB (printed circuit board) construction techniques; by virtue of its PCB construction the manifold also may include conductive electrical tracks and fixing points common to other PCBs and possibly serving electrical pneumatic components.
Patent GB-2476184-A (GB)
Title: System and method for sensing the periodic position of an object
Inventor: WEICKERT JOHN
IPC: G01D5/20
Filed: 2009-08-06
Abstract: A system and method for sensing the periodic position of one or more objects, such as rotating blades of a turbine. The system includes a passive eddy current sensing unit (variable reluctance sensor) having one or more magnets and first and second cores around which first and second coils are wound, respectively, which together generate first and second magnetic fields. The sensing unit is positioned so that the object periodically passes through the first and second magnetic fields in succession, and the first and second coils consequently produce first and second output signals, respectively. Each coil is individually connected to a processing circuitry that receives each of the first and second output signals. The circuitry electronically combines the first and second output signals so that common mode signals thereof electronically subtract from each other to eliminate from output of the circuitry any electromagnetic interference noise (common mode signals) present in the first and second output signals.
Patent GB-2495271-A (GB)
Title: A barred status is set at user equipment and a delay time is determined for an attempt to access the network based upon loading of the network
Inventor: MARTIN BRIAN ALEXANDER
IPC: H04W28/08
Filed: 2011-09-27
Abstract: A radio access network 2 includes user equipment 4a, 4b, 4c, allocated to one of several classes, and bars access, at least temporarily, for a user equipment 4a, 4b, 4c according to its class in order to reduce congestion. The radio access network 2 transmits signaling data, which includes equipment class barring data indicating at least one class of user equipment 4a, 4b, 4c that is to be barred and additional data items indicative of loading of the radio access network 2. User equipment 4a, e.g. Machine Type Communication (MTC) equipment, receives the signaling data and, in response to matching its class to the received equipment class barring data, sets a barred status at the user equipment 4a. In response to the barred status setting, the user equipment 4a determines a delay time for an attempt to access the radio access network 2 based at least in part upon the additional data items.
Patent GB-2495276-A (GB)
Title: Roulette betting layout
Inventor: HYLAND MATTHEW ERIC
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 2011-09-29
Abstract: A roulette betting layout 1 comprises a betting board 2 having a track 3 of numbers arranged as a circle, the numbers being in the same order as a corresponding roulette wheel (not shown) for use with the layout. The track defines an inner area separated into three or more segments 4 radiating from a common point. Each of the segments 4 is aligned with one or more of the numbers in the track 3 such that each segment is associated with a particular number or group of numbers. The layout allows bets to be placed on groups of adjacent numbers on the corresponding roulette wheel. The layout may include areas 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d for placing traditional roulette wagers, such as red and black, and odd and even. There are preferably four identical segments each corresponding to nine numbers from 1-36 as on a traditional European roulette wheel, with a fifth single segment corresponding to the number 0. A sixth segment corresponding to 00 may be provided for a layout used with an American roulette wheel (see figure 2). The layout is preferably provided as part of a roulette table.
Patent GB-2498183-A (GB)
Title: Floatable building fixing
Inventor: GREEN JOE AUBREY
IPC: B63B35/44
Filed: 2011-12-31
Abstract: The invention relates to a tube, which may be square in cross-section, with welded attachments that allow the tube to be fixed to a vertical surface. The tube is fitted over a fixed vertical pole and then attached to a floatable base or part of a floatable house. The tubes slide vertically on the poles to allow the structure to which they are attached to float. A variety of welded attachments, such as lugs and brackets are provided on the tubes for attachment to the floating structure. The floating structure may be connected when not floating to a sewage system which may close off automatically when the structure floats and so separates from the sewage system. The floating structure may be provided with protective framework to protect it against impact with free floating debris.
Patent GB-2498388-A (GB)
Title: A Liquid flow regulator
Inventor: SECKER KARIM TIMOTHY STILWELL
IPC: G05D7/01
Filed: 2012-01-14
Abstract: A flow regulator comprises a sealed reservoir 1 and tubing 3 suspended above an open regulator cup 2 with the tube mouth 5 inside the cup so that if the liquid level 8 in the regulator cup rises above the mouth of the air inflow tube, then it will cut off air inflow and halt liquid outflow from the reservoir.Â  Alternatively, the tubing mouth 6, fig.2 is submerged in the liquid held in the regulator cup and an a breather pipe 10, fig. 2 is connected between the sealed reservoir at one end and the other end positioned such that when the liquid rises in the cup above the mouth of the breather pipe, then it will cut off air inflow and halt liquid outflow from the reservoir
Patent GB-2488035-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced Connection for Fracing Well-head
Inventor: UDIPI MAHESHA
IPC: E21B33/068
Filed: 2012-02-08
Abstract: A wellhead member 10 for use during fracing operations having a flange section 66 and a wedge ring 94 that interacts with a tightening nut 64 on a bolt 62. The bolt wedge ring comprises a tapered shoulder 96 which interacts with a tapered surface 98 on a washer 90 disposed between the flange and the bolt. The washer 90 is a split ring having apertures (89, fig 3) for receiving the bolts 62. The tapered surfaces 96, 98 allow the movement of the nut 64 along the bolt 62 to apply a perpendicular force on the wellhead member 10 through the wedge ring 94. A junk ring 100 may be located between the wedge ring 94 and the wellhead member 10, the junk ring deforms during tightening to improve the fit. The lateral force applied to the wellhead member by the washer and wedge rings pre-loads the wellhead member against the forces due to the high pressure facing fluid.
Patent GB-2487676-A (GB)
Title: Cats eye retro-reflector which combines reflected and emitted light
Inventor: DICKS MARTIN
IPC: E01F9/06
Filed: 2010-03-09
Abstract: A road stud (10, Fig.1) comprising two corner cube reflectors 50, each with three mutually perpendicular flat surfaces 62, 64, 66; and 72, 74, 76. The surfaces of first reflector 60 are reflective on both sides and reflect incoming light back in the incoming light direction    P   . The second reflector 70 comprises an aperture 78 at the intersection of the three surfaces. The first reflector is smaller than the second and disposed within it, spaced in front of the aperture such that part of the incoming light    P   ,    Q    is reflected back in the incoming light direction and the remainder of the incoming light    R   ,    S    is reflected between the two reflectors until it passes through the aperture. A light source 52 (e.g. LED) may emit light through the aperture. Light passing through the aperture may charge a photovoltaic cell and/or be detected by a light sensor.
Patent GB-2490218-A (GB)
Title: Distinguishing rail crossing events from false positives caused by detection of a train
Inventor: ZHAI YUN
IPC: B61L23/04
Filed: 2012-04-16
Abstract: Objects are monitored using a plurality of received images of an area 600. An object (106, Fig.1) in the area is identified from the images. A plurality of points 508 and (509, Fig.5) in a region 504 within the area is identified from a first one of the images, such that the points have a fixed relationship with each other and the region. The object is monitored to determine whether it has entered the region. If an absence of a number of the points (509, Fig.5) in a second one of the images is identified, it is determined that the object has not entered the region â   e.g. a train, rather than the object, has entered the region. The images may be captured by a camera (102, Fig.1) connected to an object monitoring system (202, Fig.2) which is further connected to a train detection system.
Patent GB-2496466-A (GB)
Title: A wind turbine apparatus for fitting to street lights
Inventor: STEVENS PETER ALEXANDER
IPC: F03D3/00
Filed: 2012-01-29
Abstract: A wind turbine power generation apparatus for fitting to existing street lights and lamp posts, and feeding power to the mains power supply through the street light's existing electricity grid connection. The apparatus includes wind vanes 9, rotating housings for the wind vanes 8, a split horizontal gear wheel and surround 7, a split turntable base 6, a split adaptor mouldings for providing a snug fit around a lamp post 5, a vertical gear wheel 4 for linking the horizontal gear wheel with a generator 3, a tied grid feed-in apparatus and metering device 2 links to the mains through the street light's existing junction box 1.
Patent GB-2491252-A (GB)
Title: Cable hanger
Inventor: PREEDY ADAM WILLIAM
IPC: F16B45/00
Filed: 2012-05-24
Abstract: A cable hanger has a main body section 2 and an elongate tongue portion 9. The front face has raised edge portions, such as lip 7, and a central portion which is located opposite the tongue section. The edge portions protrude more than the central portion to create a retaining region between the front face and the tongue to retain a cable. The hanger may have interlocking pieces to engage another hanger (Fig 14), and may have ridges (51, Fig 8) or a high grip surface on the central portion or the tongue to retain a cable more securely. An attachment (200, Fig 9) may allow a power tool to be hung on the cable hanger. The hanger may be used for temporary use in the construction of a building.
Patent GB-2502620-A (GB)
Title: Parallel Parsing During Video Decoding Using an Array Store
Inventor: SYMES DOMINIC HUGO
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 2012-06-01
Abstract: An encoded video bitstream is decoded, the bitstream having a sequence of video pictures, wherein at least one picture is encoded in a plurality of slices, each slice comprising a sequence of raster scan order blocks which can be decoded independently of another slice. An array store (130) stores an array of values (e.g. a pointer pointing to a strip descriptor indicating a width of a sequence of blocks), with an array entry corresponding to each block position in the video picture, such that each block position has its own corresponding array entry. A plurality of parsing units (110, 115) each perform a parsing operation on a selected sequence of raster scan order blocks in a selected slice and write a value to a selected array entry corresponding to a first block in the selected sequence. The value indicates a location of parsed data generated by the parsing operation and required to render the selected sequence of blocks. A rendering unit (140, 145) renders the video pictures using the parsed data with reference to the values written to the array store. The parsing units perform their operations on the slices in parallel.
Patent GB-2498235-A (GB)
Title: Injection moulding using rapid hot cold vacuum
Inventor: GOH CAROL
IPC: B29C45/00
Filed: 2012-07-06
Abstract: A method for moulding of thermoplastic materials in particular so as to improve on the part quality by eliminating defects such as weld-lines, etc. The method involves rapidly heating a mould cavity 612 to a predetermined temperature using hot dehumidified air (via heating line route 604), followed by application of vacuum over the mould cavity so that the moulding material is held rapidly towards the mould before application of super-cold water (via cooling line 608) for the rapid cooling of the moulded article. It comprises of a standard conventional injection moulding machine, a tool (or mould) and a separate, independent, external self-contained control system which may be readily attached to and removed from the moulding machine, the tool (or mould) as well as any other auxiliary equipment needed for the injection moulding process. The tool or mould could be either standard cavity mould or multiple cavities mould moving in a sequential motion or injection-compression moulding.
Patent GB-2505496-A (GB)
Title: Fixture and method for securing an aerofoil
Inventor: SIMMONS CHRISTOPHER ALAN
IPC: B23Q3/06
Filed: 2012-09-03
Abstract: A fixture 24 has a foot clamp for clamping a foot of an aerofoil, and a tip clamp for clamping a tip of the aerofoil. The fixture is also provided with an array of supports 30 between the foot clamp and the tip clamp. Each support within the array is independently addressable to a flank of the aerofoil when the aerofoil is secured to the fixture. The tip clamp may have a protrusion which engages with a surplus of material at the tip of the aerofoil. The supports may be pins driven by pneumatics or hydraulics. Each support may have a locking device to lock the support against the aerofoil flank. At least three alignment pillars may be located beyond the array of supports, each having an exposed reference surface. The aerofoil may be a fan, compressor or turbine blade or vane, or an aircraft wing or aileron. When secured by the fixture the aerofoil may be machined.
Patent GB-2496949-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerator having an interior with dampers separating two evaporator compartments from a refrigerated compartment
Inventor: HEGEDUS RALPH
IPC: F25B5/02
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: Method and apparatus in respect of a refrigerator 10 with a cabinet 12 having a refrigerated interior 18 divided into an evaporator compartment 80, 82 and a refrigerated compartment 84. The arrangement includes a refrigeration fluid circuit (20 Fig 2) which includes a compressor (22 Fig 2), a condenser (24 Fig 2), and a first evaporator 32 located within a first evaporator compartment 140 and a second evaporator 34 located in a second evaporator compartment 150. Each evaporator has an associated fan 64, 70, and at least one associated damper 66, 68, 72, 74 controlling flow between each evaporator and the refrigerated compartment. A three-way valve (28 Fig 2) in the refrigeration circuit, which may be controlled by a controller (50 Fig 2), is operated to direct refrigerant to only one of the evaporators when the other requires defrosting. The evaporator can also include an associated evaporator cover 76, 78, or can include an associated defrost heater 144, 154.
Patent GB-2492727-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for body support
Inventor: RAMP KATHLEEN
IPC: A47C20/02
Filed: 2011-04-15
Abstract: A body support system for relieving contact pressure on a joint in a body, according to various aspects of the present invention, may be configured to elevate a chest portion of the body with a chest support that may be configured to form a taper disposed between a top portion and a bottom portion such that the weight of the body compresses the chest support, which may result in the chest support assuming a substantially inverted arc shape. The compressed edges of the arc may be occupied by the joint. The chest support may further be adjustable for positioning substantially between a collarbone portion of the body and a xiphoid process portion of the body when the body is in a side rest position.
Patent GB-2497015-A (GB)
Title: Determining operating state of a remote device and corresponding host system
Inventor: SCHULZ PHILIP SEBASTIAN
IPC: G06F13/40
Filed: 2012-05-31
Abstract: Method for determining status information of remote devices performed on host system connected via bus system comprising two signal lines (clock SCL, data SDA). Clock line is terminated with pull-up resistor RHC1 on host and switchable resistor on remote device; data line is terminated with pull-down resistor RHD0 on host and pull-up resistor RRD1 on device. The method comprises the steps: activating sensing phase; sensing the two terminated signal lines (Clk SCL, Dat SDA) during sensing phase; determining operating state of the remote device based on sensing result; wherein four different operating states are detectable. First state represents remote device plugged, powered, and initialised (clock signal line high, data line high); second state is for unplugged device (high, low); third state is for plugged but not powered device (low, low); fourth state is for plugged, powered, but not initialised state (low, high). The bus can be low-pin count bus (I2C).
Patent GB-2513308-A (GB)
Title: Packaging
Inventor: KERSHAW GRAHAM
IPC: B65D85/52
Filed: 2013-04-22
Abstract: A plant plug transport package (11) comprising a plastic moulding having multiple compartments (12) for plant plugs, each compartment comprising a root ball space (12a) at the base and an upper stem space (12b), and optional ventilation in the form of press out panels (13) in one or more stem space compartments. The press out panels may be defined by an outline of reduced wall thickness (13a) which may include a straight line section (13b) that acts as a hinge. An envelope may be provided having a flat base that enables the package to be stood upright for retail display and a cut-out carrying handle. The envelope may further comprise end-wise bend-in tabs which serve as detents to lock the plastic molding into the envelope.
Patent GB-2500132-A (GB)
Title: Method and user equipment for transmitting ack/nack information,and method and base station for receiving ack/nack information
Inventor: LEE HYUN WOO
IPC: H04B7/04
Filed: 2011-11-22
Abstract: A method and user equipment (UE) for transmitting ACK/NACK information, and a method and base station (BS) for receiving ACK/NACK information are disclosesd. If ACK/NACK repetition and spatial orthogonal-resource transmit diversity (SORTD) caused by 2 antenna ports are configured in the UE, the UE performs first ACK/NACK transmission using 2 PUCCH resources implicitly decided by an associated PDCCH. From the second transmission, the UE performs ACK/NACK transmission using 2 PUCCH resources explicitly assigned respectively for the two antenna ports.