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Patent GB-2526428-A (GB)
Title: Power generating Apparatus
Inventor: SHAWCROSS BRIAN EDWARD
IPC: F03D11/04
Filed: 2015-04-08
Abstract: Power generating apparatus 10 comprises a wind turbine 12 within a housing 14. The wind turbine comprises a plurality of rotatable turbine blades 66, of which there may be between 40 and 56. The housing has a forward region 20 extending forward of the wind turbine, defining an inlet opening 22, which may be at an angle, and a rearward region 24 extending rearward of the wind turbine, defining an outlet opening. The rear and forward regions may each taper or be frustoconical in shape. Each turbine blade may have a pitch that varies from the leading edge to the trailing edge, and a pitch control arrangement comprised of a hinge and urging arrangement, which may be springs, to apply a force on the turbine blades. The pitch may change position when the wind force exceeds the biasing force. There may be support and nose assemblies and the housing may be formed of a frame with a skin. A mounting arrangement may pivot so that the housing revolves, being driven reactive to the wind force.
Patent GB-2539631-A (GB)
Title: Symmetrical piezoresistive pressure sensor with stacking ICs
Inventor: JEN-HUANG ALBERT CHIOU
IPC: G01L19/14
Filed: 2015-04-28
Abstract: A microelectromechanical systems pressure sensing element 100 comprising: a silicon substrate having a top surface with bond pads 140, 138 symmetrically distributed on the surface; and a conductive loop, carrying a fixed voltage, circumscribing the pads and symmetrically distributed on the surface. In a second aspect, a MEMS pressure sensor 600 comprises: a first silicon substrate having a piezoresistive bridge in a top surface, with bond pads symmetrically distributed around the bridge, circumscribed by a loop carrying a fixed voltage symmetrically distributed on the surface; a second silicon substrate 602 having a top 608 and bottom 612 surface, the top surface having a recess and conductive vias 610 extending between the top and bottom surfaces, wherein the top surface of the second substrate is attached to a bottom surface of the first substrate, wherein conductive vias extending through the second substrate align with those extending through the first 186; and a third silicon substrate 614, mechanically coupled to the bottom of the second substrate, comprising circuitry which processes signals output from the first substrate, and comprising conductive vias extending at least part way through the second substrate between the vias in the first substrate and circuitry.
Patent GB-2541700-A (GB)
Title: Wearable zip light system
Inventor: STEVEN LEFTLY
IPC: A44B19/26
Filed: 2015-08-27
Abstract: The illuminated zip puller 1 contains an embedded LED electronics module 8 which is housed inside an internal cavity in the pullers housing 7 and is removable by the user. The LED is controlled by a switch (10, Fig 4) or a movement sensor may be provided to activate the light when the wearer moves. The LED may output different colours when in use. The zipper puller may be used by attaching to a standard zip fastener slider and is preferably moulded from soft rubber or plastic.
Patent GB-2541938-A (GB)
Title: A land-based military vehicle
Inventor: JOHN DAVID PUDDY
IPC: F41H7/02
Filed: 2015-09-07
Abstract: A land-based military vehicle 2, comprises a weapon firing control system 20, which requires direct user input to control, one or more other vehicle control systems 22, and a user interface 14 for facilitating interaction between a user 4 of the land-based military vehicle 2 and the one or more other vehicle control systems22. The user interface 14 is arranged to be functionally asymmetric, in that a user interaction with the interface 14 of a first functional level relates to an interaction between the interface and the one or more other vehicle control systems 22 of a second functional level, wherein the second functional level is greater than the first functional level.
Patent GB-2544091-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft environmental control system
Inventor: Mark Gordon Vickers
IPC: G05D23/30
Filed: 2015-11-06
Abstract: An aircraft environmental control system (4, Fig 2) for controlling a temperature of a fluid comprises a first temperature sensor (30, Fig 2) configured to measure a first temperature and to generate a first signal. The first temperature is a temperature of the fluid and the first signal is indicative of the measured first temperature. The control system further comprises an amplifier 76 configured to amplify the first signal, one or more processors 64 configured to, using the amplified first signal, generate a control signal for controlling the temperature of the fluid and a second temperature sensor 68 configured to measure a second temperature. The second temperature is a temperature of an operational environment of the amplifier. The one or more processors are further configured to, responsive to the determining that the measured second temperature satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, modify a gain of the amplifier. An aircraft environmental control method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2531450-A (GB)
Title: Perforation gun components and system
Inventor: PARKS DAVID C
IPC: E21B43/117
Filed: 2014-07-16
Abstract: A perforation gun system based on combinations of basic components including a top connector, a self-centralizing charge holder system and a bottom connector that can double as a spacer. Any number of spacers can be used with any number of holders for any desired specific metric or imperial shot density, phase and length gun system. A perforation gun system kit as well as a method of assembling a perforation gun system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2548614-A (GB)
Title: Methods, apparatus and computer programs for noise reduction
Inventor: MIIKKA TAPANI VILERMO
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2016-03-24
Abstract: A spatial audio system receives audio signals from a mic array 23 and divides them into a direct component 45 and an ambient component 46, applies separate noise reduction 47, 48, and then provides the noise-reduced signals to a speaker for rendering 27. Cameras may allow identification of direct components via Image Feature Detection (91, fig. 9) and a third, directional component 50 may be further separated.
Patent GB-2539078-A (GB)
Title: Realm partitioning in hard drives
Inventor: David robison hall
IPC: G11B20/12
Filed: 2016-04-06
Abstract: A storage media, such as a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) hard disc drive is partitioned into realms e.g. X, Y and divided into plurality of physical regions e.g. 1-7, E, S. Each physical region is associated with one or more logical block addresses (LBAs) and each physical region is further associated with a respective realm. A controller is configured to determine a plurality of realms in the storage media. Each realm from the plurality of realms comprises a distinct range of LBAs. The controller dynamically defines one or more characteristics of each physical region associated with each realm from the plurality of realms e.g. the physical regions may be defined as an I-region, E-region or spare region. Grouping the physical regions into realms reduces seek and initial write penalties of small physical regions while increasing re-write and defragmenting performance. When there is insufficient free physical regions in a realm to write data the controller may designate second or buddy realm to a first realm.
Patent GB-2549786-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for storing and controlling access to behavioural data
Inventor: DAVID SNELLING
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: Storing and controlling access to anonymised personalised behavioural data, such as activity data, at a data engine, a registration token generator generates anonymous registration tokens and makes them available to individuals. Each registration token represents an authorisation for registration of one or more individuals as system users by the data engine. A service provider proxy anonymously receives one of the generated registration tokens from an individual, and authenticates the received registration token with the registration token generator, and, upon the authentication being successful, anonymously registers the individual with the data engine as a system user, by obtaining an anonymous user ID for the system user, and providing the anonymous user ID to the system user and to the data engine. An access controller receives data requests for specified anonymised personalised behavioural data stored by the data store, and replies with anonymised personalised behavioural data specified in the received data request which specifies the anonymous user ID.
Patent GB-2549810-A (GB)
Title: Audio signal processing
Inventor: Timothy Morgan Prior
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: An audio signal processing module has at least one input for receiving first and second audio input signals and an output path for outputting an output audio signal. The audio input signals may be supplied by a first audio component (100) and may correspond to the same source audio data stream. A controller compares the first and second input signals and selects one of them as the basis for a signal to be supplied to said output path based on the comparison. The controller may determine a measure of similarity in content between the first and second input audio signals, for example by comparing relative amplitudes. The audio signals may be low-pass filtered and a frequency transform may be applied prior to comparison. Variable or fixed gains may be applied after comparison. One of the audio signals may be of a higher quality, and the other audio signal may be of lower quality and mixed with another audio feature such as a beep or alert from a mobile telephone.
Patent GB-2541799-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for vermin treatment
Inventor: WILLIAM GEORGE AYLETT
IPC: A01M17/00
Filed: 2015-01-20
Abstract: A method of euthanizing air breathing animals by replacing part of their air supply with the exhaust emissions of an internal combustion engine. The engine is mounted on a barrow which can be wheeled to the burrows of rabbits, gophers and the like. The engine runs initially on a lean fuel/air mix and later on extra fuel which raises the oxides of carbon content to 6%. The inclusion of fogging oil makes the emissions visible so that the operator is able to avoid breathing them. The emissions can be directed into chambers for euthanizing collected animals such as hens and scaled up in order to treat large volume areas such as grain silos in order to kill silo vermin.
Patent GB-2554735-A (GB)
Title: Control unit
Inventor: ASHUTOSH TOMAR
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: A control unit 10 for an apparatus such as a vehicle comprising: a first member 18 provided with a printed electronic circuit configured to provide a function of the apparatus; an encapsulation layer 22 encapsulating at least a part of the printed electronic circuit; and a thermally conductive element 70 encapsulated at least partially within the encapsulation layer 22 and configured to conduct heat to or away from the printed electronic circuit. Also disclosed is a method of making the above control unit 10. The thermally conductive element 70 make be an active heat pump, such as a Peltier device. The control unit make comprise a presentation surface visible to a user of the apparatus when in use.
Patent GB-2557581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or for pulley blocks
Inventor: MATTHEW DYKINS
IPC: H02G1/04
Filed: 2016-11-25
Abstract: A pulley block for stringing an electrical conductor 15, the pulley block including a frame 16 and at least one moveable pulley wheel 17A, 17B. Each moveable pulley wheel is mounted to the frame by a respective mounting means for rotation about a respective rotation axis 19 and in a respective plane of rotation 20A, 20B. Each respective mounting means is configured to permit movement of the respective plane of rotation relative to the frame. The movement may be a turning movement about a turn axis. The turn axis may be orthogonal to the corresponding rotational axis. A further fixed pulley wheel 18 may be mounted to the frame by a fixed mounting which only permits rotational movement. The mounting means may comprise a spherical bearing and a restoring means to keep the movable pulley wheel in an equilibrium position. The pulley wheel and its mounting means are further claimed independently of the pulley block. There is additionally disclosure for a method of pulling a conductor cable with a non-circular cross section using the pulley block described above in which the pulley block is suspended from a pylon and the conductor is pulled through the pulley block.
Patent GB-2543444-A (GB)
Title: A method of making an improved hairnet
Inventor: RICHARD JOHN STACEY BURNET
IPC: A45D8/40
Filed: 2013-09-04
Abstract: A method of producing a hairnet comprising a fabric with an elasticated edge portion and having a single cinch point, the method comprising the steps of providing a band of fabric having first and second elongated and elasticated side edges; forming a double hairnet section length 21 by gathering the fabric together crosswise and securing into first and second gathered points 26,29 at positions corresponding to the ends of the double hairnet section length, and severing the fabric adjacent to the gathered points; mounting the double hairnet section length between two mounting blocks or posts 31,32 so that a mid-portion 33 of the first elongated side edge of the fabric is mounted over a first block and a mid-portion 34 of the second elongated side of the fabric is mounted over a second block so that the gathered points are juxtaposed between the blocks; drawing an edge of the fabric mounted on the first block, at a point adjacent the first gathered point, towards an edge of the fabric mounted on the first block, at a point adjacent to the second gathered point, and securing the edges to form a cinch point 35 of a first hairnet 36; drawing the fabric mounted on the second block in a similar way to form a cinch point 37 of a second hairnet 38; and cutting the fabric between the cinch points and the gathered points to form first and second hairnets, each having a single cinch point. The hairnets may be precursors for the production of a hairnet free of a cinch point.
Patent GB-2544424-A (GB)
Title: Substrate manufacture
Inventor: DARREN JAMES GOODMAN
IPC: H05K3/00
Filed: 2015-08-06
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of forming a void with a circular cross section in a substrate, more particularly to forming through holes electronic substrates The method comprising the steps of causing a laser cutter to traverse in an arc to an intended circumference of the void, traversing the intended circumference of the void at least once, wherein the lead in from the arc to the circumference comprises a radius.
Patent GB-2551430-A (GB)
Title: Animal monitoring
Inventor: SHARON SMITH
IPC: A61B5/11
Filed: 2017-04-26
Abstract: Apparatus 101 for monitoring an equine animal 1001 comprises a casing (102 Fig 1) located at the poll 1002 of the head 1003 of the equine animal. The casing houses a monitoring unit (501 Fig 5), which comprises a sensor arrangement (1103 Fig 11), a data processor (1101 Fig 11) with access to data storage and for processing received sensor signals to identify acquired data representative of a behavior definition, a communication interface (1104 Fig 11) and a power source (1106 Fig 11). The monitoring unit may be configured to store data over a period of time allowing the time and duration of each behavior definition to be determined. The sensor arrangement comprises a tri-axial accelerometer (1107 Fig 11) for detecting motion and a global positioning system (GPS) receiver (1108 Fig 11) for detecting location. The data processor is configured to sample the tri-axial accelerometer at a sampling rate in the range 8Hz to 25Hz inclusive, preferably 12Hz to 13Hz inclusive. A method of monitoring the behavior of an animal using said apparatus is also claimed.
Patent GB-2552412-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for detecting luggage in an imaging system
Inventor: SAMIT KUMAR BASU
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2017-06-08
Abstract: A computed tomography luggage detection device that: generates CT image slices; for each slice: identifies a region for removal; modifies the slice by removing pixel data of the identified region; counts pixels in the modified slice that have pixel values above a threshold; if the pixel count is above a threshold, generates an object indicator representing whether luggage is detected; displays the slice to a user based on the presence of the object indicator. CT images may be helical. Reconstruction transformation may include ray consistency reconstruction, filtered back projection, Feldkamp algorithm, phi algorithm. Baggage edges may be filtered by rebinning CT pictures into intermediate format or partial transformation and performing a statistical measure thereon. Area for removal may be section where luggage can not be present due to CT chamber shape or may be susceptible to incorrect CT data due to vibrations or conveyor belt movement. 3D luggage representation may be stored. CT scanner may use X-ray fan beam. Leading and trailing bag edges, and bag length and position, may be detected. False positives and negatives eg. phantom bags and chopped bags may be identified. Image processing steps may include calibrating, normalising, linearising, geometric efficiency variation, fourier analysis.
Patent GB-2565315-A (GB)
Title: Robots, methods, computer programs, computer-readable media, arrays of microphones and controllers
Inventor: Pawel Swietojanski
IPC: G10L25/78
Filed: 2017-08-09
Abstract: A smart speaker type robot 100 obtains image data of its environment 200 and divides it into at two regions. A microphone receives sound from the environment, and the robot determines, using the image data and audio data derived from the received sound, whether the sound is received from the first region 210, and then outputs a control signal based on the audio data. Sounds received from the first region are processed as voice commands on the basis that one of the first region and the second region 220 comprises a predetermined type of inanimate object. Sounds received from the second region are processed in a different manner. Also, disclosed is a smart speaker with a camera, microphones and a controller to identify based on a captured image regions of the surrounding environment the likelihood of voice commands being issued from a first region then a second region.
Patent GB-2552616-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming a subterranean gas storage vessel
Inventor: BRETT WADE WILLIAMS
IPC: E21D5/11
Filed: 2016-02-22
Abstract: A method of forming a subterranean gas storage vessel is provided. A wellbore is drilled through the surface of the ground into the ground, and a casing is inserted into the wellbore, the casing having a size such that a wellbore annulus is formed between the outside surface of the casing and the wall of the wellbore. A cement sheath is then formed in the wellbore annulus, and the interior of the casing is sealed to help prevent gas from inadvertently escaping therefrom. The cemented and sealed casing can then be used as a storage vessel to store and dispense gas such as compressed natural gas (CNG).
Patent GB-2559868-A (GB)
Title: Voltage sampling circuits
Inventor: WERNER LUZI
IPC: H03K5/04
Filed: 2017-12-20
Abstract: A voltage sampling circuit (sample and hold, S/H) comprising: an oscillator circuit 4 providing an output signal CLK at a frequency dependent on a provided bias current; a sampling circuit 6 (e.g PMOSFET switch 18, NMOSFET/PMOSFET parallel switch) which selectively connects an input Vin to an output Vout in response to a switching signal the oscillator output signal Vswitch, wherein the sampling circuit has a temperature dependent leakage current; a biasing circuit portion 8, 10 providing the oscillator circuit bias current to the oscillator circuit 4 wherein the bias current is temperature dependent (figs 2,3). The oscillator biasing circuit 8,10 may have the same temperature dependence and shape (characteristics) as the sampling circuit leakage current. The oscillator biasing circuit may comprise a matched leakage transistor 24, 10 which adds bias current and tracks the sampling circuit leakage current (fig 2). The biasing circuit preferably comprises current mirrors (e.g NMOSFETs 14a-e) which source/sink current to the inverter components of a ring oscillator, and which mirror a reference current 20, 24 tracking the sampling circuit leakage current. The biasing circuit may also comprise a constant current portion 20 independent of temperature. The oscillator may have a minimum frequency.
Patent GB-2574175-A (GB)
Title: Outlet Box And Lid
Inventor: CAROLINE NANCY WRINCH
IPC: H02G3/08
Filed: 2017-12-27
Abstract: A lid for a floor box or access hatch comprises a lid panel 2 having a recessed upper surface 3 at least partly surrounded by perimeter walls 4. A housing 5 is mounted on the upper surface, the housing defining a handle cavity and having a pivot pin (15, Fig 3) extending therethrough. A handle is pivotable about the pivot pin from a first handle position in which it is flush with an upper surface of the perimeter walls to a second handle position in which a first lateral end 8 is recessed into the handle cavity and an opposing second lateral end 9 is upstanding above the perimeter walls. Alternatively, the floor box may include a sealing plate 33 which can be moved between a position where it covers the whole of an aperture 32 in a cover plate 31, and a position where the aperture is exposed.
Patent GB-2559052-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous parking of vehicles in perpendicular parking spots
Inventor: ERIC HONGTEI TSENG
IPC: G10L15/00
Filed: 2018-01-08
Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for autonomous parking of vehicles in perpendicular parking spots. A vehicle 100 includes a front corner 208, a camera (122 see fig 1), and an autonomous vehicle parker (130 see fig 1). The autonomous vehicle parker (130) is to detect, via the camera (122), a perpendicular parking spot 102 and an outer boundary 206 of the perpendicular parking spot 102, determine a linear parking path 202 located within the perpendicular parking spot 102 and based on the outer boundary 206, and autonomously turn into the perpendicular parking spot 102 such that the front corner 208 travels along the linear parking path 202. In another embodiment the camera (122) could be any sensor and the linear path 202 is determined by a processor. The method may further identify first and second ends, of the linear parking path 202 based on the outer boundary 206 of the perpendicular parking spot 102, and may also identify a target parking position, and a minimum turning radius of the vehicle 100.
Patent GB-2570874-A (GB)
Title: Motor Vehicle Controller, Control System Vehicle and Method
Inventor: PAUL ADRIAN BEEVER
IPC: B60W10/192
Filed: 2018-02-02
Abstract: A controller 110 for a braking system 126S of a vehicle 100 is provided. The controller 110 is configured to automatically cause the vehicle 100 to decelerate towards a stop. The controller 110 is configured to receive deceleration information indicative of a deceleration request and velocity information indicative of a vehicle's velocity. The controller 110 is further configured to apply a braking profile to cause the vehicle to decelerate towards a stop in accordance with a predetermined deceleration profile, when: i) the vehicle speed is below a predetermined automatic brake control initiation threshold speed; and ii) the deceleration request decreases. A control system, a vehicle and a method of controlling a vehicle braking system are also disclosed.