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Patent GB-2538064-A (GB)
Title: Improved coupling and method thereof
Inventor: MATT READMAN
IPC: F16L55/10
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A shuttle 100 slides across a valve 20 from an open position to a closed position. The shuttle 100 carries a tablet 140 that is biased to move relative to the shuttle 100 to seal against a sealing surface and plug the valve 20 closed. In a one-way valve application, fluid pressure acts upon the side of the tablet 140 to assist in urging the tablet 140 against the sealing surface. Alternatively, surge protection can be provided by biasing the tablet 140 to move towards the sealing surface against the fluid pressure. Combining two valves 20, 30 forms a coupling 10, which can be separated with the two valves closed. The coupling can include a first bleed valve that accesses the space between the two sealing surfaces so that the space can be bled after closing the valves. The two valves are coupled together by a clamping mechanism to form the coupling. The clamping mechanism can be manually released, as in a block and bleed application, or arranged to automatically release under a predetermined load, as in a marine breakout application.
Patent GB-2537920-A (GB)
Title: Drilling apparatus
Inventor: JONATHAN MICHAEL CARBERRY
IPC: B25J13/08
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: Apparatus for use in a drilling operation comprises a robotic arm 12 with a robotic arm end effector 13 comprising a surface 60 for pressing against and supporting at least a portion of an object to be drilled 2 and a load sensor 62 to measure a load exerted by the surface on the object 2. One or more processors are configured to control the robotic arm 12 to press the surface 60 against the object 2 until the load measured by the load sensor 62 is equal to a predetermined threshold value and to lock the robotic arm 12 in position. The threshold value may be less than or equal to 5N. A further robotic arm 10 with an end effector 11 and a cutting tool (38 fig. 3) may drill and counter sink a hole 4 in object 2. End effector 11 may include a pressure foot (30 fig. 3).
Patent GB-2538237-A (GB)
Title: Available register control for register renaming
Inventor: LUCA SCALABRINO
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2015-05-11
Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises: Register rename circuitry for mapping architectural register specifiers specified by instructions to physical registers to be accessed; available register control circuitry controls which physical registers are available for mapping to an architectural register specifier by the register rename circuitry; where for at least one group of two or more physical registers the register availability is based on a group tracking indication 70 indicating at least one pending access to any physical register in the group. Register control circuitry may prevent an unavailable physical register becoming available when the group tracking indication indicates there is a pending access to a physical register in the group. The group tracking indication may comprise a group counter, counting a number of pending accesses to physical registers in the group. The physical register availability may be dependent on the group tracking indication and one or more of: An indication of: whether the register is currently mapped to an architectural register specifier; an uncompleted write to the register; and/or an unresolved speculative instruction specifying an architectural register specifier previously mapped to the physical register.
Patent GB-2538248-A (GB)
Title: A railway switch gauge
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER STONE
IPC: E01B35/02
Filed: 2015-05-11
Abstract: A railway switch gauge 10 comprising a rigid elongate member 12, a railway switch engagement portion 14 projecting from the member underside 16 in a first direction orthogonal to the member longitudinal axis, and a rail abutment portion 18 projecting from the member underside in the first direction from a location at a predetermined spacing x from the railway switch engagement portion. Additionally, a gauge (100, figures 6-7) is disclosed having a rigid member (102) with first and second divergent arms (104, 106) having trailing (110) and leading (108) edges, the leading edge defining a plurality of steps (112). Furthermore, a gauge (200, figures 8-9) is disclosed having a rigid elongate member (202) with first and second ends (204, 206), a rail abutment portion (208) adjacent the first end, a crank pivot locator (210) for locating at predetermined positions between the abutment portion and the second end, the abutment portion defining a first abutment datum (212) for abutment with a stock rail upper surface and a second abutment datum (214) for abutment with a stock rail side surface when the first abutment datum contacts the stock rail upper surface.
Patent GB-2538494-A (GB)
Title: Processing queue management
Inventor: FREDERIC JEAN DENIS ARSANTO
IPC: G06F12/08
Filed: 2015-05-13
Abstract: A method of processing data comprises: managing first and second queues of processing operations; generating a slave processing operation within the second queue in response to adding a master processing operation to the first; and controlling at least one of the processing of the slave processing operation in dependence upon a master status of the master processing operation, or the processing of the master processing operation in dependence upon a slave status of the slave processing operation. In one embodiment, a data processing system includes multiple out-of-order issue queues 8, 10. A master serialisation instruction MSI is received by a first queue 8, and circuitry 24 generates a slave serialisation instruction SSI which is added to a second queue 10. The MSI manages serialisation relative to the instructions within the first queue 8, and the SSI manages serialisation relative to the instructions within the second queue 10. The MSI and the SSI are removed when both have met their serialisation conditions and are respectively the oldest instructions within their issue queues. In another embodiment, a data processing system includes multiple queues of cache access requests (64, 66 in Figure 7).
Patent GB-2529018-A (GB)
Title: Power converter
Inventor: KONISHIDE MASAOMI
IPC: H02M1/00
Filed: 2015-05-13
Abstract: A power converter capable of enhancing electric current detection accuracy by minimizing inductance of gate wiring. A power converter, particularly suitable for railway vehicles, includes a power semiconductor module 1, 2 equipped with a main emitter terminal 12, 22, a gate terminal 13, 23 and an auxiliary emitter terminal, 14, 24, and a gate drive substrate 15, 25 connected to the power semiconductor module, wherein the power semiconductor module and the gate drive substrate are connected by a metal conductor plate 16, 26. The metal conductor plate may connect the main emitter terminal and the gate drive substrate. The metal conductor plate may be installed between the main emitter terminal and another conductor plate installed above the main emitter terminal. The power semiconductor module may be an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor).
Patent GB-2539426-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle
Inventor: NIGEL PAUL SCHOFIELD
IPC: B60L50/30
Filed: 2015-06-16
Abstract: A vehicle 10 including a kinetic energy recovery system 12 is provided. The kinetic energy recovery system 12 includes a flywheel 14 supported for rotation by a flywheel shaft 16 in a vacuum enclosure 18. A first vacuum pumping arrangement 34 evacuates the vacuum enclosure 18 and a second vacuum pumping arrangement 38 of the vehicle 10 evacuates the recovery system 12. The flywheel shaft 16 may be a common drive shaft with the first vacuum pumping mechanism 34.
Patent GB-2533012-A (GB)
Title: Structure of engine throttle assembly
Inventor: WEI-HSIN KUO
IPC: F02M69/32
Filed: 2015-06-25
Abstract: An engine throttle assembly includes a valve body 4, a throttle valve 5 arranged in an air passage 41 through the valve body 4, and a sensor box 6, comprising eg a pressure sensor 61 and a temperature sensor (63), arranged at one side of the valve body 4. An installation section 64 of a sensor box is mounted on a mounting section 44 of the valve body 4. The mounting section 44 of the valve body and the installation section 64 of the sensor box 6 form therebetween a multiple-bend circuitous pressure detection channel 441, 442, 642, 643 connected to and in communication with the air passage 41 to prevent waste gas and fuel vapour being driven by backfire into the throttle assembly and causing contamination or damage of the pressure sensor of the sensor box 6.
Patent GB-2542408-A (GB)
Title: Rear view display system and method
Inventor: Alex Jarvis
IPC: B60R1/02
Filed: 2015-09-18
Abstract: A rear view display system for a motor vehicle, the rear view display system comprising; a rear view camera 4 configured to capture a rear view image; a windscreen display 6 selectively displaying the rear view image on a windscreen of the vehicle; an eye tracking camera 8 for tracking the eye of a driver of the vehicle; and a controller 10 for determining where the driver is currently looking based on data from the eye tracking camera; wherein the controller is further configured to selectively display the rear view image on the windscreen 12 when it is determined that the driver is looking at or is predicted to look at a predetermined region of the windscreen. The controller may pre-emptively display the rear view image if the drivers line of sight is moving towards the predetermined region. The display may also be activated if a hazard is detected or predicted at the rear of the vehicle, and/or if the vehicle is in one or more driving modes. The display may comprise a projector or a screen provided on or embedded into the windscreen. A deployable mirror may be provided if the system fails.
Patent GB-2532854-A (GB)
Title: Pipe Fitting
Inventor: ROBERT CHARLES POND
IPC: F23L17/02
Filed: 2015-10-05
Abstract: A pipe fitting 1 comprises a tubular pipe section 2 with a first open end 5 such that the pipe section can be fitted to a vent pipe of a heating or hot water system, and a second closed end 6 with a cylindrical wall 3 between the first and second ends. The cylindrical wall 3 has one or more apertures 8, 9 each being formed through the lateral thickness of the cylindrical wall such that it forms a conduit 10, 11 extending along a non-orthogonal angle to the longitudinal axis 7 of the pipe fitting 1. In use, fluid escaping along the pipe section 2 towards the closed end 6 is deflected by the closed end 6 and out through the one or more apertures 8, 9 at a non-orthogonal angle to the longitudinal axis 7 of the pipe fitting. The non-orthogonal angle can be between 30-60 degrees. The apertures 8, 9 can be elongate slots, which can be curved in shape. A portion of the wall immediately below the apertures 8, 9 is formed such that it has a smaller radius than the majority of the cylindrical wall, and this can form an enlarged shoulder.
Patent GB-2533523-A (GB)
Title: Power cable based multi-sensor unit signal transmission
Inventor: LUIS PARRA
IPC: F04D15/00
Filed: 2014-10-28
Abstract: A system can include a first electric submersible pump that includes an electric motor with a wye point and a sensor unit coupled to the wye point; a second electric submersible pump that includes an electric motor with a wye point and a sensor unit coupled to the wye point; a multiphase power cable operatively coupled to the electric motor of the first electric submersible pump and operatively coupled to the electric motor of the second electric submersible pump; and communication circuitry that includes a choke operatively coupled to the multiphase power cable that receives signals transmitted by the sensor unit of the first electric submersible pump and that receives signals transmitted by the sensor unit of the second electric submersible pump.
Patent GB-2551180-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for charge air control
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DAVID WHELAN
IPC: F02B29/04
Filed: 2016-06-09
Abstract: A charge air control system 10 for a forced induction internal combustion engine 12, comprises: sensing means 180 to measure charge air attributes (e.g. temperature, humidity) proximate the engine air inlet; comparison means to compare the charge air attributes to predetermined value(s) and; temperature control means to control the charge air temperature in dependence on the comparison means. Temperature control may be effected by a first charge air cooler/heater 110 downstream of a turbochager compressor 16, a turbo-expander 120 and a second charge air cooler or heater 140 between the compressor 130 and turbine 150 of the turbo expander all linked by ducting. Bypass valves 112, 122, 142 and 152 are opened and heater/cooler controls operated singly or in combination to achieve a desired inlet temperature or humidity to mitigate knock or NO or enhance efficiency or combustion stability of the engine. Recirculation valve 132 provides compressor surge protection.
Patent GB-2540276-A (GB)
Title: Measuring device, method and system
Inventor: GURJIT DHALLU
IPC: G01F22/00
Filed: 2016-07-07
Abstract: An adjustable measuring device 10, fig. 1, for measuring an amount of a preferably dry substance is disclosed comprising: a hollow body 12 with a handle 40, scale markings 42; a plunger 18 comprising a plunger body 20 and a plunger insert 22. Also disclosed is a computer implemented method for obtaining a setting for measuring an amount of a dry substance using an adjustable measuring device, comprising: receiving a user input relating to a required amount of an ingredient of concentration level X in a dry substance Y, or a serving size of a dry substance Y; calculating a setting for the adjustable measuring device based on the received user input and stored information relating to calibration of the device with the substance; outputting or displaying data relating to the setting to be used for the adjustable measuring device. Filling level and / or orientation in which the measuring device must be used may be output. Calibration using a weighing scale is disclosed. The dry substance may be a foodtstuff, nutritional supplement powder or medical / vetinary product.
Patent GB-2544159-A (GB)
Title: Mixing digital audio
Inventor: JACOB ANTHONY MADDAMS
IPC: H04H60/04
Filed: 2016-09-02
Abstract: Each of a plurality of mixing bus receives at least one input digital audio signal via a respective input. A sample value (801-805) of each input audio signal is stored in a shared last level cache (LLC) in a CPU. For each unique input to the mixing buses in turn, the sample values of the input audio signals are written (806) to a contiguous portion (808) of the shared last level cache, i.e. are defragmented. Then, for each input of each of the mixing buses in turn, the sample value for the corresponding input digital audio signal is added to an output value for the bus (809) and optionally multiplied by a gain coefficient (see fig. 3). Following the addition step, the respective output values (810) for each of the mixing buses is then written to the shared last level cache. As such, sample values can be fetched for the addition step from contiguous / adjoining / neighbouring cache locations, avoiding cache churn. The mixing (specifically the addition step) may therefore be performed in parallel on a multi-core processor, e.g. x86.
Patent GB-2541815-A (GB)
Title: A hydrocarbon heating system
Inventor: SHAHROKH MOHAMMADI
IPC: H05B6/10
Filed: 2015-07-17
Abstract: A hydrocarbon heating system for a hydrocarbon production and/or transportationsystem comprising at least one electrical conductor and an alternating current (AC) power source connected to the atleast one electrical conductor. The alternating current power source generates heat in the at least one electrical conductor by providing alternating current power to the at least one electrical conductor.
Patent GB-2557197-A (GB)
Title: Valve for inflatable object
Inventor: JOSEPH ANTHONY GRIFFITHS
IPC: F16K15/20
Filed: 2016-11-30
Abstract: A valve comprises a tubular portion 22 having a hollow bore (24, Fig. 6) along its length and a flange 23 extending outwardly from the tubular portion 22. An end of the tubular portion is closed by cooperating first and second resilient sealing members 26 having first and second sealing surfaces disposed in sealing contact with each other. The sealing surfaces are both curved and define an arcuate slit 25 where they are in contact. A valve is also disclosed (Figs. 14-17, 23-28) comprising a body having first and second opposite sides, a recess formed in the first side, a first passage extending from the recess through the body to the second side, and a second passage extending through the body from the recess to the second side. A plug has a head located within the recess. A stem extends from the head through the first passage and has an anchoring portion at the opposite end of the stem from the head located on the second side of the body. The head seals the end of the second passage at the first side of the body.
Patent GB-2563267-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for generating a reaction video
Inventor: Dusan Brejka
IPC: H04N21/43
Filed: 2017-06-08
Abstract: Method, systems and apparatuses for generating a video of a users reaction in response to an event in a live stream of video content are disclosed. An apparatus having an internal clock receives live stream data, the live data comprising one or more segments of live video data and associated metadata, the metadata comprising at least one timestamp, and buffers the live video data. The apparatus saves reaction video captured by a camera, renders the live video data, and calculates a temporal offset using the timestamp and a timing provided by the internal clock. The apparatus receives S603 data indicating a time related to the event, determines S605 using the event data and the calculated temporal offset the time at which the event is rendered, and saves S609 a portion of the reaction video data synchronised to an interval spanning a temporal window encompassing rendering time of the event. A composite reaction movie may be generated S617 by combining the selected portion of the reaction video and a corresponding saved portion of the live video stream. Also claimed is a method in which a portion of reaction video is saved in response to responses from viewers of the reaction video.
Patent GB-2554785-A (GB)
Title: Electric Motor
Inventor: PETER BARRASS
IPC: H02K11/33
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: A stator assembly 300 for an electric motor comprises power electronics 303 coupled to stator windings 301, wherein when disposed within an enclosure, the stator assembly is arranged so that a flow of coolant is channeled over both the windings and power electronics. The stator assembly may comprise an enclosure containing both elements of the power electronics and the windings, which the flow of coolant may be in direct contact with. The flow of coolant may pass between elements of the power electronics, or the electronics may be bathed in the coolant. The electronics may be suspended in the enclosure so that coolant can flow both over and under them. The electronics may at least partially define a flow path boundary of the stator assembly. The enclosure may comprise two cavities coupled by a channel, where the first cavity contains the windings and the second cavity contains the electronics. The electronics may be interleaved with the windings within the enclosure or embedded in the stator assembly.
Patent GB-2566927-A (GB)
Title: Interactive device
Inventor: MATTHEW DAWSON
IPC: G06F3/14
Filed: 2017-08-11
Abstract: An interactive device comprising an input means, a display device and a table surface, the display device being mounted relative to the table surface, the device including: a first computing device configured to output content to the display device; a second computing device configured to output content to the displaydevice; and a switching means operable to select an output from either the first or the second computer device to display at the display device, wherein the table surface is moveable between a first position in which it is disposed substantially horizontally, and a second position inclined to the horizontal. The display device may be a touch screen display. The interactive device may include a floor mounted stand pivotally attached to the table surface. The switch may be that of a mechanical switch such as a rocker switch or sliding switch. The switch may be positioned on or adjacent the table surface. The switch may be operated through the touchscreen itself.
Patent GB-2553241-A (GB)
Title: Latch with indicator and latch system
Inventor: NICHOLAS PAUL BENNETT
IPC: E05C3/04
Filed: 2016-04-20
Abstract: Latches and latch systems configured for providing an access indication are disclosed. One latch comprises an actuator, an indicator, and a reset mechanism. The actuator has an unopened position and an opened position. The indicator has a first position in which the indicator provides a first indication and a second position in which the indicator provides a second indication. The indicator is configured to move from the first position to the second position when the actuator is moved from the unopened position toward the opened position. The reset mechanism is configured to move the indicator from the second position to the first position. Once the indicator is moved from the first position to the second position, it is configured to remain in the second position independent of movement of the actuator until the reset mechanism moves the indicator to the first position from the second position.
Patent GB-2559664-A (GB)
Title: Lap belt length detecting seatbelt assembly
Inventor: KEVIN MICHAEL PLINE
IPC: B60R21/015
Filed: 2017-12-11
Abstract: A seatbelt assembly (30 figure 1) includes webbing 32 elongated along a length, a clip 34 slidable along the length of the webbing, an indicator 38a extending along the length of the webbing, and a sensor (40a figure 5) coupled to the clip and sensitive to the indicator. The indicator may have a characteristic varying along the length of the webbing, such as electrical resistance or transparency, so that the seatbelt assembly measures a length of a lap band 58 stretched across an occupant. In an alternative embodiment a wire may extend along the length of the webbing, with a voltage source being connected to the wire via the clip, and an electrical sensor coupled to an end of the webbing. Safety features such as the inflation stiffness of an airbag, a load limit of a seatbelt retractor, and a stroke absorption of a steering column may be tailored to the position of the clip and thus the body type of the occupant.
Patent GB-2553480-A (GB)
Title: Communication event
Inventor: JAMES WILLIAM RANDS
IPC: H04N7/15
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: Initiating a communication event in which two user devices captures a stream of audio data, transmits the captured stream to the other user; wherein a video exchange function is initially suppressed for the event for at least the second user device by a video suppression component associated with the second user device and the first user device transmits to the second user device, in response to a user input, a request to stop suppressing video for the event; and if the responding user does not accept the request, the video suppression component continues suppressing the video exchange function for at least the second user device; if the responding user accepts the request, the video suppression component stops suppressing the video. The method can be applied with one-way agreements. In another aspect, Mutual agreement may be needed before video suppression is terminated. Thus, users of a dating app can engage in two-way live video conversations with random users, where the live video is masked and obscured with full audio being head at all times until one or both users agree to lift the restriction within the conversation.