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Patent GB-2510716-A (GB)
Title: Bi-polar junction transistor
Inventor: WOOD JOHN
IPC: H01L29/66
Filed: 2014-02-07
Abstract: A bi-directional bipolar junction transistor (BJT) comprising a base region with a first conductivity type, first and second collector/emitter (CE) regions, each of a second conductivity type adjacent to opposite ends of the base region, wherein the base is lightly doped relative to the collector/emitter regions. There can also be a second transistor whose input/output is connected to a base connection of the first transistor. The base region can be wider in a direction between said ends of said base region than each of said CE regions. The transistor can also have a buried layer of the second conductivity type disposed between the CE region and the base region. The transistor may have a field stop layer of the first conductivity type formed between the emitter region and the base region. The bipolar junction transistor can be used in a driver circuit, a matrix converter or a relay circuit. Also provided is a circuit breaker which may comprise a bipolar junction transistor.
Patent GB-2511428-A (GB)
Title: Wrap around container
Inventor: CHESWORTH IAN NEIL
IPC: B65D75/14
Filed: 2014-02-20
Abstract: A wrap around container 1 for holding an electronic device (53 fig. 10) has a panel 2 comprising a device receiving portion 3 at one end of the panel, a fixing portion 4 at the opposite end and a wrap around portion 5 in between. Flaps 6, 7 extend from opposite sides of the receiving portion and are located on respective longitudinal edges of the panel. Each flap is arranged to fold into a closed position where the flap is over at least a part of the receiving portion and an upper surface of a device. The wrap around portion is arranged to wrap at least over the flaps when in the closed position and the fixing portion is arranged to be fixed to an outside of the container in the closed position. Foam means 18 extend over at least part of the receiving portion and onto the surface of each flap facing the receiving portion when in the closed position to form a foam barrier between the device and the closed flaps. The foam means are attached to the device receiving portion and the two flaps (32, 33) and are configured to be peelable away from the container.
Patent GB-2524808-A (GB)
Title: Universal docking station security
Inventor: ROOSE WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: G06F21/44
Filed: 2014-04-03
Abstract: Access by a portable electronic device (200) to peripherals (104-114) connected to a docking station (100) is regulated by determining whether a security key is received from either the docking station (100) or the portable electronic device (200), if no security key is received, then causing a security mechanism to enter a first predetermined default state, which may include none or some minimum amount of access to the peripherals (104-114) being permitted, then determining whether the security key matches an authorised security key, and, if the security key does not match the authorised security key, then causing the security mechanism to enter a second predetermined default state, which may include none or some minimum amount of access to the peripherals (104-114) being permitted, i.e. there is only access to a limited or reduced functionality. If the security key is received. If the security key matches the authorised security key the portable electronic device (200) is permitted to dock with the docking station (100) and allowed some or full access to the peripherals (104-114), which may depend on the level of access authorised with respect to the security key.
Patent GB-2531498-A (GB)
Title: Communication continuation during content node failover
Inventor: JOAO DIOGO TAVEIRA ARAUJO
IPC: H04L69/40
Filed: 2014-06-12
Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and software for accommodating failover of a content node in a content delivery network. In one example, a method of operating a control node includes receiving content requests issued by end user devices. The method further provides, for at least a first content request, mapping a first connection between a first end user device and a first content node, the first connection defined by at least a network address of the first end user device and a virtual next hop network address, and directing traffic associated with the first connection to the first content node using at least the virtual next hop network address. The method also includes identifying a service interruption associated with the first content node and, responsive to the service interruption, identifying a second content node to handle the communications for the first connection.
Patent GB-2548780-A (GB)
Title: Back seat occupant detector and alarm
Inventor: Bob C Camello
IPC: G08B21/24
Filed: 2014-08-26
Abstract: A system for detecting a child, pet or other occupant left in the back seat 104 of a motor vehicle. The system comprises a first sensor 112 coupled to a back seat access device such as a rear vehicle door (206, 208 fig 2), a second door lock position sensor 124, an audible alarm device 128, a processor 114 and a memory device (350, fig 3). The system is operable to evaluate signals from the first door access sensor to determine whether an occupant remains within the vehicle. If the second door lock sensor is triggered whilst an occupant is considered to remain within the vehicle, an audible alarm device is triggered. The system may also incorporate direct occupancy sensors 118 within the vehicle, an ignition disabling device, a telematics system 130 for transmitting alert messages externally and circuitry to operate the vehicles windows in response to an alarm signal.
Patent GB-2530517-A (GB)
Title: Energy Harvesting System
Inventor: SIMMILL ANTHONY
IPC: F03D5/06
Filed: 2014-09-24
Abstract: Energy harvesting apparatus 1 comprising a panel, a mechanism for mounting the panel for reciprocal movement about an axis of rotation and a mechanism for converting kinetic energy of the reciprocal movement into output energy. Preferably multiple energy harvesting apparatuses are arranged in an array along at least one side of a road 21 such that pressure waves caused by passing vehicles generate the reciprocal movement of the panel of each energy harvesting apparatus. Alternatively, an energy harvesting apparatus could be positioned within a fuel tank to harvest energy from the fuel as it moves forwards and backwards as a vehicle is driven. The panel may be plastic, curved and be of a cellular construction. The mounting mechanism may comprise two cylindrical spindles aligned to define the axis of rotation, which may be to the side of the panel. The panel may also be biased towards a home orientation and may be arranged vertically on either a vertical or horizontal surface.
Patent GB-2533099-A (GB)
Title: Method for providing heating to a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank and diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank
Inventor: RAMANATHAN RANGANATHAN
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2014-12-09
Abstract: A diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) tank has a pump on or in the bottom thereof. A first resistive heating element 130 is associated with the pump, and a plurality of second resistive heating elements 140 is attached to the inner surface of a side wall of the tank. In a first aspect the pump is housed in a deepening in the bottom of the tank. A second aspect provides a method of heating the tank. The method comprises estimating the freezing conditions of the DEF in the tank using at least two sensors, a first sensor 110 close to the pump, and a second sensor 120 close to the inner surface of the side wall. If the first sensor detects frozen DEF, the first resistive heating element is operated. If the second sensor detects frozen DEF, the plurality of second resistive heating elements is operated. The DEF is typically urea which is decomposed to form ammonia for use in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst.
Patent GB-2523459-A (GB)
Title: Structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment in an aircraft weapons bay
Inventor: TAYLOR NIGEL JOHN
IPC: G10K11/16
Filed: 2015-01-05
Abstract: An aircraft comprises a weapons bay 1 that includes a cavity 3 having an opening through which stores 9 may be deployed and a door assembly for exposing/closing the opening of the cavity. A first store 9 is held in the cavity via a launcher and a first structure 17a, 17b is disposed inside the cavity, for controlling the aero-acoustic environment. The first structure 17a, 10 17b for controlling the aero-acoustic environment is removeably mounted in the weapons bay, such that if the first store is exchanged for a second, different, store, the structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment may be unmounted from the weapons bay and removed, to be exchanged for a second, different, structure for controlling the aero-acoustic environment.
Patent GB-2536628-A (GB)
Title: HPT Integrated interstage seal and cooling air passageways
Inventor: ALAN R MAGUIRE
IPC: F04D29/54
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: A cooling air feed system for cooling a region of a gas turbine engine. A radially extending static component 26, which may be a stator vane or a nozzle guide vane, has an enclosed flow passageway (32, fig 3) for cooling air flow. The flow channel may have an inlet at the radially outermost part of the vane and an outlet at the radially innermost part while a portion of the cooling air may bypass the flow passage. A sealing component 30 may be adjacent the innermost section of the vane 26, the seal 30 having guide channels 44 to direct air from the outlet of the flow passage (32, fig 3). At least one guide channel may be a pre-swirl nozzle 46, 48 arranged to direct air into a cavity 40 or towards an inlet 52 of a cooling passageway in an adjacent component which may be a turbine blade 28.
Patent GB-2528219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to automated guided vehicles
Inventor: DE-GOL GINO
IPC: A63G31/16
Filed: 2014-05-22
Abstract: The present invention relates to automated guided vehicles, hereinafter referred to as AGVs, and specifically to AGVs used for entertainment purposes. More specifically, the present invention relates to a safety system for a passenger carrying AGV used for entertainment purposes. The present invention acts to prevent a passenger carrying automated guided vehicle from deviating from its intended path.
Patent GB-2528617-A (GB)
Title: Solids free gellable treatment fluids
Inventor: GAMAGE PUBUDU H
IPC: E21B43/26
Filed: 2013-09-03
Abstract: Gellable treatment fluids containing an amps-acrylamide bipolymer and a suitable surfactant can be used in various subterranean operations where it is necessary for the treatment fluid to remain in a gelled state for extended periods of time at high formation temperatures. The gellable treatment fluids are thermally-stable, solids-free self-degrading treatment fluid compositions useful in fluid loss pill, kill pill, perforation pill and other gel treatment applications.
Patent GB-2533514-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for producing an appropriate quantity of RFID reads
Inventor: DAVID E BELLOWS
IPC: G06K7/10
Filed: 2014-10-08
Abstract: An RFID reader configures each of a plurality of antennas operating in the RFID reader to operate in one of a first state and a second state, configures each of the plurality of antennas to operate in a first session and a second session and to operate in opposite states in the first session and the second session, and configures adjacent antennas or adjacent groups of antennas to operate in opposite states in the first session and the second session. During operation, each of the plurality of antennas is configured to read an RFID tag within a range of the antenna when a state of the RFID tag for the session in which the antenna is configured to operate matches the state in which the antenna is configured to operate and to switch the state of the RFID tag to the opposite state for each session.
Patent GB-2538662-A (GB)
Title: Trough, cable laying structure, and cable laying method
Inventor: NAOTO WADA
IPC: H02G9/04
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: A main body portion (2) of a trough (1) mainly consists of side wall portions (5), a base portion (7), fitting portions (11a, 11b), cable bend members (9), and so on. The side wall portions (5) respectively rise on both sides of the base portion (7) substantially vertically with respect to the base portion (7). The cable bend members (9) rise on an upper surface of the base portion (7) (in the rising direction of the side wall portions (5)). A cable (17) is alternately hooked to the cable bend members (9), which are provided in a laid direction of the trough (1), at intervals of a predetermined number of the cable bend members (9). That is, the cable (17) is laid so as to meander with respect to the laid direction of the trough (1). In this case, as shown in Fig. 5, since the cable (17) contacts the cable bend members (9), this generates resistance when the cable (17) is pulled out and makes it possible to oppose the pull force acting on the cable (17).
Patent GB-2553814-A (GB)
Title: User customised apps based on a plurality of existing apps
Inventor: MICHAEL OLUWASEUN BAMIDELE
IPC: G06F3/00
Filed: 2016-09-16
Abstract: A method for generating user defined or user customised apps based on a plurality of existing apps, the method comprising an app bridge (for enabling multiple downloads of existing apps) and a prime app for facilitating the download and extraction layer (extracts of environments, objects and characters), bundles layer (bundles of environments, objects and characters) and customisation layer; the first two layers being controlled by the app and the last layer being user controlled to generate a unique app which is customised to user specifications consisting of user selected environments, user selected objects and user selected characters.
Patent GB-2553154-A (GB)
Title: MEMS device and process
Inventor: Stephen Duffy
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: The MEMS transducer comprises a layer of conductive material provided on a surface of a layer of membrane material 101. The layer of conductive material comprises first and second regions A, B, wherein the thickness and/or the conductivity of the/each first and second regions is different. This is done to reduce the effect of intrinsic mechanical stress and creep in the transducer. Several embodiments of different thickness and conductivity regimes are described as well as a manufacturing method.
Patent GB-2545959-A (GB)
Title: Buoy for the installation of underwater equipment
Inventor: GILMAR SOUZA CUPOLILLIO
IPC: F16L1/24
Filed: 2016-10-28
Abstract: A buoy for the installation of underwater equipment, preferably used in equipment associated with petroleum underwater exploration, comprising an outer body 1, with top and bottom lids 2, 3, and an anti-shock casing 7, and a plurality of passage pipes 5, which extend internally along the length of the buoy, and being affixed to the lids by nuts 4. Preferably, the pipes permit the passage of steel cables to attach to other devices and floats. The interior of the buoy comprises plurality of thrust elements (6), which consist of gas microbubbles with quartz spherical body, vinyl material of closed cells and resin. These thrust elements may be arranged in rows and ordered inside the buoy.
Patent GB-2563372-A (GB)
Title: Analyzer for analyzing segments of ultrasound doppler fetal heart sound signal
Inventor: KAN XIE
IPC: A61B8/02
Filed: 2016-11-08
Abstract: An analyzer comprises: a probe, a mainboard, an ultrasound transducer and a display screen. Segments of the foetal heart signal are analysed since each portion of a heart sound signal may correspond to a function of a heart. The fetal heart signal is extracted and a segmented fetal heart sound signal is displayed. A doctor may monitor and/or diagnose growth of fetuses and health conditions of respective organs.
Patent GB-2547536-A (GB)
Title: Application containers with dynamic sub-package loading
Inventor: FICUS KIRKPATRICK
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2016-12-23
Abstract: Receiving, by a supervisor component (figure 1, 128A), a request to execute particular functionality of an application 500; responsive to determining that an application container for maintaining installable sub-packages of the application is not allocated, retrieving an application definition from a first remote computing system 502; responsive to allocating the application container, initiating, based at least in part on a user-specified identifier of the request, the particular functionality of the application 504; responsive to determining, by the application container, based at least in part on the application definition and the user-specified identifier, that an installable sub-package for the particular functionality is not stored at the computing device, retrieving, by the application container, the installable sub-package that includes a plurality of executable components 506; and executing, by the application container and using the plurality of executable components, the particular functionality of the application 508.
Patent GB-2549576-A (GB)
Title: Effect pigments
Inventor: SABINE SCHOEN
IPC: C09D7/62
Filed: 2017-02-17
Abstract: An effect pigment based on Al2O3 flakes, which are coated with at least one metal oxide or mixed metal oxide layer(s), preferably 1 or 2 surface layers, wherein the amount of Al2O3 of the flakes and the amount of metal oxide(s) of the coating layer(s) is 27:73 to 83:17 based on the total effect pigment. The Al2O3 flakes can be doped with, 0.01-5 wt% of TiO2, ZrO2, SiO2, SnO2, In2O3, ZnO or combinations thereof, but preferably TiO2 in the rutile or anatase modification or ZnO. The particle thickness of the Al2O3 flakes can be 130-500 nm and have a standard deviation of thickness distribution of < 80. The effect pigment can also contain a 0.5-10 nm thick surface protective layer which may contain 0.2-2 wt% of at least one rare earth metal oxide, preferably cerium oxide, 0.4-6 wt% of at least one metal oxide selected from silicium, aluminium or zirconium or mixtures thereof and 1-10 wt% of an organic compound which can be a coupling agent, organofunctional silanes, amino compounds or organic phosphorus compounds. The pigment can be used in an amount of 0.01-95 wt% in formulations e.g. paints or coatings.
Patent GB-2551426-A (GB)
Title: Hardware optimisation for generating 360° images
Inventor: JAMES HUTCHINSON
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2017-04-18
Abstract: Apparatus comprising hardware blocks that process images according to a mathematical function, wherein at least one hardware block performs a mathematical function that is used in both a first and second projection. Function may be trigonometric or involve calculation of direction vector for projection transformations. Hardware element may comprise a CORDIC circuit. Projection may be Gall-Peters, equirectangular, rectilinear or equidistant fisheye projection. Also disclosed is a memory manager that applies a pairing function to an identifier associated with data to generate a number, and stores the data in a memory location associated with the number. Cantor or bijective pairing functions may be applied to coordinates in images. Information may be stored in sets and a data replacement algorithm may replace data in full sets. Also disclosed is apparatus for filtering multiple images for stitching to form a blended image, comprising filters configured such that: each filter processes only pictures that will not overlap in the blended image; frames that will overlap are processed by different filters. Filters may work in parallel or series in the same order that images will be stitched. Filtered images may be summed before filtering is complete. There may be fewer filters than images.
Patent GB-2561593-A (GB)
Title: An agricultural container and distribution implement for distributing particulate materials
Inventor: GIDEON JOHANNES RADEMAN SCHREUDER
IPC: B60P1/42
Filed: 2017-04-20
Abstract: A container 4 includes an enclosure surrounded by walls that define a bottom 6, a surrounding side (7) and top walls 8. A conveyer, preferably in the form of an auger 15, is fixed to the container and passes from an outer end that is on an outside of the container, through a wall of the container, to an inner end of the conveyer inside the container. The outer end 16 of the conveyer has an inlet 18 for receiving a supply of particulate agricultural material, and drive 25 for operating the conveyor for moving particulate material from the outer end of the conveyer into the interior of the container. The auger maybe inclined and the container may have a manhole opening 32 in a lower side wall and the opening may be sealed by a cover. The container may be pressured and used for delivering seeds or fertiliser. A particulate agricultural material distribution implement comprising a mobile support structure carrying at least one of the afore-described containers is also claimed.
Patent GB-2554971-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining a degree of wear of a cooling device which is operated with at least one piston
Inventor: Martin Hubner
IPC: G01H1/00
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining a degree of wear of a cooling device 3 which is operated with at least one piston, in particular for an infrared detector 2, wherein, during the operation of the cooling device 3, high-frequency shock pulses (SP(t)) are continuously detected by a structure-borne noise sensor 3, which can be of a piezoelectric or microelectromechanical type, in structure-borne noise signals emanating from the cooling device 3 and/or are extracted from the said structure-borne noise signals, and wherein at least one variable which characterizes the degree of wear of the cooling device 3 is continuously determined from the detected and/or extracted shock pulses (SP(t)). Preferably, in embodiments, the sensitive frequency range is approximately 20-40 kHz. A warning message may be output when a limit value of wear is exceeded.
Patent GB-2551653-A (GB)
Title: Process bus applied protection system
Inventor: SHIGETOO ODA
IPC: H02J13/00
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: A process bus applied protection with a process bus (6A), a plurality of Merging Units (MUs) (5_1,5_2) and a plurality of Intelligent Electric Devices (IEDs) (7_1, 7_2, 7_3). The MUs each sample current and voltage in a power system at timings synchronization with a time synchronization signal received through the process bus. The IEDs are each configured so as to be capable of scrving as transmission sources to output the time synchronization signal to the process bus. for the plurality of IEDs, a priority order is determined in advance. Each IED is configured to serve as a transmission source to out put the time synchronization signal to the process bus if the time synchronization signal has not been received from another IED, serving as a transmission source, that has a higher priority than itself.
Patent GB-2564866-A (GB)
Title: Method of and data processing system for providing an output surface
Inventor: DAREN CROXFORD
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2017-07-24
Abstract: A data processing system for providing an output surface 51, 52, 53, 54 for display and rendering circuitry to generate one or more input surfaces 50 to be used for providing an output surface 51, 52, 53, 54 for display. The rendering circuitry generates a peripheral region 57 of an input surface 50 at a lower fidelity than the fidelity at which a central region 56 of the input surface 50 is generated or is operable to generate one of a plurality of input surfaces at a lower fidelity than the fidelity at which another of the input surfaces is generated. A fidelity may be selected also. The data processing system also includes display composition circuitry to select part of at least one of the one or more generated input surfaces 50 based on received view orientation data to provide an output surface 51, 52, 53, 54 for display. The lower fidelity surface may be formed by compressing the input surface. The field of view of the input surfaces may be greater than that of the output surface and the input surfaces may be written to memory.