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Patent GB-2471569-A (GB)
Title: Size adjustable rowing shoes
Inventor: EWANS JOHN FRAYN
IPC: A43B3/26
Filed: 2010-06-30
Abstract: A rowing shoe 1 of adjustable length has a shell 2 divided into a heel section 4 and a toe section 9 carried by parts (6 and 7, Fig 6) of an elongate chassis (5, Fig 6). A first chassis-part (7, Fig 6) carries the toe-section and slides on a second chassis-part (6, Fig 6) which is fixed to the foot-stretcher of the boat. A lever 30 pivoted on the first chassis-part may project forwardly from the toe-section and may have a slotted projection (29, Fig 7) engaged with one of a series of teeth (31, Fig 7) to restrain sliding of the first chassis-part. Depression of the lever may release the restraint by lifting the projection clear of the teeth, so allowing length-adjustment of the shoe to a size indicated through a window (3, Fig 5). Release of the lever may allow the projection to engage a tooth and hold the adjusted size, urged by pressure of the rower's foot. A wide strap 11 may extends over the instep of the shoe and may be secured on the outside flank by fabric-fastening 15.
Patent GB-2474566-A (GB)
Title: A surface treating appliance
Inventor: FORD MATTHEW WILLIAM
IPC: A47L5/28
Filed: 2010-10-13
Abstract: An upright surface treating appliance (10, fig 1) includes a main body (14, fig 1) and a cleaner head (12, fig 1) connected to a yoke (26, fig 1). The main body (14, fig 1) is rotatable relative to the yoke (26, fig 1) about a first axis A for movement between an upright position and a reclined position. A stand 180 is moveable relative to both the main body (14, fig 1) and the yoke (26, fig 1), between a supporting position for supporting the main body (14, fig 1) in its upright position, and a retracted position. The stand 180 is biased towards its retracted position. An actuator 420 is rotatable about a second axis B spaced from the first axis A to move the stand 180 away from its retracted position against the biasing force of the. A drive member 440 drives rotation of the actuator 420 about the second axis B as the main body (14, fig 1) is moved from a reclined position to an upright position. The actuator has a set of teeth 428 which meshes with a profiled surface to drive the movement of the stand 180 away from its retracted position. A torsion spring 200 preferably biases the stand 180.
Patent GB-2488133-A (GB)
Title: Hydrogen generator and method of generating hydrogen
Inventor: NAILIS MARK ROBERT
IPC: C01B3/02
Filed: 2011-02-17
Abstract: A hydrogen generator unit includes a compression unit for generating low- pressure hydrogen from water. The generator unit includes at least one reaction chamber which is adapted to employ an extracting chemical process to generate low-pressure hydrogen from water in an exothermic reaction in a cartridge-based system. The cartridge-based system, via a heat exchanger, is operable to provide a heat source for a thermal engine. The generator unit further includes an arrangement associated with the thermal engine for compressing the generated hydrogen and controlling injection of the compressed hydrogen into a direct injection internal combustion engine or into a fuel cell energy system. A method of generating hydrogen utilising the aforementioned unit is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2478204-A (GB)
Title: Transmitter power adjustment
Inventor: MARTWICK ANDREW
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2009-07-03
Abstract: A transmitter (e.g. in a chipset — fig.1, not shown) transmits a pattern to a receiver at a differential voltage which swings between different levels for a logical one and logical zero. The length of the pattern, in one embodiment, is selected to be a reasonable length training pattern, so as not to incur an extremely long training phase. If errors are detected at the receiver in the pattern, the transmitter steps the differential voltage until errors are not detected in the pattern at the receiver. The differential voltage, where no errors are detected, is scaled by a proportion of a target confidence level to a measured confidence level of correct reception associated with the reasonable length training pattern. As a result, a training phase is potentially reduced and power is saved while not sacrificing confidence levels in error rates in the data exchange between the transmitter and receiver.
Patent GB-2489442-A (GB)
Title: Child seat restraining bar structure
Inventor: SCHOOR THOMAS VAN DER
IPC: A47D15/00
Filed: 2011-03-25
Abstract: A child seat 100 is provided with a restraining bar structure 108 having an elastic or rigid link element 126 that can be connected with a seating board 104 of the child seat in a detachable manner. The restraining bar structure 108 can be adjusted between different configurations, including an upright position engaged with a holder socket 116 of the seating board 104 for restraining a child, and a collapsed position out of engagement with the holder socket 116 and lying horizontally on the seating board 104. The link element 126 can be easily detached from the seating board 104 for fully removing the restraining bar structure 108 from the child seat.
Patent GB-2489980-A (GB)
Title: Waterproof lighting arrangements
Inventor: THEOBALD JAMES
IPC: F21V31/00
Filed: 2011-04-14
Abstract: A waterproof light bulb holder 12 comprises: a socket for receiving and engaging a cap 26 of a light bulb 14 and for powering the light bulb 14; and a resilient member 50 for forming an annular seal with and around a neck 28 of the light bulb 14 when the light bulb 14 is engaged with the socket. The seal prevents entry of liquid into the socket. The holder 12 may include an attachment (e.g. a cylindrical flange 60 with gasket 52 and external thread 62) for attaching the holder 12 to a body portion 10 of a waterproof light bulb housing and for forming a waterproof seal with the body portion of the housing. In a separate embodiment, an LED light unit comprises an LED, circuitry for illuminating the LED when powered by an electricity supply, and an attachment for attaching the light unit to a body portion of a waterproof light bulb housing and for forming a seal with the body portion of the housing to resist or prevent passage of liquid between the light unit and the body portion of the housing.
Patent GB-2485247-A (GB)
Title: Waterproof Battery Case
Inventor: HWANG STEVE HAN SHI
IPC: H01M50/507
Filed: 2011-05-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to a waterproof battery case 1 , consists of a case member, an electrode plate set and a sealing connector. Connection surfaces of a base and a top cover 12 of the case member are oppositely installed with a flange and a concave slot, and a resilient sealing unit 122 is embedded in the concave slot; the interior of the base is installed formed with two opposite inner walls for the installation of battery; the electrode plate set is fastened on the inner ends of the two opposite inner walls according to the circuit layout, and wires connected to positive and negative joints extend to a wall hole 117 pre-formed on the base; the sealing connector has a tubular main body allowing the wires to penetrate, a second connection part 313 of the main body is sleeved with a resilient sealing pad 32 then inserted in the wall hole, and further fastened with a fastening unit, the exterior of a first connection part of the main body is formed with at least two arc-shaped clipping sheets arranged in an annular state, a resilient binding ring is sleeved in the arc-shaped clipping sheets 314 , and a tightening unit 35 is fastened with the first connection part, such that the radial inner wall of the tightening unit presses the arc-shaped clipping sheets so as to bind the wires through the binding ring. The present invention provides an effect of multiple sealing, such that liquid, moisture or dust are effectively prevented from entering the case member.
Patent GB-2492748-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system that evaluates driving condition indicators
Inventor: ANKER SAM
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2011-07-04
Abstract: A vehicle control system 10 for at least one vehicle subsystem 12 of a vehicle. The vehicle control system 10 comprising a subsystem controller for controlling the or each of the vehicle subsystems 12 in a plurality of different subsystem control modes. Each control mode corresponds to one or more different driving conditions for the vehicle, evaluation means for evaluating one or more driving condition indicators 16, 17 to determine the probability that each of the subsystem control modes is appropriate and for providing an output 30 indicative of the control mode with the highest probability of being appropriate and an automatic control means operable in an automatic response mode to select an appropriate one of the subsystem control modes in dependence on the output 30. Also claimed is a method involving evaluating one or more driving condition indicators 16, 17 to determine the probability that each of the subsystem control modes is appropriate.
Patent GB-2485014-A (GB)
Title: Waste disposal
Inventor: CATHCART JEREMY JAMES
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2011-08-04
Abstract: A waste disposal apparatus comprises an inlet 12 for receiving the waste, a comminuter 46, 48 for crushing and pulverising the waste to provide comminuted waste, a dewatering device 60a to dewater the comminuted waste, a compressor 60b to compress the dewatered comminuted waste and an outlet 98 to provide processed waste for collection. The waste may be kitchen waste such as food scraps. The comminuter may consist of a pair of contra-rotating blade bearing shafts 46, 48. The dewatering device 60a may be an Archimedean screw surrounded by a housing 60 having apertures 63 for the egress of water. The compressor 60b may also be an Archimedean screw in which the core of the screw increases in diameter from inlet to outlet or alternatively the pitch of the screw decreases from inlet to outlet. The apparatus may also comprise means to provide a drying agent 80 to the compressed waste, preferably using a mixing chamber 88 with a rotating blade member 89. The drying agent may be cement, quick lime, silica, hydraulic mortar mix which is added as a powder. The drying agent may further comprise a fungicide. A method of operation is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2495511-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for controlling the maximum torque of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: SALLE STEPHEN DE LA
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2011-10-12
Abstract: A method and system for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is disclosed. The engine is controlled in response to a torque request by setting an acceleration limit based on the current gear, estimating a current engine load and setting a maximum torque request limit based on the estimated load and acceleration limit. The method and system assume that the maximum torque available is a function of the road load, the road load being made up of resistive forces such as gravity, friction, drag etc., and of the maximum available acceleration which is dependent on the current gear.
Patent GB-2503464-A (GB)
Title: Allocating nodes in a service definition graph to resources in a resource catalogue according to node specific rules
Inventor: SPATZIER THOMAS
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2012-06-27
Abstract: A server 205, 206 makes a request for a service in a distributed computing system 200, such as a cloud computing environment. A management engine system, running a management engine 209, 201, analyses a model 211 of the requested service. The service model contains a graph of nodes. Each node has a resource type and may have management rules. For each node, the management engine system uses a resource instance catalogue 250 and a service provider catalogue 210 to find a resource manager 214, 219, 222, which can provide a resource instance, which matches the type and rules of then of the node. The resource manager then creates the resource instance and allocates it to providing the requested service. The rules may include load requirements for resource instances, which may be updated based on the actual monitored loads of the instances.
Patent GB-2504772-A (GB)
Title: Coprocessor providing service address space for diagnostics collection
Inventor: LEEDHAM NEIL WILLIAM
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2012-08-10
Abstract: Method and system are provided for providing on a service coprocessor 120 a service address space 121 for diagnostics collection. The system includes: a service co-processor 120 attached to a main processor 110, wherein the service co-processor 120 maintains an independent copy of the main processor's address space 111 in the form of a service address space 121; and a storage update receiving component 160 for updating the service address space by receiving storage update packets from the main processor and applying these to the service address space. An instruction pipe 130 may be provided between the main processor and the service co-processor. The main processor may include: a service delegation component 170 for delegating collection of diagnostic data to the co-processor by sending a collection command from the main processor to the service co-processor for collection of data from the service address space.
Patent GB-2505646-A (GB)
Title: Connector for an uninterruptible power supply
Inventor: ZANIER FRANCOIS
IPC: H01R25/00
Filed: 2012-09-05
Abstract: A plug connector 10 for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 1 comprises a connector housing 14 which houses the terminals of at least two UPS power connections 15, 16, 17 and the terminals of at least one UPS signal line 12. The UPS connector ensures the safe connection of the power and signal terminals by preventing the positions of the terminals from being altered. Further, due to the fact that multiple terminals are contained within a single housing, the time for connecting and disconnecting a module to the UPS via the plug connector is shorter, as there is no need to connect the power lines and the signal lines one after another. Preferably, each UPS power connection comprises at least one phase conductor and a neutral line in addition to a signal line. The UPS connector is also preferably adapted to be connected to a maintenance bypass module 2.
Patent GB-2495842-A (GB)
Title: Storing electrical drive operating parameters
Inventor: NIG HOLGER JA RGEN KA
IPC: B66B1/34
Filed: 2012-10-18
Abstract: An operating system for a mechanical load such as a lift or elevator comprises a load controller, an electrical drive incorporating storage means and a drive mechanism to provide power to drive the load. Data comprising a profile of the operating system and the load can be downloaded to the drive controller from the storage means to the load controller, to enable the load controller to operate the load. The electrical drive can include an electric machine such as a rotary motor and the storage means can be included in an encoder of the electrical drive. The stored data can comprise all of the information required by the controller for running the operating system to drive the load, including set-up data; motor rated speed, rated current, and nominal power; load size and target speed; gear ratio sheave mounting angle encoder commutation offset and speed loop gain. The data can be stored as a data file comprising a header having an identifier identifying a parameter object, which can include a parameter header defining a function of the parameter and a parameter value. The data can be downloaded to the load controller upon assembly of the drive, and updated via the storage means when an operating parameter or component of the drive system is changed.
Patent GB-2512930-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating a fuel injection system
Inventor: MELIS MASSIMILIANO
IPC: F02D41/38
Filed: 2013-04-12
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating a fuel injection system (165), said fuel injection system comprising at least one injector (160) and a common rail (170), the common rail not having a pressure regulator valve. The method comprises the steps of supplying at least an energizing electrical current to an injector solenoid (161) which causes the opening of an injector control volume (CV) and discharges fuel from the control volume towards an injector leakage line (164) leading to a pressure reduction in the injector control volume (CV). The supply of the energizing electrical current is stopped after a predetermined time threshold (tthr), when the pressure in the injector control volume (CV) approximates a value which an injector needle (163) would start to raise up and fuel injection start. An internal combustion engine using the method, a computer program to implement the method, a program product carrying the program and a control apparatus loaded with the program are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2503995-A (GB)
Title: Temperature sensing using a bipolar transistor
Inventor: KWON YONG LL
IPC: G01K1/02
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A circuit for sensing a temperature includes: a bipolar transistor unit 10 connected to a current source to output a voltage which is inversely proportional to temperature; a variable reference voltage unit 20 to provide a reference voltage which varies according to setting; a differential amplifier unit 30 that amplifies the difference between the temperature voltage and the set reference voltage; and a second amplifier unit 40 to amplify the output voltage of the differential amplifier using a variable feedback resistor. Temperature can be measured from the base-emitter voltage of an NPN transistor 11, whose collector is connected to the current source and emitter to ground. The reference voltage can be selected and the feedback resistor adjusted to bring the output voltage within a measurement range of either an analogue to digital converter (fig 2A, 50) or a voltage distributor (fig 2B, 50) having plural comparators comparing distributed voltages with a threshold, whilst precisely measuring over a wide range of temperature.
Patent GB-2515352-A (GB)
Title: Radial flow non-return fluid valve assembly
Inventor: MA THOMAS TSOI HEI
IPC: F16K15/14
Filed: 2013-07-22
Abstract: A radial flow non-return valve assembly comprises a housing 12 having a cylindrical wall 13 and a row of circumferentially spaced openings 16 in the wall to permit fluid to flow from an entrance side to an exit side of the wall. A cylindrical spring collar 18 of circular cross section is located on the exit side 14 of the wall. The resilience of the collar 18 acts to urge the collar 18 into contact with the exit side 14 of the wall 13 so as to obstruct the openings 16 when the fluid pressure at the exit side is equal to or greater than the pressure on the entrance side. The collar 18 is deformed when the fluid pressure at the entrance side exceeds the fluid pressure at the exit side to uncover the openings 16 to allow fluid to flow through the openings in the wall. One circumferential end of the collar 18 is anchored to the housing to leave a single span of the collar free to separate from the exit side 14 of the wall 13, the length of which span extends over at least 60% of the circumferential length of the exit side of the wall.
Patent GB-2503839-A (GB)
Title: A sensor for characterizing a semiconductor process
Inventor: LEE JUNG HEE
IPC: G01R31/28
Filed: 2009-09-22
Abstract: A semiconductor process sensor includes a constant reference voltage source 104, a process sensing resistor 116 having a resistance that depends on a parameter of the semiconductor process by which it was formed, a constant current source 103 and an analogue-to-digital converter coupled to a second terminal of the process sensing resistor to provide an output signal characterizing the semiconductor process. A voltage divider may be provided to produce several voltage reference levels from the constant voltage source. Comparison of the voltage across the process sensing resistor with these voltage levels may characterize the semiconductor process as normal, fast or slow. The process sensing resistor is of the same height as the resistors in the voltage divider but of smaller width such that it is more sensitive to process variations. Also disclosed is a PVT sensor that can be used to modify e.g. the bias in an integrated circuit to adjust for variations in supply voltage or temperature.
Patent GB-2506034-A (GB)
Title: Substrate element for coating with an easy-to-clean coating
Inventor: WALTHER MARTEN
IPC: C03C17/00
Filed: 2012-05-30
Abstract: Substrate element for coating with an easy-to-clean coating, where the effect of the easy-to-clean coating is improved in respect of its hydrophobic and oleophobic properties and in particular its long-term stability by the substrate element. The substrate element comprises, first and foremost, a support material composed of glass or glass-ceramic and an antimirroring coating consisting of one layer or at least two layers, where the one layer or the uppermost layer of the at least two layers is a bonding layer which can interact with an easy-to-clean coating and comprises a mixed oxide, in particular a silicon mixed oxide.
Patent GB-2517525-A (GB)
Title: Kelly bars
Inventor: UNSWORTH JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: E21B17/07
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: A kelly bar has a spigot 2 and socket 3 where the spigot 2 includes a male part and the male part has an extension tang 14 extending from the spigot 2. The extension tang 14 has a radial bore 10 where the bore has a portion 10 with a smaller diameter than another portion 11. The first portion 10 is tapered towards an interface between the first 10 and second 11 portions.
Patent GB-2527268-A (GB)
Title: A spectrometer for cooling and characterising nanoparticles
Inventor: MONTEIRO TANIA SCHEEL
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2014-03-07
Abstract: A spectrometer is presented for trapping, cooling and fuller characterisation of nanoparticles in vacuum, potentially operating in the quantum regime. The device comprises a combined ion trap-optical cavity set-up. The underlying operating principles arise from the interplay between the ion trap dynamics and the cavity mode, in particular, two features: firstly, the optical field provides a cavity-field shift to the ion trap secular frequencies and stability parameters, offering a means to measure not only charge-mass but also polarisability and mass; secondly, in turn, the ion trap micromotions introduce an optomechanical cooling mechanism of a cyclic nature, which may remove the need for either a second, cooling mode or feedback cooling in order to cool to the quantum ground state. The system may lead to quantum-limited spectrometry of nanoparticles.