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Patent GB-2480134-A (GB)
Title: Airbag housing of an airbag system with a defined deformation region
Inventor: HEINISCH MARKUS
IPC: B60R21/207
Filed: 2011-04-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to an airbag housing 1 of an airbag system, in particular of a side airbag system of a motor vehicle, with a defined bending region 4 which is formed by a specific weakening of the material of the airbag housing and is configured in such a manner that, on action of a mechanical load F on the airbag housing above a predetermined threshold value, the airbag housing absorbs deformation energy by deformation of the defined bending region. The present invention furthermore relates to an airbag system, in particular a side airbag system for a motor vehicle. The specific weakening may be one or more recesses breaking through the housing wall (figure 2), a reduced wall thickness (figure 4), or a material having a greater ductility (figure 5). The housing may connected to a vehicle seat so as to absorb impact energy thereon in the event of a collision.
Patent GB-2491109-A (GB)
Title: Populating event probability density maps for non-intrusive load monitoring
Inventor: LOUREDA JOSE MANUEL SANCHEZ
IPC: G01D4/00
Filed: 2011-05-18
Abstract: Utility consumption events are identified by generating a consumption profile from a series of consumption values 1 (e.g. real and/or reactive power); detecting 3-8 multiple events there-within; grouping the events using a clustering process 21-22 to produce a probability density map; comparing it to a stored event profile 24 in the form of a probability density map; and identifying the cluster as events of the particular type when they match. The probability that the detected cluster is of the type represented by the probability density map may be calculated (e.g. by considering covariance matrices or the number and centre locations of clusters) and compared to a threshold. Clusters may be classified as non-periodic or periodic and compared to two- or three-dimensional probability density maps accordingly. Stored cluster profiles 33 may be used as the basis (10, Figure 1) for identifying later individual utility events.
Patent GB-2481714-A (GB)
Title: Performing an event with respect to the combination of user interface components
Inventor: FREIHOLD KAROLINE
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2011-07-01
Abstract: A method of interacting with a graphical user interface (UI) on a mobile computing device having a touch-screen, the UI comprising a plurality of UI components (e.g. widgets, application icons and file icons), the method includes the selection of an event in response to the identification of a first and a second UI component (e.g. by gesture interaction) and instructing the performance of an event indicated by the combination of the first UI component and the second UI component, the event being different from first and second events that are respectively instructed following independent activation of the first and second UI components. Events may be determined by look up table or by a probabilistic method. E.g. a music file may be dragged and dropped onto an alarm widget resulting in the music file being used alarm sound or football icon may be drag onto a news widget or EPG widget to filter the news or an image icon may be drag onto a social network application/widget to post the image. Methods relating to: controlling the arrangement of widgets / UI mode, user authentication, control of a remote screen, media manipulation, dynamic EPG, user specific EPGs, location based services in the home environment and instructing media play back on remote devices are also described
Patent GB-2482586-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre securing device
Inventor: BARKER PHILIP ALFRED
IPC: G02B6/44
Filed: 2011-07-21
Abstract: An optical fibre securing device comprises a tube positioned in a helical configuration by retaining means such as a groove 18 in a shaft 12. This affords a method of discouraging movement of an optical fibre within the tube, by positioning the tube in a helical configuration comprising curves with dimensions equal to or greater than the optical fibre minimum bend radius, and causing the optical fibre to bear upon the tube inner surface when a pulling force is applied to the optical fibre. The device may be part of an optical fibre joint. The groove 18 may have castellation-like walls 20.
Patent GB-2500725-A (GB)
Title: Providing order of detection at a cognitive radio receiver
Inventor: PANAITOPOL DORIN
IPC: H04L27/00
Filed: 2012-03-30
Abstract: A cyclic detection apparatus receives (810) a cognitive radio data signal containing digital data that has been filtered by a Nyquist filter prior to transmission device. The apparatus has a first means (820) which receives a signal (830) indicating a symbol period (Ts) and provides an indication (822) of a value of a roll-off parameter (beta) of the Nyquist filter based on the indicated symbol period (Ts). A comparison block (840) accepts a signal (842) indicating a beta equilibrium value and, based on the supplied values of beta and beta equilibrium, provides an indication (844) of an order of cyclostationary detection and a cyclostationary delay. A cyclostationary detector (860) receives the signal (844) and signals indicating the symbol period (Ts) and sampling period (At) and, based on these inputs, performs cyclostationary detection of the indicated order on the received data signal.
Patent GB-2492286-A (GB)
Title: Brush assembly with non-rotating stabalizer and brushes
Inventor: HERN GREGORY
IPC: B08B9/045
Filed: 2011-04-28
Abstract: A brush assembly for cleaning a surrounding tubular member. The brush assembly includes a brush portion that is rotationally moveable with respect to a central tool mandrel and debris chamber. The brush portion includes at least one brush and a stabilizer.
Patent GB-2508428-A (GB)
Title: Small tapered slot antenna using a magneto-dielectric material
Inventor: VENKATARAYALU NEELAKANTAM
IPC: H01Q13/10
Filed: 2012-12-03
Abstract: A tapered slot antenna 10 comprises one or more electrically conductive parts 12 forming the boundaries of a tapered slot 15 where the slot region between the boundaries includes a magneto-dielectric material 14. The magneto-dielectric material 14 has a relative permittivity and a relative permeability which is substantially equal to 3. The tapered slot 15 has a length of substantially 0.75 m and a mouth width which is substantially 0.5 m. The exponential taper rate of the slot 15 may substantially equal 0.9. The magneto-dielectric material 14 may have a thickness or about 31.4 mm. The electrically conductive parts 12 may be formed by two separate metal sheets or by conductive layers printed on to a circuit board 11. The magneto-dielectric material may be provided as a surface layer on a printed circuit board. The tapered slot antenna 10 may be used in an antenna array formation.
Patent GB-2499487-A (GB)
Title: Floating-point event counters with automatic geometric pre-scaling, for electronic devices.
Inventor: FRAZIER GILES ROGER
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2012-12-05
Abstract: Disclosed is an event counter for electronic devices and a method of operation. The counter works by receiving a signal that indicates that an event in the device has occurred. The counter in then incremented each time a variable number of the events have occurred, and automatically increasing the variable number as the total count of events increases. The event counter may have a count mantissa and the variable number increases geometrically each time the count mantissa overflows. The count exponent may be incremented each time the count mantissa overflows, and the variable number is a pre-scale value equal to a counter base raised to the power of the value of the count exponent. The count mantissa may be set to a transitional value each time the count mantissa overflows, the transitional value equal to the overflow value of the count mantissa divided by the counter base.
Patent GB-2499913-A (GB)
Title: Intrusion alarm system with self-testing function
Inventor: DENG SHAOCHANG
IPC: G08B13/00
Filed: 2011-11-07
Abstract: Relating to the field of burglar alarm devices, a self-testing intrusion alarm system comprises a controller (3), at least two intrusion detectors (1, 2), a timer (5) and an indicator (4); at least one of the intrusion detectors (1, 2) is installed at an entry/exit way while the remaining intrusion detectors (1, 2) are installed at other locations; the intrusion detectors (1, 2) send a trigger signal to the controller (3) when triggered. Upon receiving a trigger signal from an intrusion detector (1, 2) installed at an entry/exit way, the controller (3) starts the timer (5), and upon receiving a trigger signal from an intrusion detector (1, 2) installed at another location, the controller (3) stops the timer (5). When the timer (5) stops, the controller (3) indicates by means of the indicator (4) information from any intrusion detector (1, 2) installed at another location that has not received a trigger signal. Without imposing any additional burden on users, the present intrusion alarm system guarantees that all detectors contained in said system remain in a valid state, thus eliminating the hidden risks attendant upon user unawareness of detector failure.
Patent GB-2503328-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for determining vehicle speed using contact points between the tyres and the road
Inventor: FAN ZHIGANG
IPC: G01P3/36
Filed: 2013-04-22
Abstract: A method and system for determining the speed of a vehicle 116 comprising receiving images 208 of the vehicle 116 captured at known time intervals by a camera 202; determining a point (520, Fig. 5a, 522, Fig. 5b) at which a tyre of the vehicle 116 contacts the road in each image; using the points of contact (520, Fig. 5a, 522, Fig. 5b) and time intervals to calculate the speed of the vehicle 116. The camera 202 may capture still or video pictures 208 and may communicate with a computer 206 including a processor and memory. The two dimensional positions of the contact points (520, Fig. 5a, 522, Fig. 5b) in video frames 208 may be estimated and used with geometry to calculate three dimensional positions of the touch points (520, Fig. 5a, 522, Fig. 5b). The position of the license plate (510, Fig. 5a, 512, Fig. 5b) or lights of the vehicle may be established and the 2D estimated position of the contact points (520, Fig. 5a, 522, Fig. 5b) may be based on the location of the number plate (510, Fig. 5a, 512, Fig. 5b) or lights. The camera 202 may be calibrated so that pixel locations in the images 208 are known relative to real-world 3D coordinates. The calculated speed may be a mean, median, maximum, minimum or varying speed.
Patent GB-2514159-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and Methods for Transporting Fluid Substances
Inventor: WHITTAKER IAN DAVID
IPC: F16L11/22
Filed: 2013-05-15
Abstract: An expandable hose 10 comprising at least one substantially hollow flexible inner tube 11 having a first end and a second end, the inner tube(s) being elastically expandable. There is a substantially hollow flexible outer sleeve 13, in which the at least one inner tube(s) 11 are located. The outer sleeve being of such a material that an increase in fluid pressure within the at least one inner tube expands the at least one inner tube longitudinally, thereby substantially increasing a length of the hose 10. The outer sleeve 13 is attached to the at least one inner tube 11 at two or more distinct longitudinal locations 14, wherein at least one of said locations is between the ends of said inner tube. In one embodiment, the inner tube (71 figure 7) may be in a helical configuration. Also claimed is a method of transporting a fluid using such a hose.
Patent GB-2509193-A (GB)
Title: A dual modality X-ray and ultrasound mammography system with fluid filled scanning assembly housing
Inventor: EVANS MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: A61B6/04
Filed: 2013-06-21
Abstract: An automated biological tissue imaging system 10 has first and second compression surfaces for compressing biological tissue 32, and a removable scanning assembly 12 having a housing 28 defining a scanning surface 30 acting as the first compression surface. A compression plate 34 acts as the second compression surface. An ultrasonic transducer 38 and an X-ray detector 36 are mounted within the housing 28 adjacent the scanning surface 30. A drive is provided to move the ultrasound transducer 38 across the scanning surface 30. Both ultrasound and X-ray tissue images are generated. The housing 28 is hermetically sealed and the interior region 43 is filled with non-conductive fluid (e.g. mineral oil) with acoustic impedance resembling that of the tissue 32. The scanning surface 30 has acoustic impedance resembling that of the tissue and can substantially withstand compression forces applied to the tissue. The housing 28 includes electrical connectors for connecting the transducer and drive to control circuitry of the imaging device. The scanning assembly 12 is detachable (figs. 4) and may be retrofitted to existing systems. Methods of manufacture of the scanning assembly, setting X-ray exposure, enabling compression reduction and enabling X-ray dose reduction are also provided.
Patent GB-2517410-A (GB)
Title: A Stator and a Rotor for an Electric Motor
Inventor: SAKURAI YOSHITOSHI
IPC: H02K9/197
Filed: 2013-07-16
Abstract: The rotor 4 comprises a hub 73, a plurality of rotor segments 72, and a plurality of permanent magnets 56. The segments are arranged around the hub in a ring, with the permanent magnets disposed between the segments, radially outwardly facing exposed surface of each magnet being spaced radially inwardly from an outer cylindrical profile forming retaining lips defined by the segments. Grooves 70 increase the surface area available for heat transfer. Coolant air is directed over the inner surface of the hub 73 and then returns along the outer surface of the rotor via radial grooves in the end flange onits rotor facing surface (fig 14-16 not shown). The stator 2 comprises a plurality of stator coils 12 and a support 30 for holding the coils around a rotor of the motor. A cylindrical sleeve 16 of fibre- reinforced material e.g. carbon fibres wound in opposed spirals is mounted by interference fitting radially inwardly on the support to form a barrier in use between cooling fluid passing over the coils and a rotor located within the stator. Housing 35 defines coolant passages 33 to return coolant supplied to channels along which the windings extend.
Patent GB-2517161-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of gases
Inventor: HIBBITT IAN
IPC: C10L3/10
Filed: 2013-08-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of a gas stream comprising hydrogen sulphide to recover sulphur, and to an apparatus for performing such a process. The treatment comprises passing the gas stream into an apparatus comprising a first thermal reaction region and a first catalytic region, and (1) reacting a portion of the hydrogen sulphide gas in the first thermal reaction region to form sulphur dioxide and water vapour and reacting a further portion of the hydrogen sulphide to form sulphur vapour and water vapour, to form a resultant gas mixture comprising water vapour, sulphur vapour, sulphur dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, and (2) passing at least a portion of the resultant gas mixture to the first catalytic region, whereby at least a portion of the hydrogen sulphide is reacted, in the presence of a catalyst, to form further sulphur vapour and water vapour, and after steps (1) and/or (2), condensing at least a portion of the sulphur vapour to form liquid sulphur and passing at least a portion of the liquid sulphur into a sulphur pit, wherein an off-gas formed or contained in the sulphur pit is recycled from the sulphur pit into the process downstream of the first thermal reaction region.
Patent GB-2501855-A (GB)
Title: Sample Capture System and methods of use
Inventor: WONG SHARIZAL MOHD AZAM SHA
IPC: G01N1/20
Filed: 2012-02-16
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sampling system for obtaining a representative fluid sample from a high pressure multiphase multicomponent fluid, the system comprising: a fluid flow path for transmitting the high pressure multiphase multicomponent fluid therethrough, the pressure of the fluid flow path being substantially the same as the pressure of an environment to be sampled; a sample capture chamber in direct fluid communication with the fluid flow path and having an inlet for receiving the high pressure multiphase multicomponent fluid therein and an outlet for expelling the high pressure multiphase multicomponent fluid therefrom; valves means configured to fluidly seal the inlet and outlet of the sample capture chamber and thereby capture the representative fluid sample of the multiphase multicomponent fluid as it passes therethrough; and control means for controlling the valve means so that the pressure of the representative fluid sample is substantially the same as the high pressure multiphase multicomponent fluid in the fluid flow path.
Patent GB-2501856-A (GB)
Title: Systems, devices, circuits and methods for communicating in a communication system
Inventor: SIRINAMARATANA PAIROTE
IPC: G06K19/07
Filed: 2011-03-18
Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a circuit, communication device, communication system, computer readable medium and method for communicating in a communication system. The communication device comprises an antenna, a resonant storage element for storing at least some energy received by the antenna, a processor for controlling a release of stored energy to generate a modulated signal upon receiving an interrogating signal from one or more reader devices, wherein said modulated signal is a signal comprising digital data represented by at least one predefined sequence of transitions between a high energy level and a low energy level, and a selective energy circuit in selective cooperation with the resonant storage element to affect a greater high energy level amplitude of the modulated signal upon the modulated signal transitioning from a low energy level to a high energy level when in cooperation.
Patent GB-2519760-A (GB)
Title: Light device having article carrier
Inventor: HO CHIH FENG
IPC: F21S6/00
Filed: 2013-10-29
Abstract: An adjustable lamp includes an arm 10 supported on a base, a light source 17 and a lamp shade 30 attached to the arm. The lamp shade 30 includes a heat dissipating structure 32 having a number of fins 33. A carrier 50 is detachably attached to the lamp shade 30 by a latch mechanism 35 and the carrier includes a depression 52 for accommodating an article such as a mobile phone.
Patent GB-2524043-A (GB)
Title: Pyrotechnic igniter and torch
Inventor: PENNINGTON-RIDGE EDWARD JOHN
IPC: F42C19/08
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: A kit of parts for assembling a pyrotechnic igniter includes a resistive heating element, fluoropolymer tape and aluminium powder. The aluminium powder comprising aluminium particles having an average particle size of at least 200 microns.
Patent GB-2515381-A (GB)
Title: Steering column assembly
Inventor: KWASNY SLAWOMIR
IPC: B62D1/189
Filed: 2014-04-10
Abstract: A steering column comprises a shroud 1, 2, a support bracket 7 and a clamp 5 releasably securing shroud 1 to support bracket 7. A spring assembly 20 connects clamp 5 to another part of the steering column, for example a support spring 14 supporting part of the weight of shroud 1, 2 when unclamped, and comprises a spring having a wound helical coil (21, Figure 5), an upper end portion 22 and a lower end portion 23, and an open-ended sleeve 24 around the spring coil, which may be a plastic tube forming an interference fit with the coil. Spring assembly 20 also includes a support portion 25 between the coil and lower end portion 23, for example a part of the spring projecting radially outwardly from the coil to form a dog-leg with lower end portion 23, preventing unwanted downward creep of sleeve 24 onto lower end portion 23.
Patent GB-2527492-A (GB)
Title: 3D Printing material
Inventor: SHANMUGAM SIVAPRAKASH
IPC: C09J11/04
Filed: 2014-04-28
Abstract: A building material for use with a 3D printer comprises powdered calcium carbonate extracted from naturally formed calcium based substances obtained from biological sources, such as eggshells, molluscs and crab shells. The material may be mixed with one or more of an absorbent, an adhesive and an additive to obtain a composite powder for use in 3D printing. A 3D printing apparatus (100, fig 1) may comprise a curing machine 102 for preparing a powdered calcium carbonate extracted from naturally formed calcium based substances obtained from biological sources, and a 3D printer 104 that uses powdered calcium carbonate obtained from the curing machine to form objects, such as via powder bed printing, inkjet printing, fused depositing modelling (FDM), or selective laser sintering (SLS). The curing machine may include a cleaning chamber 302, a grinding chamber 304, and a packing chamber 306. The packing chamber may determine the quantity of one or more of an absorbent, an adhesive and an additive to be mixed with the powder from the grinding chamber to obtain a composite powder, and then mix and pack the composite powder in a cartridge.
Patent GB-2511244-A (GB)
Title: Connecting a rotating electrical machine
Inventor: STEWART MARTIN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: H02K3/52
Filed: 2012-11-21
Abstract: A connection unit is disclosed for connecting windings in the stator of a rotating electrical machine. The connection unit (40) has a body formed from an electrically insulating material, the body holding a plurality of electrically conductive rings (42) each of which is arranged to connect to a stator winding. The stator windings comprise coils, and each of the conductive rings comprises a terminal for connecting an end wire (38) of one coil and a start wire (36) of an adjacent coil to the conductive ring and to each other. This can facilitate assembly of the machine.
Patent GB-2517068-A (GB)
Title: Collimator device and method for testing and adjusting at least one optical device
Inventor: HARTMAIER JURGEN
IPC: G02B27/30
Filed: 2014-06-17
Abstract: The invention relates to a collimator device (1) for testing and adjusting at least one optical device (9), in at least one useful wavelength range, by means of at least one test pattern (2), comprising: - a housing (3), which at least approximately absorbs radiation in the at least one useful wavelength range, and which has at least one region (4, 5) that is at least partially transparent to radiation in the useful wavelength range, at least one at least partially transparent region (5) having the test pattern (2), and at least one at least partially transparent region being an entrance region (4), Â - at least one collimator element (6) for producing a parallel beam course, andÂ  - an optical beam path (7) that, via the collimator element (6), images the at least one test pattern (2) virtually into infinity, through an entrance region (4), a contrast of the at least one test pattern (2) being produced by a radiation in the at least one useful wavelength range that is present outside of the housing (3).
Patent GB-2515915-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus
Inventor: WOOD MALCOLM
IPC: B01D35/027
Filed: 2014-07-11
Abstract: Apparatus for separating solid food matter from a received mixture comprising water and solid food matter, the apparatus comprises a filtering mesh 15 and one or more fluid sources 20b. The filtering mesh is configured to allow passage of water therethrough and to inhibit passage of at least some of the solid food matter therethrough. The one or more fluid sources is configured to direct fluid onto the received mixture comprising water and solid food matter and/or onto a mixture comprising water and solid food matter which has passed through the filtering mesh. Preferably the apparatus separates potato peel and starch from a received mixture of potato peel, starch and water and a food processing apparatus may communicate with the apparatus. Also disclosed is a method of separating solid food matter from a received mixture comprising water and solid food matter. Also disclosed is a kit of parts comprising a filtering mesh, a container and one or more fluid sources.