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Patent GB-2537124-A (GB)
Title: In-line inspection tool
Inventor: ANDREAS BOENISCH
IPC: G01N27/90
Filed: 2015-04-07
Abstract: An in-line inspection tool for the non-destructive testing of a tubular test component comprises one or more partial saturation eddy current test (PSET) modules configured to locate with an internal surface of the test component. The PSET modules comprise a variable strength permanent magnet for generating a variable DC magnetic field within the test component and at least one eddy current sensor. The tool may further comprise a battery module which removes any need for an umbilical or wireline in order to provide power to the tool. A method includes setting the magnetic field strength to a level where the flux density within the component has a maximum rate of change, partially saturating the component with the set DC field and performing an eddy current test on the partially saturated component. A further method of setting the DC field strength of a variable magnet of a PSET module is included.
Patent GB-2537939-A (GB)
Title: Control path verification of hardware design for pipelined process
Inventor: ASHISH DARBARI
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2015-05-01
Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for verifying that logic for implementing a pipelined process in hardware correctly moves data through the pipelined process. A method 400 comprises: monitoring 402 data input to the pipelined process to determine when watched data has been input 404 to the pipelined process; in response to determining the watched data has been input to the pipelined process, counting 406 a number of progressing clock cycles for the watched data; and evaluating 410 an assertion establishing that, when the watched data is output 408 from the pipelined process, the counted number of progressing clock cycles for the watched data is equal to one of one or more predetermined numbers of clock cycles. Determining whether a clock cycle is a progressing clock cycle for the watched data may be based on an external event control signal, such as a stall signal or an interrupt signal, where on detection of a stall signal the counter may not be incremented, and on detection of an interrupt signal the counter may be reset. Verification of the control path facilitates checking whether data moves or advances through the pipeline as expected.
Patent GB-2544955-A (GB)
Title: A dispenser
Inventor: MARCUS CLARKE
IPC: B65B67/08
Filed: 2015-06-01
Abstract: A film dispenser has two connectors. Film 3 is wrapped around a core that extends between two connectors 1, 2. One of the ends of the core is profiled to interlock with one of the connectors 1. Ideally the connector 1 slots inside the profiled end of the core. The interlocking formation can be in the form of two diametrically opposed slots to receive elongate paddles 16. A connector can include a rotational tension controller adjustable by a knob 11 engaging a threaded bolt 12. A quick release mechanism with a push button can control a freewheeling state of the tension controller. The tension controller can include a spring bias. There can also be rubber breaks to stop a connector. A straight frame member 17c with a rubber handle 19 can run parallel to the core axis and be linked to the connectors by curved elements 17a, 17b with rubber handles 18 at either end. There can be a curved base 16.
Patent GB-2539645-A (GB)
Title: Voltage monitor
Inventor: Sebastian Ioan Ene
IPC: H03K5/24
Filed: 2015-06-16
Abstract: A voltage monitor circuit comprises a monitored voltage input 42, a reference capacitor 32 arranged to be able to store a value of the monitored voltage as a reference capacitor voltage and a timeout capacitor 34 arranged to be able to store a value of the monitored voltage as a timeout capacitor voltage. The timeout capacitor undergoes a higher leakage than the reference capacitor. The voltage monitor circuit also comprises a comparator 2 arranged to compare the monitored voltage to the reference capacitor voltage; compare the timeout capacitor voltage to the reference capacitor voltage; and produce a logic signal on an output 9 of the comparator based on the comparisons, the logic signal having a first logic value at least if the reference capacitor voltage is lower than or equal to both the monitored voltage and the timeout capacitor voltage.
Patent GB-2540135-A (GB)
Title: Electronic aerosol provision system
Inventor: RORY FRASER
IPC: A24F40/51
Filed: 2015-07-01
Abstract: An aerosol delivery device comprising control circuitry 550 for controlling an operating mode of the device, a motion sensor 560 arranged to detect motion of the device and to output corresponding motion detection signals to the control circuitry, and an airflow sensor 215 arranged to detect a flow of air in the device and to output corresponding airflow detection signals to the control circuitry wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine from the motion detection signals when there is a tapping event corresponding to the device being tapped by a user and to determine from the airflow detection signals when there is an airflow event corresponding a flow of air in the device, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to control the device to switch from a first operating mode to a second operating mode in response to the detection of a predefined sequence of events comprising at least one tapping event and at least one airflow event. The air flow sensor may be a pressure sensor. The device may further comprise a heater which is activated by the control circuitry depending upon the operating mode. The device maybe an electronic cigarette or e-cigarette.
Patent GB-2536513-A (GB)
Title: User interface generation system and generation method
Inventor: HIDENORI AKATOKI
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2013-11-22
Abstract: The present invention provides a user interface generation system and generation method designed so as to make it possible to improve the efficiency with which a user interface is generated. A prescribed process (100) executed by a computer is generated by combining a plurality of sub-processing steps (101(1), 101(2)), each of which involves executing a prescribed sub-process. Each of the sub-processing steps has a sub-processing user interface (103) corresponding to the content of the sub-process. A system for automating storage operations is designed so as to detect each of the sub-processing steps constituting the prescribed process and, by using the sub-processing user interface belonging to each of the detected sub-processing steps, generate an entire user interface to be used for the prescribed process.
Patent GB-2529320-A (GB)
Title: Method & program
Inventor: DALTON Christopher
IPC: G01F23/00
Filed: 2015-09-03
Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for alerting the driver of a vehicle to the possible non-payment of newly added fuel. The system consists of a sensor in the fuel system or fuel tank of the vehicle that measure the amount of fuel. The output of the sensor(s) is sent to a micro-controller that activities an output device that communicates to the driver the possible non-payment of fuel. The output is visual, ie a text message or a flashing light, auditory ie a beeping sound or a verbal message, and/or a tactile output. The communication may be via vehicle components ie a display on the dashboard, via a mobile device which is a part of the vehicle equipment, or via a mobile phone or smartphone. The method may measure the difference in the fuel level between the engine stopping and restarting. If the fuel level increases then a non-payment warning is issued.
Patent GB-2543568-A (GB)
Title: Portable fall protection device
Inventor: OLIVER AUSTON
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: The presented portable fall protection device 10 comprises a harness attachment means 14, a braking member 60, an actuating member 70, a rotatable hub 16 and a spool-able member (e.g. a rope, line or webbing). The hub comprises at least one engagement surface 51, 53 which is frictionally engaged with at least one braking surface 61, 62 of the braking member such that rotation of the hub is restrained by the frictional forces between the two components. The hub and braking surface therefore form a force reduction device which gradually absorbs a tensile force created within a safety line as a user falls from a height. Prior to use the at least one engagement surface is arranged to be moveable relative to the at least one braking surface by the actuating member to adjust the frictional engagement. The application further anticipates the provision of a safety garment comprising the device and a harness, and a method of restricting a fall comprising the usage of the device.
Patent GB-2530921-A (GB)
Title: C1-INH compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of disorders associated with C1 esterase inhibitor deficency
Inventor: GALLAGHER CYNTHIA
IPC: A61P7/10
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders associated with C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency are disclosed.
Patent GB-2533693-A (GB)
Title: Food product
Inventor: JOSE MARIA ORTEU
IPC: A23L13/60
Filed: 2015-11-19
Abstract: A Frankfurter sausage comprises an elongated body (1) made primarily of edible meat product and has at least one additional ingredient provided as small spherical pearls (2) which contain an ingredient in their interior (21). Two or more additional ingredients may be included and these may of the non-meat type and may be a sauce, such as mustard or tomato ketchup. The exterior wall (20) of each pearl may be made of a material different to the ingredient inside and may be a polymeric food material such as gelatins, pectins, carrageenans, agar or a mixture of these and may include an additive with a calcium salt base. An independent claim to a method of producing the Frankfurter sausage (1) by mixing of a meat mass with the small pearls (2) prior to cooking is included. The pearls are introduced to the meat mass as a solid and the interior ingredient (21) adopts a liquid state upon applying heat. The encapsulation of the ingredient (21) in the solid state prior to heating prevents the pearls (2) from breaking and losing the desired texture and flavour.
Patent GB-2544974-A (GB)
Title: An accumulator for use in a fuel line to attenuate pressure peaks
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER J MCCRINDLE
IPC: F15B1/04
Filed: 2015-12-01
Abstract: An accumulator 10 is described for use in a flow line 12, in particular in a fuel line, to at­tenuate pressure peaks in the flow line. The accumulator has a chamber 24, a piston 28 disposed for movement within the chamber 24, a first space 30 defined in the chamber in front of the piston and adapted to communicate with a fluid inside the flow line, and a second space 34 defined within the chamber behind the piston. A spring 36 is provided to urge the piston to reduce the volume of the first space 30 and increase the volume of the second space 34. A non-return valve 38 is provided which communicates with the second space 34 and is adapted to allow fluid leaking past the piston into the second space to be discharged when pressure in the fluid in the flow line displaces the piston against the action of the spring to increase the volume of the first space and decrease the volume of the second space.
Patent GB-2533481-A (GB)
Title: Traffic control device detection
Inventor: HOMAYOUN JAMSHIDI NEKOU
IPC: G08G1/01
Filed: 2015-12-08
Abstract: Measuring the speed 305 of a vehicle with a speed sensor, processing the speed data to determine the amount of time the vehicle is below a speed threshold 310,325 and evaluating 340 the presence of a traffic control device based the amount of time the vehicle speed is below the threshold. Vehicle location may be obtained via a GPS device which can further store 350,355 detected traffic control devices and alert the driver when near. The type of traffic control device may be determined 345 at least in part by a recent maximum speed 320 of the vehicle. Additionally, the traffic control device can be detected by an accelerometer (e.g. for speed bumps). Specific examples of traffic control devices given in the description include; stop signs, traffic lights, speed bumps and train/railroad tracks.
Patent GB-2536546-A (GB)
Title: Timetable estimation device and method
Inventor: Yuka Watahiki
IPC: B61L27/00
Filed: 2016-01-20
Abstract: Based on input from a commander, a device produces simulation information 21a of a train operation control (e.g. a temporary speed restriction or track use prohibition) to be set or released at a future time. The simulation information is used in producing per-time-zone inter-station travel time information representing a time required for a train to travel from a station to a next station in each time zone. The travel time information is used in producing an estimated timetable representing future train movements. The commander may thus determine whether to implement the train operation control based on the effect it will have on the timetable. An alarm may indicate any discrepancy between the simulation information and a real-time status of a railway facility so that the commander may decide which information to adopt.
Patent GB-2533520-A (GB)
Title: Gaze-controlled interface method and system
Inventor: GERALD ARTUR NORBERT WEBER
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2014-08-27
Abstract: A gaze-controlled interface system for enabling a user to interact with an electronic visual work presented on an electronic display screen. The system has an electronic display screen configured to present the electronic visual work and an eye gaze tracker configured to sense the user's gaze position on the display screen and generate representative gaze signal. A processor receives and processes the gaze signal to enable the user to interact with the electronic visual work based on gaze.
Patent GB-2549148-A (GB)
Title: A wand and hose assembly for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: DAVID WILLIAM EMMETT
IPC: A47L9/32
Filed: 2016-04-08
Abstract: A wand 3 and hose 5 assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprises a suction wand 3 fluidly connected to the end of a suction hose 5 by a duct 7, the duct 7 incorporates an articulating joint 11 for allowing articulated movement of the suction wand 3 relative to the end of the suction hose 5. The wand 3 and the duct 7 are arranged for telescopic sliding movement relative to one another, and the articulating joint 11 is moveable into a position in which the wand 3 can slide telescopically through the duct 7 for retraction into the suction hose 5 for storage. The articulating joint 11 is preferably an elbow joint 11 permitting movement about a single axis and can include a socket and head. A handle 9 may be formed on the duct 7.
Patent GB-2535375-A (GB)
Title: Earth-boring drill bits with nanotube carpets
Inventor: GARRETT T OLSEN
IPC: E21B10/54
Filed: 2013-12-18
Abstract: An earth-boring drill bit includes a bit body having a powder component and a binder. The powder component includes a plurality of nanotubes disposed on a surface of at least one particle of the powder component.
Patent GB-2557584-A (GB)
Title: Circuit Breaker with open-close-open Functionality
Inventor: AREND JAN WILLEM LAMMERS
IPC: H01H71/12
Filed: 2016-11-29
Abstract: A circuit breaker 1 comprises a first contact 2 fixed to a frame 3 and a second moveable contact 4, and at least two linked rods 5 hinged 10 in a single hinge plane, wherein a first free end of the linked rods is hinged to the frame and the other free end is hinged to the movable contact. A first cam 8 is arranged in the hinge plane, and parallel to it, on an axle 7 rotated by a drive means, the lobe of the first cam engaging on the linked rods to move the contacts between closed and open positions. A tilting latch 11 engages on the linked rods in the contacts-closed position and is disengaged by an actuator 15, allowing the contacts to be moved to the open position. The latch may tilt in a plane parallel to the hinge plane, be urged into an unlatched position by a spring 16, and urged into an engaged position by a second cam 9 engaging with a contact surface 13. The actuator may comprise a solenoid operated pin for locking the latch into an engaged position. The latch may tilt around a tilt axle 12.
Patent GB-2552583-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 both user devices by a first and second video suppression component associated with the first and second user devices respectively 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, both of the video suppression components continue suppressing the video exchange function for both of the user devices; if the responding user accepts the request, both of the video suppression components stop suppressing the video. Mutual agreement is needed before video suppression is terminated. In another aspect, the method can be applied with one-way agreements. 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 both users mutually agree to lift this restriction within the conversation.
Patent GB-2547872-A (GB)
Title: A blade for a vertical axis turbine, a turbine comprising the blade and a method of operation of the turbine
Inventor: EDWARD HOWARD SPICER
IPC: F03D7/06
Filed: 2015-12-02
Abstract: There is provided a blade for a vertical axis turbine, wherein the blade defines a tubercled leading edge and a trailing edge and is twisted through approximately 60° for rotating about the axis of the turbine in use, the blade defining a series of landmarks as described herein for increasing operational efficiency as compared to conventional turbine blades
Patent GB-2547874-A (GB)
Title: Configuration and testing method and system for FPGA chip using bumping process
Inventor: BIN LUO
IPC: G01R31/3185
Filed: 2017-07-04
Abstract: Configuration and testing of an FPGA (field programmable gate array) includes: creating configuration files for an FPGA chip under test and storing them in a memory; reading, by a master FPGA, a configuration code stream consisting of corresponding configuration codes from the memory, configuring the FPGA chip under test via an external test interface, and determining whether the configuration is successful; if the configuration is successful, converting the configuration code stream into a test signal source file that is recognizable, executable and reusable by multiple pieces of test equipment; and automatically loading the test signal source file onto the FPGA chip under test in real time by advanced test equipment (ATE), collecting responses output from the chip under test, determining and analyzing the test results and outputting a test data log, thereby completing the testing of corresponding function and performance. As such, it is possible to rapidly download multiple configuration code streams and to achieve higher configuration speed and lower implementation costs.
Patent GB-2560392-A (GB)
Title: Geofencing system
Inventor: THOMAS JAMES WILLIAMS
IPC: H04W4/021
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: A geofencing system 100 comprises at least one physical, moveable marker 102a-d defining at least part of a geofence 106, wherein changing the position of the or each marker 102a-d changes the geofence 106, and wherein the or each marker 102a-d provides a visible and/or audible indication of the geofence 106. The system 100 also comprises a wearable device 104 which receives data concerning the position of the geofence 106, stores up-to-date geofence information and provides an alert in response to the wearable device 106 crossing the geofence 106. The or each marker 102a-d may transmit geofence data to the wearable device 104 at set times, and the wearable device 104 may enter a listening mode at around the set times, and change configuration and/or register a trigger event based on the geofence data. A trigger may be: a message received from a marker 102a-d, another wearable device 104 or from a central server; the wearable device 104 crossing or coming within a predetermined distance of the geofence 106; and/or a condition sensed by the wearable device 104. The or each marker 102a-d may include a sensor (i.e. wind, gas, pressure and/or temperature detector).
Patent GB-2559635-A (GB)
Title: Luminaire
Inventor: Matthew healy
IPC: F21V17/18
Filed: 2017-07-05
Abstract: A luminaire 1 comprises lamp holder 3 and a lamp 2 mountable to the lamp holder 3. The lamp holder 3 has a body 6 with a cylindrical inner surface 8 and protuberances 10 located around the cylindrical inner surface 8. The lamp has a housing 15 with faces 21 and groups of grooves 22a, 22b, 22c around an outer surface. Each group of grooves 22a, 22b, 22c is spaced away from a first end of the housing 15 by a different distance. The faces 21 aid insertion of the housing 15 into the body 6 at a first orientation by providing space for the protuberances 10 between the housing 15 and the cylindrical inner surface 8. The lamp 2 is rotatable in the lamp holder 3 from a first orientation to a second orientation in which the grooves of one of the groups of grooves 22a, 22b, 22c accommodate the protuberances 10 to secure the lamp 2 to the lamp holder 3. The different groups of grooves 22a, 22b, 22c secure the lamp 2 in different axial positions relative to the lamp holder 3 which allows optical elements (23, 24, Fig. 5) of different thicknesses to be inserted between the lamp 2 and the lamp holder 3.
Patent GB-2553650-A (GB)
Title: Heads up display for observing vehicle perception activity
Inventor: MOHAMED AHMAD
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2017-07-10
Abstract: A display is presented on a windshield 300, by determining an occupants point of view 305, sensing an external environment using vehicle sensors 301, and forming a display 304 for objects of interest 302 within the occupants field of view by aligning projection of the display on the windshield with the occupants point of view 306. The display has applications in autonomous vehicles or for test engineers performing test drives. The occupants point of view may be manually determined or determined automatically by sensors in the vehicle. The objects of interest may be lane highlights for lane boundaries on a roadway and aligning projection of the display may ensure that the lane highlights and boundaries overlap one another. The display of objects of interest may comprise forming bounding rectangles around objects in the environment which may be displayed aligned with the objects. The objects in the environment may be classified and the classifications indicated next to the objects so classified. A second embodiment also has data processing using perception algorithms to identify objects of interest and visual indicators corresponding to the objects of interest which are overlaid in the aligned display with their corresponding objects of interest.