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Patent GB-2550307-A (GB)
Title: Capacitive voltage-division low-colour-cast pixel circuit
Inventor: HONGYUAN XU
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2015-05-13
Abstract: A capacitive voltage-division low-colour-cast pixel circuit. A main region (Main) which is electrically connected via a data signal line (Data) and provides a main data signal voltage to a sub-pixel is comprised; the data signal line (Data) is electrically connected to a common electrode line (Com) via a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2) that are connected in series; a routing line (L) is provided to be led out between the first capacitor (C1) and the second capacitor (C2); and a sub-region (Sub) which is electrically connected and provides a sub-data signal voltage to the sub-pixel is comprised; under the voltage division effect of the first capacitor (C1) and the second capacitor (C2), the sub-data signal voltage is different from the main data signal voltage, so that inputting different data signal voltages to a main region (Main) and a sub-region (Sub) of a sub-pixel can be implemented by providing a data signal line (Data), so as to conduct multi-domain display, and improve the colour-cast problem of a VA mode liquid crystal display without increasing the number of data signal lines and the number of COFs.
Patent GB-2551286-A (GB)
Title: Dimming method for LED converter
Inventor: EGBERT MAO
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2015-03-19
Abstract: A dimmable LED converter (1) includes at least one terminal for supplying power to at least one LED (22) and a control circuit (44) for controlling a switch of the LED converter (1) in order to modulate the power provided at the at least one terminal. An interface (34) is adapted to receive an analogue dimming signal (11), a dimming signal conversion circuit (38) converts a level of the received analog dimming signal (11) into a parameter of a pulsed signal (39) and an isolated signal transmission means (40) transmits the pulsed signal (39) across an isolation barrier (8) and supplies the transmitted pulsed signal (41) directly or indirectly to the control circuit (44).
Patent GB-2559259-A (GB)
Title: Military communications unit for operational and training environments
Inventor: MARTYN ARMSTRONG
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2017-12-04
Abstract: A military communications unit 150 obtains data wirelessly from one or more separate devices 215 220 using a plurality of transceivers (345, fig 3) and sends the data via a wireless communications network 160 in accordance with a distributed computer simulation standard. The simulation standard may be Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) or High-Level Architecture (HLA). The separate devices may be sensors and may communicate using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The data obtained may include biometric, video, orientation, audio or activity data, and may indicate the firing of a weapon. The data may be sent to a server executing a synthetic training environment 205, and may be relayed to the communications network via other communications units. The units may also comprise a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The units are capable of acting as a wireless communications hub for a soldier 120, target 140, vehicle or artillery.
Patent GB-2573487-A (GB)
Title: Remote control vehicle immobilisation device
Inventor: DAVID ANDREW JEANS
IPC: B60R25/24
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: A remote-controlled immobilisation device for a vehicle having a switch that is controlled by mobile phone technology; wherein the switch connects to the vehicles fuel pump, ECU (engine control unit), ignition and/or brakes. A vehicle may have a number of devices placed within the structure of the vehicle, wherein each device has an IMEI number, SIM card and mobile number that is only accessible to vehicle manufacturers and police databases. Each device is placed in a sealed tamper proof unit, and the removal of a device or SIM card without the use of the correct access code will activate all of the devices. Preferably the device has GPS and linked to a tracker/sat nav software. An automatic number plate recognition database links the number plate of the vehicle with the devices IMEI number which in turn allows the vehicle to be shown on a map in real time. The device reduces the need for high speed vehicle pursuits. Each device will have an independent power supply and charged from the main charging system. May be used with petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles.
Patent GB-2570475-A (GB)
Title: Cabin blower system
Inventor: RICHARD SHARPE
IPC: F02C7/36
Filed: 2018-01-26
Abstract: An aircraft cabin blower system 100 has a transmission 110, receiving mechanical power from first part of a gas turbine engine (GTE) in the form of a first transmission input 114, and an electrical circuit having a first electrical machine 118, a second electrical machine 122, and a power management system (PMS) 124. The system operates in a blower mode with the transmission driving a cabin blower compressor 102; the first machine receives mechanical power from a second part of the GTE and acts as a generator providing electrical power to the PMS which drives the second machine as a motor providing a second transmission input 120. The speed of the transmission output is determined by a function of a speed of the two transmission inputs. The system may also operate in a starter mode where the second machine acts as a generator providing electrical power to the PMS, supplying a gearbox mounted electric generator acting as a motor to provide mechanical power to the GTE. The PMS may have electrical power storage (fig.3,230), supplying power to either electrical machine at different, continuously variable rates; the PMS may receive power from an external power source such as a ground cart.
Patent GB-2575873-A (GB)
Title: Processing audio signals
Inventor: HENDRIK LAMBERTUS MULLER
IPC: G10L21/0208
Filed: 2018-07-27
Abstract: An audio signal detected by a user device microphone (202) is processed by identifying signals from the user or the device 102 and then matching other, unknown signals 106 with predetermined signals for subsequent cancellation or removal 104. Unknown portions of audio are periodically transmitted for matching via spectral feature vectors to candidate prerecorded audio such as music or video (210) according to a difference threshold (fig. 4), and the modified audio may be used for speech recognition of commands 108 or keywords (208).
Patent GB-2568360-A (GB)
Title: Stereoscopic display device having a barrier panel
Inventor: YOU-YONG JIN
IPC: G02B30/31
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A stereoscopic display device comprises: a display (e.g. OLED) panel 100; a barrier panel 200 on the display panel, the barrier panel including first channel electrodes 241, second channel electrodes 242 and third channel electrodes 243, wherein the first, second, and third channel electrodes are sequentially stacked; and a barrier driver 600 configured to control the first, second and the third channel electrodes. Each of the first channel electrodes includes a first region 241a and a second region 241b, the first region overlapping with an end portion of a second channel electrode; each of the third channel electrodes is disposed between the second channel electrodes; and a distance between adjacent third channel electrodes is the same as the horizontal width of each third channel electrode. Thus, the number of stacked layers of the channel electrodes may be minimized, and a viewing range for a stereoscopic image may be smoothly moved.
Patent GB-2564300-A (GB)
Title: Communication control device, communication control method and recording medium
Inventor: SHOHEI MITANI
IPC: H04W72/12
Filed: 2017-03-15
Abstract: In order to solve a problem that, if the allocation of communication resources allocated to communication terminals is dynamically changed, there is a possibility that congestion occurs when the allocation of communication resources is changed and the communication rate decreases sharply, a communication control device comprises: a transmission unit which transmits, to each of a plurality of communication devices that perform communication using previously allocated communication resources, allocation information indicating the allocation of the communication resources to be used when the communication devices perform communication; and an intermediate state generation unit which, when the allocation of the communication resources to the respective communication devices is changed from a first allocation state to a second allocation state, generates an intermediate state indicating the allocation of the communication resources, on the basis of the first allocation state and the second allocation state, wherein the transmission unit transmits the allocation information to each of the communication devices such that the allocation changes from the first allocation state to the second allocation state via the intermediate state generated by the intermediate state generation unit.
Patent GB-2568373-A (GB)
Title: Labyrinth seal for a turbine engine of an aircraft
Inventor: CLEMENT JARROSSAY
IPC: F01D11/02
Filed: 2018-09-18
Abstract: A labyrinth seal for a turbine engine, e.g. for an aircraft, comprises a rotor element 14, and a stator element 16 extending around the rotor element 14. The rotor element 14 comprises a series of annular lips 12 which extend radially outwards and are surrounded by at least one abradable element 18 carried by the stator element 16. Each lip has an upstream annular face 20a which is impacted by an air flow during operation, and a downstream annular face 20b. The lip comprises through-orifices 24 (25, figures 6, 7) for the passage of air extending between said upstream and downstream annular faces 20a, 20b. Airflow through the orifices 24, 25 may generate overpressure or compression of leakage airflow, and so improve sealing performance.
Patent GB-2578102-A (GB)
Title: Radiator assembly
Inventor: SHANE MCCRORY
IPC: F28D1/02
Filed: 2018-10-15
Abstract: A radiator assembly 1 comprises a radiator body 5 containing a fluid in contact with an electrical heating element 3. The quantity of fluid contained within the radiator body is predetermined so the radiator body emits one or more pre-determined output levels of heat when the fluid is heated by the electrical heating element. The radiator body may comprise a plurality of columns 7 forming parallel chambers in fluid communication to one another where the heating element is be disposed within at least one of the columns. The electrical heating element may be elongate, powered by a mains supply and having a thermostatic device 9 to control the temperature of the heating element. The thermostatic control may comprise temperature sensors to control the amount of electrical power supplied to the electrical heating element and located externally to the radiator body as a remote control (Fig 2, 21) having wireless communication means (Fig 2, 33). The fluid may comprise water, inhibitor, coolant and anti-freeze; the water content may be 90%. The radiator body may be thermally coated cast iron. The electrical heating element may be stainless steel operating between 100 to 900W.
Patent GB-2564622-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell system with combined passive and active sorbent beds
Inventor: ANANT K UPADHYAYULA
IPC: H01M8/12
Filed: 2017-04-13
Abstract: A fuel cell system including a hydrocarbon fuel stream including a sulfur compound; a passive sorbent bed including a selective sulfur sorbent configured to remove the sulfur compound from the hydrocarbon fuel stream; SCSO reactor, and an active sorbent bed comprising a sulfur oxide sorbent, wherein the active sorbet bed is configured to receive an effluent stream from the SCSO reactor and remove at least a portion of the sulfur oxides via the sulfur oxide sorbent. During start-up of the fuel cell system, the hydrocarbon fuel stream may be directed along a first flow pathway through the passive sorbent bed to remove the sulfur compound from the fuel stream during a first time period and then directed along a second flow pathway during a second time period that does not pass through the passive sorbent bed, e.g., once the SCSO reactor/active sorbent bed have reached operating temperature.
Patent GB-2571614-A (GB)
Title: Patient monitoring system and apparatus
Inventor: THOMAS FRANCIS OWENS
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2019-01-04
Abstract: An apparatus for the monitoring of a condition of a patient includes a mat 38 has a surface which contacts a support means e.g. mattress, chair and an opposing surface located with respect to at least part of the person so that at least one parameter of the person is monitored by sensor means provided with the mat. The sensors are connected with processing means 94 in order to provide an indication of the condition of the person. The mat includes a plurality of spaced apart sensor means locations so as to provide an accurate collection of data for different zones relating to the patient e.g. head, torso, legs. Pressure, temperature and humidity may be measured. The mat may comprise two layers (58,60 Fig. 2d) having conductive lines (e.g. graphene) perpendicular to one another forming sensing locations where the grid lines overlap.
Patent GB-2571470-A (GB)
Title: Enterprise-accessible customer locker
Inventor: BRUCE WALTER WILKINSON
IPC: G06F17/00
Filed: 2017-10-13
Abstract: An enterprise-accessible customer locker is physically located at a first customer's address. A control circuit can be configured to select products (including unordered products if desired) for a first customer to be placed in the aforementioned enterprise-accessible customer locker. The control circuit can also be configured to determine a need to deliver a particular product to a second customer who is physically discrete from the aforementioned first customer's address. The control circuit can then be further configured to arrange to transfer the particular product from the first customer's enterprise-accessible customer locker to the second customer at a delivery address corresponding to the second customer. By one approach, the foregoing can include a consideration of whether the particular product is in fact available at the first customer's enterprise-accessible customer locker and/or what the relevant timeframe is for when the first customer may in fact need the particular product.
Patent GB-2572503-A (GB)
Title: Base layer of a garment
Inventor: JAKE THENO
IPC: A41D13/05
Filed: 2017-12-29
Abstract: A base layer of a garment includes a waist section, an upper leg section, and a lower leg section. The waist section is positioned to correspond with and receive a waist and crotch region of a wearer. The waist section includes a base portion, a mesh portion, a compressive portion, and a durable portion. The upper leg section is positioned to correspond with and recei ve a thigh and knee region of the wearer. The upper leg section includes the base portion and the mesh portion. The lower leg section is positioned to correspond with and receive a shin and calf region of the wearer. The lower leg section includes the base portion and the compressive portion.
Patent GB-2588160-A (GB)
Title: Adaptive precision chuck
Inventor: KAI CHENG
IPC: B23Q3/06
Filed: 2019-10-10
Abstract: An adaptive precision chuck 200 for a precision/ultraprecision machining system, the chuck having a mount for receiving a workpiece 300. When in use the centre of the mount is configured to be substantially concentric with an axis of rotation 214 of the machining system. The chuck further includes jaws 210 about the mount and a plurality of compliant flexures (203-206) configured, upon application of rotational forces by the machining system to the chuck about the axis of rotation, to engage the jaws upon a workpiece in the mount. The flexures may include first FL1 and second FL2 flexures, the first flexures may be configured to be responsive to rotational forces about the axis of rotation to engage the jaws upon the workpiece. The second flexures may be configured to be responsive to rotational forces about the axis of rotation to apply a centring force on the chuck. The chuck may include third flexures FL3 associated with the mounting means, the mounted position of the chuck on the machining system being adjustable via forces applied to the third flexures.
Patent GB-2580795-A (GB)
Title: A controller for controlling an engine of a vehicle
Inventor: ROB JERGER
IPC: F02N11/08
Filed: 2016-09-07
Abstract: A controller 125 for controlling a vehicle 103 engine 102, a control system 101 comprising a controller 125, a vehicle 103 and a method (200 Fig. 2), (500 Fig. 5). The controller is configured to cause stopping of power generation of the engine during movement of the vehicle in dependence on at least one criterion being met, e.g. vehicle speed or accelerator pedal below threshold or brake pressure above a threshold, and to cause restarting of power generation by the engine, in dependence of at least one input signal indicating a restart requirement for the engine to provide a power output. The control means is configured to receive a target engine speed value dependent on a current driveshaft speed and cause the engine speed to exceed and then fall to the target speed, during a period after receiving the at least one input signal and until a further signal is received indicating a reconnection of the engine to a driveshaft 104; the engine speed may then exceed the target engine speed.
Patent GB-2594512-A (GB)
Title: Network fault diagnosis
Inventor: ANDREW BLAKE
IPC: H04W24/08
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: Diagnosing faults in a utility supply network (e.g. mobile communications network) where performance data indicative of utility supply network performance is received, historical performance data indicative of historical performance of the utility supply network along with a fault associated with the historical performance data is obtained, and faults determined based performance data and historical performance data comparisons. Comparisons may be made using data from portions of the network based on similarity with the portion of the network related to performance data. Performance data may comprise subjective data and objective data. Subjective data may relate to user network perceptions, generated in response to communication from the user regarding network performance, status requests, complaints, feedback, repair subscriptions or call centre calls. Objective data may relate to network performance measurements for users submitting communications regarding network performance and may comprise signal strength, data rates, latency, voice quality, errors, and SINAD. Faults may be determined in response to communications from users in geographic regions exceeding thresholds. Likelihoods that actual faults are determined fault may be based on performance and historical performance data similarities. Artificial intelligence algorithms may modify likelihoods that determined faults are actual faults. Faults occurring in maintenance windows may also be determined.
Patent GB-2581714-A (GB)
Title: Net assembly used for purse seine fishery
Inventor: II TAI SEO
IPC: A01K73/00
Filed: 2018-05-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to a net assembly which is used for purse seine fishery, is mounted on a first ship, is put into seawater from an end of the first ship in a longitudinal direction, is towed by a second ship, surrounds groups of fish, and is hauled in, thereby collecting groups of fish. According to the present invention, the net assembly includes: a plurality of buoy units which float on the sea surface to provide buoyancy to the net assembly and are coupled in a spaced manner and in the longitudinal direction of the net assembly; a plurality of net groups which are arranged on the lower parts of the buoy units in an inter-coupled form, are submerged from the sea surface to be deployed, and surround and collect the fish; a weight unit which extends along the lower ends of the net groups to provide a submerging force by means of gravity to submerge the net groups; and a tightening rope which extends along the net groups while being spaced apart from the weight unit in a downward direction and is tightened by the first ship to form a closed space with the net assembly below the sea surface.
Patent GB-2599098-A (GB)
Title: Hardware implementation of windowed operations in three or more dimensions
Inventor: IVAXI SHETH
IPC: G06N3/10
Filed: 2020-09-22
Abstract: Method of implementing a windowed operation in at least three traversed dimensions, the windowed operation comprising applying a window having at least three dimensions to data having at least three traversed dimensions, with shifts of the window in all three traversed dimensions, the method comprising: mapping 720a the windowed operation to a plurality of constituent two dimensional windowed operations, each 2D windowed operation comprising applying a slice of the window to a slice of the data, with shifts of the slice of the window in only two dimensions; implementing 730a each of the plurality of 2-D windowed operations by at least one hardware accelerator, each 2-D windowed operation producing a respective partial result; and assembling 740 the partial results to produce the result of the windowed operation. The data may comprise zero-padded data, and mapping the windowed operation to the plurality of constituent 2-D windowed operations comprise: excluding 724 from the plurality of constituent 2D windowed operations a 2D windowed operation that would be applied to a slice of the zero-padded data that consists solely of zeros. Also disclosed is a data processing system configured to perform the method.
Patent GB-2586923-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for generating a dynamically adjustable dial pad
Inventor: Jonathan Ortiz Rivera
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 2019-02-07
Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a dynamically adjustable dial pad are disclosed. Example embodiments include an electronic device for generating a dynamically adjustable dial pad. An electronic device may include a display, a transceiver, and circuitry. The circuitry may be coupled to the display and transceiver. The electronic device may cause the display to present icons. The device may cause the circuitry to gather information from applications supported by the device. The device may cause the transceiver to send the information gathered to a remote server. The device may cause the transceiver to receive, from the remote server, ranking information for functionalities. The ranking information may use the information gathered. The ranking information may represent an estimated relevance of the functionalities to a user. The device may cause the circuitry to generate modified icons using the ranking information. The device may cause the display to present the modified icons.
Patent GB-2602144-A (GB)
Title: A ground surface access assembly installation system
Inventor: Simon John Gibson
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 2020-12-21
Abstract: A ground surface access frame 12 comprising a flange 16 extending inwardly from a lower portion of sidewalls 14 wherein the flange comprises a plurality of apertures 18 for receiving a bonding material (S, fig.4) such as cement and spacing members 20 coupled to the underside of the flange and maintaining a void into which bonding material is received. Spacing members may be adjustable levelling member and sealing members. Apertures may comprise cups (126, fig.8) to facilitate pouring of bonding material. The disclosure aims to reduce cracking of a road surface surrounding the support frame following installation or replacement.