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Patent GB-2536868-A (GB)
Title: Roof support beam extension member
Inventor: PAULINE WARDE
IPC: E04G23/03
Filed: 2015-02-12
Abstract: The extension member 30 comprises an I-beam, upper and lower splice plates 41 suitable for affixing to the flanges of a roof steel and being fixed to and overlapping the upper and lower flanges 32, 33 of a proximal end of the I-beam, one or more web plates 40 fixed to the web 31 of the proximal end of the I-beam, and a casing 39 comprising two plasterboard layers 39a, 39b, wherein the outer plasterboard layer 39b overlaps end edges 41a of the splice plates and provides a box around the I-beam. There may be insulation around the I-beam. The splice plates may be welded or bolted to the I-beam. A distal end of the I-beam may have one or more flexible polymer cavity trays 34, L-shaped brackets 36 welded to it, and an insulated cap 35 for camouflaging the masonry 9 of a cavity wall through which the extension member extends.
Patent GB-2519274-A (GB)
Title: Power savings apparatus and method for memory device using delay locked loop
Inventor: HASAN QAMRUL
IPC: H03L7/00
Filed: 2013-07-31
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to reduced power consumption for memory data transfer at high frequency through synchronized clock signaling. Delay locked loop (DLL) circuits are used to generate the synchronized clock signals. A DLL circuit consumes power as long as it is outputting the synchronized clock signals. A power saving apparatus and method are described wherein the DLL circuit is powered on when memory data access is active, while the DLL circuit is powered down when memory access is idle.
Patent GB-2537945-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus adapted for dispensing an aerosol
Inventor: FIONA COLLINS
IPC: B65D83/14
Filed: 2015-05-15
Abstract: An apparatus 101, 102, 103 adapted for dispensing an aerosol, the apparatus being configured for enabling a user to selectively add a further aerosol to the aerosol such to facilitate variation in the flavouring over different spray application instances. The apparatus may include a first dispenser 101 including a first coupling element 201 such that a user is able to selectively add a second aerosol dispensing unit 102 to the first unit. A third unit 103 may be coupled to the second unit. Each of the units may include coupling elements 201, 202, 203 and counter-coupling elements 301, 302, 303, which can be respectively releasably locked together. The coupling elements may have a dove-tail profile or t-profile. Each dispenser unit may include a spray nozzle and an activator.
Patent GB-2539695-A (GB)
Title: A bush and clamp assembly
Inventor: MATT NUTTING
IPC: B60G21/055
Filed: 2015-06-25
Abstract: A bush and clamp assembly for mounting a vehicle stabiliser bar is disclosed in which a tapered clamping member 40, 140 is used to produce a clamping force acting on a resilient, compressible bush 19, 119, 219 interposed between bridge portions 21, 31; 121, 131 of two clamp members 20, 30; 120, 130; 220, 230. The direction in which the tapered clamping member 40, 140 is inserted into apertures 24, 34; 25, 35 in the first and second clamp members 20 and 30; 120 and 130; 220 and 230 is arranged at substantially ninety degrees with respect to the direction C, Z, P in which a clamping force is applied to the resilient, compressible bush 19, 119, 219 by the first and second clamp members 20, 30; 120, 130; 220, 230 due to the insertion.
Patent GB-2530902-A (GB)
Title: Greeting card with pop-out and audio
Inventor: SHLONSKY LYNNE
IPC: G09F1/08
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: An interactive greeting card which operates as a faux cuckoo clock. The greeting card contains a moveable pop-out structure 16 within the card body 100, beneath one or more moveable flaps F1, F2. A movement mechanism 10 is used to open the one or more moveable flaps and move the pop-out structure into a position wherein it is contained outside of the card body. The movement mechanism may also initiate playback of one or more pre-recorded audio files stored on a memory device (24, fig 3) within the greeting card. The pop-out structure may contain a small die cut character attached thereto, and moving the movement mechanism to its original position may also return the pop-out structure to within the card body and close the one or more flaps. The movement mechanism may be accessible from a top edge of the greeting card, and there may be two flaps which open in opposing directions. The movement mechanism may be any one of a pull-tab mechanism, push button, lever, crank or slide lever.
Patent GB-2545449-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for controlling transmission of a data stream
Inventor: PIERRE VISA
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2015-12-16
Abstract: A method and system of controlling the transmission over a wireless network of a data stream by applying an adapted Error Correction Code (ECC) for each link of a communication path, while respecting a bounded end-to-end latency constraint. A maximum latency value is obtained with which propagation along a communication path from a source node 121 to a destination node 124 must comply. The communication path comprises a plurality of links 131-133 with each link having a status. A path correction (PC) scheme is defined by selecting for each link an ECC from a plurality of ECC which imposes a latency. The selection of the ECC is adapted to the status of the link such as error rate and depends on a comparison between the PC latency value which is the aggregation of the link latencies and the obtained maximum latency value. The PC scheme is then applied to the communication path.
Patent GB-2549779-A (GB)
Title: Security elements and methods of manufacture thereof
Inventor: BRIAN WILLIAM HOLMES
IPC: B42D25/45
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: A security element 1 comprising a first layer having opposing first 11 and second 12 surfaces, and being formed of a substantially transparent first material having a first refractive index, the first surface of the first layer having formed therein, in a first region, an array of focussing elements 15. An optically variable effect generating structure 20 is located over the first layer in a second region at least partially overlapping the array of focussing elements in the first region. An array of image elements 30 is arranged over the array of focussing elements such that a first image, formed from at least some of the image elements is displayed to a viewer viewing the image elements via the array of focussing elements of the first layer. The optically variable effect generating structure is also configured to display in the second region, a second image to the viewer. The images are visible separately and simultaneously.
Patent GB-2536598-A (GB)
Title: System and method for dispensing and purchasing medical prescriptions
Inventor: TIMOTHY WEBB
IPC: G16H20/10
Filed: 2015-01-08
Abstract: A system for purchasing a pharmaceutical medication is provided. The system includes, but is not limited to, a local device for receiving prescription ready information which notifies a user that the pharmaceutical medication is ready for pick-up and a remote server. The prescription ready information contains general payment options directed to the user. The remote server is connected with the local device. The remote server includes a notification and payment system. Upon receiving the prescription ready information at the local device, the local device transmits purchase instructions to the notification and payment system. The notification and payment system transmits the purchase instructions to a financial computer system in order to obtain a preauthorization for funds, if a general payment option is selected, in order to purchase the pharmaceutical medication.
Patent GB-2552779-A (GB)
Title: Method of processing a block of text in a web layout
Inventor: NICK MASON
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-07-28
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of displaying a web page in a web browser, where the web page includes one or more blocks, each block including information about the content of the block and also the required vertical height of the block, the method including the processing of each block by carrying out the steps of: rendering the content of the block in the browser; determining the actual vertical height of the block as rendered in the browser comparing the actual vertical height of the block with the required vertical height of the block; if the difference between the actual and required vertical heights is not within a predetermined tolerance, making adjustments to display properties, such as font size, letter spacing and/or word spacing, of the content of the block to alter the actual vertical height of the block.
Patent GB-2546652-A (GB)
Title: Refrigerant management in a HVAC system
Inventor: JON PHILLIP HARTFIELD
IPC: F25B49/02
Filed: 2013-12-20
Abstract: A chiller system 100 comprises a condenser 120, an evaporator 140 having a spill over port 142 for refrigerant to spill over from the evaporator, an expansion device 130 for regulating refrigerant flow into the evaporator, a heat exchanger 150, a heat source and a temperature sensor 155.The heat exchanger receives the refrigerant spilled over through the spill over port, and receives the heat source to vaporise the spilled over refrigerant in the heat exchanger. The temperature sensor measures a temperature of the spilled over refrigerant when it departs the heat exchanger and when above temperature threshold the expansion device increases refrigerant flow into the evaporator and when below a temperature threshold the expansion device decreases the refrigerant flow into the evaporator. The height of the spill over port corresponds to a desired refrigerant level in the evaporator. The heat source may be refrigerant from the condenser. The level of refrigerant in a condenser may be measured and the refrigerant flow to the evaporator may be changed so that the level in the condenser is maintained at a setpoint. The system controls refrigerant levels to maintain an optimal refrigerant level thus improving operational efficiency of the system.
Patent GB-2563860-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for identifying appliances under recall
Inventor: PETER GARETH DAVIES
IPC: G06Q50/06
Filed: 2017-06-27
Abstract: System and method for processing appliance operation signals to identify recalled appliances by: receiving an appliance operation signal; monitoring the signal for a change in magnitude; and, if a change is detected: identifying a component event, determining whether the event is a designated sequence start component event, if it is: extracting one or more features from the signal between the sequence start component event and a sequence stop point, determining a probability that the appliance corresponds to a model designated as recalled by applying a first classifier to a feature vector containing the one or more features, and outputting information relating to the recall status of the appliance. Also claimed is a method of training a machine learning classifier for determining a probability that the appliance corresponds to each of a set of models designated as recalled, using a corpus of data comprising appliance operation signals annotated with information relating to whether the devices correspond to recalled models, by applying the method of processing appliance operation signals to the corpus of data, where the first classifier is the machine learning classifier, and training the classifier using the annotations.
Patent GB-2555890-A (GB)
Title: System and method for magnetic resonance imaging
Inventor: YONGQUAN YE
IPC: G01R33/565
Filed: 2016-07-14
Abstract: A system and method for magnetic resonance imaging is provided. The method includes acquiring a plurality of echo signals relating to a region of interest of a subject at a number of echo times; generating a plurality of phase images based on the plurality of echo signals; generating an unwrapped phase map by performing a phase unwrapping correction to the plurality of phase images; generating a virtual phase map based on the unwrapped phase map; determining a phase mask based on the virtual phase map; obtaining magnitude information of the plurality of echo signals; and generating a susceptibility weighted image based on the phase mask and the magnitude information.
Patent GB-2565754-A (GB)
Title: Main shaft bearing arrangement
Inventor: RICHARD SMITH
IPC: F16C35/067
Filed: 2017-07-04
Abstract: A bearing system for supporting a rotating main shaft 1 of a wind turbine, wherein the bearing housing 2 which contains the bearing(s) (not shown) supporting the main shaft has two diametrically opposed protruding studs in the form of trunnions, the trunnions being fitted with spherical bearings 7 and housed inside pillow blocks 3, 8 fixed to a stationary support structure. The trunnions with their spherical bearings accommodate axial loads. The bearing(s) inside the trunnion bearing housing 2 may be of various types, such as double row tapered roller bearing(s) (DRTB) and cylindrical roller bearing(s) (CRB), and accommodate misalignment and radial loads. A three-point mount configuration (fig. 1) with the main shaft supported between the gearbox torque arms and a single trunnion bearing housing and a four-point mount configuration (fig. 2) with the main shaft supported between the gearbox torque arms and two trunnion bearing housings are envisaged. A method for retro-fitting a wind turbine with this bearing system is also claimed, where the bolt holes for the pillow block assemblies are in the exact same position as those of the removed prior bearing assemblies and use the same fixings to facilitate replacement.
Patent GB-2564647-A (GB)
Title: Filling device, system and method for decentralised filling of a gas cylinder with a medical gas in a medical facility
Inventor: KENTH DROTT
IPC: F17C5/02
Filed: 2017-07-17
Abstract: A filling device (1) for decentralized filling of a gas cylinder (10) with a medical gas in a medical facility (100), comprises a connection unit (2) for connection to a wall outlet (134) of a centralized gas supply system (130) of the medical facility (100). A receiving unit (3) for receiving the gas cylinder (10) to be filled, and a filling unit (4) for filling the received gascylinder (10) with the gas supplied by the wall outlet (134) and a corresponding system and method. The filling device may have a communication arrangement for receiving an ID associated with the cylinder. The device may be portable.
Patent GB-2565055-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor device and manufacturing method
Inventor: JOHNNY DAHL
IPC: H01L33/06
Filed: 2017-07-28
Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers 110,120 where at least one of the semiconductor layers 110 comprises a crystalline terminating oxide layer 120 formed from the semiconductor layer 110 onto which the further semiconductor layers 130 are formed. The semiconductor layers 110,120 may be III-V compound semiconductor layers such as GaN or InGaN and the crystalline oxide layer 120 is an oxide of these III-V materials (e.g. GaN-O). The plurality of semiconductor layers repeat forming a superlattice structure or multi-quantum well (MQW). The semiconductor device may be at least one of a laser diode, light emitting diode (LED), photodetector or solar cell. Also disclosed is a method of forming the above semiconductor device.
Patent GB-2556687-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle ambient audio classification via neural network machine learning
Inventor: Ethan Gross
IPC: G08B21/22
Filed: 2017-10-10
Abstract: A method of determining from audio information and vehicle conditions whether a vehicle or an occupant is at risk, and triggering an action in response. For instance, microphones may detect the sound of an infant left in a car and detect a dangerous vehicle temperature. The owner of the car may then be messaged and the car alarm may sound. Alternatively it may detect the sound of a jack and the tilt of the vehicle to determine theft of vehicle wheels. A first neural network may determine whether a sound originated from inside or outside the vehicle, and a second neural network may classify the sounds into a plurality of categories. The neural networks may learn by processing audio files with mel-frequency cepstrum coefficients and performing logarithmic and linear Fourier Transform of the audio on a Mel scale. The vehicle conditions may be one or more of; a key not being inserted in the ignition or within the vehicle, the vehicle being lifted or in motion, the doors being locked, and the internal temperature exceeding a threshold. Also disclosed is an audio recognition system with first and second neural networks, the system processing audio files with mel-frequency cepstrum coefficients.
Patent GB-2558721-A (GB)
Title: Using machine learning to detect a constituent image within a composite image
Inventor: FILIP PAVETIC
IPC: H04N5/272
Filed: 2017-10-30
Abstract: A system and methods are disclosed for training a machine learning model to identify constituent images within composite images. A combined image 203 is generated, where the compound image 202 comprises a first portion containing pixel data of a first constituent image, and a second region containing pixel information related to a second picture component. A first training input comprising pixel data of the composite image and a first target output for the first training input are created, where the first target output 204 identifies a position of the first portion within the composite image. The training dataset is provided to train the machine learning model on (i) a set of training inputs comprising the first training input and (ii) a set of target outputs comprising the first target output. The first portion of the composite image may surround the second region and said images may be video frames. The method is subsequently used to analyze further images to extract confidence level related to the presence and/or localization of constituent images within composite pictures (Figure 4).
Patent GB-2572129-A (GB)
Title: Accessory for a musical instrument
Inventor: MICHAEL ROBERT COYLE
IPC: G10H1/32
Filed: 2018-01-26
Abstract: An accessory 300 for modifying the sound output of a musical instrument with a body, such as a guitar 302, comprises: an actuator for deforming the body of the musical instrument to modify the sound output of the musical instrument; and a fastener 304 for engaging the accessory to the musical instrument to locate the actuator against the body of the musical instrument. The fastener may be elastic and may locate the actuator near to a sound hole and/or strings of the instrument, for example it may locate the actuator between the bridge or saddle and the strap pin or endpin. A controller may control the actuator based on a signal from a sound sensor mounted on the instrument. The actuator may create one or more of the following effects: delay, reverberation, distortion, quietening, loudening, or noise gating. The accessory may include a user input mounted at the front of the musical instrument an the actuator may also be controlled independently of any sound sensor.
Patent GB-2571092-A (GB)
Title: A device for infant transport
Inventor: DONNA O'BRIEN
IPC: B62B9/28
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A device 10 for infant transport composed of a frame assembly 12 comprising: a base 14 for supporting an infant in either standing or seated positions; a plurality of wheels 16a, 16b located on or adjacent the base and configured to engage a contact surface; an infant support member 18 for engaging the hands of an infant; and a handle member (20, see figure 2) for engaging the hands of an adult. The handle member is operable to steer and manoeuvre the wheels of the device. The handle may also comprise brake members 39 operable to operate a braking mechanism for slowing or stopping movement of at least one wheel. The infant support or hand rail may be substantially U shaped and may be covered in a padding material 28. The frame assembly or handle members may be adjustable so relative to the base. Finally, the device may be foldable between an in use operating position and a collapsed position for storage.
Patent GB-2572455-A (GB)
Title: Polarization rotator
Inventor: Dong Yoon Oh
IPC: G02B27/28
Filed: 2018-05-01
Abstract: A polarization rotator 100, which may be suitable for use in micron-scale waveguide platforms, comprises a rib waveguide. The rib waveguide itself includes a slab portion 102 having a first slab region 102a whose width, as measured in a direction perpendicular to a guiding direction of the waveguide, increases along a first length L1. The slab portion has a ridge portion disposed upon it, the ridge portion 103 having a first ridge region 103a whose width decreases along the same first length such that the rotator is configured to rotate the polarisation of light during its transmission through the rib waveguide. A polarization stabiliser is also claimed comprising an input port, a polarization-dependent splitter connected to the input port itself having two output ports, a polarisation rotator connected to one of the output ports, wherein the polarisation dependent splitter divides light from the input port into a transverse magnetic portion, and a transverse electric portion, one of which is delivered to the polarisation rotator.
Patent GB-2577683-A (GB)
Title: A portable temperature-stable storage device
Inventor: Kitty Chia-Chi Liao
IPC: F25D11/00
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: The device comprises an insulating enclosure 902 with an aperture 920, a barrier 921 disposed across the aperture and configured to be moved between an open configuration and a closed configuration which prevents access from external surroundings to the inside of the insulating enclosure. A plurality of compartments 910 for storing temperature-sensitive objects move relative to the aperture and are separated from one another by second barriers 922 which to engage an interior surface of the insulating enclosure to form a seal. A closed compartment is formed when the compartment is not aligned with the aperture and an accessible compartment is formed when the compartment is aligned. Means 916 for moving the compartments into alignment is provided and the compartments may be defined on a carousel 912 located within a cylindrical enclosure.
Patent GB-2570761-A (GB)
Title: Sensor configuration in magnetometer for medical use
Inventor: RICHARD THEODORE GRANT
IPC: G01R33/02
Filed: 2018-11-29
Abstract: A magnetometer system for medical use comprises one or more induction coils 40 for detecting a time varying magnetic field. Each coil has a maximum outer diameter of 10 cm or less, and a configuration such that the ratio of the coil's length to its outer diameter is 0.9 or more, and the ratio of the coil's inner diameter to its outer diameter is 0.6 or more. The coils may have magnetic cores of a high permeability material, e.g. an amorphous metal alloy. The magnetometer system further comprises a detection circuit 41 coupled to each coil and configured to convert a current or voltage generated in the coil by a time varying magnetic field to an output signal for use to analyse the time varying magnetic field. Multiple coils may be arranged in an array. The system is particularly suitable for magnetocardiography measurements and may be used without magnetic shielding.