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Patent GB-2486039-A (GB)
Title: CMOS TDI sensor for X-ray imaging applications
Inventor: LI SHIZU
IPC: H04N5/32
Filed: 2011-08-12
Abstract: A Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-conductor (CMOS) TDI detector stage 100 comprising a photo-detector 101 and a pre-amplifier 103 containing an integration capacitor C1 and reset switch SW1 that proportionally converts the photo-charge to a voltage. The stage further comprises a summing capacitor 102 that is connected to the output of a prior stage and a correlated double sample (CDS) circuit 104 that stores the integrated signal voltages and passes them onto the next stage. Each CDS circuit comprises a plurality of switches SW2-SW6 and storage circuits (e.g. capacitors) C2-C4. The CDS signal voltages can be passed from one TDI stage to the next along a column for summing. The CDS signal voltages of the last TDI stages (Figure 2, 200) may be read out with a differential amplifier (Figure 2, 205,206). The CMOS TDI structure can be used for implementing X-ray scanning detector systems requiring large pixel sizes and signal processing circuitry that is physically separated from the photodiode array for X-ray shielding.
Patent GB-2484791-A (GB)
Title: A device and method for automatically monitoring tire pressure in a vehicle
Inventor: HME AIKO BA
IPC: B60C23/02
Filed: 2011-10-05
Abstract: A method for automatically monitoring tire pressure in a vehicle encompasses indirectly determining the actual temperature in a vehicle tire, wherein the actual temperature is ascertained based on empirically determined families of characteristics as a function of parameters that describe environmental conditions, driving conditions and/or material properties of the vehicle tires.
Patent GB-2497564-A (GB)
Title: Martensitic hardening portions of a crankshaft by induction heating and cooling using a gas
Inventor: HOLT CHRISTOPHER
IPC: C21D5/00
Filed: 2011-12-14
Abstract: A method of hardening a crankshaft 10 which has at least one main journal 11 and at least one crankpin 13 with an oil duct formed between them, the crankshaft 10 being made from spheroidal graphite (SG) cast iron. The method comprises heating a portion of the crankshaft 10 by induction and subsequently cooling this portion using a gaseous medium. The portion of the crankshaft 10 can be heated to a temperature of at least 850 0C for about 20 seconds while rotating about an axis 12 defined by the main journal 11. The heated portion is then cooled for a duration of 5-120 seconds to a temperature of 150 0C or less using air at above atmospheric pressure.
Patent GB-2493229-A (GB)
Title: A LED package for spotlighting with integral lens and preferably reflecting curved sides
Inventor: CHEN CHAO-CHUAN
IPC: H01L33/54
Filed: 2012-02-08
Abstract: A LED package suitable for spotlighting has a LED chip 20 electrically connected and mounted on a base 10 and having an enclosure 30 that comprises side walls that are preferably curved or may be straight as figure 1 shows. The enclosure 30 is preferably made of an optically transparent silicone. The curved side walls form a light-guide curved surface 31 (fig 3) which may also carry a reflective sub-layer 32 that might comprise a optical micro-structure. The enclosure is filled, by pouring, with a material that thus packages the LED chip and when solidified also forms a filling lens.
Patent GB-2502066-A (GB)
Title: Vertical support for elongate light
Inventor: RENECLE MICHAEL
IPC: F21S8/06
Filed: 2012-05-14
Abstract: An apparatus for supporting an elongate LED light source 10 comprises an elongate housing 24 having a transparent body to receive the elongate LED light source and to provide improved rotational rigidity to the elongate LED light source. A bracket 22 at a first end of the elongate housing 24 suspends the elongate LED light source in a substantially vertical orientation in use.
Patent GB-2488476-A (GB)
Title: Fiber-reinforced swing bucket centrifuge rotor and related methods
Inventor: PIRAMOON SINA
IPC: B04B5/04
Filed: 2010-12-07
Abstract: A centrifuge rotor 10 is provided having a rotor core 16 that defines a rotational axis of the rotor 10. A plurality of bucket supports 20a, 20b is arranged about the axis of rotation 14. The rotor 10 includes first and second straps 36, 38 that respectively wrap around two diametrically-opposed ones of the bucket supports 20b for restricting outward movement of the two bucket supports 20a, 20b relative to the rotor core 16. The first and second straps 36, 38 intersect one another at a location through the axis of rotation 14 of the rotor 10.
Patent GB-2488298-A (GB)
Title: System and method for facilitating affiliate marketing relationships
Inventor: BAFIA JACK
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2010-11-24
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for facilitating an affiliate marketing relationship. According certain to embodiments of the present invention, an affiliate marketing optimization system enters into an affiliate marketing relationship with a plurality of merchants, Ï n addition, the affiliate marketing optimization system establishes relationships with publishers thereby acting as in intermediary between the publishers and the plurality of merchants, As a result, a publisher may better monetize web traffic by utilizing the affiliate marketing relationships in place between the affiliate marketing optimization system and the plurality of merchants.
Patent GB-2488489-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle safety device
Inventor: DEENIHAN MICHAEL
IPC: B60Q1/26
Filed: 2010-10-21
Abstract: A vehicle safety device (30) has a head (40) with cameras (43, 44) with right and left side fields of view. The head (40) also has a high-visibility strip (46). The head (40) is driven between retracted and forward positions by a motor (60) driving a pinion gear, in turn driving a rack (61, 26). A support rod (56) provides support for the head (40) when extended. The device (30) is operated to extend the head (40) forwardly when a vehicle on which it is mounted is about to move onto a road. The head (40) is visible to drivers on the road due to the high-visibility strip (46), and the vehicles on the road are visible to the vehicle's driver due to feeds from the cameras (43, 44) into an in-cab monitor (81).
Patent GB-2493601-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic resource allocation for transaction requests issued by initiator to recipient devices.
Inventor: MANNAVA PHANINDRA KUMAR
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2012-07-02
Abstract: An initiator device (40, Fig 2) for generating transaction requests and a recipient device (10) for receiving them is disclosed. The recipient devices accept transaction requests where there is available buffer storage (15) for the transaction request. If there is no storage space available an acknowledgement signal generator (25) generates and outputs a reject acknowledgement signal indicating a request has been received but has not been accepted by the recipient device. A credit generator (30) can reserve at least one available storage location in the buffer and generate a credit grant for an initiator device that sent one of the transaction requests that was not accepted by the recipient device. The credit grant indicates to the initiator device that there is at least one reserved storage location, such that a subsequent transaction request from the initiator device will be accepted by the recipient device. Thus, the initiator device may not transmit the transaction request again until it has received the credit grant, whereupon it may transmit it along with a credit grant indicator such that it is sure that it will be accepted.
Patent GB-2494769-A (GB)
Title: Automatic device for inoculating a same sample at different concentrations
Inventor: JALENQUES EMMANUEL
IPC: C12M1/26
Filed: 2012-09-13
Abstract: Automatic device (1) for inoculating a sample (3) on a substrate (2), characterized in that it comprises means (6, 7, 11, 12) to dilute the original sample (3) in at least one sub-sample (S1, S2) and means (7) for inoculating the at least sub-sample on a substrate (2). The device may enable at least two successive dilutions to be undertaken. The device may further have a stylus for taking the sample wherein the stylus is supplied with diluents from upstream.
Patent GB-2496259-A (GB)
Title: Golf club grip comprising a progressively tapering section
Inventor: FERRIS RICHARD DOUGLAS
IPC: A63B53/14
Filed: 2012-10-09
Abstract: A golf club grip 100 for attachment to a golf club shaft 104 formed of an upper section 110 having a first outer diameter, an intermediate tapered transitional area 116 and a lower section 114 having a second outer diameter larger than the upper section outer diameter. The upper section 110 accommodates the ring finger and little finger of the upper hand. The intermediate tapered transitional section 116 accommodates the middle and index fingers and the thumb of the upper hand. The lower section 114 accommodates the fingers of the lower hand. Alternatively, a golf club grip 200 comprises a lower section 214 having a constant diameter accommodating the fingers of the lower hand, a gradually tapering upper section 212 accommodating the fingers of the upper hand, and a butt or cap 210 at the upper end of the golf club grip 200.
Patent GB-2492713-A (GB)
Title: Carvacrol and/or thymol or composition thereof for preventing of infection infestation of an ectoparasitic copepod in fish
Inventor: KIRSTEN JOSE MIGUEL TRONCOSO
IPC: A61K31/05
Filed: 2011-03-28
Abstract: The invention describes carvacrol and/ thymol or a composition comprising one or both of these active compounds for use in the treatment of sea lice infections in fish and a method of killing, combating or controlling sea lice, preferable in the fish farming industry as well as a feed for fish.
Patent GB-2496498-A (GB)
Title: A power tool powered by 14500 lithium ion cells.
Inventor: ARADACHI TAKAO
IPC: H01M10/0525
Filed: 2012-10-29
Abstract: A power tool with a switch 7 controlling a motor 3 driving a head 10 for use with a battery 4 having 14500 lithium ion cells. The cells are the same size as AA batteries with a diameter of 14mm and a length of 50mm. They are secondary cells, ie rechargeable, and are rated at 3.6V. There may be one cell or multiple connected in series or parallel. There could be a protection circuit 5 detecting voltage, current or temperature to terminate charge or discharge. The circuit can be adjacent and perpendicular or parallel to the cells, not extending beyond their ends. There may be a socket below and shorter than the battery to connect the tool to an external apparatus. There may be a small battery in the grip and a large battery adjacent the motor; with the circuit extending between the two adjacent the switch. The tool may include a terminal for connection of a charger. The cell could be contained in a detachable pack.
Patent GB-2508838-A (GB)
Title: Purchase request approvals for groups of articles
Inventor: MENCIAS ANGEL NUNEZ
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2012-12-12
Abstract: Approving a group purchase request for a group of articles, by selecting a sub-group of articles, wherein a unique article approval index is asÂ­signed to each of the articles and a highest article approval index is deÂ­termined. An article is selected into the sub-group following at least one article selection criteria: the unique article approval index is above a predetermined approval index threshold and equal to the highest article approval index. The group purchase request is approved for the group if the group purchase request for the subÂ­group is approved; and rejected if the group purchase request for the sub-group is rejected. Approval steps may require particular agreement from for example a manager or director within the procurement hierarchy, as part of the workflow. Similarities between articles and alternative additional articles may be considered, using a ratio of shared attributes.
Patent GB-2509110-A (GB)
Title: Surgical forceps with movable hinge and aluminium tips
Inventor: MICHAEL BROOKE GERARD
IPC: A61B17/28
Filed: 2012-12-20
Abstract: Surgical forceps 1, for example electrosurgical forceps, are disclosed which comprise a pair of arms 10a, 10b, each extending from a connecting hinge or member 20 at a rearward end of the forceps to a tip 30 at the forward end of the forceps. A movable spring or pivot member is disposed between the forward and rearward ends of the forceps and engages the arms such that the axial position of the spring or pivot member 40 is adjustable. The movable spring may comprise a resilient spring member 42 and with two body portions 44a, 44b which surround the forceps arms and slide along them to move the spring 42. The tips 30a, 30b of the forceps are made from a material having high thermal conductivity and attached at the forward end of the arms, preferably by embedding the metal tip into the plastic arm material.
Patent GB-2504164-A (GB)
Title: Pallet with feet which nest when stacking
Inventor: TAKYAR SANJIV
IPC: B65D19/00
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: A pallet 10 with four feet 14 extending down from the top plate 12 and open above so that feet of adjacent pallets interlock when stacking. There can also be projections 20 extending up from the soles of the feet, ideally to the height of the top plate, such that these also interlock when stacking. The pallet can have a profiled hand grip. A front portion 16 of some feet can be scooped out so that the base has the appearance of being a toe. Reinforcing ribs can extend on the pallets underside which can be spaced from the top plate; these may have different heights, avoid and holes or slots and cross without a repeating pattern. There can be curved grooves to locate banding around the load; gripping members to secure ends of film wrapped around the load; slots and recessed corners to receive projections from the load; and/or tapered slots for securing displays. Various dimensions are specified including that the pallet can be quarter size.
Patent GB-2495257-A (GB)
Title: A high speed, wide optical bandwidth, and high efficiency resonant cavity enhanced photo-detector
Inventor: DOSUNMU OLUFEMI I
IPC: H01L31/0216
Filed: 2011-07-12
Abstract: A single optical receiver having a photo-detector with a wide optical bandwidth and high efficiency within the wide optical bandwidth, the photo-detector comprising: a first diode region of first doping type for receiving light; a second diode region of second doping type and of second thickness; an active region for converting the received light to an electronic signal, the active region having a third thickness and configured to reside between the first diode region and the second diode region; and a reflector coupled to the second diode region and having a silicon layer with a fourth thickness, the silicon layer residing between silicon oxide layers of fifth thicknesses, wherein the active region is configured to absorb the light of wavelengths of less than 900 nm, and wherein the reflector is configured to reflect the light of wavelengths from a range of 1260 nm to 1380 nm.
Patent GB-2497438-A (GB)
Title: Hand tool used to level a surface or an electrical device
Inventor: STEELE MICHAEL S
IPC: B23B5/16
Filed: 2010-10-27
Abstract: A spirit level 400 is provided for indicating the orientation of a surface. The level 400 comprises: a first planar surface 410; a second planar surface 415; a web 405 coupled to the first planar surface 410 and the second planar surface 415 such that the first planar surface 410 is spaced apart from and is parallel to the second planar surface 415; a vial 435 having a long axis and containing a liquid and a gas bubble 450, the vial coupled to the web 405 such that the long axis is substantially parallel to the first planar surface 410; a slot extending 535 through the first planar surface 410 and the second planar surface 415; and a pair of grooves 540,545 including a first groove 540 through the first planar surface 410 and a second groove 545 through the second planar surface 415, the pair of grooves 540,545 spaced a first distance from the slot 535 to receive an end of a tube having a diameter corresponding to the first distance such that the pair of grooves 540,545 is operable to form a chamfer on the end of the tube.
Patent GB-2501374-A (GB)
Title: Floor structure of a motor vehicle
Inventor: MILDNER UDO
IPC: B62D25/20
Filed: 2013-03-11
Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor structure of a motor vehicle body having a floor panel 10 and having a support structure 16 provided below the floor panel, which comprises two longitudinal structures (18, 20 figure 5) spaced from one another in the vehicle transverse direction (y), which are interconnected via at least one cross member structure 22 extending in vehicle transverse direction (y), wherein in an intermediate space (101 figure 7) between the floor panel and the cross member structure at least one reinforcement element (100, 102 figure 2) of plastic is arranged. The reinforcement element(s) may comprise a plurality of ribs (130, 132, 134) which have flanges (131) which are connected to the floor panel and cross member in a force fitted or materially bonded way. The bond may take the form of a thermally activated adhesive. The reinforcement element(s) may comprise at least one air conditioning duct (108, 109), with upwardly facing inlets (112, 114). The floor structure provides a seat connection portion 14 formed elevated with respect to a front foot well portion 12.
Patent GB-2501985-A (GB)
Title: Light fixture remote controlling system
Inventor: SU CHIA CHING
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2013-04-04
Abstract: A light fixture remote controlling system comprises a remote host 10 and at least one light fixture 20 wherein the remote host has monitoring software built therein and includes a first wireless transmitting/receiving module. Each light fixture includes an AC-DC converter for connection with a power source, a photoelectric module, a voltage/current detecting module for detecting voltage and current supplied to the photoelectric module and a control circuit, the control circuit being further integrated with a dimming module and a second wireless transmitting/receiving module. The output information from the voltage/current detecting module is transmitted outward by the second wireless transmitting/receiving module to be received by the first wireless transmitting/receiving module of the remote host to facilitate managing the operating state of each light fixture and controlling the operation of each light fixture, the dimming module being arranged to receive a signal sent from the remote host.
Patent GB-2515461-A (GB)
Title: Device for lifting a load
Inventor: MATRE ARNFINN
IPC: B66C1/66
Filed: 2013-04-09
Abstract: Device for lifting a load (figure 1, 1), e.g. intermodal or shipping container, having lifting unit 9, sling (figure 5, 3), e.g. chain, attached at its ends to the load and to the load connector 5, and a conical, funnel shaped load connector guide (figure 6, 6) coupled to the load. Load connector 5 can selectively couple to lifting unit 9, and connector guide 6 guides load connector 5 and lifting unit 9 onto the load 1. Sling 3 may comprise two or four branches, each attached to separate locations on the load 1. Guide 6 may comprise elongate fingers 8 flexibly attached to a central member (figure 1, 7) which may be attached to the load by straps (figure 1, 18). Central member 7 may have a raised portion, and may have a seat 16 for receiving load connector 5. Sling 3 may have elastic members (figure 5, 20) to prevent piling up of sling material.
Patent GB-2514618-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems
Inventor: NYSTAD J RN
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A data processing system which includes an execution pipeline comprising multiple stages determines whether there are any instructions in a stream of instructions to be executed that can be re-ordered 41. If so, it assigns each such instruction to an instruction completion tracker and includes in the instruction encoding an indication of the tracker it has been assigned to 42. For each instruction in the instruction stream, an indication of which instruction completion trackers, if any, the instruction depends on is also provided 43, 44. Then, when an instruction that is indicated as being dependent on a tracker is to be executed, the status of the relevant tracker is checked 48 before executing the instruction 49. This improves the execution of thread groups and minimises the impact of cache misses or bunching. The system is preferably a graphics processing system using shader stages. A method where a conditional branch instruction is included in the instruction stream, the path to be followed depending on the status of instruction dependencies, is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2504816-A (GB)
Title: Device on a spinning room preparation machine for opening and cleaning fibre material
Inventor: DUSCHNEIT PEER
IPC: D01G9/20
Filed: 2013-06-06
Abstract: A spinning room preparation machine, for example a cleaner, carding machine or the like, for opening and cleaning fibre material, especially cotton, comprises an opening roll 7 arranged downstream of a feed device. The feed device comprises at least one intake roll 3, 4 which defines with the opening roll a transfer point (9, figure 1a). At least two separating blades 11, 12 or separating edges are directed against the direction of rotation of the opening roll and a guide element 13 is arranged upstream of the second separating blade 12. The first separating blade 11 is adjustable in a direction tangential relative to the periphery of the roll 7 to adjust the spacing of the blade from the transfer point (9). Tangential adjustment advantageously means that the spacing between the transfer point (9) and the separating element is increased or decreased by a greater amount than the spacing between the separating element and the periphery of the opening roll 7. The adjustment may be made by manual or motor operation of a rack and pinion (19, 20, figure 2).
Patent GB-2499960-A (GB)
Title: An infant bed
Inventor: EDWARDS CLARE
IPC: A47D7/01
Filed: 2011-11-14
Abstract: The present invention provides a solution to the problem of safe care of infants in sunny environments. To varying degrees people and in particular infants are vulnerable to the effects of over exposure to sunshine. Often sun cream or lotion is applied to infants, but this is not always practical with very young babies. The present invention provides a means to maintain an infant shielded from sun light. The invention is typically envisaged to be used in holiday or sunbathing situations, to ensure that an infant is safe and prevented from over exposure to sunlight. The present invention relates to an infant bed comprising body having raised sides (1), a pivotable canopy mechanism (2) and a tether means (3) for anchoring the canopy in a fixed state.
Patent GB-2521996-A (GB)
Title: A rectilinear fan/compressor
Inventor: SINGH RITI
IPC: F04D33/00
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: A rectilinear fan or compressor configuration in which a series of blades or aerofoils are placed next to each other on a continuous track 18 to form a rectilinear cascade arrangement 11 that moves linearly y in a direction normal to the direction of the incoming flow x. Preferably driving wheel(s) (16,fig.2) rotates, a rectilinear movement is induced to the continuous track so that the blades of the cascade are also displaced linearly in the y axis and normal to the direction of the incoming flow in the x-axis. There may also be additional moving or stationary cascade arrangements position upstream and/or down stream of the continuous track. Tensioner or idle wheels (27, fig.2) may be included to support the track or belt.