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Patent GB-2521180-A (GB)
Title: An annular weighted exercise apparatus
Inventor: JANUSZEK MATTHEW
IPC: A63B67/12
Filed: 2013-12-12
Abstract: A weighted exercise apparatus 1 comprises: an annular body 2 having axially spaced annular faces 6, 8 and inner 12 and outer 10 side walls; a core (24, fig 2) comprising at least one weight member (28, 34) and a resilient material (26, 30, 32, 36) either side of the weight member (28, 34) in the axial direction; a flexible cover layer 22 surrounds the annular body. The cover 22 may include handles 14, 20; the weight member (28, 34) may comprise discrete weight elements (30, fig 3) and the apparatus preferably includes two weight members (28, 34). The apparatus may be used as a replacement for a tyre in a tire flipping exercise.
Patent GB-2505616-A (GB)
Title: Radiation sensing device and control circuit
Inventor: SCHMIDT WOLFGANG
IPC: F21V23/04
Filed: 2012-05-24
Abstract: A radiation sensing device for sensing first radiation (15) comprises a radiation sensor (11) for sensing the first radiation and at least one first radiation guiding member (13) forming at least a part of a first radiation path for guiding, and preferably converging or focusing, the first radiation towards the sensor. The first radiation guiding member (13) also forms at least a part of a second radiation path for guiding second radiation emitted by an illumination device (12). A control circuit (20) comprises a first sensor circuit (21) for operating one or more radiation sensors (11), an illumination circuit (22) for operating one or more illumination devices (22), and at least one connection (26) amongst said circuits (21, 22).
Patent GB-2525375-A (GB)
Title: Converter of energy in hurricanes, tornadoes, cyclones, typhoons, etc. into electricity
Inventor: LAWOYE OLADIRAN
IPC: H05F1/00
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A device for converting energy in a storm such as hurricanes, tornados, cyclones and typhoons into electricity, comprising metal electrodes 3 covered with spikes and mounted on supporting towers 7, 11, 14, that are installed in the potential path of a storm into electricity. Preferably the electrodes are made from aluminium or any other metal that can collect electrical charges. The spike of the electrodes ionizes the water vapour in the storms, and can be shaped as prongs or as stiff bristles. A plurality of electrodes 3 may be positioned on the towers, and they may vary in size and shape, and may be positioned underwater. The electrodes are connected to power cables 10 that send the energy to a generating power station from which the electricity may be stored in battery banks. The towers may be positioned onshore or offshore, and in lines, wavy lines, or staggered to increase the devices ability to capture energy from a storm. The devices may also be used to exhaust a storm. The device may have safety features such as flashing beacons and be covered in netting to protect wildlife from the being injured by the spikes.
Patent GB-2509024-A (GB)
Title: Compound, device and method of making same
Inventor: MIDDLETON HELEN
IPC: C07D265/38
Filed: 2012-10-30
Abstract: An organic light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode. The light-emitting layer comprises a compound of formula (I): wherein Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar6 and Ar7 in each occurrence independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; X independently in each occurrence represents S Î¿Ï O; R independently in each occurrence represents H or a substituent; p is 0 or 1; q is 0 or 1; f is 1, 2 or 3; g is 1, 2 or 3; and adjacent groups Ar3 or adjacent groups Ar2 may be linked by a divalent group to form a ring. This compound can provide a bluer emitter that can be blended into current host formulations (deep blue, CIEy <0-08) suitable for solution processing.
Patent GB-2528315-A (GB)
Title: Universal flexible luopan sticker (UFLS)
Inventor: YUEN PUI CHI
IPC: C09J7/29
Filed: 2014-07-18
Abstract: A Feng Shui Luopan/Chinese compass sticker which is used to determine the relative Feng Shui direction of a floor plan which consists of a transparent polymeric sheet or similar, having a second sheet made of suitable relevant material in contact with the transparent sheet having a layer of self-adhesive which engages with any floor plans, etc, a Luopan template printed onto the polymeric-like sheet, having a plurality of Feng Shui formulas such as Ba Gua and Yi Jing. The constructed Luopan sticker will preferably be applied on a plan layout for any flat, house, building, or any particular area retrieved from an online map.
Patent GB-2528905-A (GB)
Title: Asphalt road repair
Inventor: CONWAY HENRY AIDAN
IPC: E01C23/06
Filed: 2014-08-04
Abstract: The apparatus comprises: a heater array, 1, 2, 3, 4; a mixer 26 and a screed 22. The heater, mixer and screed are arranged linearly from front to back onto a single movable machine, the front being the motion of the machine moving forwardly F. The heater is for heating asphalt wearing courses on both sides of a joint. The mixer can deposit heated bitumen and has agitators for disturbing the heated asphalt and then mixing the asphalt, bitumen to create a mixture and aggregate. The screed spreads and tamps the mixture on the road surface. Also claimed is a method including the successive steps of: a) heating a surface of asphalt wearing courses; b) spraying heated bitumen onto the surface; c) agitating the asphalt and partially mixing the bitumen; d) adding aggregate onto the disturbed asphalt and bitumen; e) agitating teh asphalt, bitumen and aggregate and mixing them together and f) spreading the tamping the mixture on either side of the surface of the joint.
Patent GB-2518963-A (GB)
Title: Integrated circuit with signal assist circuitry and method of operating the circuit
Inventor: SRINATH SRINIVASAN
IPC: H03K19/096
Filed: 2014-08-11
Abstract: An integrated circuit has signal assist circuitry 13 for assisting with pulling a signal on the signal line (for example a memory device bit line) 4 towards the logical low (0) or high, signal level (1). The signal assist circuitry 13 comprises first 12 and second 24 assist circuits. The first assist circuit couples the signal line to the logical high signal level, following a pull-up transition of the signal and provides a floating signal level following a pull-down transition, while the second assist circuit provides the floating signal level following the pull-up transition and provides the logical low signal level following the pull-down transition. By providing complementary first and second assist circuits, each circuit can be optimized for the opposite transition to achieve improved performance or power consumption. An embodiment employs the assist circuit in a hierarchical memory system as in for example SRAM memory arrays (Figure 2). The assist circuit 10 may have as input a global bitline (gdl 4, fig 2) with an associated latch circuit on gdl, 8 which may be activated following the settling of the assist circuit. The assist circuit may also be placed into tristate by means of NMOS device 26, whilst PMOS device 42 allows for global bit line pre-charging. The assist circuit may comprise two half keeper circuits 12, having an inverter tied to the input and driving either PMOS (upper pull up), or NMOS, (lower pull down ) devices. Coordination of the pre charging of the global, local bit lines, cell word line, and output latch allows for faster read cycle times (see figures 4A/B)
Patent GB-2531285-A (GB)
Title: Ion modification
Inventor: ATKINSON JONATHAN RICHARD
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: An ion mobility spectrometer comprises a sample inlet 108 with an aperture to allow a sample of gaseous fluid to flow from an ambient pressure region to a low pressure region 103 to be ionised. A controller 200 controls gas pressure in the low pressure ionisation region to be lower than ambient pressure. An ion modifier modifies ions in the low pressure ionisation region. The ion modifier may comprise two electrodes (126, 127) spaced apart wherein the electrodes each comprise a grid of conductors. The ion modifier electrodes may modify ions by subjecting ions to an alternating RF electric field. The ion modifier may fragment parent ions into daughter ions by causing ions to experience a collision with high enough energy for a bond to break.
Patent GB-2531304-A (GB)
Title: A flue damper
Inventor: HAUGHEY FRANCIS
IPC: F23L13/02
Filed: 2014-10-15
Abstract: A flue damper 110 comprising a base 112 through which apertures 114A, 114B are formed, flaps 116A, 116B coupled to the base are movable to selectively open or close the apertures. An operating mechanism 118 is coupled to the flap and operable to open or close the aperture with the flap. The flaps preferably have two open positions (Fig 5A, 5B, 5C) in which the aperture is obstructed by different amounts and a latch (124, fig 5A, 5B, 5C) arrangement comprising a pin and slot arrangement to allow the flap to be held in position. The flap may be multiple flaps coupled together by a linkage 120 so they move together when opened or closed.
Patent GB-2516782-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for optical sensing
Inventor: FARHADIROUSHAN MAHMOUD
IPC: G01J9/02
Filed: 2010-05-27
Abstract: An apparatus for the monitoring of fluid flow within a fluid carrying pipeline structure. The the apparatus comprises an optical fibre sensor system to provide measurement of noise flow and an optical sensing fibre deployed inside the structure and is carried along the structure by the fluid. The sensing fibre may be a Distributed Acoustic Sensor (DAS) or a Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS). The apparatus may be used for structure diagnosis, flow characterisation and/or imaging. The optical fibre sensor system may be a DAS system comprising: an interferometer receiving backscattered or reflected light from the sensing fibre where the interferometer has at least two optical paths 105, 106 with a path-length difference between them; a plurality of photo-detectors to measure interference signal components produced by the received light in the interferometer; and a processor to determine optical phase angle data. The interferometer may also comprise an optical coupler 104 introducing a phase shift between the interference components. Other preferred features: an optical-amplifier 101 amplifying the received light; an optical-filter 102 filtering out Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) noise generated by the optical-amplifier. The processor may be arranged to process the optical phase angle data to identify acoustic perturbations along the optical-fibre.
Patent GB-2533428-A (GB)
Title: Light Fitting
Inventor: JOHN DESMOND
IPC: F21V13/04
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: A light fitting comprises an aperture (3, Fig. 1) and a light guide member 6 comprising a curved edge portion 16 and a reflective dot pattern. A light source including one or more light emitting diodes 8 is arranged with respect to the aperture 3 and the curved edge portion 16 of the light guide member such that a substantial part of the light emitted by the light emitting diodes passes indirectly through the aperture 3 by reflecting from the reflective pattern of the light guide member 6 through the aperture. A reflector 10 and heat sink (23, Fig. 1) may be provided.
Patent GB-2523007-A (GB)
Title: Transport device for an NMR MAS rotor
Inventor: SESTITO FRANCO
IPC: G01R33/30
Filed: 2015-01-16
Abstract: Transporting an NMR sample to the probe head (16) of an NMR spectrometer by means of a transport system (12) including a shuttle device (15). The outer contour is geometrically shaped in such a manner that the shuttle can be used with both a sample spinner with an inserted sample tube and an NMR magic angle spinning (MAS) rotor (5). The shuttle includes locking for the rotor to allow transfer to a MAS probe head. There is also manual actuation of the locking system (6) and indicating means (9) that the shuttle is loaded with the rotor. The same transport system may therefore be used for both spectroscopy of liquids and solids.
Patent GB-2526678-A (GB)
Title: Infant stroller apparatus
Inventor: TAYLOR ANDREW J
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 2015-04-09
Abstract: An infant stroller apparatus includes a first and a second leg segment 102A, 104A, a handle segment 106A and a backrest frame, the leg segments respectively affixed with a first and a second coupling member 140, 142 that are connected with each other. The handle segment 106A is affixed with a third coupling member 144 that is connected with the first coupling member 140. The backrest frame (143, Fig. 1) is connected with the second leg segment 104A. A latch 122 assembled with the second coupling member 142 is movable to engage with the third coupling member 144 to lock the handle segments 106A and the first and second leg segments 102A, 104A in an unfolded state. A release actuator (124, Fig. 7) operatively connected with the latch 122 is pivotally connected with the second leg segment 104A adjacent to the pivot axis of the backrest frame (143, Fig. 1). The release actuator (124, Fig. 7) is rotatable to cause the latch 122 to disengage from the third coupling member 144 for allowing folding of the infant stroller apparatus.
Patent GB-2529281-A (GB)
Title: Self-calibration of spectra using precursor m/z and fragment m/z known differences
Inventor: BROWN JEFFERY
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2015-04-23
Abstract: A method of checking or adjusting the calibration of a mass spectrometer comprises fragmenting parent ions and determining a mass loss difference between the parent ions and neutral loss ions in the fragment ion mass spectral data. If the mass loss difference does not correspond with an expected or pre-determined mass loss difference, then one or more calibration parameters is adjusted. Alternatively, the method may comprise reacting precursor ions and using a mass gain difference between the precursor ions and adduct ions to determine whether a calibration parameter is adjusted. The method may comprise plotting the mass to charge ratio of fragment or product ions as a function of the mass to charge ratio of parent or precursor ions, identifying trends lines in the data, and determining the mass loss difference or mass gain difference using a best fit line. More than one neutral loss or adduct ions may be used.
Patent GB-2526703-A (GB)
Title: A method of making a thermally stable polycrystalline super hard construction
Inventor: PERKINS NEIL
IPC: C04B41/91
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: A method of processing a body 10 of polycrystalline diamond (pcd) to form a cutting insert is performed by masking at least a portion of a side surface 42 of the body at its junction with a working surface 34 of the body and leaching catalyst/solvent material from the working surface 34 while the masking inhibits penetration of the leaching mixture into the side surface 42. Leaching forms a thermally stabilized pcd portion 51 of the body 10. It is preferred to also mask a portion of the working surface adjacent to the masked side surface before leaching. After leaching the body 10 is machined to form a chamfer 44 on the working surface 34 which extends to the side surface with the intersection of the chamfer 44 and the side surface defining a cutting edge 36. The resulting body has a leached depth Y & Y that is less adjacent to the side surface 42 than elsewhere.
Patent GB-2529751-A (GB)
Title: Injection system for turbine engine combustion chamber configured for direct injection of two coaxial fuel flows
Inventor: SANDELIS DENIS JEAN MAURICE
IPC: F23R3/34
Filed: 2015-06-24
Abstract: A fuel injection system for a turbine engine has a an injector 22 configured to inject a primary fuel flow output (26 Fig. 2) from a primary fuel circuit at all engine speeds, and a secondary fuel flow output (28 Fig. 2) from a secondary fuel circuit above a predetermined engine speed. The injector system has an injection head 23 opening up into an internal space in the injection system, i.e. a combustion chamber (8 Fig. 2), and an associated swirler 30 with an air flow channel 34. The system includes a first annular deflector 52 surrounded by an end wall bowl 42 and which extends in a downstream direction from a downstream transverse surface 40 that delimits the downstream side of the swirler, the bowl including first air orifices 46 and may include second air orifices 50. The deflector has a downstream end 54 offset in the upstream direction from the bowl downstream end 44 and which guides an air film output (58 Fig. 5) from the first orifices (46). The internal radius Ïˆ of the cross section of the first annular deflector increases from the downstream transverse surface as far as the downstream end of the first annular deflector.
Patent GB-2540547-A (GB)
Title: Pelmet joining device
Inventor: JOHN BEVERLEY
IPC: A47H2/00
Filed: 2015-07-20
Abstract: A device and method for joining the ends of non-parallel sections of pelmet. The pelmet joining device 100 comprises a first member 102 defining a formation for receiving a first pelmet section, a second member 104 defining a formation for receiving a second pelmet section and a mechanical hinge 200 joining the first and second members. The pelmet receiving formations may comprise endless walls defining blind bores. The first and second members may be separate components and can be assembled with a snap-fit formation that is part of the hinge and comprises a hinge shaft receiving formation on the first member and a hinge shaft on the second member. The hinge shaft receiving formation may be defined by a pair of spaced apart lugs which define hinge pins extending into the hinge shaft receiving formation.
Patent GB-2540965-A (GB)
Title: Secure configuration data storage
Inventor: Jonathan Austin
IPC: G06F21/56
Filed: 2015-07-31
Abstract: This invention is for a method of protecting a computer against malicious files such as malware that may end up on the computer either through malicious means or because a user downloaded them unknowingly. The computer receives a configuration data item 204, or file and stores it inside a security domain, partition or quarantine. It then gives the data item a security indicator and checks to make sure the security indicator is valid 206. If there is a subsequent event that indicates that the data item is untrustworthy 204 then it will invalidate the effect of the data item 216. It may also use two domains, one being more secure the other being less secure. There is also a second invention which operates on a network of devices and analyses metadata for known unsecure configuration data items, and upon finding it shares the information with the network of devices.
Patent GB-2544452-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems
Inventor: HÅKAN LARS-GORAN PERSSON
IPC: G06F21/74
Filed: 2015-08-26
Abstract: A data processing system 1 includes a host processor 2 that executes an operating system 3 and an accelerator 5 operable to process data under the control of the operating system 3 executing on the host processor 2. The accelerator 5 can be switched between a normal mode and a protected mode of operation and in the protected mode of operation the side channel information that can be provided by the accelerator 5 to the host processor 2 is restricted. The restriction could comprise blocking all side channel information or reducing side channel information by restricting the rate of data at which the side channel information is able to be provided. The restriction on the side channel information in the protected mode of operation may be implemented in the form of a sandbox hosted on the accelerator in which protected data is processed.
Patent GB-2543102-A (GB)
Title: Method to increase oil recovery, from moderate to high viscosity oil deposits underlain by water, using steam injection
Inventor: Stephen andrew brown
IPC: E21B43/24
Filed: 2015-10-09
Abstract: A method of heavy oil extraction from an underground reservoir containing heavy oil, of moderate to high viscosity, such oil underlain by a water zone within the same geological stratum, involves the injection of steam of varying qualities, or steam and other gases, via a horizontal steam injection well 4 into the water zone 2 underlying the oil zone 1. The production wells 3 are placed within the oil zone, laterally offset from the injection wells, and some way above the oil water contact so that water is not immediately produced. The steam injection well 4 is placed just below the oil water contact, in order to improve recovery of oil from the underground reservoir by preventing oil from being forced down into the water zone and rendered unrecoverable. It is suggested that an expanding steam chamber 5 is formed during steam injection, which serves to sweep the oil 1 towards the production wells 3.
Patent GB-2532870-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical seal support system
Inventor: HEATH STEPHENSON
IPC: F16J15/34
Filed: 2015-11-06
Abstract: The system for use with a seal used with rotating equipment. The system includes a pressure vessel 1, a number of inlets 7, connecting pipe work between a seal 2 and the inlets such that it encompasses the vessel. The system also includes equipment to allow the fluid flow through the system to be altered. The flow of fluid may be directed independently to one or more sections of the system. It may be possible to replace the pressure vessel whilst allowing the continued operation of the rotational equipment. There may be two methods of operations which are a thermosyphon or flush to drain system. The system may include clean in place elements such as a spray ball. Also claimed is a method of operating a seal support system.
Patent GB-2529972-A (GB)
Title: Identification of neutron capture from a pulsed neutron logging tool
Inventor: FITZGERALD JOHN BARRY
IPC: G01V5/10
Filed: 2011-06-27
Abstract: A logging tool 12 which is disposed in a borehole in a formation comprises a pulsed neutron source 18 and a gamma-ray detector 26. The neutron source emits a burst of neutrons to the formations surrounding the downhole, and the gamma-ray detector detects inelastic, epithermal capture and thermal capture gamma-rays during the burst and within the burst-off thermal capture interval, to determine the counts of inelastic, epithermal and thermal gamma-rays. A relationship between the epithermal capture gamma-rays count rate during the burst and the thermal capture gamma-rays count rate during the thermal burst-off decay window can be used therefor, which may include subtracting the epithermal and thermal burst-on counts to derive the inelastic counts. Alternatively, the ratio of burst-off thermal neutron counts between two gamma ray detectors spaced axially on the logging tool may be used to determine a decay constant to be used in a relation between the capture rate during the burst-on period and the thermal capture decay during burst-off.
Patent GB-2535010-A (GB)
Title: Open switch fault detection and identification in a two-level voltage source power converter
Inventor: CHANDANA JAYAMPATHI GAJANAYAKE
IPC: H02M7/483
Filed: 2016-01-07
Abstract: Detection of an open-switch fault in a two-level voltage source power converter (e.g. a two-level voltage source power inverter or active rectifier) is achieved by acquiring waveforms of three-phase alternating current of the power converter, calculating at least a first time derivative of each acquired waveform and using the at least first time derivatives to determine whether an open-switch fault is present. The at least first time derivative may comprise a second time derivative of one or more waveforms used to verify the presence of an open switch fault and/or to identify the location of the open-switch fault. The location of an open-switch fault may be determined when at least a portion of an identified fault signature in a calculated second time derivative of phase has a first sign, and at least a portion of identified fault signatures in the calculated second time derivatives of the remaining phases have a second sign, which is different to the first sign. An additional open-switch fault detection process which utilises the q-axis current of the three-phase current may be used confirm the presence of an open-switch fault.