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Patent GB-2532579-A (GB)
Title: Multi-protocol device supporting wireless plant protocols
Inventor: STEPHEN ARMSTRONG
IPC: H04W92/02
Filed: 2015-09-25
Abstract: A plant wireless access point, PWAP 224, is disclosed that translates communications between a field communicator 216 and a plant automation network 214.4-214.2. The Wireless access point translates between wireless industrial protocols, such as wirelessHART, and standard wireless protocols, such as WLAN or other IEEE standards, 80211. It does this by decoding and encoding the original messages. Once it receives a message conforming to one protocol, relating to a first device, it encodes that message in a second protocol used by a second device (figure 4) and vice versa. The PWAP may facilitate provisioning of new plant devices into a plant automation wireless network using the field communicator, and may also facilitate the field communicator performing various functions regarding one or more plant devices. The PWAP may allow a field communicator to access information from the plant automation network and/or from other sources via the plant automation network such as the Internet. In addition, the PWAP may determine a location of one or more field communicators relative to the PWAP and/or other devices connected to the plant automation network.
Patent GB-2543334-A (GB)
Title: A method for providing an alert
Inventor: MICHAEL MCKEE
IPC: G08B21/18
Filed: 2015-10-15
Abstract: An alert system 70 for a distance travelled by a vehicle, the vehicle being an excavator, telescopic handler, backhoe loader 10 or a material handler. The system is enabled; a target distance to be travelled is set; the vehicle is moved; the distance travelled by the vehicle is compared with the target distance and the alert is based on the comparison. The system detects if the vehicle is in a working or moving state, detecting if the vehicle operators seat 31 has moved from a rearward facing working state position to a forward facing moving state position; and/or the ground engaging component 18 and (fig 3, 61, 63) of the working machine has moved from a ground engaging position to a raised position; and/or the drive directions for the vehicle has been selected; and/or the machine is moving; and/or the machine work end has been actuated or deactivated. The alert can be an audible, visual or vibration alarm, where the alarm has a frequency that increases as the difference between the distance travelled and the target distance decreases, and it becomes continuous when the distance travelled equals the set target distance. The system also has a calibration procedure.
Patent GB-2543808-A (GB)
Title: Sound module for a toy
Inventor: CHRISTINE ANNE NICHOLLS
IPC: A63H5/00
Filed: 2015-10-29
Abstract: There is provided a sound module for a toy, the sound module including: a controller; a speaker operatively connected to the controller; and a light operatively connected to the controller. The sound module is operable in at least a first mode (day mode) and a second mode (sleep mode). In the first mode the controller controls the speaker to provide entertaining noises. In the second mode the controller: controls the light to provide calming illumination and/or controls the speaker to provide calming noises for a first period; and then controls the light to provide invigorating illumination and/or controls the speaker to provide invigorating noises for a second period. The invigorating noises/illumination may be a traditional alarm to awake a child. There is also provided a toy including the sound module.
Patent GB-2546299-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cartridge fill level sensing
Inventor: DAVID EDGAR
IPC: H01M8/065
Filed: 2016-01-14
Abstract: A fuel supply 1 for a fuel cell (33, fig 3) comprises a reaction chamber 2 configured to generate fluid fuel from a fuel source 10. A temperature sensor 8 is configured to detect a thermal profile of the reaction chamber 2 and to determine a remaining fuel capacity of the fuel supply 1 from the thermal profile. The fuel supply 1 may include a second reactant and/or catalytic material 11 which interacts with the fuel source 10 to produce the fuel, e.g. hydrogen. The thermal profile may be a spatial thermal profile of the reaction chamber 2 which is indicative of a location of a reaction within the reaction chamber that varies as a function of fuel source 10 remaining unspent. A fill level of the cartridge may therefore be ascertained without requiring pressure sensing or flow sensing within the cartridge. Further aspects relate to a fuel consuming device in which the amount of remaining fuel is determined from the measurement of the temperature sensor 8, and a related method, and also a reactor and method in which the temperature sensor 8 measures an endothermic or exothermic reaction taking place within the reactor, in order to determine the amount of reactant remaining.
Patent GB-2536541-A (GB)
Title: Nursing bra accessory
Inventor: LAURA FOX-CLIPSHAM
IPC: A41C3/04
Filed: 2016-01-15
Abstract: An accessory for a nursing bra, the bra having two openable cups 10a, 10b supported from respective shoulder straps 22a, 22b by respective shoulder clasps. Each clasp has a first upper portion 17a, 17b connecting the respective shoulder strap 22a, 22b to re­spective under arm portions 24a, 24b, and second lower portions 16a, 16b releasably engaged with the first upper portion 17a, 17b and which are attached to the top of the respective cup. The accessory comprises a fabric sheet 102 having two portions each connected to separate coupling members 104a, 104b, each coupling member being engageable between the respective first upper portion 17a, 17b and the second lower portion 16a, 16b of each shoulder clasp. In use the fabric sheet 102 conceals a portion of the users breasts. The central portion of the fabric sheet 102 may comprise fastening means to attach to a central portion of the bra.
Patent GB-2542448-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for printing messages
Inventor: YU YEUNG
IPC: G07F17/42
Filed: 2015-05-28
Abstract: Methods and systems for printing messages on a print medium. The system comprises a server (101), a print server (105), and a gateway (102). The print server (105) receives a list of server messages from a remote server (101) and also receives a user input from a user. Based on the user input, the print server (105) determines whether a printing message should be printed on the print medium. The printing message is determined from the list of server messages. The gateway (102) also receives a first password list from the remote server (101) and an input password from a user. If the input password matches one of the passwords in a verification password list, the gateway (102) allows the user to access a network.
Patent GB-2549492-A (GB)
Title: The plasma sphere of battery-antenna
Inventor: CARLOS AFONSO LAY
IPC: H05H1/00
Filed: 2016-04-19
Abstract: A spherical container has a polar cathode and a polar anode, with a resistive load connected between the electrodes external to the container. The container contains a gas, such as Nitrogen, at lower than atmospheric pressure. The gas takes the form of a plasma. When subjected to electromagnetic radiation such as solar light or radio waves, the plasma generates electricity which powers the load. The arrangement may be used to power a mobile telephone, or may be part of a television antenna which scavenges or harvests electricity from a broadcast signal.
Patent GB-2550110-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of impulsivity-related disorders
Inventor: ROBERT DAVID ROGERS
IPC: A61P43/00
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: A compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment or control of a substance-related addiction, a behavioural addiction, relapse to a substance-related or behavioural addiction, a habit or impulsive disorder, an emotional unstable personality disorder, intentional self harm, an eating disorder, a dopamine agonist-induced impulse control disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In Formula I, E is sulphur (S) or selenium (Se). Preferably Formula I is either 2-phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one (ebselen) or 2-phenyl-1,2-bezisothiazol-3(2H)-one (ebsulfur). Also claimed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of Formula I, a method of treating the impulsivity-related disorders listed above. In another embodiment is a kit comprising the compound of Formula I and one or more dopamine agonist, and the use of the compound of Formula I and one or more dopamine agonist in the treatment or control of an impulse control disorder in a patient who is also undergoing dopamine agonist treatment.
Patent GB-2539789-A (GB)
Title: System or connector for voltage bus structures
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER J SCHMIT
IPC: H02G5/00
Filed: 2016-05-18
Abstract: A first bus structure 10 comprises a first outer conductive layer 12 and a first inner conductive layer 14 separated by a first dielectric layer 16. A second bus structure 22 comprises a second outer conductive layer 24 and a second inner conductive layer 18 separated by a second dielectric layer 20. An inner sleeve 74 electrically connects the two outer conductive layers and an outer sleeve 70 electrically connects the two inner conductive layers. A fastener 40 extends through the inner sleeve to clamp or compress the first outer conductive layer and the second outer conductive layer toward each other. An enclosure comprising shells 28 and 30 may contain a cooling fluid. The arrangement reduces the inductance of the connection, and may be used in a vehicle.
Patent GB-2544576-A (GB)
Title: Testing arrangement for testing at least one connection interface and method for testing at least one connection interface with a testing arrangement
Inventor: MATTHIAS BERG
IPC: G01L5/22
Filed: 2016-07-04
Abstract: An arrangement 1 for testing a connection interface (2, fig. 2) between a first and second vehicle component (4a-b, fig. 2), where said interface is coupled on an assembly line. The testing device 1 includes a tool 5 to couple the connection interface and a test adapter 6 for testing of the coupling that may be mounted on the tool. The testing device 1 includes a sensor device 7 for acquiring a force progression signal 11a-b during and/or after the coupling, and an evaluation device 8 to evaluate the signal. The sensor device may acquire force-path or force-time progressions, and these may be compared with reference progressions 13. The device may feature a camera that may be mounted on the tool for a second method of evaluation. The evaluation result may be used to control the assembly line. The device may feature a number of test adaptors to test a number of different couplings.
Patent GB-2543898-A (GB)
Title: High-density pattern detector for hybrid servo patterns
Inventor: GIOVANNI CHERUBINI
IPC: G11B20/10
Filed: 2016-08-25
Abstract: A tape drive includes a controller having logic configured to obtain at least two periodic waveform components of a high density (HD) servo signal. The HD signal being read by a servo reader 716 from a HD pattern written on a servo band of a magnetic tape medium. The logic is also configured to filter the HD servo signal using a number of digital filters 702, 704 and 706 that are configurable to detect waveform components simultaneously read from the magnetic tape medium. Each digital filter being configured to match waveform component parameters and tape velocity. The logic computes a position error signal 724 (PES) based on the filtered HD servo signal. The HD servo pattern may have three periodic waveforms of a low f1, mid f2 and high frequency f3. Each digital filter may be configured to estimate an energy of a periodic waveform component by the Goertzel algorithm.
Patent GB-2539125-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle coupling control system, vehicle coupling control method, and vehicle control system fault detection device
Inventor: TAKAHIRO IKEDA
IPC: B61L23/34
Filed: 2014-03-07
Abstract: There is a collision risk when coupling trains, so that great care must be taken from a safety standpoint. From a standpoint of ensuring safety, trains are coupled by operator's train operation and visual confirmation. However, this method requires time for the coupling, causing a reduction in train density relating to transportation capability. As an alternative to this method, a vehicle control method uses an inter-vehicle distance measuring device such as a radar, which makes it possible to improve the efficiency of coupling work. The device, however, may experience a decrease in reliability due to disturbance factors in an external environment. A railway vehicle control method for coupling a preceding vehicle and a following vehicle according to the present invention is characterized in that, between trains having a tachometer generator, a fault detection device, and a radar, a zone is set where radar single failure detection and integrity check are performed using the tachometer generator, and the trains which are at a short distance from each other are controlled using the radar the integrity of which has been confirmed, thereby coupling the trains without stopping.
Patent GB-2554918-A (GB)
Title: Door handle
Inventor: RAJESH VINOD JETHWA
IPC: E05B13/00
Filed: 2016-10-14
Abstract: The handle comprises a spindle 14 with an axis, a handle body (8 fig 4) that is rotatable about the axis, and a spindle engaging part 2 manually moveable along the handle body and into and out of engagement with the spindle such that rotation of the handle member causes rotation of the spindle only when the spindle engaging part engages the spindle. The spindle engaging part may comprise an internal plate 6 slideable within the handle part and an external plate, which may take the form of a thumb pad 4, slideable on an outer side of the body which is connected to the internal plate. The handle may comprises a biasing element 18 to return the spindle engaging part to a position in which it does not engage the spindle. The handle may comprise a catch that holds the spindle engaging part in the engaged position, the catch having a projection that impeded the motion of the spring engaging member away from the spindle.
Patent GB-2545067-A (GB)
Title: Video processing apparatus, video processing method, program, and medium
Inventor: SHINYA URISAKA
IPC: H04N5/202
Filed: 2016-10-20
Abstract: Method and apparatus in which a gamma curve 139 is generated for a second dynamic range x2 larger than a first dynamic range x1 based on a reference gamma curve 137 in which there is a relationship between luminance input values and luminance output values where the relationship is preserved. Gamma correction is performed on a video using the generated gamma characteristic. Applying the generated curve on the higher dynamic range may mean that when an inverse curve 140 corresponding to the reference curve is applied the overall gamma curve for the system 141 is linear. Metadata indicating a magnification indicating how much the second dynamic range has increased compared with the first dynamic range, a peak luminance value or gamma shape information of the gamma characteristic used may be included with the gamma corrected video .Also claimed are a method and apparatus in which a gamma curve corresponding to an inverse of the generated gamma curve is used to apply gamma correction.
Patent GB-2547574-A (GB)
Title: Chemically strenghened bond between thermally stable polycrystalline hard materials and braze material
Inventor: GAGAN SAINI
IPC: E21B10/573
Filed: 2014-12-22
Abstract: Chemical methods, optionally in combination with physical methods, may be used to increase the strength of the bond formed by a braze material between a polycrystalline material and a hard composite. Such polycrystalline materials brazed to hard composites may be found in various wellbore tools include drill bit cutters. An exemplary method may include forming a bonding layer on a bonding surface of a polycrystalline material body that comprises a hard material, the bonding surface opposing a contact surface of the polycrystalline material body, and the bonding layer substantially formed by a [111] crystal structure of the hard material, a [100] crystal structure of the hard material, or a combination thereof; and brazing the bonding layer to a hard composite using a braze material.
Patent GB-2562747-A (GB)
Title: Low-viscosity photocurable adhesive compositions
Inventor: GAVIN HABERLIN
IPC: C09J4/06
Filed: 2017-05-23
Abstract: Photocurable (meth)acrylate compositions with low viscosity when uncured, and high flexibility and shear/tensile strength when cured, further possessing rapid tack-free fixture times, comprising mixtures of urethane acrylate resin, isobornyl acrylate, N,N­dimethylacrylamide, a photoinitiator component, and a low percentage of tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, for example from 9% to 15% by weight based on the weight of the composition. Applications can include adhesive bonding of medical tubing, transparent plastics material medical devices or equipment, or other flexible transparent material substrates.
Patent GB-2554794-A (GB)
Title: Monochrome-color mapping using a monochromatic imager and a color map sensor
Inventor: Philip Sean Stetson
IPC: H04N1/60
Filed: 2017-08-01
Abstract: A method for providing a high-resolution colour image of a scene is described. The monochrome luminosities 518, 520 from a high-definition black and white image (118, Fig.3) are related to colour luminosities corresponding to colours from a low resolution colour image (120, Fig. 4) of the scene, via a correlation map 522 which may employ grayscales 302 and colour scales 402. This map is used to colorize the high-resolution monochromatic image, thus generating a respective high-resolution colour image. A single pixel of the colour image may be used to colorize multiple pixels of the high-resolution black and white picture. The dynamic ranges of the grayscale and colour scales may be adjusted to match each other, possible linking larger sub-ranges of the colour scale with smaller sub-ranges of the grayscale.
Patent GB-2566314-A (GB)
Title: Depolariser
Inventor: MARCUS DÜLK
IPC: G02B6/27
Filed: 2017-09-08
Abstract: A depolarizer 200 receives an optical signal at an input splitting it 210 into at least a first and second signal portion with the same polarization state along first 214 and second 212 arms respectively, the polarization of the first signal portion in the first arm being rotated 218 to be orthogonal to that of the second signal portion in the second arm, a beam combiner 220 receiving and recombining the signal portions to form an output signal 250 and an output to output the output signal. A superluminescent diode (SLED) may provide a broadband light source for the input signal. A polarization filter may filter the optical signal into a linear polarization state. The arms may have approximately equal attenuation or be transparent across a wavelength range, be spatially separated, planar waveguide sections or optical fibres. An optical attenuator may be located in the first or second arm. Sensors may measure the first, second and recombined signal portions and a controller may equalize the power of the first and second signal portions. The power splitter may split the optical signal into at least third and fourth signal portions where the signal portions all have the same polarization state.
Patent GB-2556175-A (GB)
Title: System and method for determining mobile device location relative to vehicle cabin
Inventor: Vivekanandh Elangovan
IPC: H04W4/40
Filed: 2017-09-19
Abstract: A method of determining the location of a mobile device relative to a vehicle cabin, for passive entry and passive start functions, comprises receiving signal strength information associated with a plurality of antennas wirelessly communicating with a mobile device, such as a smartphone, the antennas positioned at locations inside and outside a vehicle cabin; identifying a first antenna having a first highest signal strength and a second antenna having a second highest signal strength; and determining a mobile device location relative to the cabin based on the locations of the first and second antennas. If one of the identified antennas is inside the cabin and the other identified antenna is outside the cabin, the difference between the signal strengths of the antenna with the highest signal strength and an opposing antenna relative to the vehicle cabin is calculated. If the difference in signal strengths exceeds a threshold value, then the mobile device is determined to have the same position relative to the cabin as the antenna with the highest signal strength. BLUETOOTH(RTM) may be used as the communication protocol and the location may be determined by a vehicle controller. The invention provides an accurate locating method using BLUETOOTH(RTM).
Patent GB-2567188-A (GB)
Title: Fluid flow measuring device and associated method
Inventor: MICHAEL KINCEL
IPC: G01P13/04
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: There is provided a device comprising an acoustic resonance cavity through which a fluid can flow. The fluid has a temperature within an operating temperature range. The cavity is capable of supporting an acoustic standing wave. The frequency of the supported standing wave varies with the temperature of the fluid over the operating temperature range and thereby defines an operating frequency range. The device also comprises at least two acoustic transducers, respectively for generating and detecting the acoustic standing wave. A frequency response of the transducers varies over the frequency range. Connected to each transducer is an electric network comprising at least one inductive and at least one capacitive component. The at least one inductive and at least one capacitive component define, together with the connected transducer, a resonance behaviour in which signals in a part of the operating frequency range in which the transducer has a first sensitivity are preferentially amplified relative to signals in a part of the operating frequency range in which the transducer has a second sensitivity. The first sensitivity is lower than the second sensitivity. Variations in the amplitude of signals propagated through the resonance cavity, the two acoustic transducers and the connected electric networks across the operating range are less than variations in amplitude of a signal propagated through only the resonance cavity and the two acoustic transducers. A method of measuring fluid flow speed using the device comprises (a) injecting a signal into an input port of the electric network coupled to one of the transducers at a frequency at which a standing wave is created in the cavity; (b) receiving the injected signal at an output port of the other one of the transducers after the signal has propagated through the two electric networks, the two transducers and the cavity; (c) comparing the injected signal with the received signal to determine a first time delay and/or phase shift experienced during propagation of the signal; repeating steps (a) and (b) after swapping the electric networks and transducers respectively used for transmission and reception, (d) comparing the injected signal with the received signal to determine a second time delay and/or phase shift experienced during propagation of the signal; (e) determining a flow speed of fluid in the cavity based on determined first and second time delays and/or phase shifts.