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Patent GB-2507590-A (GB)
Title: A playing aid for a stringed instruments
Inventor: EVERETT KENNETH WALTER
IPC: G09B15/06
Filed: 2012-11-06
Abstract: A playing aid for a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, banjo or violin, which comprises an alignment facility 1 located on the neck of the instrument. The alignment facility consists of a linear alignment element 4 which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the neck of the instrument. The device also comprises a glider consisting of a collar 5 designed to receive a part of the player's hand, which is coupled to the linear alignment element. The glider moves or slides along the length of the neck of the instrument. There are several ways of coupling the glider to the linear alignment element, and several ways of coupling the linear alignment element to the neck of the instrument, e.g. 2 raised pillars (11, figure 4) that are fixed to the neck and a rail (12, figure 4) extending between them, or a nylon strap (16, figure 6) that wraps around the neck)
Patent GB-2510411-A (GB)
Title: Assessing the quality of received test frames transmitted from multiple antennas at the same time to determine whether spatial reuse can be applied
Inventor: TOCZE LIONEL
IPC: H04B7/02
Filed: 2013-02-04
Abstract: This invention could be used in systems in which a transmitting device (110, Fig. 1A) with multiple directional antennae (130, 140 Fig. 1A) communicates with a receiver (100, Fig 1A) with multiple antennas so that data is transmitted between the two devices in multiple streams simultaneously. When different data is transmitted on each stream, this is often referred to as spatial multiplexing in the prior art. Alternatively, the invention is applicable to spatial reuse systems in which multiple transmit devices (160, 170, Fig. 1B), each with at least one directional antenna, communicate with a receiver (150, Fig. 1B) with multiple antennas. The invention involves transmitting a first frame 320 from a first transmission antenna (140, Fig. 1A) and during this transmission transmitting a second frame 340 from a second transmission antenna (130, Fig. 1A). The frames are received at a receiving device and a determination is made of the influence of the transmission of the second frame on the quality of reception of the first frame. On the basis of the determined quality an evaluation is carried out as to whether simultaneous data communication can take place between different devices of the network on different spatial communication paths.
Patent GB-2510576-A (GB)
Title: A mounting for securing a curtain airbag
Inventor: TAYLOR GUY
IPC: B60R21/232
Filed: 2013-02-07
Abstract: A mounting for securing a curtain airbag assembly to a vehicle panel using a fixing means comprises a support portion arranged to support the airbag assembly and a fixing portion co-operable with the fixing means to fix the mounting to a front side of the vehicle panel. The mounting further comprises at least one clip 122b for securing the mounting to said vehicle panel and the clip is resilient to apply a bracing force to a rear side of the vehicle panel in use.
Patent GB-2497685-A (GB)
Title: Fluid pressure-viscosity analyzer for downhole fluid sampling pressure drop rate setting
Inventor: KUMAR SUNIL
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2011-10-11
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for estimating a hydrocarbon fluid parameter using a hydrocarbon fluid testing module. The method may include estimating a hydrocarbon fluid parameter value where a precipitate begins to form in a hydrocarbon fluid sample. The method may also include extracting a hydrocarbon fluid sample under pre-precipitate conditions; changing at least one hydrocarbon fluid parameter, generating information indicative of precipitate formation; and communicating the estimated value of the hydrocarbon fluid parameter at the precipitate formation point. The method may also include producing hydrocarbon fluid sample from a formation using the estimated value and a bubble point. The disclosure also includes an apparatus for implementing the method.
Patent GB-2512398-A (GB)
Title: Communication system
Inventor: DELSOL THOMAS
IPC: H04L12/26
Filed: 2013-03-28
Abstract: This application relates to a device and method for testing a UE in a communications network, specifically the testing of proximity communications of a UE in an LTE network. ProSe functionality requires the use of UEs in D2D communication or relaying. A communications system is described in which a test device in a communication system monitors the operation of a wireless communication device i.e. UE-R. The test device identifies each communication bearer associated with the communication device (default, dedicated, relaying etc); determines a subset comprising at least one communication bearer to be used when performing the test and not comprising at least one other communication bearer; and initiates the test in which each communication bearer in the subset is used and each communication bearer not in said subset is not used. The bearers may be Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearers in a LTE network.
Patent GB-2501429-A (GB)
Title: System and method to efficently identify bad components in a multi-node system utilizing multiple node topologies
Inventor: FELTON MITCHELL
IPC: G06F11/07
Filed: 2012-01-12
Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for efficiently identifying the bad component(s) in a multi-node system. The method includes assigning a unique ID to each of a plurality of nodes on the multi-node system, generating test statistics from a test on a plurality of nodes, and comparing the test statistics for the plurality of nodes against a first topology to generate a first number of clusters of bad nodes. The method further includes comparing the test statistics for the plurality of nodes against a second topology to generate a second number of clusters of bad nodes, and identifying the bad nodes by comparing the cluster sizes to a topology threshold.
Patent GB-2518353-A (GB)
Title: Gskyfocuser
Inventor: WILLIAMS GRAHAM JOHN
IPC: G02B23/06
Filed: 2013-08-05
Abstract: A motor-powered adaptor for focusing a telescope (8, figure 2) allows adjustment of the focal image without manual adjustment of the telescope. The adaptor may consist of a power input port 1, a motor mount bracket hole 2, a focus knob pulley adaptor 3, a pulley belt 4, motor pulley 5, and electric motor 6. The motor mount bracket hole may be placed over the thread of the rear visual locking nut (6, figure 2).
Patent GB-2517719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in pumping apparatus
Inventor: RICHARDS GARETH
IPC: F04D15/00
Filed: 2013-08-29
Abstract: Pumping apparatus is provided that comprises a housing assembly (17) containing two pumping chambers (20, 21), each with its own impeller. The two impellers are driven by a common driver. Each pumping chamber has an outlet (12, 13) for delivering fluid therefrom. The apparatus further comprises a fluid communication (16) between the two outlets, which is provided within or as part of the housing assembly.
Patent GB-2508274-A (GB)
Title: A retractable umbrella stroller
Inventor: LI WEI-YEH
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 2013-09-26
Abstract: A retractable umbrella stroller, comprising a pair of front and rear struts (1 & 2) for connecting at least two front and two rear wheels respectively. A pair of joints (21) for articulately connecting the front and rear struts (1 & 2) and a first cross-brace linkage (4) extending at the lower end and a second cross-brace linkage (5) extending at a rear end of the retractable umbrella stroller. A pair of push arms (3) slidably sleeved through the pair of joints (21) and equipped with a pair of slidable mounts (11) on an intermediate portion of the push arms and a pair of second slidable mounts (31) on the lower ends of the push arms to provide a way of permitting the front struts (1) to be slid along the slidable mounts, each slidable mount being formed with an opening in a radial direction. A pair of foot rest mounts (12) for connecting a foot support element (13) attached to the front struts (1) in a position aligned with the opening (310) so as to permit the second slideable mounts (31) to be slid along the front struts (1) and pass over the foot rest mount (12) without being obstructed. The foot support element may be of a flexible material, made up of a plurality of plates pivotally jointed between the foot rest mounts or foldable.
Patent GB-2510666-A (GB)
Title: Tidal turbine mooring arrangement
Inventor: HAYMAN JASON
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: A submersible turbine assembly 4 comprises a frame 6 supporting one or more water driven turbines 10 at a predetermined depth range below the water surface. The frame 6 has fixed and variable buoyancy and may have a hydrodynamic lift-generating surface. The assembly is positioned by at least two upstream taut mooring line runs and at least one downstream taut mooring line run 44a-h, 46a-h. The mooring lines 44, 46 are anchored to the bed of the water body at respective anchor points 48 which are horizontally spaced apart from the frame 6 by at least the height of the frame 6 above the water bed. The frame 6 has upper and lower attachment points for attachment of upper 44 and lower 46 or primary and secondary mooring lines. The attachment points permit movement of at least some of the mooring lines relative to the frame during installation, and have an arrangement for locking the mooring lines relative to the frame during use.
Patent GB-2508994-A (GB)
Title: Electric wrench with automatic reverse capability
Inventor: CHEN LIANG
IPC: B25B21/00
Filed: 2013-12-05
Abstract: An electrical wrench 10 includes a motor 11, a transmission mechanism 12, a ratchet assembly 13 and a controlling member 14 coupled to each other. The transmission mechanism comprises first and second transmission member (121, 122 figure 2), that provide idle travels. The ratchet assembly receives the rotating torque output by the transmission mechanism and drives the ratchet in a single direction. The ratchet assembly comprises an eccentric shaft (1321 fig.5), a swinging member (133 fig.5) a pawl (134 fig.5) and a ratchet (136 fig.5). A controlling module (142 fig.6) is connected with the motor and controls the motor to rotate in the opposite direction when a detecting module (141 fig.6) senses that the motor has stalled. The motion is then reverted back to the original direction and, via the idle drive mechanism, imparts an impacting action to the ratchet head. The detecting module can detect a threshold value that indicates the stalling of the motor; this value can be a rotational velocity value or a current in the motor value. The idle drive mechanism can be a lost-motion type drive with two transmission members that comprise of mutually corresponding bosses (figures 3 and 4).
Patent GB-2527482-A (GB)
Title: Survival craft
Inventor: KEOWN DAMIAN
IPC: B63C9/02
Filed: 2014-01-16
Abstract: A survival craft comprises a hull 10 formed from inflatable members 12 and 13 and mounting a powered propulsion system 18 and 19 for the survival craft. A superstructure 11 is mounted on the hull and formed from inflatable members (25, 26, 29a-I, Fig 2) and a flexible roof 28 supported by the inflatable. The superstructure provides the hull with increased longitudinal rigidity that reduces the tendency of the hull to bow longitudinally when the propulsion system is operating. The survival craft forms part of a marine escape system with the survival craft deflated and packed in a container including an inflation system for the survival craft. The system has a deployment system for mounting on a marine structure and carrying the container with the deployment system transferring the container from the structure to the water where the inflation system inflates the survival craft for access by persons. A bowsing arrangement for holding a floating body in a desired position alongside a marine structure is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2513977-A (GB)
Title: In-band management using L2 addresses over B-vlan in an SPBM network
Inventor: RAMESH DEEPAK
IPC: H04L12/46
Filed: 2014-03-12
Abstract: A method of in-band management using L2 MAC addresses over a B-VLAN (Backbone-Virtual Local Area Network) in an SPBm (Shortest Path Bridging MAC) network is described. The method comprises: configuring 202, at one or more processors, e.g. switches or Backbone Edge Bridges, BEBs (Figure 1), a VLAN mapped to an in-band management ISID (I-Component Service ID); adding 204, at the one or more processors, a port to the VLAN, wherein the port is coupled to a network management system (102, Figure 1), allocating 206, at the one or more processors, a base VLAN MAC address based on a chassis/device MAC address; sending 210, from the one or more processors, a G-ARP (Gratuitous Address Resolution Protocol) message; and encapsulating and forwarding 212 one or more L3 packets received from the management system using a MAC-inMAC header on the in-band management ISID. The encapsulation may comprise adding an encapsulation header having source and destination MAC addresses, a BVLAN and a management ISID. The method may also comprise configuring 206 an IP subset associated with the network management system.
Patent GB-2525199-A (GB)
Title: Method of detecting a fracture or thief zone in a formation and system for detecting
Inventor: HANSEN JENS HENRIK
IPC: G01V9/00
Filed: 2014-04-15
Abstract: A method for detecting a fracture or thief zone 1 in a formation involves surrounding a wellbore section 3 being provided with a non-cemented perforated liner 4. A logging tool 6 provided with at least one temperature sensor 7, 8 is introduced into the non-cemented perforated liner 4, and a number of temperature measurements and corresponding positions are logged by means of the logging tool 6, whereby the temperature change over the length of the liner is analysed 4. The logging tool 6 includes a body provided with an annular flow barrier 10 arranged on the body and extending to the liner 4, thereby separating the inside of the liner 4 into an upstream section 11 and a downstream section 12. During the logging operation, a fluid having a temperature different from a temperature prevailing in the formation is caused to flow into the liner 4 in the downstream direction.
Patent GB-2515893-A (GB)
Title: Oxidation catalyst for a compression ignition engine
Inventor: CHIFFEY ANDREW FRANCIS
IPC: B01J23/63
Filed: 2014-05-16
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a compression ignition engine comprises: a substrate; a 1st washcoat region comprising palladium and a 1st support material comprising cerium oxide; and a 2nd washcoat region comprising platinum and a 2nd support material. The 2nd support material may comprise a refractory metal oxide, which may be selected from a group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, ceria, and mixed or composite oxides thereof. The 1st washcoat region may comprise an amount of palladium of less than 2% by weight. The 2nd washcoat region may be disclosed or supported on the substrate downstream of the 1st washcoat region. Alternatively we 1st washcoat region may be a lair disclosed or supported on the 2nd washcoat region. An exhaust system, vehicle comprising a compression ignition engine, method of modulating the content of NOx and use of the oxidation catalysts are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2510761-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for dynamically adapting a virtual keyboard
Inventor: BILGEN ARAS
IPC: G06F3/0485
Filed: 2011-12-08
Abstract: In one example embodiment, a mobile computing device displays at least part of an electronic form containing input objects to accept user input. A virtual keyboard module parses the form to discover attributes of the input objects and automatically determines whether the form includes a command button or other non-textual input object, based on results of the parsing. In response to discovering that the form includes a non-textual input object, the virtual keyboard module automatically adds a corresponding non-textual virtual keyboard component to a virtual keyboard, and the virtual keyboard module displays the virtual keyboard with the added non-textual virtual keyboard component on the display of the mobile device. The added non-textual virtual keyboard component may be configured to allow a user to invoke, from the virtual keyboard, a function associated with the corresponding non-textual input object in the form. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Patent GB-2528487-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for testing materials
Inventor: ADDA LAID
IPC: G01N21/3577
Filed: 2014-07-23
Abstract: An apparatus and method for testing materials which have a useable shelf-life dependent on the chemical degradation of the material. The method of obtaining an indication of the lifespan a chemically reactive material comprises taking an infrared (IR) spectroscopic measurement of the material, comparing the results to a database of previously obtained measurement results, and in dependence on the comparison of the measurement result to the database of previously obtained results, determining and providing an indication of a measure of the lifespan of the chemically reactive material. An infrared spectrometer and a method of calibrating an infrared spectrometer (Fig 1) is also provided.
Patent GB-2520121-A (GB)
Title: Short-circuit protection
Inventor: LONG SANPING
IPC: H02H7/16
Filed: 2014-09-02
Abstract: A system for providing protection for short circuits in a DC source 200 comprising a rectifying circuit 210, which may be a three phase or full wave rectifying circuit, coupled to an AC source to generate the DC output, a capacitor filter circuit 230 comprising at least one capacitor C1, C2, C3, C4, a short circuit detection circuit 240 which monitors at least one voltage across the filter circuit and is arranged to generate a signal dependent on the measured voltage, and a controller 260 to limit current through the capacitor filter circuit when the fault signal implies that a monitored voltage has fallen below a threshold value. The capacitor filter circuit may comprise a plurality of capacitor arrays, each comprising one or more capacitors in parallel. The DC source may include a soft start circuit 220 comprising a resistor R3 and switch S1 in parallel, which is controlled to limit the current into the circuit if a fault is detected. The short circuit detector may contain opto-couplers U1, U2.
Patent GB-2514517-A (GB)
Title: System and method for facilitating secure self payment transactions of retail goods
Inventor: KEITH WENDY MACKINNON
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2013-03-13
Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments for systems and methods for self-payment and verification of the purchase of retail goods and services. According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for verifying the purchase using a mobile electronic device in wireless communication with a payment verification system and a code generating system is provided, the method comprising the steps of: receiving from a consumer information identifying an item for purchase; receiving from a consumer information identifying payment means for purchasing the item for purchase; processing the information identifying the item for purchase and information identifying payment means and generating a unique QR code indicating a purchase of the item; sending the unique QR code to a mobile device for display by a consumer to the vendor of the item for purchase.
Patent GB-2519861-A (GB)
Title: Phase detection in multi-phase fluids
Inventor: HILL RYAN
IPC: G01N21/85
Filed: 2014-10-09
Abstract: An apparatus for determining the phase of a fluid (e.g. carbon dioxide) by measuring its refractive index comprises a conduit 12 which defines a flow path, a circuit with an optical radiation source 16 (e.g. an infrared diode) and a photo detector 18 (e.g. a photodiode), and a housing 20 with a pair of apertures 22, 24 adjacent to the optical emitter and detector and configured to fix the relative position of the conduit and the circuit and to guide the light to pass through the flow path of the liquid. The apparatus can include a controller that affects the physical state of the fluid and bias it to the liquid state when a gas or mixed gas-liquid state is detected. The apparatus may be part of a supercritical fluid chromatography separation system, integrated with fittings 36 on each end of the conduit so that is does not disrupt the fluid flow. A method for detecting the phase of a fluid in a separation system using the apparatus is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2524644-A (GB)
Title: Image processing apparatus and method for controlling the same
Inventor: FURUYA KOHEI
IPC: H04N9/00
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method of use, comprising; a first area 2b of an image is generated from pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel (for example a defective or hot pixel). A plurality of second areas 2c are generated based on the positions of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area. The reference line may be parallel to the chosen line of interest. If a plurality of second areas exist possessing a highest amount of correlation, then the correction means computes the correction value using a value of a pixel which is found to be closest to the correction target pixel. The pixel extracted may have the same colour as that of the correction target pixel (i.e R, G or B).
Patent GB-2536923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to monopulse radar apparatus
Inventor: TAMARA LOUISE SHERET
IPC: G01S13/44
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: This is for a monopulse radar system 100, that has a transmitter 140, a feed element cluster 110, a processor 160 and four receiving channels 150. Each receiving channel has a digital-to-analogue converter, and the processor calculates the sum and difference signals from the signals that are received through the receiving channels. The processor is arranged to detect if one of the four receiving channels is malfunctioning, and if so it can calculate compensated sum and difference signals from the remaining functioning channels. A malfunction may be detected if one of the received signals changes by an amount thats greater than a predetermined amount. The radar apparatus may further be mounted to a missile that has a tracking radar.
Patent GB-2541681-A (GB)
Title: Packet data protocol
Inventor: ANDREW BRIAN THOMAS HOPKINS
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: A communication device configured to communicate according to a data protocol in which data is carried in packets over a serial data link and the communication device is arranged: to form packets for transmission over the link in such a way that every packet commences with a first bit value; and between transmitting successive packets to continuously transmit a second bit value opposite to the first bit value over the link.