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Patent GB-2508816-A (GB)
Title: Electronic cigarette
Inventor: LIU QIUMING
IPC: A24F40/40
Filed: 2012-07-23
Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic cigarette, comprising a suction rod (90) and a power source rod (91), wherein the suction rod (90) and the power source rod (91) are integrally connected to each other by means of magnetic attraction; a connecting end of the suction rod (90) and a connecting end of the power source rod (91) matching therewith respectively comprise an end-to-end connection part (5, 911) made from a ferrous material; at least one of the connecting end of the suction rod (90) and the connecting end of the power source rod (91) is internally provided with a permanent magnet (8); the end-to-end connection part (5) of the connecting end of the suction rod and the end-to-end connection part (911) of the connecting end of the power source rod are removably insertedly engaged with each other and fitted with each other by means of the attraction force of the permanent magnet (8); the two end-to-end connection parts attract each other at one end and bear against the top end of the permanent magnet (8); the bottom end of the permanent magnet (8) is supported by an elastic component (917); the permanent magnet (8) is fixed in the connecting end of the suction rod (90) or of the power source rod (91) via an iron fixing sleeve (914); both of the end-to-end connection parts are substantially cylindrical; the permanent magnet (8) is of torus structure; and a first electrode (13) is inserted in the centre of the torus structure of the permanent magnet (8) and an insulator (14) is provided therebetween. The electronic cigarette can be disassembled and assembled conveniently and quickly and is easily maintained and replaced.
Patent GB-2510105-A (GB)
Title: Fluid degassing device
Inventor: BARENTHIN VOLKER
IPC: B01D19/00
Filed: 2012-12-11
Abstract: A fluid degassing device comprising a flat first membrane, a first plate with a first fluid channel which has a curved, tortuous or winding path and a second plate with a first vacuum channel wherein the first membrane is positioned between the first and second plates. The vacuum channel may have a curved, tortuous path. Ideally, the first membrane is pressure sealed to the first and second plates. In use, fluid flows through the device along the first fluid channel and as the fluid contacts the first membrane, a vacuum applied to the first vacuum channel draws free and dissolved gasses out of the fluid through the membrane and into the vacuum channel. The device may comprise multiple first and second plates (fig 4c) with membranes sandwiched between, or alternatively a stack may be formed of plates with vacuum channels on one side and fluid channels on the opposite (fig 3). A method of degassing a fluid comprises pumping the fluid through a degasser device at 1500 litres per minute. A method of degassing a fluid by passing the fluid through a first and a second degassing module while compressing the both modules with a compression system.
Patent GB-2514161-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system and method
Inventor: RICHARDS KARL
IPC: B60W40/068
Filed: 2013-05-16
Abstract: A driveline control system is provided for a vehicle 100. The system is operable to control the driveline to vary an amount of torque coupling between first and second groups of one or more wheels, causing automatic application of wheel brake torque in response to detection of at least one wheel 112-115 losing traction. If in response to the traction loss, the amount of brake torque or pressure exceeds a threshold value, the control system causes the driveline to reduce the amount of torque coupling. The system comprises a dynamic stability controller 150 and a driveline controller 140 and typically operates via multi-plate wet power transfer clutch 152, an auxiliary drive shaft 123 and rear axle clutches 127 for use in four wheel drive mode. The vehicle 100 is also provided with an ABS controller 160. The invention is aimed at improved vehicle control.
Patent GB-2508475-A (GB)
Title: Scalable error correction for sequential multiple data sectors in data storage device
Inventor: AKIYAMA KEI
IPC: G11B20/18
Filed: 2013-09-24
Abstract: A data storage device and method stores data in tracks that include a plurality of sectors of write data. A media erasure detection encoder/decoder (MEDC) 14 receives a set of sectors to be written sequentially on a selected track and generates error correction code (ECC) checks for each sector. A track erasure encoder/decoder (TED) 15 receives the data and the ECC checks for each sector and generates one or more cumulative weighted parity sectors per track to be recorded. The cumulatively weighted parity sectors are generated sequentially from the data and the ECC checks for each sector. The method can be used for recovering squeezed sectors in a set of sequential sectors such as used in shingled magnetic recording (SMR). The TED can use a Cauchy type track erasure correction code. A programmable set of sector symbol multipliers can iteratively generate a Cauchy matrix where the number of multipliers equals the number of parity sectors.
Patent GB-2516514-A (GB)
Title: A power socket terminal network, a terminal and a method
Inventor: DELAMARE ANDREW
IPC: H04B3/54
Filed: 2013-11-18
Abstract: An electrical power socket outlet network 100 comprises at least one wireless, slave controlled, switched power socket outlet S and at least one wireless and power line signalled, master control, switched power socket outlet M; where the at least one master control power socket outlet M provides wireless control signals to the at least one slave controlled power socket outlet S. Alternatively, there is disclosed an electrical power plug comprising pins and a near-field communication (NFC) tag which stores data about the device to which the plug is attached. Also disclosed is a method of registering a device in an electrical power socket outlet network comprising inserting a tagged electrical plug of a device into an electrical power socket outlet where a near-filed communication reader, located within the socket outlet, reads the device data stored on the plug tag and wirelessly transmits the said data to a master outlet to register said device data in a power socket database. Further disclosed is a method of controlling power sockets in a power socket outlet network comprising using a user interface to select one or more sockets to switch on or off, then wirelessly transmitting a signal from a master outlet to one or more slave electrical power socket outlets to turn one or more switches associated with the slave electrical power socket outlets either on or off.
Patent GB-2510466-A (GB)
Title: Processor for histological samples including inlet for a closed fixing container
Inventor: ECKERT RALF
IPC: G01N1/31
Filed: 2013-11-29
Abstract: A processor for processing histological samples has an inlet 2 for insertion of a fixing container 5 containing the samples. Preferably, the processor is operable to remove samples from the container and subject them to treatment. Preferably, the inlet comprises a pull-out drawer 21 for insertion of at least one fixing container. The fixing container may be closed, and may be provided with a slot through which a gripper (60, fig 3) of a handling apparatus (6, fig 3) can penetrate in order to remove a holding frame. A separator apparatus may be provided for physically separating samples to be embedded from those not to be embedded. A first outlet 3 may be provided for discharging unembedded samples, and a second outlet 4 may be provided for discharging embedded samples. The capability of the processor to receive the samples while present in a container eliminates the need for manual loading of individual samples into the processor.
Patent GB-2505814-A (GB)
Title: Facilitating transport mode input/output operations between a channel subsystem and input/output devices
Inventor: FLANAGAN JOHN
IPC: G06F13/12
Filed: 2012-05-03
Abstract: A computer program product is configured for performing a method including: receiving at least one command message specifying an I/O operation at a control unit from a channel subsystem, the at least one command message including one or more device command words (DCWs) having a data count and a suppress-length indication (SLI), the SLI configured to instruct the control unit whether to continue to perform the I/O operation in response to the control unit detecting an incorrect length condition; processing at least one of the one or more DCWs; and returning a transport response message including an incorrect length (IL) value, the IL value being a first IL value in response to the SLI being a first SLI value and the data count not matching the amount of data required, the IL value being a second IL value in response to the SLI being a second SLI value and the data count not matching the amount of data required.
Patent GB-2510709-A (GB)
Title: Determining an optical flow field between a pair of images by warping spatiotemporal gradient estimations
Inventor: GADDY WILLIAM L
IPC: G06T7/20
Filed: 2009-09-08
Abstract: Determining an optical flow field between a pair of images is done by decomposing each of the pair of images into image pyramids using a non-octave pyramid factor. The pair of decomposed images is transformed at a first pyramid scale to second derivative representations under an assumption that a brightness gradient of pixels in the pair of decomposed images is constant. Discrete-time derivatives of the second derivative image representations are estimated. An optical flow estimation process is applied to the discrete-time derivatives to produce a raw optical flow field. The raw optical flow field is scaled. These steps are repeated for the pair of images at another pyramid scale until all pyramid scales have been visited to produce a final optical flow field, wherein spatiotemporal gradient estimations are warped by using the motion vectors estimated in a previously scaled optical flow estimation.
Patent GB-2515606-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle headlamp
Inventor: SCHNEIDER INGOLF
IPC: B60Q1/14
Filed: 2014-03-24
Abstract: A headlamp 1 of a vehicle, with a light source 2, and an optical system, which is arranged after the light source in a path of a light beam, wherein the light beam substantially consists of a directed main beam and a component of undirected diffused light. The optical system further comprises an optical lens body 5. A cover screen 10, is arranged parallel to the directed main beam, after the optical system. A plate/heat sink 11, for discharging heat, is arranged after the cover screen. The cover screen has an aperture (Figure 2, 13) which opens the space between the optical system and the heat plate. The undirected diffused light of the light source substantially radiates through the aperture in the cover screen onto the plate. A covering glass 12, forms a front cover of the headlamp.
Patent GB-2518969-A (GB)
Title: Remote wireless communication control system for submerged arc furnace reactive compensation
Inventor: YOU JIANLE
IPC: H02J3/18
Filed: 2014-08-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a remote wireless communication control system for submerged arc furnace reactive compensation. The system includes a remote wireless communication control machine and a submerged arc furnace reactive compensation device. The remote wireless communication control machine further includes a MS-RSCM302 security communication module integrated with a MS-3G network communication module, and a MS-NC2 serial port conversion module. The submerged arc furnace reactive compensation device includes a control cabinet and a capacitance automatic compensation cabinet. The control cabinet comprises a MS-RSCM302 security communication module, a MS-NC2 serial port conversion module, a DVPEH2 PLC controller, a programmable multi-function network instrument and a touch screen. The capacitance automatic compensation cabinet may comprise multiple compensation units. The present invention performs remote Internet communication and data collection via cable modem, wireless transmission and 3G. Remote monitoring and data reading on each site are realized through installation of customized software in the computers and smart phones, to further remotely manage the actual operation status of the submerged arc furnace reactive compensation device and to reduce on-site maintenance times.
Patent GB-2530322-A (GB)
Title: Media control console
Inventor: ALDRIDGE DAN
IPC: H02G11/00
Filed: 2014-09-19
Abstract: A mobile media control console comprising a lectern style housing, a media electronics module mounted in the housing and an umbilical cable 8 carrying electrical power or control signals to the module wherein the umbilical cable has either a permanent or lockable attachment 9 to the console and a fixed external installation. The cable 8 may be toughened or reinforced and a security cover may be provided over the fixed external installation. The media module may be lighting, a media player, an amplifier or a microphone. The body of the housing may have wedge shaped wings 2 which can fold out, a rack for mounting items, a near field communication point, a flip up ledge 13, a lockable storage area 4, a cable access box 14, an extending panel 3 and a power usage meter. The cable 8 can act as a secure tether to prevent theft.
Patent GB-2515431-A (GB)
Title: Unified identity management for mobile web payments
Inventor: KRITZINGER CARL HENRI
IPC: G06Q20/32
Filed: 2013-04-02
Abstract: A method of facilitating a transaction is disclosed. The method includes generating a unique transaction identifier which is associated with a transaction to be performed between a merchant and a user and which is embedded in a URL. The URL is displayed to a user wishing to perform a transaction via a mobile web browser. Using an application on the user's mobile device, the unique transaction identifier is extracted from the URL and transmitted to an information brokerage service. At the information brokerage service, transaction data is generated including payment information. The transaction data is transmitted to the user's mobile device or another computing device. The information brokerage service receives a transaction confirmation message from the user, and transmits payment details to a payment gateway or the merchant. A system for implementing the method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2549239-A (GB)
Title: Context sensitive barriers in data processing
Inventor: Alexander Alfred Hornung
IPC: G06F12/14
Filed: 2014-11-13
Abstract: When the processing circuitry executes a barrier instruction, the resulting access ordering constraint may be limited to being enforced for accesses which have been initiated by the processing circuitry when operating in an identifiedcontext, which may for example be the context in which the barrier instruction has been executed. This provides a separation between the operation of the processing circuitry in its multiple possible contexts and in particular avoids delays in the completion of the access ordering constraint, for example relating to accesses to high latency regions of memory, from affecting the timing sensitivities of other contexts. This enables hypervisor management of out of order processing, and storage in a buffer pending access and interaction with the coherency unit. The current context may be identified using a virtual machine identifier for the current virtual machine, and entries cleared in the context tracking storage once the selected entry has been enforced.
Patent GB-2532746-A (GB)
Title: Temperature sensing
Inventor: BERND W GOTSMANN
IPC: G01Q60/58
Filed: 2014-11-26
Abstract: SThM apparatus includes a heated sensor 5, heated support 4 and analyser 11. The analyzer signal extractor 15 includes a low pass filter (23) to extract a DC signal component representing time averaged values and a lock-in amplifier (24) to extract an AC signal component representing time dependent values. A sample temperature controller 12 causes a periodic sinusoidal modulation in sample temperature, generating a heat flux between sample and sensor on contact. The signal components are processed to determine their amplitude/ magnitude ratio, used to indicate sample temperature for each measurement position. Different aspects include control of power to maintain temperature by feedback and analysis of two AC components representing Joule and Peltier heating and cooling.
Patent GB-2517110-A (GB)
Title: Method to be carried out when operating a microscope and microscope
Inventor: HECHT FRANK
IPC: G02B21/36
Filed: 2013-04-19
Abstract: The invention relates to a method to be carried out when operating a microscope and/or for displaying an object captured with a microscope or parts of an object captured with a microscope. In a first step, a substitute of the object is displayed on the display screen or on a further display. Then at least one manipulation is carried out on the substitute and/or on the display of the substitute with the aid of an input means and at least one display parameter is derived for the display of the object or the part of the object from the manipulation and/or at least one microscope control parameter is derived from the manipulation. Finally, the object or the part of the object is displayed taking into account the derived display parameter and/or the derived microscope control parameter.
Patent GB-2524168-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to methods for making a pasteurised in-shell soft boiled eggs, and apparatus for doing so
Inventor: HETHERINGTON IAN
IPC: A23L5/10
Filed: 2015-02-11
Abstract: A process 200 for producing in-shell soft boiled eggs comprises applying a vacuum 206 to the one or more eggs to at least partially remove any air beneath the shell of the eggs and cooling one or more eggs to a desired base temperature 208, 210. The eggs are cooked at a desired cooking temperature for a length of cooking time 214, 216 and pasteurised for a pasteurisation time at a pasteurisation temperature 220, 222. The eggs are then cooled for a cooling time at a cooling temperature 226. The process provides reproducible results for producing in shell soft boiled eggs consistently and at an industrial scale. Removing air from beneath the shell makes it possible to plunge the egg into hot water without the shell cracking. Also provided is a system suitable for carrying out such as process comprising a tray or other egg support and one or more waterbaths. Automated machinery may transport the tray or support between waterbaths held at temperatures required for pre-cooling, cooking, pasteurising or post-cooking cooling.
Patent GB-2536298-A (GB)
Title: Magnahang clothes hangers
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER CORNFORD
IPC: A47G25/44
Filed: 2015-03-13
Abstract: A magnetic clothes hanger comprising a regular coat hanger that has a plurality of magnetic strips along each of its outward facing surfaces. The positioning of the magnetic strips will allow negative polarity on one side of the hanger and positive polarity on the other; this will preferably allow easy storage and also ensure clothes separation. The hanger arms will also preferably have a slanted top to allow easy separation when stored.
Patent GB-2520462-A (GB)
Title: Semi-rigid shoulder braces and related methods
Inventor: EX-LUBESKIE CHELSEA LEA
IPC: A61F5/37
Filed: 2013-08-20
Abstract: Shoulder braces for inhibiting secondary anterior shoulder dislocations that are configured to allow for a wide range of motion for mobility and stabilization, include a brace body with a single arm portion configured to reside about a shoulder of a user and a torso portion, a plurality of shoulder straps extending over the single arm portion shoulder, a substantially rigid thermoplastic insert releasably held by the arm portion of the brace body. The insert can have a user-specific custom shape that substantially conforms to external anterior shoulder anatomy (over the gleno-humeral joint) of the shoulder of the user. The brace can also include at least one adjustable length laterally extending torso strap attached to the torso portion.
Patent GB-2537851-A (GB)
Title: Bipolar DC power transmission scheme
Inventor: ROBIN GUPTA
IPC: H02J3/36
Filed: 2015-04-28
Abstract: A bipolar DC power transmission system 30 comprises first and second DC poles, each pole including a respective DC power transmission medium 40,42 extending between first and second ends; a plurality of converters 32,34, that form a rectifier at the first ends of the power transmission media 40,42 and an inverter at the second end of the power transmission media 40,42; and a controller 36 operates at least one converter 32,34 of one of the rectifier and inverter in a first control mode and at least one converter 32,34 of the other of the rectifier and inverter in a second control mode in response to a fault 64 (such as a ground fault) occurring on one of the DC poles so as to oppose a change in current in the healthy or unaffected DC; where the first control mode includes decreasing the operating voltage of the converter 32,34 from a normal operating voltage, and the second control mode includes increasing the operating voltage of the converter 32,34 from a normal operating voltage.
Patent GB-2538526-A (GB)
Title: Axial flux machine
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER THOMAS MCCAW
IPC: H02K21/24
Filed: 2015-05-19
Abstract: Rotor 104a is air cooled by impellor blades 140 located on the opposite side of the rotor to the stator. Impellor cover 142 covers the impellor blades defining air channels between adjacent blades. The air channels have a radially inward inlet 14, and a radially air outlet 146 relative to the impellor blades such that as the rotor turns, the air is drawn through the air channel. A rotor enclosure 148 may be present, air ducting 150,152 may be used to guide air to the air inlet 144, and from the air outlet 146 to the outside of the enclosure. Heat from the second rotor 104b is transferred by conduction to the first rotor and additionally the coolant air from the outlets 146 may be directed to help cool the second rotor.. Alternatively both rotors may have impellors (fig 11 not shown). As shown in fig 13, the second rotor 404b may be directly supported by the first rotor 404a rotor so as to form a cup shape around the stator Cooling air may be circulated back to the inlet via a heat exchanger which may receive stator coolant fluid via a radiator (figs 15-17 not shown).
Patent GB-2528183-A (GB)
Title: Synchronization of distributed measurements in a borehole
Inventor: MACPHERSON JOHN D
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2014-01-16
Abstract: A system and method to synchronize distributed measurements in a borehole are described. The system includes a plurality of wired segments coupled together by couplers and a plurality of nodes configured to measure, process, or relay information obtained in the borehole to a surface processing system, each of the plurality of nodes comprising a local clock and being disposed at one of the couplers or between couplers. The system also includes a surface processing system coupled to a master clock and configured to determine a time offset between the master clock and the local clock of an nth node among the plurality of nodes based on a downhole generated synchronization signal
Patent GB-2536347-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic damper
Inventor: RICHARD WESTON
IPC: E06C1/12
Filed: 2016-01-27
Abstract: A pneumatic damper (12a, 12b, 12c, Figs. 1 and 4) for a ladder with telescopically collapsible stile sections, the damper having a plug 14 for closing the lower end of an upper stile section (10b, Fig. 4) and a seal 22 formed by discontinuous strip 16, formed from a linear extrusion. The strip is inserted into a circumferential groove 20 in the plug, the strip being cut to a length dependent on the perimeter of the groove. The seal contacts and is retained in the groove by the inner surface of a lower stile section (10c, Fig. 4). During collapse of the stile sections, the upper section acts as a piston to compress air in the lower section. The difference between the length of the strip and the perimeter of the groove may be chosen depending of the desired degree of damping. The strip may include a flange 24 received in the groove and may have a downwardly extending skirt 22.