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Patent GB-2512691-A (GB)
Title: Real-time assay for the detection of botulinum toxin
Inventor: DOCTOR KENTON ARTHUR
IPC: C12Q1/37
Filed: 2013-12-02
Abstract: A real-time portable and rapid detection assay to identify the presence of biologically active toxins such as botulinum toxins. The proteolytic activity of BoNT/A is measured using a peptide cleavage assay, where a fluorescent substrate is cleaved by BoNT/A, resulting in increased fluorescence. This fluorescence can be monitored in real-time using a fluorescence detection instrument, such as a real-time PCR system that has been modified to implement a detection algorithm specific to the identification of the target toxin.
Patent GB-2521219-A (GB)
Title: Anamorphic display surface
Inventor: ATREIDES LEO
IPC: G06F3/042
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: A display screen which can be used to display anamorphic images has a cross section profile of a tangent (flat surface 26) that continues into a curve (curved surface 25) that continues into a tangent (flat surface 24). An anamorphic image made up of multiple images may be displayed. A users touch on the display may be sensed by monitoring reflected light from the display.
Patent GB-2512705-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus, and manufacture for beamforming with fixed weights and adaptive selection or resynthesis
Inventor: YU TAO
IPC: G10L21/0232
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: An adaptive beamforming method to eg. enhance speech from an array of microphones (M, fig. 2) each at an angle Î¸s to a target speech source S subject to noise n, stores (105, fig. 1) predetermined (possibly complex) weights wÎ¾ for each microphone output signal, transforms these signals (via eg. a Short Time Fourier Transform) to the frequency domain (103, fig. 1) such that each signal has multiple subbands, determines an optimal set of weights of size Î for each signal, then applies an updated set of weights to each subband of each signal before inverse transforming back to the time domain. Aspects of the invention include the use of cost functions such as a Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) criterion to determine the optimal weights, and interpolation functions can accommodate continuous weights in addition to discrete weights (fig. 12).
Patent GB-2513468-A (GB)
Title: Wing for wide tow of geophysical survey sources
Inventor: MATTSON ANDERS GORAN
IPC: G01V3/17
Filed: 2014-03-10
Abstract: A wing 310 comprising two aerofoil cross sections is disclosed which imparts both a vertical and lateral force onto a signal source 370 to which it is connected. The wing 310 may be coupled to a keel 320 to which the signal source 370 is coupled. The wing 310 may have a variable lateral force provided by a pivot around a point on the keel 320, wherein the rotation is controlled by actuators 340. The wing 310 may be configure to slide along the keel 320.The wing 310 may be made up of a plurality of sections, each of which can independently rotate and/or slide along the keel 320. The wing may be positioned such that the line passing through the longest direction of the wing is within 20 degrees of centre line of the keel 320. The orientation of the wing 310 may be determined according to the desired lateral and vertical components of the force required.
Patent GB-2514691-A (GB)
Title: Spiral whipstock for low-side casing exits
Inventor: MCKAY GRAME D
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 2012-11-08
Abstract: A whipstock features a spiral ramp so that, in a horizontal run, access to a milled window with other tools is not impeded because such tools can traverse onto the ramp and still be directed to the window. Angular rotation of the ramp can be at 180Â° or more and the pitch is selected to avoid getting the equipment being advanced into a bind. Optionally, a guide track can be configured into the whipstock ramp to help the mill follow the spiral path until the proper orientation is obtained and the track ends to allow separation of the mill from the track. A slot can be provided near the ramp upper end to aid in retrieval operations.
Patent GB-2518931-A (GB)
Title: Method for generating body measurement data of a user and system for selecting a set of articles of clothing for a user
Inventor: LAURENCE DANIEL
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2014-06-24
Abstract: A method for measuring a persons body using one or more camera images to generate the fitting data for a person uses calibration portion 113 in the image D of a known dimension to provide a scaling and reference calibration means. The calibration portion may be an included object in the picture (fig 6,7) of known size, or clothing with recognisable parts of a known size (fig 5). The measurements are use to form a representation of the person that can be used for determining a persons clothing sizing and fit which may be a 3-D model. This can be used to select suitable clothing for a person, and allow for internet shopping features, such as forming a mannequin image or recommending clothing. The body representation data may also be useful for health or fitness monitoring based on body shape, estimated BMI etc. (figure 13). The method may use a smart-phone having a camera and processor means.
Patent GB-2511983-A (GB)
Title: System and method for management of group based communications
Inventor: CHENG ANDERSEN
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2014-06-24
Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for managing instant messaging user groups. User data identifying a plurality of users in the instant messaging system 1 is stored 9. Data defining at least one messaging group, including a list of users 35 in the messaging group, is also stored 31. Status data 23 associated with at least one of a user and a messaging group is received 25 and the list of users of at least one messaging group 31 is modified based on the received status data. The arrangement allows for transient groups of users to be managed automatically based on status data, such as events, actions or changes of status. The status data may be related to data objects 21 associated with the users/groups. One embodiment described relates to a messaging group set-up for a patient in a hospital wherein a group is set-up to assign a nurse and doctor to the patient in a communication group. The system can detect automatically when a doctor/nurse e.g. goes off-duty (according to a work pattern/rota) or off-site (according to their detected location) to modify the communication group and e.g. assign a different nurse/doctor. Status data such as presence, location, availability/busy, on or off-duty, time zone, user types as examples seem embodied.
Patent GB-2513505-A (GB)
Title: High performance multi-finger strained silicon germanium channel pfet and method of fabrication
Inventor: KHAKIFIROOZ ALI
IPC: H01L29/66
Filed: 2013-02-05
Abstract: A field effect transistor and method of fabrication are provided. The field effect transistor comprises a plurality of elongated uniaxially-strained SiGe regions disposed on a silicon substrate, oriented such that they are in parallel to the direction of flow of electrical carriers in the channel. The elongated uniaxially-strained SiGe regions are oriented perpendicular to, and traverse through the transistor gate.
Patent GB-2529255-A (GB)
Title: A passive leakage management circuit for a switch leakage current
Inventor: HANDY PETER JAMES
IPC: H03K17/08
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: A passive leakage management circuit 46 is connected across the output of a solid state power controller (SSPC) 48. Circuit 46 includes a voltage level detector circuit 58 comprising FET 66 and resistors 62 & R64, and a current sink circuit 60 comprising transistor 84 and resistor 92. When SSPC 48 is closed, 270V dc appears on supply line 52 and, via resistors 62 & R64, turns on FET 66, allowing a first current through resistor 80 to pass to ground, reducing the potential at node 94 and holding transistor 84 off. When SSPC 48 is opened, leakage current through the switch may lead to a lower voltage such as 25V on supply line 52. FET 66 then turns off. This allows the potential at node 94 to rise, turning on current sink transistor 84 and allowing a second current to flow from supply line 52 through transistor 84 and leakage resistor 92. It is disclosed that R92 may be a zener diode. The circuit responds autonomously to the voltage at the output of the solid state switch 48. A separate control input is not required.
Patent GB-2519632-A (GB)
Title: System And Method For Providing Electrical Supply Grid Service
Inventor: HOWE ANDREW
IPC: H02J3/14
Filed: 2014-08-18
Abstract: A system and method for providing a response to an electrical grid 7, including at least one virtual response electricity meter 2, which includes computing hardware operable to calculate an availability measurement from one or more loads L1 and L2, equipped with load control devices 5a and 5b. The system may be operable to use with pre installed utility metering systems, and may be suitable for commercial or residential premises. The loads may be controlled on electrical grid frequency. The loads may include storage heaters. The virtual response meter may measure a parameter on each load, such as a resistance measurement, for determining their energy storage status.
Patent GB-2518060-A (GB)
Title: Position monitoring system and method
Inventor: COONROD DONALD SCOTT
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2013-04-23
Abstract: An ultrasonic position sensing system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an ultrasonic sensor (34) configured to monitor the position of a device (56). The system also includes processing logic (36). The sensor is controlled by the logic to direct an ultrasonic pulse (122) toward the device. The logic is configured to compute the transit time and the velocity of the ultrasonic pulse. Based on these parameters, the logic computes the path length between the sensor and the device, which corresponds to the location of the device relative to the location of the sensor. In further embodiments, the ultrasonic positioning system may include multiple sensors in communication with the ranging logic for monitoring multiple devices.
Patent GB-2535773-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle mass estimation
Inventor: ABHI MITTAL
IPC: G01G19/08
Filed: 2015-02-27
Abstract: A system (14) for determining the mass of a vehicle (10) with an engine (12) applying a force output through a powertrain to the wheels (18). The system has an initial mass estimation (34), based on passenger occupants, for example via seat belt sensors. Further force estimation (30) and acceleration (22) measurements are made and used to estimate mass using a recursive least squares (RLS) algorithm (42). User behaviour signals, such as from seat belts or opening of doors (24), fuel port, boot or trunk provides a new initial estimation. Fuel level (28) can be measured to calculate fuel mass (38), providing a fuel independent force value in mass calculation (36). Threshold comparison (40) allows for the disregard of values not meeting predetermined conditions such as meass range, vehicle speed, or time after rest or gear shift operation. Tyre pressure or braking can be monitored or controlled on the basis of the mass estimates.
Patent GB-2540119-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dispenser
Inventor: IAN PAYNTER
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 2015-05-22
Abstract: A liquid dispenser comprises a pair of containers 10A, 10B, each containing a fluid to be dispensed (for example a reagent of a two-part sanitising or disinfecting liquid), with containers 10A, 10B identical in construction and each having opposite end walls (11, Figure 2) and at least three side walls (12, Figure 1) positioned around a container axis with two substantially identical adjacent side walls; suitably the containers may have square cross-section. A radially offset outlet 13 is formed in the front end wall adjacent a corner between the identical adjacent side walls. Containers 10A, 10B are fixed or mounted side-by-side at respective different rotational positions about the container axis, preferably by 90 degrees, such that respective identical side walls are in face-to-face registration and outlets 13 are adjacent. Typically, each outlet 13 has a pump dispenser 14A, 14B is fitted to each outlet 13 allowing liquid in each container 10A, 10B to be dispensed simultaneously onto a user's hands. Tooling and manufacturing costs may be reduced by the identical construction of containers 10A, 10B.
Patent GB-2532591-A (GB)
Title: Measuring device and related method
Inventor: DMITRIY DOLGIKH
IPC: G05B19/00
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A method and device arranged to take measurements of a part 14 using one or more probes (16, fig 2) which are controlled to contact the part at positions is provided, wherein two or more queues of measurement positions are used to control the position of the probes. The queues comprise a first queue (note path 430) comprising positions at which surface touch measurements are to be performed, each surface touch measurement (surface touch position 406) being performed by moving at least one of the probes into contact with a surface of the part; and a second queue (see second path 440) comprising positions at which edge measurements 404 are to be performed, each edge measurement being performed by moving at least one of the probes into contact with an edge region of the part. The method/device is arranged to process the first queue; move at least one of the probes to each position listed therein, taking a surface touch measurement at each position; process the second queue; and move at least one of the probes to each position listed therein, taking an edge measurement at each position.
Patent GB-2529104-A (GB)
Title: Context-aware permission control of hybrid mobile applications
Inventor: SINGH KAPIL K
IPC: H04W4/02
Filed: 2014-04-03
Abstract: Controlling access to secure resources (316) of a data processing system (300) is provided. An input-to-output mapping (336, 600) of an application (306) installed on the data processing system (300) is generated that determines whether a secure resource (316) in the data processing system (300) is shared with an external entity (326, 328) associated with the application (316) and under what specified conditions (334, 700) (802). It is determined whether the specified conditions exist during runtime of the application (806).
Patent GB-2544797-A (GB)
Title: Separation process for laminar materials, such as graphene
Inventor: PAUL LADISLAUS
IPC: B01D43/00
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: A system and a method of continuously separating submicron laminar solid particles from a solid suspension, segregating the suspension into a submicron particle fraction suspension and a residual particle fraction suspension. The method comprises the steps of; providing a continuous centrifuge apparatus, such as a disc stack centrifuge (100); providing a suspension of submicron laminar solid particles in a solid suspension of the submicron solid particles in a liquid continuous phase such as water and separating the solid suspension in the apparatus. Preferably the suspension is introduced to the rotating disc stack centrifuge (100) via an inlet pipe (120), and is accelerated in a distributor (130). Liquid may be discharged through an exit (150) and particles separated from the suspension may collect in a periphery (160) where they may be discharged by means of a gap (180) between a top (190) and bottom (200) of the rotating disc stack centrifuge. The system and method may allow for separation of boron nitride or graphene nano-platelets suitable for use as conductive ink.
Patent GB-2531444-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for video validation
Inventor: HARRIS MARSHAL
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2014-05-13
Abstract: A validation tool (100) has a central body member (10) with threaded connections at each end (12, 13), as well as a central bore (11) extending there through. At least one battery powered video camera (20) or other optical data sensor is disposed along an outer surface of the body member and can be selective activated and de-activated. Optional mirror(s) (50) are provided to permit optimum viewing of the surrounding environment, while visual images and/or other sensed data is recorded and stored on at least one data storage media. The validation tool can be used for various purposes including wellbore integrity and verification that drilling mud has been fully displaced with completion fluid in a wellbore.
Patent GB-2548400-A (GB)
Title: Switch network housing
Inventor: SIMON RUMER
IPC: H01P1/12
Filed: 2016-03-18
Abstract: A housing 10 for a switch, comprising a plurality of switch blocks 12a-12d, each of the switch blocks adapted to receive a radio frequency switch, and one or more waveguides 13a-13e, at least one of the waveguides 13a, 13d, 13e (being an interlink waveguide) arranged to connect two or more of the switch blocks to each other, wherein at least one of the one or more waveguides is integrally formed with at least one of the switch blocks. A method of manufacturing the housing is also provided. Through designing a waveguide switch network with integral waveguide interconnecting structures, the physical size of a switch network can be considerably reduced, and fewer component parts are required for a given switch network. In one embodiment, the integral formation is achieved via additive layer manufacturing (ALM), which constructs the housing through deposition of successive layers of material.
Patent GB-2552767-A (GB)
Title: Automatic opening vent
Inventor: ROBERT HARRISON
IPC: E06B5/16
Filed: 2016-06-07
Abstract: A vent having a metal frame 12, a door 14 moveable within the frame, and an automated opening mechanism (16, Fig. 4), the frame and door having front surfaces which are co-planar when closed. The opening mechanism may be a motorized mechanism located on the rear of the door, concealed from view in use, and controlled by a sensor as part of a smoke ventilation system e.g. operated on detection of heat or smoke. The frame may be made from sectional components welded together, and may have an extending flange 36, perforated for receiving plaster. The flange may have plaster guide formation in the form of a lip (18, Fig. 6). In use plaster may be applied to the edge of the opening so that the vent is flush with the surrounding wall into which it is mounted, and the door may be decorated to match the surroundings. Also claimed is a method of fitting the vent into a building, and a smoke ventilation system including the vent.
Patent GB-2535676-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: YONG ZHAO
IPC: G02F1/1337
Filed: 2014-01-08
Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus comprises: a TFT array substrate (1), which is provided with a first electrode layer (15) and a first alignment layer (19) that covers the first electrode layer (15), and also arranged with a black matrix (22) and a spacer (30); a CF substrate (2), which is provided with a second electrode layer (24) and a second alignment layer (29) that covers the second electrode layer (24); and a liquid crystal layer (3), which is configured between the first alignment layer (19) of the TFT array substrate (1) and the second alignment layer (29) of the CF substrate (2); wherein predefined alignment directions of mapping alignment areas (100) of the first alignment layer (19) and the second alignment layer (29) are perpendicular to each other; and alignment films that are provided with the predefined alignment directions mapping the various alignment areas (100) are formed on the first alignment layer (19) and the second alignment layer (29). Also provided is a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display apparatus. The liquid crystal display apparatus is good in an alignment effect and can reduce large view angle color cast and increase an aperture ratio.
Patent GB-2554633-A (GB)
Title: Detecting objects in video data
Inventor: JOHN BRENDAN MCCORMAC
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2016-06-24
Abstract: The invention enables semantically-labelled representations of a three-dimensional (3D) space to be generated from video data. A 3D representation is a surface element or ' surfel' representation, where the geometry of the space is modelled using a plurality of surfaces that are defined within a 3D co ordinate system. Object-label probability values for spatial elements of frames of video data are determined 605 using a two-dimensional (2D) image classifier. Surface elements that correspond to the spatial elements are identified 610 based on a projection of the surface element representation using an estimated pose for a frame. Object-label probability values for the surface elements are then updated 615 based on the object-label probability values for corresponding spatial elements. This results in a semantically-labelled 3D surface element representation of objects present in the video data. This data enables computer vision and/or robotic applications to make better use of the 3D representation. Some embodiments include special arrangement for dealing with loop closure events.
Patent GB-2553275-A (GB)
Title: Lock handle assembly
Inventor: BRUCE PATRICK MCCARTHY
IPC: E05B47/00
Filed: 2016-08-02
Abstract: A lock handle assembly comprising a thumb-turn assembly having a thumbturn 17 movable against a resilient bias, e.g. spring 61, from a first (inoperable) configuration in which the thumb-turn is inoperable to a second (operable) configuration in which rotation of the thumb-turn operates the lock handle assembly; and a sensor assembly 63 to sense when the thumb-turn is moved into the operable configuration. Preferably the thumb-turn includes a clutch 62, 55, and is uncoupled in the inoperable configuration. The sensor may send a signal to an auxiliary system to activate an alarm and notify a user via internet/mobile communication when thumb-turn is moved to the operative configuration and may also sense when the thumb-turn is rotated. The sensor may be a capacitive proximity sensor and detect movement of the thumb-turn toward and away from the sensor as the clutch is connected/disconnected.
Patent GB-2558229-A (GB)
Title: Method and corresponding device for digital 3D reconstruction
Inventor: HERVÉ LE FLOCH
IPC: G06T7/55
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: A method for generating depth-maps representative of an object, from images delivered by at least one camera arranged to capture said object according todifferent viewpoints which are then used to generate a 3D representation of the object, comprises: obtaining a low-resolution depth-map from a depth sensor representing at least part of the object, calculating a set of K possible depth values for each pixel of at least part of one image captured by a camera spatially associated with the depth-sensor, the sets of K possible depth values, filtering the sets of K possible depth values for obtaining one depth value per pixel to generate a depth-map from the obtained depth-values, wherein the calculating and/or the filtering of the sets of K possible depth values is based on the low-resolution depth-map.
Patent GB-2558313-A (GB)
Title: Control gear arrangement for lighting units
Inventor: PAUL TYNAN
IPC: F21V23/02
Filed: 2017-01-02
Abstract: A control gear mounting arrangement is provided for a lighting unit of the type comprising a board 54 having light-emitting elements such as LEDs mounted on a front surface of the board. The control gear arrangement has a pair of rails 62, 64, which may be formed as extrusions, affixed to a respective edge of the board 54. Bridging elements 66 are removably affixed to the rails 62, 64 and can be positioned at any point along the length of the rails, and which span the gap between the rails 62, 64. Control gear (72-76, Fig. 8) may be mounted on the bridging elements 66 and the position of the bridging elements and thus of the control gear components along the rails 62, 64 can be easily accommodated.