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Patent GB-2466389-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimensional motion capture
Inventor: SULLIVAN STEVE
IPC: G03B17/00
Filed: 2006-03-16
Abstract: In one general aspect, a method is described for generating a positional relationship between one or more support structures having at least one motion capture mark and at least one virtual structure corresponding to geometry of an object to be tracked and positioning the support structures on the object to be tracked. The support structures has sufficient rigidity that, if there are multiple marks, the marks on each support structure maintain substantially fixed distances from each other in response to movement by the object. The method also includes determining an effective quantity of ray traces between one or more camera views and one or more marks on the support structures, and estimating an orientation of the virtual structure by aligning the determined effective quantity of ray traces with a known configuration of marks on the support structures.
Patent GB-2477313-A (GB)
Title: Electrical socket with shutter mechanism
Inventor: LONERGAN LAWRENCE MURRAY
IPC: H01R13/453
Filed: 2010-01-29
Abstract: An electrical socket includes a shutter mechanism to prevent misuse of the socket, such as insertion of objects to connect to the electrical terminals other than the appropriately configured plug. The shutter mechanism comprises first 11 and second 12 members which are moveable between an initial position covering respective terminals and a retracted position. When the first member 11 is retracted in direction 20, e.g. upon insertion of an earth pin of a plug, the second member 12 slidably engages the first member 11 when the second member 12 is retracted, e.g. upon insertion of other pins (e.g. neutral and live pins) thus exposing the corresponding terminals of the socket permitting connection. When the first member 11 is in its initial position, the second member 12 rocks or pivots upon insertion of the neutral and live pins and the second member 12 engages the first member 11 to prevent relative sliding movement. As a result, the terminals remain covered by the second member 12. Both members 11, 12 may be provided with a ramping surface 18 to provide transverse movement of the members 11, 12 when a connector is mated.
Patent GB-2477543-A (GB)
Title: Grass cutting machine incorporating and inclinometer
Inventor: CLIFFORD CHRISTIAN DEAN
IPC: A01D34/24
Filed: 2010-02-05
Abstract: A grass cutting machine having a chassis12with ground engaging wheels14,16, at least two ground working units22, (24) mounted on opposite sides of the chassis and being liftable with respect to the chassis, an inclinometer38adapted to measure the inclination of the chassis and a controller adapted to receive an inclination value from the inclinometer. If the inclination value exceeds a defined threshold, the higher of the two ground working units is lifted to improve stability. The ground working units may be cutting units. The controller may be configured to lift a ground working unit from a working position in which a substantial proportion of the weight of the ground working unit is borne by the ground, to a lifted position in which a substantial proportion of the weight of the working unit is borne by the chassis.
Patent GB-2478739-A (GB)
Title: Hollowcore Slabs formed with inflatable core formers
Inventor: DURHAM JOHN ANTHONY DOUGLAS BRUCE
IPC: B28B7/32
Filed: 2010-03-16
Abstract: An apparatus for forming a concrete hollowcore slab, comprising a casting bed 1, side wall elements 2 extending longitudinally of the casting bed 1 defining sides of a casting mould, at least one substantially non-elastic inflatable core former 36, at least one, preferably substantially non-elastic, sleeve 37 for substantially receiving the core former 36, and at least one holder 57 for preventing or limiting uplift of the in use inflated core former 36 and sleeve 37 relative to the casting bed 1. The side walls of the apparatus may be mechanically driven and may include indents on the interior surfaces to form anchor keys during moulding. The apparatus may include flexible elements (14, fig 7a) for prestressing and may include reinforcing bar elements. The apparatus may further include a base plate which may be magnetically fastenable and at least one divider element to define the end of the hollowcore slab. A method and hollowcore slab are also provided.
Patent GB-2466592-A (GB)
Title: Transmitting light in a wellbore by use of a optically transmissive fluid
Inventor: SKINNER NEAL G
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2005-11-11
Abstract: A system for use in transmitting light in a wellbore includes a seal 110a, 110b to seal around the wellbore to define an isolated zone 100. A fluid light path 68 is present in the form of a fluid supplied to the isolated zone 100, the fluid being adapted to displace less optically transmissive fluid residing, in the wellbore. The fluid may be a gas and the light may be generated by a laser heating the wall of the wellbore.
Patent GB-2466599-A (GB)
Title: Compression screw with threaded head for osteosynthesis
Inventor: DEROUET GUILLAUME
IPC: A61B17/86
Filed: 2008-07-16
Abstract: The invention relates to a compression screw for osteosynthesis, that comprises a threaded head (2), a threaded distal end (4) and a smooth cylindrical body (6) connecting the threaded head and the threaded distal end, said screw being characterised in that the head comprises two juxtaposed parts (2A, 2B), i.e. a first conical part (2A) having a diameter that decreases in the direction of the distal end and a second cylindrical part (2B) having a constant radius R and forming an extension, the head assembly including a screw thread or a succession of screw threads.
Patent GB-2471364-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with extensible body
Inventor: SHEIKHHA HOSSEIN
IPC: B60J5/00
Filed: 2010-05-25
Abstract: A motor-vehicle 1 comprises enclosed bodywork, with which the vehicle 1 can be lengthened through a relocation of a rear axle 7 in the longitudinal direction (L see fig 2B) of the vehicle 2. A cover for a fissure in the passenger compartment is arranged between the front bodywork section 3 and the rear bodywork section 4. The cover may comprise a blind 10 or a cover module (22 see fig 2B). The blind 10 may be stored in a subfloor space 9 and then drawn upwards and locked at the centre of the roof 12. The vehicle 1 can be shortened when rear seats are not being utilized.
Patent GB-2468446-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for evaluating submarine formations
Inventor: HORNBOSTEL SCOTT C
IPC: G03B42/06
Filed: 2008-10-30
Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating submarine formations, such as geological formations located generally under a body of water. Multiple hydrofoils (130), responding to moving water, hydrodynamic, or Bernoulli forces, provide controllable orientation and separation for multiple receivers (135) as they are towed (125) through water (110) in the course of a geophysical survey such as a controlled source electromagnetic survey. The inventive method can be used to provide mutual orthogonality for three antennas in a multiple component electromagnetic receiver.
Patent GB-2474592-A (GB)
Title: Fractional program commands for memory devices
Inventor: HAWKNESS BRENT S
IPC: G11C16/10
Filed: 2009-05-06
Abstract: A memory system (100B) includes an array of non-volatile memory cells (140) and a memory controller (110) having a first port (port connected to line 101) to receive a program command that addresses a number of the memory cells for a programming operation, having a second port (port connected to lines 102 and 103) coupled to the memory array via a command pipeline, and configured to create a plurality of fractional program commands in response to the program command. Execution of each fractional program command applies a single program pulse to the addressed memory cells to incrementally program the addressed memory cells with program data, where the duration of the program pulse associated with each fractional program command is a selected fraction of the total programming time typically required to program the memory cells.
Patent GB-2485806-A (GB)
Title: A half bearing and a method of manufacture
Inventor: LONOWSKI DAN
IPC: F16C33/10
Filed: 2010-11-24
Abstract: A half bearing and a method of manufacture of a half bearing are described. The half bearing 100 comprises a bearing member 102 having a strong external backing layer of steel or bronze 104 and an internal bearing lining layer 106 of a suitable bearing alloy with an optional bearing overlay layer (not shown) defining a concave substantially semi-cylindrical bearing surface 112 extending between first and second axial ends 110A, 110B of the half bearing 100. The bearing lining layer 106 is provided with at least first and second polymer seals 108A, 108B at or adjacent to the first and second axial ends 110A, 110B. The first and second polymer seals 108A, 108B project from and are formed directly on the bearing lining layer 106 and extend at least partially circumferentially across the bearing lining layer 106. The bearing member 102 has joint faces 113A, 113B, which locate with corresponding joint faces of a further half bearing to form a 360Â° bearing assembly.
Patent GB-2478178-A (GB)
Title: Field device for determining or monitoring a physical or chemical process variable
Inventor: GIRARDEY ROMUALD
IPC: G05B9/03
Filed: 2011-01-07
Abstract: A field device for determining or monitoring a physical or chemical process variable, wherein the field device is composed of a sensor, which works according to a defined measuring principle, and a control/evaluation unit (10), which, as a function of a safety standard required for the particular safety-critical application, conditions and evaluates, along at least two equivalent measuring paths (MP1, MP2), measurement data delivered by the sensor. The control/evaluation unit is implemented on an FPGA (1), on which are provided at least a first section (3.1) and a second section (3.2), wherein, in each section (3.1, 3.2), a digital measuring path (MP1, MP2), which is composed of a plurality of software-based and/or hardware-based function modules, is dynamically reconfigurable. The sections are isolated from one another by permanently configured spacer regions (4.1, 4.2), wherein the spacer regions (4.1, 4.2) are embodied in such a way, that a temperature and/or a voltage change in one of the sections (MP1; MP2) has no influence on the other section (MP2; MP1) or other sections, and, in the case of malfunction, no connection occurs between the sections (MP1, MP2). The control/evaluation unit (10), as a function of the particular defined safety-critical application, partially dynamically reconfigures the function modules in the measuring paths (MP1, MP2) in such a manner, that the field device fulfills the required safety standard. Preferably a voter/microcontroller is used to compare measurement data in the measuring paths and is capable of reconfiguring the function modules and generating a warning of defective data.
Patent GB-2487801-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in magazine loading devices
Inventor: HENDERSON ANGUS
IPC: F41A9/83
Filed: 2011-03-07
Abstract: A magazine loading device 100 comprises a body portion 10 having a first cavity 12 capable of receiving thirty rounds of ammunition arranged side by side and a base portion 30 having a second cavity arranged to receive a magazine to be loaded. The first cavity 12 has a first opening 14 for entry of ammunition into the first cavity 12 and a second opening 16 for exit of ammunition from the first cavity 12 to the second cavity. The body portion 10 has a plurality of indentations 24, 26, 28, adapted to aid gripping of the device 100 by a user's hand.
Patent GB-2489661-A (GB)
Title: Cylindrical electromagnet with a contracted outer mechanical support structure
Inventor: GORE RUSSELL PETER
IPC: H01F6/06
Filed: 2011-03-14
Abstract: A cylindrical electromagnet or a method for its manufacturing, comprises: providing a removable mandrel 12, 18 with circumferential slots and winding wire into the slots to form annular coils 14; providing a mechanical support structure 32, 32    covering a radial outer surface of the coils 14 with a first clearance dimension 34; deforming the support structure 32 to reduce its internal diameter from that of the fist clearance dimension 34; applying a hardening material to the resultant structure and causing, or allowing, the hardening material to harden to thereby bond the coils 14 to the support structure 32    and then removing the mandrel 12, 18. The support structure 32 may be a perforated tubular sleeve of material with slots which may be contracted on to the coils 14 by the application of mechanical stretching or twisting or compressive clamping, electro-magnetic and/or thermo-mechanical forces. Wrapping the coils 14 in sheet material is also mentioned. The first clearance dimension 34 of the support structure allows easy assembly and the contracted dimension 34    allows an effective join to be formed between the coil 14 and the support structure 32.
Patent GB-2478466-A (GB)
Title: Tracking application sharing amongst mobile computing devices
Inventor: STEAKLEY EDWARD D
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2010-05-13
Abstract: A system for tracking application sharing comprises a processor configured to receive a dataset representing a successful sharing of an application from a sharer to a receiver, the dataset indicating the sharer, the receiver and the shared application. The received dataset is inserted into a first database linking the sharer with the receiver and into a second database linking the sharer with the shared application. At least part of the first or second database is displayed and a tree of sharer-receiver pairs showing descendant receivers or ancestor sharers may be displayed. Also disclosed are arrangements for synchronizing applications between devices whereby the applications may be shared via local wireless or wired links or via an application distribution server though use of an application seed.
Patent GB-2481711-A (GB)
Title: A support ring for a fluid assembly
Inventor: GAERTNER OLIVER
IPC: F04D29/08
Filed: 2011-06-29
Abstract: A support ring 10, in particular for a fluid assembly group 12 in a vehicle, is provided. The support ring has an annular basic body 14. The basic body 14 is configured as an open ring, the free ends 16, 18 of which may be coupled by a releasable connection 20, preferably a detent connection.
Patent GB-2493512-A (GB)
Title: Oil derrick breakout unit
Inventor: HOLLAND PETER
IPC: B66F1/02
Filed: 2011-07-29
Abstract: A breakout unit is mountable on an elongate body and comprises a breakout gripper 52 and a motorisation gripper 51 connected together by an actuator 53. The actuator 53 is configured to generate relative movement between the breakout 52 and motorisation grippers 53 and each gripper is provided with a clamping means adapted to selectively clamp in place the gripper with respect to an elongate body upon which the gripper may be mounted. A breakout gripper 52 includes at least one actuator arranged to exert a force on an object adjacent the breakout gripper along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body.
Patent GB-2484779-A (GB)
Title: Electrical machine commutated relative to a reference edge of a rotor position signal
Inventor: HANPING DAI
IPC: H02P6/14
Filed: 2011-09-21
Abstract: An electrical machine is controlled by selecting an edge of a rotor-position signal as a reference edge and commutating a phase winding of the electrical machine at times relative to the reference edge. The rotor-position signal has at least four edges per mechanical cycle, each of the edges being associated with a respective zero-crossing in back EMF or minimum in inductance of the phase winding. The angular position of at least one of the edges relative to its respective zero-crossing or minimum is different to that of the other edges. The reference edge is then selected from the edges such that the angular position of the reference edge relative to its respective zero-crossing or minimum is the same with each power on of the electrical machine. The electrical machine may be a brushless motor having a permanent magnet rotor. The control system may comprise a rectifier, a DC link filter an inverter, a gate driver module, a current sensor a rotor position sensor and a controller. The rotor-position sensor may be Hall-effect sensor, an optical encoder or the back EMF induced in a non-excited phase winding of the stator may be used, with a zero-cross detector used to convert the back EMF into a digital signal.
Patent GB-2485899-A (GB)
Title: Fabrication of a rotor of a progressive cavity pump or motor
Inventor: AKBARI HOSSEIN
IPC: B29C33/20
Filed: 2011-11-24
Abstract: A progressive cavity pump or motor has a rotor with a resilient outer layer formed of a resilient material bonded onto the outer surface of the rotor core. The method of fabricating the rotor comprises placing a resilient material in a mould 400 with the rotor body and expansion of the mould is constrained, such as by low thermal expansion clamps 406a-d or bolts, during bonding of the resilient material to the rotor body. Also disclosed, the bonded layer of resilient material remains resilient across a temperature range of between, or at least between, its glass transition temperature and about 250 degrees Celsius.
Patent GB-2488206-A (GB)
Title: Vane pump with weight saving circumferential recess around stator
Inventor: ZWICKLER GEORG
IPC: F01C21/10
Filed: 2012-02-02
Abstract: An adjustable vane cell pump 1 has a rotor 3 which comprises bearing slots 4 extending in radial direction carrying vane plates 5 displaceable relative to the bearing slots 4. The vane cell pump 1 also comprises an adjustable slide 6 having a substantially cylindrical inner surface 9, within which the rotor 3 rotates, with the vane plates 5 bearing against the inner surface 9 of the slide 6. The slide pivots about an axis (7, figure 2) parallel to the rotor axis 22 to vary the eccentricity of the slide 6 with respect to the rotor 3, and hence the capacity of the pump. The slide 6 has a circumferentially extending recess 11 around at least part of its outer surface, in order to reduce weight. The recess 11 may be machined e.g. by milling, and it is possible for a flow channel 20 or fastener receiving channel of the housing 2 to extend into the recess 11 of the slide, in order to reduce the overall size of the housing.
Patent GB-2499619-A (GB)
Title: Folding crib frame with pivotally connected U-shaped bottom frame members
Inventor: CHENG PAO-HSIEN
IPC: A47D7/00
Filed: 2012-02-22
Abstract: A folding crib includes: a folding top frame 1; four upright tubes 2; a folding bottom frame 3 formed from two pivotally coupled U-shaped tube members 31; four restriction members 4 extending between the uprights and the top frame; four pivoting legs 21 attached to the uprights 2 and bottom frame members 31; and two joints 5 allowing sides of the top frame to fold. The top frame 1 includes two top end tubes 11 and two sides connected between the two top end tubes 11. Each of the two sides has two side tubes 112 between which the joint 5 is connected. A support 32 is connected to the U-shaped frames 31 of bottom frame 3 and has a locking unit 33 located thereon. The restriction members comprise a sliding sleeve [41, Fig. 2] mounted to the top frame and a link [42, Fig. 2] which extends from the sleeve and is pivotally connected to the upright member 2. A fixing member [43, Fig. 2] acts to stop movement of the sleeve along the top frame. In a method of folding and unfolding the crib, the bottom tubes 31 and the two sides can be folded when the locking units 32 and the joints 5 are unlocked and the bottom frame is pulled upwards.
Patent GB-2502266-A (GB)
Title: Controlling availability of a pool of surplus resource capabilities of control units associated with one or more base stations
Inventor: COSIMINI PETER
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2012-05-21
Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network including a core 912 and a radio access network having a plurality of radio units 906A-906F for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes a plurality of control units 700A (700, figure 6), each control unit being associated with one or more of the radio units 906A for providing resource capabilities 901 for use by the radio units, and wherein the network further includes a central controller 900 coupled to the control units 700A for accessing the resource capabilities thereof and operable to make available to (broker) one or more resource consuming entities a pool of resources (edge cloud 904) which are derived from the spare/surplus resource capabilities (platform clouds 902A-902F) of the platforms/control units 700A.
Patent GB-2488292-A (GB)
Title: Wand and handle assembly for a cleaning appliance
Inventor: HELPS DANIEL FRANCIS
IPC: A47L5/32
Filed: 2007-12-22
Abstract: A wand assembly 6 for a cleaning appliance comprises a handle portion 25 having a channel (35, Fig 5), a tubular wand 26 received within the channel (35) and moveable relative to the handle portion 25. A locking means having a lock position and an unlock position prevents wand 26 from moving relative to the handle portion 25 when in the lock position. A release mechanism 28 is actuable to move the locking means from the lock position to the unlock position and is mounted to wand 26 such that the release mechanism 28 moves with the wand 26 when the wand moves relative to the handle portion 25. The release mechanism 28 is actuated when it is moved relative to the wand 26. Other identified components include handle body 31, handle 32, first end 38 of wand 26, groove 40, and window 63.
Patent GB-2508896-A (GB)
Title: A portable lock
Inventor: AL-ANAZI PHILIP
IPC: E05B45/00
Filed: 2012-12-14
Abstract: A portable lock comprising an elongate member 2, a housing 1arranged in use to receive the first and second ends of the elongate member and a lock mechanism to lock said ends in a locked position; wherein in said locked position said ends are attached to said housing to form a mechanical and electrical circuit, and a key arranged in use to detach at least one end of said elongate member from said housing to open the circuit. Preferably an alarm sounds if the elongate member (e.g. chain etc.) is cut, the lock may also include global systems for communication GSM technology to send a text message SMS if the alarm is triggered. The housing may have an LCD screen 6 for displaying information regarding the lock or device status, a pvc cover may be placed over the screen. A test button may be provided to test the operation of the lock.
Patent GB-2499729-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for providing destination-address suggestions
Inventor: GIBBS COLIN
IPC: H04M1/2746
Filed: 2012-09-27
Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing destination-address suggestions for a new communication. For each of various communication addresses, multiple counts of use of the communication address are maintained, with each count being for a respective type of communication and/or for a respective application class. When a new communication of a particular type or by an application of a particular class is being established, the communication addresses are presented as destination-address suggestions in a rank-order based on the counts specific to the communication type and/or application class. The rank-ordering of can also take into account other factors, such as source persona, time, and location, for instance.