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Patent GB-2550728-A (GB)
Title: Display panel and drive circuit therefor
Inventor: Qingcheng Zuo
IPC: G09G3/20
Filed: 2015-01-13
Abstract: A display panel and a drive circuit (20) therefor. The drive circuit (20) comprises: a data signal providing module (201) for generating a data signal; a first selection signal generation module (202) for providing a first selection signal (MUX1); a second selection signal generation module (203) for providing a second selection signal (MUX2); and a selection module (204) comprising a selection switch combination for receiving the first selection signal (MUX1) and the second selection signal (MUX2), and outputting the data signal to a pixel array (10). The display panel and the drive circuit (20) therefor can reduce the level conversion frequency of selection signals.
Patent GB-2550729-A (GB)
Title: GOA circuit for liquid crystal display device
Inventor: JUNCHENG XIAO
IPC: G11C19/28
Filed: 2015-01-08
Abstract: A Gate Driver On Array (GOA) circuit for a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises a plurality of scanning lines, and the GOA circuit comprises a plurality of cascaded shift register units. An Nth-level shift register unit controls charging of an Nth-level scanning line (G(N)). The Nth-level shift register unit comprises a forward and reverse scanning control circuit (100), a pull-up circuit (200), a bootstrap capacitor circuit (300), a gate signal point electric leakage prevention circuit (400) and a pull-down holding circuit (500). The bootstrap capacitor circuit (300), the gate signal point electric leakage prevention circuit (400) and the pull-down holding circuit (500) are connected together to form a gate signal point (Q) so as to improve the stability of the gate signal point (Q) and reduce the use of switches.
Patent GB-2569364-A (GB)
Title: Improved filling device
Inventor: ANDRIY KUPYNA
IPC: B67C3/26
Filed: 2017-12-15
Abstract: A filling device 10 comprises a filler nozzle 12 comprising a plurality of capillaries 14, and a filler valve 16, which is moveable relative to the filler nozzle 12. The filler valve 16 comprises a sealing plate 18 and a sealing component 20 moveable relative to the sealing plate 18. The sealing plate 18, when in contact with the filler nozzle 12, closes a plurality of the capillaries 14 but leaves at least one main capillary 14a open. The sealing component 20, when in contact with the sealing plate 18, closes the at least one main capillary 14a, and is operable to create pressure along the at least one main capillary 14a. Also disclosed in a method of operating the filling device. The advantage is that there is no uncontrolled dripping of the product from the filling device after dosing.
Patent GB-2571743-A (GB)
Title: A method of capturing image data of a luminescent sample and apparatus for the same
Inventor: Philip atkins
IPC: G01N21/64
Filed: 2018-03-07
Abstract: Apparatus for imaging a luminescent sample 2 comprises an image sensor 3 and driving means 5, 6 for moving the sensor and/or the sample across each other to acquire images, control means 4 to control the driving means, a processor 4 to construct image data from the sensor data as the sensor and sample move relative to one another, wherein the image sensor takes readings of a site of the sample at different times and the processor uses the readings of the site to determine a relative change in luminance of the sample, and using the determined change in luminance to normalise the image data to compensate for the change. Changes in brightness of the sample during the scan are compensated for.
Patent GB-2579760-A (GB)
Title: Position error measurement in an extended reality mobile display device
Inventor: PETER ALAN BURGERS
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A method of determining relative position of an extended reality mobile display device connected to receive display data from a host device involves determining (S31), by the extended reality mobile display device, a position and orientation of the extended reality mobile display device at a transmit time and transmitting (S32) a first signal such as a ping to the host device at the transmit time. The extended reality mobile display device then receives such as a pong (S35) at a receive time a second signal transmitted (S34) from the host device upon receipt (S33) of the first signal. The extended reality mobile display device determines (S36) a position and orientation of the extended reality mobile display device at the receive time and determines a difference (S37) in the position and orientation of the extended reality mobile display device between the transmit and receive times. The extended reality mobile display device then corrects display data received from the host device based on the determined difference in the position and orientation of the extended reality mobile display device, and displays the corrected display data.
Patent GB-2559927-A (GB)
Title: Screwing-member-fastening tool and method for setting driving time in screwing-member-fastening tool
Inventor: KOYA UEMURA
IPC: B25B23/151
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: Provided is a screwing-member-fastening tool with which it is possible to more easily set the driving time until a switch is made from high-speed rotation to low-speed rotation. An electric screwdriver device in which a driver bit is rotationally driven for a high-speed driving time at a prescribed high rotation speed and then rotationally driven at a prescribed low rotation speed that is lower than the high rotation speed. A control unit: performs a driving control on an electric motor so that the driver bit is rotationally driven at a set rotation speed (S32); measures the fastening time required until the fastening of a screwing member engaged with the driver bit is detected by a Hall element (S34); calculates an initial setting time by multiplying, by the fastening time, a prescribed positive value less than one and a value obtained by dividing the set rotation speed by the high rotation speed (S36); and sets the initial setting time as the high-speed drive time (S40).
Patent GB-2574656-A (GB)
Title: A method of producing a structure
Inventor: JOHN MACNEIL
IPC: C23C18/16
Filed: 2018-06-14
Abstract: A method of producing a structure comprises providing a substrate comprising one or more features 62 comprising a hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface, exposing at least a part of the hydrophobic PDMS surface to a plasma to form a hydrophilic PDMS surface, depositing a seed layer 42 onto the hydrophilic PDMS surface by electroless deposition and depositing one or more metallic layers onto the seed layer by electrochemical deposition to form the structure and removing the structure from the substrate. Preferably the part of the hydrophobic PDMS surface that is exposed to the plasma is defined by a mask. The one or more metallic layers may be formed from one or more of nickel, iron, cobalt, manganese, phosphorous, gold or silver. The substrate is preferably formed from monolithic PDMS. The structure may comprise a plurality of microneedles (40, figure 4), a microelectronic component, a micro-coil, an inductor or a conductive pillar. The microneedles may be for delivering therapeutic substances or may be hollow for the delivery and removal of fluid from a body.
Patent GB-2576189-A (GB)
Title: Football training aid and method of manufacturing
Inventor: WILLIAM ELLERAY
IPC: A63B69/00
Filed: 2018-08-08
Abstract: A football training aid 100 comprises a frame 110 comprising an upper structure 120 and a support means 130, the upper structure defines a mouth for receiving a football and the support means is configured to carry the upper structure so that the mouth opens in a generally upwards direction. The support structure is preferably a plurality of legs that include feet and splay outwards to define a trapezoidal shape. The feet may include studs and one pair of feet may include rollers that do not contact the ground when the training aid is in use. A curtain may be provided to obscure the view of a net fitted to the mouth. A method of manufacturing a football training aid from TIG welded aluminium is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2580064-A (GB)
Title: Wingtip device for an aircraft
Inventor: Enzo cosentino
IPC: B64C23/06
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: An aircraft wing (102 fig 1) includes a closed surface wing tip device (104 fig 1) which includes an element or actuator 330 within the wing tip for deforming/morphing the shape of the wing tip between geometrical configurations having different aerodynamic properties, for example including one with better overall fuel efficiency for a shorter journey and one with overall fuel efficiency better suited for a longer journey. The device 400 includes a lower winglet 406 with an essentially planar portion 410 spaced apart from the main body of the wing by a blended transition region which is shaped such that the curvature of the local dihedral increases in the outboard direction. The device 400 includes an upper aerofoil structure 414 which with the winglet 406 essentially forms the closed surface.
Patent GB-2580714-A (GB)
Title: Security tag
Inventor: RUSSELL NAPHINE
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 2019-01-28
Abstract: A security tag 10 comprises a main body 14 comprising a casing (26,fig.1) having opposite first and second end walls 28,30. An elongate flexible member such as a cable or lanyard 18 is provided for securing around an object to be protected. A first end 20 of the flexible member 18 is connected to the main body 14. A releasable locking mechanism 46 in the main body 14 is configured to retain a second end 22 of the flexible member 18. The locking mechanism 46 is releasable by application of a magnetic force. Two electronic article surveillance (EAS) sensors 12 are housed within the casing. A first one of the sensors being proximate the first end wall 28 of the casing and a second one of the sensors being proximate the second end wall 30 of the casing. A control member 60 may be provided for activation of the tag 10 upon insertion of the second end 22 of the flexible member 18 into the casing. The two EAS sensors may operate at different frequencies. The EAS sensors may both be acousto-magnetic (AM), or alternatively one may be AM and the other radio frequency (RF).
Patent GB-2584079-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for preparing a fluid produced at an offshore production facility for transportation
Inventor: CECILIE GOTAAS JOHNSEN
IPC: E21B43/34
Filed: 2019-05-13
Abstract: Preparing a fluid produced at an offshore production facility 100 for transportation includes: part-processing the produced fluid to form a semi-stable oil product (fig. 3, 405); and loading the semi-stable oil product directly onto a vessel 17 without interim storage. The semi-stable oil product may have a true vapour pressure or TVP of greater than 1 bar and less than that of the produced fluid. The semi-stable fluid may have a reduced gas and/or water content in order to prevent hydrate build-up.
Patent GB-2585637-A (GB)
Title: Transportation apparatus comprising a rotary mechanism
Inventor: JOSEPH ANTHONY ROSTRON
IPC: B62D63/06
Filed: 2019-06-14
Abstract: A trailer is provided with a rotary mechanism. The rotary mechanism has a drive shaft attachment operable by a cordless power drill or driver. The rotary mechanism can be mechanically operable and be a pump, such as a hydraulic pump, which can actuate a hydraulic cylinder to tip/tilt the trailer. The hydraulic system may have a manifold (12) and a tank (10) in which the pump can be placed. There may be a second rotary mechanism which can be a winch.
Patent GB-2585245-A (GB)
Title: Cooling a heating apparatus
Inventor: JOE ROSAGRO
IPC: F24C15/32
Filed: 2019-07-05
Abstract: A heating apparatus 10 comprising a heating chamber 14 is cooled by accumulating condensate in the chamber and monitoring and controlling a pressure in the chamber by venting the heating chamber to allow vaporisation of the condensate. The pressure is controlled to maintain a rate of cooling within a predetermined range. A pressure reducer 64, such as a thermocompressor, may be activated in response to the pressure reaching a threshold pressure and the chamber may be vented through a vent valve 62. The condensate may be accumulated by condensing vapour, typically steam, from a vapour supply 20, in a heat exchanger 54. A controller 70 may monitor pressure in the chamber to control the venting so that the cooling rate follows a predetermined cooling profile. The heating apparatus is typically used for industrial cooking of foodstuffs. A heating installation 100, a cooling unit 50, and a method of retrofitting the cooling unit to the heating apparatus are also claimed.
Patent GB-2578951-A (GB)
Title: Generating three-dimensional digital content from natural language requests
Inventor: MATTHEW FISHER
IPC: G06F40/211
Filed: 2019-09-02
Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable storage media are disclosed for generating a three-dimensional scene based on a natural language phrase by analysing a natural language phrase to determine dependencies involving entities and commands in the natural language phrase, then using the dependencies to generate an entity-command representation of the natural language phrase. The disclosed system may generate a semantic scene graph for the natural language phrase from the entity-command representation to indicate contextual relationships of the entities and commands. The generated semantic scene graph may be compared to semantic scene graphs of the plurality of available three-dimensional scenes to identify a match. The entity-command representation may be converted to the semantic scene graph by mapping a base noun for and entity of the one or more entities into an object node of an object category, and mapping a relationship corresponding to the one or more entities to a relationship node with an edge indicating a direction of the relationship corresponding to one or more entities. The natural language phrase may be used to generate a dependency tree.
Patent GB-2583152-A (GB)
Title: Stackable block
Inventor: RAHUL PATEL
IPC: E04B2/18
Filed: 2019-10-04
Abstract: A stackable block (108 fig.7c) comprising a wall formed of a folded strip of material, the strip (74 fig.5a) when folded forms a structure wherein the inner surface of the block is vertically offset from the outer surface to form a stepped upper 84 and lower perimeter 86. The upper and lower perimeters may have stepped configurations around their entire length and may comprise slots for receiving the opposing perimeter of another block in a stacking arrangement. The blocks may include angled projections 78 with holes 80 to receive supporting rods.
Patent GB-2591450-A (GB)
Title: Shutter joining member
Inventor: ANDREW GREENING
IPC: E06B9/04
Filed: 2020-01-14
Abstract: A shutter joining member includes a first shutter connecting portion 104 and a second shutter connecting portion 106. The second shutter connecting portion is joined to the first shutter connecting portion by a coupling 108. The connecting portions define planar surfaces (4a, 6a, fig 1a) and subtend between them an angle from 90o to 180o. The coupling may be rigid such that the connecting portions are angularly fixed relative to each other. Each connecting portion may include one or more shutter connecting elements, which may take the form of leg portions 110a-b, 114a-b, with locating lugs 112a-b, 116a-b. These lugs may be received in longitudinal slots of first and second shutter side frame members 122, 124 of respective first and second shutters. A shutter assembly may be formed by using the joining member to retain first and second shutters in a fixed relationship, whilst light strike may also be minimised.
Patent GB-2586680-A (GB)
Title: Flushing devices and methods
Inventor: RICHARD G VECCHIOTTI
IPC: A61M39/22
Filed: 2020-03-27
Abstract: A system 100 for flushing a medical device, system 100 comprising a multi-port valve 103 for controlling the delivery of flushing fluids. Multiport-valve 103 is connected to: a pressurised flushing gas source 101; a fluid outlet 117 for coupling the flushing fluids to the medical device; and a pump 121 connected to fluid outlet 117. Multiport-valve 103 in a first configuration couples a gas flow from the pressurised flushing gas source 101 to the fluid outlet 117, and in a second configuration, multiport-valve 103 couples a gas flow from the pressurised flushing gas source 101 to drive the pump 121 so providing a flushing liquid flow to fluid outlet 117. Preferably, the flushing gas is one selected from carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and chlorine. The flushing gas may be ammonia, the flushing liquid being saline. Also, a method of flushing a medical device comprising flushing the medical device with a gas from a pressurised source and flushing the medical device with a liquid provided by a pump driven by a flow of gas from the pressurised source. Preferably, the flushing gas is an acidic gas and the flushing liquid is a buffer solution, where flushing liquid may be pH-adjusted.
Patent GB-2581746-A (GB)
Title: System and method for image recognition registration of an athlete in a sporting event
Inventor: TODD MARTIN
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2018-10-22
Abstract: A system and method for image recognition registration of an athlete into a sporting event. The athlete is registered in the sporting event using image recognition technology. A digital commencement image of the athlete taken by a camera (106) as the athlete crosses a starting line. The digital commencement image is compared with a stored profile image of the athlete to identify the athlete and enter them into the event without the need for the athlete to pre-register for the particular event. Enhanced recognition techniques incorporating pattern recognition may be used to increase identity accuracy.
Patent GB-2583418-A (GB)
Title: Unmanned-aerial-vehicle hangar
Inventor: HAIBIN WANG
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2018-05-25
Abstract: Provided is an unmanned-aerial-vehicle hangar, comprising a controller, an apron (4), and an automatic charging device controlled by said controller; said automatic charging device comprises a pair of clamping and pressing assemblies (5); each of said clamping and pressing assemblies comprises a plurality of clamping claws (51) for clamping and pressing the horizontal rod or support foot of the landing gear of the unmanned aerial vehicle; a travel mechanism for driving said clamping claws (51) to move; an actuator (8) for driving said travel mechanism to move and thus cause the clamping claws (51) to move between a clamping and pressing charge position and a release position; and a charging electrode fixedly arranged on the clamping claw (51). The unmanned-aerial-vehicle hangar provides landing assistance to the unmanned aerial vehicle, while also conducting high-speed and safe automatic wired charging of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2587262-A (GB)
Title: Liquid crystal devices
Inventor: BARRY WILD
IPC: G02F1/1347
Filed: 2020-06-26
Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) device comprising a stack (Fig. 1) of at least two liquid crystal cells (top half and bottom half) in optical series, each LC cell comprising two half-cells and LC material 20 contained in a space created by spacer structures 18a & 18b integral to the half-cells. The arrangement within an active area of the spacer structures in one of the liquid crystal cells: is different to the arrangement within the other of the two LC cells, e.g. 18a are hexagonal and 18b are quadrilateral, the difference comprises an ordered aspect. The arrangement is random (Fig. 5 & 6). The arrangement is randomly arranged within the matrix area (Fig. 5 & 6). The spacer structure arrangements for the two cells may exhibit a common pitch. For one of the cells the spacer structures may be located at the vertices of a first type of pattern, e.g. 18b is quadrilateral, and for the other cell the spacer structures may be located at the vertices of a second, different type of pattern, e.g. 18a is hexagonal. A method of producing a liquid crystal device comprising an LC stack in optical series is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2603104-A (GB)
Title: Predicting a heart rate variability parameter
Inventor: Davide Morelli
IPC: A61B5/024
Filed: 2020-12-04
Abstract: A device 102 for predicting a heart rate variability (HRV) parameter for a user comprising one or more processing modules (e.g.104) configured to: receive a set of heart rate (HR) measurements for a user, together with data indicating a frequency at which the HR measurements have been obtained; process the set of HR measurements to calculate a HRV parameter; estimate whether that set is sufficient for the HRV parameter to be reliably calculated; form an uncertainty score representing the result of that estimation; determine whether the uncertainty score is below a predetermined threshold; and output the HRV parameter depending on that determination and a representation of the uncertainty score if the value of the uncertainty score is below the predetermined threshold. The HR measurements may be from second external device 114 comprising a sensor 116. Second device 114 may be a wrist-worn fitness tracker. The HR measurements may be received via wired or wireless connection. The HRV parameter may be a SDNN24 parameter. The HR measurements may be in the ultra-low frequency spectrum. The uncertainty score and HRV output may be represented on a display of device 102. Another aspect is a method for using the device.
Patent GB-2601834-A (GB)
Title: Computer-implemented method of generating PWM control signals, and corresponding computer program, computer-readable storage medium and apparatus
Inventor: CHRIS AVERY
IPC: H04N5/376
Filed: 2020-12-14
Abstract: A method of generating PWM control signals for applying to an actuator component that drives movement of a movable part relative to a support structure, an image sensor being fixed relative to the movable part or the support structure, the image sensor carrying out correlated double sampling (CDS) so as to read, offset in time by a sampling period, a reference signal and a light-sensing signal, and to output a sync signal prior to CDS. The method comprises: receiving the sync signal; generating pulse width modulated (PWM) control signals to drive the actuator component at a PWM frequency substantially equal to an integer multiple of the reciprocal of the sampling period; and scheduling modification of the pulse width of the PWM control signals to take place with a time delay after receiving the sync signal, so as to avoid modifying the pulse width of the PWM control signals for a duration between reading the reference signal and reading the light-sensing signal by the image sensor.
Patent GB-2602260-A (GB)
Title: Wheel assembly sensor apparatus
Inventor: ANDREW BILL
IPC: B60C23/06
Filed: 2020-12-16
Abstract: Sensor 31,51 for monitoring a wheel within the tyre chamber 15, the sensor mounted on a mounting member 52 attached to the rim 13, the mounting member 52 may be a band fixed to the wheel as a circumferential rail 521 the sensor circumferentially slidable on the rail around the rim, or as a moveable ring slidable around the rim with the sensor fixedly mounted on the moveable ring, such that measurements may be taken continuously around the wheel, and that the sensor may remain at the lower part of the wheel. Second component 27 may be attached to a second location of the moveable sliding ring, such as a damper, a battery, a communication transponder, or a counterweight. The mounting band 32 may be a C-shaped spring (figure 3), or a continuous ring (figure 2). The sensor may emit radiation and detect the reflection of the radiation for measuring the distance.