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Patent GB-2543562-A (GB)
Title: Graphics processing
Inventor: Michel Patrick Gabriel Emil Iwaniec
IPC: G06T15/50
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: A graphics processing system performs a final gather process to generate final gather lighting data for a scene 10. The final gather process comprises casting sampling rays 32 from a final gather point 17 within the scene 10. Radiosity data provided for the scene 10 is sampled using the sampling rays 32 cast from the final gather point 17. Final gather lighting data is then generated from the sampled radiosity data. The sampling rays 32 are cast from the final gather point 17 in an informed manner based on directional irradiance data 31 provided for the scene 10 so that fewer but more appropriately distributed sampling rays are used. The final gather process can therefore be carried out by the graphics processing system more efficiently and/or effectively.
Patent GB-2548429-A (GB)
Title: A heat meter
Inventor: DEREK PYE
IPC: G01K17/16
Filed: 2016-08-10
Abstract: The invention relates to a heat meter 12 for measuring the thermal energy provided by a source or delivered to a sink, comprising a central processor connected to non­-volatile memory. Additionally, provided is a first temperature sensor 18, which may be arranged in a hot water flow pipe 20, and a second temperature sensor 22, which may be arranged in a colder return pipe 24, each connected to the central processor, along with a multi jet turbine flow meter 26. The temperature sensors are connected to the central processor by a two bus internal communication arrangement 19, 23 and the non-volatile memory contains information to convert the signal from the temperature sensors into thermal energy values. Also disclosed is a method of applying credit to a pre-payment meter fig. 2, comprising a user requesting that credit is applied to the meter using a software application on a computing device 44 such as a mobile phone which communicates to a server 42. When a request is received by the server, the server ensures that payment is received from the customer and where payment is verified the server connects with the meter 40 using a dual tone multi-frequency communication link and applies credit to the meter over the dual tone multi frequency communication link. A meter reading may also be received via the communication link.
Patent GB-2552971-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connection apparatus and making wiring connections thereto
Inventor: PAUL MICHAEL WILKS
IPC: H01R13/629
Filed: 2016-08-16
Abstract: An electrical connection apparatus 10 comprising a chassis 20, and one or more electrical connection devices (30a-e, 50a-e; 32a-c, 52a-c; 34a-c, 54a-c; 36a-b, 56a-b) carried thereon, wherein the, or each, electrical connection device comprises a lever-operated mechanism (30a-e, 32a-c, 34a-c, 36a-b) by which a wired electrical connection may be made thereto, and the, or each, electrical connection device is carried on the chassis in a substantially fixed manner relative thereto. The electrical connection apparatus may be a wiring plate of a ceiling rose, or various other types of electrical connection devices or fittings. In preferred embodiments the, or each, electrical connection device is an individual wiring connector of a respective WAGO-type connector (70, 72, 74, 76, figure 3). Preferably the electrical connection device comprises a compression or friction based wire retention mechanism. The electrical connection device may comprise a lever-operated wire-retention or wire-tapping mechanism. Preferably the lever is resiliently biased.
Patent GB-2540059-A (GB)
Title: Polymer composite wireline cables comprising optical fiber sensors
Inventor: HUA XIA
IPC: E21B47/135
Filed: 2015-04-28
Abstract: A polymer composite wireline cable comprising: a polymeric matrix material; at least one reinforced fiber embedded in the polymeric matrix material; and at least one optical fiber disposed in the polymeric matrix material, the at least one optical fiber having at least one pair of Bragg grating sensors, wherein one of the pair of Bragg grating sensors is configured to experience loading strain and the other of the pair of Bragg grating sensors is configured not to experience loading strain.
Patent GB-2541313-A (GB)
Title: Inductive displacement detector
Inventor: MARK ANTHONY HOWARD
IPC: G01D5/20
Filed: 2013-10-02
Abstract: Disclosed is an inductive detector for measuring the relative displacement of a first body relative to a second body along a measurement path, wherein each body comprises a planar surface, the planar surface of the first body facing that of the second. The first body 13 comprises a passive electromagnetic target 14, whilst the second comprises an arrangement of laminar windings. At least one of the bodies incorporates an insulating portion 15 and a shield, wherein said shield incorporates air gaps 17 and conductive portions 16. The detector may be rotary comprising circular bodies. The shields may be deposited or sprayed onto the insulating portions, and may incorporate concentric circular strips or form a mesh (18, fig 8). The passive target on the first body may incorporate a passive resonant circuit comprising a capacitor in series with a laminar winding, whilst the laminar windings on the second body may comprise transmit and receive windings.
Patent GB-2558597-A (GB)
Title: Infused beverages
Inventor: DAN VACHER
IPC: A47J31/18
Filed: 2017-01-09
Abstract: A method of preparing an infused beverage, for example tea or coffee, comprises introducing both an infusion material 6 and a quantity of fluid 9 to be infused into the infusion chamber 4. The method further comprises drawing at least a portion of infused fluid from the tank after a predetermined time period, whilst simultaneously introducing a further quantity of fluid to be infused to the chamber. Further infused fluid is then drawn from the chamber after a further predetermined infusion time period. Also disclosed is an apparatus for preparing an infused beverage which comprises an infusion chamber having a housing 5 defining a sealed cavity between the housing and the chamber wherein the housing is moveable relative to the chamber. Furthermore, there is a valve member in an outlet 10 of the chamber that is operable by relative movement between the housing and the chamber. Also disclosed is an apparatus for preparing an infused beverage which comprises an infusion chamber that receives infusion material. The chamber has an inlet 8 and an outlet and the apparatus further comprises a pump that lowers the pressure in the chamber during infusion.
Patent GB-2556351-A (GB)
Title: Electrical vehicle and battery unit arrangement for electrical vehicle
Inventor: Albert lam
IPC: B60S5/06
Filed: 2017-04-10
Abstract: An electrical vehicle 100 including a vehicle chassis, a battery unit arrangement 130 and an electric motor arrangement 140 that that receives electrical power from the battery unit arrangement to propel the vehicle, and a vehicle cabin 150. The battery unit arrangement is accommodated in a floor region of the vehicle beneath the cabin. The vehicle includes an engagement or attachment mechanism (Fig.4, 400) for retaining the battery unit arrangement onto the chassis, wherein the engagement mechanism is releasable for repairing or replacing the battery unit arrangement. The engagement mechanism includes an emergency release element 170 for automatically releasing the battery unit arrangement in an event of the vehicle experiencing a frontal or head-on collision. The emergency release element may be triggered by the downward and rearward movement of a structural element (Fig.4, 430) of the crumple zone of the vehicle. The battery unit may be L-shaped (Fig.6, 610), with an angled profile. The emergency release element may release the battery unit upon detection of a collision by a sensor arrangement (Fig.9, 910).
Patent GB-2551877-A (GB)
Title: Extracorporeal fluid heat exchange
Inventor: STEPHEN TURNER
IPC: A61M5/44
Filed: 2017-04-25
Abstract: A heater cooler apparatus 1 for a perfusion system heat exchanger 26, where the heater-cooler apparatus 1 comprises a heater cooler device 10 and an antimicrobial fluid. The anti-microbial fluid may be a heater-cooler fluid 11. Heater-cooler apparatus 1 may further comprise an intermediate heat exchanger 40 between the heater-cooler device 10 and an intermediate passage 30, where the heater-cooler device 10 supplies the heater-cooler fluid 11 to intermediate heat exchanger 40, where the intermediate passage 30 supplies an intermediate fluid 31 to the perfusion system heat exchanger 26 and where the intermediate heat exchanger 40 permits heat exchange between the heater-cooler fluid 11 and the intermediate fluid 31, where the heater-cooler fluid 11 is fluidly isolated from the perfusion system heat exchanger 26. The antimicrobial fluid may be intermediate fluid 31. Preferably the antimicrobial fluid is biocidal. The antimicrobial fluid may comprise glycol. Also use of an antimicrobial fluid in an extracorporeal perfusion system and a method of setting the temperature of an extracorporeal fluid passing through a perfusion system heat exchanger. The provision of antimicrobial fluid is described as reducing risk of microbe contamination of an extracorporeal fluid and reducing the requirement for time consuming manual sterilisation procedures.
Patent GB-2548731-A (GB)
Title: Control system and method of controlling a driveline
Inventor: ROB JERGER
IPC: B60W50/08
Filed: 2015-05-26
Abstract: A control system configured to control a driveline 5 of a motor vehicle 1 and a corresponding method are provided. The control system is configured to operate the driveline 5 in a selected one of a plurality of configurations. The control system is configured to receive a brake signal indicative of the amount of brake force demanded of a braking system 50, and is further configured to cause the driveline 5 to operate in a first configuration (e.g. four-wheel drive) and not a second configuration (e.g. two-wheel drive) in dependence, at least in part, on the brake signal. In the first configuration a first group of one or more wheels 12, 13 and in addition a second group of one or more wheels 14, 15 are arranged to be driven by the driveline 5 and in the second configuration the first group of one or more wheels 12,1 3 and not the second group are arranged to be driven by the driveline 5.
Patent GB-2554981-A (GB)
Title: Configuration parameters for virtual machines
Inventor: FADI EL-MOUSSA
IPC: G06F21/56
Filed: 2017-07-31
Abstract: A machine learning algorithm is trained as a classifier based on a plurality of training data items, each training data item corresponding to a training virtual machine (VM) and including a representation of parameters for a configuration of the training VM and a representation of characteristics of security attacks for the training VM. One or more relationships are identified between VM configuration parameters and attack characteristics by sampling the trained machine learning algorithm. The machine learning algorithm may be a restricted Boltzmann machine, and may include a plurality of hidden units and a plurality of visible units. Each training data item may comprise a vector of binary values indicating a presence or absence of a configuration feature and an attack characteristic of a corresponding training VM. The configuration features may, for instance, include DNS allowed, email allowed, admin allowed to read file, and HTTP allowed. The attack characteristics may, for instance, include malware running, connection to malicious site, automatic redirection, and change in system files.
Patent GB-2549918-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for reducing user distraction
Inventor: ALAIN D ABBATE
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2016-02-25
Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing user distraction is provided herein. During operation a user device will show content for limited periods of time during a context where the user is not to be distracted. So for example, a police officer driving may only be able to look at the screen of his device for a first period of time (e.g., 3 seconds). After that period of time, the device will prevent further viewing (preferably by turning off the screen). After a second period of time (e.g., 10 seconds), the device will again allow the officer to look at the screen for the first period of time. When the device has determined that user distraction does not need to be prevented, the device will allow full access to the user.
Patent GB-2558341-A (GB)
Title: Oxidative hair dye with optimized lift performance
Inventor: Sylvia Kerl
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2017-09-05
Abstract: Disclosed is an oxidative dye for oxidative color change of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, comprising: at least one alkalising agent; at least one oxidative dye precursor of the developer type; at least one oxidative dye precursor of the coupler type; at least one extract of Quassia amara and, based on the weight of the oxidative dye, from about 0 to less than about 0.1 wt % peroxide compounds. Most preferably, the at least one extract of Quassia amara amounts to 0.15 to 0.5 wt.% based on the total composition. Preferably, the extract is obtained from the bark-free wood of the plant. Preferably, the oxidative dye contains at least one cosmetic oil (e.g. natural and synthetic hydrocarbons (e.g. paraffin oils, isoparaffins etc.)). Preferably, the composition further comprises a surfactant.
Patent GB-2567214-A (GB)
Title: Process performance measurement
Inventor: OGUZ SENOGULLARI
IPC: G07C1/00
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: The wearable process performance monitoring apparatus comprises a wearable control unit 10, a wearable sensor unit 12 with motion sensors 20, and a management system configured in a learning mode to: receive motion sensor data of a complete process performance cycle; identify process and non-process related motion sensor data within the data; identify a start and end point of the process from the data; and calculate a process cycle time associated with the process. The management system preferably comprises an operational mode where real time sensor data of each performance of a process is received. Preferably, the management system in the operational mode can generate alerts when the real-time motion sensor data: varies by a pre-determined amount from the stored motion sensor data; is interrupted for a predetermined period of time; or changes abruptly, indicative of a user emergency. The motion sensors are preferably mounted on a user’s finger. The control unit is preferably mounted around a user’s limb or torso.
Patent GB-2561940-A (GB)
Title: System and method for protein corona sensor array for early detection of diseases
Inventor: OMID FAROKHZAD
IPC: G01N33/68
Filed: 2017-12-18
Abstract: The present disclosure provides sensor arrays for detecting biomolecules and methods of use. In some embodiments, the sensor arrays are capable of determining a disease state in a subject.
Patent GB-2570474-A (GB)
Title: Region fusing
Inventor: JASON PARKER
IPC: G06F12/14
Filed: 2018-01-26
Abstract: A realm management unit (RMU) 20 maintains an ownership table 128 specifying ownership entries for corresponding memory regions defining ownership attributes specifying, from among a set of realms, an owner realm of the corresponding region. Each realm corresponds to a portion of a software process and the owner realm has a right to exclude other realms from accessing data stored in the corresponding region. Memory access is controlled based on the ownership table. In response to a region fuse command specifying a fuse target address indicative contiguous regions of memory to be fused into a fused group of regions, a region fuse operation updates the ownership table to indicate that the ownership attributes for the fused group of regions are represented by a single ownership entry, which is a predetermined region of the fused group. The RMU may use validation checks, such as ensuring that the ownership attributes match for the regions being fused, before allowing or rejecting the fuse command.
Patent GB-2570915-A (GB)
Title: Cast component comprising at least one first material and one second material
Inventor: JAMES MCAULIFFE
IPC: B60G7/00
Filed: 2018-02-09
Abstract: A cast vehicle component 6 comprising at least one disconnection aid 36 is provided. The at least one disconnection aid 36 may aid the raising of the stress of the cast component 6 above the tolerable stress level of the cast component 6 to break the cast component (see Figure 4C) when reactive forces 55, 56 are experienced by the cast component 6t. The cast component 6 comprises at least one first material 70, and the disconnection aid comprises at least one second material 71 cast substantially within the first material 70 at a predetermined breaking location. This may prevent a crash load path from being established and/or maintained, thus protecting occupants of the vehicle. The component may be an upper link, a lower link or a knuckle of a vehicle suspension system.
Patent GB-2571343-A (GB)
Title: Printing on free surfaces
Inventor: ANTHONY DAVID GEORGE RHOADES
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2018-02-26
Abstract: A printer has first and second print sections 100, 200 joined along a line 12, and a controller (50, fig.2). Each section contains a printhead 120; 220 travelling on a track (110; 210, fig.2). A frame or frame part (104, fig.2) supports the track and is driven by a motor, so that the printer can travel autonomously along an extending step edge, printing as it goes. It further includes a sensor for detecting the proximity of the vertical face of the step. The printer could be used to print advertising on the steps of a stadium. The line 12 may form a hinge about which the printer can be folded, so as to adapt to different angles of step and/or fold away for storage. The frame may include wheels (130, fig.3) driven by the motor to drive the printer as it rest on the step. There is also disclosed a printer having a printhead, track, motive means and a controller adapted to drive the motive means to cause the printer to travel along a step edge. Further a method of printing on one or more step faces is disclosed.
Patent GB-2562157-A (GB)
Title: Mitigation of effects of fan blade off in a gas turbine engine
Inventor: KIERAN P LUCEY
IPC: F04D29/053
Filed: 2018-03-14
Abstract: A gas turbine engine (410, fig 4) comprises a fan 31 mounted for rotation on a fan shaft 32 having an axis of rotation X-X. A stub shaft 33 is coaxially arranged with the fan shaft. Radially facing surfaces of the stub shaft and fan shaft engage each other at an end adjacent the fan. A fan catcher assembly comprises one or more fan catcher arms 34 extending from the stub shaft to a fan catcher ring 36 axially downstream of the fan. The stub shaft is connected to an upstream facing face of a bearing housing 35 and the fan catcher ring has an upstream facing face opposing a downstream facing face 35b of the bearing housing. The catcher arm and fan shaft extend through a central aperture of the bearing housing. In an extended region from a position upstream of an upstream facing face of the bearing housing to a position downstream of the upstream facing face of the bearing housing, a radial gap between the fan catcher arm and the fan shaft is consistently less than 5mm.
Patent GB-2557840-A (GB)
Title: Bone plate
Inventor: GABRIEL E RAPALO
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: Variable angle holes in bone plates that are structured to facilitate the formation of axial compression or tension of a bone, or which can assist in bone distraction. The variable angle hole can extend about a central axis and includes an inwardly extending wedge wall. The variable angle hole can be sized to receive insertion of a fixation element at a location at which a central longitudinal axis of the fixation element is axially offset from the central axis of the variable angle hole by an offset distance at least when the fixation element is initially driven into bone at least in a transverse direction. The wedge wall can be configured to be engaged by a portion of the fixation element in a manner that axially displaces at least one of the bone plate, the fixation element, and/or bone(s) in a direction that can generally reduce or increase the offset distance.
Patent GB-2563140-A (GB)
Title: Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image capturing apparatus
Inventor: TAKESHI WATANABE
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2018-04-18
Abstract: Provided is an image processing apparatus that generates a natural-looking image even from an image in which image shake has been corrected and distortion has been intentionally added. A processor of this image processing apparatus performs transformation processing on an image so as to generate an image having point symmetric distortion centered on the center coordinates of the image, even for an image in which the center position of aberration of an optical system and the center position of the image do not match. The distortion effect added may have a distortion rate that depends on the distance from the centre co-ordinates of the second image.  A second invention is also claimed in which a moving picture is generated in which a distortion effect is added to each frame of the picture using a centre position of the frame as a reference.
Patent GB-2593116-A (GB)
Title: Self sovereign identity
Inventor: KEVIN O'SULLIVAN
IPC: G07C9/37
Filed: 2018-07-16
Abstract: A method and system for identity document verification issues a decentralised identifier for a bearer of an identity document which is then used by a trusted authority (e.g. passport issuing authority) to digitally sign passport data with biometric data including an image of the bearer. A copy of the signed data is provided to the bearer. Prior to travel the bearer submits data (e.g. via the APIS system) and their decentralised identifier to the authorities at the arrival destination. This data is verified and the bearer issued with authority to use a pre-authorised section at immigration. On arrival, an image of the bearer is acquired and matched with records of pre-approved travellers. If a match is made, the bearer is permitted to pass through automatic border control gates. The matching process may use machine learning to reduce the set of pre-approved passengers used in the match based on predicted time of arrival at immigration.
Patent GB-2576311-A (GB)
Title: Mosquito eradicator
Inventor: KUI LIM TAM
IPC: A01M1/22
Filed: 2018-08-13
Abstract: A mosquito eradication device 1 with a container 22 for storing water and an ultraviolet light (UV) generation unit 25 to attract mosquitoes for breeding larvae. The device includes a water level sensor 40 and an ultrasound generation unit for transmitting ultrasound waves with a predetermined frequency to the water to prevent maturation of the larvae. The device has a control unit adapted to receive measurements of the water level and to determine a duration for transmitting the ultrasound waves according to measurements of the water level sensor. There is a method of operating a mosquito eradication device.
Patent GB-2576357-A (GB)
Title: Baked crisp product for human consumption
Inventor: HEATHER DANIELL
IPC: A23L29/238
Filed: 2018-08-16
Abstract: A method of producing a baked crisp product comprises blending food ingredients, mixing with a binder ingredient including psyllium, heating the mixture, forming the heat treated mixture to provide a formed product shape, and dehydrating the formed product shape. The baked crisp product consists of vegetable in an amount of 0-97%, fruit in an amount of 0-65%, meat in an amount of 0-97%, dairy and eggs in an amount of 95-99.9%, other food components in an amount from 0-5%, and binder component in an amount of 0.1-5%. The baked crisp products have a sugar content of from 0 to 40%, a fat content of from 0 to 40%, and a starch content of 0 to 10% by weight. The binder component comprises unrefined heat-treated psyllium in an amount of from 50 to 100% w/w of the binder component.