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Patent GB-2541299-A (GB)
Title: Storing parity data separate from protected data technical field
Inventor: ZVONIMIR Z BANDIC
IPC: H03M13/03
Filed: 2016-08-09
Abstract: Information storage device including a primary storage array 10 comprising a plurality of non-volatile memory NVM devices 16A-N, and one or more (separate) parity memory devices 20, and a controller 8 configured to store a block of data (17A..N fig 2). The controller 8 is configured to store the block of data by writing the block of data to the primary storage array 10, determining parity data for the block of data, and writing at least a portion of the determined parity data to the one or more parity memory devices 20. The parity information stored forms a part of the memory Error Correction Coding information ECC. The controller may be configured to select/determine a size of the parity data for the data block and write at least a portion of the parity data to the parity memory device 20 where combined size of the selected size of parity data and block of data is larger than a size of the primary storage array. In so doing the controller determines the first and second parity data for the block of data, and further writes the block of data to the respective page of the primary storage array along with the first parity data to the same page. It also writes a portion of the parity data (i.e the second parity date) The controller may further retrieve the block of data by reading the block of data from the primary storage array and reading the parity data from the parity memory devices and verifying the block of data based on the collected parity data. The primary device lay be a Flash device whilst the parity memory devices may be a different device or devices, e.g Magnetoresistive memory device MRAM, a phase change memory device PCRAM or a Resistive Random Access Memory device (ReRAM, RRAM). A method of implementation including implementation by means of a computer program is included. By separately and independently allowing flexible storage of additional error correction coding ECC parity information, the overall strength of the error correction is increased when a need to increase error correction arises, for example following excessive wear or ageing, but without further adding to the wear of the main memory (e.g FLASH) device
Patent GB-2553283-A (GB)
Title: Emergency lighting
Inventor: IAN WILSON
IPC: H05B45/50
Filed: 2016-08-23
Abstract: A luminaire driver 194 comprises a first interface configured to receive a first DC supply signal 81 via a first DC supply line or DC bus 101 and a second interface configured to receive a second DC supply signal 82 via a second DC supply line or DC bus 102. The luminaire driver further comprises at least one DC-DC converter 121 configured to power a lamp 122. The luminaire driver further comprises a switch 131 configured to forward the first DC supply signal to the at least one DC-DC converter in a first switch position and to forward the second DC supply signal to the at least one DC-DC converter in a second switch position. The first DC supply signal may be generated by a battery device (231; figure 3) and the second DC supply signal may be generated from a mains supply (235) by an AC-DC converter (232).
Patent GB-2540684-A (GB)
Title: Nuclear magnetic resonance sensors embedded in cement
Inventor: PAUL JOSEPH GANSSLE
IPC: G01V3/32
Filed: 2014-05-19
Abstract: Various embodiments include nuclear magnetic resonance (MR) sensor array systems and methods are disclosed. One such system includes a downhole casing having at least one MR sensor array peripherally coupled to an outside of the casing. At least one MR sensor array can include an MR sensor configured to monitor a cement/fluid mix composition while the cement is setting.
Patent GB-2544858-A (GB)
Title: Catalytic filter having a soot-catalyst and an SCR catalyst
Inventor: GUY RICHARD CHANDLER
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2016-09-21
Abstract: A catalytic filter is provided having a mixture of an SCR catalyst and a soot catalyst (CSF). The soot oxidation catalyst is a copper doped ceria, iron doped ceria or manganese doped ceria. The copper (Cu) doped ceria, iron (Fe) doped ceria or manganese (Mn) doped ceria, may also be doped with zirconia (zr) or zirconia and praseodymium (Pr) or zirconia and neodymium (Nd) or zirconia, praseodymium and neodymium. A further additional metal oxide may also be provided.
Patent GB-2544177-A (GB)
Title: Transmission for energy storage device
Inventor: ANDREW JONATHAN DEAKIN
IPC: F16H3/097
Filed: 2015-03-12
Abstract: A transmission, for an energy storage and recovery system, comprises a variable slip transmission 9 and clutches 27, 29 arranged in parallel to transmit drive while slipping. The variable slip transmission 9 and clutches 27, 29 transmit torque from an energy storage device, e.g. flywheel 1, and an energy source and/or sink, such as drivetrain coupling 7. A level of torque transmitted through a slipping clutch 27, 29 is dependent on a clutch force but is independent of clutch slip speed. Preferably the clutches 27, 29 are provided in a range extender. When drive is transferred between the clutches 27, 29, the clutch forces of both clutches 27, 29 are controlled to maintain a total torque transmitted by the clutches. This reduces torque fluctuations at the energy source/sink 7 during clutch transfer. Where there are two slipping clutches in series, one clutch is controlled to provide the required torque and the other clutch is controlled in response to a clutch slip speed. This controls a speed of rotation of a mass between the clutches.
Patent GB-2555467-A (GB)
Title: Securing a screw in a hole
Inventor: ALAN STEPHENSON
IPC: F16B13/00
Filed: 2016-10-29
Abstract: A plug having a triangular or square transverse cross section may be inserted into an oversized existing hole in a wall. The body of the plug may be surrounded by fabric that is impregnated with a quick setting material such as plaster of Paris, gypsum or an epoxy resin. In use the material may be wetted and inserted with the plug into a hole. A screw receiving hole 12 is provided. A flange or lip 14 prevents the plug from over insertion. Longitudinal slits 16 may expand as a fixing is tightened in the plug. The plug may be made from plastic, wood or metal. The non-round cross section of the plug helps to prevent the plug rotating as the fixing is tightened.
Patent GB-2543674-A (GB)
Title: Shape-based modeling of interactions between downhole drilling tools and rock formation
Inventor: Gregory Christopher Grosz
IPC: G06G7/48
Filed: 2014-08-26
Abstract: A method of designing a downhole drilling tool may include generating a three dimensional (3D) downhole drilling tool model and simulating engagement of the drilling tool model with a 3D model of a borehole bottom. First and second cutting zones of first and second cutting elements may be determined based on areas of the first and second cutting elements that engage the borehole bottom, where the first and second cutting zones respectively have first and second cutting zone shapes. First and second cutting forces for the first and second cutting elements may be calculated based on the respective first and second cutting zone shapes. A drilling efficiency of the drilling tool model may be modeled based at least on the first cutting force and the second cutting force and a design parameter of the drilling tool model may be modified based on the drilling efficiency of the drilling tool model.
Patent GB-2547553-A (GB)
Title: Flame effect fire
Inventor: JOHN LESLIE WATTS
IPC: F24C7/00
Filed: 2017-02-17
Abstract: A fire comprises a housing 10 including a location for a rear screen, a fuel element support 24 in front of the rear screen 17, at least one fuel element 43 and a source of illumination 13 suitable for illuminating at least part of the surface of the fuel element which faces the rear screen. At least a region 43a of the surface of the fuel element facing the rear screen reflects a greater percentage of incident light than a surface region 43b of the fuel element facing outwards from the fire. The highly reflective surface of the fuel element, which may be non-planar, may be the surface of an applied reflective material, or may be caused by surface treatment such as polishing. Alternatively the part of the fuel element may be covered or treated to be less reflective. The front face of the rear screen may be reflective. The housing may comprise a front face 16 with an opening through which the front of the rear screen is visible. Also claimed is an artificial fuel element wherein a part of the surface of the fuel element reflects a greater percentage of incident light than other surface regions.
Patent GB-2551603-A (GB)
Title: Food processing apparatus
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER DAVID GRUNWELL
IPC: A47J43/07
Filed: 2017-03-03
Abstract: A food processing apparatus comprises a blending module 10a having a motor that is releasably connectable to a blending rotor that rotates within a liquid-tight container. The motor is connected to a battery contained within the blending module. The blending module is releasably engagable with a charging module 20a that is connectable to a mains electrical power supply such that the blending and charging modules are electrically connectable to each other so as to supply power to the blending module to recharge the battery. The blending module may comprise a user operable switch, such as a button, and a cover 214a releasably attachable to the blending module to cover the switch. The cover may have a clip portion 52 that engages with a lip 54 of the blending module and a secondary attachment separated from the clip portion. The cover may be used as a spoon. The blending and charging modules may comprise electrical pins and an alignment structure to ensure the blending and charging modules engage in an orientation that ensures the correct polarity of the pins.
Patent GB-2544703-A (GB)
Title: Rotor temperature monitoring method and system for permanent magnet
Inventor: JIANGHUA FENG
IPC: H02P29/66
Filed: 2015-09-02
Abstract: A rotor temperature monitoring method and system for a permanent magnet synchronous motor. According to the method and system, an a-phase line current and a b-phase line current of a stator of a permanent magnet synchronous motor are obtained as a first line current and a second line current (S101); further, a line voltage between the a phase and the b phase of the stator is obtained (S102) and a rotating speed of the rotor of the permanent magnet synchronous motor is obtained (S103); and then, the first line current, the second line current, the line voltage, the rotating speed of the rotor, an inductance parameter of the permanent magnet synchronous motor and a temperature characteristic equation of a permanent magnet of the rotor are substituted into a preset rotor permanent magnet temperature expression to calculate and obtain the temperature of the rotor (S104). By means of the rotor temperature monitoring method and system, it is unnecessary to embed a temperature sensor in the rotor to monitor the temperature of the permanent magnet of the rotor, thereby avoiding the problem of low system reliability due to the configuration of the temperature sensor to monitor the temperature of the permanent magnet of the rotor.
Patent GB-2549036-A (GB)
Title: RF Ion guidelines
Inventor: CARSTEN STOERMER
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2012-07-24
Abstract: The invention relates to RF ion guides comprising pole rods and means for allowing the lateral introduction ions. A DC voltage applied to a deflective member 6 can be used to deflect laterally introduced ions into an octopole rod set 9 through a gap created by the shortening of two opposing rod pairs, said shortening maintaining an RF field with a two-fold rotational symmetry about the axis of the octopole device so as to allow ions to travel straight ahead through the ion guide without hindrance. Alternatively, further electrodes (54-56 & 60-62, Fig. 6) may be inserted between the pole rod electrodes (50, 53, 57 & 60) of an RF ion guide, electrodes (55 & 61) being provided with an RF voltage in anti-phase with that of adjacent pole rods so as to create lateral hexapole injection channels, and ions being deflected onto the longitudinal axis by an asymmetric DC deflection field.
Patent GB-2555514-A (GB)
Title: Improved compressed fluid vessel
Inventor: ADRIAN NICHOLAS BASFORD
IPC: F17C13/04
Filed: 2017-07-28
Abstract: A pressure regulating and fluid delivery system for use with a compressed fluid vessel 1, has a high pressure inlet, a regulated pressure outlet 4, a pressure reducer for reducing the pressure of fluid from the inlet to a regulated pressure, and an adjustable outlet flow control 51 incorporating a flow control cavity 52 and a flow control disk 54. The disk 54 is mounted for rotation in the cavity 52 in spaced relationship away from the walls of the cavity 52 and has a plurality of angularly spaced different sized holes 59. A flow control outlet 64 seals with the disk 54 to allow fluid flow only through an aligned one of the holes 59. Also provided is shut off valve including a valve seat and a drive. Further provided is a pressure regulating system including a main body machined from a single block.
Patent GB-2567648-A (GB)
Title: Electrocardiogram apparatus and method
Inventor: Wilhelm Von Rosenberg
IPC: A61B5/352
Filed: 2017-10-18
Abstract: The method comprises receiving electrical signals from at least two sensors, for example in-ear electrodes mounted on the head. Combining a plurality of cardiac cycles e.g. 904a-c derives a composite electrocardiogram 908, having shape and timing information for each of the P-, Q-, R-, S- and T-waves. The method may comprise determining R-wave locations e.g. 902a-c such as by finding maxima positions and aligning multiple beat samples based on the R-wave peak in for example a window from 250ms before to 400ms after the R-peak, to resolve the other waves. An additional sensor e.g. mechanical, optical or acoustic for determining the window or de-noising the ECG. Comparison with template patterns may determine a known cardiovascular state e.g. infarction, fibrillation or tachycardia. The invention may improve signal-to-noise ratio while maintaining the convenience of only using head electrodes, where a body e.g. right arm electrode might require a connecting cable.
Patent GB-2569107-A (GB)
Title: Managing display data
Inventor: Matthew parks
IPC: H04N19/129
Filed: 2017-11-29
Abstract: Managing display data involves receiving at a host device 11 display data for a frame with plurality of tiles to be displayed at a display device 12, wherein the frame is stored in a frame buffer 18 of the display device and the display data is output in raster order from the frame buffer to a display 13. A tile identification of each tile is made, including a location of the tile within the frame. An encoding order of the tiles, which may change during encoding, is determined. The order is determined based on the tile identification and any of capabilities of the encoder or a decoder 17 at the display device, delays, changes or losses in a transport mechanism, area of interest of the display, and/or time when a particular tile is to be output from the frame buffer. This may increase a probability that display data will be available at a location in the buffer of the display device before when it is required for output and that display data will be available in the buffer of the display device for the area of interest.
Patent GB-2557035-A (GB)
Title: IR or thermal image enhancement method based on background information for video analysis
Inventor: Nicolas Herrero Molina
IPC: G06T5/00
Filed: 2016-06-13
Abstract: The invention relates to an image enhancement method for automatic video surveillance or video analysis systems comprising at least one image acquisition device which is used to capture an image in the IR or thermal spectrum of an area of space, a background calibration system, and a detection system which is used to detect at least one type of object. The method comprises at least one processing step in which the contrast of the image captured by the image acquisition device is enhanced using image background or depth information obtained directly or indirectly by the background calibration system or introduced manually by the user.
Patent GB-2569803-A (GB)
Title: Analysis of a captured image to determine a test outcome
Inventor: ANTONIO MANUEL DOMINGOS LOPES
IPC: G06T7/90
Filed: 2017-12-22
Abstract: Determining a “test outcome value” by: acquiring an image of a “test structure”; determining a mapping (registration) that transforms a “shape template” for the test structure to align it with the captured image; determining whether the mapping satisfies a first matching condition and if so whether it satisfies a second matching condition to “verify” the image, wherein both matching conditions are based on displacements of edges identified in the image relative to the shape template; identifying a “target measurement region” in the verified image and analysing it to determine a test outcome. Mapping may be iterative, employ machine learning, and use optical flow tracking for time series of images. Matching may be based on mean squares of distances between edges or points of acquired images and reference images. May be used in medical, diagnostic, biological, microbiological, biochemical or chemical assays based on a colour change over time. Reaction colours may be compared against a reference chart (eg. detecting glucose, ketones). May test for skin colour variations associated with skin cancer or raised bilirubin levels. Test equipment may be sensitive to atmosphere or temperature. Photographs may be captured using a mobile device such as a phone.
Patent GB-2572417-A (GB)
Title: Pipe handling apparatus
Inventor: JAMES ANDREW STEPHENSON
IPC: B66C23/66
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: A tubular handling apparatus 100 comprises a lay tower 2a mounted to a support structure, and a hoist 8 configured to lift objects. The lay tower is movable between a first position, at which the hoist is on a first side of the lay tower (see figure 10), and a second position, at which the hoist is on a second side of the lay tower (see figure 13) opposite the first side. In use, the hoist is attached to an object 3 and then lifted such that it is suspended by the hoist. The lay tower is then moved to the second position to move the attached object. The lay tower can be moved to a third position in which the lay tower described a firing line, the tower being pivotable from the first position to the second position via the third position. The lay tower can be mounted to the support structure via an articulated linkage which comprises an extendable member 51. The linkage can further comprise a first member that interconnects the extendable member and the support structure, and a second member that interconnects the first member and the lay tower.
Patent GB-2562620-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for remediating a microannulus in a wellbore
Inventor: MATTHEW EDWARD BILLINGHAM
IPC: E21B43/11
Filed: 2018-04-17
Abstract: Conveying a downhole tool 42 into a cased wellbore to a location of interest which includes one or more perforations 44 in a casing 20 and a microannulus 54 and where the downhole tool features a heat generation device 48. Then the heat generation device is activated to melt a fill material 50 at the location of interest such that the fill material flows through the one or more perforations into one or more voids in or around cement disposed between the casing and the cased wellbore, wherein the one or more voids comprises the microannulus. Then, the heat generation device is deactivated to facilitate solidification of the fill material in the one or more voids and sealing of the microannulus. In an alternative embodiment, the downhole tool features the perforator and excess alloy from within the casing is removed at the location. Optionally, the fill material comprises a metal alloy that expands upon solidification. Optionally, sealing the microannulus comprises at least partially re-establishing zonal isolation within the cased wellbore.
Patent GB-2558130-A (GB)
Title: Meat-like food products
Inventor: Dariush Ajami
IPC: A61K9/113
Filed: 2016-10-20
Abstract: Provided are food products that have structures, textures, and other properties comparable to those of animal meat, and that may therefore serve as substitutes for animal meat. Also provided are processes for production of such ground meat-like food products.
Patent GB-2574406-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to building structures
Inventor: Luciano Berlani
IPC: E04B1/76
Filed: 2018-06-04
Abstract: The wall 10 comprises inner and outer faces 1, 2 made from glass fibre reinforced boards, which sandwich a centre core layer made from cellular lightweight concrete (CLC). The wall panel also includes at least one rigid component which is located between the boards to support the wall and may be made from light gauge steel. The density of the CLC may be less than 200kg/m3. A building may comprise several said walls where the concrete is continuous and unbroken between walls, and may have been made in situ by pouring the concrete between the fibre reinforced boards. A method of forming a wall with a required insulation which calculates the thickness of CLC required based on the insulation properties of the boards and CLC is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2559717-A (GB)
Title: Neurosurgical MRI-guided ultrasound via multi-modal image registration and multi-sensor fusion
Inventor: UTSAV PARDASANI
IPC: A61B34/20
Filed: 2015-11-19
Abstract: Ultrasound's value in the neurosurgical operating room is maximized when fused with pre-operative images, The disclosed system enables real-time multimodal image fusion by estimating the ultrasound's pose with use of an image- based registration constrained by sensor measurements and pre-operative image data. Once the ultrasound data is collected and viewed, it can be used to update the pre-operative image, and make changes to the pre-operative plan. If a surgical navigation system is available for integration, the system has the capacity to produce a 3D ultrasound volume, probe-to-tracker calibration, as well as an optical-to-patient registration. This 3D ultrasound volume, and optical-to-patient registration can be updated with conventional deformable registration algorithms and tracked ultrasound data from the surgical navigation system. The system can also enable real-time image-guidance of tools visible under ultrasound by providing context from the registered pre-operative image when said tools are instrumented with sensors to help constrain their pose.
Patent GB-2574638-A (GB)
Title: Panel for holding a fluid circulation pipe
Inventor: RICHARD CHAMPEMOWNE
IPC: E04B5/48
Filed: 2018-06-13
Abstract: The panel, for use in an underfloor or cooling heating system, is moulded from polymer material and integrally formed with an array of castellations 3 between which there is a network of channels for receiving a flexible fluid circulation pipe, and pipe supports 16 which are configured to resiliently support the pipe within the channels. Each pipe support preferably includes a platform held between a pair of flexible end connectors and with opposing sides edges that are unconnected to the panel. Pipe clips 8 comprising a pair of opposed spring arms with inturned projections to retain a pipe are preferably provided independently of the castellations. The castellations are preferably arranged in groups of four on two perpendicular lines X,Y which intersect at the centre of the group. Four pipe clips may be formed alongside the four castellations in each group. Each castellation preferably has a central recess for receiving a fixing screw.