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Patent GB-2478588-A (GB)
Title: Microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using culture medium containing hydrogen
Inventor: IVANOV VOLODYMYR
IPC: C12P7/62
Filed: 2010-03-12
Abstract: A process for producing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is disclosed comprising the step of culturing a biomass containing PHA-producing microbes in a culture media containing hydrogen gas. A method of increasing the proportion of PHA-producing microbes relative to non-PHA producing microbes in a culture media containing both PHA-producing and non-PHA producing microbes is also claimed, along with a method of extracting PHAs from PHA-containing microbes.
Patent GB-2466598-A (GB)
Title: Method of making a soft contact lens
Inventor: CLAMP JOHN
IPC: G02C7/04
Filed: 2008-10-24
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of designing a soft contact lens to correct a visual defect in the eye of a human subject caused by abnormal corneal topography, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining the posterior topography of the lens over at least a central optic zone to conform to that of the subject's cornea as previously determined; (b) defining the posterior topography of the lens over an outer portion to provide a flatter curve than that of the cornea, whilst retaining the previously defined topography over the central optic zone of the lens; (c) using empirical or theoretical data to predict or model the path of light rays passing from the cornea into the contact lens, and thereby adapting the topography of the anterior surface of the contact lens, over at least the central optic zone, to cause the light rays passing through the lens to conform to a desired wavefront (typically planar); and (d) defining the anterior surface of the contact lens over the outer portion to join the anterior optic zone to the posterior outer portion, the anterior surface over the outer portion conveniently comprising one or more thickened regions to confer rotational and/or translational stability on the lens in ocula.
Patent GB-2466606-A (GB)
Title: Dialogue analyzer configured to identify predatory behavior
Inventor: GIFFIN DAVID LEE
IPC: G06F21/00
Filed: 2007-09-28
Abstract: A dialogue analyzer configured to identify online communications relating to lewd, predatory, hostile, and/or otherwise inappropriate subject matter is disclosed. Identified communications include those occurring via social networks, instant messaging, online chat rooms, computer in-game chat, email and the like. The communications of a monitored computer user (100) are scanned to identify those communications that match predetermined lexical riles. The rules comprise sets of word-concepts that may be associated based on spelling, sound, meaning, appearance or probability of appearance in a text string, etc. Various numbers and configurations of word concepts may be implemented in a rule in order to more accurately scan the online communication data for a potential match. When a match is found, a copy of the communication, along with contextual information, is presented to a parent or guardian user (180). This information is presented at a central website and via an email notification to the parent or guardian. Various embodiments are described.
Patent GB-2470275-A (GB)
Title: Self-acting watering device
Inventor: LAFLIN JIM
IPC: A01G27/00
Filed: 2010-05-12
Abstract: A self-acting watering device for watering a plant-supporting matrix comprises a holding tray30, a conduit20, which includes a capillary wick, arranged between the holding tray and the matrix; and container7located in or connected to the holding tray30. The container7has one or more holes11,15in a basal region, and these one or more holes are below the rim of the holding tray30. There may be two holes wherein one hole is positioned higher than the other. The two holes may have different sizes, shapes or cross-sectional area. The container7may have a flange10and the conduit20may be positioned between the flange7and the matrix. The device may have means in the form of a stick to control the flow rate of water or plant nutrient, pesticide or fungicide through the one or more holes by opening, closing or restricting the holes.
Patent GB-2474090-A (GB)
Title: A Method Of Teaching Ice Skating and Other Sports
Inventor: COOMBES KAREN
IPC: G09B19/00
Filed: 2010-07-15
Abstract: A method of teaching movement in ice skating and other sports, uses a skate, boot, glove or other limb covering having a series of coloured markings fixedly or removable applied to their surface; the method requires the student to determine whether a specified marking is visible or in their line of sight and, according to a set of instructed movements, position the hand, foot or limb so that the specified mark is just visible or in the correct attitude or position.
Patent GB-2471952-A (GB)
Title: Visual detection of clear air turbulence
Inventor: TILLOTSON BRIAN J
IPC: G01N21/41
Filed: 2010-07-15
Abstract: A system for detecting clear air turbulence comprises an image capturing element (CCD camera for example) mounted on an aircraft, a lens having focal length adapted to focus a scene onto the camera such that visual distortions of features in the scene that are caused by turbulent air are optically resolved, and a processor. The processor compares the image with a subsequent image, or a stored image of the scene, to detect a change in refraction of light received from the feature in the scene that is due to turbulence and produces an indication of the area of turbulence in the scene.
Patent GB-2475586-A (GB)
Title: Reconfiguration of packaged microelectronic systems using radio-frequency communications
Inventor: SHAHIDZADEH SHAHROKH
IPC: G01R31/317
Filed: 2010-09-24
Abstract: The method entails changing the performance, or clock-rate, of packaged chips 110, or similar hardware resource, prior to sale or shipping. The process of changing the clock-rate is known as up-binning or down-binning. The process is carried out using an RFID tag 114 that is in communication with the hardware resource. The tag and the chip may be formed on the same substrate. The tag receives instructions by RF communications 121 from a remote server 122 to upgrade or downgrade the hardware resource. The hardware resource is then programmed based on the instructions received via the RF communication means. In some cases the method first determines if the hardware resource system is compatible with an up-binning or down-binning. In one embodiment, the hardware resource may be programmed by use of programmable fuses to enable circuitry of the hardware resource.
Patent GB-2470698-A (GB)
Title: Dimensional probe and methods of use
Inventor: SHIRLEY LYLE
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 2009-03-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a surface sensing apparatus, one embodiment having a source of coherent radiation capable of outputting wavelength emissions to create a first illumination state to illuminate a surface and create a first speckle pattern, an emission deviation facility capable of influencing the emission to illuminate the surface and create a second illumination state and a second speckle pattern, and a sensor capable of sensing a representation of the first and a second speckle intensity from the first and second speckle pattern. Also disclosed are methods of sensing properties of the surface, one embodiment comprising the steps of illuminating the surface having a first surface state with the source of coherent radiation emission, sensing a first speckle intensity from the surface, influencing a relationship of the surface to the emission to create a second surface state and sensing a second speckle intensity from the surface at the second surface state.
Patent GB-2475990-A (GB)
Title: Methods for improving conformability of non-crimp fabric and contoured composite components made using such methods
Inventor: XIE MING
IPC: D04H3/04
Filed: 2009-07-02
Abstract: Methods for making a self-conforming non-crimp fabric involving tailoring at least a first parameter to anchor the fabric and at least a second parameter to provide confolinability of the fabric, the first and second parameters selected from stitch type, stitch spacing, stitch density, stitch material, stitch weight, stitch tension, and combinations of the same.
Patent GB-2477653-A (GB)
Title: Generating and processing forms for receiving speech data
Inventor: MADHAVAPEDDI SHREEDHAR
IPC: G10L15/00
Filed: 2009-10-13
Abstract: A system and method for dynamically generating and processing forms for receiving data, such as text-based data or speech data provided over a telephone, mobile device, via a computer and microphone, etc. is disclosed. A form developer can use a toolkit provided by the system to create forms that end-users connect to and complete. The system provides a user-friendly inteiface for the form developer to create various input fields for the form and impose parameters on the data that may be used to complete or populate those fields. These fields may be included to receive specific information, such as the name of the person filling out the form, or may be free-form, allowing a user to provide a continuous stream of information. Furthermore, the system allows a form developer to establish means for providing access to the form and set access limits on the form. Other aspects are disclosed herein.
Patent GB-2486034-A (GB)
Title: User Interface for a Product Ordering System
Inventor: ALVERN STEIN
IPC: G07F7/00
Filed: 2011-04-18
Abstract: An electromechanical user interface 20 for a drive-through, drive-in or in-vehicle product ordering system is described. The user interface 20 comprises: one or more user-interactable components 22 for use by a user from an open window of a stationary vehicle; support structure 24 for supporting the one or more user-interactable components 22; drive system 26 for driving the support structure 24 relative to the vehicle; and detector 28 for determining the position of the open window of the vehicle. The detector 28 is used to control the drive system 26 so as to move the support structure 24 from a withdrawn position to a position adjacent to the open window of the vehicle, thereby facilitating user interaction. The user may also be able to manually adjust the position of the components 22 and/or the support structure 24. One or more of the components 22, such as an input device or a product carrier, can be brought through the open window to the interior of the vehicle to make use of the system easier and more comfortable. The user interface 20 may be linked to a monitoring station for control, assistance and age verification purposes.
Patent GB-2491863-A (GB)
Title: A strap for restricting separation in a conduit assembly, and a conduit assembly
Inventor: EVANS JOHN ROY
IPC: F16L3/18
Filed: 2011-06-14
Abstract: The invention entails a strap 10 suitable for restricting separation of first and second collars / band clamps 35, 36 mounted to at least one conduit 25, the strap comprising a body with a rear surface adapted to locate against the at least one conduit 25, in use, and a front surface adapted to receive rear portions of the first and second collars, wherein the strap body has first and second abutments 20, 21 extending forward of the front surface, each abutment defining an inward surface for (laterally) engaging an outside portion of a respective collar. The rear surface of the strap / plate is ideally curved to match the conduitâ  s curvature. A conduit assembly / pipe coupling is envisaged connecting two rigid pipes with an intermediate hose 26 and strap. The strap / band limits the movement and separation of the two components. The conduit assembly is envisaged in machines (e.g. in vehicles), and serves to prevent inadvertent separation while reducing transmitted vibration.
Patent GB-2478690-A (GB)
Title: Areal monitoring using distributed acoustic sensing
Inventor: LOPEZ JORGE LOUIS
IPC: G01V8/16
Filed: 2009-10-15
Abstract: A method for obtaining seismic information about a subsurface formation using at least one fiber optic cable having its proximal end coupled to a light source and a photodetector comprises: transmitting into the cable at least one light pulse; receiving at the photodetector a first and second light signals indicative of the physical status of at least one first cable section and at least one second cable section, respectively, wherein the first and second sections are selected so as to provide first and second information items, respectively; optionally, further processing at least one of the first and second information items so as to produce derivative information; and outputting at least one of the first, second, and derivative information items to a display; wherein the second item differs from the first item in at least one aspect selected from the group consisting of: resolution, area, and location.
Patent GB-2493995-A (GB)
Title: Bulk bag holder
Inventor: WALPOLE JEFFREY
IPC: B65B67/12
Filed: 2011-11-11
Abstract: A bag holder for supporting bulk bags in fully open position whilst being filled with materials. The holder may comprise ends (1, 3) and sides (2, 4) each comprising tongues 6 which interlink in use. Fixings 7 built into the sides of holder secure the bag straps 10. The end pieces 1, 3 may have slots 5 to receive either boards 12 or ramp for filling by wheelbarrow 13.
Patent GB-2488195-A (GB)
Title: Stream scheduling in parallel pipelined hardware
Inventor: HUGGETT JAMES
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2011-12-28
Abstract: A method of generating a hardware design for a pipelined parallel stream processor, suitable for implementation on a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), includes: defining 302 a processing operation to be implemented in hardware; defining 304 a graph representing the processing operation, the graph including at least one data path configured to enable data to be streamed therethrough and at least one object corresponding to a hardware element of the processor, the object being operable to execute a function having an associated latency; defining 308 the data path and associated latencies as a set of algebraic linear inequalities; solving 310 the set of linear inequalities; optimising 312, 314 the data path to produce an optimised graph; and using the optimised graph to define 316, 318 the optimised hardware design. Optimising the graph may include optimising (minimising) the buffering required to schedule the data path. In other embodiments, the optimisation may include providing a stream offset object in the data path, the stream offset being operable to access data from a previous clock cycle and being equivalent to an identity node with negative latency. The invention may also handle loops.
Patent GB-2498748-A (GB)
Title: Impeller to shaft connection system
Inventor: PINKNEY IAN
IPC: F01D5/02
Filed: 2012-01-24
Abstract: A connection system for connecting an impeller 1 to a shaft 2. The impeller has a shaft-side hub extension H with a central hole. The connection system has a connector body 3 which is inserted into the hole. The connector body has a threaded portion 12 which screws onto a corresponding threaded portion 7 of the shaft such that the connection system provides a rotationally fixed connection between the impeller and the shaft. The connection system further has a split collar 21 which surrounds the connector body, and is frictionally connected on an inner side with an outwardly facing surface 14 of the connector body, and is frictionally connected on an outer side with a radially inner surface of the hub extension. The connection system further has a piston-type ring 22 which is housed in respective recesses formed in the outer side of the split collar and the radially inner surface of the hub extension.
Patent GB-2503677-A (GB)
Title: A product tray with a pusher made of a single material
Inventor: MCDONALD JAMES
IPC: A47F1/12
Filed: 2012-07-03
Abstract: A product tray comprising a tray base and a product pusher wherein the product pusher is made of a single material and is arranged to apply a resilient bias force to the rear surface of products contained within the tray. The pusher may be formed of an elastic tape or web which is attached to the front of the tray and can be stretched around the sides and back of products within the tray to push them forward. Also disclosed is an arrangement wherein the pusher is made from 2 cardboard webs which engage each other using slots and each have hinge lines to provide a concertina arrangement. The pusher may sit in the tray, be attached to the sides or attached to flaps. A divider may be provided and the pusher arrangement may also be employed in a box. Also disclosed is a method wherein the tray is formed from a blank.
Patent GB-2492255-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst and method of catalyst manufacture
Inventor: PARTRIDGE MARTIN GRAHAM
IPC: B01J21/04
Filed: 2010-12-23
Abstract: The catalyst of the invention is a particulate catalyst in the form of particles having a minimum dimension of at least 0.8 mm, comprising a transition metal or a compound thereof dispersed on a porous support material, characterised in that said catalyst particles comprise at least 35% w/w total transition metal; and the transition metal surface area of said catalyst is at least 110 m2 per gram of transition metal and the tapped bulk density of a bed of the catalyst particles is at least 0.7 g/ml. The method of making a catalyst includes multiple steps of impregnation of a porous support with a metal ammine solution followed by drying, calcination and reduction of the dried material. The catalyst is useful in hydrogenation reactions.
Patent GB-2493878-A (GB)
Title: Clamp and repair tool
Inventor: GREEN KENNETH H
IPC: B25B5/14
Filed: 2011-05-11
Abstract: A tool (10) for use on a generally tubular workpiece (19) includes a clamp base (18) having an opening (15), a first jaw (20) coupled to the clamp base with a first linkage (30-33) and a second jaw (22) coupled to the clamp base with a second linkage (24-27), a translation mechanism (14, 16) disposed on or within the clamp base operatively coupled to the first and second jaws via one or more adjusting links (44, 46), whereby the first and second jaws are adapted to move, under a force communicated by the adjusting links and the linkages, within the opening between an open position in which the respective bottom ends of the first and second jaws are spaced apart to a closed position in which the respective bottom ends of the first and second jaws are abutting.
Patent GB-2509755-A (GB)
Title: Partitioning a shared cache using masks associated with threads to avoiding thrashing
Inventor: MEREDITH JASON
IPC: G06F12/0842
Filed: 2013-01-14
Abstract: The invention relates to fill partitioning of a shared cache. In one embodiment, all threads running on a processor are able to access any data stored in the shared cache; however, in the event of a cache miss, a thread may be restricted such that it can only store data in a portion of the shared cache. The restrictions may be implemented for all cache miss events or for only a subset of those events. For example, the restrictions may be implemented only when the shared cache is full and/or only for particular threads. The restrictions may also be applied dynamically, for example, based on conditions associated with the cache. Different portions may be defined for different threads (e.g. in a multi-threaded processor) and these different portions may, for example, be separate and non-overlapping. Fill partitioning may be applied to any on-chip cache, for example, an L1 cache.
Patent GB-2499896-A (GB)
Title: Beam monitor
Inventor: IWAMOTO TOMOHISA
IPC: A61N5/10
Filed: 2013-02-14
Abstract: A beam monitor system for particle beam therapy in which signals outputted from a plurality of wires are divided in a multi-wire type monitor for measuring a beam profile of a charged particle beam. The wires are grouped so that the signals of the respective groups are connected with the same signal processing unit input in different permutations. A signal processor stores the respective permutation information and identifies the relevant group by determining which permutation applied to the received signals shows the characteristic Gaussian distribution expected of the incident beam.
Patent GB-2513645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in liquid level gauges
Inventor: CIPRIANI PETER
IPC: G01F23/76
Filed: 2013-05-02
Abstract: A vented float 100 for a liquid level gauge with a hollow body has a top end, a bottom end and an internal cavity 103. A vent passage 114 is provided having an upper end open to the exterior of the body and a lower end opening into the internal cavity whereby liquid collecting in the bottom of the cavity can be forced up through the passage by a pressure difference between the interior and exterior. The body may comprise a tube and top 101 and bottom 109 end caps which define the internal cavity. The vent passage may comprise a bore in the top end cap joined to a vent tube which extends along the vent passage. The vent passage may comprise a capillary tube. The float may comprise a magnet 105a,b held centrally within the tube of the body by a holder 106a,b.
Patent GB-2506954-A (GB)
Title: Mitigating self-interference between a device transmitter and receiver
Inventor: BABITCH DANIEL
IPC: H04B1/04
Filed: 2013-05-09
Abstract: Mitigating self-interference between transmitters and receivers in a multifunction radio device (such as a mobile telephone) including a transmitter operating in a first frequency band having a plurality of channels and a receiver operating in a second, different frequency band having a predetermined sensitivity. Jamming factors for each frequency channel in the first frequency band are calculated based on possible interference with the second frequency band by artefacts of the respective frequency channels. The frequency channel having the smallest jamming factor is selected as the frequency to be used by the transmitter.
Patent GB-2503566-A (GB)
Title: A system for coupling a device to an electrical supply
Inventor: JUDKINS MATTHEW
IPC: H01R13/40
Filed: 2011-08-11
Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a system (180) for coupling an electrical device to an electrical supply, the system comprising: an electrical plug (162) having a plurality of electrical pins(16, 18, 20), a cable (173) having a first end that is connectable to the plug (162) and a second end that is connectable to an electrical device to which electricity is to be supplied; and a cover (172) that defines an internal void for storage of the cable (173) when the cable (173) is not connected to the plug (162), the cover (172) being configured for coupling to the plug (162).
Patent GB-2507624-A (GB)
Title: An assembly for converting motion
Inventor: MARTYN DAVID
IPC: F16H21/02
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: An assembly 2, for converting motion, is mounted to a fixed structure by fixed first and second pivots 4, 6. A first arm 8 is connected to the first pivot 4 and a second arm 10 is connected to the second pivot 6. A third arm 12 is connected to the second arm 10 by a pivot 14. First connecting arm 16 is connected to the first and third arms 10, 12 by pivots 18, 20 and a second connecting arm 22 is connected to the first and second arms 8, 10 by pivots 14, 24. A length of the first and second arms 16, 22 is less than a distance between the first and second fixed pivots 4, 6. Drive applied to one of the first or second arms 8, 10 results in motion of the third arm 12 while drive applied to the third arm 12 results in movement of the arms 8, 10. The assembly 2 may be used for mounting solar panels or partitions or road signs to, for example, buildings.