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Patent GB-2486122-A (GB)
Title: Methods for detecting autodigestion
Inventor: SCHMID-SCHONBEIN GEERT
IPC: G01N33/48
Filed: 2009-09-18
Abstract: Materials and methods for detecting the early onset of shock and multi-organ failure by production of tissue breakdown products in biological samples (e.g., expired air).
Patent GB-2500432-A (GB)
Title: Replacement heart valve with resiliently deformable securing means
Inventor: BRECKER STEPHEN
IPC: A61F2/24
Filed: 2012-03-22
Abstract: A replacement heart valve comprises a securing means 2 and a non-return valve 3. The securing means 2 includes a resiliently deformable material adapted to adopt collapsed and non-collapsed configurations. The resiliently deformable material has a memory such that it returns to the non-collapsed configuration when not held under tension. The resiliently deformable material may be nitinol. The valve 3 is adapted to be secured within a valve annulus. Preferably the securing means 2 comprises two lobes 4, 5 that are connected by a waist 6, the waist 6 including a non-return valve 3. Each lobe 4, 5 may have an opening. Preferably the two lobes 4, 5 of the valve securing means 2 are proximal and distal to the valve annulus, the proximal lobe 4 contacting the valve annulus and the native anterior and posterior valve leaflets on the atrial side of the heart, and the distal lobe 5 contacting the valve annulus and the native anterior and posterior valve leaflets on the ventricular side of the heart. Preferably the lobes 4, 5 form a disk in the non-collapsed configuration.
Patent GB-2502123-A (GB)
Title: Shower enclosure
Inventor: POWELL TIMOTHY
IPC: A47K3/30
Filed: 2012-05-17
Abstract: The invention relates to an enclosure arrangement, i.e. a shower enclosure 20 that is made up of partition walls 30. The enclosure frame 40 is an integrally formed frame having a base, an upwardly extending portion (42 figure 3) and an overhanging portion (44 figure 3) which extends from an upper region of the upwardly extending portion. The frame is preferably made from glass with either sliding or hinged doors 50 and which may be either flat or curved. The overhang of a door frame helps to stabilise the enclosure.
Patent GB-2502586-A (GB)
Title: Speed-related control of display of in-vehicle apparatus interfaced with mobile device
Inventor: NIKE MARTIN
IPC: H04M1/72463
Filed: 2012-05-31
Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus is described. The in-vehicle apparatus comprises a display configured to display data related to applications of a mobile device in communication with the in-vehicle apparatus; a memory having stored therein a list comprising the identification information of applications, each application being associated with one or more mobile device models; a transceiver operable to receive model information data from the mobile device; and a control unit. The control unit is operable to i) receive a signal indicative of the speed of a vehicle in which the in-vehicle apparatus is located; ii) retrieve from the memory the identification information of applications in the list associated with the mobile device based on the received model information data; and iii) control the display of the display data related to those applications for which identification information was retrieved from the memory on the in-vehicle display when the detected speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined speed threshold. The mobile device may be a smartphone, PDA, portable music player or any other portable electronic device capable of interfacing with the in-vehicle apparatus.
Patent GB-2496996-A (GB)
Title: Torque limiting device
Inventor: SULLIVAN MICHAEL KEITH
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 2012-11-28
Abstract: A work string assembly for an oil or gas well has first and second tubulars, and a torque limiting device connected in the work string between the tubulars. The torque limiting device has a frangible plate 535 which breaks should torque exceed a threshold value. The device may be used in a wellbore cleanup tool where the tool has a central bore 64 for fluid flow. A number of the torque limiting devices can be sued in series and there is also disclosed an arrangement where the frangible plate is replaced by pistons 72 which disengage from bores 66a-c should the torque exceed a threshold value and which can reengage the bores once the torque level drops.
Patent GB-2500456-A (GB)
Title: Processor instructions to save and restore branch prediction states in hypervisor, guest kernel and user modes
Inventor: SCHARDT PAUL E
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2013-01-10
Abstract: A processor 204 has pairs of instructions to save and restore the state of branch prediction logic 208 in the processor to memory 212. One pair of instruction operates in hypervisor 218 mode. Another operates in one of user application 222 mode or guest operating system kernel 220 mode. The branch prediction state may include a branch prediction table. The instructions may save and restore one or more entries in the table. The most frequently used entries may be saved and restored and invalid entries may be ignored. The state information may be compressed before it is stored. The state may be saved during context switches. The processor may have an instruction to reset the branch prediction state of the processor. The hypervisor may be able to prevent an operating system or program running on the hypervisor from saving or restoring the branch prediction state.
Patent GB-2496534-A (GB)
Title: Rear screen projection with curved screen
Inventor: STROMBERG PETER MCATOMINEY
IPC: G03B21/28
Filed: 2013-01-14
Abstract: A rear screen projection apparatus comprises a screen (3), the screen being translucent and extending in a first direction (x) and a second direction (y) perpendicular to the first direction (x) and curved by a constant radius of curvature in a third direction (z) perpendicular to the first and second directions (x, y); a reflector (2), the reflector extending in the first direction (x) and the second direction (y) and being curved by a constant radius of curvature in the third direction (z); and a position (1) for an optical focal point of a projector_ The curvatures of the screen (3) and the reflector (2) may be concentric. The rear screen projection apparatus may have a projector (6) with its optical focal point at the position (1). The reflector (2) may be made of plastic. The position (1) may be in the radial direction of the concentric reflector (2) and screen (3), half way between the reflector (2) and the screen (3).
Patent GB-2497502-A (GB)
Title: Neurodegenerative Disorders
Inventor: HOPKINS PAUL CHARLES RICHARD
IPC: C07K14/47
Filed: 2011-07-11
Abstract: The invention relates to neurodegenerative disorders, and in particular, to conditions involving the presence of amyloid precursor protein (APP), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). The invention relates to novel genes and proteins that are involved in the metabolism of Î³-secretase, APP and APP-like proteins, and to methods and screening assays for identifying modulators of APP metabolism. The invention extends to methods for investigating and testing therapies for conditions that are biologically related to apolipoprotein E (apoE), such as neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.
Patent GB-2506517-A (GB)
Title: A child safety seat with an adjustable headrest structure
Inventor: HUTCHINSON JAMES M F
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2012-06-06
Abstract: A child safety seat (figure 1) including a seat shell (102) having a backrest portion 112, a headrest 104 adjustable along a front surface of the backrest portion, a latch 126 assembled with the headrest, and a webbing material 160 assembled with the seat shell. The backrest portion has a front surface, a slot opened on the front surface, and a transversal bar 158 affixed with the backrest portion. The latch is assembled with the headrest at a position vertically below the transversal bar, and has a locking structure 140 operable to engage with the backrest portion to hold the headrest in place. More specifically, the latch is assembled with the headrest about a pivot axis X that is located between the transversal bar and the locking structure, the latch further including a slit located between the pivot axis and the locking structure. The webbing material wraps around the transversal bar, is routed through the slit of the latch, passes through the slot and extends at a front side of the backrest portion. A panel 164 for covering a portion of the backrest uncovered by the movement of the headrest may also be provided.
Patent GB-2503844-A (GB)
Title: Drug-free compositions and methods for diminishing peripheral inflammation and pain
Inventor: CEVC GREGOR
IPC: A61K9/00
Filed: 2012-03-21
Abstract: The present invention provides drug-free adaptable aggregate compositions, typically having a form of bilayer vesicles suspended in a polar, optionally thickened, fluid comprising different pharmaceutically acceptable excipients for use in or on a mammal for any medical indication, specifically for non-invasive treatment of local inflammation and the associated pain, in particular for use on the skin and underlying tissues, including muscles and/or superficial joints. Accompanying guidelines for selecting components to thereby optimizing the formulations are also provided.
Patent GB-2511178-A (GB)
Title: NOx absorber catalysts
Inventor: DOTZEL RALF
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2011-02-01
Abstract: A NOx absorber catalyst comprises an extruded solid body consisting of: (A) 10-95% by weight of at least one binder/matrix component wherein the binder/matrix component is cordierite, and nitride, a carbide, a boride, and intermetallic, lithium aluminosilicate, and alumina, a doped alumina, silica, silica sol, quartz, fused silica, amorphous silica, sodium silicate, amorphous aluminosilicate, an alkoxysilane, a silicone resin binder, a clay, talc, titanium, zirconia, titanium-zirconia, zircon or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and (B) 5-80% by weight ceria or stabilised ceria, the catalyst comprising at least one precious metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium and at least one alkaline metal, which is potassium and/or caesium, or at least one alkaline earth metal, which is barium or strontium wherein: a majority of the at least one alkaline metal or the at least one alkaline earth metal is located at a surface of the extruded solid body; or the at least one alkaline metal all the at least one alkaline earth metal is carried in one or more coating layers on a surface of the extruded solid body. The body may also include 0-25% by weight of inorganic fibres and/or 0-20% by weight of a H2S gesturing component. When the extruded solid body consists of a H2S gettering component, component (B) may include 0-40% by weight silica, silica sol, quartz, fused silica, amorphous silica, sodium silicate, amorphous aluminosilicate, an alkoxysilane, a silicone resin binder, a clay, talc, or a mixture of any two or more thereof; and 0-80% by weight of magnesium aluminate spinel.
Patent GB-2512198-A (GB)
Title: A viewing apparatus
Inventor: CRAVEN DAVID
IPC: F41G1/32
Filed: 2014-02-07
Abstract: A hand held viewing device 102 for use in low light situations includes a housing 104, a camera (108, fig.1) operable to detect infrared light, a display unit 106 operable to display image data detected by the camera unit, and a source of infrared (IR) illumination 126. The device further comprises focussing means 128 arranged to focus infrared light from the infrared source to a narrow point, thereby causing the intensity of IR illumination to be maintained over a longer distance. The focussed source of IR illumination 126 may be mounted behind a sheet of IR transparent material (114, fig.1) above the camera (108, fig.1). The IR focussing means 128 may include two lenses. Lens curvatures spacings are disclosed. The viewing device may be used by hunters pursuing vermin, rats, rabbits, etc.
Patent GB-2525234-A (GB)
Title: Controlling user access in a mobile device
Inventor: DEELEY ANDREW
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2014-04-17
Abstract: The permission controller (PCU) 21 is provided by a hardware component functionally separate from the CPU in a portable electronic device (fig. 2), e.g. a mobile phone or tablet computer. The PCU allows user access to functions, such as storage, wireless communication, audio or data input/output based on encrypted permission data received from an external central server (4, fig. 3) or the absence of such receipt. The permission data is generated from user data sent to the server. The PCU controls supply of power, preferably from a battery or transformer, to the functional units of the device, preferably independently of any function of the CPU. Access to a devices functions can be restricted if bad debt is incurred in connection with a hire-purchase (rent-to-own) device. The operating systems of such devices are often easy to alter (to root or jailbreak) in comparison with software/ middleware/ firmware solutions embedded in the device itself and sometimes used in larger consumer devices such as televisions.
Patent GB-2528110-A (GB)
Title: Mobile digestion plant
Inventor: MANNING STEWART
IPC: C12M1/107
Filed: 2014-07-10
Abstract: A mobile anaerobic digestion plant 10 for the high-rate anaerobic digestion of organic waste comprises a reactor system 13, a control system, and a heating system 33, mounted on or in a vehicle or towable trailer 11. The reactor system includes two or more reactor tanks, operable in series or in parallel, with a gas collection system in at least one reactor tank. The control system includes a piping manifold (24, Fig. 2) with means for controlling the flow of fluids in the reactor system. The heating system is adapted to control the temperature of at least one reactor tank. Preferably, the heating system includes one or more heat exchangers (37, 38, Fig. 5) to maintain an optimum temperature in each reactor tank. Suitably, the reactor system includes a conditioning tank 14, a first reactor tank 16, a first break tank 18, a first recirculation loop, a second reactor tank 20, a second break tank 22 and a second recirculation loop.
Patent GB-2519206-A (GB)
Title: One-piece squeeze-to-dose dispensing closure
Inventor: SKILLIN CLIFFORD W
IPC: G01F11/26
Filed: 2014-08-11
Abstract: A child-resistant dispensing closure 10 for dispensing a flowable product from a container has a main body portion, a sealed lid portion 16, and a hinged closure tab 18 held closed by a child resistant latch. The main body is securable to a container by a lower skirt portion and includes an interior measuring reservoir. The dispensing closure receives a dip tube extending to the bottom of a container, and upon squeezing the container directs product from the dip tube through an entrance conduit 28 into the dispensing closure. When pressure is released, product flows back into the container through the conduit leaving behind a measured dose within the measuring reservoir. A shroud depending from the lid portion prevents product from being squeezed directly from the entrance conduit out of an exit orifice 42. A child-resistant actuator limits unintended opening of the hinged closure tab.
Patent GB-2530813-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible Ladder
Inventor: THEAKER RICHARD
IPC: E06C1/383
Filed: 2014-10-08
Abstract: A foldable ladder with at least two legs 201, 202 and one step 204, comprising a crown 203 where one end of each leg is attached to the crown. At least one leg is attached to the top so that it rotates with respect to the crown and at least one step is attached to at least one leg so that it can turn from a position in line with the leg to a position perpendicular to the leg. The rungs are removable from at least one rail. The steps may swivel into a leg in the closed storage position and are then stowed in a nested arrangement within each other (605, Fig. 6). The legs preferably have feet which may be adjustable in length (103, Fig. 10). The rung and leg arrangement preferably features a safety lock to prevent accidental detachment of the steps.
Patent GB-2531078-A (GB)
Title: Multi-user control of objects on a shared display
Inventor: STEFAN OLESANSKY
IPC: A63F13/48
Filed: 2014-10-10
Abstract: A method of joining a session is disclosed in which a plurality of users can each operate a user device 106, such as a portable smartphone or a tablet, to control a respective object, such as a character or an avatar, displayed on a shared display means 102, wherein the display means is operatively connected to a server means 100, wherein the plurality of users are each located in proximity to the display means such that the display means is visible to each user. The method comprises: associating a personal, portable user device with a wireless local communications network; the device receiving over the network a package comprising computer program code, wherein the code enables the device to establish a connection with a server means over the network, wherein the code further enables the user operating said device to control a respective object on the display means by signalling with or sending control means to the server means over the connection. The session may be a gaming session. A further embodiment includes a method for determining an avatar for a user and choosing attributes for the avatar. Another embodiment details setting up a network based on predetermined bandwidth requirements between a user device and a server. In an embodiment the user device may communicate over a cellular network using a 3GPP standard.
Patent GB-2532026-A (GB)
Title: Selective machine-directional stretching of a precombined elastic web by corrugating
Inventor: CHRISTOPH SCHMITZ
IPC: D06J1/00
Filed: 2014-11-05
Abstract: Regions of a continuous web 1000 of pre-combined elastic and non-elastic layers are activated by machine directionally stretching by running the web through interdigitised corrugated surface structures 1234, 1236, 1244, 1246 oriented in the cross-machine direction. Further regions of the web are unactivated. A compensation tool, preferably in the form of an extension roll 1300, can have its surface speed oscillated and can be moved to increase or decrease the web feed path length to compensate for web length extension associated with the stretching of the regions of the web. The arrangement allows for the webs outfeed speed to be constant and higher than the webs constant infeed speed. The shift between activation and non-activation may be provided for by respective corrugated 1232 and smooth 1238 portions of a roll or by moving cooperating portions of the machine such that the web runs over the corrugations. The web material may be used to produce disposable hygiene articles such as baby diapers and adult incontinence products.
Patent GB-2522543-A (GB)
Title: Protective structure for protecting at least one gas tank arranged on a frame of a commercial vehicle
Inventor: ZUCKER JAMES
IPC: B62D21/02
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: A structure 10 is provided for protecting at least one gas tank (12 see fig 2) arranged on an outer face (14 see fig 2) of a rail (16 see fig 2) of a frame (18 see fig 2) for a commercial vehicle. The protective structure 10 comprises a cage 26 bounding a receiving area 28 for the gas tank (12) and having at least two vertically spaced apart longitudinal members 30, 32 and longitudinally spaced apart vertical members 34. The longitudinal members 30, 32 are connected with each other by the vertical members 34. At least one mounting bridge 50 is for attaching the cage 26 to the rail (16) and for spanning a mounting element (48 see fig 2) attached to the rail (16). The bridge 50 is attachable to the outer face (14) of the rail (16) on both sides of the mounting element (48) with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction. The structure 10 is for protecting the gas tank (12) whilst being low in weight.
Patent GB-2517890-A (GB)
Title: Resistor-2resistor (R-2R) digital-to-analog converter with partial resistor network reconfiguration
Inventor: IADANZA JOSEPH A
IPC: H03M1/78
Filed: 2013-05-15
Abstract: A resistor-2 resistor (R-2R) digital-to-analog converter with partial resistor network reconfiguration (10). A circuit includes a plurality of resistor stacks (2R0- 2R6). The circuit also includes a plurality of separation resistors (1R0-1R5) which separate each of the plurality of resistor stacks (2R-2R6). The circuit further includes a first selection circuit (SCI) connected to a first resistor stack (2R0) of the plurality of resistor stacks (2R) and a plurality of selection circuits connected between the plurality of separation resistors. The circuit also includes a termination resistor stack (2RT) connected to a drain of the first resistor stack (2R0).
Patent GB-2535745-A (GB)
Title: Glow plug resistance measurement circuit and method
Inventor: STEFANO NIEDDU
IPC: F02P19/02
Filed: 2015-02-25
Abstract: A method for measuring the resistance RGP of a glow plug 360 comprises (a) connecting at least one resistor 510, 550 of known resistance RSH Rref to the glow plug to create a voltage divider 600 between a feeding node 535 and a ground node 365, an intermediate node 515, 520 being provided between the glow plug 360 and the at least one resistor (510, 550); (b) integrating over time alternatively a first, a second and a third voltage signal VI, V2, V3 as input signal VINT,in to obtain an output signal VINT,out (c) comparing the output signal VINT,out with a low threshold value VL and a high threshold VH for generating a pulse width modulated signal VPWM (d) selecting the voltage signals VI, V2, V3 as input signal VINT,in in step (b), on the basis of a variation over time of the pulse width modulated signal VPWM and (e) determining the resistance value RGP of the glow plug on the basis of the known resistance value RSH Rref and of a variation over time of the pulse width modulated signal VPWM.
Patent GB-2526402-A (GB)
Title: Modular camera system
Inventor: TEETZEL JAMES W
IPC: H04N5/225
Filed: 2015-03-12
Abstract: A digital camera 100 comprising; a photo-sensor 180; a processor to convert the photo-sensor output to a video signal; a removably attachable display 200 at the rear 178 of the camera; a mount 222 at the front 176 of the camera for removably attaching a lens assembly; a plurality of fastening elements for attaching accessories, with at least one fastening element being located on each of the sides 174a - 174d of the camera. The photo-sensor may be sensitive to short wave infrared radiation (SWIR). The processor may be a digital signal processor. A keypad may be removably attachable to one of the sides, and operatively coupled to the camera. A laser light source may be attached to the keypad module 240, which controls the laser source 242, and the photosensor may be sensitive to wavelengths produced by the laser. The camera may be mountable 110 on a helmet 112, in front of the users eye, and there may be a remote power supply 132. The camera may be mounted on a weapon 296, with the embodiment being a firearm. The camera may have wireless communication and an electronic storage medium 342.