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Patent GB-2493366-A (GB)
Title: Underwater acoustic bubble detection
Inventor: SOETHER FRANK TORE
IPC: G01M3/06
Filed: 2011-08-02
Abstract: An underwater detection apparatus for detecting a presence of one or more bubbles 270 within an aquatic environment includes a first structure 210 including a lower peripheral edge 220 defining an area operable to collect the bubbles, a second structure 230 for spatially concentrating the bubbles received within the defined area into a detection region 240, and a detection arrangement for detecting the bubbles in the detection region and generating an output signal indicative of the bubbles passing through the detection region. The apparatus may be mounted upon an aquatic remotely operated vehicle for investigating sources of bubbles in aquatic environments, for example from oil exploration or oil production leaks, from damaged electrical subsea cables, or from leaks from seabed gas pipelines. The detector may be a passive acoustic sensor such as a microphone or an active ultrasound sensor with acoustic transmitter and receiver.
Patent GB-2497099-A (GB)
Title: Construction element and module formed from the element
Inventor: CAME TERRY
IPC: E04B1/18
Filed: 2011-11-30
Abstract: A construction element is cross shaped, having four arms, with arms 3 and 4 being in a linear arrangement with the arm 3 being positioned above arm 4. There are also two arms 5,6 that are again in alignment and are at substantially right angles to arms 3,4. There is a core 2 for the cruciform structure where all four arms meet that provides strength to the whole structure. The cruciform structure can be used to provide a building framework that has good thermal integrity, strength and versatility. A linear array of the elements may support a pair of elongate elements on the upper surfaces of the horizontal arms and have a further two elongate elements fixed to the lower surfaces of the horizontal arms. Cladding may be affixed to the ends of the arms to enclose the array of cruciform elements and the four elongate elements and form a composite beam. The element may be used in a building, as part of the roof or such that glazing is supported between inner and outer leaves of a wall of the building without a separate frame.
Patent GB-2486318-A (GB)
Title: Mud pulse telemetry with rotor stator combination
Inventor: HUTIN REMI
IPC: E21B21/10
Filed: 2011-12-02
Abstract: A mud pulse telemetry system 100 including a combination rotor stator 102 inside a drill pipe, the combination can create a pressure pulse in a fluid. There is also a control module 108 configured to receive data from a downhole component and act upon the rotor stator based upon the data, a valve (206, figure 2) and valve actuator (202, figure 2), the valve configured to convey fluid from inside the drill pipe to an annulus and reduce a pressure in the fluid, and an up hole detection arrangement (230, figure 2) to measure pressure pulses. A second invention is characterized by a rotor/stator producing a positive pressure pulse, and a valve producing a negative pressure pulse, and then a second negative pressure pulse. A third invention is characterized by a valve control module which is configured to act upon a control valve based upon data from a downhole component.
Patent GB-2483204-A (GB)
Title: Windmill and method of installation, intervention or decommissioning
Inventor: GUDMESTAD OVE TOBIAS
IPC: F03D1/00
Filed: 2010-06-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to a windmill, comprising a generator house (12) with a generator and a plurality of rotor blades (13) at an upper part of an upright shaft (11), characterized by said shaft (11) comprising at least one telescopic joint for altering the height of said windmill, and further comprising a pivotal connection (14) of the blades (13) between a substantially vertical and a substantially horizontal position. The invention also relates to a method of installation, intervention or decommissioning of said windmill. The invention can be applied to fixed, bottom mounted offshore windmills or onshore windmills.
Patent GB-2487279-A (GB)
Title: Kingdon ion traps and their use for the measurement of ion oscillations
Inventor: KOESTER CLAUS
IPC: H01J49/42
Filed: 2012-01-03
Abstract: An electrostatic Kingdon ion trap which has at least three inner electrodes 31 and an outer housing electrode 30. The potential distribution contains not only a term for a harmonic potential well in the axial direction z, but also a term for the potential distribution in the radial direction, which contains, independent of the axial coordinate z, the equations for a family of Cassini curves of at least the third order. The invention extends the field of the electrostatic Kingdon ion traps in which ions can oscillate harmonically in the longitudinal direction decoupled from their motions in the transverse direction.
Patent GB-2486092-A (GB)
Title: Processing apparatus transferring tokens between a plurality of processors on a plurality of chips with relative addressing
Inventor: ANDERSON JAMES
IPC: G06F15/82
Filed: 2008-05-30
Abstract: A processing apparatus comprises a plurality of chips each comprising a plurality of processors 12 and a bus 20 arranged to carry data and control tokens between the processors. Each processor 12 has an associated address within a range of addresses and is arranged, if it receives a control token via the bus, to carry out an instruction, and on carrying out the instruction, to perform an operation on the data, to identify any of the processors 12 which are to be data and/or control target processors, and to transmit output data and/or control tokens to any identified data target processors. Each chip has a plurality of output devices from which tokens can be transferred to another of the chips when the address of the token is outside the range by decrementing the address by an amount corresponding to the width of the chip.
Patent GB-2499833-A (GB)
Title: Providing temporary additional insulation for a glazing panel
Inventor: CLARK DENNIS ANTHONY
IPC: E04D3/06
Filed: 2012-03-02
Abstract: A method of providing temporary insulation to the inside of a window comprising least one glazing panel 30 received by a circumferential frame 10, the method comprising: aligning an insulating panel 70, conforming to the internal dimensions of the frame and attaching the insulating panel 70 to the frame with releasable retaining means 50, 60 provided on the frame 10, 20. The retaining means may comprise a resiliently deformable member provided along one edge of the frame which engages with an edge of the insulating panel or a first mounting connection which engages between the glazing panel and the frame (81 Fig 3) and a second mounting connection (83 Fig. 3) provided on the insulating panel. A screw member (82 Fig 3) may be used to secure the two connections together. The insulation panel may be polyurethane and have a reflective skin, preferably aluminum. Preferably the insulation is for a roof, for example a conservatory roof.
Patent GB-2500377-A (GB)
Title: Prosthesis compressing arrangement
Inventor: HANSEN PALLE MUNK
IPC: A61F2/95
Filed: 2012-03-14
Abstract: A prosthesis (100, figure 2) is compressed in a device 10 by being wrapped in a flexible sheet (60, figure 2) inside a cartridge 12, the opposite edges of the sheet being led out through a longitudinal slit 40 in the cartridge and attached respectively to the outer surface of cartridge 23 and the inner surface of a surrounding shell 50; subsequent relative rotation of the shell pulls the sheet outwardly of the cartridge causing compression of the prosthesis. Stop projections (72,73, figure 2) may be provided to limit the rotation to less than one complete revolution. End pieces 14,16 of the device have tubes 22,32 aligned with the compressed prosthesis and a pusher rod (90, figure 4) is pushed through the tubes to push the prosthesis into an introducer sheath 36. The end pieces may incorporate ratchet mechanisms (120, figures 5 & 7) to prevent rotation in the wrong direction.
Patent GB-2487014-A (GB)
Title: Image sensor pixel
Inventor: DO THANH-TRUNG
IPC: H01L27/146
Filed: 2008-12-22
Abstract: The pixel includes a cascaded light guide 120, 116 that has an air interface. The air interface improves the internal reflection of the cascaded light guide. The cascaded light guide includes self-aligned colour filters 114G, 114B having air gaps 422 between adjacent colour filters. The gaps have a depth of at least 0.6 micrometres and a width of 0.45Âµm/ngap where ngap is the refractive index of the material in the gap. These characteristics of the light guide eliminate the need for a microlens. Additionally, an anti-reflection stack is interposed between the substrate and the light guide to reduce backward reflection from the image sensor.
Patent GB-2488062-A (GB)
Title: Subsurface safety valve and method of actuation
Inventor: LAKE GARY BEN B
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 2010-11-10
Abstract: A downhole valve apparatus includes: a force transmitter configured to move in an axial direction; a valve actuator configured to move in an axial direction, the valve actuator independently movable relative to the force transmitter and physically isolated from the force transmitter; a first magnetic assembly disposed at the force transmitter; and a second magnetic assembly disposed at the valve actuator, the first and second magnetic assemblies configured to repel one another and cause the force transmitter to move the valve actuator when the force transmitter is moved toward the valve actuator.
Patent GB-2503210-A (GB)
Title: Content distribution on an airplane or a gas station
Inventor: EPSTEIN STEVE
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-06-05
Abstract: A method for off-line delivery of content (e.g. audio, video, virtual newspaper (gratis) on an airplane or a gas station) to a device 210 (smart phone, tablet computer, e-reader etc.) comprises sending a device ID to a first local server (e.g. airport server 230), receiving a unique number (e.g. virtual coupon, voucher 260) from the first local server 230, providing the unique number 260 to a device based application 220, establishing a communication session between the device based application 220 and a second local server (e.g. airline server 240), the second local server 240 not being in on-line communication with the first local server 230, sending a request for encrypted content from the second local server 240, the sending the request including sending the unique number 260, receiving the encrypted content from the second local server 240 at the device based application 220, decrypting the received encrypted content by the device based application with the unique number 260 as a decryption key, and displaying the decrypted content on a device display. In an alternative embodiment there is disclosed a method for on-line delivery of content to a device which includes broadcasting device presence to a local server.
Patent GB-2503266-A (GB)
Title: Sharing aggregated cache hit and miss data in a storage area network
Inventor: HU XIAO-YU
IPC: G06F12/0866
Filed: 2012-06-21
Abstract: A number of computer systems LS1, LS2 are connected to a shared data storage system CS to access data D. The computer systems each have a local cache CM1, CM2 and run applications A1, A2. The computer systems provide information about cache hits H and misses M to the storage system. The storage system aggregates the information and provides the aggregated information ACD to the computer systems. The computer systems then use the aggregated information to update the cached data. The computer system may populate the cache with one or more subsets of the data identified in the aggregated cache information. The computer system may immediately populate the cache with data identified in some of the subsets and may add data identified in other subsets to a watch list. Data corresponding to a local cache miss may also be put in the watch list.
Patent GB-2502160-A (GB)
Title: Bottle cap having compartment for a substance
Inventor: STANTIFORD SAMUEL JAMES
IPC: B65D51/28
Filed: 2012-09-05
Abstract: The present invention is a container-button bottle cap that incorporates a sealed compartment in which a substance can be contained and subsequently released into the contents of the bottle without the seal of the bottle being broken. This allows for the contents of the container-button bottle cap from being touched or contaminated. The container-button bottle cap is also designed to expand in the event that the pressure within the bottle is altered due to any chemical reaction that takes place upon the substance coming into contact with the contents of the bottle.
Patent GB-2491076-A (GB)
Title: System and method for transaction payments using a mobile device
Inventor: WEBB TIM
IPC: G06Q20/16
Filed: 2011-03-11
Abstract: A system and method for performing a financial transaction may include processing a purchase transaction for products for purchase by a customer to determine a transaction amount. A communication with a mobile device of the customer may include communicating a store identifier, POS identifier, and the transaction amount. In response to receiving an approval number for the purchase transaction from a financial institution of the customer, completing the purchase transaction for the purchase of the products by the customer.
Patent GB-2496021-A (GB)
Title: Multipole ion trap for the storage of extremely different mass ranges
Inventor: STOERMER CARSTEN
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2012-09-19
Abstract: The invention proposes the generation and superposition of two multipole fields of different order, completely independent of each other, in an RF multipole rod system with at least eight pole rods. For example, in one embodiment it is possible to jointly store low-energy electrons in a central RF quadrupole field generated by a two phase supply HFG1, and multiply charged heavy positive ions in an RF octopole field created by application of a single phase RF voltage to the remaining rods, thereby allowing ions to fragment by electron capture dissociation (ECD). In a different embodiment (see Figure 8), multiply charged positive analyte ions and suitable negative reactant ions can react with each other in an octopole field by electron transfer dissociation (ETD), and the fragment ions can subsequently be formed into fine ion beam by transition to a quadrupole field. A mixture of hexapole and dodecapole fields is also possible.
Patent GB-2506159-A (GB)
Title: 2 Stage RLL coding, standard coding with global/interleave constraints, then sliding window substitution with sequences having different constraints
Inventor: CIDECIYAN ROY DARON
IPC: G11B20/14
Filed: 2012-09-24
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for producing N-bit output words of run length limited (RLL) Â­encoded data having both a global constraint G, and an interleave constraint lâ€ž on bits of a first value. K-bit input words are RLL encoded, using PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood) encoder 15, into N-bit codewords that have a Global Constraint Gi on runs of consecutive bits and an Interleave constraint Ii on runs of bits in alternating (odd/even) locations. The Global and Interleave constraints are normally applied to one bit value, typically 0. A register receives these N-bit input codewords. The N-bit output codewords are produced from respective input words by sliding-window encoding of each input word to replace predetermined bit-sequences with respective substitute sequences. The substitute sequences have a Global constraint Go that is tighter (Go<Gi) but an Interleave constraint Io that is looser (Io>Ii). Hence the substitute sequences violate the original (Ii) constraint, and this may be used to detect the substitutions and allow a reverse procedure at the decoder.
Patent GB-2496500-A (GB)
Title: Intranet search engine that takes account of email data
Inventor: WANG HAICHUAN
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-10-30
Abstract: The invention relates to an intranet search method which comprises: receiving an intranet search request; and in response to the intranet search request, returning as a part of search results, a link matching the intranet search request, wherein the intranet search includes searching the enterprise intranet and an enterprise email system. The link matching the intranet search request maybe in an email in the email system. The method may use a variety of methods for ranking the search results e.g., sources of the links, the position of the email sender, number of receivers of the emails referring to the links. The search results generating unit, in one embodiment, may include an email crawler 207, a meta information extracting unit 209 and a sorting and index computing unit 210.
Patent GB-2508228-A (GB)
Title: Inserting ancillary content between first content and second content to be streamed over a network in accordance with a playlist
Inventor: MASHAM SAMUEL ARAN
IPC: H04N21/234
Filed: 2012-11-27
Abstract: Inserting ancillary content between first content and second content to be streamed over a network in accordance with a playlist involves streaming the first content from a first location on the network, the location being defined in the playlist. Information indicating ancillary information (such as information relating to the network connection i.e. the stable bit rate, DRM information i.e. the decryption key, and the status of the client) relating to the streaming of the first content is stored 630. Ancillary content from a second, different, location on the network is streamed, the location being defined in the playlist. The location of the second content from the playlist is determined. When the location of the second content is the first location 635, streaming the second content using the stored ancillary information and when the location of the second content is different to the first location, deleting 640 the stored anciliary information. The invention may be used in Video over IP (VoIP) applications and may relate to the usage of resources relating to insertion of advertisements.
Patent GB-2495250-A (GB)
Title: Organic light-emitting composition comprising anthranthene derivatives and device and method using the same
Inventor: PEGINGTON RUTH
IPC: C07C15/20
Filed: 2011-06-24
Abstract: Composition comprising a fluorescent light-emitting material and a triplet-accepting unit comprising an optionally substituted compound of formula (I): The composition may be used in an organic light-emitting device; the optionally substituted compound of formula (I) may be blended with or attached to the fluorescent light emitting material; and the composition may be deposited by solution deposition.
Patent GB-2512347-A (GB)
Title: Network interworking
Inventor: VELDE HIMKE VAN DER
IPC: H04W28/08
Filed: 2013-03-27
Abstract: Offloading data traffic from a mobile network to a WLAN can be used to reduce demand on a cellular network. A mobile network transmits a parameter to at least one mobile terminal, which provides an indication of the network preference for offloading a new or current data flow to another network (based on current network loading, for example). The mobile terminal generates a random, or pseudorandom, value that at least partly overlaps with the network parameter. The mobile terminal compares the generated random value with the network parameter and based on the result determines whether to offload a new or current data flow. By altering the network parameter the network can alter how likely mobile terminals are to offload their data flows, and by comparison to the mobile terminal randomly generated value ensure that not all mobile terminals attempt to offload their data flows to the other network.
Patent GB-2513601-A (GB)
Title: Traction augmentation devices for shoes, hoofs and wheels
Inventor: PEARCE STEVEN ALEXANDER
IPC: B60C27/12
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: A traction device for footwear comprising a base section 27 and an attachment section 23, the device being formed from a resiliently flexible material, the base section expanding when mounted on an item of footwear 4 and the attachment section hooking/clamping above the welt of the item of footwear. The base section may have a ribbon like form. Also claimed is a device comprising a portion that lies under a horseshoe or hoof, and an extension that wraps around each side of the hoof and around the front of the hoof; a traction device for a wheel comprising a belt of resiliently flexible and elastic material for engagement around the outer periphery of the wheel and stretching around the width of the wheel, the belt having one or more channels along its length; and a traction device for a wheel, comprising a number of flexible plates that are connectable to form a chain of plates giving an open girdle.
Patent GB-2508049-A (GB)
Title: Pivotal assembly applied to board for use in servers.
Inventor: LIN YEN-CHENG
IPC: E05D11/06
Filed: 2013-05-23
Abstract: A pivotal assembly 1 applied to a board includes a first board 10, a first pivotal member 12, and a pivotal plate 14. The first pivotal member is fixed to the first board and has a first retaining structure 120. The pivotal plate is pivotally connected to the first pivotal member and has a first protrusion 140. The first protrusion is retained in the first retaining structure, so as to make the first board limitedly rotate to be perpendicular or parallel to the pivotal plate. A second board (36, figure 2) may be pivotally connected to pivotal plate so that when both the boards rotate around the pivotal members they are parallel to one another. Memory modules (64, figure 4) may be placed on the surface of the boards and the pivotal assembly may be implemented into a server.
Patent GB-2517898-A (GB)
Title: System and method for online shopping
Inventor: MARTIN DAVID
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2013-07-01
Abstract: An Internet (12, fig. 1) merchant server (10) allows shopping from customers using client devices (14). The merchant server can generate an offer for one or more given goods at a predetermined price and make available a clickable link (22, fig. 2) on a display screen (18) indicating details of the offer. If a customer clicks the link the client device accesses an offer web page and the merchant server can place the goods into the shopping basket and automatically proceed to checkout at the predetermined price. The merchant server may also be able to provide normal shopping. Plural offers can preferably be made at the same time and individually serviced by providing at least as many offer URLs as there are offers. A text message facility (80, fig. 6) may be provided to allow the merchant server to send text messages, such as email messages, providing a displayed clickable link when the text message is opened. A corresponding method of providing sales offers includes the steps of: generating an offer involving one or more goods and a predetermined price; providing a URL specific to the offer; providing a link clickable screen display to a client device; and, in the event of a customer clicking the link, placing the items into a shopping basket and proceeding directly to checkout.