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公开(公告)号:US09758988B2
公开(公告)日:2017-09-12
申请号:US15425349
申请日:2017-02-06
发明人: Abdul Baki , Colin I. Holyoake , Matthew J. Kockott , John A. Owen , Richard Postlethwaite , Joanne E. Woods
CPC分类号: E05B19/26 , B22D21/005 , B22D21/025 , B22D21/027 , B22D21/06 , B22D25/02 , B23K31/02 , E05B15/1635 , E05B19/04
摘要: A key for operating a mechanical lock, which key includes a head portion for holding by a user, a lock-engaging portion for inserting into the lock for operating the lock by the application of a turning force, and a joining portion between the head portion and the lock-engaging portion and fixing the head portion to the lock-engaging portion. The joining portion includes a shape memory material, which reversibly deforms without breakage when a first turning force on the key is exceeded, where the first turning force is lower than a second turning force. The second turning force being a turning force which if exceeded causes breakage of the lock-engaging portion or the head portion. The shape memory material may exhibit a superelastic effect in which the shape is restored when the turning force ceases, or shape memory effect in which the shape is restored on heating above a state-transition temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20210150166A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-20
申请号:US16684935
申请日:2019-11-15
发明人: John A. Owen , Colin Ian Holyoake
摘要: A method and related system are used for device management in a datacenter having multiple racks adapted to house multiple devices. The system may comprise an optical sensor and a reporting unit. The optical sensor may be provided at a position in a rack in a datacenter, the optical sensor configured to sense device identifying data of a device inserted in the rack. The reporting unit may transmit the sensed device identifying data and the position in a message to a central data processing system for the datacenter.
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公开(公告)号:US20170326600A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-16
申请号:US15152972
申请日:2016-05-12
CPC分类号: F16H1/06 , B08B1/00 , G02B27/0006 , H04N5/2251
摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide a camera cleaning apparatus. According to one embodiment, a first disc coupled to a first rod, a camera mounted to a portion of the first disc; a second disc coupled to a second rod, wherein a first portion of the first rod is situated inside the second rod and the first rod rotates independently of the second rod; a first and a second directional sensor operatively coupled to the first disc; a first motor mechanically connected to a first rod; a protective cover mounted between the first and the second disc; and a cleaning mechanism mechanically coupled to the second disc and an attachment point disposed on a portion of the protective cover is provided. Embodiments of the present invention can be utilized to clean a protective cover that encapsulates the camera without obscuring the camera's field of view.
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公开(公告)号:US20170145712A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-25
申请号:US15425349
申请日:2017-02-06
发明人: Abdul Baki , Colin I. Holyoake , Matthew J. Kockott , John A. Owen , Richard Postlethwaite , Joanne E. Woods
CPC分类号: E05B19/26 , B22D21/005 , B22D21/025 , B22D21/027 , B22D21/06 , B22D25/02 , B23K31/02 , E05B15/1635 , E05B19/04
摘要: A key for operating a mechanical lock, which key includes a head portion for holding by a user, a lock-engaging portion for inserting into the lock for operating the lock by the application of a turning force, and a joining portion between the head portion and the lock-engaging portion and fixing the head portion to the lock-engaging portion. The joining portion includes a shape memory material, which reversibly deforms without breakage when a first turning force on the key is exceeded, where the first turning force is lower than a second turning force. The second turning force being a turning force which if exceeded causes breakage of the lock-engaging portion or the head portion. The shape memory material may exhibit a superelastic effect in which the shape is restored when the turning force ceases, or shape memory effect in which the shape is restored on heating above a state-transition temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US11564196B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US17087682
申请日:2020-11-03
发明人: Colin Ian Holyoake , John A. Owen
摘要: A computer apparatus is provided for determining one or more peripheral device positions. A primary display of the computer apparatus may be provided with two or more signal receivers disposed at different locations in relation to the primary display and may be configured to receive signals from a signal transmitter at a peripheral device. The computer apparatus may include a processor and a memory configured to provide computer program instructions to the processor to execute a method of: determining a distance from the signal transmitter to each of the two or more signal receivers based on a strength of the received signal; using positioning determination to determine a direction and/or distance to a position of the signal transmitter from the primary display; and configuring the peripheral device based on the determined direction and/or distance.
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公开(公告)号:US10380085B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-13
申请号:US15286551
申请日:2016-10-05
摘要: There is disclosed a system for migrating records in a database from a source database schema to a target database schema. A request is received to delete a state from the source schema. The state is marked as the redundant state. A resultant state is identified to which to migrate database records in the redundant state and a valid migration path is calculated between the redundant state and the resultant state.
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公开(公告)号:US20220141792A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17087682
申请日:2020-11-03
发明人: Colin Ian Holyoake , John A. Owen
摘要: A computer apparatus is provided for determining one or more peripheral device positions. A primary display of the computer apparatus may be provided with two or more signal receivers disposed at different locations in relation to the primary display and may be configured to receive signals from a signal transmitter at a peripheral device. The computer apparatus may include a processor and a memory configured to provide computer program instructions to the processor to execute a method of: determining a distance from the signal transmitter to each of the two or more signal receivers based on a strength of the received signal; using positioning determination to determine a direction and/or distance to a position of the signal transmitter from the primary display; and configuring the peripheral device based on the determined direction and/or distance.
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公开(公告)号:US11120239B2
公开(公告)日:2021-09-14
申请号:US16684935
申请日:2019-11-15
发明人: John A. Owen , Colin Ian Holyoake
摘要: A method and related system are used for device management in a datacenter having multiple racks adapted to house multiple devices. The system may comprise an optical sensor and a reporting unit. The optical sensor may be provided at a position in a rack in a datacenter, the optical sensor configured to sense device identifying data of a device inserted in the rack. The reporting unit may transmit the sensed device identifying data and the position in a message to a central data processing system for the datacenter.
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公开(公告)号:US09739075B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-22
申请号:US14965107
申请日:2015-12-10
发明人: Abdul Baki , Colin J. Holyoake , Matthew J. Kockott , John A. Owen , Richard Postlethwaite , Joanne E. Woods
CPC分类号: E05B19/26 , B22D21/005 , B22D21/025 , B22D21/027 , B22D21/06 , B22D25/02 , B23K31/02 , E05B15/1635 , E05B19/04
摘要: A key for operating a mechanical lock, which key includes a head portion for holding by a user, a lock-engaging portion for inserting into the lock for operating the lock by the application of a turning force, and a joining portion between the head portion and the lock-engaging portion and fixing the head portion to the lock-engaging portion. The joining portion includes a shape memory material, which reversibly deforms without breakage when a first turning force on the key is exceeded, where the first turning force is lower than a second turning force. The second turning force being a turning force which if exceeded causes breakage of the lock-engaging portion or the head portion. The shape memory material may exhibit a superelastic effect in which the shape is restored when the turning force ceases, or shape memory effect in which the shape is restored on heating above a state-transition temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US09821346B1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-21
申请号:US15152972
申请日:2016-05-12
CPC分类号: F16H1/06 , B08B1/00 , G02B27/0006 , H04N5/2251
摘要: Embodiments of the present invention provide a camera cleaning apparatus. According to one embodiment, a first disc coupled to a first rod, a camera mounted to a portion of the first disc; a second disc coupled to a second rod, wherein a first portion of the first rod is situated inside the second rod and the first rod rotates independently of the second rod; a first and a second directional sensor operatively coupled to the first disc; a first motor mechanically connected to a first rod; a protective cover mounted between the first and the second disc; and a cleaning mechanism mechanically coupled to the second disc and an attachment point disposed on a portion of the protective cover is provided. Embodiments of the present invention can be utilized to clean a protective cover that encapsulates the camera without obscuring the camera's field of view.
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