公开(公告)号：US20230348976A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-02

申请号：US18245685

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: The Secretary of State for Defence

Inventor： Roman Antoni Lukaszewski ,  Ioannis Panagiotou ,  Wolfgang Schmidt-Heck

IPC: C12Q1/6876

CPC classification number: C12Q1/6876 ,  C12Q2600/118 ,  C12Q2600/158 ,  G01N2800/50

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with kits, methods and apparatus for analysing a biological sample from a subject to predict and/or monitor the development of infection and/or organ dysfunction and/or sepsis utilising groups of nucleic acid markers to predict the development of infection and/or organ dysfunction and/or sepsis.

公开(公告)号：US20230324491A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18044087

申请日：2021-09-16

Applicant: The Secretary of State for Defence

Inventor： Paul Richard Roberts

IPC: G01S1/02 ,  G01S5/00 ,  H04W4/029

CPC classification number: G01S1/02 ,  G01S5/017 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method and tracker for determining the location of an object, such as a parcel or luggage. The tracker periodically transmits a wireless access point beacon comprising SSID (network name) and a MAC address, in accordance with an IEEE 802.11 standard, has a power storage device, and an energy harvesting module. A server monitors data from 3rd party mobile devices regarding the locations of wifi beacons, and the user is informed of the relevant location if the beacon of the tracker is uploaded to the server. When the tracker is moved and/or it comes into range of one of the wireless portable devices, the user is informed of its location. This enables indefinite tracking especially in urban areas, worldwide.

公开(公告)号：US20230228765A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18001291

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: The Secretary of State for Defence

Inventor： Thomas Robert Laws ,  Roman Antoni Lukaszewski

IPC: G01N33/68

CPC classification number: G01N33/6893 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G01N2800/52

Abstract: The invention relates to protein biomarkers representing protein biomarker signatures to assess a patient who may develop sepsis, or who may have developed sepsis. The invention relates in particular to methods for assessment or monitoring with respect to diagnosis, prediction or progression of sepsis in a patient, as well as the responsiveness to, or selection of suitable agents for, the treatment of sepsis. The invention also relates to the use of protein biomarkers representing protein biomarker signatures for sepsis, and associated kits and system.

公开(公告)号：US20230152491A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US18156082

申请日：2023-01-18

Applicant: The Secretary of State for Defence

Inventor： ANDREW JAMES COMLEY

IPC: G02B1/00 ,  G02F1/01 ,  G02F1/35 ,  G21B1/23

CPC classification number: G02B1/002 ,  G02F1/0126 ,  G02F1/3515 ,  G21B1/23 ,  G02F1/355

Abstract: This invention relates to a device for rapid focus control of one or more lasers. The controlled beam, is refracted by the dynamic refraction device whose refractive index is set by its response to the control beam. The invention can be used for rapid focus and re-focus of a laser on a target as might be useful in such industries as flat panel television manufacturing, fuel injector nozzle manufacture, laser material processing/machining, laser scanning and indirect drive inertial confinement fusion.

公开(公告)号：US11527837B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16975773

申请日：2019-02-08

Applicant: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

Inventor： Stephen John Boyes

IPC: H01Q21/24 ,  H01Q1/24 ,  H01Q21/20 ,  H01Q25/00

Abstract: A dual polarised omnidirectional antenna apparatus (20) capable of operating in transmit and receive, comprising at least two dual polarised directional antennas (21) configured to be mountable in a substantially equi-spaced distributed array around and pointing away from a platform, wherein the antenna apparatus (20) is configured such that, when operated in transmit, the dual polarised directional antennas operate in phase with each other to deliver a combined omnidirectional, dual polarised, performance. This increases operational bandwidth and mitigates interference effects in communications applications.

公开(公告)号：US20220237903A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17615568

申请日：2020-05-07

Applicant: The Secretary of State for Defence

Inventor： Geraint Johnson

IPC: G06V10/778 ,  G06T7/40 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06V10/764 ,  G06V10/776 ,  G06V10/77 ,  G06V10/56 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06N3/12

Abstract: A method, computer system and computer-readable medium for determining a surface pattern for a target object using an evolutionary algorithm such as a genetic algorithm, a parameterized texture-generating function, a 3D renderer for rendering images of a 3D model of the target object with a texture obtained from the parameterized texture generating function, and an object recognition model to process the images and predict whether or not the image contains an object of the target object's type or category. Sets of parameters are generated using the evolutionary algorithm and the accuracy of the object recognition model's prediction of the images with the 3D model textured according to each set of parameters is used to determine a fitness score, by which sets of parameters are scored for the purpose of obtaining future further generations of sets of parameters, such as by genetic algorithm operations such as mutation and crossover operations. The surface pattern is obtained based on the images of the 3D model rendered with a surface texture generated according to a high-scoring set of parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20210247231A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17054411

申请日：2019-05-22

Applicant: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

Inventor： SEAN MICHAEL TSI-ONG TIPPER ,  CHRISTOPHER DAVID BURGESS

IPC: G01J1/44 ,  G02B26/02

Abstract: A method of detecting pulsed radiation comprising the steps of irradiating at least a portion of an array of sensor elements with pulsed radiation (71); addressing the array using a rolling shutter operation (72); reading the array to obtain a radiation image (73); and then applying a pulse detection operation (74) to the radiation image. The rolling shutter operation (72) is configured to address each element line of the array for a predetermined integration period. The predetermined integration period being calculated using an integration period function, itself a function of an anticipated pulse repetition interval of the pulsed radiation. The method and apparatus for the same enable low cost camera arrays to be used for pulse detection and for wider application in the field of low cost communications.

公开(公告)号：US20210041573A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16966519

申请日：2019-02-20

Applicant: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

Inventor： STEPHEN WILLIAMS

IPC: G01S19/23

Abstract: A method for testing a receiver in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communications system. Frequency spectrums for each of a plurality of provided CDMA code patterns (31) are generated (35) and phase shifted (36), before being combined (37) to generate a constellation spectrum. The constellation spectrum is converted 38 to a time domain constellation signal which can be injected (33) into a CDMA receiver under test. The method allows for fast and cost-effective synthetic generation of constellation signals that are particularly suited to testing global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers. Also relates to apparatus for providing the same.

公开(公告)号：US20200380636A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16319521

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

Inventor： JOHN EDWARD DAWSON

IPC: G06T3/00 ,  G06T7/32

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for generating enhanced digital imagery from digital input images (7) exhibiting differences other than or in excess of differences in projection. By applying a plurality of image transformations (10) to frequency normalised (8) versions of the input images, and generating measures of image similarity (11) therefrom, an optimum image transformation (12) can be determined that can be applied to the digital input images such that they are substantially matched. Digital input images of physical objects or environments to which the method is applied can then be used in image fusion, ortho-rectification or change detection applications, in order to monitor the physical object or environment.

公开(公告)号：US20200208520A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-02

申请号：US16341170

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

Inventor： DUNCAN GODFREY MERVYN THOMPSON

IPC: E21F17/107 ,  F16L55/11 ,  E21F1/10 ,  E21F1/14 ,  B64F5/40 ,  B63B81/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing system, its uses and method of use for forming a seal against a surface, and in particular for plugging and sealing an orifice such as a road or railway tunnel to prevent or minimise the dispersion of hazardous agent(s) in an emergency scenario. The system comprises a frame (200) which can be orientated against a surface (50) of an orifice, frame (10) comprising a perimeter outer surface (180) through which pliant elements (40) can extrude, via apertures (22), following the initiation of a means (30) for providing an overpressure.