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Patent GB-2512360-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus in a cryogenic liquefaction process
Inventor: BRETT STEPHEN GARETH
IPC: F25J1/00
Filed: 2013-03-27
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the efficient cooling within air liquefaction processes with integrated use of cold recovery from an adjacent LNG gasification process are disclosed. A cryogenic liquefaction device comprises: a first heat exchanger 100; a phase separator 2; an expansion device 1; a first arrangement of conduits, arranged such that a pressurised stream of gas 31 is directed through the first heat exchanger, the expansion device and the phase separator; a cold recovery circuit including first a heat transfer fluid and a second arrangement of conduits arranged such that the first heat transfer fluid is directed through the first heat exchanger in a counter-flow direction to the pressurised stream of gas; and an refrigerant circuit 140 including a second heat transfer fluid and a third arrangement of conduits arranged such that the second heat transfer fluid is directed through the first heat exchanger in a counter-flow direction to the pressurised stream of gas; wherein: each of the second and third arrangements of conduits forms a closed pressurised circuit. Also disclosed is a method for balancing a liquefaction process using such a device.
Patent GB-2500845-A (GB)
Title: A method for controlling the flow of fluid within a bulk rotating fluid stream
Inventor: HOPPER HANS PAUL
IPC: B01D17/02
Filed: 2010-12-30
Abstract: A method for controlling the flow of a first fluid stream within a bulk rotating fluid stream comprises providing a bulk fluid stream and imparting a rotational flow pattern to the bulk fluid to induce a first fluid fraction to form in the innermost region of the flow pattern causing the first fluid fraction to flow as the first fluid stream over the convex surface of a flow guide 122 to induce a spiral coanda effect, thereby allowing the direction and orientation of the flow of the first fluid stream to be controlled. The method is preferably for separating a multiphase fluid stream, the fluid stream including a relatively high density component and a relatively low density component, the method comprising introducing the multiphase fluid into a separation zone, imparting a rotational movement into the fluid, whereby the low density fraction is caused to collect in the radially central region of the separation zone and a high density faction is caused to collect in the radially outer region of the separation zone. A spiral coanda flow is induced into a fluid fraction to direct it towards a fluid outlet 120, 132 disposed in the separation zone.
Patent GB-2522885-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary device drive coupling
Inventor: MACDONALD BENJAMIN
IPC: F02B67/04
Filed: 2014-02-07
Abstract: An auxiliary device drive coupling 100 for a vehicle, comprising an input member 102 to be driven, for example by a belt of an engine, an output member 104 to drive an auxiliary device, for example a pump 112, and a freewheel 106, which may comprise an overrun clutch, between the input member and the output member so as to disengage when the input member rotates slower than the output member, thereby allowing the output member to rotate freely. The moment of inertia of the output member may be such that the member rotates freely for a predetermined period of time when the freewheel is disengaged. The freewheel may be passive. Preferably the output member extends through a housing of the auxiliary device. Also claimed is an engine and a vehicle comprising one or more of the couplings, and a method of operation. The invention allows the pump to continue to maintain an optimal flow rate after the engine begins slowing down.
Patent GB-2522931-A (GB)
Title: Improved electrostatic transducer
Inventor: BILLSON DUNCAN
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: An electrostatic transducer 100 comprises an electrically conductive backplane member 102 having an array of through apertures 112; a spacer member 104 disposed over the backplane member 102, the spacer member 104 having an array of holes (114, fig 1) therethrough, the holes (114, fig 2) each having a maximum lateral dimension less than twice a minimum lateral dimension; and a flexible electrically conductive membrane 106 disposed over the spacer member (104). The transducer is arranged in use to apply an electrical potential which gives rise to an attractive electrostatic force between the backplane member 102 and the membrane 106 thereby moving portions of the membrane 106 spanning said holes in the spacer member 104 towards said backplane member 102.
Patent GB-2524990-A (GB)
Title: Mounting structure for an engine mount and method
Inventor: HILL KEITH
IPC: F16F15/08
Filed: 2014-04-08
Abstract: A mounting structure for an engine mount 9 for an internal combustion engine and a method are provided. A fitting 19, such as a spigot, having a longitudinal axis is provided for fitment to the engine mount 9. A bracket 11 is provided for fitment to the internal combustion engine. The bracket 11 is arranged to receive the fitting 19 in a direction substantially parallel to its longitudinal axis. The bracket 11 includes an arrangement 14, 15, 16, such as a clamp, which is operable via a bolt 18 to cause the bracket 11 to retain or release the fitting 19 and the arrangement 14, 15, 16 is accessible along a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the fitting 19 is received into the bracket 11. This enables the engine mount 9 to be released from the bracket 11 by accessing the bracket from alongside rather than above.
Patent GB-2516754-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic head providing write protrusion suppression and methods of formation thereof
Inventor: TANAKA KOJI
IPC: G11B5/31
Filed: 2014-06-05
Abstract: A magnetic head 900 has a write element 904, a read element 902 and a substrate 906, the write element being positioned nearer to the substrate than the read element such that heat generated by the write element during write operations is dissipated by the substrate. Heat transferred to the substrate suppresses write protrusion. The substrate may be an alloy material such as AlTiC having greater than about 50 at.% TiC. The head may have a heater element 924 positioned between the read element and the write element, for inducing protrusion of an air bearing surface (ABS) of the magnetic head to adjust a clearance 920 between the portions of the ABS and the magnetic medium 922 to provide thermal fly-height control. The head may also have a laser light guide 926 and near field transducer 928 for heating a magnetic medium during writing.
Patent GB-2528066-A (GB)
Title: A method for processing data quality exceptions in a data processing system
Inventor: GRASSELT MIKE
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: An exception engine (101) of a data processing system (100) receives, from at least a first data source (121) of one or more data sources a first description of at least a first data quality exception in a data set of the first data source (121); a grouping rule is used for assigning the first data quality exception to at least a first exception group using the first description, and using a first technical task of the one or more technical tasks the first exception group is associated with a first technical support system of the multiple technical support systems; the exception engine (101) routes at least part of the first description to the first technical support system for providing a technical repair for exceptions in the first exception group.
Patent GB-2528919-A (GB)
Title: Superconducting magnet assembly
Inventor: ASTRA EUGENE
IPC: H01F41/02
Filed: 2014-08-05
Abstract: A superconducting magnet operating method comprises: providing a cryogen vessel housing 12 at least one superconducting coil 10; providing a cryogenic cooling arrangement for the said coil(s) 10 including providing a cooling medium 14 within the cryogen vessel 12; sealing the cryogen vessel 12 prior to the operation of the magnet; and quenching the superconducting magnet when it is in operation. Alternatively, the cooling medium 14 is heated to a temperature within the range of 0Â°C to 40Â°C instead of the quenching process. Also disclosed is a superconducting magnet assembly comprising: a cryogen vessel 12 containing at least one superconducting coil 10 and a cooling medium 14; a cryogenic cooling arrangement characterised in that the cryogen vessel 12 is provided with a pressure-limiting safety device for venting the cooling medium 14 when the absolute pressure of the medium reaches a value in excess of 40 bar but does not vent when the pressure remains below 30 bar. Alternatively, the pressure-limiting safety device is arranged to vent when the absolute pressure is in excess of 100 bar but does not vent when the pressure remains below 100 bar. The superconducting magnet may be used in an MRI system.
Patent GB-2517605-A (GB)
Title: System and method for facilitating learning of a musical instrument
Inventor: SANGEET BEDI
IPC: G09B15/04
Filed: 2012-04-24
Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and a method for facilitating a user's learning to play a musical piece on a musical instrument, such as a piano. In a preferred embodiment the method involves dividing a musical piece into a number of musical piece segments. The learning method displays or causes display of a particular segment of the musical piece. A suggested playing position is displayed adjacent to each musical note in a textual representation. Each of the displayed musical notes in the textual representation aims to indicate to the user the pitch or key of a particular musical note to be played. The suggested playing position for each musical note in turn aims to indicate the fingering position for placement on a musical instrument for playing the musical note.
Patent GB-2524860-A (GB)
Title: Multifunctional corrugated material
Inventor: ABRAHAM DAVID
IPC: E04D3/368
Filed: 2014-12-01
Abstract: Multifunctional, interlocking and interconnecting corrugated sections, in which alternate mirrored male 1 and female 2 parts allow an interlocking action to occur as the male protrusion or protrusions 1 enters the gradually narrowing, open pinched neck of the female part or parts 2 of the corresponding other sections. The interlocking corrugated sections will preferably interconnect with other sections that have the same male/female identical profile, and can be attached to boards or plates to produce double sided panels or walls. The interlocking corrugated sections may be bent to form curves.
Patent GB-2517635-A (GB)
Title: On-demand vehicle operation management device, on-demand vehicle operation management method, and on-demand vehicle operation management system
Inventor: KAWAMOTO MASAYUKI
IPC: G08G1/127
Filed: 2012-06-29
Abstract: Multiple users of an on-demand bus (10) sends reservation information as a request to an operation management center (20) by using an information terminal device (30), the reservation information containing the preferred boarding location at which the user boards the bus (10), the acceptable boarding addition time for specifying the preferred boarding time and the preferred boarding time period, the preferred dismounting location at which the user dismounts the bus (10), and the acceptable dismounting addition time for specifying the preferred dismounting time and the preferred dismounting time period. The center (20) determines the operation schedule for operating the bus (10) such that multiple users board the bus (10) at the preferred boarding location within the preferred boarding time period and dismounts the bus (10) at the preferred dismounting location within the preferred dismounting time period by taking into consideration the combination of the preferred boarding time periods and the preferred dismounting time periods in the reservation information.
Patent GB-2523249-A (GB)
Title: Ship equipped with main propeller and additional propeller and hybrid operating method therefor
Inventor: MORIMOTO NOBUYOSHI
IPC: B63H21/12
Filed: 2015-01-09
Abstract: A ship configured to obtain propelling force by driving a main propeller 11 with a main engine 12 is provided with an additional propeller 20 and a driving unit (22, Fig 2) therefor. The additional propeller is disposed at a ship bottom or at a rising section of the ship bottom, in a position different from the main propeller. Further, the output of the driving unit of the additional propeller may be 25% or less than the output of the driving unit of the main engine. An operating condition can be selectable between regular operating condition in which propelling force is obtained by driving the main propeller and the other operating condition in which propelling force is obtained by driving the additional propeller.
Patent GB-2522560-A (GB)
Title: A storage device with an attachment means and related system
Inventor: EARL BRIAN
IPC: G11B33/04
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: A storage device 4 in the form of a box shaped container that has at least two sets of parallel walls 1, each wall having an inner face 3 and an outer face; the outer faces has at least one attachment means 7 for connecting one device to the outer wall of another device. The inner faces may comprise raised and lowered parts 2 which provide slots; opposing horizontal inner faces may be arranged to receive of one type of media format and opposing vertical inner faces may be arranged to accept another type of media format. The different types of media format may have different dimensions; examples of which may include compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), and computer games.
Patent GB-2537185-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connecter
Inventor: LESLIE LUCAS ALFRED HANSON
IPC: H01R33/94
Filed: 2015-04-11
Abstract: A light bulb adapter that converts a light bulb with a two pin fitting to a single pin threaded fitting. Alternatively a light bulb adapter that converts a light bulb with a single pin threaded fitting to a two pin fitting.
Patent GB-2530140-A (GB)
Title: Wastegate Valve
Inventor: ALBRECHT MATTHEW
IPC: F02B51/02
Filed: 2015-07-07
Abstract: Disclosed is an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine comprising a turbocharger having a bypass path 6 to allow exhaust gas to bypass the turbine 12, a chamber 13 and a catalytic converter 5a, wherein the bypass path is selectively opened and closed by a wastegate valve 8. In a closed position the wastegate valve is seated on a valve seat 6c and in an open position the valve directs exhaust gas, at least partially, along the chamber to impinge upon a leading face MLF of the catalytic converter. Exhaust gas exiting the turbine is also directed along the chamber to impinge upon the leading face of the catalytic converter. Preferably the valve seat is provided on a distal end of a conduit forming the bypass path and defines a plane that is non-orthogonal to the principal flow axis FA for gases flowing along the bypass path. Also claimed is a method of heating a catalytic converter of an engine to an effective temperature, for example during a start-up phase of the engine.
Patent GB-2541674-A (GB)
Title: Positioning system and method
Inventor: Brendan Watts
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: A positioning system for determining the position of a moving object comprises a dead-reckoning unit 10 to calculate an estimated position ŝ of the object in a reference frame, a plurality of lines 31,32 on a surface across which the object moves and a detection unit 40 to detect if the object encounters one of the lines. The estimated position ŝ has an unknown, actual error e(ŝ) and an associated uncertainty U(ŝ). Each of the lines has a mathematical description in the reference frame with an associated uncertainty U(mk). An error correction unit 20 reduces the actual error and the uncertainty in the object estimated position by calculating an estimated error ê(ŝ) in the estimated position, and by taking U(ŝ) and U(mk) to calculate a new uncertainty U(ŝ) in the object estimated position. An identification unit 50 identifies which one of the plurality of lines is most likely to have been detected based on the estimated position ŝ of the object and supplies the appropriate pre-measured mathematical description to the error correction unit. The system may be used as part of a guidance, navigation and control (GNC) system.
Patent GB-2531894-A (GB)
Title: Method for management of maintenance routine for an aircraft and a maintenance system
Inventor: ERIC DANIEL BUEHLER
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2015-09-01
Abstract: A maintenance system and a method for management of a maintenance routine for an aircraft 14 with a maintenance system comprises multiple communication terminals 40 located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other. A maintenance software program for a maintenance routine comprises maintenance tests corresponding to components 20 of the aircraft. The program defines an ultimate user, which could be the pilot of the aircraft. The program assigns maintenance tests to a communication terminal which then displays a maintenance test indication. The ultimate user may override the assignment of the maintenance test or end the maintenance routine before completion of the maintenance test. The ultimate user can be defined based on a hierarchy of multiple users or by location or identity of the user. The program can be executed by a controller 26. The communication terminals can be an internal terminal 42 or external, mobile terminals 44, such as laptops or PDAs or tablets. The present invention allows the ultimate user, such as the pilot, to reassign maintenance tests, perhaps to themselves, or mark a maintenance routine complete if they do not wish to wait for the maintenance routine to finish.
Patent GB-2533478-A (GB)
Title: Multicode Transmitter
Inventor: ATUL JAIN
IPC: G01S13/28
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: In a radar or communications system, a signal 102 is split into at least two low power signals, possibly by a feed network 104. Each of these signals is encoded, wherein the encoding comprises convolving each low power portion of the signal with a respective different code from a coding waveform generator 111 which may be orthogonal waveforms in the form of Gold Code, code division multiple access (CDMA), or frequency division multiple access (FDMA) waveforms. The coded low power portions of the signal are then summed by summer 115 and the resultant coded signal is transmitted by an antenna element 114 towards a target. An antenna element 116 receives the resultant coded signal reflected from the object, which is then decoded by at least two decoders, possibly by convolving the coded signal with a complex conjugate of a sum of the different codes from coding waveform generator 111a. The decoded signal is then correlated by correlator 118 to produce a complete received signal. The transmitter and receiver antenna elements 114, 116 may be the same element, and/or either may be a radio frequency (RF) antenna, or an ultrasound, optical or infrared aperture.
Patent GB-2534669-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic camera
Inventor: DIPEN N SINHA
IPC: G01S15/89
Filed: 2013-03-13
Abstract: The acoustic camera disclosed effectively obtains 3-dimensional images, of an object 20, using the time-of-flight for a reflected ultrasonic pulse. The objects may be immersed in optically opaque liquids. The apparatuses for generating the 3D images of an object comprises a broadband piezoelectric transducer 16; a pulse generator 17; ultrasonic detector 26, receiving ultrasonic pulses in a 2D pattern; an acoustic lens 24, for receiving reflected 22 acoustic pulses and focusing the pulses onto the detector; and, digital processing electronics 28, receiving electrical signal from the detector in a 2D pattern, generating a 3D image using time-of-flight of the reflected pulses at each location in the 2D pattern, controlling pulse generator. Other embodiments include a partially transmitting acoustic mirror; a compound acoustic lens, with a fixed focusing lens, a movable lens, and a means to move the moveable lens to achieve a desired magnification. The digital signal processing electronics may also control the movement of the acoustic lens.
Patent GB-2546795-A (GB)
Title: Demand-side management method and system
Inventor: HIROTO SASAKI
IPC: H02J3/14
Filed: 2016-01-29
Abstract: A method of, or system for, operating a plurality of distributed energy resources (DERs) electrically connected to a power supply network. The DERs are operated according to an operating plan that specifies times when particular DERs will draw electricity from the network, taking into account demand side constraints for operation of the DERs and predetermined operating limits of the supply network. A plurality of operation plans may be iteratively generated where scheduled operation of at least one of the DERs varies between the plurality of plans, then a score is calculated for each operation plan in relation to a model of the power supply network which indicates the relative ease with which the supply of electricity can be maintained within the predetermined operating limits of the network under that operation plan. The DERs are then operated according to the best scored plan. Predicted voltage drops and network load factors may be used in the score calculations.
Patent GB-2537477-A (GB)
Title: Downhole mud motor with adjustable bend angle
Inventor: ANKIT PUROHIT
IPC: E21B7/06
Filed: 2013-10-16
Abstract: An example downhole motor may include a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing at a movable joint. A turbine may be within the first housing in selective fluid communication with a bore of the first housing. A biasing mechanism may be coupled to the movable joint and the turbine. The biasing mechanism may alter an angle between a first longitudinal axis of the first housing and a second longitudinal axis of the second housing by altering an orientation of the movable joint.
Patent GB-2537481-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder having a floating piston, low profile swivel cap, and lubricated rod
Inventor: JAMES ERVIN COOPER
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 2016-03-09
Abstract: The assembly comprises a rod 126 defining a socket with an arcuate surface on the floor of the socket. A cap 60 dimensioned to fit into the socket and including a convex arcuate surface that corresponds with the socket floor. The rod has a first extended surface provided by side portions of the socket and provide depth to the socket. The cap has a second extended portion providing extended length to a cap to allow the cap to extend out of the socket when the convex part is in contact with the floor. A cylinder assembly 112 is operatively connected to a piston and a cap to permit the piston and the cap to move axially along the longitudinal axis of the cylinder assembly to move inwardly and outwardly. Also claimed is a method of reducing a bending moment in cylinder assembly including minimising the distance between a top surface of a cap and a bearing surface of the piston. Also claimed is a swivel assembly where there is a way of extending the depth of the socket and a way of extending the convex arcuate surface and a way of extending and contracting first and second bodies away from and toward an actuating cylinder.