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Patent GB-2507399-A (GB)
Title: Authenticating parcel consignees with indicia decoding devices
Inventor: YE GOULING
IPC: B07C3/14
Filed: 2013-08-29
Abstract: The invention concerns techniques for authenticating a consignee or recipient of a parcel. A device 100 including an imaging module, processors, and an output module would typically implement the techniques. The imaging module images a first indicia (e.g. 2D barcode) 121, found on a parcel 105, and a second indicia 141 that is separate from the parcel, to obtain representations of the first and second indicia. The processors process the representations of the first and second indicia to determine a first key specified by the first indicia and a second key specified by the second indicia. The processors also determine whether the second key corresponds with (i.e. matches) the first key, and authenticates a consignee that provided the second indicia as an authorized recipient of the parcel based on the determination of whether the second key corresponds with the first key. The output module then indicates whether the one or more processors authenticate the consignee as the authorized recipient of the parcel. The keys may be encrypted, with the second key comprising a decryption key for the first key. Independent claims are also included for a method and device for generating the two keys involved in the process described above.
Patent GB-2517953-A (GB)
Title: Antibodies to complex targets
Inventor: ULRICHTS PETER
IPC: C07K16/18
Filed: 2013-09-05
Abstract: Antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof derived from antibodies raised by DNA immunization of host animals, particularly camelids (e.g. llama). The antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof bind to proteins which may be particularly large in size (at least 1115 amino acids in length), or have at least 8 transmembrane domains, or are naturally encoded by nucleotide sequences which are difficult to replicate in standard or common E. coli strains. The present invention also relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof which bind to ion channels, in particular the voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7. Methods of raising antibodies against particular protein targets by a process of DNA immunuzation are also provided.
Patent GB-2518893-A (GB)
Title: Method for predicting an auxiliary power unit fault
Inventor: CATT CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2013-10-07
Abstract: A fault in an auxiliary power unit (APU) (10, Figure 2) of an aircraft (50, Figure 2) may be predicted by receiving a sensor signal from at least one of multiple APU sensors, and preferably also an altitude signal, speed signal or engine performance parameters, defining a sensor output 102 that is compared to a reference value 104. A fault in the auxiliary power unit is predicted based on the comparison 106. Predictions of faults may be displayed to a pilot on a primary flight display. Sensor output may be aggregated over multiple flights and statistically analysed, and pre-flight and post-flight phases may be separately analysed. Faults may be predicted if, for example, post-flight exhaust gas temperature or pre-flight median inlet temperature are above thresholds, if the APU takes longer than expected to start or if a surge control valve is further than expected from a central position post-flight.
Patent GB-2519329-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling an exhaust recirculation gas system
Inventor: VASSALLO ALBERTO
IPC: F02D41/00
Filed: 2013-10-16
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling an exhaust gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine 110. The engine comprises a compressor 240, an intake manifold 200, an aftertreatment system 280, a low pressure exhaust gas recirculation system, EGR 324, and a high pressure exhaust gas recirculation system, EGR 300. The method temporarily adjusts a low pressure EGR ratio, keeping constant a total EGR rate, after verifying at least one of a set of parameters including compressor parameters, aftertreatment system parameters or an intake manifold parameter. The low pressure EGR ratio (LP_EGR ratio) and the total EGR rate are defined by the following equations: LP_EGR ratio = LP_EGR rate / (LP_EGR rate + HP_EGR rate) total EGR rate = LP_EGR rate + HP_EGR rate where: LP-EGR rate: gas flowrate through the low pressure EGR system HP-EGR rate: gas flowrate through the high pressure EGR system
Patent GB-2506307-A (GB)
Title: A vacuum cleaner
Inventor: MAEDA TSUYOSHI
IPC: A47L9/16
Filed: 2010-11-04
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises a suction port body (1, fig 1) for sucking dust-containing air from the outside, a cleaner body (5, fig 1) which includes a motor-driven blower for generating suction air and a cyclone dust collector (50, fig 2). The cyclone dust collector (50, fig 2) includes at least one cyclone part which is disposed between the suction port body and the blower and is provided with an inflow port 11, a swirl chamber 12 and a dust case 14, 114 so that the dust-containing air flowing in through the inflow port 11 is swirled in the swirl chamber 12 and is discharged after dust has been separated and wherein a suction air passage 49 is disposed at the cleaner body and positioned under the cyclone dust collector (50, fig 2). The suction air passage 49 preferably fits into a width of the cyclone dust collector (50, fig 2).
Patent GB-2508319-A (GB)
Title: Surface treatment process for implantable medical device
Inventor: MEREDITH NEIL
IPC: A61L27/28
Filed: 2010-02-19
Abstract: A surface treatment process for an implantable medical device 1 which has a dielectric insulating layer 3, the process comprises the application of ions 4 onto said dielectric insulating layer 3, the ions 4 being capable of forming an electrostatic charge and locally creating a local electric field associated with at least part of the surface of the implantable medical device 1 upon application of a liquid to said surface wherein said dielectric insulating layer 3 is provided on the surface of the implantable medical device 1 intermediate a metallic part of the implant 2 and a conductive fluid, wherein the dielectric insulating layer 3 comprises a metal oxide layer, and wherein the liquid is a conductive electrolyte solution, wherein an electric double layer builds up at the implant-liquid interface and wherein the ions are applied from a solution of MgCl26H2O. The method increases the hydrophilicity and wettability of an implant surface which increases the penetration of liquids and specific biomolecules, and therefore improves biocompatibility. The implantable medical device 1 is also claimed.
Patent GB-2524296-A (GB)
Title: An inhaler
Inventor: HEARN ALEX
IPC: A24F40/95
Filed: 2014-03-19
Abstract: An inhaler comprising a reservoir 2 for an inhalable composition and a heating element 6 and/or vibrating transducer to selectively volatilise at least some components of the composition. A power source 8 supplies electrical power to the heater/transducer when the user inhales from the inhaler. The inhaler further comprises at least one airflow path 15 arranged to draw air in through the inhaler as a user inhales from an inhaling end 12, and impinge on the composition leaving the heater at the inhaling end. Also claimed is a combination of the inhaler and a refill pack wherein the inhaler has a capacitor as its power source 8 and the refill pack comprises a refill reservoir 33 of inhalable composition and a battery 35 coupled to a refill capacitor 34. Preferably the inhaler is an electronic cigarette.
Patent GB-2527730-A (GB)
Title: Protective sheet
Inventor: FLETCHER MARK
IPC: D06N7/04
Filed: 2014-04-07
Abstract: There is provided a protective sheet 10 provided with a non- slip surface 16. The protective sheet 10 may comprise cotton and the non-slip surface 16 may comprise plastic, preferably thermoplastic, a rubber, preferably neoprene (poly chloroprene). The non-slip surface 16 may be non continuous and may comprise protrusions 18 extending from the under surface 14 of the protective sheet 10. The protrusions 18 may be circular with a diameter for 3-10mm, preferably 5mm, and may extend 1mm down from the protective sheet 10.
Patent GB-2514256-A (GB)
Title: Flow oscillation generator
Inventor: WALDRON ALEX
IPC: F03G7/00
Filed: 2014-04-16
Abstract: A motion generator comprising an aperture 4 through which fluid flows and a buoyant plug 2 for the aperture. The plug and the aperture are shaped such that, with the relative buoyancy and/or elasticity of the plug in a fluid flow, the plug oscillates in a fluid flow through the aperture to provide a reciprocal motion in the actuator element 3. Preferably there is a locking member to prevent or limit the reciprocating motion. The plug may have electively variable buoyancy provide by removable weights and plug may have an undulating surface for engagement with the aperture. The generator may also include a guide means in the form of a sleeve or a funnel to define the direction of the reciprocating motion.
Patent GB-2510783-A (GB)
Title: Floating liquefied natural gas pretreatment system
Inventor: JARIWALA ANKUR D
IPC: B01D53/22
Filed: 2012-12-06
Abstract: A pretreatment system and method for a floating liquid natural gas ("FLNG") facility are presented. The inlet natural gas stream (19) flows through a membrane system (30) to remove carbon dioxide and a heat exchanger (40), producing first and second cooled C02-depleted non- permeate streams (41, 43). The first cooled C02-depleted non-permeate stream (41) is routed to additional pretreatment equipment, while the second cooled C0 2 -depleted non-permeate stream (43) is routed directly to a LNG train (70). Alternatively, the inlet natural gas stream (19) may flow through a membrane system to produce a single cooled C02-depleted non-permeate stream (71) that is routed to the LNG train (70) after sweetening and dehydration. Because the pretreatment system delivers the incoming gas stream to the LNG train (70) at a lower temperature than conventional systems, less energy is needed to convert the gas stream to LNG. In addition, the pretreatment system has a smaller footprint than conventional pretreatment systems.
Patent GB-2521491-A (GB)
Title: Motion estimation
Inventor: FISHWICK STEVEN JOHN
IPC: H04N19/577
Filed: 2014-06-17
Abstract: Motion estimation comprising computing first and second bi-directional motion vectors for a first region of an interpolated frame by performing double ended vector motion estimation on the first region 910; selecting one of the candidate bi-directional motion vectors 940; identifying a remote region 930 of the interpolated frame offset from the first region by an amount based on the endpoint of the selected vector; obtaining a remote motion vector 960 for the remote region; and biasing selection between the first and second candidate vectors based on one or more properties of the remote motion vector. The bias may be based on the remote motion vector magnitude or direction or on the pixel similarity between endpoint locations of the remote vector and may involve a comparison looking at similarities between the remote vector and the first vector. The candidate vector selection may be further influenced by properties of a motion vector 950 at a block 920 co-located with a location pointed to by the other end of the double ended motion vector 910, wherein the properties preferably relate to a comparison of the two remote vectors. The remote motion vectors may be single or double ended.
Patent GB-2527561-A (GB)
Title: Multilayer structure
Inventor: GOLZHAUSER ARMIN
IPC: H01G4/14
Filed: 2014-06-26
Abstract: A multi-layered structure of an electrode is described, comprising a first layer 110, a second layer 120 and a third layer 130.The first 110 and third layers 130 are one or more pyrolysed carbon nano-membrane (CNM) or one or more layers of graphene (SLG). The second layer 120 is a dielectric layer which may comprise one or more carbon nanomembranes (CNM). The carbon nanomembranes may be formed as cross linked self assembled monolayers (cross-linked SAM). The electrode may comprise part of a capacitor or energy storage device. The at least two layer structures may be wound onto a former, or layered on top of each other (figure 2). A method of production of the multi layer structure is also defined.
Patent GB-2513057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to handover
Inventor: ZISIMOPOULOS HARIS
IPC: H04W36/14
Filed: 2010-05-07
Abstract: A user equipment 10 is handed over from a first radio access network to a second radio access network coupled to a mobility controller, e.g. MSC 14, and having an association with the first radio access network. The user equipment 10 communicates with a session transfer controller, e.g. I/S-CSCF 28 and SCC AS 30, using the first and second radio access networks. A message is received at the session transfer controller 28, 30 indicating that handover of the user equipment 10 to the second network has been requested. A communication, originated at the user equipment 10, is received at the session transfer controller 28, 30 via the first network indicating a change in status of a call. In response to the message and communication, a message is sent to the mobility controller 14 indicating that the call may be dropped. Dropping the call in such situations will avoid situations in which finite state machines in the UE 10 and the MSC 14 are not synchronised, which could lead to a race condition in which operation of the network is not well controlled.
Patent GB-2531023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in water heating systems
Inventor: ALISDAIR CUMMING
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 2014-10-07
Abstract: A hot water supply system 1 comprises a heater 10 for heating a heat exchange fluid and a primary heat exchanger 22 which receives heat exchange fluid from the heater and supplies heated water to a hot water outlet 24. A secondary heat exchanger 46 receives heat exchange fluid from a heat store 20 and supplies heated water which is mixed with water from a cold water supply 26 at mixing valve 54. A flow meter 66 measures flow rate of water at the hot water outlet 24. The amount of water flowing from the secondary heat exchanger 46 through the mixing valve 54 is controlled depending on the flow rate measured by flow meter 66. A space heating system (100, Fig. 2) may be connected to heater 10 with heat exchange fluid pumped from heat store 20 to the space heating system by a pump (108, Fig. 2). Hot water may recirculate from outlet 24 depending on a signal from temperature sensor 68. The system may be operated in no-flow rate, low-flow rate or high-flow rate conditions.
Patent GB-2523614-A (GB)
Title: GC column connection with a planar connection to mating devices
Inventor: WALSH GEORGE P
IPC: G01N30/60
Filed: 2014-10-09
Abstract: A fitting 200 for fluidically coupling a GC column to another structure. The fitting comprises: a first end 201 configured to receive a ferrule having a tubular element 202 disposed therein, the tubular element being oriented in a first direction; and a second end 203 fluidically connected to the first end and having an opening 204 to provide a fluid from the tubular element in a second direction that is different from the first direction. The second end comprises a substantially planar portion 205, and the planar portion is configured to make a substantially gas impermeable seal with another element of a GC system. Also defined is a body 401 comprising first and second fittings 406, 407 and connection elements 402, 403 (Figure 4).
Patent GB-2535437-A (GB)
Title: Pipe clip
Inventor: PAUL TREVOR FELSTEAD
IPC: F16L3/22
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: A fastening clip 100 for a pipe has a hole for the pipe formed by a body portion 1 of the clip. A spacer is mounted on the inner surface 2 of the body portion 1 and has a gripping surface 8 which lies radially inward from the inner surface 2 and extends over only a part of the inner surface2 . The spacer also has a securing portion 10, connected to the gripping surface 8, which is detachably engaged in a channel 6 in the inner surface 2 to secure the spacer to the clip. This enables a clip to be formed which can be adapted to a range of pipes of different sizes and which can deliver a range of clamping forces to the pipe. Various aspects of the clip, feature modular construction, wherein at least clip units connect together via male and female connection parts on their ends to form the clip and define the hole for a pipe. In additional aspects, the outer surface of the clip units have male and female connecting members for connecting to other clip units to form a connected piece of multiple clips (fig. 8d).
Patent GB-2533929-A (GB)
Title: Alignment Tool
Inventor: MARTIN ILLINGWORTH
IPC: G01B3/06
Filed: 2015-01-06
Abstract: The alignment tool 1 for use in marking a surface, such as a wall, includes first 2, 4 and second 3, 5 longitudinal arms, each rotatably connected to a hub or handle 6. Each arm carries a scale or an indicator element (50, 53, Figure 9). A user operable locking mechanism is configured to selectively prevent and enable rotation of the arms. An alternative device includes a pair of longitudinal arms, each rotatably mounted in the region of their longitudinal centres to a rotational mechanism provided in or on a hub or handle. The rotational mechanism is arranged such that, in use, movement of one of the pairs in a first rotational direction results in movement of the other pair in the counter direction by substantially the same angle. Each of the arms carries a scale or at least one movable marking indicator. A further alternative device includes arms movably connected to a hub or handle, rotational movement of one of the arms causing, in use, rotational movement of the other arm(s) in a predetermined motion. Each of the arms carries a scale or marking indicator.
Patent GB-2518574-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive applicator
Inventor: SLEVIN PETER JOSEPH
IPC: B65D83/00
Filed: 2013-06-19
Abstract: An adhesive applicator comprises: (i) an outer tube having first and second ends; (ii) an elongate adhesive rod assembly incorporating a rod of adhesive material and being co-axially mounted within the outer tube, said adhesive rod assembly having a first end provided by the first end of the adhesive rod by which adhesive is applied to a substrate, and a second end; (iii) a removable cap for closing the first end of the outer tube, said adhesive rod assembly being slidably mounted in the outer tube so that the first end of the rod may be advanced or withdrawn past the first end of the tube when the cap is removed, wherein the outer tube is adapted to allow direct finder access to the second end of the adhesive rod assembly for the application of finger pressure thereto to advance the first end of the rod pas the first end of the tube.
Patent GB-2518796-A (GB)
Title: Parallelized counter tree walk for low overhead memory replay protection
Inventor: CHHABRA SIDDHARTHA
IPC: G06F21/71
Filed: 2013-06-13
Abstract: A processor includes a memory encryption engine that provides replay and confidentiality protections to a memory region. The memory encryption engine performs low-overhead parallelized tree walks along a counter tree structure. The memory encryption engine upon receiving an incoming read request for the protected memory region, performs a dependency check operation to identify dependency between the incoming read request and an in-process request and to remove the dependency when the in-process request is a read request that is not currently suspended.
Patent GB-2528371-A (GB)
Title: Oscillatory feedback control in a vehicle steering system
Inventor: LICKFOLD DAVID
IPC: B62D117/00
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: Oscillatory, particularly haptic but also audible, feedback provided through a vehicle steering system, for example to warn of a vehicles departure from its lane, can be controlled using a method involving receiving a request for oscillatory feedback and automatically inhibiting feedback when a value of a steering angle-related parameter, such as rate of change of steering angle, is above a predetermined threshold value; inhibiting feedback may avoid distracting a driver during a manoeuvre. When the parameter is below the threshold, feedback may be provided using a controller 34 of an electric power assisted steering (EPAS) system. Typically feedback is provided to a rack bar 12 through a motor 18, and may have a duration of about 1.6 seconds and a frequency of 26 Hertz, which may provide a torque of about 2 Newton metres and a displacement of rack bar 12 by about 0.09 millimetres.
Patent GB-2540763-A (GB)
Title: Catalytically active protein aggregates and methods for producing the same
Inventor: KARL-ERICH JAEGER
IPC: C12N9/00
Filed: 2015-07-24
Abstract: Catalytically active water-insoluble protein aggregates comprising fusion proteins which comprise a coiled-coil domain and a catalytic domain are claimed. The coiled-coil domain may be at least three heptad repeats, domains predicted by the PCOILS or MARCOILS webservers. The domain may be from the group consisting of TDoT, 3HAMP, GCN4-p1 or GCN4-pL1. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing such protein aggregates, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the fusion proteins, and their use.
Patent GB-2542573-A (GB)
Title: Network roaming
Inventor: ADRIAN NEAL
IPC: H04W8/06
Filed: 2015-09-22
Abstract: System and method for providing cellular services to a roaming subscriber comprisinga visited public land mobile network, VPLMN, at least one processor within the VPLMN and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to instantiate one or more network functions as software processes performing data plane packet processing within a network functions virtualisation, NFV, environment hosted by the VPLMN and associated with a home public land mobile network, HPLMN, wherein the network functions provide the roaming subscriber with network services associated with the HPLMN.
Patent GB-2527699-A (GB)
Title: Unidirectional branch extent in a flow network
Inventor: HOUETO FABIEN
IPC: F17D3/01
Filed: 2014-04-09
Abstract: A method can include receiving a model of a network of a production system that includes information that specifies branches and pieces of equipment; processing, optionally in parallel, at least a portion of the information for at least a portion of the model of the network; and, based at least in part on the processing, assigning a flow direction to each of the branches in the at least a portion of the model of the network. Various other technologies, techniques, etc., are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2534966-A (GB)
Title: A frame for enclosing a photovoltaic laminate
Inventor: PETER ITALIANO
IPC: H02S20/25
Filed: 2015-10-16
Abstract: A frame with four edges, each edge having a recess for retaining a photovoltaic (PV) laminate 202, wherein (i) the left edge 203 has a gutter and a seal both outwardly-protruding, (ii) the right edge 204 has an outwardly-protruding seal arranged to abut between a gutter and seal of a neighbouring frame (iii) the front edge 205 has an outwardly protruding flange 1101, and (iv) the back (rear) edge 206 has an outwardly and downwardly protruding flange 1401. When the frames are put in place, gutter 401 extends under a rear edge flange 1401 and front edge flange 1101 extends over a corresponding flange 1703 identical to that of the back edge. In this way, matching photovoltaic modules cooperate to manage flow of water W down the roof. The frame also has bevelled end sections that form mitre joints at its four corners which are strengthened with L-shaped inserts 301 etc.