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Patent GB-2486246-A (GB)
Title: Self-inflatable outdoor furniture cushion with a weather-resistant air-impermeable outer housing
Inventor: FRETTSOME GILLIAN
IPC: A47C27/18
Filed: 2010-12-09
Abstract: A self-inflatable cushion 10 comprises a flexible outer housing 12 having at least two spaced primary chambers 14, at least one smaller secondary chamber 16 interposed between the primary chambers 14, the secondary chamber 16 extending across a lateral extent of the outer housing 12, a hinge element 34 between the primary chambers 14, a head rest chamber 18, and compressible foam material (20, figure 2) which fills the chambers 14, 16, 18, and a valve 22 for controlling air in and out of the chambers 14, 16, 18. All the chambers 14, 16, 18 are fluidly interconnected. The secondary chamber 16 is provided at the hinge element 34 between the primary chambers 14. In use, air is expelled from the chambers 14, 16, 18 when the housing 12 is compacted for storage, and is automatically drawn in to the chambers 14, 16, 18 when the housing 12 is unfurled.
Patent GB-2488745-A (GB)
Title: Ion detection
Inventor: MAKAROV ALEXANDER ALEKSEEVICH
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2010-12-14
Abstract: Mass analysers and methods of ion detection for a mass analyser are provided. An electrostatic field generator provides an electrostatic field causing ion packets to oscillate along a direction. A pulse transient signal is detected over a time duration that is significantly shorter than a period of the ion oscillation or using pulse detection electrodes having a width that is significantly smaller than a span of ion harmonic motion. A harmonic transient signal is also detected. Ion intensity with respect to mass-to-charge ratio is than identified based on the pulse transient signal and the harmonic transient signal.
Patent GB-2487799-A (GB)
Title: Aligning the blades of a gas turbine rotor during tip grinding
Inventor: SAUNDERS DUNCAN
IPC: B24B19/14
Filed: 2011-02-16
Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine engine comprises a plurality of blades 512, 612 mounted in a disc 526 to form a blade assembly, with the blade assembly mounted in a grinding apparatus 522 for grinding the blade tips the plurality of blades are aligned in a predetermined position either using compressed fluid 518 or by adhering the blades 612 to the disc to retain them. The blades may be aligned whilst the blade assembly is rotated. The compressed fluid may be air and may be incident on a pressure or suction surface of a blade to apply a force between 1N and 20 N using a nozzle 516. The adhesive 618 may be epoxy resin and may be applied by an applicator 620 after the blades have been balanced and before a protective coating is applied. The adhesive 618 may be a high temperature adhesive or it may burn off during operation of the engine. Avoiding movement of the blades during grinding of the tips of the blades in these ways reduces tip rub between the tips of the blades and an abradable liner (210 fig. 2) provided within a gas turbine engine casing. The blades 512, 612 maybe mounted to the disc via blade roots 514, 614 received with a bucket groove 528 and may be aligned by contact between the blade platform and a projection 524.
Patent GB-2490143-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing a component using a laser
Inventor: CLARK DANIEL
IPC: B23K26/073
Filed: 2011-04-20
Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a component by added layer deposition and a method of manufacturing a component. The method comprises the steps of directing a beam of energy e.g. a laser beam to heat a working region of a substrate and adjusting the cross sectional shape of the beam to thereby generate a variety of predetermined cross sectional shapes of working region while the beam is being directed onto the substrate. Thus the distribution of energy delivered to the substrate is controlled during the manufacturing process. The cross sectional shape and area of the beam is repeatedly monitored and compared to a library of predetermined cross sectional shape(s) and area(s) and the beam cross sectional shape adjusted accordingly.
Patent GB-2568212-A (GB)
Title: Baby sport toy bar
Inventor: RAMACHANDRA RAO GUDIPATI
IPC: A63H33/00
Filed: 2011-04-27
Abstract: A baby sports toy bar comprises sporting toys 101, 102, 103 suspended from a toy holder 105 which pivots and locks around a pivot 106; The pivot 106 may be supported at the curved end 107 of a toy support frame which pivots and locks in an attachment unit adapted to secure to a cot/rocker; the toy support frame may be adjustable in height; separate handheld accessories 114, 115 may be provided in the form of equipment associated with the sports toys suspended from the holder 105.
Patent GB-2490916-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and method for producing ozone
Inventor: HUNT ALLAN KENNETH FRAZER GRUGEON
IPC: B01F3/04
Filed: 2011-05-17
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for producing ozone comprises a differential pressure injector 13, means 12, 14, 15 for circulating aqueous fluid through the differential pressure injector, control means, an ozone generator 18 for connection to an oxygen source 22 via an oxygen conduit 19, a first valve 20 located in the oxygen conduit, a second valve 16 and a pressure monitor 21 wherein the ozone generator is connected to the differential pressure injector via an ozone conduit 17 with the second valve located in the ozone conduit and the pressure monitor located between the ozone generator and the first valve to provide data to the control means. The valves and the fluid circulation means are preferably operable to create a negative pressure in the oxygen and ozone conduits. An apparatus for pre-treating fluid and method of operation wherein the apparatus includes an orifice which the fluid continually passes through until a predetermined temperature is reached. A method of producing aqueous ozone by determining the maximum negative pressure of fluid travelling around a fluid circuit with a differential pressure injector and finding an optimal pressure set-point for the delivery of oxygen via an ozone generator to a pressure injector to maximise the entrainment of ozone gas into the fluid.
Patent GB-2481903-A (GB)
Title: Clip for securing together orthogonal I-beams
Inventor: CARRINGTON MICHAEL
IPC: E04B1/24
Filed: 2011-07-04
Abstract: A clip 1, for use with three similar clips, to secure together two orthogonal universal I beams or girders 6, 21 at a joint of an upper beam 6 and a lower beam 21, the clip 1 defining a gap 2 between upper and lower plates 3, 4, the gap 2 accommodating the flanges of the beams 6. A connector piece 7 connects the upper and lower plates 3, 4, and the upper plate 3, at an end distal from the connector piece 7, has an upwardly directed, orthogonal tab 8 which has an aperture 9 to receive a stem of a bolt to connect the clip 1 to an adjacent clip, the tab extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the upper beam 6. The connector piece 7 has two orthogonal abutment faces 13, 14, an edge 16 of the lower flange 5 of the upper beam 6 engages one abutment face 13, and an edge 19 of the upper flange 20 of the lower beam 21 engages the other abutment face 14. The lower plate 4 at an end distal from the connector piece 7 terminates in a downwardly directed tab 27 which is orthogonal to the first tab 8 and has an aperture 23 to receive the stem of a second bolt to connect the clip 1 to another adjacent clip.
Patent GB-2480165-A (GB)
Title: Process for producing plate brick, and plate brick
Inventor: AKAMINE KEIICHIRO
IPC: C04B35/00
Filed: 2009-12-18
Abstract: A process for producing a plate brick which comprises adding an organic bolder to a mixture of refractory raw materials including aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, kneading and fornung the mixture, and then firing the formed mixture in a nitrogen gas atmosphere at 1,000-1,400°C, wherein at least the region in the oven which has an ambient temperature of 300°C or higher is filled with a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and the region in the oven which has an ambient temperature of 1,000°C or higher is regulated so that the atmosphere has an oxygen gas concentration of 100 volume ppm or lower and a total concentration of carbon monoxide gas and carbon dioxide gas of 1.0 vol.% or lower. This process yields fine and even aluminum nitride grains in the plate brick in a large amount, prevents aluminum carbide from generating, hydrating, and thereby causing texture deterioration, and inhibits the oxidation of carbon bonds and thereby inhibits the plate brick from suffering surface roughening.
Patent GB-2495093-A (GB)
Title: Dipole antenna with a composite right and left handed transmission line
Inventor: GERTENBACH JOHAN LUCAS
IPC: H01Q9/20
Filed: 2011-09-27
Abstract: An antenna system, or a method of forming such a system, comprises of a dipole element with first and second half elements 1409, 1412 which are fed via respective feed cables passing through a conductive tube 1407 which is electrically connected to a plurality of outer plates 1405 by inner plates 1406 to form a composite right/left handed (CRLH) transmission line. The antenna system may be a wideband collinear antenna array 1401 that comprises linearly stacked dipole structures 1485, 1486, 1487. The inner plates 1406 may provide an inductive connection between the outer plates 1405 and the metal tube 1407. Various additional capacitive and/or inductive formations may be used in the transmission lines. Dipoles and CRLH transmission lines may be arranged radially around a metal tube 1407. The CRLH transmission lines are used to prevent anti-phase currents from being induced in the structure carrying the feed lines.
Patent GB-2495291-A (GB)
Title: Bag for inflatable mattress
Inventor: RICHARDSON DAVID
IPC: A45C3/10
Filed: 2011-10-04
Abstract: An inflatable mattress bag (1) is provided for enabling the convenient transport of an inflatable mattress or lilo (7) by a beachgoer. The bag (1) comprises an internal compartment capable of receiving a fully inflated mattress (7) therein. The bag (1) further comprises at least one handle (5) or strap to enable the bag to be carried. At least one face of the outer surface of the bag (1) is formed from a towelling material. The bag (1) may also have securing means (2, 3, 4) to releasably retain said inflatable mattress (7) within the internal compartment and/or one or more additional pockets for carrying other items.
Patent GB-2494719-A (GB)
Title: Deformable removable steering wheel rim
Inventor: BENSON PATRICK
IPC: B62D1/06
Filed: 2011-10-17
Abstract: A removable, deformable energy absorbing steering wheel rim 5 is maintained in a rigid state under normal conditions by a number of wheel rim core link rods 4. Under impact during accident conditions the wheel rim core link rods 4 are retracted by a number of electro magnets (8 see fig 1) to allow the wheel rim 5 to deform in an energy absorbing manner by means of energy absorbing flexible sections of wheel rim core 3, an energy absorbing elastic wheel rim outer sheath 10 and other external energy absorbing components, namely an energy absorbing wheel rim restrictor fin 11 and an energy absorbing instrument cluster hood 12. Removing a number of withdrawable wheel rim retaining pins 7 allows a number of detachable wheel rim cradles 6 to be removed releasing the steering wheel rim 5 from the wheel hub 1.
Patent GB-2488434-A (GB)
Title: Gutter debris guard to protect from accumulation of debris in a gutter
Inventor: HAAS THOMAS
IPC: E04D13/076
Filed: 2012-02-24
Abstract: The debris guard 10 comprises a first section 12 including a back plate for attachment to a fascia or wall and a second section including a cover portion 14 for covering the roof gutter channel. The first and second sections are releasably or reversibly attachable to each other. Preferably the two sections are slidable relative to each other. The second section can be secured to the first section by way of a latching member which has a wedge shaped end portion that is located within a longitudinal channel within the first section in use. The channel may be formed from a flexible material that allows the wedge shaped portion to be inserted by expanding and then closing. The cover portion may also include means for directing water towards a gutter by including a C or U shaped run off portion.
Patent GB-2505862-A (GB)
Title: A mould for forming a battery post and strap
Inventor: BARGE CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B22C9/06
Filed: 2012-07-04
Abstract: Apparatus in which a battery post and strap can be cast comprises a body 11 with a recess 16 in an upper surface 13 thereof and an opening 14 which extends through the body 11 and is aligned with the recess 16. The apparatus further comprises a water-coolable mould which can be inserted into the opening 14 from the upper surface 13 of the body 11 and in which a post can be cast and a removable plate 17 which can be located in the upper surface 13 of the mould body 11 to retain the water-coolable mould and define a cavity 12 in which a strap can be cast. Water is fed to the water-coolable mould from a manifold 18 suspended from the body 11 and located below the end of the opening 14 remote from the upper surface 13 of the body 11. Sockets 20 in the manifold 18 engage with input and output pipes 21 located in the water-coolable mould.
Patent GB-2497053-A (GB)
Title: Method of forming a semiconductor device
Inventor: KUGLER THOMAS
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2011-06-30
Abstract: Method for producing a semiconductor device such as an organic thin film transistor, and a device produced by the method, the method including the steps of forming conducting electrodes over a substrate, treating a surface of the electrodes with an arene substituted with an electron-withdrawing group to form an electrode contact layer over the electrodes, and forming an organic semiconductor layer over the substrate and electrodes, in which the substrate and electrodes are baked before the organic semiconductor layer is formed so as to reduce contaminants on the electrode contact layer and thereby promote improved crystal nucleation on a surface of the electrode.
Patent GB-2510000-A (GB)
Title: Linear actuator with integrally formed housing
Inventor: WU CHOU-HSIN
IPC: F16H1/16
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: A linear actuator includes a driver, such as motor 1, a transmission rod assembly formed as a screw rod 2, a mechanical motion conversion assembly 3 having a worm shaft 30 and worm gear 31 linked between the motor 1and the transmission rod assembly 2. A housing 4 includes an upper part 41 and the lower part 40 has a first containing portion 400 for receiving the motor 1, a second containing portion 401 for receiving the mechanical motion conversion assembly 3 and a third containing portion 402 for receiving the transmission rod assembly 2. The upper part 41fits on top of the first and second containing portions 401, 402, and the first, second and third containing portions 401, 402, 403 are integrally formed as a whole out of plastics. A cover 42 fits on top of the third portion 403 and cooperates with a groove rail 200 disposed on a transmission part 20 which is driven by the transmission rod assembly 2 so as to slide along the cover 42.
Patent GB-2507160-A (GB)
Title: A wireless transmitter amplifier IC with an adjustable output transformer
Inventor: GRAMEGNA GIUSEPPE
IPC: H03F3/213
Filed: 2013-08-19
Abstract: Parallel primary winding sections 30a,30b of a step-up balun transformer in the output circuit of a transmitter amplifier are selectively put into circuit by switches 62-68 so that the real part of the load impedance presented to the amplifier, and hence the output power transmitted by the antenna, may be adjusted. The primary winding sections may comprise single loops fabricated, without vias, in a single thick top metal layer (figure 5) affording low electromigration. The primary winding sections couple to the secondary winding with different coupling factors k. The secondary winding 32 may comprise two turns that are disposed closely adjacent the inner and outer sides of primary loop 30b to increase the coupling factor between windings 32 and 30b. The switches 62-68 may be implemented by use of cascode devices within the amplifier. The technique allows adjustment of transmitted power without a requirement for variation of the power supply.
Patent GB-2501660-A (GB)
Title: Communication device
Inventor: IDO YASUNORI
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2011-05-30
Abstract: In this plant monitoring control device (10) which receives communication packets including data collected at a plurality of data collection devices (19) from a network (process bus) (18), apart from a processing unit (A12) which performs logic computation processing and a processing unit (C14) which performs arithmetic computation processing, a processing unit (B13) which is dedicated hardware for performing data extraction processing for extracting specific data from received communication packets is provided. The processing unit (B13) performs data extraction processing at high speed, and therefore, it is possible to streamline data extraction processing so that packet reception, data extraction, and computation become possible at short time cycles.
Patent GB-2519765-A (GB)
Title: Step coverings
Inventor: HAMP JONATHAN
IPC: E04F11/16
Filed: 2013-10-29
Abstract: A step enhancement comprising an anti-slip plastics sheet 13 material step surface covering adapted for adhesive attachment to the step 11 having a wraparound step nosing 14. The preferred step covering includes an aluminium angle strip 15 with hooks or spikes 16 that help secure the plastic wraparound step nosing 14. Attachment preferably also involves partially melting the plastic layer by means of microwave heaters and adhesives. The aluminium angle strip 15 is preferably attached to the step 11 by screws, ribs and grooves, or adhesive. Any rise 17 at the edge of the step 11 is gentle. Alternatively, the aluminium nosing (31, figure 3) might be attached to the plastic anti-slip surface 13 via a dovetail gripper edge (32, figure 3).
Patent GB-2520494-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for sealing a subterranean bore-hole
Inventor: JAMES PETER
IPC: E21B33/14
Filed: 2013-11-20
Abstract: A method of sealing a borehole includes inserting an extraction pipe 14 into the borehole. The pipe 14 has a sleeve 16 which covers an outer portion of the pipe 14 and a settable slurry is introduced into the sleeve 16 to cause expansion of the sleeve 16 away from the outer surface of the pipe 14 towards the wall of the borehole. The sleeve 16 is permeable to the slurry to allow liquid to seep through, and to substantially seal the pipe 14 to the borehole along a portion of the outer surface of the pipe 14.
Patent GB-2521649-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus, computer program code and storage medium for processing audio signals
Inventor: KELLONIEMI ANTTI
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 2013-12-27
Abstract: First and second audio signals are captured by respective first and second microphones. An estimate of a diffuseness of sound based on the received first and at least second audio signals is then provided. The apparatus then forms a final audio signal based on at least one of the two audio signals by adjusting the audibility of diffuse sound in the final audio signal according to the estimated diffuseness. This enhances perception of sound with respect to at least one criterion with the atleast one final audio signal. Diffuseness is taken to be a measure of the non-directivity of the sound at the location of an observer. Diffuseness may be estimated by: Â· correlating the audio signals separately for each of several frequency bins and finding the maximum correlation, or Â· computing a Maximum Squared Coherence (MSC) value between the audio signals, or Â· by computing the speed of variation of sound arrival direction.
Patent GB-2511914-A (GB)
Title: Object production
Inventor: POTTER MARK ALFRED
IPC: B29C69/00
Filed: 2014-01-15
Abstract: Utilising an additive manufacturing step in the production of an object which may be a titanium aircraft part, the method comprising providing a digital model of the object that is to be produced; using the digital model, identifying one or more parts of the object that satisfy certain criteria, for example they experience high load stress; for each identified part, adjusting, in the digital model the thickness of that part to satisfy further criteria, e.g. minimum number of load cycles before simulated failure, thereby producing an updated model; performing a first production process to produce the part or parts of the object that do not satisfy the criteria, thereby producing an initial object; performing an Additive Manufacturing process to add, to the initial object, the one or more identified parts, thereby producing the object. The initial object and identified parts are made of the same material. The first production process is different to the Additive Manufacturing process.
Patent GB-2516323-A (GB)
Title: Lock mechanism
Inventor: WALKER ROBERT WILLIAM
IPC: E05B27/04
Filed: 2014-01-27
Abstract: A double cylinder lock having a plurality of pin assemblies 210 comprising a spring 215 and at least one pin selected from standard pins, extended pins, anti-pick pins and T-pins may include spring force adjustment grub screw 211 which may compress the spring to change the springs force profile to resist attack by bump locking. Alternatively the intermediate or driver pin (303, fig.8) may be changed to adjust the length of the spring. Also disclosed is a cylinder lock having a top and bottom section that is wider than a narrow middle section; the increased width section of the bottom section providing greater resistance to snapping the lock about the cam opening. A casement lock may have a housing with an aperture that closely conforms to the shape of this cylinder lock.
Patent GB-2507021-A (GB)
Title: Scanner with phase and pitch adjustment
Inventor: BRIDGES ROBERT E
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 2012-07-03
Abstract: A method for determining three-dimensional coordinates of an object point on a surface of an object, including steps of providing a transparent plate having a first region and a second region, the second region having a different wedge angle than the first region; splitting a first beam of light into a first light and a second light; sending the first light through the first region or the second region; combining the first light and the second light to produce a fringe pattern on the surface of the object, the pitch of the fringe pattern depending on the wedge angle through which the first light travels; imaging the object point onto an array point on a photosensitive array to obtain an electrical data value; determining the three-dimensional coordinates of the first object point based at least in part on the electrical data value.
Patent GB-2526048-A (GB)
Title: Folding hand rail and bracket
Inventor: ANDERSON CRAIG
IPC: A47K17/02
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A handrail bracket 3, the bracket includes a pivot pin 6a, a pivot pin engagement member 21 and biasing means 20 configured to exert a force on the pin engagement member 6a to cause friction between the pivot pin and the pivot pin engagement member, the bracket including a first fixed part 5 and a second rotatable part 7, the second part rotatable relative to the first between first and second positions. Preferably the pivot pin is fixed in the first fixed part 5 of the bracket and the pin engagement member 21 is mounted in the second part to 7 rotate about the pivot pin. Preferably the second part 7 of the bracket is configured to receive a handrail 2.