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Patent GB-2536359-A (GB)
Title: Service panel for a motor vehicle, water tank for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle
Inventor: FABIAN KEMPFER
IPC: B62D25/12
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: Service panel for a motor vehicle, water tank for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle The invention relates to a service panel for a motor vehicle that can be disposed between a bulkhead 2 that separates an engine compartment and a passenger cabin from one an­other and a vehicle bonnet 7 of the motor vehicle to bridge an intermediate space between the bulkhead 2 and the vehicle bonnet 7, and which has a first end 4 having the form of a bulkhead connecting zone and a second end 5, opposite the first end 4, having the form of a bonnet connecting zone, wherein the second end 5 is designed as a bonnet seal 6, for sealing the service panel 2 off from vehicle bonnet 7.
Patent GB-2554049-A (GB)
Title: Self-braking pulley
Inventor: Stephen griffiths
IPC: A62B35/04
Filed: 2016-06-21
Abstract: A self-braking pulley (100 figure 1) comprising a pulley housing (110), a spool (120 figure 3) for receiving a tether, the spool (120) being configured to rotate about a first axis, relative to the pulley housing (110), and a piston assembly 130 comprising a chamber having a first 132 and second 133 chamber portion which are rotationally locked to the housing (110). The piston assembly 130 further comprises a fluid disposed within the chamber, a piston 134 which is arranged to move within the chamber along a second axis between the first and second chamber portions 132,133 and at least one bore 170 formed within the piston for fluidly coupling the first and second chamber portions 132,133. The pulley (100) further comprises means (150 figure 5, e.g. at least one follower member coupled to spool 120) for coupling rotational motion of the spool (120) with reciprocating motion of the piston 134 back and forth between the chamber portions132,133, to cause the fluid to transfer between the chamber portions via the at least one bore 170 as the spool (120) rotates. The first and second axis may be collinear. There may be connecting rods 140 which connect first and second portions 132,133.
Patent GB-2551788-A (GB)
Title: Bouyancy module and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: AUSTIN HARBISON
IPC: F16L1/24
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A buoyancy element 12 for mounting on an elongate member has a moulded plastics shell 14 containing a core 16 of buoyant material. The shell provides a recess 20 for receiving the elongate member and carries at least one resilient element 36 disposed within the recess and arranged to seat upon the elongate member. The shell has at least one integrally formed first mating feature 40 which mates with a complementary second mating feature of the resilient element to locate the resilient element and to facilitate attachment of the resilient element to the buoyancy element. The first mating element may be male, and it may protrude through the second mating element, where the tip of the male mating element forms the attachment, for example using a fastener. The second mating feature may comprise a counter bore formed in an outer face of the resilient element. Also claimed is a buoyancy module comprising two coupled buoyancy elements, a method of forming the buoyancy element with moulded plastic and a buoyant core material, a buoyancy element with a through going passage for handling purposes and a method of forming such an element, and a buoyancy element with sacrificial upstands to protect the shell.
Patent GB-2542893-A (GB)
Title: A composite component
Inventor: BEENE M'MEMBE
IPC: B32B5/06
Filed: 2016-07-28
Abstract: A composite component comprises a plurality of plies and a plurality of pins 64 extending in a direction transverse to the plies (i.e through thickness reinforcement or z-pins). The pins comprise a first region 66 formed from a composite material and a second region 68 formed from a metallic material. The composite material may comprise carbon fibres in a resin matrix. Preferably, the metallic material is steel which may form a core of the pin concentric with and/or at least partially encased or covered by the first region. Alternative embodiments include a pin including a first composite region (166, fig 6) that fully surrounds a plurality of other metallic regions (168, 170, 172, 174, fig 6). Alternatively, the first (266, fig 7) and second regions (268, fig 7) may be made from cylindrical wires that are intertwined. The component may be a fan blade or a casing for a gas turbine engine. The hybrid pin formed has improved apparent fracture toughness than a metallic pin or carbon composite pin.
Patent GB-2544023-A (GB)
Title: Telemetrically operable packers
Inventor: Reid Elliott Zevenbergen
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2014-10-15
Abstract: A down-hole packer is provided for positioning in a wellbore to establish a seal with a surrounding surface. The packer includes a sealing element that is responsive to compression by a setting piston to radially expand into the wellbore. An actuator is provided to longitudinally move the setting piston in response to a telemetry signal received by the down-hole packer. The actuator can include a hydraulic pump, an electromechanical motor or valves operable to control hydraulic energy to apply a down-hole force to the setting piston.
Patent GB-2547354-A (GB)
Title: Wireless activation of wellbore tools
Inventor: MICHAEL LINLEY FRIPP
IPC: E21B47/13
Filed: 2014-11-25
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a well tool. The well tool system includes a receiving tool including two ends positioned in a wellbore tubular in a predetermined orientation. The receiving tool is configured to transition from an inactive state to an active state in response to a triggering signal. The well tool system further includes a transmitting tool at a surface and proximate to the receiving tool. The transmitting tool is configured to wirelessly transmit the triggering signal to the receiving tool using inductive coupling based on the predetermined orientation.
Patent GB-2561553-A (GB)
Title: Ice bath
Inventor: JONATHAN BEN-DAVID
IPC: F25D31/00
Filed: 2017-04-12
Abstract: An ice bath for cooling a liquid to be dispensed comprises a refrigeration coil 2 that turns a liquid into ice within a container, and a pipe 4 for carrying a liquid to be cooled by the ice bath and to be dispensed. At least three conductive probes 20, 21, 22 between the refrigeration coil and the pipe measure ice thickness. A first probe 20 is closer to the refrigeration coil than at least the second 21 and third 22 probes. The second and third probes are closer to the pipe for carrying liquid than the first probe. The refrigeration coil maybe closer the side walls of the container than the pipe. The pipe may be a coil. The second and third probes may be equidistant from the refrigeration coil. Four or more probes may be used. Conductance is measured between the probes and their relative positions in the container are used to measure the thickness of the ice. A minimum thickness is when the ice reaches the first probe and a maximum thickness is when the ice reaches second and third probes. The apparatus may also be used to measure dissolved solids within the liquid in the container.
Patent GB-2553016-A (GB)
Title: Storage device and storage element
Inventor: Joel Johannes Frank
IPC: B01L9/06
Filed: 2017-05-05
Abstract: A storage device 1 comprising a main body 2 with a plurality of storage element receiving recesses or chambers 3 and a locking mechanism 4, wherein in use a storage element 5 is inserted into each recess, and the cross-section of at least one part of at least one recess in the main body is modified using the locking mechanism such that the element is clamped by the locking mechanism in order to prevent removal of the element from the recess. The storage element may be a well or vial of a micro-titration plate and comprises a projection or latching member 11 which interacts with the locking mechanism. The locking mechanism is displaceable relative to the main body and comprises connected first openings 7 and second openings 8 for each recess. The second openings of the locking mechanism are aligned with the recess so that the latching member of the storage element is pushed through the locking member, the locking member is then moved such that the first openings are centered relative to the recess wherein the complementary configuration of the first opening secures the latch and prevents storage element removal.
Patent GB-2564637-A (GB)
Title: A protector for a windscreen mounted support device
Inventor: BART STAELS
IPC: B65D81/02
Filed: 2017-06-07
Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a support device mounted on a vehicle windscreen during transportation, the apparatus comprising a rigid, plastic shield 10 configured to surround the support device. Preferably, the material comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and the device has a top wall, two side walls and a bottom to form a recess. A flat margin 11a, 11b could be incorporated to extend around a periphery of a recess zone. One portion of the margin may be narrower than the other margin portions. A securing means, such as adhesive, may be provided on the margin, with a removable overlying sheet. Preferably, one wall is at least 30 degrees from horizontal, and could have a quadrilateral shaped wall attached. The device is included in a kit of parts, wherein the support device is configured to hold one or more of a camera, sensors, or a satellite navigation system.
Patent GB-2550066-A (GB)
Title: Online collaboration systems and methods
Inventor: GARY DISLEY
IPC: H04N21/258
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: An online collaboration system comprises at least one server in communication with multiple client computing devices over a communication network, the at least one server executing program code to host an online collaborative environment in which users of the client computing devices can collaborate. The at least one server executes program code to facilitate an online meeting between the users of the client computing devices in the online collaboration environment, display a plurality of conference panels on a user interface of at least some of the multiple client computing devices, each conference panel configured to depict a real-time video stream associated with one of the client computing devices participating in the online meeting and display at least one display panel on a user interface of at least some of the multiple client computing devices, wherein the at least one display panel of each user interface is configured to display common shared information relating to the online meeting.
Patent GB-2551282-A (GB)
Title: Spray nozzle arm
Inventor: MATHEW HOLLOWAY
IPC: E04F21/06
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: A method of spraying a thermal insulation material e.g. foam, on a surface of an underfloor void or cavity. This includes an apparatus comprising at least one elongate member 300 having a distal end and a proximal end, at least one spray nozzle 304 mounted for motorized movement at the distal end of the elongate member for spraying the material in a spray pattern, the spray nozzle being connected to a spray material input 314 at the proximal end of the elongate member, a camera 306 mounted at the distal end of the elongate member and connected to a camera output at the proximal end of the elongate member, the camera being arranged to capture images of the spray pattern, and a control mechanism 312 arranged to control the operation of the spray nozzle from the proximal end of the elongate member. The method includes inserting the elongate member through an opening of the void, such that an operator outside the void can control the apparatus to spray the thermal insulation inside the void.
Patent GB-2565790-A (GB)
Title: Superplastic forming and diffusion bonding process
Inventor: ROBERT WILLIAM GREENHALGH
IPC: B23K20/00
Filed: 2017-08-22
Abstract: In a process for superplastically forming and diffusion bonding a structure from a pack comprising a skin sheet 16, 18 and a core sheet 10, 12, venting grooves 182 are formed in a surface of one of the sheets that is adjacent to the other sheet, so that gas can be vented from between the sheets. The stack may be placed in a mould and the skin superplasically deformed, using an inert gas, onto the mould inner surface. The core sheet may then be deformed onto the formed skin sheet and gas between the sheets vented via the grooves. Continued pressure and heat applied after deformation of the core onto the skin results in a diffusion bond between them. The venting grooves may comprise interconnected loops such as circles or ellipses. A mechanical fastener may be located in an area of the structure within a loop of a venting groove. A venting groove may be formed in a flange of the structure. Gas may be injected between the mould and the skin to force the skin and core together. The pack may comprise a pair of core sheets bonded in selected areas and sandwiched between a pair of skin sheets.
Patent GB-2567224-A (GB)
Title: Novel construction of conical bore, double reed woodwind musical instruments, by separating the instrument into a main fixed part and a smaller variable par
Inventor: PHILIP WESTWELL
IPC: G10D7/063
Filed: 2017-10-06
Abstract: A woodwind instrument has a reed located in a reed holder, Figures T, U and X. The reed holder is in turn screwed into one of a series length adjusters Figures V. The length adjusters are made in a variety of lengths Fig Q. Variation in length of the adjuster has a commensurate alteration in pitch or tone of the instrument. The adjuster is screwed into the main body of the instrument Figures U, W and X. The adjuster has a conical bore. A user may tune the instrument by selecting the appropriate adjuster.
Patent GB-2560081-A (GB)
Title: Anti-off invisible sock and manufacturing method thereof
Inventor: RUIFENG ZHANG
IPC: D04B1/26
Filed: 2017-12-22
Abstract: An anti-off invisible sock comprising a sock body 1, a heel 4, a middle section 3 and a toe 2; the heel, middle section and toe forming integrally by knitting; and an anti-slip film 5, hot stamped inside the sock heel by heat transfer and being a polyolefin glue film. A second independent method claim for manufacturing an anti-off invisible sock, comprising: knitting to form a sock body including a sock heel, middle section and toe, and hot stamping the polyolefin glue film inside the sock heel by heat transfer to be the anti-slip film. Both sides of the sock middle section 3 may comprise a picking-inserting needle combined knit structure comprising a combination of picking needle without forming a loop and inserting needle with securing a loop. The method may include heat transfer carried out by a turntable hot glue machine between 200-300°C at a pressure of 0.3-0.8MPa with a duration of 3-10 seconds. The sock body may be knitted by an outer yarn including combed cotton, an inner yarn comprising 40D spandex/70D nylon covered yarn, and may include a rib cuff 6 adopting 180/70/70 Lycra (RTM).
Patent GB-2556760-A (GB)
Title: System and method for installing solar panels
Inventor: SCOTT SATO
IPC: H02S50/00
Filed: 2014-06-26
Abstract: A control device 108, for a plurality of solar panels 102, comprising: an input connector, for receiving power and information from the solar panels; an output 109, for forwarding the power from the solar panels; a controller, programmed to: count a total number of the solar panels connected to the input; and, enable a flow of power from the input to the output in response to at least the total number of the solar panels counted by the controller being within a threshold, or disable the flow of power when the total number of the solar panels exceeds the threshold. The controller counts the total number of solar panels based on the information from the solar panels. The controller may disable the flow of power when a total output of the solar panels exceeds a second threshold. A solar panel system including the control device may have a data source or a passive element that is configured to modulate a signal, in addition to a cable 106 that comprises a power pathway and a data pathway.
Patent GB-2562560-A (GB)
Title: System and apparatus for resource management
Inventor: KEVIN O'SULLIVAN
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 2018-03-02
Abstract: A mobile drive apparatus 1001, which may be a mobile kiosk, for use at a transport hub, such as an airport, is able to drive from one location to another within the hub. A wireless communication module forms a wireless communications link with a resource management system. The kiosk 1001 receives command instructions from the resource management system and has a control coupled to the drive means and the wireless communication module. The control controls the drive means to move the apparatus 1001 between locations within the transport hub, in response to receiving a command instruction from the resource management system via the wireless communication module. Other inventions relate to an apparatus 1001 which determines the control command itself, taking into account flight cancelled data and taking into account checked-in passenger information.
Patent GB-2556798-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust Diffuser
Inventor: TAKUYA IKEGUCHI
IPC: F02K1/52
Filed: 2016-08-30
Abstract: An exhaust diffuser is provided with an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder that together with the inner cylinder forms an exhaust passage widening rearward from the front, and at least one tubular strut linking the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The outer cylinder has a front conic section in front of the tubular strut, and an outer flare section that begins to widen in front of the tubular strut at a greater angle of inclination than the front conic section. The inner cylinder has a front strut section facing the front conic section and the outer flare section, and an inner flare section that begins to widen between the widest portion and the rear edge of the tubular strut.
Patent GB-2571960-A (GB)
Title: A hybrid boat hull
Inventor: Frank Kowalski
IPC: B63B1/10
Filed: 2018-03-14
Abstract: A hybrid boat hull comprising a monohull forward section 101, a catamaran rear section 103 and a deck 127 bridging the catamaran rear section and monohull forward section. The catamaran rear section comprises a pair of side hull sections 105, 107 laterally spaced apart from each other. The monohull forward section is located between the pair of side hull sections, and the central hull section is located predominantly forward of the pair of side hull sections. The central hull section comprises a transom (110, fig 2) and located adjacent to the bows of the side hull sections. The hull may comprise an underside of deck intermediate the pair of side hull sections that is stepped from front to back, in which there may be at least two steps in the underside of the deck. The underside of the central hull and catamaran sections may also be stepped from front to back. The step feature may also comprise a longitudinal step extending along the side of the side hull adjacent the other side hull. The hull may comprise a hydrofoil either attached to the underside of the hull located adjacent the longitudinal center of gravity of the hull or stern mounted.
Patent GB-2593115-A (GB)
Title: GOA drive circuit,TFT display panel and display device
Inventor: JUNCHENG XIAO
IPC: G09G3/36
Filed: 2016-01-05
Abstract: A GOA drive circuit (102), TFT display panel and display device, a drive unit (10) of the GOA drive circuit (102) comprises: an input module (11), used to output a first control signal (K1) according to a received display scanning signal (Vf, Vr) or touch-control sense scanning signal (Vf) or the like; an output module (12), used to output a first output control signal (O1) according to the first control signal (K1) and a first clock signal (CK); a pull-down module (13), used to output a pull-down signal (L1) according to the first control signal (K1), a second clock signal (XCK) and a low-level signal (VGL); a pull-down holding module (14), used to output a second output control signal (O2) according to the pull-down signal (L1), the high-level signal (VGH) and the first clock signal (CK). By charging and discharging to the first node (Qn) via a direct current signal, the present invention can ensure the first node (Qn) reaches a more reasonable potential and improves level transmission capacity, thus realizing a forward and reverse scanning or touch control sense scanning.
Patent GB-2561788-A (GB)
Title: Toll collection system and soundness determination method
Inventor: YASUHIRO YAMAGUCHI
IPC: G07B15/06
Filed: 2016-02-26
Abstract: A toll collection system (1) is provided with: a roadside antenna (3a, 3b) that wirelessly communicates with an on-board device (A1) mounted in a vehicle (A); a wireless communication control device (2a, 2b) that carries out a predetermined communication processing with the on-board device (A1) via the roadside antenna (3a, 3b), and acquires toll collection information about the on-board device (A1); and a confirmation apparatus (4a, 4b) that is disposed in a range in which wireless communication with the roadside antenna (3a, 3b) is possible, and that receives a confirmation signal from the roadside antenna (3a, 3b) and transmits a response signal.
Patent GB-2563527-A (GB)
Title: Annular blowout preventer
Inventor: JOHN L ALSUP
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2017-03-28
Abstract: A packer actuation system for a blowout preventer, comprising: a packer arrangement (100) having an axial passage therethrough (211); an actuation system which is releasably mechanically connected to the packer arrangement (100); wherein the actuation system is operable to move the packer arrangement (100) from an expanded position to a contracted position such that a dimension of the axial passage decreases, and the actuation system is operable to move the packer arrangement (100)from the contracted position to the expanded position such that the dimension of the axial passage increases
Patent GB-2572869-A (GB)
Title: Delivery vehicle and systems or parts thereof
Inventor: Sai Phaneendra Sri Harsha Viswanath Putcha
IPC: A47H23/00
Filed: 2017-10-17
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to improve delivery vehicles with storage compartments for items and product containers. In some embodiments, the storage compartments have a plurality of horizontally-mounted support rails mounted on opposite sides of the storage compartment to receive the product containers and retractable retaining elements disposed adjacent ends of the support rails proximate storage compartment openings to help retain the product containers. In another configuration, the horizontally-mounted support rails are movable, such that the product containers supported by the support rails permit are movable. By one approach, the delivery vehicle includes a conveyor mechanism to move the horizontally-mounted support rails. In yet another embodiment, the delivery vehicle may include a temperature-controlled compartment for receiving product containers, a door providing access to the temperature-controlled compartment, and an insulating panel configured to retain air, such as chilled air, in the temperature-controlled compartment.
Patent GB-2582992-A (GB)
Title: Periodontal pocket depth measuring device
Inventor: YOSHIAKI AKIHIRO
IPC: A61C19/04
Filed: 2019-05-24
Abstract: A periodontal pocket depth measuring device comprising a body 100, a planar probe 10 extending from the body, itself comprising at least one inlaid concave structure 111 on its side located at the distal end of the probe, away from the body. A rod 20 also protrudes from the body in the same direction as the probe, which can freely be extended and retracted in a direction parallel to the probe. In use, this rod is mounted on the top of the gums while the probe extends into the periodontal pocket; the inwards movement of the rod allows the depth of the pocket to be inferred. The end of the rod may have a plate 21 at its end, mounted perpendicularly to the rod and the probe, with a hole 211 through with the probe passes. The probe may have angular edges and concave cut-outs along its edge, as seen in Figure 4, 13 and 121.