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Patent GB-2555091-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle identification device
Inventor: KEITH MACMILLAN
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 2016-10-12
Abstract: A vehicle identification device comprising a first face 1 having a regulation standard identifying indication, wherein the device can shatter into a plurality of parts where each part has one or more indicia that identifies the vehicle should the vehicle be involved in a collision. The parts prior to being shattered are covered with a repeating pattern of the indicia. Each part may have one or more indicia that identifies the vehicle. Preferably the device is a vehicle registration plate having a registration number 1 on the front face 2 and a repeated vehicle identification indicia 4 on the rear face 3. The indicia 4 may relate to the vehicles engine number, registered owner or license number, and may be in microscopic or code format such as a bar code or other machine readable code. Preferably the registration plate is made from thermo plastics, and/or heat resistant material. The indicia may be printed, coated or stamped e.g. using embossing or debossing techniques, onto the rear face 3 of the number plate.
Patent GB-2552558-A (GB)
Title: Connectors for data transfer
Inventor: ROBERT DAVID RAND
IPC: H01R29/00
Filed: 2016-11-25
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for peripheral device discovery, the detection of orientation of a reversible connector having two-fold or 180 degrees rotational symmetry, and the provision of appropriate signal paths between a host device and a peripheral device are disclosed. A characteristic impedance may be provided within the peripheral device that is coupled between rotationally symmetric contacts of the connector to enable detection of the connector orientation. The value of the characteristic impedance may be used to determine the type or model of peripheral device. A data controller may be provided comprising a path controller configured to select signal paths based on the detection of more than one characteristic impedances. Appropriate audio signal paths may be enabled to a peripheral device having a transducer (e.g. a loudspeaker) coupled only to rotationally symmetric contacts of the connector. The connector may be a USB type-C connector.
Patent GB-2551868-A (GB)
Title: Colouring method for wrought aluminium alloy welded joint colour metallography
Inventor: HAO LU
IPC: G01N1/32
Filed: 2015-10-12
Abstract: A colouring method for wrought aluminium alloy welded joint colour metallography, comprising pre-etching and colouring, wherein the pre-etching comprises an acid etching processing step. The acid etching processing is as follows: an acid etching solution is heated to 55ºC-65ºC, dripped onto a test piece surface for 50 s-60 s, then flushed with a large amount of deionized water and dried with hot air. The acid etching solution is an aqueous solution comprising 0.3-0.5 mol/L of Cl－, 1.4-1.8 mol/L of H＋ and 0.3-0.5 mol/L of PO4 3-. The colouring is as follows: the test piece subjected to the pre-etching processing is completely immersed in a Weck reagent, shaken slightly for 5-10 s, flushed with a large amount of deionized water after surface colouring and dried with hot air. With the method, the success rate for test piece preparation is high, the repeatability is high, and the cost is low; the colour metallography of the wrought aluminium alloy welded joint processed using the method has the advantages of high contrast display, clear grain boundaries and high test result accuracy
Patent GB-2551256-A (GB)
Title: Controlling patch-usage in image synthesis
Inventor: ELYA SHECHTMAN
IPC: G06T15/04
Filed: 2017-04-24
Abstract: An image synthesis technique based on matching errors of potential source-to-target patch assignments between a source image 402 and a target image 404 is described. An error budget is determined by fitting a curve to a set of matching errors (502, Fig. 5), and this error budget is then used to evaluate feasible patch correlations. At least one of the source patches 420 can be assigned to multiple target areas 422, 432. The curve might be a hyperbole (f(x), Fig. 5) and a knee point (k, Fig. 5) dividing valid from invalid patch correlations may be identified. The inaccuracy level might be calculated based on an integral (T, Fig. 5) of a subset of the matching errors below the knee point. The synthesized image may include a scene (302, Fig. 3) from the target image that is stylized according to a stylization (304, Fig. 3) of illumination effects in the source image.
Patent GB-2562050-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing fabric, the fabric, and apparatus for manufacturing the fabric
Inventor: SONIA MICHELLE REYNOLDS
IPC: D04H17/00
Filed: 2017-05-02
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fabric by laying out an array of parallel lengths of yarn, such as wool, the wetting and entangling of the surface fibres of the yarn, and the drying said yarn. The surface of yarns may be brushed to release the surface fibres, and entangled by wetting the yarns preferably with water and soap and agitating the surface of the yarns e.g. with a reciprocating wooden pad 10A to entangling the fibres that extend from the surface of the yarn. The yarns may be dried by rolling up the yarns in a water absorbing sheet of material; or using warm air. Manufacture apparatus comprises a feed station 2 to lay out the yarns, a wetting station 7, an agitation station 10, and a drying station 11, and provide a continuous supply of fabric. Preferably the apparatus includes a second feeding station to lay the second array of yarns; brushing station to releases the surface fibres, and rollers are used to deliver the yarn through the apparatus. Alternative apparatus may be used to batch process a sheet of fabric (fig 2), where yarn is place on a board 20, and then brushed, wetted, agitated and dried manually.
Patent GB-2565133-A (GB)
Title: Bipolar surgical instruments
Inventor: JAMES ALAN DICKSON
IPC: A61B17/29
Filed: 2017-08-04
Abstract: A bipolar surgical instrument 1comprises a body 2 and first and second opposed jaws located at the distal end of a shaft, movable between an open position in which the first and second jaws are spaced apart from one another, and a closed position. An actuation grip 8 is movably mounted on the body 2, is arranged to operate an actuation shaft, and is biased towards the open position by an actuation grip return force. An actuation assistor 60 is located in a fixed grip of the instrument 1 and is arranged to hold the actuation grip 8 in the closed position with a predetermined force greater than zero and less than the actuation grip return force. The actuation assistor 60 may be resiliently biased, such that when no pressure is applied to the moveable grip 8 the return grip force will open the jaws of the instrument. The actuation grip 8 has a protrusion 58 which may be resiliently biased.
Patent GB-2566332-A (GB)
Title: Seal housing
Inventor: Christopher John Pegram
IPC: F16F9/36
Filed: 2017-09-12
Abstract: A seal housing 102 for attachment to a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder 101 is provided. The seal housing 102 comprises a generally annular main body (201). The annular main body 201 defines an annular disc-shaped portion 202 having an upper surface 203, a lower surface 204, an outer peripheral edge 205 and an inner edge 206. The annular main body 201 further defines an annular collar portion 208 upstanding from the upper surface 203 of the disc shaped portion (202). The annular collar portion 208 extends height-wise from a base end 209 joined to the disc-shaped portion 202 to an upper end 210, and width-wise from an inner edge 211 to an outer peripheral edge 212. The annular main body 201 also further defines an annular flange portion 216 extending height-wise downwardly from the lower surface 204 of the disc-shaped portion 202 from a base end 217 joined to the lower surface 204 of the disc-shaped portion 202 to a distal end 218, and width wise from an inner edge 219 to an outer edge 220.
Patent GB-2568656-A (GB)
Title: Caption delivery system
Inventor: ANDREW D LAMBOURNE
IPC: H04N5/278
Filed: 2017-10-02
Abstract: A system for displaying captions during a live performance, comprises: a memory storing a follower script, including waypoints associated with performance cues, and a caption script; a speech follower component to recognise performance spoken dialogue and compare it with the follower script to track the location in the follower script of the spoken dialogue, identifying when a caption is displayed; a caption output module, accessing from the caption script a caption for display at each location in the follower script associated with a caption; and a cue handler storing performance cue identifiers with associated cue metadata and which receives detected performance cues and outputs cue signals to the speech follower, assisting the speech follower to determine the location based on waypoints at detected cues. Also, a method of delivering an information output to a live performance viewer, the information being displayed text or an audio description at predefined times relative to stage events. A follower script with entries organized along a timeline, and metadata at timepoints between at least some entries are provided. Metadata is associated with stage events. Speech recognition tracks spoken dialogue against the follower script entries, and the stage events, aiding following the live performance.
Patent GB-2552438-A (GB)
Title: Encryption techniques
Inventor: KENNETH D RAY
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2016-06-17
Abstract: A portable encryption format wraps encrypted files in a self-executing container that facilitates transparent, identity-based decryption for properly authenticated users while also providing local password access to wrapped files when identity-based decryption is not available.
Patent GB-2560445-A (GB)
Title: Bathing apparatus
Inventor: DENNIS GOODES
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 2018-03-12
Abstract: The seat lift 20 for use with a bath has a seat 22, a seat back 24 hingedly connected to the seat 22, a torsion spring, and a guide to reversibly guide the seat 22 between lowered and raised positions through a lateral and vertical movement. The seat back 24 moves between upright and reclined positions. The torsion spring biases the seat back 24 to rotate towards the upright position. The torque exerted by the torsion spring is smaller when the seat 22 is in the lower position than in the upper position. The torsion spring may interact with a bath base when the seat 22 is lower than a predetermined height. The torsion spring may be a duel torsion spring. A tilting lever 40 may be connected to the seat back 24 and have a bath-base contact extending below the seat 22. The contact may be spaced from the seat 22 when the seat back 24 is upright where movement of the contact towards the seat 22 may cause the seat back 24 to recline.
Patent GB-2572413-A (GB)
Title: An anchoring assembly for fastening a railway rail to an underlying foundation
Inventor: BRUNO M B CANDEL
IPC: E01B9/02
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: An anchoring assembly 40 for fastening a railway rail to an underlying foundation comprises: a base plate 12 configured to receive the rail (13, Fig 1); a fastener 30 configured to fasten the base plate to the underlying foundation 16; and a rigid sleeve 50 defining a passage (52, Fig 3b) through which a stem 32 of the fastener passes. The base plate comprises an opening and the sleeve is configured to extend through the base plate opening. The sleeve extends a distance greater than a thickness of the base plate such that the sleeve extends from a top surface of the base plate and beyond a bottom surface of the base plate, when installed, and the sleeve is configured such that a compressive load applied by the fastener, when installed, is transmitted through the sleeve to the underlying foundation.
Patent GB-2558139-A (GB)
Title: Hoisting system
Inventor: Tord Aslak Aslaksen
IPC: E21B19/02
Filed: 2016-10-06
Abstract: A hoisting system comprising a hoisting tower, a yoke (4) movable relative to the hoisting tower and adapted to carry a tool, a first set of hoisting cables (3c,3d) extending from a first winch to the yoke (4) via sheaves (6c,6d) arranged in the top section of the hoisting tower, a second set of hoisting cables (3a,3b,3e,3f) extending from a second winch (7b) to the yoke (4) via sheave (6a,6b,6e,6f), and releasable connectors (8a,8b,8e,8f) adapted to selectively connect the second set of hoisting cables to the yoke.  This allows to decouple the second winch allowing replacement of the hoisting cables on that winch while the hoisting system remains operational with the other winch.
Patent GB-2562399-A (GB)
Title: Lighting system and control thereof
Inventor: RODERICK ALLEN GAMMONS
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2016-04-20
Abstract: A lighting system, such as a lighting system for videography, broadcasting and cinematography, comprises: a lighting device 102 and a controller 120 for controlling the lighting device to produce a range of different user customisable cinematic lighting special effects, the controller comprising: a calculating device 100 adapted to calculate a time varying lighting value based on at least one simulation parameter and adapted to output said time varying lighting value to said lighting device so as to simulate a user customisable realistic lighting effect; wherein said lighting device and said controller are integrated in a combined unit.
Patent GB-2563774-A (GB)
Title: Poll-cord control device for curtain without operating cord
Inventor: Zhenbang Lei
IPC: E06B9/322
Filed: 2016-12-16
Abstract: A pull-cord control device for a curtain without an operating cord, comprising a base (1) and a press plate (2) which is pivotally connected to one end of the base (1) by means of a rotating shaft (42); the side of the base (1), facing toward the press plate (2), is provided with a first friction shaft (11); the side of the press plate (2), facing toward the base (1), is provided with a second friction shaft (21) which is arranged to be staggered with the first friction shaft (11); the end of the press plate (2), being set at a distance farther from the rotating shaft (42), is provided with a fixed rod (41); one end of a pull-cord (3) of a curtain is connected to a cord retracting and releasing device (5) of the curtain, and the other end of the pull-cord (30) passes through the first friction shaft (11) and the second friction shaft (21) and is connected to a curtain body (6) of the curtain after passing the fixed rod (41); when the curtain body (6) moves vertically, the press plate (2) is driven by the pull-cord (3) to rotate around the rotating shaft (42) between a clamping position and a released position relative to the base (1), and when the press plate (2) is positioned in the clamping position, the second friction shaft (21) enables the pull-cord (3) to wind around the first friction shaft (11) and the second friction shaft (21). By means of the pull-cord control device for a curtain without an operating cord, the height of a curtain can be freely adjusted, facilitating the raising and lowering of a curtain.
Patent GB-2570216-A (GB)
Title: Golf swing training device
Inventor: JOHN MCLENDON
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: A golf swing training device 101 includes a shoulder pad 103, a shaft 105, and a wrist attachment member 107. The shaft extends between the pad and the attachment member and is adjustable in length to fit the needs of a particular golfer. The pad and the attachment member are preferably configured to extend between an armpit of the trailing side of the body and the wrist of the leading side of the golfer. The shaft is preferably configured to maintain a selected distance between the wrist and the armpit of the golfer during a golf swing to keep the leading arm straight and to encourage rotation of the torso. The wrist attachment member comprises a strap 117 configured to selectively open and close, and permitted to pivot to allow rotation of the strap about the shaft. The shoulder pad may be removable. The shaft may include a lower portion 111 and an upper portion 109, wherein the lower portion is detachable from the upper portion. The lower portion may translate within the upper portion. The strap may pivot about one or more axes 120, 121.
Patent GB-2577759-A (GB)
Title: A louvre assembly
Inventor: ROBERT EDMUND TODD
IPC: F24F13/24
Filed: 2017-06-05
Abstract: A louvre assembly is described for fitment to doors and/or housing structures for the purposes of allowing air spaces either side of doors and/or internally and externally of such housing structures to intermix. The louvre assembly includes a louvre housing having a continuous louvre housing perimeter wall; a louvre housing cavity surroundingly defined and formed by the louvre housing perimeter wall so as to have first and second laterally spaced open faces; and a louvre formation comprising a plural array of louvre slats removably mountable within the louvre housing cavity. The louvre assembly additionally or alternatively further includes a baffle formation removably mountable over said first open face and comprising: an apertured first closure plate associatively engageable with the louvre housing to seat over said first open face; an unapertured baffle box back plate; a baffle box perimeter formation extending between and laterally spacing apart the first closure plate and the baffle box back plate and forming thereby a baffle cavity; the baffle box perimeter formation having at least one apertured portion communicating with the said baffle cavity. Doors and/or housing structures incorporating such louvre assemblies are also described.
Patent GB-2567107-A (GB)
Title: Spring-loaded liquid conductivity measurement pin and corresponding manufacturing method
Inventor: KEITH SLOWAY
IPC: H01R43/00
Filed: 2017-09-01
Abstract: A liquid conductivity measurement pin (10). The pin has a sensor portion (130) and an electrical contact portion (110). The electrical contact portion (110) is spring-loaded such that the electrical contact portion (110) is adapted to maintain contact with an electrical connector. A liquid conductivity measurement cell (60) comprising a liquid conductivity measurement pin (10). A method of manufacturing a liquid conductivity measurement cell (60) by stamping and bending it from a metal plate. Pin can be integrated in liquid conductivity measurement cell to measure conductivity of dialysate solution used for hemodialysis treatment.
Patent GB-2569070-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for tracking users of wearable devices
Inventor: Cathy GIBBS
IPC: G06F21/35
Filed: 2017-09-19
Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a distributed system in which wearable devices communicate with computing systems to implement one or more actions or operations and sensor data transmitted by the wearable devices to the computing systems can be utilized to determine information about tasks being performed by the wearers of the wearable devices. Embodiments of the distributed system can include the wearable devices, wireless receivers (or transceivers), and a computing system.
Patent GB-2574321-A (GB)
Title: Cannabidiol preparations
Inventor: GEOFFREY GUY
IPC: A61P25/16
Filed: 2019-04-26
Abstract: A cannabidiol (CBD) preparation comprises greater than or equal to 98 % (w/w) CBD and less than or equal to 2 % (w/w) other cannabinoids, wherein the other cannabinoids comprise tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiorcol (CBD-C1), cannabidivarin (CBDV) and cannabidiol-C4 (CBD-C4), and wherein the THC is present as a mixture of the trans-THC and cis-THC isomers. Also claimed is the use of such a composition as a medicament. Further claimed is the use of a composition as defined herein for use in the treatment of a neurodevelopmental disease (e.g. Parkinson’s disease, meningitis, motor neurone disease (MND)). Also claimed is the use of a composition as defined herein for the treatment of epilepsy (including Dravet syndrome, Lennox Gastaut syndrome) and schizophrenia. Preferably, the composition is isolated from a cannabis plant material (e.g. Cannabis sativa). Alternatively, the composition may use synthetically prepared cannabinoids. Preferably, the ratio of trans-THC to cis-THC is about 3.6:1 or 0.8:1.
Patent GB-2582036-A (GB)
Title: Method for controlling a starting procedure
Inventor: HELGE FRAUENKRON
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2019-08-23
Abstract: A method for controlling a starting procedure of a motor vehicle in which a length of a first starting phase (41) is specified therein by a driver; the motor vehicle is operated in the first starting phase (41) in such a way that its driven wheel or its driven wheels spin; and in a second starting phase (42), a desired wheel slip (DWS) is regulated to a value which permits maximum acceleration of the motor vehicle. The DWS in the first starting phase may be regulated to an applicable value; in the first starting phase the DWS may be regulated to a value of more than 2.0 and in the second starting phase it may be regulated to a value in the range of 1.0 to 1.2; and the regulation of the DWS may be performed by a traction control system.
Patent GB-2576263-A (GB)
Title: Housing system for electrical connectors
Inventor: PETER JOHN MOULE
IPC: H02G15/007
Filed: 2017-05-16
Abstract: An electrical connector housing comprises a box­like chamber 1 having a base and two substantially opposite side walls extending between first and second ends which are at least partially open to allow at least one cable to pass into the chamber at each end. Each end has at least one recess (37, Fig 2) which can be selectively closed by a door (41, Fig 2), the doors being in opposite orientations. The doors allow unused cable entries to be sealed off. A removable cable clamping system 50 may be provided, with a ratchet mechanism to grip one or more cables. The lid of the chamber may be held shut by clips (70, Fig 24) that require a tool such as a screwdriver to release them.
Patent GB-2586839-A (GB)
Title: Thermal management apparatus
Inventor: ROBERT JOHN SALTER
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2019-09-05
Abstract: A thermal management apparatus 120 for use with a vehicle such as an unmanned high altitude long endurance (HALE) aircraft (fig.1,100) has a chassis 116 in thermal contact with one or more first components 112 and one or more second components 114. The chassis transfers heat from the first to the second components, for example via fluid flowing through a hollow tube forming the chassis. Heaters 122 may be used to add heat to the chassis, and a chassis coating may radiate excess heat. Preferably the first component(s) (such as processors, batteries, radio equipment) has a higher power output than the second component(s) (such as a camera requiring additional heat). A controller may receive sensed component temperatures and modify the chassis flow path. Preferably, the apparatus has a telescopic heat pipe (fig.3,124) having a vapour flowing from an evaporator end, absorbing heat from the first component(s), to a condenser end, transferring heat to the second component(s). A control signal causes the evaporator end to move relative to the first component(s). A switch may modify vapour flow along the heat pipe adjusting the first component(s) heat loss rate. The apparatus may provide lightweight heat management where airflow is reduced.