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Patent GB-2515318-A (GB)
Title: Inverter for an electric motor or generator
Inventor: OWEN GEOFFREY HENFRYN
IPC: H02M7/5387
Filed: 2013-06-19
Abstract: An inverter for an electric motor or generator comprises a number of inverter legs. Each inverter leg comprises first and second inverter switches 851, 852 configured so that the coupling of positive and negative power rail lines to an inverter leg 830 are located adjacent to each other on one side of a circuit board 510 with the phase winding of the electric motor being coupled to the leg of the inverter on the opposite side of the circuit board. This arrangement minimises the current loop area within the inverter. First and second diodes 861, 862 may be connected antiparallel to, and mounted adjacent to, the first and second inverter switches respectively. The inverter may be for an electric motor, where the electric motor is for use in a wheel of an electric vehicle. The motor may be of the type having a set of coils being part of the stator for attachment to a vehicle, radially surrounded by a rotor carrying a set of magnets for attachment to a wheel.
Patent GB-2507662-A (GB)
Title: Axial gas-liquid cyclone separator
Inventor: GUERRA LUIS DANIEL PEREZ
IPC: B01D45/16
Filed: 2013-10-29
Abstract: An axial gas-liquid cyclone separator 10, comprises a housing 12 having a wet gas inlet 18 and a dry gas outlet 20 aligned along an axis of the housing10, an internal wall section 26 defining within the housing 12, a pre-separation chamber 14 and a main liquid separation chamber 16, an assembly including a static mixer 30 and a swirl generator 34 mounted in a tube 32 extending through the internal wall section 26 with liquid outlets 24 in the main chamber 16 for outlet of liquids separated from the wet gas and a vortex finder 40 mounted between the tube 32 and the dry gas outlet 20. The tube 32 may include drainage slits 36 for the passage of liquid from within the tube 32 to the main chamber 16.
Patent GB-2511155-A (GB)
Title: Joist end cap
Inventor: MCANDREW SCOTT
IPC: E04B1/26
Filed: 2013-11-14
Abstract: A joist end cap for limiting thermal conductivity between adjacent storeys of a building comprises a face 3 and two protrusions 5 extending therefrom and defining a space therebetween. The space is adapted to receive an end of an I-joist web, the face being configured to extend between the top and bottom chords of the I-joist, wherein the protrusions each comprise a cavity 13 therein. The cavity provides a thermal break in the end cap. The end cap may be friction fit with the I-joist. A plurality of fins may be provided on the protrusions. One or more supports 19 may extend across the cavity between first and second portions of a protrusion. Tabs 21, 27, 121, 127 may also be provided on the protrusions.
Patent GB-2506297-A (GB)
Title: Security checking system using x-rays and neutrons
Inventor: JANG KYU HA
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2012-05-16
Abstract: Provided is a security checking system. The security checking system includes: an electron beam acceleration unit for accelerating electron beams having at least one energy intensity; an X-ray guide unit converting the electron beams accelerated by the electron beam acceleration unit into X-rays to guide the converted X-rays into an object; a neutron guide unit; and a detection unit detecting the X-rays and neutrons passing through the object. Thus, nuclear materials within the object may be detected, and also, maintenance/repair costs may be inexpensive to improve economic feasibility.
Patent GB-2522435-A (GB)
Title: Catalytic extruded, solid honeycomb body
Inventor: BAUER JUERGEN
IPC: B01J29/89
Filed: 2014-01-23
Abstract: An extruded, solid honeycomb body comprises a copper-promoted, small pore, crystalline molecular sieve catalyst for converting oxides of nitrogen in the presence of a reducing agent, wherein the crystalline molecular sieve contains a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, which extruded, solid honeycomb body comprising: 20-50% by weight matrix component comprising 2-20 wt% diatomaceous earth; 80-50% by weight of the small pore molecular sieve; and 0-10% by weight of inorganic fibres. The matrix component may also comprise alumina and clay. The inorganic fibres may be E-glass fibres or basalt fibres. The small pore crystalline molecular sieve may be an aluminosilicate zeolite, and may have the crystal structure CHA, ERI, FER, AFX or AEI. A method for the manufacture of the extruded solid honeycomb body is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2511633-A (GB)
Title: Device for shaping a metal sheet by die forging
Inventor: KLEIN GILLES CHARLES CASIMIR
IPC: B21D53/78
Filed: 2012-08-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a device for shaping a metal sheet by die forging, which includes first and second trunnions (20, 30) configured so as to be attached at two opposite ends of a metal sheet (10), respectively, said metal sheet (10) being suitable for being shaped by die forging in which the first and second trunnions (20, 30) define first and second bearing surfaces, respectively, configured so as to guide the rotation of the trunnions (20, 30), respectively, the first bearing surface defining a peripheral groove (28) around the axis of rotation of the first trunnion (20) while the second bearing surface is smooth along the axis of rotation of the second trunnion (30).
Patent GB-2524745-A (GB)
Title: Wading simulation method
Inventor: KHAPANE PRASHANT
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2014-03-31
Abstract: Analysis of a vehicle in a simulated wading event, for part design, by generating a first mesh of finite mesh elements representing the water trough domain; and a second mesh representing the vehicle domain, with an overset between the first and second meshes. The wading event is simulated by moving the second mesh representing the vehicle domain through the first mesh and resolving the forces on at least a subset of the finite mesh elements to obtain transient pressures on at least a part of said vehicle domain, and outputting data indicative of said transient pressures. Further meshes may be generated for different parts of the vehicle. The simulation may involve a multiphase flow using a fluid model and/or turbulence using a shear stress model.
Patent GB-2512772-A (GB)
Title: Electric machine
Inventor: FULFORD HOWARD CHARLES
IPC: H02K1/18
Filed: 2009-03-03
Abstract: An electric machine comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) 24, a housing 21 comprising a pair of hollow posts 27 and a stator core 1. The stator core comprises a pair of poles 3,4 separated by an air gap 5, each pole having a first side 8 adjacent the air gap, a second side 9 remote from the air gap and an arcuate mounting recess 13,14 formed in the second side, wherein the stator core 1 is mounted within the housing 21 such that each post 27 is received within a mounting recess 13,14 and the PCB 24 overlies the stator core 1 and is screwed to the posts 27. Each mounting recess 13,14 may be semi-circular and have a radius that is at least 20% of the distance between the sides 8,9 of a respective pole. The stator core 1 may be C-shaped and may comprise a back 15 and a pair of necks 6,7 connecting the poles 3,4 to the back 15 and the width of one neck may increase at an end adjacent the respective pole.
Patent GB-2518274-A (GB)
Title: Catalyst for aldehyde production
Inventor: ANDERSSON ARNE
IPC: B01J37/02
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: A catalyst for aldehyde production through selective oxidation of alkanol with oxygen comprises: iron molybdate and molybdenum trioxide wherein the Mo/Fe molar ratio is 1.5-5 and the specific surface area is 1-20 mÂ²/g, the catalyst further comprising phosphorus. The alkanol maybe methanol or ethanol. The catalyst may contain 50-50,000 ppm of phosphorus. A process for producing the catalyst comprises impregnating a solid catalyst comprising iron molybdate and molybdenum trioxide with a solution of a phosphorus containing compound. The catalyst may be calcined after the treating step, or the solid catalyst calcined before the treating step. The solid catalyst may be prepared by a co-precipitation method.
Patent GB-2528710-A (GB)
Title: Re-charging pack for an e-cigarette
Inventor: NETTENSTROM MATTHEW JOEL
IPC: A24F40/95
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: A pack (100) holds and re-charges an e-cigarette (10) which has a tip connector (900) with first and second charging contacts (900A, 900B). The pack (100) comprises a pack battery (151); a body (120) including a tube (132A) having an open first end (132A1) for receiving the e-cigarette (10); and a connection assembly (700) which is positioned at a second opposite end (132A2) of the tube (132A) and includes a connector (703) with a central contact 704B and an outer contact 704A for re-charging the e-cigarette (10) using the pack battery (151). The outer contact 704A of the connection assembly (700) comprises a generally annular base 741 and at least two lugs 742 which project from the base 741 in the direction of the first end (132A1) of the tube (132A) and which define a docking station 743 between the lugs 742 for receiving the tip connector (900) of the e-cigarette (10). The base 741 of the outer contact 704A is spring-mounted, such as by a spring 720, relative to a housing 702, 706 of the connection assembly (700).
Patent GB-2532704-A (GB)
Title: Ceramic sandwich panel created by additive layer manufacturing, for use in high temperatures
Inventor: ANTHONY GREGORY SMITH
IPC: F02C7/12
Filed: 2014-08-13
Abstract: A laminated structure has a first solid layer 1 and a second porous or lattice structure layer 3, which may be a metal foam both layers are created using additive layer machining (ALM) / 3D printing. A second solid layer 4, which may be a ceramic material may be heat sprayed or bonded onto the porous structure. A series of cooling channels (Fig 2, 2) may be provided and may be formed using ALM. The ALM material has been designed to have minimum weight whilst still maintaining the required tensile and bonding properties in high temperature propulsion environments. In use cooling fluid may pass through the porous lattice structure and may exit the ceramic structure via a plurality of holes (Figure 2, 2)
Patent GB-2517111-A (GB)
Title: Burner
Inventor: MANNING RICHARD
IPC: F23D14/48
Filed: 2014-03-21
Abstract: A burner 100 comprising a burner body 110 having a burner chamber with a backing plate 122 and having a burner element received in the burner chamber, the burner element having a plurality of gas nozzles 117 for supplying gas into the burner mounted therein for rotational movement such that the direction of gas exiting the gas nozzle can be adjusted. The burner is characterised by means for rotating the gas nozzles 117 are provided on the backing plate 121 and by releasable means for retaining each gas nozzle 117 in a plurality of rotational configurations provided outside the burner chamber. The burner allows for tuning of gas flow from outside the burner while it is in use.
Patent GB-2523234-A (GB)
Title: Methods for treating lignocellulosic materials
Inventor: JANSEN ROBERT
IPC: B01D15/18
Filed: 2013-05-03
Abstract: A method of fractionating a liquid sample comprising a mixture of a first fraction and a second fraction, comprises: (i) fractionating the liquid sample with a sequential simulated moving bed chromatography system; wherein the sequential simulated moving bed chromatography system comprises steps 1- 3; a feed stream in passed into an adsorbent and a first raffinate stream is flushed from the adsorbent during step 1; a second raffinate stream is flushed from the adsorbent with a desorbent stream during step 2; and the desorbent is recycled back to the adsorbent during step 3; (ii) recovering one or more product stream from the chromatography system; wherein the product stream is extracted in both step 1 and step 2. A further invention directed to a method for removing acid from an acidic hemicellulose sugars stream is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2521765-A (GB)
Title: Radiation measurement apparatus and method
Inventor: AMBROSE-THURMAN ANDREW MICHAEL LUKE
IPC: G01T7/00
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: A plurality of detectors (2), each comprising a scintillating material and a photodetector (8) for receiving light emitted by the scintillating material (4). A single power supply (10) supplies a plurality of photodectors, using a capacitor (10) for stability. Acquisition is by a single count within a measuring range surrounding the photopeak energy calibrated for each photodetector from measurements across the spectra. The application has particular use in density measurements for scanning pipelines and other structures located deep underwater, using the plurality of detectors in an arc opposite a radiation source. The hardware requirements are reduced.
Patent GB-2523469-A (GB)
Title: Quick coupler
Inventor: FRIEDRICH THOMAS
IPC: E02F9/22
Filed: 2015-02-05
Abstract: A quick coupler for an excavator arm comprising a double acting actuator 12 and a securing element 7 activated by a second double acting actuator 8. The second actuator 8 may be selectively operated from the same hydraulic line as the first piston 12. A switching valve 23 is provided to open hydraulic line 17. In order to activate reversible piston 8, a further switching valve 22 is provided to bypass pressure reducing valve 21, thereby increasing the pressure in the hydraulic system. Pressure switching valve 19 permits chamber 8e to pressurise only at this higher pressure. Pressure chambers 8e/8v are of different cross sectional areas, thereby causing piston to move in one direction when both chambers are equally pressurised and in an opposite direction when only chamber 8v is pressurised.
Patent GB-2533175-A (GB)
Title: Sensor device with mounting means
Inventor: ANDREW CAMPBELL
IPC: G01M13/04
Filed: 2015-03-03
Abstract: A sensor device with a zinc alloy mounting device is provided. The sensor device is for monitoring a component of interest, and includes at least one sensor 22a, 22b for measuring at least one parameter indicative of the condition of the component of interest. The device also includes signal processing means 16 for processing the signals of the sensor 22a, 22b and a mounting means for mounting the sensor device close to the component of interest. The mounting means 20 is made from a zinc-based alloy.
Patent GB-2522352-A (GB)
Title: Fine dissection electrosurgical device
Inventor: EVANS DOUG
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2012-02-09
Abstract: At least some of the illustrative embodiments are electrosurgical wands including an elongate shaft that defines a handle end and a distal end, a first discharge aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft, a first active electrode of conductive material disposed on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the first active electrode has an edge feature, a first return electrode of conductive material disposed a substantially constant distance from the first active electrode, and an aspiration aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft fluidly coupled to a second fluid conduit.
Patent GB-2522138-A (GB)
Title: Gravel packing apparatus having a rotatable slurry delivery subassembly
Inventor: CUNNINGHAM GREGORY SCOTT
IPC: E21B43/08
Filed: 2012-10-19
Abstract: A gravel packing assembly has first and second joints each including a sand control screen assembly having a filter medium positioned exteriorly of a base pipe and a slurry delivery subassembly rotatably mounted exteriorly on the sand control screen assembly. The slurry delivery subassembly includes at least one transport tube extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the sand control screen assembly. At least one jumper tube is coupled to and extends between the at least one transport tube of the first joint and the at least one transport tube of the second joint. The at least one transport tube of the first joint is axially aligned with the at least one transport tube of the second joint by rotating the slurry delivery subassembly of the first joint relative to the sand control screen of the first joint after the two joints are coupled together.
Patent GB-2538230-A (GB)
Title: A surgical drape for transferring drive
Inventor: KEITH MARSHALL
IPC: A61B46/23
Filed: 2015-05-07
Abstract: A surgical robot drape is provided for enveloping a robotic arm that comprises a drive assembly for providing drive to an attached instrument, the drive assembly comprising an interface for coupling to a corresponding interface of the instrument. The drape 1017 comprises a covering 1025 for enveloping the robotic arm to define a sterile boundary; an interface element 1009 to couple the drive assembly interface and the instrument interface and provide drive to the instrument through the drape; and a guiding structure 1001 for locating the interface element relative to the drive assembly interface. The guiding structure may be deformable between a storage configuration and an operative configuration and may comprise a closed loop provided with articulations about which the guide may be folded, the articulations may lock together. Alternatively the guiding structure may be a hooped structure (see figure 14).
Patent GB-2539392-A (GB)
Title: A composite sandwich structure
Inventor: Alexander Douglas Fergusson
IPC: B32B27/38
Filed: 2015-06-10
Abstract: The present invention relates to a transport container or pallet having a composite sandwich base panel. The panel comprises an upper surface layer 1 comprising fibre reinforcement material, a lower surface layer 5 comprising fibre reinforcement material, and a central core section 3 where at least the majority comprises a plurality of particles bound in a matrix. Preferably the fibre reinforcement material 1, 5 comprises fibres from carbon, aramid, basalt and/or fiberglass. The particles may be hollow microspheres to reduce the weight of the panel and in one embodiment they may differ by one or more characteristics selected from size, shape, structure and material. Preferably the core section 3 comprises a cellular structure and in one embodiment the structure and/or composition of the core may vary over its volume such that at least two parts of the core structure have different structural characteristics. In one embodiment a barrier layer 2, 4 is arranged between the core section 3 and at least one surface layer 1, 5. Also claimed is a unit load device comprising the composite sandwich base panel.
Patent GB-2530843-A (GB)
Title: Determining location of a receiver with a multi-subcarrier signal
Inventor: KEEGAN RICHARD G
IPC: G01S5/14
Filed: 2015-06-25
Abstract: Receiver 200 receives multiple multi-tone OFDM-like signals from respective transmitters 100 with known locations, each multi-tone signal having sub-carriers modulated with a pseudo-random noise code; a coarse estimate of a time of arrival of one or more of the sub-carriers is adjusted in accordance with a code correlation function (S302, Fig.11); a precise estimate of said time of arrival to align a slope at least two of the sub-carrier phases of the multi-tone signals is adjusted in accordance with a phase correlation function and the coarse estimate (S304, Fig.12); and receiver location or its range to a transmitter is estimated there-from (S306, Fig.11). Phase compensation data is determined for each ranging subcarrier in the multipath signal. It is based on a difference between an observed phase of the observed signal vector and a direct path phase of a direct path vector, where the direct path phase is estimated from prior measurements of a certain observed signal vector when an average amplitude of most ranges converge.
Patent GB-2535555-A (GB)
Title: Polymeric materials
Inventor: STUART GREEN
IPC: C09J171/12
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: A component comprising a first part and a second part, wherein a third part is positioned between the first and second parts, wherein: (i) said first part comprises a polymeric material (A) which comprises a repeat unit of formula (XI) wherein t1, and w1 independently represent 0 or 1 and vl represents 0, 1 or 2; (ii) said second part comprises a polymeric material (B) which comprises a wherein t1, and w1 independently represent 0 or 1 and v1 represents 0, 1 or 2; and (iii) said third part comprises a polymeric material (C) which comprises a polymer having a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- (I) and a repeat unit of formula -O-Ph-Ph-O-Ph-CO-Ph- (II) wherein Ph represents a phenylene moiety. In a second embodiment the first and second layers can comprise the polymer of the third layer, i.e. a copolymer of (I) and (II)
Patent GB-2541947-A (GB)
Title: Electrode apparatus
Inventor: ALAN AMBROSE
IPC: A61N1/18
Filed: 2015-09-07
Abstract: Electrode apparatus for non-invasively applying electrical stimulation to a human body portion via a skin interface. The apparatus comprises an electrode module 46 having an end 54 for defining an electrolyte application region between the module and the skin and a plurality of spaced apart electrodes that are electrically contactable to the skin via an electrolyte. Apparatus further comprises a controller configured to individually adjust electrical signals across or between each of the electrodes and each of one or more pairing electrodes. The controller may determine: a spatial distribution of current flow within the electrolyte; an impedance or resistance of a sub-region of the electrolyte application region; an impedance model of the body portion. The controller may selectively dispense electrolyte from a reservoir and/or remove electrolyte from the application region. The apparatus may comprise: an electrolyte containment for restricting leakage; one or more sensors to measure one or more physiological stress indicators. Another electrode module with one or more electrodes and one or more shunt measurement conductors between electrodes. Also a method of estimating a dosage of electrical stimulation impinging on a target treatment region internal to a human body portion by determining an electrical field through the body portion.
Patent GB-2548918-A (GB)
Title: Anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate compositions
Inventor: DAVID MULLEN
IPC: C09J133/14
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: An anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate composition comprising at least one (meth)acrylate component, an anaerobic cure inducing component, such as saccharin or 1-acetyl-2-phenylhydrazine, and is characterised by [a] a toughening agent comprising a styrene butadiene block copolymer and methacrylate functionalised polybutadiene, [b] a toughening agent comprising a propoxylated bisphenol A fumarate polyester or [c] a combination of toughening agents comprising styrene butadiene block copolymer and methacrylate functionalised polybutadiene and propoxylated bisphenol A fumarate polyester. Also disclosed is use, method and process comprising the anaerobically curable (meth)acrylate composition. The anaerobically curable compositions proved effective at bonding a wide variety of substrates, such as plastic to metallic substrates and the tensile strength performance of curable (meth)acrylate compositions is excellent.