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Patent GB-2535006-A (GB)
Title: End effector for electrosurgical instrument
Inventor: DANIEL JOHN THOMAS
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2015-12-23
Abstract: An end effector 1 for a surgical instrument comprising a pair of opposing first and second jaws 2,3 movable between an open and a closed position where the jaws grasp tissue. First and second sealing electrodes 11,15 are located on respective first and second jaws. One or more stop members 21,22,25,26 formed from a compliant material with a Shore-A hardness of between 20 and 80 are disposed on one or both of the electrodes so that the stop-member(s) are deformable when the jaws are closed. The stop-member(s) material may be electrically non-conductive. The stop-member(s) may be formed from a material of Shore A hardness of between 30 and 50. The one or more compliant stop members may be formed from a material so they able to deform by more than 10% when the jaw members close to grasp tissue. Jaw closure may deform the stop-member(s) from a first to a second cross-sectional profile, where the first cross-sectional profile may be trapezoidal. The stop-member(s) may comprise one or more elongated members , which may extend longitudinally along one or both jaws. The electrodes may present a generally concave shape when viewed from the side. Also disclosed an electrosurgical instrument.
Patent GB-2550832-A (GB)
Title: Dual-type control system of an artificial intelligence in a machine
Inventor: COREY KAIZEN REAUX-SAVONTE
IPC: G06N99/00
Filed: 2016-02-09
Abstract: A dual-type control system of an artificial intelligence system, emulating conscious and subconscious observation, data processing, internal processes, communication and interaction. At least two data streams are provided, one relating to the conscious actions of the AI and the other relating to its subconscious actions. Different functions are performed on data depending on which stream is selected. The functions can depend on the nature of the data and on the characteristics of the AIs consciousness and sub-consciousness.
Patent GB-2547903-A (GB)
Title: Antioxidant mix for learning
Inventor: JOHN LOWE
IPC: A23K50/00
Filed: 2016-03-01
Abstract: An animal food supplement for use in improving cognitive function in animals comprises one or more natural plant-based antioxidants, one or more sources of vitamin C and one or more sources of vitamin E. The plant-based antioxidants may comprise bioflavonoids such as polyphenolic flavonoids and may be present as a fruit, plant, fruit extract or plant extract, such as beetroot, spinach, pomegranate, blackcurrants or blackberries. The vitamin C source may comprise ascorbic acid and/or rosehip while the vitamin E source may comprise mixed tocopherols and/or tocotrienols. The supplement may also contain rosemaric acid and sacrificial antioxidants including gallic acid, a source of carotenoids and one or more of carrot, tomato or oregano. A method feeding animals, such as dogs, horses, rabbits, livestock or poultry, the supplement to improving learning ability, memory or cognitive function is disclosed. This may involve providing an animal with 0.2g to 20g or from 1g to 5g of the supplement per kilogram of body weight per day.
Patent GB-2535366-A (GB)
Title: Foldable Playard
Inventor: MARK JAMES SOUSA
IPC: A47D13/06
Filed: 2015-02-26
Abstract: A foldable playard comprising a collapsible frame formed from scissoring tube pairs 21 and 22 each having a pivot joint 23 midway between the ends of each tube in the pair, top 24 and bottom 25 knuckle linkages to join adjacent pairs, a mesh fabric enclosure having an open top, a floor, sides to match the frame and a fabric top railing connected to the top knuckle linkages 24 to limit lateral expansion of the frame and removable frame tensioning straps 45 connected to the top knuckle linkages 24 and arranged to encircle the corresponding bottom knuckle linkage 25 to hold the frame upright. The linkages may include hinges with tongues, grooves and rivet pins. The floor may use a non mesh nylon material and the sides a woven nylon mesh. The straps 45 may be fabric formed from nylon, heavyweight polypropylene or polyester and the straps may have side release buckles.
Patent GB-2540469-A (GB)
Title: Composite component
Inventor: BING ZHANG
IPC: G01N27/82
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: A composite component comprising a plurality of plies 62 and a plurality of pins 64 extending transversely to the plies, wherein the pins comprise a magnetic material. A magnetic field generator 68 is configured to generate a magnetic field through a thickness direction of the component; and a sensor 66 is provided for detecting a change in magnetic flux indicative of delamination of the plies. The sensor may be an electrically conductive coil provided on a surface of the plies and around one or more of the pins. The magnetic field generator may be an electrically conductive coil, or it may be one or more of the pins which may be made from a permanent magnetic material. A method of suppressing delamination of a composite component comprising, in the event of delamination, generating a magnetic field in a thickness direction of the plies and in the region of one or more of the pins so as to change the properties, e.g. the shape and/or dimensions, of the pin. The composite component may be a fan blade or a casing of a gas turbine engine.
Patent GB-2553364-A (GB)
Title: Backing for items worn by users
Inventor: AHMET ERSAL MEHMET
IPC: A44C5/00
Filed: 2016-09-05
Abstract: Disclosed is a moisture absorbing backing 17 suitable for use with an item worn by a user, such as a watch or belt. The moisture absorbing backing comprises a shroud 20 attachable to an item, and a moisture absorbing member 21 having a body element, said moisture absorbing member being disposed beneath the shroud. The shroud may have an opening through which the body element may be insertable. The shroud and body element may be elongate, and the moisture absorbing member may comprise a support extending along the length of the body element. The moisture absorbing member may comprise a tab 27 at one end. The shroud may comprise at least one sheet attachable to the item. Also disclosed is an item with the moisture absorbing backing attached thereto, preferably by adhesive. Further disclosed is an anti-bacterial backing suitable for use with an item worn by a user, wherein the anti-bacterial backing incorporates an anti-bacterial agent.
Patent GB-2554406-A (GB)
Title: Plasma abatement
Inventor: SIMONE MAGNI
IPC: F23M5/00
Filed: 2016-09-26
Abstract: A plasma torch abatement apparatus 10 for treating an effluent stream 22 with a plasma stream 18 comprises a reaction chamber 26 defined by a reaction chamber wall. The reaction chamber wall is a composite structure comprising a passivation layer (26B, Fig. 4) of passivation material facing the effluent stream 22 and the plasma stream 18 and a substrate layer formed from a substrate material surrounding the passivation layer (26B, Fig. 4), the passivation material being less chemically reactive to the effluent stream 22 and the plasma stream 18 than the substrate material. The substrate layer may be a high alumina cement and may be more resistant to thermal fracture than the passivation layer (26B, Fig. 4). The passivation layer (26B, Fig. 4) may be thinner than the substrate layer and may be painted, chemical vapour deposited, or sprayed onto the substrate layer, or may be a sleeve or tiles fixed to the substrate layer. A method of manufacturing a reaction chamber 26 is also claimed. The chamber may be made by moulding a ceramic mix.
Patent GB-2556049-A (GB)
Title: A column assembly
Inventor: STEPHEN JOHN SPENCER
IPC: E04C3/32
Filed: 2016-11-14
Abstract: A column assembly 10 for buildings comprises a column 16 and a wing 30 affixed to the column. The column comprises a column portion located between base and head plates 12, 14 at opposite ends. The column portion is formed from a set of laterally-projecting fins 18, 20, 22. The wing comprises a main body whose height corresponds to that of the column portion, and a laterally projecting connector 32. In use, the connector is affixed to a fin of the column portion. A joining portion may connect the middle of the first fin to the second and third fins. The column portion may be formed from a pair of interconnected folded plates. The wing may be formed from concrete and the column may be formed from steel. A structural system comprising base and head slabs and a plurality of column assemblies is also claimed.
Patent GB-2559762-A (GB)
Title: A bag for collecting waste material
Inventor: CHARLOTTE MCMULLEN
IPC: E01H1/12
Filed: 2017-02-16
Abstract: The bag 100 comprises a support element 10 with an interior surface 3 defining an interior region 5 and an outer surface 1, wherein the support element comprises an impervious flexible material 30 and a padding material 20. The bag also comprises an opening 37 through which a user inserts their hand in use and a protective layer covering at least a part of the outer surface of the support element, wherein in use an external surface of a region of the bag comprising padding material is introduced to waste material by the users hand within the interior region to pick up waste material. Also disclosed is a bag comprising an exterior surface comprising a flexible padding material wherein, the padding material is deformable in at least a direction normal to the exterior surface with the padding material comprising at least one indentation operable to increase the flexibility of the padding material.
Patent GB-2554156-A (GB)
Title: A method of predicting a property of a path in a telecommunications network
Inventor: MAI LE
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2017-07-12
Abstract: A method to estimate a characteristic of a path between two devices in a communication network. Data packets transmitted from a source router 10A to a destination router 10H cause log data to be produced at the intermediate routers traversed, 10C-G, as well as at the endpoints. A network management system (NMS) 100 receives the log data and is able to correlate it to identify the sequence of nodes along the path of the each packet. The NMS 100 uses the stored path information from a plurality of paths to predict the property of a proposed path through a particular node order. A similarity value is calculated between the prospective path and the historical paths such that a property is predicted. The path attribute may be whether a packet can be successfully transmitted. A substitution matrix or a k-nearest neighbour technique may be used to predict the similarity value for the proposed path.
Patent GB-2566967-A (GB)
Title: Improved mixer for flow systems
Inventor: ROBERT ASHE
IPC: B01F29/64
Filed: 2017-09-28
Abstract: A mixer system comprising a sealed tube 3 provided with inlets 1 and outlets 7 for a process fluid, wherein the tube is rotatable in arcs around its longitudinal axis and contains one or more blades 11 mounted at each end on a blade carrier 10 supported within the tube in a manner that allows the one or more blades to rotate in the same direction and angular velocity (in degrees per second) as the tube rotates in arcs. Ideally, the blades are fixed relative to the blade carriers which are located at each end of the tube and supported by the tube or a tube end flange 2. The blade carriers preferably comprise pins 9 for supporting the blade assembly within the tube, the pins allowing for smooth free rotation. Ideally, the maximum arc of tube rotation is 360° but an angle of 180° or less is preferred. The tube is ideally mounted upon rollers 8 or bearings which allow the tube to rotate. The tube may comprise a heat transfer jacket 4 with heat transfer fluid inlet 5 and heat transfer fluid outlet 6. The system may additionally comprise baffles.
Patent GB-2567175-A (GB)
Title: Swimming goggles
Inventor: HERMAN CHIANG
IPC: A63B33/00
Filed: 2017-10-04
Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles 1 comprises a hard combining frame 2 and softer left and right frames 30, 31. The hard frame 2 is composed of first and second embedding frames 20, 21 with respective embedding holes 201, 211 for receiving the soft frames 30, 31. Each of the soft frames 30, 31 has a rim portion 32 and a face contact portion 33. The rim portion 32 has an inner wall with a groove 321 configured to receive a lens 5 and the pad 33 is provided with a rib 331 adjacent to the lens 5. Two hard buckles 4 are connected to the embedding frames 20, 21 and form guidance holes through which a head strap can be passed. Extensions 25, optionally provided on each embedding frame 20, 21, may comprise first 26 and second 27 stretchable parts.
Patent GB-2567677-A (GB)
Title: Armour Assembly
Inventor: IAN PILKINGTON
IPC: F41H5/02
Filed: 2017-10-20
Abstract: An armour assembly includes one or more panels. At least one of the one or more panels comprises a gyroid structure 1. The assembly may be used in an armoured vehicle or body armour.
Patent GB-2555346-A (GB)
Title: Pet defecation apparatus
Inventor: YOUNG DO CHOI
IPC: A01K1/01
Filed: 2015-07-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pet defecation apparatus and, more particularly, to a pet defecation apparatus which enables a series of processes for pet excretion disposal using a defecation pad, such as rolling up and packing the defecation pad to which excretion is added, and collecting and moving the defecation pad to a designated position, to be easily performed by means of automation.
Patent GB-2567909-A (GB)
Title: Holographic eyeglass lens
Inventor: KELI ZHENG
IPC: G02C7/06
Filed: 2018-04-19
Abstract: A holographic eyeglass lens has a lens body 1 with a central optical zone <16mm from an optical centre that is a free-focus lens 5, an optical path guide zone 2 at a lens periphery at 16-38mm from the optical centre, a high-beam focus zone 6 from 0-4.5mm, a mid-beam focus zone 3 from 4.5-11.5mm and a low-beam focus zone 7 from 11.5-16mm. A butterfly-shaped holographic zoom ring with a radius not smaller than 4.5mm may be arranged in the high-beam focus zone. The degree of the specific optical centre may decrease by 0.01 for every distance moved of 0.5mm from the optical centre.
Patent GB-2571146-A (GB)
Title: Improved containers for plants and their methods of manufacture and assembly
Inventor: COLIN THOMPSON
IPC: A47G7/08
Filed: 2018-05-21
Abstract: A container 10 for plant material comprises a side wall 12 and a base 14; the side wall and the base being discrete components; the base and side wall each comprising an inner surface 16, 18 which together bound a storage volume 20; the base engaging the side wall at an abutment region 22 such that a cross-section of the storage volume at the abutment region is smaller than the cross-section of the storage volume above said abutment region. The side wall may comprise a plurality of components. Each side wall component has at least two slots (30, 30’, figures 2 and 3) for interlocking engagement with an adjacent side wall component. One or more parts of the container maybe formed from a wood based material such as medium density fibreboard (MDF). Also disclosed is a method assembling a container for plant material, a kit for a container for plant material and method of manufacturing components for a kit.
Patent GB-2569414-A (GB)
Title: Multi-arm hanging rail type casting cleaning robot
Inventor: CHENGJUN WANG
IPC: B25J5/02
Filed: 2017-10-31
Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-arm suspended rail type casting cleaning robot, comprising a walking device (1), a rotating device (2), a lifting device (3), a working arm mounting base (4) and four working arms (5, 6, 7, 8) mounted on an annular rail (9). End effectors (58, 68) of the working arms (5, 6, 7, 8) are provided with pneumatic grippers (686) and magnetic cranes (586) and are further provided with cleaning tools, such as pneumatic picks (585) and plasma cutters (685). The walking device (1) uses a four-point suspended supporting mode, thus realising long-distance stable walking. Big arm adjustment cylinders (54, 64) and small arm adjustment cylinders (56, 66) are used to replace a servo speed reduction motor to adjust postures of the working arms (5, 6, 7, 8), the four working arms (5, 6, 7, 8) can jointly and synchronously operate, and the two pneumatic grippers (686), the two magnetic cranes (586) and the four cleaning tools can be flexibly converted and replaced and can meet the requirements of cleaning operations, such as identification, transport, overturn, posture adjustment, sand cleaning, cutting and polishing on castings with heavy weights, large volumes and complex shapes, thus improving the efficiency and quality of a casting cleaning operation and reducing the labour intensity and the production cost of operators.
Patent GB-2563749-A (GB)
Title: Home automation control system using face recognition, and method therefor
Inventor: GYU TAEK JEONG
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2017-01-09
Abstract: The present invention relates to a home automation control system using face recognition and a method therefor and, particularly, to a home automation control system using face recognition and a method therefor, the system being capable of checking whether a user has entered by using face recognition and operating home electronic devices according to reservation information of the user who has entered. In addition, the present invention comprises: a face recognition device for performing authentication for indoor entry; a face recognition server for transmitting entry information to a user terminal of the user for which authentication has been completed; a home automation activation unit provided in the user terminal and activating, in real time, a home electronic device control unit when the indoor entry of the user is confirmed; and a home electronic device control unit for controlling home electronic devices according to reservation information set in advance by the user, when being activated by the home automation activation unit. Therefore, home electronic devices can be operated according to reservation information set in advance by a user according to whether the corresponding user has entered.
Patent GB-2577300-A (GB)
Title: Cellular telecommunications network
Inventor: RICHARD THOMAS MACKENZIE
IPC: H04W88/08
Filed: 2018-09-21
Abstract: A cellular telecommunications network, particularly a Centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN), has at least one central unit (CU) 10 connected to at least one distributed unit (DU) 20-40 and operates a first split of protocol functions between the CU and DU(s). In one embodiment, it is determined whether initiation by a unit of a further processing function (B, fig. 3b) would cause utilization of its processor to exceed a threshold and, if so, a second split of protocol functions is used to allow initiation of the further processing function. In a second embodiment, processor utilization in each unit is monitored, taking into account factors such as traffic conditions, and if processor utilization in a unit exceeds a threshold, a different split of protocol functions is used.
Patent GB-2563794-A (GB)
Title: A bioreactor system and method thereof
Inventor: RAVINDRAKUMAR DHIRUBHAI PATEL
IPC: C12M3/00
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: The present invention relates to bioreactor system and method thereof wherein support matrix (2) comprises at last one central shaft and plurality of peripheral shaft being radially surrounds central shaft. Arrays of discs (11) are mounted along the shaft by defining interspatial vicinities between two successive plates. Thus, discs mounted on peripheral shafts are rotated within the interspatial vicinity of discs of central shaft to ensures sufficient mixing and avoid stagnant fluidic zones which is created when discs are mounted closely apart from each other on shafts. Further, plurality of deflector vanes that are axially provided along the length of the central shaft to redirect substantially co-axial direction fluid flow into interior of culture vessel and more specifically towards the central axis. Thus, bioreactor system provides scalable and disposable bioreactor with efficient mixing and homogeneous conditions and thereby supports high density growth and maintenance of cells and other biological material.
Patent GB-2578310-A (GB)
Title: Oral muscle training
Inventor: ANSHUL SAMA
IPC: A61N1/05
Filed: 2018-10-22
Abstract: A device 103 for applying electrical stimulation to the muscles of the mouth to increase their tone, combating sleep disordered breathing. The device comprises one or more electrodes 132a,b, 133a,b for applying electrical stimulation to one or more muscles of the mouth, and at least one sensor 140a,b, 141a,b for determining the muscle tone of the tongue. The device preferably comprises a mouthpiece provided with flanges 132, 133 for overlying the dorsal and/or sublingual surface of the tongue, with the electrodes and/or sensors preferably provided on the flanges. The sensor may comprise a pressure sensor or an electrical signal sensor. A stimulation plan may be generated and/or altered based on the muscle tone of the tongue, the muscle tone being determined from sensor data. The electrical stimulation device may be provided in a system alongside a controller and a processor.
Patent GB-2567324-A (GB)
Title: Blow out preventer bonnet assembly
Inventor: JOHN L ALSUP
IPC: E21B33/06
Filed: 2017-04-24
Abstract: A blow out preventer having a main body (101) with a main passage (102) therethrough;a ram (110a,b, 111a,b) movable between a first position in which the ram (110a,b, 111a,b) is spaced from the main passage (102) and a second position in which the ram (110a,b, 111a,b) at least partly interrupts the main passage (102);a bonnet (103,104) releasably secured to the main body (101), the bonnet (103,104) comprising a hydraulic ram actuator coupled to the ram (110a,b, 111a,b).
Patent GB-2571429-A (GB)
Title: Optical modulator
Inventor: GUOMIN YU
IPC: G02F1/225
Filed: 2017-03-24
Abstract: An optical modulator, 300, has a rib waveguide, 330, which includes a PN junction which has reverse bias applied such that the modulator is operated around the breakdown voltage of the junction. The reverse bias is increased past the breakdown voltage and the modulator operates in an avalanche multiplication mode or a band to band tunnelling mode. In an embodiment the rib waveguide includes P+, 304, and N+, 306, doped regions with the PN junction formed by the P+ and N+ regions having a breakdown voltage of less than 12 volts. In this embodiment the P+ and N+ regions contain dopants at a concentration of between 1x1017 and 5x1018 cm-3. The disclosed modulators may be used in one arm of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The invention aims to overcome problems in prior art carrier injection and carrier depletion modulators by providing a modulator with high modulation efficiency and high modulation speed.
Patent GB-2578248-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning fluid
Inventor: TAKASHI IAI
IPC: C11D17/08
Filed: 2018-05-30
Abstract: A cleaning fluid is provided with: a static liquid (13) at a first temperature; a dynamic liquid (16) flowing toward a target article held in the static liquid (13); and a fine bubble group (22) formed by a gas at a second temperature different from the first temperature, and flowing toward the target article by being enveloped in the flow of the dynamic liquid (16). Thus, it is possible to provide a cleaning fluid that exhibits a cleaning effect dramatically better than those up to now.