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Patent GB-2563146-A (GB)
Title: Play structure tube connector and system
Inventor: Lance Kalish
IPC: A63H33/10
Filed: 2018-05-02
Abstract: A tube connector 10 for a play structure, and a play structure system that uses such tube connectors 10 to connect a plurality of tubes (25, figure 3) together; the tube connector comprising a center portion 11 and at least one projecting member 12 extending from the center portion 11. To construct a play structure, tubes are fitted over the projecting members 12 in the tube connectors 10. Flexing tabs 19 on the projecting members 12, which are fixed at the end of the projecting member 12 and extend back toward the center portion 11, lock into openings in the tubes to secure the tubes to the projecting members 12 and connect the tubes together into a play structure. The central portion 11 further includes an opening 13 for the insertion of a second tube. Further disclosed is a play structure including a plurality of tube connectors. Also disclose is a connector including two projecting members.
Patent GB-2576517-A (GB)
Title: Electrical socket connector
Inventor: DANIEL HISCOKE
IPC: H01R13/639
Filed: 2018-08-21
Abstract: A socket connector comprising: a housing (11, figure 1) having at least two apertures (17) through which the pins (41, figure 6) of a plug (37) may be inserted to engage with a respective terminal 26 within the housing; each terminal comprising a flexible arm 27 and a second arm 28, where the flexible arm deflects to bear resiliently against an inserted pin, and comprises a locking projection 36 to engage with an aperture of inserted pins to resist removal of the plug; the two terminals being spaced apart and having positioned in between a slideable control member 45 comprising an actuation surface 46 and a deflector 50 which extends between the control member actuation surface and the flexible arm where movement of the actuation surface forces the flexible arm to deflect away from the second arm; the socket comprising biasing means 47 to bias the control member to a first position at which the deflector does not deflect the flexible arm so that the locking projection locates in the pin aperture, and a second position at which the deflector moves the flexible arm away from the second arm whereby the locking projection is withdrawn from the pin aperture.
Patent GB-2564289-A (GB)
Title: Warning System for Standing Vehicles
Inventor: Moshe Kilim
IPC: G09F13/20
Filed: 2017-03-07
Abstract: Some examples of an active-alerting apparatus (AAA) are disclosed. The AAA is configured to be associated with a standing vehicle. Some embodiments of the AAA can have a structure of a flag (AAF) other embodiments of AAA can have a structure of a triangle (AAT) other can have a structure of a folding triangle (FAAT). The AAA can be associated to a window of the standing vehicle or to an adaptor for holding the AAA. The adaptor can be a pip that is associated with the back of the wagon and is configured to hold the AAA such that the AAA faces the coming traffic. The AAA can be associates with retro-reflecting red area, red-fluorescent area and one or more light sources, such as LEDs.
Patent GB-2578134-A (GB)
Title: Low static contact cleaning system
Inventor: SHEILA HAMILTON
IPC: B08B7/00
Filed: 2018-10-18
Abstract: A contact cleaning system comprising a contact cleaning roller 2 located and operable to remove debris from a substrate to be cleaned, an adhesive roll 3 located and operable to remove debris from the surface of the contact cleaning roller 2, wherein the maximum electrical field strength generated within the system during operation is 300 volts. The material of the contact cleaning roller 2 and the material of the adhesive roll 3 are preferably such as to minimise the triboelectric effect between them. The contact cleaning roller 2 may comprises an elastomeric layer (110, fig 3) with bulk conductivity (e.g. electrical conductivity) and an electrically conductive core (112, fig 3) configured to support the elastomeric layer (110, fig 3) and to provide a conductive pathway for charge transport from the contact cleaning roller 2 to an electrical ground or earth (126, fig 3). The adhesive roll 3 may be made of paper substrate with an adhesive of electrical conductivity.
Patent GB-2579602-A (GB)
Title: Sports training and physiotherapy garments
Inventor: ANTHONY BETTS
IPC: A63B21/055
Filed: 2018-12-05
Abstract: A posture and movement training garment 100 comprises at least one elastic element 1-22 (see also figures 2 and 3) arranged to be stretched upon movement of the wearer's trunk and/or at least one of the wearer's limbs away from a predetermined rest or neutral position, thereby to provide the wearer with gentle elastic recoil sufficient to provide the wearer with additional kinaesthetic and/or touch feedback resulting from the movement, substantially without inhibiting the movement. Also disclosed are a weight (18, figure 9) comprising an elastomer body (213, figure 9) and a plurality of embedded pieces (216, figure 9) of denser material; a garment (300, figure 11) comprising a plurality of said weights; and a third garment (300, figure 13) comprising pockets for reception of weights, and strips of a relatively inextensible material (67, figure 13) forming a network interconnecting the pockets.
Patent GB-2565981-A (GB)
Title: A cooling tower for cooling a liquid with a gas
Inventor: HOWARD PAUL DAVIS
IPC: F28F27/00
Filed: 2017-07-13
Abstract: A cooling tower (2) for cooling a liquid (4) with a gas (6), which cooling tower (2) comprises: (i) a vessel (8) for receiving the gas (6) passing upwardly and the liquid (4) passing downwardly, with the liquid (4) being hotter than the gas (6); (ii) a gas outlet (14) which is at a top portion (16) of the vessel (8) and which is for allowing the gas (6) to pass out of the vessel (8); (iii) a support member (20) which is positioned across a bottom portion (22) of the vessel (8); (iv) a plurality of apertures (24) which are in the support member (20) and through which the gas (6) and the liquid (4) are able to pass; (v) a fluidised bed (26) of packing elements (28) on the support member (20); (vi) liquid emitting means (30) which is positioned in the vessel (8) above the fluidised bed (26), and which is for emitting the liquid (4) to be cooled such the liquid (4) passes downwardly towards the fluidised bed (26); (vii) pump means (32) for pumping the liquid to the liquid emitting means (30); and (viii) a fan (34) for blowing the gas upwardly through the fluidised bed (26), and the cooling tower (2) being such that it includes: (ix) control means (31) for controlling (a) the velocity of the gas through the vessel (8), and (b) the liquid to gas ratio in the vessel (8), whereby the fluidised bed (26) is caused to operate at a tumbling rate which when combined with the selected pre- fluidised packing height causes an approach temperature of below 10°F (5.6°C); (x) wherein the tumbling rate is controlled by a combination of controlled gas velocity and liquid to gas ratio creating turbulent mixing and tumbling of packing elements (28) in the fluidised bed (26); (xi) and wherein the pre-fluidised height of the fluidised bed (26) is from 0.15 - 1.0m.
Patent GB-2580659-A (GB)
Title: Heated fluid control system
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER CHARLES FARRELL
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 2019-01-21
Abstract: A heated fluid control system for controlling the operation of a fluid heater 20 coupled to one or more fluid outlets 60 via an associated length of piping 80 having a predetermined volume. The control system comprising: one or more sensors 22 associated with a respective fluid outlet and a controller 30 to control the operation of the fluid heater in response to receiving a signal from one of the sensors indicating operation of the associated fluid outlet. The controller causes the fluid heater to supply heated fluid for a predetermined period of time based on the volume of the associated length of piping e.g. to deliver a volume having a predetermined energy value minus the volume of the length of piping. The heater stops prior to the end of heated water delivery to purge the piping length with unheated water. Uses energy delivery values over a number of tapping events to minimize or eliminate distribution losses caused by heated water remaining in pipes.
Patent GB-2577182-A (GB)
Title: Switching element control circuit and power module
Inventor: KENICHI SUZUKI
IPC: H03K17/687
Filed: 2017-04-25
Abstract: This switching element control circuit 100 switches between, and executes, a measurement mode for measuring a threshold voltage of a switching element 200, and a control mode for controlling ON/OFF operation of the switching element 200, wherein the switching element control circuit is characterized by the following: including a power source 10 for threshold voltage measurement, a third electrode voltage control unit 20, an ON/OFF determination unit 30, and a storage unit 40 that stores a third electrode voltage applied to a third electrode as the threshold voltage of the switching element; and the third electrode voltage control unit 20, when turning ON the switching element 200 in the control mode, controlling the third electrode voltage on the basis of information that includes the threshold voltage stored in the storage unit 40. This switching element control circuit 100 makes it possible to reduce switching loss of the switching element, allows reliable control of the ON/OFF operation of the switching element, and enables an improvement in productivity.
Patent GB-2587242-A (GB)
Title: Reinforcing steel skeletal framework
Inventor: Anthony Martin Woods
IPC: E04C5/06
Filed: 2019-09-23
Abstract: The method includes the steps of placing a plurality of modular skeletal steel panels 10 side by side in a row on a building structure to form a panel assembly 20 and covering an outer face of the panel assembly with a steel mesh 22 to form a composite reinforcing steel skeletal framework 25. Also disclosed is a reinforcing framework 25 with a plurality of preformed steel panels 10 mounted side-by-side to form an assembly 20, where each panel has a number of outwardly projecting splice bars 6 engaging with an adjacent panel and an outer mesh 22 mounted across a face of the assembly opposite the splice bars. Each panel may have a slidably adjustable side edge with a U-framed outer end and inwardly extending parallel arms which slidably engage the panels main body. The panels may comprise spaced apart parallel planes 3 (fig.20) with intermediate spacers 4 (fig.20) therebetween.
Patent GB-2581010-A (GB)
Title: Extended operational bandwidth amplifiers with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction
Inventor: RODNEY W HAGEN
IPC: H03F1/32
Filed: 2019-12-02
Abstract: A power amplifier 300 includes a main amplifier 330 amplifying a radio frequency (RF) input signal 315 and outputting an amplified RF signal 425, and a feed forward correction loop coupled to the main amplifier for cancelling intermodulation distortion (IMD) in the amplified RF signal. The feed forward loop comprises a delay element 375 in a main path 380 and, in an error path 385, a composite phase shifter coupled to an error amplifier 365 that centres a correction bandwidth with respect to the amplified RF signal. The delay element introduces a delay in the amplified RF signal that is smaller than a delay caused by the error path. The composite phase shifter may comprise a phase shifter 355 and a phase extender 350 and have a range of at least 540 degrees. A memory 410 storing a mapping between frequency sub-bands and phase settings may be provide coupled to a processor 400 configured to control the phase extender. A method for extending operational bandwidth of a power amplifier with fractional instantaneous bandwidth feed forward correction is also provided (Fig.4). The power amplifier may be used in RF communications systems where the carrier attributes are dynamic and a large bandwidth is required, e.g. Land Mobile Radio (LMR).
Patent GB-2585726-A (GB)
Title: Prefabricated frames for masonry slips
Inventor: MATTHEW FREEMAN
IPC: E04F13/26
Filed: 2019-12-23
Abstract: The panel comprises at least one masonry slip 2, each with a slot 3 on each of two sides, and at least one frame 10. The frame comprises an elongate channel 13 with back plane 14, from which two extensions extend to form the channel, and two lips 11,12, one extending inwards from the distal edge of each extension to engage with the slots and hold the slips within the channel. The first lip 11 has a straight portion parallel to the back plane and an angled end portion projecting away from the back plane. Multiple frames may be arranged side by side with the channels parallel and their rear faces attached to jointing plates, optionally with alignment means e.g. interlocking extensions/recesses on their ends. There may be drainage holes in the frame near intersections of extensions and back plates and/or holes in the lips. The first lip may stop short of the frame end. Panels may comprise corner jointing plates and/or soffit rails, optionally for use with special angled or soffit slips.
Patent GB-2579996-A (GB)
Title: Low voltage power distribution system
Inventor: EDWARD C SHULTZ
IPC: H01R25/16
Filed: 2018-09-04
Abstract: The low voltage power distribution bus system for a plurality of connected modules includes an intelligently managed power load. The system maintains a marginal reserve of power while monitoring the amount used of the total power. When a new module is connected, a base power setting for the new module is retrieved. The system calculates available power and compares the base power setting. If the available power is exceeded, the system redistributes a maximum allowed power of each connected module and assigns the new module an allowed maximum power. The allowed maximum power is the base power setting if the available power exceeds the base power setting of the new module and a fraction of the base power setting if the base power setting of the new module exceeds the available power.
Patent GB-2584202-A (GB)
Title: Device for supplying ports to a machine section of a hydraulic machine arrangement
Inventor: Georg Enevoldsen
IPC: F04C14/24
Filed: 2020-04-14
Abstract: A device 10 providing an inlet and outlet for a machine section 26 of a hydraulic machine 40 such as a pump or energy recovery device (expander or motor). The device comprises a low-pressure port 12 in communication with a low-pressure chamber 18 having a low-pressure opening 22 for communication with the machine section, a high-pressure port 14 in communication with a high-pressure chamber 20 having a high-pressure opening 24 for communication with the machine section. A leakage path 36 extends from the high-pressure chamber, through the machine section, to a leakage inlet 16. The device further comprises a control valve member 28 connecting the leakage inlet to the low-pressure chamber, and the control valve member opens when a pressure in the leakage inlet with respect to a pressure in the low-pressure chamber is higher than a predefined control pressure threshold to reduce cavitation. Where the machine is a pump the low-pressure side will be the inlet, and the high-pressure side the outlet. Where the machine is an energy recovery device the low-pressure side will be the outlet, and the high-pressure side the inlet.
Patent GB-2590547-A (GB)
Title: Personnel profiles and fingerprint authentication for configuration engineering and runtime applications
Inventor: DINO ANTON FERNANDEZ YU
IPC: G06F21/32
Filed: 2020-11-11
Abstract: Authorising a write command to a process control device in a distributed process control system by, intercepting a write command to a process control device issued by a first user 701, then determining a second user based on a relationship identifier of the first user 702. It then prompts the second user to validate the write command 703, and authenticates the second user based on a biometric input of the second user 704. Finally, it releases the write command for execution on the process control device upon determining a match between the biometric input of the second a biometric identifier in a profile of the second user 705. In another embodiment it may assign at least one relationship identifier value to each user , where the identifier value references another existing profile within a user manager database. The relationship identifier of the user profile may be a biometric identifier of the second user.
Patent GB-2601498-A (GB)
Title: Projection lens with Alvarez lens system
Inventor: WIM BOUMAN
IPC: G03F7/20
Filed: 2020-11-27
Abstract: A projection lens for a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography is for imaging a pattern arranged in an object field at an object plane 8 of the projection lens into an image field at an image plane 9 of the projection lens by means of electromagnetic radiation having an operating wavelength λ< 260 nm. Optical elements having optical surfaces are arranged in a projection beam path between the object plane 8 and the image plane 9 in such a way that a pattern arranged in the object field of the object plane can be imaged into the image field of the image plane by means of the optical elements. An Alvarez lens system 11 comprising at least two Alvarez lenses (11a, 11b, figure 2) for manipulating the filed curvature is arranged in the projection beam path outside a field plane in the projection beam path. The projection lens may have at least two manipulators 11, 12 for compensating for distortion, which field dependency can be described by a polynomial, wherein each of the manipulators is designed for compensating for lower order terms of the polynominal.
Patent GB-2605783-A (GB)
Title: Blockchain key generation
Inventor: Nils Poschke
IPC: H04W12/30
Filed: 2021-04-09
Abstract: A method and system for recording transactions on a distributed ledger are provided. The method comprises generating a private and public key pair using an applet of a UICC within a device. The generated private and public key pair are stored within the UICC. An identifier is Derived from the public key of the generated private and public key pair. One or more transactions are added to a block of a distributed ledger, with the one or more transaction being identified using the derived identifier. The transactions may be added to the block using a proxy server.
Patent GB-2607630-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for monitoring drying of matter
Inventor: JOHN HUTCHINSON
IPC: G21F9/30
Filed: 2021-06-10
Abstract: A method for monitoring drying of matter, for example nuclear waste, contained in a vessel 2 at sub-atmospheric pressures. The vessel has an inlet conduit 12 and an outlet conduit 3. The method comprises the steps of: a) controlling the pressure of the vessel, such that the matter is under partial vacuum; b) introducing an incondensable gas having a first predetermined flow rate into the vessel via the inlet conduit; c) taking a first dew point temperature measurement of the vapour in the outlet conduit; and d) determining a residual moisture content of the matter using the dew point temperature measurement. The method may further comprise the steps of: e) introducing further incondensable gas having a second predetermined flow rate; f) taking a second dew point temperature measurement of the vapour in the outlet conduit; and g) determining the residual moisture content of the matter using the dew point temperature measurements. Steps c) to g) may be repeated until a water evaporation rate is equal to a threshold value, or drying is complete. The incondensable gas may be nitrogen, argon, dry air, helium, neon, krypton or xenon. The pressure may be in the range of 1 to 20 kPa.
Patent GB-2607922-A (GB)
Title: Haptic control module for a vehicle
Inventor: SANGHO KIM
IPC: G06F3/0362
Filed: 2021-06-16
Abstract: A haptic control module, for a vehicle, particularly for use on a steering wheel, comprising: a rotary encoder, an interface for communication with an external unit to be controlled storing means storing multiple haptic profiles and an actor, such as an electric motor, for exciting the rotary encoder according to a haptic profile selected by controlling means in response to a signal received by the interface, such as a signal indicating the number of elements in a list
Patent GB-2618302-A (GB)
Title: Hypernetwork model-based organization architecture modeling method and space exploration algorithm
Inventor: XIN ZHOU
IPC: G06F30/20
Filed: 2021-01-07
Abstract: A hypernetwork model-based combat system architecture modeling method. The modeling method comprises the following steps: decomposing missions of a combat system into a network of tasks that can be executed by an device system; building a system network according to the task network and corresponding relationships between task nodes and system nodes; building a command control network and combining the task network and system network to build a combat system architecture model; building a space exploration problem model of the combat system architecture; and converting decision maker problems in a combat system search problem model into formalized dynamic programming problems. The combat system architecture model built by the present modeling method can help decision makers make optimal choices.
Patent GB-2616290-A (GB)
Title: Finger sub-assembly for robotic manipulator
Inventor: PARIS THOMAS
IPC: B25J15/08
Filed: 2022-03-03
Abstract: A finger sub-assembly 142 for the gripper assembly (122 figure 2) of a robotic manipulator (121 figure 1) comprises a base unit 144 connectable to the gripper assembly (122 figure 2) by a mount 140 and a high-friction pad 146 for contacting an article during its manipulation, with the high-friction pad 146 being mechanically secured to the base unit 144 to prevent relative movement therebetween. A cutout 148 in the base unit 144 may define an open end (168 figure 7) and a recessed area (150 figure 4(b)) into which the high-friction pad 146 may be received to form an interference fit. The high-friction pad 146 may be oversized with respect to the cutout 148 in a lateral and/or a longitudinal direction. The widths of the high-friction pad 146 and the cutout 148 may taper towards the tip of the base unit 144. The high-friction pad 146 may comprise a rigid plate (154 figure 5(b)) such as aluminium which may be perforated and overmoulded by a high friction material (156 figure 5(b)) such as silicon. The base unit 144 may comprise longitudinal undercuts 160 and a lateral undercut (164 figure 7) at the tip into which part of the rigid plate (154 figure 5(b)) is received. The thickness of the high-friction pad 146 may be tapered.
Patent GB-2610899-A (GB)
Title: Recyclable mattress and method of manufacture
Inventor: DAVID GOODLAD
IPC: A47C27/06
Filed: 2022-06-13
Abstract: A resilient unit 1400 comprising a central core of pocketed springs 1430 and a peripheral frame comprising one or more pads or blocks of recyclable polymeric material 1410,1420,1440,(1450, Figure 3). The central core may be enclosed by one of more side blocks 1420, one or more end blocks (1450, Figure 3), a top pad 1440 and a base pad 1410. The resilient unit may be a mattress for a bed (1000, Figure 1). The side/end blocks may include a ventilation channel (1470, Figure 3). The recyclable polymeric material may comprise conjugate fibres. The blocks may be joined together by connector elements (1460, Figure 3), such as rings of metal. The unit may comprise a removable cover (1500, Figure 1). Components of the unit may be connected together by one or more barbed tags (6000, Figure 7). Also disclosed is a method of making a resilient unit, comprising enclosing a central core of pocketed springs within a peripheral frame comprising one or more pads or blocks of recyclable polymeric material.