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Patent GB-2584342-A (GB)
Title: Security post
Inventor: MATTHEW DAVID BOTWRIGHT
IPC: E01F15/00
Filed: 2019-05-31
Abstract: The security post 100 with reinforcing sleeves comprises an elongate core 110 located within a cavity defined by a first tubular member 120. The first tubular member extends along part of the length of the core. The inner perimeter of the first tubular member substantially corresponds to the outer perimeter of the core. Second and third tubular members 130, 140 may be provided, surrounding the first and second tubular members, respectively. The tubular members are of decreasing heights, resulting in a stepped or telescope-like structure. The inner perimeter of the second and third tubular members corresponds to the outer perimeter of the first and second tubular members, respectively. The core and tubular members may be manufactured from a metal alloy such as steel. Also claimed is a mounting assembly 200 comprising said security post and a foundation frame forming a socket receiving the foot end of the security post.
Patent GB-2576628-A (GB)
Title: Display apparatus with touch sensor
Inventor: YANGSIK LEE
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2019-07-19
Abstract: A display device comprising a display panel (fig.3, 301), which can be encapsulation layer sealing a light emitting layer, a touch sensor or electrode layer (fig.3, 304) disposed on the display panel. Preferably there is a passivation layer (fig.3, 305) disposed on the touch sensor, and a cover glass (fig.3, 308) disposed on the passivation layer, and there is a first conductive layer (fig.3, 309) disposed on the touch sensor, or between the passivation layer and cover glass. The touch sensor can be configured to sense nodes corresponding to touch points, including a central node A1 and peripheral nodes B1 which surround the central node, and a touch is sensed when the capacitance change of the central node is greater than the peripheral nodes. The first conductive layer may be configured to increase the capacitance change of the peripheral nodes. An insulation film (fig.3, 303) can be disposed on the touch sensor, and a second conductive layer disposed thereon, or the second conductive layer can de disposed between the first conductive layer and the cover glass. The touch electrode can include touch driving and touch sensing electrodes, which may be connected by bridges (fig.3, 302).
Patent GB-2573458-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for treating alkaline water containing solids
Inventor: RICHARD HENRY COULTON
IPC: B01D21/08
Filed: 2012-11-30
Abstract: A method of treating alkaline wastewater produced from hydrodemolition includes the steps of providing a treatment unit that comprises first and second treatment tanks 1, 2 contained within a common structure, placing a flexible bag into the first treatment tank and passing alkaline water containing some solids into the flexible bag. Water in an upper region of the first treatment tank passes into the second treatment tank and flows between a multiplicity of inclined plates 22, wherein solids are separated out and are collected in a bottom region of the second treatment tank. The bag is removed from the first treatment tank with solids retained in the bottom of the bag. Suitably, carbon dioxide is introduced into the water through a gas introduction device 31. Carbon dioxide may be introduced into the water after it has flowed out of the first treatment tank and before it flows between the multiplicity of inclined plates. An apparatus for treating alkaline water produced from hydrodemolition is also claimed, wherein the second tank has a water outlet in an upper region thereof, downstream of a multiplicity of inclined channels defined by the multiplicity of inclined plates.
Patent GB-2578955-A (GB)
Title: Testing module for fixed focus camera module evaluation
Inventor: JEFFREY PATTERSON
IPC: G03B43/00
Filed: 2019-09-09
Abstract: A testing module 200, connectable to a thermal chamber having a wall with an access port 56, comprises a window housing 300 extending along a central axis between a first and a second end. A passage extends through the housing along the central axis and the window 310 is received in the passage. A collimator mount 400 is secured to the first end of the window housing, which may have a collimator 412 mounted thereon, and a camera mount, which may have a camera module 100 mounted thereupon, is secured to the second end. The module may further comprise a sealing plug 600 having a first wall 602 defining a receiving space and a second wall 604 spaced radially outward of the first wall, the window housing, the collimator mount and the camera mount being located in the receiving space. The apparatus may be suitable for testing the change in the focal length of a fixed lens camera with temperature and may have the advantage of providing means to efficiently adapt existing smaller thermal chambers for this purpose, rather than constructing expensive specialised chambers.
Patent GB-2592855-A (GB)
Title: Two-dimensional materials-based recycled polymer composite materials and method of preparation
Inventor: SHAILA AFROJ
IPC: C08K3/30
Filed: 2019-10-06
Abstract: A composite of graphene or other two-dimensional materials and recycled polymers and the method of preparing such composites, comprising graphene, it’s derivatives, or Molybdenum disulphide, Boron Nitride or Tungsten dichalcogenides mixed with recycled polymers such as polycarbonate, polyethylene or terephthalate. A 0.1 to 20 wt.% of graphene compared to the composite material may be used along with the polymer. The composites may have a Young modulus of 1200MPa or more. Also disclosed is a method of a melt-mixing process, a temperature of between 280-320ºC will be used at a speed of 50-100 rpm to produce a composite master-batch, prior to injection/compression moulding and extruding, and treatment with functional chemicals. Additionally disclosed is a method of preparing a yarn/fabric mixing graphene with polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in a melt-spinning process with a 0.1 to 20 wt.% of graphene compared to the composite material at a temperature of between 280-300ºC to produce a polyester yarn. The composite may be used to manufacture a suitcase or be spun into yarn to provide a textiles product.
Patent GB-2590896-A (GB)
Title: Sensor device, system and wearable device
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN LYNCH
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 2019-11-28
Abstract: The sensor device 10 comprises a sensor module 101 and an input-output interface 105 arranged to send and receive data over a bidirectional line 11. A buffer 103 is arranged to store time-series sensor data. A programmable and erasable non-volatile memory 109 receives and stores an identifier for the sensor device 10. The sensor module 101 generates an inference using the sensor data. The sensor device 10 is arranged to switch between sending, over the bidirectional line 11, data sensed by the sensor module 101 and the generated inference. The sensor device 10 is a single-wire sensor device. The input-output interface 105 is a single-wire input-output interface. The sensor module 101 is a motion, electropotential, electroimpedance, chemical, or optical sensor module. The sensor device 10 is provided in a system comprising a master device. The sensor device 10 or system is incorporated into a wearable article.
Patent GB-2592213-A (GB)
Title: Light detection and ranging
Inventor: ALEXANDER COLE
IPC: G03H1/22
Filed: 2020-02-19
Abstract: A light detection and ranging, "LiDAR", system arranged to make time of flight measurements of a scene. The LiDAR system comprises a holographic projector comprising: a spatial light modulator 402 arranged to display light modulation patterns and a detector 502, each light modulation pattern comprising a hologram and a grating function having a periodicity; a light source arranged to illuminate each displayed light modulation pattern in turn; and a projection lens 404 arranged to receive spatially modulated light from the spatial light modulator and project a structured light pattern corresponding to each hologram onto a respective replay plane. The LiDAR system further comprises a system controller arranged to receive distance information related to the scene and output to the holographic projector a control signal corresponding to the distance information. The holographic projector is arranged to use the control signal to determine a parameter for projection of a subsequent structured light pattern.
Patent GB-2594921-A (GB)
Title: Actuator assembly
Inventor: DAVID OOI
IPC: G03B13/34
Filed: 2020-04-16
Abstract: An SMA actuator assembly 23 includes a first part 24 which is moveable relative to a second part 25, and a bearing arrangement 26 mechanically coupling the first part 24 to the second part 25. A drive arrangement 11, 20 including four lengths of shape memory alloy wire. The drive arrangement 11, 20 and the bearing arrangement 26 are configured such that the second part 25 is movable towards or away from the first part 24 along a primary axis z, and along further axes which are perpendicular to the primary axis. The bearing arrangement may generate axial movement in response to torque applied around the primary axis. By coupling torque and displacement, the required movements may be achieved with only four SMA wires 14. The actuator may provide autofocus and OIS in a miniature camera assembly.
Patent GB-2594463-A (GB)
Title: A method, apparatus and computer program for generating and displaying a heatmap based on video surveillance data
Inventor: JIMMI BENDTSON
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2020-04-27
Abstract: A computer implemented method for displaying data in the form of a heatmap comprises generating and displaying a first heatmap based on a first dataset of video surveillance data where the heatmap may represent motion or object detection. Receiving a user input selecting an area of the first heatmap, generating and displaying a second heatmap based on a second dataset of video surveillance data, wherein the second dataset is a subset of the first dataset which is limited based on the area selected by the user. The second dataset may be the first dataset modified to include and/or excluded data from the area selected by the user. Wherein the step of generating and displaying the second heatmap includes recalibrating a colour range based on the second dataset.
Patent GB-2586333-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: HENRICUS DERCKX
IPC: G06F21/32
Filed: 2020-06-05
Abstract: A pointing device (10, fig 1a, 1b) for controlling the position of a pointer (210, fig 2) in a graphical user interface (200, fig 2), GUI, of a computer, the device comprising: a operation interface for sensing operation by an operator of the device 410 for controlling the pointer in the GUI; a biometric skin-contact sensor configured to obtain biometric identifier data 420, for identifying the operator, by sensing contact of surface contours of the operator’s skin; wherein the biometric skin-contact sensor is a contact surface of the operation interface configured to obtain the biometric identifier data during the operation to control the pointer 430. Also, a pointing device for controlling the position of a pointer in a GUI, wherein the device is operable to provide an output signal indicative of which of the operator’s hands is operating the device based on obtained biometric identifier data from the biometric skin-contact sensor (650, fig 6).
Patent GB-2583048-A (GB)
Title: Accessory for use with vacuum cleaners
Inventor: MATT MALLON
IPC: A47L11/40
Filed: 2016-02-26
Abstract: An accessory 20 for use with, and adaptable to be releasably connected to, a vacuum cleaner. The accessory 20 comprises a vacuum intake head 21 having a chamber (21a, fig 4) arranged such that when the accessory is connected to the vacuum cleaner, the chamber is in fluid communication with the vacuum cleaner and adaptable to receive air and liquid from and around the surface to be cleaned. The accessory further comprises at least one rotatable brush (225, fig 9) for agitating the surface to be cleaned, an elongate body 22 extending upright from the vacuum intake head, a filtration device 40 adaptable to separate the liquid from the air such that substantially no liquid returns to the vacuum cleaner 1 and a rechargeable battery for powering the accessory. The accessory 20 can be used with both portable and central vacuum cleaners 1.
Patent GB-2600424-A (GB)
Title: Door closer
Inventor: MATT CHADWICK
IPC: E05F3/12
Filed: 2020-10-27
Abstract: Concealed telescopic door closer comprising a housing 4 for mounting in one of a door and frame with a plunger 14 biased toward the rear of the housing by a spring 22 over a first range of movement; the plunger having a ferromagnetic material 63 attracted by magnet 60 to bias the plunger during final closing of the door over a second range of movement. The plunger coupled via a tension member 24 to an adjustable anchor element assembly mounted to the other of the door and frame. The anchor assembly comprises a mounting plate 36 to which is adjustably mounted an anchor element 38 via screw 78 which adjusts the position of the plunger/piston 14 to alter the magnetic biasing force over the second movement range. The anchor assembly may include decorative faceplate (95, fig.6) with an aperture providing access to the adjustment screw. A threaded bolt (101, fig.7) may be used to separate and increase the distance of the anchor assembly from the housing to aid installation.
Patent GB-2601314-A (GB)
Title: Top-down bottom-up window covering
Inventor: LIN CHEN
IPC: E06B9/42
Filed: 2020-11-25
Abstract: A top-down bottom-up window covering 100 for easy assembly and maintenance which is installed at a fixture 101 and has a covering material 30 and first 10 and second beams 20 which contain lifting structures 40 and 50. The lifting structures comprise at least one first and one second pulling cords and moveable members 43 and 53, where an end of the pulling cord is connected 49a to the fixture and another end is connected to the moveable member, so that when the beam is moved the pulling cord and movable member move concurrently. The second pulling cord may pass through the first beam without making any turns. The movable members may have a flexible wing and the beam may have a guide slot in which the movable member is positioned. The beams may each have a structure that comprises a spring wheel, a spring holding wheel and a coil spring, where an end of the spring wheel is connected to a driven gear which meshes with a driving gear. The cord reel may be conical in shape.
Patent GB-2598426-A (GB)
Title: Portable label printer
Inventor: KO-CHUN CHEN
IPC: G06K1/12
Filed: 2021-02-02
Abstract: Portable label printer (A, fig.1) for printing content onto the surface (B1, fig.12) of a label (B, fig.12) on which there is a RFID chip (B2, fig.12). The printer comprises a body with front and back covers (1,4,6, fig.2), RFID antenna assembly 5, and print-head module 7. The RFID assembly is connected to RFID processing module 3 and reads and writes data to the chip when the label passes through the assembly. The front cover includes an insulating front cover (40, fig.5) with a first limiting structure (44, fig.5) and a limiting assembly (43, fig 5) that has a second limiting structure (4311, fig. 6). The limiting assembly is detachably connected to the inside of the front cover and the RFID assembly is fixed to the inside of the front cover by cooperation of the two limiting structures. The back cover is movably connected to the main body and a paper exit port S is formed between the front and back covers. The print head module prints content onto the label and the RFID assembly is closer to the paper exit port than the print head.
Patent GB-2598429-A (GB)
Title: Multi-pump driven single-motor mechanical-hydraulic compound transmission device and control method therefor
Inventor: LONG CHEN
IPC: F16H47/04
Filed: 2020-02-26
Abstract: A multi-pump driven single-motor mechanical-hydraulic compound transmission device, comprising an input shaft (1), a planetary gear shunting mechanism (2), a hydraulic transmission system (3), a planetary gear confluence mechanism (4), and an output shaft (5), wherein the input shaft (1) is separately connected to the hydraulic transmission system (3) and the planetary gear confluence mechanism (4) by means of the planetary gear shunting mechanism (2), and the hydraulic transmission system (3) and the planetary gear confluence mechanism (4) are simultaneously connected to the output shaft (5); the hydraulic transmission system (3) comprises a multi-pump driving mechanism (31), a quantitative motor mechanism (32), and a hydraulic transmission output mechanism (33), wherein the multi-pump driving mechanism (31) is connected to the quantitative motor mechanism (32), and the quantitative motor mechanism (32) is connected to the planetary gear confluence mechanism (4) and is connected to the output shaft (5) by means of the hydraulic transmission output mechanism (33). By adoption of a multi-pump alternating work system, multiple flow combinations can be obtained, and use and maintenance cycles of the hydraulic system can be prolonged; the device can satisfy requirements of different operating environments; and requirements for speed regulation range and speed regulation accuracy of the same scheme in different modes are satisfied.
Patent GB-2591932-A (GB)
Title: Abrasion-resistant thrust bearings for ESP pump
Inventor: JOHN KNAPP
IPC: F04D13/10
Filed: 2019-09-09
Abstract: A multistage centrifugal pump has a rotatable shaft, a plurality of pump stages and a thrust module. Each of the plurality of pump stages has an impeller connected to the rotatable shaft and a stationary diffuser. The thrust module has a thrust runner and a unitary thrust pad. The unitary thrust pad has an axial wear face adjacent the thrust runner and a radial wear surface adjacent the rotatable shaft. The axial wear face and radial wear surface are integrated as a unitary component. The unitary thrust pad is secured to a thrust pad support with threaded fasteners that are torqued to a predetermined extent.
Patent GB-2608125-A (GB)
Title: Nozzle for a fan assembly
Inventor: Philip Tennison Reilly
IPC: F04D29/42
Filed: 2021-06-22
Abstract: Disclosed is a nozzle for a fan assembly comprising a first duct 40 through which a first airflow 45 moves and a second duct 50 through which a second airflow 55 moves, where each duct has a respective outlet, the outlets arranged such that the two airflows collide to create a combined airflow 80, where the direction of the combined airflow is determined by the respective flow rates of the two airflows, where the first duct comprises a portion which varies the restriction of the first outlet and thus the first flowrate, and the second outlet does not have a restriction. Thus the flows use the super position principle. The portion restricting the first outlet may be moved. The moveable portion may be perpendicular the outlet. The first and second flow paths may be arranged such that their directions are at least 45 degrees apart.
Patent GB-2608829-A (GB)
Title: ADC non-linearity testing
Inventor: HENRIK FON
IPC: H03M1/10
Filed: 2021-07-13
Abstract: A method of testing an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is disclosed. An integrated circuit 10 comprises an ADC 26 which is configured to receive an analog test signal and to convert the analog test signal into a sequence of digital codes during a test period. The integrated circuit 10 is configured to generate and store, on the integrated circuit 10, count data representative of, for each of one or more codes, a respective count of how often the ADC outputs the respective code during the test period. The integrated circuit 10 is configured to output the count data from the integrated circuit, or to process the count data on the integrated circuit 10, in order to determine a measure of nonlinearity of the ADC. Non-linearity estimates may be made from histograms of the resulting ADC codes. The ADC may be part of a radio receiver chip. The test signal may be generated on the chip and routed via the antenna connection.
Patent GB-2615120-A (GB)
Title: A handpiece for a surgical device
Inventor: JAMES ALAN DICKSON
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2022-01-28
Abstract: A handpiece for a surgical instrument has a lumen 102 for the provision of suction or fluids to the surgical instrument. The lumen is formed from at least two concentrically arranged tubes 110, 112, one of the tubes 112 being formed from metal, such as stainless steel, and the other of the tubes 110 being formed from an electrically insulating material, such as a polymer. This arrangement prevents electrical charge carried by any fluid within the lumen from leaking to an external surface of the lumen. In one example the at least two concentrically arranged tubes define a tube connector having a distal end 104 and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end 106 is located within a receiving formation 108 in the handpiece and the distal end protrudes outwardly from the handpiece.
Patent GB-2601690-A (GB)
Title: Control method and system of a fuel cell electric vehicle stack
Inventor: LEI SUN
IPC: H01M8/249
Filed: 2020-10-09
Abstract: A control method and system of a fuel cell electric vehicle stack. The control method comprises steps of: obtaining insulation resistance of the stack, which comprises at least two sub-stacks electrically connected in parallel; and disconnecting a sub-stack with insulation failure from a DC bus and then causing the stack to enter a failure mode when it is determined that the insulation resistance of the stack is smaller than a first preset threshold. The stack is determined to have an insulation failure when it is determined that the insulation resistance of the stack is smaller than a first preset threshold. The sub-stack that has the insulation failure is located and disconnected the sub-stack with insulation failure from a DC bus, and the stack is then caused to run in a failure mode to perform failure protection on the stack, avoid deterioration of the insulation failure and burnout of the stack and improve the safety performance of the stack.
Patent GB-2618087-A (GB)
Title: Quantitative trait loci associated with hermaphroditism in cannabis
Inventor: Michael Eduard Ruckle
IPC: C12Q1/6895
Filed: 2022-04-25
Abstract: A method for identifying a Cannabis sativa plant comprising in its genome a hermaphroditism QTL, the method comprising the steps of: (i) genotyping at least one plant with respect to the hermaphroditism QTL by detecting one or more polymorphisms associated with hermaphroditism as defined in any one of Tables 1 and 3 to 11; and (ii) identifying one or more plants containing the hermaphroditism QTL. Further disclosed are methods of producing said plants using marker assisted selection. Cannabis plants comprising the hermaphroditic trait are also disclosed. Methods to selecte and produce plants not comprising the hermaphroditic trait are also disclosed. Further disclosed is a QTL that controls hermaphroditism, wherein the locus has a sequence that corresponds to nucleotides 28544332 to 35677966, 70255045 to 79818534, or 94129798 to 101726389 of NC_044370.1 with reference to the CS10 genome and is defined by one or more polymorphisms associated with hermaphroditism as defined in any one of Tables 1 and 3 to 11, or a genetic marker linked to the QTL.