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Patent GB-2586578-A (GB)
Title: Hydrogen storage device
Inventor: LUKE SPERRIN
IPC: F17C11/00
Filed: 2019-07-19
Abstract: A hydrogen storage device 100A comprises: a pressure vessel 230A, having a first fluid inlet/outlet 210A/220A, containing a thermally conducting network 240, and a hydrogen storage material in thermal contact with the thermally conducting network wherein the thermally conducting network 240A comprises fluidically interconnected passageways 343 therein, for example within arms and nodes thereof, for flow therethrough of a fluid. Preferably the thermally conducting network comprises a fractal or lattice pattern comprising interconnected nodes 341 and arms 342. Preferably the thermally conducting network comprises a first heater, such as a Joule heater, or a first cooler.
Patent GB-2587372-A (GB)
Title: Improved fluid dispensers
Inventor: ANDREW JOHN PATERSON
IPC: B05B11/00
Filed: 2019-09-25
Abstract: The fluid dispenser 10 comprises a pump for drawing fluid from a fluid source via a fluid inlet. The pump has a housing and a spring 30 which biases the pump away from a compressed to a rest position. The spring is situated within the housing wherein the spring includes one or more resiliently deformable gas filled units. The re may be multiple gas filled units 38 which are in fluid communication. The spring may include units with radially extending lobes 62. Also claimed is a container with the spring. Also claimed is spring comprising one or several gas filled units. The spring may be made from an elastomer with a non stick coating.
Patent GB-2587381-A (GB)
Title: Remote powered bus system in a motor vehicle, master electronic control unit, slave electronic control unit
Inventor: IONEL SIGNEANU
IPC: H04L12/40
Filed: 2019-09-26
Abstract: A remote powered bus system 1 in a motor vehicle 2 is disclosed, comprising a master electronic control unit 3 and slave electronic control unit 4. The system is characterized in that the slave unit comprises a wake-up output port 12, connected to a wake-up input port 13 of the master unit. The master unit is configured to receive the wake-up signal 15 at the wake-up input port, and to provide a remote ground potential 16 to the slave unit at a ground output port 10 upon the reception of the wake-up signal 15 to set the slave unit to an active state. The system is further characterized in that the slave unit comprises at least one switching device 17 comprising a first status output port 18 connected to a status input port 19 of a processing unit 20 of the slave unit and a second status output port connected to a wake-up port 12 of the slave unit wherein the switching device is configured to provide both the wake-up signal at the second status output port 21 and a status signal at the first status output port 18 upon activation of an activation switch of the switching device.
Patent GB-2579495-A (GB)
Title: Device and related methods for rail lubricant storage
Inventor: VENKAT DYAVANAPALLI
IPC: F16N19/00
Filed: 2018-07-17
Abstract: A disposable lubrication tank liner for a rail lubricating system, including an upper sidewall portion, a lower outlet portion, and an intermediate edge surface. The upper sidewall portion has a plurality of generally vertically disposed walls extending downwardly from an upper flange surface. The vertically disposed walls partially define a reservoir space for holding rail lubricant. The lower outlet portion includes a plurality of angled wall portions converging inwardly to a lower flange surface to further define the reservoir space. Further, the intermediate edge surface connects the upper sidewall portion and the lower outlet portion.
Patent GB-2592367-A (GB)
Title: Electric assist turbocharger
Inventor: ANTHONY JAMES EEAGER
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2020-02-25
Abstract: Electric assist turbocharger unit 40 for use in an internal combustion engine 10 and method of using such, comprising a shaft 46 connecting a compressor 42 and turbine 44, and an electric motor 50 rotatably actuating the shaft in a first direction of rotation R1 and a second opposed direction. The motor may have a controller 52 and operate in transient and deceleration modes, and may be configured to boost air into the combustion chamber 14 to alleviate turbo-lag. In the reverse direction it may operate when the exhaust gas temperature is below a threshold and may operate to reduce the air intake pressure (and lambda) and increase the exhaust gas temperature entering the aftertreatment (catalytic) device 48. This aids catalyst light-off.
Patent GB-2588836-A (GB)
Title: A modular LED troffer system
Inventor: MARK ZIEGLER
IPC: F21V21/04
Filed: 2018-08-29
Abstract: A modular LED troffer system (100) comprising: a number of LED modules (108) electrically coupled to each other to form a LED assembly (102), each LED module (108) having predetermined dimensions, a first electrical contact (110), and a second electrical contact (112), the first electrical contact (110) and the second electrical contact (112) are configured to electrically couple to a respective second electrical contact (112) and/or a respective first electrical contact (110) of adjacent LED modules (108) in the LED assembly (102); a frame (104) having a longitudinal axis (10) and a number of apertures (120) extending along the longitudinal axis (10), each LED module (108) being positioned with respect to the frame (104) such that LEDs of each LED module (108) are substantially aligned with a respective one of the apertures (120); wherein a predetermined length of the frame (104) determines the number of LED modules (108) based on the predetermined dimensions of the LED modules (108).
Patent GB-2593536-A (GB)
Title: Measuring the flow of parts in an assembly line
Inventor: DANIEL COOPER
IPC: G06M7/04
Filed: 2020-03-27
Abstract: Parts are provided in bins 14 that move, assisted by gravity, along at least one inclined lane 10 to an assembly line 12. A load is measured at the front of a queue of multiple bins in the inclined plane, providing an indication of the number of bins in the queue and the amount of parts in the frontmost bin. In an aspect, a supply management apparatus comprises multiple inclined planes, each associated with a single type of part and provided with a load cell 16. One or more processing units 18, 24 provide information on the amount, rate of supply and rate of depletion of parts of a certain type in one or more lanes. In an aspect, a supply management function is added to an existing assembly line by adding a load cell to each of multiple inclined lanes, and arranging one or more processing units to manage the supply of parts to the assembly line.
Patent GB-2585449-A (GB)
Title: Improved pipe and method of production
Inventor: Nicholas Mullineaux
IPC: F16L9/127
Filed: 2020-04-17
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe formed in a single extrusion process from polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family, such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK). Said pipes require (i) phenylene moieties, (ii) ether and/or thioether moieties, and may optionally include (iii) ketone or sulfone moieties. Such pipes are manufactured by passing a pipe through a calibrating device, said device having two or more cooling zones, the first cooling zone having cooling fluid at 60° or less, the second cooling zone having cooling fluid at 80-150°C, and wherein vacuum sizing is applied to the pipe as it passes through the calibration device.
Patent GB-2580843-A (GB)
Title: Drink mixing lid by hand
Inventor: HARNEK SINGH SANDHAR
IPC: B01F27/906
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: A plastic lid suitable for use with a disposable drink or beverage cup comprising a crank handle attached to an internal rotating wheel and a stirring stick. Preferably a groove on the outer part of the lid accommodates a needle that may be on the underside of the crank handle. A downward flange may be located at the centre of the centre of the crank, which preferably attaches to a nut in a hole in the centre of the lid. Two plastic hooks on the underside of the lid may be used to secure the internal rotating wheel, which may have a nut to which the stirring stick may be centrally attached. The striating stick may be straight or curved and may have two sets of blades or paddles, the blades. preferably having holes to allow fluid to flow through. The blades may have spherical ends to reduce friction against the inside of the cup. Preferably a mouthpiece hole is located in the lid, which may have a sliding cover.
Patent GB-2595479-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method
Inventor: ANDREW BROOKFIELD SWAINE
IPC: G06F12/1027
Filed: 2020-05-27
Abstract: Apparatus comprises address processing circuitry to detect information relating to an input memory address by reference to a respective chain of information entries provided by address information tables in respective ones of an ordered plurality of hierarchical table levels; the address processing circuitry being configured to select an address information table at a given table level according to a base address dependent upon an earlier information entry in an address information table earlier than the given table level in the ordered plurality of table levels; and the address processing circuitry being configured to select an information entry in the selected address information table according to an offset component dependent upon at least a portion of the input memory address applicable to the given table level, the offset component being defined so that contiguous instances of that portion of the input memory address indicate contiguously addressed information entries; the address processing circuitry comprising detector circuitry to detect whether indicator data is set to indicate whether a group of one or more contiguously addressed information entries in the selected address information table provide at least one base address indicating a location within a contiguously addressed region comprising multiple address information tables at a later table level.
Patent GB-2596073-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for detecting erroneous location data reported by a train
Inventor: GRAHAM BREND
IPC: B61L27/00
Filed: 2020-06-15
Abstract: Erroneous (e.g. spoofed) location data 23x reported by a train 23 may be detected by receiving location data 24 at the train (e.g. from GPS/GNSS); independently calculating an estimated location of the train; and comparing the received location data to the estimated location to detect whether they differ significantly. If so, then an alarm or alert is raised; otherwise the received location data is accepted as valid. The received location data may be reported to a railway control centre 12 which carries out the steps of calculating and comparing. The expected location may be calculated on the basis of: predicted train speed and time elapsed since a previous valid received location; correspondence between a current received location and route data; known departure and arrival times of the train; or location references other than satellite data. To reduce false alarms, a margin of tolerance for the ‘significant difference’ may be adjusted according to proximity of the train to structures which block satellite signals.
Patent GB-2583634-A (GB)
Title: Switchable one-way mirror
Inventor: PEDRO COUTINO SOTO
IPC: G02F1/31
Filed: 2019-01-10
Abstract: A switchable one-way mirror device dividing first and second spaces includes a switchable electro-optic layer facing the second space and configured to be electronically switchable between a transmissive state and one or more opaque states, and a partial reflector incorporated within or adjacent the switchable electro-optic layer and facing the first space and configured to partially reflect light. The switchable one-way mirror partially transmits a first light going from the first space to the second space, and a second light going from the second space to the first space. When the switchable electro-optic layer is in an opaque state, transmission of light through the device is reduced thereby changing the ratio between the transmission of the second light to the first space and the reflection of the first light by the partial reflector resulting in reduced visibility of the second space by a viewer in the first space.
Patent GB-2597714-A (GB)
Title: Rotation indicator device
Inventor: MICHAEL MARCZYNSKI
IPC: F16B31/02
Filed: 2020-07-30
Abstract: A rotation indicator device 1 for mounting onto a fastener, such as a wheel nut includes a resilient wire 2 forming a coil 3 for releasably mounting the device 1 onto a fastener. The wire 2 has end portions 4, 5 that converge from the coil 3 toward a common point. The coil 3 is loosened by pulling apart of the end portions 4, 5 to enable its location over, or removal from, the fastener. The coil 3 otherwise grips the fastener when located thereover, to mount the device 1 onto the fastener such that movement of the device 1 relative to the fastener is inhibited. At least when mounted onto a fastener, the end portions 4 terminate adjacent one another to form a pointer 6 on a side of the device 1 for indicating the orientation of the device 1 relative to a reference.
Patent GB-2593964-A (GB)
Title: Wearable concentration improvement device
Inventor: IMRAAN FEISAL JHETAM
IPC: A61M16/06
Filed: 2021-02-04
Abstract: A wearable concentration improvement device 99 comprising a fluid channel 2 for supply of gas, preferably oxygen, from a unit 3 – an oxygen concentrator, gas reservoir or similar - to one or more gas outlets 9 positioned proximate a user’s airway by means of a head securement means 30, preferably taking the form of spectacles 30. Gas is supplied to the user according to identification by the device of a trigger event indicating fatigue of the wearer; for example, a physical characteristic indicative of fatigue, such as head droop or low blood oxygen saturation. This may be identified using a sensor such as an orientation sensor 16, 24 (e.g. an accelerometer or gyroscope), a pulse oximeter 25 for measuring blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) or a pupil sensor for monitoring pupil size and/or a rate of blinking of the user’s eye.
Patent GB-2599188-A (GB)
Title: Intersection testing in a ray tracing system
Inventor: ROSTAM KING
IPC: G06T15/06
Filed: 2021-03-23
Abstract: A method and intersection testing module are provided in a ray tracing system for determining whether a ray intersects a 3D axis-aligned box. Scaled inverse ray components are determined. A scaled minimum culling distance is determined using a result of multiplying an unscaled minimum culling distance for the ray by the magnitude of the ray direction vector. A scaled maximum culling distance is determined using a result of multiplying an unscaled maximum culling distance for the ray by the magnitude of the ray direction vector and scaled intersection distances of the planes defining the box are determined using the scaled inverse ray components. The largest of the determined scaled intersection distances to a front facing plane of the box is identified and the smallest of the determined scaled intersection distances to a back-facing plane of the box is identified. It is determined whether: (i) the identified largest scaled intersection distance to a front-facing plane of the box is no greater than the identified smallest scaled intersection distance to the back-facing plane of the box (ii) the identified largest scaled intersection distance to a front-facing plane of the box is no greater than the scaled maximum culling distance and (iii) the identified smallest scaled intersection distance to a back-facing plane of the box is no less than the scaled minimum culling distance. It is determined that the ray intersects the box if all of the three determinations (i) to (iii) are satisfied but if one or more determination is not satisfied it is determined that the ray misses the box.
Patent GB-2600210-A (GB)
Title: Use of shared feedback among two or more reactive schemes
Inventor: Ajit sharma
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2021-06-30
Abstract: A power delivery system includes a power converter 20 electrically coupled to a power source to supply electrical energy to loads. Control circuitry 30 controls the power converter 20 in accordance with a control variable. The control circuitry 30 includes a first control mechanism 62 to generate first intermediate control variable Imax2 based on a first physical quantity Vsns associated with the power delivery system, and a second control mechanism 60 to generate second intermediate control variable Imax1 based on a second physical quantity Vcell associated with the power delivery system. A selector 66 selects the control variable from the first intermediate control variable Imax2 and the second intermediate control variable Imax1, and a shared feedback memory element 69 feeds back the control variable to inputs of the first control mechanism 62 and the second control mechanism 60. The first control mechanism 62 generates the first intermediate control variable Imax2 based on the first physical quantity Vsns and the control variable, and the second control mechanism 60 generates the second intermediate control variable Imax1 based on the second physical quantity Vcell and the control variable. The system is suitable for a mobile telephone or other portable device and it actively limits current that can be drawn by the components of the device to maintain battery longevity.
Patent GB-2600219-A (GB)
Title: Water tank
Inventor: LUC VANDEBEEK
IPC: E03F5/10
Filed: 2021-08-23
Abstract: The water tank (WT figure 1) has two separate buffer zones, wherebythe first buffer zone BF1 is provided with a bottom infiltration system, while the second buffer zone BF2 is provided with a water drainage braking system 15. The first buffer zone has a first no porous concrete part 12 and a porous concrete part 13 adapted to allow the flow of water from the first buffer zone through the first second porous concrete part towards the ground or soil. The water drainage braking system 15 has a transit system 16 made from porous concrete wherein the transit system defines an inner chamber 17 which collects water from the second buffer zone BF2.
Patent GB-2597429-A (GB)
Title: Geological feature detection using generative adversarial neural networks
Inventor: FAN JIANG
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 2020-05-29
Abstract: Seismic image data acquired for a subsurface formation from a data acquisition system is input into a deep neural network to generate fault detection data for the subsurface formation comprising probability values at a grid of locations in the subsurface formation. The fault detection data is preprocessed via downsampling and distributed weighted factors and inputted into a generative adversarial network (GAN) upscaling generator to create high resolution fault detection data with minimized distortion and artifacts. The GAN upscaling generator is pre trained on synthetic fault data in a GAN training system using adversarial training against a GAN upscaling discriminator, and both the GAN upscaling generator and the GAN upscaling discriminator learn to approximate the distribution of the synthetic fault data.
Patent GB-2613797-A (GB)
Title: Electrical coupling
Inventor: JAN INGE FOLGERORØ-HOLM
IPC: H02G15/20
Filed: 2021-12-14
Abstract: An electrical coupling 20 comprises a pair of hollow cylindrical tubes 19. Each tube 19 comprises an electrical feedthrough piston 22 mounted in the tube 19, and piston rings (figure 3, 23) to moveably seal the piston 22 to the tube 19. Each tube 19 of the coupling 20 is adapted to be fitted to a first housing 13 common to the pair of hollow cylindrical tubes 19. At least one of the pair of hollow tubes 19 of the coupling is adapted to be coupled to a second housing (figure 3, 25), a cable, or an umbilical 17. The other of the pair of hollow cylindrical tubes 19 is adapted to be coupled to a cable or umbilical 18. The first housing 13 comprises a fluid filled, non-pressure compensated housing, and the second housing (figure 3, 25) comprises a gas filled housing. The cable or umbilical 17, 18 is fluid filled and pressure compensating.
Patent GB-2614905-A (GB)
Title: Temperature measuring container, system and method comprising the container
Inventor: István Lóránt Vér
IPC: B01L3/00
Filed: 2022-01-24
Abstract: A container 1 for receiving liquids which will be analysed in an automated analyser system, the container comprising a cavity for receiving the liquid and a sensor 5 for temperature measurement wherein the sensor is located in a wall of the container. Ideally, the container is made of silicon or a polymer and comprises metal particles, metal powder or a metal coating for improving temperature conductivity. Preferably, the container is formed of a material comprising 50vol% silicone and 50vol% copper powder. The sensor may comprise an interface 3 for connection to an interface of the system. Alternatively, the container comprises wireless transmission elements for transmitting temperature data. The container may also comprise a battery, data storage device and control unit. The invention further relates to a system employing the container and a method using the container.
Patent GB-2603435-A (GB)
Title: Flow through heaters
Inventor: Rob Maatkamp
IPC: H05B3/20
Filed: 2020-03-24
Abstract: A flow-through heater has a thick film heating element (11, figure 2) and a channel plate 10 attached to the thick film heating element to form a fluid channel 12 therebetween. An electronic device/component for switching or controlling the supply of current to the heating element (e.g. Triac or thyristor) is mounted on the channel plate adjacent the fluid channel. Installing the electronic device/component on the channel plate adjacent the fluid channel facilitates cooling of the device/component by thermal transfer with fluid in the fluid channel. An NTC resistor or thermal fuse may be mounted directly on the thick film heating element. A terminal 14 for an earth connection may be integrally formed with the channel plate and may be bent out of the plane of the channel plate during manufacture.
Patent GB-2614585-A (GB)
Title: Wingsail and method
Inventor: GEORGE FRANK JACK THOMPSON
IPC: B63H9/061
Filed: 2022-06-22
Abstract: A wingsail 101 comprising a first aerofoil 103 having a leading edge 103a at a front of the wingsail and a trailing edge 103b behind the front edge and a second aerofoil 105 having a leading edge 105a and a trailing edge 105b. The leading edge of the second aerofoil is closer than the trailing edge of the second aerofoil to a point of maximum cross-sectional width 105c of the second aerofoil. The wingsail is configured such that the leading edge of the second aerofoil can be positioned behind the trailing edge of the first aerofoil. The first aerofoil also comprises an air inlet 107, an air outlet 109 and a channel (119, Fig 8) inside the first aerofoil connecting the air inlet and the air outlet. Air flow from the air inlet is directed by the channel to the air outlet.
Patent GB-2611625-A (GB)
Title: Goods monitoring and/or inventory system and method of use thereof
Inventor: Mark Stacey
IPC: B65G1/04
Filed: 2022-08-26
Abstract: A goods monitoring or inventory system, including goods or inventory monitoring means 100 for tracking or monitoring one or more items in use, characterised in that the goods monitoring means are provided on or are associated with a vehicle, vehicle mounting means for mounting to a vehicle, material handling apparatus or material handling apparatus mounting means for mounting to material handling apparatus. The goods monitoring means may capture, store, process or communicate data, parameters or characteristics relating to items. There may be identification data (ID) reading means for reading ID data provided on goods, such as bar code reading, quick response (QR) code reading, video live streaming reading or recording visual imaging means. The material handling apparatus may be a crane, lifting apparatus, fork lift truck, boom truck, powered vehicle or manually powered vehicle. There may be illumination means such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), lighting units or light arrays.