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Patent GB-2539865-A (GB)
Title: Cable support bracket, cable assembly and attachment method
Inventor: DYMPNA CAMPBELL
IPC: H02G7/00
Filed: 2014-11-12
Abstract: A cable support bracket for retro-fitting to an existing overhead cable support fixture on a utility pole wherein the cable support bracket is preferably higher on the utility pole than the existing cable support fixture. The cable support bracket has a base plate 22 with an open-ended slot 24 on one side that receives a part of the existing cable support fixture, preferably the load-bearing bolt. The base plate has two supporting features 28A, 28B extending from one face defining a recess between them capable of engaging with a supporting structure. At least one flange 30A, 30B extends from the opposite side of the base plate to support a cable or cable retainer. The supporting features may have apertures for receiving fastening bands. The cable support bracket and the existing cable support fixture are preferably attached to the utility pole by way of a common fastener that passes through an aperture in the base plate.
Patent GB-2521297-A (GB)
Title: Method of orienting a second borehole relative to a first borehole
Inventor: BLANG JAN-JETTE
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 2013-09-16
Abstract: A method for creating a second borehole 2 in an earth formation 4 at a selected orientation relative to a first borehole 1, wherein a position parameter represents a position of the first borehole 1. The method comprises: a) providing a borehole element 14 that generates a magnetic field and is adapted to be arranged in the first borehole 1; b) measuring at least one component of the magnetic field at a selected distance from the borehole element 14; c) installing the borehole element 14 in the first borehole 1; d) measuring the magnetic field in the second borehole 2 using magnetometer means 28; e) providing a finite element model of the magnetic field using each component of the magnetic field measured in step (b) as a boundary condition for the finite element model; f) calculating the magnetic field in the second borehole 2 using the finite element model, and determining a difference between the calculated magnetic field in the second borehole 2 and the measured magnetic field in the second borehole 2; g) adjusting the position parameter so as to minimise said difference; and h) determining a selected direction dependent on the adjusted position parameter and further drilling the second borehole 2 in the selected direction.
Patent GB-2536271-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for performing a fragmentation assessment of a material
Inventor: Shahram Tafazoli Bilandi
IPC: G06T7/60
Filed: 2015-03-12
Abstract: Performing a fragmentation assessment of a material (e.g. rock, wood chips, aggregate) including fragmented portions comprises receiving (222) two dimensional (2D) image data representing a region of interest (RoI) of the material, and processing (224) the image to identify features of the fragmented portions, e.g. identifying boundaries. Three dimensional (3D) point locations on surfaces of the fragmented portions within the RoI are received (226), and locations within the 3D point locations that correspond to identified features in the 2D image are identified (228). These identified locations are used (230) to determine dimensional attributes (e.g. scale, volume, size) of the fragmented portions. The 3D point locations may be received from a sensor generating a 3D point cloud of the RoI. A distance may be determined between the 3D sensor and a reference 3D point location within the RoI. An orientation of the 3D point locations may be determined, and the point cloud may be processed to determine slope attributes, e.g. slope angle or slope height. A warning may be issued when the 3D sensor (i.e. user) approaches too close to a reference point in the RoI or a determined slope stability is too low.
Patent GB-2528566-A (GB)
Title: Lubricating oil compositions
Inventor: STRONG ANTHONY JAMES
IPC: C10M163/00
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a sulphated ash content of less than or equal to 1.2 mass % as determined by ASTM D874 and a phosphorous content of less than or equal to 0.12 mass % as determined by ASTM D5185, which lubricating oil composition comprises or is made by admixing: an oil of lubricating viscosity, in a major amount; an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible polymeric friction modifier as an additive in an effective minor amount; and, at least one oil-soluble or oil-dispersiblemolybdenum compound as an additive in an effective minor amount. The polymeric friction modifier is the reaction product of solely (i) a polyalkylene functionalised with at least one diacid or anhydride functional group, (ii) one or more polyalkylene glycols, e.g. polyethylene or polypropylene glycol, and (iii) one or more monocarboxylic acids.
Patent GB-2545500-A (GB)
Title: Anti-theft device
Inventor: MATTHEW ROSE
IPC: B60K15/03
Filed: 2015-12-18
Abstract: A vehicle drain plug anti-theft device to stop the fuel being drained or emptied from a vehicle fuel tank, comprises a support portion 100 for attaching to a head portion of a vehicle drain plug; a sleeve 200 mountable to the support portion 100 such that the sleeve 200 is rotatable relative to the support portion 100 and such that, in use, the sleeve 200 covers the head portion of the vehicle drain plug to prevent access to said head portion of the vehicle drain plug; and a retaining portion configured to substantially prevent separation of the support portion 100 and the sleeve 200.
Patent GB-2533706-A (GB)
Title: Sacrificial spacer for well tool inner seal
Inventor: MARK E WILLIAMS
IPC: F16J15/02
Filed: 2013-09-10
Abstract: A well tool can include inner and outer seals interposed between components of the well tool, and a circumferential spacer which prevents contact between the inner seal and one of the components which displaces relative to the inner seal. A method of sealing between components of a well tool can include sealingly engaging an outer seal between the components, and disposing an inner seal between the components, including spacing the inner seal away from one of the components, whereby the inner seal sealingly contacts one of the components only after the well tool is disposed in a well. A drill bit can include inner and outer seals interposed between components of the drill bit, and a circumferential spacer which prevents contact between the inner seal and one of the components, the circumferential spacer being positioned upstream of the outer seal relative to a lubricant supply of the drill bit.
Patent GB-2537207-A (GB)
Title: Superficially porous particles with precisely controlled particle density, and methods of preparation and use thereof
Inventor: TA-CHEN WEI
IPC: B01J20/30
Filed: 2014-06-01
Abstract: The invention relates superficially porous particles, wherein each particle comprises a hollow core, a non-porous inner shell, and a porous outer shell. The hollow core has a radius ranging from 20% to 90% of the radius of the entire particle, the particles have a median size range from about 0.5 μm to 100 μm, with a particle size distribution (one standard deviation) of no more than 15% of the median particle size, the particles have a specific surface area of from 5 to 1000 m2 /g, and the particles comprise a metal oxide selected from silica alumina, titania or zirconia. The particles may constitute a stationary phase in a separation device such as a chromatographic column. Further, a method for making these superficially porous particles is disclosed.
Patent GB-2550840-A (GB)
Title: e-Cigarette mouthpiece (drip tip) with mesh and ball filtration to prevent liquid reaching the user
Inventor: CURTIS MAURICE DORRINGTON
IPC: A24F40/48
Filed: 2016-05-06
Abstract: An electronic cigarette mouthpiece assembly comprising a female containing part 1, a male covering part 2 which inserts into the female part, a mesh 3 and a ball 4 which both sit inside the female part underneath the male part, the mesh directly above the ball. The mesh has a central hole. The mouthpiece, also known as a drip tip, stops liquid from the e-cigarette from reaching the mouth of the user, whilst allowing vapour to pass through. The lower end of the female part is narrower than the upper end, and has a cut-out hole to allow airflow. In use, the user inhales on the e-cigarette via the apparatus, and the airflow forces the ball up to the mesh, plugging the central hole. This causes airflow to travel around the ball and through the perimeter of the mesh, and liquid is dispersed on contact with the ball. When the suction from the user is released, the ball falls to the bottom of the female part, allowing liquid to run out of the assembly via the lower cut out, into the electronic cigarette liquid repository.
Patent GB-2541798-A (GB)
Title: Body part of a vehicle
Inventor: EDUARD EWERT
IPC: B62D27/02
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: A vehicle body part 10 of a vehicle has a structural component 20, which may be a steel crank or other load-abutting component, and a deformation component 30, which may have less mechanical stability than structural component 20 and which may be an extruded aluminium profile. A connecting component 40 is fastened to, and may be formed separately from, an end portion 32 of deformation component 30 and has a connecting component 40 with a contact surface 42 for coming into contact with a mating contact surface 22 of structural component 20; during a crash surfaces 22, 42 come into force-transmitting contact, which may be planar contact, while normally a spacing NA is present between surfaces 22, 42. Contact surface 22 may comprise two portions at an acute angle from each other. Guide surfaces may be provided on connecting component 30 and structural component 20 to guide surfaces 22, 32 into contact during a crash.
Patent GB-2541297-A (GB)
Title: Insertion of characters in speech recognition
Inventor: SONG WANG
IPC: G10L15/26
Filed: 2016-07-27
Abstract: A Speech To Text (STT) speech recognition system receives audio input from a microphone and converts it to text. From an alternate input source (ie. a touch keypad) it also receives a timestamped character input (eg. punctuation or emoticon) and identifies a text location suitable for inserting the character before output (eg. silences for commas). This allows a user to construct a text or message using mainly STT and resort to typing on the keypad only for occasional characters instead of eg. saying comma.
Patent GB-2554059-A (GB)
Title: A sports sock or undersock
Inventor: ROSCOE NIIQUAYE DSANE
IPC: A63B71/12
Filed: 2016-08-12
Abstract: A sports sock or undersock of a knitted or woven material 18 which includes one or more protective pads 10, 12, 14 of an impact absorbing material bonded to a backing sheet 16 of an elastomeric mesh material secured permanently to the knitted or woven material of the sock, the protective pads being positioned to protect, in use, the shin and/or calf and/or metatarsal achilles regions of the wearer's legs. Preferably the backing mesh comprises silicone rubber and the impact resisting material is polyurethane or polystyrene. Also claimed is a method of producing the same including injection moulding the impact absorbing material onto the backing mesh and securing the backing mesh onto the knitted or woven material of the sock by sewing.
Patent GB-2554704-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining a speed of a track-bound vehicle
Inventor: MARK THOMAS
IPC: G01P3/64
Filed: 2016-10-05
Abstract: A method for determining the speed of a track-bound vehicle 10 (i.e. train, tram, trolley-bus), wherein at least one track-borne sensor 14, 16 detects a presence of the train 10 on the track 12, and determines the speed of the train 10 based upon this detection. The speed v may be calculated based upon v=d/t where d is the length ls of a section 22 of the track, and t is the time difference between detection at sensors 14 and 16, or where d is the length of a section of the train (i.e. the distance between the front 26 and rear 28), and t is the time difference between the detection of the front 26 and the detection of the rear 28 at sensor 14. The determined speed may be displayed, or transferred to a control unit 38 where a derivative (i.e. optical display/acoustic signal regarding any speed, position or time-based forecast) is generated and displayed, to a not-vehicle-based signaller 36, who may then determine an action concerning the train 10 and/or the track 12. The method may be used to predict failure of the sensors 14, 16, which may be axle counter or track circuits.
Patent GB-2544439-A (GB)
Title: Antiviral composition
Inventor: ISABEL MARIA FIDALGO DOS SANTOS SILVA CARVALHO
IPC: A61P31/12
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: The present invention relates to antiviral compositions. The present invention also relates to compositions for use in the therapy of equine viral infections. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one anti-viral compound for use in a method of therapy of an equine viral infection and/or infection by an equine virus in an animal.
Patent GB-2564480-A (GB)
Title: Robotic positioning system
Inventor: Rob Harkness
IPC: G01N35/02
Filed: 2017-07-14
Abstract: A microplate handling apparatus 200 comprising: a housing 20; a robotic arm 25 mounted to the housing; and a controller 40 located within the housing and arranged to control the robotic arm and further arranged to control an instrument. The housing may further comprise an output communication port 50 that is arranged to send control signals to attached instruments 30 which may include analysis machines. The controller may comprise a scheduler which may be programmable to control the instrument and the robotic arm. The integrated controller may also provide a webserver interface for programming software loaded onto the controller. The micro plat handling apparatus may also be considered a bench/desk top apparatus.
Patent GB-2564485-A (GB)
Title: A printing ink
Inventor: LEE CORFE
IPC: C09D11/30
Filed: 2017-07-14
Abstract: An inkjet ink comprises monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer(s), N-vinyl amide and/or N-acryloyl amine monomer, 1-20 wt.% radiation-curable hyperbranched acrylate oligomer having a functionality of 25-35 and a viscosity of 1-­10 Pas at 50°C, passive resin, dispersed pigment, and radical photoinitiator, wherein the ink viscosity is <100 mPas at 25°C. Typically, the ink contains <10 wt.% difunctional and multifunctional monomers (e.g. dipropyleneglycol diacrylate, tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate) and <5 wt.% water and volatile organic solvents combined. The only monomers present may be the monofunctional (meth)acrylate(s), N-vinyl amide, and N-acryloyl amine. The ink may comprise 5-20 wt.% N-vinyl amide (e.g. N-vinyl caprolactam, N-vinyl pyrrolidone) and/or N-acryloyl amine (e.g. N-acryloyl morpholine) and 30-80 wt.% monofunctional (meth)acrylate(s), especially ≥30 wt.% isobornyl acrylate and 5-30 wt.% phenoxyethyl acrylate. A method of printing comprises jetting the ink onto a substrate and exposing to actinic radiation to effect curing. The substrate may be polypropylene or corona-treated polystyrene.
Patent GB-2558973-A (GB)
Title: Offset calibration for amplifier and preceding circuit
Inventor: LEI ZHU
IPC: H03F3/45
Filed: 2017-08-09
Abstract: An apparatus, and method of operation, comprises a closed loop amplifier 16, a signal processing block 14 generating an amplifier input signal VIN from a received input signal, and a calibration subsystem 28. The amplifier, e.g. audio amplifier, includes a first stage 22 generating an intermediate signal VINT from the received input signal, a second stage 42 generating an output signal VOUT from the intermediate signal, and an input network 24 and feedback network 26 configured to set a gain of the amplifier. In a calibration mode, the calibration subsystem decouples the first stage output from the second stage input, and determines an offset signal (CAL) that, when applied to the input of the signal processing block, generates approximately zero as the intermediate signal. The offset signal may be determined at two different amplifier gains. Based on the offset signal, one or more parameters of the apparatus are controlled by the calibration subsystem to compensate for an offset of at least one of the first stage and signal processing block. The amplifier second stage may be class-D or class-AB. After determining the first offset signal, the calibration subsystem may determine a second offset signal that generates zero as the intermediate signal by electrically shorting the second stage output and overdriving a common mode voltage.
Patent GB-2556367-A (GB)
Title: System and method for analyzing drone flight risk
Inventor: EUGENE S HERTZ
IPC: G06Q40/08
Filed: 2017-04-14
Abstract: A system for analyzing risk for operating drones, the system comprising a mobile device comprising program code that when executed by a programmable processor causes the mobile device to determine a location of a user of the mobile device by accessing a location tracking system, transmit the location to a server, receive, from the server, geospatial data and temporal data for a surrounding area of the location, calculate risks of operating a drone for a duration of time in a given coverage area within the surrounding area using at least the geospatial data and temporal data, generate a quote for an insurance policy for operating the drone for the duration of time in the given coverage area based on the calculated risks, facilitate a purchase of the insurance policy with the server, and generate a timer for the duration of time for operating the drone in the given coverage area.
Patent GB-2553989-A (GB)
Title: Establishment anchoring with geolocated imagery
Inventor: BRIAN EDMOND BREWINGTON
IPC: G06K9/00
Filed: 2016-08-03
Abstract: The technology relates to determining an establishment's presence at a geolocation. A computing device may receive a first image including location data associated with the first image's capture. A set of images, which include location information and one or more identification marks associated with one or more establishments may also be received. The computing device may compare the first image to the set of images to determine whether the first image contains one of the one or more identification marks, and determine that one of the one or more establishments, associated with the one of the one or more identification marks contained in the first image, is currently located within a set proximity of the first image location. The computing device may also update a location database by associating the one of the one or more establishments with a location within a set proximity of the first image location.
Patent GB-2558065-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle collision severity mitigation
Inventor: BRANDON BEAUVAIS
IPC: B60W30/095
Filed: 2017-11-02
Abstract: A method of minimizing damage severity to a vehicle, the method comprises determining two or more paths of available paths for a vehicle 202 that each include a predicted impact with an object 204, e.g. a stationary vehicle, barriers, railings etc., determining a time to impact, vehicle speed and direction, i.e. speed vector 210, 208 and object 204 speed and direction. The method further involves determining an object type, such as another vehicle or a barrier, and determining a best path of the two or more vehicle paths by determining damage severity based on time to impact, vehicle speed and direction and object speed and direction. The method controls one or more of steering, propulsive torque and braking torque to pilot the vehicle on the best path based on the damage severity. Damage severity may also be based on kinetic energy for the vehicle 202 at time of impact. Reference is also made to a system comprising a computer programmed to perform the method and to a vehicle having the computer.
Patent GB-2568089-A (GB)
Title: Fuel pump with accelerometer
Inventor: David J Lane
IPC: F02M65/00
Filed: 2017-11-06
Abstract: A high pressure fuel pump, having a cam driven plunger to pressurize fuel within a pressurization chamber of the pump, includes at least one accelerometer, eg a knock sensor, associated with the pump to provide data to the ECU. The accelerometer(s) may be mounted on the pump cambox or the inlet metering valve (IMV) or the outlet metering valve (OMV). The output signal of the accelerometer(s) may be analysed to detect and determine operating parameters or conditions of the pump or fuel delivery system, eg IMV/OMV opening/closing, or faults and anomalies, eg cavitation collapse in the plunger chamber or fuel aeration. For example, a non-return valve (NRV) closing time can be ascertained from the cam angle 4 at which a vibration pulse 2 occurs when the NRV closes. The closed-loop control (on board diagnostics, OBD) can compensate for valve wear. The accelerometer(s) may detect impact/vibration from other components in the engine or vehicle outside the pump.
Patent GB-2558067-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat assembly including airbag
Inventor: MOHAMMED OMAR FARUQUE
IPC: B60R21/233
Filed: 2017-11-07
Abstract: A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seatback 14 and a seat bottom 16 extending away from the seatback. An airbag is supported by the seat bottom and includes a middle member 20 having a first end and a second end. The middle member is spaced from the seatback. The airbag includes a first side member 26 extending from the first end of the middle member toward the seatback, and a second side member 28 extending from the second end of the middle member toward the seatback. When inflated in response to a sensed impact of the vehicle, the middle member, the first side member, and the second side member extend around the occupant. One leg of the occupant is disposed between the middle member and the first side member, and the other leg of the occupant is disposed between the middle member and the second side member. Also disclosed is an airbag assembly comprising an airbag with a middle member that extends between two restricted ducts which are less expandable than the middle member. The also include a first side member extending from one restricted duct and a second side member from the other duct.
Patent GB-2568885-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for performance testing of human powered vehicles
Inventor: ANTONY JAMES WEBB
IPC: G01M17/007
Filed: 2017-11-28
Abstract: A pedal cycle sensor arrangement comprises a sensor mount 34 having a main mounting portion attached to a front fork leg 38 of the pedal cycle. An elongate sensor boom 50 projects forwardly from the main mounting portion and an air sensor member 52 is located at the end of the boom. The air sensor member 52 is held at a position proximal to the upper edge and the front edge of a front wheel of the pedal cycle so as to be in a region of free flowing air in use. A method of deriving actual elevation data for a course (14, figure 1) traversed by a HPV (12, figure 1) is also disclosed. Ambient air pressure is periodically measured at a fixed reference location (28. Figure 1) close to the course 14 and proximal (26, figure 1) to the HPV 12 as it traverses the course 14. The reference and HPV air pressure data for the same point in time during the run is used to determine the elevation of the course at that point in time. Additionally, a low-noise pressure sensor arrangement is also disclosed (60, figure 7) which has a pair of pressure sensors, each having a pressure sensing diaphragm. The sensors are arranged close to one another with their diaphragms in mechanical opposition and the outputs of the two sensors are averaged to produce an overall output.