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Patent GB-2489349-A (GB)
Title: Virtual watch
Inventor: MIDKIFF JAMES PHILIP
IPC: G08B13/196
Filed: 2009-12-17
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for monitoring a location. For example, the disclosed embodiments may be utilized to monitor a border, such as, but not limited to, the border between the United States and Mexico. In addition, the disclosed embodiments may be utilized to monitor any location including, but not limited to, residential locations, businesses, warehouses, and mass transportation facilities. In one embodiment, a web portal is provided in which the general public may view streaming video and/or still images associated with cameras placed along the monitored location. A user viewing one or more selected cameras is provided with an option to report suspicious activities seen on the one or more selected cameras. The report is sent to one or more local law enforcement agencies associated with the location of the camera.
Patent GB-2505861-A (GB)
Title: Attachment reinforcing a window frame around the handle connection
Inventor: SHARPLES JOHN
IPC: E05B9/00
Filed: 2012-06-22
Abstract: A window frame attachment includes a reinforcing plate 300 positioned between a window frame actuator 200, such as a handle, and the window frame 100. The plate 300 is fixed to the frame 100 and transfers the load from the actuator 200 to the frame 100. The plate 300 may extend beyond the engagement area of the handle 200, so that the load is spread over a greater area, reducing strain on the frame 100 when the handle 200 is turned and preventing cracks in the frame 100. The plate 300 may be retro-fitted in order to reinforce the window frame 100 and cover any cracks that may have formed in the window frame 100. The plate 300 may be elongate and provided with apertures for mechanical fixing means such as screws and the handle mechanism. The plate 300 may be additionally secured by a bracket 350 which may be inserted inside the frame 100 structure. A method of installation and a kit of parts are also provided.
Patent GB-2503897-A (GB)
Title: Nickel doped compound for use as an electrode material in energy storage devices
Inventor: BARKER JEREMY
IPC: C01G53/00
Filed: 2012-07-10
Abstract: Compounds of the formula A Ni0.5 M10.5-x M2x O2 wherein: A is selected from one or more of lithium, sodium and potassium; M1 and M2 each comprise a metal in oxidation state +4 and is selected from one or more of manganese, titanium and zirconium, with X in the range 0   ¤ X   ¤ 0.5; and further wherein when X = 0 then M1 = Zr. Such materials are useful as electrode materials in sodium ion and/or lithium ion and/or potassium ion battery applications, and are capable of being recharged multiple times without significant loss in charge capacity.
Patent GB-2504745-A (GB)
Title: Creation of pattern-based authentication codes and verifying challenges, using segmentation
Inventor: BRITTAN STEVEN JONATHAN
IPC: G06F21/36
Filed: 2012-08-08
Abstract: An authentication code is obtained from a user, which comprises at least six elements based on a memorable identification pattern MIP which is associated with an authentication arrangement based on a matrix 100. The code is then divided into at least two segments C1, C2, and the individual segments are encoded using a one-way hashing function and stored in a database. For a validation, the user provides a challenge code based on a pattern associated with a challenge arrangement based on a matrix containing repeated symbols. The challenge code is broken up into sections corresponding to the segments, and encoded using the same hashing function. The validation then matches each challenge section against its corresponding segment, and only validates the entire code if each section is individually validated. The segments, and sections, may overlap with one another for redundancy. The segments may be chained, and each segment may be stored with the salt of the following segment, to ensure the chain is followed and cannot be bypassed.
Patent GB-2492261-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical heat transfer system
Inventor: BAHAR BAMDAD
IPC: C25B9/00
Filed: 2011-02-16
Abstract: A heat transfer system includes a working fluid and an electrochemical compressor. The working fluid is made up of a polar solvent that primarily acts as a condensable refrigerant and hydrogen that primarily acts as an electrochemically-active component. The electrochemical compressor includes an inlet fluidly coupled to an evaporator to receive the working fluid; an outlet fluidly coupled to a condenser; and one or more electrochemical cells electrically connected to each other through a power supply. Each electrochemical cell includes a gas pervious anode, a gas pervious cathode, and an electrolytic membrane disposed between and in intimate electrical contact with the cathode and the anode to pass the working fluid.
Patent GB-2494274-A (GB)
Title: Normally-Closed Valve with Elastomeric Spring
Inventor: DUNNE STEPHEN TERENCE
IPC: B65D47/24
Filed: 2012-08-24
Abstract: A normally-closed valve comprises a valve housing 315 ( the valve member formed of an upper and lower portion 3113, 3116) with a cavity 390, in which is an elastomeric spring 318. The spring may be formed of one of the following; rubber (natural or synthetic), VitonÂ®, butyl rubber, silicone or neoprene. The upper portion 3113 comprises a stem portion 311, through which there extends a passageway 3112 for dispensing material. When the valve is actuated the elastomeric spring 318 is compressed, allowing the upper and lower portions (3113, 3116) of the valve to move downwards. The stem inlet 3114 passes through the stem-sealing gasket 313 and the stem inlet 3114 enters the cavity 390, allowing material to be dispensed via the inlet hole 400 at the base of the valve. A through channel may be present through the elastomeric spring 318 to act as a path for material to be dispensed from below the valve to the stem passageway 3112. The spring 318 may be formed of the same material as the stem-sealing gasket 313.
Patent GB-2495049-A (GB)
Title: Supply tank assembly for an extractor cleaning machine
Inventor: PALIOBEIS STEVEN J
IPC: A47L11/29
Filed: 2011-09-01
Abstract: An extractor cleaning machine includes a supply tank assembly having a first tank and a second tank. The first tank is in fluid communication with a distributor. The first tank has a rigid body defining a first storage chamber for storing a first cleaning fluid and supplying the first cleaning fluid to the distributor. The second tank is positioned within the first storage chamber of the first tank in fluid communication with the distributor. The second tank has a rigid body defining a second storage chamber for receiving a second cleaning fluid and supplying the second cleaning fluid to the distributor. At least a portion of the rigid body of the second tank defines a boundary of the first storage chamber to separate the first cleaning fluid and the second cleaning fluid.
Patent GB-2511790-A (GB)
Title: Mounting method and apparatus
Inventor: PEGDEN PETER JAMES HAROLD
IPC: A47K13/26
Filed: 2013-03-13
Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus for mounting a toilet seat (11 figure 2) to a toilet pan 10, the characteristic feature being that, in addition to being clamped to the pan in the conventional manner, the seat hinge is adhered to the pan to prevent sliding movement of the hinge relative to the pan. The adhesive may be applied to a grip gasket 20 located between the hinge base 14 and pan. The position of the grip gasket relative to the pan may be locked by engaging a locking component 26 with the grip gasket and fixing the locking component to the pan.
Patent GB-2497892-A (GB)
Title: Resource management for data centers
Inventor: CADER TAHIR
IPC: G06F1/20
Filed: 2010-10-12
Abstract: Resource management for data centers is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes determining electrical power usage for the data center, and determining cooling fluid usage for the data center. The method also includes processing a resource utilization cap for the data center, and adjusting at least one of the electrical power and the cooling fluid for the data center based on the resource utilization cap.
Patent GB-2503319-A (GB)
Title: Stove and grate arrangement for a stove
Inventor: BURGIS JOHN STANILAND
IPC: F24B1/191
Filed: 2013-04-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a solid fuel burning stove, suitable for burning wood or coal, comprising a grate for supporting fuel, the grate having a set of identical separate bars each having a first end and a second end in which the first and second ends are different. The bars may be arranged to sit parallel to each other across the grate so that adjacent bars are the opposite way around. This enables a riddling device to shake each bar relative to the adjacent bar and so pass ash through the grate to control the amount of air reaching the fuel. The drawings show a grate assembly having a plurality of identical bars 5, the bars each having a first end 6 and a second end 7 arranged in the grate in alternating directions so that the opposite ends 6, 7 of adjacent bars are next to each other. The bars may have ends 6, 7 located higher than mid portions 8 and may also have holes (13 figure 3A) to improve the circulation of air.
Patent GB-2506250-A (GB)
Title: A locking mechanism located on a seat of a stroller
Inventor: LI JIAN-QUN
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 2013-07-22
Abstract: The present invention provides a locking mechanism 10 installed on a seat plate 4 of a stroller (1, figure 1) and for locking or unlocking a frame of the stroller and the stroller therewith. The locking mechanism includes a cross pipe 2 connected to the frame, and an engaging component 6 pivoted to the seat plate. The engaging component includes an engaging slot 61, and the engaging component rotates to engage the cross pipe in the engaging slot or to separate the engaging slot from the cross pipe, so as to lock or unlock the frame of the stroller. The frame of the stroller can be unlocked and folded by rotating the engaging component, so that it has an advantage of easy and convenient operation. The locking mechanism may be released by means of a release button 7 which is inserted into an opening (41, figure 5) in the seat plate, and which is resiliently biased by means of a spring 8. The locking mechanism may also comprise a piece of webbing (9, figure 3) which passes through slots (42) in the seat plate.
Patent GB-2510003-A (GB)
Title: Online payment system utilising two separate networks for transaction and security confirmation.
Inventor: LEA ED
IPC: G06F21/43
Filed: 2013-07-26
Abstract: A method for coordinating data communication between a first and second user device via a first and second server. The second server generates and transmits a unique identifier and a resource location to the first user device via the first server; the first user device requests a resource at the resource location; the second server transmits the resource including a second executable component to the first user device; the first user device executes the second component to create a connection (such as a two-way socket) between the first user device and the second server; the second user device receives the identifier; the second user device uses the identifier to claim the connection to the first user device from the second server; and the second server coordinates data communication between the first and second user device. A system, server, user devices and computer program are also disclosed. The preferred embodiment may be used a means of online payment where a user initiates a transaction via a webpage on their computer, which then displays a unique identifier being QR or 2D barcode generated by the payment server (and returned to the computer). The user utilises their smartphone to scan the QR code and transmits the image along with a unique pin code in order to authenticate the user and authorise the request.
Patent GB-2505787-A (GB)
Title: Bladeless fan with nozzle with eccentric inner and outer walls
Inventor: REIS DAVID DOS
IPC: F04D25/08
Filed: 2012-03-29
Abstract: A nozzle 16 for a fan 10 assembly has an air inlet, an annular air outlet 18, and an interior passage for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet. The interior passage is located between an annular inner wall 72, and an outer wall 74 extending about the inner wall. The inner wall at least partially defines a bore through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by air emitted from the air outlet. The inner wall is eccentric with respect to the outer wall so that the cross-sectional area of the interior passage varies about the bore. The variation in the cross-sectional area of the interior passage can control the direction in which air is emitted from around the air outlet to reduce turbulence in the air flow generated by the fan assembly.
Patent GB-2508971-A (GB)
Title: Permanent magnet machine with offset pole spacing
Inventor: LEONARDI FRANCO
IPC: H02K1/27
Filed: 2009-10-09
Abstract: A permanent magnet machine comprises a stator and rotor on a common axis. The rotor comprises plural axially-stacked sections, each having asymmetrically placed magnet openings at its periphery and comprising plural laminations with a key and slot 146 driving arrangement on a shaft. The laminations for a first section have a common geometry with those of a second section, permitting manufacture by a single tool, and are flipped about a radial axis 136 with respect to those of the second section upon assembly so that the openings of the first section are angularly displaced relative to those of the second. There can be more than two sections with laminations of a third section being flipped about a second axis 150 that are displaced by an angle. There can be two slot and key driving features per section that are spaced 180 degrees apart and displaced by 90 degrees from those of another section. Third and fourth sections can have laminates flipped about the 90 degree displaced features. Permanent magnets are placed asymmetrically and angularly offset in the lamination openings to attenuate oscillations in torque caused by harmonic components of magnetic flux.
Patent GB-2506057-A (GB)
Title: Trolley
Inventor: MERRILLS RICHARD
IPC: B61D15/10
Filed: 2012-05-18
Abstract: A trolley for use in carrying a load on a railway. The trolley has a chassis which may be disassembled or otherwise collapsed into a compact form for transportation and which includes a braking system. The chassis is formed by a braked wheel assembly (3) and an outrigger (4) which supports an additional wheel (5) and may be adjusted to enable the trolley to be used on a number of different railway gauges. The trolley may be collapsed, and sized so that when collapsed it can be carried by one person.
Patent GB-2525607-A (GB)
Title: A handle
Inventor: DANIELS JAMES
IPC: A63B21/00
Filed: 2014-04-28
Abstract: A handle comprises an elongate grip portion 4 and a mounting portion 7 which is fixed to the grip portion 4 so that the grip portion 4 and mounting portion 7 define a space in which the fingers or palm of a user may be accommodated. The handle also comprises two or more attachment arrangements (13, fig.4) , each of which is attached to the mounting portion 7 and presents an attachment site which projects outwardly from the mounting portion 7. The attachment portions (13, fig.4) are preferably moveable along a groove or channel 9 formed in the mounting portion. The attachment portion (13, fig.4) may have one or more rollers (15, fig.4) which allow the attachment portions (13, fig.4) to slide along the channel 9. A method of making such a handle comprises providing two handle halves 1, 2 which are attached together, at least one of the handle halves 1, 2 having a channel 9 formed therein, and receiving an end of an attachment arrangement within the channel 9 so that the attachment arrangement (13, fig.4) protrudes outwardly from the mounting portion 7.
Patent GB-2530472-A (GB)
Title: Financial switching engine
Inventor: BRUECKNER MARTIN
IPC: G06Q40/02
Filed: 2014-05-21
Abstract: A financial transaction system comprising: a financial switching engine; a plurality of data centres at different physical locations, connected via a private network; a plurality of plugins performing respective functions of the financial transaction system distributed amongst the data centres and communicating with one another; and an operating system on which the plugins run, configured to abstract the plugins from the data centres, routing messages between the plugins such that the plugins do not need to specify a particular data centre as a message destination and needs no visibility of the message routing. The private network may be physical, or may be implemented over the internet using a private, secure network protocol. Service terminals such as POS and ATMs may be connected to the network. Messages may be routed to a particular data centre based on nature of the request, current system load, cost etc. The data centres may comprise a private cloud. The plug-ins may each be hosted at a different data centre, or multiple instances of a plugin may be implemented in parallel at different data centres. The OS may have a look-up table of the plugins and may itself be distributed.
Patent GB-2526801-A (GB)
Title: Lighting Unit
Inventor: DANIEL SAMUEL ALBERT
IPC: F21V21/088
Filed: 2014-06-02
Abstract: A wirelessly operable LED lighting unit 1 includes a rechargeable battery arranged within a main housing 10, and a light source arranged in a tiltable and rotatable lamp housing 20 coupled to a first surface of the main housing. An antenna 16 receives remote control signals for the lighting unit. A second surface of the main housing is removably securable to a suitable clamp or clasp (30, Fig. 3B) for suspending the lighting unit from a bar or rail for lighting a venue from above. The unit is provided with a carrying handle 12 and heat sink 28.
Patent GB-2526834-A (GB)
Title: Beam assembly
Inventor: THOMSON ANDREW WALTER MCRAE
IPC: E04D3/02
Filed: 2014-06-04
Abstract: A beam assembly 20 for a roof of a building such as an extension or conservatory comprises a support member 22 connected to an insulation beam 24 having an elongate body of insulating material 80 at least partially covered by a structural sheath 82. The support member may be a glazing bar. One of the insulation beam or the support member may have a pair of shelves 72 for receiving lips 92 projecting from the other. Alignment features limit the relative movement of the support and the beam. An insulating gasket 26 may be provided between the beam and the support to provide a thermal break. The insulation beam may comprise two sub-beams, each containing a separate body of insulating material. Also claimed is a roof structure comprising ridge and eaves beams, along with the beam assembly. A layer of insulation may be mounted to the sheath below the assembly.
Patent GB-2517079-A (GB)
Title: Security devices and methods of manufacture
Inventor: HOLMES BRIAN
IPC: G02B27/22
Filed: 2014-07-25
Abstract: A security device 10 comprises an array of focusing elements 14, and an array of image elements 16 overlapping the array of focussing elements 14. The image elements 18 are arranged based on a repeating unit cell 17 defining image element positions A-F, X. Each image element position A-F, X within the unit cell 17 is assigned to carry an image element 18 of a respective corresponding image. Depending on the viewing angle, the array of focusing elements 14 directs light from selected image element positions A-F, X to the viewer, such that as the device is tilted different ones of the respective images are displayed by the image elements at the selected image element positions A-F, X in combination, sequentially. A centre area 19 of each unit cell 17 is larger than each outer area of the unit cell 17, the outer areas being located outside the centre area 19 and assigned to carry image element(s) of other respective images A-F such that the range of viewing angles over which the centre image X is displayed to a viewer is greater than the range of viewing angles over which each other image A-F is displayed.
Patent GB-2528861-A (GB)
Title: Internal combustion engine
Inventor: ATKINS ANDREW FARQUHAR
IPC: F02M21/02
Filed: 2014-07-31
Abstract: A method of operating an internal combustion engine 100 comprising a cylinder 3 and a piston (25, fig.2), the method including directly injecting into the cylinder 3, as a flow of liquid, a fuel which has been condensed into its liquid phase via a refrigeration process, such that the fuel vaporises into its gaseous phase during a compression stroke of the piston and before combustion such that a rise in temperature caused by the compression stroke is limited by the absorption of heat by the fuel, and further comprising controlling the rate of the flow such that the absorption of heat by the fuel is commensurate with the instantaneous temperature difference between the fuel and surrounding air in the cylinder. The method allows the use of higher compression ratios than is possible with conventional Otto cycle engines without suffering from engine knock or preignition.
Patent GB-2515714-A (GB)
Title: Brachytheraphy system & in vivo dose detector therefor
Inventor: PRICE ROBERT
IPC: A61N5/10
Filed: 2013-02-11
Abstract: An in-vivo dose detector (41) for an HDR brachytherapy system, the detector comprising first and second sensors (55) that are operable to detect radiation from a source used to irradiate a tissue to be treated in the course of an HDR brachytherapy treatment, wherein said sensors (55) are arranged in said detector (41) so as to be differently orientated from one another.
Patent GB-2532422-A (GB)
Title: Remote monitoring of underwater oil and gas leakages
Inventor: CARL PETER TILTMAN
IPC: G10K11/20
Filed: 2014-11-18
Abstract: A system comprising an underwater reflector 10 comprising a water cored, normally, spherical shell 12; the shell has one or more primary hole(s) 19 in the lowest part of the shell, the total cross section area of the said hole(s) not exceeding 10% of the surface area of the shell, and a sonar emitting acoustic radiation towards the shell, the sonar system monitoring reflected signals from the shell and variations of the reflected signals from the norm are identified as indicating the possible presence of oil or gas in the water. The system may further comprise a system for the detection of oil and gas leaks underwater including the step of comparing the returned, or reflected, waveform with known returned waveforms from known materials to determine the make-up or composition of the leaking material.
Patent GB-2532499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in tissue processing
Inventor: CHRIS GOODMAN
IPC: A01N1/02
Filed: 2014-11-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing isolated body tissue 10 for cryogenic storage, the method comprising a step of actively infusing the body tissue with a cryoprotectant 20. Preferably the body tissue comprises at least a portion of an umbilical cord and the cryoprotectant comprises dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Also claimed is a method of storing umbilical cord tissue comprising actively infusing umbilical cord tissue with a cryoprotectant and cryogenically storing for at least one year. In another embodiment is a kit for preparing umbilical cord tissue for cryogenic storage, comprising a cryoprotectant and an infusion means for actively infusing the umbilical cord tissue with the cryoprotectant. Active infusion includes the application of a force to the cryoprotectant which provides an increased rate of uptake into the interstitial space of the tissue.