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Patent GB-2553460-A (GB)
Title: Agitation apparatus
Inventor: ALBERTO MARTINEZ ALBALAT
IPC: B01D19/00
Filed: 2012-11-12
Abstract: A device 9 is configured for separating fluid F recovered from a patients cavity from gas G recovered from the cavity. Preferably, the device comprises a chamber 10 with a gas inlet port 11, respective gas and fluid outlet ports 12, 13, and sloped condensation surfaces 15. The device 9 is for use with an apparatus (1, fig 2) for providing agitation inside the cavity when filled with a therapeutic fluid by circulating gas through the cavity, such as during hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Preferably, the separated gas G and fluid F output from the device 9 are recirculated into gas and fluid delivery systems (3,14, fig 2) of the agitation apparatus 1 respectively. The device may be secured to the patient by a hollow pin (18, fig 7B) which engages with the inlet port 11 and has a base (18A, fig 7B) for positioning under an opening in the patients skin adjacent the cavity. A bowl-shaped filter (21, fig 10) adjacent the pin base may prevent blockage of the inlet port 11.
Patent GB-2554252-A (GB)
Title: Animating a virtual object
Inventor: DANNY CHAPMAN
IPC: G06T13/40
Filed: 2015-06-12
Abstract: A computer-implemented method of configuring animation of a virtual object, wherein the method comprises: generating and storing in a memory, for a group of object parts of the virtual object, an ordered sequence of at least two data sets, wherein each data set comprises one or more respective constraints, wherein each constraint specifies a respective relationship between two or more object parts in the group of object parts that are updateable by application of the constraint, wherein the first data set in the ordered sequence of data sets is a specified data set of one or more constraints and wherein said generating comprises, for each data set in the ordered sequence of data sets other than the first data set in the ordered sequence of data sets, generating each constraint in said data set based, at least in part, on one or more respective constraints of one or more data sets that precede said data set in the ordered sequence of data sets; and configuring an animation system to animate the virtual object, wherein animation of the virtual object comprises a processor of the animation system performing a series of update steps, wherein each update step comprises: for each object part in the group of object parts, updating that object part; and performing an iterative process that comprises one or more iteration steps, wherein each iteration step is arranged to apply, as necessary, the data sets in the ordered sequence of data sets, in the order for the ordered sequence of data sets, to the group of object parts.
Patent GB-2561430-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for separating components of a fluid stream
Inventor: GERARD MELLING
IPC: B04B11/06
Filed: 2018-01-29
Abstract: A centrifugal separator apparatus comprises a support structure 202, 204 and a centrifugal separator unit 224 rotatably mounted on the support structure so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis extending through the centrifugal separator unit, a drive element (266, fig 2) for driving rotation of the centrifugal separator unit 224, wherein the centrifugal separator unit includes a centrifugal separation chamber having an inlet which is connected or connectable to a source of fluid requiring separation, a first outlet 222 for collecting a higher density component of the fluid stream and a second outlet 220 for collecting a lower density component of the fluid stream. The first outlet 222 is connected or connectable to a first collector 254 for collecting the higher density component and the second outlet 220 is connected or connectable to a second collector for collecting the lower density component. The centrifugal separation chamber has a curved or inclined guide surface 226 for guiding flow of the fluid from the inlet in a radially outward direction, wherein the centrifugal separator unit is provided with a wall member 228 which is axially movable to provide a selected degree of occlusion of the first outlet 222 and thereby control flow of the higher density component through the first outlet 222. Various vortex separation devices are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2562833-A (GB)
Title: Wireless communication system with discrimination between extraneous received signals
Inventor: ADAM GREEN NIKOLAI
IPC: H04W16/14
Filed: 2018-03-19
Abstract: In a wireless communication system a base station or a terminal unit comprises a detector for detecting extraneous signals received during the unassigned frequency/time tiles 804 of a sub-frame 702. The detector discriminates between a first type of extraneous signal, characterised by being detected in one sub-frame as well as in additional tiles, and a second type, characterised by only being detected in one sub-frame. The base station reacts differently depending on the determination of signal type. The second signal type may be radar, and the base station may react by using dynamic frequency selection (DFS). This signal type may still be determined even if the signal is detected within multiple slots of the same sub-frame 702. The first signal type may be noise or interference from other sources, and the base station may react by using adaptivity techniques such as listen before talk (LBT). This signal type may be determined if the signal is detected in the same group of unassigned tiles 804 of subsequent, similar sub-frames 704.
Patent GB-2576149-A (GB)
Title: Method of managing private Cryptographic keys
Inventor: YI WANG
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2018-08-06
Abstract: Determining whether a non-transitory memory 104 of a hardware cryptographic module 200 is available in response to a request to store a private cryptographic key; If memory is available, storing the private cryptographic key therein; where memory is insufficient, the hardware cryptographic module encrypts the private cryptographic key with a session parameter; encrypts the session parameter with a nesting parameter to produce a second encrypted parameter, wherein the encrypted private cryptographic key comprises the first encrypted parameter and the second encrypted parameter; the module then stores the encrypted private cryptographic parameter in a second non-transitory memory with a lower security classification than the memory of the hardware cryptographic module. The session parameter may be generated for each private cryptographic key to be stored in the second memory. The nesting and session parameters may comprise short term keys and random numbers. The hardware cryptographic module may be incorporated into a first electronic control unit 100 of a vehicle. The second non-transitory memory may be part of the first or a second electronic control. The electronic control unit may be a gateway device and may be in a vehicle.
Patent GB-2566154-A (GB)
Title: Door hinge
Inventor: FELIX URE
IPC: E05D7/04
Filed: 2018-08-07
Abstract: A concealed door hinge having first and second leaf members for location in and attachment to mortises of an upper and lower edge of a door and frame. Leaf members connected through a plurality, e.g. two link members 20, 22 to open at least 90 degrees. The hinge housing can be mounted in a horizontally extending mortised frame. The links are preferably mounted by four pivot pins and the links may be received in recesses in the hinge leaf housings. A second pivot pin/post, supporting a first link, may protrude from a support of a second hinge leaf and be received within the first hinge leaf housing when closed; likewise a third pivot pin/post may extend from a surface of the first hinge leaf for receipt within a complementary recess in the second hinge leaf. Adjustment of the position of the pivot pin may be provided
Patent GB-2576934-A (GB)
Title: Device for tomographic measurement of gas distribution on a test bench
Inventor: Bernhard Fischbacher
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A device to determine concentration distribution in a flowing gas is based on non-dispersive absorption spectrometry. Two optical measurement layers provide optical paths that are rotatable relative to each other through discrete angles. Each layer consists of an inner pipe 1 with optical access via holes 2a and lenses, an outer ring 3a with light sources and sensors arranged around the inner pipe allowing light to pass the cross section of the inner pipe, and a mounting ring (4a, Fig. 7). The mounting rings allow rotation of the pipes through discrete angles to discrete positions. Advantageously, the device may allow tomographic measurement of ammonia in a vehicle exhaust utilising selective catalytic reduction of NOx, measuring in the deep ultraviolet, band-pass filters passing light at wavelengths corresponding to an ammonia absorption spectral range.
Patent GB-2580867-A (GB)
Title: Methods, apparatuses and system for error control
Inventor: GILBERTO LOPRIENO
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2018-10-25
Abstract: A method of error detection is provided to determine the performance of an optical transport network link-by-link rather than end-to-end. The method comprises, at a first device (e.g. a framer), receiving several optical transport unit (OTU) frames having a first length. Each OTU frame comprises an optical data unit (ODU) frame and a sequence of forward error correction (FEC) bits for the ODU frame. For each of the OTU frames, a sequence of error-identifying bits (EIB) is determined, thereby determining several sequences of error-identifying bits. A container frame is formed where the payload comprises the OTU frames and the sequences of EIBs. The payload is of a second length which is not a multiple of the first length, therefore a portion of the bits are unused. The unused bits are used to carry the EIBs. The container frame is transmitted to a second device over a communications link and the method is repeated. When data is transmitted over successive links, the transmission errors of each link can be determined using the sequences of EIBs. The EIBs may be interleaved parity bits. The method can be applied to ITU-T G.709.3, G.709.flexo-lr, FlexO-LR, or Flexo-SC and staircase FEC may be used.
Patent GB-2579582-A (GB)
Title: Adhesive composition
Inventor: MICHAEL RHODES
IPC: C09J163/04
Filed: 2018-12-04
Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising a silane-modified epoxy resin, a dicyclopentadiene novolac epoxy resin and a curing agent. Preferably the curing agent is an amine or latent amine curing agent, most preferably dicyandiamide. In some embodiments a curing accelerator, preferably a urone accelerator is also included. Toughening agents such as core-shell rubber particles or nitrile rubber-modified epoxy resin are included. Oil absorbents in the form of inorganic fillers such as silica or calcium carbonate may be included. The composition shows good oily steel bonding, even in the absence of rubber or rubber adducts as toughening agents. Methods of using the adhesive, articles produced using the adhesive and composite materials/pre-pregs using the adhesive are all disclosed. The composition may include 1-15 wt% silane-modified epoxy, 20-60wt% dicyclopentadiene novolac epoxy resin, 1-10wt% curing agent, 5-30wt% core shell rubber, 1-10% nitrile rubber-modified epoxy resin and 5-10wt% inorganic filler.
Patent GB-2579620-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic matress
Inventor: Andrew David Robinson
IPC: A61G7/057
Filed: 2018-12-07
Abstract: A dynamic mattress comprising a top cover 405, a base mattress 703 and a plurality of cells 401 arranged between the top cover 405 and the base 703 wherein the cells 401 are arranged in first and second columns and means are provided to selectively inflate the cells. The base 703 may be inflatable and side bolsters may be provided 701. Control means may allow for a first column to be fully inflated whilst alternate cells in another column are inflated and the cell columns can be on left and right sides of the mattress. The mattress may hold a weight of up to 450KG for bariatric patients and have 32 to 60 cells with equal numbers in each column. The device is designed to alleviate pressure sores.
Patent GB-2580339-A (GB)
Title: A hair styling appliance
Inventor: GEORGE NORMILE ELLIOT BAXTER
IPC: A45D2/00
Filed: 2019-01-02
Abstract: A hair styling apparatus has two arms (12, 14, fig.1) pivotably coupled together and a heating plate (24, 26, fig.1) on a facing side of at least one arm. A power pack (16, fig. 1) is disposed between the first arm and the second arm and coupled to the hair styling apparatus at the hinge end. A wire arrangement, or harness (106, 108, 110, 112, fig 8), is provided for coupling the power pack to the heater arrangement. The wire harness has a first portion extending within the power pack and a second portion extending within the first or second arm. The wire harness may have a point of inflection between the first portion and the second portion, in proximity to the hinge. The first and second portions of the wire harness may be disposed at an angle to each other when the arms are in the open position. Each of the first and second arms may comprise two wire harnesses (106, 108, fig 8) or (110, 112, fig 8).
Patent GB-2583444-A (GB)
Title: Golf tee unit
Inventor: ANTHONY SEELEY
IPC: A63B69/36
Filed: 2019-02-06
Abstract: A golf tee unit 1 comprising a housing 14 comprising a floor 5 and upstanding walls 6 defining a cavity 4; and an arrangement 8 of a plurality of resiliently flexible bristles 9, upstanding within the cavity 4, and configured to grip the stem (17, Figure 3A) of a golf tee (15, Figure 3A) introduced by a user between adjacent bristles 9. The arrangement 8 extends over an area greater than or equal to multiple golf ball 19 cross-sections, said area providing a range of golf tee (15, Figure 3A) placements perpendicular and parallel to an arbitrary stance (11, Figure 1B) of the user, to thereby facilitate a personalised placement of the golf tee 15 in respect of the arbitrary stance (11, Figure 1B). The bristles 9 may remain pliable at temperatures down to at least minus 30 degrees Celsius. The upstanding walls 6 may provide a boundary configured to resist the bending of bristles 9 at a perimeter of the arrangement in a direction away from the stem (17, Figure 3A) when it is introduced. The area over which the arrangement 8 extends may be a continuous area and may be 280 squared centimetres.
Patent GB-2572687-A (GB)
Title: Locker door
Inventor: PAUL CUNNINGHAM
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 2019-02-27
Abstract: A locker door 10 for a caravan or motorhome comprising an injection moulded structural portion 12 and an injection moulded cover portion 14, the cover portion being attached to the structural portion such that a major surface of the cover portion faces a major surface of the structural portion. The locker door may have a cavity between a series of projections 16 that project from the major surface of the structural portion and may further have at least one fitting integrally injection moulded in the structural portion for receiving fixtures such as a lock 27. A feature for receiving a device for controlling the opening of the door, such as handle 24, may be integrally molded with the structural portion. There may be a hinge portion 22 integrally moulded into the structural portion of the door for pivotally attaching the door to a locker frame (30, Fig.4). Also claimed is a method of manufacturing a locker door using injection moulding.
Patent GB-2568443-A (GB)
Title: Polycrystalline diamond compact with sintering aid compound, a compound formed from a sintering aid compound, or a mixture thereof
Inventor: GAGAN SAINI
IPC: E21B10/54
Filed: 2016-10-27
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) including a substrate and a polycrystalline diamond table including a sintering aid compound, a dissociated non-sintering aid component, a derivative compound, or a mixture thereof and further including dissociated sintering aid. The disclosure further provides an earth-boring drill bit containing a bit body and the PDC in the form of a cutter. The disclosure also provides a method of forming a PDC including placing a substrate and a mixture of diamond grains and a sintering aid compound in a can and performing an HTHP process to form a PDC including the substrate and a polycrystalline diamond table formed from the diamond grains and the sintering aid compound and including the sintering aid compound, a dissociated non-sintering aid component, a derivative compound, or a mixture thereof and dissociated sintering aid.
Patent GB-2574106-A (GB)
Title: Control modular assembly and switch including the same
Inventor: FUHUA SHAN
IPC: H01H21/00
Filed: 2019-03-28
Abstract: A control module 130 for a switch comprises a driving mechanism having an output shaft, a control unit coupled to the driving mechanism for controlling movement of the output shaft, and an operating member coupled to the output shaft. The control module is detachably coupled to an internal functional assembly 160 of the switch such that the operating member is driven by the output shaft to control the operational state of the switch via the internal functional assembly. The control module may comprise a transmission mechanism 121 having a driving element engaged with a driven element 140. The driving element may be coupled to the output shaft and the driven element may be coupled to the operating member. The driving element may be a gear and the driven element may be a gear or rack. The operating member may comprise two contact arms (144, figure 3) having at least one protrusion on each opposing inner surface. The driving mechanism may be a motor powered by a rechargeable battery. The control unit may comprise a sensor unit for receiving a control signal. The control module allows the panel of a switch to be replaced without having to replace the internal functional assembly.
Patent GB-2582785-A (GB)
Title: Compiling a program from a graph
Inventor: DAVID LACEY
IPC: G06F8/41
Filed: 2019-04-02
Abstract: A compiler generates a program to run on a processing system having one or more chips, each comprising one or more processing modules having an execution unit and multiple memory banks which cannot be accessed by different load or store operations in a single instruction. An input graph comprises data nodes 512 representing variables or constants, compute vertices 514 representing computations to perform, and edges 516 representing the flow of data. The graph may describe a neural network machine learning program. The graph is compiled into an executable program including multi-access instructions which perform multiple store operations, multiple loads, or a mixture of load and store operations, in a single instruction. The compiler assigns multi-access instructions to implement edges of the graph, and allocates data elements to the memory banks so as to avoid conflict arising from multi-access instructions attempting to perform multiple operations on the same memory bank.
Patent GB-2574114-A (GB)
Title: Reduction of theft in a venue based on a dynamically updated high-shrink item library
Inventor: THOMAS E WULFF
IPC: G08B13/24
Filed: 2019-04-09
Abstract: A theft-reduction system configured to detect theft events based on a dynamically updating shrink item library, comprises a server associated with a venue containing a plurality of items, an electronic item library 400 having item-related entries 402-408 for at least some or the plurality or items, and a high shrink library containing items that have a sufficiently high likelihood of being stolen. The high shrink library is dynamically updated by the server based on a primary and secondary theft factors, primary factors having a direct relation and secondary factors having an indirect relation to item-related entries. Primary factors include price, size, and theft history and secondary factors include date and location of the venue. The system also includes a product detection subsystem disposed to detect movement of the high-shrink items in the venue. The detection system includes multiple RFID readers throughout the venue with associated item RFID tags, and video surveillance and the server updates the high-shrink item library on a periodic basis using machine-learning.
Patent GB-2582955-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring module
Inventor: GEIR AXEL OFTEDAHL
IPC: B63B59/10
Filed: 2019-04-10
Abstract: A method of controlling a robot configured to clean a hull of a vessel whilst traveling over said hull comprises receiving input data S402 during cleaning being performed by the robot, detecting that said cleaning being performed by the robot is to be paused based on determining, from the input data, that the robot is at risk of damage. In response to said detecting that cleaning being performed by the robot is to be paused, outputting a pause cleaning signal S406 indicating that said cleaning is to be paused. A robot with a processor configured to follow the method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2583094-A (GB)
Title: Vessel-supportable flexible-elongate-element storage apparatus
Inventor: STEPHEN ARTHUR BROWN
IPC: B65H75/34
Filed: 2019-04-15
Abstract: A device for storing a cable 24 comprising a first reel 12 and a second reel 14. Each reel comprises an axis 16, 18 which may be rotatable with respect to a support 44. There is an off-axis aperture 20 between the first and second reel, suitable for passing the cable through for loading and unloading. Ideally, the support is a pillar in which the reels are rotatable about. The reels may be individually or co-driven. The first and second axis maybe co-axial. A guide element 34 may be used to guide the cable around the second reel. The device may be located on a vessel with a deck 52 comprising an aperture (56, figure 3). The first and second reels are ideally located either side of the deck with the cable also fed through the decking’s aperture. There is also a method claim for loading and unloading the device.
Patent GB-2583114-A (GB)
Title: Hole punching abuse
Inventor: JARNO NIEMELÄ
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2019-04-17
Abstract: A method of preventing hole punching attacks or abuse at a firewall involves checking whether first and second packets received at the firewall are directed to the same IP address, having the same (or substantially the same) payloads, but directed to different port numbers, the port numbers also differing from that of a hole punched through the firewall. If the payloads are the same (or substantially the same) the firewall blocks the packets. The payloads of the first and second packets may comprise first and second numeric sequences respectively corresponding to first and second Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, and the payloads are substantially the same if the IP addresses are the same but the sizes of the numeric sequences are different. The packets may be User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets. Also claimed is a method of port scanning in which a server IP address and port number are obtained and a packet sent to a device IP address and a preliminary port number with the server IP address and port number as a source address. If the packet is blocked by a firewall the process is repeated with different port numbers until a packet is no longer blocked.