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Patent GB-2550565-A (GB)
Title: Footwear with a fabric-like soft touch and textured feel
Inventor: CAROL SU LIN GOH
IPC: B29D35/12
Filed: 2016-05-18
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of making customizable footwear, with its individual components modular in nature and can be assembled by attachment means. More particularly, the present invention relates to a manufacturing method of injection molded customizable footwear which has a soft-touch feel and has texturing on it. The soft-touch feel is from the polymeric material which exhibits fabric-like soft-touch feel after molding. The textured feel is from the laser texturing process as well as to provide a form of visual authentication to differentiate the footwear from the rest of the players. This process is executed using 2K or two component or double-shot injection molding process with the fabric-feel polymeric material over-molded onto the plastic footwear. Essentially the footwear 1 described here in the embodiment of the present invention consists of the footwear platform 3, the inner sole 2, the outer sole 4, strap 5 and heel 6. All these different parts are modular in nature and can be molded separately. After molding out, all these parts can then be assembled together using attachments such as clip-on or snap-on types.
Patent GB-2535115-A (GB)
Title: Flyback switching power supply circuit and backlight driving device applying same
Inventor: ZHAO WANG
IPC: H02M1/00
Filed: 2014-01-17
Abstract: A flyback switching power supply circuit and a backlight driving device applying same. The flyback switching power supply circuit comprises: a transformer (200), comprising a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding arranged at one side of the primary winding; an output rectifier (D2), connected to an output terminal of the flyback switching power supply circuit from the secondary winding of the transformer; a switch transistor (Q1), used for controlling the voltage on the primary winding; a controller (100), used for providing a pulse width modulated signal to drive a gate electrode of the switch transistor; a clamp delay circuit (300), used for clamping the gate electrode potential as a low potential, so that the switch transistor is turned on at the trough of the drain potential vibration damping of the switch transistor. Arranging a clamp delay circuit within the present switching power supply circuit and adding an auxiliary winding within the transformer enables the switch transistor to be turned on at the trough of the drain potential vibration damping of the switch transistor, thereby reducing switching losses of the switch transistor.
Patent GB-2538406-A (GB)
Title: Treatment fluids for reducing subterranean formation damage
Inventor: PUBUDU H GAMAGE
IPC: C09K8/60
Filed: 2014-03-28
Abstract: Methods including providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, a wettability altering surfactant, and a chelating agent, wherein the treatment fluid has a pH of at least about 5; introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation; altering a wettability of the subterranean formation from oil-wet to either mixed-wet or water-wet with the wettability altering surfactant; and complexing metal ions in the subterranean formation with the chelating agent.
Patent GB-2554896-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle loadspace cover
Inventor: James Nicholas Murray
IPC: B60R5/04
Filed: 2016-10-12
Abstract: A vehicle loadspace cover (101), the vehicle loadspace cover (101) being securable to a portion of the vehicle and comprising a cargo fixing point (111) configured to secure an item of cargo to the load space cover (101). The loadspace cover being possibly retractable and attachable to a portion of the vehicle, for example; a seat of a vehicle and or the underside of a loadspace floor. The cargo fixing point being possibly configured to removably secure to a seat of the vehicle and or to extend at least partially through the loadspace floor.
Patent GB-2556657-A (GB)
Title: Ice and snow detection systems and methods
Inventor: SCOTT VINCENT MYERS
IPC: G01W1/10
Filed: 2017-09-14
Abstract: Method for activating an ice and snow detection system in response to receiving weather data indicating a likelihood of ice or snow on a roadway near a vehicle. The method receives data from multiple vehicle sensors and analyses the received data to identify ice or snow on the roadway. If ice or snow is identified on the roadway, the method adjusts vehicle operations and reports the ice or snow condition to a shared database. Said vehicle adjusting operating may include reducing the vehicle speed, engaging active clutches for a four wheel drive or avoiding sudden speed changes. The vehicle may be autonomous or may attempt to manoeuvre around the ice or snow. Another method activates an ice and snow detection system in response to receiving weather data indicating a likelihood of ice or snow on a roadway near a vehicle, receiving image data from a vehicle camera. The method comprises receiving LIDAR data and in combination with the camera image, detect ice or snow. This second method also adjusts vehicle operations, said vehicle adjusting operating may include reducing the vehicle speed, engaging active clutches for a four wheel drive or avoiding sudden speed changes. The invention may also relate to an apparatus.
Patent GB-2557770-A (GB)
Title: Medical tubes and methods of manufacture
Inventor: ELMO BENSON STOKS
IPC: F16L11/118
Filed: 2012-05-30
Abstract: A composite tube 201 for use in medical circuits carrying gases is made from two separate elongate members joined together. The first elongate member is a hollow and optically transparent body 203 spirally wound to form in part an elongate tube comprising a lumen 207 and a hollow wall. The second elongate member 205 is spirally wound between the adjacent turns of the first. The second elongate member may be less flexible than the first. The composite tube provides crush-resistance whilst enabling short-radius bending without kinking, occluding or collapsing. The tube is manufactured by spirally wrapping the second elongate member onto a mandrel and then spirally wrapping the first elongate member around the second. The transparent member allows a caregiver to inspect the lumen for blockage or contaminants or the presence of moisture. The hollow walls insulate the lumen.
Patent GB-2573555-A (GB)
Title: Steering centralisation device
Inventor: ROBERT WILLIAM GRIFFIN
IPC: B62K21/10
Filed: 2018-05-10
Abstract: A steering centralisation device 110 comprises a housing 116 for fixing to the frame (14, figure 1) of a tricycle, a force transfer element 128 for fixing to the forks 130 of the tricycle, the force transfer element 128 being rotatable relative to the housing 116, first and second compression springs 146 connected to opposing sides of the force transfer element 128, the first and second springs 146 both being tensioned to hold the force transfer element 128 in an equilibrium position relative to the housing 116. Spring housings 136 may comprise seals 158, 160 and an orifice 162 for trapped air to escape, thereby providing a damping effect on the steering. The force transfer element 158 may also be connected to a remote steering controller.
Patent GB-2575463-A (GB)
Title: Compression of display data
Inventor: ANDREW PATERSON
IPC: H04N21/24
Filed: 2018-07-10
Abstract: A method of generating display data by a host device for transmission over a variable bandwidth connection to a display control device for display involves receiving (S42), at the host device, information indicative of available bandwidth on the variable bandwidth connection. The received information may be based on monitoring a signal level on the connection, a link radio modulation mode, traffic on the connection or the data rate of any return signals from the display control device. As a result, the host device sets/alters (S44) one or more parameters used to generate the display data that changes compressibility of the display data based on the received information, wherein compressibility of the display data affects efficiency of compression of the display data. The parameters to be set/altered may be chosen from those controlling colour depth, colour space, spatial frequency, quantisation level, supersampling and frame rate. The setting/alteration of the one or more parameters may be based on a compression algorithm used when compressing the display data. The display data is then generated using the one or more parameters, compressed, and transmitted to the display control device.
Patent GB-2575834-A (GB)
Title: Horticultural high branch shears structure
Inventor: YAO-CHUNG HUANG
IPC: A01G3/025
Filed: 2018-07-25
Abstract: Horticultural shears comprise base 10, blade 20, rotating arm 30, spring 40, and closing cap 50. An extension bar 11 joined to a lower portion of the base, a first pivot hole 101 penetrates the center of the base, and an entering portion 102 is formed on one side of the base. A round protruding piece 104 is provided on the base; a first concave portion 105 above the round protruding piece, and a second concave portion below the round protruding piece. The blade has a cutting edge, and is penetrated by a second pivot hole 22 and a third pivot hole 23. A fourth pivot hole 301 and a second spring hole 302 penetrate the rotating arm, and an end edge of the rotating arm is has an arc indent 303; moreover, two sides of the arc indent respectively form a first protruding portion 304 and a second protruding portion 305. A fifth pivot hole 51 and a sixth pivot hole 52 respectively penetrate the closing cap close to two end areas thereof.
Patent GB-2564271-A (GB)
Title: Tiling a primitive in a graphics processing system
Inventor: XILE YANG
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2015-04-22
Abstract: Processing a primitive in a graphics processing system to determine which tiles 802-814 of a rendering space the primitive is in, or overlaps with. For each tile of a subset of tiles, edge-specific tests are performed to determine whether the tile is inside or outside an edge of the primitive. Edge test results of at least two tiles of the subset are used to infer that at least one other tile in a region bounded by the at least two tiles is outside the tested edge of the primitive. Edge testing may be performed for each edge of the primitive and a tile is determined to lie outside the primitive or not overlap with the primitive if it is outside at least one edge. Edge-specific testing may be done by using an edge equation to determine the status of an edge-specific test point 804-816 of the tile, which is a particular corner of the tile, depending on the angle or orientation of the edge.
Patent GB-2576929-A (GB)
Title: A wing tip device
Inventor: NORMAN WOOD
IPC: B64C23/06
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A wing tip device 120 for a fixed wing aircraft (1, fig 1) that generates wing tip vortices 173, 174 comprising a first leading edge region 131 having a first sweep angle, a second leading edge region 132, outboard of the first leading edge region 131 in a spanwise direction and having a second sweep angle greater than the first sweep angle, a third leading edge region 133 outboard of the second leading edge region in the spanwise direction and adjacent a tip end 124 of the wing tip device and having a third sweep angle greater than the first sweep angle. The second leading edge region is adapted to generate a first vortex 173, and the third leading edge region is adapted to generate a second vortex 174 which builds towards the tip end 124 of the wing tip device. Additionally, the wing or wing tip device has an alular-like projection 135 consisting of a sharp leading edge cusp wherein the second leading edge region is swept forward.
Patent GB-2577553-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle air conditioning
Inventor: DANIEL JAMES WOODFIELD
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 2018-09-28
Abstract: A vehicle comprises a passenger cabin 103 and a reversible air conditioning system comprising a Peltier device. First and second optionally independently controllable blowers direct first and second airflows over respective first and second sides of the Peltier device. The first airflow discharges 428 to the cabin and the second airflow discharges outside the cabin, optionally via a door compartment 1011 via an optional non-return valve 501. Respective inlet ducts draw air from inside the vehicle optionally in the foot well region to take advantage of non-turbulent, filtered air with a lower temperature difference from a target temperature and further ducting returns heated/cooled air to the cabin. Exhaust air may leave the compartment from a vent 1016 at the bottom of the door and above a vehicle sill 1005 to protect the vent from water ingress and turbulent air and encourage drainage. The air conditioning system may be mounted in a space in the door separate from the compartment to protect it from external conditions with the source/sink side of the Peltier device facing outward to minimize thermal exchange with the cabin interior. Provided reduced NVH and improves efficiency
Patent GB-2564059-A (GB)
Title: Efficient publish subscribe broadcast using binary delta streams
Inventor: PHILIP ALAN GEORGE ASTON
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2017-03-27
Abstract: A method to reduce the computation and bandwidth costs for a broadcasting incremental changes to the states of topics in a data distribution system. Publishers transmit updated states to the data distribution system server and the data distribution system server calculates a binary delta between the received updated state and the current state of the topic. The data distribution system server publishes the updated state to the topic in a topic tree maintained on the data distribution system server and broadcasts the binary delta to clients that are subscribed to the topic. Using the received binary delta, the subscribed clients calculate the updated state.
Patent GB-2569445-A (GB)
Title: Electric vehicle
Inventor: PETER DAVID GAMMACK
IPC: B62D35/00
Filed: 2018-10-29
Abstract: An electric vehicle having: height (D3, Fig. 2a) between 1600-1800mm; ground clearance (D4, Fig. 2a) of at least 260mm; a wheelbase D5 of 3200-3350mm; and a length D1 of less than 5100mm. The vehicle may: be less than 1975mm wide (D2, Fig. 2a); have a frontal area (A, Fig. 2b) of less than 2.7 square metres; have a cabin height of 1340-1465mm; have a front overhang D6 less than 850mm and a rear overhang D7 less than 950mm; a breakover angle A4 of at least 20 degrees; and an approach A1 angle and departure A2 angle of at least 25 degrees. The distance between the leading edges of the body and windscreen may be less than 870 mm. The windscreen may be inclined at 25-30 degrees to the horizontal. The driver’s seat may have a height D9’ (H-point) of 260-300 mm above the cabin floor and at least 740 mm above the ground D9. A battery pack 4 may be positioned beneath the passenger cabin. The vehicle’s tyres may have: a section width of 235-255mm; an outside diameter of 800-850mm; a tyre depth of 80-135mm; and a tyre section width of 27-32% the wheel diameter. The wheel diameter may be 45-55% the height of the vehicle. The vertical distance between body underside and the roof may be 20-30% of the length of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2565504-A (GB)
Title: Coupling assembly and rail vehicle having same
Inventor: SHIZHONG ZHAO
IPC: B61G9/12
Filed: 2017-09-29
Abstract: Disclosed are a coupling assembly and a rail vehicle having the coupling assembly, the coupling assembly being arranged at a front end of the locomotive of the rail vehicle and comprising a coupling mounting base (12), a coupling (11) securely mounted on the coupling mounting base (12); and further comprising: a support part (21) arranged on either side of the coupling mounting base (12), the support part having a guide slide (211) inclined longitudinally, and a front end of the guide slide (211) being higher than a rear end thereof. The support part (21) is securely arranged on the locomotive. The coupling mounting base (12) is securely provided with a sliding part (121) on either side thereof that fits in a sliding manner with the guide slide (211) on the corresponding side, and is configured such that in an initial state, the coupling mounting base (12) is securely connected to the support part (21) and the sliding part (121) is located on the front end of the guide slide (211). The structural design of the coupling assembly can ensure the hitching function of the coupling (11) during normal operation. When a collision happens, during the process of retreating backwards due to energy absorption, the coupling (11) will neither intrude into an upper portion of a towing beam (22) to damage upper devices, nor fall onto a rail, increasing the risk of derailment, whereby the passive safety of the rail vehicle in a collision can be increased.
Patent GB-2580618-A (GB)
Title: A hammer drill
Inventor: BRUNO RUETHERS
IPC: B25D17/06
Filed: 2019-01-16
Abstract: The drill includes a body (2, Figure 1), a holder 8 for a cutting tool 12, a motor 48 and a hammer mechanism 46. The mechanism includes an axially fixed cylinder 802 having a central axis 834. A ram 804 having a radial recess 830 is slidably mounted within the cylinder. A piston 806 is slidably mounted within the cylinder, capable of being reciprocatingly driven by the motor. The piston reciprocatingly drives the ram within the cylinder and imparts impacts to the cutting tool. The ram catcher includes a second ring 816 which surrounds the axis, mounted adjacent the end of the cylinder. A first ring 814 surrounds the axis, mounted adjacent the second ring. The second ring is located between the first ring and the end of the cylinder. An inward facing groove 824 is formed by adjoining parts of the two rings. A resiliently deformable O ring 826 is mounted within the groove, having an inner side which projects inwardly towards the central axis. When the ram is in a working position, the O ring is located forward of the ram. When the ram is in a forward position, the O ring locates with the radial recess.
Patent GB-2575161-A (GB)
Title: Cryogenic cooling apparatus
Inventor: MASAHIKO TAKAHASHI
IPC: F25D19/00
Filed: 2019-05-08
Abstract: A cryogenic cooling apparatus 10 including a vacuum container 16 forming an airtight space, a first bellows 31 connecting an opening of the vacuum container and a flange 34, a first sleeve 51 connected to the flange and into which a refrigerator 20 is inserted, a first heat-transfer block 61 connecting the refrigerator to a first cooling object 11 and a second bellows 32 that forms part of the first sleeve to expand or contract an accommodating space based on the refrigerator used. This allows the refrigerator to be replaced while maintaining a cooling state. The apparatus may include a second sleeve 52 comprising a third bellows 33 wherein the first cooling object may be a heat shield surrounding a second cooling object 12 and the refrigerator may include a second cooling block 22. The second cooling block may be located at the end of the second sleeve with the third bellows configured to also expand or contract to accommodate the refrigerator.
Patent GB-2587328-A (GB)
Title: Silicon-carbon composite materials and methods
Inventor: CHARLES MASON
IPC: H01M4/66
Filed: 2019-09-10
Abstract: The invention provides methods for providing composite particles with a carbon coating and the resulting core-shell particulate material. The core-shell composite particles made by the method comprise (a) a core comprising a porous carbon framework with micropores and/or mesopores with a total pore volume of at least 0.4 cm3/g and a PD50 pore diameter of no more than 10 nm, and a plurality of electroactive material (e.g. Si) domains disposed within the micropores and/or mesopores of the porous carbon framework, and (b) an outer shell comprising a pyrolytic conductive carbon material at least partially surrounding the core. The outer shell is provided by subjecting the core material and a pyrolytic carbon precursor, e.g. a hydrocarbon vapour or solution, to a heat treatment, wherein the heat treatment is carried out at a temperature of no more than 700°C. This relatively low pyrolysis temperature prevents excessive damage to the underlying core. When a vapour is used, a transition metal catalyst or nickel carbonyl may be present. The PD50 pore diameter may be no more than 5 nm. The particles are preferably used in an electrode composition, especially for use in an anode for a metal-ion battery.
Patent GB-2580747-A (GB)
Title: Agent and method for temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibers
Inventor: Anna Puls
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2019-11-13
Abstract: Powdered cosmetic composition comprising, based on its total weight a) from about 5 to about 20 % of at least one hydrophobised metal oxide powder, b) from about 40 to about 94 % of at least one organic polyol, c) from about 0.1 to about 15 % of at least one emulsifier, d) from about 0.1 to 10 % of at least one composite powder, comprising (A) powder particles of a silicone elastomer and (B) particles of silicon dioxide, wherein the particles of silicon dioxide (B) are immobilised on the surface of the powder particles of the silicone elastomer (A), and e) from 0 to about 40 % of water. Preferably, (A) is dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer and (B) is silica. The organic polyol is preferably one, or a combination of, glycerol, sorbitol and panthenol. Also claimed is the use of such a cosmetic composition for temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibres. Further claimed is a method for the temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibres.
Patent GB-2579452-A (GB)
Title: Dental matrix devices
Inventor: WADE ROBERT MICHAEL SMITH
IPC: A61C5/85
Filed: 2018-08-24
Abstract: A dental matrix device may include a body and a clamp retainer. The body may include a clamp cavity, an aperture, and a ramp immediately adjacent to the aperture. The clamp retainer may be at least partially positioned in the clamp cavity. The clamp retainer may be at least partially positioned in the clamp cavity and may include a clamp portion at a first end that may include a levered portion that is rotatably connected to a base. Translation of the clamp retainer in a first direction may draw the clamp retainer into the clamp cavity such that a lower surface of the levered portion rotates towards an upper surface of the base. Translation of the clamp retainer in a second direction may push the levered portion up the ramp to separate the lower surface of the levered portion from the upper surface of the base.
Patent GB-2592568-A (GB)
Title: Encryption device
Inventor: RAYMOND PAUL GORDON
IPC: G06F21/72
Filed: 2020-01-21
Abstract: An encryption device (100, figure 1) comprising: a first interface (104, figure 1) for connecting to a host device (150, figure 1); a second interface (106, figure 1) for connecting to a further encryption device (200, figure 1), where the encryption device is configured: to communicate with the further encryption device via the second interface to facilitate the exchange of cryptographic data S700; to receive content data via the first interface from the host device using a network protocol S704; and to encrypt or decrypt the content data using said cryptographic data S706. The connection between the encryption device and the further encryption device may establish a master/slave relationship between the two devices. The encryption device may be configured to process the content data as a stream, such that at least a portion of the content data is encrypted or decrypted and transmitted back to the host device before all of the content data is received.