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Patent GB-2520620-A (GB)
Title: Improved medical device
Inventor: KWONG TSONG YUN
IPC: A61B9/00
Filed: 2014-10-09
Abstract: A tendon hammer comprising a hammer head and a shaft 3, in which the shaft 3 is pivotally mounted on the hammer head. There is provided a recess in the hammer head. The reflex hammer further comprises a collar mechanism 4 which slides on an end of the shaft 3, the collar mechanism 4 sliding into and out of a locked position where it sits in the recess so as to lock the hammer head in position relative to the shaft 3, the recess being of a size to accommodate the collar mechanism 4. The hammer head may comprise a layer of plastic material on a metal weight, the metal weight being attached to a base portion. The shaft 3 may be telescopic.
Patent GB-2534132-A (GB)
Title: Pressure sensing switch
Inventor: MUSTAFA ALTAF HUSAIN KARAMPURWALA
IPC: H01M8/065
Filed: 2015-01-08
Abstract: A pressure-sensing switch comprises a first part for inclusion in a controller 20 and a second part for inclusion in a pressure vessel 2 that may contain pressurised fluid 4 such as hydrogen for powering an electrochemical fuel cell. When vessel 2 is connected to controller 20 conductive ring contact 12 electrically connects with contact 24,25 on a plunger 22 but when its internal pressure exceeds a level diaphragm 5 extends from a retracted position displacing the plunger 22 and opening the contacts 12,24,25. Plunger contacts 24, 25 can connect with a printed circuit board 125 via conductive paths 26, 27 and spring-loaded pick-up contacts 30,31; and be bridged by contact 12 that disconnects from both contacts when plunger 22 is displaced. Alternatively there may be a single contact on the plunger and an additional contact connecting housings of the controller and diaphragm parts. The pressure sensing switch can be used to disable a pump (fig 5, 64) that is in a used to pressurise vessel 2, being a component of a disposable part (fig 5, 41) such as a reaction chamber module or refill cartridge.
Patent GB-2527395-A (GB)
Title: A glove
Inventor: BARCHHA NEIL
IPC: A61B19/04
Filed: 2015-03-25
Abstract: A glove 10 for use in medical procedures, wherein the glove 10 includes an adhesive portion 18, the adhesive portion 18 is configured to releasably adhere to an object that requires specific placement. There may be more than one adhesive portion 18. The adhesive portions 18 may be supplied with releasable cover portions. The adhesive may be a synthetic or natural adhesive, and may include thermoplastic rubber, hydrocarbon resin or pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Patent GB-2530367-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring liquid chromatography elution to determine when to perform a lockmass calibration
Inventor: BROWN JEFFERY MARK
IPC: H01J49/00
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: A method of mass spectrometry comprises determining a time T (8-11) for calibrating a mass spectrometer during a single experimental run or acquisition, wherein the step of determining comprises determining a time when the mass spectral data being acquired during the experimental run or acquisition is equal to or below a threshold value 7. The mass spectrometer is then calibrated by introducing calibrant or lockmass ions at the time T. The mass spectral data threshold may be applied to total ion current TIC or ion intensities. The invention allows fixed periodic calibration intervals (3-6) to be adjusted so that the calibration times T are chosen to avoid times during which analyte ions of interest (1, 2) are present.
Patent GB-2540424-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic sensor for use in a vehicle
Inventor: ALAN BHIMANI
IPC: G01S15/89
Filed: 2015-07-17
Abstract: An acoustic sensor 12 for mounting on a vehicle 10 has dual proximity detection and terrain identification modes of operation. A grazing angle 92 of a centre line 94 of the transmitted signal when the sensor 12 is in the proximity detection mode of operation is less than the grazing angle of the centre line of the transmitted signal when the sensor is in the terrain identification mode of operation. There may be separate subsystems for the proximity and terrain identification modes. The sensor 12 may be controlled by an input signal to operate in either mode. The proximity detection mode may include a parking assistance mode. The sensor 12 may change its physical orientation to switch between modes, such as by rotation. Switching modes may also be accomplished electronically by shifting the phase of the sensor.
Patent GB-2541716-A (GB)
Title: Damped hinge
Inventor: CHUNG CHOW
IPC: E05F3/20
Filed: 2015-08-27
Abstract: A hinge comprising a housing 1 pivotally connected to a fixture by a coupling including a hinge pivot and a linkage 4, a piston (7 Fig 1) located in a bore in the housing and moveable between first (open) and second (closed) positions along an axis; the linkage comprising a guide 6 is mounted on the head of the piston, the guide 6 having an elongate channel 14 transverse to the piston axis, a contact member 15 16 movable within the channel and pivotally connected to a first member 21 pivotally connected to the housing and a second member 17 pivotally connected to the fixture spaced to the hinged pivot; the contact member moves along the channel between a first position and second position as the hinge is closed (Figs 3-6) and a force exerted by the contact member on the guide urges movement of the piston between the opened and closed positions. The contact may be a roller or toothed gear or pinion. Preferably the piston is a hydraulic and provides a damping force to damp movement between the closed and open positions. The guide channel may have various internal contours (Figs 10-12).
Patent GB-2542552-A (GB)
Title: Methods, systems and apparatus for construction of three-dimensional objects
Inventor: Guillermo Baraja
IPC: G05B19/4097
Filed: 2015-08-28
Abstract: A geometry core could be related to the particular 3D platform used to design the object, e.g. the particular file type used by AUTOCAD. Or it could be related to the core geometry of the computer designed shape. The method disclosed provides a design of a three-dimensional object to be generated; determining the geometry core used to design the three-dimensional object; converting/translating the geometry into a number of targets based on the determined geometry core; determining a toolpath for a multi-axis robot having an extruder head with material for generating the three-dimensional object based on the targets; calculating the motion required such that the multi-axis robot follows the toolpath; and executing the motion of the multi-axis robot (350) to generate the three-dimensional object according to the design. Accordingly, the versatility of the multi-axis robot is increased. The method is used to ensure that different design files can be translated into robot readable files (e.g. printing files). An extruder is also disclosed which has a polygonal nozzle, comprising a plurality of interconnect blades that lock in a first position to close the orifice or splay in a second position to open orifice.
Patent GB-2546557-A (GB)
Title: Sealable life vest stowage device
Inventor: NOEL GREGORY WHITE
IPC: B65D55/02
Filed: 2016-01-25
Abstract: A life vest container 1 having: a tab 17 with an aperture 25; a flap 10 which selectively partly covers an opening of the container but leaves the tab exposed 29; a strap 12 with an aperture 15 extending from within the container; the strap can extend beyond the flap but secure to the tab. There can be two tabs, each passing through a hole 29 in the flap either side of the strap. The holes 29 can be wider than the narrowest part of the tab but narrower than the widest part of the tab. The securing device can be a frangibly tamper evident, ratcheted, plastic cable tie with a tail being received within a head to form a loop. The container can include an inner flap and a pocket 11 to receive the inner and/or outer flaps. The closure flap can be made of polycarbonate film and other parts of the container can be made of less stiff material.
Patent GB-2537043-A (GB)
Title: Timber product
Inventor: ROGER THEODOR ARVESCHOUG
IPC: B27M1/06
Filed: 2016-03-22
Abstract: Flames are used to char wet wood. In this context wet means untreated or green wood. The wood could be larch, cedar, oak or summer wood. The wood could be machined prior to charring and wire brushed or coated with Danish oil after charring. It could be used for cladding or beamwork.
Patent GB-2551343-A (GB)
Title: Programming of devices
Inventor: SIMON GREENWOOD
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 2016-06-13
Abstract: A label for attachment to a programmable device, the label comprising a stored code and a label coupling element, 12, and a programmable device, 2, comprising a device coupling element, 24, and a controller, wherein when the label is attached to the programmable device, the label coupling element communicates with the device coupling element such that the programmable element reads the stored code and changes the operating characteristics of the device. The coupling elements may be an antenna/aerial, an inductive loop or a plate of a capacitor. The stored code may be a program for operating the programmable device, a key associated with a program or parameter of the programmable device or one or more parameters for operating the programmable device. The label may contain a visual indication of the changing of the characteristics of the programmable device (e.g. a coloured LED)
Patent GB-2554069-A (GB)
Title: A system for managing software versions in multitenant cloud IP video-telephony services
Inventor: NICHOLAS IAN MOSS
IPC: H04L12/18
Filed: 2016-09-14
Abstract: A shared computing system (200) for use in telecommunications between end-point telecommunication devices comprises a plurality of instances (212, 222; 214, 224; 216, 226) of a telecommunications service component and a version control gateway (232, 234) configured to route a communication connection from an end-point telecommunication device to an appropriate instance, of the plurality of instances, of the service component. Thus, different end-point telecommunication devices may use different instances of the service component. Different instances may run different software versions for compatibility with different end-point devices. Also disclosed is a method of migrating a user from one software version of a telecommunications service to another by creating instances of the new software version, suspending connections to and from an end-point device corresponding to a user, updating configuration data for the user and resuming connections to and from the end-point device before destroying component instances of the old software version.
Patent GB-2556921-A (GB)
Title: A method of adaptively controlling a motor vehicle engine system
Inventor: MARK USTEL
IPC: G01M13/02
Filed: 2016-11-25
Abstract: A method is disclosed for adaptively controlling an engine system 10 of a motor vehicle comprising the steps of evaluating the outputs from angular position sensors 17, 18 associated with inlet and exhaust camshafts 13, 14 of an engine 15 to establish whether differences between the currently measured positions and previously saved positions are the result of elongation of an endless drive 26, eg a toothed belt or primary drive chain, used to drive the camshafts 13, 14 or due to some other reason, eg sensor or phaser failure or a jumped tooth. If it is confirmed that the differences are due to elongation of the endless drive 26 then the measured values of angular position are used in the control of a number of engine functions, eg to adaptively adjust a cylinder deactivation window or to adjust valve timing to avoid contact between a valve and a piston. A warning may be given to the vehicle user if an elongation limit is exceeded. .
Patent GB-2555665-A (GB)
Title: Foodstuff support device
Inventor: TERENCE GRIVE
IPC: A47G19/30
Filed: 2017-03-28
Abstract: An internal cake support device (620, fig 8A, shown), or system of devices (not shown), for forming a multi-tiered or foodstuff. The device comprises a shaft 622 having a first end and a second end 664 with a head 624 being provided at a first end. The device comprises at least a first measurement scale I1 on a first face of the shaft for measuring a linear dimension from the second end of the shaft. The device may comprise a second measurement scale I2 (fig 9B, not shown) for measuring a linear dimension from the first end of the shaft, or alternatively a further similarly-shaped secondary device may be provided which has a measurement scale for measuring a linear dimension from the first end of its shaft. In use the device is inserted into a layer of foodstuff and the distance between the first end of the device and the top layer of the layer of foodstuff is determined. The second scale is then used to immediately determine the aforementioned distance from the second end, thereby providing a cutting position. After cutting, the support is therefore the same length as the layer of foodstuff. A slidable guide (560, fig 6, not shown) may be provided for marking the cutting position. The foodstuff may be a cake.
Patent GB-2547368-A (GB)
Title: Display and panel having touch control function
Inventor: CHONG LONG
IPC: H01L27/12
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: Disclosed is a panel having a touch control function. The panel comprises a plurality of film layers, a plurality of touch control electrodes arranged in the plurality of film layers, and a plurality of wires and touch control chips arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the touch control electrodes, the wires connecting the touch control electrodes to the touch control chips, wherein a plurality of wires connected to one part of the touch control electrodes are arranged on a first film layer of the plurality film layers, and a plurality of wires connected to the other part of the touch control electrodes are arranged on a second film layer of the plurality of film layers. Also disclosed is a display. By means of the method in the present invention, a short circuit can be avoided, thereby reducing the probability of touch control electrode degradation.
Patent GB-2566729-A (GB)
Title: Sorting memory address requests for parallel memory access
Inventor: LUCA IULIANO
IPC: G06F13/16
Filed: 2017-09-22
Abstract: This application is for an apparatus and method that can identify a set of M unique output memory addresses from a larger set of N input memory addresses. It works by first using a comparator block to perform comparisons of the set of N input memory addresses to generate a binary classification dataset to identify a subset of addresses from the set of input addresses 601. It then uses a plurality of combination logic units to receive a predetermined selection of bits from the binary classification dataset 603. It then sorts them into an intermediary binary string, where each of the bits are ordered into a first group of addresses that belong to the identified subset, and a second group not belonging to the identified subset 605. Finally, it uses output generating logic to select between bits belonging to different intermediary strings to generate a binary output to identify a set out output memory addresses containing at least one address in the identified subset 607.
Patent GB-2567194-A (GB)
Title: Key Cutting Apparatus
Inventor: David Anthony Horsfall
IPC: B23C3/35
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: The apparatus 10 for cutting a new key to replicate an existing key includes a reading station (14, Figure 2) to read the shape of the existing key 18. The reading station determines the type of key blank to be cut and the required shape for the blank to be cut to. A blank storage arrangement 26 is for retaining a supply of a number of different types of key blanks. A key cutting station 44 is provided for cutting a new key from a blank in response to the measured shape of the existing key. A carrying arrangement (36, Figure 6) is provided to fetch a required key blank from the blank storage arrangement, and take the required key blank to the key cutting station. The blank storage arrangement may include magazines 26 for each type of key. Each magazine may have a dispensing arrangement (30, Figure 4) with a projecting engagement member 32 to dispense key blanks, one at a time.
Patent GB-2569595-A (GB)
Title: Free of charge water heating device constituting a part of gas stoves
Inventor: ANDRZEJ RYCHERT
IPC: F24C15/10
Filed: 2017-12-20
Abstract: A gas stove has gas burners 4 located in a chamber 3 beneath a hot plate 1. Hot air and combustion gases are circulated through a duct 6 and a coil 7 so as to heat water in a water tank 11. The gases are subsequently expelled via ventilation shaft 8 and outlet 13. In this way, thermal energy which would otherwise be wasted is used.
Patent GB-2559878-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle battery recharge controller based on a gassing rate
Inventor: JEFF RAYMOND MOHR
IPC: H02J7/14
Filed: 2018-01-05
Abstract: A vehicle 102 includes a battery 104 with a gassing sensor 106 and a body control module 116 with a battery management controller 118. The battery management controller decreases a voltage used to charge the battery in response to a gassing rate measured by the gassing sensor satisfying a first threshold and increases the voltage used to charge the battery in response to a gassing rate measured by the gassing sensor satisfying a second threshold lower than the first threshold. The battery management controller may decrease the thresholds as the battery ages. Also disclosed is a vehicle comprising a battery, a battery management system coupled to the battery and a body control module including a battery management controller. The battery management controller determines a gassing rate of the battery based on measurements of the voltage level, the current, the temperature and the state of charge of the battery obtained by the battery management system. The battery management controller decreases a voltage used to charge the battery in response to the gassing rate satisfying a first threshold and increases the voltage used to charge the battery in response to the gassing rate satisfying a second threshold lower than the first threshold.
Patent GB-2570720-A (GB)
Title: A safe carrying system
Inventor: DANIEL LEVY
IPC: B62J9/00
Filed: 2018-02-06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety system for connecting a reflective surface 102 to a bag 100. The reflective surface 102 is reversible and has a non-reflecting side which may optionally be coloured and/or textured to match the bag to which it is connected. A connection means 104-110 permits attachment of the surface 102 in a first configuration such that the reflective surface is visible and a second configuration where the surface is reversed such that the non-reflecting side is visible. The system may be adapted for use with a rucksack, a pannier or a saddlebag.
Patent GB-2567707-A (GB)
Title: Roof support structure
Inventor: ROBERT CARPENTER
IPC: H02S20/23
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: The roof support structure 2 comprises two support struts 4, 6, a roof beam 8 coupled to one end of each of the support struts, and a coupling 10 attached to the other end of each of the support struts for coupling the struts to a driven pile 12. Also claimed is a driven pile (20, Figure 11) comprises a circular tube (22, Figure 11) and a planar element (24, Figure 11) surrounding the tube and spaced from one end of the tube, with theplanar element arranged with its plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (26, Figure 11) of the tube. An assembly (80, Figure 32) for coupling two adjacent PV panels together comprises an elongate fixing clamp having a central section (84, Figure 32) for receiving a fastener, and two laterally extending members (86,88, Figure 32) on either side of the central section, and an elongate support rail (82, Figure 32) having a mid-section (94, Figure 32) for receiving a fastener to fasten it to the fixing clamp, and two laterally extending side portions (96,98, Figure 32) on either side of the mid-section.
Patent GB-2572783-A (GB)
Title: A Gas Turbine Engine Comprising A Fuel Purging System And A Method of Purging Fuel From A Gas Turbine Engine
Inventor: LUCA TENTORIO
IPC: F02C7/22
Filed: 2018-04-10
Abstract: A gas turbine engine 10 comprises a compressor 15, a combustion chamber 16, a fuel system 50 and a fuel purging system 60. The fuel system comprises a fuel injector 52, an associated fuel delivery pipe 54 and a fuel manifold 56 which supplies fuel to the fuel injector through the associated fuel delivery pipe. The fuel purging system comprises a compressed air storage vessel 62, a first passage 64 to supply compressed air from the compressor to the compressed air storage vessel and a second passage 66 to supply compressed air from the compressed air storage vessel to the fuel manifold and/or the fuel injector. The fuel purging system has a first valve 68 in the first passage and a second valve 70 in the second passage. The fuel purging system is used to prevent coking of fuel within the fuel system. Also disclosed is a method of purging fuel and a geared turbofan engine each utilising the engine as set out above.
Patent GB-2559511-A (GB)
Title: Improved knock box
Inventor: RISON AMIN
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2016-10-25
Abstract: A device for coffee preparation, the device comprising a head module and a base module. The head module comprising; a first end and a second end with a bore extending therebetween, an elongate element extending across the bore proximal the first end of the head module. The base module comprising; a first end and a second end and a bore extending from the first end at least proximal the second end. The head module mounted above the base module; and wherein the elongate element comprises at least one flat surface facing in the direction of the first end of the head module.
Patent GB-2561496-A (GB)
Title: Devices and methods for simulating a function of a liver tissue
Inventor: KYUNG JIN JANG
IPC: C12N5/071
Filed: 2016-12-02
Abstract: Provided herein relates to devices for simulating a function of a tissue and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the devices can be used to simulate a function of a human liver tissue. In some embodiments, the devices can be used to simulate a function of a dog liver tissue. Endothelial cell culture media for long-term culture of endothelial cells are also described herein.
Patent GB-2564595-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for using a biometric template to control access to a user credential for a shared wireless communication device
Inventor: ANTHONY R METKE
IPC: H04W12/06
Filed: 2017-04-05
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using a biometric template to control access to a user credential for a shared wireless communication device (106). One method includes receiving, from a mobile device (106), an authentication request. The authentication request includes a device credential associated with the mobile device. The method further includes receiving, from the mobile device, a request for a biometric template of a user. The method further includes determining, by reference to at least one of a group consisting of the device credential and an authorization database, that the mobile device is authorized to receive the biometric template of the user based on at least one attribute controlling a use of the biometric template. The method further includes, in response to determining that the mobile device is authorized to receive the biometric template of the user, conveying the biometric template of the user to the mobile device.