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Patent GB-2543505-A (GB)
Title: An insect protection device
Inventor: Brian Towell
IPC: A01M29/34
Filed: 2015-10-19
Abstract: An insect protection device for use with a free standing structure such as the leg of a piece of furniture. The protection device comprises a passage 3 for the structure, a structure connection means, a laterally extending moat 1 and a baffle arranged in use to extend vertically that obstructs passage of insects beyond the device. The connection means may friction between the structure and the passage. The passage may comprise a resiliently deformable material such that the internal face of the passage flexes and is biased such that it grips the structure.
Patent GB-2543106-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic power reduction management of network devices
Inventor: THOMAS P BENTON
IPC: H04W52/02
Filed: 2015-10-09
Abstract: Power consumption levels of a network device can be adjusted based upon traffic flow at the device. A network device can recognize a situation where the traffic flow associated with a CPE device reaches a level that can be supported by a smaller channel set, and when this situation arises, the CPE device can request and receive an updated, smaller channel set. In response to receiving the smaller channel set, the CPE device can operate using fewer resources, thereby reducing power consumption at the CPE device. When traffic level at the CPE device warrants, the CPE device can request and receive a new or updated, larger channel set.
Patent GB-2544736-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle storage apparatus
Inventor: JAMES JOHN STEWARD
IPC: B62H3/12
Filed: 2015-11-23
Abstract: A bicycle storage apparatus for storing a bicycle on a wall comprising a bracket 10 with a wall mounting portion 18 and a bicycle engaging portion 14 for engaging the pedal or spindle of a bicycle; and a strap 40. A method in which the strap 40 is used to secure a crank arm of the bicycle to the bicycle frame before hanging the bicycle from bracket 10 is also claimed. The hanger 10 may include one or more spacer arms 16 to space the pedal slot 24 from the wall, and be made of metal. The hanger 10 may include a cover 30, which may define a channel 33 formed by side walls 36 for preventing rotation of the crank arm. The cover may be made of plastic.
Patent GB-2529793-A (GB)
Title: Cable gland
Inventor: MOOD GEOFFREY INGLES
IPC: H02G15/068
Filed: 2014-03-27
Abstract: A cable gland having a first cable gland portion and a second cable gland portion in engagement with each other is disclosed. The cable gland comprises earthing members (60) in electrical engagement with the first and second gland portions, each earthing member including a spike (68) for penetrating through a sheath layer of an electrical cable, following radially inward movement of the spike, thereby forming an electrical earth connection with a conducting portion of a cable. The first gland portion comprises a first cam surface and the second gland portion comprises a second cam surface, wherein the first and second cam surfaces are adapted to engage respective earthing member cam surfaces (72, 74) of the earthing member, the first and second cam surfaces thereby causing the earthing member and the corresponding spike to move radially inwards as the first and second gland portions are brought into threaded engagement with each other.
Patent GB-2546246-A (GB)
Title: An aircraft wing with a movable wing tip device for load alleviation
Inventor: THOMAS WILSON
IPC: B64C23/06
Filed: 2016-01-05
Abstract: An aircraft 1 comprising a wing 5 having a fixed wing 7 with a wing tip device 9 moveably mounted about a hinge 11 (e.g. a double hinge allowing upward and downward rotation). The aircraft comprises a restraining assembly 17 operable between a restraining mode holding the wing tip device in a flight configuration using a restraining force (e.g. by a brake 19) and a releasing mode wherein the restraining force is released, such that the wing tip device is moved relative to the fixed wing into a load alleviating configuration and the wing load is reduced. The load may be due to a gust or a dive. Preferably a biasing member (e.g. a rotation spring 23) exerts a force to urge the wing tip device towards the load alleviating configuration. A control system may switch operation of the restraining assembly in response to an aircraft angle of attack. The wing tip device may also be operable to a ground configuration wherein the span of the aircraft wing is reduced. The hinge may be orientated perpendicular to swept mean chord axis (13, figure 1b) and hence non-parallel to flight direction.
Patent GB-2537466-A (GB)
Title: Valve
Inventor: ANDREW J WEBBER
IPC: E21B34/06
Filed: 2014-08-01
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a valve. The valve includes a first member having a first port therethrough, a second member in operable communication with the first member having a sealing surface thereon on an inner radial surface of the second member and a second port therethrough that is movable relative to the first member. The valve also has a seal sealingly engaged with the first member and slidably sealingly engagable with the second member, and a support member movably disposed relative to the first member and the second member. The support member has a support surface dimensioned similarly to the sealing surface, and is movable with the second member relative to the first member so that upon such movement the seal is continuously supported by at least one of the sealing surface and the support surface.
Patent GB-2534764-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for downhole communication
Inventor: EDWARD T WOOD
IPC: E21B43/26
Filed: 2014-10-03
Abstract: A method of conducting multiple stage treatments. The method includes running a string into a borehole. The string having at least a first sleeve assembly and a second sleeve assembly. The first sleeve assembly in a position closing a port in the string; communicating from a radial exterior of the string or from a location downhole of the first and second sleeve assemblies to a first electronic trigger of the first sleeve assembly to trigger the first sleeve assembly into moving longitudinally relative to the string to open the port. Performing a treatment operation through the port; communicating from the radial exterior of the string or from a location downhole of the first and second sleeve assemblies to a second electronic trigger of the second sleeve assembly to trigger the second sleeve assembly into moving longitudinally relative to the string to close the port.
Patent GB-2540009-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle drive unit
Inventor: MASATO ANDO
IPC: H02K9/06
Filed: 2016-04-28
Abstract: The invention relates vehicle drive unit, comprising: a fan 206 configured to generate cooling air for cooling a bearing 203 supporting a rotation shaft 204; a motor configured to drive a wheel; and a power converter configured to supply, to the motor 5, AC power converted from DC power by switching operation by a plurality of switching elements, wherein a part of a radiator 207 is configured to discharge heat generated from a semiconductor 103 module including the switching elements therein is disposed on an intake 213 flow passage on a windward side from the bearing, and another part of the radiator is disposed on an exhaust 215 flow passage on a leeward side from the bearing. The drive unit may also comprise a first switching element a first diode, a second switching element and a second diode connected in antiparallel manner. Finally, the switching element may be an IGBT or a MOSFET transistor.
Patent GB-2550148-A (GB)
Title: Deploying submerged power connectors
Inventor: Liam Warren
IPC: H01R13/631
Filed: 2016-05-10
Abstract: A power connector 5, 8 for an underwater power generator 1 is deployed using a buoyant winch device 10 to winch down a connector 8 attached to an export cable 9 into engagement with an output connector 5 located on the bed 3 of a body of water. An engagement element 14 of the winch tether 12 is engaged to or near the output connector 5. When the connection has been made, the winch is disengaged from the export connector 8 and the winch tether is payed out to allow the winch to surface. The engagement element 14 may then be recovered with the winch tether 12 or left in place on the output connector 5.
Patent GB-2552555-A (GB)
Title: MEMS device and process
Inventor: JAMES THOMAS DEAS
IPC: H04R19/04
Filed: 2016-10-04
Abstract: The MEMS capacitive transducer has first and second conductive elements 302a, 302b of a capacitor provided on the membrane. The membrane is shaped that the first and second conductive elements are displaced relative to each other when the flexible membrane deflects in response to a pressure differential across the membrane. For example the membrane may be corrugated or ridged. A method of manufacturing the MEMS device is described.
Patent GB-2545301-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for powering and communicating with wireless sensor devices using building electrical wiring
Inventor: PAVEL NIKITIN
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2016-10-06
Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) transmitter 102 transmits at least one of power and communication signals through household electrical wiring 106. The RF field emanating from the electrical wiring 106 allows communication to wireless sensor tags 104. The tags can be active or passive RFID tags or smart tags. The transmitter 102 can be an RFID (radio frequency identification) reader or scanner. As shown in figure 2, there can be a plurality of sensor tags which can be located in the structure or walls of a building. The RF transmitter is connected to the electrical wiring via a coupling circuit 306, shown in figure 3. As shown in figures 7 and 8 the coupling circuit comprises an impedance matching circuit with capacitors and a resistor or a transformer. The impedance can matched automatically.
Patent GB-2548656-A (GB)
Title: Filter for laser protection
Inventor: DANIEL BENJAMIN BLACK
IPC: G02B5/28
Filed: 2016-11-23
Abstract: A conformable filter with a photosensitive film exposed to a plurality of laser wavelengths to create a notch filter region to block radiation in a wavelength band around a first wavelength, and allowing visible wavelengths outside the band to be transmitted. The filter protects from laser radiation L and relates particularly to aircraft. The photosensitive film may be formed of a polymer material and may have a visible light transmission of more than 85% and /or a thickness of 1-100 micrometers. Protection may be provided with two, three or more wavelength bands including 532nm, 445nm and 650nm. The wavelength bands may have a bandwidth of between 10nm and 5nm.The filter may be made from a single layer of material. The optical density of the filter at each wavelength band may be 2 or greater and the filter may be provided as a conformal film for coupling to a window 201. The film may also be interposed between layers of the window. A window 201 for a vehicle V may also have such a filter.
Patent GB-2557192-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor patterning
Inventor: JAN JONGMAN
IPC: H01L51/56
Filed: 2016-11-29
Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) is produced by forming a pattern of source/drain material, defining electrodes 2b, 4a and addressing lines 2a, over a support substrate 10. A semiconductor channel material 18 is deposited over the source/drain electrodes and addressing lines, and then patterned; during which, the source/drain material is protected from damage during the patterning process by a layer of protective material. The patterning process may include an etchant. In one embodiment, the source/drain material is a stack having a layer 16 (for example, silver/palladium Ag/Pd alloy) over a layer 14 of protective material (for example indium tin oxide, ITO) which is more resistant to removal by the patterning process. A layer 12 of higher electrical conductivity than the protective material layer 14 may be below protective material layer 14, and may have a work function greater than 5eV.
Patent GB-2558919-A (GB)
Title: Unmanned aerial systems
Inventor: GRANT ANDREW CHAPMAN
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 2017-01-18
Abstract: An apparatus for configuring a mission automation and decision support system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises a user interface and a computer-implemented module. The module is configured to receive data representing a task to be performed by the UAV during the mission, the task being defined by decision points. For each of the decision points, a user input is requested via the user interface, the user input being prompted by specified questions, the questions designed to determine the extent to which actions or responses can be automated and a level of operator approval required. Each decision point can then be allocated an appropriate automation level. There may be five automation levels ranging from fully autonomous operation controlled by a computer to fully piloted operation controlled by a remote human operator.
Patent GB-2549831-A (GB)
Title: Controlling an interior environment of a road vehicle
Inventor: LOUISE MALCOLM
IPC: B60W50/08
Filed: 2017-03-01
Abstract: An apparatus 101 for controlling an interior environment of a road vehicle 120 is disclosed along with a method and a computer program 115. The apparatus comprises controller means (e.g. processor) 102 to control a seat adjustment means 103 for adjusting a configuration of a passenger seat 105 (e.g. inclination) and control at least one parameter defining an interior vehicle environment (e.g. close window blinds, increase climate control temperature, dim or switch off interior lights, block or mute incoming phone calls) on receipt of a first signal from a user input means 104 (e.g. button switches, soft keys on a touch screen, or a verbal speech recognition system command) indicating a user selection of a first mode (e.g. relaxation or sleep mode). The system may control each seat individually, particularly upon detection of a seat being occupied. The environmental parameters may be automatically adjusted to a different predefined value following a prolonged period of time (e.g. slightly reducing temperature and/or turning on lights to wake a sleeping passenger). This adjustment may be related to global navigation satellite system data, depend on location of the vehicle, e.g. proximity to intended destination.
Patent GB-2561240-A (GB)
Title: An inductive power transfer unit and a method of manufacturing an inductive power transfer unit
Inventor: MARTIN DECHERT
IPC: H02H5/08
Filed: 2017-04-07
Abstract: An inductive power transfer unit 1 has a housing 2 with a fluid collection volume. The unit 1 has an electronic component 16, an auxiliary power supply line 8, and a residual current device (RCD) 12. The auxiliary power supply line 8 has an exposed section (an uninsulated section or a series terminal) 19 arranged in the fluid collection volume so that when the exposed section 19 is exposed to a conductive fluid, such as water, the RCD switch 12 is triggered. The unit 1 may also have a main power supply line 10 fitted with a breaker 14, wherein the breaker 14 may be activated when the RCD switch 12 is activated. The inductive power transfer unit 1 is suitable for a track or road automobile where water may collect by condensation or ingress, and where the inductive power transfer unit includes a secondary winding and a unit in the ground includes a primary winding.
Patent GB-2562724-A (GB)
Title: A brine tank
Inventor: WILLIAM ROBERT SARGEANT
IPC: C09D5/16
Filed: 2017-05-21
Abstract: A brine tank 10 comprises a housing having one or more internal surfaces defining a space for accommodating a liquid and configured to receive a salt unit, the salt unit being adapted to release salt into said liquid to form a brine; wherein at least a portion of the one or more internal surfaces comprises a coating or layer (30, Fig. 2) adapted to reduce deposition of salt crystals on the portion of the one or more internal surfaces. The coating or layer can comprise Toyal Lotus (RTM). A water softener apparatus comprising the brine tank and a method of treating a brine tank are also claimed. The invention further relates to a coating material for use in a brine tank. The coating material, after being coated on at least a portion of one or more internal surfaces to form a coating layer, comprises a plurality of microscopic open cavities (32, Fig. 2) adapted to increase a contact angle for contacting brine on said coating layer thereby reducing deposition of salt crystals on said coating layer. A brine tank is also claimed, wherein one or more internal surfaces of the tank comprises a water repellent coating or layer.
Patent GB-2567436-A (GB)
Title: Geometry to tiling arbiter for tile-based rendering system
Inventor: TIM ROLLINGSON
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 2017-10-10
Abstract: A geometry processing phase of tile-based rendering comprises generating geometry block(s) for each geometry group (e.g. Primitive Interleave Marker – PIM groups) of a subset of ordered geometry groups in each of parallel geometry pipelines (502, 504). Each group comprises vertex data, each block comprises transformed vertex data relating to at least a portion of the vertices in the corresponding geometry group and primitive data for primitive(s) formed from the at least a portion of the vertices. The blocks in each pipeline are compressed (528, 530) to generate corresponding compressed blocks. A primitive position block is generated for each geometry block that is associated with the same geometry group as that geometry block in each of the plurality of pipelines, each primitive position block comprising position information relating to at least a portion of the primitives in the corresponding geometry block. A geometry to tiling arbiter (510) forwards the primitive position blocks generated by the pipelines to tiling pipelines (506, 508) in an order based on the order of the geometry groups.
Patent GB-2555328-A (GB)
Title: Tandem time-of-flight mass spectrometry with non-uniform sampling
Inventor: ANATOLY N VERENCHIKOV
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2013-06-18
Abstract: A method of multiplexed mass spectral analysis comprises sampling a subset of multiple ion sources; forming a distinct, sparse and repetitive spectral signal with limited signal overlapping between sampled spectra from different ion sources; recording a mass spectrum with at least one detector; repeating the steps of sampling, forming and spectral recording while varying the ion source subsets in a non-redundant fashion where combinations of any two simultaneously sampled ion sources are unique and any particular ion source is sampled multiple times; and decoding signals from all individual ion sources by correlating encoded signal with ion sources sampling. Alternatively, non-redundant sampling may be arranged from multiple ion flows multiplexed downstream from a single ion source, multiple ion packets generated by multiple pulsed converters, or multiple ion packets generated by a single pulsed converter and separated in time by ion mass to charge ratio. The encoding step may be adjusted based on a sparseness of the acquired spectra. Multiplexed tandem TOF-TOF mass spectrometry using non-redundant encoding is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2558423-A (GB)
Title: Tuning predictions of wellbore operation parameters
Inventor: Robert Lynn WILLIAMS
IPC: G05B13/04
Filed: 2015-08-27
Abstract: A system for use in a wellbore can include a computing device including a processing device and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processing device. The instructions can cause the processing device to generate a predicted value of a parameter associated with a well environment or a wellbore operation. The instructions can also cause the processing device to determine a tuning factor for adjusting the predicted value based on historical data. The instructions can also cause the processing device to apply the tuning factor to the predicted value to generate a tuned predicted value. The instructions can further cause the processing device to generate an interface for display that includes a data point associated with the tuned predicted value plotted on a graph.
Patent GB-2570324-A (GB)
Title: Multi-codec processing and rate control
Inventor: FABIO MURRA
IPC: H04N19/172
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: A series of input signals 100, e.g., video, audio, space-time, is input to a processing module 120 in an encoding unit 100. Selection unit 130 allocates an overall bit rate for transmission of an encoded or compressed signal (e.g. based on available bandwidth or required file size), selects two or more codecs 140-1…140-N to compress the signal, and allocates a portion of the overall bit rate to each of the selected codecs. Module 120 filters the input signal 100 based on characteristics such as sharp edges, low spatial correlation, movement etc. in video frames, unit 130 selects the encoders based on the filtered characteristics and module 120 sends the filtered signals to the selected codecs. The encoders may process the signals in parallel, or module 120 may re-sample an encoded signal from one encoder and send it to another encoder for its processing. Codec selection and bit rate allocation may use feedback 150 from codecs, or may be based on optimizing a cost function. Combiner 160 combines the output from each encoder for transmission 170. A corresponding receiver is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2571946-A (GB)
Title: Method for operating a feed gas processing plant
Inventor: Benjamin krebs
IPC: C10L3/10
Filed: 2018-03-13
Abstract: Method for operating a feed gas, especially a natural gas processing plant comprising a processing unit utilising a cooling cycle, the method comprising the following steps: - providing a liquid refrigerant which is methane rich and has a CO2 content lower than a first value, - vapourising the liquid refrigerant to provide a start-up phase gaseous refrigerant in situ by means of a vapourising unit , - feeding the start-up phase gaseous refrigerant into the cooling cycle of the processing unit, - feeding a feed gas to be processed, the CO2 content of which is higher than a second value, which is higher than the first value, into a processing path of the processing plant for processing of the feed gas, the processing comprising reducing the CO2 content of at least part of the feed gas to provide CO2 reduced feed gas, the CO2 content of which is reduced to a value below a third value, which is lower than the second value, - feeding at least part of the CO2 reduced feed gas into the cooling cycle of the processing unit. The refrigerant may be LNG (liquefied natural gas).
Patent GB-2562874-A (GB)
Title: NOx adsorber catalyst
Inventor: GUY RICHARD CHANDLER
IPC: F01N3/08
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: Lean NOx trap catalyst comprising (i) first layer with one or more platinum group metals, first ceria-containing material, and first inorganic oxide and (ii) second layer with one or more noble metails, second ceria-containing material and second inorganic oxide, wherein the first ceria-containing material or the first inorganic oxide comprises a rare earth dopant. The dopant is preferably lanthanum or neodymium, more preferably lanthanum. The total loading of platinum group metals in the first layer may be lower than the total loading of noble metals in the second later, preferably less than half by weight. Conversely, the loading of the ceria-containing material may be higher in the first later compared to the second layer, preferably more than double. Preferred platinum group metals are palladium, platinum and rhodium, whereas preferred noble metals additionally comprise silver and gold. Mixtures or alloys of Pt and Pd supported on the ceria-containing materials are particularly preferred for both layers. Preferably the ceria-containing materials are particularly preferred for both layers. Preferably the ceria-containing material is bulk ceria in both layers. The inorganic oxide is preferably selected from alumina, ceria or a magnesia-alumina composite oxide, more preferably alumina in the second layer.