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Patent GB-2579363-A (GB)
Title: Fill valve assembly
Inventor: ALLAN HANSON
IPC: F16L37/42
Filed: 2018-11-28
Abstract: The shut-off valve has a cut-off valve having two parts 108 with an inlet for connection to a water supply 112 and an outlet (122, Fig. 2) releasably connectable to an inlet 104 housing of a float valve 106, the cut-off valve being sealing securable in an aperture in a wall 111 of a cistern 102. The cut-off valve is biased towards a closed, shut-off position and is openable by engagement of the outlet (122) with an inlet 104 of a fill valve assembly. Also claimed is a fill valve assemble 100 for a cistern 102 having an inlet 104 connected to the shut-off valve and a float valve 106 connected to an outlet. The cut-off valve is shown in Fig. 2 and has an isolating member (150) biased by spring (156). When engaged with the inlet 104 of the float valve the member is forced downwards, against the bias, opening the valve. The assembly includes a quick release mechanism 114 having spring biased push button (144) operating sliding locking plate (140, Figs. 2-3b), to maintain engagement of the two parts of the cut-off valve.
Patent GB-2565731-A (GB)
Title: Reservoir for use in electronic cigarettes and electronic pens
Inventor: THOMAS FORNARELLI
IPC: A24F40/44
Filed: 2017-06-13
Abstract: A reservoir for inhalant product used in electronic cigarettes and electronic pens is provided which incorporates a convex or conical smooth bottom wall catch basin that, combined with a dual wick design, ensures that substantially all the inhalant product is directed to the wicks for maximum consumability of the inhalant product. Therefore, regardless of how much or how little oil/liquid inhalant product is remaining in the reservoir or the position of the reservoir, it is always being directed toward at least one wick so there is substantially no unusable space in the reservoir where product can collect and not be useable.
Patent GB-2570791-A (GB)
Title: A dynamically steered lidar adapted to vehicle shape
Inventor: JAMES O'KEEFFE
IPC: G01S17/42
Filed: 2017-05-15
Abstract: System for distributing laser beams around or within a vehicle to increase coverage with a low -profile laser range finder are disclosed. A LIDAR can be embedded beneath a roof panel as part of a laser distribution system including a set of reflectors and lenses operable to adapt the LIDAR field of view to the vehicle shape. The set of embedded reflectors can operate to guide a laser beams parallel to the roofline within the roof structure to and from the set of lenses at the roof edge to transmit the guided laser into regions of the surrounding beyond the direct field of view of the LIDAR. Also described herein are dynamically steered laser range finders that can produce a scan a field of view in a substantially non-uniform manner by dynamically adapting to previous data or an estimation of an object (or class of objects).
Patent GB-2565738-A (GB)
Title: Temperature-controlled delivery vehicle
Inventor: BRUCE W WILKINSON
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2017-06-01
Abstract: In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to temperature-controlled delivery of items. A conveyor mechanism disposed within a temperature-controlled compartment of a delivery vehicle can provide easy access to items within the compartment. In some embodiments, the conveyor mechanism can be operated by a control circuit to convey items within the compartment to position the items adjacent to the access door according to various inputs.
Patent GB-2567996-A (GB)
Title: System and method for estimation and prediction of production rate of a well via geometric mapping of a perforation zone using a three-dimensional acoustic
Inventor: DARREN PHILIP WALTERS
IPC: G01V1/48
Filed: 2016-10-11
Abstract: Acoustic characterization and mapping of flow from a perforation zone of a well. As a wireline probe containing acoustic sensors moves through the well, the acoustic sensors record acoustic pressure measurements of flow for each perforation in the well casing. The acoustic data is recorded and compiled into a three-dimensional flow model showing flow of hydrocarbons within and/or out of perforation tunnels. The three-dimensional flow models generated can be combined with historical data to form four-dimensional models illustrating flow over time, and both the three and four-dimensional models can be used to determine effectiveness of perforation charges as well as future flow from the well.
Patent GB-2568637-A (GB)
Title: Energy storage units and systems with segmented branch interconnects
Inventor: BRADLEY FIEBIG
IPC: H02J7/00
Filed: 2017-10-05
Abstract: An energy storage unit (ESU) is provided herein. The ESU includes a housing forming an interior volume configured to store a plurality of batteries that can collectively provide a maximum power level. The ESU includes a segmented branch interconnect system including a power transfer assembly that includes a first power interconnect system and a second power interconnect system. The second power interconnect system is configured to be coupled to a first adjacent power interconnect system of a first adjacent ESU. The power transfer assembly includes one or more conductors coupled to the first power interconnect system and the second power interconnect system, and is configured to transfer electrical power therebetween. The power transfer assembly is rated to transfer a power level that is at least three times the maximum power level provided by the plurality of batteries stored in the housing.
Patent GB-2574167-A (GB)
Title: System and method for ducted ventilation
Inventor: REMY MARCEL SYDNEY BOURCIER
IPC: F04D19/00
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: In an aspect, there is disclosed a system (100) for providing ventilation to a ventilated location (101) within a passageway (103). The system (100) includes: a duct (102) arranged to extend between an inlet location (104) to an outlet location (106) proximate the ventilated location (101); an axial fan (10) fitted with the duct having an impellor (22) adapted move air between the inlet location (104) and the outlet location (106); a controllable vane (38) located within the duct (102) relatively upstream of the impellor (22); a sensor (108) located relatively downstream of the impellor (22) adapted to provide a measurement indicative of a volumetric flow rate discharged from the outlet location (106); and a controller (112) in operative communication with the sensor (108) and the vane (38), the controller (112) being configurable to determine the volumetric flow rate and control the vane (38) so as to maintain the volumetric flow rate above a pre-determined minimum volumetric flow rate. Other examples of the system and associated methods are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2578687-A (GB)
Title: Wireless protocol converter for field devices
Inventor: DAVID R DENISON
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2019-09-25
Abstract: A method of collecting data from a field device 406 and for performing protocol conversion includes: receiving a data set encoded in a process control protocol, such as Profibus or Fieldbus protocols; extracting a payload from the data set via a processor 412; storing at least some of the payload in a memory 418; and transmitting at least some of the payload in a general-purpose communication protocol, such as IEEE 802.11 or a mobile telephony protocol. Another method comprises: receiving, in a field communicator 405, a command from a user communicator indicating a field device 406; identifying, based thereupon, a target field device including a corresponding protocol; encoding a protocol-encoded data set based on the target device protocol; and transmitting the data to the target device. A field communicator communicates with a field device via a transmitter, and a wireless network interface controller 416. Data may be retrieved by polling the field device, and data may be delivered to a remote asset management system (68, fig. 1) via a wireless gateway (35, fig. 1).
Patent GB-2575204-A (GB)
Title: Opto-electronic assembly
Inventor: CARL CARLEY
IPC: H04B10/60
Filed: 2019-10-08
Abstract: An assembly of electronic components such as a Receive Optical Sub-assembly (ROSA) provides means for the reception of data using an optical fibre. The assembly comprises a photodiode 107, an amplifier 108 coupled to said photodiode and a printed circuit board 201. The photodiode and amplifier are physically mounted on the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has areas of a first material 602 to which components may be attached using a fixing agent and areas of a second material to which components will not attach using the fixing aqent which are configured to fix a location of the cover by use of the fixing agent to align the lens to focus onto the photodiode. A cover 501 covers the photodiode and the amplifier, and is physically attached to the printed circuit board so as to provide mechanical rigidity around the photodiode. It has an optically transparent aperture containing a lens 305 configured to focus modulated light signals from a fibre onto the photodiode. Conductive bond wires 502 are configured to directly electrically couple the amplifier and photodiode to conducting traces on an opposite side of the printed circuit board.
Patent GB-2582050-A (GB)
Title: Improved apparatus and method suitable for use with a munition
Inventor: Timothy Keith Girling
IPC: F42C99/00
Filed: 2019-12-17
Abstract: Programmable system for munition with electroacoustic transducer 202 arranged to receive acoustic signal 204 comprising data and to convert the signal 204 into an electrical signal comprising data, and a processor 206 for receiving the electrical signal and to use the data in programming the system. The system may be a programmable fuse 158. The fuse 158 may facilitate programming of arming or targeting functions. The system may use one or more electroacoustic transducers 202 to communicate across a physical barrier in the munition. The physical barrier may be a housing 208 of the munition or a carrier for the munition. The electrical signal may be used to power a part of the system. The munition may be a submunition 134. A munition assembly may comprise a carrier with a cavity for locating the submunition 134, the submunition 134 arranged to be controllably expelled and comprising an explosive charge 156, submunition fuse 158 and the programmable system. Also claimed is a programming method.
Patent GB-2590633-A (GB)
Title: HTS linked partial insulation for HTS field coils
Inventor: GREG BRITTLES
IPC: H01F6/02
Filed: 2019-12-20
Abstract: A high temperature superconducting (HTS) field coil (figure 4) comprises a plurality of turns of an HTS material and metallic stabiliser and a partially insulating layer (figure 10) separating the turns. This allows current to be shared between turns via the partially insulating layer. The partially insulating layer comprises an insulating region 1002 and a plurality of electrically conductive paths 1010 through the insulating region 1002, wherein current can be shared between the turns via the electrically conductive paths 1010. Each electrically conductive path 1010 comprises an HTS bridge 1003 comprising HTS material, wherein each HTS bridge 1003 is in series with normally conducting material 1001, 1004, 1005 of the electrically conductive path 1010. The electrically conductive paths 1010 may be spaced evenly along the partially insulating layer (figure 10).
Patent GB-2585496-A (GB)
Title: Payment account management server, payment account management system, payment account management method, and payment account management program
Inventor: SHINICHI MASUMOTO
IPC: G06Q20/24
Filed: 2017-12-20
Abstract: This payment account management server is provided with: a billing information reception unit which receives, from each service system management server for providing a service relating to a vehicle to a user of the vehicle, billing information that associates a payment account ID of the user with the charge for the service; a payment processing unit which, on the basis of the payment account ID, performs a payment process for paying the charges for the services provided to the user, using financial institutions associated with the services; and a usage detail information notification unit which totals the charges for the services associated with the payment account ID and notifies the user of usage detail information that indicates the sum of the charges for the services.
Patent GB-2596148-A (GB)
Title: Anchor weights adjustable dumbbell
Inventor: PHILLIP ATKINSON
IPC: A63B21/075
Filed: 2020-06-19
Abstract: A dumbbell having two casings each divided into two halves1, 2 and located on either end of a centre bar 3. Weight plates 12 are slotted onto the centre bar 3 and rotated 90° to secure them between ribs (6,7,8, fig 5) defining grooves within the casings. The top halves of the casing 1 are preferably rotated 180° under the bottom halves of the casing 2 to open. The bottom halves of the casings 2 may contain six top ribs (6, fig 5), six side ribs (7, fig 5), and three base ribs (8, fig 5) to define four grooves that may retain weight plates 12. The top half of the casing 1 is rotated 180° over the bottom half of the casing 2 to close the casings and secure the weight plates. Preferably the top and bottom halves of the casings comprise a self-closing feature (4, fig 2).
Patent GB-2596556-A (GB)
Title: Frozen aerated confection
Inventor: GIOVANNI PAULO COPPOLA
IPC: A23G9/46
Filed: 2020-06-30
Abstract: A frozen aerated confection comprising an overrun phase volume between 15% and 30% and an ice phase volume between 25% and 35%. Preferably the confection is made using a method comprising: preparing a mixture of ingredients; aerating the mixture (preferably by whipping at a speed of 20-60 rpm to produce air bubbles with an average width of 50 μm or less); freezing the mixture from a first temperature (preferably room temperature) to a second temperature (preferably -8⁰C) while under a shear load (preferably to produce an average size of ice crystals with a width of 20 μm or less); and maintaining the overrun phase volume, ice phase volume and second temperature until consumption. Preferably the confection is ice cream, gelato, sorbet, sherbet, granita, frozen custard or frozen yogurt. Preferably the overrun phase volume is 23% and the ice phase volume (or percentage of total water that is ice) is 33%.
Patent GB-2596804-A (GB)
Title: Raman analysis of pharmaceutical dosage forms
Inventor: JULIA GRIFFEN
IPC: G01N21/95
Filed: 2020-07-06
Abstract: A method of Raman spectral analysis of a sample 12, includes; using delivery optics 16 to deliver probe light to a delivery region 13 on the sample; using collection optics 20 to collect, from a collection region 17 on the sample spaced from the delivery region, the probe light following scattering through the sample. Measuring each of a plurality of target Raman spectral features S in the collected light, and determining a spectral distortion D of the collected light arising during scattering through the sample. A property P of the sample is then quantified QM using the target Raman spectral features in combination with the determined spectral distortion, such that the quantified property is compensated for the spectral distortion.
Patent GB-2589402-A (GB)
Title: Solid hair conditioning agent consisting of a least two components
Inventor: Soeren Scheele
IPC: A61Q5/12
Filed: 2020-07-08
Abstract: Solid cosmetic compositions comprising Component 1 and Component 2. Component 1 comprises at least one of: a corn, potato, wheat, or tapioca starch fraction, a cereal flour, glucose, sucrose, fructose, or maltose. Component 2 comprises: 0.1-15 % cationic surfactant, preferably cetrimoinum or behentrimonium; 10-45 % polyhydric C2-C6 alcohol, preferably 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, glycerol, and diglycerol; 10-45 % saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched C8-C30 alcohol, carboxylic acid, or salt thereof (fatty alcohol, fatty acid, or salt thereof), preferably coco, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, behenic, oleic acid/salt and/or coconut, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, stearyl, behenyl, or oleyl alcohol; and 1-20 % of a starch fraction, modified starch, or a starch derivative, preferably derived from corn, potato, rice, wheat, or tapioca starch, amylose, amylopectin, dextrin, or hydroxypropyl starch phosphates. The composition is used by soaking, emulsifying, or moistening the composition with water, rubbing between the hands, and distributing onto hair. Component 1 may be coated, impregnated, sprayed, rolled in, or printed with component 2. Component 2 may be layered between two layers of component 1 or enveloped by component 1. Component 2 may be a porous body which is converted into an emulsion when contacted with water.
Patent GB-2583663-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for downhole measurement
Inventor: DIANA WESTERWAAL GHEORGHE
IPC: G01V5/08
Filed: 2019-01-08
Abstract: An apparatus and method for downhole measurement during operation of a drilling system is disclosed. The apparatus (30) comprises: a first sensor (302) configured to detect a property of a subsurface formation (200); a radiation source (304) configured to, when triggered, emit radiation to excite a part (220) of the formation; a processing unit (308) configured to trigger the radiation source if a change of the property of the formation is detected; a second sensor (306) positioned at a known distance from the radiation source and operably connected to the processing unit, the second sensor is configured to detect said excited part of the formation and is more distant from a drill bit (104) of the drilling system than the radiation source is; the processing unit is further configured to, after the excited part of the formation is detected, calculate a rate of penetration of the drill bit based on the following: a time duration between the radiation source is triggered and the excited part of formation is detected, and the distance between the radiation source and the second sensor.
Patent GB-2599152-A (GB)
Title: Sliding charging inlet cover
Inventor: GARY EDWARDS
IPC: H01R13/447
Filed: 2020-09-28
Abstract: A connector unit 100 for a vehicle (e.g. EV, HEV) includes: a bracket that surrounds a first connector (e.g. AC connector) 110 and a second connector (e.g. DC connector) 120; and a sliding door 130 which is supported by the bracket. The sliding door is movable, relative to the bracket, between a first position, for covering only the first connector, and a second position, for covering only the second connector. The sliding door may be biased to move away from an intermediate position towards either the first or second position. The bracket may have spring-biased first and second latches to engage with respective cooperating features of the sliding door, to releasably hold the sliding door in place when in the first or second position respectively. An actuator (e.g. electric motor), mechanically coupled to the sliding door, may move the sliding door between first and second positions. Movement of the sliding door may be triggered by pushing against the door in a direction perpendicular to the movement. The actuator may have: a first spring, connected between the sliding door and a first side of the bracket, adjacent the first position; and a second spring, connected between the sliding door and a second side of the bracket, adjacent the second position.
Patent GB-2613525-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to vehicles capable of operating on both ground and cantilevered support and to their tracks
Inventor: JOHN D EMANUEL
IPC: B61F9/00
Filed: 2020-11-11
Abstract: A vehicle comprising a left lower support wheel 210 to engage a left lower running surface 450, a right lower support wheel 310 to engage a right lower running surface (550, fig 2), a left upper cantilever wheel 230 and a right upper cantilever wheel 330 which each have an engaged position where they bear against an upper left guide surface 430 and an upper right guide surface (530, fig 2) respectively, and retracted positions where they are disengaged from their respective guide surfaces, a left lower cantilever wheel 250 and a right lower cantilever wheel 350 which have an engaged position where they bear against a lower left guide surface 450 and a lower right guide surface (550, fig 2) respectively, and retracted positions where they are disengaged from their respective guide surfaces. In a first mode the lower left support wheel, upper left cantilever wheel, and lower left cantilever wheel are engaged. In a second mode the lower right support wheel, the right upper cantilever wheel and right lower cantilever wheel are engaged. In a third mode the lower left support wheel, lower right support wheel, lower left cantilever wheel, and lower right cantilever wheel are engaged. The vehicle is configured to navigate between first mode and second mode at junctions offering both options by electing different combinations of wheel engagement and disengagement.
Patent GB-2603485-A (GB)
Title: Melody concretization identification system
Inventor: PEI-CHUN LIN
IPC: G10H1/36
Filed: 2021-02-04
Abstract: A melody concretization identification system includes a database and a calculation module. The database stores a plurality of audio signal data 11 such as music and a concretization command 12 corresponding to each audio signal data. The audio signal data includes time 112 and amplitude 111 parameters which are integrated into a coordinate diagram 13. The concretization commands are reflected on the coordinate diagram. The calculation module is coupled with the database and a target device such as a display; it receives and analyses the audio signal data to produce a plurality of period information including a frequency, amplitude and time. The calculation module compares each period information with each audio signal data, to acquire the concretization command matching each period information. The calculation module outputs the acquired concretization command to the target device so that the target device generates visual performance, such as a digital facial expression on a robot, corresponding to the audio. The invention analyses the audio in real time, thereby integrating visual performance effects with the audio on the target device.
Patent GB-2592490-A (GB)
Title: Dielectric resonator antenna system
Inventor: MURALI SETHUMADHAVAN
IPC: H01Q25/00
Filed: 2019-09-10
Abstract: An electromagnetic device includes: an electrically conductive ground structure; at least one dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) disposed on the ground structure; at least one electromagnetic (EM) beam shaper disposed proximate a corresponding one of the DRA; and, at least one signal feed disposed electromagnetically coupled to a corresponding one of the DRA. The at least one EM beam shaper having: an electrically conductive horn; a body of dielectric material having a dielectric constant that varies across the body of dielectric material in a specific direction; or, both the electrically conductive horn and the body of dielectric material.