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Patent GB-2516465-A (GB)
Title: Rodent Trap
Inventor: STOCKS GEOFFREY IAN
IPC: A01M23/38
Filed: 2013-07-23
Abstract: A rodent trap, comprises a housing 2 with a lid (Fig.1, 3). Inside the housing are two counter rotating rollers 16, 17 with a predefined gap in between the two motor driven rollers. The housing includes an opening 32, (Fig. 3, 34). The housing also houses a trigger 30 which is activated in the presence of a rodent which causes the counter rotating rollers to rotate drawing the rodent into the gap. This crushes the rodent. The rodent is expelled into a tray 40 in the bottom of the housing which can be removed to retrieve a dead rodent. The rollers may be movable to alter the gap between them to accommodate different sized rodents.
Patent GB-2517775-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods for identity verification
Inventor: WEBBER GLENN
IPC: H04W12/06
Filed: 2013-08-30
Abstract: An identity verification device comprises a cellular telecommunications modem (68) and a biometric sensor (74) coupled to the modem, the verification device being configured for storing first biometric (e.g. fingerprint) data in an enrolment process and being operable, in response to the modem receiving a verification command via a cellular telecommunications network 12, to perform a verification process. The verification process comprising: the biometric sensor obtaining second biometric data, comparing the first and second biometric data, and in the event of a match, transmitting a response signal to a predetermined destination via the telecommunications network. The device may be used in a networked telecommunications system in which the electronic transactions may be initiated by smart cards and other devices. The verification command received by the modem could additionally include passwords. Items of stored information may be encrypted using a key derived from a first fingerprint template. Independent claims are also included for a current booster that operates when the modem is searching for a base station.
Patent GB-2518859-A (GB)
Title: Wound management device
Inventor: DAVISON ERIC
IPC: A61M27/00
Filed: 2013-10-02
Abstract: A wound management device 10 including at least one securing element 12 for securing to skin around a wound site; a chamber defining member connected to the at least one securing element 12 for defining a chamber wherein the wound is accessible, wherein an opening 20 is provided in the chamber so that access can be gained to the chamber, said opening 20 being moveable between closed and open conditions, and there being at least one member 24,26 for holding the opening 20 in its open condition.
Patent GB-2520552-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for user input and/or user output
Inventor: COTTON DARRYL PAUL JAMES
IPC: G06F3/041
Filed: 2013-11-26
Abstract: Apparatus 10 comprises a flexible laminate structure 2 comprising a first layer L1 and second layer L2 and has perforations 4 that extend through the first layer but not through the second layer. The first layer is a functional layer 12 used to enable user input to or output from the apparatus such as a touch screen or display. The holes in the first layer reduce the likelihood of delimitation and allow the effective modulus of the first layer and the location of the neutral axis in the apparatus to be controlled. The apparatus may include a third layer which the perforations may extend through. The holes in the first and third layers may or may not overlap.
Patent GB-2510254-A (GB)
Title: Slot antenna arrangements located on or near a corner or edge of a conductive housing of a device
Inventor: KOO HYUNGJOON
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 2013-12-13
Abstract: A slot antenna or an information terminal apparatus, comprising: at least one slot 100 formed on or near a corner and/or edge of a conductive housing 300. The slot 100 may be formed on two or more sides and the bottom of the conductive housing 300. The slot 100 may be divided into portions and may include at least one open and/or closed end region. A main, directly or indirectly fed, slot 100 may be combined with one or more parasitic slots 101, 102 to improve the bandwidth of the antenna arrangement. The conductive housing 300 may surround a display panel without overlapping the said display panel. The feed arrangement may involve a coaxial cable 200, a printed circuit board (PCB) ground 201 and a PCB feed 202 with impedance matching means.
Patent GB-2522483-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for entering information
Inventor: GILLASPIE JONATHAN DAVID
IPC: G06F11/36
Filed: 2014-03-07
Abstract: A test system 6 tests software running on a system under test 2 by sending inputs to the system under test and monitoring the responses. The inputs may be user inputs and the outputs may be images on a graphical user interface 4. The test may be created by a user manually executing a number of steps. The steps are then recorded in a test description. The responses may be identified by the user selecting a desired portion of the user interface. The times of the inputs and the responses are recorded as part of the test description. When the test is executed the time that an input is sent to the system under test is based on the time it was sent when the test was created. The time the response is detected is based on the time the response was defined when the test was created.
Patent GB-2509866-A (GB)
Title: Discovery-based indentification and migration of easily cloudifiable applications
Inventor: DEVARAKONDA MURTHY V
IPC: G06F9/48
Filed: 2012-10-05
Abstract: Infrastructures of a plurality of existing applications of an entity are analyzed to identify at least one of the infrastructures of the plurality of existing applications which includes existing substructures enabling replication of individual parts via an existing replication mechanism. The at least one of the infrastructures is selected for migration to a cloud. The cloud includes at least one of an infrastructure as a service cloud and a platform as a service cloud. The existing substructures of the at least one of the infrastructures are migrated to the cloud, without application-level change. A business agility component is assembled and is configured to control extending and shrinking resources of the cloud that are devoted to the at least one of the infrastructures. The resources of the cloud that are devoted to the at least one of the infrastructures are extended and shrunk, using the business agility component.
Patent GB-2525861-A (GB)
Title: A seating device
Inventor: CHUNG DAVID
IPC: A47C9/10
Filed: 2014-05-05
Abstract: A seating device comprising a body 10 with an integral handle 6, two long sides and two short sides and leg members 2 and 3 at peripheral locations of the body adjacent to both the long and short sides. The handle 6 may be formed from a recess along one side of the body 10. The leg members 2 and 3 may pivot out from a collapsed position where they nest, be made of bent strip material, may employ slots to hold their position, have sprung wheels on their end, may utilise studs 9 to lock them in a folded position and may be attached via hinges. The body may have a rim around its periphery, rounded edges and corners and a textured or padded seating area. The body may also have strengthening ribs and scalloped edges 5. A back rest may be provided which can cover the leg members 2 and 3 when in a storage position.
Patent GB-2526541-A (GB)
Title: System, structure and method for a conscious, human-like artificial intelligence system in a non-natural entity
Inventor: REAUX-SAVONTE COREY KAIZEN
IPC: G06N3/02
Filed: 2014-05-25
Abstract: An artificial intelligence system comprises one or more logic units 101 and one or more memory units 102, wherein the one or more logic units includes instructions to facilitate one or more of the ability to search, study, analyse, reason, learn, predict, make decisions, communicate, actively monitor, create or feel and express emotion and the one or more memory units includes instructions to facilitate one or more of repetitive, repressive, active, action or dormant memory. Also disclosed is a computer-implemented method comprising an artificial intelligence system, one or more logic units and one or more memory units, wherein the artificial intelligence system understands key aspects or concepts of natural life or both including the understanding of health, life, absence, death, feeling, emotion, individuality, pain , pleasure, trust, relativism and relationships. Further disclosed is a multi-part memory structure comprising one or more function parts (103, figure 1.5), one or more encryption parts (104) and one or more memory parts (105).
Patent GB-2516587-A (GB)
Title: Ergonomic gripping activities glove
Inventor: TAMARIBUCHI STEPHEN K
IPC: A63B71/14
Filed: 2013-04-26
Abstract: An ergonomic glove, fingered or fingerless, is provided for use with devices that require gripping such as ski poles, dumbbells, and bicycle handlebars. The glove shape is of a sports- fitted glove with built-up areas on the thumb, fingers, and palm, whereby when the wearer grips an item, the thumb is supported and the hand and wrist are in a neutral position generally aligned with the forearm. A thumb retainer is provided to position and support the thumb while bent. The glove is also provided with a padded insert or exsert of two different constructions, both having three portions, which insert or exsert acts to restrict the contraction of the successive fingers at a gradual rate. The insert/exsert causes the knuckles to be in linear alignment. The glove promotes improved alignment and stabilization of the user's body parts and in particular shoulders, hips, legs, etc., for greater stability and movement efficiency.
Patent GB-2519007-A (GB)
Title: Ion mobility spectrometer with high throughput
Inventor: VERENCHIKOV ANATOLY N
IPC: H01J49/06
Filed: 2013-05-02
Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving ion mobility spectrometry by using a fast and spatially wide ion gate based on local RF field barrier opposed to a switching DC field. Alternatively, the speed and charge throughput of ion mobility separator are improved by arranging coaxial mobility cell followed by conical coaxial ion channel. The improvement accelerates the ion mobility analysis and improves charge throughput and dynamic range of the IMS. The invention is particularly suited for rapid dual gas chromatography, fast CE. Preferably, the accelerated and wide bore IMS is coupled to a multi-reflecting time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a fast encoded orthogonal acceleration. Speed and sensitivity of IMS with fast pulsing MR-TOF make it practical to arrange analytical methods of comprehensive and orthogonal separation in multiple analytical dimensions.
Patent GB-2537392-A (GB)
Title: Improved evaporator
Inventor: TOMER EFRAT
IPC: B08B7/00
Filed: 2015-04-15
Abstract: A method of cleaning an evaporator that includes at least one heat transfer element for the evaporation of water, comprises forming a sacrificial layer of a first material on a surface of the heat transfer element 1, evaporating water that includes a second material to deposit the second material on top of the sacrificial layer 2,3 and cleaning the evaporator by removing both the sacrificial layer formed on the heat transfer element and the second layer formed on top of the sacrificial layer; wherein the first material is more easily removed from the heat transfer element than the second material 4. Removal of the sacrificial layer and the second layer may comprise supplying a chemical cleaner and filtering out the removed layers or stopping operation of the evaporator and cooling the heat transfer elements thus causing the sacrificial first material to break and fall from the heat transfer element together with the second material. The first material is preferably a carbonate or bicarbonate of calcium or magnesium and the second material is preferably one of sulphate and silica.
Patent GB-2537914-A (GB)
Title: Flow reduction system for isotope ratio measurements
Inventor: HANS-JURGEN SCHLUTER
IPC: H01J49/04
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A system for controlling flow of gas in a continuous flow isotope ratio analyser comprising a measurement cell 9, a gas inlet line 1 and a gas outlet line 2 for providing gas into and from a measuring cell, and at least one switchable flow restriction on the gas inlet line for selectively controlling gas flow into the isotope ratio analyser. The switchable flow restriction is provided by a bypass gas line 3 which connects to the gas inlet line at a first junction 13 and a second junction 14, and a flow restriction 6 positioned upon the gas inlet line between the two junctions. The flow restriction may be a fixed flow controller, a mass flow controller or a proportional valve. The system may further comprise valves 7, 8 on the bypass line and on the gas inlet line between the two junctions. Ideally, a pressure sensor 17 in the cell is connected to a controller 18 which operates the system. The system may comprise several switchable flow restrictors in parallel (fig 3). A method for determining an isotope ratio by varying the flow rate between two non-zero flow rates which vary in a ratio of 2:1 to 20:1 is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2537921-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dispensing
Inventor: Robert Hygate
IPC: G07F13/02
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a liquid comprises an inlet for liquid to be supplied to the apparatus from a liquid source, an outlet means for liquid to be discharged from the apparatus, a liquid flow controller adapted to control flow of liquid through the apparatus, a liquid flow meter adapted to measure the flow of liquid through the apparatus, and a power source arranged to provide power to the flow control means and for the liquid flow meter. An electronic credit payment receiver and controller for dispensing predetermined volumes of liquid through the outlet is provided and comprises a near field communication (NFC) device, a credit management device and an electronic controller. The liquid may be for human or animal consumption, such as water. The flow controller can be a solenoid switch and the flow meter may be a Hall Effect meter. The power source can comprise a solar energy collector. The apparatus may be collected to a network, such as a mesh network of similar apparatus, to allow credits and liquid consumption to be tracked. The apparatus is intended to provide access to water in exchange for non-monetary credits loaded to an NFC enabled card or telephone.
Patent GB-2535820-A (GB)
Title: Transparent frozen soil, and preparation method and application thereof
Inventor: GANGQIANG KONG
IPC: G01N1/28
Filed: 2014-05-27
Abstract: A transparent frozen soil, prepared by a fluorine-containing polymer, ice particles and a colourless pore liquid undergoing material preparation, mixing, vacuuming, consolidation and freezing steps. The fluorine-containing polymer is Teflon AF 1600 produced by the DuPont Company of the United States of America, having a refractive index of 1.31, a particle diameter of ≤0.074 mm, and a density of 2.1 g/cm3 - 2.3 g/cm3. The transparent frozen soil is applied in a frozen soil directional blasting model test and a frozen soil embankment model heat-melting landslide test. The transparent frozen soil is effective at simulating the properties of a natural transparent frozen clay, is effectively used for a model test in geotechnical engineering, provides accurate measurement results, implements visualisation of internal deformations of a soil body, and is low in cost and simple in operation.
Patent GB-2530431-A (GB)
Title: Generating broadband light downhole for wellbore application
Inventor: MITCHELL IAN BRADFORD
IPC: H01S3/00
Filed: 2014-05-09
Abstract: Generating broadband light downhole for wellbore application. A laser source is configured to reside outside a wellbore and produce a seed light pulse at a first wavelength spectrum. A converter is configured to be received inside the wellbore, remote from the laser source. The converter receives the seed light pulse at the first wavelength spectrum through one or more fiber optic cables, and generates light at a second wavelength spectrum that has a broader range than the first wavelength spectrum.
Patent GB-2544327-A (GB)
Title: Steering aid
Inventor: OWEN PETER BRIGGS
IPC: B62D1/04
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: A steering aid assembly 10 permits one-handed operation of a steering wheel, and comprises a mount 20 having first and second clamping members (22, 24, Figure 4), which may have a radius of curvature between 15 cm and 22 cm so as to engage the steering wheel. A single fastener (26, Figure 4), which may comprise a nut (28, Figure 4) and bolt (30, Figure 4) with at least one having an exposed wrenching surface, urges the clamping members towards one another to clamp a steering wheel therebetween. A grip member 40, typically a knob having a ball-shape, mushroom-shape, T-shape or peg-shape, is releasably and rotatably connected to the mount, and has a shaft (42, Figure 7) co-axial with the fastener. Assembly 10 may have a releasable locking mechanism for preventing axial movement of grip member 40 relative to mount 20. The arrangement is compact and provides freedom of positioning of mount 20 on the steering wheel, while knob 40 is readily attachable and removable by a user.
Patent GB-2545269-A (GB)
Title: A electric motor
Inventor: Andrew Simeon Barnes
IPC: H02K5/20
Filed: 2015-12-11
Abstract: An electric motor 1 comprising: frame 10; rotor assembly (20, fig 1) comprising magnet 22, bearing assembly 23, impeller 24, and a shaft 21; and stator assembly 40 comprising a stator core (50, fig 5) and bobbin (44, fig 5). The frame having an inner wall 11 and outer wall 12, the outer wall surrounds the inner wall and defines an annular channel (12, fig 2) between them, with diffuser vanes 13 extending from the inner to outer wall through the channel. The inner wall defines a bore (15, fig 2) for supporting the rotor at the bearing assembly, and the outer wall defines a substantially cylindrical outer casing of the motor. The bearing assembly comprises a pair of bearings 72a & 72b fixed to the shaft and a spring 73 located between the two bearings. The inner wall comprises at least one lug 16 extending in an axial direction from one end of the inner wall and the stator assembly comprises at least one recess 46 for receiving the lug. The outer wall of the frame extends beyond the inner wall in an axial direction. The frame is formed of zinc and comprises an electrical spade terminal connection on the outside wall for a DC reference.
Patent GB-2546530-A (GB)
Title: Elevator energy recovery system
Inventor: TIM SANKEY
IPC: F03G7/08
Filed: 2016-01-22
Abstract: An elevator (lift) system comprises an elevator 3 movable within an elevator shaft 1, typically between floors of a building. An airflow turbine 11, 13 is driven by the air flow caused by movement of the elevator 3. The turbines 11, 13 may be bi-directional turbines, or there may be separate turbines for flow in opposite directions (figure 2). Turbines may be positioned in vents to be driven by airflow to or from the lift shaft, or they may be installed in a duct 25 in the elevator car 3 to be driven by air flow from a leading surface to a trailing surface of the car.
Patent GB-2535023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to linear cutting charges
Inventor: ROLAND ALFORD
IPC: F42B1/028
Filed: 2016-02-01
Abstract: A dual purpose user-fillable linear cutting charge comprises an elongate body 110 having a longitudinal cavity for receiving a liner and explosive material. The cavity, in use, can interchangeably be fitted with either a liner 150 for terrestrial use or a liner 170 for underwater use.
Patent GB-2547198-A (GB)
Title: Tooth chronological development chart
Inventor: CATHERINE NANCY SHADWELL
IPC: G09B23/28
Filed: 2016-02-09
Abstract: A chart depicting the chronological development of teeth comprising timeline bars with emerged teeth in a jaw on the x axis and chronological age on the y axis wherein the order of the teeth along the x axis is the natural order of the teeth in the jaw. The timeline bars commence with the emergence of a tooth. A sliding bar with a window or frame may be moved along the y axis to show the development of the teeth for a given age. The chart shows both deciduous and permanent tooth development.
Patent GB-2550537-A (GB)
Title: Microwave ablation antenna assemblies
Inventor: DAVID NICHOLAS WILLIAMS
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2016-02-11
Abstract: A microwave ablation antenna assembly 20 comprising an elongate body 22 which extends from a first end 201 to a second end 202, and which defines a hollow inner volume. An applicator tip portion 24 mounted on the second end 202 of the elongate body 22. An elongate coaxial conductor assembly 26 for connection to a source of microwave energy, the coaxial conductor assembly 26 extending for the first end 201 of body 22 towards the second end 202 of the body 22 through the inner volume. The coaxial conductor assembly 26 having an inner conductor 28, a dielectric layer 30 arranged radially outwardly of the inner conductor 28 and extending along the inner conductor 28, and an outer conductor 32 arranged radially outwardly outwardly of the dielectric layer 30 and extending along the dielectric layer 30. The inner conductor defining a signal feed point of the coaxial conductor assembly 26 at a distal end thereof towards the second end of the body 22. A dipole tip portion 36 which extends from the feed point of the coaxial conductor assembly towards the applicator tip 24, and which is electrically connected with the inner conductor 28 of the coaxial conductor assembly. A choke assembly 40 comprising a choke dielectric element 42 arranged radially outwardly of the outer conductor 32 of the coaxial conductor 26, and extending along a part of the outer conductor 32. A first choke conductor 44 extending around a first portion of the choke dielectric element 42, radially outwardly thereof, the first choke conductor 44 being electrically connected with the outer conductor 32 of the coaxial conductor 26. A second choke conductor 48 extending around a second portion of the choke dielectric element 42, radially outwardly thereof, the second choke conductor being electrically connected with the outer conductor 32 of the coaxial conductor and being spaced apart longitudinally form the first choke conductor 44 along the coaxial conductor assembly. The microwave ablation antenna assembly 20 incorporates an improved choke assembly 40 which provides the antenna assembly 20 with both a largely spherical ablation pattern and an improved impedance matching characteristic.
Patent GB-2535065-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for pre-treating metal magnesium
Inventor: QINGHUA ZOU
IPC: F27B21/00
Filed: 2014-01-21
Abstract: Provided are a device and method for pre-treating metal magnesium. The device comprises: a cavity (20), a heating device (22) mounted in the cavity (20), a gas inlet (24) arranged on the cavity (20), and a gas extraction opening (26) arranged on the cavity (20); the gas inlet (24) is communicated with external inert gas injection apparatus and is used for injecting an inert gas into the cavity (20), the gas extraction opening (26) is communicated with an external vacuum extraction device and is used for vacuumizing the interior of the cavity (20), and the heating device (22) is used for heating surface-oxidized metal magnesium to volatilize a layer of magnesium oxide on the surface of the metal magnesium under a vacuum environment, so as to obtain pure metal magnesium. By employing the method, magnesium oxide on the surfaces of metal magnesium particles can be removed and the content of magnesium oxide is reduced so that only an extremely small amount of magnesium oxide needs to be pre-treated in the coated cavity, and also, the coated cavity can be prevented from being polluted by a great amount of magnesium oxide and the defect rate of products result from magnesium oxide is decreased remarkably.