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Patent GB-2540231-A (GB)
Title: Shelf management device
Inventor: JAMES PRITCHARD
IPC: A47F1/12
Filed: 2016-01-27
Abstract: A shelf management device comprises a guide member 12 having a front end 5 and a rear end, and a pusher device 28 guided for movement by the guide member 12, wherein the pusher device 28 comprises a rotatable spool 36 upon which is wound a flexible drive member 46, an end part of the drive member 46 being secured to the guide member 12 at or adjacent the front end thereof, spring means 32b being provided to urge the spool 36 for rotation to take up the drive 10 member 46 and thereby apply a load to the pusher device 28 urging the pusher device 28 towards the front end of the guide member 12. The drive member 46 may take the form of a cable or wire. The damping arrangement comprises a brake member biased against the surface of the spool 36. The damping arrangement may comprises a viscous fluid based rotary damping member 50a. The damping arrangement damps the rotation of the spool 36 in one direction but the spool is able to freely move in the opposite direction. The damping load is also controllable in order to allow control over the rate of movement of the pusher. Also claimed are a shelf management device comprising magnetic securing means and a shelf management device with pivotally mounted stop means biased towards a retaining position.
Patent GB-2548379-A (GB)
Title: UV Reactor
Inventor: IOAN DRAGOS CIORDAS
IPC: C02F1/32
Filed: 2016-03-16
Abstract: A UV reactor 2 for use in a water treatment system comprises a flow chamber 4 having a longitudinal axis, an input 6 for entry of water into the flow chamber and an output 8 for water to exit the flow chamber, wherein the UV reactor is arranged such that water can flow along a flow path from the input to the output via the flow chamber. The UV reactor comprises at least one UV lamp 10 comprising a length which is provided in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the flow chamber, wherein water flowing along the flow path can be exposed to UV radiation as it flows from the input to the output. The UV reactor also comprises at least one baffle 14 provided within the flow chamber and configured to impede water flowing along the flow path. Suitably, the input comprises a tapered pipe 6a, such that the cross sectional area of the input pipe gradually reduces along the length of the pipe, the end of the pipe having the smallest cross-sectional area being coupled to the flow chamber.
Patent GB-2539532-A (GB)
Title: Control system and information monitoring method in control system
Inventor: Youichi ishihara
IPC: G05B23/02
Filed: 2016-04-07
Abstract: A control system 10 has information acquisition apparatuses 2-1 2-n to acquire maintenance management information having a unit of a predetermined time period, and a control apparatus 1 configured to collect maintenance management information pieces from the information acquisition apparatuses 2-1 2-n. The information acquisition apparatuses 2-1 2-n each includes a first and second storage unit 242, 243. The maintenance management information stored in the first storage unit 242 is saved into the second storage unit 243 in response to a save command from the control apparatus 1. After maintenance management information pieces are saved from a first storage unit 242 into a second storage unit 243 in all of the information acquisition apparatuses 2-1 2-n, the control apparatus 1 collects the maintenance management information pieces saved in the second storage unit 243, from the respective information acquisition apparatuses 2-1 2-n.
Patent GB-2536582-A (GB)
Title: Diesel oxidaiton catalyst with NOx adsorber activity
Inventor: ANDREW FRANCIS CHIFFEY
IPC: F01N3/08
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine and an exhaust system comprising the oxidation catalyst, where the oxidation catalyst comprises a first washcoat region 1 for adsorbing NOx, a second washcoat region 2 for oxidising nitric oxide (NO) and a substrate 3 having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the first washcoat region comprises a zeolite catalyst containing a noble metal and a zeolite and the second washcoat region comprises platinum (Pt) and a support material. Preferably the noble metal is palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), gold (Au), silver (Ag), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru), osmium (Os) or mixtures of two of them. The zeoilite catalyst may have at least 1% by weight of the noble metal located inside its pores. A vehicle or apparatus and a method of treating an exhaust are also claimed.
Patent GB-2550384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to monitoring engine coolant
Inventor: CARL STEPHEN NEWMAN
IPC: F01P11/18
Filed: 2016-05-18
Abstract: An engine coolant temperature sensor 10 connects to earth through the engine coolant (26, Fig. 3) such that an alarm will trigger when coolant (26, Fig. 3) is absent. The sensor 20 may have a metal housing 20 and may have a wire 16 attached to the housing 20. The alarm may be an audible or visual alarm.
Patent GB-2535393-A (GB)
Title: Well intervention tool and method
Inventor: GRAHAM HALL
IPC: E21B41/04
Filed: 2014-10-21
Abstract: A system to control fluid flow through a fluid passage includes a valve that is fail-safe closed to selectively control fluid flow through the fluid passage, and a hydraulic actuator operatively coupled to the valve to open the valve when hydraulic pressure above a predetermined amount is received. The system further includes an inlet to provide hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic actuator and open the valve and an outlet to vent hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic actuator and close the valve.
Patent GB-2551137-A (GB)
Title: Method to control unauthorised hacking of fuel injector operation control
Inventor: EDWARD T WILLIAMS
IPC: F02D41/28
Filed: 2016-06-06
Abstract: A method to detect unauthorised hacking or manipulation of a control signal sent to a fuel injector 2 from an Engine Control Unit 1. The fuel injector includes a processor adapted to communicate with said ECU, whereby the processor generates data indicative of at least one parameter of the control signal and transmits a message including the data to the ECU. The ECU compares the at least one parameter in said data with corresponding parameters of the control signal sent to said fuel injector to determine if a manipulation has occurred. The data may be encrypted using an encryption key sent from the ECU and the ECU may send a request signal to the processor to request the data. The method may prevent unauthorised use of devices such as pulse extender.
Patent GB-2542482-A (GB)
Title: Ratchet wrench and pawl mechanism
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 2016-07-26
Abstract: A pawl mechanism, appropriate for use in a ratchet wrench that reduces the possibility of pawl spring over-compression and damage. The invention is characterised by the addition of at least one bumper (132) disposed near the internal surfaces of at least one of the pawls (106). The bumper acts to ensure there is space between the internal surfaces when the pawls contact one another to reduce the amount of compression applied to the pawl spring (108). A second bumper can optionally be included on the opposing pawl (104) which will contact the first bumper when the two pawls are brought together. A further optional feature is the insertion of the pawl spring into a cavity (134) on one or both of the pawls to further prevent additional compression of and damage to the pawl spring.
Patent GB-2538433-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle carrier
Inventor: MARK TRUMAN
IPC: B60R9/10
Filed: 2014-07-17
Abstract: A bicycle carrier comprises a channel configured to receive a bike wheel (16, fig 1) formed as a groove on the exterior panel 18 of a vehicle which can be installed as a replacement for a rear windscreen. The panel can include a window. The channel can have water drainage holes to release collected water and may have covers to prevent water ingress (fig 7). The channels can be used to hold spare wheels. Clamps 52 for holding the bicycle frame are removably mounted on a pantograph frame 20 to improve aerodynamics and the pantograph has a crossbar shaped to provide downforce or reduce drag (50, fig 5). The clamps 52 have opposing jaws 56, 58 with an over-centre latch 64 to lock resilient inserts 60 against the bicycle frame. Separate wheel guides 22 can be stuck to other vehicle panels.
Patent GB-2538450-A (GB)
Title: Signal system
Inventor: TOSHIHARU SUGAWARA
IPC: B61L23/14
Filed: 2014-03-03
Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing an inexpensive signal system having a small number of devices while reliably preventing a collision with a preceding train and an obstacle. In order to solve the above problem, provided is a signal system characterized by having: a plurality of reflectors continuously disposed on a track; a train traveling on the track; a detection unit for detecting objects in front of the train; a specifying unit for specifying the reflectors from among the objects; and a control unit for setting a stop limit on the near side of the furthest one of the reflectors continuously seen from the vicinity of the train, providing a speed limit according to the stop limit, and braking the train when the traveling speed of the train exceeds the speed limit.
Patent GB-2555455-A (GB)
Title: QoS management for multi-user EDCA transmission mode in 802.11ax networks
Inventor: PASCAL VIGER
IPC: H04W74/08
Filed: 2016-10-28
Abstract: A station of a wireless network has traffic queues and associated backoff counters. The backoff counters are decremented over time upon continuously sensing the medium as free during more than respective arbitration interframe space (AIFS) durations. A traffic queue switches to a Multi-User (MU) mode, from a legacy mode, upon transmitting its data in a Resource Unit (RU) provided by an Access Point (AP). As one of the queue backoff counters expires, the current mode (MU or legacy) of the expiring traffic queue is determined and dependent upon the determined mode, either: the station accesses the channel to transmit data from the queue; or a new backoff value is drawn to reset the expiring backoff counter, without having data from the queue being transmitted. The present invention intends to restore QoS through relative EDCA based priorities between Access Categories (AC) while providing fair access for 802.11ax nodes (Multi-User/OFDMA stations) and legacy nodes (EDCA & CSMA/CD).
Patent GB-2545327-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods of coating substrates
Inventor: DAVID ANDREW STEWART
IPC: C23C16/22
Filed: 2016-11-09
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a substrate 12 and an amorphous coating 14 metallurgically bonded thereto, wherein the coating comprises a plurality of carbon atoms 18 in the sp2 orbital configuration and the number of carbon atoms in the sp2 orbital configuration is greater than the number in the sp3 orbital configuration. The amorphous coating may be bonded to the substrate via a metallic bonding layer 16 and the apparatus may comprise a further layer 26, which may comprise chromium nitride or titanium nitride, positioned between the substrate and the amorphous coating or the metallic bonding layer, if present. Up to 40% of the atoms in the amorphous coating are preferably hydrogen atoms and the amorphous coating may also comprise silicon. The amorphous coating may comprise a plurality of carbon layers (14, figure 4) and a plurality of alternating metallic layers (29). Also disclosed is a pressurised water reactor comprising the apparatus and a method of coating the substrate.
Patent GB-2547532-A (GB)
Title: Autonomous vehicle having an external shock-absorbing energy dissipation padding
Inventor: GIL THIEBERGER
IPC: G02B30/26
Filed: 2016-12-20
Abstract: An autonomous on-road vehicle includes an outer nontransparent Shock-Absorbing Energy Dissipation Padding (SAEDP) 192 mounted to the front side of the vehicle during normal driving, such that the SAEDP is in front of and at eye level of an occupant who sits in a front seat of the vehicle. A camera (142, figure 25a) that is mounted to the vehicle is configured to take video of the outside environment in front of the occupant. A computer (143) is configured to generate, based on the video, a representation of the outside environment at eye level for the occupant, which may be presented to the occupant using a display. The padding may comprise a passive material, or a deployable airbag which may be inflated between stowed and deployed positions when a potential pedestrian collision is sensed. In a second described invention the camera is not provided, but instead a processor for determining the probability of a pedestrian collision is part of the system.
Patent GB-2548249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the fuel efficiency of road vehicles
Inventor: ANDY BACON
IPC: B62D35/00
Filed: 2013-04-05
Abstract: An aerodynamic unit 622 is provided for reducing drag and improving fuel efficiency of a road vehicle, typically a haulage vehicle, bus or people carrier. Unit 622 is attachable to a roof 18 of a road vehicle, so that air passes over the unit during movement of the road vehicle, and has leading and trailing ends, positionable respectively away from and near the rear end of roof 18, with a guide portion having an upper tapered surface 629 decreasing in height towards the trailing end for guiding air at an angle to the roof of the vehicle during movement of the vehicle. One or more vortex generators 634, which may each have a substantially constant height profile, protrude from guide portion 629. A flow director 638 may be provided at or near the leading end and its height may increase from the leading to the trailing end.
Patent GB-2553894-A (GB)
Title: System for solar and rainwater harvesting in open spaces
Inventor: Priya Vakil
IPC: E03B3/03
Filed: 2015-12-07
Abstract: The present invention provides a system for solar and/or rainwater harvesting to be installed in open spaces to store the rainwater or charge ground water level and/or to harvest solar energy. The system for rainwater harvesting comprises: - at least one canopy (110) to be installed for capturing rainwater in the open space, having inverted cone-like structure to capture water and at least one discharge opening (185) for outflow of the captured water; - a storage unit for storing the captured water; - a connecting means (130, 160) extending from the discharge opening of the canopy to the storage unit for allowing flow of the captured water from the canopy to the storage unit; and - at least two filtration means (150, 120) adapted between the canopy and the storage unit for filtering the captured water.
Patent GB-2551094-A (GB)
Title: Subsea electric actuators and latches for them
Inventor: WALTER OSWALD
IPC: F16K31/04
Filed: 2011-03-16
Abstract: A subsea electric actuator (1, Fig. 1) having electric motor (2, 2a, Fig. 1), operating member 5, drive unit (10, 11, 12) and telescopic drive connection (8, 8a) from motor (2, 2a) to drive unit (10, 11, 12). Telescopic drive connection (8, 8a) moves laterally and converts rotary motion of the connection to linear motion of operating member 5. Return spring 14 operates on drive unit (10, 11, 12) to urge operating member 5 towards a datum state. Latch (15, Fig. 1) maintains drive unit (10, 11, 12) in a predetermined position allowing operating member 5 to move free of return spring 14, and on release returns operating member 5 to its datum state. Latch 15 has bracket 145 pivoted to drive unit (10, 11, 12) having two rollers (149, 150) for inter-engagement. First compression spring 146 urges bracket 145 to a position in which the force of return spring 14 is transmitted to bracket 145 with drive unit (10, 11, 12) in the predetermined position. Electromagnet 141 holds hammer 142 against second compression spring 143. Second compression spring 143 forces hammer 142 into bracket 145 upon de-energisation of electromagnet 141, causing movement of rollers (149, 150) and disengagement thereof.
Patent GB-2566740-A (GB)
Title: Pigment dispersal in an ink jet printer
Inventor: GRAHAM JOHN THOMAS
IPC: B41J2/175
Filed: 2017-09-26
Abstract: A continuous ink jet printer with an ink circuit comprising an ink tank 27, an ink pump 31, an ink supply path 35, an ink return path 39 and a control system. The control system (65 figure 5) is arranged to control the ink pump to a) pump ink around the ink circuit in a forward direction along the ink supply path and back to the tank along the ink return path and b) to pump the ink around the ink circuit in a reverse direction along the ink return path and back to the tank along the ink supply path. Also disclosed is a continuous inkjet printer that operates in an ink jet forming mode and a mixing mode where the ink does not flow out the ink gun 17 where the ink is pumped in a forward direction in both modes. Also discloses is a method of operating a continuous ink jet printer where a fluid is pumped round the ink circuit in the reverse direction. The fluid may comprise a gas. Also disclosed in a method of operating a continuous inkjet printer in an jet forming mode and a mixing mode
Patent GB-2556460-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to screwbolts
Inventor: CHARLES BICKFORD
IPC: F16B37/00
Filed: 2017-10-30
Abstract: A screwthreaded fastening arrangement includes a generally cylindrical shank component 51 having a first surface hardness and a nut component 54 having an aperture with an inside surface having a second hardness, where an outside diameter of the shank component 51 corresponds with an inside diameter of the nut component 54. One component is provided with a thread 52 with a helix angle in the range of 10 — 80 degrees, the screwthread having a surface hardness greater than the other component, where the thread 52 is operable to engage with the surface of the other component. Upon relative rotational movement and axial advancement between the components, the thread 52 is operable to cut a corresponding thread in the other component. The arrangement is intended to provide vibration resistance.
Patent GB-2568970-A (GB)
Title: Speed control for a wheeled device
Inventor: Morten Ostli
IPC: B60T1/04
Filed: 2017-12-04
Abstract: A speed control device for a wheeled article comprises a brake unit 10 provided so as to engage one of one or more wheels 4 and apply a braking factor thereto, and a control unit 30 adapted to actuate the brake unit 10 based on a received signal. The electric brake unit 10 is adapted to be attached to the inside of the body 2 of the wheeled article. The brake unit may include a brake pad 18 for engaging wheel 4. Also disclosed is a speed control device for a wheel article comprising a brake unit wherein the brake unit is adapted to be attached to an outer surface of a body of the wheeled article. The wheeled article may be a roller ski, rollerblade, inline skate, bicycle, skateboard, baby trolley, wheelchair or the like.
Patent GB-2561057-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seating arrangement
Inventor: ERIC SCOTT LEVINE
IPC: B60R7/04
Filed: 2018-01-29
Abstract: A vehicle 10 includes a floor 20 having front 30, middle 32, and rear 34 sections, and a centerline C extending from a front 22 to a rear 26 end. A single-occupancy seat 36 is disposed entirely on the front section and on the centerline. A first space 46 extends from a left side 42 of the single-occupancy seat to a left end 28 of the forward section. A second space 48 extends from a right side 44 of the single-occupancy seat to a right end 24 of the front section. The first and second spaces may be configured to accommodate cargo or luggage. A first middle seat 52 is disposed entirely on the middle section. A rear seat 66 is disposed entirely on the rear section and on the centerline. The front floor section may comprise a recess 50 and the single occupancy seat may be foldable into the recess. The single occupancy seat may be rotatable into any position (e.g. rearward-facing). The single occupancy seat may slide in the fore-aft direction. A second middle seat 58 may be disposed on an opposite side of the centreline relative to the first middle seat. The middle seats may be rotatable.
Patent GB-2558794-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for allocating sharable orders
Inventor: LINGYU ZHANG
IPC: G06Q10/10
Filed: 2016-11-25
Abstract: Systems and methods for allocating a plurality of orders. The systems may perform the methods to obtain a plurality of orders (402), wherein each order may be associated with a request of a service and include a plurality of features; determine matching information of the plurality of orders based on the features of the plurality of orders (404); determine a set of sharable orders based on the matching information (406); allocate the set of sharable orders (408), wherein the allocation may result in a maximum profit value associated with a combination of at least two sharable orders of the set of sharable orders; and send the combination of the at least two sharable orders to a service provider.
Patent GB-2572386-A (GB)
Title: An image processing system and an image processing method
Inventor: FRÉDÉRIC COLLET
IPC: G06T7/70
Filed: 2018-03-28
Abstract: Localising of recognised characters in an image comprises: estimating a first location of a recognised character S230, the first location obtainable from a character recognition stage S220; determining second locations of a plurality of connected components in the image S240 (i.e. determining location of the character’s lines); comparing the first and second locations to match a connected component with a recognised character; and associating all the data in a blob S250. An image augmentation means may display the recognised character at the second location. The comparison means may be configured to identify connected components having a second location that is closest to the first location of the recognised character and associate them. If the connected component corresponds to a plurality of recognised characters, the association means may associate the plurality of recognised characters and the connected component. If the connected component corresponds to a plurality of recognised characters, the connected component may be split into a plurality of parts before comparison and association S250. The second location may be: a X-coordinate of the connected component; or a bounding box containing the connected component. The character recognition means S220 may utilise a trained neural network.
Patent GB-2576166-A (GB)
Title: Energy storage device and inorganic fibres for use therein
Inventor: MARTYN BROWN
IPC: H01M50/434
Filed: 2018-08-07
Abstract: A lithium energy storage device, such as a li ion battery or li ion capacitor, comprises lithium zirconium silicate. The lithium zirconium silicate may be in the form of a nano-wire or a fibre. The lithium zirconium silicate may also be in the form of a particle. The lithium zirconium silicate may form part of the electrolyte, part of the separator and/or part of an electrode. The lithium zirconium silicate may be partially amorphous and/or partially crystalline. The composition may comprise 5 to 25 wt? Li2O, 20 to 50 wt% ZrO2 and 30 to 70 wt% SiO2. The nominal stoichiometric composition may be Li2ZrSi6O15. A process of manufacturing the lithium zirconium silicate uses a melt technique in which zircon may be used as a precursor.