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Patent GB-2582471-A (GB)
Title: Analysis of gas in drilling fluids
Inventor: MARKUS BERNHARD DRÕGE
IPC: E21B49/08
Filed: 2018-01-19
Abstract: A system and method for analyzing a gas in a drilling fluid involves a degasser operable to separate the gas from the drilling fluid. A gas analyzer in fluid communication with the degasser receives a sample of the separated gas and determines a property of the gas. A controller in communication with the gas analyzer automates the operation of the gas analyzer by adjusting a parameter of the separated gas sample as the gas sample is supplied to the gas analyzer.
Patent GB-2583613-A (GB)
Title: Transmission of group video synchronization to other radios
Inventor: BING QIN LIM
IPC: H04W4/10
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A method and apparatus for synchronizing group video is provided herein. Upon a triggering event, users viewing a video over an LTE network will transmit synchronization information (e.g., a frame number, or a time stamp of the video frame,..., etc.) over an LMR and/or LTE network. In response, user devices will synchronize to the same spot in the video.
Patent GB-2585503-A (GB)
Title: Control of a vehicle
Inventor: DAVID JAMES MCGEOCH
IPC: B60W30/19
Filed: 2018-02-07
Abstract: A control system for a vehicle (100, Fig. 4) having an engine 12, a transmission 14, and an electric motor 26, the control system being configured to: receive one or more electrical signals indicative of a vehicle parameter (602, Fig. 6); determine, based on said one or more electrical signals, a requirement to perform an operation of the transmission (14) while the vehicle (100) is in motion and the engine (12) is shut off (604, Fig. 6); and in dependence on determining said requirement: activate the electric motor (26) to increase the rotational speed of the engine (606, Fig. 6); recouple the engine (12) and the transmission (608, Fig. 6); and perform the operation of the transmission (610, Fig. 6); By utilising an electric motor to rotate the engine, then the engine is not required to be restarted in order to enable a gear shift to be achieved; The engine thus does not require the input of fuel and therefore the fuel efficiency of the engine may be increased. A method of controlling a vehicle is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2597989-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle propulsion system
Inventor: ALEXANDROS MICHAELIDES
IPC: B60W30/188
Filed: 2020-08-14
Abstract: An electric propulsion system 3 for a vehicle 1 includes a first electric motor 9, a second electric motor 11 and a controller 27. In at least one vehicle operation mode, the controller controls the proportion of power delivered from each of the first and second electric motors for propulsion of the vehicle. When a total demanded propulsion power is a first power at a first vehicle speed, more propulsion power is delivered from the first electric motor than the second electric motor. When a total demanded propulsion power is a second power at a second vehicle speed, more propulsion power is delivered from the second electric motor than the first electric motor. The proportion of power delivered from each of the first and second electric motors may be controlled in dependence on: the total demanded propulsion power, the vehicle speed and the respective efficiency characteristics of power delivered from the first and second motors; or the speed of the vehicle and a peak in a plot of system efficiency against proportion of torque delivered by each of the first and second electric motors. The first electric motor may be a permanent magnet, wound field synchronous, induction motor or switched reluctance configuration. The second electric motor may be a different one of these configurations.
Patent GB-2599121-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for training a neural network
Inventor: APARAJIT NARAYAN
IPC: G06N3/08
Filed: 2020-09-24
Abstract: A computer-implemented method for training a neural network includes generating a first plurality of sets of weights (chromosomes) for a neural network and evaluating each set of weights. The evaluation comprises fitting the set of weights to a neural network, inputting training data to the neural network, and calculating a fitness score for the set of weights based on a fitness function that is dependent on an output of the neural network. Evaluating each set of weights occurs at least partly concurrently, such that two or more sets of weights are evaluated at the same time. A second plurality of sets of weights are generated by applying a training algorithm, such as a genetic algorithm, to the sets of weights of the first plurality. The sets of weights of the second plurality are dependent on the sets of weights of the first plurality and their respective fitness scores. A system comprises a primary module 1302 which implements the method apart from the evaluation, which is done at a secondary module 1304 with parallel computing capabilities.
Patent GB-2601990-A (GB)
Title: Distributed analysis of a multi-layer signal encoding
Inventor: GUIDO MEARDI
IPC: H04N19/30
Filed: 2020-10-16
Abstract: A method comprising: encoding, at a first location, a plurality of video camera feeds using a layer-based encoding. This is followed by generating encoded data streams for each of a plurality of layers within the layer-based encoding, wherein different layers in the plurality of layers corresponds to different levels of quality. In a preferred embodiment the levels of quality being spatial resolutions. Transmitting, to a second location remote from the first location, encoded data streams for one or more lowest layers for the plurality of video camera feeds. This is followed by decoding, at the second location, the encoded data streams to generate a set of reconstructions of the plurality of video camera feeds at a first spatial resolution and applying one or more video analysis functions to the set of reconstructions to identify one or more video camera feeds for further analysis. In a preferred embodiment it identifies regions of interest (ROI). This is followed by a request for further encoded data streams for one or more layers above the one or more lowest layers for the parts identified for further analysis.
Patent GB-2587747-A (GB)
Title: Tooling system for and method of manufacturing decorating nozzles
Inventor: TERENCE KEITH DEANS
IPC: B21H1/00
Filed: 2016-04-13
Abstract: A method of forming a nozzle top sealing edge comprises locating the nozzle top between a first forming tool (16, Figure 4A) and a second forming tool 25, both of circular plan with opposed end faces, holding the nozzle top between them with a portion of the nozzle top extending beyond the forming tools, the first forming tool (16) having a tapering frusto-conical surface on its periphery extending outwardly from the end face 20 to an outer cylindrical surface. A roller 32 is mounted at an angle, such that a rolling surface thereof conforms with the frusto-conical surface, and moved across the nozzle top to deform it into conformity with the surface. The roller 32 is mounted such that the rolling surface conforms with the outer cylindrical surface, and progressively moved to deform the nozzle top into conformity with the surface. The frusto-conical surface may form a 45 degree angle.
Patent GB-2605134-A (GB)
Title: A head supporting device
Inventor: HECTOR MCGREGOR SUTHERLAND
IPC: A47C7/38
Filed: 2021-03-19
Abstract: A head supporting device comprising a head engagement section 1,2 and a body securement portion 5; wherein the head engagement section comprises a flexible headband 2, and the body securement portion is a flexible elongated extension 5 arranged to be placed between a user’s body and a seat. The head band may be formed from elastomeric material, and there may be a crown strap 1 for passing over the top of a user’s head. The body securement portion preferably has a loop 4 to connect to the head engagement section. The securement portion may contain a weighted anchor.
Patent GB-2606164-A (GB)
Title: Mooring Component and system
Inventor: PAUL MCEVOY
IPC: F16F3/10
Filed: 2021-04-27
Abstract: A mooring system 1 includes a first mooring component 2a and a second mooring component 2b. The first mooring component 2a includes a first end plate 4a, a second end plate 6a, and a first compressive element 8a, connected between the first and second end plates. The second mooring component 2b, includes a third end plate 4b, a fourth end plate 6b, and a second compressive element 8b, connected between the third and fourth end plates. The mooring system 1 further includes a flexible connecting element 3, including first and second lengths 5a, 5b. The first and second lengths 5a, 5b are connected to the first and fourth end plates, and pass through openings in the second and third end plates, such that the first mooring component 2a and the second mooring component 2b are connected in series.
Patent GB-2597580-A (GB)
Title: Wearable article and method of making the same
Inventor: ISABEL ROSE HEPWORTH
IPC: A61B5/00
Filed: 2021-05-24
Abstract: A wearable article 100 comprises first 101, second portion 111 and third portion 149. Each section 101, 111 has first and second opposed margins 103, 105. The portions 101, 111 intersect in a region 121 bounded by the second border 105 of the first portion 101 and the first edge 113 of the second section 111. A pocket space 127 is formed between the first and third portions 101, 149 in the overlapping region 121. Optionally, the pouch 127 is bounded by a seam 129 connecting an outer layer of the pocket 127 to the first portion 101. The join 129 may extend along the first edge 113 of the second portion 111 except in the vicinity of the pocket space 127. The article 100 may include a conductive element or sensing component. This sensor may comprise a connection terminal arranged to communicate with an electronics module brought into communication with it. Also claimed is a method of manufacture.
Patent GB-2596666-A (GB)
Title: Packaging and products made using spent grains
Inventor: DARIN MCKNIGHT
IPC: C12F3/06
Filed: 2020-04-10
Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing constituent materials from brewer's spent grains (BSG) for making packaging and/or products. The spent grains are arranged into a set of balanced constituent materials of approximately 80% to 90% grains, 10% to 20% hops, and less than 1% of spices by weight. This set of constituent materials is then formed into products, such as paper and packaging. The paper can be used to create labels or other carriers for beverages, especially for bottled beverages.
Patent GB-2596993-A (GB)
Title: Antibodies to symmetrically dimethylated arginine analytes and use thereof
Inventor: JOHNNY VALDEZ
IPC: G01N33/53
Filed: 2019-10-07
Abstract: Disclosed is an antibody which binds to a symmetrically dimethylated arginine analyte that can be used to detect a symmetrically dimethylated arginine analyte in a sample, such as in a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay method.
Patent GB-2596998-A (GB)
Title: Topical formulations of recombinant collagens
Inventor: LAURA BRIGHTMAN
IPC: A61Q19/08
Filed: 2020-03-31
Abstract: This disclosure provides methods of improving firmness, elasticity, brightness, hydration, tactile texture or visual texture of skin. The method comprises topically applying non-naturally occurring truncated collagen molecules to skin.
Patent GB-2609678-A (GB)
Title: Automated retail store and system
Inventor: WAI KAY WONG
IPC: G06Q10/087
Filed: 2021-11-01
Abstract: A retail system comprises a retail management system for receiving order information and an automatic retrieval system for retrieving the items based on the order information and placing the items in a locker based on a pick-up time from the order information. The locker requires verification of the customer before entry. The retrieval system moves the items from a plurality of storage items into a delivery container and a conveyor system then moves the container into either a storage rack or a locker compartment based on said pick-up time and, if put on the storage rack, moves from the storage rack to the locker compartment based on said pick-up time. The verification system allows the customer to access the locker compartment based on either verifying the identity of the customer or a unique identifier associated with the order. Further provided is an automated retail store management system which comprises a processor that sends control signals including information for controlling the system and receives response signals indicating operations of said system. Sensors may be present counting the number of items in a channel or determine the expiry date of a particular item and generate a restock request based on these determinations.
Patent GB-2606239-A (GB)
Title: Surface treatment head
Inventor: IMRE ISTVAN KILLI
IPC: A47L11/30
Filed: 2021-11-12
Abstract: A surface treatment head 10 for a surface treatment tool (200, fig 1), the surface treatment head 10 comprises a chassis 20 comprising one or more guide portions 52; a surface treatment element 26 coupled to the chassis, configured for movement with respect to the chassis 20, and configured to engage a surface to be treated, wherein the surface treatment element 26 defines a treatment area (48, fig 17) of a surface to be treated and a driving means configured to drive movement of the surface treatment element relative to the chassis to effect treatment of said surface. The driving means comprises an eccentric drive mechanism configured such that the surface treatment element is configured to engage a surface to be treated in a cyclical motion in which a portion of the surface treatment element faces in substantially the same direction throughout the cyclical motion. Movement of the surface treatment element throughout the cyclical motion defines a perimeter (50, fig 17) of the treatment area. The one or more guide portions extend up to or beyond the perimeter of the treatment area.
Patent GB-2613024-A (GB)
Title: System and method for controlling operation of exhaust gas treatment apparatus
Inventor: ANTHONY JAMES EAGER
IPC: F02D41/02
Filed: 2021-11-23
Abstract: An engine system (100, fig 1) comprises an engine, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) module (124, fig 1) and a controller (152, fig 1). A method for controlling operations of the SCR module includes, prior to a time-initiated cleaning event to clear the SCR module of sulphur accumulation, determining 280 whether fuel for combustion in an engine (104, fig 1) comprises a high sulphur content. If fuel with a high sulphur content is determined, a mode of the engine is activated 290 to increase a temperature of an exhaust gas entering into the SCR module to assist with conversion of nitrogen oxides (NOx) such that a rate of drop in an efficiency of the conversion is lowered and the SCR module is allowed to reach up to the time-initiated cleaning event with the efficiency of the conversion being maintained at least equal to or higher than an efficiency threshold.
Patent GB-2614328-A (GB)
Title: Soilless growing system and method
Inventor: MICHAEL SEAN CROSSLAND
IPC: A01G31/00
Filed: 2021-12-31
Abstract: A soilless growing system comprises one or more grow modules 12, each grow module 12 comprising an enclosable volume 30+34 having an interior for receiving at least one plant 32 in a removable crop holder in a removable grow bed 36, the grow bed and crop holder allowing growth of the plant 32 therethrough; and artificial lighting 50 to provide light, a nutrient module (14, fig.1) configured to supply and condition an aqueous nutrient solution to the grow module; and a HVAC module (16) configured to supply and condition a gaseous environment to the grow module and supply carbon dioxide into the interior of the grow module 12. The module may be of a shell design and have a hinged door (not shown). Preferably, the modules are stackable. Preferably, the grow module provides a closed aeroponics system, i.e., in a completely enclosed environment.
Patent GB-2612670-A (GB)
Title: Air purifier and cleaning method therefor
Inventor: HOGNYU RAN
IPC: F24F8/90
Filed: 2021-11-12
Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present application are an air purifier and a cleaning method therefor, which relate to the technical field of air purification. The air purifier comprises: a housing provided with an air inlet, an air outlet and a detachable door sheet; a protective sleeve detachably arranged on an inner wall of the housing and opposite the door sheet, and located between the air inlet and the air outlet; and an electrostatic filter element comprising an emission assembly and a collection assembly, wherein the emission assembly and the collection assembly are detachably arranged in the protective sleeve, and the emission assembly is located on the side of the collection assembly that is close to the air inlet. A detachable protective sleeve is provided, such that cleaning is facilitated and the housing is also protected. An emission assembly and a collection assembly are provided and detachably mounted in the protective sleeve, such that the emission assembly and the collection assembly can be cleaned separately, and corresponding cleaning methods can be used according to features and cleaning requirements of the emission assembly and the collection assembly, thereby improving the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect.
Patent GB-2608031-A (GB)
Title: Variable beam size via homqgenizer movement
Inventor: JAY N WILKINS
IPC: H01S3/13
Filed: 2021-02-19
Abstract: An ablation system for ablating a material can include a laser source, a set of homogenizing optics, and a homogenizing optics adjustment device. The laser source is for generating a laser beam. The set of homogenizing optics receives the laser beam and includes a first homogenizer and a second homogenizer. The homogenizing optics adjustment device carries the homogenizing optics, the homogenizing optics adjustment device configured to selectahly adjust the position of at least one of the first homogenizer and the second homogenizer in order change a size of the laser beam, with a change in size of the beam changing the fluence thereof. The ablation system can be incorporated within a laser-ablation based analytical system, where the laser-ablation based analytical system includes a spectrometer.
Patent GB-2608037-A (GB)
Title: A method of data communication
Inventor: ANTHONY HARRISON
IPC: H04W4/80
Filed: 2021-01-29
Abstract: A method of data communication is disclosed. The method which includes identifying data (SI) and compiling that data (S2) into a data package including a preliminary identifier, a format identifier (which is linked to a format file) and additional data relating to the identified data. The data package is transmitted (S3) and received on a receiving device (S4). A preliminary data check on is undertaken (S5) to determine whether the first data package contains the correct preliminary identifier. If the first data check is okay then a format data check is performed (S6) to determine whether the first data package contains a format identifier matching at a format identifier in a list of known format identifiers on the receiving device. Then if the format data check determines that the first data package contains a known format data identifier, the additional data is utilised (S8) as instructed by the format file, for example, displaying information of a screen.
Patent GB-2618171-A (GB)
Title: Anomaly detection in wastewater networks
Inventor: Brian Joseph Moloney
IPC: E03F7/00
Filed: 2022-09-20
Abstract: A computer complemented method for detecting anomalies e.g. blockages and leaks, at a wastewater asset e.g. a manhole, pumping station, of a wastewater i.e. sewer network, wherein the asset has a sensor configured to detect metrics associated with flow rate at the asset. The method acts on the sensed water flow data and current rainfall data from existing systems to provide an alert of an anomaly, by using machine learning, trained on historic flow and rainfall data, to predict max and min expected thresholds for flow metrics based on current rainfall data, and if the sensor measurements are outside these thresholds, during a predetermined duration, an alert is sent indicating an anomaly to a sewage network operator. This may improve the ability to efficiently manage a sewer network, preventing unnecessary inspection and/or reduce maintenance schedules, and allow specific maintenance to reduce use of overflows as a result of e.g. blockage, reducing risk of contamination of waterways. Also claimed is computer/system/program for carrying out the computer implemented method.
Patent GB-2610708-A (GB)
Title: System and method for evaluating an ear seal using normalization
Inventor: ALEKSEY S KHENKIN
IPC: H04R25/00
Filed: 2021-06-10
Abstract: A system for evaluating an ear seal between an earphone of a hearing device and an ear canal includes a first transducer that plays sound in response to an electrical signal that includes a reference frequency component and a test frequency component lower than the reference frequency. A second transducer receives the sound in the ear canal. A controller is configured to: calculate at least one electrical signal level difference between the electrical signal reference and test frequency components, measure acoustical levels of the reference and test frequency components of the sound in the ear canal, calculate an acoustical signal level difference between the measured acoustical levels of the reference and test frequency components, calculate a normalized acoustical difference value by subtracting the electrical signal level difference from the acoustical signal level difference, and determine a measurement of the ear seal based on the normalized acoustical difference value.
Patent GB-2612448-A (GB)
Title: Intelligent backup and restoration of containerized environment
Inventor: GIRISH VILAS RANE
IPC: G06F9/455
Filed: 2021-06-25
Abstract: A system for determining the optimal backup and restore location for lightweight applications is provided. A computer device identifies a set of training data, wherein the training data identifies a lightweight container, a corresponding backup lightweight container, and an optimization score for the lightweight container and the corresponding backup lightweight container. The computing device trains a machine learning model utilizing the identified training data. The computing device identifies a new lightweight container for backup. The computing device determines an optimal backup lightweight container for the new lightweight container utilizing the trained machine learning model.
Patent GB-2611450-A (GB)
Title: A time-of-flight sensor system
Inventor: JOSHUA CARR
IPC: G03B5/04
Filed: 2021-05-19
Abstract: A time-of-flight sensor system 10 comprising: an illumination source 11 for illuminating a subject 19 to which a time-of-flight is to be measured; an optical system configured to, using an at least one actuator, transition the illumination source 11 between providing spot illumination and flood illumination; and a sensor 12 comprising a sensor surface. The sensor surface is configured to sense light scattered by the subject 19 from the illumination source 12 and to provide data dependent on sensed light. The spot illumination has a spatially non-uniform intensity over the sensor surface, and the optical system is configured to move the spot illumination across at least part of the sensor surface to generate an output frame, wherein the at least one actuator comprises at least one shape memory alloy (SMA) component.
Patent GB-2618659-A (GB)
Title: A table reservation device
Inventor: BRENDAN ANTHONY BAKER
IPC: G08B5/00
Filed: 2022-02-25
Abstract: A table reservation device comprises a housing, an inflatable signal means and an inflation control mechanism, wherein the mechanism is arranged to allow inflation of the signal from the housing, and deflation of the signal into the housing with respect to a preferred time period.