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Patent GB-2525530-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of hard surfaces
Inventor: SCHEBLEIN JOSEPH WILLIAM
IPC: C11D3/37
Filed: 2014-02-06
Abstract: Cleaning compositions are disclosed herein. The cleaning compositions comprises a reaction product of an alkoxylated polyol or ester thereof, and a dicarboxylic acid. Methods of cleaning hard surfaces using the cleaning compositions and formulations of the cleaning compositions are also disclosed. Methods of treating hard surfaces to improve soil resistance of a hard surface are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2530934-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for in-situ fluid injector unit
Inventor: PINDIPROLU SAIRAM KS
IPC: G01N11/14
Filed: 2014-07-03
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of testing liquids at a test pressure. A first fluid is placed in a first chamber of a test system. The first fluid is brought to the test pressure. A volume is calculated of a second fluid to inject into the first chamber from a second chamber of the test system via a first portion connecting the first chamber and the second chamber. The first portion includes a fluid interface between the first fluid and the second fluid located in the first portion. The volume of the second fluid is injected into the first chamber, displacing an equivalent volume of fluid into a third chamber of the test system via a second portion connecting the first chamber and the third chamber in fluid communication with each other. The volume of the second fluid in the first chamber is mixed with a remaining volume of the first fluid in the first chamber to create a combination fluid. The combination fluid is tested.
Patent GB-2535619-A (GB)
Title: Terminal determination device and method
Inventor: YOSHINORI KATAYAMA
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2015-12-30
Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal determination device 20B, with an acquisition section 11 that obtains operation information indicating the history of the operations that has taken place on a terminal 20A. A determination section 12, determines if the terminal is the specific terminal, according to whether or not the acquired operation information is similar to operation information stored for a specific terminal. The operational information may include traits, such as time taken, related to start up, closing down, switching off an application, restarting from screen lock or a combination of such operations. The device may also store information about a user and the operation of the terminal by the user, the determination section determining if the terminal is operated by the user. The operational information may be encrypted and appended 22 to an email.
Patent GB-2534083-A (GB)
Title: Rail for an architectural covering
Inventor: NICO DEKKER
IPC: E06B9/322
Filed: 2014-09-30
Abstract: A rail, such as a head rail, for an architectural covering. The rail includes a housing having elongate walls extending along a length of the housing and defining therebetween a width of the housing. A drive shaft is rotatable about a drive axis extending along the length of the housing and is configured to wind and unwind lift cords or blind material of the architectural covering. A spring assist module, e.g. a spring motor has an output shaft rotatable about an output axis with rotation of the drive shaft. The spring assist module is mounted in the housing with the output axis parallel to the drive axis. The spring assist module extends outwardly in a width direction beyond the width of the housing.
Patent GB-2550960-A (GB)
Title: Pipe connecting apparatus
Inventor: KIEREN SCHNEIDER
IPC: F16L23/08
Filed: 2016-06-03
Abstract: A pipe connecting apparatus for clamping flanged ends of pipes comprises two assemblies 12, 14, each assembly comprising a plurality of pipe engaging segments 16, 18. The pipe engaging segments 16, 18 are connected by an outer band 20, and each segment 16, 18 has a longitudinal channel having tapered side walls which define a channel for receiving the flanged ends of the pipes. The apparatus further comprises two adjustable connecting members 32 for connecting the two assemblies 12, 14, and to clamp the assemblies 12, 14 around the flanged ends. Each assembly can comprise three to five pipe engaging segments 16, 18, which may have an anti-friction coating, and each assembly 12, 14 can comprise a lug 30 for receiving a connecting member 32. The outer bands 20 can be connected to the segments 16, 18 by studs or bolts 42, or by a key and keyway mechanism. The bands 20 and pipe engaging segments 16, 18 can be formed from a steel alloy or can be composed of different materials.
Patent GB-2552131-A (GB)
Title: Electrical validation of a purported finger
Inventor: Jose Ignacio Wintergerst Lavin
IPC: G06K19/07
Filed: 2016-06-03
Abstract: A fingerprint authentication device, 102, comprising an active capacitance fingerprint sensor, 130, and an array of electrodes positioned adjacent the fingerprint sensor such that a finger presented to the sensor covers at least two electrodes, wherein the device is configured to supply a driving voltage signal via one or more of the electrodes, to supply one or more property measurement voltage signal via one or more of the electrodes and to detect the property measurement voltage signal via one or more of the electrodes after transmission through the finger, and wherein the device is configured to verify the identity of the bearer based on a fingerprint and to validate at least one physical property of the finger based on the measurement voltage signal (e.g. spoof detection of dead or fake fingers). The physical property may be an electrical property such as an electrical impedance. The device may be a smart card or a control token.
Patent GB-2553265-A (GB)
Title: Oscillation controller and control method
Inventor: SIMON OWEN
IPC: B60W10/22
Filed: 2016-06-21
Abstract: A wheel oscillation controller 200 for a vehicle 900 and a control method 100 are provided. The controller 200 comprises input means 202 for receiving one or more signals 201 indicative of oscillation of at least one wheel of the vehicle; processing means 204 for determining whether the oscillation of the at least one wheel exceeds an oscillation value based on the one or more signals 201; and output means 206 to provide a signal 207 to cause an adaptive suspension damper associated with the wheel to reduce wheel oscillation. In other embodiments, the output means 706 is configured to provide a signal 707 to cause an adaptive electric machine associated with the wheel to reduce wheel oscillation. Aspects of the invention relate to a controller, to a system, to a vehicle and to a method.
Patent GB-2552331-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to robotic lawnmowers
Inventor: RAN ZASLAVSKY
IPC: A01D101/00
Filed: 2016-07-18
Abstract: In a first aspect the robotic lawnmower includes a passive cleaning assembly 19 for removing detritus from a housing, the passive cleaning assembly being moveably mounted on the housing. Movement of the lawnmower with respect to the ground causes a cleaning portion of the passive cleaning assembly to move with respect to the housing. In another aspect, the lawnmower is configured such that the cleaning assembly is moved with respect to the housing thereby causing a scraping edge of a cleaning portion of the cleaning assembly to move with respect to the housing. In another aspect the lawnmower comprises a sliding member 8 having a ground-engaging surface that is positioned facing towards and sliding over the ground during movement of the lawnmower. In another aspect the lawnmower comprises a ground contact footprint defined by a polygon bounding a plurality of ground contact regions. In addition, at least part of one or more of the cutting areas swept out by the grass cutting blades is positioned beyond the perimeter of the ground contact footprint, at the front of the lawnmower. In a further aspect a capacitive distance sensor senses the distance of a ground engaging assembly from the housing of the robot.
Patent GB-2557574-A (GB)
Title: Control apparatus
Inventor: DAVID JOHN SKULINA
IPC: H04M1/04
Filed: 2016-10-02
Abstract: The control apparatus 10 comprises a mobile device 14 comprising a magnetic field sensor 24 and a resiliently deformable body 12 which defines a narrow hole 22 configured to receive the mobile device lengthwise or widthwise and to hold the mobile device snugly when so received. The control apparatus further comprises a magnetic field emitting device 20 disposed in or on the resiliently deformable body 12 whereby, in use, the magnetic field emitting device moves relative to the narrow hole 22 and hence the magnetic field sensor 24 of the mobile device upon deformation of the resiliently deformable body. The mobile device may sense relative movement of the sensor of the device and the sensor. The deformation may be caused by user manipulation. It may also generate a control signal on sensing this movement. The mobile device may sense change in orientation of the body. The resilient material may be in the form of a foam.
Patent GB-2545816-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for monitoring premises
Inventor: Donald R High
IPC: G08B13/196
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: A system for monitoring premises comprises; an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 320 having a three dimension (3D) scanner 327, a baseline model database 330, and a control circuit 314 having a communication device 312. The control circuit instructs the UAV to travel to a monitored premises and perform a 3D scan to obtain a 3D point cloud of the premises. The control circuit then compares a current state of at least one feature in the 3D point cloud with a baseline state in a baseline state model retrieved from the database. The feature may be a door, gate, window, electrical box or security camera. The control circuit is further configured to identify a deviation of the current state of the feature from the baseline state. The baseline state may be a gap width between: door panels, window panels, a door and door frame or a window and window frame. The UAV may further comprise a colour or thermal image sensor 328. The control circuit may also trigger an alert to a user based on a detected deviation of the current state of a feature. A corresponding method and apparatus are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2563188-A (GB)
Title: Control device for faucet assembly
Inventor: TAIYING TANG
IPC: F16K11/24
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: Disclosed is a control device for a faucet assembly. The faucet assembly comprises a water outlet faucet (100) comprising a first water outlet (101) and a second water outlet (102); a first water supply pipe (200) which is in communication with the second water outlet (102); and a second water supply pipe (300) which is in communication with the first water outlet (101) and the second water supply pipe (300) comprises one water outlet pipe segment (301) connected with the first water outlet (101) and a first water inlet pipe segment (302) and a second water inlet pipe segment (303) in communication with the water outlet pipe segment (301).The control device comprises a first electromagnetic valve (401), a second electromagnetic valve (402), a capacitor type touch control unit (403) and a second control unit (404), wherein the first electromagnetic valve is arranged on the first water inlet pipe segment (302); the second electromagnetic valve is arranged on the second water inlet pipe segment (303); the capacitor type touch control unit is arranged on the water outlet faucet (100); the second control unit is electrically connected to the capacitor type touch control unit (403). When the touch time is less than a first pre-set time, the first electromagnetic valve (401) is started, and when the touch time is greater than a second pre-set time, the second electromagnetic valve (402) is started. The device combines touch control with manual operation, and is convenient to use and operate.
Patent GB-2544922-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for simulating a hydrocarbon field using a multi-point well connection method
Inventor: RADEK PECHER
IPC: G06Q50/02
Filed: 2015-07-31
Abstract: Computing systems, computer-readable media, and methods may include determining, for a hydrocarbon field, one or more formation properties and one or more fluid properties and determining, for the hydrocarbon field, a location of one or more wells and a configuration of the one or more wells. The method may include dividing the hydrocarbon field into one or more grid cells. The method may include simulating fluid flow in at least one of the one or more grid cells based on a multi-point well connection process. The multi-point well connection process may determine flow conditions between the one or more wells and the at least of the one or more grid cells. The method may include determining one or more parameters of the one or more wells based at least in part on the fluid flow.
Patent GB-2564678-A (GB)
Title: A rotary diaphragm positive displacement pump
Inventor: WILLIAM ERIC SHEPHERD
IPC: F04C5/00
Filed: 2017-07-19
Abstract: A rotary pump with a flexible annular diaphragm 3 being pressed progressively against the rigid wall of a cylindrical housing 1 to force fluid drawn in at an inlet port 12 of the housing and to expel it at an outlet port 11 thereof, a partition 13 extending from the housing - from a location between the inlet and outlet ports - to the diaphragm, wherein the partition has a reinforcing member (50, fig. 6) made of material harder than that of the partition attached to at least one of its sides in a region where the partition may contact the lower edge of downwardly depending walls 14, 15 of the housing as it flexes, thus limiting the deflection of the partition under pressure. Placing the hard reinforcing frames with at least a part thereof in the vicinity of the points where these housing walls terminate prevents the wall edges from digging into the softer material of the partition as it flexes and protects the latter from excessive, premature wear. The reinforcing members are preferably press fit onto the partition.
Patent GB-2565321-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic filter for a central heating system
Inventor: SIMON DOWNIE
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2017-08-10
Abstract: A magnetic filter 10 for a central heating system comprises separation chamber 12, and magnet 16 for capturing magnetic particles therein. In one embodiment, the filter comprises inlet/outlet 30, 32 for fluidly connecting to a heating system circuit, and valve 36 (e.g. a ball valve). In a first valve position, both inlet and outlet are fluidly connected to the chamber; in a second position both inlet and outlet are isolated therefrom. In another embodiment, the chamber has an open end, a closure is releasably attachable thereto by a screw thread, and a compressible seal is provided therebetween. A stop face limits maximum seal compression, and a removable clip prevents thread rotation when fitted. A further magnetic filter for connection to a central heating system comprises an inlet and outlet in-line with each other, one being in socket form for accepting a pipe, and the other being in pipe form for insertion into a socket. Sleeve 34, being longitudinally slidable along a pipe, comprises means at either end for fixing and sealing to link the filter’s pipe to a heating system pipe. This filter’s fitting method comprises cutting a section of the system pipe to enable insertion.
Patent GB-2568281-A (GB)
Title: An underground cable anchoring device
Inventor: GERRIT HENDRIK MEYER
IPC: H02G9/02
Filed: 2017-11-10
Abstract: An anchoring device for preventing theft of underground cables comprises a cable engaging portion (12. Fig 1) for operatively securing the device to a cable 14, and an elongate anchoring member 16 extending in a lateral direction away from the cable engaging portion. The cable engaging portion has a surface 18 operatively facing substantially in a longitudinal direction of the cable. The device may have a second elongate anchoring member 22 with a surface 24 – this may be longer than the first so that the device tilts when the cable is pulled.
Patent GB-2570442-A (GB)
Title: Washing and sorting vegetables
Inventor: KESTON PAUL WILLIAMS
IPC: B08B3/04
Filed: 2018-01-09
Abstract: A process line for washing and sorting harvested vegetables such as green beans B comprises in sequence a washing station for washing the vegetables, a drying station 32 for drying the vegetables, a sorting station 42 for removing small vegetables and vegetable pieces and passing sizeable vegetables, and an inspection station 51 downstream of the other stations for optically inspecting sizeable vegetables including means for removing individual vegetables not complying with inspection standards. The line may include an infeed elevator 2 at the washing station end, a blowing station 6 for blowing leaves from the vegetables, a manual inspection station (56, fig. 7) downstream of the inspection station, and a bagging and weighing station (see figure 8). The washing station may comprise first stage and second stage washing stations 13, 20. The drying station may comprise fans (33, fig. 5) and/or an air-knives (34, fig. 5) for blowing moisture from the vegetables. The sorting station 42 may comprise a vibrational sorter having gaps sized to allow small vegetables and pieces to fall through. The optical inspection station 51 may comprise cameras 53 for optically detecting defects and air nozzles 58, 59 for removing defective vegetables (see figure 7).
Patent GB-2571100-A (GB)
Title: Controller for an aircraft braking system
Inventor: Nicholas Crane
IPC: B60T17/22
Filed: 2018-02-15
Abstract: A controller for a hydraulic braking system 100 for an aircraft (300, figure 3) comprises first and second accumulators 120, 130 and receives first and second signals of pressure data relating to the respective accumulators from transducers 125, 135. The controller monitors the received signals to determine whether a predetermined condition has been met, and issue a warning indicating a loss of integrity of the hydraulic braking system in response to a determination that one or more predetermined conditions has been met. Preferably there is first and second warnings relating to first and second predetermined conditions in the respective accumulators. The second predetermined condition may comprise that the received first and second signals indicate that the pressure in the first accumulator is greater than the pressure in the second accumulator by an amount that is greater than a cracking pressure of a check valve 140. The first predetermined condition may comprise that the received first and second signals indicate that the pressure in the first accumulator is less than the pressure in the second accumulator. Also claimed are hydraulic braking systems for an aircraft and methods to determine the integrity of a hydraulic braking system.
Patent GB-2572453-A (GB)
Title: Multiplexing UL Transmissions With Different Reliabilities
Inventor: UMER SALIM
IPC: H04W72/12
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: To maintain varying levels of quality of service (QoS) requirements demanded by different types of services, the 5G standard has a flexible and scalable air interface. Dynamic Multiplexing allows better resource sharing but may lead to uplink data collision. To enable dynamic control of uplink transmission resources by a base station BS, a grant signal transmitted to a first user equipment UE indicates a first set of resources for an uplink transmission. Subsequently, the BS may receive a scheduling request for an uplink transmission from a second UE (which may require a higher QoS). A grant signal is transmitted from the BS to the second UE indicating a second set of resources for the second UE's uplink transmission, wherein the second set of resources overlaps with the first set of resources. A suspension indication is transmitted from the BS to the first UE, cancelling its scheduled uplink transmission, wherein the suspension indication identifies the first UE explicitly. Also disclosed is a similar system where the first set of resources overlaps with pre-assigned resources. Alternatively a BS may determine a first set of resources needs to be changed and send an updated grant signal to the UE.
Patent GB-2561513-A (GB)
Title: Wireless base station device, wireless resource management method, and wireless resource management program
Inventor: OSAMU KATO
IPC: H04W72/10
Filed: 2013-04-22
Abstract: A wireless base station includes a radio resource allocation unit that allocates radio resources to a wireless communication device, and a priority setting unit that sets a priority of a frequency for allocating the radio resources based on a history of use of each frequency. The priority of each frequency is set depending on an amount of data previously transmitted by the communication unit on each frequency. Priority may also be set depending on amount of radio resources previously allocated on each frequency and/or total time in which data was communicated on each frequency. The communication history of another base station may also be used. Furthermore the communication history may be separated for uplink and downlink, separated for high and low power communications and separated for different time zones.
Patent GB-2575988-A (GB)
Title: Phenolic foam and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: VINCENT COPPOCK
IPC: C08L61/06
Filed: 2018-07-30
Abstract: A thermal insulating phenolic foam and method of manufacture thereof is provided. A phenolic foam is formed by foaming and curing a phenolic resin composition that comprises a phenolic resin, an acid catalyst, a blowing agent comprising a hydrocarbon having 6 carbon atoms or less, and an alkoxy alcohol of formula R-O-(-C(R1)-CH2-O-)CH2-CH2-OH, where n is 0 to 4, R is an aliphatic chain and R1 is H or alkyl. The alkoxy alcohol may be 2-ethoxy ethanol or butyl diglycol. The resulting foam has low thermal conductivity and has excellent long term thermal stability.
Patent GB-2579219-A (GB)
Title: Float tray
Inventor: RICHARD WILLIAM CAMMEGH
IPC: G07D9/02
Filed: 2018-11-26
Abstract: A float tray includes a plurality of storage rows 4, each row capable of storing one or more chips or tokens. At least some of the storage rows are individually formed for movement independent of adjacent storage rows and are associated with a weight sensor 32 for weighing the tokens in the respective storage row a colour detector 20 for determining the colour of tokens stored in the storage row. The float tray may be connected to a computer that determines the total value of the tokens stored in the tray using the output from the sensors.
Patent GB-2580987-A (GB)
Title: The genesis project
Inventor: ANUJ SHARMA
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2019-02-06
Abstract: A method and system providing complete global defence mobility, operation and execution of any kind, anywhere, at any place by an authorised user. The system comprises live hologram projections (“Digital Assets”) of all on-field “Physical Assets”, each hologram of a physical asset having infinite data points as required. The live holographic projections thus represent “Digital Twins” of all available military/battlefield assets, including humans, and the system includes monitoring, visualisation, communication, operations and execution capabilities. The system incorporates Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered descriptive, predictive, prescriptive and autonomous cognitive analytics and operative capabilities for a global defence capability.