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Patent GB-2512357-A (GB)
Title: Printable film
Inventor: READ SIMON JAMES
IPC: B29C59/14
Filed: 2013-03-27
Abstract: A process for producing a printable film comprises subjecting at least a first surface of a film web to a modified atmosphere dielectric barrier discharge (MADBD) treatment at a first location; winding the film web onto a reel; transporting the wound film web to a second location; unwinding the film web from the reel; and subjecting the first surface of the film to corona treatment. The corona treatment restores printability characteristics such as surface energy and relative atomic concentration of polar chemical species of the first surface which diminish with time following MADBD treatment, and so is preferably conducted just prior to printing. The film may be printed on and may be used for packaging or labelling. The film web is at least about 1cm wide and/or at least 1m long and/or weighs at least about 1g. The film may be food contact approvable by virtue of limited amounts of migratory additives or substances. Also disclosed are films characterised by the concentration of polar functional groups and amounts of migratory additives or substances, by at least one carbon-nitrogen bond and by the relative concentration of a functional group.
Patent GB-2513578-A (GB)
Title: Compact housing for a cosmetic container
Inventor: ADAMS PAUL
IPC: A45D40/22
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: A one-handed opening compact cosmetic container 10 comprises a base portion 20 and a lid portion 18, the lid portion 18 being rotatable relative to the base portion 20 about a hinge 26. The base portion 20 comprises deformable portions 32, deformable by application of a pressing or squeezing force F applied to opposing sides of the base portion 20 by one hand of a user. The subsequent movement of the deformable portions 32 causes part (28, fig. 2) of the base portion 20 to press against the lid portion 18 at the hinge 26, (see fig. 3). This movement, indicated by the arrow G in figure 3, applies a rotational force to the lid portion 18 so as to rotate the lid portion 18 from the closed configuration to the open configuration. An interlock arrangement 40 may also be provided, comprising upstanding hooks 42 which cooperate with the lid 18 to prevent the lid from being opened. Squeezing parts 34 disengages the hooks 42 from the lid 18 and allows the lid 18 to be opened.
Patent GB-2503790-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for preventing unauthorised access to a diagnostic socket on a vehicle
Inventor: POWELL ANTHONY
IPC: B60R16/02
Filed: 2013-05-13
Abstract: An apparatus 2 for preventing unauthorised access to a diagnostic socket 4 on a vehicle comprises: an enclosure 6 having a body portion 8 and a closure member 10; locking means 12 for locking the closure member; clamp means 14 for clamping the enclosure to an anchor point 16 on the vehicle; and aperture means 18 in the enclosure for receiving the diagnostic socket such that the diagnostic socket is positioned in the body portion and is only accessible from inside the body portion. The lock may comprise a combination and/or key lock, and a keypad 32 of the lock and the closure member may be covered by a hinged cover 54. The aperture means may comprise two apertures offset from one another so as to make it difficult to pull the socket from the rear of the enclosure. The clamp may secure the enclosure to a crash bar extending transversely across a dashboard of the vehicle. The enclosure is intended to prevent unauthorised access to the diagnostic socket, for example preventing vehicle key details from being accessed by a thief.
Patent GB-2516275-A (GB)
Title: A headset
Inventor: EL-IMAD JAMIL
IPC: A61B5/0478
Filed: 2013-07-17
Abstract: An electroencephalography (EEG) headset comprising a semi-rigid bow element 2 adapted to locate at least partially around a user's head, wherein the bow element provides an attachment site 6 for an EEG electrode and the position on the bow element of the attachment site is adjustable. The adjustable attachment site for an electrode allows for the user to comfortably position an EEG electrode accurately, regardless of their head size and geometry. Embodiments include an elastic extension element attached to the semi-rigid bow element which can loop around a users head. Other embodiments include an electrode locator mesh which provides positionally adjustable attachment sites for electrodes on the head of the user.
Patent GB-2506257-A (GB)
Title: Connecting and controlling musical related instruments over a communication network
Inventor: CHAPMAN KEITH L
IPC: G10H1/00
Filed: 2013-07-25
Abstract: A communication system provides connection, configuration, and control of a musical instrument. A musical instrument, such as a guitar 54, includes a first communication link disposed on the musical instrument for connecting to a communication network 20. An audio amplifier 64, or optionally other various music related devices, such as a speaker, effects pedal 66, computer 58, mobile communication device, and synthesizer 56, includes a second communication link. Audio signals and control data are transmitted between the musical instrument and amplifier (and optionally the other devices) through the first and second communication links. A controller preferably receives the audio signal and control data for configuring and controlling the device. The communication link may be further connected to a computer, mobile communication device, and server 40 through the communication network. A web server interface may be coupled to the communication link for user selection and viewing of the control data in human perceivable form. A user control interface with one or more webpages may be connected to the communication link for configuring the musical instrument and devices.
Patent GB-2508462-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle speed control system predicting behaviour of a following vehicle wheel based on detected slip/step encounter of a leading wheel
Inventor: FAIRGRIEVE ANDREW
IPC: B60K31/04
Filed: 2013-08-16
Abstract: A method for operating a speed control system of a vehicle comprises 100 detecting the occurrence of one of a slip event and a step encounter event at the leading wheel of a vehicle 102. Possible occurrence of detected occurrence of either event at the following wheel of the vehicle is predicted 104, this may be based on at least one of vehicle speed, angle of leading wheel, angle of steering wheel and a wheelbase distance between leading and following wheels. One of the vehicle speed and vehicle acceleration is automatically controlled in response to one or both of detecting and predicting processes 106. The system is preferably used in a low speed progress/cruise control system.
Patent GB-2518683-A (GB)
Title: Sealing Insert and method
Inventor: ANDERSON NEIL
IPC: E21B33/00
Filed: 2013-09-30
Abstract: A method for sealing a side pocket 26 of a downhole mandrel 18 in a tubing string involves retrieving a cartridge component from the side pocket of the downhole mandrel and then deploying a sealing insert 60 into the side pocket 26 of the downhole mandrel 18. The sealing insert 60 includes a swellable sealing element on an outer surface thereof and swells, possibly after contact with water or oil, to provide a seal within the side pocket 26.
Patent GB-2510940-A (GB)
Title: Tuft forming apparatus
Inventor: CRUDGINGTON PETER FRANCIS
IPC: A46B3/02
Filed: 2013-11-15
Abstract: An apparatus 10 for forming multi-filament tufts for use in a brush seal is provided. The apparatus 10 includes a support 14 for retaining an end of a skein 16 of aligned wires or fibres and a glue reservoir 15 dimensioned to receive the skein end 21. The support 14 and the reservoir 15 being relatively movable whereby the end 21 can be inserted in the glue reservoir 15 so that the adhesive can adhere the wires or fibres at the end 21 to form the tuft. A cutter 13 is also provided for cutting the wires or fibres to length after the wires and fibres are retained by the support 14.
Patent GB-2510040-A (GB)
Title: Oxidation catalyst for treating the exhaust gas of a compression ignition engine
Inventor: BERGEAL DAVID
IPC: B01D53/94
Filed: 2013-11-21
Abstract: A catalyzed soot filter comprises an oxidation catalyst for treating carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs) in exhaust gas from the compression ignition engine deposited on a filtering substrate, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a platinum group metal (PGM) component selected from the group consisting of a platinum (Pt) component, a palladium (Pd) component and a combination thereof; an alkaline earth metal component; a support material comprising a modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component. The alkaline earth component may be present in the amount of 10-500 gft-3. The heteroatom component may be silicon, magnesium, barium, lanthanum, cerium, titanium, titanium, zirconium or a combination of two or more of the above. The modified alumina incorporating a heteroatom component may be an alumina doped with a heteroatom component, an alkaline earth metal aluminate or a mixture thereof.
Patent GB-2511967-A (GB)
Title: System, device, and method for processing of three-dimensional time series data
Inventor: TAKEDA HIDEO
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2012-09-25
Abstract: The present invention provides a system, a device, and a method for generating and displaying data for the purposed of displaying related electronic information included in transmitted or received electronic information, in such a way that associations thereof may be readily understood. This three-dimensional time series data processing system (1) selects a set of electronic information; from an electronic information DB (51), extracts electronic information associated with the selected electronic information selected thereby; calculates a degree of association of the transmission source of the selected electronic information and the transmission source of the extracted electronic information extracted thereby; and generates three-dimensional time series data for three-dimensional depiction of relationships of the selected electronic information and the extracted electronic information, in terms of the respective position information for the extracted electronic information in a virtual three-dimensional space having the transmission source, the transmission time, and the degree of association as axes. The three-dimensional time series data processing system (1) further depicts three-dimensional time series data for associations of the electronic information as cylindrical coordinates, which are displayed while changing the view angle.
Patent GB-2527822-A (GB)
Title: Graphics processing
Inventor: CROXFORD DAREN
IPC: G06T15/40
Filed: 2014-07-03
Abstract: A graphics processing pipeline 20 comprises a first vertex shading stage 21 that operates to vertex shade position attributes of vertices of a set of vertices to be processed by the graphics processing pipeline. A tiling stage 22 then determines for the vertices that have been subjected to the first vertex shading operation, whether the vertices should be processed further. A second vertex shading stage 23 then performs a second vertex shading operation on the vertices that it has been determined should be processed further, to vertex shade the remaining vertex attributes for each vertex that it has been determined should be processed further. An additional claimed invention defers shading of at least some of the attributes of the vertices to be processed when rendering a target until after the tiling stage of the graphics processing pipeline has prepared the primitive lists for the tiles that the target of the graphics processing pipeline has been divided into for rendering purposes.
Patent GB-2518496-A (GB)
Title: A lock
Inventor: SOUTHALL IAN
IPC: E05B27/00
Filed: 2014-07-15
Abstract: A lock apparatus, preferably a cylinder lock, 1 for mounting on a closure comprising a body defining a cylindrical bore 3 and having internal 4 and external 5 (in use) spaced cylinder parts mounting therebetween, a rotatable cam 6 having a bore 7 aligned with the cylindrical bore 3, a rotatable cam 6, and stop mechanism 7a adapted to prevent the cam 6 being urged into the lock apparatus 1 such as to prevent access to internal cylinder parts when one of the cylinder parts is removed. The stop mechanism is formed in two ways. Firstly a profiled surface 7a which contacts with drive member 8 and a spring biased pin 16 which engages with a detent on the interior surface of the cam preventing movement. Secondly (Fig 4-6) the cam may have a raised profile, e.g. a lip or edge (113 Fig 5) that bears on the exterior surface of the closure (e.g. door) to prevent the cam being pushed into the lock.
Patent GB-2530013-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for receiving at least one parcel delivered by a delivery person
Inventor: SHARP GRAHAM DAVID FRANCIS
IPC: A47G29/20
Filed: 2014-08-07
Abstract: An apparatus 2 for receiving parcels 4 comprises a container 6 with body 8 and lid 10 and a first length of secure material 12, such as a steel cable. A first end of the end of the cable is secured to the inside of the container. A second end of the cable is secured to the inside of a door 22. A padlock or combination lock 26 is provided to seal the container when a parcel is delivered. A second length of secure material 28, such as a chain, is attached at one end to the lock and is secured to the cable at the other end. A plastic handle may be located in a recess of the container lid. The container may be fabricated from a metal, may be a cooler such as an ice box or may comprise a battery-powered refrigerator that may have a timer. In use, the apparatus allows a parcel to be delivered and stored securely without the need for a person to wait in for the delivery.
Patent GB-2518748-A (GB)
Title: Methods and systems for communicatively coupling vehicles and ground systems
Inventor: LEE DONALD
IPC: H04B3/54
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: A system 12 for providing power and data communication between a vehicle, such as an aircraft 10, and a ground system 20 includes an integrated power and communications cable 14 with end connector 16 which couples to a cooperating connector 18 on the aircraft. Power is supplied to at least one selected system on-board the aircraft. In addition, data is communicated between the aircraft on-board systems and the ground system via the integrated connector using fibre optic cable.
Patent GB-2531541-A (GB)
Title: Easy fit plate
Inventor: STEPHEN MARTIN
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 2014-10-21
Abstract: An electrical pattress, back box or switch box has a rear mounting face into which a plurality of threaded locating members such as screws may be fitted. A face plate may be located over said locating members, the locating members passing through holes in said face plate. Locking means which may be circlips, clips or a split collar may be attached to the locating members under the screw heads to push the faceplate against a supporting wall.
Patent GB-2531596-A (GB)
Title: Tidal turbine system
Inventor: RICHARD AYRE
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: A tidal flow turbine system comprises a turbine having blades 123 which have blade tips 124 curved towards the direction of fluid flow. At excessive flow speeds, the coning angle of the blades is increased by actuator 29. The blade tip 124 operates at a reduced coning angle compared to a straight blade, which may reduce drag whilst maintaining power. The blades may be straight for the inner two-thirds of their length 123. The curved portion 124 may have a parabolic e.g. cubic curvature.
Patent GB-2522773-A (GB)
Title: Method for replacing defective sections on a data carrier with overlapping data tracks and device thereof
Inventor: PANTEL LOTHAR
IPC: G11B20/18
Filed: 2014-12-17
Abstract: Replacing a defective section 20 on an overlapping track storage medium (such as a shingled magnetic recording medium) by placing a guard region 14 such that it at least partially overlaps the defective section. Preferably the guard section completely covers the defective section. Placing the guard region may comprise moving an upper or lower guard region of a band to the defective region, creating an additional guard region, or optimising the initial placement of the guard regions. When the guard band is moved, the region(s) covered by the prior location of the guard band(s) may be used to store data. The closest guard track may be selected to be moved to the defective sector. The positions of the other guard bands may also be moved to equalise the size of the bands. The positions of the guard segments may be set based on a minimum or maximum number of tracks in a band; the quality level of each track or section; the quality level of adjacent tracks or sections; the size, width or severity level of a defective section.
Patent GB-2534582-A (GB)
Title: An impact energy absorbing device for a vehicle
Inventor: ALEX LAKIC
IPC: B60R19/26
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: An impact energy absorbing device (6, Fig. 1) for a vehicle bumper includes a plurality of cells 20 that are grouped together to form a matrix structure defining a mounting region 10 and a contact region 12. The cells 20 crush along their respective longitudinal axes when exposed to an impact force on the contact region 12. Each of the longitudinal axes of the plurality of cells 20 in the matrix structure diverges with respect to neighbouring cells in a direction from the mounting region 10 to the contact region 12. Each of the cells 20 may have a mouth portion (40, Fig. 4) that encourages the cell to collapse inwardly by having an inverse taper. Each of the cells 20 may be metallic, polymeric, or made of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP), and the cells 20 are mounted on the vehicle frame (2, Fig. 1) by a mounting cell (66, Fig. 9) that co-operates with an attachment structure (64, Fig. 9).
Patent GB-2529500-A (GB)
Title: Graphene composition and graphene molded article
Inventor: HASEGAWA SHOJI
IPC: C09K23/34
Filed: 2014-05-30
Abstract: Provided are: a graphene composition that exhibits properties such as strength and electrical conductivity due to the admixture of graphene, even when the amount of graphene admixed is low; and a graphene molded article. A graphene composition containing a compound, graphene, and a dispersant, wherein the graphene constitutes 0.01-5 wt.%, and has first flakes having a long side of less than 1 Î¼m and second flakes having a long side of from 1 Î¼m to less than 5 Î¼m, the number of first flakes being 5% or more of the flake total of this graphene, and the total number of first flakes and second flakes being 90% or more of the flake total of this graphene.
Patent GB-2536957-A (GB)
Title: Position indicator beacon and apparatus for deployment of same
Inventor: FARIS SAMARAI
IPC: G01S19/17
Filed: 2015-04-02
Abstract: This is an application for a position indicator for a stricken aircraft. It overcomes the previous problem of being able to put the device in a suitable position on the aircraft, while at the same time satisfying the safety requirements of bodies such as the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Civil Aviation Authority. The device has a buoyant container 1 that is connected to a battery 8, or a power source and has a cylindrical extension 30 that is attached to a deployable pre-existing external component of the aircrafts fuselage 40. It also has an antenna 5 that is coupled to one or more transmitters 7 that are mounted within the buoyant container and are powered by the battery through a switch 9. The position indicator may also use a GPS, it may have a detection means for detecting either altitude, deceleration or water. The exterior skin of the pre-existing external component may conform to the existing aerodynamic profile of the surrounding aircraft fuselage.
Patent GB-2522595-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent article with high aborsorbent material content
Inventor: EHRNSPERGER BRUNO JOHANNES
IPC: A61F13/539
Filed: 2013-12-10
Abstract: An absorbent article (20) for personal hygiene such as a diaper or training pant, the absorbent article having a front edge (10) and a back edge (12), a longitudinal axis (80) extending in a longitudinal direction of the article, the article having a length L as measured along the longitudinal axis from the front edge to the back edge, a crotch point (C) defined as the point placed at a distance of two fifth of L from the front edge of the article on the longitudinal axis. The article comprises a pair of leg cuffs (32) with an raised section (34) and an absorbent core (28) comprising at least one channel (26, 26') at least partially oriented in the longitudinal direction (80) of the article. The article has crotch width (Wd) before use as measured between the proximal edges of the leg cuffs at the level of the crotch point of from to 70 mm to 200 mm, and a Relative Crotch Width Reduction (RCWR) of at least 30 mm/kg.
Patent GB-2522822-A (GB)
Title: In-containment refueling water storage tank filter system
Inventor: ZHU JINGMEI
IPC: F04B53/20
Filed: 2013-12-12
Abstract: An in-containment refueling water storage tank (IRWST) filter system, comprising: a debris barrier (4) disposed above a hole (7) in the upper floors of the IRWST, and a debris trapping basket (5) disposed inside the IRWST below the hole (7) in the upper floor; the upper opening of the debris retaining basket (5) is higher than the highest liquid level in the IRWST, and the opening aligns with the hole (7) in the upper floor of the IRWST. The debris retaining basket (5) and a pump inlet filter (6) are separately disposed in the IRWST, or connected via a fixing device. The debris barrier (4), the debris retaining basket (5), and the pump inlet filter (6) form a three-stage filtration system.
Patent GB-2540613-A (GB)
Title: Wooden screw
Inventor: RICK WANG
IPC: F16B25/10
Filed: 2015-07-24
Abstract: A wood screw includes a shank 11 with a threaded segment, a screw head and a tapered portion 14. The threaded segment includes a thread 12 with tapered edges and chip grooves 122. The tapered portion 14 is formed at an end of the shank 11 and includes two symmetrical protruding blades 141. The distance c between two symmetric portions of the blades is between the diameter of the shank a and the diameter of the thread b.
Patent GB-2540933-A (GB)
Title: Side rail assembly for a care bed
Inventor: DAVID HEYWOOD
IPC: A61G7/05
Filed: 2015-07-24
Abstract: A side rail assembly comprising elongate carriers suitable to extend upright at two lengthwise ends of a bed, shuttles mounted to slide along the carriers and a side rail extending between the carriers wherein the side rail has an upper bar 109 with a portion 108 which dips downwardly in use and a lower bar 110 and wherein there are mountings with releasable attachment means to secure the side rail to the shuttles such that it can only be mounted with the upper bar above the lower bar. Braces may extend between the upper 109 and lower 110 bars and differently shaped sockets and lugs may be used to prevent incorrect mounting. The device is designed to allow a user to exit a care bed more easily whilst retaining barriers at either end.
Patent GB-2542809-A (GB)
Title: Heat engine for a motor vehicle
Inventor: JONATHAN DUNN
IPC: F02G5/02
Filed: 2015-09-30
Abstract: A heat engine comprises: heat absorption heat exchange means 156A, 156B provided in thermal communication with a heat source 115, 116 of a vehicle, the heat absorption heat exchange means heating a working fluid passing there through; a working body 158 (such as a turbine) downstream of the heat absorption heat exchange means, wherein the working body generates work by expansion of the working fluid to drive pumping means 154, the pumping means pumping the working fluid to cause circulation through the heat engine; and a heat rejection heat exchanger 152 downstream of the working body to reject to atmosphere heat carried by the working fluid. The working fluid may remain as a gas, and may be helium. The heat engine may operate as a Brayton cycle or a Rankine cycle. The heat engine may be provided as part of a motor vehicle to cool components thereof, such as its exhaust, fuel, turbocharger, EGR or charge air.