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Patent GB-2526177-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing liquid jet head, liquid jet head, and liquid jet apparatus
Inventor: TATSUMI TOKIO
IPC: B41J2/16
Filed: 2015-03-12
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid jet head includes: a through hole forming step S12 of forming through holes (84, 91, Fig.9) on a base plate (41, 81, Fig.3); an actuator plate bonding step of bonding first and second actuator plates (42, 82, Fig.3) on opposite sides in a thickness direction of the base plate at positions avoiding the through holes; and an electrode forming step S32 which includes a plating step of performing plating electrodes (71, 72, 80, Fig.7) on the bonded bodies of the base plates and the actuator plates. In the through hole forming step, the through holes are formed on the base plates during a boring step and subsequently the inner surfaces of the through holes are roughened S11. In the electrode forming step, second extraction electrodes (80, Fig.7) are routed to a principal surface 41a of the base plate through the through holes. The principal surface being the surface of the base plate on which the first actuator plate is bonded. Sandblasting may be used in the boring step and the base plate may be made of a glass material.
Patent GB-2523265-A (GB)
Title: A bag
Inventor: MONTAGUE JONATHAN
IPC: A45C11/38
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: A bag 1 comprises an elongate member 4 mounted thereon and a camera 7 mounted on the elongate member 4. The elongate member 4 may be arranged to be rotated from a retracted position which is substantially within a body 2 of the bag 1 and be telescopically extended to a deployed position in a substantially upright orientation relative to the bag 1 and extending away from the bag body 2. A second camera 13 may be mounted to a strap 15 of the bag 1. The bag is particularly useful for a tour guide or tour leader.
Patent GB-2533663-A (GB)
Title: A security device
Inventor: BRUCE MCGARIAN
IPC: F41H13/00
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: A security device 10 comprises a plate 20 that extends over a first height and has a top edge 21 and a bottom edge 22. The device also has a bulbous barrier 30 that extends over a second height, which is shorter than the first height, and has a top edge 31 and a bottom edge 32. The plate and the barrier form a slot 50 therebetween. The plate and the barrier are joined together, or integrally formed, at their top edges and a lower portion of the plate, below the bottom edge of the barrier, comprises only a single layer of material. The security device can be fitted to the rail of a ship to make it more difficult for pirates to board the ship.
Patent GB-2539700-A (GB)
Title: Renewable energy system
Inventor: KRIS HYDE
IPC: F03D9/19
Filed: 2015-06-25
Abstract: A system for converting marine renewable energy into hydrogen comprises an electrolyser powered by a source of marine renewable energy, such as an offshore wind turbine, wave generator or tidal generator. Hydrogen from the electrolyser is fed into a buffer tank, which is located underwater. Hydrogen is then fed into a gas compressor from the buffer tank. The electrolyser may comprise proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology or alkaline polymer electrolyte membrane (APEM) technology. The buffer tank may be located at an underwater depth such that the water pressure acting on the tank equals the inlet pressure of the compressor. The volume of the buffer vessel may be varied by means of an elastic material or a piston. A second system may use hydrogen from the compressor to produce alternative compounds, such as liquid hydrocarbon (e.g. diesel), methane, ammonia or urea. There may be transport means for distributing compressed hydrogen to an end user.
Patent GB-2540813-A (GB)
Title: Electrical assembly
Inventor: ROBERT STEPHEN WHITEHOUSE
IPC: H02J3/36
Filed: 2015-07-30
Abstract: An electrical assembly for use in an electrical system comprising a DC path which includes a DC power transmission medium; and a current commutation device 212, which includes a switching element 214, which may be an IGBT or other kind of electronic switch, and an energy absorbing element 216, which may be a linear or non-linear resistor. The switching element 214 is arranged to permit a current flowing through the DC path to flow through the switching element 214 and at the same time bypass the energy absorbing element 216. The electrical assembly further includes a control unit 220 programmed to selectively control the switching of the switching element 214, for example in response to a fault, to commutate the current directly from the switching element 214 to the energy absorbing element 216 in order to increase the resultant voltage drop caused by the flow of direct current through the DC path and oppose the flow of the current through the DC path.
Patent GB-2525789-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and computer program for transmitting and/or receiving signals
Inventor: HUOMO HEIKKI
IPC: H04B3/54
Filed: 2013-04-16
Abstract: Conventional power line communication systems modulate a high frequency carrier, which is superimposed on an electric power grid with a far lower frequency, e.g. 50Hz. However, according to the present invention, data is transmitted by frequency modulating the grid frequency itself. This technique can be applied within a synchronous area of an electric power grid. A transmitting device includes a power flow modulator arranged to modulate power flow on the basis of a sequence of control signals, thereby providing a corresponding frequency modulation to the grid frequency. The data signals may include identifiers to identify the source or/and intended destination of the data transmission.
Patent GB-2528216-A (GB)
Title: Estimating and enhancing residual performance in an energy storage system
Inventor: MAINI CHETAN KUMAR
IPC: H01M10/44
Filed: 2010-04-30
Abstract: A system and method is provided for estimating and enhancing performance that can be delivered by an energy storage system beyond the energy storage system's warranty period. The system includes an energy management system configured to communicate and manage the energy storage system and a data processing system configured to communicate with the energy management system. The system is configured to estimate performance delivered by the energy storage system beyond the energy storage system's warranty period, identify adaptations to be made to enhance the performance of the energy storage system, and make adaptations to the energy storage system, thereby enhancing the performance that can be delivered by an energy storage system beyond the energy storage system's warranty period. In a preferred embodiment, the system is also configured to determine whether the identified adaptations affect the performance of the energy storage system and/or energy consumption system. A method of using the system is also claimed.
Patent GB-2546318-A (GB)
Title: A rotator cap assembly for a post driver
Inventor: JOSEPH ANTHONY BRENNAN
IPC: E04H17/26
Filed: 2016-01-15
Abstract: A rotator cap assembly 1 for a post driver includes a slide mount 2 for slideably mounting the rotator cap assembly onto a post driver mast, a striker plate 3 projecting outwardly from the slide mount, a post head rotator cap 4 mounted on an underside 5 of the striker plate, and a land 6 for engaging a rock spike on the underside of the striker plate adjacent the rotator cap. The land may be mounted between the rotator cap and the slide mount. The rotator cap may be bolted on the assembly and comprise a post head receiver for slideable reception of a head of a post, the receiver being rotatably mounted on the underside of the striker plate. The receiver may also comprise a flanged mounting plate which may be circular.
Patent GB-2549505-A (GB)
Title: Wall and/or edging support member and wall and/or edging
Inventor: JON WATSON
IPC: A01G9/28
Filed: 2016-04-19
Abstract: A wall including at least one wall forming member (11, Fig. 2), preferably a panel or board such as a railway sleeper, and at least two support members 12 each having a ground engaging portion, preferably a spike 14, and a receiving portion 16 having two elongate parts 18 forming an open topped slot receiving part of the or each wall forming member. The support member may be a fork like or prong like member having a planar base 20. The length of the elongate parts 18 may be shorter than the height, or combined height, of the one or more wall forming members in use. The total height of the wall may be less than 630mm. The wall may be for used as a retaining wall in a garden to retain earth on one side at a higher level to earth on the other. There is a separate independent claim for a support member only with a receiving portion height of at least 125mm. Also claimed is a kit of parts and a method comprising driving the ground engaging portions into the earth and positioning a wall forming member into each slot.
Patent GB-2550406-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for managing time-based task
Inventor: JANNE LA AALTONEN
IPC: G06Q50/18
Filed: 2016-05-19
Abstract: A method and system for managing a time-based task comprises; populating a database with intellectual property (IP) related data, the data comprising a first deadline date and a deadline type; calculating a second deadline based on the first deadline; sending a request for a service based on the first deadline type; receiving a service description related to the request; executing a communication using the received service description; and performing the time-based task by the second deadline. The IP related data may be patent data, and the service request may be made to service providers to make an equivalent application or make a complete application to replace a provisional application. The service providers may make multiple approvals about the service request, and a service allocator (which may be a patent attorney) may select a particular service provider. The deadline type may be one of a critical deadline, an important deadline and a follow-up deadline. A third deadline may also be determined.
Patent GB-2550567-A (GB)
Title: Point Cloud Matching Method
Inventor: LIXIN FAN
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2016-05-20
Abstract: A point cloud matching process is disclosed involving: providing a first 3D point cloud and a second 3D point cloud about an object obtained using different sensing techniques ,removing scale differences between the 3D point clouds based on a mean distance of points in corresponding subsets of the first and second 3D point clouds and arranging the 3D point clouds in a two-level structure, wherein a first level is a macro structure describing boundaries of the object and a second level is a micro structure consisting of supervoxels of the 3D point cloud. A first graph is constructed from the first 3D point cloud and a second graph from the second 3D point cloud such that the supervoxels represent nodes of the graphs and adjacencies of the supervoxels represents edges of the graphs the two graphs are matched to obtain a transformation matrix and the 3D point clouds are registered together by applying the transformation matrix.
Patent GB-2541076-A (GB)
Title: Organics recovery from dry fraction
Inventor: JUAN JOSSE
IPC: B09B5/00
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: A method of treating waste comprising the steps: extruding or pressing the waste to separate a solids fraction from a liquid fraction; and pulverizing or milling the solid fraction and ideally separating the solid fraction into residual organics and solid fraction rejects. Preferably the liquid fraction and the residual organics are treated in an anaerobic digester. A preferable further step comprises washing of the solid fraction rejects. An apparatus for treating waste comprising: an extruder or press; and a hammer mill is also claimed. Ideally the hammer mill receives a dry fraction from the extruder or press and preferably the apparatus further comprises an anaerobic digester.
Patent GB-2561803-A (GB)
Title: Vertical grow systems
Inventor: MAHALINGHAM KIRUSHNAMOORTHE
IPC: A01G9/02
Filed: 2016-07-23
Abstract: Planting apparatus comprising enclosed upright sides and open horizontal sides. The upright sides are angled relative to vertical causing one of the horizontal open sides to be larger than the other. Multiple apparatus may be stacked in various arrangements providing multiple apertures in which plants can be planted. A base plate can be used to provide a solid base or dividing tier. The apparatus can be attached to walls or hung. Light emitting products can be housed in apertures in the upright walls of the device. The base plate may be sealed to provide a water feature.
Patent GB-2552654-A (GB)
Title: Near field communication ring
Inventor: DEAN LEYBOURN
IPC: H04B5/00
Filed: 2016-07-29
Abstract: A ring or bracelet comprising an annular shell (Fig 1, 1), a Near Field Communications transponder mounted on said shell, and a coil antenna which has a plurality of turns which each extend around the entire circumference of the annular shell, may be spaced from one another across the width of the ring, or may be mounted in an annular recess (fig 2, 2) extending around the entire circumference. The ring may be made from ceramic (Fig 2, 1) and may have a cover which encapsulates the transponder and can be made from resin (Fig 1, 2). The coil antenna may be a wound metal wire coil (Fig 4b), may be a conductive track carried on a flexible substrate (Fig 4a) along with the NFC transponder in the form of a chip, or may be directly applied to the inner surface of the annular shell (Fig 4c), potentially via electroplating or laser direct structuring. The coil antenna may include a series of parallel track sections joined by track step sections (Fig 4a, front)
Patent GB-2553097-A (GB)
Title: Additive layer manufacturing
Inventor: JOSEPH ANDREW POWELL
IPC: B62D55/32
Filed: 2016-08-18
Abstract: A method of reconditioning a wheel 304 for a tracked vehicle by additive layer manufacturing includes the steps of using a heat source such as a laser 316 to melt a portion 324 of the wheel. A metallic material 322 is added to the melted portion. The heat source is moved relative to the wheel so as to progressively form a new layer of metallic material on the wheel. The above steps are repeated as required to form a reconditioned wheel, layer by layer 308, 310, 312, 314. The additive layer manufacturing method may be selected from laser blown powder manufacture, laser powder bed manufacture, and wire arc additive manufacture.
Patent GB-2543659-A (GB)
Title: Fuel filter apparatus and method
Inventor: DAVE RICHARDSON
IPC: F02M37/32
Filed: 2016-10-10
Abstract: Use of a catalyst such as a zeolite to decompose sterol glycosides in a fuel filter (1) for filtering diesel fuel such as bio-diesel supplied to an internal combustion engine (2, Fig 1). The fuel filter includes a filter element (12, 19) to trap precipitates suspended in the diesel fuel. The catalyst may be incorporated into the filter element or may be applied to the element exterior. A heating means (6) such as an electrical heating element or a conduit for ducting heating fluid from the internal combustion engine may be provided for heating the catalyst. A method of filtering diesel fuel for supply to an internal combustion engine is also disclosed. By providing a catalyst in the fuel filter, blocking of the filter element due to insoluble sterol glycoside in the diesel fuel can be reduced or avoided particularly during cold ambient, low temperature conditions.
Patent GB-2544652-A (GB)
Title: Shock absorbing element for the body
Inventor: DRIES DECOENE
IPC: A63B71/12
Filed: 2016-11-16
Abstract: The shock absorbing element 3a, 3b, 3c comprises at least two layers connected to each other, being a first layer (5a, figure 4) made of recycled rubber and a second layer (5b, figure 4) made of hard plastic, in which the shock absorbing element 3a, 3b, 3c is designed to be attached to a part of the body in such a way that the first layer (5a, figure 4) is situated between the body and the second layer (5b, figure 4). The shock absorbing element 3a, 3b, 3c protects a part of the body and may be a knee pad, shin pad or ankle protector to be used by sportsmen or sportswomen. The second layer (5b, figure 4) may be sized to cover the first layer (5a, figure 4). Also claimed is a protector 1 for the body comprising at least one of the shock absorbing elements 3a, 3b, 3c.
Patent GB-2543179-A (GB)
Title: Beach detection sensors for vibratory separator
Inventor: Ed Kronenberger
IPC: C02F1/34
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: An apparatus includes a screen capable of separating solids from a slurry having a liquid portion and a solid portion and a first probe disposed beneath the screen to determine a position of a beach between a feed end and a discharge end of the screen, the beech being a transition where a substantial majority of the liquid portion of the slurry terminates.  A method includes providing a slurry to a vibratory separator, measuring a property of a portion of the slurry adjacent to a reference probe, measuring a property of a composition adjacent to a first probe within the vibratory separator, and comparing measurements from the reference probe and the first probe to determine a position of the slurry.
Patent GB-2559322-A (GB)
Title: A stud for a horseshoe
Inventor: Christopher William Powell
IPC: A01L7/04
Filed: 2017-01-10
Abstract: A stud 2 for a horseshoe 4 comprises a threaded portion 6 of a length suitable for screwing into and out of a threaded hole 8 in the horseshoe 4 while the horseshoe 4 is on a hoof 18 of the horse, and a head portion 10 which in use extends out of the stud 2 and engages a surface over which a horse fitted with the horseshoe 4 moves. The threaded portion 6 has a coarse thread 12 with flat tips 14 and flat roots 16, such as a trapezoidal thread, to help prevent cross-threading and damage to the thread in use. The end of the threaded portion, distal from the head, may be flat.
Patent GB-2545820-A (GB)
Title: A device
Inventor: IAIN BEGG
IPC: A47G25/40
Filed: 2017-01-24
Abstract: A handle for use with luggage comprises an elongate body 21 and at least two extendable arms 20 that move from a closed position (figure 6b) wherein the arms substantially encompass the body to an open second position (figure 5) wherein the arms extend away from the body by means of a pivot 13 which secures the body to the arms thereby providing a device for hanging clothes. The body 21 has a front face having a substantially isosceles trapezoidal shape, wherein the narrower dimension is positioned towards a bottom of the handle and the wider dimension to the top of the handle thereby providing ends of the body angled from around 10 to around 20 degrees from the vertical. The angled ends of the body comprise the pivots 13 such that when the arms are in the second open position, the arms are angled downwards.
Patent GB-2543685-A (GB)
Title: Distributed electricity metering system
Inventor: ADI SHAMIR
IPC: G01R21/133
Filed: 2012-01-10
Abstract: Receiving a message containing a value responsive of a current measured by a self-powered power sensor SPPS 1100 and a time synchronization signal associated with the value. A time synchronization signal is transmitted every time interval, the time interval being configured such that an internal drift of a clock of a microcontroller is smaller than a predetermined current to voltage phase error value. Measurement of a voltage corresponding to the current is received. At least one of: a timing correction value to account for differences between the SPPS clock and a clock of the receiver; current; phase shift between voltage and current; real power; apparent power; reactive power; power factor; distortion factor; and total harmonic distortion of the at least an analog signal is determined. A voltage offset may account for losses between a voltage measurement point and the current measurement point. May be used to measure power factor of an alternate current at a circuit breaker of an electrical sub network in an electricity distribution system and may be installed in a panel board for existing circuit breakers.
Patent GB-2560711-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus wearable on the upper part of the body
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN LYNCH
IPC: G08B5/00
Filed: 2017-03-17
Abstract: An apparatus wearable on the upper part of the body to enhance visibility and support electrical equipment comprising a first subassembly 101 being V-shaped, with first 102 and second 103 limbs extending from a vertex component 104; a second subassembly 105 having an inverted T-shape 107 connected between a central position of the horizontal section 108 and the vertex component 104; and a third subassembly 109 having an inverted pi-shape. Electrical equipment (fig 4) is retained within the V-shaped subassembly. The subassemblies are attached as shown in figure 1 to allow adjustments to be made to accommodate different sizes but all the electrical equipment can be held in a single subassembly. Preferably an outer strip is attached to a layer of high visibility material such that exposed areas of the high visibility material surround the strip to enhance visibility in response to daylight, i.e. the garment forms a hi-vis vest.
Patent GB-2561555-A (GB)
Title: Detection and delineation of microorganisms
Inventor: ANDREW ROGERS
IPC: C12Q1/686
Filed: 2017-04-12
Abstract: Methods for detecting a fungal or yeast infection in a sample, comprising: performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction to amplify the ILV3 gene encoding a dihydroxyacid dehydratase; and detecting the amplification product to determine whether the sample contains a fungal or yeast infection. Corresponding primers, probes and kits are also provided.
Patent GB-2563417-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable drive gear assembly
Inventor: ANTHONY BERNARD DEMOTS
IPC: F16H57/12
Filed: 2017-06-15
Abstract: An adjustable drive gear assembly comprising a first and second gear (18, 20 fig.2) arranged coaxially. Each gear has a pin 28, 30 having a projecting portion 48 and a planar C-shaped spring (26 fig. 3) extends between the projecting portions to couple the two gears and provide a torsional load there between. At least one of the projecting portions of the first and second pins is non-round and may be bilobal (46 figs 7 & 8), trilobal (60 fig. 9), quadralobal (68 fig. 10) or it may comprise a cam surface (78 fig.11). When setting the torsional load of the spring the non-round projection may be rotated in order to vary the spring length and hence the load between the gears.
Patent GB-2551921-A (GB)
Title: Downhole flow control assemblies and methods of use
Inventor: PRANAY ASTHANA
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2015-03-24
Abstract: A flow control assembly includes a cylindrical body that defines an interior and openings provided through a wall of the body. An inner sleeve is positioned within the interior of the body and defines recessed pockets on an outer radial surface that coincide with the openings, and sleeve orifices are defined in the inner sleeve at each recessed pocket. A cartridge choke assembly is received within each opening and operatively coupled to the inner sleeve at one of the recessed pocket. The cartridge choke assembly includes a choking module that defines choke orifices alignable with the sleeve orifices. A flow control device is movably disposed within the body between a fully open position, where the one or more sleeve orifices are exposed, and a fully closed position, where the one or more sleeve orifices are occluded.