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Patent GB-2562107-A (GB)
Title: Cyanoacrylate compositions
Inventor: Raymond P Tully
IPC: C09J133/04
Filed: 2017-05-05
Abstract: A cyanoacrylate composition comprises (a) a cyanoacrylate component, (b) a toughening agent comprising a copolymer of polyethylene and polyvinyl acetate, (c) a component having at least two (meth)acrylate functional groups having the formula H2C=C(R1)C(O)O-X-OC(O)C(R2)=CH2, wherein R1 and R2 are H or Me and X is a C4-C30 alkyl chain optionally substituted with one or more (meth)acrylate groups and/or one or more C1-C10 alkyl groups, (d) a benzonitrile component, and (e) an anhydride component. Preferably, the component (a) is ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate or allyl-2-cyanoacrylate, component (c) is hexanediol diacrylate, and component (e) is phthalic anhydride or tetrahydrophthalic anhydride. Component (e) may be tetrafluoroisophthalonitrile. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises 2-25 wt.% component (b), 1.5-20 wt.% component (c), 0.01-10 wt.% component (d), and 0.05-5 wt.% component (e). A method of bonding two substrates together by using the cyanoacrylate composition as an adhesive is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2566923-A (GB)
Title: Motion tracking
Inventor: MICHAEL PAUL ALEXANDER GEISSLER
IPC: G06T17/00
Filed: 2017-07-27
Abstract: Motion capture system for tracking the motion of subject 1 (head 2, torso 3, limbs 4) in an environment (ceiling 7, floor 6, walls 5, pillar 8), comprising: imaging device 24 worn by subject 1 (attached to their head 2); motion sensors 20 are fixed to subject’s limbs 4; processor 15 configured to: receive a series of images of the environment from the camera 24, in order to form an estimate of subject’s position in the environment (Fig. 4); receive acceleration data from the accelerometer 20, in order to form an estimate of the motion of parts of subjects body 4. Indicia 30 (examples of such [Fig. 3]) may be applied to the environment, in an irregular pattern, which are captured in multiple images and used to estimate the position of subject within the environment. Markers 30 may be retroflective and substantially identical. Camera 24 may be attached to a hat (Fig. 5) or VR headset (Fig. 6). Images may be processed 10 and displayed through the VR headset as a virtual reality scene. The location of avatar in simulated environment may be dependent upon estimated location of subject within the environment, and the acceleration data from the accelerometers 20.
Patent GB-2551458-A (GB)
Title: 3D Laser projection, scanning and object tracking
Inventor: Steven P Kaufman
IPC: H04N9/31
Filed: 2016-03-09
Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for tracking the position of moving parts and assemblies using 3D laser projection, and projecting templates and other information onto the parts and assemblies based on position. The projected template may then be used, for example, to assist in fabrication of an assembly by indicating where to put a next component or layer, or to assist in post-fabrication inspection of an assembly by indicating where the various components or layers should have been placed. Reference targets can be used as fiducial points for aligning a laser projector with the work piece in question. When the work piece rotates or is otherwise moved to a next manufacturing or inspection position, the relative position of the laser projector and the work piece is updated by bucking-in to the reference targets. The laser projector can then project patterns or other information onto the work piece at the appropriate locations.
Patent GB-2566761-A (GB)
Title: Discarding of threads processed by a warp processing unit
Inventor: Stephane Forey
IPC: G06T1/20
Filed: 2017-11-02
Abstract: A warp processing unit 40 controls, in dependence on a warp program counter 44 shared between threads processing respective graphics fragments, fetching of a next instruction to be executed for at least some of the threads. In response to a determination 90 that a given subset of threads 102 is to be discarded when at least one other subset is to continue, the unit processes the given subset in a discarded state. For a thread processed in the discarded state, execution of instructions continues for that thread, and at least one of: generation of data access messages triggered by the discarded thread is suppressed; and at least one processing operation, which would be deferred until completion of the discarded thread had it not been discarded, is enabled to be commenced independently of an outcome of the discarded thread. This may involve thread mask bits (Figures 8, 9, and 11) and clause-based execution (Figures 10 and 12), and discarded or culled threads may be killed threads 92 or helper threads.
Patent GB-2569805-A (GB)
Title: Method and system relating to cooling conditions for a biological sample
Inventor: GEORGE JOHN MORRIS
IPC: G01R17/02
Filed: 2017-12-22
Abstract: A computer implemented method 200 comprising: obtaining first data indicative of electric power supplied to cooling apparatus during cooling operation on a biological sample, the cooling operation having a given cooling condition 210; obtaining second data associated with a reference cooling condition 220; determining, based on the first data and the second data, whether the given cooling condition has a predetermined relationship with the reference cooling condition 230; and in response to the determination, outputting a control signal 240. The cooling condition may relate to sample volume, sample composition parameter, number of samples, sample container size, sample container type, cooling apparatus type, cooling rate, cooling profile, initial temperature of a sample, or a heat sink of the cooling apparatus. If the measured electric power data is similar to the reference data then it can be determined that it has the same conditions as the reference sample, but if it is different then an output/alert can be generated on a user interface or the cooling operation may be stopped. Also claimed is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a computer program product and a system comprising a processor, all of which cause the execution of the computer implemented method.
Patent GB-2573749-A (GB)
Title: A protective apparatus
Inventor: PAUL GILES
IPC: A41D13/05
Filed: 2018-05-08
Abstract: A protective apparatus 1 for protecting a wearer’s body part against impacts, comprising a protective member 2 comprising outer shell 11 and padding 21; and a spacing member 41 configured to lie against the body part and space or separate the body part from the protective member to provide a buffer zone (42, fig. 4) between the padding and the spacing member, where the spacing member is formed from resiliently deformable mesh to allow air to pass freely between the buffer zone and the body part. In an embodiment (figures 6-7) the spacing mesh 41 forms part of a sock 50 with a pocket 53 to receive the protective member. The outer shell and padding may have overlapping perforations 19, 29 to allow air flow to reach the body part. The apparatus may be for example a shin guard for sports and the design allows improved ventilation.
Patent GB-2574215-A (GB)
Title: Coupling assembly for attaching a tool to a hydraulic excavator or other work machine
Inventor: PETER LAUTERSLAGER
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 2018-05-30
Abstract: An assembly for releasably coupling a tool (figure 1, 1) to a work machine the tool being connectable to a tool mounting body (figure 9, 110). The assembly features a machine mounting body 130 connectable to the work machine, at least one first connector 33, 34 and at least one second connector 50. Each of the first and second connectors are releasably engaged with the tool mounting body and connect the tool mounting body in a mounted position fixed in relation to the machine mounting body. The second connector moves relative to the machine mounting body between release and lock positions. In the release position the second connector is configured to release the tool mounting body and tallow it to be dismounted from the machine mounting body. In the lock position the second connector is configured to retain the tool mounting body in the mounted position in fixed relation to the machine mounting body. The second connector is reversibly movable in a first stage of movement in a first direction D1 from the release position to an engaged position and in a second stage of movement in a second, different direction D2 from the engaged position to the lock position.
Patent GB-2575867-A (GB)
Title: Variable DC-DC converter and no-load clamp
Inventor: FRANK WARNES
IPC: H02M3/335
Filed: 2018-07-27
Abstract: A variable DC-DC converter has a no-load voltage clamp in which a rectified, filtered and loaded output, termed a control signal, is used to drive a switch 312. When unloaded or lightly loaded, the main output of the DC-DC converter is subject to voltage spikes. The switch therefore switches in a load resistance 314 across the output terminals of the converter when the terminals are unloaded or lightly loaded. The circuit compares the control signal to the output voltage, and switches in the load resistance when the voltage at the output rises above the control signal. Due to a combined rectification, smoothing and filtering action of the control signal circuit, the control signal presents a steady voltage. The output circuit 30 of the variable DC-DC converter comprises a first rectifying and smoothing circuit, formed by a rectifier 316 and capacitor 318, and a voltage clamp. The voltage clamp comprises switch 312, low pass filter comprising resistance 36 and capacitor 38, a second rectifier 34 and load resistance 314.
Patent GB-2577336-A (GB)
Title: Image data encoding and decoding
Inventor: KARL JAMES SHARMAN
IPC: H04N19/426
Filed: 2018-09-24
Abstract: An image encoding apparatus comprises a selector configured to select a prediction operation. This selection being made from a set of candidate prediction operations, at least some of which define an intra-image prediction operation, with a prediction direction between a current sample to be predicted and a group of reference samples in the same image. Also disclosed is an intra-image predictor configured to derive predicted samples of a current image region from reference samples of the same image in response to selection of an intra-­image prediction operation. The current region comprises at least a subset of a current coding tree unit (CTU) in an array of CTUs. The selector is configured to inhibit the selection of a prediction operation for the current region, for which at least some of the reference samples at one or more of the predetermined sides of the current image region are disposed in a CTU other than the current CTU. In a preferable embodiment, an intra-prediction mode is not inhibited despite reference samples being in another CTU on the provision that the samples were formed via inter prediction.
Patent GB-2580393-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door latch assembly
Inventor: Patrick William Patterson
IPC: E05B85/10
Filed: 2019-01-09
Abstract: A vehicle door latch assembly comprising a handle 211 (lever 305, fig.3a) coupled to a latch 210 via a mechanical linkage 213 and a circuit 212 having a sensor (306, fig.3b) operating an electric actuator (402, fig.4a) providing electronic release. The sensor operates the electric actuator in response to a force in a first direction and the handle is movable in a second direction different to the first direction. The first and second directions may be orthogonal such that the handle may be pivoted downwards and the sensor may be actuated by pulling outwards on the door handle, the sensor may be located on the handle. The force to move the handle manually may be greater than the force to actuate the sensor. The handle may include a detent to retain the handle in a rest position. The sensor may be a button switch or capacitive touch-responsive sensor. The handle may be hidden from view behind a door panel.
Patent GB-2580632-A (GB)
Title: Refill products
Inventor: ALEXANDER RICHARD JOHN DUNHAM
IPC: C11D17/04
Filed: 2019-01-17
Abstract: A concentrated refill product 10 for dilution into a solution comprises a sachet 20 encasing a volume of concentrated liquid. The sachet is tubular with a diameter of less than 25mm, and has a water soluble casing. This allows the sachet to be used to form the solution. The volume of the concentrated product is preferably between 2.5ml and 20ml. A method of diluting the concentrated product comprises: providing an empty container with an opening of 19mm or greater; placing the refill product inside the container; filling the container with water; waiting until the sachet ruptures due to dissolution of the casing; and optionally agitating the container to ensure an even solution. A method of manufacturing a sachet comprises: providing a sheet of water soluble film; wrapping the sheet around a mandrel; heat sealing the edges to form a tubular roll; removing the mandrel; filling the roll with product; and heat sealing a base and a top of the roll to form a sealed sachet.
Patent GB-2572930-A (GB)
Title: Mixing machine system
Inventor: Ruben T Huerta-Ochoa
IPC: A47J27/62
Filed: 2018-02-27
Abstract: A mixing machine includes a head extending over a bowl receiving location, the head including a downwardly extending rotatable output shaft for receiving a mixer tool, the head including a planetary system therewithin for effecting rotation of the rotatable output shaft about its axis and orbiting of the shaft axis about another axis. A motor includes an output operatively connected to drive the planetary system. A control system includes a plurality of sensors, each sensor located for detecting a respective condition of mixing machine, and a diagnostic 1 operable to (i) track outputs from the plurality of sensors over time, (ii) analyze the tracked outputs and (iii) produce an alert indication based upon the diagnostic control identifying a performance characteristic indicative of a need for service or repair of the mixing machine.
Patent GB-2573718-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for providing a data update to an aircraft
Inventor: Russell Allen Ramaker
IPC: G01C21/20
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: A method of providing a data update to an aircraft comprises: receiving an up-link route clearance; determining that the up-link route clearance includes a flight procedure that is not available in a static navigation database of the aircraft 202; triggering an update module of the aircraft to request a data update for a route to be flown by the aircraft in response to the determining 204, wherein the route is a predefined route that is set before flight of the aircraft; receiving the data update via a communication link of a component (i.e. flight management system (FMS)) of the aircraft from a ground station in response to the request 204, wherein the data update includes flight procedure data, which includes at least one of airport information, runway information and/or terminal procedures 206; and updating the route to be flown based at least in part on the flight procedure data 208. The static navigation database may be included in the FMS, and receiving the flight procedure data comprises inserting the flight procedure data into a flight plan of the aircraft, and/or synching the flight procedure data directly into a database.
Patent GB-2577629-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use with a drill string assembly and method of use thereof
Inventor: GARRY ROBERT STEPHEN
IPC: E21B34/04
Filed: 2019-08-30
Abstract: An apparatus providing a carousel to select drill string tools has an outer casing having two fluid couplings 3, 4 for fluidly coupling into a drill string assembly. An inner body 6 supports a selection of components 12 which can be picked to integrate with the drill string assembly. The inner body 6 is movable relative to the fluid couplings to selectively align each component 12 with the fluid couplings and so a drill string. The inner body 6 is in the form of a carousel rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the apparatus where components 12 are parallel to the axis. The component 12 can be a BOP test plug; another component can be a section of through pipe. The apparatus can be connected between a seafloor BOP (5, fig 2) and a riser (9, fig 2). Sequentially, components 12 are selectively rotated to engage a drill string. Drill string components can be swapped out at the seabed for BOP testing.
Patent GB-2577809-A (GB)
Title: Method, apparatus and manufacture for two-microphone array speech enhancement for an automotive environment
Inventor: TAO YU
IPC: G10L21/0272
Filed: 2014-02-04
Abstract: In a speech enhancement system for an automotive environment, signals from a first and second microphone of an array (fig. 2) are decomposed into subbands (352), processed (354 via eg. adaptive beamforming or decorrelation filtering) and then output based on an acoustic event detection (AED, 355) and current system mode (351, eg. driver-speech enhancement only) having determined whether the driver, passenger or neither is speaking. Each subband of this acoustics events detection output signal is then combined (356). Aspects of the invention include attenuating the signal from the passenger microphone when the driver is speaking, or vice versa, and calibrating the microphones.
Patent GB-2586172-A (GB)
Title: Cabin with AC solar panel and power system comprising the same
Inventor: SIMON FLETCHER
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 2019-10-01
Abstract: A cabin comprises a self-contained cabin, the cabin comprising a solar panel mounted on its outside, the solar panel comprising a plurality of photovoltaic cells and an inverter for providing AC power directly from the solar panel. The solar panel is connected to a power circuit of the cabin for providing on demand power to one or more connected electrical devices. A weather sealed junction box may be provided on the outside of the cabin, optionally on the roof with the solar panel. The junction box may provide a circuit breaker and connections to a power socket, the solar panel and a supplemental power source. The solar panel may be receiving spaced guide rails on the cabin, may be locked against sliding or may be mounted using clamps. A plurality of solar panels may be provided. An off grid power unit may also be provided comprising a battery and a power source which may be a generator, a fuel cell, a solar panel or a wind turbine, or some combination thereof. A system may comprise a plurality of cabins and a plurality of off grid power units.
Patent GB-2591482-A (GB)
Title: Non-dust blend
Inventor: MAURICE POWER
IPC: C08K5/50
Filed: 2020-01-29
Abstract: A non-dust blend comprises tris(2-t-butylphenyl)phosphite, wherein dust may be defined as particles capable of passing through sieve apertures of 0.5 mm. Typically, the amount of dust in the blend is <1 wt.%. The blend may also comprise a fully hindered phenolic antioxidant, e.g. tetrakismethylene(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate)methane, 2,2’-thiodiethylene bis[3(3,5-di-t-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate], octadecyl 3-(3’,5’-di-t-butyl-4’-hydroxyphenyl)propionate, 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate, 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene, N,N’-hexamethylenebis[3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionamide], 1,2-bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamoyl)hydrazine, 2,2’-ethylidenebis[4,6-di-t-butylphenol], or butylated hydroxytoluene. A process for forming the non-dust blend comprises the steps of (i) extruding or otherwise processing tris(2-t-butylphenyl)phosphite to provide a substrate, (ii) cooling the substrate, and (iii) optionally fragmenting the cooled substrate. Step (i) may be performed using a screw or die extruder. The process may include the step of removing the dust by sieving. In an alternative method, the non-dust blend is formed using cold extrusion and compaction. Use of the blend to stabilise a polymer is also disclosed. The amount of the blend in a stabilised polymer composition is preferably 0.01-5 wt.%.
Patent GB-2581437-A (GB)
Title: Pick tool for road milling
Inventor: Eric Weinbach
IPC: E21C35/183
Filed: 2020-02-06
Abstract: A pick tool comprising a central axis 102, an impact tip 104 and a support body 106, a proximal end of the impact tip being joined to the support body at a non-planar first interface 108 comprising two co-axial inner and outer annular interface surfaces 110,112, the width of the outer interface surface being the same or less than the width of the inner interface surface. The impact tip also has a super-hard bit (208 fig. 11) at a distal end thereof. The super-hard bit may be joined to the support at a second interface which may be planar, conical or truncated-conical. The super-hard bit may be constructed of materials such as polycrystalline diamond. The two co-axial annular interfaces may be perpendicular to the central axis and be spaced apart axially. The support may comprise a cylindrical central protrusion 114 with a shape corresponding to a central recess (124, fig. 7) in the impact tip. The central protrusion may be undercut by a notch (118, fig. 7). The impact tip may have dimples (129, fig. 9). The pick tool may be a road milling tool.
Patent GB-2592004-A (GB)
Title: A device for supporting a decelerometer
Inventor: KENNETH MILES BOWEN
IPC: G01P1/02
Filed: 2020-02-07
Abstract: A decelerometer levelling device 10 comprises supporting surface 20 for supporting a decelerometer 100 in a horizontally levelled position relative to a vehicle. A base 30 is coupled to the support 20. A levelling means 40 for aligns the support 20 relative to base 30. A securing means 41 secures the support 20 in a stable position. Levelling means 40 may comprise a universal joint, a ball-and-socket joint, a gimbal or at least one hinge. Base 30 may be weighted to prevent slipping, and device 10 may comprise a handle 50. Levelling means 40 may provide one, two or three axes of rotation about which supporting means 20 can be rotated relative to base 30. The second axis may be orthogonal to the first axis, and the first and second of axes of rotation may be in a horizontal plane. Also claimed is an assembly 200 comprising a decelerometer levelling device 10 in combination with a decelerometer 100.
Patent GB-2579938-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus of identification of streaming activity and source for cached media on streaming devices
Inventor: JAMES PETRO
IPC: H04N21/24
Filed: 2018-08-15
Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for identification of streaming activity and source for cached media on streaming devices, further including a content identification information library to store first content identification information of a first media presentation, wherein the first media presentation is a streamed media presentation, a network activity meter to inspect a network connection of a media streaming device for network activity associated with a second media presentation, a network activity manager to determine, in response to an absence of the network activity, the second media presentation is a cached media presentation, a cached content source determiner to infer a streaming source of the second media presentation by matching second content identification information of the second media presentation with the first content identification information of the first media presentation, and a media credit manager to generate a second media credit for the second media presentation that includes an inferred streaming source identifier.
Patent GB-2603187-A (GB)
Title: Easy ponytail hair accessory
Inventor: NATHAN JOHN DOIDGE
IPC: A45D8/34
Filed: 2021-01-30
Abstract: A ponytail hair accessory comprising a curly elastic part 1 and a guard part having two apertures 3. The ends of the curly elastic part are placed through the apertures in the guard. End pieces 5 are preferably attached to the ends of the curly elastic part and spacers 4 may be threaded along the curly elastic part between the guard and the end pieces.