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Patent GB-2539171-A (GB)
Title: Teaching apparatus
Inventor: DARRYL JAMES SAMUEL
IPC: G09B19/00
Filed: 2015-04-16
Abstract: A teaching or game apparatus comprises a playing grid (figure 1a, 200), a set of machine-readable physical tokens (figure 1g) for placing on the playing grid and storing data relating to the type of token. The tokens comprise at least a start token (990, figure 1g) to define a start location on the playing grid, an end token (902, figure 1g) to define an end location on the playing grid and route tokens (910-916, figure 1g) to define a route from said start location to said end location. A computing device 700 is provided to read a selected token and display corresponding type information and a logging system to log a sequence of player moves made on the playing grid. In use, a player is able to use said computing device to identify the route and to use said logging system to log a sequence of moves to traverse the identified route. An interactive system comprising a board, a plurality of tokens and a peripheral device 306 connected to a computer, and a method of operating an interactive system are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2537834-A (GB)
Title: Nozzle tip manufacturing
Inventor: CYRILLE LESIEUR
IPC: F02M61/16
Filed: 2015-04-27
Abstract: A method of forming a nozzle tip 102 of a fuel injector nozzle in which firstly a hole forming step takes place. The holes 106 are formed by laser drilling and extend through the wall section 104 and partly into a blank of material 130 within the nozzle tip. Secondly, a subsequent sac-forming step is carried out, comprising removing the blank 130 to form a sac (Fig 5, 108). The laser drilling may be controlled so that the laser can be applied for a predetermined time period or until a predetermined amount of energy is expended. This method therefore avoids the requirement for sacrificial inserts to avoid damage by impinging of the laser beam upon internal surface of the nozzle tip and/or adherence of melted particles to the internal surface.
Patent GB-2538714-A (GB)
Title: Robot Leg
Inventor: ALEXANDER MICHAEL ENOCH
IPC: B62D57/032
Filed: 2015-05-25
Abstract: A robot leg 125 comprises an upper link 101 and a lower link 111. The upper link 101 operates nominally in a first vertical plane about a hip joint, for example the sagittal plane, while the lower link 111 operates nominally in a second ver­tical plane, nominally orthogonal to the first plane, for example the coronal plane, about a knee joint. The leg 125 may also comprise a twist joint in the knee at 102b, 112a, and may comprise four-bar linkages 102a-h, 103a-d, 112a, b, 113a-d, such that the foot 106 stays parallel to the hip at 102a. A foot 106 may be attached to an ankle at 112b. The leg 125 may be used in a robot to allow the construction of a robot capable of three dimensional movement, using a small number of actuators per leg. Also disclosed are a servo housing (figs. 10 and 11) and a servo motor (figs. 12 and 13).
Patent GB-2532834-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for scalable job processing
Inventor: MATTHEW JAMES GEORGE PAINTER
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2015-08-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing jobs within a cluster architecture. The method comprises a step 901 of determining capacity at a node (101 see fig 1) before allocating a job for processing by the node (101) or adding the job to a cluster queue. A system for processing jobs within a cluster architecture is also disclosed. The nodes are connected via a communications system (104 see fig 1) such as a network. The invention is aimed at addressing situations such as when long processing times when the Internet is busy. Job allocation may include thresholds of CPU time, memory usage and total time, taking account of projected node loading over time.
Patent GB-2542374-A (GB)
Title: Computer apparatus and method for enhancing clinical pathways
Inventor: BO HU
IPC: G06Q50/22
Filed: 2015-09-16
Abstract: A computer-implemented clinical pathway enhancement method having a plurality of care steps, where the clinical pathway is a predefined clinical pathway which is associated with an individual patient or a cohort of patients, or a merged clinical pathway obtained by merging two or more such predefined clinical pathways associated with the patient or patient cohort, is proposed in which the clinical pathway is integrated with at least one non-clinical process so as to associate non-clinical data from the non-clinical process with at least one care step which is related to that non-clinical data; and using the non-clinical data associated with the care step to produce one or more enriched clinical pathways. The non-clinical data may relate to administrative and/or clinical procedures, and/or clinical assets of one or more clinical centers. The administrative and/or clinical procedures may comprise at least one of: authorization requirements; timing requirements; personnel requirements; cost requirements; and equipment requirements. The clinical assets may comprise at least one of: staff resources; location; and equipment resources.
Patent GB-2527995-A (GB)
Title: Locking system for quick coupler
Inventor: ROBL TROY CURTIS
IPC: E02F3/36
Filed: 2014-03-20
Abstract: A quick coupler (126) for holding an implement (104) is disclosed. The quick coupler (126) includes a frame (114) having a first plate (140) and a second plate (142). The quick coupler (126) includes a locking system (160) adapted to lock the implement (104) in the first plate (140) and the second plate (142). The locking system (160) includes a securing latch member and a hydraulic actuator (166) is operatively connected to the securing latch member. The securing latch member is configured to move along a guide provided in each of the first plate (140) and the second plate (142). The locking system (160) further includes a set of grooves (187) provided on at least one of the securing latch member and the guide. The set of grooves (187) are adapted to lock the securing latch member in a latched position.
Patent GB-2543770-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to direct injection fuel rails
Inventor: JEAN-CLAUDE DUFLOUX
IPC: F02M53/02
Filed: 2015-10-27
Abstract: A preheater for a fuel rail including a plurality of injectors comprising a flexible housing, which encases the fuel rail adjacent at least one of the injectors, and an electric heating element 14 running substantially throughout the housing. The heater may have a plurality of fixings 17 for attaching the heater to the fuel line. The fixings may be mechanical or magnetic. The fixing may be attached to one or more tabs 16 for enclosing the fuel rail. The housing may be made from a thermally insulating material. The heating element may be woven into the inside of the housing. The preheater may be fitted or retrofitted to vehicles destined for use in cold climates, or where ethanol based biofuels are to be used.
Patent GB-2543772-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to stairlifts
Inventor: ALEXANDER HENRY GAGE WILSON
IPC: B66B9/08
Filed: 2015-10-27
Abstract: Footrest (9 fig 1) for a stairlift chair (5 fig 1) wherein safety edges 18 included in the footrest are enveloped in a flexible cover 20 that allows the safety edges 18 to function in the intended manner yet prevents the intrusion of dirt and objects that might interfere with the operation of the safety mechanisms. Various further features are described to enhance the aesthetics of the chair. Preferably, the flexible cover 20 forms a single component, and overlies the periphery of the footrest (9 fig 1).
Patent GB-2540239-A (GB)
Title: An aerodynamic device
Inventor: NICHOLAS JOHN PETER WIRTH
IPC: B62D35/00
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: An aerodynamic device 4, for a front surface of a trailer 2, comprises a duct 16a, 16b having an inlet 12 and an outlet 18a, 18b. Inlet 12 is vertically oriented and receives air deflected down the front surface of the trailer 2. Duct 16a, 16b is curved along its length to divert the air from vertical towards horizontal. Preferably, a deflecting wedge 14 is provided in a cavity to split the airflow into two ducts 16a, 16b diverging laterally outwardly, so as to deflect air towards the sides of trailer 2; alternatively duct 16a, 16b may pass within the interior of or under the chassis of trailer 2, without air being fed into the wake of the wheels. A base layer 6 may comprise a bulbous protrusion 8 above inlet 12 and a lower diverter having a cover 10 defining inlet 12. Aerodynamic device 4 is particularly suitable for trailers of haulage trucks.
Patent GB-2549519-A (GB)
Title: A clamp
Inventor: Nick White
IPC: F16L37/084
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: A clamp 2 for flanged tubes comprises first and second arcuate portions 4a, 4b hingedly connected together, and a ratchet mechanism for locking the two arcuate portions 4a, 4b in a closed position. The ratchet mechanism comprises a linear rack 18 provided with the second arcuate portion 4b and a pawl 28 provided with the first arcuate portion 4a for receiving the linear rack 18. The linear rack 18 comprises asymmetrical teeth and the pawl 28 comprises a plurality of fingers 36a, 36b which are biased into engagement with the teeth of the linear rack 18. A second aspect features the pawl 28 being formed from a module that is detachably connected to the first arcuate portion 4a. A third aspect features the arcuate portions 4a, 4b having a hinge arm defining a recess, a shaft received in the recess in a snap-fit manner, and a cam surface on one of the arcuate portions which contacts an opposing surface of the other arcuate portion during a transition between an assembly position and an open position to force the shaft towards the hinge arm. The linear rack 18 can comprise plural toothed paths, which can each be different.
Patent GB-2535680-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for replenishment of products in multiple locations
Inventor: Matthew Allen Jones
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2014-12-18
Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for replenishing inventory in a retail environment is disclosed, where the system comprises a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, an inventory management engine executed by the processor and adapted to track the quantity of at least one product available in at least one location within the retail environment, and a rule processing engine executed by the processor and adapted to execute at least one rule of a plurality of rules for picking the at least one product for replenishment in the at least one location within the retail environment. In some embodiments, the at least one location within the retail environment includes a selling location, a feature location, and a reserve location.
Patent GB-2552380-A (GB)
Title: A hand tool
Inventor: JEREMY LEFEVRE
IPC: B26B13/12
Filed: 2016-07-22
Abstract: A hand tool (100) comprising a first lever arm (102) with a first jaw (110); a second lever arm (104) with a second jaw (114), wherein the first lever arm is pivotally coupled to the second lever intermediate the ends of the first and second lever arms. A third lever arm (106) is pivotally coupled to the first lever arm at the distal end of the first lever arm. The device further incorporates a cam assembly comprising a profiled cam (120) on either the second lever arm or the third lever arm and a cam follower (116) on the other arm. The cam follower is arranged to abut the profiled cam. The cam assembly is arranged to translate force (F1) tending to close the first and third lever arms into a force (F2) tending to close the first and second jaws with mechanical advantage. Part (120c) of the profiled cam is shaped to generate a transformational increase in said mechanical advantage. Such a configuration would be suitable for pliers, snips, shears and other tools with a comparable means of actuation.
Patent GB-2537575-A (GB)
Title: Tissue having reduced hydrogen bonding
Inventor: JIAN QIN
IPC: D21H27/30
Filed: 2015-01-27
Abstract: It has now been discovered that the sheet bulk of a tissue web may be increased, with little or no degradation in tensile strength, by forming the web with at least a portion of cellulosic fiber that has been reacted with a water soluble cellulose reactive agent such as a cyanuric halide or a vinyl sulfone and then reacting the fiber with monochloroacetic acid, or salts thereof, in the presence of a caustic.
Patent GB-2554763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to contact lenses
Inventor: BRIAN DAVID CANTOR
IPC: G02C7/04
Filed: 2016-10-10
Abstract: A contact lens 10, suitable for use by a patient with keratoconus of the cornea, comprises a continuous arcuate anterior surface 12 and a posterior surface 11 comprising at least three distinct zones. These are a circular outer zone 13 with a consistent arcuate surface, a central domed zone 15 with smaller radius of curvature than the outer zone which would be suitable for accommodating a corneal protrusion, and an arcuate intermediate region 14 connecting the central and outer zones. The lens and/or the central zone may be rotationally asymmetric due to the central zone being offset from the centre, the circumference of the central zone not being circular and/or the apex of the central zone being offset from the centre of the zone. The lens may also have an unbalanced element ensuring that the lens maintains its angular orientation when in use and this element may consist of truncated portions of the outer zone at upper and lower peripheries of the lens.
Patent GB-2557677-A (GB)
Title: Wall box protector
Inventor: Richard Taberner
IPC: H02G3/14
Filed: 2016-12-15
Abstract: A cover 10 comprising: a waterproof plate 12, for fitting into and substantially covering a rectangular opening in an electric wall box; at least one magnet 14, for securing the cover to the box; and, a grip, to facilitate removal of the cover, which may be an aperture, preferably centrally disposed, in the plate. Two magnets 14 may be provided, near the centre of opposite edges of the plate. The width of the plate may be between 68mm and 72mm, whilst the length of the plate may be the same as the width or between 128mm and 132mm. The sheet may be formed of pressed steel. A method of preventing plaster entering the box using the cover 10 is also disclosed, which includes: closing an opening of the wall box with the plate 12 of the cover; plastering the wall; and, removing the cover by pulling the grip. The wall box may include a pair of screw receiving fittings provided as metallic shelves protruding from opposite walls of the box, and two magnets 14 may be positioned to coincide with the metallic shelves.
Patent GB-2544911-A (GB)
Title: Completion deflector for intelligent completion of well
Inventor: DAVID J STEELE
IPC: E21B41/00
Filed: 2014-09-17
Abstract: A completion system and method for intelligent control of multilateral wells. A completion deflector defines a hollow interior fluidly coupled with a uphole tubing and downhole main completion strings. Hydraulic, electric, and/or fiber-optic communication line segments extend between the uphole end and downhole end of the completion deflector for providing power, control or communications between the surface and production zones associated with the main wellbore. The communication line segments are located outside the completion deflector interior and may be located within longitudinal grooves formed along the exterior wall surface of the completion deflector. A self-guided, wet-matable connector is provided at the uphole end, which connects the both interior flow path and communication lines, and which may allow connection at any relative radial orientation. The uphole end of the completion deflector has an inclined upper surface for deflecting various tools and strings into a lateral wellbore.
Patent GB-2559589-A (GB)
Title: System
Inventor: JOHN PITT
IPC: A61G5/10
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: Disclosed is a wheelchair driving system 100 configured for coupling to at least one wheelchair wheel, said system comprising a driving module, and a control module. The control module is configured to receive an input generated by actuation of the at least one wheelchair wheel. The control module transmits an output to the driving module in response to the input, such that the wheelchair is driven across a surface. The driving module may comprise at least one driving wheel 122. The control module may be coupled to a pair of wheelchair wheels, and may receive signals from each wheelchair wheel independently. The system preferably comprises two gyroscopes 104a,104b. The system may comprise first and second sub-modules, each configured to receive input from one of a first or second wheelchair wheel. The control module may couple to the wheelchair wheels using wheelwells 102a,102b. The wheels may be elevated relative to the surface. Further disclosed is an assembly comprising a wheelchair and the disclosed wheelchair driving system.
Patent GB-2559739-A (GB)
Title: Stator vane section
Inventor: IAN TIBBOTT
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 2017-02-15
Abstract: A stator vane section 42 used in gas turbine engines, with an aerofoil, a first platform 37,39 at a radial end of the aerofoil, a cooling chamber 62 within the aerofoil, a guide duct 64 extending into the cooling chamber to direct air into the cooling chamber, an impingement plate and an impingement chamber 72,82, and a collecting chamber 92 which receives air flow from the impingement chamber through collecting channels 80,140 and directs it into the cooling chamber. There may be a second opposite end of the aerofoil with a similar arrangement of platform and chambers. There may be plenums 52,54 on the opposite sides of the platforms from the aerofoil, where the single guide duct extends from one plenum to the other through the aerofoil and fluidically connects the two plenums. There may be an auxiliary guide duct, which may distribute air along the span of the cooling chamber, and it may be formed in a single piece with the first guide duct. The stator vane section may be formed of a single piece with the guide duct being a separate piece insertable into the aerofoil.
Patent GB-2550267-A (GB)
Title: Managing alerts for a wearable device in a vehicle
Inventor: HUSEIN DAKROUB
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2017-03-20
Abstract: A system for managing advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) 400 for occupants of a vehicle using a wearable device 170 and comprising receiving a message based on a sensed parameter associated with the vehicle 131, determining whether the message is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) alert type 410, and in response to the message being of the ADAS alert type, generating an ADAS alert 420 on the worn device. The device may be a watch or similar wrist worn apparatus configured to provide a haptic, audio or visual notification indicating feedback such as an alarm, warning or announcement to a driver or passenger. As such, the motorist may be notified of the ADAS message. The system may be further configured to determine if the warning message is of a predefined category and instigate a communication to a third party or an emergency responder. For example a predetermined category could be an airbag deployment.
Patent GB-2551014-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus and a method for conditioning an exhaust gas
Inventor: LIONEL MACEY
IPC: B01D53/96
Filed: 2017-04-03
Abstract: Apparatus for conditioning exhaust gas, such as those emitted when processing plastics, comprises a conditioning chamber 2 where the gas is contacted with a liquid conditioner comprising condensate derived from condensing the conditioned gas. Chamber 2 comprises gas inlet 3, gas outlet 4, and a conditioner drain 6 connectable to a conditioner inlet 5 via flow-path 10. Conditioned gas from outlet 4 is directed to a condenser 13. Condensate derived from the gas is directed from the condenser 13 to the condensate flow path 10 or conditioner inlet 5 such that the liquid conditioner comprises condensate from the gas. The condenser is preferably a dry electrostatic precipitator and a current-draw monitor produces a signal indicative of reaching a current-draw threshold, which signal may trigger a cycle in which the condenser is cleansed using liquid conditioner supplied via flow path 30. Virgin conditioner may be introduced and waste conditioner may be drained. Conditioner additive may be introduced under the control of a conductivity measuring device 25. The liquid conditioner comprises a plasticiser and a hydrophilic agent preferably diethanolamine. The plasticiser preferably consists of the condensate and comprises phthalates.
Patent GB-2546685-A (GB)
Title: Gate drive circuit and shift register
Inventor: SIKUN HAO
IPC: H03K19/20
Filed: 2015-01-12
Abstract: A gate drive circuit (1) and a shift register (10), the gate drive circuit (1) comprising a plurality of cascaded shift register circuits (10), each shift register circuit (10) comprising a clock control transmission circuit (11) and a NOR gate latch circuit (12). The clock control transmission circuit (11) is triggered by a first clock pulse of a clock signal to transmit a gate drive pulse of a previous level to the NOR gate latch circuit (12), latching is performed by the NOR gate latch circuit (12), and the NOR gate latch circuit (12) is further triggered by a subsequent second clock pulse of the first clock signal to output the gate drive pulse. The gate drive circuit (1) is suitable for a CMOS process, power consumption is low, and a noise margin is wide.
Patent GB-2563033-A (GB)
Title: Device with flow rate indicator
Inventor: DAVID SPENCER
IPC: A61B5/087
Filed: 2017-05-30
Abstract: The device indicates e.g. inhalation and/or exhalation air flow rate by providing a plurality of corrugations extending into the fluid flow path, allowing at least two sound signals to be produced at e.g. different resonances for e.g. flow rates at 50L/min separations. Corrugations possibly run 50-300mm in axial length may be formed integrally surrounding the flow in an e.g. plastics body and/or positioned in a recess. Each corrugation ridge may have asymmetrical cross-section, producing e.g. inhalation/exhalation sounds of different frequency. The sound signal may be analysed on e.g. a mobile phone app to provide healthcare feedback, or providing an alert. Potentially used as a spirometer, the flow meter has no moving parts and does not requires periodic calibration. Also disclosed is a device suitable for indicating fluid flow using at least one sound-producing corrugation in a fluid path with diameter greater than 8mm, enabling indication of typical adult respiratory flow.
Patent GB-2547171-A (GB)
Title: Water treatment processes utilizing sequential addition of a base and an oxidant
Inventor: SHANTEL J STONE
IPC: C02F101/20
Filed: 2014-12-12
Abstract: When treating an aqueous stream containing metal ions, the pH is often raised to remove at least a portion of the metal ions. The presence of a multiplicity of metal ions with interfering chemistries and/or varying concentrations can make the pH rise difficult to predict for a given amount of base. Accordingly, water treatment processes can comprise: providing an acidic aqueous stream comprising one or more metal ions; adding a base to the aqueous stream and increasing its pH to a first pH value; after adding the base and increasing the pH, adding an alkaline source of hypochlorous acid to the aqueous stream and further increasing its pH to a second pH value, the second pH value being about 7 or above; and removing at least a portion of the metal ions from the aqueous stream after adding the base and the alkaline source of hypochlorous acid.