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Patent GB-2511644-A (GB)
Title: Liquid dispensing device
Inventor: DOUGLAS ANTHONY
IPC: B01L3/02
Filed: 2012-07-26
Abstract: A droplet dispensing apparatus 100 with a piston rod 12 and a driver with a solenoid 118 and output shaft 122, wherein the output shaft is driven by the solenoid and contacts the piston rod. The piston rod comprises a striker 128 which connects with anvil 130 held within bearing 126 that surrounds the piston rod. The anvil 130 is movable to retract the piston within the cylinder of the syringe 100, and may also be moved to define a stroke distance of the striker 128. Lowering the anvil 130 forms a gap between the anvil 130 and the striker 128, which corresponds to the amount of liquid to be dispensed. The solenoid pushes the piston rod 12 to dispense the liquid with the striker hitting the anvil 130 to create a sudden stop so the liquid drop is ejected under its own momentum.
Patent GB-2528966-A (GB)
Title: Landing gear drive system
Inventor: DIDEY ARNAUD
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 2014-08-07
Abstract: A drive system 50 for rotating a wheel of an aircraft landing gear 10 includes a motor 52 operable to rotate a drive pinion 60, and a driven gear 20 adapted to be mounted to the wheel. The drive system has a first configuration (fig 3) in which the drive pinion is capable of meshing with the driven gear to permit the motor to drive the driven gear and a second configuration (fig 4) in which the drive pinion is not capable of meshing with the driven gear. The drive system includes a linear positioning actuator 58 for moving the drive pinion relative to the driven gear. The positioning actuator has a first 30 end and a second end 32. The first end has a pivotal connection with a pivot axis 34 spaced at a fixed distance from an axis of rotation 38 of the driven gear, and the second end has a pivotal connection with a pivot axis 36 spaced at a fixed distance from an axis of rotation 40 of the drive pinion.
Patent GB-2520127-A (GB)
Title: System for imaging
Inventor: WIDDOWSON PAUL
IPC: B60Q1/50
Filed: 2014-09-03
Abstract: A system for emitting shaped light 26 from a vehicle 10 and for projecting the shaped light onto a surface 18 external to the vehicle, the system comprising a controller (figure 2, 40), one or more light sources (figure 2, 70 )and at least one light emitter (figure 2, 12a), wherein the at least one light emitter is arranged to emit at least a first light signal directed towards said surface external to the vehicle, the light emitter comprising a projection head (figure 2, 72) arranged to direct light externally to the vehicle and a beam shaper element (figure 2, 82), wherein the at least one light emitter is coupled to at least one of said light sources by one or more optical fibres (figure 2, 74). There is also disclosed a system which projects a graphical representation of the vehicles width. Further disclosed is a method for projection a visible image wherein the position in three-dimensions of the vehicle is known.
Patent GB-2530523-A (GB)
Title: Managing communication resources
Inventor: FROST TIM
IPC: H04W88/06
Filed: 2014-09-24
Abstract: A method and system for managing communication resources within a cellular network such as an LTE network are disclosed. The method comprises receiving from a base station 20 information indicating the load of the base station; determining groups of user equipment, UEs 10, engaged in a group call such as an MBMS group call, in a first mode of operation to be migrated to a second mode of operation based on the load; and sending a message indicating that the determined groups of UEs 10 are to migrate. The message may be a cessation of the group call. The load information may include an indication that a load threshold has been reached, or an indication of the utilization of one or more MBMS resources. The UEs may be migrated from multicast to unicast operation if MBMS resource utilization is above a first threshold, preferably using MBMS resources configured for multicast if no UEs in multicast mode are using the resource. Alternatively, they may be migrated from unicast to multicast if utilization is above a second threshold. A time indicator may be provided to synchronise the migration, preferably by joining an IP multicast user plane data distribution group in order to receive SYNC packets.
Patent GB-2526893-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced tire valve of tire pressure detecting device
Inventor: CHEN STEPHEN
IPC: B60C29/02
Filed: 2014-10-30
Abstract: A reinforced tire valve, comprising, a tube body 21 and a flexible sleeve 22. The flexible sleeve is hollow, and the tube body is capped by the flexible sleeve. An outer surface of the flexible sleeve is disposed with a first blocking edge 221, a slot 223 and a clamping part 224, wherein the slot is engaged with a wheel rim 3. A bottom of the first blocking edge presses against an outer surface of the wheel rim 31, and an upper edge of the clamping part presses against an inner surface of the wheel rim 32. The valve also comprises a tire pressure detecting device A which is connected to the tube body and a casing A1 presses against the clamping part to reinforce the flexible sleeve in order to further fix the flexible sleeve. There is also disclosed a hard pad C fitting tightly around a bottom of the tube body to reinforce the flexible sleeve in order to further fix the flexible sleeve. The flexible sleeve or tube body may further comprise a second blocking edge 222 wherein the tire valve may comprise a collar (Figure 7, 53).
Patent GB-2518112-A (GB)
Title: Cartridge, process cartridge, and electrophotographic image generation device
Inventor: SATO MASAAKI
IPC: G03G21/18
Filed: 2013-06-14
Abstract: Provided is a cartridge that can be mounted to and removed from the main body of an electrophotographic image generation device. The cartridge includes: (i) a rotatable development roller for developing a latent image generated on a photosensitive member; (ii) a first driving transfer member for receiving a rotational force generated by the main body of the device; (iii) a second driving transfer member that can be coupled with the first driving transfer member and that can transfer the rotational force received by the first driving transfer member to the development roller; and (iv) a coupling release member that includes a force receiving section that can receive force generated by the main body of the device and an impelling section that can impel at least one of the first driving transfer member and the second driving transfer member with the force received by the force receiving section so as to separate one of the first driving transfer member and the second driving transfer member from the other to release the coupling.
Patent GB-2523890-A (GB)
Title: Strain gauge pressure sensor circuit with sensor disconnect detection
Inventor: MARROTA EDWARD JOHN
IPC: G01L9/04
Filed: 2015-01-19
Abstract: An electronic circuit for processing signals from a strain gauge pressure sensor 12 includes an anti-alias low pass filter 16, analogue multiplexer (MUX) 20, analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) circuit 22, and a detection circuit 18 for detecting when the sensor is unexpectedly disconnected from the signal processing circuit. The detection circuit provides a polarity indication representing the connection of the pressure sensor to the circuit based upon the separate comparison of a signal terminal voltage with an independent reference voltage.
Patent GB-2528759-A (GB)
Title: Rotor blade manufacture
Inventor: TAYLOR CHRISTOPHER JONATHAN
IPC: F01D5/32
Filed: 2015-05-29
Abstract: A method of processing one or more blades of a row of blades which forms part of a rotor for a gas turbine engine includes providing a rotor disc 514 having a slot 512 for mounting one or more blades 510; applying tape 516 at one or both sides of the slot such that when the blades are loaded in the slot the tape reduces a range of tilt angles which can be adopted by the blades; loading the blades in the slot; and performing a processing operation such a grinding the blade tips. The slot may be a circumferential slot or alternatively an axial slot with the tape reducing the clearance between the rim and the platforms. Preferably the tape is a polymer with an adhesive layer.
Patent GB-2527965-A (GB)
Title: Machine for manipulating pipes
Inventor: RISHOLT RUNE
IPC: E21B19/14
Filed: 2014-04-28
Abstract: A column machine (1), and a method for the operation thereof, wherein the column machine stands on a deck (10), the deck (10) comprising at least one rack (7), at least one protective cover (6) in connection with the rack (7) and at least one first and second rail (3a, 3b), wherein the column machine (1) comprises an upper carriage (9) connected to at least one upper movable device (13, 14a, 14b), and further a lower carriage (2), the lower carriage (2) comprising at least two tracks (16a, 16b) for cooperation with the at least first and second rails (3a, 3b) and at least one drive wheel (4) for movement along the at least one rack (7), which at least one drive wheel (4) is arranged substantially in the vertical plane of the column machine (1) and extending parallel relative to the longitudinal direction of the at least first and second rail (3a, 3b), and wherein the lower carriage (2) further comprises a protection holder (5), which protection holder (5) uncovers the rack (7) in an area close to the at least one drive wheel (4), whereby the other areas of the rack (7) are covered by the protective cover (6), a column (12) being arranged between the upper and the lower carriage (9, 2).
Patent GB-2542375-A (GB)
Title: An electric supercharger having a radial flow compressor assembly with an outlet housing defining a volute
Inventor: STEPHEN MICHAEL KNIGHT
IPC: F04D29/44
Filed: 2015-09-16
Abstract: An electric supercharger 1 comprising an electric motor and a radial flow compressor 3 including a compressor wheel 5 arranged to be driven by the electric motor, an upstream inlet pipe 7, and an outlet housing 9 including a volute 11 arranged to receive compressed air leaving the compressor wheel. The outlet housing 9 is shaped such that the volute is located on the downstream side of the compressor wheel, such that the inlet, impeller and volute are axially spaced from each other. The volute may comprise a scroll 12 having a rectilinear cross-sectional profile. The arrangement of the volute may allow for more compact supercharger construction.
Patent GB-2534440-A (GB)
Title: Amplifier with adjustable ramp up/down gain for minimizing or eliminating pop noise
Inventor: LINGLI ZHANG
IPC: H03F3/217
Filed: 2015-10-23
Abstract: An amplifier 500 and controller 532 for an amplifier configured to provide gain adjustment of a pre-power input signal processing stage 504 which may reduce or eliminate pop or click noise at the power stage 108 output by reducing the DC offset during feedback transitions such as those at power up/down. The amplifier has a closed-loop arrangement wherein the feedback loop 110 is between an output of the power stage and an input of the pre-power stage. The controller is configured to vary the gain of the pre-power stage during a transition of the feedback loop that may be from a magnified or transient state to a steady state, and the configurable component may be
Patent GB-2543849-A (GB)
Title: Oxidation catalyst
Inventor: GAVIN MICHAEL BROWN
IPC: F01N3/08
Filed: 2015-11-02
Abstract: A method of making a catalytic monolith comprises the steps of (i.) providing a calcined support material component, (ii.) providing a platinum group metal component, (iii.) preparing a washcoat comprising the calcined support material and platinum group metal component, and (iv.) applying the washcoat to a wall flow monolithic substrate. The support material comprises a mixed magnesium aluminium metal oxide having a magnesium content of 15wt% Mg or lower. Ideally the support material is calcined at 800ºC or higher and has a specific surface area of 250m2/g or lower. A catalysed soot filter (CSF) 36 comprising an oxidation catalyst disposed on a wall flow filter monolithic substrate is also claimed, the CSF having a support material and platinum group metal component of the method. The porosity of the substrate is preferably 40% or greater with the pores having a mean diameter in the range of 10-25µm. The platinum group metal component may comprise a mixture of platinum and palladium with a Pt:Pd weight ratio between 20:1 and 2:1. The CSF may be part of an exhaust system 32 for an internal combustion engine including an upstream diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) 34 and a downstream selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst 44.
Patent GB-2546274-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical device
Inventor: MARNO NAGTEGAAL
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2016-01-12
Abstract: A surgical instrument having a handle 300, elongate shaft and an active electrode at the distal end of said shaft. The electrode is connected to a first wiring length 1702, which leads into the handle 300 to a connector, at which it connects to a second wiring length 1904 which leads through the handle 300 and out to an electrosurgical generator. The connector is located inside a dedicated chamber 1900 in the handle 300. There may be a return electrode, having its own wiring lengths 1704, 1906 and a connector between them, which is located inside a second chamber 1902 axially spaced from the first chamber 1900. The handle 300 may be of a clam-shell construction, such that when the two halves are snapped together the chambers 1900, 1902 are effectively sealed. Also claimed is a surgical instrument with rotatable shaft, wherein the wires from the distal electrode are wrapped at least 270° and preferably 450° around a proximal portion of the rotatable shaft.
Patent GB-2535032-A (GB)
Title: Pipe/conduit hanging device
Inventor: CURTIS ROBERT CAMPBELL
IPC: F16L3/22
Filed: 2014-07-14
Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus, system and method for hanging one or more pipes or conduits from a single threaded rod. The Pipe/Conduit Hanging Device comprises an unthreaded rod coupling, with one or more pipe clamps distending therefrom, which may be slidably adjusted along a threaded rod and held in place by a pair of nuts. The Pipe/Conduit Hanging Device may be used individually or in a system comprising multiple Pipe/Conduit Hanging Devices working in conjunction. The most preferred embodiment comprises a split-ring type clamp distending from an unthreaded rod coupling with a sliding cavity that is marginally larger in diameter than the diameter of a threaded rod, so that a threaded rod may easily slide through the sliding cavity while the device is being installed. Further, a method of using a "C" clamp to allow a Pipe/Conduit Hanging Device to span a gap between two threaded rods is disclosed.
Patent GB-2538837-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for increasing engine braking
Inventor: JAVIER CASTELLANO
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 2016-02-29
Abstract: A method 100 of increasing engine braking of an engine for a vehicle is provided. The method 100 comprises: determining the change in kinetic energy ∆KE of the vehicle over a period T; determining the energy output from a drivetrain of the vehicle over the period T; and comparing the change in kinetic energy ∆KE to the energy output. When the change in kinetic energy is greater than the energy output over the period the method also incorporates increasing the engine braking of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2537037-A (GB)
Title: Front section for a motor vehicle
Inventor: MARCO NICKEL
IPC: B60R19/18
Filed: 2016-03-08
Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a front section for a motor vehicle in which even at higher collision energies than those typical of a pedestrian accident, the repair expenditure can be kept low. The invention relates to a front section for a motor vehicle comprising a bumper cladding 8 and a bumper stiffening 11 which extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the bumper cladding 8 and a supporting body part 4. A connecting unit 15 (26, fig2), which fixes a rear edge region 13 of the bumper stiffening 11 on an underside of the body part 4 is inserted from below into an opening (27, fig 2) of the body part 4 and has flexible legs (31, fig 5) which are reversibly splayed apart above the opening (27), after the insertion of the screw 15 from below. Further the stiffener has tapered stiffening ribs 17 projecting rearwards and upwards that are formed to engage with the front edge of the supporting body 4 upon impact.
Patent GB-2541767-A (GB)
Title: Method for preparing a sorbent
Inventor: MATTHEW JAMES EVANS
IPC: C01G3/12
Filed: 2016-05-05
Abstract: A method for preparing a sorbent comprises the steps of: forming agglomerates comprising a particulate support material; coating the agglomerates with a coating mixture powder comprising a particulate sulphidable copper compound and a particulate calcining, rehydratable alumina to form a coated agglomerate; and drying to form a dried sorbent. The calcining rehydratable alumina may comprise a calcined amorphous alumina or a transition alumina selected from one or more of Rho-alumina Chi-alumina or pseudo-gamma-alumina. The particulate calcined rehydratable alumina may be a powder with a D50 particle size in the range 1-100 µm. The composition may also include a binder with the support material, the binder being selected from clay binders, cement binders and organic polymer binders. A process for removing one or more heavy metals from a fluid containing heavy metals by contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent prepared according to the above method is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2549980-A (GB)
Title: Fire Suppression system
Inventor: ALAN HART
IPC: F16K11/085
Filed: 2016-05-05
Abstract: A fire suppression system comprises a wall mountable spray head unit (11, figure 3). The spray head unit is rotatable about an axis so as to be capable of aiming and releasing fire suppressant liquid into a fire. The spray head unit comprises a pivot base 21 including a first path 44 for fire-suppressant material, a spray head assembly 8 mounted on the pivot base configured so as to be rotatable about an axis between a first parked position (figure 11) and a range of second operational positions (figure 10). The spray head assembly further includes a second path 53 for fire-suppressant material, wherein the spray head assembly and pivot base are arranged such that, in the first position, the first and second paths are not in fluid communication and the spray head is isolated from a fluid source. In one of said second positions, the first and second paths are in fluid communication and fluid is released from the spray head. A wall mountable spray unit for delivering suppressant radially in a plane and which comprises a thermal sensor, a method for operating one or more spray heads and a method of detecting an obstruction of the spray head are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2550150-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems
Inventor: LARS OSKAR FLORDAL
IPC: G06T9/00
Filed: 2016-05-10
Abstract: Graphics textures (e.g. volume textures, texels, voxels) for use by a graphics processor are stored as encoded frame(s) of video data (41). A video processor then decodes (42) the video data frames to reproduce the graphics texture(s), and stores the decoded texture(s) in a memory. The graphics processor then reads the decoded graphics textures from the memory when generating its render outputs, such as output frames for display (43). The texture(s) may be encoded using motion estimation, or other standard video encoding processes (e.g. H.264, HEVC, VP9 etc.). Encoded graphics textures may therefore be processed by a video decoder (which is likely to be otherwise inactive) for provision to a graphics processor when generating a render output. Motion estimation encoding may be particularly appropriate when a set of textures represent a volume that changes over time, e.g. explosion or liquid effect).
Patent GB-2550346-A (GB)
Title: Micelles
Inventor: WILLIAM BUCHANAN
IPC: A61K31/355
Filed: 2016-05-13
Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising micelles of d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS). The micelles may further comprise one or more of retinol, polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB), buffered PHMB, ascorbyl palmitate, and/or bio-active therapeutic agents. In one embodiment the bio-active therapeutic agent is an oil-soluble aromatic vitamin, preferably retinol, tocotrienol and/or tocopherol. Preferably the micelles do not exceed 100nm, even more preferably do not exceed 31nm. Also claimed are several methods of producing the micellar compositions. In one embodiment is a method of making a micelle composition with an outer hydrophilic phase, and in another embodiment is a method of making a micelle composition with an outer oil phase.
Patent GB-2551117-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical apparatus and method
Inventor: SIMON MEADOWCROFT
IPC: A61B18/18
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument to ablate duodenal mucosal tissue comprises: a flexible coaxial cable 206 conveying microwave energy from a generator a treatment site located inside a patients duodenum. At a distal end of co-axial 206 is an applicator 290 with an energy delivery structure to receive microwave energy and to deliver it into biological tissue at the treatment site. Applicator 290 includes a radially extendable portion to move the energy delivery structure into contact with tissue at the treatment region. Applicator 290 may comprise a balloon. An electrosurgical instrument for delivering energy to resurface biological tissue in a patients gastrointestinal tract, comprises: flexible coaxial cable conveying microwave energy to a gastrointestinal tract treatment site; and an applicator having an energy delivery structure receiving microwave energy for delivery into treatment site tissue, the applicator comprises a rotatable radiating structure that is rollable along the treatment site tissue. Another electrosurgical instrument for delivering energy to resurface gastrointestinal tract tissue with an applicator having a microwave energy delivery structure; the instrument comprises a gas feed, conveying gas to the applicator. The applicator delivers the microwave energy into the gas to strike or sustain a plasma for delivery to tissue at a treatment site.
Patent GB-2535677-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing Barium Titanate powder
Inventor: KAZUMI YAMANAKA
IPC: H01G4/30
Filed: 2014-08-22
Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a barium titanate powder comprising: a step of adding a water slurry of an anatase type hydrous titanium oxide, which has a BET specific surface area in the range of 200-400 m2/g and a diffraction peak at half height of a face (101) as measured by X-ray diffraction in the range of 2.3-5.0°, to a barium hydroxide aqueous solution while keeping the temperature of the solution from 80°C to boiling point under normal pressure, and reacting the barium hydroxide and hydrous titanium oxide to obtain a water slurry of a barium titanate precursor; and a step of subjecting the obtained barium titanate precursor to a hydrothermal treatment for 24 hours or more to obtain barium titanate particles.
Patent GB-2553296-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to heat stakes
Inventor: DANIEL LAMB
IPC: F16B19/00
Filed: 2016-08-26
Abstract: A heat staking apparatus comprising a retainer 40 for conveying the stake 20 and the interfacing part 30 to be staked to the base 10. The staking apparatus provides heat or vibration to cause the simultaneous attachment of the stake to the base and the interfacing component to the base. The stake may be hollow and be temporarily attached to the interfacing part and a metal rod 50 may extend through the hollow stake, with the metal rod protruding from the apparatus and retracting into the apparatus during the attachment process. An independent claim is also included for the simultaneous attachment of a stake and interfacing part to a base. The stake may be temporarily attached to the interfacing part by an adhesive, friction or interference fit. The stake and interfacing part may be brought into contact with the base and their attachment may occur through a combination of heat and pressure melting of the stake.