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Patent GB-2574226-A (GB)
Title: Bale wrapper
Inventor: LEONARDUS HENDRIKUS MARIA VAN AMSTEL
IPC: B65B11/02
Filed: 2018-05-31
Abstract: A bale wrapper 2 comprises a film dispenser 40 that carries a quantity of film 48 and is mounted for rotation about a first axis, a drive mechanism 44 for driving rotation of the film dispenser, and an obstruction sensor 56 that is configured to halt rotation of the film dispenser if it senses an obstruction in the path of the film dispenser. A control system that controls the drive mechanism adjusts the rotational speed of the film dispenser according to the quantity of film carried by the film dispenser. A method of operating a bale wrapper having a film dispenser and adjusting the rotational speed of the film dispenser according to the quantity of film carried by the dispenser. A bale wrapper which includes a sensor that senses the quantity of film and a display unit that is configures to display the quantity of film carried by the dispenser.
Patent GB-2564339-A (GB)
Title: Downhole annular flow diverter
Inventor: Grant Knight
IPC: E21B47/09
Filed: 2017-03-28
Abstract: There is described a device (1) for directing a fluid flow in an annulus around a pipe string (10) in a horizontal or deviated well, the device comprising: - an orientation sensing member (2, 6) adapted to distinguish between the high-side and the low-side of the borehole along the well path; - a fluid direction member (4) adapted to impede the fluid flow in one portion the annulus so as to at the same time increase the fluid flow in another portion of the annulus; and - an activation member (16) for activating said fluid direction member (4) in the well. There is also described a pipe string (10) comprising a device (1) according to the invention, as well as a method for operating a device (1) according to the invention.
Patent GB-2579403-A (GB)
Title: Pressure sensing
Inventor: STEWART ANDERSON
IPC: F17C13/02
Filed: 2018-11-30
Abstract: A station for replenishing a gas vessel (10, figure 1) of a recipient unit, (8, figure 1) such as a refuelling station for a hydrogen-powered vehicle, comprising a source of gas 22, a filling line 23, terminating in a coupling 24, a controllable valve 25, a check valve 27, and a pressure sensor 26 located between the controllable valve and the check valve. The controllable valve is controlled by a controller 28. Also disclosed is a method of using such a station comprising i) momentarily opening the controllable valve, to increase filling line pressure ii) closing the controllable valve whilst the check valve is open, to allow the filling line pressure to equilibrate with the gas vessel iii) reading the pressure sensed. The controllable valve may be a pressure regulating valve
Patent GB-2570564-A (GB)
Title: A system, valve, and method for liquid resin infusion
Inventor: RICHARD W ROBERTS
IPC: B29C70/44
Filed: 2018-12-06
Abstract: A system for infusing liquid resin into a sheet of fibrous material. The system comprises a tool 102 and a permeable media layer 108, configured to have the sheet 104 there between, a non-permeable bladder 110 configured to be sealed to the tool about the sheet of fibrous material and the permeable media layer such that the sheet of fibrous material and the permeable media layer are sealed between the non-permeable bladder and the tool, an inlet 126 selectively fluidly coupleable with the permeable media layer to deliver liquid resin to the permeable media layer, an outlet 127 selectively fluidly coupleable with the permeable media layer to create a pressure differential across the non-permeable bladder and a permeability control valve 115 selectively operable to adjust the permeability of the permeable media layer. A gap 116 may be formed in the permeable media layer, wherein the permeability control valve is selectively operable to plug the gap to reduce the permeability of the permeable media layer, by urging the non-permeable bladder into the gap, and unplug the gap to increase the permeability of the permeable media layer, by urging the non-permeable bladder out of the gap. The permeability control valve may include a rigid cap 120 sealed to the non-permeable bladder over the gap. The permeability control valve may include a vent 142 (e.g., valve) to the atmosphere and a vacuum 136 fluidly coupleable with an interior cavity 121 of the rigid cap. A method of infusing liquid resin into a sheet of fibrous material includes evacuating gaseous contaminants from the sheet and a valve for adjusting permeability or a permeable layer are also provided.
Patent GB-2579628-A (GB)
Title: Bag side connector for a BIB package
Inventor: IAN DARBY
IPC: B67D3/04
Filed: 2018-12-07
Abstract: The application discloses a bag-in-box connector comprising a housing 10, popper 24 and external valve 44. The housing comprises a flange 14 with three cylindrical collars extending there from (16, 20 & 26). The second and third collar (20 & 26) are coaxial and extend from the same side of the flange. The flange further comprises a central bore 38 and at least one flow aperture 22 bounded by the wall of the third collar. The popper comprises a pin 36 that is able to move longitudinally with respect to the housing via the central bore. The popper further comprises a foot 30 or ledge for engaging with the distal end 32 of the third collar to form a leak-proof seal. Preferably the external valve is a single component of thermoplastic elastomer material TPE and is attached to the distal end of the pin. The external valve may comprise a diaphragm portion 46 and house the distal portion of the pin in a cavity (52, figure 3). Preferably, there are a plurality of flow apertures located around the central bore. The popper may comprise a frusto-conical portion 40 with a step 42. The third collar may also be tapered.
Patent GB-2580119-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation weather louvre
Inventor: COLIN EDWARD BROOM
IPC: F24F13/08
Filed: 2018-12-21
Abstract: A ventilation weather louvre arrangement comprises a plurality of louvre blades. Each blade has a portion 16 inclined at an angle to an outer face of the arrangement. A horizontal / perpendicular portion 24 at an end of each blade furthest and extends away from the outer face. Each blade may be inclined from the outer face by an angle of at least 50 degrees, have in the plane of the outer face a portion 18 that extends downwards and at the end of each blade a portion 20 that extends upward in a plane parallel to the outer face. Both portions 18, 20 may extend a distance of 20 percent of the overall extent of a blade. A horizontal return 22 extends from the portion at the end of each blade. The arrangement provides an increased distance ‘d’ between blades to increase the free area for the passage of air therethrough and reduces the pressure differential across the arrangement. The arrangement provides for lower inlet and discharge velocity of air, reduced noise output, and if used with a fan reduced power consumption / running costs and reduced capital costs as lower power motors are required.
Patent GB-2566239-A (GB)
Title: Automatic vehicle closure system
Inventor: FRANK GABBIANELLI
IPC: F16D29/00
Filed: 2017-07-29
Abstract: A system for opening and closing a closure of a vehicle, such as a door or a tailgate, is provided. The system includes a motor such as an electric motor which may be coupled to the closure via an output linkage, with the output linkage mechanically coupled to the closure and operable to move the closure between a closed position and an open position. The output linkage may include a driven pulley which may be coupled to the motor. The output linkage may include a driven pulley and a cable. The output linkage may include a leadscrew threadedly engaging a nut. A high-bandwidth MR clutch having a high dynamic response may selectively couple the motor with the closure to provide a haptic or tactile feedback to a user interacting with the closure as it is opened or closed.
Patent GB-2580639-A (GB)
Title: System and method for inspecting a moving structure
Inventor: NICHOLAS SMART
IPC: G01M11/08
Filed: 2019-01-18
Abstract: Inspecting a moving structure comprises using a first imaging arrangement 20 to sequentially capture a plurality of initial images of the moving structure. Historical image positions of a plurality of reference features of the moving structure on an image sensor of the first imaging arrangement are determined based on the corresponding captured initial images. Predicted future image positions of each reference feature of the moving structure on the image sensor of the first imaging arrangement at future instants in time are based at least in part on the historical image positions of the plurality of reference features on the image sensor of the first imaging arrangement. The method further comprises using a second imaging arrangement 30 to capture an image of a region of interest of the moving structure at a future instant in time based at least in part on the predicted future image position of each reference feature of the moving structure on the image sensor of the first imaging arrangement at the future instant in time, wherein the second imaging arrangement has a higher resolution than the first imaging arrangement. In use the method is especially suited to inspecting a moving structure such as one or more blades 4 of a wind turbine 2 such as an offshore wind turbine.
Patent GB-2571007-A (GB)
Title: Binder composition, colourant composition and coloured substrate
Inventor: LAUREN BOWKER
IPC: D06P1/642
Filed: 2019-02-01
Abstract: A binder composition and a colourant composition containing the binder composition are provided. The binder comprises a polyurethane derived from a water-soluble aliphatic polymer with free hydroxyl end groups and a blocked isocyanate crosslinker, mixed with aprocessing lubricant for use in adhering a colourant composition comprising a colourant component to a substrate. Preferred lubricants include glycerol, polyurea, siloxane, gums, gelatin, alginate, carrageen, pectin or starch. The colourant component may be an encapsulated colour-change compound and the substrate an elastic thin fabric formed into a garment which provides colour-change when worn. The singlet or footwear comprises elastic fibres, and polyamide, polyester or polyurethane.
Patent GB-2583704-A (GB)
Title: Imaging system and method
Inventor: AARON FREEMAN-POWELL
IPC: H04N7/18
Filed: 2019-04-19
Abstract: A system 1 for compositing and display of the outputs from a pair of imaging devices C1, C2 mounted on a vehicle V1, V2 comprises a controller 10. The controller comprises an input which receives image data, including time-stamp data, from a pair of imaging devices. The controller both compares the two time stamps to determine a time stamp discrepancy, and generates a composite image from at least a part of each of the images obtained by the two devices. The composite controller then controls the output of the composite image data in dependence on the discrepancy between the time stamps. A method is also presented with equivalent features. A second method and system comprise the buffering of one or other of the image inputs if a time stamp discrepancy threshold is exceeded, as determined using the system and method of the first invention. The output of the composite display may be inhibited if the discrepancy is greater than a threshold, and the output if the threshold is exceeded may consist of only one of the input images.
Patent GB-2570082-A (GB)
Title: Chromatography column
Inventor: MASAMI TODOKORO
IPC: G01N30/60
Filed: 2017-08-01
Abstract: Obtained is a column in which, at the time of chromatography, a filler can be supplied in an optimally compressed state, and a test-object-containing mobile phase is prevented from leaking out from a tube. A column 10 is provided mainly with a cylindrical tube 100, a plug 200, a first filter 310, a second filter 320, a stopper 400, and a connector 500. The tube 100 is provided mainly with: a cylindrical storage part 110 with a bottom; and a bottom-side connection part 130 which is cylindrical and which is connected to the bottom of the storage part 110. The storage part 110 and the bottom-side connection part 130 are coaxially provided. The plug 200 is provided mainly with: a coaxially provided cylindrical outer cylindrical part 210; and an inner cylindrical part 220 provided on the inner circumferential side of the outer cylindrical part 210. The first filter 310 and the second filter 320 are such that a filler 330 cannot pass therethrough. The stopper 400 is provided mainly with a stopper gripping part 401 and a stopper insertion part 402. The connector 500 is provided mainly with a connector gripping part 501 and a connector insertion part 502.
Patent GB-2584828-A (GB)
Title: Control device for controlling a kite steering arrangement
Inventor: WOLFRAM JOHANNES BERND REINERS
IPC: B64C31/06
Filed: 2019-06-03
Abstract: A control device 10 for controlling a kite steering arrangement includes base 12, a control bar support 20 extending along the base, a control bar pivot point 22 mounted displaceably about the control bar support for pivotally supporting a control bar 24. A pair of interconnecting members 26.1, 26.2 extend in between opposing end regions of the control bar and the base above the control bar support. The length of the interconnecting members is adjusted by pivoting the control bar about the control bar pivot point and/or by displacement of the control bar pivot point relative the control bar support. A tensioning mechanism tensions the interconnecting members to exert a pulling force on the control bar. A base pivot point allows pivoting of the base about a horizontal axis thereof. A base rotator 28 allows rotation of the base about a vertical axis thereof. A manipulator 30.1, 30.2 manipulates the base pivot point and base rotator for aligning the control device with the positional orientation of the kite and/or kite connecting lines when in use. A communicator communicates adjustment of the interconnecting members to the kite steering arrangement for adjusting the kite connecting lines and/or actuators at the kite accordingly.
Patent GB-2584697-A (GB)
Title: Varying the bypass ratio of a turbofan engine
Inventor: CAROLINE LOUISE TURNER
IPC: F02C9/16
Filed: 2019-06-12
Abstract: A variable bypass ratio turbofan engine for an aircraft comprising a high pressure (HP) spool, HP compressor 105, a first electric machine 117 (e.g. HP motor-generator) driven by HP turbine 107, low-pressure (LP) spool, a second electric machine 119 (e.g. LP motor-generator) driven by LP turbine 108, LP spool-driven fan 102 producing a bypass flow for propulsion and a core flow for delivery to an LP compressor 104, an engine controller 123 configured to, for a fixed thrust setting, control the degree of electrical power generated by one or both of the first and second electric machines to vary a mass flow rate of the core flow and to thereby vary the bypass ratio of the engine. Preferably electrical power is generated by first electric machine (operated in a generator mode) to power the second electric machine (operated in a motor mode).
Patent GB-2587230-A (GB)
Title: Graphical rendering method and apparatus
Inventor: PHILIP COCKRAM
IPC: G06T15/00
Filed: 2019-09-20
Abstract: A method of rendering image frames for a videogame comprises the steps of: for one or more predetermined features of a virtual environment of a videogame, setting a respective per-frame movement distance threshold, calculating a respective minimum frame rate at which movement of the or each predetermined feature(s) of the virtual environment of the videogame between successive image frames remains within the respective movement distance threshold. If it is detected that the current frame rate is below one or more of the respective minimum frame rates, then the rendering resolution used during rendering of one or more subsequent image frames is reduced to increase the frame rate above one or more of the minimum frame rates. A second invention (see figure 3) is disclosed that tracks the gaze of a user and uses foveated rendering to render an image having higher resolution in the region the user is gazing at than the other areas.
Patent GB-2576271-A (GB)
Title: A powered air respirator kit
Inventor: STEPHEN HARE
IPC: A62B18/08
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: A powered air respirator kit is disclosed comprising a visor (9) removably attachable to a front edge of a safety helmet (4), a drive unit (1) removably attachable to said safety helmet (4), at least one filter module removably attachable to said safety helmet such that a fluid flow path is defined through said filter module to a space defined between a user’s face and an inner surface of said visor, the kit further comprising a power module (10) removably attachable to said safety helmet and, in use, electrically connectable to said drive unit (1). The kit also comprises a pair of adaptors (5), each being removably connectable to a side surface of the safety helmet (4), an elongate visor carrier member (3) on which said visor can be mounted, said carrier member having connector members (3b) to pivotally engage with respective said adaptors, wherein the visor carrier comprises a curved band and a peak portion and wherein in use said visor extends downwardly from the band. The peaked portion includes at least one opening (3c). A gasket is configured to receive said drive unit to define a fluid flow path between the filter module and said opening.
Patent GB-2577844-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft engine nacelle bulkheads and methods of assembling the same
Inventor: ALEX C LUMBAB
IPC: B64D29/02
Filed: 2015-02-24
Abstract: An engine nacelle 10 includes an exterior wall formed with a lipskin 24 and an interior wall formed with an inner barrel 30. A forward bulkhead 50 is coupled between the interior wall and the exterior wall, wherein the forward bulkhead comprises a curvilinear body portion that extends between the interior wall and the exterior wall. The engine nacelle also includes an aft bulkhead 70 coupled between the interior wall and the exterior wall, wherein the aft bulkhead comprises a curvilinear body portion that extends between the interior wall and the exterior wall. The forward bulkhead may be formed from a ceramic matrix composite. The aft bulkhead may be made from a super-plastic formed diffusion-bonded titanium. Methods of manufacturing engine nacelles of these configurations are also included.
Patent GB-2591231-A (GB)
Title: Hair fastener
Inventor: MIRIAM RIMMER
IPC: A45D8/36
Filed: 2020-01-20
Abstract: A hair fastener 100 comprises a flexible sheet 102; a plurality of closely spaced hooking elements 106 on a first surface 104 of the sheet; and a tab 116 extending from the perimeter of the sheet. The hooking elements may be arranged into rows 110, extending from the sheet’s perimeter. Adjacent rows of hooking elements may be separated by a channel 112. Each channel may comprise apertures (114, Figure 2). The rows of hooking elements and the separating channels may be linearly arranged or have a curved or undulating shape. The hooking elements may be flexible or resiliently deformable. The fastener may comprise the hooking elements of a hook and loop fastener. The fastener may comprise a protective layer (118, Figure 4) attached to a second surface of the sheet, opposite the first surface. The protective layer may comprise a porous foam material. The tab may extend outwardly in the same plane as the sheet or outwardly from the sheet and inclined relative to the plane of the sheet. At least one surface of the tab may comprise a grip section 117. The sheet may have an elongate obround shape or may have an arcuate shape with rounded ends.
Patent GB-2594046-A (GB)
Title: Producing video for content insertion
Inventor: MICHAEL PAUL ALEXANDER GEISSLER
IPC: H04N5/272
Filed: 2020-04-03
Abstract: A method comprises storing video captured by a camera with metadata indicating a video location at which a predesignated (predetermined) substitution object appears; metadata may indicate timings, regions occupied, or object size and shape. Also, in a system to replace substitutable video content with alternative content, metadata associated with the video is processed, identifying a video region wherein substitutable content appears; alternative content is selected, depending on metadata; and the video is processed to replace video regions (defined by metadata) with substituted content depending on alternative content. A further method comprises: forming a first video stream, depicting at least one space for overlay substitution, for playout; forming a second video stream, having an omission corresponding to the first stream; stopping second stream playout at the omission; playing out the second video stream with the space substituted by an overlay; subsequently playing out a further portion of the second video stream. Finally, a further method comprises: processing a video stream using an image recognition algorithm, identifying depictions of an environment having a propensity to contain predetermined object(s); retrieving a model of one of the predetermined objects; and processing to replace regions depicting the identified environment with substituted content formed depending on the retrieved model.
Patent GB-2582867-A (GB)
Title: Improved hair clip
Inventor: KA CHUEN SZE
IPC: A45D8/14
Filed: 2014-02-14
Abstract: A hair clip 2 having first leg portion 4 and second leg portion 6 biased towards and at default are in contact with each other, for gripping hair positioned therebetween. The clip 2 comprises a metallic wire 1 for forming the first and second leg portions 4,6. A first coating (20, Figure 4) is a paint material is provided on both outwardly and inwardly facing surfaces of the hair clip 2 and a second coating (52, Figure 8) of an anti-slipping material is provided on the first coating (20, Figure 3) over only the inwardly facing surface of the clip 2. The wire 1 is configured with a bent region 18 from which the leg portions 4,6 extend and is shaped such that the leg portions 4,6 have a first region 14 including linearly extending portion of the legs 4,6 that are parallel to each other and in abutment along their second coatings (52, Figure 8) at default. The second coating (52, Figure 8) forms a convex inner surface of the legs 4,6 and the anti-slipping material is selected from PVC, silicone and silicone-based paint. The clip 2 may have a second region 16 which has a zig-zag configuration.
Patent GB-2594498-A (GB)
Title: Instruction scheduling
Inventor: MBOU EYOLE
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2020-04-30
Abstract: An apparatus and method for instruction scheduling in an out-of-order decoupled access-execute processor are disclosed. The instructions for the decoupled access-execute processor 50 comprise access instructions and execute instructions, where access instructions comprise load instructions and instructions which provide operand values to load instructions. Schedule patterns of groups of linked execute instructions are monitored (e.g. at 64), where the execute instructions in a group of linked execute instructions are linked by data dependencies. On identifying a repeating schedule pattern, configurable execution circuitry 74 adopts a configuration to perform the operations defined by the group of linked execute instructions of the repeating schedule pattern.