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Patent GB-2481055-A (GB)
Title: A drying tool
Inventor: YOUNG RONALD ALEXANDER
IPC: A47L13/10
Filed: 2010-06-11
Abstract: A combination of a drying tool 10 and a cloth 22, and a method of attaching the cloth 22 to the drying tool 10. The drying tool 10 includes a head 12 having an upper side and a lower side, and a fitting 16 mounted on the head 12 for attaching a handle 14 to the head 12, the fitting 16 enabling pivotal movement of the head 12 relative to the handle 14. The method including providing an opening (24, fig 2) in the cloth 22 for receiving at least one of a part of the fitting 16 and a part of the handle 14, positioning a region of the cloth 22 adjacent the upper side of the head 12 such that the at least one of the part of the fitting 16 and the part of the handle 14 is received in the opening (24, fig 2) of the cloth 22, and positioning a portion of the cloth 22 adjacent the lower side of the head 12, so as to enable the portion of the cloth to contact a surface to be cleaned or dried. The opening (24, fig 2) can either be an aperture of a slit which can be closed around the handle by hook and loop type fastenings.
Patent GB-2471403-A (GB)
Title: Article for use in magnetic heat exchange, intermediate article and method for producing an article for use in magnetic heat excange
Inventor: KATTER MATTHIAS
IPC: H01F1/01
Filed: 2008-10-01
Abstract: An article for magnetic heat exchange is produced by heat treating an intermediate article comprising, in total, elements in amounts capable of providing at least one magnetocalorically active LaFe13-based phase and less than 5 Vol% impurities, wherein the intermediate article comprises a permanent magnet. The intermediate article is worked by removing at least one portion of the intermediate article. The intermediate article is then heat treated to produce a final product comprising at least one magnetocalorically active LaFeI3 based phase.
Patent GB-2473721-A (GB)
Title: Standing aid
Inventor: PARRY ILSA
IPC: A45B7/00
Filed: 2010-09-14
Abstract: A standing aid 600 comprises a leg engaging means 602 and a handle 604, wherein the device is adapted such that, in use, a user can brace the leg engaging means 602 against leg and pull on the handle 604 so that the user is aided to move from a seated position to a standing position. The aid 600 comprises a part which is adapted to engage with the back of the leg at the heel or at a position between the heel and the knee. In an alternate embodiment the leg engaging part includes a lip 620 which engages with the underside of the users heel. The standing aid 600 comprises a ground contacting section 610 and may be used as a walking aid when necessary. There is also described a method of using the aid.
Patent GB-2484938-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle with in wheel retrofitted electric motors
Inventor: TRUEMAN NEIL
IPC: B60K6/485
Filed: 2010-10-26
Abstract: A vehicle 100, e.g. for a car or lorry, has four wheels 101, where two first wheels are driven by an internal combustion engine 103 via a gearbox 104, having a plurality of gears, and drive shafts 105. Two other second wheels have retrofitted in wheel electric motors which are controlled by a controller 102 arranged to control an application of torque applied to the second wheels by the electric motors based upon the torque applied by the engine 103 to the first wheels. Controller 102 is arranged to control the torque applied to the second wheels so that it matches the torque applied to the first wheels. The torque applied to the engine 103 is calculated using a speed of the vehicle, throttle demand, based on a stored torque profile associated with a gear ratio of the gearbox 104, and a torque sensor. An independent claim is directed to a method of applying torque to a wheel of a vehicle.
Patent GB-2478200-A (GB)
Title: Control system for fishing line and reel
Inventor: TENNYSON PATRICK
IPC: A01K87/06
Filed: 2011-02-25
Abstract: A control system for a fishing reel 1 comprises at least two cooperating dispensing members 21, 35 arranged about the reel 1 which includes spool 2, fishing line (80, fig 15) emanates from the spool and is positioned between the dispensing members 21, 35 cooperating action of the dispensing members 21, 35 dispenses the line (80); the dispensing members 21, 35 are preferably rotating rollers which are operated by a manual handle and powered via a motor; a drag mechanism may be provided to add resistance to dispensing motion of the line. A docking station may be provided for the reel; the reel may be adapted to be interchangeable between a fishing rod and the docking station. Also described is a control system which measures the amount of line dispensed or wound in or both and a mechanism for attaching a reel to a rod. A kit for a fishing rod comprising a reel and a docking station is also described.
Patent GB-2476223-A (GB)
Title: Shroud hanger with diffused cooling passage
Inventor: SHAPIRO JASON DAVID
IPC: F01D25/12
Filed: 2009-10-02
Abstract: A shroud hanger (44) for a gas tubine engine has an arcuate body (52) with opposed inner and outer faces and opposed forward and aft ends, a channel having at least one cooling passage (74) therein which includes: (a) a generally axial lyaligned channel (76) extending through the body, the channel having one end open to an exterior of the body; and (b) a generally radially-aligned diffuser (78) extending through the inner face and intersecting the channel.
Patent GB-2491805-A (GB)
Title: Fastening Assembly
Inventor: STOKES TIMOTHY
IPC: F16B13/06
Filed: 2011-05-12
Abstract: A fastening assembly includes a tension controlled bolt having a shank (102) including a spline (106) at a first end and a splaying arrangement (108) at, or adjacent, a second, opposite end. The assembly further includes a tightening arrangement (302, 304) for, in use, being threaded onto the first end of the tension controlled bolt, and a deformable sleeve (200) fitted, in use, over at least part of the shank (102) of the tension controlled bolt, between the splaying arrangement (108) and the tightening arrangement (302, 304). In use, tightening of the tightening arrangement (320, 304) draws the splaying arrangement (108) towards the tightening arrangement (302, 304), thereby deforming at least one part of the sleeve (200) outwardly.
Patent GB-2480557-A (GB)
Title: Forming a container with internal detent for lid
Inventor: BRITTON CHARLES JONATHAN
IPC: B29C49/48
Filed: 2011-05-20
Abstract: A method for moulding a container having a body and a rim defining an opening for the container uses a preform in the shape of a closed-end tube with an external rim 112 at its mouth, the rim 112 having first 10 and second 11 detents formed on the flange 112. The preform is placed in a pressure moulding apparatus at an elevated temperature with the preform being located in the apparatus at least in part by the second detent 11 and expanded under pressure to form the body of the container and then the first detent 10 is moved downwards and outwards relative to the second detent 11 so that the first detent 10 projects inwards into the opening for the container and the first detent 10 forms an internal rim.
Patent GB-2489537-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for usein terminal mobility state detection
Inventor: TURKKA JUSSI TANELI
IPC: G01S11/06
Filed: 2011-06-29
Abstract: A method of determining a mobile terminal speed class comprises acquiring a statistical metric of measurements of a signal strength of a terminal with unknown speed over a predetermined time period, comparing the acquired statistical metric with mobility patterns stored in a database, each of said mobility patterns exhibiting a relationship between previously acquired statistical metrics of signal strength measurements of terminals with a specific terminal speed class, and determining a terminal speed class of the terminal according to a best match between the acquired statistical metric and the mobility patterns on the basis of the comparison. The database may be prepared comprising acquiring a statistical metric of measurements of a signal strength of a terminal with known speed, and applying the acquired statistical metric for creating or updating the mobility pattern with respect to the specific terminal speed class corresponding to the known speed of the terminal. Measurements may be based on standardized MDT reports, power headroom reports or reference signal received power (RSRP). The metric may be an average or standard deviation.
Patent GB-2482584-A (GB)
Title: Seismic data acquisition module with antennae protected within a handle, and associated cable connector
Inventor: DIEULANGARD HUBERT
IPC: G01V1/22
Filed: 2011-07-08
Abstract: A seismic data acquisition module comprises two antennas 51,52 and a communication circuit for data communication (e.g. for seismic data, quality control data, GPS data). The module has a body 2 having an upper rigid shell 40. The shell has two arms 41,42, one or both of which is/are connected to a handle 44. The antennas are located within the interior of the arms which provides them with mechanical protection. The arms and handle may be made in one piece with the housing 43 of the upper rigid shell 40. The antennas may be formed on printed circuit boards 71,72. The module may have a foot 31 with a planting point for positioning in the ground. Also provided is a cable connector 100 which can be fixed to the module. The cable connector comprises a part 123 which fastens to a corresponding part 413,432 on the shell, and a cable 102. The connector also includes an insulating part 101 which includes a third antenna which communicates with one or other of the antennas in the arms.
Patent GB-2498202-A (GB)
Title: Clutch hydraulic actuator sealing ring
Inventor: CUPIT GLENN
IPC: F16D25/0638
Filed: 2012-01-06
Abstract: A hydraulic actuator for a wet clutch (14, figs 1 & 2) comprising a cylinder (30, figs 1 & 2), a piston (26, figs 1 & 2) slidably disposed within the cylinder and serving as the movable wall of a variable volume working chamber filled with hydraulic fluid, and a sealing ring 44 for sealing between mating walls of the piston and the cylinder, characterised in that the sealing ring 44 comprises a circumferentially discontinuous piston ring 46 and/or 48 received within an annular groove in one of the mating walls and in sealing sliding contact with the other mating wall. The clutch may be a twin clutch assembly in an automatic gearbox. The seal is preferably made of steel, and is preferably formed of two parts 46 & 48 each consisting of a split ring having a gap 50, 52.The mating surface that slides relative to the piston ring 44 may be polished.
Patent GB-2487672-A (GB)
Title: Active sensory augmentation device
Inventor: PRESCOTT ANTHONY JASON
IPC: A61F9/08
Filed: 2012-01-31
Abstract: A sensory array detects objects in an environment surrounding the user, such as a fireman or blind person, when the device is being worn, a tactile display to physically engage the user's body and to provide salient information about said environment. An algorithm controls one or both of the sensory array and tactile display so that the presentation of an object is adapted to circumstances other than the physical parameter of the object's proximity to the user. The output can therefore be tuned to provide salient feedback, based on the rate of change of position of the object with respect to the user, the physical attributes of the object, the time since first detection of the object by the electromagnetic or sonic sensory array; and/or the current situation or objectives of the user. This ensures that the user does not get too many distracting tactile responses for the user to understand their environment from vibrotactile stimulation of the skin.
Patent GB-2489378-A (GB)
Title: Open-bore magnet for use in magnetic resonance imaging
Inventor: LIU FENG
IPC: A61B5/055
Filed: 2010-12-20
Abstract: A magnetic resonance system is provided which employs a shielded, electromagnetically asymmetric and low-stress magnet to produce a superior sized imaging region close to the patient side. The magnet has a double layered configuration. In the primary layer, the magnet includes at least two strongest coils at two ends of the magnet (end coils), which carry current in the same direction. The magnet may include at least one coil close to the end coils which carries current in a direction opposite to that of the end coils. The magnet employs a plurality of smaller sized coils (4-7, relative to the large end-coils) in the central region of the primary layer, and these coils are located asymmetrically relative to the imaging region centre. The magnet is shielded by a plurality (1-5) of shielding coils, which carry current in a direction opposite to that of the end-coils at primary layer. Compared with conventional short-bore magnets, the magnet of the invention offers an accessible imaging region with significantly enlarged imaging region, and it can be used in, for example, body-part or whole-body imaging.
Patent GB-2506880-A (GB)
Title: Method of enzyme conversion using an immobilised composition consisting of at least two enzymes and a co-factor
Inventor: FOTHERGILL MICHAEL DAVID
IPC: C12N9/00
Filed: 2012-10-10
Abstract: The present invention describes a method of enzyme conversion comprising thesteps of: immobilising an enzyme composition on a support material; drying the support material and enzyme composition to form a solid phase immobilised enzyme system;contacting the system with a gaseous reagent; and allowing the enzyme system to convert the reagent to a product; wherein the enzyme composition comprises a first enzyme, a second enzyme and a co-factor which may be converted between first and second states; wherein the co-factor in the first state promotes reaction of the first enzyme; and wherein the co-factor in the second state promotes reaction of the second enzyme. In an exemplified embodiment, the first enzyme is methane mono-oxygenase, and the second enzyme is alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), formaldehyde dehydrogenase (FADH), or formate dehydrogenase (FODH), and the co-factor is NAD(H) or NADP(H). In this embodiment the substrate is methane, and can be converted to methanol and ultimately formic acid.
Patent GB-2508830-A (GB)
Title: Augmented reality system for trying out virtual clothing with associated sound
Inventor: FREEMAN RUSSELL
IPC: G06T19/00
Filed: 2012-12-11
Abstract: An augmented reality system provides a user 10 with a facility to try out virtual clothing or accessories. The system comprises a camera 20 for imaging a scene containing the user, logic 30 for detecting the motion of a feature, such as a users hand, within the scene, a display device 40 for displaying an image of the scene in which an augmented reality object is superimposed, and an audio device 50 for playing a sound associated with the augmented reality object and the sound is varied in accordance with the detected motion. The sound of the clothing or accessory may exhibit different sound properties (e.g. volume, pitch or other characteristic) when the user moves in a particular way or at a particular speed. A trackable marker may be held or worn by the user and sound superimposed at the position of the marker. The sound may be played at a volume which is varied depending on distance between the marker and the users head.
Patent GB-2512387-A (GB)
Title: Security bracket
Inventor: DINNEWELL JOHN
IPC: A47F5/02
Filed: 2013-03-28
Abstract: A security bracket for preventing theft of an electronic device comprising a housing 10 arranged to securely hold an electronic device on multiple sides, a pillar 20 connected to the housing 10 at a first end 22 and a base plate 26 connected to a second end 24 of the pillar wherein the first end 22 of the pillar has an aperture 29 and shoulders 39, the pillar 20 is a hollow elongate tube, a rotatable inner column 30 is positioned within the pillar 20 and includes a neck portion 31 and a flange 33, the neck portion 31 being fixed to the housing 10, the flange 33 being urged towards the first end 22 of the pillar such that it is in frictional engagement with the shoulder 39. The device may be used with mobile phones, cameras or tablets and the biasing may be caused by a spring 36. The pillar 20 may be at an angle or have a dogleg. A pin and slot may be used to limit rotation.
Patent GB-2498492-A (GB)
Title: Pivot body for windshield wiper system
Inventor: HOJNACKI GEORGE
IPC: B60S1/18
Filed: 2011-11-10
Abstract: A polymeric pivot body (46) for a windshield wiper system (20) includes a bracket portion (50) adapted to attach a pivot shaft assembly (34) of a windshield wiper system (20) to a portion of a vehicle and a sleeve portion (48) connected to the bracket portion (50) for receiving and orientating a pivot shaft (44) of the pivot shaft assembly (34). The pivot body (46) also includes a tube receiving portion (52) connected to and extending outwardly from the sleeve portion (48) for receiving one end of a unitizing tube (42) of a linkage assembly (32) to interconnect the unitizing tube (42) to the pivot shaft assembly (34). The pivot body (46) further includes at least one I-beam portion (68) interconnecting the sleeve portion (48) and the tube receiving portion (52) in a cost-effective manner while having a lighter weight and reduced stresses, and uses no tools for assembly of the windshield wiper system.
Patent GB-2514817-A (GB)
Title: Digital radio communication
Inventor: ENGELIEN-LOPES DAVID ALEXANDRE
IPC: H04W84/18
Filed: 2013-06-05
Abstract: A method of digital radio communication between a first device 2 and a second device 8, where each device comprises a radio transmitter and a radio receiver, the method comprising: a) said first and second devices 2, 8 establishing a connection using a predetermined protocol having at least one predefined message format; b) if said connection is subsequently broken, said second device 8 transmitting an advertising message at a first data rate indicating a desire to reconnect; and c) if a reconnection is not established, said second device 8 transmitting a further advertising message at a second data rate indicating a desire to reconnect, wherein said second data rate is lower than the first data rate. The first and second devices may be master and slave devices respectively. A third, lower data rate may further be attempted if reconnection is unsuccessful at the second data rate. Subsequent communication between the first and second devices may take place at the rate applied to the successful advertisement message. The predetermined protocol may be a Bluetooth (RTM) or Bluetooth Low Energy (RTM) protocol. The scheme may be utilised in a Bluetooth long range mode.
Patent GB-2518214-A (GB)
Title: An integrated bilge pump system
Inventor: HOLLAND PAUL
IPC: H01H35/18
Filed: 2013-09-13
Abstract: A switch unit 200 for a bilge pump system 100 comprises a low-level sensor 204 positioned to correspond to a lower tolerance level; a mid level sensor 206 positioned to correspond to an upper tolerance level; and a switch 802, all positioned within a watertight housing (fig 6, 202). The sensors detect a liquid level around the housing 202 and actuate switch 802 to make or break an electrical connection between a pump 300 and a power supply 400, to maintain the liquid level between the lower and the upper tolerance levels, and can start the pump when liquid rises above the upper level and stop it when the liquid falls below the lower level. There may be a high level sensor 208 corresponding to a danger level to transmit a warning signal and actuate the pump, and a manual override switch 210. Sensors can be solid state or capacitive, detecting the presence of water, but switching off the pump if oil or fuel is detected. The switch unit can connect to a monitor (fig 3, 700) displaying the status of the pump, the power supply and the liquid level and a remote controller (fig 3, 500). Over-current sensor 900 can break the connection depending on detected current and self-check timer 804 can actuate the switch for a short period at regular intervals.
Patent GB-2519361-A (GB)
Title: Reduced bandwidth of signal in an envelope path for envelope tracking system
Inventor: WIMPENNY GERARD
IPC: H03F1/02
Filed: 2013-10-21
Abstract: The mathematical operation of an envelope detector results in the envelope signal having a bandwidth that is greater than the bandwidth of the input signal (figure 4). To counteract this bandwidthÂ expansion an input signal is divided 508 into constituent frequency bands and the envelopes detected 506 for each band are then summed 504 to provide a composite envelope signal which has a larger amplitude, but a lower bandwidth, than the detected envelope of the undivided input signal. The amplifier efficiency may thus be traded off for a lower bandwidth of the modulated power supply 110. The reduced-bandwidth envelope signal 306 is shaped and then input to the digital predistorter 302 and the supply modulator 110. The frequency bands may correspond to a set of modulated OFDM carrier signals (figure 6a). A separate power amplifier 102 may be provided for each OFDM signal (figure 6b).
Patent GB-2510453-A (GB)
Title: Lighted trim assembly and perforated member
Inventor: SKIRROW ANTONY JOHN
IPC: B60Q1/56
Filed: 2013-10-28
Abstract: A lighted assembly 1 includes a perforated metal member 5 having a plurality of relatively small openings therethrough. The openings 12 are arranged to provide areas forming letters 28A-28E, designs 22A-B, or the like. A light source may be positioned adjacent the perforated member whereby light from the light source travels through the openings to form illuminated letters, designs or the like. The perforations may be filled with a light-transmitting polymer material. The light source may comprise an LED and a light guide that distributes light along a lower side of the perforated member. The light source may be positioned in a waterproof housing that is sealed to the perforated member. A method of forming a lighted assembly is also provided including etching to form the perforations.
Patent GB-2513679-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for monitoring the flow of mixtures of fluids in a pipe
Inventor: MCCANN DOMINIC PATRICK
IPC: G01P5/08
Filed: 2013-04-30
Abstract: A method of defining a multiphase flow comprising three phases is disclosed. The method comprises measuring, directly or indirectly, at at least one position across the cross-section of the flow: (a) The individual concentration of each of the three phases; (b) The individual density of each of the three phases; (c) The individual velocity of each of the three phases. The three phases of the flow may comprise a gas phase, an oil phase and an aqueous phase.
Patent GB-2522717-A (GB)
Title: A wearable heart entrainment device
Inventor: HOOPER JACK CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A61N1/36
Filed: 2014-02-04
Abstract: A wearable apparatus and method for altering the heart rate of a user, comprises providing a device 2 capable of engaging the patients skin 1 to provide a rhythmical tactile stimulus to the user, altering the users heart rate, and an arrangement for securing the device to the user (, Fig 4). The device may comprise a motor driven vibrator, a piezoelectric actuator, a shape changing material, a linear actuator, a pneumatic actuator, a hydraulic actuator or an electrical contact for delivering an electrical pulse to cause a muscle contraction. The arrangement for securing the device to a user may comprise a strap or band placed around a limb, an adherent pad, a holder or pouch in an item of clothing, a piece of jewellery or an accessory e.g. a belt. A heart rate monitor may further be provided and a control capable of altering the stimuli rhythm in response to the monitored heart rate.