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Patent GB-2567801-A (GB)
Title: Cable housing
Inventor: SIMON LYONS
IPC: H02G11/02
Filed: 2017-09-05
Abstract: A cable housing 1 including: a body 2 having a cable channel 7 between a first opening 5 and a second opening 6, the body being openable to allow access to a length of the channel; and a dividing protrusion 8 formed within, and extending across, the cable channel to divide the channel into a first cable path 9 and a second cable path 10; wherein the first path is at least 20% wider than the second path and the protrusion is positioned to allow a cable to be wrapped around it, within the housing, such that the cable passes through both the first and second paths. The protrusion may be an upstanding rib. The housing may include a mechanical interlocking formation so that it can be mechanically interlocked to an identical housing or mounting board. Different thicknesses of cables can be located in each of the cable paths (figures 5-7).
Patent GB-2556393-A (GB)
Title: Filtration of acoustic contaminate from vehicle safety sensors
Inventor: Howard E Churchwell
IPC: B60R21/013
Filed: 2017-09-08
Abstract: A vehicle includes: an audio system (Figure 3, 154), local sensors (including a crash sensor) (Figure 3, 301,146), a fuel pump (Figure 3, 147), and a processor (Figure 3, 151) configured to: (a) select one or many filters based on a determined audio system state; (b) decontaminate the crash sensor data using the one or many filters; (c) determine whether to deactivate the fuel pump based on the decontaminated crash sensor data. The processor is configured to map prior crash sensor data to prior determined audio system states and select the one or many filters by selecting one of the mapped prior crash sensor data. The audio system may include the horn or speakers and the crash sensor may be an accelerometer. A moisture sensor may be included.
Patent GB-2556396-A (GB)
Title: Method for hydrolysing protein materials
Inventor: Henryk Lisaj
IPC: C07K1/12
Filed: 2017-09-10
Abstract: A process for hydrolysing or splitting animal or vegetable protein materials comprises (i) passing an alternating electric current through an alkaline aqueous suspension of protein material to split the protein material, (ii) separating the treated suspension into a sediment containing insoluble components of protein-containing materials and an aqueous supernatant containing dissolved products of split protein material, and (iii) isolating the split protein products from the supernatant so that the split protein molecules have defined molecular weights in the range up to 260 KDa. The splitting step (i) is carried out in a protein splitting reactor. The suspension may have 5-5-% mass of protein and a pH adjusted to 7.5-9. The splitting may be carried out at a temperature of 35-160°C and a pressure of 1-6 Bar, for a period of 5-150 minutes. The protein material may be an animal by-product, or a wheat meal. A protein splitting reactor is also claimed, comprising a cylindrical vessel 1 with inlets and outlets at respective ends, a neutral electrode 4 mechanically and electrically connected to the vessel wall, and an electrode 5 electrically isolated from the neutral electrode 4 and connected to a single phase of an electric supply.
Patent GB-2568294-A (GB)
Title: A portable medicine blender
Inventor: PAUL GREGORY
IPC: B02C23/00
Filed: 2017-11-13
Abstract: A portable medicine blender 10 comprising: a pill compartment 12 for receiving one or more pills; a grinder apparatus 14 in communication with and configured to form powder from the pills from the pill compartment; and a powder compartment 16 in communication with the grinder apparatus to receive the resultant powder. The pill compartment 12, grinder apparatus 14 and powder compartment 16 may each cooparatively engage (e.g. by screw threads or male and female connectors) with each other to form a single module. The blender may comprise a handle portion 18 that may at contain least one of the powder compartment, pill compartment or grinder apparatus. Handle 18 may have a cavity containing one or more battery packs 20. There may be a charging port 22 for connecting a charging unit. The grinding apparatus 14 may comprise a plurality of grinder members. Another aspect relates to a method of producing powder using the aforementioned blender where pill(s) are placed in the pill compartment 12; the grinder apparatus 14 crushes the pill(s); and powder is received from the powder compartment 16.
Patent GB-2569289-A (GB)
Title: Seats
Inventor: THOMAS WALTON
IPC: B60N2/72
Filed: 2017-12-08
Abstract: A seat 102 for a vehicle (101, figure 1) comprises a frame 103 and a woven fabric 112 / 113, comprising a plurality of warp 114 and weft 115 elements arranged to cover the frame and at least two adjustable tensioning means 117, 119 , 122, 123, each attached to at least one warp or weft element which can adjust the tension of the warp or weft element. Preferably the warp and weft elements comprise elongate webbing straps. In some embodiments, the seat also comprises tension measuring means 121 such as strain gauges on the warp and weft elements. The seat may be arranged with a control means (301, figure 4), which can automatically control the adjustable tensioning means to adjust the seat tension when a user sits down in the seat
Patent GB-2570143-A (GB)
Title: Secure sharing of storage resources
Inventor: HENRY HARRISON
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2018-01-12
Abstract: This is for a computer system 100 that can be used in a server system that provides computing resources to multiple different users, or infrastructure as a service (IaaS). It works by having separate logic blocks (101a-c) that have one or more processing units that can issue requests to read from and write to a storage 500 over a first interface (102a-c) via a controller 150. The controller can also implement a communications link to the storage, implement a communications link 300 to a second computer system 200, or a management computer system, as well as receive information from the second computer system that identifies a current user of the logic block, and receive requests to read from and write to the storage from the logic blocks. The first interface is also a dedicated physical interface between the logic block and the controller, and the controller writes to and reads from the storage locations of the storage that the user of the logic block is permitted to use.
Patent GB-2570302-A (GB)
Title: Light projector
Inventor: DAVID WOODS
IPC: G02B27/28
Filed: 2018-01-17
Abstract: A light (birdbath) projector (2; 102) for an augmented reality headset is disclosed. The light projector includes an image generator (4; 104) configured to provide an image with unpolarised light and a beam splitter (6; 106) configured to receive unpolarised light from the image generator and to split it into a first path and a second path. A first optical arrangement is configured to receive light from the beam splitter in the first path so that light is reflected, focused and directed back towards the beam splitter. A second optical arrangement configured to receive light from the beam splitter in the second path so that light is reflected, focused and directed back towards the beam splitter, wherein the first and second optical arrangements comprise first and second mirrors (12, 22; 112, 122) respectively. The beam splitter is configured to receive and combine light from the first and second optical arrangements so that the combined light, which is unpolarised, is provided to an exit pupil, and the first and second optical arrangements are angled relative to one another so that the image from the first path is aligned with the image from the second path.
Patent GB-2571143-A (GB)
Title: System And Method For Adjusting Alignment Of A Panel
Inventor: ANGUS NOBLE
IPC: E04F11/18
Filed: 2018-03-29
Abstract: The system for aligning a panel, such as a glass balustrade panel, has a longitudinal trough 3, a gripping part 5 locatable in the trough having a contact surface for engaging a panel and having an first joint surface 7 at an angle to the contact surface and facing an open top of the trough, the system including an adjustment part locatable within the trough having a first end, preferably a hook 13, engaged with a side wall of the trough and attached to a second part 11 having a second joint surface 9, wherein the distance between the two parts is adjustable, preferably by threaded rod 17, such that the two joint surfaces interact to clamp a panel in the trough in use, the system also including a pair of resilient barriers 21 located within the trough at either end of the gripping part. Also included is a method claim, wherein the panel is pivoted into a vertical position prior to being clamped between two sets of gripping and adjustment means, and a resin (29, Fig. 3), preferably thermosetting plastic, is injected into a region between the barriers.
Patent GB-2564210-A (GB)
Title: Line guide
Inventor: DAVID MCBRIDE
IPC: E04G21/18
Filed: 2018-04-25
Abstract: A line guide 1 comprises a body 3 with a base (5, Fig 3), and a pair of opposing sides 7, 9, a pair of jaws 39,41 which extend below the base 5, the jaws on the opposite sides 7, 9 of the body 3. The jaws 39, 41 have a closed position in which the jaws are configured with a first spacing between, and an open position in which the jaws 39,41 are configured in a second spacing, wider than the first spacing. The guide line also includes a means for indexing the jaws between the open and closed positions, which may be a resilient biasing means such as a compression spring arranged between the jaws to bias the jaws into the open position. Also included is means for adjusting the first spacing, the means preferably comprising a nut 35 on a threaded bolt 33. A channel 19 extends parallel to the sides 7,9 of the body 3 and is arranged to receive a line, and to hold the line above the base 5 of the body 3.
Patent GB-2558848-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum-tight angle valve with sliding-block guide drive
Inventor: ROMAN STEFFEN
IPC: F16K51/02
Filed: 2016-11-17
Abstract: A valve (10) for shutting off a flow path in substantially gas-tight fashion, having a valve housing (11) which has a first port (12) in the direction of a first axis, a second port in the direction of a second axis, and a valve seat which surrounds the first port (12) and which is arranged in the flow path of a flow chamber; furthermore having a valve part (17) which is displaceable along a movement axis (18) perpendicular to a surface of the valve seat such that a closure surface, facing toward the valve seat, of the valve part (17) can be placed in contact with the valve seat for the purposes of shutting off the flow path and can be moved out of contact with the valve seat for the purposes of opening up the flow path. The valve furthermore has a motorized drive unit for realizing a displacement of the valve part (17). The valve part (17) has a valve rod (15) with a contact element (16), and the drive unit has a guide mechanism (23) with an actuation element (25) which is mounted so as to be rotatable about an actuation axis, wherein the actuation element (25) is arranged so as to be rotatable about the actuation axis in a controlled manner and, by way of its shape, defines an outer track, the distance of which to the actuation axis varies in a defined rotational angle range. The distance of the track to the actuation axis is adjustable by a rotation of the actuation element (25) about the actuation axis. The drive unit and the valve part are arranged such that the contact element (16) and the guide mechanism (23) interact such that, by means of rotation of the actuation element (25), the valve part (17) is movable such that the shutting-off and the opening-up of the flow path can thereby be realized.
Patent GB-2576695-A (GB)
Title: Cushion cover for soft furnishing cushion
Inventor: NATALIA WILLMOTT
IPC: A47G9/02
Filed: 2018-07-09
Abstract: A fabric cushion cover for covering a soft furnishing cushion pad comprises a pocket and provides for mounting one or more tokens through a combination of one or more magnetic fit-mountings 82 and one or more tether mountings 81. The cushion cover further includes an exterior show face and an exterior reverse face defining an interior for receiving a cushion pad, and a presentation portion 2p. The mountings may be removably attachable to the cushion cover. The tether mounting may be a keychain, chain, ribbon, tie, or thread. The pocket may be disposed between the show portion and the reverse portion. A portion of fabric 5r may conceal the pocket opening 3. The cover may include a partitioned interior to receive in one part a cushion pad and in a further part a pad or aromatic filling.
Patent GB-2568790-A (GB)
Title: Agent and method for the temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibers
Inventor: Julia Bibiane Lange
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2018-09-25
Abstract: A cosmetic composition is disclosed for the temporarily reshaping of keratin fibres, said composition comprising: a) at least one non-cross-linked, hydrophobically modified (meth)acrylic acid copolymer, and b) at least one vinyl caprolactam copolymer Further disclosed is the use thereof, and a method utilising a composition of this kind in the temporary deformation of keratin fibers. The composition exhibits improvements in moisture resistance and long-term hold.
Patent GB-2566232-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic drive system
Inventor: MASAHIRO MATSUO
IPC: F15B11/00
Filed: 2017-06-12
Abstract: In this hydraulic drive system, a plurality of loading system drive devices adjust the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing to a loading system actuator from a loading system pump, and a steering system drive device adjusts the flow rate of the hydraulic fluid flowing to a steering actuator from a steering system pump. When one of a plurality of loading actuators is being driven, a switching valve device connects a loading-side path and a steering-side path, and when no loading actuator is being driven, the loading-side path and the steering-side path are disconnected.
Patent GB-2575143-A (GB)
Title: Sanitisation of the interiors of beer casks and cegs with UHP water
Inventor: GARY PHILLIPS
IPC: B08B9/093
Filed: 2019-04-01
Abstract: Apparatus for sanitising the internal surfaces of a beer cask by washing the interiors with jets of water at ultra-high-pressures (UHP) of around 2500 Barg, thereby scavenging away any organic/inorganic scale adhering to the container surface and rupturing any living cells present on the surface that would otherwise pose a microbiological infection hazard to the product. The apparatus includes a conveyor system for transferring the keg to a clamping station. A UHP water spray lance is inserted into the container via a robotic arm. A method for cleaning the keg is also provided comprising the lance spraying water at a pressure of 2500 Barg and the step of transferring the cask to an internal inspection station. The shive may be located by a laser beam. The nozzle on the spray arm may move at a controlled speed empirically derived for the appropriate size/type of container. After cleaning, the UHP water may be turned off automatically and the water may be recovered, filtered and re-used. After inspection, the containers may be scanned via RFID
Patent GB-2593412-A (GB)
Title: Liquid concentrate composition
Inventor: MARY QUINLAN
IPC: A23L27/30
Filed: 2019-06-19
Abstract: Provided herein is a liquid concentrate composition comprising steviol glycosides, a stabiliser comprising xanthan and/or iota-carrageenan, and water. The steviol glycosides include rebaudioside M in an amount of about 800 ppm or more by total weight of the liquid concentrate composition. The pH of the liquid concentrate composition is less than about 7. Also provided herein is a method of providing a food product, a food product obtainable from the method, and a method of providing a liquid concentrate composition.
Patent GB-2576406-A (GB)
Title: Rainwater tank
Inventor: LUC VANDEBEEK
IPC: E03F5/10
Filed: 2019-06-25
Abstract: A buffer system for rainwater/water comprising a water tank T for collecting rainwater. The tank has one or more outer walls 1 made from non-porous concrete which define an inner volume 2 for storing water. The tank has an inlet 4, an outlet 5, a lid 6 and a manhole 7. The tank also has a control system 5, 8 comprising at least one porous concrete vertical inner 8 wall extending into the inner volume, wherein the vertical inner wall splits the inner volume into a storage chamber 3 and a buffer space 9 having a buffer volume to collect water flowing through the porous concrete vertical inner wall. The porous vertical inner wall is made from porous water draining concrete that is manufactured from a mixture of cement, aggregates having a size range of 6-14mm and water to obtain an open pore volume of 8-12% in the hardened porous water draining concrete and which has a permeability of 0.05 to 5litres/m2/s. The permeability is measured with an almost completely water filled storage chamber and empty buffer space. A later embodiment relates to the use of said buffer systems.
Patent GB-2575558-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning appliance
Inventor: SCOTT JAMES MIGHALL
IPC: A61C17/22
Filed: 2016-10-26
Abstract: A dental cleaning appliance such as a powered toothbrush includes a fluid reservoir for storing working fluid, a nozzle for delivering working fluid to the teeth of a user, a control circuit 174 for activating a light source 170 such as LEDs for illuminating a translucent housing part 116 of the fluid reservoir 116 via an adjacent light emitter 178 and light pipe 176 to generate an alert which is conveyed to the user through the illumination of the fluid reservoir rather than via the handle 16 which may be covered in use. An external surface of the reservoir is a light incident surface which is illuminated by the light source.
Patent GB-2578367-A (GB)
Title: Process for preparing a metal-organic framework
Inventor: JOHN BREEN
IPC: C07F3/02
Filed: 2018-03-08
Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a magnesium formate based metal-organic framework. The process comprises (a) combining magnesium or magnesium oxide with formic acid; (b) heating the reaction mixture of step (a) at a temperature of between 70°C and 200°C; (c) combining formic acid with the reaction mixture of step (b); and (d) heating the reaction mixture of step (c) at a temperature of between 70°C and 200°C. Steps (c) and (d) may be heated up to 5 times.
Patent GB-2574550-A (GB)
Title: Drive shaft and sprockets for chain conveyor
Inventor: Aaron Philip Walker
IPC: B65G19/06
Filed: 2018-03-06
Abstract: A drive mechanism for a chain conveyor includes an elongated shaft that extends along an axis and is configured to be driven to rotate by a motor. A sprocket is integrally formed with the shaft. The sprocket includes a plurality of lobes that extend around a perimeter of the shaft. Each lobe is spaced apart from an adjacent lobe by a recessed portion. Each of the recessed portions is configured to receive a drive pin of the chain conveyor.
Patent GB-2587360-A (GB)
Title: A linkage
Inventor: OLIVER WHEELER
IPC: F16B31/00
Filed: 2019-09-24
Abstract: A linkage 100 for a canopy 2 of an aircraft comprises a housing 150, an actuator 175 arranged at a first end of the housing, a shuttle 200 arranged in the housing, a bolt 250 removably receivable in a second end of the housing and at least one latch 400. The linkage is configurable between a locked state in which the shuttle is arranged in a first position and the at least one latch retains the bolt in the housing and an unlocked state in which the actuator is operable to translate the shuttle to a second position to release the bolt from the at least one latch and allow the removal of the bolt from the housing. A canopy drive 10 is connected to a frame 3 of the canopy through the linkage 100 and allows the canopy to be opened and closed by causing it to pivot. The linkage provides a mechanism for releasing the canopy in an emergency situation.
Patent GB-2588458-A (GB)
Title: Cannabidivarin preparations
Inventor: GEOFFREY GUY
IPC: A61P25/28
Filed: 2019-10-25
Abstract: A cannabidivarin (CBDV) preparation of comprising more than 95% (w/w) CBDV and less than 5% (w/w) other cannabinoids is disclosed. The medical use of the CBDV preparation is disclosed for use as a medicament to treat neurodevelopmental, neurological, or neurodegenerative diseases, epilepsy or schizophrenia. Preferably the CBDV comprises not more than 1.5% (w/w) THC and more preferably comprises 0.02% to 0.05% (w/w) THC, 0.001% to 0.01% (w/w) THCV, 0.1% to 0.25% (w/w) CBD-C1, 1% to 5% (w/w) CBD, 0.1% to 0.25% (w/w) CBDVA and 0.05% to 0.5% (w/w) CBD-C4. The CBDV may be isolated from cannabis plant material or produced synthetically.
Patent GB-2577227-A (GB)
Title: Gas processing device and method
Inventor: FRANCISCO NORRIS
IPC: B01J19/24
Filed: 2018-06-20
Abstract: A methane conversion device comprises a reaction chamber; a sensor for detecting the presence of methane; blowing means for directing external gasses Into the reaction chamber when the sensor detects the presence of methane above a predetermined threshold; conversion means that are configured to oxidise methane; and positioning means for positioning the device on an animal.
Patent GB-2593170-A (GB)
Title: Rendering reverberation
Inventor: TAPANI JOHANNES PIHLAJAKUJA
IPC: H04S7/00
Filed: 2020-03-16
Abstract: An apparatus to obtain at least one impulse response 501 and obtain at least one reflection filter 503 based on the impulse response, wherein the at least one reflection filter is configured to determine at least one early reflection from an acoustic surface which is not overlapped in time by any other reflection, and has a duration shorter than a duration of the obtained at least one impulse response. An audio signal, metadata associated with the audio signal, and a parameter associated with room acoustics such as geometry, dimension and material may be used to synthesise an output audio signal using the reflection filter. Also claimed is apparatus to obtain an impulse response which has a perceivable timbre, create a timbral modification filter, obtain at least one audio signal, and rendering at least one output audio signal based on an application of the timbral modification filter and the audio signal.
Patent GB-2586697-A (GB)
Title: Tracer release system and method of use
Inventor: THOMAS SPERLE
IPC: E21B47/11
Filed: 2020-05-23
Abstract: A tracer release apparatus 100 comprising at least one tracer chamber 121 for connection to a production tubing 12. The chamber comprises at least one inlet 118, at least one outlet 120, a fluid volume 122 and a tracer material 124 located in the fluid volume. The tracer chamber also comprises a valve 126 configured to selectively open and close the at least one outlet. When the valve is shut, the concentration of tracer molecules in the fluid volume may increase. The valve may be opened to deliver a transient pulse of tracer in a production fluid. A plurality of release apparatuses may be associated with different influx zones and released simultaneously.
Patent GB-2587479-A (GB)
Title: Insulated electric cord
Inventor: JAMES HUDSON
IPC: H01B7/40
Filed: 2020-07-09
Abstract: The insulated electric cord 102 comprises an elongate covering arrangement 12 and two or more elongate electrical conductors 14, 16, 18 held within the covering arrangement 12. The cord further comprises an elongate load bearing member 20 and an adjacent elongate flexible cutting member 22 held within the covering arrangement 12. The cutting member 22 is used to cut through the covering arrangement 12, thereby allowing a portion of the load bearing member 20 to be extracted from the covering arrangement 12. The cord 102 is described in the context of suspending light fittings and lamps (figs 4 to 22).