Patent SG-11201811822W-A (SG)
Title: Sensor for a fingerboard latch assembly
Inventor: FINLAY ALAN PATRICK JOHN
IPC: E21B19/14
Filed: 2017-07-04
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization 111111101111011101 HIM 011010011111111ffill1111111111111111111111111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2018/007804 Al 11 January 2018 (11.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (71) Applicant: SALUNDA LIMITED [GB/GB]; 6 Avonbury E21B 19/14 (2006.01) F16L 3/00 (2006.01) Business Park, Howes Lane, Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 (21) International Application Number: 2UA (GB). PCT/GB2017/051972 (72) Inventors: FINLAY, Alan Patrick John; Monkton, Ash- (22) International Filing Date: field Park Road, Ross-on-Wye Hereford and Worcester 04 July 2017 (04.07.2017) HR9 5AS (GB). NEWTON, John Mark; 36 Kysbie Close, Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1XY (GB). LARKINS, An- (25) Filing Language: English drew Henry John; 88 Speen Moors, Newbury Berkshire (26) Publication Language: English RG14 1RU (GB). DAVIS, Mathew; Chy Ryn, Hendra Road, Stithians Cornwall TR3 7AN (GB). NICHOLLS, (30) Priority Data: Grant; 37 Montfort College, Botley Road, Romsey Hamp- 1611744.2 05 July 2016 (05.07.2016) GB shire S051 5PL (GB). 1615037.7 05 September 2016 (05.09.2016) GB (74) Agent: MERRYWEATHER, Colin Henry; J A Kemp, 14 1618935.9 09 November 2016 (09.11.2016) GB South Square, Gray's Inn, London Greater London WC1R 1618910.2 09 November 2016 (09.11.2016) GB 5JJ (GB). 1700925.9 19 January 2017 (19.01.2017) GB 1701273.3 25 January 2017 (25.01.2017) GB (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every _ 1703269.9 28 February 2017 (28.02.2017) GB 1705355.4 03 April 2017 (03.04.2017) GB kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, = = (54) Title: SENSOR FOR A FINGERBOARD LATCH ASSEMBLY 1 _,,,, ..../. „........,,„--- .0. -- --- — • .;=., ; .. i . ,- ..-- ,. . \"44 : , .:, . - _ , •-,'- N,, ,, t, N'.. 4 . ; • * = = = = * ' s . = = JCL 4.., ... Vb. = = Fig. 1 ,-, . 4 I I - (57) : A sensor unit (30) for a fmgerboard latch assembly (2) comprising a latch bracket (3) and a latch (5) rotatably mounted on 0 pc the latch bracket comprises a sensor (30) arranged to sense the orientation of the latch and a wireless, optical or other communication unit IN (47, 16) arranged to communicate the orientation of the latch sensed by the sensor. The sensor unit may be mountable on the latch and comprise an orientation sensor arranged to take measurements that are dependent on the orientation of the sensor unit, and a processor 0 ----. arranged to derive an orientation signal representing the orientation of the latch from the measurements, the communication unit being 0 1-1 0 arranged to communicate the orientation signal. A monitoring system receives the sensed orientations from plural sensor units. 0 ei O [Continued on next page] WO 2018/007804 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIREEMOOVIMMOIIMMEMOIS HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))