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Patent GB-2539531-A (GB)
Title: A method of operating an environmental control system
Inventor: Liberty Fearns
IPC: B60W40/08
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: A method for operating one or more environmental control systems of a motor vehicle 2 is provided, relating to the sleep-need, drowsiness or wakefulness of an occupant. The method comprises determining a position of an occupant of the vehicle in their circadian cycle and controlling the operation of one or more of the environmental control systems to compensate for or adjust the position of the occupant in their circadian cycle. The position may be determined based on a core body temperature, a heart rate or activity of the occupant, or based on calendar information relating to planned appointments by the occupant. This may also include determining time zone differences and associated jet-lag. The environmental control system may be an interior lighting system 8, a climate control system 12, a media or entertainment system 10, or an air quality system 14.
Patent GB-2550559-A (GB)
Title: Methods, systems and apparatus for control of parasite infestation in aquatic animals
Inventor: Paul Cambell
IPC: C02F1/00
Filed: 2016-05-17
Abstract: A method of providing bubbles formed in a liquid medium on or near the surface of an animal, and exposing the bubbles to sound waves so as to induce resonance and asymmetric collapse of the bubbles. The method can be to reduce parasite infestation on an aquatic animal or a non-therapeutic method for improving the condition, appearance, meat quality or growth rate of an aquatic animal. The apparatus is also provided, as well as a composition comprising water for use in the method of treating a parasitic infestation. In another embodiment is a method for the delivery of molecules to an aquatic animal comprising stabilising the bubbles by providing a film at the gas-liquid interface or by inclusion of surfactants in the bulk of the liquid, wherein the film or liquid comprises molecules for delivery to the animal or parasite. Ultrasound exposure parameters are adapted to induce collapse of the bubbles and allow molecular delivery to the aquatic animal or to cells of the aquatic animal. Preferably the animal is a fish such as a salmon, and the parasite is non-pathogenic and comprises one or more of Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Caligus clemensi and Caligus rogercresseyi.
Patent GB-2550599-A (GB)
Title: Method of testing fuel injection equipment
Inventor: AARON WALSH
IPC: F02M65/00
Filed: 2016-05-24
Abstract: A method of testing a fuel injection system or components thereof, the testing being implemented by running a high pressure fuel pump 3 to provide fluid under pressure to said fuel injection system or components, where the pump flow is controlled via an Inlet Metering Valve (IMV) 4, including the step a) of controlling the IMV current or voltage, dependent on the power to the fuel pump. Preferably the pump is driven by an electrical motor 2 and the power is determined from the voltage across the motor. Step a) may involve control solely based on the motor power. The system components are preferably fuel injectors, supplied by a common rail which may be controlled by a valve. The power of the pump is preferably keep between maximum and minimum thresholds and this may involve variable incremental adjustments to the IMV voltage or current depending on rail pressure.
Patent GB-2550951-A (GB)
Title: Electrochemical pH sensor using hydrogen bonding to sulphur atoms
Inventor: NATHAN LAWRENCE
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 2016-06-02
Abstract: An electrochemical pH sensor for measuring pH in water and/or saltwater comprising a working electrode which comprises a phenolic compound with a sulfur containing moiety attached either directly or indirectly to the ring such that a hydrogen bond can form between the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl moiety and the sulfur atom. The internal hydrogen bond may form a 5- or 6-membered ring. A method of using such a pH sensor to determine the pH of water and/or seawater from the voltammetric response. The phenolic compound may be polymerised through electrochemical oxidation to for a redox active polymer which does not passivate the electrode. The working electrode may comprise an ion selective layer. The working electrode may comprise one or more of glassy carbon, graphite, diamond, carbon nanotubes or graphene. The sensor may comprise a further redox species as a reference.
Patent GB-2551826-A (GB)
Title: A land roller
Inventor: WALTER WATSON
IPC: A01B73/06
Filed: 2016-06-30
Abstract: A land roller 1 for rolling land comprises a carriage member 2 for transporting the land roller behind a powered towing vehicle and a rolling barrel assembly 3 operably coupled with the carriage member. The rolling barrel assembly has a rolling barrel 4 housed within and movably mounted on a rolling barrel support frame 5 and a towing arrangement 6 is movably coupled together with the rolling barrel support frame. The rolling barrel support frame and the towing arrangement are movable relative to one another by a primary powered actuation member 7 for moving the land roller between a transport position and an in use working orientation. The carriage means is capable of raising and lowering the rolling barrel and may comprise a wheel support arrangement 14.
Patent GB-2552666-A (GB)
Title: A motor for deploying and retrieving a shutter or curtain and a curtain or shutter-deploying apparatus and a method of deploying a curtain or shutter
Inventor: ANDREW JAMES MACKIE
IPC: H02P3/04
Filed: 2016-08-01
Abstract: A motor 10 for deploying and retrieving a shutter or curtain C, such as a fire curtain. A motor includes a rotor, which rotates to move the shutter or curtain, a stator, and a brake 3 for inhibiting movement of the rotor. The brake 3 comprises a first brake portion 30 coupled to the stator, a second brake portion (31, fig 2) coupled to the rotor and a bias means (1001, fig 4). The brake 3 has a braking mode, in which rotation of the rotor is inhibited, and a release mode in which it is permitted; the brake is in release mode when there is no electrical power. In release mode, the bias means (1001, fig 4) urges the first 30 and second 31 brake portions into contact with one another to resist, but not prevent, rotation of the rotor. This prevents injury or damage due to high speed deployment of the curtain by gravity. An independent claim is included for a method for deploying a curtain.
Patent GB-2553134-A (GB)
Title: A security booklet
Inventor: MICHAEL GEORGE PRACHAR
IPC: B42D25/45
Filed: 2016-08-25
Abstract: A security booklet 10 comprises a plurality of leaves 15, 20, 30 attached together by stitching 40; the plurality of leaves 15, 20, 30 comprise an inspection page 16, 54 and an adjacent leaf 20; the stitching 40 is exposed at the inspection page 16, 54 and the adjacent leaf 20 comprises at least one window 23 in which at least part of the exposed stitching is visible when the adjacent leaf 20 is arranged to overlie the inspection page 16, 54. The security booklet may be a passport, passbook, identification booklet or the like. A security booklet comprising a book block formed of a plurality of folded sheets that are stitched along a line offset to the fold line is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2538460-A (GB)
Title: Cell swapping for radio resource management (RRM) Further enhanced non ca-based ICIC For LTE method and apparatus
Inventor: CAROLYN TAYLOR
IPC: H04W24/08
Filed: 2015-01-29
Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a plurality of communication devices, The RF transceiver includes a transmitter and a plurality of receivers, each receiving signal from an associated communication device. An Enhanced Node B (eNB) can communicate with a plurality of communication devices in a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) system. The eNB includes a transmitter and plurality of antenna configured to transmit control information. The Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) is the linear average over the power contributions (in[WJ) of the resource elements that cany cell-specific reference signals within the considered measurement frequency bandwidth. The invention deals with swapping between cells in Radio Resource Management (RRM) Further Enhanced Non CA- based inter-cell interference Coordination (ICIC) for LTE measurement RSRP accuracy test cases
Patent GB-2545329-A (GB)
Title: Applying pressure to adhesive using CTE mismatch between components
Inventor: THOMAS WEISS
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 2016-11-16
Abstract: Assembly apparatuses and fabrication method for an electronic enclosure 700 with at least one tamper respondent sensors 810 are provided. A pressure cure fixture 1210 is sized to reside within a container 700, such as an electronic enclosure. The pressure cure fixture is formed of a material with a higher coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) than the container. An adhesive 1201 and a surface-mount element 810 is disposed between the pressure cure fixture and the inner surface of the container. When heated, the pressure cure fixture expands greater than the container and imparts pressure to the surface-mount element and the adhesive to facilitate securing the surface-mount element to the inner surface of the container. The pressure cure fixture may comprise silicone or polytetrafluoroethylene. The adhesive may be a pressure sensitive adhesive or a liquid adhesive to be heat cured. A second pressure cure fixture may be used to facilitate adhering a second surface mount element to the inner surface of the container after the first surface mount element has been adhered.
Patent GB-2548209-A (GB)
Title: Controllable power and lighting system
Inventor: Henry Aykroyd
IPC: H05B44/00
Filed: 2017-01-19
Abstract: A controllable power and lighting system for the arrangement and automatic control of one or more power consuming devices, including one or more light emitting diode (LED) containing lighting devices, and optionally one or more non-LED based devices, wherein the devices are adapted to be powered by 3-phase alternating current (AC) power within the present system. An input 3-phase AC supply (L) may be converted to a lower voltage 3-phase AC supply (M) by a step-down transformer 14 and is fed into a 3-phase rectifier 15 which outputs a DC voltage (N). The DC voltage supplies LED driver 16 which provides a stable DC current (O) to LED array 17. Lighting devices in the system may be controlled remotely by power-line communication or wireless technology.
Patent GB-2545138-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic thermometry
Inventor: ELLIOTT ANDREW
IPC: G01N29/00
Filed: 2015-09-25
Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the temperature of an environment by measuring the speed of sound or vibrational waves provided by background sound or vibration within the environment wherein the speed of the sound or vibrational waves is indicative of the temperature of the environment. The method may include measuring the frequency spectrum of sound or vibrational waves within a cavity or resonant cavity and using the obtained frequency spectrum to determine the speed of the sound or vibrational waves.
Patent GB-2561235-A (GB)
Title: Smart entertainment atomisation mixing system
Inventor: WESSENU ABEGAZ MARU
IPC: G01N1/20
Filed: 2017-04-07
Abstract: A nozzle 100 for injecting a first liquid mass into a stream of second liquid mass flowing within a pipe, the nozzle comprising a first outer cylinder 103 and second inner cylinder 104 which are concentrically arranged about a nozzle axis, securing means 105 for securing the nozzle to a wall of the pipe with the nozzle axis orthogonal to the pipe wall such that the nozzle projects into an interior of the pipe in use, and duct means 101, 102 for receiving the first liquid and transporting it to the interior of the inner and outer cylinders wherein the inner cylinder comprises at least one hole 107 arranged to expel liquid and the outer cylinder comprising at least one hole 106 arranged to expel liquid. The nozzle forms part of a mixing system wherein the first liquid is withdrawn from the second liquid flowing within the pipe at a position downstream of the nozzle. A portion of the first liquid is analysed, the first liquid is recirculated back into the flowing second liquid via the nozzle with the outer cylinder receiving the bulk of the first liquid and the inner cylinder receiving the portion of the first liquid that has been analysed.
Patent GB-2545613-A (GB)
Title: Microencapsulation of treatment chemicals for use in subterranean formations
Inventor: FANG WEI
IPC: E21B37/06
Filed: 2014-12-03
Abstract: Certain particulates of encapsulated treatment chemicals, and methods of and systems for their use in subterranean formations, are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: providing a plurality of treatment particulates, at least one of which comprising a polymer matrix that comprises and/or encages at least one treatment chemical and a coating disposed around an outer surface of the polymer matrix; and introducing the treatment particulates into a well bore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
Patent GB-2567125-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable surround and guard
Inventor: RICHARD NEILSON
IPC: E03C1/181
Filed: 2017-06-09
Abstract: An adjustable surround 30 for shielding a surface around a sink 20. The surround comprises a pair of shield portions 31, 32, an attachment member (suction cup 61, Fig 4) on each shield portion for detachably securing the surround to a periphery of the sink, and an adjustment portion (70, Fig 7) . The adjustment portion includes first and second couplings (71, 72, Fig 7) which are attached to the shield portions (54, 54, Fig 7). The couplings are arranged in order to retain an adjustment member (rubber band 77, Fig 7), and the adjustment member is movable with respect to at least one of the couplings to adjust the distance between the shield portions. A splash guard device with water redirection means is also defined, the water redirection means comprising a groove located towards the base of a shield portion of the device.
Patent GB-2550776-A (GB)
Title: Valve block seal arrangement
Inventor: COLLIN GIBSON
IPC: F16K1/226
Filed: 2015-04-16
Abstract: A butterfly valve has a housing 11 with a through bore 12. A spindle 14 crosses the bore 12 and is pivotable in the housing. A valve disc 13 is secured to the spindle 14 for closing the bore 12. The spindle 14 protrudes from the housing 11 at one side for connection to an operating lever 17, and the housing 11 includes a bearing 22, 35 for the spindle 14 at that one side. The spindle 14 includes a circumferential groove 32 adjacent the bearing 22, 35. The bearing has a radially inner part 35 and a radially outer part 22 defining therebetween a circumferentially extending space (36, Figs. 7, 8) about the spindle 14. The butterfly valve also includes a sealing ring 33 engaged in the groove 32 that is axially slidable within the circumferentially extending space 36 to permit the valve disc 13 to self-centre, in use.
Patent GB-2566306-A (GB)
Title: Phase tracking reference signal
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W72/08
Filed: 2017-09-08
Abstract: A method of providing a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) amongst a set of resource blocks (RBs) is described. The method comprises defining a location of a particular RBamongst the set of RBs and providing the PTRS in the particular RB. The location of the PTRS is signaled to a user equipment (UE). In this way, the PTRS is locatable by the UE from amongst the set of RBs. Also described are a set of RBs, a transmission / reception point (TRP), a UE device, a system comprising a TRP and a UE device, a method thereof and a computer-readable storage medium.
Patent GB-2557029-A (GB)
Title: Golf clubs heads with weight redistrubution channels and related methods
Inventor: ERIC J MORALES
IPC: A63B60/52
Filed: 2012-05-18
Abstract: Golf club head 100 has a channel section comprising a channel 3111 provided at a body portion toward another body portion. A channel reinforced zone 3113 is provided at the body portion and between the channel segment and another channel segment 3112. The channel section is continuous with the channel segments and the reinforced zone. The channel section is separated from a front face 120 throughout length of the channel section. The channel segment or the latter channel segment is parallel to the front face.  A channel 310 extends from a sole exterior surface toward a sole interior surface.
Patent GB-2557058-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioner
Inventor: HIROFUMI KOGE
IPC: F25B29/00
Filed: 2015-06-24
Abstract: In the present invention, an air conditioner has a heat source device, a plurality of indoor devices, and a relay device connected between the heat source device and the plurality of indoor devices via refrigerant pipelines. A heat-source-side heat exchanger includes an upper-stage heat exchanger and a lower-stage heat exchanger that are connected in parallel to a compressor and disposed so as to be aligned in the vertical direction. The heat source device is provided with: a capacity control valve for controlling the flow of refrigerant into the upper-stage heat exchanger and lower-stage heat exchanger to control the capacity of the heat-source-side heat exchanger; a heat-source-side gas-liquid separator for separating the refrigerant flowing in from the relay device into a gas refrigerant and a liquid refrigerant; a first branch pipeline through which the refrigerant that has flowed into the heat-source-side gas-liquid separator is caused to flow through the capacity control valve; a second branch pipeline through which the refrigerant that has flowed into the heat-source-side gas-liquid separator is caused to flow into the lower-stage heat exchanger; and a flow-rate control device provided to the second pipeline, the flow-rate control device adjusting the rate at which refrigerant flows into the lower-stage heat exchanger via the second pipeline.
Patent GB-2571288-A (GB)
Title: Safety helmet
Inventor: ROGER CHARLES WILLIAM WISE
IPC: A42B3/06
Filed: 2018-02-22
Abstract: A safety device comprising an oval, head-mountable shell 12 having a lower rim when oriented for use. The lower rim defines a front portion, a rear portion and a pair of opposing side portions; a wearer's eye line is substantially parallel to the long axis defined between the front and rear portions. The device further comprises at least one light emitting device 22a, 22b, 22c at or adjacent to the lower rim at the rear portion and at each of the side portions. Each of the light emitting devices being configured to emit a beam of light that is directed downwardly at an angle relative to said wearer's eye line, in use, so as to generate respective pools of light on the surface adjacent to the wearer. Each of the light emitting devices is preferably embedded in the lower rim, which may be formed of a resiliently flexible material such as expanded polystyrene or polypropylene foam. The helmet may comprise a liner 16, portions of which may extend beyond the shell to form at least part of the lower rim 16a. The light devices may be super bright white light emitting diodes. There may be a concave recess at the rear portion of the shell, where one or more LEDs are embedded or affixed. Also claimed is a method of making such a device.
Patent GB-2572763-A (GB)
Title: Waveguide and antenna
Inventor: GEORGE GOUSSETIS
IPC: H01Q13/20
Filed: 2018-04-09
Abstract: A waveguide, suitable for a leaky waveguide antenna, comprises: first and second members 412, 414 which can be arranged in two different configurations, where in a first configuration a first delay line is defined and in a second configuration a second delay line is defined, where the second delay line is different from the first delay line. The first and second delay lines may be related to different meander waveguide line lengths. The change in the configurations may involve a longitudinal linear movement in a trombone-like formation or a lateral movement of a slab of material changing the dispersion of material within the waveguide and changing the electromagnetic wave propagation characteristics of the said waveguide. The waveguide may be made of metallic material. A simulated waveguide is disclosed which is formed by a three dimensional printing process. One or more of the waveguides may be used in one or two dimensional leaky waveguide antenna arrays to scan a fixed frequency beam in elevation and/or azimuthal directions. Further phase shifting arrays may be used for different waveguides. Micro-pushers may be used in the change between different configurations.
Patent GB-2561992-A (GB)
Title: Safety system for overriding hydrocarbon control module
Inventor: Ellen Merete Strømmen Lycke
IPC: E21B34/16
Filed: 2016-12-08
Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a safety system, for example a subsea workover safety system,for overriding a control module configured to actuate a component of a hydrocarbon production apparatus, particularly an apparatus comprising at least one of a lower riser package and an emergency disconnect package.
Patent GB-2568793-A (GB)
Title: Diagnostics method of a lean NOX trap during rich operation based on the evaluation of hydrogen production
Inventor: FREDERIK DE SMET
IPC: F01N11/00
Filed: 2018-09-25
Abstract: A NOx storage catalytic convertor (6, fig 1) is provided in an exhaust gas discharge system (2, fig 1) of an internal combustion engine (1, fig 1), which is placed in a substoichiometric operating mode under defined operating conditions for a time period larger than the time required to release nitrogen oxides NOx stored in the catalytic convertor and stored oxygen and to form hydrogen. The air/fuel ratio λdown,meas downstream of the catalytic convertor is measured with a sensor (5, fig 1) and compared with a predefined reference value λref denoting the air/fuel ratio downstream of a functionally incapable storage catalytic convertor. Sufficient functional capability of the catalytic convertor is assumed if the measured air/fuel ratio undershoots the reference value, and functional incapability (i.e. deterioration, ageing) is assumed otherwise. An internal combustion engine comprises the catalytic convertor, a sensor and a controller for carrying out the method, where the reference value is stored in the engine controller.
Patent GB-2565725-A (GB)
Title: Resilient high bulk towels
Inventor: STEPHEN MICHAEL LINDSAY
IPC: D21H27/00
Filed: 2016-05-31
Abstract: The present invention provides tissue webs and products that are manufactured by non-compressive dewatering and/or drying methods, such as through-air drying, where the webs and products comprise cross-linked fiber. The non-compressively dewatered tissue webs and products have improved sheet bulk and z-direction properties. For example, in one embodiment, the invention provides through-air dried tissue products having good sheet bulk and resiliency, such as a sheet bulk greater than about 12 cc/g and Compression Energy (E) greater than about 1.30 N/m. Surprisingly the foregoing products have sufficient strength to withstand use, such as a GMT greater than about 1,200 g/3", but are not overly stiff, generally having a Stiffness Index less than about 10.0.
Patent GB-2580072-A (GB)
Title: A coupling device
Inventor: STEPHEN JOHN MATTHEWS
IPC: E04G7/20
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A coupling device 1 for coupling an elongate member 15 to another elongate member 16. The coupling device 1 comprises a first sleeve section 2 adapted to receive a first elongate member 15, and a second sleeve section 3 adapted to receive a second elongate member 16. The second sleeve section 3 is coupled to the first sleeve section 2. A central longitudinal axis (6 figure 1) of the first sleeve section 2 is at an angle to a central longitudinal axis (7 figure 1) of the second sleeve section 3. A later embodiment relates to a method of coupling together first and second elongate members at an angle to each other by sliding a first sleeve section over the first elongate member, engaging an end of the second elongate member with a mounting member of the coupling device, and rotating the second elongate element and the coupling device around the first elongate member to a desired position relative to the first elongate member.