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Patent GB-2552464-A (GB)
Title: A deflector cover
Inventor: ASHLEY ALVARES
IPC: F16L55/168
Filed: 2016-07-19
Abstract: A deflector cover has a housing to fit around and enclose at least part of a pressurised-fluid containing item such as a pipe, and a deflector 14 retained so that in use it can deflect fluid leaking from the item, so that said fluid travels in a preferred direction. The housing is supported by a frame. The housing may be formed from fire resistant panels 1-8 adapted using cut-outs to fit around and enclose pipes. The housing can have a venting blast relief panel 8 that is hinged and designed to open under a predefined force in order to direct the fluid jet in a preferred direction. Embodiments of the device are envisaged for use on an oil or gas rig.
Patent GB-2553789-A (GB)
Title: Seal
Inventor: BENJAMIN JEAN EUGENE CANN
IPC: F16L21/025
Filed: 2016-09-14
Abstract: A seal 1, in particular for a fluid line connector (2, 3 in Figure1) is provided. The seal 1 comprises: a tubular body 14, 15, 16 with an inner surface, an outer surface, a first axial end and a second axial end; a first elastometric layer 17 arranged on the inner surface; and a second elastometric layer 18 arranged on the outer surface. The first elastomeric layer 17 may, at both axial ends, be provided with a radially inwardly directed lip 20; and the second elastomeric layer 18 may be provided with at least one circumferential ridge 19.
Patent GB-2539597-A (GB)
Title: Optical touch screen with a lossy dispersive FTIR layer
Inventor: DAVID DEARN
IPC: G06F3/042
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: A touch sensitive screen arrangement comprising a screen including an optically dispersive base plate(18), and means for transmitting light onto said base plate in response to an external body (22) touching said screen at a touch point such that the location of incident light on the surface of said base plate is representative of the relative position of said touch point on said screen, wherein said base plate (18) is configured to capture and disperse light incident thereon by spreading and energy loss, the optically dispersive characteristic of said base plate being such that the decrease in intensity of said incident light with distance from said location of incidence on said base plate surface approximates a substantially exponential function, the arrangement further comprising at least one sensor (20) for detecting intensity of light at a respective edge of said base plate, and processing means for calculating the relative position of said touch point on said screen from said detected light intensity and said exponential function and generating a control signal representative of a control input derived from said position of said touch point.
Patent GB-2554932-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning apparatus
Inventor: MATTHEW JAMES WARD
IPC: A47L5/24
Filed: 2016-10-14
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a floor head 12, a housing 16 supporting a suction source and a dirt collection container having an elongate axis A, an elongate member 14 having an elongate axis B, said elongate member 14 connecting the floor head 12 to the housing 16, said elongate member 14 including a passage for carrying dirt-laden air from the floor head to the dirt collection container, wherein the elongate axis B of the elongate member 14 intersects or substantially intersects the elongate axis A of the dirt collection container. Alternatively axis B can intersect or substantially intersect the elongate axis A of a cyclonic separation device.
Patent GB-2542034-A (GB)
Title: Downhole swivel sub and method for releasing a stuck object in a wellbore
Inventor: JOHN HANTON
IPC: E21B17/05
Filed: 2015-03-31
Abstract: The invention relates to a downhole swivel sub destined to be included between two sections of a workstring, said swivel sub having a bore extending there through and comprising : -a first swivel part provided with a connection for a first section of the workstring; -a second swivel part provided with a connection for a second section of the workstring, said second swivel part being rotatable relative to the said first swivel part; -a locking sleeve rotationally coupled with the said first swivel part and movable axially between a locking position wherein the said first swivel part and the said second swivel part are rotationally coupled and an unlocking position wherein the said first swivel part is able to rotate relative to the said second swivel part; characterized in that the said locking sleeve comprises at least two first rows of teeth disposed at the same radial position, separated axially on the said locking sleeve and arranged such as: -to engage with at least two second rows of teeth located on the said second swivel part when the said locking sleeve is in the locking position and; -to disengage from the said second rows of teeth of the said second swivel part when the said locking sleeve is in the unlocking position.
Patent GB-2555796-A (GB)
Title: A package for a bottle
Inventor: LEE PATRICK
IPC: B65D5/42
Filed: 2016-11-09
Abstract: A package for a bottle 10, the package including an outer wall 12 that extends between a top face and a base, defining there between an inner cavity 34, wherein the top face includes a top opening 46 and the outer wall includes a wall opening 60. The package is preferably circular or has at least three faces. The opening in the wall face is preferably less than 40cm long x 15 cm wide. Preferably the top opening has a lid (300, figure 5) comprising a plate (302, figure 5) and body (304, figure 5) part where in use the plate abuts the top portion of the package and the body is placed through the top opening. The package also preferably has a cover (400, figure 12) that wraps around the opening in the outer wall.
Patent GB-2545107-A (GB)
Title: System and method for capturing text for an online application
Inventor: STEPHEN G PERLMAN
IPC: H04N21/658
Filed: 2011-10-27
Abstract: A video game hosting service 210 comprising a server executing a video game; a first client device 205 to communicate with the video game hosting service over a first communication channel; and a module which automatically establishes a second communication channel, separate and independent from the first, with a second client device 3215 on detection of a text entry event during the game. The module queries a database of active video game applications to determine a user account associated with the user of the first client device to enable transmission of text generated at the second device. A graphical user interface is configured for receiving the text within the video game application. Optionally, the service may use a text capturing application programming interface 3202 which interfaces between the second client device and the video game application 3201 and receives text data through the second communication channel, and transmits it to the game application on the server.
Patent GB-2544229-A (GB)
Title: Blade comprising a platform with a hollow bumper
Inventor: PHILIPPE GERARD EDMOND JOLY
IPC: F04D29/32
Filed: 2015-09-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a blade having a platform (14) comprising at least one bumper (40) which rises, on the inner face, from a junction to an intermediate area of the blade, located along a longitudinal axis of the blade, between the blade root and the outer face (143), towards a free side edge (145) of the platform. The bumper (40) of the platform is locally provided with a thinned portion at a distance from said free side edge of the platform. The invention is applicable to fans of turbine engines.
Patent GB-2560733-A (GB)
Title: Sliding roof panel assembly and method for its operation
Inventor: GERAINT PUGH
IPC: B63B19/18
Filed: 2017-03-22
Abstract: A sliding roof panel assembly (8, fig.1) for covering a roof opening of a marine craft, method of use and marine craft comprising said sliding panel assembly. The sliding panel assembly comprises slide guides (16) for attachment along one side of the roof opening, a roof panel (14) which is slidably moveable between an open and lifted position and a closed and lowered position, the roof opening being covered by the roof panel in the closed and lowered position, and a slide assembly 10 guided for travel along the slide guides and supporting the roof panel. The slide guide has a slide track (63 fig.7) and a guide rail (66), the guide rail having a forward depressed portion (68) and a rearward raised portion (67). The slide assembly comprises a drive slide 34 driveably moveable along the slide track, a guide rail follower 48 supported by and moveable along the guide rail. The guide rail follower supports the roof panel, and a first lever 36, linking the drive slide and the roof panel. A second lever 54 may connect the guide rail follower to a slave slide 52, and elastic means, springs 60, may urge the driving and slave slide together.
Patent GB-2551045-A (GB)
Title: Mercury-free gas discharge lamp
Inventor: IAN MAYOR-SMITH
IPC: H01J61/82
Filed: 2017-05-26
Abstract: A mercury-free high-pressure metal-halide ultraviolet (UV) gas-discharge lamp 10 comprising a primary filling of at least one of osmium, germanium and tellurium, and a secondary filling comprising at least one of tin, antimony, indium, tantalum and gold. The metal halide may comprise iodine. The primary filling may be TeI2 and the secondary filling may be SbI3 in a non-stoichiometric ratio. The ratio of iodine to tellurium may be no greater than 2:1. The lamp wavelength output may be 200-300nm and the primary filling may have lower spectral lines than 253.7nm. The secondary lamp filling may have spectral lines in the ranges 200-230nm and 260-280nm. The lamp 10 may be used for disinfection, such as for the purification of water or treatment of food and beverages, in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and also for curing and drying.
Patent GB-2553399-A (GB)
Title: Apparel rack
Inventor: JUDY LAPP
IPC: G09F7/18
Filed: 2017-06-05
Abstract: The fixture 110 includes a center panel 114 coupled to two side panels 116, 118, one of which is coupled to a sign panel 120. The sign panel 120 removably holds a sign. The fixture 110 may be used to display clothing, including intimate apparel, and the sign may display descriptive information, such as prices or indicia. One or both side panels 116, 118 may be rectangular and perpendicularly connected to opposing sides of the center panel 114 along midlines 148, 158. The fixture 110 may form an H-shape. There may be two sign panels 120, 122, each coupled and perpendicular to the same side panel 116. The sign panel 120 may have a backpanel 160 bound by a frame 170 other than on a side 162 receiving the sign. Also disclosed is a method of displaying apparel by forming and attaching a sign panel 120 to an apparel rack.
Patent GB-2550805-A (GB)
Title: System and methods for advanced personalized retail shopping platform
Inventor: ROY ITTAH
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2016-02-01
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relates to providing a system and methods for an advanced digital retail platform for personalized shopping. The system, particularly, relates to enabling wise decision making while shopping, combined with improved personal experience and advisory messaging. Accordingly, the digital retail platform comprising two sub-systems, a frontend sub-system and a backend sub-system, each operable independently and continuously to yield personalized shopping experience. Further, the digital retail platform controls the shopping flow and configured to continuously monitor and analyze consumer behavior thereby identify changes and enable updating the advisory messages and personal shopping preferences.
Patent GB-2566051-A (GB)
Title: Media Bypass
Inventor: OLIVER CARTER
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2017-08-31
Abstract: In a network communications signalling is typically routed via a network telecommunications device such as a session border controller (SBC) 135, signalling gateway or session initiation protocol (SIP) proxy and data is routed via a media relay. The invention proposes that the SBC compare the identifiers of the communication endpoints 115,120,125,130 requesting a connection to determine whether some portion is identical. Thereby indicating that they are allocated to the same small/medium sized business/enterprise (SMB/SME). If so the signalling attempts to set up a direct connection between the endpoint, bypassing the media relay which would otherwise be used. Such direct connection may be known as media bypass or anti tromboning/hairpinning. This assumes that SMBs allow direct connections between, at least some of, their devices but not with those of another SMB. The addresses are preferably IP address and more preferably IPv6 addresses. The identical portion is preferably the IP address prefix. Port numbers may be assigned for traffic with particular prefix lengths to simplify SBC processing.
Patent GB-2552128-A (GB)
Title: Biological sample collection device
Inventor: ALAN STUART PIERCE
IPC: G01N1/10
Filed: 2011-05-27
Abstract: A biological sample collection device 100 comprising a collection portion 108 and a body portion 102, the body portion including a holding portion 104 for holding a biological sample storage medium 116, and a sample transfer cover portion 106. The collection portion can be arranged in a first position separated from the body portion for collecting a sample, and in a second position at least partly between the sample cover portion and the holding portion,wherein the sample transfer cover portion is movably connected to the storage medium portion for movement between an open position for facilitating movement of the collection portion, and a closed position for enabling operation of the sample transfer cover portion to apply force to the collection portion enabling a sample, e.g. saliva, held in the collection portion to be transferred to the biological sample storage medium.
Patent GB-2559883-A (GB)
Title: Urinary catheter
Inventor: JOHN HAVARD
IPC: A61M27/00
Filed: 2018-01-17
Abstract: A catheter, preferably a urinary catheter, comprises a shaft 1 having a distal end terminating in a tip (4, Fig 1). A drainage opening 7 is further located on the side of the shaft at the distal end, the opening 7 communicating with a drainage lumen (8, Fig 1) provided in the shaft 1. A balloon 23, at least a part of which is provided in the form of an elongate tube, is further located at the distal end of the shaft 1, the balloon 23 comprising a first region secured to the shaft, a second region secured to the shaft and an elastic-walled conduit extending between the first region and the second region and over the tip. The application also teaches a method of manufacturing a catheter, the method requiring the provision of a shaft having a distal end provided with both drainage and inflation openings. The method also comprises providing an elastic-walled conduit having an access opening to the interior thereof, securing a wall of the conduit to the shaft around the inflation opening and introducing a tool through the access opening to pierce the wall of the conduit at the location of the inflation opening.
Patent GB-2561979-A (GB)
Title: Securing arrangement
Inventor: THOMAS EDWARD FRANCIS FISHER
IPC: E02D5/80
Filed: 2018-03-20
Abstract: A securing arrangement 12 can secure a covering 20 over a region of the ground 100. The securing arrangement 12 comprises a carrying member 24 for carrying a clamping device 18 for clamping an elongate article or tendon 16, a holding member 26 for holding a sleeve 28, and a fastener or hook member for hooking the covering. The clamping device is configured to clamp the tendon. A ground anchor 14 is securable to the tendon for anchoring the securing arrangement to the ground.
Patent GB-2573145-A (GB)
Title: Peptides for metabolic disease
Inventor: NIGEL IRWIN
IPC: A61K38/17
Filed: 2018-04-26
Abstract: PYY peptides for use in the treatment of metabolic disorder, particularly diabetes, are disclosed. These are preferably piscine-derived PYY peptides. Preferably the peptide comprises the sequence TRQRY, YINLITRQRY, or ALRHYINLITRQRY. The fish from which the PYY may be derived includes bowfin, trout, sturgeon, or preferably sea lamprey. Preferably the PYY peptide is at least partially resistant to cleavage by dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV or DPP-4), resulting in a longer half-life. Preferably the peptide does not have a significant impact on patient appetite when compared to a comparable dose of human PYY(1-36). The PYY peptide may be administered in alternating combination with a GLP-1 receptor agonist, such as liraglutide.
Patent GB-2558854-A (GB)
Title: Method for recommending, monitoring, selecting, purchasing, delivering gifts
Inventor: ELIZABETH BORUHOVIN
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2016-10-22
Abstract: The method and system (10) for recommending, monitoring, selecting and delivering gifts includes maintaining a transaction profile and target profile in a data network (16) for a giver (110), maintaining target sub-profiles corresponding to each recipient (112) listed in the transaction profile, transmitting an alert, presenting a gift selection menu (100) formed by a plurality of recommended gift options, choosing a selected gift option from the gift selection menu, transmitting a notice of the selected gift option to the recipient, and storing a response. Each gift option has been identified with a target rating from a filtered array of primary factors (104) of the target profile. The array is filtered by a target template (106) for the primary factors. The filtered array can be revised for increased accuracy. The response of the recipient includes accepting or rejecting, including re-gifting and consolidating, handling complex gift items, and revising the target templates for subsequent gifts.
Patent GB-2564774-A (GB)
Title: Seal apparatus and methods of use
Inventor: GARETH EDWARD GEORGE BROWN
IPC: F16J15/3292
Filed: 2018-06-28
Abstract: A seal apparatus 10 and method comprising a plurality of seal elements 12 assembled together to form a ring structure 11 around a longitudinal axis. The ring structure is operable to be moved between an expanded condition and a collapsed condition by movement of the plurality of seal elements. The plurality of seal elements is operable to be moved between the expanded and collapsed conditions by sliding with respect to one another along respective contact surfaces (22, 23 fig 4). Each of the plurality of seal elements is each formed from a compliant, compressible or resilient material. Also independently claimed is the seal apparatus which, in the expanded condition, the plurality of elements combine to form a solid seal ring structure having a substantially smooth surface. Applications include an oilfield tool, including wellhead and downhole apparatuses which may take the form of plugs and packers.
Patent GB-2577695-A (GB)
Title: Cable restraint and method of securing a cable
Inventor: PAUL RUDDICK
IPC: H02G3/32
Filed: 2018-10-01
Abstract: A cable restraint including: a first and second arm 202 204, each having a proximal end, a distal end and a gripping portion 216 218 located at the distal end; wherein: the proximal ends are joined 206 and the cable restraint is movable between: an open configuration (figure 1) in which the gripping portions are spaced from each other to define a gap (120) into which a cable may be inserted, and a closed configuration (figure 2) in which the gripping portions cooperate with each other to define a cable restraint channel (128). There is also a method of securing a cable including: inserting the proximal ends into a hole (or notch) in a surface, while in the open configuration (figure 1); locating the cable in the gap defined by the gripping portions; and pressing the cable restraint further into the hole, such that a force exerted by the edge of the hole on the arms causes the cable restraint to move from the open to the closed configuration (figure 2).
Patent GB-2581149-A (GB)
Title: Flexible interposer
Inventor: BRIAN COBB
IPC: H01L23/538
Filed: 2019-02-05
Abstract: An interposer subassembly 100 for an electronic system having at least one integrated circuit (IC) component comprises a flexible base layer 102, which may be formed from a glass, polymer, cellulose, or metal, includes an embedded active electronic circuit component 104 such as a transistor. Passive components 106 may also be embedded. A line pitch of conductor elements 112 on one surface of the flexible base layer may be different from that on the other surface, to provide contact pitch redistribution. The flexible base layer may comprise a dielectric layer. A thermal management layer which may be a heat sink such as an embedded ground plane, may be thermally conductively coupled to the IC component. The active electronic component may include a concentration profile gradation of dopants in a semiconductor material. The interposer subassembly may exhibit a gradation of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) through layers of the interposer assembly stack. The interposer may be electrically connected to an electronic component, via a flip-chip or wire bond configuration. In a “strap attach” fan-out flexible interposer, contacts (Fig. 8: 112b) on the upper surface of the interposer may connect a silicon IC (Fig. 8: 120), and contacts on the lower surface (112a) may connect to a PCB. A “skirt” interposer may be used to replace wire bonding, where the interposer is placed onto the top side of a silicon IC, with interposer tracks (Fig. 9: 111) bonded to the IC pads (Fig. 9: 124) and lead frame leg pads (Fig. 9: 126).
Patent GB-2567986-A (GB)
Title: Shopping cart deflection measurement system and associated methods
Inventor: Nicholaus Adam Jones
IPC: B62B3/18
Filed: 2017-08-09
Abstract: A shopping cart deflection measurement system and associated methods are described. The shopping cart deflection measurement system includes a shopping cart, a sensor, and a processing device equipped with a processor. The shopping cart includes a frame, a basket portion pivotably mounted to the frame so as to enable deflection of at least one edge of the basket portion downward in the direction of gravity following a weight being placed in the basket portion, and a lower rack portion mounted to the frame and disposed below the basket portion. The processing device can be configured to execute instructions to measure deflection of the basket portion relative to the lower rack portion of the shopping cart using data acquired by the sensor. The measured deflection can be indicative of a fullness of the basket portion with one or more products.
Patent GB-2581979-A (GB)
Title: Cleaner fish habitat support apparatus
Inventor: MARTIN WELCH
IPC: A01K61/60
Filed: 2019-03-05
Abstract: A habitat support apparatus 1 for cleaner fish e.g. wrasse, in an aquaculture facility comprising a peripheral frame arrangement 3 defining a habitat support region comprising one or more substrates 9 for supporting aquatic flora, such as kelp. Enables the reduction of ectoparasite attack on fish cultivated in an aquaculture system such marine fish farm cages (e.g. salmon farm cages) by providing a suitable habitat for ectoparasite removing cleaner fish, which can be adapted for raising and lowering to enable the apparatus to be positioned at different depths according to seasonal behaviour of cleaner fish and which creates a sheltered environment within the cage more typical of the chosen habitat of cleaner fish in a natural marine environment and thereby extends duration of protection for cultivated fish against ectoparasite sea lice attack and lifespan of cleaner fish.