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Patent GB-2528807-A (GB)
Title: Improved air-driven degasser assembly
Inventor: HENDERSON MATTHEW HAY
IPC: E21B21/06
Filed: 2014-05-02
Abstract: Degasser assemblies, systems and methods, including an air-driven degasser assembly that includes a degasser having a drive shaft with a seal that inhibits intrusion of ambient air and an air motor having a motor shaft that drives the drive shaft. The motor shaft is distinct from or integral to the drive shaft, and the air motor is positioned to direct air leakage around the motor shaft away from the seal.
Patent GB-2541485-A (GB)
Title: Actuator module
Inventor: SAMUEL EDWARD COCKERILL
IPC: H02K7/18
Filed: 2016-04-14
Abstract: An electro-hydraulic linear actuator module 1 comprising a stator 2 having a cylindrical bore 3 therethrough, a linear electric machine translator 4 movable axially within the stator bore, a positive displacement chamber 5, 6 adjacent each end of the translator for holding, in use, an incompressible fluid. There are first 7 and second 8 fluid pathways, one to each chamber, for the flow of an incompressible fluid, wherein movement of the translator along the stator bore alters the volumes of the chambers. The fluid pathways may be a pair of concentric tubes (Fig. 11; 12, 13) co-axial with the stator and translator, wherein one tube leads to each chamber. A gap (Fig.11, 26) may be present between the stator and the translator, in which hydraulic fluid control rings (Fig.11, 27), bearings (Fig.11, 23,24) or seals (Fig.11, 25) may be present. The actuator may be coupled to a hydraulically operated linear mover to create an actuator system usable as a linear pump, or usable to generate electricity. The actuator may have cooling modules for removing heat from the fluid pathways.
Patent GB-2537270-A (GB)
Title: Device and method for pressing organic material out of waste
Inventor: WILLEM JAN OUDE GROTEBEVELSBORG
IPC: B30B9/30
Filed: 2014-08-28
Abstract: Device (100) for pressing organic material out of waste, comprising: - a pressing chamber (3) and a first pressing member (4) for compacting introduced waste; - a first feed opening (5) for feeding waste into the pressing chamber (4); - perforations (6) for allowing air, moisture and organic material pressed out of introduced waste to escape from the pressing chamber (3), which perforations (6) are arranged in a wall (9) of the pressing chamber (3) and debouch in a surface (7) bounding the pressing chamber (3); and - a discharge opening (8) for discharging from the pressing chamber (3) compacted waste from which air, moisture and organic material are at least partially removed and whereby the surface lies perpendicularly of the pressing direction of the first pressing member (4). Pressing perpendicularly of the surface (7) results in a more effective and efficient pressing. The device (100) preferably also comprises: - a second feed opening (2) for feeding waste into the device (100); and - an infeed chamber (13), which infeed chamber (13) is located between the first feed opening (5) and the second feed opening (2). A pre-compaction takes place during the displacement of waste fed into the infeed chamber (13) to the pressing chamber (3) via the first feed opening (5), this still further increasing the effectiveness, efficiency and yield of the pressing. Also method for pressing organic material out of waste by means of such a device.
Patent GB-2535399-A (GB)
Title: High-efficiency, high-temperature, sodium-based electrochemical cell
Inventor: SILVIO RESTELLO
IPC: H01M10/659
Filed: 2014-12-19
Abstract: A high-efficiency, high-temperature, sodium-based electrochemical cell comprises an outer steel casing (12) coated with nickel, elongated parallelepiped in shape, a ceramic electrolyte (14) in the shape of a tubular body made of β-alumina inserted in said outer casing, a plurality of capillary profiles consisting of shaped sheets (16), arranged between said outer casing (12) and ceramic electrolyte (14) with respect to which they leave an interspace, and a current collector (18) of metal material coaxially inserted and stabilised in the ceramic electrolyte (14). Said current collector is formed by a tubular body defining a cavity at least partially filled with PCM (phase change materials) material.
Patent GB-2549342-A (GB)
Title: Ticket dispenser with insert
Inventor: BRUCE WATSON
IPC: G07B7/00
Filed: 2016-06-08
Abstract: A ticket dispenser 100 having an insert 400 configured to support a plurality of tickets. In at least one example embodiment, the ticket dispenser may be comprised of a body 100, a door 200 pivotally connected to the body, and an insert in the body. In at least on example embodiment, the body includes a pair of spaced apart side walls 110 & 120, a top wall 130, a bottom wall 140 and a back wall 150. In at least one example embodiment the insert includes a floor 430 with a plurality of parallel grooves 432 having lengths extending in a direction perpendicular to the pair of spaced apart side walls 110 & 120, a back portion 420 facing the back wall, and a top portion 410 facing the top wall. The grooves may form a plurality of teeth wherein the teeth have a triangular shape. The back wall of the dispenser may be curved and transparent.
Patent GB-2550221-A (GB)
Title: Speaker protection from overexcursion
Inventor: RONG HU
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 2016-06-13
Abstract: A controller 108 is coupled to a loudspeaker 102. The controller is configured to receive an audio input signal S(s) and calculate a displacement compensation signal X̃C(s) in a displacement domain 118 for the audio transducer based on the audio input signal. The displacement compensation signal is converted from the displacement domain into a voltage compensation signal in a voltage domain ṼC(s), and applied to the audio input signal, or a derivative thereof, to minimize over-excursion of the loudspeaker 102.
Patent GB-2554655-A (GB)
Title: A hydraulic actuator arrangement
Inventor: Oliver Martyn Hayes
IPC: F15B15/28
Filed: 2016-09-30
Abstract: A hydraulic actuator 16 with a sensor 30 mounted on the actuator cylinder 19 for determining the position of the actuator piston 18 is provided. The arrangement comprises a hydraulic actuator 16 which includes a cylinder 19 having a bore in which a piston 18 is slidably mounted or movement along the cylinder 19 to extend and retract the hydraulic actuator 16. The cylinder 19 has a side wall and a cylinder aperture (42 in Figure 3) extending through the side wall. A wire actuated encoder 30 is mounted on the external surface of the cylinder 19, which has a wire (36 in Figure 3) which extends through the cylinder aperture 42 and is attached to the piston 18 for determining a stroke position of the piston 18 within the cylinder 19.
Patent GB-2553866-A (GB)
Title: Improved nozzle for dispensing viscous material
Inventor: COLIN JOHN HIGGINS
IPC: B05C17/005
Filed: 2017-02-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to nozzles that are suitable for dispensing of viscous materials such as sealants or bonding materials from tubes cartridges, or other containers. More specifically the invention relates to nozzle tips from which sealants or similar viscous materials may be discharged and applied in a smooth and consistent manner to allow for easy application and a consistent end product. The nozzle 5 has a body portion 6 and a dispensing head 9 disposed at the distal end 7 of the body portion. The dispensing head has an open ended cavity 11 bounded by at least one cavity wall and having surface contacting edges 14, the cavity being in fluid communication with a conduit in the body portion. The surface contacting edges may comprise flanges 15. The cavity may additionally be in the form of an inverted V.
Patent GB-2549383-A (GB)
Title: Portable computing device with retracting keys for tablet use
Inventor: OMRI AMARILIO
IPC: G06F3/02
Filed: 2017-03-09
Abstract: Portable computing device comprises a lid, with a display on a front side, rotatably attached to a base. The base comprises a keyboard over which an elastic sheet extends. Keys 202 are configured to retract into and extend out of base in response to the lid rotating between an open position away from the base and a tablet position. Shifts or rotations of magnets 404 may cause keys to retract and extend from the base. In another aspect a base housing comprises top and bottom shells and a keyboard in a top shell aperture. The top shell moves between first and second positions, where the keyboard extends beyond and is flush with the top shell, when the lid moves between open and tablet positions. In another aspect an elastic, airtight material (302, fig. 5A) e.g. a balloon envelopes the keyboard. Air pressure is increased and reduced in the elastic material, using e.g. a vacuum pump, when the lid is in open and tablet positions allowing biased keys (202, figure 5A) to extend beyond and retract into the base, respectively.
Patent GB-2560760-A (GB)
Title: Methods and devices for controlling a radio access network
Inventor: GUANG LIU
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2017-03-24
Abstract: A wireless communication device uses a plurality of sequences to represent control signalling bits such as receipt statuses, service requests, and acks or nacks. The sequences may be predetermined and at least semi-orthogonal both to each other and a reference symbol (RS). They may be Zadoff-Chu sequences, and one combination of bits may be represented by not transmitting anything. The sequences may be used to support different types of PUCCH signal, and these signals may be allocated to predetermined OFDM symbols. The OFDM symbols may be split into at least two positions using up-scaled sub-carrier spacing (SCS) which are then allocated to different wireless communication devices. Alternatively, sequences for multiple devices may be transmitted in the same position. The system finds particular application in self-contained, downlink-centric sub-frames with short-duration uplink control channels, and may be used in conjunction with URLLC services. Advantageously, the radio access network is 5G, New Radio (NR). In an alternative embodiment, a predetermined small payload is split across a discontinuous set of frequency resources in an uplink transmission.
Patent GB-2549624-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic capturing of rare cells
Inventor: Ravikrishnan Elangovan
IPC: G01N33/574
Filed: 2015-11-06
Abstract: The subject matter discloses systems and methods for magnetic capturing of rare cells from a liquid sample. The system includes a capture chip (104) having a longitudinal channel (208) comprising a first part (304) and a second part (306). The capture chip (104) has a capture well (302) near an end of the second part (306) closer to an interfacing region between the first part (304) and the second part (306). The system includes a first set (126) of multiple rows of magnets for the magnetic capturing of the rare cells in the first part (304) of the longitudinal channel (208), where a first row (132) of the first set (126) of multiple rows has magnets that span a length of the first part (304) of the longitudinal channel (208) and each subsequent row of the first set (126) of multiple rows has one magnet less than a previous row.
Patent GB-2554783-A (GB)
Title: Hydrophobic finishing apparatus of fabric
Inventor: YEN-CHENG CHEN
IPC: D06M23/06
Filed: 2017-07-14
Abstract: The hydrophobic finishing apparatus includes a first spray coating device 104, at least one first plasma device 106, a second spray coating device 110 and at least one second plasma device 110. The 1st sprayer 104 sprays 114 a hydrophobic agent to a first side 112 of the fabric 102. The 1st plasma device 106, disposed at the rear of the first sprayer 104, performs a plasma treatment on the 1st side 112 of the fabric 102. The 2nd sprayer 108, at the rear of the 1st plasma device, sprays 114 the hydrophobic agent to a second side 118 of the fabric 102. The 2nd plasma device, at the rear of the 2nd sprayer 108, performs a 2nd plasma treatment on the 2nd side 118 of the fabric 102. The preferred apparatus includes an oven 120. The water resistant fabrics are used in sportswear, outdoor functional clothing and biomedical fabrics.
Patent GB-2562127-A (GB)
Title: Solid waste interceptor for a drain
Inventor: JAMES O'NEILL
IPC: E03C1/264
Filed: 2017-09-07
Abstract: A solid waste interceptor for a drain comprises a tank 2 defining a sump for collecting waste water. The tank has a waste water inlet 18 for delivering waste water containing solid waste into the tank and a waste water outlet 14 for draining waste water from the sump of the tank. A solid waste collection tray 20 is located within the tank and a strainer basket 22 is mounted within the solid waste collection tray and which has apertures or slots, such that waste water can pass through the strainer basket, while solid waste is collected by the strainer. The solid waste collection tray is provided with a drain outlet 26 for delivering waste water passing through the strainer into the sump of the tank. The solid waste collection tray is slidably mounted within the tank, and can be moved between a closed position, wherein the strainer basket receives waste water from the waste water inlet, and an open position, wherein the tray extends from the tank to provide access to the strainer basket to facilitate emptying of collected solid waste. The drain outlet of the solid collection tray remains within the tank to deliver waste water into the sump of the tank when the tray is in both its open and closed positions.
Patent GB-2553949-A (GB)
Title: Downhole fluids with high dielectric constant and high dielectric strength
Inventor: PAUL F RODNEY
IPC: E21B43/26
Filed: 2015-05-14
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composite fluid including an electrically insulating foundation fluid having a dielectric constant and a dielectric strength, and an additive combined with the foundation fluid that results in a composite fluid having a dielectric constant and a dielectric strength greater than the dielectric constant and the dielectric strength of the foundation fluid.
Patent GB-2555238-A (GB)
Title: Determining the current state of cement in a wellbore
Inventor: MATHEW DENNIS ROWE
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2015-05-19
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining a cure state of cement in a wellbore. A drill device can be used to drill cement in a wellbore. Contact between the drill device and the cement can cause friction or heat, which can produce a gas. A gas detector can be positioned near a wellbore for detecting an amount of gas and a type of gas produced by contact between the drill device and the cement in the wellbore. The cure state of cement in the wellbore can be determined based on the amount of gas and the type of gas detected.
Patent GB-2569313-A (GB)
Title: A cleaner head for a vacuum cleaner
Inventor: THOMAS CLIFFORD CARTER
IPC: A47L9/06
Filed: 2017-12-12
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner head comprising a rotatably mounted agitator 10 within a housing (102, fig. 4), the agitator comprising a main body 12 with a wall 16 and bristles 18, wherein the tips of the bristles are at a first radial distance and a tip of the wall is at a second radial distance from a central longitudinal axis of the agitator, wherein in a first configuration the first distance is greater than the second distance, and during rotation of the agitator the bristles flex from the first configuration to a second where the first distance is equal to or less than the second distance. The bristles may be spaced from the tip of the wall and move toward the wall when moving from the first to second configuration. The wall may be located rearward of the bristles in a direction of rotation of the agitator. The main body may comprise a channel (26, fig. 2) in which the bristles are mounted. The head may comprise a debris collection channel and the wall may be configured to migrate debris towards the collection channel. Also claimed is an agitator for a cleaner head of a vacuum cleaner.
Patent GB-2563710-A (GB)
Title: Intervertebral cage with porosity gradient
Inventor: SRI VISHNUBHOTLA
IPC: A61F2/44
Filed: 2018-03-14
Abstract: An intervertebral cage 10 with an outer frame 12 (Figure 1), an open inner core region 140 and a porosity gradient within the outer frame. The outer frame includes a posterior wall 110 (Figure 1), an anterior wall 120, a pair of side walls 100 extending between the posterior wall and the anterior wall. The porosity gradient is within at least one of the posterior wall, the anterior wall, and the side walls. The porosity gradient promotes fusion between adjacent vertebrae. The porosity gradient may comprise: a decreasing average pore diameter in a direction from an outer surface to an inner surface of at least one of the pair of side walls or an increasing average pore diameter in a direction from an outer surface to an inner surface of at least one of the pair of side walls.
Patent GB-2558860-A (GB)
Title: Electronic combination lock with different levels of access control
Inventor: KARL LAI
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2016-12-06
Abstract: An electronic combination lock (10) has a shackle (40), a lock body (20), a locking mechanism (80, 180), an electromechanical device (100), and a touch panel (70) for combination code entry. If the combination code matches a preset code，a solenoid (100) is energized to unlock the lock，allowing a user to pull up the shackle (40) to open the lock (10). The user can be a master user, a regular user or a temporary user with each type of users having different level of access. The master user can have unlimited number of times to use the master combination code, while a temporary user has only a limited number of times to use its temporary code as designated by the master user. The lock can be opened with a key. The user can enter the combination code from a detached electronic device.
Patent GB-2566576-A (GB)
Title: Power distribution and cell storage apparatus
Inventor: Martin leigh
IPC: H02S40/36
Filed: 2018-06-15
Abstract: An apparatus for the capture and storage of power comprises: a first protective layer; a second layer comprising a device capable of generating power a natural energy source; and a third layer comprising an energy distribution system. The apparatus may comprise a solar cell, where the first layer is transparent. The apparatus may comprise graphene oxide as a conductive material therein. The apparatus can be used, for example, on a deck or a side of a marine vessel, or on a land-based structure, where there is a requirement for power generation and storage.
Patent GB-2562969-A (GB)
Title: Prevention of switching discontinuity in a hybrid switched mode amplifier
Inventor: ERIC J KING
IPC: H03F3/217
Filed: 2017-03-06
Abstract: A method may include controlling switches of a switching full-bridge of a signal processing system to commutate polarity of a capacitor with respect to the first processing path output and a second processing path output of the signal processing system in response to a condition for commutating connectivity of the switching full-bridge and inserting a feedforward compensation that bypasses a loop filter of the second processing path in order to prevent discontinuities caused by commutating polarity of the capacitor from being compensated by the loop filter.
Patent GB-2576911-A (GB)
Title: Mask for alleviating the symptoms of nocturnal Lagophthalmos and method of manufacture thereof
Inventor: KATHERINE MCKENDRY
IPC: B33Y80/00
Filed: 2018-09-06
Abstract: A mask for alleviating the symptoms of nocturnal Lagophthalmos comprising a mask body 2 to be fitted to a wearer's head and to over lay the eyes. Mask body 2 includes an inner face shaped to conform to orbital contours of the wearer’s face, so that when worn, the mask rests against the sleeping wearer's eyes to maintain the eyelids in a closed state. The mask body’s inner face may comprise raised formations 10 to engage the wearer’s eyelids. Raised formations 10 may comprise dimples. Preferably raised formations 10 comprise ribs that may extend transversely across the mask body’s inner face. Mask body 2 may comprise at least a portion with ventilation perforations 12. Also a method of making a mask for alleviating the symptoms of nocturnal Lagophthalmos comprising the steps of: modelling the wearer’s orbital contours; and making a mask body 2 that comprises an inner face conforming to the wearer’s orbital contours. The step of modelling orbital contours may comprises a 3D optical scanning process, possibly the modelling comprises a photogrammetry process using an image of the wearer’s face. At least a portion of the mask body 12 defining the inner face, may be formed by 3D printing.
Patent GB-2578300-A (GB)
Title: Balancing electrical power consumption on an electricity distribution network
Inventor: CLIVE TOMLINSON
IPC: H02J3/28
Filed: 2018-10-19
Abstract: Power balancing is desirable in all power transmission and distribution networks 1. Domestic water heaters 9 may be used as either turn-down services, where consumption is reduced when the network operator 23 asks for it or turn-up services, where consumption is increased when the network operator 23 asks for it as part of a demand response system. A controller 13 within a domestic setting 5 is connected to the grid 1 via line 11 and current clamp 15. The controller monitors power consumption in line 11 and interrupts consumption in response to an instruction from server 17. The controller collates and sends data regarding the power consumption of water heater 9 to server 17 over communication network 19. The server may send instructions to the controller if it determines that balancing of the network is required. Determining a balancing requirement may comprise determining an AC frequency of the network.
Patent GB-2580606-A (GB)
Title: A guide for a cutting tool
Inventor: JAMES ALEN EAMES
IPC: B23Q17/22
Filed: 2019-01-15
Abstract: A guide for a cutting tool comprises a plate 110 and an attachment means 120 for attaching the plate to the cutting tool; and one or more linear markings on the plate which are for aligning with a line laser 800 in use. The plate may be substantially rectangular. The attachment means may permanently or removably attach the plate. The tool may be a circular saw 500. The markings may be on a face which faces away from the cutting element of the cutting tool. A single marking 115 or a plurality (fig 4/5) may be provided. Where there is a plurality, they may (fig 4) or may not (fig 5) be parallel and may further be arranged to pass through a centre point of the plate (fig 5). A pair of markings may be arranged at opposite edges of the plate.
Patent GB-2582025-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for encapsulating groups of images in a file
Inventor: Frédéric Maze
IPC: H04N21/854
Filed: 2019-03-08
Abstract: Encapsulating or de-encapsulating (reading) media data in a file, the file comprising the media data and a grouping data structure describing a group of entities 402 (each entity corresponding to at least a part of the media data), where the file also includes information associating a property with an entity of the group of entities, the association being valid within the scope of the group of entities 405. That is, if an item or entity belongs to more than one group, each group may attach a different property to the item, the property being associated to the item/group pair. Another disclosed invention is encapsulating or de-encapsulating media data in a file, the file comprising the media data and a grouping data structure describing a group of entities (each entity corresponding to at least a part of the media data), where the file also includes information associating a group property with the group of entities. Preferably the association data is held in an association data structure that holds correspondences between multiple entities and their respective properties or attributes.