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Patent GB-2537774-A (GB)
Title: Foldable display apparatus
Inventor: SU CHAN KWON
IPC: H05K7/14
Filed: 2014-12-05
Abstract: A foldable display apparatus, comprising; a flexible display panel 110; a first housing 120 for supporting a first region of the display panel; a second casing 130 attached to a second area of the display panel; a link assembly 140 connecting the first and second housings, and configured to support a bending display area; a sliding assembly 150 configured to slide the first or second portions of the display, according to the bending of the link assembly; the link assembly comprises a first 125 and second 135 link bar, and a plurality of middle link bars; each of the link bars comprises a stopper (rotation binding boss) 127 protruding from the upper surface of the link bar body, preventing adjacent bars from exceeding a predetermined angle of rotation θ.
Patent GB-2554746-A (GB)
Title: Male compact single-use disposable collapsible bio urinal
Inventor: Prakash Damodar Korde
IPC: A61G9/00
Filed: 2016-10-07
Abstract: A portable, disposable urinal assembly comprising a hydrophobic, anti-microbial paper bag being expandable from a collapsed configuration attached to an anti-microbial moulded pulp receptacle tray attached to the paper bag and a flat hydrophobic paper cap capable of being folded over or push-fit to enclose to opening or the assembly. The assembly is capable of being quickly macerated. The paper bag and tray are preferably made of wood or non-wood fibres. The assembly may comprise waterproofing chemicals or a layered wax coating to render it hydrophobic for 4 to 24 hours. The paper bag and receptacle tray may be attached by way of an adhesive layer. The cap may be single sided wax paper. When assembled the paper bag may be placed upon the receptacle tray or the receptacle tray may be placed inside the bag.
Patent GB-2556117-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus
Inventor: RORY DOYLE
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2016-11-22
Abstract: A system 1 for inspection of a human or animal body 2, e.g. for detecting concealed objects for security purposes, comprises a provider of ionising radiation 3; a measurement device 4 configured to determine at least one property associated with a dimension of the body to be inspected with the ionising radiation 5; and a controller 6 for controlling the radiation dosage provided to the body based on the at least one property determined by the measurement device. The measurement device may measure non-ionising radiation, such as visible light, infrared light, terahertz, millimetre waves, or radio waves; or ultrasonic acoustic signals. Alternatively or additionally, the device may comprise a weighing scale. The property to be determined may be a width, height, body mass index, or weight of the body. The radiation may be X-rays as part of a transmission imager. The radiation dosage may be altered by varying the current or voltage supplied to a radiation generator; or through an adjustable filter or collimator.
Patent GB-2562234-A (GB)
Title: A hand dryer
Inventor: STEPHEN BENJAMIN COURTNEY
IPC: A47K10/48
Filed: 2017-05-08
Abstract: A hand dryer 1 comprises a nozzle 10, 12 having an elongate outlet 11, 13 for discharging an air-knife across the width of a users hands. The nozzle comprises a straight part 10a, 12a for facing the users hand, and a curved wrap-around end part 10b, 12b for extending at least part way around the side of a users hand. The discharge outlet extends along both the straight and curved parts of the nozzle. The geometry of the air-knife discharge outlet creates a flow profile which targets the side of the hand, drying the area around the thumb of a user. The nozzle may comprise two curved end parts and may measure 100 and 150mm between the curved ends. The discharge outlet may be a continuous slot less than 1mm wide. Two nozzles may be provided and the discharge outlets may be arranged in a V-configuration.
Patent GB-2559022-A (GB)
Title: Data processing systems and methods implementing improved analytics platform and networked information systems
Inventor: PAUL BLEICHER
IPC: G16H10/00
Filed: 2017-11-23
Abstract: An analytics platform includes a data extraction facility 104 that gathers and normalizes data from sources 118, a rules database 112 storing rules mapping normalized data to source terminology and a graph database which receives and stores normalized data elements as nodes and edges defining their relationships. Social networking tools receive the node and edge information from the graph database and identify clusters of nodes based on rules. Furthermore a platform is provided which uses social networking analysis on participant graph data to identify clusters. Participants may be physicians. Also using the platform, a cluster of participants that is different from other clusters of participants, based on participant service delivery metrics, can be identified.
Patent GB-2570937-A (GB)
Title: A motor vehicle having active shuffle reduction
Inventor: NICK DASHWOOD CRISP
IPC: B60W30/188
Filed: 2018-02-13
Abstract: A motor vehicle 1 is disclosed having a combustion engine 5 and an integrated starter-generator 10 drivingly connected to a crankshaft of the combustion engine 5. Operation of the combustion engine 5 and the integrated starter-generator 10 is controlled by an electronic controller 20 in response to a number of inputs 25. The electronic controller 20 is arranged to use the combustion engine 5 and the integrated starter-generator 10 to actively reduce driveline shuffle or oscillation in one of a number of shuffle reduction modes that are selected by the electronic controller 20 based at least partly upon the current rotational speed of the combustion engine 5.
Patent GB-2564230-A (GB)
Title: Automatic assistance for a kitchen appliance
Inventor: PHILIP A DESAUTELS
IPC: G06Q30/00
Filed: 2018-05-09
Abstract: An assistance module for a kitchen appliance with a notification module to receive indication 202 that there is a problem with the appliance and to alert the user 204, and a communications module, configured to establish a communications connection between the user and remote customer service representative 208 upon the user causing an input to a user input device 206. The module may comprise a microphone, speaker, video camera and/or display screen. The communications connection can be a telephone call or a video call. The module may also send the customer service representative information identifying the appliance status. A system comprising the assistance module and a kitchen appliance is also disclosed, having at least one sensor to measure an operating parameter of the appliance and which can cause the assistance module to activate if the operating parameter deviates from normal.
Patent GB-2578332-A (GB)
Title: Method of detecting an operating state of an appliance
Inventor: NEAL COADY
IPC: G05B17/02
Filed: 2018-10-24
Abstract: A method for determining a state of operation of an appliance comprising a compressor using a time series of power consumption data relating to the operation of the compressor appliance over at least one cycle of operation of the compressor. One or more measures characteristic of the compressor cycle are determined from the time series power consumption data. The state of operation of the compressor appliance is determined based on comparing the measures to a stored model of power consumption for the appliance. The compressor appliance may for example be a refrigeration appliance. The state of operation may be a normal state or an abnormal state.
Patent GB-2578738-A (GB)
Title: Thermal management system
Inventor: BARRY FLANNERY
IPC: H01M10/658
Filed: 2018-11-05
Abstract: A thermal management system for a battery pack, which may be used for cooling or heating, in which the battery pack comprises a plurality of cells 130 and the thermal management system comprises a serpentine duct 50 for carrying the fluid. The duct is pressurised by the fluid to an inflated state and when in the inflated state the duct is in conformity with the surface of the cells. The cooling system may also comprise a support structure 70 configured to provide support to the flexible duct to prevent the duct kinking when the duct reverses direction. In another aspect, a method of making the thermal management system is disclosed, in which the fluid used to inflate the duct may either be the thermal management (e.g. cooling) fluid, or a fluid used during the manufacture process (e.g. air). Further aspects relate to a method of pressurising a thermal management system, in which fluid is pumped into a heating/cooling loop from a reservoir, and a thermal management system comprising a serpentine duct with an inlet and an outlet, wherein the thermal resistance of the duct at the inlet is greater than the thermal resistance of the duct at the outlet.
Patent GB-2577758-A (GB)
Title: Identifying anomalies in communications networks
Inventor: ANDREW ROBERT BLAKE
IPC: H04W24/08
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A method of identifying an anomaly in a communications network comprises providing first and second measurements of a network performance characteristic for the network, associated with a first and second measurement times respectively, both associated with a measurement location. The first measurement of the network performance characteristic is compared to the second measurement of the performance characteristic, and a difference between the first measurement and the second measurement is identified to determine that there is an anomaly in the communications network (if the difference between the first measurement and the second measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold). The first measurement of the network performance characteristic may comprise an average of a plurality of previously received measurements or an estimate when there is not an anomaly in the communications network. Also disclosed is a method of Identifying anomalies in communications networks defined by a plurality of regions within the geographical area.
Patent GB-2584589-A (GB)
Title: Electronic device subscription
Inventor: YONGBEOM PAK
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2019-02-01
Abstract: A device (e.g. Lightweight Machine to Machine, LwM2M or Internet of Things, IoT) may have one or more instance of an object or resource e.g. two temperature sensors. The objects, object instances, resources and resource instances may be represented in an object hierarchy The invention comprises receiving at a LwM2M server a registration request message from a LwM2M device, the message comprising an expression of a plurality of subscribable elements of an object hierarchy of the device (such as a template); storing, at the LwM2M server, an association between the device and the plurality of subscribable elements of the device; and sending from the LwM2M server to the LwM2M device a subscription message comprising a compressed expression representing plural ones of said plurality of subscribable elements associated with the device. The compressed expression may include use of a wildcard indicator or specify a range and may comprise a hash or a bitmap. When devices have registered plural subscribable elements of object instance hierarchies the invention may reduce the size of subscription messages. The device could use any suitable protocol such as IPv6 over Low Power Wireless (6LoWPAN), Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) or Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT).
Patent GB-2575159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to inter-node channel monitoring
Inventor: Yinan Qi
IPC: H04W84/04
Filed: 2019-05-07
Abstract: A method of configuring a reference signal to manage backhaul links in an Integrated Access and Backhaul, IAB, telecommunication system comprising the step of: providing channel measurement and reporting means to discover and maintain backup backhaul links. The reference signal may be SSB or CSI-RS. The reference signal may be configured using time division multiplexing based on hop order. The reference signals may be configured based on differing transmission periodicity, differing beams or differing transmission offsets. The method may be carried out in a centralised manner, in a donor node, or in a decentralised manner at a relay node. The burst periodicities or time location for each SSB within a SS burst may be configured differently. The method allows inter-relay channel monitoring for topology management when blockage happens.
Patent GB-2576114-A (GB)
Title: Pressure sensing system and method for an electric toothbrush
Inventor: BRYAN J DISHON
IPC: A61C17/34
Filed: 2019-07-31
Abstract: A pressure feedback system for an electric toothbrush 10 continuously monitors the level of pressure or force on a brush head 12 and is programmed to provide a feedback signal to a user based on the amount of pressure. The pressure level is monitored as a function of the change in the speed of the drive shaft 42. The system includes a housing, a motor (50, Fig. 1), a drive shaft for attachment to a brush head, a feedback device, a sensor capable of detecting a change in the rotational speed of the drive shaft, and a microprocessor 64. The microprocessor is programmed activate the feedback device as a function of the measured change in rotational speed. The sensor may be a Hall effect sensor 62, or another sensor that is responsive to a magnetic field. A magnet 60 may be positioned on the drive shaft, or another portion of the system that moves as a function of the drive shaft. The feedback device may be an LED 70, or an audible or haptic device.
Patent GB-2589287-A (GB)
Title: Garment
Inventor: SAMUEL JOSEPH BIRD
IPC: G06K19/07
Filed: 2019-08-09
Abstract: A garment 10 with a biosensing unit 117 for measuring bio-signals of a wearer. The garment includes a secure element 113 storing identification (ID) information for the garment and a controller 101 coupled to the biosensor and a wireless communicator 107. The controller operates the communicator to transmit a message including the ID information over a wireless network, which may be a mobile network 12. The message may be an activation message transmitted over a provisioning channel of the network. The secure element may be an embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC) storing one or more electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIM) for accessing a mobile network operator and the garment information may be included in the eSIM. The ID may be a mobile subscriber identification number (MSIN) or an international mobile subscription identification (IMSI) number. The garment may include a module to detect when it is being worn 103 and can switch between a low-power mode where the transmitter is inactive when not being worn and a normal mode where the transmitter is active when worn.
Patent GB-2573471-A (GB)
Title: Chimney attachment and method of fitting a flue liner in a chimney
Inventor: JONATHAN GREENHALL
IPC: F23L17/12
Filed: 2012-03-12
Abstract: An attachment 100 for supporting a flue liner 10 in a chimney with a space 15 between the flue liner and chimney provides a first outlet 114 for venting flue gases in the flue liner to atmosphere and a second outlet 112 to vent gases in the space 15 to atmosphere. The liner is attached to an inner wall 150 that forms a support ring whilst outer wall 140 may extend downwardly to prevent the ingress of water. The top of the attachment can be flat, stepped, or other forms (figs 6-8). Resilient tabs (130, fig 5) may grip a chimney pot, or the attachment can be a pot hanger sat on a washer with corrugations that form the ventilation channels. The attachment can be retrofitted to the chimney or integral with the liner. In one embodiment the attachment is a chimney pot with a hole (1112, fig 9) as the second outlet. A rain cap (not illustrated) can be present.
Patent GB-2588469-A (GB)
Title: Glove
Inventor: JOSEPH ANTHONY GRIFFITHS
IPC: A41D19/015
Filed: 2020-01-16
Abstract: A touch screen glove 1 made of a first material 10 with at least one hole 11 for at least one finger, and a portion of a second material 12 is attached to the first material to cover at least part of the finger. The second material may be U shaped in cross section with height greater than the radius and it may extend over 50%, between 60-90% or 100% of the circumference of the digit. The two materials may be stitched together with the seam being disposed towards an external side of the glove. The second material may extend over more than one digit and may comprise a cuff 15 which has greater thickness than the rest of the second material. The first material may comprise an inner glove and may be layered with a third material surrounding the inner glove, this third material may comprise identical holes to the first material and may have fire retardant properties. The second material may comprise an elastomer and the first material may comprise a chemical and biological protective material. A method of assembling the glove which comprises stitching the first and second materials together is also included.
Patent GB-2593142-A (GB)
Title: An electrical energy generating device
Inventor: ANDREW RICHARD SIXSMITH
IPC: B60L8/00
Filed: 2020-01-22
Abstract: An electrical energy generating device for a vehicle (e.g. an electric car), the device having a housing 5 for a turbine arrangement 66 and an air inlet 4, 10 to the housing. The inlet is secured to the underside of the vehicle by securement means (e.g. a support plate 11) and is formed by two parallel planar faces which define a narrowing internal volume which directs airflow towards the turbine arrangement. The turbine arrangement is configured to turn a generator mechanism 65 (e.g. a dynamo). The device may be mounted between the rear and front bumpers of the vehicle (Figure 5c) and have an axis of rotation elevated above the air inlet. The device may have a particulate filter 1 positioned over the inlet and the inlet may have a splitter part (12, Figure 4) which splits the airflow into two ducts.
Patent GB-2594034-A (GB)
Title: Optimal control technology for distributed energy resources
Inventor: RICHARD H MEEKER
IPC: H02J3/00
Filed: 2018-07-30
Abstract: Devcies and methods of allocating distributed energy resources (DERs) to loads connected to a microgrid based on the cost of the DERs are provided. The devices and methods may determine one or more microgrid measurements. The devices and methods may determine one or more real-time electricity prices associated with utility generation sources. The devices and methods may determine one or more forecasts. The devices and methods may determine a cost associated with one or more renewable energy sources within the microgrid. The devices and methods may determine an allocation of the renewable sources to one or more loads in the microgrid.
Patent GB-2581276-A (GB)
Title: Pulse-width modulation
Inventor: TORU IDO
IPC: H03M1/82
Filed: 2018-09-27
Abstract: Pulse Width Modulation This application relates to digital PWM modulation. A PWM modulator (400, 1100) has a PWM generator (402) configured to receive pulse width data (P Width ) and to output a PWM signal (S PWM ) comprising a plurality of repeating PWM cycle periods, in which the duration of any pulse of the PWM signal in each PWM cycle period is based on the pulse width data. T he PWM generator is configured to synchronise the PWM cycle periods, and the start and end of any PWM pulse, to a received first clock signal. T he PWM generator is operable to generate pulses t hat have a positional error from a centred position within the PWM cycle period and a pulse position controller (403) is configured to control the position of a pulse in a PWM cycle period so as to at least partly compensate for the positional error of one or more preceding pulses.
Patent GB-2584208-A (GB)
Title: Additive manufacturing
Inventor: Joseph Gwilliam Crabtree
IPC: C08J7/04
Filed: 2019-07-30
Abstract: The present application describes apparatus (100) for colouring an additively manufactured polymer part, comprising a chamber (106) for locating at least one additively manufactured polymer part (105) to be coloured, a first reservoir (102) for containing dye pigment particles to be suspended in a gas, and fluidly coupled to the chamber, and a further reservoir (104) for containing a solvent vapour, and fluidly coupled to the chamber. A method of colouring an additively manufactured polymer part is also described.
Patent GB-2582503-A (GB)
Title: Door for a cooking appliance with a specific panel holder, and cooking appliance
Inventor: MICHAEL ESSERT
IPC: F24C15/04
Filed: 2018-11-07
Abstract: The invention relates to a door (4) for a cooking appliance (1), comprising a front panel (6) and an inner panel (7) arranged at a distance therefrom, as well as a strip-type connection element (12) to which the inner panel (7) is fixed, and which is arranged in an upper region of the inner panel (7), in the vertical direction (y) of the door (4), and extends in the width direction (x) of the door (4), the connection element (12) engaging with the inner panel (7) on an upper edge (42), and the connection element (12) comprising at least one connecting link (27, 28) by means of which the connection element (12) is arranged on a separate holding part (13) of the door (4). The invention further relates to a cooking appliance (1).
Patent GB-2596107-A (GB)
Title: Managing network jitter for multiple audio streams
Inventor: LASSE JUHANI LAAKSONEN
IPC: G10L19/08
Filed: 2020-06-18
Abstract: Two encoded audio streams are received across a network at a Jitter Buffer Management module along with a message containing the maximum delay time between the streams, and the receiver determines if the second stream was received within this time. If so, both streams are decoded and output. If not, only the first stream is decoded and output. The delay may be adapted before output.
Patent GB-2597275-A (GB)
Title: Multi-clock control
Inventor: Simon Douglas Chambers
IPC: G06F1/08
Filed: 2020-07-17
Abstract: A method of controlling a frequency of a clock signal for a processing unit, the method comprising switching between the selection of a first and a second clock generator for providing a processing unit clock signal for executing an application, wherein a frequency of a clock signal provided by the second clock generator is less than a frequency of the clock signal provided by the first clock generator. A plurality of settings is accessed in memory, wherein each setting comprises a maximum frequency for the first clock generator in that setting and a minimum frequency for the second clock generator in that setting. In response to detecting a condition indicating a requirement to increase or decrease the frequency of the clock signal, changing from a current setting to a higher or a lower setting respectively, wherein the higher setting has a higher maximum frequency for the first clock generator and a higher minimum frequency for the second clock generator than the lower setting.
Patent GB-2599641-A (GB)
Title: Method for repairing a component by heat treating
Inventor: OLE FRYDEK
IPC: G16C60/00
Filed: 2020-10-01
Abstract: The method comprises analysing a material strength property (e.g. microstructure, tensile strength or hardness) of the component to be repaired S1.1. Providing a reference sample made of the same material and having at least substantially the same material properties as the component S1.2. Determining a heat treatment process parameter (e.g. heating temperature and duration) for the reference sample S1.4 and heat treating the reference sample S1.5 in accordance with the values determined in S1.4. Material strength properties of the heat-treated reference sample are measured S1.6 and compared S1.7 with desired values. If the reference sample does not have the desired properties, then the process returns to step S1.4. If the reference sample has the desired properties then a reference parameter is calculated which is a function of the heat-treatment time and temperature of the reference sample and this is used to determine a heat-treatment time and temperature for the component. The method can be used to repair steel crankshaft bearing journals by selectively induction heating desired areas of the crankshaft for tempering.