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Patent GB-2495748-A (GB)
Title: Modular construction kits
Inventor: LAWAL-SOLARIN ADEREMI KNUT
IPC: A47B7/00
Filed: 2011-10-19
Abstract: A modular construction kit has a plurality of components comprising first components which consist of substantially straight elements 1,3, second components 4,6 which are curved and subtend an angle of approximately 12Â°, third components 7-9 which are curved and subtend an angle of approximately 6Â°, and fourth components 10,12 which consist of corner elements. Each component is provided with connecting means 20,22 at its ends which enable the component to be connected to other components at one or both ends. The modular construction kit may include a plurality of fifth components which comprise end elements 13,15 which have only one connecting means enabling an end element to be connected to one end of a first, second, third or fourth component. The radius of the curved second components is approximately 604mm and the radius of the curved third components is approximately 440mm. The construction kit may be used to construct many different assemblies including furniture such as chairs, tables, beds and loungers, and toys such as rocking horses, see-saws and slides (see figures 19-26).
Patent GB-2495782-A (GB)
Title: Solar energy and water treatment apparatus
Inventor: MCWILLIAM NOEL
IPC: C02F1/06
Filed: 2011-10-23
Abstract: An integrated system for electricity generation, water treatment and biofuel production comprises a solar power plant with a heliostat array 2 and solar tower 3 providing heat 4 to drive a turbine 6. A biofuel fired boiler 5 is also included. Condenser 12 forms part of a multistage flash desalination plant 7 for the production of treated water. The treated water produced may be used for crop irrigation, and the crops or their residues may be used for production of the biofuel. Secondary benefits of the invention include carbon abatement, ground water improvements, and land regeneration.
Patent GB-2483198-A (GB)
Title: Arc flash detection system
Inventor: WU JUNTAO
IPC: H02H1/00
Filed: 2010-06-10
Abstract: An apparatus to detect arc is presented. The apparatus includes a fiber sensor to detect characteristics of an arc flash and a processor to process at least two characteristics of the are flash. The processor is further configured to generate an arc fault signal. A protective device is configured to mitigate the arc flash based on the arc fault signal.
Patent GB-2489148-A (GB)
Title: Compact holographic printer
Inventor: ZACHAROVAS STANISLOVAS
IPC: G02B5/32
Filed: 2010-12-07
Abstract: A compact 1-step holographic printer is provided comprising one or more diode- pumped pulsed lasers (101). Inexpensive and compact micro-lens arrays or equivalent holographic optical elements (109) are used in conjunction with one or more spatial light modulators (108) to generate one or more object beams encoded with suitable digital image data. One or more variable-angle reference beams are used to write simultaneously one or more holographic pixels. Use of photopolymer recording material (110) enables rapid printing of high quality 1-step full-colour reflection holograms within a compact unit with no chemical processing.
Patent GB-2505934-A (GB)
Title: Support assembly arranged to be secured using a vehicle
Inventor: SHAW DAVID
IPC: B25H1/04
Filed: 2012-09-17
Abstract: A support assembly 10 arranged to be secured using a vehicle comprises: a support base 12 arranged to stand on a floor surface; at least one leg 13 extending upwardly from the base; weight bearing means 22 for bearing part of the weight of the vehicle so as to hold the support assembly in a substantially fixed orientation; and a platform 11 arranged to be supported by the at least one leg for secure attachment of a vice or workbench to the respective leg or legs. The support base may have at least three feet 15a, 15b, 15c preferably extending from a coupling section 14. The weight bearing means may comprise a floor surface engaging wheel plate which is arranged to receive a wheel of the vehicle so that the vehicle can urge the wheel plate and thus the support base upon the floor surface. The weight bearing means may also comprise a jacking mechanism (26, figure 2).
Patent GB-2508809-A (GB)
Title: Solar steam generator using graphene foam
Inventor: KUKARD GIDEON ST WAN
IPC: F24S23/74
Filed: 2012-11-20
Abstract: A solar evaporator or steam generator 1 comprises an elongate tubular housing 10 of transparent material, and one or more solar transparent heat exchangers 20, 30, 40 along the length of the housing. Each heat exchanger has a flow channel with a water inlet 22, 32, 42 and steam outlet 23, 33, 43, and a graphene foam structure 24, 34, 44 between the inlet and outlet. A concave mirror 11 is located on the inside wall of the housing to focus sunlight on the solar heat exchangers. In use each heat exchanger heats water passing over the graphene foam structure to convert the water to a vapour, which may be used to drive a steam turbine or condensed to provide fresh water from sea water. Each heat exchanger may be a transparent tube with an evacuated double-wall, with a hollow body forming the water flow channel. An outer filter tube (50, figure 2) may surround the tubular housing, and have sections of differently tinted translucent material.
Patent GB-2495253-A (GB)
Title: Modular downhole gauge for use in retrievable electric submersible pump systems with wet-connect
Inventor: TETZLAFF STEVEN K
IPC: E21B43/12
Filed: 2011-06-22
Abstract: Systems and methods for employing gauge packages for use with a wet-connect ESPs. In one embodiment, a modular gauge package includes a body, a gauge electronics assembly housed within the body, and a pair of electrical connectors at the upper and lower ends of the body, where power is passed through the body from one connector to the other. The electrical connector at the top of the body engages a complementary electrical connector on the bottom of a pump motor. The electrical connector at the bottom of the body engages a complementary electrical connector at the end of a production conduit. The connector at the bottom of the body may be identically configured with the connector at the bottom of the pump motor, and the connector at the top of the body may be identically configured with the connector at the end of the production conduit.
Patent GB-2511785-A (GB)
Title: A support apparatus for supporting a device for expanding a sleeve in a bore
Inventor: WAGSTAFF LEE
IPC: B21D39/00
Filed: 2013-03-13
Abstract: A support apparatus 1 is connected to a hand held puller device 3 for cold expanding a sleeve (41 fig. 4) in a bore (43 fig. 4) which may be formed in a surface of a composite aircraft wing structure. The support apparatus 1 may comprise four roller ball feet 15, a circular base 17 carrying a rotatable circular plate 19 upon which is mounted a column 21, along which a carriage 25 may slide in grooves 23. The carriage 25 may carry a lockable, slideable grooved arm 31 upon which is mounted a gimbal 33 for carrying the device 3. The support apparatus 1 is arranged to counter-balance the weight of the device 3 for example with a counter-weight 24, connected to a flexible member such as at least one chain 27 passing over a pulley 29. The support apparatus 1 is arranged such that device 3 is manoeuvrable to a user-determined position and is supported in the user-determined position, enabling the vertical position of the device 3 to be adjusted without the user needing to lift the full weight of the device. Once approximately aligned the support device may allow the puller device 3 to align itself with the bore (43 fig. 4) during actuation before it pulls a mandrel through the sleeve (41 fig. 4), allowing remote actuation of the device 3.
Patent GB-2518128-A (GB)
Title: Charging rechargeable apparatus
Inventor: HARTOJOKI ANNA-LEENA
IPC: H02J7/02
Filed: 2013-06-20
Abstract: An apparatus comprises control circuitry 12 to enable and disable energy transfer from charging circuitry 14 to be stored in a rechargeable apparatus 100 such as a hand-portable device. When the apparatus is in the non-charging state indication circuitry 16 prompts a user to bring the rechargeable apparatus towards the apparatus for charging. The charging system can be inductive comprising primary and secondary transformer coils, using wireless energy transfer. Charging can be automatic when the apparatus is within a charging range that can be within one wavelength of an oscillating current. The indication can be visual, by varying colour pattern; be triggered by wireless communication circuitry in the apparatus; be individual to plural rechargeable devices; depend upon the identity of the device and be programmed via the device. The trigger event and characteristics of the indication may be programmed by a user and depend upon charge level and the proximity of the apparatus.
Patent GB-2516920-A (GB)
Title: A cooking apparatus
Inventor: BRAMBLE GRANT
IPC: F24C15/14
Filed: 2013-08-07
Abstract: Disclosed is a tray 1 for providing heat to various cooking areas, the tray being shaped to divert flow of residual food stuffs, such as oil or fat to a collector 4 at the end of the tray and an associated rack 2 to heat food stuffs. Also disclosed is at least one cooking area that can be removed from the tray, an egg ring 6 for use with the tray, a griddle 8 for use with the tray, a mould for use with the tray, a scraper 5 for use with the tray, a container which is suitable for holding liquid, a pipette and a carrying case for use with the tray and the other associated parts.
Patent GB-2507182-A (GB)
Title: Roller Banners
Inventor: ENGLISH STUART GERALD
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 2012-02-23
Abstract: A presentation banner system is provided which is provided with a strip (13, 14) on the reverse side of the banner (3) extending along at least one and preferably both longitudinal edges, the strip (13, 14) enables more accuracy and precise rolling of the banner (3) within its casing (5).
Patent GB-2519519-A (GB)
Title: Stop
Inventor: NYFELT LEIF
IPC: F16L37/084
Filed: 2013-10-22
Abstract: A stop for an axially displaceable male-female coupling, the stop may comprise a main section, an opening, and two legs extending from the main section on each side of the opening. The stop further comprises elastic means extending between and connecting the two legs. The elastic means is configured to move the stop back to an original position when the stop is displaced from its original position. A method for making a stop may comprise injection moulding the stop with two different materials in one step. An axially displaceable male-female coupling may comprise a male element, a female element, and the stop, wherein the stop is arranged in an original position around the male element for stopping the coupling from being released (uncoupled). A method for releasing an axially displaceable male-female coupling, comprising an axially displaceable male-female. The method comprising the following steps: releasing the coupling by removing the stop from its original position thereby extending the elastic means still held by the male element of the axially displaceable male-female coupling; and separating (uncoupling) the axially displaceable male-female coupling, whereby upon separation the elastic means pulls the stop back into the original position around the male element.
Patent GB-2507229-A (GB)
Title: Managing workloads in a multiprocessing computer system
Inventor: DANKEL GISLE MIKAL NITTER
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2012-06-13
Abstract: An automatic system optimizer is disclosed arranged to optimize the processing of workloads in a multiprocessing computer system.
Patent GB-2508774-A (GB)
Title: Switching power-supply device
Inventor: HOSOTANI TATSUYA
IPC: H02M3/28
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: A primary resonant inductor (Lr) and a primary resonant capacitor (Cr) form a primary resonant circuit, and secondary resonant inductors (Ls1, Ls2) and secondary resonant capacitors (Cs1, Cs2) form a secondary resonant circuit. Equivalent mutual inductances (Lms1, Lms2) are formed between a primary winding (np) and secondary windings (ns1, ns2) by magnetic resonance coupling, and the primary and secondary circuits form a multi-resonant circuit containing at least two LC resonant circuits. Power is transferred from the primary circuit to the secondary circuit. Resonance energy that is not transmitted from the primary winding is retained in the multi-resonant circuit, as is resonance energy that is received by the secondary windings but not supplied as output. In particular, on the secondary side, resonance energy is retained in a current path in which rectification elements are not arranged in series.
Patent GB-2525877-A (GB)
Title: Forward error correction with turbo/non-turbo switching
Inventor: BISPLINGHOFF ANDREAS
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2014-05-07
Abstract: A forward error corrected and differentially encoded signal 40 is supplied to a soft-input soft-output (SISO) differential decoder 50 that is bi-directionally coupled to a SISO forward error correction (FEC) decoder 52, e.g. an LDPC decoder. Over a first portion of a plurality of decoding iterations of the signal, the SISO differential decoder and the SISO FEC decoder are operated in a turbo decoding mode in which decoded messages generated by the SISO differential decoder are supplied 56 to the SISO FEC decoder, and FEC messages are supplied 54 to the differential decoder. Over a second portion of decoding iterations the operation is switched to a non-turbo decoding mode in which the SISO FEC decoder operates without any messages passing to/from the SISO differential decoder (see figure 3). In the presence of cycle slips a turbo differential decoder frequently stabilizes to an erroneous state. The invention avoids this by switching to non-turbo decoding.
Patent GB-2526819-A (GB)
Title: Waste management
Inventor: CHALABI RIFAT AL
IPC: F22G1/00
Filed: 2014-06-03
Abstract: A method for producing steam comprises: (a) passing waste gas A through a first boiler 14 to produce steam B having a first temperature, and cooled waste gas; (b) removing contaminants 18 from the cooled waste gas to produce clean waste gas; (c) passing the steam through a second boiler (superheater) 16; and (d) burning at least a portion A1 of the clean waste gas in the second boiler to produce steam having a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature. The waste gas may come from gasifying 12 waste organic material. A portion A2 of the clean waste gas may be provided to an internal combustion or gas turbine engine 22. The exhaust gas from the engine may be passed through a third boiler 24 to produce a second batch of steam C which may then be passed through the second boiler. The cooled exhaust gas from the third boiler may be burnt in the second boiler.
Patent GB-2527111-A (GB)
Title: An acoustic barrier and method of pile driving
Inventor: CHATTELL TIMOTHY
IPC: E02D13/00
Filed: 2014-06-12
Abstract: An acoustic barrier 40 for use in a pile driving method in which a pile 10 is driven into the ground 60, the acoustic barrier 40 comprising: an acoustic dampening layer (42, fig 3) and a magnetic element 46; wherein the acoustic barrier 40 and the acoustic dampening layer (42, fig 3) are arranged to be at least partly wrapped around the pile 10, and wherein the magnetic element 46, which may be formed of a plurality of elongate arrays 44 of magnets 46, is arranged to releasably secure the acoustic barrier 40 to the pile 10. The acoustic barrier 40 may be flexible so that it can curve. The acoustic barrier 40 is wrapped around an axial portion of a pile 10, an axial length of the pile 10 is driven into the ground, and the acoustic barrier 40 is detached, with a hook and loop closure 48, 50, or repositioned, so that in use noise from the pile driving assembly is reduced. There is also disclosed an acoustic barrier for a pile driving hammer having a support frame which can be detachably attached to the hammer.
Patent GB-2521719-A (GB)
Title: Fin density control of multigate devices through sidewall image transfer processes
Inventor: YIN YUNPENG
IPC: H01L27/108
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: There is disclosed a structure with a plurality of sidewalls formed in or on a plurality of mandrels over a semiconductor substrate 102 such that each of the mandrels includes a first sidewall composed of a first material 504 and a second sidewall composed of a second material 502 that is different from the first material. The two sidewalls can be deposited using an angled ion implantation. The first sidewall of a first mandrel of the plurality of mandrels is selectively removed. In addition, a pattern composed of remaining sidewalls of the plurality of sidewalls is transferred onto an underlying layer to form a hard mask in the underlying layer using a sidewall image transfer method. Further, the fins are formed by employing the hard mask and etching semiconducting material in the substrate.
Patent GB-2527154-A (GB)
Title: A collapsible incubator
Inventor: ROBERTS JAMES MICHAEL
IPC: A61G11/00
Filed: 2014-11-06
Abstract: A collapsible incubator 1 for an infant is disclosed to comprise a flexible housing 2 for containing the infant. The flexible housing is configurable between an expanded condition and a collapsed condition and includes a flexible door 3 within the flexible housing for access to the infant. A first end portion 5 is secured to a first end of the flexible housing and a second end portion 6 secured to an opposite second end of the flexible housing with at least one fastening means 7 configured to releasably secure the first end portion to the second end portion when in the collapsed condition. In use, a means is provided to support the flexible housing in the expanded condition. This may comprise an inflatable portion 9 within the housing or telescopic rods 23 extending between the first and second end portions. Additional modules 12, 16, removably attached to either end portion, may comprise heating, cooling or humidification means 28, 29, 30.
Patent GB-2534354-A (GB)
Title: Support
Inventor: ALAN TYRRELL
IPC: E04H12/22
Filed: 2015-01-08
Abstract: The pole support 1 comprises a pole receiving clamp section 5 comprising first and second clamp parts 7, 9, each defining a part-cylindrical surface 11, 31, and clamping means 8, 10 for connecting the first and second clamp parts and increasing or decreasing the engagement between the part-cylindrical surfaces. The clamp parts may be retained together on one side of the clamp section by C-shaped brackets 25a, 25b, 25c on one part engaging L-shaped protrusions 45a, 45b, 45c on the other, and connected by the clamping means on the other side. The clamping means may comprise flanges 21, 41 on each clamp part with cooperating apertures 23, 43 through which an adjustable connector may extend. The support may comprise a housing for securing the support in the ground having first and second recesses for the clamp section and clamping means respectively. The first recess may have a cap 133 and the second recess may have a lockable cover 131.
Patent GB-2524369-A (GB)
Title: Secure Communication Systems
Inventor: CULYER ROBERT
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2015-01-23
Abstract: A client and server are arranged to communicate with each other during a series of communications each having a respective communication ID (e.g. session ID). The client is arranged for a communication to: define a symmetric encryption process at least partly dependent on the communication ID; encrypt message data using the symmetric key; encrypt symmetric encryption data at least partly defining the symmetric encryption process using an asymmetric key; and transmit the encrypted message data and encrypted symmetric encryption data to the server. The server is arranged to: decrypt the symmetric encryption data using an asymmetric key; define the symmetric encryption process using the symmetric encryption data; and decrypt the message data using the defined symmetric encryption process. The symmetric encryption data may identify one of a set of symmetric encryption processes (e.g. one of a plurality of pre-generated and stored symmetric/session keys); or an initialization vector for the symmetric process or a particular symmetric key. The symmetric encryption process may be partly dependent on a personal identification code of a user of the client device and may be partly dependent on a device identification code and/or application identification code. The message data may also comprise a signature, authenticated by the server, at least partly dependent on a personal identification code of the user and a device identification code associated with the client device.
Patent GB-2538296-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating an aftertreatment device in an automotive system
Inventor: DAVIDE DI NUNNO
IPC: F01N3/20
Filed: 2015-05-14
Abstract: An internal combustion engine exhaust gas aftertreatment device 280 in an automotive system, and a method of operation. The aftertreatment device comprises a catalytic converter 287. The method comprises the step of, and the device comprises means for, warming-up a selected portion 292 of the catalytic converter earlier than the rest of the catalytic converter to a temperature higher than or equal to an activation temperature value for activating an exothermic reaction in the exhaust gas flow, i.e. the light-off temperature. The selected portion may have a greater average concentration of a catalyst substance than the rest of the catalytic converter. The overall exhaust gas flow may be directed onto the selected portion, and the speed of the exhaust gas may be increased. Each of these may be effected by actuation of a shutter (293, figures 4-9) upstream of the selected portion. The selected portion may comprise a heating element, such as an electrical resistance element.
Patent GB-2528374-A (GB)
Title: Lubricating oil compositions
Inventor: STRONG ANTHONY JAMES
IPC: C10M163/00
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: A lubricating oil composition having a sulphated ash content of less than or equal to 1.2 mass % as determined by ASTM D874 and a phosphorous content of less than or equal to 0.12 mass % as determined by ASTM D5185, which lubricating oil composition comprises or is made by admixing: an oil of lubricating viscosity, in a major amount; an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible polymeric friction modifier as an additive in an effective minor amount; and, an oil-soluble or oil-dispersible dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphate metal salt as an additive in an effective minor amount. The polymeric friction modifier is a reaction product of solely (i) one or more polyalkylenes functionalized with at least one diacid or anhydride functional group and where the polyalkylene has a carbon chain length of 50-500 carbon atoms, (ii) one or more polyalkylene glycols, (iii) one or more polyols and (iv) one or more polycarboxylic acids with a C2 to C30 hydrocarbyl group.
Patent GB-2529101-A (GB)
Title: A quantum communication network
Inventor: YUAN ZHILIANG
IPC: H04L9/08
Filed: 2011-06-17
Abstract: This invention provides a quantum communication system in which multiple transmitters 23 transmit quantum communication signals to a single receiver 21. The transmitters are synchronized with the receiver by means of a common clock which is preferably transmitted from the receiver. A timing mechanism is adopted which ensures that a detector of the receiver receives a signal from only one transmitter at a time, and which allows the receiver to identify the sending transmitter. This appears to be in effect a time division multiple access system (TDMA). The signals from the transmitters are combined in a combining device 24 and the multiplexed signals are sent along a single channel to the detector. The combining device may be an Nx1 passive optical coupler, a fast optical switch, a switchable MEMS mirror or a wavelength division multiplexer (WDM).