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Patent GB-2518264-A (GB)
Title: Speed activated closure assembly in a tubular and method thereof
Inventor: MYERS WILLIAM D
IPC: E21B40/00
Filed: 2012-12-13
Abstract: A tubular closure assembly responsive to speed or velocity of an object. The tubular closure assembly includes at least one sensor in operable communication with an interior of a tubular. The at least one sensor sensing an object passing a first point and then a second point within the tubular. A processor receiving an output from the at least one sensor and calculating speed of the object from the first point to the second point. A control panel receiving information from the processor and a closure system movable between an open condition and a closed condition. Activatable to the closed condition by the control panel in response to the object moving from the first point to the second point at speed faster than a preset value or at a velocity outside a preset range. Also included is a method of closing a tubular of a borehole.
Patent GB-2536185-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for submerging materials into a molten material bath
Inventor: MICHAEL RAYMOND UNITT
IPC: F27D27/00
Filed: 2014-08-08
Abstract: Apparatus / method for submerging material added into a bath of molten material 18, the apparatus comprises a furnace 12 having a furnace chamber 14 in fluid communication with a port 16 and the chamber having an inclined wall 22 with an electromagnetic induction unit 28 mounted thereon for inducing flow in the molten material. A submergence plate 30 is located in the port in spaced relation to the inclined wall thereby defining a flow channel (38, fig 3) between the plate and wall and generates flow of the molten material in a downward direction. The maximum width of the plate is 30 to 85 percent of the width of the port. The plate may have a vertical displacement (Y) of an upper edge of the plate in relation to an upper surface 20 of the molten material being in the range of 50mm above or 150mm below the surface. The distance (X) the plate spaced from the inclined wall may be between 25mm and 300mm. The plate may be automatically adjustable when the level of molten material changes. The induction unit may be bi-directional and also operates promoting upward force on the molten material.
Patent GB-2513784-A (GB)
Title: Sensor station, system and method for sensing seismic parameters
Inventor: MAAS STEVEN JAMES
IPC: G01V1/22
Filed: 2013-03-05
Abstract: Sensor stations, system and methods for sensing seismic parameters of a subsurface structure are provided. The sensor station includes a sensor housing and a sensor unit. The sensor housing includes a base with a removable lid and receptacles for receiving the fiber optic cable therethrough. The base has a cavity therein accessible upon removal of the removable lid. The sensor unit is positionable in the cavity of the sensor housing. The sensor unit is operatively connectable to a portion of the optical fibers of the fiber optic cable for communicating seismic data sensed by the sensor unit.
Patent GB-2514068-A (GB)
Title: Pressure sensing assembly for an infusion pump
Inventor: BIVANS MATTHEW
IPC: A61M5/36
Filed: 2012-09-10
Abstract: A pressure sensing assembly (108) for an infusion pump, including: a tubing guide arranged to receive tubing (111); a displaceable load assembly (114, 116, 118) at least partially disposed within the tubing guide and with a first surface facing in a first direction; a load cell facing the load assembly in the first direction; and a displacement assembly engaged with the tubing guide, facing the first surface in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and exerting a first force on the load assembly in the first direction. The load cell is arranged to detect a second force, greater than the first force, acting on the load cell in the second direction.
Patent GB-2521506-A (GB)
Title: Wind deflector
Inventor: CZECHTIZKY TIMO
IPC: B60J7/22
Filed: 2014-10-14
Abstract: A wind deflector 1 for a roof opening, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a receptacle element 4 and a first deployable segment 2 and having a four-bar linkage connection being configured by means of two links 5, 6 between the first deployable segment ) and the receptacle element 4. Each link 5, 6 being connected at one of its end regions 7 to the first segment 2 and at the receptacle element 4 in an articulated manner. A second segment 3 being arranged substantially parallel to the first segment 2. The second segment 2 being connected in an articulated manner to the two links 5, 6 in each case in a central region 8 of the links 5, 6. The second segment 3 can be optionally perforated and the links 5, 6 may be substantially parallel. Preferably the receptacle 4 has a first and second walls (11, 12; Figure 2) and in a retraced configuration a cover (2, Figure 2) of the first deployable segment 2 covers the receptacle element 4 between the first and second walls (11, 12).
Patent GB-2522746-A (GB)
Title: Plug for a tubeless bicycle wheel
Inventor: POLAND MARSHALL ELLISON
IPC: B60B21/06
Filed: 2014-11-18
Abstract: A bicycle wheel is disclosed having a spoke, a nipple coupled to the spoke, and a rim coupled to the nipple and having an annular panel with inner and outer surfaces and an access hole. A plug is positioned over the access hole and includes a cap that is larger than the access hole, a leg extending from the cap and through the access hole, and a barb protruding radially from the leg to at least partially engage the inner surface of the annular panel. The plug can further include a resilient member compressed between the cap and the outer surface of the annular panel. On some rims, the annular panel has a non-planar contour. For these rims, the resilient member and/or the cap can be shaped to match the non-planar contour of the annular panel.
Patent GB-2522984-A (GB)
Title: Cable connection assembly
Inventor: BROWN DARREN
IPC: H02G15/076
Filed: 2014-12-09
Abstract: A cable connection assembly comprises a connector including a main body 52 and a termination member 60 for receiving a wound part of an armour layer 22 of a cable. A first clamp member 26 clamps these together, while a second clamp member 36 may clamp the main body to a bend restrictor 14. The main body includes a plurality of ramped surfaces 58 thereon, and a tubular cage 54 surrounding said main body with a plurality of rolling members such as balls 56 captively retained within its apertures. The tubular cage is axially moveable and biased axially upwardly with respect to said main body. The rolling members are capable of gripping a tubular body (42, Fig 1) of a tubular fixed structure 12 by wedging between the ramped surfaces and an inner surface of the tubular fixed structure. The assembly is suitable for use in a wind farm.
Patent GB-2535440-A (GB)
Title: Space-maximizing design for vehicle drive wheel
Inventor: ISAIAH W COX
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 2015-01-07
Abstract: A vehicle wheel drive assembly 40 is mounted completely within a space defined by structural dimensions of a vehicle wheel 10. The drive assembly 40 includes drive means 42 controllable to power the wheel and move the vehicle autonomously on a ground surface, a gear assembly 50 drivingly connected to the drive means and a clutch assembly 52 operatively connected to the gear assembly. The means and gear assembly are located within a cavity between an axle 28 and a tyre 12 and between inboard and outboard sections 18,20 of the wheel. The clutch assembly 52 is operatively mounted with respect to the gear assembly 50 completely within an interior portion of a vehicle wheel axle 28 on which the wheel drive assembly 40 is mounted, thereby maximizing the space functionally available for all of the other components of the wheel drive assembly.
Patent GB-2535538-A (GB)
Title: Composition and process
Inventor: Lucy Marianne Barnard
IPC: A23C9/158
Filed: 2015-02-23
Abstract: A method for producing a supplemented milk product comprises providing a cream fraction and adding at least one functional food ingredient admixed with a liquid to the cream fraction. The functional food ingredient is preferably one or more minerals or vitamins, particularly iron, vitamin A and/or vitamin D. The supplemented cream fraction is heat-treated at a temperature of at least 100 °C for a time period sufficient to reduce the microbial load. Microorganisms are physically separated from an aqueous milk fraction to reduce the microbial load of the aqueous milk. The aqueous milk fraction having a reduced microbial load is combined with the heat treated cream fraction. The aqueous milk fraction is pasteurised before, during or after it is combined with the heat treated cream fraction. Also disclosed is a supplemented milk product comprising (a) at least one functional food ingredient, (b) aqueous milk from which microorganisms have been physically separated and which has been subjected to pasteurization and (c) cream which has been heat treated to a temperature of at least 100ºC ; wherein the aqueous milk has not been subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 88ºC.
Patent GB-2536247-A (GB)
Title: A door component and a method for manufacturing the same
Inventor: BHAKTI SADELI
IPC: E06B3/74
Filed: 2015-03-10
Abstract: The component comprises a thermally insulating material 125 and at least one strengthening bar 120 sandwiched between first and second layers 100. The thermally insulating material may be a plurality of elongate foam blocks with uniform cross sections, which may locate with an interference fit in elongate cavities formed by the layers and strengthening bars. The strengthening bars may be cross laminated wood whose grain may extend along its length, and which has a greater stiffness than the thermally insulating material. The first and second layers may be cross laminated wood. The component may form a door core, panel, rail or stile. Also claimed is a door 20 comprising the component. The door may have a wooden frame 150. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing the door component comprising arranging the first and second layers and strengthening bars to form a cavity into which is pushed an elongate block. Also claimed is a method of manufacturing a joint-less door.
Patent GB-2540129-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus, method and computer program
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN WILLIAMS
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2015-06-29
Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises an input (210, Figure 2) connectable to a remote controlled camera to receive a scene image and an output (220, Figure 2) connectable to the camera to automatically control camera movement to follow (track) an object; a processing unit predicts an object future position and controls the field of view (FOV) of the camera to capture the scene at the predicted position (e.g. the centre of the constituent parts of a two or more part object). Future position may be based on mean or median average position change over a previous time period; FOV may be moved if position differences are above a threshold. Field of view may be reduced upon movement to a predicted future position. A predetermined distance between an object and field of view edge may be maintained. Also claimed is a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a real life scene camera image (e.g. football/soccer sports pitch) having one or more objects located therein, and an overhead map 305 of the scene showing the position 400, 405 of the or each object in the scene, plus boundary line 410 showing the camera field of view.
Patent GB-2524931-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimensional coordinate scanner and method of operation
Inventor: TOHME YAZID
IPC: G01S17/66
Filed: 2014-03-05
Abstract: A noncontact optical three-dimensional measuring device that includes a projector, a first camera, and a second camera; a processor electrically coupled to the projector, the first camera and the second camera; and computer readable media which, when executed by the processor, causes the first digital signal to be collected at a first time and the second digital signal to be collected at a second time different than the first time and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a first point on the surface based at least in part on the first digital signal and the first distance and determines three-dimensional coordinates of a second point on the surface based at least in part on the second digital signal and the second distance.
Patent GB-2541185-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary power unit assembly and a method of using the same
Inventor: RORY STIEGER
IPC: F02C9/48
Filed: 2015-08-07
Abstract: A gas turbine auxiliary power unit system 100 for an aircraft comprises an aircraft cabin 110 provided with a pressurised air supply 116, a gas turbine engine comprising a compressor Assembly 122, and a controller 130. The pressurised air supply is provided to the aircraft cabin through an aircraft cabin air inlet 112, and exhausted from the aircraft cabin through an aircraft cabin air exhaust 114, while the gas turbine engine is provided with an inlet air flow 124 from the aircraft cabin air exhaust. The controller is operable to control a flow rate of a fuel supplied to the gas turbine engine responsive to a power demand on the auxiliary power unit, and also to restrict an inlet air flow into the gas turbine engine, so as to maintain an air pressure inside the aircraft cabin within a pre‐determined range. The gas turbine engine may be a recuperated gas turbine engine. An aircraft is also provided wherein the aircraft comprises the gas turbine auxiliary power unit.
Patent GB-2542596-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the influence of media content on website traffic
Inventor: Christopher Hackett
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2015-09-24
Abstract: A user enters trigger terms A2 which are contextually relevant to a website and which may cause viewers of a media stream e.g. a television channel, social media streams, radio etc, to access the website. The user may also enter rules to modify searches, web pages or other media streams if the trigger term is detected. Media streams are monitored A3 and on trigger term detection A4 the stream, word and time of occurrence is stored A5. Traffic to the web site is also monitored A1 and the level at the time of or shortly after detection of a trigger word is determined A5 and displayed A6, allowing the user to identify particularly effective trigger terms. Traffic information may include number of site visits, number or purchases made, conversion rate from hit to purchase etc and may include user demographics. Search pages or social media platforms may be tailored to present information relevant to the trigger words when they are detected, either in the search results or as adverts. The website may be optimized to relate to the subject or context of the trigger term e.g. by modifying the content of a home page.
Patent GB-2549689-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for laying cables and the like through fluid pipes
Inventor: MICHAEL PARKER
IPC: H02G1/08
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: A pipe 100 comprises a first connector fitting 102 and a second connector fitting 104 downstream of the first. The fluid pressure within the pipe is substantially equalised to the air pressure within the first connector fitting. Then a draw wire 4, fitted with a sail structure 6 is inserted through the first connector fitting. Fluid flow within the pipe acts upon the sail structure to pull the draw wire along the pipe towards the second connector fitting where an extraction member 108 is inserted. The extraction member is used to withdraw the draw wire through the second connector fitting. The draw wire is attached to a first end of a micro-duct (110, Fig 3C) and thus a pulling mechanism (114, Fig 3C) can act on the draw wire to introduce the micro-duct into the pipe between the connector fittings. A cable can then be blown down the micro-duct. The sail structure may include arms (10, Fig 1) allowing it to be collapsed, a magnetic end cap 14 to assist with extraction, a flotation ball and a transmitter 16 to allow it to be traced.
Patent GB-2549520-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to a commercial utility vehicle
Inventor: Andrew ling
IPC: H02J7/14
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: A vehicle 10 comprising an internal combustion engine 34; a battery pack 40 chargeable via the internal combustion engine; and a releasably-engageable rechargeable electrical energy storage device 44 (such as a battery) housed on or in the chassis 12 or the cab 14 of the vehicle 10, the energy storage device having first and second outlets 62, 64 for supplying power (the first outlet 62 supplying DC power and the second 64 supplying AC power), a charger 66 for charging the energy storage device via the vehicle battery pack or a mains outlet, the charger including a controller 68 for monitoring an activation status of the internal combustion engine and electrically connecting and/or disconnecting the vehicle battery pack from the energy storage device when the engine is activated and/or deactivated. Also disclosed is a method of retrospectively fitting a vehicle 10 with a supplementary power generating system 70, and a method of monitoring a charge status of a supplementary power generating system 70.
Patent GB-2551571-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for extracting power from tides
Inventor: STEPHEN JORDAN
IPC: F03B13/26
Filed: 2016-06-23
Abstract: A system for extracting power from tides comprises a tunnel 7 extending from a seawater inlet 5. The tunnel has a storage tunnel portion disposed at a height substantially between a low tide height and a high tide height. A passage 17 extends from the storage tunnel portion to the external atmosphere. A power take off system converts movement of air in the passage to usable energy, and may comprise a turbine (23, fig 3) to generate electricity. There may be a water flow turbine 11 within the tunnel. The tunnel may extend into an adjacent land mass. The storage tunnel portion may be disposed within the land mass and may extend substantially horizontally. The seawater inlet may be located below low tide height. The tunnel may be enclosed. A valve may be disposed within the tunnel.
Patent GB-2552484-A (GB)
Title: Beverage cup structure
Inventor: CHANG-HUNG CHEN
IPC: B65D81/32
Filed: 2016-07-25
Abstract: A beverage cup with a v-shaped partition 11 forming two cup bodies 13; a breach 16 between the cups; a rim 15 around the mouth of each container; and a protruding strip 112 extending from the top edge 111 of the partition. Preferably, the rim of each cup is provided with an annular protrusion. Preferably, the hot press head of a sealing machine fuses the protruding strip, and the height differential between the strip and rim is reduced, forming a tight seal between the individual cups. Preferably, a cover 40 (see fig. 9) comprises an inner layer 411 and an outer layer 412, where the outer layer has a projection 414 to snap over the rim of the cup. Preferably, the centre of the cover is provided with a U-shaped clamping strip 43, and a fold line 46, allowing each cup to be opened separately.
Patent GB-2537315-A (GB)
Title: A sorption-based sensing system
Inventor: David Glynn Thomas
IPC: G01N21/77
Filed: 2015-01-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to a sorption-based sensing system (100) for sensing multiple selected species in a fluid (112). In one aspect, the sensing system comprises an optical conduit (102) for guiding light from an input end to an output end, a detector (108) for detecting at least one feature of the light at the output end associated with the optical characteristic, and an analyzer (110) for determining at least one attribute of at least one of the multiple selected species in the fluid based on the detected feature. The optical conduit includes a sorptive portion (105) having a set of different sorption properties associated with the multiple selected species. The sorptive portion is adapted to be positioned in the fluid to reversibly sorb at least one of the multiple selected species to vary an optical characteristic of the sorptive portion. In another aspect, there is provided a corresponding method for operating the sensing system.
Patent GB-2559542-A (GB)
Title: Identity authentication
Inventor: COLIN PATERSON
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2016-12-21
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of authenticating the identity of one or more users 101, 102 who are communicating with each other. The users 101, 102 share one or more secrets with each other, and use those secrets to verify their identities at a remote authentication system 103. A server 104 of the system 103 receives a secret from a first user 102 and hashes it with a salt 206, sending a reference code 207 back to the first user 102 in response. The server 104 then receives the secret from a second user 101, along with the reference code 207 and hashes the secret with the same salt 206 used to hash the first secret. The outputs 208, 209 of the hashes are then compared to determine whether the secrets matched, authenticating the identities of each user.
Patent GB-2560160-A (GB)
Title: Methods in mass spectrometry using collision gas as ion source
Inventor: JOHANNES SCHWIETERS
IPC: H01J49/14
Filed: 2017-02-23
Abstract: A mass spectrometry method comprising steps of generating an ion beam from an ion source 10 and directing the ion beam into a collision cell 40. A charge-neutral analyte gas or reaction gas is also introduced into the collision cell 40 through a gas inlet 41. The analyte gas or reaction gas in the collision cell 40 is ionised by means of collisions between the analyte gas or reaction gas and the ion beam. Ions from the ionized analyte gas or reaction gas are transmitted from the collision cell 40 into a mass analyzer 50 and mass analyzed. The method can be applied in isotope ratio mass spectrometry to determine the isotope abundance or isotope ratio of a reaction gas used in mass shift reactions between the gas and sample ions, to determine a corrected isotope abundance or ratio of the sample ions.
Patent GB-2544018-A (GB)
Title: Production system and tension hanger
Inventor: DENNIS P NGUYEN
IPC: E21B34/10
Filed: 2015-08-18
Abstract: A hanger system is disclosed for supporting a production tubing string in a well. The system includes a hanger body with an inner bore extending through the body along an axis. The system also includes an inner mandrel attachable to the production tubing string and passable from the hanger body inner bore. The inner mandrel is also engageable with the hanger body by rotation of the inner mandrel. Further, the inner mandrel is movable into a landed position by axial, non-rotational movement of the inner mandrel relative to the hanger body.
Patent GB-2560512-A (GB)
Title: Hand held non-electrical device to remove most excess water from umbrellas
Inventor: RAHUL BHAYANI
IPC: F26B5/14
Filed: 2017-03-12
Abstract: A device for removing excess water from an umbrella, having an elasticated rubber ring 1 mounted in a plastic frame 2. The rubber ring is ribbed. The plastic frame includes a handle 4 with a rubber grip, and a dip 3 moulded into the plastic to direct the drained water. The umbrella is passed through the rubber ring which squeezes the umbrella, removing excess water. The device has a hook and loop strap 5 to attach the device to an umbrella when not in use.