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Patent GB-2532095-A (GB)
Title: Gas flue safety valve
Inventor: DANIEL GUSCOTT
IPC: F24D19/10
Filed: 2015-03-17
Abstract: A safety valve 2 for insertion into a gas flue test point (100, Fig. 9) having an inlet (102, Fig. 9) comprises an elongate body 4 having a first end 6 dimensioned to engage with the inlet, and a second end 8 dimensioned to engage with a gas analysis probe adaptor 20. The body 4 comprises a sleeve 10 within which is located a sliding spool 12, the spool having a fluid aperture 36 therethrough. The spool 12 is moveable between a first closed state where the fluid aperture 36 is sealed relative to the inlet and a second open state where the fluid aperture 36 is in fluid communication with the inlet. A gas flue safety valve testing system and a method of testing gas emissions at a gas flue test point inlet are also provided.
Patent GB-2537612-A (GB)
Title: Monitoring the health of a vehicle battery
Inventor: MATTHEW COWLEY
IPC: G01R31/36
Filed: 2015-04-20
Abstract: A battery monitoring device 10, analyser 20 and method for monitoring the health of a battery in a vehicle are disclosed. The battery monitoring device comprises monitoring circuitry for monitoring signals indicative of an output of the battery, the monitoring circuitry being operable to capture the signals during at least a portion of a cranking cycle triggered by an ignition event, and transmitting circuitry operable to transmit data indicative of the monitored signals towards an analysing device that is remote from the vehicle. The monitoring device may connect to a diagnostic socket on the vehicle, and may communicate wirelessly with the remote analyser. There may be a plurality of vehicles equipped with the monitoring device, all being served by the same analyser. The analyser may use weather or temperature forecasts in predicting battery failure, and may communicate with the user of a vehicle to provide an indication of battery health.
Patent GB-2537941-A (GB)
Title: Safety cabinets
Inventor: JAMES WALKER
IPC: B08B15/02
Filed: 2015-05-01
Abstract: A method of sterilisation of a safety cabinet such as that used in microbiology laboratories, the method comprising heat sterilisation. The method preferably includes providing heat outside a work area 10 of the safety cabinet, which maybe in an air flow path of the safety cabinet so that hot air can be circulated through the safety cabinet. The hot air may be circulated using a fan 50 that is arranged to provide air flow during normal operation of the safety cabinet. The method preferably comprises providing a heat source (100, fig 2) at a position in the safety cabinet that is separated from a fan 50 or fan motor 60 of the safety cabinet by a predetermined distance and the air exhaust 34 may be obstructed to recirculate the hot air. The method preferably provides heat in the safety cabinet according to a predetermined sterilisation cycle and a introducing a source of water into the safety. A safety cabinet comprising a heat sterilisation system is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2529923-A (GB)
Title: Pedal cycle drivetrain component
Inventor: LAWSON JEREMY SAMUEL
IPC: B62M3/00
Filed: 2015-05-01
Abstract: A pedal cycle crank arm 32 comprising a pedal spindle attachment part 321, a bottom bracket attachment part 322, a shaft 323 connecting the pedal spindle attachment part 321 to the bottom bracket attachment part 322, the length of the crank arm 32 being in a range of from 100 to 155 mm between the centrelines of the two respective attachment parts P-P,B-B. The outermost face of the pedal spindle attachment part 321 is coplanar with an outermost face of the bottom bracket attachment part 322 in a plane orthogonal to the centreline P-P of the pedal spindle attachment part 321 and the centreline B-B of the bottom bracket attachment part 322, and no part of the shaft 323 extends outwardly beyond the plane containing the outermost faces of the pedal spindle attachment part 321 and the bottom bracket attachment part 322. Such a crank arm 32 can increase the mechanical efficiency of a childs cycle significantly. Other aspects of the invention also provide a pedal cycle drivetrain comprising such a rank arm, and a pedal cycle frame of a size suitable to be ridden by children and mounted with such a crank arm.
Patent GB-2530839-A (GB)
Title: A tunnel plug
Inventor: THOMPSON DUNCAN GODFREY MERVYN
IPC: E21F17/107
Filed: 2015-06-08
Abstract: There is provided a tunnel plug 20 for blocking a tunnel 10. The tunnel plug comprises a plurality of inflatable segments 21, 22, 23 forming an outer periphery that extends around a perimeter of the tunnel plug, the outer periphery for sealing against internal surfaces of the tunnel, wherein a first of the inflatable segments extends around a first part of the perimeter, and a second one of the inflatable segments extends around a second part of the perimeter, and wherein the first inflatable segment and the second inflatable segment are pivotally connected to one another. The tunnel plug may have a third inflatable section on the base of the plug, be anchored at the pivotal corners and have a non inflated centre section 25 with an access way 30 & 32.
Patent GB-2540439-A (GB)
Title: A pump mechanism for a spray dispenser
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JOHN AWORTH
IPC: B05B11/06
Filed: 2015-07-17
Abstract: A pump mechanism 10 for a spray dispenser, comprising a piston assembly 64 movable with respect to a housing 14 between charged and initial positions. The piston assembly comprises liquid and gas seals, being movable boundaries of respective chambers whose volume is determined by the position of the seal relative to the housing. When the piston assembly moves toward the charged position (figure 2), the volume of the liquid chamber increases to draw liquid into the liquid chamber and the changing volume of the gas chamber 94 changes the pressure of gas in that chamber from its pressure when the piston assembly was in the initial position (figure 1). This biases the piston assembly to return from the charged position toward the initial position, that return movement of the piston assembly pressurising the liquid in the liquid chamber 90 for dispensing.
Patent GB-2533024-A (GB)
Title: Device and system for treatment of fish
Inventor: KARE HOSETH
IPC: A61D11/00
Filed: 2014-02-21
Abstract: A device and a method for the treatment of fish in a net cage installation are described where the device comprises a tank with a treatment agent the fish is treated in and where the tank comprises a conveyor mechanism for the fish in the tank. Also described is a system where a device to treat the fish is a part of a floating installation, such as a ship or a raft.
Patent GB-2538578-A (GB)
Title: Organizing graphical representations on computing devices
Inventor: STEPHEN KIRKHAM
IPC: G06F3/0481
Filed: 2013-06-13
Abstract: A method identifies an initial configuration of graphical representations (e.g. application icons or widgets) displayed in a user interface presented by a computing device, each of the graphical representations being associated with a respective computer-executable application. Two or more usage signals (e.g. frequency of use, interaction time/frequency, navigation rate and/or order of use) corresponding to each of the graphical representations are determined. The usage signals reflecting user interaction with the respective associated computer-executable application. A priority score is determined based on the usage signals and a priority order of the graphical representation is determined. The priority order is modified based on a second usage signal and a modified configuration of the graphical representation is generated, wherein the modified configuration reduce a navigation rate of the user with respect to the former configuration. At least a portion of the modified configuration of graphical representations is presented to a user.
Patent GB-2534685-A (GB)
Title: Disease management system
Inventor: MATTHEW LEIGH GOODMAN
IPC: G16H20/30
Filed: 2015-12-21
Abstract: A disease management system comprises a patient device 12, a healthcare professional device 14 and a database 24 holding parameters relating to diseases and treatment regimes. Data is received from the devices 12, 14 and used to select a treatment regime 28 including at least one medicament and to identify relevant targets 26 to be reached during a treatment timeline 30. When milestones are reached on the timeline the tracking module 32 provides an alert, e.g. an encouraging message or suggesting an alternative regime, relating to the effectiveness of the treatment regime, which may be based on data inputted at the patient device, e.g. measured blood pressure, weight etc, or input by the healthcare professional. The available targets offered may be limited by the system to lie within safe boundaries and indicate medical benefits to the patient. The system facilitates the provision of individualised patient treatment by the provision of feedback mechanisms relating to the efficacy of a current treatment regime. The treatment regime may also comprise a dietary or exercise plan.
Patent GB-2545034-A (GB)
Title: Friction wrist exerciser
Inventor: TOMMY T SAKATA
IPC: A63B23/14
Filed: 2015-12-21
Abstract: A device for exercising the muscles of the hand, wrist and forearm comprises a cylindrical bar 1; a pair of handgrip elements 2 divided by a central divider 3; and an end cap 4 over each end of the bar. The hand grip elements are in the form of resilient tubular sleeves and are rotatable about the bar member. The force required to rotate the hand grip about the bar member is proportional to the strength of grip exerted by the user on the hand grip elements. A method for using the device is to manually rotate the hand grip elements in opposite directions about the bar member. The device is of simple construction and permits the user to easily vary the resistance.
Patent GB-2549690-A (GB)
Title: Strap on garment for sex toy devices
Inventor: LEON-MARCUS EDWARD HOOPER-QUINONES
IPC: A63B71/12
Filed: 2016-01-21
Abstract: A harness 1 to be used in sexual activities comprising a pocket like structure 2 wherein the pocket has an axial slot 3 that is closed at its lower end, and a flap 24, wherein the pocket houses an insert 25 which can be secured by the closure of said flap. The pocket like structure will preferably rest above the genitalia. The pocket like structure will be preferably tapered 4 with a wider section at the top and have a curved lower edge 19 which will extend both sides of the genitalia. The flap portion will be an integral part of the pocket structure and will fasten to the pocket by means of poppers 18. The harness will also preferably have an adjustable waist band 5 and adjustable leg straps 20. The insert that sits in the pocket like structure will preferably comprise of a projection 29, stem 34 and base plate 28 wherein the projection is located in the slot of said pocket and protrude to provide sexual stimulation to the vagina 37, anus 36 or clitoris 35. The insert will also preferably comprise of a vibrating mechanism, have textured surfaces and comprise a silicon or plastic exterior surface.
Patent GB-2538627-A (GB)
Title: A remediation process
Inventor: GERARD PATRICK MCDONNELL
IPC: B09C1/10
Filed: 2016-05-04
Abstract: A process for the bioremediation of soil contaminated with a hydrocarbon comprising: removing the soil contaminated with hydrocarbons; placing the contaminated soil in a bioremediation facility wherein there are a series of three bays each with independent heated walls and floors; treating the contaminated soil with a microbial cleaner made up of a biocatalyst solution and a microbe blend activated by the biocatalyst. The microbe blend comprises of hydrocarbon ingesting microbes Pseudomonas and Bacillus and the biocatalyst solution comprises nutrients to activate and nourish the microbes; the nutrients comprise: urea and sodium hexamethaphosphate. Stone is removed from the contaminated soil via screening and unsuitable waste is removed before digestion. The contaminated soil is heated during the digestion of the hydrocarbon to a temperature between 18°C to 50°C and lasts for a period of 20 days to 30 days. A further independent claim is for the use of a microbial cleaner for the remediation of soil contaminated with a hydrocarbon wherein the contaminated soil is removed to a bioremediation facility prior to treatment with the microbial cleaner to digest the hydrocarbon. A further independent claim is for a bioremediation facility.
Patent GB-2550117-A (GB)
Title: Inspection method
Inventor: DANIEL ALEXANDER CONSTANTINIS
IPC: G02B23/24
Filed: 2016-05-04
Abstract: A visual image of the inside 16 of vessel 10 is obtained using camera 12, stabilised by attachment to the vessel. The camera may be mounted to pole 14 and positioned at different levels, maybe to obtain images in quick succession. A first three-dimensional scanner is used to obtain low-resolution (e.g. +/- 2 mm accuracy) image 30 (Fig. 4) of one or more surfaces of the inside of the vessel, perhaps to assess for structural deformation. A second three-dimensional scanner is used to obtain a high resolution (e.g. +/- 0.1 mm) image of object(s) 20 (Fig. 5) inside the vessel, perhaps to obtain their linear dimensions. The scanners may emit laser light, ultrasound or X-rays. The camera and scanners may be capable of operating in toxic gases, or high levels of heat and humidity. They may be mounted to a remotely operated vehicle and operated in a water-filled vessel.
Patent GB-2539108-A (GB)
Title: Pyrolysis device
Inventor: PETER STEIN
IPC: C10J3/30
Filed: 2016-06-10
Abstract: The invention provides a pyrolysis (or gasification) apparatus for the pyrolysis of fuel, comprising: a static pyrolysis chamber comprising an inner surface defining a fuel contact surface, wherein the chamber is configured to be heated such that the fuel contact surface is maintained substantially at a desired temperature; the chamber further comprising a fuel inlet 22 and an outlet 23; and fuel transportation means, for moving fuel from the fuel inlet to the outlet, which means comprise: a shelf 5 located within the chamber, below the fuel inlet and above the outlet, to receive fuel failing from the fuel inlet, the shelf defining a hole 21 adjacent to the fuel contact surface; and a fuel contact member 8 configured to move fuel over the shelf towards the fuel contact surface until the fuel falls through the hole in said shelf. Advantages of the invention include a reduction in manufacturing and maintenance costs, increased levels of safety of a pyrolysis gasifier and an improved gas product quality.
Patent GB-2551568-A (GB)
Title: Gas capture using polymeric particles
Inventor: SEYED ALI NABAVI
IPC: C08J9/16
Filed: 2016-06-23
Abstract: A method of making a polymeric absorbent for selective adsorption of a gas, such as carbon dioxide, comprising emulsification and subsequent suspension polymerisation of a monomer (e.g. amine (diallylamine, allylamine) or amide (meth(acrylamide)) in a solvent with cross-linker, such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate or N,N-methylenebis(acrylamide), a template, such as a low molecular weight carboxylic acid, e.g. oxalic acid or formic acid and an initiator, such as 2,2-azobis (2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN) or ammonium persulfate (APS), agitating and heating the emulsion into cross-linked polymer with pores with functional groups on the walls of the pores. Also disclosed are polymeric particles comprising the absorbent, an apparatus for forming the particles and a method of adsorbing a selected gas.
Patent GB-2538665-A (GB)
Title: Charge pump stability control
Inventor: AICHEN LOW
IPC: H02M3/07
Filed: 2015-03-11
Abstract: An apparatus for power conversion includes a switching network that controls interconnections between pump capacitors in a capacitor network that has a terminal coupled to a current source, and a charge-management subsystem. In operation, the switching network causes the capacitor network to execute charge-pump operating cycles during each of which the capacitor network adopts different configurations in response to different configurations of the switching network. At the start of a first charge-pump operating cycle, each pump capacitor assumes a corresponding initial state. The charge-management subsystem restores each pump capacitor to the initial state by the start of a second charge-pump operating cycle that follows the first charge-pump operating cycle.
Patent GB-2544169-A (GB)
Title: Steering position sensor (multi-turn 1440 degrees angle position sensor)
Inventor: KUMARAN SENA NARASIMHAN
IPC: G01D5/12
Filed: 2016-09-15
Abstract: A multi-turn angular position sensor apparatus (100) includes a fixed magnet (106) non-rotationally coupled to a fixed structure (102). A shaft (104) rotates multiple complete rotations from a reference position, and a shaft magnet (108) fixed to the shaft. Rotatable magnets (112) surround the shaft and are disposed between the shaft magnet (108) and the fixed magnet (106) and are configured to rotate a different number of angular degrees than the shaft magnet (108) in response to the forces from the adjacent magnets. One of the rotatable magnets is a zone sensor magnet (112-s) that rotates no more than one complete rotation from the reference position. A rotational sensor (114) supplies an output signal that indicates the unique rotation zone of the shaft. A shaft rotation sensor (124) supplies a shaft rotation output signal representative of a number of angular degrees that the shaft rotates within each unique rotation zone. The sensors may be Hall sensors or magnetic resistive (MR) sensors. There may be eight magnets and the sensor can function up to 1440 degrees. The sensor apparatus may include multiple sensors adjacent the rotatable magnets.
Patent GB-2555088-A (GB)
Title: Interface apparatus and method
Inventor: HARPREET SINGH
IPC: B60W50/14
Filed: 2016-10-11
Abstract: A human-machine interface (HMI) 15 for a vehicle, comprising an output means 40, 50 for outputting information, passenger monitoring means 20 for determining a status of at least one passenger within the vehicle and to outputting a passenger status signal indicative thereof and control means 10 for determining an operating state of one or more systems of the vehicle. The control means is arranged to receive the passenger status signal, and compose an output from the output means 40, 50 in dependence on the operating state of the one or more systems and the passenger status signal. The output means may be audible, visual or haptic. The passenger status signal may indicate the presence of one or more passengers in the vehicle. An imaging device may be used to monitor the interior of the vehicle. The image data DIMG may be processed to determine an activity being performed by the passenger e.g. sleeping, reading, speaking, using a device etc.
Patent GB-2550228-A (GB)
Title: Simultaneous source acquisition and separation on general related sampling grids
Inventor: DIRK-JAN VAN MANEN
IPC: G01V1/38
Filed: 2016-11-10
Abstract: Methods are described for separating the unknown contributions of two or more sources from a commonly acquired set of wavefield signals representing a wavefield where the sources traverse general, related activation lines or grids and are synchronously activated while varying at least one parameter between the sources. The parameter may be source signal amplitude, source signal spectrum, source activation time, source location at activation time or source depth. Varying the parameter causes one or more scaled replications of a wavefield with limited cone-shaped support in the frequency-wavenumber domain of at least one of the sources along one or more wavenumber axes or directions. The activation lines or grids are Bravais grids or can be related by affine transformations.
Patent GB-2542289-A (GB)
Title: Load Transmission device
Inventor: MANUEL FILIPE LOURENÇO SERRO
IPC: E04B1/48
Filed: 2015-05-26
Abstract: The present invention relates to bars for load transmission, which if anchored in prefabricated concrete slabs create a support between them, forming semi-rigid joints and accompanying the differential settlements of the foundation bed. By transmitting the load from a slab to the other, they ensure a perfect leveling of the surface thereof when elastic movements of the foundations occur. Due to the telescopic effect of the bars, slabs can be removed and reused at any time. The telescopic function of the bar allows the load transmission between slabs and create a new possibility of obtaining prefabricated floorings of easy manufacture and assembly in situ, creating a new concept in the construction of roads, ports, airports, railways, industrial areas, etc., which distinguishes the present invention from the closest state of the art.
Patent GB-2559194-A (GB)
Title: A panel for thermal insulation
Inventor: ROBERT LIVIO SPERONI
IPC: E04B1/80
Filed: 2017-01-31
Abstract: The assembly comprises a vacuum insulated panel (VIP) and two open sided polymer shells. The VIP 602 is adhered to the second shell and the first shell is adhered to the second shell. The first 604 and second shells 600 may be sized such that the first shell can overlap and surround the second shell. Some of the surface of one of the shells may be textured to provide non-slip qualities. Also claimed is a method of making an assembly comprising a VIP and two open polymer shells, the method comprises bringing the shells together with their open sides facing each other so as to form a casing that encloses within the space a containing the vacuum insulating panel. The assembly is then adhered together. The shells may be vacuum moulded and then cut.
Patent GB-2545363-A (GB)
Title: Scan driving circuit for oxide semiconductor thin film transistor
Inventor: CHAO DAI
IPC: G11C19/00
Filed: 2015-02-06
Abstract: A scan driving circuit for an oxide semiconductor thin film transistor. A pull-down holding circuit portion (600) of the circuit comprises a first pull-down holding module (601) and a second pull-down holding module (602) which interact and extend the service life of the circuit. The first pull-down holding module (601) is provided with a first main inverter and a first auxiliary inverter, and a constant voltage low potential (DCL) is led in. The second pull-down holding module (602) is provided with a second main inverter and a second auxiliary inverter, and the constant voltage low potential (DCL) is led in. The constant voltage low potential (DCL) < a second negative potential (VSS2) < a first negative potential (VSS1), preventing the electrical properties of the oxide semiconductor thin film transistor from affecting the scan driving circuit, in particular poor functionality caused by the problem of leakage, and ensuring that the pull-down holding circuit portion (600) can pull down normally in an operative period, is at a relatively high potential in an inoperative period, and effectively holds a first node (Q(N)) and an output end (G(N)) at a low potential.