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Patent GB-2493350-A (GB)
Title: Diving bell external gas reclaim water trap and check valve assembly heating sleeves
Inventor: OSBORNE ANDRE
IPC: B63C11/34
Filed: 2011-08-01
Abstract: Heating sleeves are fitted to the external gas reclaim water trap (C) and check valve (B) assembly of a diving bell to prevent the water trap freezing that can hinder the reclaiming of expensive Helium gas during diving operations. The sleeves may be manufactured from Acetal, Delrin, POM-C or POM-H and are shaped and sized to fit tightly over the water trap and check valve assembly. The heating sleeves are completely passive, non-invasive and require no modification to existing equipment, therefore eliminating the single point failure and heat loss introduced by temporary solutions. The sleeves may utilize waste hot water, an impregnated heating mat or coil, or an exothermic chemical gel to provide the heat for the water trap and check valve assembly. The materials utilized in the sleeve construction may be resistant to both hot water and seawater. Even without using a heating medium, the sleeve still provides heat retention and insulation of the water trap and check valve assembly.
Patent GB-2480040-A (GB)
Title: Dual function frying-roasting device
Inventor: HUANG JUNPING
IPC: A47J37/06
Filed: 2010-02-25
Abstract: A dual function frying roasting device is provided. A pedestal (1) of the frying-roasting device is provided with a roasting tray (11) with a heating pipe. The roasting tray (11) inclines towards a front lower side. An upper cover (2) with a handle (21) is set on the pedestal (1). An oil box (3) is arranged on the lower side in front of the roasting tray (11) for receiving grease flowing out of the roasting tray (11) when the flying-roasting device is used for roasting meat. The oil box (3) is arranged on the front lower side of the pedestal (1) to hold the roasting tray (11) up to a horizontal state when the frying-roasting device is used for roasting bread.
Patent GB-2494449-A (GB)
Title: Testing of a headphone socket on an aircraft seat
Inventor: UNDERWOOD GEOFFREY PAUL
IPC: G01R31/00
Filed: 2011-09-09
Abstract: A headphone socket on an aircraft seat comprises a set of spring loaded terminals 5a, 6a that connect an electronic testing circuit to the headphone socket when an audio jack is not inserted. The testing circuit checks continuity of the audio signal to both left and right channels by amplifying 45, 46 and rectifying 55, 56 the signals before passing to an AND gate 60 which illuminates an LED 70 only if both left and right channels are present. When no headphone plug is inserted into the socket, the LED is illuminated if the terminals within the socket are properly connected to the audio signal. When the plug is inserted, the spring loaded contacts are moved and the testing circuit is disconnected to extinguish the LED. The visible indicator allows easy checking that each headphone socket on the plane is functioning, without plugging headphones into each socket separately.
Patent GB-2487308-A (GB)
Title: Self-aligned graphene transistor
Inventor: LIN YU-MING
IPC: H01L29/786
Filed: 2010-08-31
Abstract: A graphene field effect transistor includes a gate stack, the gate stack including a seed layer, a gate oxide formed over the seed layer, and a gate metal formed over the gate oxide; an insulating layer; and a graphene sheet displaced between the seed layer and the insulating layer.
Patent GB-2494732-A (GB)
Title: Lubricant free, reduced mass, free-piston, stirling machine having reciprocating piston drivingly linked to rotary electromagnetic transducer
Inventor: BERCHOWITZ DAVID M
IPC: F02G1/044
Filed: 2010-10-28
Abstract: A free-piston Stirling machine drivingly coupled to at least one rotary electromagnetic transducer. At least one pulley is oriented in a plane of a reciprocating piston connecting rod. At least one motion translating drive link connects the connecting rod to the pulley by at least two straps so that the pulley moves in rotationally oscillating motion. The two straps extend along an arcuate surface of the pulley into connection to the piston rod at two spaced locations. The pulley is linked to a rotary electromagnetic transducer so that both move in rotationally oscillating motion. Preferably a piston spring resonates the piston at an operating frequency of the Stirling machine and a torsion spring resonates the pulley in rotational oscillation at the operating frequency of the Stirling machine.
Patent GB-2502260-A (GB)
Title: Controlling a bias voltage for an optical modulator
Inventor: SMITH ANDREW JAMES
IPC: H04B10/50
Filed: 2012-05-02
Abstract: Controlling a bias voltage supplied to an optical modulator, the modulator comprising a biasable component that is configurable to be biased by application of the bias voltage such that the modulator operates at quadrature, the method comprising: providing a target for the output power of the modulator corresponding to the modulator operating at quadrature; applying, to the biasable component, a bias voltage that biases the biasable component so that the output power of the modulator is within a pre defined range of the target; monitoring the output power and, if it is determined to be outside the pre-defined range, varying the value of the bias voltage (20) so as to bring the output power of the modulator back to being within the preÂ­defined range; wherein the bias voltage is confined to being within a preÂ­defined bias voltage range.
Patent GB-2488486-A (GB)
Title: Payment card
Inventor: AIBAZOV OLEG UMAROVICH
IPC: B42D15/10
Filed: 2010-12-09
Abstract: The device comprises a foil layer, a first layer and a second layer, which are laminated. The foil layer is secured between the first layer and the outer second layer. The device further comprises a plastic sheet, a magnetic strip, an adhesive layer, and an insert that has a thickness greater than that of the foil layer and is made of the same material as the foil layer. A decorative element is secured inside the insert. The outer surfaces of the second layer and the insert are situated on the same plane, and the insert and the decorative element are free of the second layer on the outside and are secured in the plastic sheet by the adhesive layer.
Patent GB-2504979-A (GB)
Title: Remote interaction with an electrically powered vehicle
Inventor: TAYLOR DAVID HUW
IPC: B60L3/12
Filed: 2012-08-16
Abstract: An access control device and access control method for an electrically powered vehicle, such as an electric wheelchair. The access control device 102 comprises a data interface 118 configured to exchange data with at least one component of the electrically powered vehicle 122-132 and a web server 110 configured to generate a webpage incorporating that data, wherein the webpage is formatted for viewing on a web browser. The control device also comprises a communication interface 106 configured to provide the webpage to a web browser 100 external to the electrically powered vehicle. Information and instructions can also be sent from the web browser to vehicle components through the control device 102. The device may be detachable from or integral with the vehicle. The device may be connected to a control unit 104 of the vehicle. The web server may present a log-in page for a user and may authenticate the device upon which the web browser is running. The device may also comprise a logging unit to record data regarding the operation of the vehicle. The web server of the device may communicate with a remote web server. The device 102 can be used to control the operation of the electric vehicle using a standard computer.
Patent GB-2505484-A (GB)
Title: Powered exhaust apparatus for a personal protection respiratory device
Inventor: CURRAN DESMOND TERENCE
IPC: A62B7/00
Filed: 2012-08-31
Abstract: The present invention relates to an exhaust apparatus 10 for releasable or permanent connection to a personal protection respiratory device 20 that defines a filtered air volume adjacent to the face of a wearer and comprises at least one exhalation valve 26. The exhaust apparatus 10 comprises a powered blower 16 in fluid connection with the at least one exhalation valve 26, the blower 16 being operable to draw a portion of the wearer's exhaled breath through the at least one exhalation valve 26. The apparatus can relieve a build-up of humidity and heat.
Patent GB-2496029-A (GB)
Title: Display of associations between topics and participants in an Instant Messaging system
Inventor: LEE WAI MAN
IPC: H04L12/58
Filed: 2012-10-10
Abstract: In an instant messaging (IM) system, received messages are parsed for keywords relating to the topics discussed in the messages. The topics in the messages are then associated with the participants sending the messages in each session, and clusters of sessions corresponding to a topic are formed. These clusters are then displayed in graphical form, e.g. as in fig.4, where each circle gives a name of at least one participant, intersections of circles give topics discussed by corresponding participants, and rectangles in the circles depict that participants    session topics with other participants. Other depictions are possible (e.g. fig.5, not shown).
Patent GB-2494087-A (GB)
Title: Valve between a fluids - bearing container and a continuous inkjet printer
Inventor: HOLMES JAMES EDWARD
IPC: F16L37/34
Filed: 2011-05-20
Abstract: A non-drip valve is described, particularly useful for incorporation into a continuous inkjet (CIJ) printer. The valve includes an entry section and a receiving section together with a sealing section (15) which can simultaneously form a seal on both.
Patent GB-2512629-A (GB)
Title: Wheel unit attachment for grass strimmers
Inventor: THORPE MARK ANTHONY
IPC: A01D34/416
Filed: 2013-04-04
Abstract: A wheel assembly for a garden strimmer comprises a wheel or roller ball 3 attached via a support 2 to a frame 1. The frame 1 can be attached at face 6 to a garden strimmer 7. The support 2 includes pivot means 5 allowing the wheel or roller ball to pivot through 360 degrees. When attached, the wheel assembly supports the weight of the garden strimmer without restricting manoeuvrability.
Patent GB-2506992-A (GB)
Title: Method for detecting malfunction of an ultrasound transducer
Inventor: KLOTZ ALBRECHT
IPC: G01S15/931
Filed: 2013-09-20
Abstract: An ultrasound transducer, e.g. in a parking sensor system for a vehicle, is checked for malfunction, damage or degradation by measuring the impedance of the transducer versus frequency for an applied test signal and comparing the response 20, 24 of the transducer to a reference 10. The frequencies of the maxima 11, 13 and minima 12, of the reference frequency response may be compared with the maxima 21, 23 and minima 22 of the transducers frequency response to determine if the transducer is faulty. A quotient of the maximum and minimum impedance, a distance between the normalised centroids of the extreme values for each curve or a determinant of vectors between extreme values may additionally or alternatively be used. The test signal may be an electrical test signal. The output of the transducer may be corrected if it is determined that it is degraded e.g. by soiling.
Patent GB-2518662-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for managing traffic
Inventor: HILDITCH ALBERT STEPHEN
IPC: G08G1/02
Filed: 2013-09-27
Abstract: Receiving values respectively indicating a number of road vehicles passing first and second positions 4a,5a in a first (i.e. the same) period and generating an indication of travel time between these positions there-from. The values may be received from sensors 4,5 or estimated. The first value may be estimated from count of vehicles passing a third position 10a in a second period earlier than the first. Vehicle volume may be predicted by iteratively modifying an earlier traffic volume according to the vehicle counts. A number of vehicles passing first position 4a may also be determined by using a difference between values received from first and second sensors 4,5 (indicating a number of vehicles passing respective positions in a first time period) to modify an indication of a number of vehicles passing the first position during a second time period.
Patent GB-2508303-A (GB)
Title: Beverage keg closure with venting mechanism
Inventor: CHUR STANISLAV
IPC: B67D1/08
Filed: 2013-11-22
Abstract: Closure 10 for beverage keg 20 having an inlet admitting pressurised gas, vent hole (11, figure 4) separate from the inlet, a gas vent path between keg 20 interior and exterior, and barrier 1 for sealing the vent hole. Closure 10 can be switched from unvented (barrier 1 seals the vent), to vented (pressurised gas escapes via the gas vent path) configuration. Barrier 1 may sit partly within the vent hole, and may be a discrete member. Closure 10 may have retention portion 7, possibly a cage. A tapered housing may restrain barrier 1 from outward movement. Venting member 3 may engage barrier 1 to unseal it, and may define a conduit permitting gas flow. Latch members 32 may block or allow movement of venting member 3, and ratchet members 33a may lock venting member 3 in vented configuration. Closure 10 may have inlet valve 5, dip-tube 29, and an outlet concentric with the inlet.
Patent GB-2524961-A (GB)
Title: eLift400-movement lock with chair seat rotation
Inventor: GLASER ALAN EDMOND
IPC: A47C7/00
Filed: 2014-04-07
Abstract: A locking mechanism to prevent chair movement and rotation suitable for use with office chairs comprises a moveable base plate 1 that travels up/down via a slide system attached to the chair base 11 the motion may be made by battery powered electric motors 5, rubber feet 2 contact the floor to prevent translational movement of the chair, each rubber foot has a spring above it to bias the foot in contact with the floor should the floor be uneven. A wired or wireless handset (not shown) may be used to actuate the motors lowering the base plate 1 when in contact with a support surface castors 12 are correspondingly raised and thus the seat assembly cannot rotate nor move in a translational manner.
Patent GB-2526156-A (GB)
Title: A dispensing system and method
Inventor: GILBERT NATHAN
IPC: B65D83/06
Filed: 2014-05-16
Abstract: A hopper 203 with a dispenser 270 at a lower opening; the dispenser including a measuring compartment 250 wider than it is tall and a cover 240. The measuring compartment and cover are movable, ideally rotatable about a pivot, between a position where the compartment aligns with the opening and a position where the cover closes the opening. The cover may be a planar plate 240 in which the compartment is formed as a hole 250. Ideally the hopper has vertical walls giving it a constant width over its height and this width is equal to the widths of the opening and measuring compartment. The dispenser may include a base 260 fixed below the opening defining the base of the measuring compartment; and a funnel 265 adjacent the base into which the material in the compartment falls as it moves. The compartment may be 3-6mm high.
Patent GB-2517826-A (GB)
Title: Horsebox partition
Inventor: DAVIES BRYN
IPC: B60P3/04
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A partitioning system for a horsebox, enabling selective perpendicular and/or oblique arrangement of stalls, comprising a main leaf 20 with a first end pivotally attachable to a sidewall and a second end hingedly connected to an auxiliary leaf 30; a fixed length arm 40 swingable in horizontal and vertical planes, connected to either of the leaves; a fastening device (42, see figure 10) at the free end of the connection arm. Preferably said arm is hingedly connected to second ends of both leaves, mounted to a common vertical hinge (34) and swings side-to-side in unison with leaf 30, restricted by an abutment (52) from moving upwards within a predetermined range from co-planar alignment with leaf 20, has a lower rest position defined by a stop element (48) wherein the arm slopes angularly downward without projecting beyond said leaf; device (42) comprises a tapered pin, an O-ring and a linchpin passage.
Patent GB-2522493-A (GB)
Title: Wrapping system
Inventor: REILLY CHARLES ROBERT
IPC: B65B49/04
Filed: 2014-06-09
Abstract: A wrapping system 2 has multiple wrapping stations 6 cyclically movable from an item input zone 12 to a wrapped item output zone 14 which can wrap or partially wrap the item 8 during movement. Ideally the movement is circular or elliptical and can be continuous or indexed. Each station can include a wrapper shaper 24 and an elevator 20 to urge the item into the shaper. The shaper can include a wrapper holder 22 and they system can have a feeder 26 temporarily moving with the station to supply a wrapping sheet to the holder. Each station may also have folders 28 to fold the ends of the wrapper over the item and support the item in place. There can be multiple holders 29 for holding the item at different stages during the wrapping process. Cams 16, 18 can automatically control aspects of the movement, elevation, folding and/or holding depending upon the position of the station in its movement. The input and output zones can each include pocket wheels 32. The wrapper can be sealed 36 by heat or with a label by a component of each station, by a component which the stations move past of by a component which the item encounters after leaving the station.
Patent GB-2512238-A (GB)
Title: Associated printing apparatus
Inventor: BI MING
IPC: B41F13/193
Filed: 2012-05-09
Abstract: An associated printing apparatus (100) is disclosed. The printing apparatus (100) comprises a screen printing unit (4), an orientation unit (2) for an inked magnetic sheet, a relief printing unit (1), and at least a set of ink light-cure unit (3). The screen printing unit (4), the orientation unit (2) for and inked magnetic sheet and the relief printing unit (1) are arranged in order. The connection among the said units is implemented by a sheet transferring system. Since the units are located in one printing apparatus, the sheet only needs to be transferred once to finish such procedures as screen printing, magnetic orientation, and relief printing in succession, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost. Compared to the production with single machine, the associated printing apparatus (100) occupies a smaller area and enables a shorter production line.
Patent GB-2528865-A (GB)
Title: Digital image watermarking system and method
Inventor: CONDELL JOAN
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2014-07-31
Abstract: The present invention relates to the embedding of a secret digital watermark image (12, figure 1) within a cover digital image (14, figure 1). Firstly, a frequency domain representation of the cover image is obtained. The image is then partitioned into blocks, 30, containing a 2D array of frequency components. A subset of these components, 34, is then selected, each one containing a number of frequency coefficients, 32. A single bit of the watermark information is then embedded into each subset by changing the polarity of at least one of the values of the frequency coefficients. The modified block is then transformed into the spatial domain and printed out (16, figure 1). Preferably, obtaining the frequency domain representation involves a Discreet Wavelet Transform (DWT). It may further involve a Hadamard transform. The transform may be applied to the frequency coefficients from the LL sub-band. Preferably, the digital cover image is represented in the YCbCr colour space.
Patent GB-2529262-A (GB)
Title: Insignia
Inventor: POND-COLLINS BLAKE JAMES
IPC: G09F21/02
Filed: 2014-09-09
Abstract: Means for attaching insignia to a flexible object comprising a clear plastics wallet within which the insignia can be placed, the plastic sleeve being formed of two sheets (2A and 2B) of clear plastics material bonded together, and one (2B) of the sheets being formed with a slit (6) to enable the sign to be placed within the interior of the wallet. The transparent plastic sheets may be polyurethane and between 20 to 50 microns in thickness. The sheet with the slit may have an acrylic transfer adhesive sheet (4) attached to it covered by a removable backing sheet (5). The wallet can be attached to the clothing of a cyclist or runner with the insignia being a race number.
Patent GB-2534340-A (GB)
Title: A protective sleeve
Inventor: ANITA SMITH
IPC: F16L59/02
Filed: 2014-10-27
Abstract: The protective sleeve 10 has a tubular body 15 formed with a central lumen 20 such that the body can fit or wrap around an article 30 such as a pipe, post, or scaffolding pole, the body being formed of luminescent and/or biodegradable and/or thermally insulating material. The sleeve may have an annular, circular, polygonal, square or oval section and a longitudinal slot or slit 25, and may be formed from a foamed, plastics, or polyolefin material such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or polyethylene. The sleeve or lagging may have a striated or striped appearance, or be reflective or fluorescent. The sleeve material may include a biodegradation accelerator or promoter. Also disclosed is a scaffold tube safety sleeve, impact absorbing jacket, a multi-purpose protection sleeve or sheath, high visibility safety tube and an impact protection system.
Patent GB-2522983-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for radiation dosimetry utilizing fluorescent imaging with precision correction
Inventor: AKSELROD MARK S
IPC: G01T7/00
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: A method comprising the following steps: (a) adjusting a radiation dose measurement for a fluorescent nuclear track detector based on a plurality of fluorescence contrast images for the fluorescent nuclear track detector to thereby produce a calibrated radiation dose measurement, and (b) displaying the calibrated radiation dose measurement to a user and/or saving the calibrated radiation dose measurement to a storage medium, wherein the fluorescent nuclear track detector comprises a luminescent material, wherein the radiation dose measurement is based on one or more fluorescent light measurements produced by fluorescent imaging of the fluorescent nuclear track detector using excitation light from a laser having a first wavelength, and wherein the plurality of fluorescence contrast images are produced by illuminating the fluorescent nuclear track detector with excitation light having a second wavelength.
Patent GB-2537153-A (GB)
Title: Induction of somatic embryogenesis in plants
Inventor: KIMBERLY BOUTILIER
IPC: C12N15/82
Filed: 2015-04-09
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of inducing somatic embryogenesis (SE) in a plant comprising transforming a plant, organ, part or cell, so as to increase the level of expression of PLETHORA 1 (PLT1). Also claimed is a plant somatic embryo comprising an additional copy number of PLT1 compared to a genotypically identical untransformed plant cell. Also claimed is a plant somatic embryo which over-expresses PLT1 compared to a genotypically identical untransformed plant cell. Alternatively, the invention relates to a method of inducing somatic embryogenesis in a plant comprising transforming a plant, organ, part or cell, so as to increase the level of expression of PLETHORA 2 (PLT2), PLETHORA 3 (PLT3, AINTEGUMENTA-LIKE 6 OR AIL6) and/or PLETHORA 7 (PLT7). Also claimed is a plant somatic embryo comprising an additional copy number of PLT2, PLT3 and/or PLT7 compared to a genotypically identical untransformed plant cell. Also claimed is a plant somatic embryo which over-expresses PLT2, PLT3 and/or PLT7 compared to a genotypically identical untransformed plant cell.