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Patent GB-2557282-A (GB)
Title: Method of growing seeds
Inventor: JAMES ROBERT JENNINGS
IPC: A01G31/06
Filed: 2016-12-02
Abstract: A method of growing seeds in a hydroponics apparatus to provide animal feed, wherein the hydroponics apparatus includes a plurality of elongate trays for receiving seeds, an environmental control arrangement for controlling a temperature and humidity of the plurality of elongate trays, and a nutrient solution supply arrangement for providing a nutrient solution to the trays, characterized in that the method includes: (i) preparing the seeds by removing loose chaff, remnants of husks and broken seeds; exposing the prepared seeds from (i) to gaseous ozone in a sealed gaseous exposure chamber, wherein the ozone is provided to the seeds in a concentration range of 1 - 150 ppm. for a period of 5 to 90 minutes, in a relative humidity of 40% to 95%, and an ambient temperature of 12°C to 28°C; and providing exposed prepared seeds from (ii) to the plurality of elongate trays for growing the exposed prepared seeds to provide grown plant material for use in producing the animal feed. An actuation means may be provided for selectively flexing regions of the trays.
Patent GB-2553158-A (GB)
Title: Surfactant-containing cleansing agents with at least three different preservatives
Inventor: HEIKE SCHELGES
IPC: C11D3/48
Filed: 2016-12-09
Abstract: Cleansing agent compositions comprising: at least one surfactant selected from an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a non-ionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof; at least one preservative mixture, where the preservative mixture is selected from the group of chloroxylenol and phenoxyisopropanol, undecylenic acid and formic acid, phenoxyisopropanol and piroctone olamine, phenoxyisopropanol and formic acid, sulfite(s) and hexetidine, ethyl lauroyl arginate and formic acid, ethyl lauroyl arginate and chloroxylenol, hexetidine and benzyl alcohol, hexetidine and chloroxylenol, hexetidine and piroctone olamine, hexetidine and chlorophenesin, hexetidine and formic acid and mixtures thereof; and at least one other preservative selected from the group comprising benzoic acid and salts thereof, propionic acid and salts thereof, salicylic acid and salts thereof, sorbic acid and salts thereof, zinc salts, paraben(s), polyaminopropyl biguanide, phenoxyethanol, climbazole, chlorhexidine and salts thereof, quaternary ammonium compounds, glutaral, citric acid and salts thereof, and mixtures of these preservatives. Also claimed is the use of at least one preservative mixture as defined above for preserving surfactant-containing cleansing compositions.
Patent GB-2556646-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum juicer
Inventor: ZHONGHUA ZHANG
IPC: A47J19/02
Filed: 2016-11-01
Abstract: Disclosed is a vacuum juicer, belonging to the field of juicers, and comprising a vacuum housing assembly, a stirring cup assembly and a main machine (30). The vacuum housing assembly comprises a vacuum housing (11) and a cam (13). The cam (13) rotates around the vacuum housing (11), and the cam (13) is provided with a sealant (131). The stirring cup assembly comprises a stirring cup base (23) and a stirring cup (22). The stirring cup (22) is provided with a movable valve (21). The movable valve (21) slides up and down so as to control the opening and closing of a vent hole (221) of the stirring cup. A vacuum pump (31) within the main machine (30) is connected to an inner space of the vacuum housing (11) in a sealed manner. The vacuum juicer not only can vacuumize the stirring cup (22) before and during juice stirring, but also allows the stirring cup (22) to be removed, carried around and stored for a period of time in a vacuum state, without the phenomenon of oxidation caused by exposure to air.
Patent GB-2564453-A (GB)
Title: A transformer and a method of manufacturing a transformer
Inventor: STEVE PHILLIPS
IPC: H01F27/32
Filed: 2017-07-11
Abstract: A transformer 18 includes a former (bobbin) 19 having first 21 and second 22 ends and a primary coil 25 formed around the former wherein first and second ends of the coil are positioned at a different distance from the respective ends of the former (see distances D2 and D3) such that electrical isolation is larger on one side of the coil. First and second margin tapes may fill the gaps 30 and 31 created by the respective distances D2 and D3 and the widths of each tape may be equal to the aforementioned spacing distances. In this way, sufficient isolation may be provided to meet the safety requirements (creepage clearance) for a low weight or low cost transformer configured to step down a high voltage to a low user safe voltage. The transformer also includes a secondary coil 33 which is formed around the primary coil. A further coil 34 may also be included which may also be isolated with margin tape 38 (distance D5) and 39 (distance D6). A screening or shielding layer 32 may also be included. The transformer may be used in a variable frequency drive unit.
Patent GB-2565111-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in or relating to communications systems using Reed-Muller codes
Inventor: EFSTATHIOS KATRANARAS
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2017-08-02
Abstract: A method for a wireless communications system operating a Reed-Muller coding process, wherein a communication has a codeword that is punctured, the method comprising rate matching with a shifted puncturing scheme (fig. 4) having a predetermined shift so as to obtain an output bit sequence that can be decoded without ambiguity. The shifted puncturing scheme may be applied by selecting a row-shifted submatrix from a Reed-Muller code generation matrix to produce the codeword. The shifted puncturing scheme may repeat the prominent part of the codeword more times to improve decoding performance. The shift may be determined such that several first order columns of a permuted submatrix are highly correlated with a Hadamard transformation to give a single peak. Multiple shifts may be used to revolve decoding ambiguity. In the decoder (fig. 6) the received LLRs are accumulated or zero-padded and then circularly shifted prior to the permutation step so as to be aligned with the encoder. The shift may be predetermined, or calculated and signalled dynamically. The technique may be applied to an extended Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) format. The communications system may be a New Radio (5G) network.
Patent GB-2566261-A (GB)
Title: Heating devices and apparatus
Inventor: HENDRIK JOHAN DEES
IPC: F24H1/12
Filed: 2017-09-01
Abstract: A fluid heating device comprises a plate base structure 4 having a heating element 8 to heat a fluid communicating through a fluid channel 6, and a cooling channel 10 that may supply a cooling fluid to cool the fluid channel by heat transfer. The cooling channel may be adjacent to or abut at least one side of the fluid channel, and both channels may be in a non-linear arrangement, such as an alternating, spiral, undulating or zig-zag layout. The device is to be use in a method of cooling the fluid channel after a hot beverage has been passed through the fluid conduit. The heat absorbed by the cooling fluid may be used to heat a further fluid. The cooling channel may be used to cool the fluid channel when the fluid channel is substantially free of heated fluid. The fluid within the fluid channel may comprise a liquid and gas, wherein the liquid may be water and/or milk. The heating device can be used in beverage preparation apparatus.
Patent GB-2566494-A (GB)
Title: System and method for a trailer towable by a vehicle
Inventor: JEREMY JOHN GREENWOOD
IPC: B62D59/04
Filed: 2017-09-15
Abstract: A system for controlling a trailer 10 with an axle 34 having two wheels 30, 32 and at least one electric motor 36, 38 coupled to axle 34 comprises receiving means receiving a surface signal 20 indicating at least one feature of a surface in the vicinity of a vehicle 12 and/or trailer 10, for example the gradient, the type of terrain or the coefficient of friction. A processor is provided that is configured to determine, for each wheel 30, 32 of axle 34, a trailer wheel drive force value based on surface signal 20. A controller 50 is configured to cause motor 36, 38 to apply a force to each wheel 30, 32 to which it is coupled depending on the determined trailer wheel drive force value. Controller 50 may also control wheels 30, 32 according to the speed of each wheel and/or the coupling force.
Patent GB-2561473-A (GB)
Title: A communication device
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER JAMES LOCKWOOD
IPC: G06F13/38
Filed: 2016-10-14
Abstract: A router for routing signals on communications networks; said router comprising a plurality of I/O ports for input to the router of said signals and for output from the router of said signals; said router comprising at least one microprocessor; said router adapted such that said microprocessor communicates with at least one of said I/O ports independently of any Southbridge or platform controller hub (SPCH) associated with said microprocessor.
Patent GB-2571369-A (GB)
Title: A transducer assembly
Inventor: TIMOTHY JAMES ARMITT
IPC: G01N29/24
Filed: 2018-05-25
Abstract: A dual element time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD) transducer assembly 10 for use in detecting an anomaly 78 in a test piece 70 comprises: a first transducer element 35a configured to transmit ultrasonic signals 85a to the test piece, and a second transducer element 35b configured to receive diffracted ultrasonic signals 85b from the test piece, wherein the first and second transducer elements are housed within a common housing 15 forming part of the transducer assembly. A backing material on the transducers may damp the transducers. The assembly may be used for detecting microscopic defects in the test piece such as from hydrogen attack. The transducers may be arranged at an angle to focus in the test piece and sound absorbing medium 30 may be arranged between the transducers. A flaw detector 90 may process the transmitted and diffracted signals to determine the anomaly.
Patent GB-2562432-A (GB)
Title: 3D printed subsurface tool having a metal diaphragm
Inventor: KEVIN ROBIN PASSMORE
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2016-03-14
Abstract: A subsurface tool adapted to extend within a wellbore that includes an outer sleeve defining a first passageway; an inner sleeve disposed within the first passageway to form an annulus between the outer sleeve and inner sleeve; and a first annular diaphragm extending between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve to fluidically isolate a first portion of the annulus from and a second portion of the annulus; wherein when the tool is in a first configuration, the first annular diaphragm is integrally formed with the inner sleeve and outer sleeve to form a single-component tool.
Patent GB-2563364-A (GB)
Title: Tunable laser
Inventor: AARON ZILKIE
IPC: H04J14/02
Filed: 2017-02-17
Abstract: A discrete wavelength tunable laser capable of switching between a plurality of lasing channels of different wavelengths, the tunable laser comprising: a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); a wavelength demultiplexer (Demux), having a Demux input which receives the output from the SOA, and a plurality of Demux outputs, each Demux output defining a different spatial path for a respective lasing channel; each of the respective lasing channels being within the bandwidth of the SOA; a reflector located within each spatial path for reflecting light of the respective lasing channel; and a lasing suppression mechanism located within each lasing channel; wherein one or more desired lasing channels are selected by application of the lasing suppression mechanism in each spatial path other than the one or more spatial paths corresponding to the one or more desired lasing channels.
Patent GB-2568590-A (GB)
Title: Agent and method for the temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibers
Inventor: Julia Bibiane Lange
IPC: A61Q5/06
Filed: 2018-09-25
Abstract: A cosmetic composition for the temporary shaping of keratinic fibres, comprising: a) at least one non-crosslinked, hydrophobically modified (meth)acrylic acid copolymer, such as acrylates/C10-30-alkyl methacrylate copolymer, and b) at least one at least partially imidized maleic anhydride copolymer, such as isobutylene/ethylmaleimide/hydroxyethyl maleimide copolymer. The proportion by weight of copolymer a) is 0.1-15%. The proportion by weight of copolymer b) is 0.1-15%. The composition may further comprise 0.1-10% polyvinylpyrrolidones and/or vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer and at least 20% water. A method for the temporary deformation of keratin-containing fibres in which the keratin containing fibres are acted upon by the composition of the invention and temporarily fixed in their shape
Patent GB-2568823-A (GB)
Title: A chemical dosing system
Inventor: PETER WOODHEAD
IPC: D06F34/22
Filed: 2018-10-23
Abstract: The system 1 is located external to an appliance 2, e.g. a laundry washing machine or a dishwasher, having a water inlet 16. The system includes an external meter 7 for determining the volume or rate of water supplied to the appliance. A pump 20 or valve is for dispensing a volume of chemical to the appliance. An external control unit 19 is arranged to receive a signal 26 from the meter and to control the pump or valve. The stage in a cycle the appliance is at is determined from the signal. This causes the pump or valve to dispense a quantity of chemical, appropriate for the stage of the cycle, determined in dependence on the volume of water supplied to the appliance. A chemical dosing system includes a dosing unit having a reader to read information from a chemical container. A chemical for dispensing to a dishwashing or laundry washing machine contains an identifier by which the chemical and concentration may be identified. The system may enable a correct quantity of chemical to be automatically dispensed to many types of appliance, without the need to know anything about the appliance, or to derive electrical signal from the appliance.
Patent GB-2566179-A (GB)
Title: Image capturing apparatus
Inventor: Akira kano
IPC: H04N5/357
Filed: 2013-03-15
Abstract: Apparatuses, including an image capturing apparatus capable of interchanging a lens unit, a lens unit attachable to an image capturing apparatus, and a signal processing apparatus, acquire or transmit data for image correction processing. The data includes: first information of the number of division points of a first shooting condition; second information of the number of division points of a second shooting condition; third information of the number of sets, each set consisting of optical parameter values of the second shooting condition, the number of values indicated by the second information; optical parameter values of the first shooting condition z[0]-z[3], the number of values indicated by the first information; sets of optical parameter values of the second shooting condition f[1]-f[3], d[1]-d[3], the number of set indicated by the third information; and correction information corresponding to a combination of the optical parameter values for the first and second shooting conditions. The image capturing apparatus and signal processor further perform image correction processing based on the acquired data. The sets of optical parameter values of the second shooting condition may correspond to optical parameter values of the first shooting condition.
Patent GB-2579410-A (GB)
Title: Cover assembly for a spa
Inventor: IAN PAUL COUCH
IPC: E04H4/08
Filed: 2018-11-30
Abstract: A cover assembly for a spa comprises a cover, which may be rigid, having front, rear and side edges, and a cover lifter. The lifter comprises a main body 410, a first arm 430 extending from a first anchor point 460 to a first cover pivot 330 and a second arm 440 extending from a second anchor point 470 a second cover pivot 340. An actuator 450, which may be a linear actuator, is operable to cause the first cover pivot to traverse along a first arc 332 and the second cover pivot to traverse along a second arc 342 to rotate the cover relative to the main body. The first arm may include first and second sections of approximately the same length provided at an angle to one another to form a corner 435. The lifter may include a power source to power the actuator.
Patent GB-2565956-A (GB)
Title: Cylinder liner with chamfer and anti-polishing cuff
Inventor: BRAD MORGAN
IPC: F02F1/18
Filed: 2017-04-24
Abstract: A cylinder liner assembly for inclusion in the cylinder bore (104) of an internal combustion engine (100) includes a sleeve-like cylinder liner (120) and an anti-polishing cuff (170) to scrape combustion deposits from a piston (106) reciprocally movable along an axis line (108) of the cylinder liner (120). A fire dam (160) may axially protrude from a first liner end (124) of the cylinder liner (120) and may have an obliquely angled chamfer (164) disposed therein circumscribing the axis line (108). To locate the anti-polishing ring (170) proximate to the top land of the piston (106) when at the top dead center position, the anti-polishing ring (170) can include a cuff head (182) disposed at the first cuff end (174) that is generally triangular and has an angled undercut (182) corresponding to the obliquely angled chamfer (164). When mated, the chamfer (164) and angled undercut (182) abut against each other.
Patent GB-2582756-A (GB)
Title: A method and system for access control
Inventor: JUAN FRANCISCO MARTINEZ SANCHEZ
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2019-03-29
Abstract: Methods, electronic lock 101, electronic key fob 102, and a system for access control comprises detecting a tactile action (contact) by a body 103 on a tactile sensor or electrode by touch controller C1 of the electronic lock 101. The electronic lock transmits a first electromagnetic signal, preferably using the very low frequency (VLF) band, in response to the detection of tactile action through the body 103. The body of a user 103 contacts the electronic lock and then acts as an antenna for transmitting the first signal. An electronic key fob 102 receives the first electromagnetic signal and transmits a second electromagnetic signal in response to receipt of the first electromagnetic signal. The electronic lock receives the second signal in response to said first signal and disengages or engages a lock in response to the second signal. The second signal may be an ultra-high frequency (UHF) or a super high frequency (SHF) signal, preferably using the BLUETOOTH (RTM) LOW ENERGY (BLE) protocol. The electronic lock can include a VLF oscillator. The key fob 102 can include a VLF transceiver comprising an antenna, amplifier, a narrow bandpass filter and a VLF homodyne receiver.
Patent GB-2583131-A (GB)
Title: Cooling method and apparatus
Inventor: LLOYD ASH
IPC: H02K9/19
Filed: 2019-04-18
Abstract: A rotary machine cooling system 10 comprising a housing 12 that defines a longitudinal axis X, a cylindrical inner surface 14 and an inner volume 16; a stator 26 assembly located radially outwardly of the longitudinal axis within the inner volume of the housing; a driveshaft 18 which extends into the inner volume along the longitudinal axis and is operable to rotate with respect to the stator assembly, the driveshaft defining a fluid channel 20 therethrough; and a rotor located radially outwardly of the driveshaft within the inner volume of the housing and mechanically coupled to the driveshaft, wherein the fluid channel is in fluid communication with the inner volume, the rotor and the stator assembly. The fluid channel may comprise a fluid inlet 21 to receive fluid from outside of the housing and a fluid outlet 32 for the egress of fluid from the driveshaft, wherein the fluid outlet is located adjacent a surface of the rotor, and wherein the fluid outlet may comprise a plurality of apertures 22. The housing may comprise a fluid collection reservoir 28. The fluid may comprise oil. The present invention may also include a method of cooling the aforementioned machine.
Patent GB-2591224-A (GB)
Title: Glasses case and system
Inventor: LLOYD PRESTON STEMPLE
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2019-11-29
Abstract: A glasses case 10, for a pair of glasses 100 that in turn comprise an integral display 110, comprises a housing 20, wherein the housing 20 encloses a volume in which the glasses 100 are to be stored, a battery 30 operably coupled to a power access unit 34 from which the glasses 100, when stored in the housing volume, can draw power, and wherein the housing 20 comprises one or more user control inputs 140 adapted to provide inputs to a computing system driving the integral display 110 of the glasses 100. The user control inputs 140 may be provided on an outer portion of the glasses case. The glasses case may include a computing system and a transmitter 50A adapted to transmit display instructions to the glasses. Also disclosed is a system comprising the combination of a glasses case and a pair of glasses with an integral display. The integral display 110 may be intended for augmented, mixed or virtual reality.
Patent GB-2582068-A (GB)
Title: Fluid collecting device and method
Inventor: MARK DAVID PATON
IPC: E21B21/01
Filed: 2020-03-02
Abstract: Mud bucket for collecting fluid from a drill string 4 or borehole casing by sealably engaging a collection casing 2 around the drill string to form a chamber 6 between the casing interior and the drill string. One or more fluid nozzles (7, fig. 2) direct cleaning fluid into the chamber to impact the inwardly facing interior surface of the casing. The nozzles may be located in an upper region of the chamber and direct fluid downwardly to contact potentially the entire internal surface of the chamber. Plural nozzles may be spaced equidistantly around the casing periphery and be located at differing axial positions. The nozzles may be moveable with a support means slidably received within the casing. There may be an external frame (10, fig. 5) to the collection casing. The cleaning fluid may be air and the nozzles may generate an air curtain. The collection casing may be provided as two shell components which close together around the drill string. A method of collecting fluid from a drill string or borehole casing is also claimed.
Patent GB-2581446-A (GB)
Title: Simulating fluid production using a reservoir model and a tubing model
Inventor: Mahdi Parak
IPC: E21B43/25
Filed: 2017-11-13
Abstract: Fluid production can be simulated using a reservoir model and a tubing model. For example, pressure data and saturation data can be received from a reservoir model simulating a hydrocarbon reservoir in a subterranean formation. A tubing model can be generated by performing nodal analysis using the pressure data and the saturation data. A well-test result can be received that indicates an amount of fluid produced by the wellbore at a particular time. A tuned tubing model can be generated by adjusting the tubing model such that a tubing-model estimate of the amount of fluid produced by the wellbore at the particular time matches the well-test result. An estimated amount of fluid produced by the wellbore can then be determined using the tuned tubing model. The estimated amount of fluid produced by the wellbore may be used for production allocation or controlling a well tool.
Patent GB-2582470-A (GB)
Title: Selective phase change material growth in high aspect ratio dielectric pores for semiconductor device fabrication
Inventor: ROBERT BRUCE
IPC: H01L45/00
Filed: 2018-10-30
Abstract: A liner is deposited conformally to a pore within a first dielectric material of a semiconductor device. The pore extends through the first dielectric material to a top surface of a first metal electrode. The liner is etched such that the metal liner only substantially remains on sidewalls of the pore. A phase change material is selectively deposited within the pore of the first dielectric layer to substantially fill the pore with the phase change material. The selective deposition of the phase change material produces a growth rate of phase change material on the liner at a substantially greater rate than a growth rate of the phase change material on exposed surfaces of the first dielectric material.