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Patent GB-2526566-A (GB)
Title: Couplant and arrangement of couplant, transducer, and construction component
Inventor: ERSKINE JOSEPH
IPC: G10K11/02
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A couplant 10 is used in an arrangement between a transducer 14 and a construction component 16, such as a roller bearing casing. The couplant comprises 36% to 40% mass portion of hard metal, such as tungsten, titanium carbide, tantalum carbide, cobalt or molybdenum, to reduce impedance of signals between the component and the transducer. The couplant further comprises a curing material such as a resin or glue, and a grease or gel. The transducer may be an acoustic emission sensor.
Patent GB-2517077-A (GB)
Title: Medical alert system
Inventor: CARPENTER CAROLINE JILL
IPC: G06F19/00
Filed: 2014-07-11
Abstract: A medical alert system comprises a mobile phone having a facility for recording information concerning the medical condition of the user of the phone, a display screen and operating means that can be actuated to cause a message to be displayed on the screen and to transmit the recorded information. If the user suffers from a heart condition, for example, suffering from angina, a warning will be displayed on the screen when a red SOS button is pressed and a voice recording will be played to the effect that specific tablets are urgently required, and if the user is unable to get them for himself or herself or is otherwise in need of urgent assistance, the transmitted message will include an indication as to where the tablets are to be found and the required dosage.
Patent GB-2528712-A (GB)
Title: E-cigarette and re-charging pack
Inventor: GRATTON COLIN
IPC: A24F40/95
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: A pack 100 for holding and recharging an e-cigarette (10), said pack comprising: a pack battery 151; a first connector which is electrically connectable to an external power source; a first recharging mechanism for recharging the pack battery 151 using the external power source; a tube 132A for receiving an e-cigarette (10) such that the e-cigarette can be contained within the recharging pack; a second connector 700 which is electrically connectable to an e-cigarette contained within the pack; and a second recharging mechanism for recharging the e-cigarette (10) when it is electrically connected to the second connector 700 and is configured to provide protection against the pack battery 151 providing excessive current through the second connector. In another embodiment, the second recharging mechanism is configured to prevent recharging of the battery if the voltage output of the battery exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a rechargeable e-cigarette (10) comprising a recharging mechanism configured in such a manner is also claimed. Also claimed is a method of operating pack 100 comprising the steps of detecting when a foreign object is located in the tube 132A and protecting against the pack battery 151 providing current through the second connector 700.
Patent GB-2514063-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle with multiple elevation removable hard top and secure storage underneath
Inventor: MCAULIFF PATRICK ALBERT
IPC: B60J7/08
Filed: 2013-01-25
Abstract: A vehicle body with multiple elevation hard top has storage underneath and is capable of driving with the hardtop present or removed. A front passenger compartment has a front rooftop and a pair of rear quarter panel sides enclosing a rear of the vehicle body. A pair of removable side sections is disposed on and above respective of the two rear quarter panel sides and further enclosing the rear of the vehicle body. A hard rooftop is capable of setting upon and connecting to either one of said pair of removable side sections or the pair of rear quarter panel sides. A storage compartment is created underneath the hard rooftop and between the pair of rear quarter panel sides. The storage compartment is capable of holding at least said pair of removable side sections and also roof tops and the rear glass.
Patent GB-2518986-A (GB)
Title: Customisable optical frames
Inventor: TOTTERMAN ROBIN
IPC: G02C11/02
Filed: 2014-10-02
Abstract: An optical frame 1 having one or more magnets 4B, 5B, 6B that may be customised by attaching a magnetic accessory 2, 3 to the frame. The magnetic accessory may be a wearable computing device (51, fig 5), camera (92, fig 9), head-up display, optical projector, pair of lenses (31, fig 3) such as 3D TV lenses or sunshades. The accessory may a right 2 and left 3 brow attachments, which could, for example, be used to attach a logo to the frame. The accessory may be extra-tough to increase the optical frame toughness or durability and may have additional safety coatings. The optical frame may have magnets in a brow (121A, 122A, fig12), temple (120A, 123A, fig 12), arms or bridge (43A, fig 4) of the frame. The optical frame may be used for sunglasses, safety glasses (41, fig 4), cycling glasses, swimming goggles or ski goggles.
Patent GB-2518774-A (GB)
Title: High power opto-electrical cable with multiple power and telemetry paths
Inventor: VARKEY JOSEPH
IPC: H01B11/22
Filed: 2013-06-06
Abstract: A high power opto-electrical cable with multiple power and telemetry paths and a method for manufacturing the same includes at least one cable core element and at least one high-power conductor core element incased in a polymer material jacket layer. The cable core element has at least one longitudinally extending optical fiber surrounded by a pair of longitudinally extending arcuate metallic wall sections forming a tube and a polymer material jacket layer surrounding and incasing the wall sections, wherein the optical fiber transmits data and the wall sections transmit at least one of electrical power and data.
Patent GB-2519042-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic printing equipment and magnetic printing method
Inventor: LIAO YUMIN
IPC: G03G19/00
Filed: 2013-06-25
Abstract: Disclosed are magnetic printing equipment and a magnetic printing method. The magnetic printing equipment comprises a printing device (110, 111), a magnetic orientating device (123, 223, 323) and a curing device (130). The printing device (110, 111) is used for coating a substrate of a printed article with magnetic ink to form a magnetic ink layer containing a plurality of magnetic pigment films. The magnetic orientating device (123, 223, 323) is used for magnetically orientating the magnetic pigment films. The curing device (130) is used for curing the magnetic ink layer. The magnetic orientating device (123, 223, 323) comprises at least one columnar magnet (123, 223, 323), the columnar magnet (123, 223, 323) comprising S-pole side surfaces (1231, 1232, 2231, 3231, 3232), N-pole side surfaces (1233, 1234, 2232, 3233) and an end surface (1235, 2233, 3234) for connecting the S-pole side surfaces with the N-pole side surfaces. At least one of the two side surfaces (1231, 1232, 2231, 3231, 3232, 1233, 1234, 2232, 3233) is a curved surface when viewed from the end surface (1235, 2233, 3234), and the substrate of the printed article is disposed above or below the end surface (1235, 2233, 3234) such that an arc magnetic oriented pattern can be formed in the magnetic ink layer.
Patent GB-2524903-A (GB)
Title: Diesel oxidation catalyst with NOx adsorber activity
Inventor: CHIFFEY ANDREW FRANCIS
IPC: F01N3/08
Filed: 2015-04-01
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine and an exhaust system comprising the oxidation catalyst, where the oxidation catalyst comprises a first washcoat region 1 for adsorbing NOx, a second washcoat region 2 for oxidising nitric oxide (NO) and a substrate 3 having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the first washcoat region has a zeolite catalyst containing a noble metal comprising palladium on a small pore zeolite and wherein the second washcoat region comprises platinum (Pt) on a support material that comprises a refractory metal oxide. Preferably the noble metal further comprises a second metal of platinum (Pt), rhodium (Rh), gold (Au), silver (Ag), iridium (Ir) or ruthenium (Ru). The zeoilite catalyst may have at least 1% by weight of the noble metal located inside its pores. A vehicle or apparatus and a method of treating an exhaust are also claimed.
Patent GB-2526429-A (GB)
Title: Progressive cavity pump
Inventor: DEWALLE GHISLAIN
IPC: F04C2/107
Filed: 2015-04-09
Abstract: A progressive cavity pump 48 comprising an armoring 4 with a suction opening 12 and a discharge opening 16, a stator 6 attached to the inside of the armoring, a housing 28 delimited between the armoring and the stator and a helicoidal rotor 8 arranged in the stator, where the rotor is rotationally driven for moving the fluid 38. The progressive cavity pump also comprises at least one inlet orifice 30, 32 opening into the housing and onto the suction opening and at least one outlet orifice 34, 36 opening into the housing and onto the discharge opening, where a solid and permeable obstruction material 52 fills the housing such that the fluid can pass through it. The obstruction material may include granular or fibrous material and the suction and discharge openings may have filtering devices 50.
Patent GB-2523676-A (GB)
Title: Ventilation extractor grill
Inventor: IRWIN ANTHONY WILLIAM
IPC: F24F13/08
Filed: 2011-04-19
Abstract: A ventilation extraction grille for location over an aperture in a wall of a building comprises a first collar 26 and second collar 28 sections separable by at least one dividing member and a cover [Fig 6. 16] which extends laterally across an opening of the second collar section. Each collar may have outwardly tapered side walls, each formed with an array of apertures 30 32. The dividing members may be telescopic such that the first and second collars are moveable from a position to allow air flow through the apertures of the first and second collars and a second position whereby the apertures of the first and second collars are obstructed to obscure the flow of air through the apertures. The ventilation grille may further comprise at least one extension member extending between the collar section and the cover such that a gap is maintained between the cover and the second collar section in use.
Patent GB-2523507-A (GB)
Title: Intermediate casing extension of improved design
Inventor: DUBOIS MARGAUX JUSTINE EMMA
IPC: F02K3/06
Filed: 2013-12-16
Abstract: The invention relates to an intermediate casing extension (30) for an aircraft turbo machine, which extension is intended to project downstream from an outer shroud of the intermediate casing, this extension comprising an annular downstream connecting end (64) preferably forming an annular groove (66) open radially to the outside and intended to accept nacelle caps (38), the end (64) comprising at least one first angular sector (76b). According to the invention, the extension comprises a body (77) made as a single piece comprising a connecting shroud (74) and at least one second angular sector (76a) of said annular downstream connecting end (64), the first angular sector being attached to the extension body (77).
Patent GB-2540746-A (GB)
Title: Male sexual stimulation device
Inventor: IAN PETER MARSHALL
IPC: A61H21/00
Filed: 2015-07-17
Abstract: A male sexual stimulation device comprising an anal plug/stimulator 6 and a penile massager 3 connected to each other by a connecting strap 4. The object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional male sexual stimulation device which can physically stimulate the anus, rectum, P (prostate)-spot, perineum, penis and scrotum/testicles at the same time during masturbation or self-stimulation. The anal plug will preferably have a distal end 9 which is curled towards the connecting strap, constriction at its base 7, a cross sectional diameter of constriction ranges from 0.1 inch to 2 inch, and a flared base 8. The connecting strap will preferably have a nub/bulge that may have contours/ ridges/ texture 5 near the base of the anal plug and be either flexible/stretchable or rigid and be a suitable length to cover the distance between the anus and the base of the penis. The penile massage will preferably comprise a hollow elastic/stretchable/flexible cylinder dimensioned to receive an erect penis. The penile massager will also preferably have a handle at the base of said cylinder. The device as a whole may also have a means of vibration/ actuation/thermal heating/electro-stimulation.
Patent GB-2532561-A (GB)
Title: Anchorage devices and seat fixtures
Inventor: ROBERT JAMES BUTCHER
IPC: B60N2/015
Filed: 2015-09-16
Abstract: An anchorage device, especially a seat fixture for securing seating movably and removably to floor tracks in a vehicle, has an elongate body 14 with a set of retaining feet 2 at the rear end, a retaining foot 3 at the front end and a drive peg 86 at an intermediate position. The rear retaining feet 2 are in a metal body block 4 along with fasteners 6 for attaching articles such as a seat. The fasteners 6 can be hexagon headed bolts and the feet 2 shaped 23 to allow the bolt heads to be inserted. The body block 4 can be housed within the hollow body tube 14 of the frame which extends forward to house a locking mechanism for the drive peg 86, operable by a pivoted lever 85 to slide the peg 86 through a predetermined distance relative to the feet 2 between a captive position and an insert/removal position. Loading applied to the seat can be focussed on the body block and stresses passed directly to the track through the feet with less stress passing through the tube frame 14.
Patent GB-2544755-A (GB)
Title: Braking element
Inventor: DAVID STUART CAMERON
IPC: B66B5/18
Filed: 2015-11-24
Abstract: The insert 4 has a body (fig.7,6) and a braking part (fig.7,8) with braking surface (fig.1,18) extending from a recess (fig.4,12) in a holder 2 to form a braking element 1, the braking surface spaced apart from a first face (fig.1,10) of the holder and the recess has walls (fig.4,20) to restrict insert movement, the braking element may be used in a braking system clamp (fig.9,88) which is arranged to retard movement along a rail (fig.9,84). Preferably the imperforate tungsten carbide insert 4 is retained in the rectangular recess using adhesive and/or by a deformed portion (fig.1,46) of the holder extending over a thinner insert edge (fig.6,30). The insert may comprise straight triangular cross section ridges 36 forming ridge peaks 40 separated by valleys 52 forming angles 50 between 70º-90º by a distance of between 1.2-2.5mm. Preferably the rectangular insert 4 is 20-30mm long by 8-16mm wide, with five to six ridges 36 and four to five valleys 52 10-20mm in length and peaks 40 with a radius of curvature of 0.10-0.16mm; the body (fig.7,6) may be 3-7mm deep. A method of making a braking element is also claimed.
Patent GB-2536758-A (GB)
Title: Sampling unit for concentrates preparation device
Inventor: GONG ZHU
IPC: G01N1/10
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: The invention relates to a sampling unit for a concentrates preparation device. The unit comprises a base body (1401, fig. 7) a movable rod 1403, a limiting pin1402, a sampling chamber 1405, a sampling bore 1404, an axle sleeve 1407 and an isobaric chamber 1409. The sampling chamber passes through the upper and lower surfaces of the base body. The isobaric chamber is a cylindrical blind bore which passes through the front surface of the base body and passes through the front and back surfaces of the sampling chamber. The axle sleeve has an interference fitting with the isobaric chamber. The movable rod hermetically mates with the axle sleeve; the head and tail ends of the gas permeable passage respectively communicate with the isobaric chamber and the outside. Concentrates can be taken out through the sampling bore of the sampling unit and the movable rod can take samples freely with the help of the gas permeable passage.
Patent GB-2534666-A (GB)
Title: Insulated tank with internal heating system
Inventor: REX EDWARD MICHAU
IPC: F17C3/08
Filed: 2015-11-27
Abstract: A system for heating liquid in a tank optimises the heat to the discharge valve area and creates a vacuum filled cavity of cellular construction between a strong outer skin or the and thin inner skin or liner creating a robust outer tank for industry. This provides a pressure containment for hazardous liquids. The contents for the tank may be bitumen, tar or asphalt.
Patent GB-2544806-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft fuel system
Inventor: Dylan james
IPC: B64D37/20
Filed: 2015-11-30
Abstract: An aircraft fuel tank system comprising a liquid fuel tank compartment and a float-activated valve 60, comprising a positively buoyant float (64, figure 4) immersed in liquid fuel, moving up to a raised position, causing the valve to close and thus preventing fuel flow out of the tank compartment (figure 6). The float moves down to a lowered position when the fuel level drops, causing the valve to open and permit liquid fuel to flow out of the fuel tank compartment (figure 7). An alternative disclosed aircraft fuel tank system comprises a pressure-activated valve (100, figure 8), wherein a weight of liquid fuel in the fuel tank compartment applies a pressure to a valve actuator (e.g. a diaphragm, 105) which causes the valve actuator to move to a first position, causing the valve to close and preventing liquid fuel from flowing out (figure 9). The valve actuator moves to a second position responding to the applied pressure reduction due to dropping fuel level, causing the valve to open and allowing fuel to flow out (114, figure 8). The system may be installed in an aircraft wing or fuselage.
Patent GB-2545265-A (GB)
Title: Raceway
Inventor: MICHAEL WEBB
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 2015-12-11
Abstract: A raceway and method of forming a raceway is disclosed in which the raceway 113 comprises: a plurality of longitudinal open channels 205a-d, the open side of each channel being arranged to provide access for installation of one or more cables, pipes, wires or conductors 215a-d within the respective channel; and an intumescent layer 209 disposed on the inner surface of at least one of the wall portions 203 adjacent the open side of the respective channel, the intumescent layer having a non-activated state in which the open side of the channel is maintained substantially open and a thermally activated state in which the or each intumescent layer expands or swells so as to close the open side of the respective channel and thermally insulate the channel interior. An intumescent layer 207 may also be disposed on the exterior surfaces of the raceway.
Patent GB-2549257-A (GB)
Title: Dunnage forming machine
Inventor: JONATHAN TOWNSEND
IPC: B31D5/00
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: A dunnage machine includes a plate 34 connected to a crimping gear that overlaps a plate 32 of a forming station. Pivotal movement of the plate 32 to an open position is restricted by abutment with the plate 34. A dunnage forming machine and a method of operating a dunnage machine, the machine comprises a forming station (fig 4) to supply material to a crimping station, the forming station at least partly overlaps sheet material, the crimping station includes at least two opposed members or gears (fig 1, 10, 12) to crimp at least part of the overlapped sheet material, a first part of the forming station is partially overlapped by a second part of the crimping station, the second part being pivotally movable from an operative position to an inoperative position, in which the opposed members are moved away from each other, the first part being pivotally moveable in a direction opposite the second part from an operative to an inoperative position, the first part abuts the second part to restrict pivotal movement of the first part away from the operative position. A dunnage cutting mechanism and a method of using a dunnage cutting mechanism is also provided. The forming station may include angled furls and the formed dunnage may exit from the machine shown through an opening 44.
Patent GB-2540463-A (GB)
Title: Damper
Inventor: STEWART LOWTH
IPC: F16F15/18
Filed: 2016-05-26
Abstract: A damper 100 for damping the motion of a first object (0 in Figure 7) relative to a second object is provided. The damper 100 comprises: a casing 110 comprising an electrical conductor; a plurality of magnetic elements 120 arranged serially in a first direction X within the casing 110 and each comprising at least one magnet arranged such that adjacent magnetic elements 120 repel each other in the first direction X. At least one of the magnetic elements 120 is moveable relative to the other magnetic elements 120 within the casing 110 and relative to the casing 110. The electrical conductor is arranged such that movement of at least one of the moveable magnetic elements 120 relative to the casing 110 induces an electrical current in the electrical conductor, the magnetic field produced by the electrical current providing a braking force to the moving magnetic element. At least one of the moveable magnetic elements 120 includes a first connecting part and either the casing 110 or at least one of the other magnetic elements 120 includes a second connecting part. One of the connecting parts is for connecting the damper 100 to the first object (0 in Figure 7), and the other of the connecting parts being for connecting the damper 100 to the second object.
Patent GB-2550955-A (GB)
Title: Electric vehicle battery management apparatus and method
Inventor: MIREK LESZCZYNSKI
IPC: B60L11/18
Filed: 2016-06-02
Abstract: An electric vehicle 100 (e.g. EV, BEV, HEV, PEV, PHEV, REEV) includes a battery management system for controlling first and second batteries 103, 104 that supply power to an electric drivetrain 101, 102 comprising one or more electric motors. The battery management system includes: a power distribution unit 107 that controls a flow of electrical power between the batteries and the electric drivetrain; a voltage monitoring unit that monitors the output voltage of the first battery and the output voltage of the second battery; and a battery control unit 106 that controls the power distribution unit. When the difference between the output voltages is less than a threshold, the first and second batteries are electrically connected in parallel to supply power to the electric drivetrain. When the difference between the output voltages is greater than the threshold, the first battery and second battery are connected separately to the electric drivetrain. When the difference between the output voltages is greater than the threshold, one or both of the batteries may be charged or discharged to reduce the difference between the output voltages. The first and second batteries may be charged via a respective regenerative braking system 108a, 108b.
Patent GB-2545290-A (GB)
Title: Distributed storage system
Inventor: HIROAKI AKUTSU
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 2015-09-30
Abstract: A distributed storage system, wherein a first node group containing three or more nodes is defined in advance. Each of the nodes in the first node group transmits data stored in a storage device managed thereby to another node belonging to the first node group. A first node generates a redundant code by using a combination of data received from two or more other nodes in the first node group, and stores the generated redundant code in a storage device different from the storage devices for storing the data from which the redundant code was generated. In this distributed storage system, the data combinations of at least two redundant codes among the redundant codes generated by the first node have different combinations of logical addresses of the constituent data.