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Patent GB-2556673-A (GB)
Title: Method of controlling a valve train
Inventor: SIMON SHEPHERD
IPC: F02D13/02
Filed: 2017-09-25
Abstract: A method of controlling an electromagnetic valve actuator 400 having a rotatable camshaft 404 for actuating a valve 440 of an engine, the method comprising: scheduling a valve lift event comprising an opening phase and a closing phase; commanding 54 the electromagnetic valve actuator 400 to accelerate rotation of the rotatable camshaft 404 at constant or variable acceleration during at least one of: the opening phase; the closing phase; a portion of the opening phase as well as a portion of the closing phase; and commanding the electromagnetic valve actuator 400 to cease rotation or reverse a direction of rotation of its rotatable camshaft 404 after the closing phase and before the commencement of the next valve lift event. This arrangement is intended to reduce energy consumption by the electromagnetic valve actuator.
Patent GB-2568683-A (GB)
Title: A tool caddie for wheelie bins
Inventor: BILL VASILI
IPC: B65F1/14
Filed: 2017-11-22
Abstract: There is provided herein a tool caddy 1 for a wheelie bin 2 which is configured for engaging a wheelie bin 2. The caddie comprises a hook 4 and tray portion 9. The hook comprises two panels, a top proximal planar portion 6 and an orthogonal distal portion 5 relative to the tray. The two panels of the hook are at right angles to each other. The tray is said to be horizontal and extending from the proximal planar panel. The hook portion hooks to the front rim 8 of the wheelie bin. The orthogonal distal portion lies against the interior surface 22 of the bin. The tray has a rearward surface 7 that lies against the exterior surface of the bin. The caddie is said to be cantilevered to the bin. The tray may comprise a plurality of circular, rectangular and/or elongated recesses (14, 15, 16, 17 & 19). The rearward surface may comprise a recess portion. The tray may comprise lateral walls that taper such as to allow a plurality of caddies to nest.
Patent GB-2569140-A (GB)
Title: Battery management
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER J HALE
IPC: H02J7/04
Filed: 2017-12-06
Abstract: A battery management system (103, Figure 1) for a battery (100, Figure 1) comprising at least one lithium sulphur battery cell (101, Figure 1). The battery management system comprises a charging module (102, Figure 1) configured to charge a lithium sulphur battery cell of the battery by delivering a pulsed charging current to the battery cell. The charging module is operable to reduce the duty cycle of the pulsed charging current during charging of the battery cell, for example in response to the increasing state of charge of the battery cell. The charging module may be arranged to charge the battery at a maximum duty cycle below a threshold state of charge and may decrease the duty cycle when this threshold is exceeded. The duty cycle may also be varied according to the average voltage across the cell and may be varied such that a threshold voltage is not exceeded or such that a target voltage is maintained. The charging module may be configured to deliver a pulsed charging current such that the charging current delivered during a charging pulse does not fall below a threshold charging current.
Patent GB-2570464-A (GB)
Title: Article of sanitary ware
Inventor: STEVEN RICHARD SANDELL
IPC: B29C70/00
Filed: 2018-01-25
Abstract: An article of sanitary ware 1 comprises a shell, in which the shell includes: a first surface (2, Fig 1) adapted to provide a water collection surface, and a second surface 7 opposed to the first surface, wherein the second surface comprises a pattern of recesses 8 with ribs therebetween, the ribs forming a continuous web 12. Preferably, the article is a shower tray. The water collection surface may form the floor of the shower tray. The pattern of recesses comprises a repeating pattern which may be symmetrical about at least one line of symmetry. The recesses may be polygonal in cross-section. Also included is a method of manufacture of an article of sanitary ware, e.g. a shower tray.
Patent GB-2561710-A (GB)
Title: Inductive charging active suspension
Inventor: AED M DUDAR
IPC: H02J50/90
Filed: 2018-03-12
Abstract: A vehicle computer includes a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions. The processor is programmed to determine a target charging height, based on charging information received from a remote server 110, and adjusts a height of an inductive pick-up 115 in a host vehicle 100, in accordance with the target charging height, prior to an inductive charging process. The target charging height may be selected from a plurality of potential charging heights, based on the highest charge efficiency. The processor may query the remote server for the charging information, including a unique identifier of a charging station, and a request for charging information associated with a classification size of the host vehicle and a make, model, year and battery capacity of the host vehicle. The processor may determine a height adjustment for the host vehicle, based, at least in part, on the target charging height, wherein a suspension controller is commanded to adjust a height of the vehicle. The processor may adjust a height of the vehicle in real time during the charging process and monitor an actual charge quality, and determine an efficiency of the charge process, at each height.
Patent GB-2572162-A (GB)
Title: Bearing assembly for a turbomachine, and baffle element for the turbomachine
Inventor: CLIVE R MARTIN
IPC: F02C7/06
Filed: 2018-03-20
Abstract: Oil baffle 130 for bearing assembly of a turbomachine such as a turbocharger, having a central opening for a turbomachine shaft to pass through and a surrounding skirt portion 132, wherein one or more guidance surfaces (142c, fig. 3c) are upstanding from the skirt portion and converge, e.g. spirally, towards the central opening in a circumferential direction 155, guiding oil splashing thereon radially inwards. The annular skirt portion is preferably of frustoconical shape to effectively collect oil flung from shaft bearings or an oil slinger by its front surface 134 and direct it to the drain via its gutter 139. The guidance surfaces redirect oil towards the slinger, preventing the formation of a rotating body of oil on the baffle’s front surface which could cause oil leakage towards the turbocharger’s compressor. They may be arranged on the front and/or rear surface of the skirt portion, preferably extending on the radially inner side of ramps 140a-f rising along the aforementioned circumferential direction. The ramp ends may have apertures (245a-f, fig. 10) which allow the passage of oil from the rear to the front surface of the skirt portion. A bearing assembly and a turbomachine comprising this oil baffle are also claimed.
Patent GB-2561314-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for regulating injection pressure in assisted oil recovery
Inventor: EMMANUEL PICH
IPC: E21B43/16
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: Apparatus for regulating the pressure at which an aqueous polymer solution is injected into an oil well, the said apparatus being made up of a series of linear tubes each fitted with a pressure gauge (2), each tube being separated by a valve, characterized in that the valves are ring-seal gate valves (3) and/or needle valves (1). Method for reducing the pressure at which an aqueous polymer solution is injected as a function of the pressure of the well using the apparatus.
Patent GB-2575484-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical instrument
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER PAUL HANCOCK
IPC: A61N5/04
Filed: 2018-07-12
Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument 200 for delivering microwave energy, the instrument having a coaxial feed cable 202 wherein the inner conductor 204 extends beyond the outer conductor 206 and into a radiating instrument tip 212. A pair of conductive tuning elements 218, 222 are mounted on the inner conductor within the tip 216. The tuning elements 218, 222 are spaced apart, with one located in a proximal region of the tip and the other located in a distal region of the tip. A dielectric body is disposed around the tuning 218, 222 elements as well as the inner conductor within the tip 216. The tuning elements are preferably cylindrical and comprise a channel 220, 224 through which the inner conductor 216 extends. The length of the distal tuning element 222 is preferably greater than the length of the proximal tuning element 218. The tuning elements 218, 222 serve to shape the microwave radiation profile of the instrument, the profile being constrained around the instrument tip 212. Such tuning 218, 222 elements may result in a radiation profile that is substantially spherical, reducing the tail that extends back down the feed cable 202. An electrosurgical generator may be provided alongside the instrument.
Patent GB-2575123-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fasteners
Inventor: GEOFFREY BUDD
IPC: F16B23/00
Filed: 2018-07-13
Abstract: A fastener 100 comprises a head portion 102 and an externally threaded shaft portion extending from a first end of the head portion 102. The head portion 102 comprises a non-circular recess 110 formed in a second end of the head portion 102 that is the opposite end to the first end. The recess 110 has a cross‑ sectional shape that is closed shape with at least a portion of the closed shape being curved. The closed shape may be oval, elliptical, pear-shaped or teardrop shaped.
Patent GB-2578141-A (GB)
Title: A flow stabilising device for an open refrigerated display case
Inventor: NICHOLAS J P WIRTH
IPC: A47F3/04
Filed: 2018-10-18
Abstract: The aerofoil controls the flow of an air curtain and comprises spaced apart, inner and outer stabilising beams 32, 34 and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) 200 with hot and cold sides 210, 220 in thermal communication with air passing around the beams 32, 34, respectively. The TEG 200 may be mounted on one of the beams 32, 34. The hot or cold side 210, 220 may be insulated from air passing around a surface of a beam 32, 34. Heat sinks 212, 222 may be thermally connected to the hot and cold sides 210, 220 and may have fins. The heat sinks 212, 222 may be on opposing beams 32, 34 and may be in thermal communication with air passing the outside of the outer beam 34 and inside of the inner beam 32. The aerofoil may have supporting arms 36 by which the heats sinks 212, 222 and TEG are in thermal communication.
Patent GB-2575533-A (GB)
Title: Points list tool for a building management system
Inventor: AJAY N NAIR
IPC: H04L12/28
Filed: 2019-05-09
Abstract: A building energy management system for controlling one or more building control units having points is disclosed. The building energy management system is configured to display a schematic representation of a building control unit 702 that is bounded to points in accordance with binding information. In response to receiving a point list request 704, the building energy management system then extracts and generates a points list 706 in a list format that includes some or all of the points in the schematic representation of the building control unit. Further aspects include displaying the points list 708 and allowing a user to select points to add to a favourites list 710.
Patent GB-2586799-A (GB)
Title: Offshore power distribution
Inventor: OLE HEGGEDAL
IPC: H02J3/38
Filed: 2019-09-03
Abstract: An offshore power distribution system (100) comprises one or more offshore power generator units (7), a plurality of first cables (1a-n) with a first dry mate connection (2b, figure 3) to each offshore power generator unit (7), a subsea junction box (3), a second cable (5) extending from the junction box (3) to a subsea transformer station (6), the second cable (5) having a second dry mate connection (10a, figure 4) terminating inside the junction box (3) operatively connected to the first dry mate connection (2b) and extending to a subsea transformer station (6). A third cable (12) extends from the transformer station (6) to an onshore receiver (8) to transmit electric power from the offshore power generator unit (7), via the first, second and third cables, to an onshore receiver (8). The third cable (12) may carry a higher voltage than the second (5) and first (1a-n) cables. There is also provided a method of installing an offshore power distribution system (100) and a method of distributing power in an offshore power distribution system (100).
Patent GB-2575748-A (GB)
Title: Biosensor electrode having three-dimensional structured sensing surfaces
Inventor: SUFI ZAFAR
IPC: A61B5/053
Filed: 2018-03-20
Abstract: A sensor includes a sensing circuit (116, 126) and a probe (112, 122) communicatively coupled to the sensing circuit (116, 126). The probe (112, 122) includes a three-dimensional (3D) sensing surface coated with a recognition element and configured to, based at least in part on the 3D sensing surface interacting with a predetermined material, generate a first measurement. In some embodiments, the 3D sensing surface is shaped as a pyramid, a cone, or a cylinder to increase the sensing surface area over a two- dimensional (2D) sensing surface. In some embodiments, the 3D sensing facilitates penetration of the 3D sensing surface through the wall of the biological cell (142A).
Patent GB-2588598-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft system
Inventor: ASHLEY BIDMEAD
IPC: B64D45/00
Filed: 2019-10-21
Abstract: A controller (fig.1,100) for an aircraft 1 is configured to receive a signal(s) to determine whether the aircraft is at a certain stage in the landing procedure before a command to extend landing gear 600 is issued, on basis of which a procedure to interrogate the braking system 200 is initialised. Preferably, an aircraft characteristic, such as position, motion, orientation or configuration, is sensed and output as the signal used by the controller; alternatively, the signal may represent an action to be taken during landing. The signal may be received from a location remote from the aircraft. The controller may instruct the operation of a hydraulic component of the braking system and detect a response. The controller may allow a pre-landing test, checking the functionality and integrity of the braking system, to be initialise before the landing gear extension is initialised to provide more time for the test to be carried out before touchdown.
Patent GB-2589128-A (GB)
Title: Determining an amount of nitric oxide
Inventor: Scott Deamer-Smith
IPC: G01N33/497
Filed: 2019-11-21
Abstract: A method comprises receiving an oesophageal gas sample at a nitric oxide sensor (i) wherein the nitric oxide sensor generates a signal indicative of the amount of nitric oxide (ii) and outputs said signal (iii) to determine the amount of nitric oxide in the sample (iv). The oesophageal gas sample may be produced by eosinophils in oesophagus tissue and the gas sample may be collected non-invasively. The method may further comprise determining an exhalation parameter e.g. flow rate value. The method may further comprise determining whether the nitric oxide amount is indicative of eosinophilic oesophagitis or asthma or whether an amount of ammonia in the sample is indicative of Helicobacter pylori production. Also provided is a method comprising steps (i) to (iv) utilising a more general target gas sensor wherein the target gas may be ammonia, hydrogen sulphide or methane. Also provided is an apparatus to carry out the method in the case of nitric oxide determination.
Patent GB-2578066-A (GB)
Title: Compliance-aware runtime generation based on application patterns and risk assessment
Inventor: CONSTANTIN MIRCEA ADAM
IPC: G06F15/177
Filed: 2018-06-18
Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods and/or computer program products that facilitate compliance-aware runtime generation of containers are provided. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises: identifying, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, information used by a target application to containerize; determining whether one or more risk violations exist for the information within one or more defined thresholds; determining whether a compliance or a security violation exists in the information, wherein the determining whether the compliance or security violation exists is performed based on a determination by the risk assessment component that one or more risk violations do not exist; and generating a new container of components corresponding to defined components of the target application that allow the target application to execute without an underlying operating system, wherein the generating is based on a determination that no compliance or security violation exists in the information.
Patent GB-2594058-A (GB)
Title: A Turbocharged engine system and a method of controlling boost pressure
Inventor: KEITH JOHN DOUGLAS
IPC: F02B39/10
Filed: 2020-04-09
Abstract: Turbo charged engine system 200 for an internal combustion engine 11 with a turbocharger 22 arranged to supply compressed air to the engine, the compressor 20 providing a boost pressure being driven by the turbine 36 which is driven by exhaust from the engine. It has an electric compressor 40 that injects compressed fluid into the exhaust to speed up or maintain speed of the turbine. It has control valves 54 and a blow off valve 52 to control the injection timing and pressures. The system is designed to be retro-fitted to an engine. Also claimed is a control method for controlling the boost pressure of a turbocharger 22 comprising injecting compressed fluid into the exhaust stream. It may increase of maintain the speed of the turbine 36 depending on predetermined thresholds and may increase volume injected.
Patent GB-2596098-A (GB)
Title: Headphone apparatus and methods of operating
Inventor: DAVID STOLOFF
IPC: H04R5/033
Filed: 2020-06-17
Abstract: The headphones 1 include a first receiver arrangement 3a configured to receive a first sound signal from the live musical instrument, and a second receiver arrangement 3b configured to separately receive a second sound signal comprising the accompanying soundtrack. A first speaker arrangement 5 is provided to output a sound associated with the playing of the live musical instrument. A second speaker arrangement 7 is provided to output a sound associated with the accompanying soundtrack. The frequency range of the second speaker arrangement is wider than the frequency range of the first speaker arrangement. The headphones may be used by musicians during practice and/or rehearsal.
Patent GB-2596140-A (GB)
Title: A leak-proof gas stove
Inventor: XIANFENG WU
IPC: F24C3/12
Filed: 2020-06-19
Abstract: A leak-proof gas hob has a platform 1, a burner arrangement (2 Fig. 1) with cookware support 23 and an associated gas control system that includes a gas supply adjusting knob (5 Fig. 1). The gas control system includes a controller 61 that may include a temperature sensor 62, and the burner arrangement has a low flame burner 21, a high flame burner 22, and a pilot flame outlet 3. A gas supply pipeline (4 Fig. 3), 44, feeds gas to the high and low burner along a main gas supply pipeline 42 via a gas control valve connected to the adjusting knob. The pilot flame outlet passes through the high flame burner and is connected to the gas supply pipeline via a solenoid valve 43 and pilot gas supply pipeline 41. In use, the controller opens the solenoid valve according to the rotation angle of the adjusting knob on the main gas supply pipeline and ignites the gas at the low flame burner to form a flame. Because the pilot gas supply flow is independent of the burner main gas supply flow, the pilot flame remains stable, and should the low flame burner extinguish it can be reignited by the pilot flame and prevent leakage of gas into the environment.
Patent GB-2597757-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for collecting trace data
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN WILLIAMS
IPC: G06F11/34
Filed: 2020-08-03
Abstract: A data processing apparatus and a method for processing data are disclosed. The data processing apparatus comprises: processing circuitry to process instructions; and trace circuitry comprising: a trace buffer; write pointer storage to store a write pointer to indicate a current location in the trace buffer; and a call depth counter to indicate a number of events, wherein the trace circuitry is configured to generate trace data indicative of processing activities of the processing circuitry, and in response to a first event to: modify the call depth counter in a first direction, store first trace data indicative of the first event in the trace buffer at the current location, and modify the write pointer to point to a next location in the trace buffer; in response to a second event, when the call depth counter is not equal to a threshold call depth, to: modify the call depth counter in a second direction and modify the write pointer to point to a previous location in the trace buffer; and in response to the second event, when the call depth counter is equal to the threshold call depth, to store second trace data indicative of the second event in the trace buffer at the current location.
Patent GB-2589000-A (GB)
Title: A system and method for controlling the movement of items
Inventor: Tim Steiner
IPC: G06Q10/08
Filed: 2020-09-04
Abstract: A system with at least three fulfilment centres 302a-c, each centre arranged to fulfil orders to customers 305 and/or stores 307; and a control unit 301 arranged to control the centres, wherein each centre is arranged to share items with at least one other of the three fulfilment centres. A method of controlling a fulfilment system (figure 7) having at least three fulfilment centres, comprising: retrieving item stock level information; retrieving scheduled transhipping information; retrieving scheduled delivery information; determining batch schedules based on stock level, scheduled transhipping and scheduled delivery information; retrieving expected demand trend information; retrieving item reservation information; forecasting demand of items; predicting a required item and its required location based on the forecast and batch schedules and instructing a centre to move a number of the items to another centre based on the required location. A method of determining availability of an item (figure 9) held by a fulfilment system having at least three fulfilment centres, comprising: retrieving stock level information, retrieving scheduled delivery information, determining batch schedules based on the stock level and delivery information, retrieving item reservation information and calculating availability of each item in each centre based on the batch schedules and reservation information.
Patent GB-2589493-A (GB)
Title: Absorbent articles having shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics
Inventor: SARA L GIOVANNI
IPC: D04H3/16
Filed: 2019-06-10
Abstract: Absorbent articles are provided that comprise shaped, soft and textured nonwoven fabrics. The nonwoven fabrics may be a topsheet and an outer cover nonwoven material of the absorbent article. A portion of a wearer-facing surface of the topsheet may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB V2 rms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 30 dB V2 rms. A portion of a garment-facing surface of the outer cover nonwoven material may have a TS7 in the range of about 1 dB V2 rms of about 1 to about 4.5 dB V2 rms and a TS750 in the range of about 6 dB V2 rms to about 30 dB V2 rms. The nonwoven fabrics of the present disclosure provide soft materials with texture.