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Patent GB-2517121-A (GB)
Title: Composition, Apparatus and Method for Treating Waste Products
Inventor: SHEPHERD LUKE A C
IPC: C08J11/16
Filed: 2013-04-19
Abstract: A method of treating waste super absorbant polymer gels (SAP) comprises the steps of processing the waste product and introducing a salt composition to the waste which can be done in any order or simultaneously. Preferred waste processing steps include macerating or washing, and preferably the composition comprises sodium chloride. Apparatus for carrying out the above method is also disclosed as is a dispenser for dispensing salt. The apparatus may comprise a receptacle for macerating or washing the SAP, and a dispenser (possibly a pump) for introducing salt, the salt may be introduced into the receptacle, or in a different embodiment into a pipe downstream which is prone to blockage.
Patent GB-2514098-A (GB)
Title: Overheat protection system for solar thermal collectors
Inventor: BAILEY SAMUEL GERARD
IPC: F24J2/46
Filed: 2013-05-04
Abstract: An overheat protection system 1 for solar thermal heat collector 2 comprises a heat exchanger 8 and a valve 5, when the valve is opened a convection current causes circulation of fluid through the collector and a heat sink allowing excess heat to dissipate. The valve may be a non-return valve and may operated manually, electrically or by a pressure differential in the system. The heat sink 8 and valve 5 may be integrated into the solar collector unit with the heat sink forming the rear face of the solar collector. The system is used in a system with a pump 6 and a primary heat load 7 to which the solar heat is transferred. The system may be operated to allow the heat sink 8 to dissipate heat from the primary heat load 7 by opening the valve 5 when the pump 6 is activated.
Patent GB-2514417-A (GB)
Title: Topical composition
Inventor: BRANCH SUSAN JANE
IPC: A61P29/00
Filed: 2013-05-24
Abstract: A topical pharmaceutical composition for use in alleviating or reversing a clinical symptom selected from rigidity, stiffness, loss of mobility, loss of flexibility and swelling in a part or region of the body comprises (a) a ginger ingredient, (b) vinegar or a physiologically acceptable acid, and (c) a viscosity-enhancing agent. The ginger ingredient may be essential oil of ginger, ginger extract or tincture, fresh ginger, powdered ginger or a constituent compound of ginger. Examples of the viscosity-enhancing agent include xanthan gum, kuzu and glucomannan gums, and combinations thereof. The viscosity-enhancing agent may further be a skin penetration enhancing or skin hydration enhancing agent or the composition may additionally comprise a skin penetration enhancing or skin hydration enhancing agent.
Patent GB-2503358-A (GB)
Title: Detecting cigarettes in tomographic X-ray images
Inventor: MORTON EDWARD JAMES
IPC: G01V5/00
Filed: 2010-05-26
Abstract: A processor analyses a tomographic X-ray image to identify repeating structures with a length and width consistent with cigarettes, rectangular volumes of predefined aspect ratio matching that of predefined brands of cigarette packaging having a density that is consistent with predefined brands of cigarettes. These parameters are used for identifying cigarettes by mapping against a database. The tomographic X-ray image may be obtained using a non-rotating X-ray scanner. Also disclosed are methods of detecting knives, firearms, narcotics, nuclear materials, currency and liquids, systems for sorting scanned items into categories (e.g. threat, or clear).
Patent GB-2501440-A (GB)
Title: System and method for generating a patient-specific digital image-based model of an anatomical structure
Inventor: YELIN EINAV NAMER
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2012-01-25
Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of performing computerized simulations of image-guided procedures. The method may comprise receiving medical image data and metadata of a specific patient. A patient-specific digital image-based model of an anatomical structure may be generated based on the medical image data and the metadata. A computerized simulation of an image-guided procedure may be performed using the digital image-based model and the metadata.
Patent GB-2518438-A (GB)
Title: Improved method and equipment for reinforcing a borehole
Inventor: IBRAGIMOVA ZALPATO
IPC: E21B33/138
Filed: 2013-09-23
Abstract: An epoxy polymer is arranged to be carried in drilling fluid 9 for reinforcing a borehole 1 during drilling of the borehole. The epoxy polymer is meltable, fusible, and/or curable. The epoxy may be dissolved and/or emulsified and/or dispersed in the drilling fluid along the surface of the borehole. A downhole treatment device 19 may be used to melt, fuse, and/or cure the epoxy thereby applying a liner of polymer at the surface 15 of the borehole. Curing may be performed by concentrating energy in a limited space in the vicinity of the surface. Energy beams such as lasers, microwaves, induction, or ultrasound may be used to intersect and cure the epoxy. The drilling fluid may contain particulate epoxy polymer material which may be solid metal particles coated in epoxy. The metal may be diamagnetic.
Patent GB-2523986-A (GB)
Title: Method and device
Inventor: GODDARD SIMON JAMES
IPC: H01L51/54
Filed: 2013-12-19
Abstract: A method of forming an organic light-emitting electrochemical cell 100 comprising forming a light-emitting layer formulation 103 over an anode 101 and a cathode 105, wherein the light-emitting layer formulation 103 comprises a semiconducting polymer, an electrolyte, such as polyethylene oxide and a salt, and preferably wherein the semiconducting polymer has a polystyrene-equivalent weight-average molecular weight of less than 300,000 as measured by gel permeation chromatography.
Patent GB-2528706-A (GB)
Title: An internal cake support apparatus and associated methods
Inventor: BUTLER DAWN
IPC: A47G19/00
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: An internal cake support apparatus 600 comprises number of food grade members 640-654 each having at least one connector configured to be detachably coupled to a corresponding connector of at least one other food-grade member. The internal cake support apparatus is reconfigurable to provide for a plurality of different configurations of rigid internal support frame for supporting a cake. In use, the cake support apparatus provides a support for the interior of a cake and particularly a novelty cake of unconventional shape.
Patent GB-2530559-A (GB)
Title: Mixing bowl
Inventor: PALMER PAUL
IPC: B65D21/08
Filed: 2014-09-26
Abstract: The invention relates to a mixing bowl 1 having a base 2 and a side wall 4 of flexible material (e.g. silicon) extending up from the base, said side wall being collapsible from a first raised position (fig.1) to a second storage position (fig.2). The side wall 4 comprises two or more sidewall sections and an annular fold line 6 is provided between them so that the two sections fold relative to each other. The base may have a locking mechanism 3a-b to engage with a food mixer base. The base may be metal and may be adapted to be heated by induction from an induction heater on a food mixer base. The sidewall sections may comprise at least one annular stiffening rib (16a-d, fig.4). A lid (18, Fig.7) may be provided to fold within the mixing bowl when the bowl is collapsed.
Patent GB-2531081-A (GB)
Title: Seals for gas turbine engine
Inventor: CHRISTOPHER W STROCK
IPC: F16J15/44
Filed: 2014-04-21
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a first seal for an aircraft blade outer air seal ("BOAS") comprising a first portion comprising a first channel and a second channel, and a second portion comprising a first projection and a second projection, wherein the first projection slidably couples to the first channel and the second projection slidably couples to the second channel. The first portion and/or the second portion may be coated with a low friction substance. The first portion may be coupled to a vane support and/or a BOAS, and the second portion may be coupled to a first OAS support. The first seal may enable a radial translation of the BOAS in response to an aircraft maneuver.
Patent GB-2519002-A (GB)
Title: Terminal measurements of interference in wireless communication
Inventor: MOULSLEY TIMOTHY
IPC: H04W24/10
Filed: 2010-11-05
Abstract: A new measurement report and/or reporting trigger for an LTE-based wireless communication network, in order to identify the occurrence of interference which is non-uniform in the spatial domain is disclosed. A user equipment (UE) with multiple receive antennas monitors a measurement object such as received signal strength for plural sets of receiver weights, corresponding to different beam patterns, to obtain measured values, computes a difference or ratio between two such measured values and once a trigger event has occurred, which may be a novel trigger based on said difference/ratio, send a report (S40) to its serving station. The report may indicate the computed difference/ratio and/or the measured values themselves.
Patent GB-2526897-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Inventor: YACOUB MAGDI HABIB
IPC: A61P9/12
Filed: 2015-01-09
Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprising polymeric nanoparticles encapsulated within cross-linked polymeric microparticles is provided wherein the polymeric nanoparticles carry a therapeutic agent suitable for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) loaded within them, for use in the treatment of PAH. The polymeric nanoparticles may comprise a chitosan; a chitosan-derivative polymer selected from chitosan-PEG, N-trimethyl chitosan or a derivative of chitosan comprising a stearic acid, cholanic acid, phthaloyl or butyl acrylate side chain; poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid); or a self-assembly amphiphilic chitosan derivative selected from chitosan-PEG-cholanic acid, chitosan-PEG-stearic acid or chitosan-PEG-oleic acid. Preferably the cross-linked polymeric microparticles are cross-linked hydrogel polymeric microparticles that are pH responsive and comprise self-interpenetrating polymeric networks (semi-IPNs) or full-IPNs. Preferably the cross-linked polymeric micrparticles comprise chitosan or a water soluble chitosan derivative, such as carboxymethyl and PEGylated derivatives. Preferably the microparticles further comprise one or more polymers selected from hyaluronate, carrageenan and oligoguluronate. Preferably the therapeutic agent is selected from prostacyclin synthetic analogues, PPAR Î² agonists and NO donors, in particular the therapeutic agent is a protacyclin synthetic analogue selected from treprostinil or selexipag. Preferred formulations are inhalable, dry powder pharmaceutical formulations, which are able to swell on administration to the lungs of a patient.
Patent GB-2534412-A (GB)
Title: Dynamically switchable captive portal
Inventor: NIGEL ANTHONY HATHAWAY
IPC: H04L12/70
Filed: 2015-01-23
Abstract: A router 14 for a communication system for controlling data flows between a plurality of computing devices 11, 12, 13a, b. The router 14 has a firewall and routing functions, the ability to manage the data, and a direction function to remotely control the router. The router 14 may also have a wireless access point, a mobile telecommunication base station; and act as a network data server. The router may communicate by radio or cable, and may be connected to the internet 15. The router allows a presentation from a seminar or the like, to be displayed on delegates computing devices 13a, b, and for the presenter to control and restrict the information that is displayed from a network computing device 11, 12 configured to serve as a controller. The information may be a website and include interactive elements. In use one or more network computing devices may be configured to be a controller. Alternatively the presentation may be automatically sent to the network of computing devices upon predetermined criteria. The traffic routing and data management of the router may be controlled by protocols.
Patent GB-2519696-A (GB)
Title: A modular building assembly
Inventor: ROSE DOUGLAS
IPC: E04H1/00
Filed: 2013-10-22
Abstract: A modular building assembly comprises a modular building unit having at least two lifting interface members provided in predetermined locations with a fixed spacing therebetween and proximate a roof of the building unit. A lifting structure for the assembly has at least two couplings having a corresponding fixed spacing therebetween. The lifting structure has a connection arrangement for connection to a crane or the like. The couplings are arranged with respect to the interface members such that a movement of the lifting structure with a horizontal component with respect to the interface members results in engagement therebetween to enable lifting of the building unit.
Patent GB-2541216-A (GB)
Title: Reconfiguring debug circuitry
Inventor: ANDREW BRIAN THOMAS HOPKINS
IPC: G01R31/317
Filed: 2015-08-12
Abstract: A method of reconfiguring a current debug configuration of a debug unit connected to a peripheral circuit on an integrated circuit chip comprises the debug unit collecting 601 debug data of the peripheral circuit and outputting 602 the debug data in a message stream. The debug unit receives a debug reconfiguration command 603 and in response transmits an indication of the current debug configuration 606, before reconfiguring 607 the debug configuration to a new debug configuration in accordance with the debug reconfiguration command. The debug unit then transmits an indication of the new debug configuration 609. The indication of the current debug configuration 606 and the indication of the new debug configuration 609 are transmitted adjacent to the debug data 604, 610 in the message stream. The method is used for reconfiguring a debug unit associated with e.g. a processor in a system on chip (SoC) integrated circuit.
Patent GB-2529088-A (GB)
Title: Touch input device and display device
Inventor: KITADA HIROAKI
IPC: G06F3/044
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A touch input device (11) is provided with a touch sensor (10) and a control unit (60). The touch sensor (10) is provided with a substrate (101), a piezoelectric film (102), a plurality of first detection conductors (103), and a plurality of second detection conductors (104). The substrate (101) is a flat plate. The piezoelectric film (102) comprises PLLA that is uniaxially stretched, and is arranged on one main surface of the substrate (101). The first detection conductors (103) are arranged on the surface of the piezoelectric film (102) that is on the opposite side from the substrate (101). The plurality of second detection conductors (104) are arranged on the surface of the substrate (101) that is on the opposite side from the surface that comes into contact with the piezoelectric film (102). The control unit (60) uses a detection signal that is output via the first detection conductors (103) and the second detection conductors (104) to detect an operation position and pressing force.
Patent GB-2543087-A (GB)
Title: Battery pack
Inventor: SIMON BLAIR DOBSON
IPC: H01M50/213
Filed: 2015-10-08
Abstract: A battery pack comprises a core pack 124 and a housing 101 having a sloped or curved inner surface 102. The core pack 124 comprises a pair of counteracting wedge elements 114 slidable from a first configuration (Fig. 6a) in which the core pack is insertable into the housing 101 to a second configuration (as shown) in which the wedge elements press against the core pack and the inner surface 102 of the housing, thus fixing the core pack in the housing. The wedge elements 114 may be moved relative to each other using a pair of counteracting elements 112 which have surfaces which mate with surfaces on the wedge elements (best seen in Figs. 4 and 8).
Patent GB-2547416-A (GB)
Title: A fire detection system
Inventor: MICHAEL TRUSS
IPC: G08B25/10
Filed: 2016-02-10
Abstract: A fire detection system comprising: a system controller 160 having a digital processor and wireless communication in a local area within a building or warehouse; at least one drone 150, 151, 152 or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a body, at least one rotor, controller and wireless communication connection to system controller 160; at least one fire sensor, which may be a smoke detector mounted on the upstream side of a rotor axis, or a thermal imaging video recording camera mounted on a retractable armature on its underside. The drones 150, 151, 152 fly a flight path in a structure and sends fire alert information to the system controller 160. The system controller 160 may store reference maps and associated characteristic, such as temperature or flammability of materials, which may update dynamically from an inventory or ambient and weather conditions. RFID tags may be used to identify items. The system controller 160 may transmit the fire alarm to an external party with location, material and stage of fire data.
Patent GB-2547661-A (GB)
Title: Layered vertical field effect transistor and methods of fabrication
Inventor: QUANZHONG JIANG
IPC: H01L29/808
Filed: 2016-02-24
Abstract: A III-nitride vertical field effect transistor (FET) comprises a base plate 1, a mask layer 6 on the base plate having openings for exposure of the base plate; a drain 2 grown epitaxially onto regions of the base plate exposed by the openings of the mask layer; an insulation layer 3 grown epitaxially onto the drain; a source 4 grown epitaxially onto the insulation layer; a vertical nitride stack 5 grown epitaxially onto the side faces of the drain, the insulation layer and the source, and overlaying the mask layer; the stack provides a vertical conducting channel to connect the source to the drain. A current flowing from the source to the drain through the conducting channel can be modulated by an electrical voltage that is applied to the side face of the vertical nitride stack. There are preferably also electrodes 7, 8, 10 and edge terms 9. The drain may grow partly over the mask layer i.e. there may be epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELOG). A double width mask may be used. A method for reducing the gate length is also claimed.
Patent GB-2539554-A (GB)
Title: Near-field transducer for heat assisted magnetic recording comprising of thermally stable material layer
Inventor: TAKUYA MATSUMOTO
IPC: G11B5/012
Filed: 2016-04-29
Abstract: A heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head 103 includes a main pole 142, a waveguide 135 and a near field transducer (NFT) 140 disposed between the main pole and the waveguide. The NFT includes an antenna 202, and the antenna includes a first portion 502 made of a first material and a second portion 504 made of a second material. A thermal shunt 204 can be coupled to the NFT. The second portion may be a layer embedded in the first portion. The second portion may be made of a material having a higher melting point than the material of the first portion. Having the second portion helps reduce the temperature rise of the NFT and reduce the laser power applied to the NFT. There may be a layer disposed between the thermal shunt and the antenna and a heat sink on the thermal shunt.
Patent GB-2538628-A (GB)
Title: Algorithm for zonal fault detection in a well environment
Inventor: MARK W ROBERSON
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2014-12-29
Abstract: A hydrocarbon well (e.g., oil well) may be monitored during to determine whether a fault exists during an operation such as injecting sealant (e.g., cement) into the borehole. RFID tags may be mixed in a wellbore fluid (e.g., drilling mud, cement, etc.), placed into a borehole, and then tracked within the borehole by communication assemblies with RFID sensors. Data may be obtained by interrogating RFID tags in one or more azimuthally oriented regions of an annulus surrounding a casing of the borehole. Fluid distribution in the annulus will be evaluated with respect to azimuthally offset regions of the annulus.
Patent GB-2552368-A (GB)
Title: Plumbing fixtures
Inventor: Toby Risbey
IPC: F16K27/00
Filed: 2016-07-21
Abstract: A mixer valve has a body adapted to be connected to two fluid supplies and has at least one connector 6 comprising a housing 8. A fluid delivery tube 10 is located within the housing, the fluid delivery tube 10 having an aperture 22. A slider 16 is arranged around and is slideable over the delivery tube 10 and has an interior chamber 18 in fluid communication with an interior 20 of the delivery tube by means of the aperture 22. A fluid inlet 14 is connected to the slider 16 at an angle thereto, the fluid inlet 14 being connected to a fluid supply pipe. The fluid inlet 14 is in fluid communication with the chamber 18, and the housing 8 has an external opening 12 within which the fluid inlet 14 is located and is movable.
Patent GB-2549173-A (GB)
Title: A millimetre wave transceiver
Inventor: ANDREW TUCKER
IPC: H04B1/40
Filed: 2017-02-09
Abstract: A millimetre wave transceiver 1 has a multiplexer 9 and a pair of antenna ports 14, 15. An orthomode transducer 20 and circular polarizer 21 are connected between the antenna ports and an antenna 22. A pair of modulators 2, 3 receive a carrier signal from a common local oscillator 6, modulate the carrier signal with a data signal 4, 5 to produce transmit signals at the same frequency. Each modulator provides its transmit signal to a corresponding transmit port 10, 11 of the multiplexer. A pair of demodulators 25, 26 each receive a receive signal at the same frequency from a corresponding receive port 12, 13 of the multiplexer and a reference signal from a common local oscillator 27, and demodulate the receive signal at a frequency related to the reference signal to obtain a data signal. In other arrangements, only one of either the pair of modulators or the pair of demodulators are connected to a common local oscillator.
Patent GB-2549372-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical methods and systems
Inventor: JEAN WOLOSZKO
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2014-03-06
Abstract: An electrosurgical controller 104 for an electrosurgical wand 102 is disclosed herein, comprising a pump control interface operable to control a pump for controlling a flowrate of flow of fluid proximal to an active electrode of the electrosurgical wand 102. A processor is configured to control the pump control interface to create plasma proximate to the active electrode, the plasma based on delivery of energy to the active electrode by the electrosurgical controller, and wherein the processor is configured to control the pump control interface based on an impedance of an electrode circuit comprising the active electrode to cause the plasma to flicker and cause periods of plasma collapse.
Patent GB-2560521-A (GB)
Title: Wheel support apparatus
Inventor: Simone Gemkow
IPC: B62D7/18
Filed: 2017-03-13
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wheel knuckle 7-n for mounting a wheel 3-n to a vehicle (1, see fig 1). The wheel knuckle has a deformation control means 23-n for controlling deformation of a rim 5 of the wheel. The deformation control member may be comprise an end portion for positioning near a radially inner surface of the wheel rim, said end portion may be arcuate and of similar radius to the wheel rim. The control member may be configured to align and engage an inboard portion of the wheel rim during a collision. The wheel knuckle may be a steering knuckle and may comprise a track rod end and/or mounting means for a caliper. Additionally, the deformation member may be forged to be unitary in construction and may be formed integrally with the wheel knuckle.
Patent GB-2564372-A (GB)
Title: Linear shaped charge and structure
Inventor: ANDREW LUMLEY
IPC: F42B1/02
Filed: 2017-03-31
Abstract: A linear shaped charge 1 comprises a body 2 comprising a foam material, a first explosive element 4, a second explosive element 6 and a liner 8. There is a channel 10 at least partly between the first explosive element 4 and the second explosive element 6. The channel 10 may comprise a space, it may be filled with non-explosive material or it may be at least partially filled by the foam material of the body 2. A related structure is also disclosed with a first cavity configured to receive a first explosive element and a second cavity configured to receive a second explosive element.