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Patent GB-2516270-A (GB)
Title: Fuel cell stack assembly
Inventor: HORLOCK MARK PHILLIP
IPC: H01M8/24
Filed: 2013-07-17
Abstract: A fuel cell stack assembly comprises a plurality of fuel cells in a stack 1102, the stack 1102 defining a first end face 1110 and a second end face 1112 that are parallel and opposing one another, and a compression member 1150, 1152 at each opposing end face of the stack 1102, each compression member 1150, 1152 having a proximal portion 1154, 1158 and a distal portion 1156, 1160. Each compression member 1150, 1152 defines an engagement surface 1166 for receiving a compression force and a compression surface 1168 adjacent to and in compressive relationship with a respective one of the first and second end faces 1110, 1112. The fuel cell stack assembly also comprises a retaining member 1100 attached to the first and second compression members 1150, 1152 to thereby apply the compression force and maintain the fuel cells in the stack 1102 under compression. At least one of the compression members 1150, 1152 is shaped such that the compression force, which is applied only to the proximal portion 1154, 1158 of the engagement surface, is distributed uniformly across the compression surface 1168 in both the proximal portions 1154, 1158 and distal portions 1156, 1160.
Patent GB-2516492-A (GB)
Title: A Secure Flexible Portable Accessory Holder
Inventor: FAIRBROTHER SAMANTHA JANE
IPC: A45F5/00
Filed: 2013-07-24
Abstract: A flexible accessory holder for a portable item, in particular a mobile phone. The holder may be made of a non slip material such as rubber. The holder has a base 1 and an arm portion 2, both portions being connected by a spine portion 6. One end of the holder may have an attachment portion 5 having a hole in association with a metal clasp and rivet for attachment to a lanyard, or other device containing a clip or similar mechanism, to be attached. The holder preferably covers all four corners of a mobile phone.
Patent GB-2520244-A (GB)
Title: Winding method and apparatus
Inventor: FORDHAM KEITH
IPC: B65H19/26
Filed: 2013-11-06
Abstract: An apparatus 1 for winding sheet material, comprising, a turret 3 holding a reel onto which a sheet material 2 is wound to form a roll 25; a wrap roller 11 which is movable relative to the reel to deflect a running web between the wrap roller 11 and the reel and then around a portion of the reel; a cutter 5 for cutting the web in a transfer position at a pre-determined point downstream of the reel and inserting the cut end of the web between the reel and the wrap roller. The turret variably rotates, depending on the diameter of the reel, to align the cutter in the transfer position. A plurality of reels may be mounted on the turret, and each reel can be sequentially moved to the transfer position, where a first and second reel arm 51 & 53, rotatably mounted on the rotational axis of the turret are releasably engageable with the end of each reel. The reel arms are controlled to engage each reel sequentially. The second arm engages a reel onto which the running web is to be transferred and the first arm engages that reel once the running web has been transferred.
Patent GB-2523076-A (GB)
Title: Improved palette mode in HEVC for the encoding process
Inventor: ONNO PATRICE
IPC: H04N19/93
Filed: 2013-12-19
Abstract: Coding a block of a picture in a video sequence, comprising, for at least one portion of the block, encoding a colour based on a colour palette with several colour elements, said method comprising for a current portion, inserting said portions current colour in the colour palette as a new colour element 1409, if the current colour is not present in the colour palette and the absolute difference between the current colour and each and every colour element in the palette is superior to a predetermined threshold 1407, wherein said threshold is adaptive. Preferably the coding of the block comprises using a given mode, preferably a transform skip mode, having a quantization step based on quantization parameters. Further independent claims are included for: encoding the colour of a current portion by allocating to it a colour element from the colour palette before updating the definition of the colour element based on the colours of all portions to which said colour element had been allocated; and for encoding the colour of a current portion by determining a prediction mode among at least two prediction modes.
Patent GB-2523305-A (GB)
Title: Installation
Inventor: BENNETT NEIL
IPC: H02G9/10
Filed: 2014-01-29
Abstract: The present invention relates to a subterranean access installation 1 comprising preformed glass reinforced polymer walls 2 a & b, the walls having a foot (fig. 2; 3a & 6) , shoulder (fig. 2; 3b) and mid longitudinal platforms (fig. 2; 15) reinforced by gusset plates (fig. 2; 7) or struts running from the foot to the shoulder, the walls arranged to define a compartment 8 with the shoulders forming an aperture at terrain level, the shoulders arranged to support a dismountable apertured lid 9. There may be a floor 10 seated on the medial platforms of the wall the floor and walls defining the compartment. The floor maybe removable.
Patent GB-2512984-A (GB)
Title: Big data in process control systems
Inventor: NIXON MARK J
IPC: G05B19/418
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: A big data network 100 for a process control system or plant includes a big data apparatus 102 including a data storage area 120 configured to store, using a common data schema, multiple types of process data and/or plant data such as configuration and real-time data. Data receiver computing devices 122 receive the data from multiple nodes or devices 110, 112, 115. The data may be cached and time-stamped at the nodes and streamed to the big data apparatus 102 for storage. The process control system big data system provides services and/or data analyses to automatically or manually discover prescriptive and/or predictive knowledge, and to determine, based on the discovered knowledge, changes and/or additions to the process control system and to the set of services and/or analyses to optimize the process control system or plant.
Patent GB-2528825-A (GB)
Title: Water recovery in a fuel cell system
Inventor: ADCOCK PAUL LEONARD
IPC: H01M8/04291
Filed: 2014-02-24
Abstract: A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack 2 with a cathode exhaust outlet 8 coupled to a cathode exhaust conduit 10. A condenser 11 is provided in the cathode exhaust conduit 10 for extracting water from a cathode exhaust stream in the cathode exhaust conduit. A compressor 61 is disposed in the cathode exhaust conduit 10 between the cathode exhaust outlet 8 and the condenser 11, and an expander 33 is disposed downstream of the condenser for recovering energy from the condenser exhaust stream. By providing compressor 61 and expander 33 stages on either side of the condenser 11, the condenser performance can be enhanced by higher pressure operation independent of the fuel cell pressure. The parasitic load of this pressurised operation of the condenser can be reduced by recovering the energy from the exhaust stream. In a further aspect, a fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack, a condenser and a refrigeration circuit for (a) extracting heat from the condenser (fig 5) or (b) extracting heat from the cathode exhaust stream by providing an evaporator unit in the cathode exhaust outlet. In another aspect, a fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack, a compressor coupled to the cathode fluid inlet, a condenser in the cathode exhaust conduit, and an expander disposed downstream of the condenser, the compressor and the expander being coupled to transfer energy from the expander to the compressor (e.g. figs 3 and 4).
Patent GB-2509276-A (GB)
Title: OFDM receiver with time domain channel estimation
Inventor: THOMPSON STEVEN C
IPC: H04L25/02
Filed: 2012-10-26
Abstract: An OFDM communication system performs time domain channel estimation responsive to received symbols before the symbols are processed by a fast Fourier transform. The communication system generates virtual pilots from actual pilots to improve the stability and quality of channel estimation. The system generates a reference signal from the actual and virtual pilots and correlates the resulting reference signal with a signal responsive to the received symbol to generate an initial channel impulse response (CIR) and to determine statistics about the channel. In some circumstances, the resulting reference signal is correlated with a modified symbol in which the actual and virtual pilot locations are emphasized and the data locations are deemphasized. Time domain channel estimation iteratively improves on the initial CIR. The system determines channel estimates for data only symbols through averaging such as interpolation.
Patent GB-2525195-A (GB)
Title: Routing scheme switching
Inventor: CHAMI YOUSSEF
IPC: H04W88/18
Filed: 2014-04-15
Abstract: A routing scheme (multicast, unicast or broadcast) is selected, for providing a communications service to a plurality of subscriber terminals in a cellular network, by a service manager that is at least logically separate from the cellular network and controls the communications service for the plurality of subscriber terminals. This allows optimisation jointly across upper and lower layers. Information about one or both of: the plurality of subscriber terminals; and at least one characteristic of the cellular network is communicated between the cellular network and the service manager. A routing scheme for providing the communications service to the plurality of subscriber terminals is selected based on the communicated information. The subscriber terminal information may comprise type of application being used by the terminals, number of subscribers using the service or location of the terminals. The network characteristic may be load, QoS parameters predicted network performance (latency, throughput) or cell capability.
Patent GB-2516363-A (GB)
Title: A wallpaper handling device
Inventor: WOOD ANDREW
IPC: B44C7/06
Filed: 2014-06-02
Abstract: A wallpaper handling device comprises a wallpaper support member having a first face 12 for supporting a sheet of wallpaper and first and second sides 20, 21 extending therefrom. There is provided first and second clamps 22, 23 connected to the first and second sides 20, 21 respectively. Each clamp 22, 23 comprising at least one clamping plate, the clamping plates of the two clamps 22, 23 extending inwardly towards each other over the first face 12. Each clamp 22, 23 being adapted to be displaced between an open position (Fig.3a) in which the clamping plate is remote from the first face 12 and a closed position (Fig.3b) in which the clamping plate abuts the first face 12 so clamping a sheet of wallpaper 13 between the top face 12 and clamping plate. The location of the clamps 22, 23 on the sides of the device allows for movement of the paper with respect to the device. This enables easier alignment of the paper.
Patent GB-2531768-A (GB)
Title: An Undercarriage for a Working Machine
Inventor: DAVID PRICE
IPC: E02F9/08
Filed: 2014-10-29
Abstract: A modular undercarriage for a working machine comprising a main chassis(526), a subsidiary chassis(528) with a mounting for an axle(fig7; 750). The main chassis has arrangements for mounting a prime mover(fig6;642) and a slew ring(532) to mount a superstructure(514) thereon and a mounting interface(536) to mount the subsidiary chassis(528) thereon and the subsidiary chassis have an actuator with mounts for a dozer blade(522) and a stabilizer(524)
Patent GB-2522792-A (GB)
Title: Storage compartment system for a vehicle and central console with the storage compartment system
Inventor: BERHARD WERNER
IPC: B60R7/06
Filed: 2015-01-29
Abstract: Storage compartment system 1 for a vehicle, with a storage compartment for storing items and with a flexible and/or pliable storage compartment cover 6 to cover or to allow access to the storage compartment, wherein the storage compartment cover 6 can bechanged from an open position (O, Fig. 2), in which the storage compartment is open, to a closed position (S, Fig. 4), in which the storage compartment is closed, wherein the storage compartment cover 6 has a closure section (7, Fig. 2), which completely covers the storage compartment in the closed position (S, Fig. 4), wherein the storage compartment cover 6 has a retaining section 8 and can be changed to a holding position (H, Fig. 3), in which the retaining section 8 covers the storage compartment, wherein the retaining section 8 is designed to hold at least one beverage container (9, Fig. 3) in the storage compartment. The retaining section 8 may have flexible tabs 12 that accommodate the cup or bottle. The cover 6 may be constructed from a slatted roll, guided along channels 14, 15, and may have a catch for limiting movement to a single direction.
Patent GB-2523264-A (GB)
Title: Thermal management system for a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle
Inventor: GULICK ERIC
IPC: F01P7/14
Filed: 2015-03-24
Abstract: A thermal management system 10 for a vehicle comprises a first cooling circuit 18 containing a working fluid and comprising a compressor 20, a first heat exchanger 22 downstream of the compressor and first 28 and second 38 evaporators in parallel and downstream of the heat exchanger 22. Working fluid evaporated in evaporators 28, 38 cools air for the interior of the vehicle. An electric component 16 is cooled by coolant flowing through a second cooling circuit 42 and a chiller 44 is arranged in the first and second cooling circuits to transfer heat between the working fluid and the coolant. A valve 48 controls the flow of working fluid through evaporators 28, 38 and the chiller 44. The system may further comprise a motor 12 cooled by a medium flowing through a heating circuit 68 and second 70 and third 72 heat exchangers arranged in parallel to transfer heat from the medium to air for the interior of the vehicle. The system is suitable for heating and/or cooling two portions of a vehicle interior.
Patent GB-2525748-A (GB)
Title: Sealing device, system and method
Inventor: HARVEY PHILIP
IPC: F16L5/02
Filed: 2015-03-27
Abstract: A sealing device 10 for sealing an aperture flush or near-flush to a building member. The sealing device 10 comprises a, preferably planar and circular, building-member mounting portion 12 having front 14 and rear faces, and a fluid-conduit receiving portion 20, which can have a circular segmented profile, projecting out of the plane of the rear face. The fluid-conduit receiving portion 20 has a seal-carrying wall 30, preferably formed from a pliantly flexible membrane such as an elastomeric material, positioned at an oblique angle, such as in the range ten to eighty degrees, to the plane of the building-member mounting portion 12, at least one sealing aperture 32 being located through the seal-carrying wall 30. A building member locating element and a separate gripping portion can be provided on the rear surface, to ensure a fit with the aperture in the building member. A system and method of using the sealing device 10 are also provided.
Patent GB-2538236-A (GB)
Title: Container closure
Inventor: FRANCIS KEITH SHOWERING
IPC: B65D45/32
Filed: 2015-05-10
Abstract: A closure for a container mouth, comprising a cover portion 18, which covers at least a portion of the container mouth, a fastener portion 20 which engages the container, and a bracing portion 22 which extends in a generally circumferential direction around an axis of the closure and overlaps at least partly the cover portion and the fastener portion. The fastener portion and the cover portion may be formed together and the bracing portion may bridge a discontinuity 38 between the two. The discontinuity may be a split, gap, frangible region or an expandable region. The bracing portion and the fastener and cover portions may comprise interlocking male 44a, 44b and female features for securing them together. The bracing portion may be peeled away so that the cover can be removed. The container may be a drinks glass, can or bottle.
Patent GB-2539931-A (GB)
Title: A separating apparatus
Inventor: RICHARD DAVID NICOLAOU
IPC: B01D46/04
Filed: 2015-07-01
Abstract: A regenerative filter comprises a length of filter material, a first perforated filter support 435, a second perforated filter support 436, a filter regenerator 464 and an intermediate duct 448. A first end of the filter material being wound around the first perforated filter support 435 to form a first scroll type filter 433 through which air to be filtered can pass, a second end of the filter material being wound around the second perforated filter support 436 to form a second scroll type filter 434 through which air to be filtered can pass. The regenerative filter being arranged such that the filter material is movable in both directions between the first and second perforated filter supports 435, 436, by passing a single layer of filter material through the filter regenerator 464 as it moves between them. The intermediate duct 448 being arranged to take airflow which has passed through the first scroll type filter 433 to the second scroll type filter 434 for filtration, during use of the regenerative filter.
Patent GB-2540353-A (GB)
Title: Light control blinking blind fabric
Inventor: AKEEL AL-BASRI
IPC: E06B9/40
Filed: 2015-07-13
Abstract: A blind formed of fabric has fabric slats or vanes 5 attached at their rear sides to a fabric/mesh panel 3. Vertical control straps 4 connect the slats at their front sides. The straps and fabric panel are connected to a roller 2 at the top, and the slats 5 can be opened or closed in Venetian blind fashion by rotating the roller 2 up to a quarter of a turn (see figures 9 & 10). The blind can be raised by further rotation of the roller, which causes the blind to wind around the drum in roller blind fashion (see figures 12-22). The fabric parts are preferably bonded together, e.g. using ultrasonic welding or glue bonding. The blind may be used as a window blind.
Patent GB-2540610-A (GB)
Title: Gathering monitoring data relating to the operation of a data processing system
Inventor: JOHN MICHAEL HORLEY
IPC: G06F11/30
Filed: 2015-07-23
Abstract: Disclosed is a system that gathers monitoring data relating to the operation of a data processing system 10. The data processing system has a monitor controller 42 and monitors 24, 26, 28, 30 which gather monitoring data relating to the operation of the data processing system. In response to reception of a data ready signal from more than one monitor, the monitor controller selects one of these monitors and sends it a data transmission command. Thus, avoiding resource contention in a shared resource between data transmissions from more than one monitor. Each monitor does not send its monitoring data to the monitor controller unsolicited, but merely indicates to the monitor controller that it has such data ready for transmission. The monitor controller may send a data preparation command to the monitors and the monitors may then initiate preparation of the monitoring data for transmission and then send a data ready signal to the controller when the data is ready.
Patent GB-2533020-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for mounting a flexible plate
Inventor: GRAHAM ROBERT LITTLER
IPC: B41F27/12
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus 1 for mounting a flexible plate onto a print sleeve or cylinder. The apparatus comprises a manipulator unit 5 located below the print sleeve 3 or cylinder 2 and a support member 6 provided on the manipulator unit. The support member has a curved profile for arching the flexible plate (10, Fig.6C) prior to its mounting onto the print sleeve or cylinder. The apparatus can also have two manipulator units each provided with a support member. Each support member may be resilient and have one or more apertures 7. Each manipulator may comprise vacuum means (13, Fig.2A) for temporarily securing the flexible plate to the surface of the support member. Each manipulator unit may comprise a camera (14, Fig.2A) oriented upwards for viewing registration marks on the flexible plate. Each manipulator unit may include a motor for moving the unit in an axial and radial direction. Each manipulator unit may be independently controllable. There is also provided a method of mounting a flexible plate which includes aligning the arched flexible plate with the print sleeve or cylinder prior to mounting the plate.
Patent GB-2546266-A (GB)
Title: Electrosurgical device
Inventor: MARNO NAGTEGAAL
IPC: A61B18/14
Filed: 2016-01-12
Abstract: A surgical instrument having a handle, elongate shaft, end effector and an actuating mechanism to control the end effector. A drive shaft 316 extends between the end effector and actuator, having a distal aperture 1000, and an elongate slot to receive an inner component longitudinally slideable within the drive shaft. The end effector may be a pair of jaw members with electrodes, and the inner component may be a blade assembly. There may be drainage passages leading from the drive shaft apertures.
Patent GB-2536111-A (GB)
Title: A method of satellite positioning, and a satellite positioning receiver
Inventor: JOHN IVOR REWBRIDGE OWEN
IPC: G01S19/37
Filed: 2016-01-14
Abstract: In a GPS receiver, early F1, late F2 and prompt F3 versions of reference / replica signals are compared (correlated) to a received satellite signal R using analogue comparators (correlators), and the analogue comparators are arranged in one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuit Radio Frequency Chips (ASIC RF Chips). Correlations with early and late signals may be balanced, and the correlation with the prompt signal used for further processing. Alternatively the prompt signal may be omitted (fig. 2). Battery power is reduced. In-phase and quadrature (IQ) processing is possible.
Patent GB-2537214-A (GB)
Title: Heaters
Inventor: MATTHEW SHARPE
IPC: H05B3/26
Filed: 2016-02-17
Abstract: A heating element comprises a layer of carbon-based electrically conductive ink 12 on an electrically insulating substrate panel 13 and which forms part of an electric circuit between electrodes (23, figure 1), wherein the dimensions of the panel 13 and the volume conductivity and thickness of the ink are such that the heater emits 200-1200 watts per square meter when a mains voltage is applied. The ink 12 may comprise graphene and conductive carbon black, having a ratio by weight of between 8:1 and 14:1 or 11.25:1. The heating element may be configured as a ceiling heating panel (figure 4), floor heating panel (figure 5) or wallpaper (figure 6). Also disclosed is a heater comprising a stack of two or more panels 17 with a gap 18 in between the panels. The gap may be profiled to have a venturi effect encouraging airflow to carry heat away by convection. At least one face of the heater may have a compartment (31, figure 3) containing a phase change material that can melt while the heater is on, for release when off. The heater may be wall mounted and have an insulating layer, which may be aerogel and/or reflective microbeads, on the face against the wall.
Patent GB-2547909-A (GB)
Title: System for computer-assisted communication and/or computer-assisted human analysis
Inventor: VAHID RISMANCHI
IPC: G10L15/25
Filed: 2016-03-01
Abstract: A system for computerised analysis of human speech or facial features comprises at least one sensing device including a temperature sensor. Data, including thermal data, is collected from a persons face, mouth and head. The data is analysed to obtain information about words, signals and/or messages that the person has spoken, mouthed or otherwise communicated, and this information is provided to a user. The sensors may be cameras which collect thermal, optical/visual and audio information. The system may also determine characteristic information about the person such as gender, age, race, language being spoken, speech patterns, speech impediments, language patterns, voice characteristics and the likely emotional, physical or medical condition of the person.