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Patent GB-2512055-A (GB)
Title: Spillage capture and containment apparatus and method
Inventor: TEAL MARTIN
IPC: A47J47/18
Filed: 2013-03-18
Abstract: A spillage capture and containment apparatus comprises a container body (12, fig 1), a ramp 22 for conducting spilled material into the container body (12, fig 1) and a least one guide member 32a, 32b for guiding spilled material onto the ramp 22. The guide member 32a, 32b may be arranged, in use, to extend from the ramp 22 with the ramp 22 preferably being moveable between a first operational position and a second storage position. In the storage position the ramp 22 may act as a lid for the container. The container may include a lift-out basket 38 that has a base 48 which includes a plurality of drain holes and is arranged to act as a sieve.
Patent GB-2497260-A (GB)
Title: Underdrain flume plate
Inventor: BRUCE DANIEL E
IPC: B01D24/02
Filed: 2011-09-21
Abstract: An underdrain flume plate for use in a filter including at least one central opening having an upstanding flange to interface with a cut-out in an underdrain lateral to form a passageway for connecting the lateral to the flume. The flume plate may also include at least one raised channel at each end of the plate with a solid or cut-away top surface, and/or holes and/or slots for connection of the flume plate to anchor rods. The present invention also includes a method of installing an underdrain lateral with at least one flume plate.
Patent GB-2513163-A (GB)
Title: Container
Inventor: RUSHFORTH DAVID
IPC: B65D85/804
Filed: 2013-04-18
Abstract: A container 1 having first 3 and second 11 chambers separated by wall 9 configured to allow substance emitted by donor product 12 to pass from second chamber 11 into first 3 in order to impart a characteristic to a product in the first chamber 3. The partition 9 may have at least one opening 14, and may have a permeable or semi-permeable membrane. Each chamber may have a separate lid. The second chamber 11 and dividing wall 9 may be defined by a recess in the container or in a lid. The container may have a disposal chamber, and a plurality of sub-chambers. The second chamber and dividing wall may be cylindrical, and may also be removable. The container may be for tobacco products such as snus, and the donor product 12 may impart organoleptic properties, such as scent or flavour, or moisture, to the product.
Patent GB-2515329-A (GB)
Title: An axial fan for bi-directional air movement
Inventor: LILLEY STEPHEN
IPC: F04D25/08
Filed: 2013-06-20
Abstract: An axial air movement fan suitable for a ventilation duct comprises a first, inner array of blades 2 which are contained within an encircling peripheral ring 3 and which define a section of a duct, and a second, outer array of blades 4 extending from the ring 3. The blades 2, 4 are oppositely disposed so that air is moved in one direction by the first set of blades 2 and is moved in a second, opposite direction by the second set of blades 4. The ring 3 may form part of the ventilation duct. A second ring may encircle the second array of blades 4. The fan may be driven by an electric motor. Alternatively, the fan may be driven by wind power, which may be provided by a wind-driven device 6 which rotates the fan in the required direction independent of wind direction. This device may comprise two oppositely-disposed wind bowls 18 projected radially from a vertical shaft 20 extending from the fan hub 1.
Patent GB-2516022-A (GB)
Title: Method, device, and computer program for processing high bit-depth content in video encoder and decoder
Inventor: GISQUET CHRISTOPHE
IPC: H04N19/88
Filed: 2013-07-05
Abstract: Encoding an image portion by splitting 501 each sample or pixel value into at least two sub-samples 502 of a fixed bit-depth and encoding each set of sub-samples using transformation 504 and/or quantisation 505 steps. The method is useful for encoding a high bit-depth monochrome image using known coding architectures such as HEVC. Some least significant bits may be dropped to create truncated samples before splitting. The first sub-sample may be a set of most significant bits and the second sub-sample may be a set of least significant bits. Alternatively, each sub-sample may contains bits extracted from the set of least significant bits. The transformation type, quantisation parameters or coding partitioning used to encode the second sub-sample array may be dependent on those used to encode the first sub-sample array. For example, the partitioning of each sub-sample picture into transformation blocks may be identical. An equivalent decoding method and corresponding device claims are included.
Patent GB-2516658-A (GB)
Title: Method of correcting operating set points of an internal combustion engine
Inventor: TORDIN SERENA
IPC: F02D41/40
Filed: 2013-07-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting operating set points of an internal combustion engine, the engine being connected to an air intake duct having a mass airflow sensor, and to an exhaust pipe having an oxygen sensor. The method comprising the steps of: predetermining an oxygen sensor time correction factor 520 representative of a delay between a combustion event in an engine cylinder, and a measurement in the exhaust of the air-to-fuel ratio produced; calculating a fuel injection error quantity as a difference between a nominal fuel quantity and an estimated fuel quantity 530 injected into the cylinder, the nominal fuel quantity being determined for an injection that precedes the measurement of an air-to-fuel ratio value by the oxygen sensor time correction factor, the estimated fuel quantity being determined as a function of an air mass flow value and of the measured air-to-fuel ratio value, and correcting the operating set points 550 of the internal combustion engine using the calculated fuel injection error quantity 540.
Patent GB-2502722-A (GB)
Title: Locate apparatus having enhanced features for underground facility locate operations
Inventor: NIELSEN STEVEN
IPC: G06Q10/00
Filed: 2010-02-11
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a locate transmitter for use in a locate operation to detect the presence or absence of an underground facility, the locate transmitter comprising: transmitter circuitry configured to generate an applied signal to be applied along the underground facility; at least one processor communicatively coupled to the transmitter circuitry; and at least one input device communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and configured to sense at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the locate transmitter is located and provide an output signal to the at least one processor indicative of the sensed at least one environmental condition.
Patent GB-2518225-A (GB)
Title: Newel post connector
Inventor: CHAPMAN DAVID
IPC: E04F11/18
Filed: 2013-09-16
Abstract: A newel post connector 10 for securing a newel post 11 to a surface 12, the newel post connector 10 comprising a base plate 13 for securing to the surface 12, a peg 14 extends from the base plate 13 to engage in an opening formed in the base 29 of the newel post 11. Preferably the peg is cylindrical and extends perpendicularly to the base plate. The connector is preferably manufactured from nylon and is formed from a single piece. The connector is preferably secured to the post via one or more securing members, for example screws that enter holes in the post and the peg (Fig 5). The peg may also be resilient and held in via frictional engagement with the hole in the pole. The base may be square, the peg may be cylindrical. The connector is for securing newel (stair banister or handrail) posts in place. Also claimed is a method of installation and a post assembly comprising the connector and the post.
Patent GB-2503399-A (GB)
Title: Installing an application into a virtualized environment
Inventor: MANN JAMES M
IPC: G06F9/445
Filed: 2011-04-21
Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of virtualized environments. Selection of an application of an application store is received, and a virtualized environment is identified for installing the application selected from the application store.
Patent GB-2510027-A (GB)
Title: A pipette with piezo motor
Inventor: TRUMP MARTIN
IPC: B01L3/02
Filed: 2013-11-07
Abstract: A pipette comprising a pump for liquid handling wherein the pump includes a pump chamber 4 which houses movable element 1 such as a piston or plunger, a piezo motor 2 which engages with the movable element to move the element, a displacement sensor 3 arranged adjacent the moveable element for monitoring the displacement of the movable element, and a controller 7 connected to the sensor and piezo motor which controls the output power of the motor wherein the piezo motor is adapted to actuate the moving element to be displaced into or out of the pump chamber such that either the piezo motor rotates or the moveable element rotates. The piezo motor may be an ultrasonic piezo motor. The pump may also include a flow rate sensor. The controller may also include a data storage unit.
Patent GB-2506775-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for determining formation density from nuclear density measurements made using sensors at more than one location
Inventor: INANC FEYZI
IPC: E21B49/00
Filed: 2012-07-11
Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an apparatus for determining formation density. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a bottomhole assembly having a drill bit attached to end thereof for drilling through a formation, a first sensor in the drill bit configured to provide first signals for determining a first density of the formation proximate to the drill, a second sensor distal from the first sensor configured to provide signals for determining density of a second density of the formation, and a processor configured to determine the formation density from the first density and the second density.
Patent GB-2512988-A (GB)
Title: Dishwasher and method of controlling the same
Inventor: LEE HAEWOONG
IPC: A47L15/48
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: A method of controlling a dishwasher comprises driving a circulation fan 140 disposed in a circulation duct 100 that communicates with at least two portions of a tub 10, controlling a rotational speed to change the rotational speed of the circulation fan 140 and driving an exhaust fan (210, fig 3) to discharge the air in the tub 10 to the outside. Varying the rotation speed will result in the drying air being driven to different areas of the dishwasher tub 10. Driving the fan at a low speed will circulate air close to the fan 140, whilst driving the fan 140 at high speed will circulate air further into the tub 10. The speed of the fan 140 may be dependent on the amount of humidity in the circulated air. The circulated air may be heated by heater 150.
Patent GB-2524104-A (GB)
Title: Coupling, downhole device, assembly and method
Inventor: ATKINS NICHOLAS
IPC: E21B33/16
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: A downhole device (10), such as a cement dart, having a body (12) comprising a male end portion (14), a female end portion (16) and a mandrel portion (18) disposed between the male end portion (14) and the female end portion (16). A recess (28, fig 3) is disposed in the outer surface (30) of the male end portion 14, which may be threaded, and is configured to receive a retainer (38) for securing the downhole device (10) to another downhole device (10a).
Patent GB-2508765-A (GB)
Title: Safety device, method for manufacturing said safety device and method for safely installing a service element passing through an aperture
Inventor: MARCIGOT FAUSTO
IPC: E04G21/32
Filed: 2012-08-16
Abstract: A safety device (10) is applicable in association with an aperture (20) made in a floor (22), or work, support or bearing plane, through which a service element (12, 14, 16) passes with a substantially longitudinal development, such as a pipe, tube, cable-conduit and suchlike. The safety device (10) is usable to completely close the empty space defined between the peripheral edges (18) of said aperture (20) and the transverse bulk of said service element (12, 14, 16). The safety device (10) is formed by a plurality of modular sections (24, 26) to define a base body (11), suitable to completely surround said service element (12, 14, 16), which functions as a closing barrier of said empty space and which can be configured to define an internal passage (76, 78, 80) in order to house the service element (12, 14, 16) to size.
Patent GB-2516742-A (GB)
Title: Method of generating electric field for manipulating charged particles
Inventor: HOYES JOHN BRIAN
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2014-05-28
Abstract: A device for manipulating charged particles using an axial electric field comprises an outer electrode 8 extending continuously along a portion of the length of the device, and a plurality of inner electrodes or electrode portions 10 arranged between the outer electrode and the longitudinal axis along which the charge particles travel in use. The inner electrodes or electrode portions are spaced apart along the length of the device to provide gaps, and the gap lengths may vary as a function of the position of the gaps along the length of the device. At least some of the inner electrodes or electrode portions are maintained at a different voltage to the outer electrode. The electric field generated by the outer electrode may penetrate the gaps between the inner electrodes or electrode portions to provide the desired potential profile along the longitudinal axis. The device may be an orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass analyser.
Patent GB-2512013-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of elasticated bindings for bird carcasses
Inventor: REVILL STUART BAIRD
IPC: A22C21/00
Filed: 2013-03-08
Abstract: A bundle of chicken loops (10) have their cut ends presented to a heat gun (14) so that "featherings" of textile material which have unravelled from the rubber core are melted away.
Patent GB-2529715-A (GB)
Title: Assembly mount and method
Inventor: CHAMBERS DIANA
IPC: F16F9/54
Filed: 2014-09-01
Abstract: An assembly mount, such as a vehicle damper assembly top mount 10, includes a body 16 with first and second recesses 24, 26. The first recess 24 has a first open side 42, a second open side 44, a closed end 50, and an open end 46. The body 16 also has one or more retention wall(s) 28, 30 located at the first open side 42 and near the open end 46. When the assembly mount 10 is in the midst of assembly, the recess 24 receives a stud (12 in Figure 6) by way of its open end 46. The stud 12 extends through both the first and second open sides 42, 44. The stud 12 is kept in place in the recess 24 by surface-to-surface abutment between the retention wall(s) 28, 30 and a nut (14 in Figure 6) or a washer (56 in Figure 6) fastened on the stud 12 or a head of the stud.
Patent GB-2529844-A (GB)
Title: Forming butted tubes
Inventor: NORONHA KEITH T
IPC: B21K21/16
Filed: 2014-09-03
Abstract: A method of forming butted tubing comprises drawing a tube through a die 52 held in a holder and over a plug 54 attached to a bar. The die holder and plug bar are each independently moveable in the direction in which the tube is drawn through the die and in the opposite direction. Movement of the holder and bar occurs while the tube is being drawn to vary spacing between them and so vary a wall thickness of the tube. In one aspect the holder is moved in the same direction that the tube is drawn through the die, increasing tube wall thickness. In another aspect, movement of the die holder and of the plug bar are at different speeds in the same direction while the tube is being drawn to vary spacing between the die and plug, so varying a wall thickness. Since the plug and die may be moved in the same direction as the movement of the tube, the large friction forces associated with tube drawing do not have to be overcome to vary the spacing between the die and plug bar which allows for lower powered actuators such as stepper motors (62, 72, Figures 5 and 6).
Patent GB-2516598-A (GB)
Title: Aircraft wheel bearing arrangement
Inventor: PERKINS SCOTT
IPC: B64C25/40
Filed: 2013-05-01
Abstract: A bearing arrangement for an aircraft landing gear wheel is provided that effectively supports the wheel on an axle while maximizing internal wheel volume available for mounting non- engine drive means used to power the wheel and/or brakes or other structures within the maximized wheel volume. The bearing arrangement is preferably employed with a two-part aircraft wheel mounted on a landing gear axle and includes bearing structures located only on wheel sections adjacent to the axle. A specifically configured cantilevered joint portion of inboard and outboard wheel sections supports weight and loads bearing structures, eliminating the need for and space required by a high speed bearing. Stiffness necessary for strength and structural integrity is provided by the materials selected to form the wheel sections.
Patent GB-2538561-A (GB)
Title: A hand held appliance
Inventor: ANTOINE FRANCOIS ATKINSON
IPC: F24H3/04
Filed: 2015-05-22
Abstract: A hand held appliance such as a hairdryer comprises an outer wall (200, fig. 1), an inner wall 220, and a fluid flow path extending within the inner wall from a fluid inlet (40, fig.2) to a fluid outlet (440, fig.2). A fan unit (70, fig.2) is disposed within the inner wall 220 and a seal 260 is disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall. Fluid in the fluid flow path may flow through the fan unit from an upstream inlet (40, fig.2) to a downstream outlet (440, fig.2). The seal 260 is preferably located downstream of the fluid inlet (40, fig.2), more preferably downstream of the fan unit (70, fig.2). The outer wall (200, fig.1) may comprise a handle of the appliance. The seal 260 may comprise an o-ring, a lip seal or any over moulded seal. The seal 260 prevents fluid from flowing between the inner and outer walls (220, 200, fig.1) and recirculating within this space.
Patent GB-2539037-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus having processing pipeline with first and second execution circuitry, and method
Inventor: PETER RICHARD GREENHALGH
IPC: G06F9/38
Filed: 2015-06-05
Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing pipeline with first and second execution circuits 40, 42, having different performance or energy consumption characteristics. Instruction supply circuitry 24, 6, 8, 10, 30 supports different instruction supply schemes with different energy consumption/performance characteristics. The instruction supply scheme in one mode may provide greater maximum throughput of instructions than in a second mode. Instruction supply circuitry may comprise fetch instructions which may fetch a wider block of instructions per cycle in a first supply scheme; predecode circuitry; decode circuitry; or branch prediction circuitry. The apparatus may support first and second branch prediction schemes with different performance or energy consumption characteristics, including in one scheme where branch prediction is initiated at an earlier stage of the processing pipeline than in the second scheme.
Patent GB-2539434-A (GB)
Title: Diffuser
Inventor: PHILIP JONATHAN STEPHENS
IPC: A45D20/12
Filed: 2015-06-16
Abstract: A diffuser comprises a baffle (16, fig. 8) having an air inlet end 12, an air outlet end 18 and an outwardly tapering wall 20. The baffle 16 defines an air chamber 22. A grille 40 comprises a plurality of air outlets 42, 44 connected to the baffle 16. The air inlet end of the baffle 16 includes an air inlet 12 and a drainage channel 150, spaced from the air inlet 12, for receiving water which has entered the air chamber 22 through the air outlets 42, 44. The drainage channel 150 has drainage holes 152 for draining water away from the air inlet 12. Preferably, the drainage channel 150 is annular and surrounds the air inlet 12. A second drainage channel 154 may be provided for draining away moisture incident on a frustoconical projection 36. The drainage channels and holes help to prevent moisture in the diffuser from entering the hairdryer through the hot air outlet.
Patent GB-2540134-A (GB)
Title: A separating apparatus
Inventor: RICHARD DAVID NICOLAOU
IPC: B01D46/48
Filed: 2015-07-01
Abstract: An appliance comprises a regenerative filter for filtering a fluid flow, having at least one filter (90. Fig 6), a filter regenerator 100 for regenerating the regenerative filter, a turbine 112 for driving the filter regenerator 100, the turbine 112 being driven by the fluid flow passing through the appliance during its use. The turbine 112 is preferably connected to the filter regenerator 100 via one or more gears 104 and may be located downstream of the regenerative filter. The turbine 112 is preferably connected to the filter regenerator via a drive shaft 100 with the at least one filter (90, fig 6) of the regenerative filter comprising a plurality of layers of filter material, the filter (90, fig 6) having a first filtering configuration where the plurality of layers are held together and the air to be cleaned passes through the plurality of layers of filter media and a second regeneration configuration where at least a portion of one of the plurality of layers of filter material is spaced from the remainder of the layers of filter material for regeneration. The at least one filter (90, fig 6) may be moveable between a filtration zone and a regeneration zone and the dirt is preferably knocked or shaken from the filter.
Patent GB-2526485-A (GB)
Title: Instruction for performing pseudorandom number seed operation
Inventor: GREINER DAN
IPC: G06F9/30
Filed: 2014-02-11
Abstract: A machine instruction is provided that includes an opcode field to provide an opcode, the opcode to identify a perform pseudorandom number operation, and a register field to be used to identify a register, the register to specify a location in memory of a second operand to be used. The machine instruction is executed, and execution includes obtaining a modifier field of a register associated with the machine instruction; based on the modifier field having a first value, performing a deterministic pseudorandom number seed operation, which includes obtaining seed material based on information stored in the second operand; using a 512 bit secure hash technique and the seed material to provide one or more seed values; and storing the one or more seed values in a parameter block.
Patent GB-2543855-A (GB)
Title: Flood seal arrangement
Inventor: MALCOLM SNAPE
IPC: E06B7/23
Filed: 2015-11-02
Abstract: A flood seal arrangement has a first gasket 100 with a protrusion 126 that extends from a first portion 110 and a second gasket 200 with a recess 226 extending into a second portion 210. The first and second gaskets form a flood seal when the protrusion extends into the recess, this can be broken by separating the two. The first gasket may optionally have a plurality of protrusions 122, 124 which may be adjacently placed where the outermost protrusions may be angled away from their neighbouring protrusions. The second gasket may have a plurality of recesses 222, 224 which may be adjacently placed. These recesses and protrusions may optionally engage to form said seal. The first gasket member may be mounted to a door leaf (Figure 1, 10) and the second to a threshold (Figure 1, 20); this door leaf may be outwardly opening.