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Patent GB-2480370-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced composite material utility cart
Inventor: BOLANGER MARTIN
IPC: B29C70/26
Filed: 2011-05-09
Abstract: The cart 10, e.g. for an aircraft cabin, comprises a body 14 including two side portions 22, 26 interconnecting an upper portion 18 and a bottom portion 30 adapted to secure ground contacting members 144 thereto is provided, at least one of the portions including composite material and a reinforcement 400 therein adapted to distribute a concentrated stress applied on the body to the composite material to prevent or reduce damages to the composite material. The reinforced composite utility cart body 14 is made by installing fibre material in a mould, placing reinforcement 400 near a mould edge, adding resin in the mould, curing the resin and removing the moulded body. A body panel of the cart 10, which is to be stowed in a cabin galley bay and locked in place with a lock disposed next to the bay in a position suitable to retain the cart in the bay by interfering with a reinforced edge of the utility cart, is made by disposing a reinforcement 400 and fibres of the composite material in a formation such that the reinforcement is located to interfere with a galley lock to accept the forces on the panel.
Patent GB-2493169-A (GB)
Title: Sound insulated ducted unit and an air conditioner incorporating the same
Inventor: GILLATT PHIL
IPC: F24F13/02
Filed: 2011-07-26
Abstract: The ducted unit 100 comprises a sound insulated housing 110 containing an air circulation unit such as a fan 200. The housing has a sound absorption coefficient of at least 0.05 Wm-2 at 100Hz and the air circulation unit is operated to spin between 750 and 1000 revolutions per minute to draw air through the unit. Because the combination of acoustic insulation and air circulation speed reduce the mechanical noise of the ducted unit, it is possible for the ducted unit to operate at a noise level of less than 10 decibels, making the unit suitable for use in recording studios or audio booths. The material used to construct the housing may have open cells through which sound is dissipated. The housing may enclose a radiator 310 and include a plurality of inlets 122,124,126 and outlets 132,134, there being more inlets than outlets. The unit may have first 132 and second 134 outlets that are connected to each other by outlet ducting (figure 2, 136) having at least two spaced apertures (figure 2, 180) to form a closed loop. An air conditioning system including a first ducted unit to cool re-circulated air and a second ducted unit to supply fresh air is also claimed.
Patent GB-2479698-A (GB)
Title: Body adhering article
Inventor: DENNIS MELISSA JEAN
IPC: A61F13/472
Filed: 2010-01-26
Abstract: A personal care article comprises an absorbent structure configured for disposition adjacent a wearer's vulva region to absorb bodily fluids discharged by the wearer, and a shell for supporting the absorbent structure at the vulva region. The shell has a first side and a second side, the first side having a first area and a second area. The first area surrounds and bounds at least a portion of the second area. In addition, at least a portion of the first area comprises a body adhesive. Furthermore, the absorbent structure is present in the second area of the shell. In addition, the first area of the shell contacts to the wearer's skin and/ or hair surrounding the vulva region and the second area does not contact the vulva when in use.
Patent GB-2484007-A (GB)
Title: Repositioning bone plate for use on distal fractures of the radius
Inventor: HUEBNER RANDALL JOSEPH
IPC: A61B17/80
Filed: 2011-09-27
Abstract: A system 40 for repositioning an end of a long bone 46 comprises a bone plate 42 and a supporting leg 44 which can hold an arm 48 of the bone plate inclined above a surface of the bone. The head of the bone plate is angled with respect to the arm and has holes (80, figure 2) through which it can be secured to the end of the bone and then levered into correct alignment by movement of the arm and its subsequent attachment to the shaft of the bone (figures 9   13). A surface of the head may be contoured to fit the bone. The leg is a thumbscrew with a knurled handle 64 above the bone plate and a shaft below terminating in a point 70 which engages the surface of the bone. Screw threads 63,66 secure the leg to the plate. Different length legs hold the arm at different angles 58.
Patent GB-2499588-A (GB)
Title: Volatile liquid emanation system with dial that moves the refill to and from the refill aperture.
Inventor: BUTLER MARTIN
IPC: A01M1/20
Filed: 2012-02-21
Abstract: Disclosed is a volatile liquid emanation system consisting of a plug-in device and replaceable refills. The refills have a reservoir housing containing a liquid reservoir of volatile liquid and a wick extending from the inside to outside of the reservoir. The device has a housing with plug pins on the rear, a heater inside, a slot that holds the releasable refill and a vent for the vapour. The device has a rotatable dial which is connected to the refill, the rotation of dial causing the refill to move relative to the refill receiving slot. The dial may connected to the refill via an elongate member which is fits between an abutment member and a recess on the refill. The dial may engage the refill via a gear linking to a corresponding gearing on the refill.
Patent GB-2488883-A (GB)
Title: Cathode termination for solid electrolytic capacitor
Inventor: ZEDNICEK STANISLAV
IPC: H01G9/012
Filed: 2012-03-05
Abstract: A capacitor 30 containing a solid electrolytic capacitor element 33 that includes an anode 16 , dielectric 36,37 and a cathode 38 that includes a solid electrolyte is provided. An anode lead 63 extends from the anode and is electrically connected to an anode termination 51. Likewise, a cathode termination 72 is electrically connected to the cathode. The cathode termination 72 contains an upstanding portion 74 that is oriented generally perpendicular to the lower surface of the capacitor element 33, and first 75 and second 73 planar portions that are oriented generally parallel to the lower surface of the capacitor. The first and second planar portions are interconnected by a folded region so that the first portion 75 is positioned vertically above the second portion 73. Thus, after encapsulating the capacitor element with a molding material 58 , the second planar portion remains exposed for subsequent connection to an electrical component. However, due to its higher vertical position, the first planar portion can be completely encapsulated by the molding material. In addition, the upstanding portion 74 of the cathode termination is also substantially encapsulated by the molding material. By encapsulating both planar and upstanding portions of the cathode termination with the molding material, the likelihood of delamination is reduced even if a portion of the molding material cracks. This improves mechanical stability and electrical performance.
Patent GB-2500404-A (GB)
Title: A spoon engageable with a food package
Inventor: SACHDEV AVIRUTH
IPC: A47G21/04
Filed: 2012-03-20
Abstract: A spoon 1 which is engageable with a food package through a push-fit arrangement has a shallow bowl portion 2 and a handle 3. The spoon and handle are integrally formed from a flexible plastics material such as silicone rubber. The spoon further comprises a bore 4 which runs through the handle from one end to the other. The bore terminates in a first opening 41 adjacent to the bowl portion and a second opening 42 having a larger cross sectional area than the first is on the opposite end of the handle. In use the spoon is engaged with an opening of a food package through a push or friction fit mechanism at the second opening. Food can then be squeezed through the bore and onto the spoon directly.
Patent GB-2501248-A (GB)
Title: Balloon with strengthening and radiopaque layers
Inventor: AGGERHOLM STEEN
IPC: A61M25/10
Filed: 2012-04-13
Abstract: A balloon catheter includes a balloon 12 which is both of high strength and radiopaque. The balloon 12 includes an outer strengthened layer 30 which includes a strengthening element 34 at least partially embedded within the layer 30. Concentrically within the strengthened layer 30 there is a radiopaque layer 32 which includes a high concentration of radiopaque material, such as tungsten, distributed in the radiopaque layer 32. The radiopaque layer 32 may include a polymer mixed with a powder, granules, pellets or fragments of radiopaque material. The strengthened layer 30 acts as a support to the radiopaque layer 32 which is otherwise be unable to withstand the pressure to which the balloon 12 is normally inflated for deployment and in the course of a medical procedure. There is also disclosed a method of making a balloon which uses an internal support layer in a raw tubing which is then removed following formation of a balloon.
Patent GB-2491030-A (GB)
Title: Equipment stand for use in a field
Inventor: STANLEY PHILIP MICHAEL
IPC: F16M13/02
Filed: 2012-05-16
Abstract: An equipment stand 2, e.g. for safety equipment which can be positioned at some point in a field, comprises ground engagement means 6, a stabilisation means such as a circular planar plate 8 and a support post 4. The plate 8 may be rigidly attached to support post 4 by, for example, welding one or more spokes and support hooks 10 are provided on opposite sides of the post 4. Apertures 12 in the post 4 allow a rod to be inserted which is used to screw the ground engagement means 6 into/out of the ground. The ground engagement means 6 may be formed from a metal rod bent into a helix. A method of using the stand involves taking the stand 2 to a desired location, introducing the ground engagement mean 6 into the ground until the stabilisation means 8 is in contact with the ground and hanging the equipment, e.g. fire buckets/extinguisher, from the hooks 10.
Patent GB-2502305-A (GB)
Title: Flexible electronic reading device
Inventor: CATCHPOLE MARK
IPC: G06F1/16
Filed: 2012-05-22
Abstract: A flexible electronic reading device, or e-reader, 100 comprises a display part 102 and a handle 104. The display part 102 comprises a display backplane on a flexible substrate and a display mounted over said display backplane. The handle 104 is located at one edge of the display backplane and contains display interface electronics for said display. The display part 102 of the electronic reading device 100 comprises a unitary, continuous structure lacking a separate housing. A flexible e-reader has a display mounted over a display backplane on a flexible substrate. Display interface electronics are coupled to the display backplane, which comprises active matrix pixel driver circuitry on a plastic substrate. The plastic substrate extends beyond a border of the display and at least a portion of the interface electronics is fabricated on the plastic substrate. A method of manufacturing a flexible e-reader (400, fig. 4) comprises mounting a display on an active matrix display backplane on a plastic substrate (402), attaching a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) (422) behind the backplane, locating a flexible battery (430) on a region of the PCB and providing an inductive charging loop (432), a front window (414) and a rear cover (434).
Patent GB-2495798-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable anchorage mechanism and child safety seat
Inventor: SU YU-YA
IPC: B60N2/28
Filed: 2012-07-24
Abstract: An adjustable anchorage mechanism and a child safety seat are disclosed. The adjustable anchorage mechanism and safety seat include a seat base 122 and a connecting device pivotally connected to the seat base. A seat 14 is joined onto the seat base. The seat base has a seat direction D1 and a sitting direction D2, the seat facing towards the seat direction when joined with the base and a child sitting on the seat in the sitting direction. The connecting device has a connection 1242 and an engagement 1244 part and is pivotally connected to the seat base in a pivotal direction which is perpendicular to the seat direction and the sitting direction so that the connecting device is capable of rotating downward so as to be engaged with an anchor-holding structure 22 of a car seat selectively in front or rear of the safety seat to provide both forward facing and rearward facing orientations which avoids the inconvenience of caregivers being demanded to prepare two child safety seats for different use conditions.
Patent GB-2506387-A (GB)
Title: Container for a cosmetic applicator
Inventor: ADAMS PAUL
IPC: A45C11/00
Filed: 2012-09-27
Abstract: A container 10 for housing a cosmetic product applicator 12 comprises a tubular housing 14 comprising first and second portions 14A, 14B. A platform 16 is positioned within the tubular housing 14 and is connected to the first portion 14A of the housing. The platform 16 may receive the cosmetic product applicator when it is inserted into the housing 14. The first portion of the housing 14A is rotatable relative to the second portion of the housing 14B so as to move the platform 16 between a lowered first position, in which substantially the entire length of the cosmetic product applicator 12 is situated within the tubular housing 14, and a second position, in which a portion of the cosmetic applicator 12 projects outwardly from the tubular housing 14 so as to permit its removal from the housing 14.
Patent GB-2509516-A (GB)
Title: Switched reluctance machine position sensor system
Inventor: PEARCE DAVID
IPC: H02K11/00
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: A position sensing system for a switched reluctance machine, such as that of an integrated starter generator, turbo-generator or electric supercharger wherein the system comprises a pair magnets 12,14, a magnet carrier 6, and a sensor element 8, wherein the sensor element is mounted upon an end of a rotatable shaft 4 of the SR machine, and wherein the sensor element is mounted on a circuit board 16, and sits in a well formed by the magnets which are arranged in a horseshoe arrangement, and whereby magnetic flux produced by the magnets is concentrated within the well of the magnet carrier in a direction normal to the axial direction of the shaft of the SR machine. A further sensor shield 10 surrounds the sensor element.
Patent GB-2509707-A (GB)
Title: Encoding or decoding a video sequence using SAO parameters
Inventor: LAROCHE GUILLAUME
IPC: H04N19/176
Filed: 2013-01-04
Abstract: The invention relates to video coding under the HEVC standard. A method of encoding or decoding a video sequence according to the invention comprises: obtaining a reconstructed frame area made of an array of sample values and applying a sample adaptive offset, SAO, filtering to the reconstructed frame area based on SAO parameters wherein at least one of the SAO parameters is determined independently of the sample values of the reconstructed frame area. The SAO parameters may be determined from another frame of the video sequence at a co-located frame area either as by-default SAO parameters or as the same SAO parameters. The sample-independent SAO parameters define an Edge Offset filtering or a Band Offset filtering and the absolute value of the offsets may be increased when a quantisation parameter associated with the reconstructed frame area exceeds a threshold value.
Patent GB-2558161-A (GB)
Title: Swimming flipper
Inventor: MASSIMO MARINO
IPC: A63B31/11
Filed: 2013-06-24
Abstract: A collapsible swimming flipper which made from at least one structural portion and flexible material to enable the flipper to collapse into a smaller size for storage purposes. Preferably the flipper is molded to the required shape and takes its usable form when the users foot is inserted into the flipper. Optionally the flipper is made of at least one material with differing density or rigidity to hold its structural form in use and collapse when in storage. An additional bracing mechanism may be fixed to the flipper to provide additional support if required.
Patent GB-2521117-A (GB)
Title: Method of encoding or decoding a video frame
Inventor: BARON ST PHANE
IPC: H04N19/61
Filed: 2013-10-25
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of encoding an image (for example intra-frame encoding) comprising a coding unit using spatial prediction on macroblocks of pixels. The coding unit comprising a plurality of lines of macroblocks of pixels Slice 1, Slice 2, Slice N . Sub coding units of macroblocks of pixels B1, B2...Bn are defined in said coding unit. Each defined sub coding unit belongs to a single line of macroblocks of pixels. An encoding configuration is defined for each defined sub coding unit, wherein the encoding configuration comprises a scanning direction for example a raster scan, that may be based on a criterion of the expected compression or a property of at least one macroblock in the sub coding unit. The sub coding units are encoded by applying spatial predictions based on the determined encoding configurations. Also disclosed is a method and device for decoding said encoded image and a computer program and storage means for carrying out the said encoding.
Patent GB-2513693-A (GB)
Title: Fluid dose dispensing apparatus
Inventor: ABBOTT KEVIN
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2014-01-22
Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a dose of fluid comprises a dispensing vessel 1 having a dispensing outlet, a piston 4 and a vessel wall defining a cylinder 1a in which the piston is moved under pressure between a first and second position. The apparatus includes a bypass passage 8 extending through the piston and has a bypass valve (4b, fig 5) opened by a valve actuating plunger 9 within the piston to open the valve when the plunger abuts a shoulder at or near the second position in the vessel. First and second sides of the piston may define with the cylindrical wall respective first and second chambers in the vessel. A second piston having a respective second bypass passage with bypass valve and actuating plunger may be provided (fig 9). The apparatus may be a syringe or mastic gun and may be used in applications such as dosing central heating systems with an inhibitor, medical systems and automotive systems. The shoulder may be annular, such as a ring connected to the cylindrical wall by frangible connections that break when sufficient force is applied by the piston. The apparatus may be used for mixing and dispensing multiple bodies of liquid.
Patent GB-2533075-A (GB)
Title: Packaging web and package
Inventor: Andrew Newbold
IPC: B65D75/58
Filed: 2014-02-13
Abstract: A web for forming a package comprising; first and second end regions, a first tear line 42 extending from an edge of the first region, and a second tear line 43 extending from the second region, configured such that the first and second tear lines can be brought into close alignment by folding the web. Where the web also comprises a third tear line 47 which extends from the first region from a location which is spaced apart from the first tear line, and where the third tear line converges with the first tear line. The tear lines are positioned such that when the web is folded, the third tear line permits easy concurrent tearing along the first and second tear lines, even if the first and second tear lines are not perfectly aligned. The packaging web may be used to form packages containing foodstuff, using on-line high speed processes. Preferably the web comprises a fourth tear line 48 and may comprise a layer of nylon and polyethylene terephthalate and a layer of polyethylene.
Patent GB-2524244-A (GB)
Title: Landing gear drive system flexible interface
Inventor: DIDEY ARNAUD
IPC: F16D3/48
Filed: 2014-03-17
Abstract: A drive system 100 for an aircraft landing gear comprising a pinion gear 110, a drive shaft 120 arranged to rotate the pinion gear about a drive axis and a driven gear 130 arranged to mesh with the pinion gear and to be rotatable by the pinion gear. The driven gear is connectable to a wheel 200 of the landing gear to be capable of rotating the wheel about a wheel axis. A flexible interface is provided by a coupling member 300 that comprises a crowned spline joint and is located between the drive shaft 120 and the pinion gear 110. The crowned spline joint is arranged to permit tilting of the pinion gear relative to the drive axis. The drive system may include a first spline joint between the drive shaft and the pinion gear that is arranged to permit tilting of the pinion gear relative to the drive axis and include a second spline joint that is arranged to permit translation of the pinion gear along the drive axis relative to the drive shaft.
Patent GB-2524315-A (GB)
Title: Centrifugal fan assembly for road sweeping machines
Inventor: KNOPP GARETH
IPC: F04D29/66
Filed: 2014-03-20
Abstract: A centrifugal fan assembly 19 for the debris collection arrangement of a road cleaning machine. In a first aspect the assembly comprises a casing 101, an impeller 103 and a wall 107. The casing comprises a volute potion 30 connected to an outlet passageway 31, a corner 106 being formed there between. The impeller comprises a plurality of blades 25 and is located in the volute portion proximate the corner. The wall separates the outlet passageway into first and second passageways 36, 37, and extends to an inner end 102 proximate the impeller. When a blade passes the inner end a second pressure wave is formed that destructively interferes with a first pressure formed by a blade passing the corner. In a second aspect the impeller comprises first and second plates mounted around a hub, and a plurality of blades extending between the plates. The spacing between each blade and a first adjacent blade is different from the spacing between the blade and a second opposing adjacent blade.
Patent GB-2527759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to level detection
Inventor: ZHANG JINGDONG
IPC: G01F23/296
Filed: 2014-06-30
Abstract: The invention provides an ultrasonic gap sensor for interface level detection comprising a pair of ultrasound transducers 13, 14 mounted such that there is a gap between the transducers and the transducers are aligned to enable a signal transmitted from one of said transducers to be received by the other of the transducers, wherein the alignment between the transmit and receive transducers (13, 14), or the structure in which the transducers are mounted, is adjusted to suppress the influence of ultrasonic waves reflected between the transducers. The facing surfaces of the tines may be non parallel, i.e. the angle between the facing surfaces 11a, 12a, of tines 11 and 12 respectively, may be arranged to form an angle alpha. One or both of the tine faces 11a, 12a may be angled. Alternatively one or both tines may be bent. Alternatively the transducers may be angled by holding them while potting mix 15 solidifies with the transducer planes 13a, 14a arranged to define angle alpha. The resulting sensor is particularly useful for monitoring the position of an interface between a liquid and a high pressure gas.
Patent GB-2519414-A (GB)
Title: Crossing pipelined data between circuitry in different clock domains
Inventor: ROZARIO RANJIT J
IPC: G06F5/06
Filed: 2014-08-18
Abstract: A method of clock domain crossing for a pipelined process in an integrated circuit comprises; in a first clock domain, storing an element of control information in a control queue, and after a pre-set number of clock events of the first clock have passed, storing an associated element of data in a data queue. The method further comprises, in a second clock domain, reading the element of control information after a pre-determined delay, and then reading the element of data after the pre-set number of clock events have occurred for the second clock. This method preserves or maintains an offset (of a number of clock cycles) between control or configuration information and the data it is paired with. The pre-determined delay ensures that the control information is not read too early, when the associated data is not available to be read after the required offset. This problem might occur when the second clock has a higher frequency than the first clock. The length of the pre-determined delay might depend on the ratio of the two clocks and the offset between the paired data. The queues might be a FIFO buffers.