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Patent GB-2565085-A (GB)
Title: Improved Vacuum Circuit Breaker
Inventor: MARK MUIR
IPC: H01H33/662
Filed: 2017-07-31
Abstract: A vacuum circuit breaker 400 comprises a housing 415 providing a vacuum chamber, a vacuum interrupter 410 having a movable first contact 412, a second contact 414, and an actuator 418 coupled to the vacuum interrupter to move the first contact into/out of engagement with the second contact. The vacuum chamber comprises first and second vacuum sub-chambers 416A,B separated by a partition 464, wherein the contacts and actuator are respectively located in the first and second sub-chambers. The partition may comprise a diaphragm and may be non-resilient and flexible in the direction of movement of the first contact and/or in the direction of the actuator. The partition may comprise multiple parts and provide a non-hermetic seal between the sub-chambers, and further include differential apertures configured to support molecular flow (Knudsen flow) between the sub-chambers. The partition may provide a Knudsen number greater than 0.5 and provide a barrier to the passage of molecules between the sub-chambers emanating from the actuator during use. The actuator may comprise first and second body parts (322A,B, figure 3), which are movable with respect to each other into a closed state by a first operating device 330 and pushed apart by piezoelectric operating devices 342.
Patent GB-2567230-A (GB)
Title: Detector protection in an optical emission spectrometer
Inventor: EIKE JASPER
IPC: G01N21/73
Filed: 2017-10-09
Abstract: A protection device 100 for an Optical Emission Spectrometer (DES) 1 and a method of protecting a detector to which purge gas is supplied, in an OES, are disclosed. The protection device 100 comprises a timer 110, which measures a parameter indicative of a shut down time period following cessation of application of purge gas to the detector 70. The protection device 100 comprises a processor 120 which determines a start-up time period, based on the parameter, during which purge gas is supplied to the detector 70 prior to cooling of the detector 70. In one embodiment, the protection device 100 comprises a humidity sensor (130, Fig 5) and a processor 120. The humidity sensor (130, Fig 5) measures a humidity value indicative of moisture content within or adjacent to the detector 70 following cessation of application of purge gas to the detector 70. If greater than a threshold humidity value, the processor triggers commencing or maintaining application of purge gas to the detector 70 for a start-up time period without cooling the detector 70. If less than the threshold humidity value, the processor triggers cooling of the detector 70.
Patent GB-2558990-A (GB)
Title: Tool
Inventor: SCOTT RAMPLING
IPC: B26D3/16
Filed: 2017-11-08
Abstract: A tool 1 for cutting cylindrical conduits of varied diameters comprises a body 2 having an opening 3 extending along an axis. A slot 4 extends from the bodys external surface 5 to a mouth 6 of the opening. A cutting blade 14 extends into the opening along a plane at right angles to the axis. The body has a rigid, inflexible first portion 7 and a resilient, flexible second portion 8 either side of the slot. In a first embodiment a flexible conduit holder 18 is within the opening and connected to the body. In a second embodiment at least a portion of the blades cutting edge is recessed from the mouth of the opening (fig. 5). In a third embodiment the slot has at least one protrusion (37, fig. 4) in the plane of the blade and is tapered towards the mouth of the opening. A spring (50, fig. 6) may bias the first and second portions apart.
Patent GB-2558774-A (GB)
Title: Flat panel display embedding optical imaging sensor
Inventor: GUENSIK LEE
IPC: H01L27/32
Filed: 2017-11-28
Abstract: A flat panel display (fig.5) with an embedded image sensor (TS, fig.5, e.g. for fingerprint recognition), that comprises a display panel DP including a display area AA and a non-display area NA; and a directional optical unit SLS, the optical unit having: a cover plate CP; a light radiating film VHOE covering the display area under the cover plate; a light incident film CHOE outside of the display area at one lateral side of the light radiating film, under the cover plate; a low refractive layer LR under the light radiating film and the light incident film, the layer LR having a refractive index lower than that of the cover plate and that of the light radiating film; a sensing light controlling film GHOE disposed under the low refractive layer; and a light source LS at a lateral side of the display panel, facing the light incident film CHOE. The sensing light controlling film GHOE converts the sensing light 400 into the erect sensing light 401 such that the sensing light 400 enters into the photo sensor without loss of the light amount or light intensity. The light incident, light radiating and sensing light films may include holographic patterns.
Patent GB-2557033-A (GB)
Title: Drain rod system
Inventor: DANIEL PIKARSKI
IPC: E03F9/00
Filed: 2016-07-20
Abstract: A drain rod system for connecting at least two rods together and/or to a peripheral device, said rods and/or devices connected or coupled together by one or more connection means which including a first male portion at least part of which includes a non-circular member and a second female portion at least part of which is configured to receive at least part of the non-circular member extending from an adjacent male portion. The connection means further including first and second threaded engagement members, said first threaded member including a thread or threaded portion and at least part of the second threaded member adapted to receive at least part of the thread or threaded portion, wherein at least one or both of said threaded members includes a grip portion to enable the user to engage or disengage the male and female portions and/or the first and second threaded members by hand.
Patent GB-2556540-A (GB)
Title: Method for independent real and reactive power flow control using locally available parameters
Inventor: Fang Z Peng
IPC: H02J3/18
Filed: 2016-08-04
Abstract: A method for independent real and reactive power flow control without sensing receiving end voltage in a power flow controller (PFC) (228) includes calculating a first reference phase angle, calculating a first reference voltage, modifying the first reference phase angle calculated using a first phasor modifier, calculating a first reference current for a first terminal (1), calculating a second reference phase angle for current through the first terminal (1), calculating a second reference voltage across a second CMI (234) by subtracting voltages at the first terminal (1) and a second terminal (2), and controlling the first CMI (230) and the second CMI (234) for controlling the power flow through the PFC (228).
Patent GB-2557531-A (GB)
Title: Dynamic video advertisement replacement
Inventor: Marcus Liassides
IPC: H04N21/81
Filed: 2016-08-16
Abstract: A system and method includes an automatic content recognition (ACR) headend to perform ACR recognition on a video stream that is also being streamed to a smart TV, to detect timing of an upcoming ad spot to be delivered within the video stream. An addressable TV (ATV) engine can be in communication with the ACR head end and to: determine, from data of an ad campaign, whether a first ad to be delivered to the ad spot is off target for the ad spot; notify the ad replacer client to replace the first ad with an addressable ad when the first ad is off target for the ad spot; and provide, to the ad replacer client, criteria with which to constrain an ad request to obtain a second ad that is on target for the ad spot.
Patent GB-2564558-A (GB)
Title: Connector with integrated swivel
Inventor: FLORENT FAUCHERY
IPC: F16C35/02
Filed: 2018-06-05
Abstract: A connector 1 for connecting two members has a body 2 consisting of reinforcing fibres embedded in a plastic matrix 6b of resin in stacked plies 6a to form a composite laminate. A mounting ring 7 is installed in a body housing 4 and a swivel 3 is installed in the mounting ring, the swivel acting as a fastening area for one of the two members. The mounting ring may resist pull-out stresses in place of the body so that the body does not delaminate. A spherical surface 7a of the mounting ring may match the shape of the swivel and may contain a solid lubricant. The mounting ring may exert a compressive or retaining force on a first 2a and second 2b portion of the body to prevent delamination. The mounting ring may comprise a shoulder 8 and a thread surface that receives a tightening nut 9. Alternatively the mounting ring may comprise a self-lubricating fabric impregnated with a binder and containing lubricating and structural fibres. In another embodiment the mounting ring is a solid ring of Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC). The invention may be used with a fitting for attaching a thrust reverser of an aircraft turbine.
Patent GB-2562412-A (GB)
Title: Breaker fluids and methods of use thereof
Inventor: BALAKRISHNAN PANAMARATHUPALAYAM
IPC: C09K8/524
Filed: 2017-01-06
Abstract: A method may include circulating a breaker fluid into a wellbore having a filtercake on the walls thereon, the filter cake including copolymer formed from at least one acrylamide monomer and at least one sulfonated anionic monomer, the breaker fluid comprising: a base fluid; and a mixture of hydrolysable esters of dicarboxylic acids.
Patent GB-2561327-A (GB)
Title: Gas-filled carrier aircrafts and methods of dispersing unmanned aircraft systems in delivering products
Inventor: Donald R High
IPC: B64D1/12
Filed: 2017-02-07
Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to transport unmanned aircraft systems to delivery products. In some embodiments, gas-filled aerial transport and launch system, comprises: a transport aircraft comprising: a gas chamber; and a carrier compartment where the gas chamber induces a lifting force on the carrier compartment; at least one propulsion system; and a navigation control system that controls the direction of travel of the transport aircraft; wherein the carrier compartment comprises: an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) storage area configured to receive multiple UASs; and an UAS launching bay that enables the UAS to be launched while the transport aircraft is in flight and while the UAS is carrying a package to be delivered.
Patent GB-2568595-A (GB)
Title: Image forming apparatus and print setting method
Inventor: TAKEKAZU KUMAGAI
IPC: G06F3/12
Filed: 2018-10-01
Abstract: An image forming apparatus including storage means capable of storing a plurality of types of files having different file extensions. The image forming apparatus includes a first display control means to displays the files of a plurality of types stored in the storage means on display means and a selecting means configured to select one or more files from the displayed files of a plurality of types as print targets. A second display control means where if the one or more files selected as the print targets have the same extension, displays a screen having a plurality of setting items corresponding to the extension on the display means as a print setting screen. A third display control means where if the extensions of the plurality of files selected as the print targets include two or more types of extensions, displays a screen having predetermined setting items on the display as the print setting screen, regardless of the two or more types of extensions. A printing means then prints out the selected one or more files based on print settings set on the print setting screen.
Patent GB-2578462-A (GB)
Title: A sausage cutting apparatus and method
Inventor: Tom Lawrence Thring
IPC: B26D1/60
Filed: 2018-10-29
Abstract: A sausage cutting apparatus for cutting a sausage rope comprises a cutting head 27 including a first cutting assembly 28 having a plurality of cutting devices 30 and an identical second cutting assembly 32 having a plurality of cutting devices 30; and an infeed guide system 33 for guiding displacement of the sausage rope between the cutting assemblies for cutting the sausage rope. Cutting blades of opposing pairs of cutting devices slide past one in a shearing action to cut the sausage rope. The infeed guide system 33 includes a driven upper infeed belt 45.1 and a driven lower infeed belt 45.2 which is spaced from the belt 45.1, the sausage rope being received in the space between the belts and frictionally engaged by the belts for displacing the sausage rope towards the cutting head. The spacing between the belts 45.1 and 45.2 is adjustable thereby to adjust a thickness and velocity of displacement of the sausage rope. Also disclosed is the corresponding method of cutting a sausage rope using this apparatus.
Patent GB-2579241-A (GB)
Title: Anti attack dog collar
Inventor: PETER ANTONIOU
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 2018-11-27
Abstract: A collar for a dog or similar animal has electrical contacts 16, 17 on the outer surface edge and complete length of the collar to stop aggressive dogs assaulting the animal wearing the collar. The collar can preferably be activated remotely by means of a remote control device (1, fig 4) that may have a safety feature preventing unauthorised use. The collar may incorporate a camera 9 with a proximity sensor. The collar may incorporate a timer within the protective casing, which may deactivate the collar. The collar may have a night light 5 that is preferably remotely activated. The collar may also incorporate an LED display 20, and a USB port 7. The collar may have a standby mode indicated by two pulsating LEDs 5, 8, the device preferably having noise activation means to leave standby mode. Preferably the onboard camera may be activated by an app installed on a mobile device. Sensors may be used to monitor the animal’s body functions such as heart rate, calorie burn, step count, sleeping behaviours and body temperature.
Patent GB-2590719-A (GB)
Title: Syphon
Inventor: MARTIN DUDLEY
IPC: E03D1/14
Filed: 2019-12-31
Abstract: A syphon for a cistern flush with an up-leg 21 and down-leg 22 connected by a spillover 6 or bridge shaped portion which is shaped internally so that water flows into the down-leg in a uniform manner and it also has a flushing means. The spillover may be shaped so that the sides converge to join the sides of the down-leg and the roof may have baffles to direct the flow and there may be a primary lateral baffle. The up-leg may be larger than the down-leg or have a greater cross-sectional area and have a non-circular cross section. The down-leg may narrow to a neck and then widen to a lower section. The spillover may have a flat sloping base 60 and may have a cap which contains the primary baffle. A spillover cap and a computer simulation element which is embodiment of the syphon is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2585118-A (GB)
Title: Kit of parts for roofing and method
Inventor: JASON CAMPBELL
IPC: E04D13/04
Filed: 2020-02-26
Abstract: The kit of parts 100 comprises a valley gutter 110 defining a central trough 120 with sidewalls. The trough and an inner face 132 of each sidewall define a rainwater channel. A cap 150,151, comprising a protrusion 152, is attachable to each sidewall so that the protrusion overhangs an outer face 134 of the sidewall. An underside 154 of each cap may be locatable on a top face 136 of the corresponding sidewall, and a resilient member 155 may extend from the protrusion. There may be a plurality of fastening members 170 for securing the caps to the sidewalls, each with a head 172 and shaft 174 insertable through the top face 136 into a solid section 138 of the sidewall. The sidewall may be wholly solid and/or may have blind holes for fastening members. There may be an end margin without sidewalls at a downstream end of the gutter, and/or side margins 117 between the sidewalls and side edges 113 such that in use a recess is formed between the side margin, the sidewall and the protrusion of the cap. Also claimed is a method.
Patent GB-2593899-A (GB)
Title: Treatment and/or prevention of COVID-19 infection
Inventor: ZIHUA AO
IPC: A61P31/14
Filed: 2020-04-07
Abstract: Use of a furin inhibitor or a pharmaceutical composition comprising a furin inhibitor, especially the compounds folic acid, folinic acid, arginine, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) or glycerol 3-phosphate (G3P) is disclosed for the treatment and/or prevention of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in a subject. The aforementioned may also be used in combination with lactoferrin.
Patent GB-2594330-A (GB)
Title: Face shield
Inventor: EMILY GREENHALGH
IPC: A42B3/22
Filed: 2020-04-24
Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a face shield 10 comprising a headpiece 12 and a screen 14, the headpiece comprising a headband 24 for contact with the forehead of a user of the face shield, and a screen trim 26 arranged to support the screen at a position in front of the face of the user, wherein: the screen trim is joined to the headband at ends 32 of the screen trim and a slot 34 is formed between the headband, the screen trim, and where the ends meet. The screen trim comprises an upper surface 28 arranged to prevent ingress of particles into the top of the face shield 10, and a fascia panel 30 arranges to provide a fixing location for the screen. The headpiece comprises a screen attachment means (figure 3; 46/48) and the screen is fixably removable from the headpiece. The side portions 20, 22 comprise connecting arms 36 that attach, or hook 38 onto a retention means 16, which helps support the device on the head of the user.
Patent GB-2595722-A (GB)
Title: Scroll pump
Inventor: NIGEL PAUL SCHOFIELD
IPC: F04C23/00
Filed: 2020-06-05
Abstract: A scroll pump 21 comprising an orbiting scroll 23 and a fixed scroll 24, wherein the pump has a magnetic drive system 26 comprising a static magnetic component 34, and an orbiting drive component 35 coupled to the orbiting scroll, such that in use, the static component exerts a magnetic force on the orbiting component causing it to orbit about an orbital axis, causing the orbiting scroll to orbit about said axis. Preferably, the orbiting scroll orbits without rotating. The pump is calibrated by varying the orbit of the orbiting scroll until a side face thereof engages a side face of the fixed scroll. The orbiting drive component may be located on a pump driveshaft 25, or on the walls of the orbiting scroll (Fig. 3). The wall faces of the orbiting scroll may continuously engage the wall faces of the stationary scroll. The scroll side faces and base plates may comprise a polymeric material.
Patent GB-2581946-A (GB)
Title: Light and air filtration unit with ozone catalytic oxidation
Inventor: Chun Kit Huen
IPC: F24F8/167
Filed: 2018-11-30
Abstract: A light and air filtration unit with ozone catalytic oxidation includes a main housing and a filter housing detachably mounted to the main housing by a magnet. The filter housing carries a HEPA filter, a catalytic filter, ozone generators. An LED panel is mounted on a lower side of the filter housing. A fan and a main control unit are mounted within the main housing. An outer casing has a top wall disposed above the main housing and formed with air exhaust holes, a side wall surrounding and spaced apart from the filters and the LED panel, and a bottom opening. An annular air channel is formed between the side wall of the outer casing and the filters. The fan draws air into the unit through the bottom opening and out of the unit through the air exhaust holes.
Patent GB-2599070-A (GB)
Title: Noisy signal communication
Inventor: FRANK ROBERT CONNOR
IPC: H04K1/02
Filed: 2020-07-27
Abstract: A signal to be transmitted by transmitter T is generated by a source S. Prior to transmission, random noise is added to the signal by a first noise source N, the output noisy binary PSK signal preferably having a noise-to-signal ratio above 0dB. During transmission further random noise is preferably added by a second noise source N. The signal may be transmitted without spreading the information bandwidth or using cryptographic techniques. The transmitted signal is recovered by means of a receiver R with a-priori information and an active noise filter.
Patent GB-2601512-A (GB)
Title: Hair comb with replaceable decorative cover
Inventor: YI-TZU CHEN
IPC: A46B15/00
Filed: 2020-12-02
Abstract: A hair comb is provided and comprises a base assembly 10, a comb teeth assembly 20, and a cover unit 30. The base assembly comprises a first surface 11 and a second surface 12 opposite to each other. The comb teeth assembly is placed a, the first surface of the base assembly. The cover unit is detachable mounted on the second surface. The cover unit comprises a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other. The third surface faces the second surface and the fourth surface is decorated by decorative patterns or figures. Also disclosed is a comb wherein the cover is made from a magnetic material.
Patent GB-2594559-A (GB)
Title: A grid framework structure
Inventor: RODAL ENRIQUE
IPC: E04H9/02
Filed: 2021-03-02
Abstract: An earthquake / seismic restraint grid framework structure 214 comprises a grid framework structure for supporting a load handling device (Fig 6) operative to move one or more containers in a stack. Grid framework structure 214 has series of intersecting grid members arranged to form a grid 250 comprising a plurality of substantially rectangular frames in a horizontal plane. Rectangular frames constitute a grid cell and grid 250 is supported by a plurality of upright columns 218 at each intersections of the series of grid members to form a plurality of vertical storage locations for containers (fig 43) to be stacked between upright columns 218and be guided by the upright column in a vertical direction through the plurality of substantially rectangular frames (see Fig 6). Grid 250 comprises a border or an outer zone such that the border or outer zone of the grid is supported by a perimeter bracing structure 215 comprising a plurality of vertical frame columns 218a, 218b braced by at least one bracing member 220, 222 extending from each of the plurality of vertical frame columns 218a, 218b to form a seismic force restraint system (SFRS). An associated storage system and assembly of at least two frame arrangements is also disclosed. Intersecting grid members may be rigidly connected by a Vierendeel truss assembly and a range of shaped grid members may be used.
Patent GB-2591695-A (GB)
Title: Hash-based media search
Inventor: JONATHAN DIGGINS
IPC: H04N21/235
Filed: 2014-06-24
Abstract: A system for identifying video content, comprising: a query sequence processor configured to define a plurality of image sequences by a traveling window that encompasses a plurality of temporally separated video frames, the windowed frames being processed to form a spatial hash value 15, relating to differences between pixels within each image of the windowed sequence, and a temporal hash value 14, relating to differences between pixels of temporally separated frames of the windowed sequence; a database that stores the hash values in various ordered look-up tables 20, 30; and a search processor configured to search the ordered data 34, 24 for a sought hash value. The spatial and temporal hash values may comprise an entropy function and a frequency function. The relational database may comprise: an index ordered 12 first look-up table 10 of hash values and time codes 13; a second look-up table 20 ordered by one of the hash values; and a third look-up table that comprises single values for the ordering hash of the second table and a range of rows where that value of has is present in the second table.