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Patent GB-2570889-A (GB)
Title: An exhaust gas treatment device and method
Inventor: Roberto Caporali
IPC: F01N13/00
Filed: 2018-02-07
Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device 2 comprises an electrochemical cell 10 having an electrolyte 16 provided between a first electrode 12 and a second electrode 14. The electrochemical cell converts a first pollutant species, such as nitric oxide, within the exhaust gas to a second pollutant species, such as nitrogen dioxide, such that a concentration of the second pollutant species within the exhaust gases leaving the exhaust gas treatment device is increased relative to the exhaust gases entering the exhaust treatment device. An exhaust gas treatment system comprises an exhaust duct and one or more of the exhaust gas treatment devices. A method of treating exhaust gases comprises supplying a voltage across an electrochemical cell (540, fig 5) arranged at least partially within a flow of exhaust gas so that a first pollutant species is converted to a second pollutant species, and providing a flow of exhaust gases having an increased concentration of the second pollutant species to another exhaust gas treatment device (522, 524, 526, fig 5) downstream of the electrochemical cell.
Patent GB-2562826-A (GB)
Title: Depth concatenation using a matrix computation unit
Inventor: WILLIAM JOHN GULLAND
IPC: G06N3/063
Filed: 2018-03-07
Abstract: Method comprising receiving a request to process inputs to a neural network using an integrated circuit that performs NN computations in hardware using a matrix computation unit, the NN comprising a depth concatenation layer; and generating instructions that when executed cause the IC to generate a layer output tensor that satisfies the specification of the layer by: for each spatial location in a first input tensor to the layer and a second input tensor to the layer: multiplying, using the matrix computation unit, a second depth vector for the location in the second input tensor by a shift weight matrix for the layer to generate a shifted second depth vector having zeroes as the first z1 entries and entries of the second depth vector as the last z2 entries; and adding the shifted second depth vector and a first input depth vector for the spatial location in the first input tensor to generate a concatenated depth vector, the first input depth vector having entries of the first input depth vector as the first z1 entries and zeroes as the last z2 entries. Also provided are a system and computer storage media.
Patent GB-2574806-A (GB)
Title: Cable clip and kit of parts
Inventor: PAUL DAVID RUDDICK
IPC: F16L3/04
Filed: 2018-06-15
Abstract: A clip 100 for securing a cable 300 to a surface, for example a surface 202 of a cable trunking 200,and has a securing element 102 for attaching the clip to the surface, a spring element 104 connected to the securing element and which is movable relative to the securing element between a closed position in which the spring element forms a cable restraint arranged to secure the cable to the surface and an open position in which the spring element is spaced from the surface such that a cable may be placed between the spring element and the surface. In use, the spring element is biased into the closed position, and the securing element may define a hole 108 through which a fastener such as a screw or nail may be passed. The clip spring element may include an arm 114 attached at one end to the securing element and at the other end to a hook 116, and the clip may be made of metal, such as steel.
Patent GB-2576896-A (GB)
Title: Seals, vacuum systems with such seals and a method of manufacture of such seals
Inventor: PHILLIP NORTH
IPC: F16J15/02
Filed: 2018-09-05
Abstract: A longitudinal seal is provided. The longitudinal seal has a cross section comprising a wall 10 which encloses an inner section. The wall 10 is formed of a material configured such that a physical characteristic, typically wall thickness and/or density, of the material varies by at least 10% along at least one of a length and the cross section of the seal. The variation in the physical characteristic causes a variation in at least one of a deformability and a resilience of a corresponding portion of the seal. A vacuum system which includes such a seal, and a method of manufacturing such a seal are also disclosed. The method of manufacturing typically comprising an additive manufacturing technique, such as stereo lithography, fused deposition modelling, 3D printing, and selective laser sintering.
Patent GB-2565946-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for monitoring and managing marine riser assets
Inventor: KAUSTUBH V DIGHE
IPC: E21B17/01
Filed: 2017-05-30
Abstract: A method for inspecting a riser asset of a marine riser includes generating a first predictive degradation rate of a first potential flaw in the riser asset based on an engineering assessment.  The method also includes receiving, from sensors, sensor data indicative of a first flaw corresponding with the first  potential flaw.  The method also includes generating a first actual degradation rate of the first flaw based on a sensor data.  The method also includes determining a first remaining operating lifetime of the riser asset based on the first predictive degradation rate and the first actual degradation rate.  The method also includes determining a first inspection frequency for the rise asset based on a first safety factor and the first remaning operating lifetime of the riser asset.  The method also includes generating a first inspection timeline based on the first inspection frequency.
Patent GB-2582134-A (GB)
Title: Electric vehicle re-charged by wind turbine
Inventor: ANDREW WOOD
IPC: F03D9/32
Filed: 2019-03-10
Abstract: An electric vehicle power system has a wind turbine 5 used to charge an onboard charge storage device whilst the vehicle 1 is moving. The fan may be mounted within the vehicle body to minimise additional aerodynamic drag. The turbine may be mounted within the forward compartment 3 of the vehicle, before the bulkhead with the passenger compartment 4. The charge storage device may be a battery, fuel cell or a supercapacitor in the vehicle.
Patent GB-2572899-A (GB)
Title: Active agent-containing articles that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties
Inventor: STEPHEN ROBERT GLASSMEYER
IPC: D04H1/559
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as article peel strength, flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability, and methods for making same are provided.
Patent GB-2586219-A (GB)
Title: Preform heating
Inventor: STEPHEN BELCHER
IPC: B29C70/54
Filed: 2019-08-02
Abstract: A method for forming a fibre article comprising: locating a fibre preform 40 between a first 104 and second 105 diaphragm 104, the preform comprising a heat activatable binder; drawing a vacuum 156 between the first and second diaphragms to hold the preform captive; positioning a first heater plate 150 in contact with the first diaphragm; positioning a second heater plate 151 in contact with the second diaphragm; drawing a first vacuum 154 between the first diaphragm and the first heater plate and drawing a second vacuum between second diaphragm and second heater plate so as to increase the contact between diaphragms and the heater plates. The first and second vacuums may be released. A drive mechanism is provided for displacing the diaphragms and heater plates relative to one another wherein the second heater plate may be moved laterally. The diaphragms may be moved relative to a former 113, and a vacuum dawn between the second diaphragm and former to increase conformity with former and set the preform in shape. A double diaphragm forming apparatus is further provided.
Patent GB-2578210-A (GB)
Title: Folded tower dispenser
Inventor: DARRYL M BOELTL
IPC: A47K10/42
Filed: 2019-09-04
Abstract: A paper towel dispenser 10 for dispensing C-fold and multifold paper towels includes a housing having a rear wall 18, a pair of side walls 20, 22, a top wall 26, a bottom wall 24 and a front wall 28 all cooperating to define a receiving space for a stack of paper towels placed therein. The front wall 28 includes portions defining a slot 32 having a closed end spaced apart from a first end of the front wall 28 and an open end that is coterminous with a second end of the front wall 28.
Patent GB-2575588-A (GB)
Title: Remote monitoring of adsorber process units
Inventor: Ryan Mccool
IPC: G05B19/00
Filed: 2018-04-27
Abstract: Adsorbers have many purposes in chemical, gas-processing, and petrochemical plants. Adsorbers may be used to remove components from gas streams. Adsorbers may be subjected to various issues, including but not limited to moisture breakthrough, spent catalyst, too high or too low pressure drop, over or under heating, over or under cooling, too high or too low flow rates, which can affect their performance or result in a shutdown of the adsorbers. Monitoring the adsorbers and the processes using adsorbers may be performed to determine if the adsorbent bed is reaching saturation, other problems are occurring, or if equipment failures are imminent. Monitoring also helps to predict behavior or problems in different adsorbers used in the same plant or in other plants and/or processes.
Patent GB-2577006-A (GB)
Title: Process and device for recovering metal
Inventor: MICHAEL GLASS
IPC: C22B21/00
Filed: 2018-04-25
Abstract: A process for recovering metal from slag or dross is described, which comprises the step of breaking down the slag or dross to break up the non-metallic material in the slag or dross.
Patent GB-2590908-A (GB)
Title: Enhancements to cooling means for axial flux generators
Inventor: HUGH-PETER GRANVILLE KELLY
IPC: H02K21/24
Filed: 2019-12-23
Abstract: An annular stator comprises a series of hollow bosses 25 that project from a first planar surface of an annular plate 24 and arranged within and around an outer circumference of the annular plate. A plurality of coils 26 are each located with a central portion around an associated boss 25 and each hollow boss has an associated recess in a second planar surface of the plate. Coils may be sandwiched between a cover sheet and an annular plate (fig 1, 13a, 11) and embedded in a resin having a thermal conductivity of 0.5 W/mK. The bosses may be top-hat shaped in section and have a depth of a half or third of the axial width of the coils. Cooling fluid such as air 28,29 can be directed across the open end of the boss by radial vanes (fig 4, 23) and flow between adjacent coils. There can be a series of stators (fig 6) sandwiched between rotors separated by annular collars having vents for egress of cooling gas from a central cavity of the collars to enter the recess. The collars can be carried on a central shaft having a fan (fig 7, 146) forcing the cooling gas.
Patent GB-2581059-A (GB)
Title: Downhole tool with bottom composite slip
Inventor: EVAN LLOYD DAVIES
IPC: E21B17/10
Filed: 2018-08-21
Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel, and a bottom slip disposed around the mandrel. The bottom slip includes a circular body having a one-piece configuration characterized by a plurality of slip segments by at least partial material connectivity therearound. The bottom slip is made of a filament wound composite material, which means the bottom slip has a plurality of layers joined by respective interface layers. An outer slip surface of at least one of the plurality of slip segments is defined in cross-section by a plane P that intersects a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool at an angle a1 in a range of 10 degrees to 20 degrees when the bottom slip is in an unset position.
Patent GB-2596109-A (GB)
Title: Thermally impacting fluid and sample separation unit independently
Inventor: JOSE-ANGEL MORA FILLAT
IPC: G01N30/30
Filed: 2020-06-18
Abstract: A thermal impact assembly 100 for a sample separation apparatus 10 may have a control unit 70 to i) heat and/or cool a fluidic sample and/or mobile phase; independently of ii) heating and/or cooling a sample separation unit 30. The apparatus may be for liquid chromatography or gas chromatography; for microfluidics; or have a selection valve 86 which can be heated/cooled. A first heater/cooler 80 may be upstream of the second heater/cooler 82; first and second heater/coolers may be within a thermal compartment or oven 84, or a heater/cooler may be only partially inside the compartment. The second heater/cooler may thermally impact multiple chromatography columns (figure 6). First and second heater/coolers may overlap. Thermal impacting may be driven by gas convection around a heat exchanger (figure 8). A combined heater and cooler may be used (figure 10). Programming of the controller 70 may emulate programming of another controller (figure 9).
Patent GB-2596825-A (GB)
Title: Data processing apparatus and method
Inventor: FABIO CAPPELLO
IPC: G06F3/01
Filed: 2020-07-07
Abstract: A data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry to generate at least one of video content and audio content for a virtual reality environment, input circuitry to receive gaze data for two or more users indicative of a gaze point for each user with respect to the virtual reality environment, and selection circuity to select at least one object in the virtual reality environment in dependence upon a number of the gaze points corresponding to the object, in which the processing circuitry is configured to adapt at least one of the video content and the audio content in response to the selection of the object.
Patent GB-2587562-A (GB)
Title: Textiles and articles, and processes for making the same
Inventor: Giovanni adami
IPC: B29D35/06
Filed: 2017-11-09
Abstract: An article 100 comprising a first reflowed material in the form of a melted and resolidifed product of a film, yarn, fibre, textile or any combination thereof and a second element selected from a second shaped component, a second film, a second textile, a second yarn or a second fibre; the first reflowed material comprising a ;ow processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more thermoplastic polymers with a melting temperature between 80-135 Oc; the second element made of a high processing temperature polymeric composition comprising one or more thermoplastic polymers and having a creep relaxation temperature, a heat deflection temperature or a Vicat softening temperature at least 10Oc greater than the melting temperature of the low processing temperature composition; the article comprising one or more of the second component comprising a printed marking or an embroidery and a second dyed element. Preferably the article is an upper for an article of footwear.
Patent GB-2587728-A (GB)
Title: Surface cleaning apparatus
Inventor: WAYNE ERNEST CONRAD
IPC: A47L9/12
Filed: 2019-05-30
Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus includes an air flow path, a filter housing, and a filter member in the filter housing. In some embodiments, the filter member includes a plurality of individual filter elements arranged in parallel, each including porous filter material having at least one upstream face and at least one portion defining a porous filter media air outlet. In other embodiments, the filter member has an outer upstream surface that abuts an axially extending air impermeable wall to inhibit bypass of the filter.
Patent GB-2601769-A (GB)
Title: Flow synthesis
Inventor: ANDY ODEN BURN
IPC: C06B25/34
Filed: 2020-12-09
Abstract: A method for the manufacture of RDX from hexamine uses flow synthesis. In a specifically claimed technique, flow reagent A, comprising hexaminedissolved in nitric acid with a concentration less than 92%, and flower agent B comprising a nitration agent, enter a flow reactor at a flow rate, the reaction chamber is cooled to less than 30°C, and the output mixed flow is quenched to precipitate RDX. The nitrating agent may be concentrated (95% or more) nitric acid or nitric acid (at least 70%) and sodium nitrite.
Patent GB-2600194-A (GB)
Title: Method of seal validation with pre-treatment
Inventor: KYLE A COMEAU
IPC: G01N17/00
Filed: 2021-05-10
Abstract: A method for performing seal validation with a chemical pre-treatment includes; establishing an Arrhenius relationship between a material property response of a material exposed to a test fluid based on experimental results of testing a plurality of material samples made of the material across multiple temperatures; determining, based on the Arrhenius relationship, a pre-treatment time and temperature that approximates a seal end-of-life condition; pre-treating a seal by exposing the seal to the test fluid at the determined pre-treatment temperature for the determined pre-treatment time, the seal having at least in part a same material composition as the plurality of material samples; and after pre-treating the seal, performing one or more validation tests on the pre-treated seal.
Patent GB-2601593-A (GB)
Title: Acoustic blade
Inventor: CHRISTOPHE LEGEAIS
IPC: E06B9/17
Filed: 2021-07-27
Abstract: An acoustic blade 24 is suitable for hinged connection to adjacent acoustic blades 24 and comprises a profiled element 28. The profiled element has a main wall 30 extending along a main axis. The main wall has an inner face 32 and an outer face 34. Two secondary walls 42, 44 are provided with hinge elements 52, 54 adapted to connect adjacent acoustic blades to one another. A sound absorbing element 26 is mounted on the acoustic blade and is retained on the outer face of the main wall by means of a retaining device. The sound absorbing element is made of a piece of textile material, preferably of non-woven textile material, and the main wall comprises a plurality of through openings 36. The acoustic blade may be used in an assembly to form a curtain, wall panel, or furniture door provided to absorb sound waves. A method of manufacturing an acoustic blade is also provided.
Patent GB-2600823-A (GB)
Title: Masking sensitive information in a document
Inventor: MICHAEL BAESSLER
IPC: G06F21/62
Filed: 2021-09-30
Abstract: An index of words and numbers in a set of documents is created. The index is analysed to produce a statistical measure of the words and numbers, such as their frequency of occurrence in the documents. The statistical measure is used to identify a candidate set of words and numbers containing sensitive information. Words and numbers that occur infrequently may be considered to be sensitive. Metadata, such as a type of word or number, is extracted from the index and associated with the members of the candidate set. When a request for a document is received, members of the candidate set of words and numbers that occur in the document are identified. The metadata with the identified words and numbers is used to select which should be masked. The document is then provided to the user with the selected words and numbers masked.
Patent GB-2601417-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for optical sensing
Inventor: SERGEY SHATALIN
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 2018-01-05
Abstract: A distributed sensing system comprises an optical fibre 4 having reflector portions regularly distributed in at least a first region thereof and a first fixed and known spacing therebetween, and an optical signal source 1 is arranged to input optical pulses into the optical fibre. A sensing apparatus is arranged to detect light from the optical pulses reflected back long the fibre from the reflector portions and to determine any one or more of an acoustic, vibration, strain, temperature or other parameter that perturbs the path length of the optical fibre. The apparatus also comprises opto-electric componentry 6 that samples the reflected light or light derived therefrom at temporally discrete sampling points at a first sampling rate. The first sampling rate is of a value that is at or near the Nyquist limit for the spacing between the reflector portions, such that no oversampling occurs. The apparatus further comprises signal level adjustment circuitry to equalise the amplitude of the reflected light. In an embodiment, the system is used to monitor flow along a pipe.
Patent GB-2613354-A (GB)
Title: Thermal isolator for microwave components with waveguide flanges
Inventor: LEVGEN BILOGUROV
IPC: H01P1/20
Filed: 2021-11-30
Abstract: A waveguide spacer (1) for thermally decoupling a first flange member (33) from a second flange member (35) of a waveguide structure (31) for guiding high frequency radio waves comprises: a band-gap layer (3) composed of a dielectric substrate (5) and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts (7) inserted into the substrate (5), wherein the substrate (5) has a waveguide hole (9) connecting opposite sides of the substrate (5) and the contacts (7) are arranged around the waveguide hole (9) to form a band-gap structure (11); a dielectric first outer layer (13) for contacting the first flange member (33), wherein the first outer layer (13) at least partially covers a first side of the band-gap layer (3); and an electrically conductive second outer layer (17) for contacting the second flange member (35), wherein the second outer layer (17) at least partially covers a second side of the band-gap layer (3) and is electrically connected to each contact (7).
Patent GB-2613856-A (GB)
Title: Subsea wellhead system
Inventor: BRYNJULF SPALDER
IPC: E21B41/08
Filed: 2021-12-17
Abstract: A subsea wellhead assembly 100 comprising a well frame 101, arranged on a sea floor and supporting a wellhead 102, and three foundation elements 130 on which the well frame is supported. The three foundation elements comprising two larger foundation elements 130a, 130b and one smaller foundation element 130c, the larger foundation elements having a larger load bearing capacity than the smaller foundation element. The wellhead may be located between the two larger elements. The foundation elements may form an isosceles or equilateral triangle.
Patent GB-2606830-A (GB)
Title: Downhole cable
Inventor: SAEED REHMAN
IPC: H01B7/18
Filed: 2022-02-23
Abstract: A first aspect relates to a cable 100 for use in a wellbore. The cable comprises a core 113 and an armor layer 116 surrounding the core. The armor layer comprises a plurality of segments 117. Each segment is configured to be axially displaceable along a longitudinal axis B of the cable relative to each other. Preferably, each segment of the armor layer comprises a non-metallic electrically conductive material. Preferably, the armor layer comprises at least one fiber reinforced composite material. Preferably, at least one of the segments has at least one reinforcement member 336. Preferably, the armor layer comprises at least one first segment comprising a first material and at least one second segment comprising a second material. A second aspect relates to manufacturing the cable of the first aspect.
Patent GB-2616625-A (GB)
Title: Mounting arrangement
Inventor: RICHARD GRIFFIN
IPC: A62B9/04
Filed: 2022-03-15
Abstract: An aircrew safety equipment mounting arrangement 31, such as for attaching a crew regulator unit CRU to an aircrew harness, lifejacket or a MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) load-carrying military jacket via webbing, includes a mounting plate 33 pivotally 55 coupled to a backing plate 52 by a pivot pin 55 and movable between an open position and a closed position in which the wearable item is clamped between the mounting plate and the backing plate and in which they are locked together by a spring biased pin (63,61, Fig 8).