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Patent GB-2557550-A (GB)
Title: Compact hoist accessories and combination systems
Inventor: DONALD ALOYSIUS HOFFEND JR
IPC: B66D1/56
Filed: 2016-11-15
Abstract: A hoist system having a drum primarily self-contained within a batten, for raising and lowering lighting, sound equipment, curtains and the like, often in a performance environment. The compact system is highly scalable to a variety of spaces and applications, including school and public theaters and concert halls, as well as some homes, private business, etc. The hoist system may be adapted with safety mechanisms including an overspeed detector, which may comprise a centrifugal detection mechanism coupled to an elongate member of the system; dampening means; a compact mechanism for trimming or adjusting an operative length of elongate member; stabilizing pipe shaft bearings; elongate member diverter pulley mechanisms load balancing termination points. Additional features include various alternative combination hoist implementations and orientations, and alternative incorporated attachment mechanisms for use with the hoist system.
Patent GB-2559505-A (GB)
Title: Autonomic parity exchange in data storage systems
Inventor: MARIO BLAUM
IPC: G06F11/10
Filed: 2016-09-02
Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for increasing the failure tolerance of an array of storage elements in a storage system. The computer-implemented method includes configuring an array to include a plurality of storage elements in n > 1 sets of storage elements. The computer-implemented method also includes configuring an erasure-correcting code such that at least one column of the storage elements of the array stores row parity information, and at least one row of the storage elements of the array stores column parity information. Still yet, the computer-implemented method includes, subsequent to a failure of one of the storage elements storing data, selecting a recipient storage element from the array, and rebuilding at least a portion of the data onto the recipient storage element by performing a parity exchange operation that retains a failure tolerance of the set of storage elements containing the failed storage element.
Patent GB-2573345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to open display refrigerators
Inventor: PAUL MCANDREW
IPC: A47F3/04
Filed: 2018-05-04
Abstract: The refrigerator has an air curtain established between an air outlet and air inlet 5. The refrigerator has a weir screen 11 barrier to prevent the air curtain spilling into an exterior space. The air curtain is split as it passes over the top edge of the weir 11 with an inner portion being recovered by a first portion of the air inlet 5 and an outer part spilling into the exterior space before being recovered by a second portion of the air inlet 5. The weir 11 may be curved such that the outer part follows the curve into the second portion of the air inlet 5. The weir 11 may be at an angle to the air curtain. A bottom edge 15 of the weir 11 may meet or be spaced 14 from the air inlet 5. The weir 11 may be moveable between a retracted, stowed position and a deployed position. The weir 11 may be adapted to reduce vortices.
Patent GB-2558853-A (GB)
Title: Lock device
Inventor: HISASHI NAKASONE
IPC: E05C9/04
Filed: 2016-11-18
Abstract: A lock device having a base member 22 secured to an outside member 12, an operating member 20 that is rotatably supported by the base member 22, and a rod capable of engaging and releasing a lock hole in a secured member according to the rotation of the operating member 20. The operating member 20 has an operating part 36 that is exposed on the surface side of the outside member 12, and an axial support part that is axially supported by the base member 22. The base member 22 has a hook part 52 that hooks onto an attachment edge section 12g formed in the outside member 12, and a fastening nail-like part 54 that is fastened to a fastening edge 12e formed on the rear side of the outside member 12, and restricts movement of the base member 22 away from the rear surface of the outside member 12.
Patent GB-2580080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to shipping container locks
Inventor: Paul Joseph Clark
IPC: E05B83/12
Filed: 2018-12-20
Abstract: A release mechanism for a lock on an ISO shipping container, wherein the lock 40 comprises locking bars moveable by a locking handle 44 which is retained within a retainer catch 46. The retainer catch 46 is mounted on the release mechanism 60 which also comprises a mounting plate 50 which is secured to the door of the container via releasable fasteners 65 66 that can be undone from inside the container (RHS of Fig 5). The releasable fasteners may comprise four bolts 65 each with a wing nut 66. The mounting panel 50 may cover an aperture 90 in the door and seals 94 maybe provided on the rear of the panel. In use if someone becomes trapped inside the container they can release the wing nuts and then using handle 68 mounted on the panel move the panel and the release catch with locking handle into the unlocked position thus releasing the door and enabling their emergency escape.
Patent GB-2573395-A (GB)
Title: Fingerboard latch arrangement
Inventor: PETTER MYDLAND
IPC: E21B19/14
Filed: 2019-03-25
Abstract: A latch actuator 20 for a fingerboard (101, Figure 1), having a housing 21 with a fluid inlet 18 and a piston 1,8,25 slidably mounted in the housing 21 and movable in response to a fluid pressure applied via the fluid inlet 18. The piston 1,8,25 has a lock surface 31 that may be arranged in a recess 24 of the piston 1,8,25 and may be in fluid contact with the fluid inlet 18 and is moveable in response to fluid pressure applied via the fluid inlet 18. There is a lock piston 15 is movable between a first position in which the lock piston 15 engages the lock surface 31 and a second position in which the lock piston 15 does not engage the lock surface 31. There is also provided a fingerboard latch assembly and a fingerboard (101, Figure 1) comprising a plurality of fingers (102-106, Figure 1) and a plurality of fingerboard latch assemblies.
Patent GB-2584352-A (GB)
Title: Automatic teller machine mounting system
Inventor: ALASTAIR DAY
IPC: G07F19/00
Filed: 2019-06-06
Abstract: The mounting system comprises a plurality of modules for forming a support wall, each module comprising a main panel 22 having integral edge panels 24, 26, 28, 30 extending from each of its sides 34, 36 and ends 38, 40 which are bent at an angle to the main panel and joined to each other to define a cavity of a box structure 44, the main panel of a first module defining an aperture 80a for receiving an automatic teller machine (ATM), the edges of the aperture having a reinforcement structure 92. The reinforcement structure may be formed integrally or fabricated independently. The reinforcement structure may comprise a first rail 94 extending between side edge panels, a second rail 96 extending from the first rail to one of the end edge panels, and third and fourth rails 194, 196, each rail extending along different sides of the aperture. Each module may comprise a front cladding panel 400 removably fixed to the main panel, and a rear cladding panel 501 removably fixed to the edge panels. The edge panels may terminate in flanges which extend parallel to the main panel. The main panel, edge panels, and flanges may be sheet metal.
Patent GB-2586628-A (GB)
Title: Exploiting potential energy from rising gasses produced by electrolysis
Inventor: GIDEON STEWAN KUKARD
IPC: F03B17/04
Filed: 2019-08-30
Abstract: A process that combines the potential energy of the gasses hydrogen and oxygen produced by electrolysis and the potential energy of the same hydrogen and oxygen rising in a liquid comprises a means of electrolysing a liquid. The gases produced are collected and used to produce electric or mechanical energy. The gases are then harvested and used as required. The system may use water or another liquid. The combination of these two potential energies allows for more energy/work/force to be gained than was used in the electrolysis process.
Patent GB-2592233-A (GB)
Title: Chemical modification of solids as backbones for controlled deposition of metal or bimetallic nanoparticles for tuning surface and antibacterial properties
Inventor: FAKHRADIN MIRKHALAF
IPC: C09D5/44
Filed: 2020-02-20
Abstract: A method of tuning surfaces and their antibacterial properties including hydrophobicity and bacterial adhesion comprising the creation of a backbone structure for the in situ formation of metal nanoparticles on metallic and non-metallic surfaces. Preferably the surface is first functionalised through chemical or electrochemical reduction of a diazonium salt with carboxyphenyl or decylphenyl functionalities, followed by the controlled reduction of metal salts into metal nanoparticles. The functionalisation is preferably on a silica or alumina substrate and the nanoparticles are preferably silver and/or copper. The surfaces may form antibacterial and antibiofilm coatings on wound dressings and medical devices.
Patent GB-2593492-A (GB)
Title: Polymer
Inventor: KIRAN KAMTEKAR
IPC: H01L51/42
Filed: 2020-03-24
Abstract: A polymer comprising an electron-donating repeat unit of formula –(A)n- and an electron accepting repeat unit. A in each occurrence is independently a group of formula (II) depicted below, wherein Yin each occurrence is independently O or S; Z is 0, S or NR3 wherein R3 is H or a substituent; R1 in each occurrence is independently H or a substituent; R2 in each occurrence is independently a substituent; n is at least 2. The polymer may be used as an electron donating polymer in combination with an electron-accepting material in a bulk heterojunction layer of an organic photodetector.
Patent GB-2583644-A (GB)
Title: Real-time monitoring of downhole dynamic events
Inventor: Timothy Michael Popp
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2018-12-11
Abstract: Methods and systems for conducting downhole operations including collecting downhole dynamic event data using a downhole tool, wherein the downhole dynamic event data is time-domain data, processing the collected downhole dynamic event data using a computing system located downhole to convert the time-domain data into frequency-domain data, and extracting digital filter coefficients from the frequency-domain data.
Patent GB-2583318-A (GB)
Title: Materials and methods for deodorization of mammalian urine
Inventor: PINAKI R MAJHI
IPC: C08L33/08
Filed: 2018-10-05
Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, materials, garments, devices, and methods for controlling or neutralizing offensive odors associated with mammalian urine. For example, disclosed are personal care products (e.g., diapers), deodorizing colloidal compositions, urine-based fertilizers, portable urination systems, and methods of their use. Such deodorizing colloidal compositions, urine-based fertilizers, portable urination systems are characterized in that they contain an acrylate polymer comprising at least one acrylic acid monomer or salt thereof, which imparts a odor-neutralizing effect. Also provided are methods of recovering water from the systems disclosed herein.
Patent GB-2598800-A (GB)
Title: Conductive coating anode for impressed current cathodic protection of reinforced concrete structures
Inventor: ESHMAIEL GANJIAN
IPC: C23F13/16
Filed: 2020-09-15
Abstract: A conductive coating anode is detailed for an Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system for protection of reinforced concrete structures from corrosion. The anode system comprises an anode having a conductive coating (204) forming a matrix with a concrete surface of the reinforced concrete structure (202) The conductive coating (204) comprises zinc and an electrically conductive carbon base material in the ratio of 9.6:1 by weight which is applied directly to the concrete surface. The anode may be attached to the reinforced concrete structure and may comprise platinum clad wire and covered with a textile material such as a carbon fibre mat (208). The conductive coating (204) may be overcoated with one or more layers.
Patent GB-2600155-A (GB)
Title: System and method for slot drain reinforcement
Inventor: ANDREW JOHN BECKER
IPC: E03F3/04
Filed: 2020-10-23
Abstract: A system for reinforcing a slot drain 11 having a plurality of surface connection points comprises a plurality of brackets or connectors 13 joining the connection points to a reinforcement structure 12. The reinforcement is spaced from the drain by the dimension of the bracket, which may be variable. The connection points and reinforcement may be hooked to the brackets. The reinforcement may be a web or mesh having a profile which conforms to that of the drain, and the reinforcement may be one of a pair. A method of installing a slot drain includes the steps of placing the drain in a channel, attaching the reinforcement structure and pouring concrete into the channel to encase the drain and reinforcement. Also claimed are a slot drain featuring a plurality of surface connection points, a connector for use in a reinforced slot drain system and a kit of parts for implementing a slot drain reinforcement system.
Patent GB-2586193-A (GB)
Title: Assisted drive for surface cleaning devices
Inventor: Andre d brown
IPC: A47L5/28
Filed: 2019-04-23
Abstract: In general, the present disclosure is directed to a force-sensing arrangement for use in surface cleaning devices, such as a vacuum device, that allows a user-supplied force to be translated into a command signal to cause the surface cleaning device to accelerate forward, reverse or to veer/turn in a desired direction. In an embodiment, the surface cleaning device includes a nozzle, wheels, motor(s) to drive the wheels, and an upright handle portion. The surface cleaning device includes a force-sensing arrangement with load cells coupled at a position where user force is transferred from the upright portion to the nozzle. The force-sensing arrangement detects the user supplying a relatively small amount of force and translates the same into measurement signals. A controller coupled to the load cells utilizes the measurement signals to determine or "infer" a desired direction of travel.
Patent GB-2603196-A (GB)
Title: Leak Detection
Inventor: MICHAEL JOHN PARKER
IPC: G01M3/38
Filed: 2021-02-01
Abstract: A leak detection apparatus 1 for a pipe comprises a distributed acoustic sensing(DAS) fibre 2 provided along a central conduit 4 of an elongate push rod 3. The push rod 3 is semi-rigid so as to enable it to be pushed along a pipe and sufficiently flexible so as to allow it to follow bends in the pipe. The apparatus 1 is provided with an antireflection device (25, figure 2) affixed to the insertion end (6) and provided with an optical coupler (7) at the other end for introducing optical pulses to DAS fibre 2 and for extracting backscattered pulses from DAS fibre 2. Vibrations propagating through the pipe cause variation in the backscattering that occurs within the DAS fibre 2 which enables identification of characteristic pipe events.
Patent GB-2590310-A (GB)
Title: Conditions for starting checking HMVP candidates depend on total number minus K
Inventor: LI ZHANG
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 2019-09-12
Abstract: A method of video decoding includes checking one or more video blocks in pre-defined relative positions compared to a first video block to derive a first set of candidates, wherein each of the first set of candidates is derived from corresponding motion information of the video blocks checked, checking, upon a determination that a number of the first set of candidates has not reached a predetermined limit, one or multiple tables to derive a second set of candidates,and processing the first video block based on a bitstream representation of the first video block and the constructed candidate list.
Patent GB-2604402-A (GB)
Title: Head-up display
Inventor: JAMIESON CHRISTMAS
IPC: G02B27/01
Filed: 2021-03-05
Abstract: A head‐up display forms virtual images viewable from an eye‐box area 420C. The head‐up display receives picture content within a sub‐region of a quadrilateral display area of an array of pixels. An optical relay system relays the received picture content to the eye‐box of the head‐up display so that a virtual image of the picture content is visible from the eye-box. The optical relay system has at least one optical component shaped in correspondence with the shape of the sub‐region. The shape of the eye‐box area is non‐rectangular. The eye-box area or the sub-region of the display may be a quadrilateral core shape with at least one cropped corner. The quadrilateral core shape of the eye-box may be a rectangle and the long dimension of the rectangle horizontal during normal use. The eye-box area may have an octagonal or diamond shape. The eye-box may have a shape with at least five or six, i.e. eight straight sides. The at least one cropped corner of the eye-box or sub-region of the display may be two or four cropped corners. The cropped corners of the eye-box may be equal in size in at least one dimension or two perpendicular dimensions.
Patent GB-2594795-A (GB)
Title: A voting apparatus
Inventor: PATRICK MCGONAGLE
IPC: G09B21/00
Filed: 2021-03-24
Abstract: A voting apparatus 10 for receiving a ballot paper having at least one markable voting option; the apparatus having a voting aid 11 for overlying the ballot paper and a respective ballot marking aid 12 for each voting option of the ballot paper; and an audio system having means for providing an audio output having information corresponding to each voting option. The apparatus may include an audio rendering device such as headphones, earphones or a loudspeaker. Audio output for a voting option may be played upon activation of a respective user activation device 13, such as a button or switch. The user activation devices may be provided on a substrate that overlies the voting aid or on the voting aid itself. Ballot marking aids may be provided for each voting option and may include a tactile identifier, such as braille. Each ballot marking aid may include a securing means 16, such as a tab, to overlie the voting option and respective user activation device. The audio output means may include a jack, port or transmitter for providing audio to an audio rendering device. The audio system may include audio input means for receiving audio files.
Patent GB-2605971-A (GB)
Title: Nutritional supplement and uses
Inventor: RICHARD THOMAS
IPC: A61P3/10
Filed: 2021-04-19
Abstract: A nutritional supplement for use by oral administration to a human for ameliorating adverse medical conditions deriving at least in part from metabolic and/or intestinal dysfunction, wherein the supplement comprises a mixture of bioflavonoids which include at least 45% wt/wt of naringin and at least 15% wt/wt of neohesperidin of the bioflavonoids present. Preferably the mixture of bioflavonoids is derived from the pith of immature bitter oranges. The adverse medical condition is preferably a gastrointestinal or metabolic condition selected from an insulin resistance syndrome condition, for example, type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, dyslipidaemia, gastrointestinal ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome or leaky gut syndrome, duodenal ulcer, central adiposity, hypertension, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Preferably the oral administration comprises 100mg-5g/day.
Patent GB-2607009-A (GB)
Title: Fuse apparatus
Inventor: MICHAEL ERSKINE
IPC: H02H7/26
Filed: 2021-05-19
Abstract: A fuse apparatus 101 connects a local power distribution circuit to a mains power grid via input power line 107. The fuse apparatus 101 has a cut out fuse 108, for protecting the local power distribution circuit, and mains supply monitoring means 109. The mains supply monitoring means has fault detecting means, such as voltage sensor 110 and control unit 112, connectable to the input power line 106 and configured to detect a fault associated with the mains power grid, and an alert signal generating means 113 to output an alert signal indicative of a fault being detected in the event the fault detecting means 110, 112 detects a fault. The apparatus 101 enables a Distribution Network Operator (DNO) to determine whether a fault reported by the occupant of a premises is the responsibility of the DNO without sending an engineer to inspect the premises.
Patent GB-2595092-A (GB)
Title: Strategic advice manager for financial plans
Inventor: MARK EVANS
IPC: G06Q40/06
Filed: 2020-02-28
Abstract: Described herein is a financial planning system that comprises a Strategic Advice Manager (SAM) module that utilizes an artificial intelligence (AI) module to automate and optimize the financial planning decision-making process, reducing the margin of error created by depending solely on a human-advisor and reducing the time required to build a financial plan, as discussed herein. That is, the financial planning system incorporates artificial intelligence techniques to analyze client inputs and select appropriate financial strategies based on the analysis of the inputs.
Patent GB-2609917-A (GB)
Title: A solar panel
Inventor: JO PARKER-SWIFT
IPC: H02S20/25
Filed: 2021-08-13
Abstract: Solar panel comprising flexible solar material 1 and plastic support panel 2 with a support layer 10. Supports 11 are formed at edges of the support layer and protrude from a first side of the support layer. Adhesive layer 3 is bonded to the solar material on a second side. The panel may be formed of lower part 14 (Figure 5) and upper part 16 (Figure 5). The supports may be first and second rails. The rails may be formed to have an open channel section and prevent ingress of water and debris. Wiring may be routed along the rails. Method of installing said solar panel, wherein the rails pass over high pants in the roof and holes 13 in the rails and roof R (Figure 1) and fasteners 14 attach the solar panel to the roof, wherein the roof may be a corrugated roof with crests C (Figure 1).
Patent GB-2610657-A (GB)
Title: An improved gas turbine engine
Inventor: R PAUL DAVIES
IPC: F02C7/32
Filed: 2021-11-03
Abstract: A gas turbine engine for an aircraft comprises a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine, with a first electric machine 210 being rotationally connected to the turbine. The ratio of the maximum power generated by the first electrical machine to the maximum shaft power of the gas turbine engine is between 0.005 and 0.020. A fan assembly 130 may comprise a fan with a diameter between 0.3m and 1.4m. The fan assembly may have two or more fan stages with a plurality of blades. The first electrical machine may be positioned axially between the fan assembly and the compressor. A second electric machine 220 may be rotationally connected to the fan assembly, the ratio of the maximum power generated by the second electrical machine to the maximum shaft power of the gas turbine engine being between 0.005 and 0.035. At least one of the first electric machine and second electric machine may have an axial length and a diameter, wherein a ratio of the axial length to the diameter is between 0.5 and 2.0. An associated method of operation is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2612802-A (GB)
Title: Downpipe filter
Inventor: DAVID JEREMY LANGRICK
IPC: E04D13/08
Filed: 2021-11-11
Abstract: An openable filter system, 100, for a drainage downpipe, comprising, first, 10, and second, 20, housing members, removably locatable within a gap of a downpipe, defining upper, 200, and lower, 210, sections. The first housing is engaged with the lower section,15, and a portion of the second housing overlaps, 16, the upper section, at least one of the housing members comprises a ledge, 13, to engage with the other member such that a conduit is formed between the downpipe sections. A removable filter is locatable within the first and/or second housing members to prevent debris from passing through the filter system. The filter may comprise a cleanable basket, 40, for debris capture.