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Patent GB-2525418-A (GB)
Title: Waste Disposal Apparatus
Inventor: SAGE-PASSANT PETER
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: A waste disposal apparatus for disposing of waste materials using aerobic decomposition includes a decomposition chamber 14, a waste inlet to admit waste materials into the decomposition chamber, a water feed system 38, 40, 50 for supplying feed water to the decomposition chamber, a drain system 17, 54, 60 for draining drain liquid from the decomposition chamber, a sensing system comprising of means 44, 46 configured to sense the volume VF of feed water supplied to the decomposition chamber and sensing means 62, 70 to sense the volume VD of drain liquid drained from the decomposition chamber, and a computing device to determine the quantity of waste material processed by the waste disposal apparatus from the sensed volumes VF and VD. The feed water sensing means comprises level sensors 44, 46 in air break tank 40. The drain liquid sensing means comprises a level sensor in the form of a pressure tube 62 and pressure switch 64 in a sump 17 below the decomposition chamber. From a calculation using the amount of water removed from the waste, the computing device is able to determine the weight of waste inputted into the apparatus. The waste is preferably food waste from domestic kitchens, restaurants or commercial operations.
Patent GB-2525423-A (GB)
Title: Secure Token implementation
Inventor: DOVALO JAIME ANTONIO ABRIL
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: A method for generating a token for use in a transaction by a user device, the method comprising a token generator: obtaining data stored within a Secure Element, SE, of an SE module of a smartphone 403; and generating a token in dependence on the obtained data 405. Advantageously, the personal data, such as Primary Account Number (PAN) and its expiry date, required to generate a token request is securely stored on the user device itself and not a server remote from the user device. In this way, security of personal data is improved as said data never leaves the SE during the token generation process.
Patent GB-2514262-A (GB)
Title: Motorized hand tool apparatus and assembly method
Inventor: BACHMAN JOSE R
IPC: B25F5/02
Filed: 2014-05-01
Abstract: The first aspect of the invention is a hand tool (100, figure 1A) comprising a motor assembly including a motor end plate (426, figure 4D), including a flange portion (428, figure 4D); a ratchet head assembly 406 comprising a slot 432 defined by a lip around a first peripheral segment of the ratchet head, sized to engage the flange portion, an aperture 436 interrupting the lip around a second peripheral segment of the ratchet head assembly, providing a keyway for assembling the flange portion into the slot; a clamshell housing (516, figure 5) comprising an inwardly protruding rib portion (536, figure 5), engaged in the aperture to obstruct rotation of the flange from the slot. Another aspect of the invention is methods for assembling or disassembling a motorized hand tool by aligning the flange portions with the apertures; after alignment, passing the motor end plate into ratchet head assembly; and rotating, moving the flange into engagement with the slot. The last aspect of the invention is a motorized cordless ratchet wrench comprised of the same as the first aspect of the invention plus a steel wave washer between the motor and the ratchet head. This is a bayonet-like coupling.
Patent GB-2526069-A (GB)
Title: A method of testing an optical sensor
Inventor: COLLINS PETER
IPC: G01V8/20
Filed: 2014-05-02
Abstract: A method of testing an optical door sensor 100 with an emitter 102 and a receiver 106 comprising setting the sensor 100 in an offset state 304, in which a sensor operating parameter is offset from a baseline setting, emitting a light signal from the emitter 102 and determining whether it is detected by the receiver 106 and generating an alert 316 when the signal test result is negative for the offset state and the offset amount is less than or equal to a limit margin. The signal test has a positive result if the light signal is detected and a negative result if the light signal is not detected. The test may be carried out with the sensor 100 in a plurality of progressively offset states. This may determine an operating margin which may relate to the deterioration of the sensor 100. The sensor operating parameter may relate to the intensity of the light signal, sensitivity of the receiver or electronic noise intensity in the circuitry of the sensor 100. There may be a plurality of emitters 102 and receivers 106. The sensor 100 may be used in automatic doors such as elevators. The method may include a cleaning operation to clean dust off of the sensor 100.
Patent GB-2524123-A (GB)
Title: Building services suspension bracket
Inventor: OLIVER NEIL
IPC: F16L3/22
Filed: 2014-06-26
Abstract: A building services suspension bracket 250 having a convex polygonal boundary and being configured to receive the ends of suspension rods 204 into holes 256 in the convex polygonal boundary, wherein the bracket comprises a planar body having a convex polygonal boundary with tabs (254, figure 2A) projecting from sides of the polygonal boundary, wherein a hole 256 is provide through each tab 254, and the tabs 254 project substantially perpendicular to the planar body to form the convex polygonal boundary.
Patent GB-2528069-A (GB)
Title: Glue bearings
Inventor: CARROLL STEPHEN DAVID
IPC: B29C65/48
Filed: 2014-07-08
Abstract: A glue capsule that is used to administer an adhesive to a contact surface that comprises of a 3-dimentional hollow shaped membrane that is filled with an adhesive type substance. When pressure is applied to the glue bearing, the membrane will preferably rupture and the adhesive will come into contact with the surface to be glued. The glue bearing will preferably have a sticky outer membrane to aid in applying the glue bearing to a surface. The glue bearing will preferably vary in shape, size and the variety of adhesive substance.
Patent GB-2517300-A (GB)
Title: Zoned diesel oxidation catalyst
Inventor: MARKATOU PENELOPE
IPC: F01N3/10
Filed: 2014-07-29
Abstract: An oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine. The oxidation catalyst comprises a substrate 5 having three washcoat regions 1, 2, 3. A first washcoat region comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM) and a first support material. A second washcoat region, adjacent to the first washcoat region, comprises a second PGM and a second support material. A third washcoat region comprises a third PGM and a third support material. The third washcoat region may be adjacent to the second washcoat region, with each region comprising a respective washcoat zone (figure 1). The third washcoat region may be adjacent to the second washcoat region, with the second washcoat region comprising an overlap between upstream and downstream washcoat layers (figures 3 and 4). The second washcoat region may be disposed or supported on the third washcoat region (figure 2).
Patent GB-2522524-A (GB)
Title: Extract, transform and load (ETL) system and method
Inventor: MEHRA KRISHNA KUMAR
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-11-28
Abstract: An extract, transform and load (ETL) system for extracting transactional data from a plurality of source machines is provided. The source machines may comprise a loyalty engine modules, voucher engine modules, etc. that are configured to track transactional data for multiple consumers of a specific financial enterprise. The ETL system includes a data query module configured to provide an interface to enable a data analyst to define an input query to extract transactional data. The transactional data is present on a plurality of source machines 14-A through 14-N. The source machines form a multi-tenant system and each source machine is identified by a unique tenant identifier. The system also includes a query parsing module coupled to the data query module and configured to deconstruct the input query to create a tree structure. The tree structure comprises a plurality of distinct queries. The system further includes a data extraction module coupled to the query parsing module and configured to extract transactional data based on the plurality of distinct queries and copy the transactional data to a destination system 18A through 18-N wherein the transactional data comprises a plurality of data types.
Patent GB-2523254-A (GB)
Title: Sighting attachment device for a sighting telescope mounted on a firearm
Inventor: BURZEL TIMO
IPC: F41G1/38
Filed: 2015-01-26
Abstract: A sighting device 2, espeÂ­cially a night vision device for use with sighting scope 1 mounted on a firearm, is provided with at least one adjustment element 4, such as a focus control knob, situated on the housing 5 of the sighting device 2. The control knob 4 is mounted on a lengthwise adjustable spindle 6, which is supported by bearings in the housing 5. The spindle 6 may be pulled at least partly from the housing 5 in the direction of scope 1, towards the shooter. The spindle 6 may be rotated by means of the knob 4 about an axis of rotation 7 in order to focus the sighting device 2. The spindle 6 may be telescopic. The extendable spindle 6 allows the distance between the important focus control and the shooter to be minimised, improving its accessibility.
Patent GB-2532539-A (GB)
Title: Searching for safe policies to deploy
Inventor: PHILIP S THOMAS
IPC: G06Q30/02
Filed: 2015-07-23
Abstract: A method is disclosed for searching for policies to replace policies deployed in advertising campaigns, the policies being used to choose advertisements. The method includes searching policies to select a policy that is deemed safe by applying reinforcement learning and a concentration inequality on deployed policies using the policies to estimate values of a measure of performance of the policies and calculate one or more statistical guarantees of the estimated values 1004. One or more of the new policies are deployed 1006 when the policy is deemed safe. A system is also provided that uses a policy space to select policies to replace deployed policies by accessing high dimensional vectors expressing the policies and computing the direction in a policy space of the policies that is expected to point towards a region that is expected to be safe which is the policies that have a measure of performance that is greater than a threshold measure of performance and within a defined level of confidence, and selecting one of the polices accordingly (fig 11).
Patent GB-2527456-A (GB)
Title: Heat exchanger, refrigeration cycle device, and production method for heat exchanger
Inventor: ISHIKAWA TOMOTAKA
IPC: F28F21/08
Filed: 2013-12-27
Abstract: The present invention is provided with a plurality of fins (10) which are disposed with an interval therebetween, and which have a gas flowing therebetween; and a plurality of heat transfer pipes (20) which are inserted into the plurality of fins (10), and which are joined to the plurality of fins (10) by way of pipe expansion. The present invention is characterized in that: the plurality of heat transfer pipes (20) are arranged in at least 5 rows in a row direction along a flow direction of the gas, and are zigzaggedly arranged so as to be staggered alternately in a column direction intersecting the flow direction of the gas; the plurality of fins (10) are formed so as to have a flat-plate shape, and successively join together the space between the plurality of heat transfer pipes (20) in the row direction; and, in cases when D represents the external diameter prior to pipe expansion, Da represents the external diameter after pipe expansion, and L represents the distance between centres of neighbouring heat transfer pipes (20), the plurality of heat transfer pipes (20) satisfy the relationships 1.055D â¤ Da â¤ 1.068D and 1.56Da â¤ L â¤ 2.58Da.
Patent GB-2544469-A (GB)
Title: Communication method and device
Inventor: MANDANA JENABZADEH
IPC: H04N21/442
Filed: 2015-11-13
Abstract: A virtual environment generation means, operable to generate a virtual environment for display; reception means, adapted to receive in operation content from a second device on a local network; content parsing means, adapted to parse the content for information of one or more predetermined information types; and wherein information of one or more predetermined information types is incorporated into the virtual environment for display. Preferably the reception means is adapted to receive content from a second device on a local network that has been formatted for a wearable device. Preferably the device comprises transmission means adapted to signal to a mobile communication device that the entertainment device is a wearable device, despite the entertainment device not being a wearable device. Preferably the transmission means is adapted to communicate with a separate wearable device, and wherein the reception means is adapted to receive content forwarded by the wearable device from the mobile communication device. Preferably the predetermined information types include, a text, status change notification, a still image, audio or video. Preferably the virtual environment is generated for display on a head-mounted display. The application relates to the incorporation of outside information, such as text messages, for display in virtual reality.
Patent GB-2533044-A (GB)
Title: Data transmission system and method for transmitting downhole measurement-while-drilling data to ground
Inventor: YIJIN ZENG
IPC: E21B47/12
Filed: 2014-05-22
Abstract: Disclosed are a data transmission system and method for transmitting downhole measurement-while-drilling data to ground. The system comprises: a drill string (40) on which a logging-while-drilling tool is mounted; and a thrown-while-drilling sub (71), which accommodates a micro-memory (43). The thrown-while-drilling sub (71) comprises: a housing sleeved over the drill string (40), a gap space being formed between an outer side of the drill string (40) and the housing; a control circuit (901); and a wireless transceiver apparatus (63). When receiving an instruction, sent by the control circuit (901), for releasing the micro-memory (43), the thrown-while-drilling sub (71) releases the micro-memory (43) loaded with downhole measurement data to the ground. The data transmission system for transmitting downhole measurement-while-drilling data to ground significantly improves a data transmission rate and communication reliability, and does not require extra cost or affect a normal drilling process because only mud is used as a transmission medium of the micro-memory.
Patent GB-2546474-A (GB)
Title: Repair apparatus and method
Inventor: BOB STEED
IPC: B60C29/06
Filed: 2015-12-16
Abstract: The apparatus 1 for repairing a severed valve stem 7' includes a body 17 having a supply conduit 20. A sealing means 19 is for forming a seal with the severed valve stem. A mounting means 22 is for mounting the repair apparatus to a mounting nut (12, Figure 3) disposed on the severed valve stem. The apparatus is used in a method of repairing a severed valve stem without removing the mounting nut. An alternative kit includes a repair apparatus and an adaptor for mounting to a severed valve stem, the repair apparatus including mounting means for mounting the repair apparatus to the adaptor. The mounting nut may mount the severed valve stem to a vehicle wheel. The severed valve stem may be part of a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) module.
Patent GB-2535877-A (GB)
Title: Elastic coupling device for connecting two drive shafts
Inventor: MATTHIAS VOIGT
IPC: F16D3/78
Filed: 2014-08-20
Abstract: The invention relates to an elastic coupling device for connecting two drive shafts (8, 9) to a coupling disk (1), which is arranged axially between a first drive shaft (8) and a second drive shaft (9) and is arranged against the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the coupling disk (1) acts as a mechanical compensator during torque transmission between the two drive shafts (8, 9). In order to achieve a simple and light design, economical production, and durability and robustness in the operation of the coupling device, the coupling disk (1) according to the invention is retained without penetration by means of a plurality of circumferentially distributed clamping pieces (2, 2'), which are or can be connected to the first drive shaft (8) and to the second drive shaft (9) in circumferential alternation, wherein the coupling disk (1) and the clamping pieces (2, 2') are contoured in an axis-of-rotation direction (7) in such a way that the clamping pieces (2, 2') encompass the coupling disk (1) in a form-closed manner, wherein the form closure is effective in a rotational direction (12).
Patent GB-2538834-A (GB)
Title: A rotary assembly for an aviation turbine engine, the assembly comprising a separate fan blade platform mounted on a fan disk
Inventor: ALEXANDRE BERNARD MARIE BOISSON
IPC: F04D29/64
Filed: 2016-02-22
Abstract: A rotary assembly, suitable for an aviation turbine engine, the assembly comprising a fan disk 22 comprising a tooth (25, fig 2) with an upstream face 33a, a platform 30 mounted on the tooth, and a shroud 21 mounted at the upstream end of the fan disk, where the upstream end of the platform comprises a step 33, with a radial portion 33a that is extended by an axial portion (33b, fig 4b), forming an L-shape, the axial portion radially retaining the platform against the tooth of the disk, and the radial portion extending along the tooth of the disk and including an opening 34 for having a fastener element 21a passing there through to mount the shroud on the disk, the shroud comprising a projecting element 21c that passes through the opening to come into contact with the tooth of the disk.
Patent GB-2537727-A (GB)
Title: Flexible facing layer for a building and method of forming such
Inventor: PAUL JAMES BISHOP
IPC: E04F13/18
Filed: 2014-04-17
Abstract: A flexible facing layer 16 for altering or creating the appearance of an exterior wall of a building comprises an absorbent flexible facing substrate (22, fig 3) and powdered aggregate (24, fig 3) bonded to the facing substrate 22. The aggregate is at least in part recycled from solid material and bonded to the substrate by a polymeric binder (30, fig 4). This is formed into a brick- or stone-work effect. The solid material may be inorganic, preferably from brick, stone or rock aggregate. The facing substrate may be at least partially porous. In use the wrap can be applied to a contoured surface. Also claimed is a method of making and said facing layer.
Patent GB-2535061-A (GB)
Title: Retrievable seal assembly for horizontal spool tree
Inventor: DENNIS P NGUYEN
IPC: E21B33/035
Filed: 2014-11-18
Abstract: Retrievable seal assembly for horizontal Christmas tree comprises a main body (100) comprising a production fluid port (104) configured to align with a production fluid bore (34) of a tubing spool of a wellhead, first and second annular seals (58) disposed on upper and lower sides of the production fluid port, wherein the seal assembly is configured to be disposed in an annular region between a hanger (26) and the tubing spool (12), and configured to be removed from the tubing spool without removing the hanger.
Patent GB-2537562-A (GB)
Title: Measurement system
Inventor: ANDREW JAFFREY
IPC: F15B1/08
Filed: 2015-02-09
Abstract: A system for determining the location of a piston within an accumulator is provided in which a short circuit is created between elements in the accumulator and the piston which is movable within the accumulator. As the piston moves along the longitudinal axis of the accumulator, the circuit's electrical characteristics (e.g., voltage, resistance, current) vary in accordance with the length of the circuit. Measurement of these electrical characteristics allows for precise determination of the piston location relative to the accumulator. In a commercial embodiment, the invention can be utilized to determine fluid volumes in an accumulator by monitoring the location of the piston. This invention overcomes prior art systems because, inter alia, it does not require electrical sensory equipment, enables remote monitoring, maintains system integrity and functions irrespective of container wall thickness.
Patent GB-2538652-A (GB)
Title: Additive manufacturing
Inventor: TREVOR JOHN ILLSTON
IPC: B22F3/24
Filed: 2013-07-29
Abstract: Methods of additive manufacturing a superalloy component are disclosed. A superalloy component is formed on a substrate and the method includes Hot Isostatic Processing (HIP, HIPing) of the component wherein the mass of the substrate is reduced prior to the Hot Isostatic Processing. The additive manufacturing may be additive layer powder manufacturing. The mass of the substrate may be reduced by at least 50%. The method may further include solution heat treatment or precipitate hardening of the component. Also disclosed is a method wherein additive layer powder manufacturing is used, and a compressive stress treatment is applied to the surface of the component before removal from the substrate.
Patent GB-2548435-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and methods of collecting and sampling fluids
Inventor: TODD M COLEMAN
IPC: G01N33/00
Filed: 2015-04-02
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the collection, transportation, and analysis of gas samples which may be required in various scientific, environmental, and natural resource contexts is provided. An isolating container for removing a component from a fluid sample includes a body defining a sampling chamber having a first end and a second end; a first valve assembly coupled to the first end; a reactant material positioned within the sampling chamber for reacting with the component; and a second valve assembly coupled to the second end, wherein the fluid sample enters the sampling chamber through the first valve assembly and exits through the second valve assembly.
Patent GB-2545564-A (GB)
Title: Cushioned garbage container
Inventor: MICHAEL SHEK
IPC: B65F1/16
Filed: 2016-12-02
Abstract: A pedal bin with a detachable cushioning element which dampens the closure of the lid and as such reduces the noise made when the lid closes. The garbage container includes a main body, comprising a barrel body and a cover which may be pivotally attached to the barrel body via an axel. The bin further comprises a linkage mechanism, connecting a pedal to a propping rod which opens the lid and a cushion element to slow the closure of the lid. There is a receiving space in the rear of the barrel body which exposes a portion of the propping rod and the cushion element such that the cushion element is accessible and can be easily replaced. There may be a cover to prevent dirt entering the receiving space. The cushioning element has a fixed portion and a movable portion, the fixed portion is detachably held in the receiving space, for example by a clip mechanism, whilst the movable portion is engaged with a driving member which connects to the propping rod. There may also be a cushion member between the lid and barrel body which allows the clamping of a refuse bag and may have an elastic layer to further quieten the closing of the lid.